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Search results for "Former Olympic cyclist David Hearn arrested by Trump officials for vandalizing Reflecting Pool"

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Fact-checks (17262)

Donald Trump stated on October 05, 2025 in a statement to the media:
“Portland is burning to the ground.”
By Maria Briceño, Amy Sherman• October 7, 2025
TikTok posts stated on February 05, 2024 in a TikTok video:
Killer Mike arrested at Grammy Awards for not endorsing Joe Biden on “Real Time with Bill Maher.”
By Jeff Cercone• February 5, 2024
X posts stated on July 25, 2024 in X posts:
Videos show Jill Biden alone in Paris and at White House with Joe Biden at the same time.
By Jeff Cercone• July 25, 2024
Aubrey Huff stated on March 14, 2021 in an Instagram post:
Hank Aaron and Marvelous Marvin Hagler died “after taking the COVID-19 vaccine.”
By Tom Kertscher• March 16, 2021
Americans For Tax Reform stated on July 31, 2012 in a blog post:
"U.S. Olympic medal winners will owe up to $9,000 to the IRS."
By Louis Jacobson• August 1, 2012
CatholicVote stated on August 17, 2022 in an ad:
Three churches were targeted during arson attacks over the summer “because they protect unborn babies and women in need.”
By Tom Kertscher• September 1, 2022
Commonwealth Together PAC stated on April 08, 2026 in an online ad:
“Moulton voted with Republicans to thank ICE for protecting our homeland. He thanked ICE as they were terrorizing our communities and killed citizens in broad daylight.”
By Amy Sherman• April 13, 2026
Viral image stated on June 01, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Photos show cemeteries and war memorials damaged during George Floyd demonstrations.
By Ciara O'Rourke• June 4, 2020
Ron Johnson stated on February 15, 2021 in a radio interview:
Says Jan. 6 Capitol riot “didn’t seem like an armed insurrection.”
By Eric Litke• February 15, 2021
X posts stated on April 03, 2023 in a Tweet:
“Florida man charged with a hate crime” for defacing pride crosswalk.
By Grace Abels• April 7, 2023
Mitt Romney stated on December 06, 2011 in a TV airing in Florida:
Says he "helped save" the Olympic games.
By Matt Clary• January 6, 2012
Instagram posts stated on June 20, 2022 in an Instagram post:
According to International Olympic Committee data, “an average of 29 athletes under the age of 35 suffered sudden death per year from 1966 to 2004. From March 2021 to March 2022, 769 athletes have died or suffered cardiac arrest."
By Samantha Putterman• June 23, 2022
Josh Hawley stated on January 04, 2021 in a tweet:
Says activists threatened his family and “screamed threats, vandalized, and tried to pound open our door.”
By William Skipworth• January 8, 2021
Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.:
"I went to the Olympics that was out of balance, and we got it on balance."
By Louis Jacobson• October 23, 2012
Greg Gutfeld stated on August 20, 2020 in a TV segment:
“QAnon violence! There is none.”
By Bill McCarthy• August 24, 2020
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
Bob Casey stated on July 21, 2020 in an interview:
Federal agents in Portland have been “kidnapping and holding citizens without charges.”
By Jessica Calefati• August 4, 2020
Facebook posts stated on June 03, 2020 in an image:
Says a photo shows a memorial vandalized by Black Lives Matter protesters.
By Daniel Funke• June 4, 2020
Viral image stated on July 25, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says an NBC producer at the Olympics was caught on a hot mic saying “60% of people in this stadium will be dead within 10 days.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 27, 2021
Cameron Sexton stated on March 30, 2023 in an interview:
Actions of the Tennessee state legislators who protested against gun violence were “at least equivalent” to the actions of the Jan. 6 insurrectionists.
By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 13, 2023

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Fact-checking Trump on Reflecting Pool renovation timeline, cost, contractor relationship

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 28, 2026

How George Floyd protests evolved in 5 major cities

By Daniel Funke• June 10, 2020

The federal government crackdown in Portland: What you need to know

By Bill McCarthy• July 22, 2020

Top Republicans push theories about 'mobs' and 'Marxism' in vandalism of Douglass statue

By Jill Terreri Ramos• July 7, 2020

What the House Democrats’ impeachment memo leaves out

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• February 3, 2021

Romney: turning over the turnaround label

By David Baumann• September 27, 2007

In Context: What Trump got wrong about 2026 Winter Olympics skier Hunter Hess’s comments

By Amy Sherman• February 9, 2026

Trump’s transgender athlete order includes an immigration fraud penalty. Why?

By Grace Abels• February 20, 2025

Sunday shows to dish on Michael Sam, extreme weather, 'House of Cards'

By Katie Sanders• February 14, 2014

Fact-checking misinformation about the LA protests

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• June 11, 2025

Black Lives Matter protests and the Capitol assault: Comparing the police response

By Jon Greenberg, Noah Y. Kim• January 8, 2021

Can Donald Trump legally put his image on a U.S. Mint coin? Probably

By Louis Jacobson• October 7, 2025

Trump's posts on Brown shooting, Reiner killing highlight a rush to post before facts are known

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 15, 2025

No evidence photo of Trump watching Baghdadi raid was staged

By Daniel Funke, Louis Jacobson• October 28, 2019

The facts of a fair US election have only gotten stronger since Capitol attack

By Amy Sherman• January 6, 2022

A month-by-month look at the misinformation that caught our attention in a busy news year

By Jeff Cercone• December 26, 2024

Sunday shows turn to Sochi, CBO report on Obamacare

By Katie Sanders• February 7, 2014

Previewing the Sunday Jan. 5 news shows

By Katie Sanders• January 3, 2014

Just how big is the proposed casino in Miami?

By Amy Sherman• October 17, 2011

What we know about Dallas incident from Trump’s speech on protests

By Madlin Mekelburg• June 2, 2020