7 People 25257 Fact-checks 8037 Articles People (7) Left Action The Walking Dead One Nation One New Jersey One America News One Nation PAC One Wisconsin Now Fact-checks (25257) 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 Bloggers stated on February 02, 2022 in a blog post: “Marines are investigating 3 ancient pyramids discovered in Antarctica.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 27, 2022 Viral image stated on February 20, 2023 in a Facebook post: Canada has only “had 11 school shooting deaths … in history.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 23, 2023 Gwen Moore stated on June 29, 2017 in a speech: Says Dontre Hamilton "was shot 14 times by police for resting on a park bench in Milwaukee." By Tom Kertscher• August 1, 2017 Jeff Greenfield stated on February 14, 2018 in a tweet: "In the rest of the world, there have been 18 school shootings in the last twenty years. In the U.S., there have been 18 school shootings since January 1." By Tom Kertscher• February 15, 2018 Facebook posts stated on August 04, 2019 in Facebook posts: The El Paso and Dayton shootings were "false flag" attacks coordinated by the "deep state." By Daniel Funke• August 5, 2019 Viral image stated on October 25, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Alec Baldwin arrested for first-degree murder and possession of child pornography.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 29, 2021 Donald Trump stated on July 07, 2021 in a press conference: "The person that shot Ashli Babbitt — boom — right through the head — just boom — there was no reason for that." By Louis Jacobson• July 8, 2021 Stephanie Ruhle stated on August 05, 2019 in on MSNBC: Says Walmart is "one of the largest sellers of assault-style weapons." By Bill McCarthy• August 7, 2019 Bloggers stated on October 31, 2018 in a post on Facebook: "Caravan Violence: Invaders Shoot At Police, Set Fire To Immigration Checkpoint" By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• November 13, 2018 Viral image stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photos show that the person who shot three people during a protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake is a police officer. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 26, 2020 Facebook posts stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Video showed police thank (Kyle Rittenhouse) & give him water prior to the killings” By Eric Litke• August 28, 2020 Rush Limbaugh stated on August 27, 2018 in in a blog post: "It appears that the (Jacksonville) shooter was part of the Trump 'Resistance'." By John Kruzel• August 28, 2018 Bloggers stated on November 02, 2018 in a post on Facebook: Refugees are throwing rocks and trying "to kill you." By Ciara O'Rourke• November 5, 2018 Barack Obama stated on May 23, 2013 in a speech at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.: Says that since he took office, "there have been no large-scale attacks on the United States." By Louis Jacobson• May 24, 2013 Instagram posts stated on January 15, 2023 in an Instagram post: "New government-funded 'food pyramid' says Lucky Charms are healthier than steak." By Tom Kertscher• January 24, 2023 Everytown for Gun Safety stated on June 11, 2014 in an infographic that went viral: There have been 74 "school shootings in America since Sandy Hook." By Lauren Carroll• June 13, 2014 Viral image stated on June 27, 2022 in a Facebook post: Photo shows a trashed venue in Glastonbury after climate activist Greta Thunberg spoke there. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 28, 2022 Ron Tusler stated on August 04, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Less mass shootings under Trump!" By Eric Litke• August 6, 2019 Viral image stated on August 08, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says a crisis actor played the parts of a shooting victim and the mothers of shooting victims in Las Vegas, Orlando and Thousand Oaks. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 14, 2019 Articles (8037) Have there been more US mass shootings than days in 2024? Common statistic needs context By Amy Sherman• February 16, 2024 The list of 78 terror attacks the White House says the media didn’t cover — but they did By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu• February 8, 2017 Trump says he left Biden a perfect economy, but the facts say otherwise By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Yacob Reyes• November 16, 2022 Experts say Ron DeSantis’ plan to send troops to the U.S.-Mexico border wouldn't lower fentanyl flow By Marta Campabadal Graus, Maria Ramirez Uribe• August 25, 2023 Despite Trump remarks on El Paso and Dayton, it's a weak link between video games, mass shootings By Tom Kertscher• August 6, 2019 Fact-checking the March For Our Lives By Katie Sanders, Amy Sherman• March 24, 2018 How is a ‘mass shooting’ defined? By Chris Nichols• October 4, 2017 How likely are you to be struck by lightning? By Ciara O'Rourke• April 7, 2011 Fact-checking misinformation after the El Paso, Dayton shootings By Daniel Funke, John Kruzel• August 5, 2019 The food pyramid was phased out in 2011, but it still gets hate. We looked back at why By Grace Abels• November 7, 2025 In Context: What Trump said about a ‘bloodbath’ and Biden’s actions on the car industry By Amy Sherman• March 18, 2024 In Context: Here’s what JD Vance said about school shootings being a ‘fact of life’ (transcript) By Jeff Cercone• September 9, 2024 PolitiFact Wisconsin's most clicked items for August 2019 By D.L. Davis• September 3, 2019 What we do and don’t know about MI church shooting suspect Thomas Jacob Sanford’s politics By Grace Abels• September 30, 2025 The facts on mass shootings in the United States By Joshua Gillin, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• November 8, 2017 In the wake of nation's latest mass shooting, what we know about guns from five fact-checks By D.L. Davis, Tom Kertscher• November 9, 2018 The death of Michael Brown, legal facts and Democratic messaging By Louis Jacobson• August 14, 2019 What we know about mass shootings By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• February 15, 2018 Mailbag: 'PolitiFact is a hack for the fantasy of centrism' By Louis Jacobson• July 7, 2014 That viral tweet about mass shootings by country? It needs additional context By Jon Greenberg• August 5, 2019
