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Search results for "Crews dismantled the UFC fighting venue on the South Lawn of the White House."

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Fact-checks (13314)

Josh Hokit stated on June 14, 2026 in a UFC event at the White House:
“Michelle Obama is a man.”
By Loreben Tuquero• June 15, 2026
AsAmericanAsApplePie.org stated on October 08, 2017 in a headline:
"Jason Aldean gig canceled after he sells out to liberals on ‘SNL’."
By Joshua Gillin• October 10, 2017
Viral image stated on May 20, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says a photo of a park covered in trash was left behind by "environmentalists" after an Earth Day celebration in California.
By Samantha Putterman• May 21, 2019
Viral image stated on March 23, 2022 in an Instagram post:
A photo of President Joe Biden leaving for Europe that the White House tweeted wasn’t actually taken on March 23.
By Ciara O'Rourke• March 25, 2022
Facebook posts stated on October 26, 2021 in a Facebook post:
A White House photographer took a picture of Donald Trump at the White House on Oct. 24.
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 27, 2021
Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Joe Biden didn’t sign an antilynching bill in a ceremony outside the White House on March 29.
By Ciara O'Rourke• March 30, 2022
Donald Trump stated on August 08, 2024 in a press conference:
Says his Jan. 6, 2021, speech on the White House Ellipse drew the “same number of people,” as the 1963 March on Washington where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech.
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• August 9, 2024
Facebook posts stated on July 09, 2023 in a Facebook video:
A video shows people holding up their phones to film President Joe Biden, but “every phone there is turned off.”
By Sara Swann• July 12, 2023
X posts stated on January 04, 2018 in a tweet:
"White House staff compiled a number of gorilla documentaries into a makeshift gorilla channel" for President Donald Trump.
By Jon Greenberg• January 5, 2018
Bloggers stated on September 10, 2017 in a blog post:
"Mar-A-Lago (was) destroyed by (Hurricane) Irma (and) Jared Kushner (is) still missing." 
By John Kruzel• September 11, 2017
Michael Bloomberg stated on February 26, 2020 in a CNN town hall:
Says of President Donald Trump’s actions on the coronavirus: “No. 1, he fired the pandemic team two years ago. No. 2, he's been defunding the Centers for Disease Control.”
By Louis Jacobson, Victoria Knight• February 28, 2020
Roger Marshall stated on June 11, 2023 in a tweet:
Displaying the progress pride flag between two American flags during a White House pride event was “in breach of US Flag Code.”
By Madison Czopek• June 16, 2023
Facebook posts stated on April 24, 2023 in a video:
"There is no Biden presidency. The real Biden was executed for his crimes long ago along with Clinton."
By Andy Nguyen• April 27, 2023
Facebook posts stated on October 12, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“ABC News has confirmed that attendees to Trump WH Rally were paid. $150. ea and had to sign an NDA.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 12, 2020
Facebook posts stated on August 22, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Melania dug up the WH Rose Garden, removing roses from every First Lady since 1913.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 24, 2020
X posts stated on January 31, 2023 in tweets:
President Joe Biden said, “The idea that we’re going to send in tanks to Ukraine, that’s called World War III.”
By Jeff Cercone• February 2, 2023
David Axelrod stated on December 05, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "The Daily Rundown":
Says Newt Gingrich is responsible for the gridlocked politics of Washington.
By Louis Jacobson• December 5, 2011
Barack Obama stated on January 27, 2010 in a State of the Union speech:
"For the first time in history, my administration posts our White House visitors online."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 28, 2010
Kendrick Meek stated on August 15, 2010 in a televised debate in Miami.:
"There’s a mosque inside of the Pentagon."
By Laura Figueroa• August 20, 2010
Facebook posts stated on May 19, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“Biden is computer generated.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 19, 2021

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By Jon Greenberg• August 21, 2019

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By Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2026

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By Bill Adair• September 29, 2008

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By Bill McCarthy• November 20, 2019

Fact-checking Donald Trump's interviews with Fox and Friends, reporters on the White House lawn

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By Jon Greenberg• April 19, 2018

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