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Arianna Huffington stated on July 24, 2011 in a roundtable segment on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour":
"Most countries have no debt ceiling."
By Louis Jacobson• July 25, 2011
Arianna Huffington stated on May 01, 2011 in a roundtable segment on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour":
Says although the unemployment rate seems to be improving, it does not reflect real job creation -- it’s caused by a "shrinking of the actual labor force."
By Louis Jacobson• May 4, 2011
Arianna Huffington stated on June 06, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.":
Halliburton defrauded American taxpayers of "hundreds of millions of dollars in Iraq."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 9, 2010
Arianna Huffington stated on July 26, 2009 in This Week with George Stephanopoulos:
Only 15 percent of drug users are African-American, yet 74 percent of all drug offenders sentenced to prison are black
By Louis Jacobson• July 28, 2009
Arianna Huffington stated on September 09, 2014 in a tweet:
A poll found that "20% of young adults use (smartphones) during sex."
By Jon Greenberg• September 10, 2014
John Garamendi stated on May 05, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Ed Show":
"During the George W. Bush period, there were 13 attacks on various embassies and consulates around the world. Sixty people died."
By Louis Jacobson• May 12, 2014
Bloggers stated on June 08, 2010 in a rumor widely discussed on the Internet.:
Barack Obama appeared in the video for 'Whoomp! (There it is!)'
By Cristina Silva• June 8, 2010
USA Snich stated on December 11, 2016 in a web post:
"Putin Interference Could Give Courts Legal Right to Make Hillary President."
By Louis Jacobson• December 21, 2016
Instagram posts stated on July 21, 2013 in Instagram posts:
Dozens of artists, including Justin Timberlake, Jay Z and Rihanna, are canceling Florida shows like Stevie Wonder in protest of  "stand your ground."
By Katie Sanders• July 23, 2013
Sid Miller stated on August 23, 2017 in an interview on Spectrum Cable's "Capital Tonight":
Says a poll showed 70 percent to 75 percent of people want to see Confederate statues "remain up and not taken down."
By W. Gardner Selby• September 6, 2017
Michael Savage stated on May 10, 2010 in his website:
"She (Kagan) took money from Goldman Sachs just like her boss, Obama."
By Robert Farley• May 14, 2010
The Gateway Pundit stated on October 17, 2021 in a headline:
Democrats “manufactured votes from low income voters to steal the battleground states.”
By Amy Sherman• October 19, 2021
Today News 24 stated on December 16, 2016 in In an article :
"Pennsylvania Federal Court grants legal authority to remove Trump after Russian Meddling."
By Mark Dent• December 23, 2016
Doonesbury stated on April 20, 2014 in the "Doonesbury" comic strip:
Last election, the Koch brothers "spent three times what the top 10 unions spent combined."
By Jon Greenberg• April 23, 2014
Priorities USA Action stated on July 25, 2012 in a video shown on cable news shows:
Says Romney had the uniforms for the 2002 Winter Olympic games made in Burma.
By Jon Greenberg• July 27, 2012
Americans United for Change stated on October 26, 2016 in an ad:
Says "Ron Johnson calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme and wants to privatize the program."
By Tom Kertscher• November 4, 2016
Eric Cantor stated on February 19, 2013 in a news release.:
"The National Science Foundation spent $1.2 million paying seniors to play World of Warcraft to study the impact it had on their brain."
By Sean Gorman• February 22, 2013
Chain email stated on April 04, 2014 in a chain email:
Says Michelle Obama waved "red communist flags" on her trip to China.
By Louis Jacobson• April 4, 2014
Bloggers stated on March 21, 2017 in a headline:
"Lindsey Graham threatens to convert to Democrat if Republicans don’t Dump Trump."
By Joshua Gillin• May 2, 2017
Chris Larson stated on April 22, 2011 in a tweet:
Republicans offered Wisconsin bar patrons "free shots (of alcohol) to sign recall petitions against" Democrats.
By Tom Kertscher• May 1, 2011

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Does PolitiFact seek 'the comfort of the middle ground'?

By Bill Adair• July 12, 2010

Our favorite pundit fact-checks of 2010

By Robert Farley• December 29, 2010

Gates incident spurs discussion on race, crime

By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 28, 2009

Playing the ref on Halliburton and the Iraq war

By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 9, 2010

Checking the facts from ABC's 'This Week'

By Bill Adair• June 8, 2010

Mailbag: The best of our 2010 reader comments

By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 30, 2010

Mailbag: Pandering to "room-temperature IQs"

By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 2, 2010

A look at the Thompson file

By Tom Kertscher• October 4, 2011

The facts behind Kirsten Gillibrand’s comments on Al Franken and sexual misconduct

By Stefanie Pousoulides• July 1, 2019

Records not as vulnerable as group claims

By Louis Jacobson• October 22, 2009

Sorting out Hillary Clinton’s fossil fuel contributions

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 1, 2016

Ted Cruz on Obama and PolitiFact, 'an institution'

By W. Gardner Selby• September 10, 2014

If you can stand the heat, we've got Pants on Fire for you!

By John Bartosek, Becky Bowers, Louis Jacobson, Aaron Sharockman, Amy Sherman• October 28, 2010

Ponzi puzzle: A closer look at Ryan and claims he agreed with Perry that Social Security is a Ponzi scheme

By Tom Kertscher• September 29, 2011

17 times Donald Trump said one thing and then denied it

By Linda Qiu• July 6, 2016

Fact-checking in the Echo Chamber Nation

By Bill Adair• December 23, 2011

Fact-checking in the Echo Chamber Nation

By Bill Adair• December 22, 2011

Fact-checking the Aug. 3 news shows

By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• August 3, 2014

Boomerang kids, a Crossroads ad and the media echo chamber

By Louis Jacobson• May 3, 2012

Fact-checking the Sunday March 16 shows

By Aaron Sharockman• March 16, 2014