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Search results for "Cole Allen is the suspect in the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner"

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Fact-checks (15255)

Daily World Update stated on April 29, 2018 in a headline:
"CNN shocks America, fires ‘journalist’ who made fun of Sarah Sanders’ face"
By Amy Sherman• May 1, 2018
Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2021 in a Facebook post:
A CNN chyron said the Boulder “shooter was factually Arabic, but morally white.”
By Bill McCarthy• March 25, 2021
Snooki stated on June 07, 2010 in a video promo for "Jersey Shore":
"Obama put a 10 percent tax on tanning."
By Robert Farley• June 21, 2010
Instagram posts stated on February 02, 2022 in an Instagram post:
“Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pays mainstream media $600 million to report in favor of him.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 3, 2022
Bloggers stated on June 03, 2017 in Internet posts:
Says "Monica Lewinsky Found Dead" in a burglary.
By John Kruzel• June 6, 2017
Jeb Bush stated on November 11, 2015 in Atlantic, Iowa, during a campaign event.:
Says President Barack Obama did not invite a Republican senator to dine at the White House until his fifth year in office. 
By Jason Noble• November 23, 2015
The Liberty Raise stated on May 02, 2018 in a headline:
"Breaking: Michelle Wolf fired -- Comedy Central apologizes to Sarah Sanders."
By Amy Sherman• May 4, 2018
Instagram posts stated on August 29, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Fox News chyron called University of North Carolina shooting suspect “mostly white Asian.”
By Jeff Cercone• August 30, 2023
Social Media stated on April 26, 2026 in publicaciones en redes sociales:
“Tras el atentado a Trump”, en la cena de corresponsales de la Casa Blanca el 25 de abril, “Irán lanza un mensaje fuerte: ‘no le crean nada, miente’”.
By Maria Briceño• April 28, 2026
Shannon Watts stated on May 21, 2018 in a tweet:
"Trained police hit their targets less than 30 percent of the time."
By John Kruzel• May 25, 2018
Viral image stated on March 13, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Photos show former CNN correspondent Barbara Starr “on the scene as a witness crisis actor,” proving mass shootings were staged.
By Ciara O'Rourke• March 22, 2024
Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2018 in in a meeting:
"You take Pulse nightclub. If you had one person in that room that could carry a gun and knew how to use it, it wouldn’t have happened, or certainly to the extent that it did."  
By John Kruzel• March 1, 2018
Jeff Sessions stated on January 04, 2018 in a Justice Department memo:
On rescinding Obama-era marijuana enforcement guidelines.
By Jon Greenberg• January 5, 2018
Chain email stated on November 13, 2009 in an e-mail circulated to many people.:
Maj. Nidal Hasan, the man accused of the Fort Hood shootings, "was an ADVISOR to the Obama Administration."
By Catharine Richert• November 13, 2009
Larry Pittman stated on February 15, 2018 in a Facebook post:
"So many of these shooters turn out to be communist Democrats."
By Dan Clark, Paul Specht• February 23, 2018
Karine Jean-Pierre stated on November 20, 2023 in a White House press briefing:
“Because wages are rising, this Thanksgiving dinner is the fourth-cheapest ever as a percentage of average earnings.”
By Louis Jacobson• November 21, 2023
Lena Taylor stated on March 14, 2019 in a community meeting:
Says Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett did not want a juvenile facility in Milwaukee, "has never been to a juvenile facility," and "didn't want it to be done."
By D.L. Davis• April 2, 2019
Sierra Club stated on October 13, 2010 in a TV ad:
Robert Hurt supported a bill that helped the uranium industry after taking contributions from the industry and because his father had a stake in it.
By Michael Martz• November 1, 2010
Viral image stated on November 15, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Timothy Simpkins, a Black teen shooter, got 1 day in jail and $75,000 bail, while Kyle Rittenhouse, a white teen, got 2 months in jail and $2 million bail. “I think it’s pretty evident ... that white privilege is a myth.”
By Tom Kertscher• November 17, 2021
Allen West stated on August 01, 2015 in a blog on his website:
The Navy "is bringing charges against" a Navy officer who shot at the Chattanooga shooter "for illegally discharging a firearm on federal property."
By Lauren Carroll• August 4, 2015

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Fact-checking falsehoods after shooting in hotel hosting correspondents’ dinner Trump attended

By Amy Sherman• April 26, 2026

Column: Why a correspondents’ dinner at a White House ballroom could endanger press freedom

By Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2026

Hakeem Jeffries ‘maximum warfare’ comment was about redistricting, not a call to violence

By Amy Sherman• April 27, 2026

Sunday shows turn to Sochi, CBO report on Obamacare

By Katie Sanders• February 7, 2014

Tracking misinformation about the Allen, Texas, mass shooting and response

By Michael Williams• May 9, 2023

PolitiFact wins online journalism award

By Bill Adair• December 5, 2008

When Donald Trump was shot, the internet unleashed wild conspiracy theories

By Katie Sanders• July 15, 2024

The 3 things Comey’s advance testimony corroborates from press reports, Trump

By Lauren Carroll, John Kruzel• June 7, 2017

Fact-checking President Trump’s attorney after Comey's testimony

By Jon Greenberg, Miriam Valverde• June 9, 2017

Why the juvenile suspects in the Chiefs parade shooting haven’t been named, unlike Kyle Rittenhouse

By Sara Swann• February 23, 2024

What was Trump assassination attempt suspect Ryan Wesley Routh’s connection to Ukraine?

By Jeff Cercone• September 16, 2024

Dan Patrick's case for ABC News to release full Obama 'town hall' video

By W. Gardner Selby• July 25, 2016

The facts on mass shootings, guns in the United States

By PolitiFact Staff • May 18, 2018

What we know about Jacob Blake's shooting in Kenosha, Wis.

By Daniel Funke, Ciara O'Rourke• August 27, 2020

Despite Trump remarks on El Paso and Dayton, it's a weak link between video games, mass shootings

By Tom Kertscher• August 6, 2019

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

By Amy Sherman• October 13, 2025

Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ interview with the National Association of Black Journalists

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• September 17, 2024

FBI investigation of Capitol riot focuses on far-right groups

By Daniel Funke• January 20, 2021

Read James Comey's opening remarks for the June 8 Senate hearing

By Lauren Carroll• June 7, 2017

The facts on mass shootings in the United States

By Joshua Gillin, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• November 8, 2017