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Newt Gingrich stated on February 10, 2012 in a radio interview:

"The biggest contribution" behind a decrease in U.S. unemployment "was 1.2 million people leaving the workforce"

By Willoughby Mariano • February 29, 2012

Byron Donalds stated on April 12, 2026 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

The U.S. Navy was created "to free international waters from the Barbary pirates."

By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand • April 14, 2026

Donald Trump stated on February 8, 2026 in an interview on NBC:

Crime in Minneapolis “is down 25, 30% because we’ve removed thousands of criminals from the area.”

By Amy Sherman • February 13, 2026

Kamala Harris stated on October 29, 2024 in a speech in Washington, D.C.:

Former President Donald Trump would “force states to monitor women's pregnancies.”

By Louis Jacobson • November 1, 2024

Social Media stated on October 15, 2024 in in social media posts:

"The Defense Department, with the stroke of a pen, has quietly codified its right to deploy lethal force against its own citizens.”

By Jeff Cercone • October 25, 2024

X posts stated on May 6, 2024 in an X post:

Fired Milwaukee election leader “printed 64,000 ballots in a back room at City Hall in Milwaukee and had random employees fill them out,” giving Joe Biden the lead.

By Amy Sherman, Jeff Cercone • May 21, 2024

Kirsten Gillibrand stated on March 20, 2023 in a speech at John Jay College of Criminal Justice:

“Many law enforcement agencies didn’t submit their (hate crime) data to the FBI.”

By Cameron Carr • April 25, 2023

Viral image stated on December 6, 2022 in a Facebook post:

“JAG charges Nancy Pelosi with treason and seditious conspiracy.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 12, 2022

Instagram posts stated on August 21, 2022 in an Instagram post:

“America now has a government that forbids border agents from using deadly force, but is training IRS agents to use SWAT-team tactics on law-abiding citizens.”

By Jeff Cercone • September 30, 2022

Facebook posts stated on May 22, 2022 in a Facebook post:

“Swedish health authorities considering introducing restrictions because of monkeypox outbreak.”

By Madison Czopek • May 25, 2022

VoteVets stated on March 2, 2022 in an ad:

"Donald Trump's appeasement of Putin wasn't just a personal act of treason, it's the Republican Party's official position."

By Tom Kertscher • March 10, 2022

Ron DeSantis stated on January 21, 2022 in campaign ad:

Clips of Dr. Anthony Fauci show he “flip-flopped” on guidance for wearing masks, whether kids should be in school and whether people should change how they interact.

By Jeff Cercone • February 8, 2022

Colin Allred stated on October 25, 2021 in in a TV interview:

"You've had over 2 million women drop out of the workforce during this pandemic."

By Nusaiba Mizan • November 23, 2021

Facebook posts stated on October 27, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Virginia voters are being turned away from polling locations because they were told they already requested absentee ballots when they haven’t.

By Samantha Putterman • October 29, 2021

Facebook posts stated on October 20, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“Atlanta just lost 75% of its police force”

By Andy Nguyen • October 29, 2021

Joe Biden stated on October 5, 2021 in a speech in Howell, Mich.:

"Thirty years ago, the United States ranked sixth among advanced economies in the share of women in the workforce. You know where we are today? Twenty-three.”

By Louis Jacobson • October 8, 2021

Mariannette Miller-Meeks stated on September 8, 2021 in a tweet:

“My opponent wants to abolish” law enforcement.

By Natalie Dunlap • September 17, 2021

Donald Trump stated on July 7, 2021 in a press conference:

"The person that shot Ashli Babbitt — boom — right through the head — just boom — there was no reason for that."

By Louis Jacobson • July 8, 2021

Bloggers stated on March 9, 2021 in a blog post:

“Biden is making ‘maternity flight suits’ so pregnant women can fight in the military.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • March 10, 2021

Roy Blunt stated on February 25, 2021 in a tweet:

Says his amendment on a budget bill “would have helped get kids back in school after teachers were vaccinated. Every single Senate Democrat voted against it.”

By William Skipworth • March 10, 2021

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Back of a police car in Memphis, Tenn. Jan. 2023

What’s the ‘determinant’ in police use-of-force cases: The civilian’s race or the officer’s?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • February 9, 2023

Ask PolitiFact: Are more people dying at the hands of law enforcement now than ever?

By Samantha Putterman • February 6, 2023

Border Patrol agents on horseback and Haitian migrants in water - CBP investigation

Border agents on horseback used unnecessary force but did not strike Haitian migrants: CBP

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • July 13, 2022

Misleading images of Chernobyl, Zaporizhzhia plants undercut real reasons for concern

By Luiz Romero • March 4, 2022

GOP governors answer Texas’ call to send forces to the border. But what is their role?

By Amy Sherman • July 2, 2021

No, it isn’t clear that unemployment checks are the main reason jobs go unfilled

By Jon Greenberg • May 17, 2021

voters with face masks Michigan March 2020

Will COVID-19 force a massive absentee vote in November election?

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • March 24, 2020

Is Ron Johnson right to call Donald Trump the nation’s “chief law enforcement officer”?

By Eric Litke • October 10, 2019

Side by side of Trump and Schiff, treason and impeachment

Adam Schiff’s retelling of Donald Trump’s Ukraine phone call isn’t treason

By Louis Jacobson • October 1, 2019

Tucker Carlson says white supremacy is a hoax. Here are 5 reasons why that’s wrong

By Amy Sherman, John Kruzel • August 7, 2019

Taking the measure of the federal workforce under Donald Trump

By Louis Jacobson • January 22, 2018

Fact-checking Maine debate between Susan Collins, Troy Jackson on Roe v. Wade, electric rates, Iran

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • October 8, 2026

What’s fueling fear about ICE at the polls in November? What have Trump officials said?

By Amy Sherman • September 28, 2026

Greenland deal: What Trump said about ‘permanent control over security’ and what’s next

By Louis Jacobson • September 19, 2026

How Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s oil facilities affect US diesel prices

By Louis Jacobson • September 15, 2026

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

By Loreben Tuquero • September 11, 2026

US-Venezuela oil deal won’t reduce domestic gasoline prices anytime soon

By Louis Jacobson • September 1, 2026

Q&A: What does it mean to be an organ donor and can family members override the decision?

By Madison Czopek • August 24, 2026

Enriched uranium stockpile undercuts Trump claim of Iran’s ‘essential denuclearization’

By Louis Jacobson • August 19, 2026

Donald Trump’s cargo toll plan in Strait of Hormuz would have been unprecedented, and likely illegal

By Louis Jacobson • July 14, 2026