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Search results for "Iran shoots down helicopter over Hormuz Strait"

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Social Media stated on April 19, 2026 in social media posts:
Video shows the United States’ April 19, 2026, strike on an Iranian cargo ship.
By Loreben Tuquero• April 20, 2026
Byron Donalds stated on April 12, 2026 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
The U.S. Navy was created "to free international waters from the Barbary pirates."
By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• April 14, 2026
Facebook posts stated on May 25, 2023 in a Facebook post:
U.S. destroyer recently fired at an armed Iranian ship.
By Jeff Cercone• May 26, 2023
Donald Trump stated on May 07, 2026 in remarks to reporters:
Gasoline prices have “come down very substantially today.”
By Louis Jacobson• May 8, 2026
Chris Wright stated on March 12, 2026 in an interview with Fox News:
The U.S. produces “more oil than we can consume. We’re a net oil exporter.”
By Louis Jacobson• March 13, 2026
Threads posts stated on April 14, 2024 in a post:
“Not even one rocket (from Iran) hit Israel.”
By Sara Swann• April 15, 2024
Seth Moulton stated on March 24, 2026 in an interview on MS NOW:
"Bombing civilian power infrastructure is a war crime.”
By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• April 2, 2026
X posts stated on May 06, 2026 in a social media post:
“California only has ‘enough’ oil and gas supply to meet demand for the next six weeks.”
By Louis Jacobson• May 7, 2026
Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Video shows Iranian drone sent to Israel stuck in a power line in Iraq.
By Jeff Cercone• April 22, 2024
X posts stated on October 13, 2020 in a videos, articles and screenshots:
Says Joe Biden and Barack Obama “directly participated in a plot to have #SealTeam6 MURDERED, then arranged a massive cash deal as part of a cover up.”
By Daniel Funke• October 14, 2020
Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Video shows Ukrainian soldiers shooting down Russian helicopters.
By Samantha Putterman• June 6, 2022
X posts stated on May 20, 2024 in a post:
Photos show bodies of people who died in the helicopter crash with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• May 21, 2024
Chris Wright stated on April 19, 2026 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
Solar and wind have not reached “3% of global energy.”
By Louis Jacobson• April 22, 2026
Sid Miller stated on July 09, 2016 in as quoted in a commentary by Ken Herman of the Austin American-Statesman:
Says that since lawmakers acted, "we have 130 new businesses across Texas doing helicopter hog hunts."
By W. Gardner Selby• August 12, 2016
Alex Jones stated on May 20, 2024 in an X post:
“All of the satellite weather data for the day of the Iranian president’s crash has been removed.”
By Sofia Ahmed• May 24, 2024
Viral image stated on July 17, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Video shows Ukrainian air defenses in Sievierodonetsk shooting down “55 Ka 52 helicopters.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 19, 2022
Instagram posts stated on May 20, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Israel War Room posted a helicopter emoji “minutes before the news of the Iranian President’s helicopter crash landing broke.”
By Loreben Tuquero• May 20, 2024
Donald Trump stated on April 23, 2026 in remarks at the White House:
“We are right now producing more oil than Saudi Arabia and Russia combined.”
By Louis Jacobson• April 29, 2026
Instagram posts stated on June 07, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Footage shows Canada’s wildfires were “planned.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• June 8, 2023
Instagram posts stated on January 31, 2025 in a post on Instagram:
CNN reported on the Potomac River plane and helicopter crash “hours before it happened.”
By Madison Czopek• February 4, 2025

Articles (6032)

Will you pay $500 more for gas this year because of the Iran war? Fact-checking Democrat Ed Markey

By Amy Sherman• March 26, 2026

Strait of Hormuz: What to know about the crucial oil passage Iran might block following US strikes

By Madison Czopek, Ella Moore• June 23, 2025

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

By Amy Sherman• April 7, 2026

Ask PolitiFact: What is the Strait of Hormuz and how does it affect oil prices?

By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• March 11, 2026

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

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 8, 2026

Not just oil: How the Strait of Hormuz blockage affects US consumers, from fertilizer to helium

By Louis Jacobson• April 6, 2026

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

By Amy Sherman• March 30, 2026

Ask PolitiFact: What does the Iran war mean for US gasoline prices?

By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2026

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

By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2026

Trump's press conference: Fact-checking what he said on Iran’s air defenses, his bin Laden warning

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• April 6, 2026

In uncertain times, fact-checkers are working with special urgency

By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2026

Fact-checking Trump: Did CNN publish a fake statement from Iran and commit a crime?

By Loreben Tuquero• April 10, 2026

The war powers resolution on the Iran war: What’s next?

By Louis Jacobson• June 4, 2026

How Iran and the United States came to the brink

By Jon Greenberg• January 7, 2020

Trump wants a gasoline tax suspension. But it’s never been done and could have serious drawbacks

By Louis Jacobson• May 12, 2026

Rick Perry tours border with Fox's Van Susteren

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• May 26, 2011

How misinformation about Kobe Bryant’s death spread online

By Daniel Funke, Ciara O'Rourke• January 28, 2020

Timeline of Brian Williams' statements on Iraqi helicopter attack

By Lauren Carroll• February 5, 2015

False war imagery flooded social media after US attack on Iran. How to tell real footage from fake

By Loreben Tuquero• June 23, 2025

Finally, Joe Biden makes his decision

By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 21, 2015