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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 Bloggers stated on February 02, 2022 in a blog post: “Marines are investigating 3 ancient pyramids discovered in Antarctica.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 27, 2022 Viral image stated on February 20, 2023 in a Facebook post: Canada has only “had 11 school shooting deaths … in history.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 23, 2023 Gwen Moore stated on June 29, 2017 in a speech: Says Dontre Hamilton "was shot 14 times by police for resting on a park bench in Milwaukee." By Tom Kertscher• August 1, 2017 Jeff Greenfield stated on February 14, 2018 in a tweet: "In the rest of the world, there have been 18 school shootings in the last twenty years. In the U.S., there have been 18 school shootings since January 1." By Tom Kertscher• February 15, 2018 Facebook posts stated on August 04, 2019 in Facebook posts: The El Paso and Dayton shootings were "false flag" attacks coordinated by the "deep state." By Daniel Funke• August 5, 2019 Viral image stated on October 25, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Alec Baldwin arrested for first-degree murder and possession of child pornography.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 29, 2021 Donald Trump stated on July 07, 2021 in a press conference: "The person that shot Ashli Babbitt — boom — right through the head — just boom — there was no reason for that." By Louis Jacobson• July 8, 2021 Stephanie Ruhle stated on August 05, 2019 in on MSNBC: Says Walmart is "one of the largest sellers of assault-style weapons." By Bill McCarthy• August 7, 2019 Bloggers stated on October 31, 2018 in a post on Facebook: "Caravan Violence: Invaders Shoot At Police, Set Fire To Immigration Checkpoint" By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• November 13, 2018 Viral image stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photos show that the person who shot three people during a protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake is a police officer. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 26, 2020 Facebook posts stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Video showed police thank (Kyle Rittenhouse) & give him water prior to the killings” By Eric Litke• August 28, 2020 Rush Limbaugh stated on August 27, 2018 in in a blog post: "It appears that the (Jacksonville) shooter was part of the Trump 'Resistance'." By John Kruzel• August 28, 2018 Bloggers stated on November 02, 2018 in a post on Facebook: Refugees are throwing rocks and trying "to kill you." By Ciara O'Rourke• November 5, 2018 Barack Obama stated on May 23, 2013 in a speech at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.: Says that since he took office, "there have been no large-scale attacks on the United States." By Louis Jacobson• May 24, 2013 Instagram posts stated on January 15, 2023 in an Instagram post: "New government-funded 'food pyramid' says Lucky Charms are healthier than steak." By Tom Kertscher• January 24, 2023 Everytown for Gun Safety stated on June 11, 2014 in an infographic that went viral: There have been 74 "school shootings in America since Sandy Hook." By Lauren Carroll• June 13, 2014 Viral image stated on June 27, 2022 in a Facebook post: Photo shows a trashed venue in Glastonbury after climate activist Greta Thunberg spoke there. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 28, 2022 Ron Tusler stated on August 04, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Less mass shootings under Trump!" By Eric Litke• August 6, 2019 Viral image stated on August 08, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says a crisis actor played the parts of a shooting victim and the mothers of shooting victims in Las Vegas, Orlando and Thousand Oaks. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 14, 2019
Have there been more US mass shootings than days in 2024? Common statistic needs context By Amy Sherman• February 16, 2024 The list of 78 terror attacks the White House says the media didn’t cover — but they did By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu• February 8, 2017 Trump says he left Biden a perfect economy, but the facts say otherwise By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Yacob Reyes• November 16, 2022 Experts say Ron DeSantis’ plan to send troops to the U.S.-Mexico border wouldn't lower fentanyl flow By Marta Campabadal Graus, Maria Ramirez Uribe• August 25, 2023 Despite Trump remarks on El Paso and Dayton, it's a weak link between video games, mass shootings By Tom Kertscher• August 6, 2019 Fact-checking the March For Our Lives By Katie Sanders, Amy Sherman• March 24, 2018 How is a ‘mass shooting’ defined? By Chris Nichols• October 4, 2017 How likely are you to be struck by lightning? By Ciara O'Rourke• April 7, 2011 Fact-checking misinformation after the El Paso, Dayton shootings By Daniel Funke, John Kruzel• August 5, 2019 The food pyramid was phased out in 2011, but it still gets hate. We looked back at why By Grace Abels• November 7, 2025 In Context: What Trump said about a ‘bloodbath’ and Biden’s actions on the car industry By Amy Sherman• March 18, 2024 In Context: Here’s what JD Vance said about school shootings being a ‘fact of life’ (transcript) By Jeff Cercone• September 9, 2024 PolitiFact Wisconsin's most clicked items for August 2019 By D.L. Davis• September 3, 2019 What we do and don’t know about MI church shooting suspect Thomas Jacob Sanford’s politics By Grace Abels• September 30, 2025 The facts on mass shootings in the United States By Joshua Gillin, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• November 8, 2017 In the wake of nation's latest mass shooting, what we know about guns from five fact-checks By D.L. Davis, Tom Kertscher• November 9, 2018 The death of Michael Brown, legal facts and Democratic messaging By Louis Jacobson• August 14, 2019 What we know about mass shootings By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• February 15, 2018 Mailbag: 'PolitiFact is a hack for the fantasy of centrism' By Louis Jacobson• July 7, 2014 That viral tweet about mass shootings by country? It needs additional context By Jon Greenberg• August 5, 2019
