0 People 189 Fact-checks 104 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (189) Charles Payne stated on June 17, 2019 in a TV appearance: "When President Obama was elected, the market crashed … Trump was up 9%, President Obama was down 14.8% and President Bush was down almost 4%. There is an instant reaction on Wall Street." By Bill McCarthy• June 25, 2019 X posts stated on August 23, 2025 in an X post: An Aug. 23 video shows “the military’s already showing up in Chicago” before a potential National Guard deployment. By Maria Briceño• August 25, 2025 Viral image stated on September 06, 2020 in a Facebook post: A photo shows Kyle Rittenhouse wearing a “Klan outfit.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 19, 2021 Viral image stated on October 31, 2022 in an Instagram post: David DePape “stripped down to his underwear, grabbed a hammer, and jogged all the way to Nancy Pelosi’s house.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 2, 2022 Facebook posts stated on May 10, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Disney stock is down more than 70% and attendance is down more than 55%! 10.1 million people canceled their Disney+ subscription." By Yacob Reyes• May 17, 2022 Facebook posts stated on March 16, 2021 in a Facebook post: A photo shows a recent White House event was actually filmed at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta. By Samantha Putterman• March 17, 2021 Viral image stated on September 05, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The Bidens own 10% of” a Chinese firm whose stock is up almost 300%” since Joe Biden was elected. By Tom Kertscher• September 10, 2021 Viral image stated on March 22, 2021 in a tweet: These 11 mass shootings involved an AR-15-style weapon. By Jon Greenberg• March 24, 2021 Viral image stated on January 27, 2016 in comments on YouTube: "Bioweapon! Zika virus is being spread by GMO mosquitos (sic)" By Linda Qiu• February 9, 2016 Viral image stated on November 15, 2022 in an Instagram post: Photo shows “ballots not counted in California and this is only one polling location. Yet Gavin Newsom was declared governor minutes after polling stations closed.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 17, 2022 Joseph Crowley stated on July 26, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic convention: Says Donald Trump "cashed in" on Sept. 11, "collecting $150,000 in federal funds intended to help small businesses recover — even though days after the attack Trump said his properties were not affected." By Linda Qiu• July 27, 2016 Ro Khanna stated on September 12, 2018 in a Facebook post: "Most Americans don’t own stocks." By Louis Jacobson• September 18, 2018 Suzanne Devlin stated on January 19, 2011 in a letter to the editor: The Republican Party raffled off an AR-15 assault rifle at the 2010 Oregon State Fair. By Janie Har• January 29, 2011 Facebook posts stated on April 03, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Pete Buttigieg’s dog and pony show. He gets out of [the] car to ride his bike a few feet, pretending to save energy.” By Gabrielle Settles• April 6, 2021 Hank Johnson stated on June 15, 2015 in a House floor speech: "Two weeks ago, a man entered the world’s busiest airport in Atlanta, Georgia, carrying a loaded AR-15 automatic weapon with an extended-capacity, 100-round magazine." By April Hunt• June 23, 2015 Beto O'Rourke stated on October 16, 2019 in an interview: "To be clear, I’m not talking about confiscating anybody’s guns." By Tom Kertscher• October 21, 2019 Alan Grayson stated on June 12, 2016 in an interview with CNN's Erin Burnett after the Orlando shooting: The rifle used by Omar Mateen "shoots off 700 rounds in a minute." By Neelesh Moorthy• June 14, 2016 Americans for Prosperity stated on October 03, 2014 in a direct mail flier: "Under the administration of Gov. Scott Walker, northern Wisconsin’s mining economy is moving forward and more people are getting good, high-paying jobs." By James B. Nelson• October 16, 2014 Will Hurd stated on August 18, 2018 in an interview with Hearst News: Says Democratic challenger Gina Ortiz Jones has raised "more money from Massachusetts than" from Texas. By W. Gardner Selby• August 15, 2018 Tricia McLaughlin stated on October 12, 2025 in an X post: A video shows a “burglary arrest Chicago Police made over a year ago.” By Maria Briceño• October 15, 2025 Articles (104) How the coronavirus shook the stock market, explained By Bill McCarthy• March 10, 2020 Here’s the latest on the migrant caravans By Miriam Valverde• November 2, 2018 Ask PolitiFact: Where was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during the Capitol riot? By Bill McCarthy• February 4, 2021 The history of the AR-15 and how it became a symbol of American gun culture By Sara Swann• June 28, 2022 Why does federal law make it easier for 18-year-olds to buy AR-15s than handguns? By Madison Czopek• July 1, 2022 Sen. Ted Cruz targets PolitiFact; here's our response By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 16, 2019 Glenn Beck gets it right on public support for Arizona immigration law By Angie Drobnic Holan, Lukas Pleva• June 4, 2010 What we know about mass shootings By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• February 15, 2018 The facts on mass shootings, guns in the United States By PolitiFact Staff • May 18, 2018 The facts on mass shootings in the United States By Joshua Gillin, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• November 8, 2017 Ask PolitiFact: What does the data show on deadly shootings by 18-to-20-year-olds? By Samantha Putterman• February 6, 2024 Has 'Little Red Riding Hood' been banned, but not assault weapons? 