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Bloggers stated on October 04, 2019 in posts on the Internet:

"Nancy Pelosi's Son Paul Jr. Was Exec at 'Ukraine-Based Gas Company,' Similar to Hunter Biden"

By Daniel Funke, Louis Jacobson• January 17, 2020

Facebook posts stated on October 07, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says the sons of Nancy Pelosi, Mitt Romney and John Kerry are all on the boards of "energy companies doing business in Ukraine."

By Daniel Funke• October 10, 2019

Facebook posts stated on November 01, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“Megyn Kelly and Candace Owens sign $700 million deal with CBS for morning show to compete with ‘The View.’”

By Ciara O'Rourke• November 8, 2024

Facebook posts stated on October 26, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“Unmask your kids! Any carbon dioxide concentrations above” 2,000 parts per million are “dangerous!”

By Tom Kertscher• November 1, 2021

Peter Kinder stated on October 16, 2015 in a tweet:

"After today, @GovJayNixon will have been overridden more times than all previous governors in #MO history #moleg"

By Allison Graves• October 28, 2015

Gary Chambers Jr. stated on January 18, 2022 in an ad:

“Every 37 seconds, someone is arrested for possession of marijuana.”

By Madison Czopek• January 24, 2022

James Woods stated on December 10, 2023 in an X post:

Joe Biden’s net worth was $41 million in 2022.

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• December 19, 2023

David Gura stated on October 27, 2021 in a tweet:

“FUN FACT: West Virginia is home to zero billionaires.”

By Emily Zirkelbach• November 9, 2021

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

A map shows “all the cargo ships backed up by the Suez Canal. Get ready for shortages and prices to skyrocket.”

By Gabrielle Settles• March 31, 2021

Social Media stated on June 16, 2025 in social media posts:

“Governor Tim Walz has DELETED every post he made praising Minnesota (assassin) Vance Boelter.”

By Madison Czopek• June 18, 2025

Sean Hannity stated on January 10, 2023 in a TV segment:

“The White House is now attempting to ban all gas ovens and burners.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Yacob Reyes• January 12, 2023

Donald Trump stated on March 18, 2024 in a Truth Social post:

The $454 million bond is “unprecedented, and practically impossible for ANY Company.”

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• March 22, 2024

Facebook posts stated on August 07, 2022 in posts:

“The Earth just started spinning faster than ever before and scientists are gravely concerned.”

By Kristin Hugo• August 31, 2022

Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2025 in a Facebook post:

“Pilot of Blackhawk helicopter that crashed into passenger jet at Reagan National was a transgender woman named Jo Ellis.”

By Loreben Tuquero• January 31, 2025

Viral image stated on December 02, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says a photo shows Barack Obama looking through binoculars the wrong way.

By Ciara O'Rourke• January 7, 2020

Facebook posts stated on February 08, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Photos show someone in a President Joe Biden mask at the State of the Union.

By Ciara O'Rourke• February 10, 2023

TikTok posts stated on June 28, 2024 in a video:

CNN's David Chalian referred to Michelle Obama as "Big Mike" on air during presidential debate coverage.

By Mia Penner• June 28, 2024

Viral image stated on September 12, 2023 in an Instagram post:

“Shocking video shows Biden wearing a skin mask.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• September 13, 2023

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

Stefan Mychajliw stated on January 29, 2021 in a press release:

"The (Erie Co., N.Y.) health commissioner makes more than the governor, the vice president of the United States, and has a salary that is comparable to Dr. Anthony Fauci.”

By John Pullano• February 5, 2021

Unpacking the noise around Dr. Anthony Fauci and beagle experiments

By Bill McCarthy• October 28, 2021

PolitiFact's video rewind for Sept. 2

By Sean Nelson• September 2, 2016

Fauci said all you have to do is ask for his financial disclosure. Yes, but it could take a while.

By Jon Greenberg• January 13, 2022

RFK Jr. is suspending his 2024 presidential bid. Here are 6 fact-checks from his campaign

By Madison Czopek• August 23, 2024

A timeline of the shifting accounts of Trump Tower meeting with Russian lawyer

By John Kruzel• July 14, 2017

What legal experts say about Donald Trump Jr. meeting with Russian lawyer

By John Kruzel• July 11, 2017

Checking Paul and Pence on ABC’s 'This Week'

By Martha M. Hamilton• November 9, 2010

3 times Trump team changed its story on Russia

By John Kruzel• August 3, 2017

Hank Williams Jr. saying Obama a Muslim prompted No. 5 favorite fact check

By W. Gardner Selby• December 25, 2012

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign of conspiracy theories: PolitiFact’s 2023 Lie of the Year

By Madison Czopek, Katie Sanders• December 21, 2023

5 questions about opposition research and Russia

By Louis Jacobson• July 12, 2017

No, Martin Luther King was not a Republican

By Bill Adair• February 1, 2012

Ramaswamy’s GOP debate rivals tied his business to China, Hunter Biden. What’s behind the attacks?

By Madison Czopek• October 2, 2023

Fact-checking Bernie Sanders and his 2016 campaign

By Adam Thorp• July 25, 2016

MLK, Romney and the GOP

By W. Gardner Selby• January 18, 2013

Here is PolitiFact readers’ pick for 2023 Lie of the Year

By Ellen Hine• December 21, 2023

Jan. 6 hearing details Trump’s inaction as Capitol riot unfolded

By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• July 22, 2022

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s comments about campaign meeting with Russian lawyer

By John Kruzel• July 13, 2017

Was the Trump Tower meeting with Russian lawyer ‘totally legal,’ as Trump said?

By John Kruzel• August 7, 2018

Repeated: Martin Luther King was a Republican

By W. Gardner Selby• January 30, 2012