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Viral image stated on November 27, 2024 in a Threads post:

Donald Trump ordered the “Dallas Police Department and Dallas Attorney General’s Office to begin the preparation for the arrest” of a suspect in John F. Kennedy’s assassination.

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 3, 2024

Social Media stated on July 24, 2024 in in social media posts:

ABC News reporter said “government tried to kill” former President Donald Trump.

By Jeff Cercone • July 26, 2024

Facebook posts stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Kennedy Center, PBS donated to Democrats after getting COVID-19 stimulus money.

By Tom Kertscher • April 22, 2020

Viral image stated on April 1, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says John F. Kennedy Jr. said, "If my dear friend Donald Trump ever decided to sacrifice his fabulous billionaire lifestyle to become president he would be an unstoppable force for ultimate justice that Democrats and Republicans alike would celebrate."

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 8, 2019

Donald Trump stated on May 3, 2016 in an interview on Fox News:

Says Ted Cruz’s father "was with Lee Harvey Oswald" before the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

By Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu • May 3, 2016

Facebook posts stated on March 18, 2025 in a post on Facebook:

Files reveal that John F. Kennedy Jr. wrote a 1994 letter calling then-Sen. Joe Biden “a traitor” before Kennedy’s 1999 death.

By Madison Czopek • March 20, 2025

Joe Biden stated on July 13, 2024 in a statement to the media:

“The idea that there’s political violence or violence in America like this is just unheard of.”

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • July 15, 2024

Instagram posts stated on June 19, 2022 in an Instagram post:

The Clintons and Bushes were “involved in orchestrating the assassination of JFK Jr.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • June 28, 2022

Facebook posts stated on February 6, 2022 in a Facebook post:

President John F. Kennedy “was planning to end the Federal Reserve.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • February 21, 2022

Viral image stated on September 20, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says John F. Kennedy said, "If a Supreme Court Justice died one day before the election, it would be more Constitutional to indefinitely postpone the election than postpone the confirmation a single day."

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 21, 2020

Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2020 in a Facebook post:

The longest filibuster in U.S. history was 75 days and “took place in 1964, when Democrats tried to block the Civil Rights Act.”

By Samantha Putterman • July 30, 2020

Viral image stated on March 30, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Seven days before John F. Kennedy was assassinated he said, "There’s a plot in this country to enslave every man, woman and child. Before I leave this high and noble office, I intend to expose this plot."

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 3, 2019

Paul Ryan stated on February 15, 2018 in a briefing with reporters:

We "have laws on the books designed to prevent people with mental illnesses from getting firearms."

By Tom Kertscher • February 26, 2018

Donald Trump stated on November 29, 2017 in a post on Twitter:

Says Joe Scarborough is party to an "unsolved mystery" from his time as a congressman in Florida.

By Aaron Sharockman • November 29, 2017

Adam Schiff stated on August 20, 2017 in an interview:

"I think what the authors of the (25th) Amendment principally had in mind was some kind of physical incapacitation or serious mental illness or a breakdown, an inability to function in office."

By John Kruzel • August 29, 2017

Roy Blunt stated on February 8, 2017 in a speech:

"Somebody observed this week that you have to go back to the very founding of the government to the first administration of George Washington to find a time when it’s taken longer to put a Cabinet in place."

By Grace Hase • March 25, 2017

Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in a campaign rally in Cleveland:

Says Ted Cruz "never denied" his father was photographed with Lee Harvey Oswald.

By Dylan Baddour • July 22, 2016

Michael McCaul stated on September 12, 2015 in the Republican weekly radio/TV address:

Iran’s "regime is responsible for more than 1,000 American casualties during the Iraq war" and "has plotted a terrorist attack here in our nation's capital."

By W. Gardner Selby • October 5, 2015

Hillary Clinton stated on September 30, 2015 in a campaign Tweet:

The Benghazi probe is "the longest-running congressional investigation ever."

By Lauren Carroll • October 2, 2015

Trent Franks stated on September 12, 2014 in a phone conference:

"It is true that we know that ISIS is present in Ciudad Juarez (Mexico)"

By Lauren Carroll • September 17, 2014

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‘Rough road ahead’: Charlie Kirk’s assassination highlights the rise in US political violence

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • September 11, 2025

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A ‘third assassination attempt’ against Trump? Here’s what we know about California arrest

By Jeff Cercone • October 14, 2024

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign of conspiracy theories: PolitiFact’s 2023 Lie of the Year

By Katie Sanders, Madison Czopek • December 21, 2023

Anatomy of a talking point: Donald Trump on the JFK assassination

By Linda Qiu • May 6, 2016

We crunched the numbers: Trump devoted 45,000 words to construction like Reflecting Pool, ballroom

By Caleb McCullough, Loreben Tuquero • August 11, 2026

Following Trump’s Iran social media post, could the 25th Amendment be invoked against him?

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • April 6, 2026

Minnesota Democratic Rep. Melissa Hortman, of Brooklyn Park, stands in front of a bookshelf 05-23-2023

How conservative X accounts promoted wild theory implicating Gov. Tim Walz in lawmaker’s killing

By Madison Czopek • June 15, 2025

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce on the field in Baltimore, 1-28-2024

A poll found 1 in 5 believe in covert Taylor Swift effort to help Biden win. What does that mean?

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • February 20, 2024

Experts say Biden’s achievements are similar to recent presidents. But Democrats aren’t touting them

By Louis Jacobson • October 19, 2022

9/11 twin towers photo for conspiracy theories story

How the 9/11 attacks helped shape the modern misinformation, conspiracy theory industry

By Bill McCarthy • September 9, 2021

Pelosi and Pence electoral college 1/6/2021

Using the 25th Amendment or impeaching Trump: Could they happen?

By Louis Jacobson • January 7, 2021

House Democrats’ new bill on the 25th Amendment, explained

By Bill McCarthy • October 9, 2020

Questions and answers about President Trump’s Roger Stone commutation

By Louis Jacobson • July 13, 2020

Fifty years after Apollo 11, moon landing hoaxes still thrive online

By Daniel Funke • July 18, 2019

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s interview on 60 Minutes

By Louis Jacobson • October 15, 2018

QAnon and Donald Trump rallies: What’s that about?

By Miriam Valverde • August 3, 2018

Chris Wallace asked why Vladimir Putin’s critics end up dead. Here are the details

By Manuela Tobias • July 19, 2018

Fact-checking the movie The Post, Oscar nominee for best picture

By John Kruzel • February 26, 2018

Comet Pizza (new more headlines art for lie of the year)

2016 Lie of the Year: Fake news

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 13, 2016

Donald Trump’s top 10 most misleading claims

By Linda Qiu • October 27, 2016