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Rick Scott stated on October 31, 2023 in an X post:

Rainbow fentanyl is a threat to children on Halloween.

By Sara Swann • October 31, 2023

Vivek Ramaswamy stated on June 18, 2023 in an interview with "Fox News Sunday":

“Young Americans across this country are no longer proud to be American.”

By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa • June 28, 2023

Vladimir Putin stated on September 7, 2022 in at an economic forum in Russia:

Russia “has not lost anything” in its invasion of Ukraine.

By Jeff Cercone • September 9, 2022

Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2022 in a Facebook post:

“Want a healthy, happy baby? Skip the Well Baby visits. They… make your baby sick.”

By Gabrielle Settles • April 7, 2022

Rusty Hicks stated on January 12, 2021 in a press conference:

The effort to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom is "a coup."

By Chris Nichols • January 14, 2021

Bob Good stated on December 12, 2020 in a speech.:

“This is a phony pandemic.”

By Warren Fiske • December 21, 2020

Joy Behar stated on March 9, 2020 in an episode of ABC's "The View":

“(Barack Obama) set up anti-pandemic programs in 47 vulnerable countries as a way to protect against something like the coronavirus, exactly. Do you know that Trump closed 37 of them?”

By Bill McCarthy • March 12, 2020

Facebook posts stated on October 1, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says Nancy Pelosi’s "legislative aide … is from the Ukraine and is connected to the Ukrainian Embassy, the Ukrainian military, the Ukrainian government and Ukrainian party life"

By Samantha Putterman • October 9, 2019

Mark Cuban stated on August 15, 2019 in a tweet:

Says "wealthy people in Canada donate to hospitals" to get better health care treatment.

By Bill McCarthy • August 19, 2019

North Carolina Healthcare Association stated on July 7, 2019 in in a paid advertisement in the News & Observer:

Says the changes to the State Health Plan "will DENY North Carolina state employees, retirees, and their families of in-network access to critical healthcare services."

By Elizabeth Thompson • July 20, 2019

Sara Meaney stated on May 9, 2019 in a WTMJ radio appearance:

"Wisconsin, many people may not be aware, actually has 15,000 freshwater lakes. … More than Minnesota."

By Eric Litke • May 23, 2019

Donald Trump stated on April 23, 2019 in a tweet:

"In the ‘old days’ if you were president and you had a good economy, you were basically immune from criticism."

By Louis Jacobson • April 23, 2019

Louie Gohmert stated on February 21, 2017 in a press release:

Political activists are "being paid" to protest members of Congress.

By Joshua Gillin • February 27, 2017

Sid Miller stated on November 10, 2016 in a Facebook post:

Texas A&M University - Commerce "offers counseling, safe spaces for students who are afraid of President-elect Trump."

By Dylan Baddour • November 17, 2016

Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2016 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity:

Even among "second and third generation" Muslims in the United States, "there's no real assimilation."

By Louis Jacobson • June 18, 2016

Trusted Leadership PAC stated on March 29, 2016 in a Trusted Leadership PAC ad :

"Millionaires working side by side with George Soros are bankrolling (John Kasich’s) super PAC."

By Nadia Pflaum • April 4, 2016

John Oliver stated on July 19, 2015 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight":

"With the exception of baby formula, the federal government does not require any food to carry an expiration date, and state laws vary widely."

By Will Cabaniss • July 27, 2015

Bill O'Reilly stated on October 6, 2014 in a broadcast of Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor":

Muslim nations did not "call out" the people who celebrated the 9/11 attacks.

By Jon Greenberg • October 8, 2014

David Ralston stated on February 26, 2013 in a meeting:

The Georgia Senate ethics resolution "doesn't define cap."

By Eric Stirgus • March 11, 2013

John Cornyn stated on February 14, 2013 in a speech on the Senate floor:

Says of a failed cloture vote on nominating Chuck Hagel for defense secretary: "This is not a filibuster."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 18, 2013

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Deflategate and the limits of science

By Jon Greenberg • June 22, 2015

Netflix’s ‘Love is Blind’ contestant said he drinks raw milk. Research shows that’s risky

By Madison Czopek • October 29, 2026

Benjamin Netanyahu, Meitar, Israel, 01-28-2026

A narrative that Netanyahu died spread widely on social media. Here’s how it unfolded

By Loreben Tuquero • March 17, 2026

Schumer, Murray and Padilla in capitol as shutdown looms

Democratic fight over DHS funding could lead to government shutdown. How could it play out?

By Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2026

Wild Turkey head photo in NH Thanksgiving

Bird flu might impact price, but not safety of Thanksgiving turkey

By Grace Abels • November 21, 2025

Charlie Kirk tributes sounded like Adele and Bieber, but were AI. How to spot synthetic music

By Loreben Tuquero • October 1, 2025

Supreme Court denies review of case by group founded by RFK Jr. against Poynter, Meta

By Amy Sherman • July 1, 2025

Will Michelle Obama run for president? All signs point to no

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • February 20, 2024

Woke and Black Lives Matter protest from Brooklyn in 2020

What does it mean to be ‘woke’?

By Matthew Crowley • March 7, 2023

Protest in Florida against don't say gay bill March 7 - speaker at podium

Why it’s not ‘grooming’: What research says about gender and sexuality in schools

By Madison Czopek • May 11, 2022

2022 candidates use ads vowing to be tough on China, or attacking rivals as too soft on China

By Tom Kertscher • March 3, 2022

Transcript: What Dr. Fauci told PolitiFact

By Katie Sanders • May 14, 2021

Fact-checking ‘Mank,’ the movie about the movie ‘Citizen Kane’

By Noah Y. Kim • April 16, 2021

Joe Biden tackles immigration, hoping to undo Trump-era policies

By Miriam Valverde • January 21, 2021

The scariest misinformation of 2020

By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 31, 2020

What is remdesivir? Why experts are hopeful but cautious about its use for COVID-19

By Louis Jacobson • April 30, 2020

The week in fact-checking: Homemade masks, pandemic funding, fact-checking highlights

By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 3, 2020

In the time of coronavirus, we’re all fact-checkers now

By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 2, 2020

The Stump Speech Analyzer: Michael Bloomberg

By Miriam Valverde • February 14, 2020

The Stump Speech Analyzer: Joe Biden

By Amy Sherman • January 23, 2020