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Viral image stated on May 07, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Dr. Fauci sat on Microsoft’s board of directors.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 11, 2020
X posts stated on August 27, 2024 in a social media post:
The order of candidate names on North Carolina’s ballot shows a “clear attempt at voter manipulation.”
By Paul Specht• August 28, 2024
Phil Berger stated on December 19, 2018 in a press release:
Says former North Carolina elections board chairman "tried to drag a cancer-stricken woman out of her hospital bed to testify at her son’s hearing on the first day of early voting over a bogus complaint that the board hadn’t even fully investigated."
By Paul Specht• January 8, 2019
Sheri Gallo stated on November 29, 2016 in a mailer to voters:
Alison Alter "got an F in attendance in 2016" as an Austin parks board member "and was removed by a unanimous vote of the Austin City Council."
By Nolan Hicks• December 3, 2016
Bloggers stated on February 04, 2017 in Internet posts:
Says Bill Gates tweeted, "I think Donald Trump will go down to history as one of the greatest presidents, just like Reagan."
By Joshua Gillin• February 15, 2017
Facebook posts stated on April 28, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“Elon Musk just fired the entire Twitter board of directors.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• April 29, 2022
Joe Biden stated on July 13, 2024 in a statement to the media:
“The idea that there’s political violence or violence in America like this is just unheard of.”
By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• July 15, 2024
Facebook posts stated on November 05, 2022 in Facebook and Instagram posts:
Video shows a faulty New York voting machine invalidated a GOP vote in governor’s race.
By Michael Majchrowicz• November 9, 2022
Shirley Anderson stated on October 17, 2012 in a campaign flyer:
Elizabeth Townsend runs the elections office that omitted a school board race on a ballot and gave a School Board candidate "faulty advice."
By Danny Valentine• October 23, 2012
Jeb Bush stated on November 20, 2014 in a speech:
The Orange County, Florida, school board "voted to make it impossible for a student to receive a grade below 50."
By Amy Sherman• November 20, 2014
Rob Astorino stated on June 13, 2022 in a debate:
“We’ve got a parole board right now that has released 20 cop killers in the last two years under Hochul.”
By Jill Terreri Ramos• June 24, 2022
Troy Fraser stated on April 19, 2011 in a Texas Senate committee hearing.:
Says it probably costs more than $300,000 to run for a seat on the Pedernales Electric Cooperative board of directors.
By W. Gardner Selby• May 2, 2011
Dan Bishop stated on November 05, 2020 in a tweet:
Says there are “indications of grossly improper conduct from election officials right here in my district.”
By Paul Specht• November 10, 2020
Americans for Prosperity: Florida stated on December 03, 2013 in a Web video:
Says state Sens. Greg Evers, Nancy Detert and Charles Dean "got a failing grade from conservatives."
By Rochelle Koff• January 28, 2014
Viral image stated on November 05, 2019 in a Facebook post:
"JFK Jr was declared the frontrunner for the NY Senate seat in 1999. Days later his plane crashed, making Hillary Clinton the newly elected senator."
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 8, 2019
Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2020 in a pair of tweets:
Says Joe Biden played N.W.A.’s “F--- Tha Police” during an event in Florida.
By Bill McCarthy• September 16, 2020
Donald Trump stated on September 01, 2020 in a television interview:
“There was tremendous cheating in New York”
By Jill Terreri Ramos• September 11, 2020
Instagram posts stated on June 29, 2024 in an Instagram post:
"No live audience” at CNN debate means “We are watching a scripted movie.”
By Jeff Cercone• July 1, 2024
Kevin Nicholson stated on August 06, 2017 in a TV interview:
"Ronald Reagan was a verified Democrat until his mid-50s." 
By D.L. Davis• September 21, 2017
Bloggers stated on May 31, 2019 in a blog post:
Actor Tom Selleck praised President Donald Trump in a meeting with Breitbart.
By Samantha Putterman• May 12, 2020

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By Jon Greenberg• July 13, 2022

2016 Lie of the Year Readers’ Poll results

By Linda Qiu• December 13, 2016

Did Elizabeth Warren lose a teaching job because she was pregnant?

By Tom Kertscher• October 9, 2019

Biden’s COVID-19 challenge: 100 million shots in the first 100 days. It won’t be easy

By Victoria Knight• January 20, 2021

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By Willoughby Mariano• October 10, 2010

US officials say Iran sent the ‘Proud Boys’ email threats to voters

By Amy Sherman• October 22, 2020

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign of conspiracy theories: PolitiFact’s 2023 Lie of the Year

By Madison Czopek, Katie Sanders• December 21, 2023

Kid Rock not running for U.S. Senate, but FEC must decide about campaign swag

By Joshua Gillin• October 24, 2017

What we know about Detroit’s absentee ballot processing errors

By Clara Hendrickson• August 27, 2020

A voter’s guide to casting a ballot in Ohio: 10 things to know

By Amy Sherman• April 27, 2022

Fact-check: Senate confirmation hearing for defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth

By Louis Jacobson, Sara Swann• January 14, 2025

Has the US ‘destroyed 100% of Iran’s military capability’? Fact-checking President Donald Trump

By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2026

Fact-checking misleading claims of 2020 election fraud in Fulton County, Georgia

By Sara Swann• May 24, 2024

2016 Lie of the Year: Fake news

By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 13, 2016

Behind the rhetoric: Why Scott Walker was able to raise unlimited funds

By Dave Umhoefer• May 7, 2012

Trump’s Ukraine call, a whistleblower and the Bidens: What we know, what we don’t

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