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Rula Jebreal stated on July 22, 2014 in comments on MSNBC:

Between June 30 and July 10, CNN interviewed "17 Israeli public officials versus one" Palestinian official.

By Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• July 24, 2014

Donald Trump stated on October 07, 2024 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt:

Of Gaza, “I’ve been there.”

By Amy Sherman• October 8, 2024

Instagram posts stated on October 09, 2023 in an Instagram post:

The 2023 Israel-Hamas war is a “false flag.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• October 13, 2023

TikTok posts stated on November 11, 2023 in a TikTok post:

CNN and The Associated Press “admitted” to knowing about Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack in advance but didn’t tell anyone.

By Samantha Putterman• November 20, 2023

Instagram posts stated on December 13, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Video of a man collapsing while confronting service members is “Palestinian Theater.”

By Loreben Tuquero• December 14, 2023

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

Mitt Romney stated on January 26, 2012 in a debate in Jacksonville, Fla.:

"This president went before the United Nations and castigated Israel for building settlements. He said nothing about thousands of rockets being rained in on Israel from the Gaza Strip."

By Amy Sherman• January 27, 2012

Dinesh D'Souza stated on January 04, 2022 in a Fox News appearance:

Recently released Jan. 6 footage shows "these cops using massive amounts of force against unarmed Trump supporters, including women."

By Bill McCarthy• January 10, 2022

Viral image stated on May 19, 2021 in an Instagram post:

“Black Lives Matter says it stands with Hamas terrorists in Israeli conflict.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• May 20, 2021

Marianne Williamson stated on April 14, 2019 in a CNN town hall:

Says Jimmy Carter was the last "U.S. president to say flat out those (Israeli) settlements are illegal."

By Louis Jacobson• April 22, 2019

Ron Johnson stated on February 03, 2017 in a CNN interview:

Israel cut its illegal immigration rate by "99 percent" by constructing a 143-mile fence along its southern border.

By Miriam Valverde• February 13, 2017

Karen Harrington stated on November 12, 2011 in an interview:

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz "has blamed the Republicans for the creation of Hamas."

By Amy Sherman• December 5, 2011

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

Instagram posts stated on November 26, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Video showing “Israeli occupation forces arrest a 2-year-old child” is from the Israel-Hamas war.

By Jeff Cercone• November 30, 2023

Allen West stated on November 21, 2010 in TV interview:

The U.S. "had the opportunity with Israel coming and talking to us about improving our security screening procedures, and we turned them down."

By Amy Sherman• December 8, 2010

Viral image stated on October 30, 2023 in an Instagram post:

“Palestinian journalist films the moment an Israeli strike kills him and a fellow medic on live TV” in October 2023.

By Ciara O'Rourke• October 31, 2023

Tim Scott stated on October 07, 2023 in a post on X:

The Biden administration “wanted Israel to stand down after the attack" by Hamas.

By Louis Jacobson• October 10, 2023

X posts stated on March 09, 2026 in an X post:

"BREAKING: So the Israeli media reports Itamar Ben‑Gvir died in a 'car crash,' while in fact he’s been obliterated by an Iranian missile strike on his home."

By Maria Briceño• March 11, 2026

Instagram posts stated on October 10, 2023 in an Instagram post:

“There isn't a single video or photo suggesting that 250 people were killed (by Hamas) at a concert or that a mass shooting took place” on Oct. 7 in Israel.

By Loreben Tuquero• October 13, 2023

Scott Walker stated on August 15, 2015 in a radio interview:

Israel has seen a "90 percent reduction in terrorist attacks" that it attributes to building a 500-mile fence.

By Sarah Hauer• October 2, 2015

Donald Trump and Joe Biden on Israel and Gaza: Comparing their positions

By Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• June 25, 2024

Israel-Hamas war: What we know about ‘beheaded babies’

By Sara Swann• November 21, 2023

One year after Oct. 7, 2023, attack: The evolution of misinformation about Israel and Gaza

By Maria Briceño, Sara Swann• October 4, 2024

How Kamala Harris and Donald Trump compare on Israel-Hamas war, two-state solution

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 11, 2024

Explaining a deleted X post that said Israel is responsible for Gaza hospital strike

By Jeff Cercone• October 19, 2023

Explaining the many sides of Chief Black Hawk’s story

By Madison Black• June 28, 2021

America 250: Why do Florida officials call the state ‘the 14th colony’?

By Samantha Putterman• June 29, 2026

The UN adjusted its Gaza fatality reporting. Here’s what the data does and doesn’t tell us.

By Madison Czopek• May 24, 2024

Can Donald Trump legally put his image on a U.S. Mint coin? Probably

By Louis Jacobson• October 7, 2025

Examining the Israel angle to the Georgia governor's race

By April Hunt• September 8, 2014

PunditFact fact-checks claims about Israel and Gaza

By Aaron Sharockman, Derek Tsang• August 6, 2014

Why bloggers, Rush Limbaugh ran with the phony story about Harry Reid

By Katie Sanders• May 1, 2015

Fact-checking the June 8 news shows

By Aaron Sharockman• June 8, 2014

Ask PolitiFact: Where does Hamas get its weapons?

By Marta Campabadal Graus, Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 18, 2023

PunditFact fact-checks the June 8 news shows

By Aaron Sharockman• June 8, 2014

Fact-checking claims about Israel and Gaza

By Aaron Sharockman, Derek Tsang• August 6, 2014

Ad Watch: Trump’s ‘American Comeback’ ad uses words of media, Democrats out of context

By Amy Sherman• May 4, 2020

This statistic on police indictments is misleading. Here's why.

By Amy Sherman• February 10, 2023

Can the U.S. keep aid to Gaza out of Hamas’ hands?

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 23, 2023

The top 10 most viewed fact-checks of 2015

By Lauren Carroll• December 30, 2015

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