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Facebook posts stated on September 20, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Video shows Elon Musk promising $45,000 in Canadian currency for participating Canadian citizens.

By Ciara O'Rourke• September 21, 2023

Facebook posts stated on January 09, 2021 in a screenshot:

A second impeachment means Donald Trump loses his lifetime pension, travel allowance, Secret Service detail, and his ability to run for public office.

By Daniel Funke• January 11, 2021

Viral image stated on November 19, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says Donald Trump’s book “The Art of the Deal” advises: “Never admit defeat. You win. If you don’t win, claim they cheated.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• November 20, 2020

Viral image stated on March 04, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Video shows someone wearing an Anthony Fauci mask.

By Ciara O'Rourke• March 5, 2021

Facebook posts stated on March 04, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“Asteroid warning: NASA tracks a 4KM killer rock on approach - Could end human civilisation.”

By Tom Kertscher• March 5, 2020

Viral image stated on May 06, 2020 in a Facebook post:

A photo shows Brian Kemp posing with Gregory McMichael.

By Ciara O'Rourke• May 8, 2020

Kathy Hochul stated on September 28, 2022 in a speech:

New York state is outpacing the rest of the country, because shootings in New York are down 10%, and across the country the drop is only 2%.

By Jill Terreri Ramos• October 24, 2022

Facebook posts stated on February 15, 2021 in a text post:

Says Joe Biden planned a winter storm as "warfare, an attack on Texas by altering the jet stream."

By Daniel Funke• February 16, 2021

Ted Nugent stated on June 12, 2014 in a Facebook post:

Says a picture he posted on Facebook of a man posing in front of five decapitated human heads is "one of the subhuman mongrels our president set free."

By Jon Greenberg• June 16, 2014

Sally Kohn stated on June 30, 2014 in a segment on CNN:

"Hobby Lobby provided this (birth control) coverage before they decided to drop it to file suit."

By Katie Sanders• July 1, 2014

Charles Schumer stated on January 24, 2020 in a news conference:

"The American people are overwhelmingly with us" in calling witnesses in Senate trial

By Jill Terreri Ramos• January 28, 2020

Donald Trump stated on November 10, 2015 in the Fox Business Network debate:

Says President Dwight Eisenhower "moved 1.5 million illegal immigrants out of this country."

By Lauren Carroll• November 11, 2015

Michael Skolnik stated on June 16, 2015 in comments on CNN:

"For most black people in the history of this country … it was illegal to pass as a white person. You were actually put in jail if you tried to pass."

By Anna Bruzgulis• June 18, 2015

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

Barack Obama stated on June 01, 2021 in an interview with Ezra Klein:

“The filibuster, if it does not get reformed, still means that maybe 30% of the population potentially controls the majority of Senate seats.”

By Louis Jacobson• June 2, 2021

Jason Haas stated on February 27, 2011 in a newspaper interview:

Milwaukee lost the headquarters for MillerCoors because the area lacks good transit.

By Joe Carey• April 2, 2011

Ron Johnson stated on October 10, 2016 in a radio ad:

Says Russ Feingold "voted to raise taxes on Social Security benefits for seniors, he even tried to give Social Security benefits to illegal immigrants."

By Tom Kertscher• November 3, 2016

Florida Hometown Democracy stated on September 09, 2010 in a web ad supporting Amendment 4.:

"For every dollar a county gets in taxes from new development, it costs us 40 to 50 percent more to provide services."

By Aaron Sharockman• September 9, 2010

Mark Pocan stated on October 18, 2017 in an interview:

What Republicans call the "death tax" is the estate tax "on the ultra wealthy" which, in 2016, was paid by only "two out of every 1,000 people."

By Tom Kertscher• October 27, 2017

Jeb Bush stated on March 30, 2015 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt:

"Florida has a law like (Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act)."

By Katie Sanders, Amy Sherman• March 31, 2015

The House impeached Donald Trump over his speech before the Capitol attack. Here’s what happens next

By Louis Jacobson• January 13, 2021

Does our Rauner-Trump fact-check still hold up?

By Marc Filippino• October 12, 2016

Can Congress impeach and remove a president who’s left office? A look at the history

By Louis Jacobson• January 26, 2021

The second Trump impeachment: Questions and answers

By Louis Jacobson• January 11, 2021

What’s next after Trump’s impeachment?

By Louis Jacobson• December 19, 2019

The facts behind Paul Revere's ride, cited by Donald Trump in NRA speech

By Jon Greenberg• May 3, 2017

Iran nuclear deal: 3 key points

By Tom Kertscher• May 8, 2018

Who is Byron Donalds, the Florida politico in the House speaker scramble?

By Kirby Wilson• January 5, 2023

The Senate impeachment trial is here. So what’s next?

By Louis Jacobson• January 15, 2020

The Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom economies, in 8 charts

By Louis Jacobson• November 29, 2023

The debt limit fight: Why does it matter? How could it be resolved?

By Louis Jacobson• January 19, 2023

Trump floats moving Nov. 3 election. But Congress holds that power

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• July 30, 2020

PolitiFact answers the Senate's impeachment questions

By Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy• January 31, 2020

Did the Clinton Foundation keep its promises? A PolitiFact scorecard

By Jon Greenberg• May 7, 2015

Did the Clinton Foundation keep its promises? A PunditFact scorecard

By Jon Greenberg• May 7, 2015

Ted Cruz and the Truth-O-Meter Already Hot

By W. Gardner Selby• March 22, 2015

The Supreme Court ended affirmative action for colleges. Are legacy admissions next to go?

By Jeff Cercone• July 7, 2023

Kellyanne Conway's back and forth with Chuck Todd on 'alternative facts,' annotated

By Allison Graves, Linda Qiu• January 23, 2017

How spin and falsehoods propelled Trump's immigration crackdown in his first 100 days

By Maria Briceño, Maria Ramirez Uribe• April 28, 2025

Cómo falsedades y engaños impulsaron la agenda migratoria de Trump en sus primeros 100 días