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Social Media stated on April 19, 2026 in social media posts:

Video shows the United States’ April 19, 2026, strike on an Iranian cargo ship.

By Loreben Tuquero• April 20, 2026

Byron Donalds stated on April 12, 2026 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

The U.S. Navy was created "to free international waters from the Barbary pirates."

By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• April 14, 2026

Facebook posts stated on May 25, 2023 in a Facebook post:

U.S. destroyer recently fired at an armed Iranian ship.

By Jeff Cercone• May 26, 2023

Chris Wright stated on March 12, 2026 in an interview with Fox News:

The U.S. produces “more oil than we can consume. We’re a net oil exporter.”

By Louis Jacobson• March 13, 2026

Donald Trump stated on May 07, 2026 in remarks to reporters:

Gasoline prices have “come down very substantially today.”

By Louis Jacobson• May 8, 2026

Threads posts stated on April 14, 2024 in a post:

“Not even one rocket (from Iran) hit Israel.”

By Sara Swann• April 15, 2024

X posts stated on May 06, 2026 in a social media post:

“California only has ‘enough’ oil and gas supply to meet demand for the next six weeks.”

By Louis Jacobson• May 7, 2026

Chris Wright stated on April 19, 2026 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":

Solar and wind have not reached “3% of global energy.”

By Louis Jacobson• April 22, 2026

Seth Moulton stated on March 24, 2026 in an interview on MS NOW:

"Bombing civilian power infrastructure is a war crime.”

By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• April 2, 2026

Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Video shows Iranian drone sent to Israel stuck in a power line in Iraq.

By Jeff Cercone• April 22, 2024

Facebook posts stated on March 28, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says Google Earth blocked people from seeing the Suez Canal.

By Samantha Putterman• March 29, 2021

Andrew Tate stated on March 26, 2024 in an X post:

The ship that struck a Baltimore bridge “was cyber-attacked.”

By Jeff Cercone• March 26, 2024

Donald Trump stated on April 23, 2026 in remarks at the White House:

“We are right now producing more oil than Saudi Arabia and Russia combined.”

By Louis Jacobson• April 29, 2026

Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2024 in Facebook posts:

The ship that struck the Baltimore bridge was controlled by a Chinese company.

By Loreben Tuquero• March 28, 2024

Social Media stated on March 01, 2026 in social media posts:

Videos show Iranian missiles struck and damaged the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier.

By Loreben Tuquero• March 2, 2026

Instagram posts stated on March 26, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Mitch McConnell’s sister-in-law who drowned in a Tesla “is listed as the CEO of the company that owns the ship that hit” Baltimore bridge.

By Jeff Cercone• March 27, 2024

Bloggers stated on September 01, 2017 in Internet posts:

"Navy destroyer strikes a building in downtown Houston."

By Joshua Gillin• September 1, 2017

X posts stated on March 26, 2024 in a post on X.:

Edited Wikipedia entry provides proof that “Israelis deployed Talmudic network to take out” Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge.

By Madison Czopek• March 26, 2024

Instagram posts stated on January 15, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Video shows a “US-owned cargo ship was just hit by a missile off the coast of Yemen!”

By Madison Czopek• January 16, 2024

Pete Hegseth stated on March 24, 2025 in an interview:

"Nobody was texting war plans" in the Trump administration Signal group text about bombing Yemen.

By Grace Abels, Amy Sherman• March 26, 2025

Strait of Hormuz: What to know about the crucial oil passage Iran might block following US strikes

By Madison Czopek, Ella Moore• June 23, 2025

Supporting Iranians, then threatening to end civilization: How Trump contradicts himself on war

By Amy Sherman• April 7, 2026

Will you pay $500 more for gas this year because of the Iran war? Fact-checking Democrat Ed Markey

By Amy Sherman• March 26, 2026

Not just oil: How the Strait of Hormuz blockage affects US consumers, from fertilizer to helium

By Louis Jacobson• April 6, 2026

Ask PolitiFact: What is the Strait of Hormuz and how does it affect oil prices?

By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• March 11, 2026

Fact-checking Trump’s conclusion that Iran war was a ‘total’ US victory

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 8, 2026

How long will the Iran war last? See Trump’s timeline shift

By Amy Sherman• March 30, 2026

Ask PolitiFact: What does the Iran war mean for US gasoline prices?

By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2026

Has the US ‘destroyed 100% of Iran’s military capability’? Fact-checking President Donald Trump

By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2026

The war powers resolution on the Iran war: What’s next?

By Louis Jacobson• June 4, 2026

Fact-checking Trump: Did CNN publish a fake statement from Iran and commit a crime?

By Loreben Tuquero• April 10, 2026

In uncertain times, fact-checkers are working with special urgency

By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2026

Two ships colliding with bridges in the same week? That’s not unusual, reports show

By Jeff Cercone• April 4, 2024

Would Trump’s Iran deal bring ‘peace’? Here’s why that is a stretch.

By Amy Sherman• June 15, 2026

How Iran and the United States came to the brink

By Jon Greenberg• January 7, 2020

Trump's press conference: Fact-checking what he said on Iran’s air defenses, his bin Laden warning

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• April 6, 2026

Trump wants a gasoline tax suspension. But it’s never been done and could have serious drawbacks

By Louis Jacobson• May 12, 2026

Baltimore bridge collapse: A cyberattack, a movie and other false claims about the ship accident

By Jeff Cercone• March 27, 2024

The facts about Iowa’s 2nd District congressional candidates and abortion

By Liam Halawith• October 12, 2022

Baltimore bridge collapse: Why the federal government is paying upfront to fix it

By Jeff Cercone, Loreben Tuquero• April 2, 2024

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