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Search results for "Gustav Klimt was 17 years old in 1879 when he drew this portrait of a young girl"

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Viral image stated on December 21, 2020 in an Instagram post:
Photos reveal Greta Thunberg is a trained actress who comes from a long line of actors.
By Samantha Putterman• April 22, 2021
The Gateway Pundit stated on June 21, 2018 in a headline:
"Migrant mother and ‘crying girl’ on Time cover never separated."
By Amy Sherman• June 25, 2018
Viral image stated on January 04, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows former French education minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem herding sheep as a child in Morocco.
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 6, 2022
Tina Rosenberg stated on June 14, 2016 in an article:
In Liberia, "a girl is more likely to be married by 18 than to know how to read."
By Kate Wilkinson• August 1, 2016
Lincoln Chafee stated on May 04, 2010 in a candidate forum:
"Fifty-three percent of teens in Central Falls are getting pregnant."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 25, 2010
CNSNews stated on August 10, 2012 in a news article.:
Says "under Oregon law, girls from 15 years of age and up are given complete control over whether to be sterilized or not."
By Ian K. Kullgren• September 7, 2012
Randy Forbes stated on June 16, 2015 in a written statement.:
"The average age a child is trafficked into the commercial sex trade industry is between 11 and 14 years old."
By Sean Gorman• July 6, 2015
John Cornyn stated on July 09, 2020 in an interview:
Says “no one under the age of 20 has died of the coronavirus. We still don’t know whether children can get it and transmit it to others.”
By Madlin Mekelburg• July 10, 2020
Glenna Hodge stated on July 20, 2017 in testimony before a Texas Senate committee:
"Schools in Austin Independent School District are teaching children as young as 4 years old that their gender is fluid – that they’re not a boy or a girl and they can choose whichever gender they want."
By W. Gardner Selby• September 8, 2017
Bloggers stated on December 02, 2018 in a blog post:
"Border agents discover body of 6-year-old girl: 'She was raped By 30 men'."
By Miriam Valverde• December 19, 2018
Nathan Deal stated on June 03, 2015 in press conference:
"Since 2010, eight children in Georgia have died due to vehicular heatstroke."
By Nancy Badertscher• June 5, 2015
Facebook posts stated on September 20, 2019 in a Facebook post:
 Says an 11-year-old girl shot and killed two armed "illegal aliens" after they broke into her home in Montana.  
By Samantha Putterman• September 24, 2019
Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in a speech in New York City:
Says Hillary Clinton "said she was under attack (in Bosnia) but the attack turned out to be young girls handing her flowers."
By Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan• June 22, 2016
Ian Miles Cheong stated on March 19, 2025 in an X post:
Netflix show “Adolescence” is based on Southport, England, knife attacker but the show “race swapped the actual killer from a black man/migrant to a white boy.”
By Jeff Cercone• March 21, 2025
Dinesh D'Souza stated on July 07, 2015 in a tweet:
A photograph of 21-year-old Hillary Clinton featured a Confederate battle flag in the background.
By Louis Jacobson• July 7, 2015
Doug Jones stated on November 30, 2017 in a campaign ad:
"In a 2014 case involving a man convicted of abusing two underage girls, Judge Roy Moore disagreed and wrote the dissenting opinion."  
By Jon Greenberg• December 6, 2017
Facebook posts stated on February 27, 2022 in a post:
"An 8-year-old Ukrainian girl confronts a Russian soldier telling him to go back to his country.”
By Monique Curet• March 1, 2022
Rick Perry stated on September 22, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Orlando.:
Says he "got lobbied" by a woman with late-stage cancer about vaccinating Texas girls against a virus that can cause cervical cancer.
By W. Gardner Selby• September 23, 2011
Viral image stated on May 06, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says a photo of a young girl crying alongside an ISIS member is a Christian being forced into sexual slavery as a child bride.
By Samantha Putterman• May 7, 2019
John Thrasher stated on September 10, 2010 in comments at the Republican Party of Florida's annual meeting.:
"We will be the first party to elect a bald guy to governor."
By Aaron Sharockman• September 13, 2010

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By Jeff Cercone• July 21, 2022

Trump spoke about girls being ‘of age’ at ‘above six years old’ as he promoted the SAVE America Act

By Zoe Weyand• March 12, 2026

Did Trump inherit a mess? 8 charts show otherwise

By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2017

Getting fired up in St. Paul

By Bill Adair• September 3, 2008

Why the Gabby Petito case, but not others, has drawn so much attention

By Noah Y. Kim• September 22, 2021

Fact-checking the 21st International AIDS Conference

By Jon Greenberg• July 17, 2016

Fact-checking claims about social justice, children

By Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• October 3, 2014

Ted Cruz's dual citizenship and other factual finds of 2016

By W. Gardner Selby• January 24, 2017

Will curbing social media help kids’ mental health? Florida may try.

By Lawrence Mower• January 16, 2024

Viral image misrepresents photo of transgender high school wrestler

By Michael Majchrowicz• June 11, 2021

The allegations about Donald Trump and Miss Teen USA contestants

By Tom Kertscher• October 18, 2016

What's up with Donald Trump and Andrew Jackson?

By Louis Jacobson, Sarah Waychoff• May 2, 2017

Immigration claims aplenty from Rick Perry, Glenn Beck, Lou Dobbs: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup

By Dana Tims• July 31, 2014

Cruz cruises, Perry closes, Davis 10th--Abbott out of running

By W. Gardner Selby• August 1, 2014

Fake news in the Alabama Senate race surges before Election Day

By Jon Greenberg• December 11, 2017

Who were the victims of illegal immigrants Trump named at the RNC?

By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• July 22, 2016

1% or 85%: Two numbers before SCOTUS purport to show trans youth ‘regret’ rates. Which is it?

By Grace Abels• December 16, 2024

Readying for final GOP debate of 2015

By April Hunt• December 14, 2015

September's popular fact checks include reviews of Ted Cruz, Wendy Davis

By W. Gardner Selby• October 3, 2014

What Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Russia video can teach us all about talking to the misinformed

By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 21, 2022