12 People 19971 Fact-checks 6391 Articles People (12) Vote NO on 8 Yes on 8 Children at Risk Stand For Children Tennessee American Federation for Children Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Committee for Our Children's Future Committee of Austin's Children PAC Children's Defense Fund-Texas Uncle Sam's Misguided Children Citizens to Support MI Women & Children Georgia Association of Homes and Services for Children Fact-checks (19971) Richard Ojeda stated on August 20, 2019 in a tweet: "75-100 folks (are) killed a month and over 200 wounded by senseless gun violence." By Katherine Baile, Maddie Cherry• October 17, 2019 Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2022 in an image on Facebook: “The gunman at Greenwood Park Mall was a CIA asset.” By Madison Czopek• July 22, 2022 Michele Bachmann stated on September 13, 2011 in several media interviews: Says the vaccine to prevent HPV can cause mental retardation. By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• September 16, 2011 Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on October 08, 2013 in in a press release: Chris Christie "cut equal pay for women, calling it 'senseless bureaucracy.' " By Julie Kliegman• October 17, 2013 Edward Flynn stated on April 14, 2015 in a news conference: In Wisconsin, a "second arrest for carrying pot is a felony," but a second or subsequent arrest "for carrying a gun illegally is a misdemeanor." By Tom Kertscher• April 15, 2015 Barack Obama stated on June 18, 2015 in remarks at the White House: "This type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesn’t happen in other places with this kind of frequency." By Keely Herring, Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2015 Donald Trump stated on August 25, 2025 in remarks to the media: In Washington, D.C., “We always have a murder a week.” By Amy Sherman• August 27, 2025 Social Media stated on March 03, 2026 in in a post: Iran released a list of U.S. cities it will target. By Zoe Weyand• March 6, 2026 Bloggers stated on August 05, 2020 in a Facebook post: Say “Sam Hyde identified as perpitrator (sic) of Beirut explosion” By Jon Greenberg• August 5, 2020 Facebook posts stated on August 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Biden said today, if he loses, his people will keep burning, looting and killing.” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 25, 2020 Robert Gates stated on April 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "The video doesn't show the broader picture of the firing that was going on at American troops." By Robert Farley• April 12, 2010 Facebook posts stated on November 09, 2024 in a Facebook post: Photo shows a missing police officer. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 14, 2024 TikTok posts stated on March 29, 2023 in a post: Morgan Freeman called out Joe Biden for talking about “ice cream” before commenting on the Nashville, Tennessee, school shooting. By Gabrielle Settles• April 3, 2023 Viral image stated on May 26, 2021 in a social media posts and articles: Says ATF chief nominee David Chipman was part of the 1993 assault on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. By Jon Greenberg• June 1, 2021 Viral image stated on October 25, 2015 in a blog post and subsequently reposted on Facebook.: Says Hillary Clinton told the Des Moines Register on Aug. 8, 2015: "I will get the NRA shut down for good if I become president. If we can ban handguns, we will do it." By Jason Noble• March 14, 2016 Viral image stated on October 17, 2022 in an Instagram post: An anti-vaccine activist documented intimidation tactics used against her the day before she was killed. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 20, 2022 Facebook posts stated on August 08, 2021 in a Facebook post: A slain Chicago police officer left behind a two-month-old baby. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 10, 2021 Jake Tapper stated on July 29, 2014 in comments on CNN: Israel in the last three weeks has "killed more Palestinian children, more than 200, than the total number of Israeli soldiers killed in military operations since 2006." By Derek Tsang• July 31, 2014 Bloggers stated on February 08, 2018 in a blog post: "ALERT: Massive Easter Egg Recall Leaves MILLIONS Of Children In Danger- THROW THEM AWAY- They WILL Kill Your Kids." By Miriam Valverde• March 6, 2018 Greg Abbott stated on November 18, 2015 in a tweet: "8 Syrians caught at Texas border in Laredo." By Dylan Baddour• November 20, 2015 Articles (6391) An updated look at statistics on black-on-black murders By Amy Sherman• May 21, 2015 The UN adjusted its Gaza fatality reporting. Here’s what the data does and doesn’t tell us. By Madison Czopek• May 24, 2024 Missed signs, fatal consequences; new facts on child abuse in Texas By W. Gardner Selby• January 13, 2015 Barack Obama and the Truth-O-Meter after the Charleston murders By Keely Herring, Louis Jacobson• June 24, 2015 Ask PolitiFact: how and where will I get my COVID-19 vaccine? By Amy Sherman• December 18, 2020 Looking at the facts behind Rep. Steve King's criticism of Emma Gonzalez By Allison Graves• March 26, 2018 Ultraviolet attacks Chris Christie on women's issues By Keely Herring• July 13, 2015 PolitiFact readers tell us what they think By Jim Tharpe• December 21, 2010 PunditFact fact-checks claims about Israel and Gaza By Aaron Sharockman, Derek Tsang• August 6, 2014 Fact-checking claims about Israel and Gaza By Aaron Sharockman, Derek Tsang• August 6, 2014 Tracking misinformation about the Allen, Texas, mass shooting and response By Michael Williams• May 9, 2023 How Congress could pass Obamacare changes now, or change the filibuster rules By Louis Jacobson• July 30, 2017 Does Vladimir Putin kill journalists? By Linda Qiu• January 4, 2016 Israel-Hamas war: What we know about ‘beheaded babies’ By Sara Swann• November 21, 2023 Fact-checking claims on guns and gun violence By Becky Bowers• January 24, 2013 Fact-checking claims on guns and gun violence By Becky Bowers• January 24, 2013 What Donald Trump left out about the Yemen raid that killed Navy SEAL Ryan Owens By Lauren Carroll• March 1, 2017 No proof tweets about Paris attacks came from Missouri student protesters By Katherine Knott• November 20, 2015 Malaria: A PolitiFact sheet By Marta Cerava• May 19, 2016 'What is Aleppo?' We'll explain it to you, and Gary Johnson By Jon Greenberg• September 8, 2016
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Richard Ojeda stated on August 20, 2019 in a tweet: "75-100 folks (are) killed a month and over 200 wounded by senseless gun violence." By Katherine Baile, Maddie Cherry• October 17, 2019 Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2022 in an image on Facebook: “The gunman at Greenwood Park Mall was a CIA asset.” By Madison Czopek• July 22, 2022 Michele Bachmann stated on September 13, 2011 in several media interviews: Says the vaccine to prevent HPV can cause mental retardation. By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• September 16, 2011 Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on October 08, 2013 in in a press release: Chris Christie "cut equal pay for women, calling it 'senseless bureaucracy.' " By Julie Kliegman• October 17, 2013 Edward Flynn stated on April 14, 2015 in a news conference: In Wisconsin, a "second arrest for carrying pot is a felony," but a second or subsequent arrest "for carrying a gun illegally is a misdemeanor." By Tom Kertscher• April 15, 2015 Barack Obama stated on June 18, 2015 in remarks at the White House: "This type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesn’t happen in other places with this kind of frequency." By Keely Herring, Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2015 Donald Trump stated on August 25, 2025 in remarks to the media: In Washington, D.C., “We always have a murder a week.” By Amy Sherman• August 27, 2025 Social Media stated on March 03, 2026 in in a post: Iran released a list of U.S. cities it will target. By Zoe Weyand• March 6, 2026 Bloggers stated on August 05, 2020 in a Facebook post: Say “Sam Hyde identified as perpitrator (sic) of Beirut explosion” By Jon Greenberg• August 5, 2020 Facebook posts stated on August 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Biden said today, if he loses, his people will keep burning, looting and killing.” