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Search results for "Jimmy Kimmel made a joke likening Melania Trump to an 'expectant widow' in his Thursday monologue"

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Facebook posts stated on March 25, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert are “still not doing Biden jokes."
By Gabrielle Settles• March 30, 2021
Viral image stated on September 08, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Video shows Pope Francis slapping former President Donald Trump’s hand.
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 11, 2023
Jimmy Kimmel stated on May 01, 2017 in a monologue on his show:
"President Trump last month proposed a $6 billion cut in funding to the National Institutes of Health. And thank God our congressmen made a deal last night to not go along with that. They actually increased funding by $2 billion."
By Louis Jacobson• May 3, 2017
Facebook posts stated on January 10, 2025 in a Facebook post:
“Jimmy Kimmel just announced that his show will end on January 20th … he’s leaving for Canada and says he’s ‘never coming back.’”
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 17, 2025
Margaret Hoover stated on May 02, 2017 in a discussion on CNN:
Regarding the surgery that saved Jimmy Kimmel's son, "Medicaid has stopped providing this kind of service."
By Louis Jacobson• May 2, 2017
Jimmy Kimmel stated on June 06, 2019 in on "Jimmy Kimmel Live":
"Richard Nixon was the last president to be impeached."
By Bill McCarthy• June 13, 2019
Sean Hannity stated on September 17, 2025 in an episode of "Hannity":
There was not “a single, prominent conservative voice in the country that even remotely wanted or hoped or was pushing to get Jimmy Kimmel taken off the air.”
By Madison Czopek, Amy Sherman• September 18, 2025
Bloggers stated on May 08, 2020 in a blog post:
Says Mike Pence was caught on a hot mic delivering empty boxes of PPE to a nursing home and pretended they were heavy.
By Samantha Putterman• May 8, 2020
X posts stated on January 03, 2024 in an X post:
Jimmy Kimmel was on the Jeffrey Epstein list, documents show.
By Jeff Cercone• January 4, 2024
Instagram posts stated on November 14, 2020 in an Instagram post:
Video shows movers carrying boxes out of the White House as President Trump discusses 2020 election results.
By Samantha Putterman• November 24, 2020
Facebook posts stated on April 08, 2024 in a video on Facebook:
Video shows Snoop Dogg recommending “gummies for quitting smoking.”
By Madison Czopek• April 11, 2024
UndergroundNewsReport.com stated on March 01, 2017 in an Internet post:
Says Whoopi Goldberg said the widow of a Navy SEAL was "looking for attention."
By Joshua Gillin• March 7, 2017
Instagram posts stated on February 26, 2023 in an Instagram post:
"Woody Harrelson’s 60 seconds in the middle of his monologue was cut out of the edits released after the show.”
By Jeff Cercone• February 28, 2023
Facebook posts stated on January 21, 2025 in a Facebook post:
“Whoopi Goldberg, Megan Rapinoe and Taylor Swift decide to leave the United States.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 27, 2025
Bloggers stated on January 02, 2019 in a post on Facebook:
Melania Trump echoed Hitler’s wife when she said: "I hate to see children separated from their parents like this . . . but we can hardly blame Donald."
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 8, 2019
Ron Johnson stated on September 20, 2017 in an interview:
The GOP’s health bill will protect people with pre-existing conditions "every bit as well as Obamacare did."  
By Tom Kertscher• September 22, 2017
Facebook posts stated on February 17, 2025 in a Facebook post:
“Barack and Michelle Obama locked in bombshell divorce of the century.”
By Jeff Cercone• February 19, 2025
Bill Cassidy stated on September 20, 2017 in an interview on CNN:
Under the Graham-Cassidy health insurance bill, in "states like Maine, Virginia, Florida, Missouri, there will be billions more dollars to provide health insurance coverage for those in those states who have been passed by by Obamacare."
By Louis Jacobson• September 20, 2017
Instagram posts stated on January 04, 2024 in an Instagram post:
“Epstein List” shows 166 people connected to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
By Loreben Tuquero• February 1, 2024
Viral image stated on March 18, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Tom Ford said about Melania Trump, "I have no interest in dressing a glorified escort who steals speeches and has bad taste in men."
By Ciara O'Rourke• March 28, 2019

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By Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• September 21, 2017

Key question in the Jimmy Kimmel case: Does the FCC have the power to regulate speech?

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• September 18, 2025

Without Obamacare, what happened to kids like Jimmy Kimmel's son?

By Jon Greenberg• May 3, 2017

Fact-checking Jimmy Kimmel's reaction to the Graham-Cassidy bill

By Jon Greenberg• September 20, 2017

Counting up how much the NRA spends on campaigns and lobbying

By Louis Jacobson• October 11, 2017

Fake news website starts as joke, gains 1 million views within 2 weeks

By Joshua Gillin• March 9, 2017

Fact-checking Jimmy Kimmel, late-night hosts on gun violence after Las Vegas attack

By Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel• October 3, 2017

Fact-checking Trump, Sanders on the Jan. 24 shows

By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• January 24, 2016

PolitiFact fact-checks the Jan. 24 shows

By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• January 24, 2016

Guests at President Donald Trump’s first speech to Congress

By Miriam Valverde• March 1, 2017

Fact-checking the second night of the 2016 Republican National Convention

By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• July 19, 2016

PolitiFact's guide to fake news websites and what they peddle

By PolitiFact Staff • April 20, 2017

Fact-checking Donald Trump's fake news awards

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Manuela Tobias• January 18, 2018

Fact-checking Donald Trump's inaugural address

By Linda Qiu• January 20, 2017

In context: Comparing the Melania Trump, Michelle Obama convention speeches

By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 19, 2016

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg did not call Texans drones with nothing to live for

By W. Gardner Selby• January 19, 2017

Legal experts say Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency raises questions about ethics and secrecy

By Loreben Tuquero• April 17, 2025

Fact-checking falsehoods after shooting in hotel hosting correspondents’ dinner Trump attended

By Amy Sherman• April 26, 2026

From 2014 satire to AI posts: How a baseless rumor about Jennifer Aniston and Obama gained traction

By Loreben Tuquero• February 5, 2025

Mixed messages, top-rate treatment: Donald Trump’s atypical hospital visit for COVID-19

By Jon Greenberg• October 5, 2020