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Nancy Mace stated on February 20, 2025 in an X post:
“You either have XX or XY chromosomes. Those are the options.”
By Grace Abels• February 21, 2025
Roger Marshall stated on March 01, 2021 in an op-ed:
A study “suggests that even after two years of hormone therapy, biological boys still maintain significant advantages over girls, including being 12% faster on the 1.5-mile run.”
By Miriam Valverde• March 9, 2021
Chris Murphy stated on March 01, 2026 in an interview with CBS News' "Face the Nation":
“There is no history … that shows an air campaign alone will result in positive regime change. In fact, there's not a single example of it in the entirety of American history.”
By Louis Jacobson• March 2, 2026
Tommy Tuberville stated on February 22, 2024 in at the 2024 Conservative Political Action Conference:
The Olympic boxing committee “decided this year that men can box against women in the Olympics.”
By Grace Abels• March 1, 2024
X posts stated on January 16, 2022 in a tweet:
Novak Djokovic is the first professional athlete to be banned from a major sporting event for “not taking drugs.”
By Samantha Putterman• January 20, 2022
Barack Obama stated on September 06, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.:
Mitt Romney "said it was 'tragic' to end the war in Iraq."
By Katie Sanders, Amy Sherman• September 7, 2012
Barack Obama stated on July 30, 2008 in a TV ad:
McCain's attacks on Obama are 'not true,' 'false,' 'baloney,' according to media outlets.
By Robert Farley• August 14, 2008
Threads posts stated on June 15, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Caitlin Clark has been named to the U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team after Brittney Griner was released for “undisclosed reasons.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• June 21, 2024
X posts stated on March 20, 2022 in a tweet from a hoax account:
Virginia Tech swimmer Reka Gyorgy tweeted, “My finals spot was stolen by Lia Thomas, who is a biological male.”
By Bill McCarthy• March 24, 2022
Pete Hegseth stated on April 29, 2025 in an X post:
The federal government’s Women, Peace and Security program is a “Biden initiative.”
By Amy Sherman• May 6, 2025
Pete Hegseth stated on March 24, 2025 in an interview:
"Nobody was texting war plans" in the Trump administration Signal group text about bombing Yemen.
By Grace Abels, Amy Sherman• March 26, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on June 05, 2023 in a podcast:
Atrazine in the water supply is contributing to "sexual dysphoria" in kids.
By Grace Abels, Luiz Romero, Jill Terreri Ramos• June 28, 2023
Facebook posts stated on November 14, 2024 in a Facebook post:
“NCAA shifts all medals from Lia Thomas to Riley Gaines.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 20, 2024
Dan Crenshaw stated on March 13, 2020 in a tweet:
Says longstanding Food and Drug Administration regulations “created barriers to the private industry creating a test quickly” for the coronavirus.
By Madlin Mekelburg• March 23, 2020
Pete Hegseth stated on September 17, 2017 in a Fox News segment:
"The city (of St. Louis) is no stranger to violence. There were 5,762 violent crimes in 2015 alone, including 188 homicides. The highest rate per capita in the country, according to FBI crime statistics."
By Emily McCarter, Lucille Sherman• October 24, 2017
Markwayne Mullin stated on March 25, 2025 in a video on X:
“Hillary Clinton was sending classified documents that were stamped TS or TSSCI.”
By Madison Czopek• March 28, 2025
Barack Obama stated on August 21, 2008 in Chester, Va. :
The Bush administration's latest plans for troop withdrawal from Iraq by 2011 are "more or less the same time frame I announced two years ago."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 24, 2008
Mike Pence stated on March 04, 2020 in in a press briefing:
“With regard to the cost, let me be very clear: HHS has designated the coronavirus test as an essential health benefit. That means, by definition, it's covered in the private health insurance of every American, as well as covered by Medicare and Medicaid."
By Julie Appleby• March 6, 2020
Joe Biden stated on December 31, 2007 in a campaign event in Ames, Iowa:
"There's not a major bill I know with Hillary's name on it."
By Adriel Bettelheim• January 7, 2008
Allen West stated on October 20, 2014 in a tweet:
"U.S. troops are getting only 4 hours of Ebola training before deployment to Liberia."
By Jon Greenberg• October 23, 2014

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By Louis Jacobson, Sara Swann• January 14, 2025

Ask PolitiFact: Did Pete Hegseth’s tattoos bar him from National Guard service in 2021?

By Sara Swann• November 19, 2024

Fact-checking Trump’s conclusion that Iran war was a ‘total’ US victory

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 8, 2026

PolitiFact Sheet: What we know about the caravan heading to the United States

By Miriam Valverde• October 22, 2018

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By Clara Hendrickson• September 15, 2020

How long will the Iran war last? See Trump’s timeline shift

By Amy Sherman• March 30, 2026

Did Trump violate War Powers Act by bombing Iran nuclear sites?

By Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2025

Social media users questioned Pete Hegseth, Pope Leo's Bible quotes. Here's the full context

By Maria Briceño, Loreben Tuquero• April 17, 2026

A viewer's guide to the fine print

By Robert Farley• August 14, 2008

Are Iranian nuclear sites ‘obliterated,’ as Donald Trump said? Too soon to know, experts say

By Louis Jacobson• June 23, 2025

PolitiFact fact-checks the Jan. 10 Sunday shows

By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• January 11, 2016

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By James B. Nelson• February 10, 2016

Fact-checking the Jan. 10 Sunday shows

By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• January 10, 2016

Rating Obama's promises at the 1-year mark

By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• January 15, 2010

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Fact-checking DeSantis’ first TV ad about Israel evacuations, hurricane recovery and the border

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• November 6, 2023

What is chestfeeding? How it relates to trans parents and what the CDC says

By Grace Abels• July 28, 2023

Fact-checking Joe Biden at CNN’s town hall

By Monique Curet, Louis Jacobson, Tom Kertscher, Amy Sherman• October 22, 2021

Era of ‘free’ COVID-19 vaccines, test kits, and treatments is ending. Who will pay the tab now?

By Julie Appleby• February 13, 2023

Fact-checking 3 claims in Tucker Carlson’s show on trans health care

By Grace Abels• November 15, 2023