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Michael Skolnik stated on June 16, 2015 in comments on CNN:

"For most black people in the history of this country … it was illegal to pass as a white person. You were actually put in jail if you tried to pass."

By Anna Bruzgulis• June 18, 2015

Mandela Barnes stated on September 02, 2022 in News release:

Says under his plan to end cash bail "the Waukesha perpetrator wouldn’t have been released "

By D.L. Davis• September 22, 2022

Facebook posts stated on March 17, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says a photograph of Harriet Tubman shows she was a "gun-toting, Democrat-shooting, 2nd Amendment-supporting Republican."

By Samantha Putterman• March 25, 2019

TikTok posts stated on September 08, 2023 in TikTok posts:

An 1871 law made the United States government a for-profit corporation.

By Sofia Ahmed• February 12, 2024

Ron McMullen stated on June 23, 2020 in an op-ed:

Former U.S. Vice President Richard Mentor Johnson was a slave owner married to one of his slaves and father of two children with her.

By Lyle Muller• July 8, 2020

Michelle Obama stated on July 25, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia:

"I wake up every morning in a house (the White House) that was built by slaves."

By Louis Jacobson• July 26, 2016

Stacey Abrams stated on February 14, 2018 in campaign website:

"The majority of Georgians incarcerated in local jails have never been convicted of crime. They are simply too poor to pay their bail."

By Miriam Valverde• February 21, 2018

Kayleigh McEnany stated on July 06, 2021 in a TV segment:

“We know most of our forefathers, all of our main Founding Fathers were against slavery, recognized the evils of it.”

By Bill McCarthy• July 9, 2021

Herschel Walker stated on November 11, 2022 in an interview:

Raphael Warnock "believes in no cash bail" and "letting people out of prison that are going to make us prisoners in our own home."

By Tom Kertscher• November 17, 2022

Josh Mandel stated on September 30, 2010 in a television campaign ad:

"Boyce gave (a lobbyist’s) wife a sensitive job in the treasurer’s office, a job Boyce admitted he only made available at their mosque."

By Joe Guillen• October 14, 2010

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

Congressional Leadership Fund stated on April 05, 2017 in a web video:

Says Al Jazeera, "a mouthpiece for terrorists, has been paying Jon Ossoff thousands of dollars. ... What is he hiding?"

By Jon Greenberg• April 13, 2017

Kionne McGhee stated on January 25, 2018 in a speech on the House floor:

"There were slaves in 1845 who helped construct and build the Old Capitol."

By Allison Graves• February 1, 2018

Rick Perry stated on May 06, 2013 in video remarks to the Family Research Council:

Says Sam Houston opposed slavery and as governor said Texas should not leave the union over slavery.

By Sue Owen• May 22, 2013

Instagram posts stated on January 21, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Sports journalist Mike Dickson died because of COVID-19 vaccines.

By Madison Czopek• January 23, 2024

Facebook posts stated on September 28, 2022 in a Facebook post:

"The true meaning of Hurricane," or Her-ricane, is the spirit of "the African woman who has been stolen."

By Yacob Reyes• September 29, 2022

Tucker Carlson stated on August 15, 2017 in comments on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight':

"The United States ended slavery around the world, and maybe we should get some credit for that, too."

By Joshua Gillin• August 17, 2017

Darrin Madison stated on February 08, 2023 in News release:

Under a GOP bill on cash bail, "a large quantity of people who are accused of crimes, including anyone who even witnesses certain crimes, could now be detained and subject to bail."

By Madeline Heim• March 17, 2023

Donald Trump stated on August 20, 2020 in a speech:

“Cuomo ended cash bail ... and now the crime rate has gone through the roof.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos• August 29, 2020

Viral image stated on November 09, 2018 in a Facebook post:

Quotes Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar as saying, "I think all white men should be put in chains as slaves because they will never submit to Islam."

By Miriam Valverde• November 15, 2018

War crime prosecutions in the Russia-Ukraine war: What to expect

By Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2022

Hoaxes, fake news about the Las Vegas massacre

By Louis Jacobson, Emily Tanaka, Miriam Valverde• October 2, 2017

PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for September 2022

By D.L. Davis, Madeline Heim, Laura Schulte• October 5, 2022

Looking at claims Kamala Harris is the descendant of a slave owner

By Ciara O'Rourke• August 14, 2020

The Truth-O-Meter and the 2013-15 state budget

By Tom Kertscher• June 28, 2013

What we know about recent claims linking Bill Clinton and Jeffrey Epstein

By Ciara O'Rourke• August 18, 2020

Fact-checking attacks against Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s running mate

By Ciara O'Rourke, Samantha Putterman• August 20, 2020

In Context: E.W. Jackson's statement on the Democratic Party

By Nancy Madsen• May 30, 2013

Napolitano, Stewart debate the Civil War

By Jon Greenberg• March 19, 2014

Political pundits err in talk about Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling

By Jon Greenberg• April 30, 2014

Gas prices up under Obama, but had just taken epic fall

By Sue Owen• July 23, 2013

Trump exaggerates Washington, DC, crime while ordering police takeover and National Guard deployment

By Gabrielle Lazor, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• August 11, 2025

Some readers unconvinced by our True rating for White House slave claim

By Louis Jacobson• July 27, 2016

A look at Kamala Harris’ multi-ethnic background and racial identity in the US

By Samantha Putterman• August 14, 2020

Fact-checking Larry Elder’s reparations chatter on 'Fox & Friends'

By Bill McCarthy• June 27, 2019

Did Cooper prison settlement release suspect in fatal Charlotte stabbing?

By Paul Specht• February 9, 2026

Why we fact-checked Jon Stewart and The Daily Show, and 11 reasons we’re sad to see him go

By Aaron Sharockman• August 6, 2015

Fact-checking ‘Kamala Harris Facts’

By Ciara O'Rourke• July 25, 2024

In Context: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar comparing national anthem to songs of slavery

By Tom Kertscher• August 15, 2018

What is an indictment and what does it mean for Donald Trump?

By Jeff Cercone, Amy Sherman• March 31, 2023

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