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Joy Behar stated on September 6, 2017 in comments on 'The View':

Says PolitiFact reported that "95 percent of what (Donald Trump) says is a lie."

By Joshua Gillin • September 18, 2017

Donald Trump stated on May 8, 2025 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press":

“We have now close to $10 trillion” in investments. “We’re talking about essentially two months.”

By Louis Jacobson, Madison Czopek • May 8, 2025

Charles Schumer stated on April 27, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":

“It's estimated” that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will mean “American families would have to pay about $4,000 more a year.”

By Louis Jacobson • May 5, 2025

Kamala Harris stated on August 22, 2024 in her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention:

Former President Donald Trump "intends to enact what, in effect, is a national sales tax ... that would raise prices on middle-class families by almost $4,000 a year."

By Louis Jacobson • August 30, 2024

Matt Schlapp stated on June 15, 2018 in in an interview:

The Trump administration’s policy of separating families is "the same way Barack Obama did it."

By John Kruzel • June 19, 2018

Donald Trump stated on May 28, 2018 in a tweet:

A "horrible law" requires that children be separated from their parents "once they cross the Border into the U.S."

By Manuela Tobias • May 29, 2018

Hillary Clinton stated on August 2, 2016 in a campaign ad:

Says Donald Trump "has been talking about the option of using a nuclear weapon against our Western European allies."

By Allison Graves • August 12, 2016

Karen Bass stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention:

Says Donald Trump promised "the mass deportation of Latino families."

By Miriam Valverde • July 28, 2016

Rand Paul stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas:

"If you are going to kill the families of terrorists, realize that there's something called the Geneva Convention we're going to have to pull out of."

By Louis Jacobson • December 17, 2015

Byron Donalds stated on August 24, 2026 in an ad:

Florida Democratic gubernatorial nominee David Jolly “wants more taxes on tips, overtime and Social Security.”

By Samantha Putterman • September 11, 2026

Troy Jackson stated on August 28, 2026 in an X post:

When Sen. Susan Collins “had the chance to actually vote to stop Trump’s tariffs from driving up costs for Maine families and businesses, she voted NO.”

By Amy Sherman • September 2, 2026

Byron Donalds stated on August 23, 2026 in an interview:

“Rampant illegal immigration” during the Biden administration is the cause of “a measles outbreak in certain parts of the country.”

By Samantha Putterman • August 27, 2026

JD Vance stated on August 24, 2026 in a speech in Brewer, Maine:

Drug overdoses decreased in Maine because the Trump administration "sealed the border."

By Amy Sherman • August 26, 2026

Donald Trump stated on August 10, 2026 in remarks in the Oval Office:

When the measles, mumps and rubella vaccines are given together in the combined MMR vaccine, "there could be a possibility they're quite lethal.”

By Amy Sherman, Madison Czopek • August 11, 2026

Donald Trump stated on August 4, 2026 in una entrevista en Fox News :

En Venezuela, “Estamos ganando cientos de miles de millones de dólares (en ingresos petroleros), y ellos también”.

By Louis Jacobson • August 6, 2026

Donald Trump stated on August 4, 2026 in a Fox News interview:

In Venezuela, "We’re making hundreds of billions of dollars (in oil revenue), and so are they."

By Louis Jacobson • August 6, 2026

Graham Platner stated on June 17, 2026 in an ad:

Sen. Susan Collins “sided with Trump, giving billionaires and corporations a hand out, paid for by cuts to Medicaid and SNAP.”

By Amy Sherman • June 25, 2026

Graham Platner stated on June 9, 2026 in a primary night speech:

Sen. Susan Collins votes “with Donald Trump 95% of the time.”

By Amy Sherman • June 10, 2026

Donald Trump stated on May 18, 2026 in remarks at the White House:

"There's been numerous other occasions over the years” when the federal government created a reserve similar to a new $1.776 billion anti-weaponization settlement fund.

By Louis Jacobson • May 20, 2026

Donald Trump stated on May 7, 2026 in remarks to reporters:

Gasoline prices have “come down very substantially today.”

By Louis Jacobson • May 8, 2026

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Why Donald Trump’s boast that he got ‘delinquent’ NATO allies to ‘pay up’ is misleading

By Amy Sherman • February 14, 2024

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

By Miriam Valverde • August 3, 2018

Donald Trump’s executive order ending his administration’s separation of immigrant families

By Miriam Valverde • June 25, 2018

Donald Trump rallies for Roy Moore, repeats falsehoods in Pensacola speech

By Allison Graves • December 8, 2017

Donald Trump’s misleading comments on Obama’s calls to fallen soldiers’ families

By Manuela Tobias • October 17, 2017

Ground Zero construction crews, firefighter hoist: Fact-checking Trump’s 9/11 response stories

By Caleb McCullough • September 8, 2026

After Supreme Court loss, Trump tariffs have bounced back

By Louis Jacobson • August 25, 2026

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

By Louis Jacobson • August 19, 2026

Trump says Iran war is going ‘extremely well,’ despite drone attacks, unmet goals, shipping upheaval

By Louis Jacobson • July 31, 2026

Trump’s speech may focus on 2020 election. Here’s a primer on foreign interference, voting security

By Alex Min, Amy Sherman • July 15, 2026

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

By Louis Jacobson • July 14, 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

Trump standing in front of No Tax on Tips sign

Trump tax cuts: Sorting truth versus spin on tips, overtime, Social Security policy before Tax Day

By Amy Sherman • April 14, 2026

Trump, Hegseth and Caine at WH press conference 4-626

Fact-checking Trump’s conclusion that Iran war was a ‘total’ US victory

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • April 8, 2026

Trump press conference reporter hands in air 4-6-26

Supporting Iranians, then threatening to end civilization: How Trump contradicts himself on war

By Amy Sherman • April 7, 2026

Trump at press briefing, White House, 04-06-2026

How AI, an old video and road closures fueled Easter weekend rumors about President Trump’s health

By Loreben Tuquero, Maria Ramirez Uribe • April 6, 2026

Supreme Court demonstrators birthright citizenship 05-15-2025

Fact-check: Trump misleads about birthright citizenship, birth tourism before SCOTUS hearing

By Amy Sherman, Maria Ramirez Uribe • March 31, 2026

How long will the Iran war last? See Trump’s timeline shift

By Amy Sherman • March 30, 2026

Woman on scooter in front of Castro poster in Cuba March 2026

Trump has threatened ‘taking Cuba.’ What’s at stake for the US economically, politically?

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe • March 25, 2026

Burning remnants of a drone attack at Dubai airport March 2026

Has the US ‘destroyed 100% of Iran’s military capability’? Fact-checking President Donald Trump

By Louis Jacobson • March 17, 2026