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Search results for "England has defeated Norway in extra time to secure a spot in the World Cup semifinal."

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Facebook posts stated on June 16, 2024 in a post:
Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020.
By Grace Abels• June 21, 2024
Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook:
“En la Eurocopa 2020, la Unión Europea impuso a todos los capitanes de selecciones nacionales llevar el distintivo lgtb. Pero Cristiano fue el único capitán de la Euro que se negó y no llevo el cintillo lgtb”.
By Grace Abels, Marta Campabadal Graus• June 21, 2024
John Oliver stated on June 08, 2014 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight":
Brazil built a $300 million stadium in the Amazon rainforest that "is only going to be used for four World Cup games," and there’s no team "that can fill it afterwards."
By Katie Sanders• June 11, 2014
Nancy Pelosi stated on June 17, 2014 in a tweet:
Says 11 soccer players on the U.S. Men’s National Team are immigrants.
By Steve Contorno• June 19, 2014
Viral image stated on November 25, 2022 in an Instagram post:
“Saudi team gets $460K Rolls-Royces for upset win.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 29, 2022
Bernie Sanders stated on February 11, 2016 in a PBS Democratic debate:
"In America, we pay, by far, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• February 12, 2016
Viral image stated on May 28, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says the lines on the signature Solo cup are actually markings to designate various measurements.
By Samantha Putterman• June 5, 2019
Peter Beinart stated on July 06, 2014 in comments on CNN:
"If you look at the states where soccer is most popular, they're overwhelmingly blue states, and the states where soccer is least popular are red states."
By Derek Tsang• July 10, 2014
David Dewhurst stated on August 25, 2010 in an editorial board meeting with the Austin American-Statesman:
"We spend more money on health care per capita in the United States than any other country in the world. Of the 30 developed countries in the world, we spend 2 1/2 times more than the average. Of the country that spends the second most per capita, Switzerland, we spend 175 percent more."
By • August 31, 2010
Bloggers stated on July 12, 2014 in a post on the blog "Outside the Beltway":
"North Korea is telling its people that their men’s national team is in the World Cup final."
By Jon Greenberg• July 17, 2014
Kevin Russell stated on October 28, 2015 in an opinion column:
"In almost every other country in the world, artists and musicians are paid when their music is played on the radio. In fact, the only countries besides the U.S. who do not have a radio-performance right are China, Iran and North Korea."
By W. Gardner Selby• December 7, 2015
Bloggers stated on March 27, 2017 in a web post flagged by Facebook:
Says extras are needed to portray aliens in a Star Wars movie being shot near Rosenberg, Texas.
By W. Gardner Selby• April 2, 2017
Mark Warner stated on April 09, 2019 in a TV interview.:
Other than University of Virginia’s 2019 basketball team, "We’ve not had a Virginia team even in the Final Four in over a decade. I think George Mason was the last one…"  
By Warren Fiske• April 16, 2019
Social Media stated on March 09, 2025 in in social media posts:
Video shows President Donald Trump admitting he became president because of a “rigged” 2024 election.
By Jeff Cercone• March 10, 2025
Instagram posts stated on August 23, 2023 in a social media post:
“Norway, Finland, Sweden, Holland, and the UK have now banned gender transition surgery for minors.”
By Grace Abels• September 6, 2023
Viral image stated on May 10, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Photos show a photojournalist crying while capturing pictures of the Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 19, 2021
Facebook posts stated on October 05, 2022 in a video:
“Norway readies its military to counter Biden.”
By Andy Nguyen• October 7, 2022
Barack Obama stated on June 18, 2015 in remarks at the White House:
"This type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesn’t happen in other places with this kind of frequency."
By Keely Herring, Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2015
Chris Christie stated on January 22, 2012 in an interview on “Meet the Press”:
Says the New York Giants "train in New Jersey, they play in New Jersey and most of their players live in New Jersey."
By Erin O'Neill• January 29, 2012
John Oliver stated on June 08, 2014 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight":
FIFA "pressured Brazil into passing a so-called Budweiser bill, allowing beer sales in soccer stadiums."
By Katie Sanders• June 11, 2014

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By Aaron Sharockman• April 3, 2014

FIFA President Gianni Infantino potentially faces investigations over Trump’s World Cup involvement

By Alex Min• July 13, 2026

Trump called the 2026 World Cup history’s ‘most successful.’ Problems cloud ticket sales

By Maria Briceño, Alex Min• June 12, 2026

Does the U.S. women’s soccer team bring in more revenue but get paid less than the men?

By Sophie Austin, Louis Jacobson• July 11, 2019

The facts about FIFA

By Katie Sanders• May 27, 2015

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By Maria Briceño• June 19, 2023

Fact-checking Trump's text message to Norway’s prime minister about Nobel Peace Prize, NATO

By Amy Sherman• January 20, 2026

Fact-checks about FIFA and the World Cup

By Katie Sanders• June 20, 2014

Fact-checks about FIFA and the World Cup

By Katie Sanders• June 20, 2014

Fact-checking claims about Brazil's World Cup

By Katie Sanders• June 12, 2014

Viral photo is of a doll, not a 12-week fetus

By Stefanie Pousoulides• July 29, 2019

The facts on mass shootings, guns in the United States

By PolitiFact Staff • May 18, 2018

The facts on mass shootings in the United States

By Joshua Gillin, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• November 8, 2017

Clinton versus Reagan, Rick Perry's letter, North Korea's World Cup chances:

By Dana Tims• July 22, 2014

Fact-checking the Starbucks heckler-Rick Scott spat

By Joshua Gillin, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 6, 2016

What we know about mass shootings

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• February 15, 2018

Nancy Pelosi on soccer, the 'new' Bin Laden, Rush's red face: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup

By Dana Tims• June 23, 2014

How Iran and the United States came to the brink

By Jon Greenberg• January 7, 2020

Fact-checking the New Hampshire gubernatorial debate on WMUR

By Louis Jacobson• October 31, 2024