The Poynter Institute
Menu
Donate
Donate
English Español

Stand up for the facts!

Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.
We need your help.

More Info

I would like to contribute

Search results for "Lakers could initiate a sign-and-trade to help LeBron James return to Cleveland"

People (54)

Fact-checks (21586)

Instagram posts stated on January 26, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Kobe Bryant’s "untimely death has been planned for a while."
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 27, 2020
Social Media stated on July 21, 2023 in Facebook post:
These images show LeBron James dressed in pink for the “Barbie” movie.
By Nuria Diaz Muñoz• July 27, 2023
Viral image stated on April 23, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Images show LeBron James standing for China's national anthem while shouting during the United States’ national anthem.
By Andy Nguyen• May 3, 2021
Facebook posts stated on December 01, 2021 in a post:
“Federal magistrate approves $110 million defamation suit against LeBron James by Kyle Rittenhouse.”
By Monique Curet• December 2, 2021
Social Media stated on July 21, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook:
Estas imágenes muestran a LeBron James vestido de rosa para la película “Barbie”.
By Nuria Diaz Muñoz• July 28, 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
X posts stated on November 03, 2024 in a post:
Michael Jordan endorsed Donald Trump for president in the 2024 election.
By Sara Swann• November 4, 2024
Alan Grayson stated on April 25, 2016 in an Orlando debate:
Says LeBron James "stops paying his Social Security taxes at the beginning of the second quarter of the first game of the season."
By Joshua Gillin• April 28, 2016
Wannabe Entertainment stated on August 07, 2018 in a blog post:
"LeBron’s ‘I Promise School’ To Cost Taxpayers Millions Of Dollars Every Year"
By Heaven Taylor-Wynn• August 9, 2018
Viral image stated on June 06, 2020 in a post on Facebook:
Quotes LeBron James as saying, “I don’t want nothing to do with white people. I don’t believe they want anything to do with me. I don’t want no (white) friends. It’s me and my boys.”
By Patrick Orsagos• July 9, 2020
Dave Yost stated on August 10, 2010 in a campaign video:
"Pepper ... kicked off a jock tax, imposing a levy on the sports and entertainment industry."
By Joe Guillen• September 29, 2010
Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says LeBron James said, “We’re at the point where a girl can’t even stab her friends anymore.”
By Samantha Putterman• April 22, 2021
Ted Strickland stated on March 17, 2016 in campaign ad, "Beltway Rob":
"It was (Rob Portman’s) job to stop China’s illegal dumping of steel. He failed, looked the other way, did nothing."  
By Nadia Pflaum• April 1, 2016
Rob Portman stated on September 14, 2010 in an appearance at The Plain Dealer:
On Lee Fisher’s watch, "almost nine out of 10" jobs that Ohio lost were lost to other states, "not to other countries."
By Stephen Koff• September 27, 2010
Workers' Voice stated on June 19, 2012 in an online ad:
Says Josh Mandel’s campaign is under FBI investigation
By Sabrina Eaton, Stephen Koff• June 26, 2012
Bloggers stated on January 27, 2020 in a story:
An MSNBC reporter was fired for using a racial slur while covering the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash.
By Samantha Putterman• January 29, 2020
Teresa Fedor stated on December 01, 2010 in a speech in the Ohio Senate:
"Toledo … is fourth in the nation behind much bigger cities — Miami, Las Vegas, Portland — in number of human trafficking arrests and rescues."
By Aaron Marshall• December 14, 2010
Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in Debate:
“I brought back Big Ten football.”
By Madeline Heim• October 6, 2020
Rob Portman stated on October 08, 2010 in a debate:
Says he's so bipartisan that "12 of my bills were signed into law by Democratic President Bill Clinton."
By Stephen Koff• October 16, 2010
Mike Dovilla stated on July 27, 2012 in In a campaign mailer:
"Mike Dovilla’s big ideas like expanding the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit, which helped bring films like ‘The Avengers’ to Cleveland, have helped make our state No. 1 in the Midwest for job creation."
By Joe Guillen• July 27, 2012

Articles (6435)

How misinformation about Kobe Bryant’s death spread online

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

Jolly and Grayson tackle King James, Planned Parenthood at open debate

By Joshua Gillin• April 28, 2016

PolitiFact Florida Top 5 in April 2016

By Amy Sherman• May 2, 2016

Fact-checking the U.S. Senate candidates from Florida

By Joshua Gillin, Amy Sherman• May 27, 2016

How health incidents like Bronny James’ cardiac arrest fuel COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

By Madison Czopek• July 31, 2023

Fact-checking the Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.

By Lauren Carroll, C. Eugene Emery Jr., Joshua Gillin, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• March 7, 2016

Hate crimes, civil rights become law enforcement focus during Obama years

By Joshua Gillin• January 6, 2017

What’s happening with polling places in Kentucky?

By Louis Jacobson• June 23, 2020

Ad Watch: Michigan Democrats call James’ tough-on-China stance hypocritical. Is it?

By Clara Hendrickson• August 7, 2020

Abuse-of-office claim in Ohio's Chabot-Pureval race raises intrigue

By Stephen Koff• October 8, 2018

Yes, Bill Clinton offered mass federal employee buyouts. Here’s why Trump’s program is different.

By Amy Sherman• February 6, 2025

NBA bubble keeps virus contained, but not misinformation

By Bill McCarthy• August 5, 2020

Texas organizers battle misinformation on encrypted messaging apps

By Nusaiba Mizan• November 23, 2022

Can presidents secretly record White House conversations? Yes

By Louis Jacobson• May 12, 2017

Why many Democrats have supported the USMCA deal

By Bill McCarthy• January 15, 2020

Have vaccine lotteries worked? Studies so far show mixed results

By Louis Jacobson, Kelsey Sena Tamakloe• August 19, 2021

Your guide to the cap-and-trade estimates

By Catharine Richert• June 25, 2009

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

By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• July 19, 2016

Mistakes on the lake

By Bill Adair• February 27, 2008

Craig James, fellow Republicans in U.S. Senate race deplore Obama's leadership

By W. Gardner Selby• May 17, 2012