6 People 22944 Fact-checks 7155 Articles People (6) AFSCME People People's Majority People for the American Way Crystal Peoples-Stokes We the People petition People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Fact-checks (22944) Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2022 in a Facebook post: "Ukrainian fighter-ace known as the 'Ghost of Kyiv's real name is Samuyil Hyde.” By Jeff Cercone• March 1, 2022 Facebook posts stated on March 04, 2022 in a Facebook post: Deceased Ukrainian fighter pilot Col. Oleksandr Oksanchenko was the “Ghost of Kyiv.” By Gabrielle Settles• March 14, 2022 Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2022 in a Facebook post: Video shows a Ukrainian fighter pilot shooting down a Russian plane. By Madison Czopek• February 28, 2022 Facebook posts stated on May 05, 2022 in a video: Says video shows "Ukrainian forces shoot down Russian plane carrying hundreds (of) troops on Kyiv airport." By Monique Curet• May 10, 2022 Facebook posts stated on March 20, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Ukraine has been shooting residents of Donetsk and Lugansk just because they wanted to speak Russian.” By Ciara O'Rourke• March 22, 2022 Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2023 in Facebook posts: The Nashville, Tennessee, school shooter was Samantha Hyde. By Loreben Tuquero• March 28, 2023 Instagram posts stated on February 04, 2023 in an Instagram post: A vigilante “shot down the Chinese spy balloon in an extraordinary act.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 6, 2023 Instagram posts stated on December 16, 2024 in an Instagram post: Photo of a young man in a tie shows Wisconsin school shooter Natalie Rupnow. By Sofia Ahmed• December 17, 2024 Facebook posts stated on February 27, 2022 in a video: Image shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “has joined the front lines with his troops.” By Monique Curet• March 4, 2022 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 Dan Patrick stated on January 03, 2016 in an interview on Meet the Press: Every "one of the mass shootings except two in America since 1950 have been" in "gun-free zones." By W. Gardner Selby• January 13, 2016 Pierre Thomas stated on May 25, 2014 in a broadcast of ABC's "This Week": From 2000 to 2008, we averaged "about five mass shootings a year. We're now averaging 15. So that's a three-fold increase." By Jon Greenberg• May 28, 2014 Gavin Newsom stated on December 05, 2015 in a campaign email: "So far in 2015, there have been more mass shootings than days." By Chris Nichols• February 23, 2016 Gun Free UT Gun Free UT stated on October 29, 2015 in web site blog post: "29 mass shootings have been committed by concealed carriers since 2007, while during this period only one (1) licensed civilian meaningfully intervened in a mass shooting." By Filipa Ioannou• November 23, 2015 Viral image stated on February 25, 2023 in an Instagram post: Photos of an apartment building in Kyiv are evidence the war in Ukraine “is fake.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 27, 2023 Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2022 in Facebook post: This image shows the victims of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. By Maria Ramirez Uribe• May 25, 2022 Ted Deutch stated on February 21, 2018 in a CNN town hall: "Mass shootings went up 200 percent in the decade after the assault weapons ban expired." By Miriam Valverde• February 23, 2018 Pierre Thomas stated on January 09, 2011 in a report on ABC News' "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Saturday's shootings reflect a disturbing trend. Mass shootings have become commonplace since the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007. There have been dozens of incidents where three or more people have been fatally wounded. Hundreds have died." By Louis Jacobson• January 11, 2011 Vladimir Putin stated on February 24, 2022 in an address to the nation announcing the attack on Ukraine: Ethnic Russians face “genocide perpetrated by the Kyiv regime.” By Jon Greenberg• February 25, 2022 Joy Behar stated on March 23, 2021 in a TV segment: "In 2004, George W. Bush lifted the ban on those (AR-15 type) rifles, and since then, the number of massacres has increased 183%. During the ban, there were 12 incidents. Since he lifted the