1 People 10519 Fact-checks 4278 Articles People (1) Local 799 of the International Assoc. of Fire Fighters Fact-checks (10519) Jake Tapper stated on July 29, 2014 in comments on CNN: Israel in the last three weeks has "killed more Palestinian children, more than 200, than the total number of Israeli soldiers killed in military operations since 2006." By Derek Tsang• July 31, 2014 Threads posts stated on October 03, 2024 in a Threads post: The U.S. government is offering Americans loans to pay for flights out of Lebanon while they have been flying Israeli citizens out of Israel on chartered flights for a year “on our dime.” By Sofia Ahmed• October 9, 2024 Donald Trump stated on March 21, 2016 in a speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee: "During the last five years, Iran has perpetrated terror attacks in 25 different countries on five continents." By Louis Jacobson• March 22, 2016 Viral image stated on October 10, 2023 in an Instagram post: Video shows Israel’s Iron Dome intercepting rockets Hamas fired in October 2023. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 11, 2023 Instagram posts stated on October 06, 2024 in Instagram posts: Video shows Oct. 6, 2024, fires in Beirut caused by Israeli airstrikes. By Sofia Ahmed• October 7, 2024 Threads posts stated on April 14, 2024 in a post: “Not even one rocket (from Iran) hit Israel.” By Sara Swann• April 15, 2024 Donald Trump stated on December 02, 2023 in a speech in Iowa: “With the historic Abraham Accords, I even made peace in the Middle East.” By Amy Sherman• December 5, 2023 Instagram posts stated on October 01, 2024 in an Instagram post: Video shows a missile strike on Israel. By Sofia Ahmed• October 7, 2024 X posts stated on September 18, 2024 in X posts: “iPhones exploding in Lebanon blowing up random people.” By Sofia Ahmed• September 20, 2024 X posts stated on September 28, 2024 in an X post: Video shows “the bunker-busting bombs that ended the lives of (Hassan) Nasrallah and Hezbollah’s leadership.” By Jeff Cercone• September 29, 2024 X posts stated on September 18, 2024 in an X post: Photo shows a toilet after “some Hezbollah operative blew up.” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 24, 2024 Mitt Romney stated on November 22, 2011 in a Republican debate in Washington: "We have, right now, Hezbollah, which is working throughout Latin America, in Venezuela, in Mexico, throughout Latin America, which poses a very significant and imminent threat to the United States of America." By Becky Bowers• November 23, 2011 Donald Trump stated on September 23, 2025 in a speech to the U.N. General Assembly: “I have ended seven unendable wars.” By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• September 23, 2025 Bloggers stated on August 05, 2020 in an article: “Israel dropped a tactical nuclear weapon on the port of Beirut.” By Daniel Funke• August 5, 2020 Hillary Clinton stated on January 25, 2016 in a CNN town hall: When terrorists killed more than 250 Americans in Lebanon under Ronald Reagan, "the Democrats didn’t make that a partisan issue." By Lauren Carroll• February 1, 2016 Donald Trump stated on October 09, 2023 in a Truth Social post: “The same people that raided Israel are pouring into our once beautiful USA, through our TOTALLY OPEN SOUTHERN BORDER, at Record Numbers.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• October 12, 2023 Mitt Romney stated on July 29, 2012 in an interview on 'Face the Nation.': President Ronald Reagan sent troops into conflict "only in one circumstance, which was in Grenada … We were in a peacekeeping setting in Lebanon." By Jon Greenberg• July 31, 2012 Ron DeSantis stated on March 23, 2016 in a House Oversight Committee National Security Subcommittee hearing: "Recent reports state that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection has apprehended several members of known Islamist terrorist organizations crossing the southern border in recent years." By Joshua Gillin• April 4, 2016 Donald Trump stated on October 09, 2024 in a Truth Social post: Vice President Kamala Harris’ “60 Minutes” interview may be “a major Campaign Finance Violation.” By Sara Swann• October 12, 2024 Stew Peters stated on November 09, 2023 in a post on X: “Footage from Israeli helicopter shows the IDF killing many people at October 7 concert in Israel.” By Madison Czopek• November 17, 2023 Articles (4278) What we know about the alleged transcript of Obama and Netanyahu call By Aaron Sharockman• July 29, 2014 The US may not have an Iron Dome, but the military is spending on this technology. Here’s