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Charles Payne stated on June 17, 2019 in a TV appearance: "When President Obama was elected, the market crashed … Trump was up 9%, President Obama was down 14.8% and President Bush was down almost 4%. There is an instant reaction on Wall Street." By Bill McCarthy• June 25, 2019 X posts stated on August 23, 2025 in an X post: An Aug. 23 video shows “the military’s already showing up in Chicago” before a potential National Guard deployment. By Maria Briceño• August 25, 2025 Viral image stated on September 06, 2020 in a Facebook post: A photo shows Kyle Rittenhouse wearing a “Klan outfit.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 19, 2021 Viral image stated on October 31, 2022 in an Instagram post: David DePape “stripped down to his underwear, grabbed a hammer, and jogged all the way to Nancy Pelosi’s house.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 2, 2022 Facebook posts stated on May 10, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Disney stock is down more than 70% and attendance is down more than 55%! 10.1 million people canceled their Disney+ subscription." By Yacob Reyes• May 17, 2022 Facebook posts stated on March 16, 2021 in a Facebook post: A photo shows a recent White House event was actually filmed at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta. By Samantha Putterman• March 17, 2021 Viral image stated on September 05, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The Bidens own 10% of” a Chinese firm whose stock is up almost 300%” since Joe Biden was elected. By Tom Kertscher• September 10, 2021 Viral image stated on March 22, 2021 in a tweet: These 11 mass shootings involved an AR-15-style weapon. By Jon Greenberg• March 24, 2021 Viral image stated on January 27, 2016 in comments on YouTube: "Bioweapon! Zika virus is being spread by GMO mosquitos (sic)" By Linda Qiu• February 9, 2016 Viral image stated on November 15, 2022 in an Instagram post: Photo shows “ballots not counted in California and this is only one polling location. Yet Gavin Newsom was declared governor minutes after polling stations closed.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 17, 2022 Joseph Crowley stated on July 26, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic convention: Says Donald Trump "cashed in" on Sept. 11, "collecting $150,000 in federal funds intended to help small businesses recover — even though days after the attack Trump said his properties were not affected." By Linda Qiu• July 27, 2016 Ro Khanna stated on September 12, 2018 in a Facebook post: "Most Americans don’t own stocks." By Louis Jacobson• September 18, 2018 Suzanne Devlin stated on January 19, 2011 in a letter to the editor: The Republican Party raffled off an AR-15 assault rifle at the 2010 Oregon State Fair. By Janie Har• January 29, 2011 Facebook posts stated on April 03, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Pete Buttigieg’s dog and pony show. He gets out of [the] car to ride his bike a few feet, pretending to save energy.” By Gabrielle Settles• April 6, 2021 Hank Johnson stated on June 15, 2015 in a House floor speech: "Two weeks ago, a man entered the world’s busiest airport in Atlanta, Georgia, carrying a loaded AR-15 automatic weapon with an extended-capacity, 100-round magazine." By April Hunt• June 23, 2015 Beto O'Rourke stated on October 16, 2019 in an interview: "To be clear, I’m not talking about confiscating anybody’s guns." By Tom Kertscher• October 21, 2019 Alan Grayson stated on June 12, 2016 in an interview with CNN's Erin Burnett after the Orlando shooting: The rifle used by Omar Mateen "shoots off 700 rounds in a minute." By Neelesh Moorthy• June 14, 2016 Americans for Prosperity stated on October 03, 2014 in a direct mail flier: "Under the administration of Gov. Scott Walker, northern Wisconsin’s mining economy is moving forward and more people are getting good, high-paying jobs." By James B. Nelson• October 16, 2014 Will Hurd stated on August 18, 2018 in an interview with Hearst News: Says Democratic challenger Gina Ortiz Jones has raised "more money from Massachusetts than" from Texas. By W. Gardner Selby• August 15, 2018 Tricia McLaughlin stated on October 12, 2025 in an X post: A video shows a “burglary arrest Chicago Police made over a year ago.” By Maria Briceño• October 15, 2025
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