ban, there were 34 incidents." By Bill McCarthy• March 25, 2021 Articles (7155) What counts as a “mass shooting”? The definition varies By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• February 14, 2023 How are school shootings defined? By Chris Nichols• February 28, 2018 Have there been more US mass shootings than days in 2024? Common statistic needs context By Amy Sherman• February 16, 2024 Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s attacks on Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy By Jeff Cercone• February 20, 2025 Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' video includes footage from non-US protests By Jeff Cercone, Madison Czopek• July 20, 2023 What we know about mass shootings By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• February 15, 2018 What was Trump assassination attempt suspect Ryan Wesley Routh’s connection to Ukraine? By Jeff Cercone• September 16, 2024 Fact-checking the March For Our Lives By Katie Sanders, Amy Sherman• March 24, 2018 What’s behind the dubious claim that psychiatric drugs fuel mass shootings? By John Kruzel• August 16, 2019 How is a ‘mass shooting’ defined? By Chris Nichols• October 4, 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 How many mass shootings have occurred since Uvalde tragedy? By Nusaiba Mizan• June 10, 2022 Putin’s one-sided history of Ukraine’s relationship with Russia By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• February 23, 2022 Lie of the Year 2022: Putin’s lies to wage war and conceal horror in Ukraine By Rebecca Catalanello, Louis Jacobson• December 13, 2022 Our top 5 fact-checks for November 2014 By Joshua Gillin• December 4, 2014 Ask PolitiFact: Did Vladimir Putin say that Russia would not target or harm Ukrainian civilians? By Madison Czopek• March 21, 2022 How many school shooting incidents has the U.S. had since Sandy Hook? PolitiFact Oregon By Dana Tims• June 11, 2014 No evidence of rising LGBTQ+ violent extremism or 'trans terrorism' By Grace Abels• February 26, 2024 Are trans people ‘statistically’ more prone to commit gun violence? Data shows a different picture By Loreben Tuquero• September 9, 2025 What's true, what's not about Santa Fe, Texas, school shooting By John Kruzel, Amy Sherman• May 18, 2018
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Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2022 in a Facebook post: "Ukrainian fighter-ace known as the 'Ghost of Kyiv's real name is Samuyil Hyde.” By Jeff Cercone• March 1, 2022 Facebook posts stated on March 04, 2022 in a Facebook post: Deceased Ukrainian fighter pilot Col. Oleksandr Oksanchenko was the “Ghost of Kyiv.” By Gabrielle Settles• March 14, 2022 Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2022 in a Facebook post: Video shows a Ukrainian fighter pilot shooting down a Russian plane. By Madison Czopek• February 28, 2022 Facebook posts stated on May 05, 2022 in a video: Says video shows "Ukrainian forces shoot down Russian plane carrying hundreds (of) troops on Kyiv airport." By Monique Curet• May 10, 2022 Facebook posts stated on March 20, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Ukraine has been shooting residents of Donetsk and Lugansk just because they wanted to speak Russian.” By Ciara O'Rourke• March 22, 2022 Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2023 in Facebook posts: The Nashville, Tennessee, school shooter was Samantha Hyde. By Loreben Tuquero• March 28, 2023 Instagram posts stated on February 04, 2023 in an Instagram post: A vigilante “shot down the Chinese spy balloon in an extraordinary act.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 6, 2023 Instagram posts stated on December 16, 2024 in an Instagram post: Photo of a young man in a tie shows Wisconsin school shooter Natalie Rupnow. By Sofia Ahmed• December 17, 2024 Facebook posts stated on February 27, 2022 in a video: Image shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “has joined the front lines with his troops.” By Monique Curet• March 4, 2022 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 Dan Patrick stated on January 03, 2016 in an interview on Meet the Press: Every "one of the mass shootings except two in America since 1950 have been" in "gun-free zones." By W. Gardner Selby• January 13, 2016 Pierre Thomas stated on May 25, 2014 in a broadcast