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Bernie Sanders stated on June 12, 2026 in an X post:

"Today, Elon Musk, a trillionaire, pays the same amount into Social Security as someone making $184,500."

By Caleb McCullough • June 17, 2026

Facebook posts stated on March 6, 2025 in a post:

Elon Musk “launches a public campaign to terminate ‘The View.’”

By Grace Abels • March 17, 2025

Social Media stated on February 24, 2025 in in social media posts:

Zero votes for 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in Rockland County, New York, precinct proves Elon Musk hacked 2024 presidential election.

By Jeff Cercone • February 26, 2025

Elon Musk stated on February 20, 2025 in a speech at CPAC:

President Joe Biden’s immigration policy was “a giant voter importation scam.”

By Amy Sherman, Maria Ramirez Uribe • February 21, 2025

Threads posts stated on November 28, 2024 in a photo:

“Elon Musk is not a citizen of the United States.”

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • December 5, 2024

Facebook posts stated on October 10, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“Elon Musk takes over Taylor Swift’s X account, causing her to lose 7 million followers and $100 million in brand deals.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 18, 2024

Elon Musk stated on October 2, 2024 in a post on X:

With U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s CBP One app, it “takes less than 5 minutes and zero documentation to get approved as an illegal immigrant and be flown to the United States with air tickets paid for by the American taxpayer.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Jeff Cercone • October 4, 2024

Threads posts stated on September 12, 2024 in a post on Threads:

An image shows Travis Kelce responding to Elon Musk X post that followed Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris.

By Madison Czopek • September 13, 2024

Elon Musk stated on February 26, 2024 in an X post:

Democrats don’t deport undocumented migrants “because every illegal is a highly likely vote at some point.”

By Amy Sherman, Maria Ramirez Uribe • March 6, 2024

Elon Musk stated on February 2, 2024 in an X post:

Biden’s strategy is to “get as many illegals in the country as possible” and “legalize them to create a permanent majority.”

By Amy Sherman • February 6, 2024

Bloggers stated on February 22, 2023 in a blog post:

“Elon Musk to acquire Facebook soon.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • March 9, 2023

Instagram posts stated on July 28, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Nancy Pelosi and Democrats "want to turn 150 million Americans into felons overnight" with HR 1808.

By Andy Nguyen • August 3, 2022

Viral image stated on July 9, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Elon Musk’s account “is suspended on Twitter after backing out of $44B deal.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • July 11, 2022

Doug LaMalfa stated on March 2, 2021 in a constituent email.:

Voting-rights legislation proposed by Democrats in Congress called H.R. 1 “would force states to restore the voting rights of convicted felons—including violent felons convicted of murder or rape.”

By Chris Nichols • March 4, 2021

Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2020 in in a post:

Quotes Joe Biden as saying “We need to teach our children the ISLAMIC FAITH in our schools!”

By Emily Venezky • July 23, 2020

Facebook posts stated on January 1, 2019 in In a Facebook post:

Says Sen. Elizabeth Warren "has been on Risperdal since first being prescribed the drug in 2011."

By Samantha Putterman • January 7, 2019

Scott Galloway stated on November 7, 2018 in a tweet:

"The number of people who just got their voting rights restored in Florida is greater than the populations of Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Delaware, Rhode Island, Montana, Maine and New Hampshire."

By Amy Sherman • November 8, 2018

Twentyeightmay stated on June 23, 2018 in a story:

Kurt Russell said that celebrities shouldn't "get political" when it comes to Donald Trump.

By Amy Sherman • June 27, 2018

Desmond Meade stated on May 10, 2017 in Samantha Bee's Full Frontal show:

"You could lose your rights for life over something as simple as driving with a suspended license" in Florida.

By Amy Sherman • May 25, 2017

Nancy Pelosi stated on January 31, 2017 in a CNN town hall:

Says Neil Gorsuch "comes down on the side of felons over gun safety."

By Lauren Carroll • February 2, 2017

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The Epstein midterms: Why the deceased felon appears in Texas, Ohio, Georgia, MA Senate attacks

By Amy Sherman • August 13, 2026

Social Security card with thumb covering the number

Are 150-year-old Americans receiving Social Security checks, as Elon Musk said?

By Louis Jacobson • February 17, 2025

Elon Musk at Trump's return to Butler, PA rally 10-05-2024

2 weeks, 450+ posts: How Elon Musk uses his X profile to push FEMA, immigration, voting falsehoods

By Madison Czopek • October 23, 2024

Elon Musk in front of big U.S. flag in Folsom, Pa, 10-17-2024

Would the federal government prosecute Elon Musk for his $1 million lottery? Don’t hold your breath

By Louis Jacobson • October 22, 2024

Elon Musk photo from Germany Tesla factory March 22, 2022

How Elon Musk ditched Twitter’s safeguards and primed X to spread misinformation

By Madison Czopek • October 23, 2023

Miami Dade election worker's arm with ballots 10-26-20

Floridians with felony records face illegal voting charges. The state allowed them to register

By Amy Sherman • September 9, 2022

Karoline Leavitt press conference 02-05-2025

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is departing her job. Here’s how we fact-checked key moments.

By Samantha Putterman • August 13, 2026

GloblaFact, Vilnius, Lithuania, on June 18, 2026

At GlobalFact 2026, fact-checkers report challenges, resilience

By Louis Jacobson • June 24, 2026

How long will the Iran war last? See Trump’s timeline shift

By Amy Sherman • March 30, 2026

Healthy food on California grocery shelves

What is ‘ultra-processed’ food? Brazilian researchers have an answer.

By Grace Abels • March 16, 2026

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Will Florida’s Supreme Court have to review lawmakers’ property tax proposal? Only if someone sues.

By Samantha Putterman • February 26, 2026

Kristi Noem Save America Act Arizona 2-13-26

Is the federal SAVE tool booting naturalized citizens from voter rolls?

By Samantha Putterman • February 20, 2026

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By Katie Sanders • December 15, 2025

Musk’s AI-powered Grokipedia: A Wikipedia spin-off with less care to sourcing, accuracy

By Loreben Tuquero • November 12, 2025

Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ interview: Fact-checking his statements on nuclear weapons, Mamdani, ICE

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

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US soybean farmers criticize Argentina ‘bailout.’ How are the issues linked?

By Louis Jacobson • October 21, 2025

Byron Donalds at gubernational kickoff March 2025

Byron Donalds’ history on youth offender laws: How DC proposal breaks from his past

By Samantha Putterman • August 27, 2025

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Trump seeks to end cashless bail. What is it and which states might be affected?

By Loreben Tuquero • August 26, 2025

Mideast Wars US Iran Protest, 06-22-2025

False war imagery flooded social media after US attack on Iran. How to tell real footage from fake

By Loreben Tuquero • June 23, 2025

George Floyd did not die of a drug overdose. Why does misinformation about his death persist?

By Madison Czopek • May 23, 2025