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Search results for "A gunman fired shots at a White House Correspondents' Dinner event attended by President Trump"

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Social Media stated on April 26, 2026 in social media posts:
Video shows “unedited raw security footage” of the shooter at the April 25 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
By Maria Briceño• April 29, 2026
Jeb Bush stated on November 11, 2015 in Atlantic, Iowa, during a campaign event.:
Says President Barack Obama did not invite a Republican senator to dine at the White House until his fifth year in office. 
By Jason Noble• November 23, 2015
Marcy Kaptur stated on May 05, 2026 in an X post:
Republicans “want you to pay $1 Billion for a ballroom.”
By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• May 8, 2026
Daily World Update stated on April 29, 2018 in a headline:
"CNN shocks America, fires ‘journalist’ who made fun of Sarah Sanders’ face"
By Amy Sherman• May 1, 2018
Tim Scott stated on April 26, 2026 in an X post:
“Secret Service remains unpaid” during the partial government shutdown.
By Louis Jacobson• April 29, 2026
Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2018 in in a meeting:
"You take Pulse nightclub. If you had one person in that room that could carry a gun and knew how to use it, it wouldn’t have happened, or certainly to the extent that it did."  
By John Kruzel• March 1, 2018
Instagram posts stated on February 02, 2022 in an Instagram post:
“Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pays mainstream media $600 million to report in favor of him.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 3, 2022
The Liberty Raise stated on May 02, 2018 in a headline:
"Breaking: Michelle Wolf fired -- Comedy Central apologizes to Sarah Sanders."
By Amy Sherman• May 4, 2018
Social Media stated on July 24, 2024 in in social media posts:
ABC News reporter said “government tried to kill” former President Donald Trump.
By Jeff Cercone• July 26, 2024
Facebook posts stated on February 17, 2025 in a Facebook post:
“Barack and Michelle Obama locked in bombshell divorce of the century.”
By Jeff Cercone• February 19, 2025
Instagram posts stated on March 24, 2023 in an Instagram post:
A photo shows former President Barack Obama’s “old boyfriend,” to whom he paid “hush money.”
By Loreben Tuquero• March 29, 2023
Facebook posts stated on July 04, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says the National Mall’s webcam was "abruptly shut down" and removed from the White House’s website to stop viewers from seeing the lack of attendees at president Trump’s Fourth of July event.
By Samantha Putterman• July 9, 2019
X posts stated on May 14, 2022 in Twitter posts:
The mass shooting in Buffalo, New York was a “false flag event.”
By Gabrielle Settles• May 18, 2022
Viral image stated on March 22, 2021 in a tweet:
These 11 mass shootings involved an AR-15-style weapon.
By Jon Greenberg• March 24, 2021
Viral image stated on July 18, 2024 in a Threads post:
Photo shows “Thomas Matthew Crooks wearing a quipá.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 24, 2024
Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2024 in a video:
Thomas Matthew Crooks worked for BlackRock "in the past" and BlackRock owned the building Crooks stood on when he shot at the Trump campaign rally.
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• July 26, 2024
Threads posts stated on July 13, 2024 in a post:
The Secret Service staged the July 13 shooting at Trump rally.
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• July 17, 2024
Facebook posts stated on October 17, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says NBC News’ Kristen Welker “gave thousands of dollars to Obama, Clinton and Biden, is registered as a Democrat & her family spent Christmas with the Obamas at the White House.”
By Bill McCarthy• October 20, 2020
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
YourNewsWire.com stated on February 08, 2018 in in a fake news blog post :
Says Melania Trump hired exorcist to "cleanse White House of Obama demons."
By Mica Soellner• February 19, 2018

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Column: Why a correspondents’ dinner at a White House ballroom could endanger press freedom

By Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2026

Fact-checking falsehoods after shooting in hotel hosting correspondents’ dinner Trump attended

By Amy Sherman• April 26, 2026

Hakeem Jeffries ‘maximum warfare’ comment was about redistricting, not a call to violence

By Amy Sherman• April 27, 2026

How AI, an old video and road closures fueled Easter weekend rumors about President Trump’s health

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Loreben Tuquero• April 6, 2026

8 times the Mueller report shows Trump, White House spread false or misleading claims

By Miriam Valverde• April 19, 2019

Fact-checking President Trump’s attorney after Comey's testimony

By Jon Greenberg, Miriam Valverde• June 9, 2017

PolitiFact’s coverage of the Donald Trump assassination attempt

By PolitiFact Staff • July 25, 2024

On Trump’s birthday, UFC fights at the White House. How did other presidents celebrate birthdays?

By Gracey Abernethy• June 12, 2026

PBS NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff to headline second day of United Facts of America

By Matthew Crowley• September 27, 2022

A ‘third assassination attempt’ against Trump? Here’s what we know about California arrest

By Jeff Cercone• October 14, 2024

Does Mike Pence call his wife ‘Mother’?

By John Kruzel• March 27, 2018

Trump, Vance and Zelenskyy's tense Oval Office meeting about Ukraine and Russia, fact-checked

By Jeff Cercone, Amy Sherman, Sara Swann• February 28, 2025

PolitiFact on the road: The claims Ron DeSantis repeated during his CNN town hall in New Hampshire

By Ellen Hine• January 17, 2024

From whispers to the White House briefing room: the tale of the birth certificate

By Bill Adair• April 27, 2011

In Context: Tirade against Reince Priebus

By Tom Kertscher• July 28, 2017

COVID-19 contact tracing for Donald Trump: Who else should isolate?

By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• October 2, 2020

Warren vs. Buttigieg: Why they were fighting about campaign finance and a wine cave at the debate

By Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• December 20, 2019

Fact-checking claims about concealed handguns

By • April 13, 2011

Barack Obama and the Truth-O-Meter after the Charleston murders

By Keely Herring, Louis Jacobson• June 24, 2015

QAnon and Donald Trump rallies: What's that about?

By Miriam Valverde• August 3, 2018