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Instagram posts stated on March 31, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Ben Shapiro posted on X about his sister and Sydney Sweeney.

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 3, 2024

Viral image stated on February 6, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Ben Shapiro posted that Tracy Chapman stole “the spotlight from Luke (Combs)” at the Grammys as part of “the woke war on straight white male success”

By Grace Abels • February 8, 2024

Facebook posts stated on August 25, 2022 in screenshots shared on Facebook:

Screenshots show that conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro received more than $20,000 in Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness.

By Madison Czopek • August 26, 2022

Ben Shapiro stated on March 1, 2022 in a YouTube video:

"There is no evidence Biden’s spending produced one job. Nonpartisan projections for job growth in 2021, not including that American Rescue Plan, showed higher job growth than Biden produced.”

By Jeff Cercone • March 9, 2022

Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says Ben Shapiro said on Twitter that his “red pill moment” was sharing cupcakes with poor kids.

By Samantha Putterman • March 31, 2021

Viral image stated on August 16, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says Ben Shapiro tweeted, “The USPS is not only a bloated and outdate government agency, it is also ineffective and incompetent. It’s been 2 months since my wife went on a Hawaii vacation with her personal trainer; she said she would send me postcards every day and so far none of them have arrived.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • August 18, 2020

Ben Shapiro stated on October 15, 2014 in a YouTube video:

"We’re above 800 million Muslims radicalized, more than half the Muslims on Earth That’s not a minority. That’s now a majority."

By Jon Greenberg • November 5, 2014

Donald Trump stated on June 25, 2025 in a Truth Social post:

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is a communist.

By Amy Sherman, Ella Moore • June 26, 2025

Jodi Emerson stated on November 7, 2023 in Wisconsin Assembly:

"On most campuses, you cannot destroy a chalked message unless you were the one that wrote it. You can't dump water on it, you can't even walk over it."

By Hope Karnopp • December 5, 2023

Donald Trump stated on September 14, 2023 in an interview:

“I really don’t know who gave (Dr. Anthony Fauci) the commendation.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • September 14, 2023

America First Legal stated on November 1, 2022 in an ad:

“Kamala Harris said disaster aid should go to non-white citizens first."

By Tom Kertscher • November 5, 2022

Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2022 in a post:

House Democrats kicked Nancy Pelosi from office.

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 27, 2022

Blake Masters stated on May 14, 2022 in a tweet:

“Democrats want open borders so they can bring in and amnesty tens of millions of illegal aliens — that’s their electoral strategy.”

By Amy Sherman, Jon Greenberg • May 16, 2022

Viral image stated on August 29, 2021 in a Facebook post:

The U.S. left the Taliban an “arsenal” in Afghanistan, including 358,530 assault rifles and 22,174 Humvees.

By Tom Kertscher • September 1, 2021

Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2019 in a speech:

"I know that we’ve been blocked. People come up to me and they say, ‘Sir, I can’t get you — I can’t follow you. They make it impossible.’"

By Daniel Funke • July 17, 2019

Antonio Villaraigosa stated on September 20, 2017 in a newspaper article:

California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom was "for (high-speed rail), before he’s against it, and then he’s for it again."

By Chris Nichols • September 29, 2017

Jake Tapper stated on August 23, 2017 in comments on Twitter:

Says the Joker's "Red Hood" origin story is "the true one."

By Joshua Gillin • August 25, 2017

Viral image stated on November 5, 2024 in a Threads post:

Actor Sydney Sweeney “says she voted for Donald Trump.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 8, 2024

Tim Scott stated on April 11, 2023 in Senate Banking Committee press release:

“For African American families in particular, the homeownership rate remains relatively unchanged since 1968, the year the Fair Housing Act was signed into law.”

By Matthew Crowley • May 19, 2023

Joe Biden stated on March 14, 2022 in a speech to the National League of Cities:

“Make no mistake: The current spike in gas prices is largely the fault of Vladimir Putin.”

By Louis Jacobson • March 16, 2022

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Secret Service agents surround the vehicle carrying Donald Trump after assassination attempt 07-13-2024

Trump rally shooting put scrutiny on Secret Service women, diversity efforts. Here are the facts.

By Grace Abels, Madison Czopek • July 22, 2024

What Joe Biden, Stacey Abrams and Georgia senators said about a MLB boycott

By Amy Sherman • April 21, 2021

The facts on advertiser boycotts against cable news networks

By Bill McCarthy • July 22, 2019

Long line of Bucks County voters before Election Day, 11-1-2024

Baseless claims of ‘cheating’: Pennsylvania is a magnet for election misinformation

By Amy Sherman • November 2, 2024

Tim Walz En Espanol discurso Estado del Estado, 3-28-2021

¿Quién es Tim Walz? Te contamos sobre el compañero de fórmula de Kamala Harris

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson, Maria Briceño, Marta Campabadal Graus • August 6, 2024

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz outside Target Field, 6-24-2024

Who is Tim Walz? What to know about Kamala Harris’ new running mate

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • August 6, 2024

Does the New Hampshire primary have a future? Impressions from PolitiFact’s reporting on the ground

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • January 23, 2024

The Ohio train derailment: What we know about health, environmental concerns

By Louis Jacobson, Sara Swann • February 15, 2023

Ask PolitiFact: What is independent state legislature theory, and could it create election chaos?

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • December 5, 2022

Election denying candidates sought to undo voting rights. Many lost key races

By Amy Sherman • November 9, 2022

Maricopa County election worker on Nov. 9, 2022

We fact-checked misinformation about the midterm elections, from Maricopa County to Detroit

By Jeff Cercone • November 9, 2022

Fact-checking Joe Biden’s final midterm rallies in Pennsylvania, New York, Florida

By Louis Jacobson • November 7, 2022

Hurricane Ian Sept 29, 2022 - Fort Myers Beach destruction

Climate change isn’t the sole cause of any hurricane, but it might affect them

By Kristin Hugo • September 29, 2022

How could U.S. voting be affected if election deniers win?

By Amy Sherman, Madison Czopek • September 21, 2022

Why are Democrats taking sides in GOP primaries?

By Louis Jacobson, Tom Kertscher • August 1, 2022

Arizona Maricopa evening sky voting precinct sign

How ‘stop the steal’ Republicans seeking office hope to restrict voting

By Amy Sherman, Bill McCarthy • June 7, 2022

Elise Stefanik’s Facebook ads examined after Buffalo shooting

By Jeff Cercone • May 17, 2022

Supreme Court building and Trump protesters

The continuing battle over ‘court packing’ and the Supreme Court

By Louis Jacobson • April 23, 2021

Does the U.S. have a ‘massive’ trade deficit with Germany, as Donald Trump said?

By Louis Jacobson • May 30, 2017

Donald Trump’s top 10 campaign promises

By Linda Qiu • July 15, 2016

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