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Viral image stated on November 10, 2024 in a Threads post:

Image shows U.S. Health and Human Services secretaries in the Biden administration and the incoming Trump administration as of Nov. 11, 2024.

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 12, 2024

Instagram posts stated on June 30, 2024 in an Instagram post:

The city of San Francisco posted street signs warning that “stolen goods must remain under $950.”

By Jeff Cercone • July 2, 2024

Paul Tonko stated on March 20, 2023 in a press release:

“Individuals released from incarceration are 129 times more likely to die of a drug overdose during the first two weeks after release.”

By Conor Amendola • April 26, 2023

Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2023 in a photo on Facebook:

The cost of eggs has gone up 700%.

By Sara Swann • January 13, 2023

Jane Timken stated on April 13, 2022 in a campaign ad:

Joe Biden's spending “has sent prices skyrocketing."

By Jon Greenberg • April 20, 2022

Facebook posts stated on June 21, 2021 in a post on Facebook:

Says President John F. Kennedy said, “There are people in Washington, D.C., in positions of power to whom the border is just a nuisance, and I think some of them believe that illegal immigration is a moral good. It is not.”

By Aaron Sharockman • June 22, 2021

Facebook posts stated on May 17, 2021 in social media posts:

“Gas prices highest in a decade. Worst jobs report in 2 decades. Highest inflation in 3 decades. Highest increase in illegal immigration in 4 decades.”

By Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde • May 26, 2021

Facebook posts stated on June 5, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“More than 20 police officers are dead now because of the riots.”

By Emily Venezky • June 10, 2020

Facebook posts stated on July 15, 2019 in a Facebook post:

"SIX of the most prominent activists during the Ferguson riots have all been found burned to death in their cars. There are no coincidences here."

By Samantha Putterman • July 25, 2019

Bloggers stated on November 7, 2018 in a post on Facebook:

"Democrats just elected (include)… a man who preys on underage prostitutes … and an anti-semitic racist who beats women."

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 13, 2018

Ann Teich stated on February 26, 2018 in a meeting of the Austin school board:

Says Stephen F. Austin and James Bowie promoted slavery.

By W. Gardner Selby • March 1, 2018

Occupy Democrats stated on August 20, 2016 in a posting on Facebook:

Says President Barack Obama "has taken less vacation days than any other president in a generation," while Congress "has taken more vacation days than any other Congress in history."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 9, 2016

Paul Stekler stated on January 24, 2015 in an oped column:

Louisiana’s film incentives program is so big "they actually shot an upcoming film initially titled ‘Don’t Mess With Texas’ in New Orleans!"

By W. Gardner Selby • February 7, 2015

X posts stated on August 13, 2014 in posts on Twitter:

The wife of the Ferguson, Mo., police chief said African-Americans in Ferguson "are feral and violent."

By Aaron Sharockman • August 14, 2014

Senate Majority PAC stated on March 26, 2014 in a campaign ad:

Says the Koch brothers "funded the fight to let flood insurance premiums soar ... Now they’re spending millions to buy a Senate seat for Bill Cassidy so he can fight for them."

By Louis Jacobson • April 8, 2014

Bloggers stated on December 7, 2013 in viral posts on the Internet:

School children can earn higher grades by studying Islam under a new "nationwide Muslim outreach program" announced by President Barack Obama.

By Louis Jacobson • December 16, 2013

Louise Slaughter stated on October 9, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC:

"Eighty percent of the antibiotics in this country are fed to livestock."

By Becky Bowers • October 15, 2013

Facebook posts stated on October 10, 2011 in postings on Facebook, blogs, and social-media sites:

Say the ratio of CEO pay to average worker pay in the U.S. is 475 to 1.

By Louis Jacobson • October 10, 2011

John McCain stated on June 18, 2008 in Springfield, Mo.:

"I've always said it's (offshore drilling) up to the states and I still say that."

By Robert Farley • June 26, 2008

Phil Berger stated on October 7, 2026 in comments:

Suspending North Carolina’s gas tax

By Paul Specht • October 7, 2026

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

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • April 6, 2026

Elon Musk at Trump's return to Butler, PA rally 10-05-2024

‘Transgender monkeys’? Musk highlights misleading posts in push for new Government Efficiency group

By Amy Sherman, Caleb McCullough, Mia Osmonbekov • November 18, 2024

Fact-checking Donald Trump on immigration, economy in first postdebate rally in Doral, Florida

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe • July 10, 2024

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

By John Kruzel • February 26, 2018

Trump’s midterm rallies: A fact-checked guide to talking points, falsehoods

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • September 29, 2026

How Tucker Carlson’s online universe propels 9/11 conspiracy theories, 25 years later

By Loreben Tuquero • September 11, 2026

birthright citizenship activists with signs 6-30-26

Trump allies blame birthright citizenship for ‘birth tourism.’ How often does it happen?

By Alex Min, Amy Sherman • July 1, 2026

The war powers resolution on the Iran war: What’s next?

By Louis Jacobson • June 4, 2026

Fact-checking Trump on Reflecting Pool renovation timeline, cost, contractor relationship

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • May 28, 2026

Mifepristone on West Alabama Women's Center shelf in Tuscaloosa, Ala., 3-16-2022

Amid efforts to restrict mifepristone access, here’s what studies say about the medication

By Madison Czopek • May 26, 2026

As ACA enrollment drops, higher insurance rates may follow

By Julie Appleby • May 20, 2026

In uncertain times, fact-checkers are working with special urgency

By Louis Jacobson • April 2, 2026

Fire at oil facility in the UAE March 2026

Ask PolitiFact: What does the Iran war mean for US gasoline prices?

By Louis Jacobson • March 4, 2026

RFK Jr. made promises in order to become Health Secretary. He’s broken many of them.

By Amanda Seitz • February 16, 2026

Health Savings Accounts, backed by GOP, cover fancy saunas but not insurance premiums

By Amanda Seitz • December 8, 2025

Fact-checking Democrats’ talking points about Affordable Care Act subsidies

By Amy Sherman • November 11, 2025

Nancy Pelosi clapping back at Trump SOTU

Nancy Pelosi to retire: How the Democratic leader stretched facts and became a misinformation magnet

By Louis Jacobson • November 6, 2025

Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ interview: Fact-checking his statements on nuclear weapons, Mamdani, ICE

By Amy Sherman, Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Samantha Putterman • November 3, 2025

Woman shops for groceries for SNAP benefits story

Food stamps: Facts to know as millions on SNAP face losing benefits during shutdown

By Amy Sherman • October 23, 2025

RFK Jr.’s ‘chemtrails’ probe shows the power conspiracy theories have to shape health policy

By Stephanie Armour • October 20, 2025