9 People 8210 Fact-checks 3039 Articles People (9) Lincoln Project Lincoln Chafee Blanche Lincoln Emory University University of Oregon Universal News Portal University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee University of Wisconsin-Madison West Virginia University Faculty Senate Fact-checks (8210) Paul Ryan stated on April 11, 2013 in a speech: Says Abraham Lincoln supported an agreement that allowed slavery in New Mexico "and a law to return runaway slaves to their owners." By Tom Kertscher• April 21, 2013 John Kasich stated on January 25, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "You cannot build a little guy up by tearing a big guy down -- Abraham Lincoln said it." By Lauren Carroll• January 25, 2015 Viral image stated on July 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Abraham Lincoln said, "America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we lose our freedoms it will be because we have destroyed ourselves from within." By Ciara O'Rourke• July 26, 2019 Donald Rumsfeld stated on February 17, 2013 in an op-ed in the "Washington Post": Says wrestling was a favorite sport of Abraham Lincoln. By Bill Adair• February 18, 2013 Instagram posts stated on January 26, 2024 in an Instagram post: "Last time Democrats removed a Republican from the ballot” was Abraham Lincoln in 1860. By Jeff Cercone• February 6, 2024 Jon Stewart stated on March 11, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": Says Abraham Lincoln tried to buy slaves' freedom in border states, but the states "all rejected it." By Jon Greenberg• March 18, 2014 Donald Trump stated on September 06, 2018 in a rally in Billings, Mont.: "When Abraham Lincoln made the Gettysburg Address speech, the great speech, do you know he was ridiculed? He was ridiculed." By Louis Jacobson• September 7, 2018 Larry Pressler stated on October 16, 2014 in a campaign forum: "All four on Mount Rushmore, they were all independents at one critical point in their career." By Steve Contorno• October 16, 2014 Markwayne Mullin stated on November 15, 2023 in an interview with CNN: “Abraham Lincoln challenged a guy to a sword fight.” By Louis Jacobson• November 16, 2023 Bloggers stated on June 25, 2015 in posts on the Internet: "Lincoln was fervently making plans to send all freed slaves to the jungles of Central America once the (Civil War) was over. … The only thing that kept this from happening was his assassination." By Louis Jacobson• June 26, 2015 Andrew Napolitano stated on March 11, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": Says President Abraham Lincoln enforced the Fugitive Slave Act until the Civil War ended. By Jon Greenberg• March 18, 2014 Andrew Napolitano stated on March 11, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": Says President Abraham Lincoln "tried to arm the slaves." By Jon Greenberg• March 18, 2014 Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2018 in a tweet: "Wow, highest Poll Numbers in the history of the Republican Party. That includes Honest Abe Lincoln and Ronald Reagan." By Louis Jacobson• July 30, 2018 Facebook posts stated on January 06, 2021 in a Facebook post: An image shows National Guard at the Capitol during the Black Lives Matter protests in D.C. By Noah Y. Kim• January 8, 2021 Donald Trump stated on December 04, 2023 in a Truth Social post: The Lincoln Project is “using A.I. (Artificial Intelligence)” in its “television commercials.” By Loreben Tuquero• December 19, 2023 Ted Cruz stated on March 06, 2014 in a speech at the CPAC conference: Says President Barack Obama "is the first president we've ever had who thinks he can choose which laws to enforce and which laws to ignore." By Louis Jacobson• March 10, 2014 Jon Stewart stated on March 11, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": The American slave trade caused 5 million deaths "or more." By Jon Greenberg• March 18, 2014 Newt Gingrich stated on February 10, 2012 in a radio interview: Says he was "exonerated in every single case" in 1990s ethics violations charges. By Willoughby Mariano• February 20, 2012 Mark Miller stated on May 18, 2011 in remarks to reporters: "Abraham Lincoln (once) jumped out of a window in the Illinois Legislature in order to deny a quorum." By Dave Umhoefer• May 30, 2011 Keith Faber stated on January 07, 2013 in a speech in the Ohio Senate: Abraham Lincoln "visited and some say even danced in (the Ohio Senate) chamber." By Tom Feran• January 21, 2013 Articles (3039) Another look at Abraham Lincoln and the colonization of ex-slaves By Louis Jacobson• July 9, 2015 Kamala Harris jumped to conclusions about Abraham Lincoln’s delayed Supreme Court nomination By Louis Jacobson• October 8, 2020 PunditFact fact-checks the Jan. 25 news shows By Lauren Carroll, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• January 25, 2015 Napolitano, Stewart debate the Civil War By Jon Greenberg• March 19, 2014 Fact-checking the Jan. 25 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• January 25, 2015 Was the Civil War unconstitutional? By Will Doran• April 14, 2017 A look at claims from Lincoln Chafee By April Hunt• July 6, 2015 A primer on Civil War history and what Donald Trump and Nikki Haley got wrong By Louis Jacobson• January 9, 2024 Do Jefferson, Lincoln prove Donald Trump can tell Justice Department what to do? By Louis Jacobson• December 5, 2017 Campaigns dig into the archives to attack By Robert Farley, Alexander Lane• October 7, 2008 John Kelly, the Civil War and the compromise that almost was By Jon Greenberg• November 2, 2017 Fact-checking the June 7 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• June 7, 2015 Fact-checking the Democratic U.S. Senate debate in Texas By Madlin Mekelburg• February 19, 2020 McAuliffe, Cuccinelli recycling dubious claims By Nancy Madsen• October 9, 2013 How have the Democratic candidates fared on the Truth-O-Meter? By Linda Qiu• October 12, 2015 Democrats tell half the story on 23 percent sales tax By Robert Farley• October 15, 2010 PunditFact fact-checks the June 7 news shows By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• June 7, 2015 John Kasich on the Truth-O-Meter By Lauren Carroll• May 4, 2016 Did Democrats want expansion of slavery, while Republicans opposed it? By Laura Schulte• January 9, 2024 Democrats to take debate stage By April Hunt• October 12, 2015
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Paul Ryan stated on April 11, 2013 in a speech: Says Abraham Lincoln supported an agreement that allowed slavery in New Mexico "and a law to return runaway slaves to their owners." By Tom Kertscher• April 21, 2013 John Kasich stated on January 25, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "You cannot build a little guy up by tearing a big guy down -- Abraham Lincoln said it." By Lauren Carroll• January 25, 2015 Viral image stated on July 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Abraham Lincoln said, "America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we lose our freedoms it will be because we have destroyed ourselves from within." By Ciara O'Rourke• July 26, 2019 Donald Rumsfeld stated on February 17, 2013 in an op-ed in the "Washington Post": Says wrestling was a favorite sport of Abraham Lincoln. By Bill Adair• February 18, 2013 Instagram posts stated on January 26, 2024 in an Instagram post: "Last time Democrats removed a Republican from the ballot” was Abraham Lincoln in 1860. By Jeff Cercone• February 6, 2024 Jon Stewart stated on March 11, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": Says Abraham Lincoln tried to buy slaves' freedom in border states, but the states "all rejected it." By Jon Greenberg• March 18, 2014 Donald Trump stated on September 06, 2018 in a rally in Billings, Mont.: "When Abraham Lincoln made the Gettysburg Address speech, the great speech, do you know he was ridiculed? He was ridiculed." By Louis Jacobson• September 7, 2018 Larry Pressler stated on October 16, 2014 in a campaign forum: "All four on Mount Rushmore, they were all independents at one critical point in their career." By Steve Contorno• October 16, 2014 Markwayne Mullin stated on November 15, 2023 in an interview with CNN: “Abraham Lincoln challenged a guy to a sword fight.” By Louis Jacobson• November 16, 2023 Bloggers