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Viral image stated on April 24, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says the Chicago Police Department tweeted, “We are all Derek Chauvin.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• April 26, 2021

Arlen Parsa stated on September 01, 2019 in a tweet:

Thirty-four of the 47 men depicted in the famous "Declaration of Independence" painting were slaveholders.

By Tom Kertscher• September 10, 2019

X posts stated on September 03, 2024 in a video posted on X:

On June 7, 2011, Kamala Harris was involved in a San Francisco hit-and-run crash that injured a woman named Alicia Brown.

By Madison Czopek, Loreben Tuquero• September 5, 2024

Donald Trump stated on May 05, 2018 in a speech in Cleveland:

A "catch and release" immigration policy "is a Democrat rule, Sherrod Brown, this is a Democrat rule."

By Amy Sherman• May 11, 2018

Josh Mandel stated on May 23, 2012 in a campaign commercial:

Sherrod Brown "gave huge bonuses to executives."

By Tom Feran• June 15, 2012

Ted Cruz stated on April 30, 2016 in a speech at the California Republican Party Convention:

"Here in California, Donald Trump has given $12,000 to Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris."

By Chris Nichols• May 3, 2016

Paul Summers stated on September 02, 2012 in in an op-ed article written for Tennessee newspapers.:

Tennessee's appeals court judges "were selected by a handful of party officials in Nashville" before the system of "merit selection" was put into effect.

By Tom Humphrey• September 14, 2012

Mick McGuire stated on March 24, 2022 in an ad:

Ketanji Brown Jackson has "a weak record — defund police, abolish ICE and now a completely open border policy."

By Tom Kertscher• March 25, 2022

Sean Duffy stated on October 27, 2016 in an interview on CNN:

"One of George Soros' companies has provided some of the (voting) machines" for some states.

By Jon Greenberg• October 31, 2016

Barack Obama stated on January 17, 2010 in a speech in Boston:

On the importance of an independent voting record

By Robert Farley• January 18, 2010

Corrine Brown stated on February 17, 2011 in an interview with WESH-TV:

The high-speed rail project would create "60,000-plus jobs for Floridians."

By Katie Sanders• March 2, 2011

Ohio Republican Party stated on June 12, 2018 in a tweet:

Says Sherrod Brown in 1978 "voted for stricter removal standards (for voter registration) and then enforced them as Secretary of State."

By Amy Sherman• June 29, 2018

John Cornyn stated on March 22, 2022 in a Senate judiciary committee hearing:

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson called former President George W. Bush and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as “war criminals in a legal filing.”

By Madison Czopek• March 24, 2022

Sean Hannity stated on January 27, 2022 in a radio show segment:

“There's never been a president (before Joe Biden) that has made race and gender the defining factor” for a Supreme Court nomination.

By Bill McCarthy• January 28, 2022

Donald Trump stated on August 08, 2024 in a press conference:

“I went down in a helicopter with (Willie Brown). We thought maybe this is the end. We were in a helicopter going to a certain location together and there was an emergency landing.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• August 9, 2024

Social Media stated on December 15, 2025 in in social media posts:

Brown University student Mustapha Karbouch was a suspect in school shooting.

By Jeff Cercone• December 19, 2025

Bloggers stated on June 05, 2018 in in a blog post:

"New law (in California) makes it illegal to shower and do laundry on same day"

By Bill McCarthy• June 7, 2018

Sherrod Brown stated on July 14, 2010 in an interview with Rachel Maddow :

Twenty-two million jobs were created during Clinton’s two terms but only 3 million during Bush’s.

By Stephen Koff• July 25, 2010

Josh Mandel stated on November 14, 2011 in a radio show:

Sherrod Brown "has been running for public office since Richard Nixon was president."

By Peter Krouse• December 14, 2011

Roland Martin stated on July 21, 2019 in a panel on ABC's "This Week":

Republicans "are advancing federal judges who won't even say that Brown vs. Board of Education was properly decided."

By Bill McCarthy• July 25, 2019

Who says truth and politics don't mix?

By Robert Higgs• August 25, 2010

Everything you need to know about Paxlovid — especially, should you take it?

By Michelle Andrews• August 2, 2022

The most outlandish, Pants On Fire! claims we fact-checked in 2017

By Chris Nichols, Kathryn Palmer• December 27, 2017

Looking at claims Kamala Harris is the descendant of a slave owner

By Ciara O'Rourke• August 14, 2020

Fact-checking the May 18 news shows

By Aaron Sharockman• May 18, 2014

PunditFact fact-checks the May 18 news shows

By Aaron Sharockman• May 18, 2014

The evidence that Trump is telling the truth about his positive coronavirus test

By Noah Y. Kim• October 2, 2020

Sunday shows will feature military cuts, Oscars

By Katie Sanders• February 28, 2014

Your guide to the Sunday, Aug. 17 news shows

By Katie Sanders• August 15, 2014

To stop coronavirus in its tracks, here’s your guide to 5 degrees of separation

By Julie Appleby• March 16, 2020

Republicans using ‘defund the police’ efforts to attack Democrats in key congressional races

By Tom Kertscher• October 28, 2020

Could gas tax hike leave California with 'highest fuel prices in nation?'

By Chris Nichols• April 6, 2017

Join us LIVE May 10-13 for a virtual festival of fact-checking with Dr. Anthony Fauci

By PolitiFact Staff • May 10, 2021

We answered your questions on coronavirus seasonality, immunity and transmission

By Josie Hollingsworth, Samantha Putterman, Emily Venezky• March 13, 2020

10 fact-checks about climate change

By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 23, 2014

Puberty blockers: The facts and the myths

By Grace Abels• August 28, 2023

Behind the rhetoric: How Walker's union limits affected school budgets

By Dave Umhoefer• May 19, 2012

Fact-checking the Sunday news shows

By Aaron Sharockman• November 3, 2013

Fact-checking Gavin Newsom’s claims on California’s death penalty

By Chris Nichols• March 19, 2019

Scott Brown gets his swearing-in timeline wrong

By Katie Sanders• November 13, 2013