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Search results for "If they're willing to die to assassinate, imagine what they will do if they gain political power"

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Fact-checks (22864)

William Lacy Clay stated on August 18, 2017 in an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
"Calling for the assassination of the president is a federal crime."
By Emily Sanderson, Tessa Weinberg• September 15, 2017
Facebook posts stated on May 25, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says the Pentagon killed a man who invented a water-powered fuel cell for cars.
By Andy Nguyen• June 3, 2021
Bloggers stated on July 06, 2017 in a blog post:
"Kim Jong Un dead: North Koreans calling Trump an assassin"
By Miriam Valverde• July 20, 2017
Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Haiti, Tanzania and Madagascar refused the COVID-19 vaccines and now all three of their presidents have died unexpectedly.
By Samantha Putterman• July 12, 2021
X posts stated on July 22, 2024 in a post on X:
The death of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, six days after the Trump rally shooting was linked to her “oversight of the Secret Service.”
By Madison Czopek• July 24, 2024
Chain email stated on February 24, 2011 in a chain e-mail:
Says that in a hearing, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords suggested to Gen. David Petraeus that the Army "put more emphasis on less environmentally damaging methods, like stabbing or clubbing enemy forces in order to minimize the carbon output."
By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2011
Adam Schiff stated on August 20, 2017 in an interview:
"I think what the authors of the (25th) Amendment principally had in mind was some kind of physical incapacitation or serious mental illness or a breakdown, an inability to function in office."
By John Kruzel• August 29, 2017
Nikki Haley stated on January 18, 2017 in a Senate confirmation hearing:
"Some countries are contributing (peacekeeping) troops because they're making money off of them."  
By Jon Greenberg• January 24, 2017
Donald Trump stated on May 03, 2016 in an interview on Fox News:
Says Ted Cruz’s father "was with Lee Harvey Oswald" before the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
By Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu• May 3, 2016
Bloggers stated on June 25, 2015 in posts on the Internet:
"Lincoln was fervently making plans to send all freed slaves to the jungles of Central America once the (Civil War) was over. … The only thing that kept this from happening was his assassination."
By Louis Jacobson• June 26, 2015
Instagram posts stated on October 13, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Says former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, “I hope that America obliterates Israel.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 15, 2024
Roy Cooper stated on August 15, 2017 in Press release:
House Bill 330 "grants immunity from liability to motorists who strike protesters."
By Paul Specht• August 16, 2017
Mitt Romney stated on August 14, 2012 in a campaign speech:
Claims Joe Biden said "coal is more dangerous than terrorists." 
By Tom Feran• August 17, 2012
John Kasich stated on January 25, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":
"You cannot build a little guy up by tearing a big guy down -- Abraham Lincoln said it."  
By Lauren Carroll• January 25, 2015
Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2020 in a campaign speech:
Says Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani "was a designated terrorist by President Obama, who didn't do anything about it."  
By Tom Kertscher• January 16, 2020
Facebook posts stated on December 03, 2021 in a public Facebook group:
German chemist Andreas Noack was “assassinated just hours after publishing the secret of the vax by government operatives.”
By Luiz Romero• December 10, 2021
Instagram posts stated on August 05, 2023 in an Instagram post:
"WEF chairman Klaus Schwab openly calls for AI technology to replace Democratic elections!”
By Jeff Cercone• August 9, 2023
Viral image stated on October 09, 2017 in Internet posts:
A viral image shows LeBron James wearing a T-shirt that reads, "We march, y’all mad. We sit down, y’all mad. We speak up, y’all mad. We die, y’all silent."
By Joshua Gillin• October 12, 2017
Instagram posts stated on January 14, 2020 in an Instagram post:
Says Martin Luther King Jr. "was killed (smothered) in the hospital" and "the US government was found guilty in a court of law of conspiring to kill him."
By Daniel Funke• January 17, 2020
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on September 12, 2011 in an interview before the CNN/Tea Party Express GOP debate in Tampa:
"In terms of the wealthiest Americans, we're at the lowest tax rate since the 1950s."
By Aaron Sharockman• September 13, 2011

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By Jeff Cercone• September 16, 2024

Charlie Kirk tributes sounded like Adele and Bieber, but were AI. How to spot synthetic music

By Loreben Tuquero• October 1, 2025

In Context: Trump recounts assassination attempt. Here’s what he said at the RNC.

By Grace Abels• July 19, 2024

Chris Wallace asked why Vladimir Putin’s critics end up dead. Here are the details

By Manuela Tobias• July 19, 2018

The health of presidential candidates: How much do we know?

By Julie Appleby• February 24, 2020

Does the Bible give Trump moral authority to kill Kim Jong Un, as Trump's pastor says?

By Joshua Gillin• August 11, 2017

'Rough road ahead': Charlie Kirk’s assassination highlights the rise in US political violence

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• September 11, 2025

Fact-checking false claims about shooter’s identity in Charlie Kirk shooting

By Grace Abels, Maria Briceño, Loreben Tuquero• September 11, 2025

Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ interview with the National Association of Black Journalists

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• September 17, 2024

What to know about claims that Trump rally shooter used ‘encrypted’ messaging, bank accounts

By Madison Czopek• August 2, 2024

TV ad wrong that health panel has British accent

By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 11, 2009

What Ben Carson said about Hillary Clinton, Saul Alinsky and Lucifer

By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 20, 2016

Supporting Iranians, then threatening to end civilization: How Trump contradicts himself on war

By Amy Sherman• April 7, 2026

Does Vladimir Putin kill journalists?

By Linda Qiu• January 4, 2016

PolitiFact's Lie of the Year: 'Death panels'

By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 18, 2009

George Santos has been arrested. Here’s a recap of his alleged falsehoods.

By Louis Jacobson• May 10, 2023

A guide to George Santos’ dubious statements about drag, Brazil, his 9/11 connection and more

By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2023

Books: 'The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Religion and Politics'

By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 28, 2012

What's the definition of 'terrorism'?

By Louis Jacobson• July 9, 2013

Lie of the Year: Interview with Howard Dean

By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 17, 2010