stated on June 25, 2015 in posts on the Internet: "Lincoln was fervently making plans to send all freed slaves to the jungles of Central America once the (Civil War) was over. … The only thing that kept this from happening was his assassination." By Louis Jacobson• June 26, 2015 Andrew Napolitano stated on March 11, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": Says President Abraham Lincoln enforced the Fugitive Slave Act until the Civil War ended. By Jon Greenberg• March 18, 2014 Andrew Napolitano stated on March 11, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": Says President Abraham Lincoln "tried to arm the slaves." By Jon Greenberg• March 18, 2014 Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2018 in a tweet: "Wow, highest Poll Numbers in the history of the Republican Party. That includes Honest Abe Lincoln and Ronald Reagan." By Louis Jacobson• July 30, 2018 Facebook posts stated on January 06, 2021 in a Facebook post: An image shows National Guard at the Capitol during the Black Lives Matter protests in D.C. By Noah Y. Kim• January 8, 2021 Donald Trump stated on December 04, 2023 in a Truth Social post: The Lincoln Project is “using A.I. (Artificial Intelligence)” in its “television commercials.” By Loreben Tuquero• December 19, 2023 Ted Cruz stated on March 06, 2014 in a speech at the CPAC conference: Says President Barack Obama "is the first president we've ever had who thinks he can choose which laws to enforce and which laws to ignore." By Louis Jacobson• March 10, 2014 Jon Stewart stated on March 11, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": The American slave trade caused 5 million deaths "or more." By Jon Greenberg• March 18, 2014 Newt Gingrich stated on February 10, 2012 in a radio interview: Says he was "exonerated in every single case" in 1990s ethics violations charges. By Willoughby Mariano• February 20, 2012 Mark Miller stated on May 18, 2011 in remarks to reporters: "Abraham Lincoln (once) jumped out of a window in the Illinois Legislature in order to deny a quorum." By Dave Umhoefer• May 30, 2011 Keith Faber stated on January 07, 2013 in a speech in the Ohio Senate: Abraham Lincoln "visited and some say even danced in (the Ohio Senate) chamber." By Tom Feran• January 21, 2013
Another look at Abraham Lincoln and the colonization of ex-slaves By Louis Jacobson• July 9, 2015 Kamala Harris jumped to conclusions about Abraham Lincoln’s delayed Supreme Court nomination By Louis Jacobson• October 8, 2020 PunditFact fact-checks the Jan. 25 news shows By Lauren Carroll, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• January 25, 2015 Napolitano, Stewart debate the Civil War By Jon Greenberg• March 19, 2014 Fact-checking the Jan. 25 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• January 25, 2015 Was the Civil War unconstitutional? By Will Doran• April 14, 2017 A look at claims from Lincoln Chafee By April Hunt• July 6, 2015 A primer on Civil War history and what Donald Trump and Nikki Haley got wrong By Louis Jacobson• January 9, 2024 Do Jefferson, Lincoln prove Donald Trump can tell Justice Department what to do? By Louis Jacobson• December 5, 2017 Campaigns dig into the archives to attack By Robert Farley, Alexander Lane• October 7, 2008 John Kelly, the Civil War and the compromise that almost was By Jon Greenberg• November 2, 2017 Fact-checking the June 7 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• June 7, 2015 Fact-checking the Democratic U.S. Senate debate in Texas By Madlin Mekelburg• February 19, 2020 McAuliffe, Cuccinelli recycling dubious claims By Nancy Madsen• October 9, 2013 How have the Democratic candidates fared on the Truth-O-Meter? By Linda Qiu• October 12, 2015 Democrats tell half the story on 23 percent sales tax By Robert Farley• October 15, 2010 PunditFact fact-checks the June 7 news shows By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• June 7, 2015 John Kasich on the Truth-O-Meter By Lauren Carroll• May 4, 2016 Did Democrats want expansion of slavery, while Republicans opposed it? By Laura Schulte• January 9, 2024 Democrats to take debate stage By April Hunt• October 12, 2015