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 25, 2020 Robert Gates stated on April 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "The video doesn't show the broader picture of the firing that was going on at American troops." By Robert Farley• April 12, 2010 Facebook posts stated on November 09, 2024 in a Facebook post: Photo shows a missing police officer. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 14, 2024 TikTok posts stated on March 29, 2023 in a post: Morgan Freeman called out Joe Biden for talking about “ice cream” before commenting on the Nashville, Tennessee, school shooting. By Gabrielle Settles• April 3, 2023 Viral image stated on May 26, 2021 in a social media posts and articles: Says ATF chief nominee David Chipman was part of the 1993 assault on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. By Jon Greenberg• June 1, 2021 Viral image stated on October 25, 2015 in a blog post and subsequently reposted on Facebook.: Says Hillary Clinton told the Des Moines Register on Aug. 8, 2015: "I will get the NRA shut down for good if I become president. If we can ban handguns, we will do it." By Jason Noble• March 14, 2016 Viral image stated on October 17, 2022 in an Instagram post: An anti-vaccine activist documented intimidation tactics used against her the day before she was killed. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 20, 2022 Facebook posts stated on August 08, 2021 in a Facebook post: A slain Chicago police officer left behind a two-month-old baby. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 10, 2021 Jake Tapper stated on July 29, 2014 in comments on CNN: Israel in the last three weeks has "killed more Palestinian children, more than 200, than the total number of Israeli soldiers killed in military operations since 2006." By Derek Tsang• July 31, 2014 Bloggers stated on February 08, 2018 in a blog post: "ALERT: Massive Easter Egg Recall Leaves MILLIONS Of Children In Danger- THROW THEM AWAY- They WILL Kill Your Kids." By Miriam Valverde• March 6, 2018 Greg Abbott stated on November 18, 2015 in a tweet: "8 Syrians caught at Texas border in Laredo." By Dylan Baddour• November 20, 2015
An updated look at statistics on black-on-black murders By Amy Sherman• May 21, 2015 The UN adjusted its Gaza fatality reporting. Here’s what the data does and doesn’t tell us. By Madison Czopek• May 24, 2024 Missed signs, fatal consequences; new facts on child abuse in Texas By W. Gardner Selby• January 13, 2015 Barack Obama and the Truth-O-Meter after the Charleston murders By Keely Herring, Louis Jacobson• June 24, 2015 Ask PolitiFact: how and where will I get my COVID-19 vaccine? By Amy Sherman• December 18, 2020 Looking at the facts behind Rep. Steve King's criticism of Emma Gonzalez By Allison Graves• March 26, 2018 Ultraviolet attacks Chris Christie on women's issues By Keely Herring• July 13, 2015 PolitiFact readers tell us what they think By Jim Tharpe• December 21, 2010 PunditFact fact-checks claims about Israel and Gaza By Aaron Sharockman, Derek Tsang• August 6, 2014 Fact-checking claims about Israel and Gaza By Aaron Sharockman, Derek Tsang• August 6, 2014 Tracking misinformation about the Allen, Texas, mass shooting and response By Michael Williams• May 9, 2023 How Congress could pass Obamacare changes now, or change the filibuster rules By Louis Jacobson• July 30, 2017 Does Vladimir Putin kill journalists? By Linda Qiu• January 4, 2016 Israel-Hamas war: What we know about ‘beheaded babies’ By Sara Swann• November 21, 2023 Fact-checking claims on guns and gun violence By Becky Bowers• January 24, 2013 Fact-checking claims on guns and gun violence By Becky Bowers• January 24, 2013 What Donald Trump left out about the Yemen raid that killed Navy SEAL Ryan Owens By Lauren Carroll• March 1, 2017 No proof tweets about Paris attacks came from Missouri student protesters By Katherine Knott• November 20, 2015 Malaria: A PolitiFact sheet By Marta Cerava• May 19, 2016 'What is Aleppo?' We'll explain it to you, and Gary Johnson By Jon Greenberg• September 8, 2016