of ABC's "This Week": From 2000 to 2008, we averaged "about five mass shootings a year. We're now averaging 15. So that's a three-fold increase." By Jon Greenberg• May 28, 2014 Gavin Newsom stated on December 05, 2015 in a campaign email: "So far in 2015, there have been more mass shootings than days." By Chris Nichols• February 23, 2016 Gun Free UT Gun Free UT stated on October 29, 2015 in web site blog post: "29 mass shootings have been committed by concealed carriers since 2007, while during this period only one (1) licensed civilian meaningfully intervened in a mass shooting." By Filipa Ioannou• November 23, 2015 Viral image stated on February 25, 2023 in an Instagram post: Photos of an apartment building in Kyiv are evidence the war in Ukraine “is fake.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 27, 2023 Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2022 in Facebook post: This image shows the victims of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. By Maria Ramirez Uribe• May 25, 2022 Ted Deutch stated on February 21, 2018 in a CNN town hall: "Mass shootings went up 200 percent in the decade after the assault weapons ban expired." By Miriam Valverde• February 23, 2018 Pierre Thomas stated on January 09, 2011 in a report on ABC News' "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Saturday's shootings reflect a disturbing trend. Mass shootings have become commonplace since the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007. There have been dozens of incidents where three or more people have been fatally wounded. Hundreds have died." By Louis Jacobson• January 11, 2011 Vladimir Putin stated on February 24, 2022 in an address to the nation announcing the attack on Ukraine: Ethnic Russians face “genocide perpetrated by the Kyiv regime.” By Jon Greenberg• February 25, 2022 Joy Behar stated on March 23, 2021 in a TV segment: "In 2004, George W. Bush lifted the ban on those (AR-15 type) rifles, and since then, the number of massacres has increased 183%. During the ban, there were 12 incidents. Since he lifted the ban, there were 34 incidents." By Bill McCarthy• March 25, 2021
What counts as a “mass shooting”? The definition varies By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• February 14, 2023 How are school shootings defined? By Chris Nichols• February 28, 2018 Have there been more US mass shootings than days in 2024? Common statistic needs context By Amy Sherman• February 16, 2024 Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s attacks on Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy By Jeff Cercone• February 20, 2025 Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' video includes footage from non-US protests By Jeff Cercone, Madison Czopek• July 20, 2023 What we know about mass shootings By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• February 15, 2018 What was Trump assassination attempt suspect Ryan Wesley Routh’s connection to Ukraine? By Jeff Cercone• September 16, 2024 Fact-checking the March For Our Lives By Katie Sanders, Amy Sherman• March 24, 2018 What’s behind the dubious claim that psychiatric drugs fuel mass shootings? By John Kruzel• August 16, 2019 How is a ‘mass shooting’ defined? By Chris Nichols• October 4, 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 How many mass shootings have occurred since Uvalde tragedy? By Nusaiba Mizan• June 10, 2022 Putin’s one-sided history of Ukraine’s relationship with Russia By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• February 23, 2022 Lie of the Year 2022: Putin’s lies to wage war and conceal horror in Ukraine By Rebecca Catalanello, Louis Jacobson• December 13, 2022 Our top 5 fact-checks for November 2014 By Joshua Gillin• December 4, 2014 Ask PolitiFact: Did Vladimir Putin say that Russia would not target or harm Ukrainian civilians? By Madison Czopek• March 21, 2022 How many school shooting incidents has the U.S. had since Sandy Hook? PolitiFact Oregon By Dana Tims• June 11, 2014 No evidence of rising LGBTQ+ violent extremism or 'trans terrorism' By Grace Abels• February 26, 2024 Are trans people ‘statistically’ more prone to commit gun violence? Data shows a different picture By Loreben Tuquero• September 9, 2025 What's true, what's not about Santa Fe, Texas, school shooting By John Kruzel, Amy Sherman• May 18, 2018
