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Viral image stated on October 27, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Facebook changed its name because it is a “dead entity” whose assets were seized.
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 28, 2022
Terry McAuliffe stated on May 22, 2013 in a campaign statement.:
On oil drilling off Virginia's coast.
By Nancy Madsen• June 3, 2013
Facebook posts stated on May 04, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Mark Zuckerberg was arrested.
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 17, 2022
Barack Obama stated on June 04, 2012 in a campaign ad:
"Romney outsourced call center jobs to India."  
By Molly Moorhead• June 11, 2012
Marco Rubio stated on February 08, 2010 in a news account of a speech:
The Obama administration "spent more money on the Cash for Clunkers program than the space program."
By Amy Sherman• March 12, 2010
Bloggers stated on October 10, 2017 in a fake news website:
Says Tampa Bay Lightning hockey player J.T. Brown was "fired after raising fist during national anthem."  
By Jon Greenberg• October 23, 2017
Social Media stated on November 08, 2016 in a viral Tweet:
Says "thousands" at a Manhattan rally for Donald Trump were chanting "We hate Muslims, we hate blacks, we want our great country back."
By Linda Qiu• November 9, 2016
George LeMieux stated on August 28, 2012 in a Tampa Bay Times guest column:
In 2008, Charlie Crist ‘"applauded the pick of Sarah Palin and said she would do ‘a great job.’"
By Amy Sherman• September 4, 2012
Bloggers stated on August 20, 2018 in :
"Black business ownership jumped 400% in one year."
By Kyra Haas• August 27, 2018
Social Media stated on October 28, 2024 in in social media posts:
"Nicki Minaj just endorsed Donald Trump for President.”
By Jeff Cercone• October 29, 2024
NARAL Pro-Choice America stated on July 19, 2012 in a news release:
"In 2010, Mr. [Anthony] Gemma described himself as a 'pro-life' candidate. Now, he claims to be pro-choice."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• July 27, 2012
Michelle Nunn stated on August 12, 2014 in an ad:
In Georgia, Perdue’s company closed plants and moved jobs to China.
By April Hunt• September 5, 2014
Priorities USA Action stated on July 25, 2012 in a Web ad:
Says India "gained jobs thanks to Romney."
By Molly Moorhead• July 26, 2012
Chuck Grassley stated on June 07, 2021 in an op-ed:
The Biden administration “ignores the negative environmental impact created by lithium mining.”
By Jon Greenberg• June 9, 2021
James Carville stated on April 13, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week":
The insurance risk corridors aren't going broke like Republicans predicted.
By Jon Greenberg• April 13, 2014
Bob Cortes stated on April 18, 2017 in a discussion on HB 7101:
"All charter schools are not-for-profit."
By Allison Graves• April 27, 2017
Richard Irvin stated on February 20, 2022 in a tweet:
"In my first year in office, Aurora homicides went down by 40%."
By Analisa Trofimuk• March 6, 2022
Jim DeMint stated on February 16, 2011 in a blog post:
"From 2003 to 2006, 'Sesame Street' made more than $211 million from toy and consumer product sales."
By Robert Farley• February 28, 2011
Mitch Daniels stated on January 24, 2012 in a Republican response to the State of the Union address:
Says Steve Jobs was responsible for creating more jobs than the stimulus bill.
By Louis Jacobson, Molly Moorhead• January 26, 2012
Claire McCaskill stated on June 01, 2014 in an appearance on "Fox News Sunday":
Says Hillary Clinton "laid the groundwork" for getting chemical weapons out of Syria.
By Steve Contorno• June 4, 2014

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By Katie Sanders• April 22, 2014

Fact-checking Texas Republicans on blackout blame

By Brandon Mulder• February 18, 2021

The Obama Muslim Myth: The Clinton connection

By Jon Greenberg• September 25, 2015

James Carville says Barack Obama 'saved the auto industry'

By Jon Greenberg• November 12, 2013

PolitiFact's guide to the Florida GOP primary

By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 30, 2012

Fact-checking the Florida primary

By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 30, 2012

Does Obama 'demonize,' 'denigrate' almost every sector of our economy?

By Louis Jacobson• February 6, 2012

Social media fears about lack of coverage for protest injuries are overblown

By Michelle Andrews• June 12, 2020

Romney: turning over the turnaround label

By David Baumann• September 27, 2007

9 key fact-checks about the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin

By D.L. Davis• January 4, 2021

Donald Trump’s 'I was right about everything,' fact-checked

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Tom Kertscher, Amy Sherman• June 14, 2021

Ebola vaccine research and NIH funding cuts: reviewing the numbers

By Lauren Carroll• October 17, 2014

Fact-checking a viral graphic critical of Bernie Sanders

By Louis Jacobson, Clayton Youngman• September 22, 2015

In context: Obama's ‘you didn't build that' comment

By Louis Jacobson• July 18, 2012

Student protesters are calling for divestment from Israel. Here’s what that means.

By Jeff Cercone• May 3, 2024

The president diagnoses Obamacare, while Rhode Island mulls assault weapons: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup

By Dana Tims• April 8, 2014

Rick Perry’s Texas success story

By • June 14, 2011

FTC has long said products must back up health claims. A MAHA lawsuit would upend that.

By Arthur Allen• August 25, 2025

Biggest falsehoods of the presidential campaign

By Bill Adair• November 1, 2012