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Search results for "AOC thinks Venezuela is below the equator"

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Fact-checks (9536)

Instagram posts stated on March 29, 2024 in an Instagram post:
The FBI admitted that Venezuela emptied its prisons and sent the inmates to the U.S.
By Sofia Ahmed• April 4, 2024
Donald Trump stated on October 15, 2025 in news conference:
Regarding boat strikes off the coast of Venezuela, “Every boat that we knock out we save 25,000 American lives.”
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 16, 2025
Barack Obama stated on January 30, 2008 in Denver:
Hillary Clinton "agrees with (John McCain) in embracing the Bush-Cheney policy of not talking to leaders we don't like."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 1, 2008
Citizens United stated on March 31, 2021 in a tweet:
Says Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan “is the Green New Deal.”
By Jon Greenberg• April 2, 2021
Facebook posts stated on July 14, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Quotes Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez as saying private truck drivers are "destroying America" and should be "government regulated and drivers should be on full-time camera until we can figure out how to automate our shipping and do away with them altogether."
By Samantha Putterman• July 19, 2019
Tim Baxter stated on January 04, 2022 in an ad:
Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “says that all young people want to be socialists.”
By Tom Kertscher• January 12, 2022
Instagram posts stated on July 19, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was “faking being arrested” during an abortion-rights protest outside the Supreme Court.
By Bill McCarthy• July 20, 2022
Viral image stated on January 12, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted, “Let’s begin ‘The Purge’ to roundup all Conservative traitors.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 13, 2021
Jeremy Thiesfeldt stated on September 19, 2019 in a weekly radio address:
"The vast majority of Wisconsin students cannot even read, write, or do math at grade level."
By Eric Litke• October 23, 2019
George Allen stated on December 07, 2011 in a debate.:
The United States "is number one in the world in energy resources; Russia is number two."  
By Warren Fiske, Jacob Geiger• December 8, 2011
George Allen stated on June 14, 2011 in a press conference.:
"We are number one in the world when it comes to energy resources. ... The Russians are second; Saudi Arabia is number three." 
By Jacob Geiger• June 17, 2011
Facebook posts stated on April 23, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., “is now worth $29 million dollars.”
By Loreben Tuquero• April 3, 2023
Viral image stated on February 26, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, "We must block Trump from stopping the return of the heroic Alabama mother from ISIS. In many ways she is more of a hero then our veterans. Welcome home sister!"
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 27, 2019
Viral image stated on June 26, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "weeps over empty parking lot."
By Ciara O'Rourke, Stefanie Pousoulides• July 22, 2019
Threads posts stated on October 30, 2024 in a Threads post:
"AOC is worth 29 Million dollars! How did that happen, on $174,000 per year?"
By Jeff Cercone• October 30, 2024
Facebook posts stated on October 01, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Video shows Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez crying on CNN.
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 2, 2023
Instagram posts stated on November 25, 2024 in an Instagram post:
AOC posted that Trump’s election victory emboldened a conservative news outlet to call for her resignation because she’s a woman.
By Sofia Ahmed• November 26, 2024
Viral image stated on April 03, 2025 in a Facebook post:
Says U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s family “must have just overlooked” “cashing her dead grandmother’s Social Security checks for a decade and a half.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• April 4, 2025
Facebook posts stated on January 23, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Video shows Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez crying after “Ted Cruz gets up and humiliates her to her face.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 26, 2023
Facebook posts stated on April 13, 2023 in a Facebook post:
A video shows Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., playing a phone conversation between Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Hunter Biden.
By Loreben Tuquero• April 17, 2023

Articles (3547)

The US attacked Venezuelan boats it says are carrying drugs. Is Venezuela sending drugs to the US?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 22, 2025

Florida Sen. Rick Scott blames Venezuela’s collapse on socialism, but is that the real culprit?

By Amy Sherman• January 25, 2019

Fact-checking Donald Trump following U.S. attacks on Venezuela and capture of Nicolás Maduro

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 3, 2026

Ask PolitiFact: Where was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during the Capitol riot?

By Bill McCarthy• February 4, 2021

No, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez probably didn't say that

By Ciara O'Rourke• March 27, 2019

A note to our readers who think President Trump won

By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 24, 2020

Why Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez nominated Bernie Sanders at the Democratic convention

By Jon Greenberg• August 19, 2020

Readers’ choice: Vote for your 2025 Lie of the Year

By Ellen Hine• November 21, 2025

The U.S. attack against a Venezuelan ‘drug carrying boat’ raises legal questions

By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2025

Fact-checking Trump’s misleading attacks on Omar, Ocasio-Cortez in North Carolina

By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• July 18, 2019

What are the charges against Venezuela's Maduro? How can the US indict foreign politicians?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• January 5, 2026

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the U.S. is running concentration camps. Many historians are skeptical

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• June 20, 2019

Announcing PolitiFact Readers' Choice for the 2025 Lie of the Year

By Ellen Hine• December 15, 2025

Joe Biden lifted sanctions on Venezuela. Is he to blame for the country’s disputed elections?

By Marta Campabadal Graus, Maria Ramirez Uribe• August 2, 2024

Donald Trump exagera la disminución del crimen en Venezuela y engaña sobre sus causas

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• April 24, 2024

Tren de Aragua: What we know about the Venezuelan gang Donald Trump promised to deport

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• November 1, 2024

Fact-checking claim about Venezuela sending prisoners to the US southern border

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 29, 2022

Fact-checking Donald Trump on promised U.S. oil company investment in Venezuela

By Louis Jacobson• January 5, 2026

Resultado de elecciones en Venezuela: ¿Tuvo un rol el levantamiento de sanciones de EE.UU?

By Maria Briceño, Marta Campabadal Graus, Maria Ramirez Uribe• August 7, 2024

How do U.S. deportation flights work, what happens when countries refuse to accept them?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 28, 2025