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Greg Gutfeld stated on June 2, 2017 in Fox News The Five show:

"Every single year that there's an increase (in temperature) it's within the margin of error -- meaning it isn't increasing."

By Amy Sherman • June 9, 2017

Rebecca Kleefisch stated on December 18, 2011 in an interview:

Wisconsin’s monthly job reports have a "margin of error" of 75 percent and were "way off" in eight of first 10 months of 2011.

By Tom Kertscher • January 4, 2012

Chris Christie stated on July 3, 2012 in an interview on CNBC:

"If you look at most of the polls, this is a margin-of-error race on Fourth of July between Mitt Romney and the president."

By Erin O'Neill • July 5, 2012

Instagram posts stated on November 8, 2023 in an Instagram post:

On Nov. 7, 2023, Pennsylvania voting machines were “flipping votes,” which is evidence of “election fraud.”

By Sara Swann • November 11, 2023

Rebecca Kleefisch stated on June 8, 2022 in Campaign email:

“Joe Biden’s margin of the less than 21,000 votes in Wisconsin was the tightest of any state in 2020.”

By Laura Schulte • June 23, 2022

X posts stated on May 17, 2022 in tweets:

The problem with mail ballots in Lancaster County is a sign of “voter fraud.”

By Amy Sherman • May 18, 2022

Instagram posts stated on August 14, 2021 in Instagram posts:

Department of Homeland Security “deemed as terrorism” behavior that includes “resisting COVID regulations” and “thinking the election was rigged.”...“In other words, if you are a Trump supporter, you are a terrorist.”

By Noah Y. Kim • October 12, 2021

Facebook posts stated on May 29, 2021 in a Facebook post:

The New York Times published an old stock photo of a young girl and claimed Israeli forces killed her during its recent war with Hamas.

By Samantha Putterman • June 3, 2021

Jeremy "Spike" Cohen stated on January 22, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says the Biden administration labeled Libertarians terrorists.

By Madison Czopek • January 22, 2021

Scott Fitzgerald stated on November 8, 2020 in a TV interview:

The 2020 election is in “recount territory” and “I’ve seen elections change as a result of” recounts.

By Eric Litke, Nusaiba Mizan • November 18, 2020

Ted Nugent stated on November 17, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says “47 additional counties used the same software that caused a ‘glitch’ in Antrim County (that switched 6,000 votes from Trump to Biden in that county)” and votes in the state are “potentially fraudulent.”

By Samantha Putterman • November 18, 2020

Facebook posts stated on November 11, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says Dominion Voting System flipped votes to Joe Biden in states where Trump is bringing legal challenges.

By Daniel Funke, Samantha Putterman • November 13, 2020

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on December 2, 2018 in a tweet:

"$21T in Pentagon accounting errors. Medicare for All costs ~$32T. That means 66% of Medicare for All could have been funded already by the Pentagon."

By Louis Jacobson • December 3, 2018

Rickey Padgett stated on September 15, 2018:

John Kerry is "now working on the behalf of foreign terrorist governments."

By Bill McCarthy • October 2, 2018

Defend Arizona stated on August 11, 2018 in an ad:

Says Kelli Ward "called for restraint in fighting terrorism."

By Miriam Valverde • August 21, 2018

Gwen Graham stated on August 3, 2018 in in a livestreamed interview:

"The teachers in (charter) schools don't even have to be certified."

By Katie Akin • August 15, 2018

Beto O'Rourke stated on January 3, 2018 in remarks at a stop in Greenville, Texas:

Says "precisely zero terrorists, terrorist groups or terror plots have ever been connected with the U.S.-Mexico border to do harm to people within the United States."

By Johnathan Silver • May 3, 2018

Ro Khanna stated on April 19, 2018 in a Facebook post:

"Most of our taxes are spent on the so-called ‘War on Terror.’"

By Louis Jacobson • April 24, 2018

Stuart Varney stated on March 2, 2018 in an interview on "Fox and Friends":

"Electrolux, Sweden's largest appliance maker, has just abandoned a $250 million investment in the United States because of the steel tariffs. That is retaliation."

By Jon Greenberg • March 5, 2018

Dana Loesch stated on February 25, 2018 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":

In comparing mass shootings, "France had a higher casualty rate in one year than the entire two administrations of Barack Obama."

By Jon Greenberg • February 27, 2018

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Is McCain within margin of error?

By Alexander Lane • October 31, 2008

Lakewood church shooting photo with officer in Houston, 2-18-2024

No evidence of rising LGBTQ+ violent extremism or ‘trans terrorism’

By Grace Abels • February 26, 2024

Terrorism in the United States: key facts, patterns and trends

By Miriam Valverde • December 5, 2019

Donald Trump’s team misleads in tying international terrorism report to immigration

By Miriam Valverde • January 22, 2018

Who carries out more terror attacks on U.S. soil: Right wing or Islamic extremists?

By Chris Nichols • August 31, 2017

The list of 78 terror attacks the White House says the media didn’t cover — but they did

By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu • February 8, 2017

In Context: Did Donald Trump suggest Barack Obama has terrorist sympathies?

By Lauren Carroll • June 15, 2016

What’s the definition of ‘terrorism’?

By Louis Jacobson • July 9, 2013

Ted Cruz leading Scott Walker in Texas? Not in Pants on Fire ratings

By W. Gardner Selby • February 23, 2015

Fact-checking Georgia’s tight U.S. Senate race

By April Hunt • September 23, 2014

Mother applying sunscreen to child Shutterstock

Do you need SPF 30, 50 or 100? We answer your burning sunscreen questions

By Madison Czopek • May 26, 2026

Immigration after one year under Trump: Where do mass deportation efforts stand?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 20, 2026

Fact-checking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ final State of the State speech

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson, Maria Briceño, Samantha Putterman • January 13, 2026

Donald Trump campaign rally in Waukesha, Wis., 5-1-2024

Fact-checking Trump’s claims about tax cuts, job numbers and inflation in Wisconsin, Michigan

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • May 2, 2024

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce on the field in Baltimore, 1-28-2024

A poll found 1 in 5 believe in covert Taylor Swift effort to help Biden win. What does that mean?

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • February 20, 2024

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Follow live fact-checks of the fourth Republican primary debate

By Ellen Hine • December 5, 2023

PolitiFact Wisconsin’s recent ‘High Five’ fact checks

By D.L. Davis, Laura Schulte, Madeline Heim • January 9, 2023

The race for the Nevada Senate seat: A guide

By Louis Jacobson • June 2, 2022

Wild GOP Senate primary in Pennsylvania coming to a close

By Louis Jacobson • May 12, 2022

Is the Iowa Legislature repeatedly passing bills unpopular in the state? An examination

By Lyle Muller • May 10, 2022