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Search results for "All of the Antifa militants in this case were handed sentences of many decades"

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Fact-checks (23964)

Infowars stated on December 23, 2017 in a headline:
"Pier 39 terrorist was an anti-Trump antifa supporter."
By Amy Sherman• December 29, 2017
Viral image stated on October 17, 2020 in a Facebook post:
In the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, “the perps were ANTIFA and BLM anarchists.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 21, 2020
YouTube videos stated on January 19, 2022 in a video:
“Ashli Babbitt Tried To Stop Antifa False Flag On Jan 6th”
By Bill McCarthy• January 21, 2022
Viral image stated on July 17, 2020 in a viral image:
Nine “antifa members arrested” in Portland, Ore.
By Tom Kertscher• July 21, 2020
Facebook posts stated on July 15, 2022 in a Facebook post:
"Antifa was already inside the Capitol with floor plans dressed as Trump supporters" on Jan. 6, 2021, proving the attack “was 100% a setup."
By Bill McCarthy• July 19, 2022
Corey Stewart stated on June 13, 2018 in in a tweet:
Says Sen. Tim Kaine "approves of and even applauds his son's participation in a known terrorist organization, #Antifa."
By Bill McCarthy• June 20, 2018
Chain message stated on June 02, 2020 in a text:
Text from someone “connected” to Raleigh police: “antifa may be heading into the wealthy neighborhoods tonight to take what should be theirs.”
By Paul Specht• June 5, 2020
Tucker Carlson stated on November 01, 2021 in his documentary series "Patriot Purge":
“Jan. 6 is being used as a pretext to strip millions of Americans, disfavored Americans, of their core constitutional rights.”
By Bill McCarthy• November 2, 2021
Dane Eagle stated on June 22, 2020 in a social media ad:
Antifa “are killing our police. Looting our businesses. Assaulting the elderly and burning our churches.”
By Daniel Funke, Amy Sherman• June 26, 2020
Facebook posts stated on June 14, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Antifa now banging on residents’ doors in Seattle, demanding food & supplies. If they don’t get it, the house gets vandalized.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• June 18, 2020
Facebook posts stated on September 14, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says a Twitter account for "Scarsdale NY Antifa" tweeted that "chapters of Antifa around Oregon have collaborated to ignite fires around the state."
By Bill McCarthy• September 15, 2020
Facebook posts stated on September 23, 2020 in a series of images:
A U-Haul operated by antifa activists distributed “shields, weapons & black bloc” to protesters in Louisville, Ky., and is linked to “a George Soros-funded initiative.”
By Daniel Funke• September 24, 2020
Josh Hawley stated on March 21, 2022 in an op-ed:
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson “gave child porn offenders sentences below the guidelines and below what the prosecutors were requesting,” showing she is “soft on child pornography offenders.”
By Jon Greenberg• March 24, 2022
Rick Saccone stated on July 13, 2016 in floor remarks during a House session:
"Illegal tobacco sales, price driven too high, has been connected to at least several cases of funding terrorism against us in multi-year investigations over the last decade and a half."
By Cassie Owens• July 18, 2016
Viral image stated on June 21, 2021 in a viral image:
“A known antifa member” dressed as a Donald Trump supporter “and caused the Capitol riot” on Jan. 6.
By Tom Kertscher• July 30, 2021
Facebook posts stated on September 09, 2020 in a series of images:
Most of the wildfires on the West Coast are “all being started by antifa.”
By Daniel Funke• September 10, 2020
Bloggers stated on January 12, 2021 in blogs:
Antifa provoked the shooting of Ashli Babbitt at the Capitol.
By Noah Y. Kim• January 14, 2021
Louie Gohmert stated on May 10, 2016 in House floor remarks:
"Of all the people in federal prison for possession of illegal substances, 77 percent of them are not citizens of the United States."
By W. Gardner Selby• June 17, 2016
Peter King stated on April 22, 2013 in an interview with MSNBC:
The Boston Marathon bombing "is the fifth case" in which U.S. government officials examined individuals potentially involved in terrorism "and felt they were no threat and they went on to carry out terrorist murders."
By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2013
Facebook posts stated on June 22, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Kill a White on Sight” appears on Black Lives Matter/Antifa flyers.
By Tom Kertscher• June 26, 2020

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Ask PolitiFact: What is antifa, and why is it all over my timeline?

By Daniel Funke• July 2, 2020

There’s no proof antifa stormed the Capitol. The rumor spread quickly anyway

By Daniel Funke, Bill McCarthy• January 7, 2021

The 2021 Lie of the Year: Lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and its significance

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman• December 15, 2021

Tucker Carlson’s ‘Patriot Purge’ film on Jan. 6 is full of falsehoods, conspiracy theories

By Bill McCarthy• November 5, 2021

Nihilistic violent extremism: What the FBI term means and why experts warn against overuse

By Amy Sherman• October 13, 2025

Can Trump designate antifa as a ‘major terrorist organization?’ Here’s what we know

By Maria Briceño• September 18, 2025

Hoaxes, fake news about the Las Vegas massacre

By Louis Jacobson, Emily Tanaka, Miriam Valverde• October 2, 2017

What we know about Dallas incident from Trump’s speech on protests

By Madlin Mekelburg• June 2, 2020

QAnon posts evade Facebook ban before Inauguration Day

By Daniel Funke• January 13, 2021

The Jan. 6 Capitol attack: A year of debunking false narratives

By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 4, 2022

‘Everything we trained for’: How the far-right Oath Keepers militia planned for violence on Jan. 6

By Samantha Putterman• September 23, 2021

Trump attack on former Stone prosecutors ignores critical facts

By Bill McCarthy• February 19, 2020

How Florida compares with the US on the death penalty

By Samantha Putterman• November 21, 2025

PolitiFact’s top 10 fact-checks of 2021

By Amy Sherman• December 21, 2021

Debunking false claims from former Lt. Gen. McInerney on the Capitol riot, COVID-19, election fraud

By Daniel Funke• January 12, 2021

They said what? Fact-checking the Missouri governor debate

By Benjamin Brink, Minh Connors, Noah Crider, Paul Schloesser, William Skipworth• October 10, 2020

The FBI didn’t orchestrate Jan. 6, but poll shows the false belief has staying power

By Madison Czopek• January 5, 2024

Trump wants to designate antifa as a terrorist organization, but lacks legal authority for it

By Miriam Valverde• June 1, 2020

The Jeff Sessions confirmation hearings, Day 1

By Joshua Gillin, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders, Miriam Valverde• January 10, 2017

Fact-checking JD Vance on Maine Democrats, Medicaid fraud and autism coverage

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 14, 2026