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Jerrold Nadler stated on November 19, 2021 in Twitter:
Kyle Rittenhouse was an “armed person” crossing state lines when he came to Kenosha protests in 2020.
By Laura Schulte• November 26, 2021
Instagram posts stated on March 09, 2021 in an Instagram post:
A video shows a nurse pretending to vaccinate actor Anthony Hopkins before squirting fluid in the syringe on the floor.
By Samantha Putterman• March 10, 2021
Facebook posts stated on February 07, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says Cracker Barrel’s name has racist origins and its logo depicts a whip.
By Samantha Putterman• February 9, 2021
Viral image stated on May 15, 2024 in an X post:
CNBC reported that "Apple device update set to remove clown emoji" because it has become a far-right symbol.
By Grace Abels• May 16, 2024
John McCain stated on April 10, 2008 in a speech in Brooklyn, N.Y.:
If the U.S. stops adding to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, it "will lessen worldwide demand for oil" and reduce prices.
By Wes Allison• April 16, 2008
Donald Trump stated on March 31, 2022 in a public statement:
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve has “been mostly empty” for decades.
By Louis Jacobson• April 1, 2022
Jason Brodeur stated on January 16, 2011 in comments published in the Fort Myers News-Press.:
Says gun ownership information could be recorded and collected by the federal government and insurance companies as part of the federal health care law.
By Aaron Sharockman• February 1, 2011
Tom King stated on March 26, 2018 in a radio interview:
A bill in Congress "will ban all semi-automatic weapons, including pistols and shotguns. So, yes, they are coming to take away our guns."
By Dan Clark• March 29, 2018
Paul Maner stated on January 20, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Jordan Davis, son of Georgia Congresswoman Lucy McBath, was killed in "a drug deal gone bad."
By Tom Kertscher• January 24, 2020
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
Tammy Baldwin stated on June 17, 2016 in a radio interview:
The Orlando shooter used "a weapon of war."
By Sarah Hauer• July 1, 2016
Markel Hutchins stated on February 04, 2013 in an interview:
There are twice as many gun shops as McDonald’s in the United States.
By Eric Stirgus• February 11, 2013
Gun Owners of America stated on June 08, 2022 in a tweet:
“U.S. House of Reps. votes 226-194 to criminalize disassembling, cleaning, and re-assembling your gun without a firearm manufacturer’s license, including 8 Republicans!”
By Gabrielle Settles• June 17, 2022
Viral image stated on March 29, 2021 in a Facebook post:
In this photo, “Man uses a gun to rob a Texas convenience store. Man was shot by every customer inside the store”
By Madison Czopek• April 5, 2021
Barack Obama stated on February 21, 2008 in a debate in Austin, Texas.:
"We send a billion dollars to foreign countries every day because of our addiction to foreign oil."
By Dina Cappiello• February 22, 2008
Tammy Duckworth stated on August 07, 2018 in remarks during a press conference:
"If you are a gun store owner and you decide to go out of business … you right now are allowed to convert your entire gun store inventory to ‘personal use’ and once it is a personal use weapon, you can sell it without background checks."
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• August 26, 2018
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on October 11, 2016 in a TV ad :
Says Colorado congressional candidate Morgan Carroll "voted to allow welfare recipients to use your tax dollars at ATMs at strip clubs and pot dispensaries."
By Alan Gathright• October 13, 2016
Instagram posts stated on November 20, 2020 in an Instagram post:
"Kyle Rittenhouse used his COVID-19 stimulus check to purchase the AR-15 he used in the fatal Kenosha shooting."
By Eric Litke• November 25, 2020
John McCain stated on September 26, 2008 in in debate in Oxford, Miss.:
"He has asked for $932-million of earmark pork-barrel spending, nearly a million dollars for every day that he’s been in the United States Senate."
By Robert Farley• September 26, 2008
Eric Burlison stated on January 20, 2020 in a tweet:
“Remember, the American Revolution began when they came for the guns.”
By Anna Peterson• March 18, 2020

Articles (2319)

McCain energy claim low on fuel

By Wes Allison• April 16, 2008

Joe Biden’s release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve: What you need to know

By Louis Jacobson• November 24, 2021

Would Florida proposal ban virtually all guns? Here’s what we know

By Amy Sherman• August 12, 2019

Just kidding: Andy Borowitz says Texas gun shops outnumber abortion clinics more than 12,000-to-1

By W. Gardner Selby• June 22, 2015

McCain's pork project

By Shawn Zeller• September 16, 2008

Who is Seth Moulton? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate

By Louis Jacobson• June 21, 2019

Why is the US selling stockpiled oil to China? We have answers

By Louis Jacobson• July 11, 2022

Does Joe Biden’s plan tax semi-automatic firearms?

By Daniel Funke• November 1, 2020

PolitiFact's oddest fact-checks of 2012

By Bill Adair, Becky Bowers• December 26, 2012

A roundup of false comments that still burn

By Jim Tharpe• December 23, 2013

Mailbag: Gas prices, the war in Ukraine, and more

By Jon Greenberg• March 21, 2022

Ten NRA and gun fact checks

By Tom Kertscher• August 24, 2017

PolitiFact Sheet: 3 things to know about the 'gun show loophole'

By Amy Sherman• January 7, 2016

In debate about stimulus, arguing about turf

By Robert Farley• January 27, 2009

PolitiFact's top 10 fact-checks of 2018

By Jon Greenberg• December 27, 2018

In Context: Lawmaker explains food stamps, junk food plan

By Tom Kertscher• March 21, 2013

Fact-checking Georgia’s Republican primary contest for U.S. Senate

By Nancy Badertscher, Angie Drobnic Holan, Eric Stirgus• May 19, 2014

In the crossfire: Fact-checking claims about guns

By Jon Greenberg• October 8, 2015

Fact-checking Dianne Feinstein on assault weapons and police deaths

By Louis Jacobson• January 29, 2013

PunditFact fact-checks the Jan. 11 news shows

By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• January 11, 2015