3 People 25600 Fact-checks 8182 Articles People (3) Kash Patel Patty Judge Anti-Defamation League Fact-checks (25600) Instagram posts stated on February 10, 2025 in an Instagram post: Says Kash Patel said, “FBI investigation uncovers 256 emails between Adam Schiff and Jeffrey Epstein.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 12, 2025 Instagram posts stated on January 28, 2024 in an Instagram post: Judge in E. Jean Carroll-Donald Trump trial “involved in sex trafficking.” By Jeff Cercone• January 30, 2024 X posts stated on December 01, 2024 in a post: Kash Patel posted on X that “the FBI is gay.” By Sara Swann• December 2, 2024 Threads posts stated on October 10, 2024 in a photo: “Trump's convictions have all been overturned and he is getting his $500,000,000.00 back!” By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• October 18, 2024 Facebook posts stated on November 27, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Elon Musk announces January 20th as the date for bombshell release of Diddy and Epstein client list.” By Ciara O'Rourke• December 4, 2024 Facebook posts stated on May 30, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Absent from the news — Dominion lost their lawsuits against Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell." By Tom Kertscher• June 1, 2021 Matt Gaetz stated on September 10, 2022 in a Facebook post: Image shows a Rebekah Jones campaign event. By Yacob Reyes• September 19, 2022 Markwayne Mullin stated on July 27, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": The Jeffrey Epstein plea agreement “was a sweetheart plea deal that was made under the Obama administration.” By Amy Sherman• July 28, 2025 Kash Patel stated on January 25, 2026 in an interview on Fox News "Sunday Morning Futures": “You cannot bring a firearm loaded with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It’s that simple.” By Louis Jacobson• January 27, 2026 Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2025 in a Truth Social post: On Jan. 6, 2021, 274 FBI agents were “probably acting as agitators and insurrectionists, but certainly not as ‘law enforcement officials.’” By Samantha Putterman• September 30, 2025 Sean Hannity stated on June 09, 2022 in a TV segment: “Donald Trump authorized up to 20,000 National Guard troops to protect the Capitol" before Jan. 6, 2021, but was "rejected" by Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer. By Bill McCarthy• June 13, 2022 Instagram posts stated on January 22, 2024 in an Instagram post: Social media post claims judge in Trump’s defamation trial engaged in “election interference” by delaying the trial to New Hampshire’s primary day. By Madison Czopek• January 25, 2024 Donald Trump stated on November 16, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC: The New York Police Department used to have "surveillance going on in and around mosques in New York City. ... Our mayor totally cut that out." By Clayton Youngman• November 20, 2015 Instagram posts stated on November 01, 2024 in a post: Dominion Voting Systems employee Eric Coomer told an Antifa meeting he “made sure” Donald Trump wouldn’t win. By Aaron Sharockman• November 3, 2024 Instagram posts stated on October 25, 2022 in an image shared on Instagram: “It’s not that there is no evidence the election was stolen, but that no court had the guts to HEAR the evidence. They dismissed the cases, NOT the evidence.” By Madison Czopek• October 28, 2022 Facebook posts stated on May 21, 2023 in a post shared on Facebook: An Arizona judge was “forced to overturn” an election and ruled “274,000 ballots must be thrown out.” By Madison Czopek• May 24, 2023 American Civil Liberties Union stated on December 22, 2018 in a Facebook post: "Half the states in the U.S. have laws that criminalize criticism." By Yanqi Xu• February 27, 2019 X posts stated on May 22, 2025 in an X post: The slaying of two Israeli embassy employees in Washington, D.C., is a false flag. By Maria Briceño• May 23, 2025 Tennessee Democratic Party stated on August 28, 2012 in in a press release.: Says a federal judge "sanctions Tennessee ‘birther’ lawyer … for bringing a frivolous lawsuit." By Richard Locker• September 2, 2012 Joe Biden stated on January 07, 2021 in a speech: In more than 60 cases, judges “looked at the allegations that Trump was making and determined they were without any merit.” By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• January 8, 2021 Articles (8182) Trump's posts on Brown shooting, Reiner killing highlight a rush to post before facts are known By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 15, 2025 Live: Fact-checking Senate confirmation