3 People 15345 Fact-checks 5085 Articles People (3) Florida House Majority Office Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office Ohio Public Defender's Office Fact-checks (15345) Instagram posts stated on June 04, 2022 in an Instagram post: White supremacists are going to be “shooting up all Walmarts and will kill Blacks and Mexicans” in San Bernardino, California. By Jeff Cercone• June 8, 2022 David A. Clarke Jr. stated on July 17, 2016 in an interview: Says Barack Obama "said black males are two times more likely to be shot by a law enforcement officer than white males" and "that is a lie" because "there is no data." By Tom Kertscher• August 3, 2016 Bill O'Reilly stated on December 01, 2014 in a segment on "The O'Reilly Factor": "In 2012, 123 African-Americans were shot dead by police. ... Same year, 326 whites were killed by police." By Katie Sanders• December 4, 2014 Instagram posts stated on September 14, 2020 in an Instagram post: The same deputy who got shot through her jaw in Saturday’s shooting is the same officer seen on video laughing and smirking at the scene of security guard Andres Guardado’s death after he was shot and killed by LASD officers on June 18th, 2020.” By Samantha Putterman• September 16, 2020 Jonathan Brostoff stated on January 07, 2021 in a tweet: The woman killed during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol assault was shot by a Secret Service agent, not Capitol Police. By Eric Litke• January 8, 2021 Viral image stated on August 05, 2019 in a Facebook post: A Fox News affiliate reported on a shooting before it happened. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 12, 2019 X posts stated on May 26, 2022 in a tweet: “These mass shootings happen so much that Ted Cruz really got a template ready to tweet whenever they occur.” By Samantha Putterman• May 27, 2022 Josh Kaul stated on August 15, 2019 in a tweet: Says people convicted of felonies or under restraining orders "can buy a firearm without going through a background check." By Eric Litke• September 13, 2019 Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2020 in Facebook post: Says a photo shows accused shooter Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother, armed with a long gun, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on the night two protesters were killed and one injured. By Madeline Heim• August 31, 2020 Beto O'Rourke stated on August 03, 2019 in a press conference: Says of El Paso that some years, "in a city of almost 700,000, we had five murders the entire year. Our average over the last 10 years is 18 (murders per year). We exceeded that average just on one day" after a gunman opened fire at a Walmart in the city. By Madlin Mekelburg• August 5, 2019 Philip Levine stated on February 20, 2018 in a TV ad: "Here in Florida, despite 14 school shootings in eight years, we still have some of the weakest gun laws in the nation." By Allison Graves• February 23, 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 March 22, 2021 in a tweet: These 11 mass shootings involved an AR-15-style weapon. By Jon Greenberg• March 24, 2021 Threads posts stated on January 29, 2025 in a Threads post: A Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol rioter pardoned by President Donald Trump was “killed when she used her 2A rights with a shotgun while being served for eviction.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 31, 2025 Viral image stated on August 03, 2019 in posts on Facebook: "ICE just rolled up to the school where the families are reunifying after the El Paso shooting to check citizenship papers." By Louis Jacobson• August 6, 2019 Ron Tusler stated on August 04, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Less mass shootings under Trump!" By Eric Litke• August 6, 2019 Social Media stated on January 07, 2026 in social media posts: Viral photo shows the woman killed by an ICE agent Jan. 7 in Minneapolis. By Maria Briceño• January 8, 2026 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 Viral image stated on April 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: “George Floyd’s younger brother, Dejywan Floyd, has been arrested in North Carolina for a ‘road rage’ shooting of a white couple, killing the mother of six sitting in the passenger seat.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 12, 2021 Articles (5085) Fact-checking misinformation after the El Paso, Dayton shootings By Daniel Funke, John Kruzel• August 5, 2019 No, police didn’t stop mass shootings in Des Moines and Omaha By Daniel Funke• August 5, 2019 In the weeks after El Paso and Dayton, mass shooting rumors spread on Snapchat and iMessage By Daniel Funke• August 26, 2019 Fact-checking Richard Corcoran and Andrew Gillum's fiery debate on sanctuary cities By Romy Ellenbogen, Allison Graves, Jimena Tavel• February 14, 2018 What’s the ‘determinant’ in police use-of-force cases: The civilian’s race or the officer’s? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 9, 2023 PolitiFact Wisconsin's most clicked items for August 2019 By D.L. Davis• September 3, 2019 How many mass shootings have occurred since Uvalde tragedy? By Nusaiba Mizan• June 10, 2022 Comparing the Breonna Taylor and Justine Damond cases By Ciara O'Rourke• September 24, 2020 What is the citizenship status of terrorist suspects in the United States? By Amy Sherman• December 29, 2015 Fact-checking the Kenosha shootings involving Jacob Blake, Kyle Rittenhouse By Eric Litke• August 28, 2020 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 What we know about Jacob Blake's shooting in Kenosha, Wis. By Daniel Funke, Ciara O'Rourke• August 27, 2020 Have there been more US mass shootings than days in 2024? Common statistic needs context By Amy Sherman• February 16, 2024 What’s known about claim that white supremacists shot at Ferguson, Mo., marchers By Tom Kertscher• November 19, 2021 Fact-checking figures about gun violence in Texas By Madlin Mekelburg• September 6, 2019 Fact-checking claims about Breonna Taylor’s death By Noah Y. Kim, Miriam Valverde• September 25, 2020 Fact-checking claims about the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton By Bill McCarthy• August 9, 2019 Top 10 Kenosha-related fact checks of 2020 By Eric Litke• December 28, 2020 Hoaxes, fake news about the Las Vegas massacre By Louis Jacobson, Emily Tanaka, Miriam Valverde• October 2, 2017 How likely are you to be struck by lightning? By Ciara O'Rourke• April 7, 2011
