27 People 777 Fact-checks 412 Articles People (27) Steve Adubato Jr. David A. Clarke Jr. Ron Castorina, Jr. Herb Conaway Jr. Harold Ford Jr. David Harris Jr. Alex McMurtrie Jr. Tommie Pierson Jr. Leonard Pitts, Jr. Thomas Sgouros Jr. Donald Trump Jr. Gary Chambers Jr. John Conyers, Jr. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Michael Easley Jr. Jerry Falwell Jr. Thomas Garrett Jr. Tom Kean Jr. Eddie Lucio, Jr. Thomas Norment, Jr. Fact-checks (777) Instagram posts stated on January 14, 2025 in an Instagram post: Video shows “Israeli tourists celebrating” the Los Angeles wildfires. By Loreben Tuquero• January 15, 2025 Bloggers stated on April 04, 2019 in a story: Says Jay-Z set up a $15 million trust fund for Nipsey Hussle’s children. By Samantha Putterman• April 11, 2019 Instagram posts stated on July 28, 2022 in an Instagram post: Nancy Pelosi and Democrats "want to turn 150 million Americans into felons overnight" with HR 1808. By Andy Nguyen• August 3, 2022 Sunny Hostin stated on November 14, 2022 in a statement on "The View": “Republicans want to raise the voting to age 28.” By Amy Sherman• November 17, 2022 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 Viral image stated on May 06, 2024 in a Facebook post: Video shows CNN report about actor Robert Downey Jr.’s app “to earn money.” By Ciara O'Rourke• May 16, 2024 Articles (412) 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 Ask PolitiFact: If Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as HHS secretary, could he ban vaccines? By Madison Czopek• November 20, 2024
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Instagram posts stated on January 14, 2025 in an Instagram post: Video shows “Israeli tourists celebrating” the Los Angeles wildfires. By Loreben Tuquero• January 15, 2025 Bloggers stated on April 04, 2019 in a story: Says Jay-Z set up a $15 million trust fund for Nipsey Hussle’s children. By Samantha Putterman• April 11, 2019 Instagram posts stated on July 28, 2022 in an Instagram post: Nancy Pelosi and Democrats "want to turn 150 million Americans into felons overnight" with HR 1808. By Andy Nguyen• August 3, 2022 Sunny Hostin stated on November 14, 2022 in a statement on "The View": “Republicans want to raise the voting to age 28.” By Amy Sherman• November 17, 2022 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 Viral image stated on May 06, 2024 in a Facebook post: Video shows CNN report about actor Robert Downey Jr.’s app “to earn money.” By Ciara O'Rourke• May 16, 2024
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 Ask PolitiFact: If Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as HHS secretary, could he ban vaccines? By Madison Czopek• November 20, 2024
