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Facebook posts stated on April 25, 2024 in a Facebook post:

As of April 24, “there was active military in 360 U.S. cities awaiting a Supreme Court announcement ‘that will rock the world’ and trigger cabal deep state planned protests.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • May 1, 2024

Facebook posts stated on June 7, 2023 in a Facebook post:

“Military, Trump thwart deep state blackout.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • June 8, 2023

Facebook posts stated on January 26, 2021 in a viral video:

"In March 2020 the United States deployed 30,000 troops to Europe to ... free child-trafficked children and arrest deep state cabal members."

By Madison Czopek • January 29, 2021

Alex Jones stated on October 24, 2018 in in a blog post:

Says explosive devices mailed to prominent Democrats and Trump critics confirm the "deep state (is) launching false flag against (mainstream media)/Dems to blame Trump & pro-America forces."

By John Kruzel • October 25, 2018

Tammy Baldwin stated on August 10, 2011 in an interview:

Democrats failed to flip the Wisconsin state Senate because recall elections were in the "deepest red districts in the state."

By Dave Umhoefer • August 19, 2011

Byron Donalds stated on September 28, 2026 in an ad:

“Just months after” the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, David Jolly “was in Washington, pressuring Congress to expand drilling off the Florida coast, over $5 million in billings."

By Samantha Putterman • October 1, 2026

Kash Patel stated on January 25, 2026 in an interview on Fox News "Sunday Morning Futures":

“You cannot bring a firearm loaded with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It’s that simple.”

By Louis Jacobson • January 27, 2026

Social Media stated on May 21, 2025 in posts:

Video shows the Qatari emir saying, “I truly regret inviting Trump, the robber, to the Middle East.”

By Grace Abels • May 21, 2025

Viral image stated on October 4, 2024 in a Threads post:

An image shows a child affected by recent hurricanes in the United States.

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 11, 2024

Viral image stated on September 30, 2024 in a Threads post:

Image shows a photo of former President Donald Trump wading through floodwater after Hurricane Helene.

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 2, 2024

Pete Buttigieg stated on August 11, 2024 in CNN's State of the Union:

JD Vance holds “anti-marriage-equality views.”

By Grace Abels • August 16, 2024

X posts stated on July 21, 2024 in an X post:

A July 21 video aired by PBS News shows President Joe Biden’s “first video address following dropping out of the presidential race.”

By Loreben Tuquero • July 22, 2024

Scott Walker stated on May 30, 2023 in Interview:

“Wisconsin has historically … and I think largely continues to be, a blue state.”

By Laura Schulte • October 31, 2023

Instagram posts stated on April 16, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Video shows Russian President Vladimir Putin talking in English about U.S. democracy.

By Samantha Putterman • April 18, 2023

TikTok posts stated on March 31, 2023 in a video:

A video shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis saying, “Now Trump’s been indicted, now the people will have no choice but to accept me as their assigned candidate.”

By Gabrielle Settles • April 7, 2023

Facebook posts stated on March 25, 2023 in a video:

Video shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis saying he made certain political choices because “that’s where the money is.”

By Gabrielle Settles • March 31, 2023

Facebook posts stated on March 10, 2023 in a post:

Video shows Elon Musk saying he bought Twitter and unblocked Andrew Tate’s Twitter account because “we need to escape the suppression from the matrix and expose the global elites.”

By Gabrielle Settles • March 22, 2023

Instagram posts stated on February 5, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Joe Biden said to transgender women, “you will never be a real woman.”

By Jeff Cercone • February 6, 2023

Levar Stoney stated on October 26, 2022 in a news conference.:

“I don’t get involved in the hiring and firing of police chiefs.”

By Warren Fiske • November 2, 2022

Stephen King stated on July 6, 2022 in a tweet:

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis “signs bill requiring Florida students, professors to register political views with (the) state.”

By Grace Abels • July 7, 2022

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In Context: What did Trump say about inviting US women’s hockey team to the State of the Union?

By Amy Sherman • February 23, 2026

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By Amy Sherman, Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Samantha Putterman • November 3, 2025

Can Trump ban protesters from wearing masks? How states have used anti-mask laws before

By Amy Sherman, Gabrielle Lazor • June 12, 2025

Roy Cooper for lieutenant governor explainer, 7-28-2024

Does Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson become governor if Gov. Roy Cooper leaves the state?

By Paul Specht • July 27, 2024

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AI-generated audio deepfakes are increasing. We tested 4 tools designed to detect them.

By Loreben Tuquero • March 20, 2024

Fact-checking Joe Biden’s 2024 State of the Union address

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Samantha Putterman • March 8, 2024

Biden State of the Union FILE photo 2023

Spotlight on 6 of Joe Biden’s campaign promises as he gives the 2024 State of the Union

By Matthew Crowley • March 7, 2024

How to detect deepfake videos like a fact-checker

By Gabrielle Settles • April 19, 2023

Joe Biden makes point during State of the Union 2-7-2023

Fact-checking Joe Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address

By PolitiFact Staff • February 8, 2023

Before election, Michigan Republicans blast Secretary of State Benson for her oversight of last one

By Clara Hendrickson • September 16, 2022

Many states are looking toward abortion bans with no exceptions for rape, incest

By Louis Jacobson • July 18, 2022

Jan. 6 hearing focuses on Donald Trump’s pressure on states to overturn the vote

By Jon Greenberg • June 22, 2022

The facts behind Iowa Gov. Reynolds’ Condition of the State Address

By Lyle Muller, Brian Grace, Natalie Dunlap, Sarah Watson • January 13, 2021

Trump tweeted a video of Pelosi ripping his State of the Union speech. Here’s what you need to know

By Daniel Funke • February 11, 2020

One year in, Gov. Gavin Newsom shows bold action, but California’s homelessness crisis deepens

By Chris Nichols • January 13, 2020

The facts on housing affordability in the United States

By Bill McCarthy • December 30, 2019

Terrorism in the United States: key facts, patterns and trends

By Miriam Valverde • December 5, 2019

Separating fact from fiction on California’s Sanctuary State law

By Chris Nichols • August 1, 2018

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s statement withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement

By Jon Greenberg • June 1, 2017

Truth and schools: the race for state school superintendent

By Dave Umhoefer • March 31, 2017