hearings for Kash Patel, Tulsi Gabbard, Robert Kennedy Jr. By PolitiFact Staff • January 30, 2025 In Context: What did Trump say about inviting US women's hockey team to the State of the Union? By Amy Sherman• February 23, 2026 Stormy Daniels’ order to pay Trump in failed defamation lawsuit is unrelated to NY case By Samantha Putterman• April 7, 2023 Live: Fact-checking Trump Cabinet confirmation hearings for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. By Madison Czopek, Samantha Putterman• January 29, 2025 The fallout from spreading election falsehoods: lawsuits, settlements and bankruptcy filings By Madison Czopek• June 13, 2024 Suspended from social media, Donald Trump turns to traditional media avenues to push falsehoods By Miriam Valverde• July 14, 2021 Timeline: What the Trump administration has said about Epstein files release By Grace Abels• July 8, 2025 Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against Fox News: What to know before the trial By Madison Czopek• April 17, 2023 Nihilistic violent extremism: What the FBI term means and why experts warn against overuse By Amy Sherman• October 13, 2025 Dominion-Fox lawsuit: Looking back at false claims about voting machine company By Jeff Cercone• April 17, 2023 Villanova University was targeted by ‘swatting.’ What is it, and how does it affect victims? By Loreben Tuquero• August 22, 2025 How Fox News, Newsmax vote-rigging coverage squares with defamation law By Jon Greenberg• December 23, 2020 President Trump fires Attorney General Pam Bondi: How she helped his agenda, and shaded the truth By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Zoe Weyand• April 2, 2026 Federal judge dismisses lawsuit involving PolitiFact By Louis Jacobson• June 30, 2021 President Trump's January Littlejohn story about ‘secret’ gender transition needs context By Grace Abels• March 5, 2025 Why the juvenile suspects in the Chiefs parade shooting haven’t been named, unlike Kyle Rittenhouse By Sara Swann• February 23, 2024 Trump ‘exonerated’ by Epstein docs? Here’s what they do (and don’t) say about the former president By Jeff Cercone• January 11, 2024 Donald Trump has lost dozens of election lawsuits. Here’s why By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 10, 2020 Federal appeals court rules in favor of PolitiFact and Meta against Children’s Health Defense By Amy Sherman• August 13, 2024
Instagram posts stated on February 10, 2025 in an Instagram post: Says Kash Patel said, “FBI investigation uncovers 256 emails between Adam Schiff and Jeffrey Epstein.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 12, 2025 Instagram posts stated on January 28, 2024 in an Instagram post: Judge in E. Jean Carroll-Donald Trump trial “involved in sex trafficking.” By Jeff Cercone• January 30, 2024 X posts stated on December 01, 2024 in a post: Kash Patel posted on X that “the FBI is gay.” By Sara Swann• December 2, 2024 Threads posts stated on October 10, 2024 in a photo: “Trump's convictions have all been overturned and he is getting his $500,000,000.00 back!” By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• October 18, 2024 Facebook posts stated on November 27, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Elon Musk announces January 20th as the date for bombshell release of Diddy and Epstein client list.” By Ciara O'Rourke• December 4, 2024 Facebook posts stated on May 30, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Absent from the news — Dominion lost their lawsuits against Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell." By Tom Kertscher• June 1, 2021 Matt Gaetz stated on September 10, 2022 in a Facebook post: Image shows a Rebekah Jones campaign event. By Yacob Reyes• September 19, 2022 Markwayne Mullin stated on July 27, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": The Jeffrey Epstein plea agreement “was a sweetheart plea deal that was made under the Obama administration.” By Amy Sherman• July 28, 2025 Kash Patel stated on January 25, 2026 in an interview on Fox News "Sunday Morning Futures": “You cannot bring a firearm loaded with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It’s that simple.” By Louis Jacobson• January 27, 2026 Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2025 in a Truth Social post: On Jan. 6, 2021, 274 FBI agents were “probably acting as agitators and insurrectionists, but certainly not as ‘law enforcement officials.’” By Samantha Putterman• September 30, 2025 Sean Hannity stated on June 09, 2022 in a TV segment: “Donald Trump authorized up to 20,000 National Guard troops to protect the Capitol" before Jan. 6, 2021, but was "rejected" by Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer. By Bill McCarthy• June 13, 2022 Instagram posts stated on January 22, 2024 in an Instagram post: Social media post claims judge in Trump’s defamation trial engaged in “election interference” by delaying the trial to New Hampshire’s primary day. By Madison Czopek• January 25, 2024 Donald Trump stated on November 16, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC: The New York Police Department used to have "surveillance going on in and around mosques in New York City. ... Our mayor totally cut that out." By Clayton Youngman• November 20, 2015 Instagram posts stated on November 01, 2024 in a post: Dominion Voting Systems employee Eric Coomer told an Antifa meeting he “made sure” Donald Trump wouldn’t win. By Aaron Sharockman• November 3, 2024 Instagram posts stated on October 25, 2022 in an image shared on Instagram: “It’s not that there is no evidence the election was stolen, but that no court had the guts to HEAR the evidence. They dismissed the cases, NOT the evidence.” By Madison Czopek• October 28, 2022 Facebook posts stated on May 21, 2023 in a post shared on Facebook: An Arizona judge was “forced to overturn” an election and ruled “274,000 ballots must be thrown out.” By Madison Czopek• May 24, 2023 American Civil Liberties Union stated on December 22, 2018 in a Facebook post: "Half the states in the U.S. have laws that criminalize criticism." By Yanqi Xu• February 27, 2019 X posts stated on May 22, 2025 in an X post: The slaying of two Israeli embassy employees in Washington, D.C., is a false flag. By Maria Briceño• May 23, 2025 Tennessee Democratic Party stated on August 28, 2012 in in a press release.: Says a federal judge "sanctions Tennessee ‘birther’ lawyer … for bringing a frivolous lawsuit." By Richard Locker• September 2, 2012 Joe Biden stated on January 07, 2021 in a speech: In more than 60 cases, judges “looked at the allegations that Trump was making and determined they were without any merit.” By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• January 8, 2021
Trump's posts on Brown shooting, Reiner killing highlight a rush to post before facts are known By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 15, 2025 Live: Fact-checking Senate confirmation hearings for Kash Patel, Tulsi Gabbard, Robert Kennedy Jr. By PolitiFact Staff • January 30, 2025 In Context: What did Trump say about inviting US women's hockey team to the State of the Union? By Amy Sherman• February 23, 2026 Stormy Daniels’ order to pay Trump in failed defamation lawsuit is unrelated to NY case By Samantha Putterman• April 7, 2023 Live: Fact-checking Trump Cabinet confirmation hearings for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. By Madison Czopek, Samantha Putterman• January 29, 2025 The fallout from spreading election falsehoods: lawsuits, settlements and bankruptcy filings By Madison Czopek• June 13, 2024 Suspended from social media, Donald Trump turns to traditional media avenues to push falsehoods By Miriam Valverde• July 14, 2021 Timeline: What the Trump administration has said about Epstein files release By Grace Abels• July 8, 2025 Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against Fox News: What to know before the trial By Madison Czopek• April 17, 2023 Nihilistic violent extremism: What the FBI term means and why experts warn against overuse By Amy Sherman• October 13, 2025 Dominion-Fox lawsuit: Looking back at false claims about voting machine company By Jeff Cercone• April 17, 2023 Villanova University was targeted by ‘swatting.’ What is it, and how does it affect victims? By Loreben Tuquero• August 22, 2025 How Fox News, Newsmax vote-rigging coverage squares with defamation law By Jon Greenberg• December 23, 2020 President Trump fires Attorney General Pam Bondi: How she helped his agenda, and shaded the truth By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Zoe Weyand• April 2, 2026 Federal judge dismisses lawsuit involving PolitiFact By Louis Jacobson• June 30, 2021 President Trump's January Littlejohn story about ‘secret’ gender transition needs context By Grace Abels• March 5, 2025 Why the juvenile suspects in the Chiefs parade shooting haven’t been named, unlike Kyle Rittenhouse By Sara Swann• February 23, 2024 Trump ‘exonerated’ by Epstein docs? Here’s what they do (and don’t) say about the former president By Jeff Cercone• January 11, 2024 Donald Trump has lost dozens of election lawsuits. Here’s why By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 10, 2020 Federal appeals court rules in favor of PolitiFact and Meta against Children’s Health Defense By Amy Sherman• August 13, 2024