how. By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• October 13, 2023 Fact-checking Trump’s conclusion that Iran war was a ‘total’ US victory By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 8, 2026 How Iran and the United States came to the brink By Jon Greenberg• January 7, 2020 One year after Oct. 7, 2023, attack: The evolution of misinformation about Israel and Gaza By Maria Briceño, Sara Swann• October 4, 2024 Ask PolitiFact: Where does Hamas get its weapons? By Marta Campabadal Graus, Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 18, 2023 Social media feeds are awash with Iran war misinformation. Here’s how to identify false imagery By Loreben Tuquero• March 12, 2026 These videos don’t show US strikes in Iran and counterattacks, they’re AI and outdated By Zoe Weyand• March 2, 2026 How long will the Iran war last? See Trump’s timeline shift By Amy Sherman, Zoe Weyand• March 30, 2026 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s speech in Israel on same day as hostage, prisoner releases By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 13, 2025 Do drone attacks comply with international law? By Louis Jacobson• July 1, 2010 Biden’s misleading announcement that the United States is no longer at war By Noah Y. Kim• September 23, 2021 Who decides when genocide has occurred? The long legal process hinges on proving intent By Grace Abels, Madison Czopek• December 12, 2025 Who killed more terrorists, Obama or Bush? It depends By Lauren Carroll• April 18, 2016 Are U.S. actions in Libya subject to the War Powers Resolution? A review of the evidence By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2011 The Ohio train derailment: What we know about health, environmental concerns By Louis Jacobson, Sara Swann• February 15, 2023 Has the US ‘destroyed 100% of Iran’s military capability’? Fact-checking President Donald Trump By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2026 Fact-checking Trump, Pelosi and Schumer’s White House fight over the border wall, shutdown By Louis Jacobson, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• December 11, 2018 The US freed $6 billion in Iranian money. Did it help fund Hamas’ attack on Israel? By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• October 9, 2023 Fact-checking social media posts claiming instant policy victories for Donald Trump By Jeff Cercone, Louis Jacobson• November 15, 2024
Jake Tapper stated on July 29, 2014 in comments on CNN: Israel in the last three weeks has "killed more Palestinian children, more than 200, than the total number of Israeli soldiers killed in military operations since 2006." By Derek Tsang• July 31, 2014 Threads posts stated on October 03, 2024 in a Threads post: The U.S. government is offering Americans loans to pay for flights out of Lebanon while they have been flying Israeli citizens out of Israel on chartered flights for a year “on our dime.” By Sofia Ahmed• October 9, 2024 Donald Trump stated on March 21, 2016 in a speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee: "During the last five years, Iran has perpetrated terror attacks in 25 different countries on five continents." By Louis Jacobson• March 22, 2016 Viral image stated on October 10, 2023 in an Instagram post: Video shows Israel’s Iron Dome intercepting rockets Hamas fired in October 2023. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 11, 2023 Instagram posts stated on October 06, 2024 in Instagram posts: Video shows Oct. 6, 2024, fires in Beirut caused by Israeli airstrikes. By Sofia Ahmed• October 7, 2024 Threads posts stated on April 14, 2024 in a post: “Not even one rocket (from Iran) hit Israel.” By Sara Swann• April 15, 2024 Donald Trump stated on December 02, 2023 in a speech in Iowa: “With the historic Abraham Accords, I even made peace in the Middle East.” By Amy Sherman• December 5, 2023 Instagram posts stated on October 01, 2024 in an Instagram post: Video shows a missile strike on Israel. By Sofia Ahmed• October 7, 2024 X posts stated on September 18, 2024 in X posts: “iPhones exploding in Lebanon blowing up random people.” By Sofia Ahmed• September 20, 2024 X posts stated on September 28, 2024 in an X post: Video shows “the bunker-busting bombs that ended the lives of (Hassan) Nasrallah and Hezbollah’s leadership.” By Jeff Cercone• September 29, 2024 X posts stated on September 18, 2024 in an X post: Photo shows a toilet after “some Hezbollah operative blew up.” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 24, 2024 Mitt Romney stated on November 22, 2011 in a Republican debate in Washington: "We have, right now, Hezbollah, which is working throughout Latin America, in Venezuela, in Mexico, throughout Latin America, which poses a very significant and imminent threat to the United States of America." By Becky Bowers• November 23, 2011 Donald Trump stated on September 23, 2025 in a speech to the U.N. General Assembly: “I have ended seven unendable wars.” By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• September 23, 2025 Bloggers stated on August 05, 2020 in an article: “Israel dropped a tactical nuclear weapon on the port of Beirut.” By Daniel Funke• August 5, 2020 Hillary Clinton stated on January 25, 2016 in a CNN town hall: When terrorists killed more than 250 Americans in Lebanon under Ronald Reagan, "the Democrats didn’t make that a partisan issue." By Lauren Carroll• February 1, 2016 Donald Trump stated on October 09, 2023 in a Truth Social post: “The same people that raided Israel are pouring into our once beautiful USA, through our TOTALLY OPEN SOUTHERN BORDER, at Record Numbers.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• October 12, 2023 Mitt Romney stated on July 29, 2012 in an interview on 'Face the Nation.': President Ronald Reagan sent troops into conflict "only in one circumstance, which was in Grenada … We were in a peacekeeping setting in Lebanon." By Jon Greenberg• July 31, 2012 Ron DeSantis stated on March 23, 2016 in a House Oversight Committee National Security Subcommittee hearing: "Recent reports state that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection has apprehended several members of known Islamist terrorist organizations crossing the southern border in recent years." By Joshua Gillin• April 4, 2016 Donald Trump stated on October 09, 2024 in a Truth Social post: Vice President Kamala Harris’ “60 Minutes” interview may be “a major Campaign Finance Violation.” By Sara Swann• October 12, 2024 Stew Peters stated on November 09, 2023 in a post on X: “Footage from Israeli helicopter shows the IDF killing many people at October 7 concert in Israel.” By Madison Czopek• November 17, 2023
What we know about the alleged transcript of Obama and Netanyahu call By Aaron Sharockman• July 29, 2014 The US may not have an Iron Dome, but the military is spending on this technology. Here’s how. By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• October 13, 2023 Fact-checking Trump’s conclusion that Iran war was a ‘total’ US victory By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 8, 2026 How Iran and the United States came to the brink By Jon Greenberg• January 7, 2020 One year after Oct. 7, 2023, attack: The evolution of misinformation about Israel and Gaza By Maria Briceño, Sara Swann• October 4, 2024 Ask PolitiFact: Where does Hamas get its weapons? By Marta Campabadal Graus, Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 18, 2023 Social media feeds are awash with Iran war misinformation. Here’s how to identify false imagery By Loreben Tuquero• March 12, 2026 These videos don’t show US strikes in Iran and counterattacks, they’re AI and outdated By Zoe Weyand• March 2, 2026 How long will the Iran war last? See Trump’s timeline shift By Amy Sherman, Zoe Weyand• March 30, 2026 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s speech in Israel on same day as hostage, prisoner releases By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 13, 2025 Do drone attacks comply with international law? By Louis Jacobson• July 1, 2010 Biden’s misleading announcement that the United States is no longer at war By Noah Y. Kim• September 23, 2021 Who decides when genocide has occurred? The long legal process hinges on proving intent By Grace Abels, Madison Czopek• December 12, 2025 Who killed more terrorists, Obama or Bush? It depends By Lauren Carroll• April 18, 2016 Are U.S. actions in Libya subject to the War Powers Resolution? A review of the evidence By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2011 The Ohio train derailment: What we know about health, environmental concerns By Louis Jacobson, Sara Swann• February 15, 2023 Has the US ‘destroyed 100% of Iran’s military capability’? Fact-checking President Donald Trump By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2026 Fact-checking Trump, Pelosi and Schumer’s White House fight over the border wall, shutdown By Louis Jacobson, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• December 11, 2018 The US freed $6 billion in Iranian money. Did it help fund Hamas’ attack on Israel? By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• October 9, 2023 Fact-checking social media posts claiming instant policy victories for Donald Trump By Jeff Cercone, Louis Jacobson• November 15, 2024
