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Donald Trump stated on January 10, 2023 in an interview:

Joe Biden as vice president didn't "have the right to declassify" documents.

By Loreben Tuquero • January 19, 2023

Candace Owens stated on February 22, 2022 in a tweet:

“NATO (under direction from the United States) is violating previous agreements and expanding eastward.”

By Bill McCarthy • February 28, 2022

Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says it was "a crime for Nixon to wiretap the Democrats at Watergate but OK for Obama to wiretap Republicans at Trump Tower.”

By Bill McCarthy • May 21, 2020

Lincoln Project stated on May 5, 2020 in an ad:

"Trump bailed out Wall Street, but not Main Street."

By Louis Jacobson • May 7, 2020

Gregg Jarrett stated on December 6, 2017 in an interview on "Hannity":

"The FBI has become America's secret police … like the old KGB."

By Louis Jacobson • December 8, 2017

Donald Trump stated on January 21, 2017 in remarks at the CIA:

"The media ... sort of made it sound like I had a feud with the intelligence community."

By Jon Greenberg • January 22, 2017

Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in an immigration policy speech in Phoenix:

Says Hillary Clinton has "not answered a single question" about her immigration plan.

By Anthony Cave • September 9, 2016

Mike Rawlings stated on July 8, 2016 in a news conference:

In 2016, Dallas, Texas, has fewer "police officer-related shootings than any large city in America."

By Neelesh Moorthy • July 12, 2016

Mark Warner stated on September 29, 2014:

On opposing legislation that would take away existing health care plans.

By Nancy Madsen, Warren Fiske • September 29, 2014

Mitt Romney stated on June 2, 2011 in a speech announcing his presidential campaign:

"A few months into office, (President Barack Obama) traveled around the globe to apologize for America."

By Louis Jacobson • June 3, 2011

Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2024 in a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania:

Vice President Kamala Harris “even wants to legalize fentanyl.”

By Amy Sherman • October 1, 2024

Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2023 in a speech:

Says Gov. Ron DeSantis “opposed my China tariffs and he heartlessly opposed” $28 billion for farm relief, which was paid for by China.

By Samantha Putterman • August 8, 2023

Brian Fitzpatrick stated on January 22, 2023 in an interview on Fox News Sunday:

“Classified documents can never be taken out of a (sensitive compartmented information facility), ever.”

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • January 24, 2023

Tim Ryan stated on August 24, 2022 in statements to the media:

On supporting student debt relief.

By Amy Sherman • October 7, 2022

Dennis Prager stated on November 8, 2021 in an interview with Newsmax:

"During the AIDS crisis, can you imagine if gay men and intravenous drug users … had they been pariahs the way the non-vaccinated are? But it would've been inconceivable."

By Louis Jacobson • November 11, 2021

Tucker Carlson stated on November 1, 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

Joe Rogan stated on August 20, 2021 in a podcast episode:

The mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are “really gene therapy.”

By Bill McCarthy • August 31, 2021

Facebook posts stated on July 18, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says George Floyd’s criminal history includes “23 arrests,” “3 car thefts” and many violent crimes.

By Gabrielle Settles • July 28, 2021

Donald Trump stated on March 21, 2021 in a statement to the media:

"We proudly handed the Biden administration the most secure border in history. All they had to do was keep this smooth-running system on autopilot.”

By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde • March 24, 2021

Joe Biden stated on July 22, 2020 in a town hall:

No U.S. presidents elected before Donald Trump were racist.

By Louis Jacobson, Sophie Austin • July 27, 2020

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Biden bill signing photo for final Biden Promise Tracker story, 1-9-2025

Did Joe Biden keep these 99 promises? We reviewed his presidential record

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • January 14, 2025

Fact-check: What Republican candidates got right, wrong in first debate on Fox News

By PolitiFact Staff • August 24, 2023

After hottest month on record, can novel solutions address ‘urban heat islands’?

By Tom Kertscher • August 17, 2023

Can the Jan. 6 committee get to the truth about the attack — and get Americans to believe it?

By Jon Greenberg • December 1, 2021

Trial of the Chicago 7 defendants at table

The Trial of the Chicago 7: What the movie gets right, and wrong

By Samantha Putterman • April 18, 2021

Robert Mueller DOJ statement end of Russia probe May 29 2019

The Russia investigation and Donald Trump: a timeline from on-the-record sources (updated)

By John Kruzel • July 16, 2018

Donald Trump and the fish food dump: How early reports got it wrong

By Louis Jacobson • November 6, 2017

Q&A: What does it mean to be an organ donor and can family members override the decision?

By Madison Czopek • August 24, 2026

Fact-checking the Trump administration’s count of 250,000 noncitizens on the voter rolls

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • July 17, 2026

GOP talking point holds ACA is haunted by ‘phantom’ enrollees, but the devil’s in the data

By Victoria Knight • October 27, 2025

‘How about a little less Trump?’ PolitiFact readers share feedback on our fact-checking

By Ellen Hine • October 21, 2025

PolitiFact readers’ feedback in the first 100 days of Trump presidency

By Josie Hollingsworth • April 21, 2025

‘They’re eating the pets:’ Trump, Vance earn PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year for claims about Haitians

By Amy Sherman, Maria Ramirez Uribe • December 17, 2024

Ronald and Nancy Reagan outside of plane in Palm Springs, Calif., in November 1980

What’s behind warnings about no-fault divorce under Donald Trump’s presidency?

By Samantha Putterman • November 19, 2024

Donald Trump in Mar-a-Lago in West Palm Beach, Fla., 11-14-2024

Fact-checking social media posts claiming instant policy victories for Donald Trump

By Louis Jacobson, Jeff Cercone • November 15, 2024

Trump in Erie, PA, for promise story, 9-29-2024

Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign promises: Here’s his vision for a second term

By Ian McKinney, Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2024

Kamala Harris hands out, debtating Trump in Philadelphia, 9-10-2024

Fact-checking Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s first 2024 presidential debate

By PolitiFact Staff • September 11, 2024

A view of the stage at the National Association of Black Journalists Conference in Chicago, 7-31-2024

Fact-checking Donald Trump in Chicago at National Association of Black Journalists conference

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Samantha Putterman • July 31, 2024

Donald Trump raised fist, red tie, RNC in Milwaukee, 7-18-2024

Donald Trump fact-check: 2024 RNC speech in Milwaukee full of falsehoods about immigrants, economy

By PolitiFact Staff • July 19, 2024

Trump Biden debate on TV in Cincinnati, 6-27-2024

On the Biden-Trump debate stage, fact-checks were hard to find

By Louis Jacobson • July 2, 2024

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