Instagram posts stated on June 04, 2022 in an Instagram post: White supremacists are going to be “shooting up all Walmarts and will kill Blacks and Mexicans” in San Bernardino, California. By Jeff Cercone• June 8, 2022 David A. Clarke Jr. stated on July 17, 2016 in an interview: Says Barack Obama "said black males are two times more likely to be shot by a law enforcement officer than white males" and "that is a lie" because "there is no data." By Tom Kertscher• August 3, 2016 Bill O'Reilly stated on December 01, 2014 in a segment on "The O'Reilly Factor": "In 2012, 123 African-Americans were shot dead by police. ... Same year, 326 whites were killed by police." By Katie Sanders• December 4, 2014 Instagram posts stated on September 14, 2020 in an Instagram post: The same deputy who got shot through her jaw in Saturday’s shooting is the same officer seen on video laughing and smirking at the scene of security guard Andres Guardado’s death after he was shot and killed by LASD officers on June 18th, 2020.” By Samantha Putterman• September 16, 2020 Jonathan Brostoff stated on January 07, 2021 in a tweet: The woman killed during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol assault was shot by a Secret Service agent, not Capitol Police. By Eric Litke• January 8, 2021 Viral image stated on August 05, 2019 in a Facebook post: A Fox News affiliate reported on a shooting before it happened. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 12, 2019 X posts stated on May 26, 2022 in a tweet: “These mass shootings happen so much that Ted Cruz really got a template ready to tweet whenever they occur.” By Samantha Putterman• May 27, 2022 Josh Kaul stated on August 15, 2019 in a tweet: Says people convicted of felonies or under restraining orders "can buy a firearm without going through a background check." By Eric Litke• September 13, 2019 Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2020 in Facebook post: Says a photo shows accused shooter Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother, armed with a long gun, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on the night two protesters were killed and one injured. By Madeline Heim• August 31, 2020 Beto O'Rourke stated on August 03, 2019 in a press conference: Says of El Paso that some years, "in a city of almost 700,000, we had five murders the entire year. Our average over the last 10 years is 18 (murders per year). We exceeded that average just on one day" after a gunman opened fire at a Walmart in the city. By Madlin Mekelburg• August 5, 2019 Philip Levine stated on February 20, 2018 in a TV ad: "Here in Florida, despite 14 school shootings in eight years, we still have some of the weakest gun laws in the nation." By Allison Graves• February 23, 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 March 22, 2021 in a tweet: These 11 mass shootings involved an AR-15-style weapon. By Jon Greenberg• March 24, 2021 Threads posts stated on January 29, 2025 in a Threads post: A Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol rioter pardoned by President Donald Trump was “killed when she used her 2A rights with a shotgun while being served for eviction.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 31, 2025 Viral image stated on August 03, 2019 in posts on Facebook: "ICE just rolled up to the school where the families are reunifying after the El Paso shooting to check citizenship papers." By Louis Jacobson• August 6, 2019 Ron Tusler stated on August 04, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Less mass shootings under Trump!" By Eric Litke• August 6, 2019 Social Media stated on January 07, 2026 in social media posts: Viral photo shows the woman killed by an ICE agent Jan. 7 in Minneapolis. By Maria Briceño• January 8, 2026 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 Viral image stated on April 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: “George Floyd’s younger brother, Dejywan Floyd, has been arrested in North Carolina for a ‘road rage’ shooting of a white couple, killing the mother of six sitting in the passenger seat.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 12, 2021
Fact-checking misinformation after the El Paso, Dayton shootings By Daniel Funke, John Kruzel• August 5, 2019 No, police didn’t stop mass shootings in Des Moines and Omaha By Daniel Funke• August 5, 2019 In the weeks after El Paso and Dayton, mass shooting rumors spread on Snapchat and iMessage By Daniel Funke• August 26, 2019 Fact-checking Richard Corcoran and Andrew Gillum's fiery debate on sanctuary cities By Romy Ellenbogen, Allison Graves, Jimena Tavel• February 14, 2018 What’s the ‘determinant’ in police use-of-force cases: The civilian’s race or the officer’s? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 9, 2023 PolitiFact Wisconsin's most clicked items for August 2019 By D.L. Davis• September 3, 2019 How many mass shootings have occurred since Uvalde tragedy? By Nusaiba Mizan• June 10, 2022 Comparing the Breonna Taylor and Justine Damond cases By Ciara O'Rourke• September 24, 2020 What is the citizenship status of terrorist suspects in the United States? By Amy Sherman• December 29, 2015 Fact-checking the Kenosha shootings involving Jacob Blake, Kyle Rittenhouse By Eric Litke• August 28, 2020 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 What we know about Jacob Blake's shooting in Kenosha, Wis. By Daniel Funke, Ciara O'Rourke• August 27, 2020 Have there been more US mass shootings than days in 2024? Common statistic needs context By Amy Sherman• February 16, 2024 What’s known about claim that white supremacists shot at Ferguson, Mo., marchers By Tom Kertscher• November 19, 2021 Fact-checking figures about gun violence in Texas By Madlin Mekelburg• September 6, 2019 Fact-checking claims about Breonna Taylor’s death By Noah Y. Kim, Miriam Valverde• September 25, 2020 Fact-checking claims about the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton By Bill McCarthy• August 9, 2019 Top 10 Kenosha-related fact checks of 2020 By Eric Litke• December 28, 2020 Hoaxes, fake news about the Las Vegas massacre By Louis Jacobson, Emily Tanaka, Miriam Valverde• October 2, 2017 How likely are you to be struck by lightning? By Ciara O'Rourke• April 7, 2011
