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READ: House article of impeachment against Donald Trump

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A U.S. Capitol Police officer patrols the area near the House of Representatives chamber after enhanced security protocols were enacted, including metal detectors for lawmakers, Jan. 12, 2021. (AP)

By PolitiFact Staff January 13, 2021

Democratic legislators in the House of Representatives have introduced a single article of impeachment against President Donald Trump, charging him with "incitement of insurrection" following violence in the U.S. Captiol.

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Louise Slaughter

stated on September 5, 2017 a tweet:

Rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program "will harm our economy."

true

true

stated on March 2, 2017 a headline:

"Doctors who discovered cancer enzymes in vaccines all found murdered."

pants-fire

pants-fire

David Menchetti

stated on November 28, 2016 testimony before the Illinois House Labor and Commerce Committee:

"The causation standard in Indiana is exactly the same as it is in Illinois."

true

true

stated on September 16, 2016 a White House press conference:

"If you look at any real analysis," the Trans-Pacific Partnership is "going to generate better-paying jobs that are more stable."

half-true

half-true

stated on November 17, 2015 press release:

While the smoking rate nationally has fallen, more than 18 percent of Georgians still light up.

mostly-true

mostly-true

NextGen Climate Action Committee

stated on August 8, 2014 a campaign ad:

Says Rick Scott "is letting Duke (Energy) keep collecting billions" despite troubled power plants.

half-true

half-true

Georgia Department of Transportation

stated on July 19, 2011 a press release:

The Northwest Corridor highway project in Cobb and Cherokee counties "is expected to create over 9,700 jobs statewide."

false

false

Republican National Committee

stated on June 5, 2008 in a news release:

Obama couldn't have afforded his home without Rezko's help.

false

false

Facebook posts
stated on July 11, 2020 in a Facebook post:

The coronavirus can’t be so dangerous because there are no biohazard bins for COVID-19 masks and gloves.

By Gabrielle Settles • July 22, 2021
Joe Biden
stated on July 21, 2021 in a CNN town hall:

“Ten thousand people have recently died. 9,950 of them, thereabouts, are people who hadn’t been vaccinated."

By Louis Jacobson • July 22, 2021
House Republicans
stated on July 21, 2021 in a tweet:

“President Biden says he wants to ban handguns.”

By Jon Greenberg • July 22, 2021
Joe Biden
stated on July 21, 2021 in a CNN town hall:

“You’re not going to get COVID if you have these vaccinations.”

By Amy Sherman • July 22, 2021
Kristi Noem
stated on July 16, 2021 in an Iowa event:

“In South Dakota, I’m putting prayer back in our schools.”

By Natalie Dunlap • July 22, 2021
Viral image
stated on July 21, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“Arizona and Georgia now have the proof,” Joe Biden is “not our elected president!”

By Tom Kertscher • July 22, 2021
Instagram posts
stated on July 20, 2021 in a post:

“45,000 confirmed dead from the COVID-19 shots within three days… and they’ve covered it up.”

By Monique Curet • July 22, 2021
Instagram posts
stated on July 20, 2021 in Instagram:

“Americans not vaccinated before 2022 will be put in camps”

By Kelsey Tamakloe • July 22, 2021
Bobby Scott
stated on July 12, 2021 in a tweet.:

“Every Republican in Congress voted to defund the police when they voted against the American Rescue Plan.”

By Warren Fiske • July 22, 2021
Viral image
stated on July 16, 2021 in a viral image:

“If the shot actually saved lives, they’d be priced so high that you literally could not afford them, you know like insulin.”

By Tom Kertscher • July 21, 2021