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Occupy Democrats stated on October 15, 2018 in a post on Facebook:

"The Postal Service only gives tribal residents PO boxes. The Republican-controlled Supreme Court just said it’s totally okay for North Dakota to demand that ONLY residents with street addresses can vote. Native Americans were the last to get the right to vote, and now they are the first to lose it."

By Tessa Weinberg• October 23, 2018

Joe Biden stated on December 16, 2020 in a transportation secretary announcement:

“Tens and tens of thousands of bridges are in disrepair, some on the verge of collapse.”

By Jon Greenberg• December 17, 2020

Facebook posts stated on March 19, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Transgender female athletes complained that their uniforms were ill-fitting.

By Loreben Tuquero• March 28, 2024

John Boehner stated on January 25, 2015 in an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes":

The Affordable Care Act "basically puts a penalty or a tax on employers for every new job they create."

By Louis Jacobson• January 29, 2015

Kevin Cramer stated on October 18, 2018 in North Dakota Senate debate:

"The standard of voting in North Dakota is the easiest in the country."

By Manuela Tobias• October 23, 2018

Donald Trump stated on April 08, 2024 in a video posted on Truth Social:

Democrats support abortion measures that result in the “execution” of babies “after birth.”

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• April 8, 2024

Viral image stated on April 16, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“Michelle Obama humiliated after embarrassing photo emerges.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• April 17, 2024

Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in his State of the Union speech:

"Our businesses have created jobs every single month since (Obamacare) became law."

By Lauren Carroll• January 13, 2016

Viral image stated on November 23, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Photo shows people recently protesting in Austria.

By Ciara O'Rourke• November 29, 2021

Viral image stated on December 11, 2019 in a post on Facebook:

Says Adam Schiff’s family Christmas card has a photo of the whistleblower, who is dating Schiff’s daughter.

By Ciara O'Rourke• December 12, 2019

Rand Paul stated on January 04, 2022 in an ad:

“No one has been hospitalized for” the omicron variant of COVID-19.

By Tom Kertscher• January 7, 2022

Viral image stated on November 09, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says photos show the Trump-Ukraine whistleblower with Chuck Schumer, Elizabeth Warren, Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton.

By Ciara O'Rourke• November 14, 2019

Instagram posts stated on February 27, 2024 in an Instagram post:

The ATF updated its background check policy to allow “illegal immigrants” to purchase firearms.

By Sofia Ahmed• February 28, 2024

Facebook posts stated on February 17, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Photo shows an ice mass hanging inside a Houston home during Texas winter storms.

By Tom Kertscher• February 19, 2021

Lara Logan stated on February 19, 2021 in a TV segment:

"The reality" in Texas is that "you’re flying helicopters, using fossil fuels, to put oil on wind turbines to defrost them.”

By Bill McCarthy• February 24, 2021

Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2020 in a Facebook post:

"If you are in Las Vegas and you get a knock on your door from NV Power, 2020 Census or CVD-19 testers, do not open your door. They are robbing people at gunpoint."

By Tom Kertscher• March 25, 2020

HoustonChronicle-tv.com stated on October 03, 2017 in a blog post:

Says "the Kardashians donate whopping sum to Las Vegas mass shooting victims"

By Miriam Valverde• October 3, 2017

Facebook posts stated on April 12, 2024 in a post:

Michelle Obama announced she is "running for President in 2024 as a man."

By Grace Abels• April 19, 2024

Donald Trump stated on June 18, 2016 in a Phoenix rally:

"Because of Obamacare, you have so many part-time jobs."

By Anthony Cave• June 22, 2016

Viral image stated on February 17, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“Monticello power plant just outside of Pittsburg TX has been closed since 2018 because of renewable energy.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• February 23, 2021

Texan not in running for lie of the year

By W. Gardner Selby• December 9, 2014

The 2014 Lie of the Year Finalists: Vote in the PolitiFact Readers' Poll

By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 4, 2014

John Boehner says Americans spend more on antacids than politics

By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• May 3, 2015

Our procrastinator's guide to the 2010 race for governor

By Dave Umhoefer• November 1, 2010

Are you ready for Election 2020? Test yourself on the facts with PolitiTruth

By Josie Hollingsworth• October 13, 2020

Fact-checking Gates' claims about Biden's foreign policy

By Steve Contorno• January 16, 2014

Dan Patrick claim about mass shootings sparked our No. 5 most-clicked fact check

By W. Gardner Selby• December 28, 2016

Check out our pre-election roundup of rulings

By Tom Kertscher, Dave Umhoefer• April 2, 2011

Hillary Clinton, Obama's VA silence, a Common Core claim in flames: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup

By Dana Tims• May 23, 2014

Fact-checking claims about the VA wait lists

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• May 21, 2014

Minority population growth in Texas revisited

By W. Gardner Selby• January 27, 2012

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

By Ellen Hine• December 21, 2023

Does a national sales tax amount to double taxation?

By Louis Jacobson• October 21, 2010

PunditFact fact-checks claims about VA wait lists

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• May 23, 2014

Obama campaign promises that are still in progress

By Louis Jacobson• January 13, 2013

Natural gas, not wind turbines, main driver of Texas power shortage

By Jon Greenberg• February 16, 2021

How Fox News, far-right TV blamed green energy for Texas’ power outages

By Bill McCarthy• February 19, 2021

World Refugee Day: Refugee claims and U.S. politics

By Jon Greenberg• June 20, 2016

Readers’ choice: Vote for PolitiFact’s 2023 Lie of the Year

By PolitiFact Staff • December 4, 2023

The truth about that Mayweather-Pacquiao GDP statistic