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Sam Adams stated on August 12, 2011 in in a speech:

Says there's $4 billion in private investment along the streetcar.

By Janie Har• October 22, 2011

George Will stated on July 27, 2014 in a syndicated column:

Oregon’s "three largest employers, and 13 of the top 25, are health care providers."

By Dana Tims• July 31, 2014

John Kitzhaber stated on October 20, 2014 in a campaign debate:

"Ninety-five percent of Oregonians now have health insurance coverage, tens of thousands for the very first time."

By Dana Tims• October 20, 2014

Joseph Levy stated on February 25, 2013 in a legislative hearing :

Says indoor workers get "less UV than outdoor workers, but they get more melanomas."

By Janie Har• March 16, 2013

Matt Flynn stated on November 04, 2017 in a news release:

Under Scott Walker, "average wages, when adjusted for inflation, are lower today than they were under Jim Doyle."

By Tom Kertscher, Andrew Mollica• November 17, 2017

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

Instagram posts stated on June 19, 2022 in an Instagram post:

The Clintons and Bushes were “involved in orchestrating the assassination of JFK Jr.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• June 28, 2022

Threads posts stated on October 28, 2024 in a Threads post:

Says Donald Trump Jr. “has a banner photo of Joe Biden being hung from a helicopter.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• November 5, 2024

Facebook posts stated on March 18, 2025 in a post on Facebook:

Files reveal that John F. Kennedy Jr. wrote a 1994 letter calling then-Sen. Joe Biden “a traitor” before Kennedy’s 1999 death.

By Madison Czopek• March 20, 2025

Donald Trump Jr. stated on June 18, 2020 in an episode of Triggered with President Donald Trump:

Says Osama bin Laden endorsed Joe Biden

By Jon Greenberg• June 19, 2020

President Trump's lawyers stated on January 29, 2018 in a memo:

Say President Donald Trump "dictated a short but accurate response to the New York Times article" about the Trump Tower meeting with Russians.

By Louis Jacobson• June 7, 2018

Charlotte Bergmann stated on January 10, 2012 in a campaign billboard along I-240.:

"Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican."

By Bartholomew Sullivan• January 23, 2012

Viral image stated on August 14, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Donald Trump Jr. tweeted, “While my father loves almost all his supporters, please do not come to Mar-a-Lago to support President Trump. We have many important people coming through the club and need to keep it clean.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• August 15, 2022

Viral image stated on August 28, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says the Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner paid for a Wall Street Journal ad critical of the president.

By Ciara O'Rourke• September 10, 2021

Facebook posts stated on November 15, 2024 in a photo:

Smallpox was “never eradicated, it’s held in check by vaccines,” and RFK Jr. would eliminate coverage for the smallpox vaccine.

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• November 27, 2024

Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“Joe Biden was involved in a plot to kidnap JFK Jr. according to the just declassified FBI files, and also made several threats."

By Bill McCarthy• April 27, 2020

Facebook posts stated on January 01, 2021 in a Facebook post:

There are “absolutely no patients” at Los Angeles hospital considered the center of region's COVID-19 surge.

By Chris Nichols• January 6, 2021

Viral image stated on June 09, 2017 in a Facebook post:

A photo shows Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump.

By Ciara O'Rourke• May 21, 2020

Viral image stated on November 05, 2019 in a Facebook post:

"JFK Jr was declared the frontrunner for the NY Senate seat in 1999. Days later his plane crashed, making Hillary Clinton the newly elected senator."

By Ciara O'Rourke• November 8, 2019

Facebook posts stated on November 22, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Celebrities including Bruce Springsteen, Robert De Niro, Robert Downey Jr., John Legend and Tom Hanks have announced they are leaving the U.S. following the 2024 election.

By Marta Campabadal Graus• November 26, 2024

Donald Trump's St. Patrick's Day 'Irish proverb' was probably not Irish

By Lauren Carroll• March 17, 2017

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

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

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

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

Can RFK Jr. ban COVID-19 vaccines? What to know about federal rules around the process

By Madison Czopek• August 27, 2025

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sued PolitiFact’s owner in 2020 over flu vaccine fact-check

By Aaron Sharockman• December 21, 2023

Live: Fact-checking Trump Cabinet confirmation hearings for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

By Madison Czopek, Samantha Putterman• January 29, 2025

‘I never said it': RFK Jr. downplays past statements during Senate confirmation hearing

By Madison Czopek, Samantha Putterman• January 30, 2025

Sheriff David Clarke's Truth-O-Meter file

By Tom Kertscher• May 17, 2017

Guests at President Donald Trump’s first speech to Congress

By Miriam Valverde• March 1, 2017