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Mike Rogers stated on September 23, 2026 in an X post:

"Abdul El-Sayed supports defunding the police and emptying prisons.”

By Caleb McCullough • September 28, 2026

Stephen Miller stated on October 24, 2025 in an interview:

“To all ICE officers, you have federal immunity in the conduct of your duties.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 29, 2025

Jon Favreau stated on July 8, 2025 in Pod Save America:

“ICE will now become the country’s largest federal law enforcement agency, bigger than the FBI, bigger than the DEA.”

By Amy Sherman • July 11, 2025

Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2024 in a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania:

Vice President Kamala Harris “even wants to legalize fentanyl.”

By Amy Sherman • October 1, 2024

Instagram posts stated on September 23, 2024 in an Instagram post:

The government is arming “illegal immigrants.”

By Sofia Ahmed • September 26, 2024

X posts stated on June 11, 2024 in in X posts:

Hunter Biden’s trial and conviction were contrived to divert attention from Biden family crimes.

By Jeff Cercone • June 14, 2024

Donald Trump stated on May 31, 2024 in remarks to reporters:

“Congo, Africa, just released a lot of people, a lot of people from their prisons and jails and brought them into the United States of America.”

By Amy Sherman, Maria Ramirez Uribe • June 12, 2024

Donald Trump stated on June 2, 2024 in an interview with Fox:

Speaking about Hillary Clinton: “I didn’t say, ‘Lock her up.’ ”

By Amy Sherman • June 3, 2024

Jack Posobiec stated on August 1, 2023 in a tweet:

Judge Tanya Chutkan “is the only federal judge in Washington, D.C., who has sentenced Jan. 6 defendants to sentences longer than the government had requested.”

By Madison Czopek • August 2, 2023

National Republican Congressional Committee stated on October 4, 2022 in a TV ad.:

Abigail Spanberger supported “nearly $1 billion in stimulus checks for prisoners, including domestic terrorists.”

By Warren Fiske • October 18, 2022

Club for Growth stated on October 5, 2022 in an ad:

As attorney general, Catherine Cortez Masto “opposed tougher laws on methamphetamine dealers.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 14, 2022

Pennsylvania Conservative Fund stated on April 21, 2022 in an ad:

Mehmet Oz “was a spokesman for a group who wanted to defund the police.”

By Tom Kertscher • April 28, 2022

Facebook posts stated on April 3, 2022 in a photo:

A photo shows a helicopter rescue mission in Afghanistan where wounded men were loaded onboard.

By Monique Curet • April 6, 2022

Michael Savage stated on January 17, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Rabbi taken hostage in Texas synagogue is “anti-Zionist” who may have known gunman.

By Jeff Cercone • January 20, 2022

Ron Johnson stated on December 8, 2021 in Radio interview:

Around the world, people who exercise their "health autonomy" and don't get vaccinated are being put "basically into internment camps."

By Madeline Heim • December 13, 2021

Terry McAuliffe stated on April 6, 2021 in a debate.:

“I restored felons’ rights - 173,000 - more than any governor in the history of America.”

By Warren Fiske • April 19, 2021

Tom Cotton stated on March 6, 2021 in a tweet:

“Senate Democrats just voted to give stimulus checks to criminals in prison.”

By Jon Greenberg • March 9, 2021

Doug Jones stated on August 10, 2020 in an interview:

In April, when asked how he would handle the COVID-19 pandemic, Tommy Tuberville "said he didn't have a clue" and after winning the Republican nomination in July, "he still said he didn't have a clue."

By Tom Kertscher • August 27, 2020

Stacey Abrams stated on July 23, 2020 in an MSNBC interview:

“Right now, we are about 4% behind the (census) response rate where we were in 2010. But for Black and Latino and Native American communities, they’re behind by 10%.”

By Miriam Valverde • July 31, 2020

Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2020 in a text post:

“Portland goon squads were Blackwater contractors not federal officers.”

By Daniel Funke • July 29, 2020

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Articles (200)

Abdul El-Sayed said US aid to Israel violates Leahy laws. What are they, and is he right?

By Caleb McCullough • November 9, 2026

Trump’s midterm rallies: A fact-checked guide to talking points, falsehoods

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • September 29, 2026

‘Blood-soaked killing fields’: Fact-checking Trump and Whatley’s claims about Cooper and crime in North Carolina

By Paul Specht • September 17, 2026

Dr. Anthony Fauci has testified before Congress numerous times. Why take the Fifth now?

By Gracey Abernethy, Louis Jacobson • July 29, 2026

Raul Castro indicted May 2026 news conference announcement

Raúl Castro indictment: Who were Brothers to the Rescue? What happened in 1996?

By Maria Briceño, Samantha Putterman • May 20, 2026

JD Vance speaking on fraud in Maine May 2026

Fact-checking JD Vance on Maine Democrats, Medicaid fraud and autism coverage

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • May 14, 2026

How much has Donald Trump reshaped the government’s portrayal of Black history?

By Louis Jacobson • February 19, 2026

Immigration after one year under Trump: Where do mass deportation efforts stand?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 20, 2026

Nicolás Maduro places his hand over his heart 01-10-2025.

What are the charges against Venezuela’s Maduro? How can the US indict foreign politicians?

By Amy Sherman, Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 5, 2026

Trump speaks about Venezuela w/ Rubio and Hegseth 01-03-26

Fact-checking Donald Trump following U.S. attacks on Venezuela and capture of Nicolás Maduro

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 3, 2026

Lopez brothers in friend house el salvador

Year of the Lies: ‘Worst of the worst’? ICE deports brothers after years of check-ins, good conduct

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • December 18, 2025

The Epstein files, Trump and Congress: What happens next?

By Louis Jacobson • November 13, 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

RFK Jr.’s ‘chemtrails’ probe shows the power conspiracy theories have to shape health policy

By Stephanie Armour • October 20, 2025

FTC has long said products must back up health claims. A MAHA lawsuit would upend that.

By Arthur Allen • August 25, 2025

Musk looking up and Trump in Oval Office presser 5-30-25

Trump and Musk’s public attacks on each other add to questions about DOGE’s accomplishments, future

By Amy Sherman, Madison Czopek • June 5, 2025

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s 100-day rally in Warren, Michigan

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson, Madison Czopek, Maria Ramirez Uribe • April 30, 2025

Trump at Mar-a-Lago for second-term promises unveiling, 1-19-2025

PolitiFact kicks off the MAGA-Meter to track Donald Trump’s promises

By Louis Jacobson • January 19, 2025

‘They’re eating the pets:’ Trump, Vance earn PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year for claims about Haitians

By Amy Sherman, Maria Ramirez Uribe • December 17, 2024

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., at Mar-a-lago, 11-14-2024

What’s going on with Matt Gaetz’s attorney general bid and the House ethics report?

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • November 19, 2024