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Search results for "Eight Americans were killed in a B-52 crash at Edwards Air Force Base"

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Fact-checks (23041)

Henry Kissinger stated on September 06, 2014 in an interview on NPR:
"There were fewer civilian casualties in Cambodia than there have been from American drone attacks."
By Jon Greenberg• September 11, 2014
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
Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech:
"Even our nuclear arsenal doesn't work. It came out recently they have equipment that is 30 years old. They don't know if it worked."
By Louis Jacobson• June 18, 2015
Kevin Parker stated on April 14, 2021 in a Tweet:
“Law enforcement violence is the leading cause of death for young Black men and women in the US.”
By Jill Terreri Ramos• April 29, 2021
Instagram posts stated on January 30, 2025 in a video:
The U.S. Army helicopter in the Jan. 29 plane collision was the same model of helicopter in the 2020 Kobe Bryant crash.
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• February 7, 2025
Facebook posts stated on February 27, 2023 in a post:
“The five people that died in that plane crash … were supposed to go to Ohio to test the water, the soil and the air quality in East Palestine.”
By Gabrielle Settles• March 7, 2023
Facebook posts stated on June 06, 2020 in a post on Facebook:
“United States Navy Seal Team ... helicopter was shot down yesterday in Afghanistan and they lost 30 members of the team.”
By Madison Czopek• June 15, 2020
Facebook posts stated on August 10, 2015 in a viral image:
Says “31 U.S. troops” were “killed in Afghanistan yesterday.”
By Tom Kertscher• August 23, 2021
Paul Ryan stated on May 02, 2017 in a news conference:
"We got to a point that our Air Force pilots were going to museums to find spare parts over the last eight years" under Barack Obama.
By Tom Kertscher• May 11, 2017
Donald Trump Jr. stated on January 22, 2021 in a tweet:
“Donald Trump is the first president in modern history (who) did not start a new war.”
By Noah Y. Kim• February 2, 2021
Kate Obenshain stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor":
Compared to President Obama, "President Reagan rushed home from Santa Barbara vacation, from the Reagan ranch when the Korean jetliner was shot out of the air by the Russians."
By Jon Greenberg• July 21, 2014
Bill Flores stated on September 26, 2010 in a TV ad:
Says he created more than 500 American jobs.
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 17, 2010
Viral image stated on May 11, 2022 in a Facebook post:
No planes are visible in footage of the 9/11 attack.
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 17, 2022
Peter Pantuso stated on June 07, 2011 in a speech at a press conference.:
Commercial buses in the United States have "a stellar safety record, a safety record that exceeds that of any other commercial mode or surface transportation mode."
By Jacob Geiger• June 11, 2011
Robert Puente stated on September 20, 2013 in a Texas Tribune Festival panel discussion:
San Antonio has seen "67% growth" in water customers "in the last 25 years, 0% more water used."
By Sue Owen• January 17, 2014
Larry Elder stated on June 02, 2020 in a Fox News appearance:
"Last year, there were nine unarmed black people killed (by law enforcement). Nineteen unarmed white people.”
By Bill McCarthy• June 5, 2020
Viral image stated on January 26, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says a video shows footage of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant.
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 27, 2020
X posts stated on October 13, 2020 in a videos, articles and screenshots:
Says Joe Biden and Barack Obama “directly participated in a plot to have #SealTeam6 MURDERED, then arranged a massive cash deal as part of a cover up.”
By Daniel Funke• October 14, 2020
Viral image stated on August 01, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows “7 Marines killed in training exercise yesterday.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 4, 2020
Joe Biden stated on December 31, 2007 in a campaign event in Ames, Iowa:
"John doesn't have a record in the Senate. John's only passed four bills. They're all about post offices."
By Adriel Bettelheim• January 7, 2008

Articles (7511)

No, these aren’t images of the B-52 bomber crash at Edwards Air Force Base

By Maria Briceño• June 16, 2026

Are there more plane accidents happening this year? That’s not what federal data shows

By Loreben Tuquero• February 24, 2025

Did Donald Trump’s firing of aviation officials make the DC crash likelier? Doubtful, experts say

By Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero• January 30, 2025

Was Joe Biden’s uncle eaten by cannibals after World War II crash? Experts say it’s highly unlikely

By Louis Jacobson• April 18, 2024

‘Mother of all bombs’ dropped on ISIS target: What we know so far

By Lauren Carroll, Gabrielle Healy• April 13, 2017

FACT SHEET: Who was in military?

By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 21, 2007

Who's the candidate of change?

By Bill Adair, Amy Hollyfield• January 8, 2008

Trump ordered a hiring freeze. Did it include air traffic controllers as Rep. Jasmine Crockett said?

By Grace Abels• February 7, 2025

Lie of the Year: Interview with Howard Dean

By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 17, 2010

Fact-checking Chuck Schumer on Coast Guard staffing’s role in Mexican ship’s Brooklyn Bridge crash

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• May 22, 2025

Meet Donald Trump's 88 military advisers

By Allison Graves, Aaron Sharockman• September 8, 2016

Fact-checking the latest claims about the Islamic State

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Katie Sanders• September 11, 2014

Ask PolitiFact: Are more people dying at the hands of law enforcement now than ever?

By Samantha Putterman• February 6, 2023

Fact-checking claims about Russia, Ukraine and MH 17

By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Derek Tsang• July 23, 2014

Military bases named for Confederates: Renaming suggestions from military historians

By Louis Jacobson• June 16, 2020

Retiring Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn on the Truth-O-Meter

By Tom Kertscher• January 8, 2018

PolitiFact Wisconsin's most clicked items for August 2019

By D.L. Davis• September 3, 2019

Politicians had a rough time with the truth

By Willoughby Mariano• August 29, 2010

Ask PolitiFact: Why do Saudi pilots train at US military sites such as Pensacola?

By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• December 10, 2019

Trump's press conference: Fact-checking what he said on Iran’s air defenses, his bin Laden warning

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• April 6, 2026