10 People 17778 Fact-checks 5945 Articles People (10) City of Atlanta City of Austin Providence City Council My City Bikes Norcross City Council City of Atlanta press release Our City, Our Safety, Our Choice New York City Police Benevolent Association Save Our City, Milwaukeeans Can't Wait CQ Press City Crime Rankings, 2010-2011 Fact-checks (17778) Elizabeth Warren stated on March 03, 2026 in in a speech on March 3, 2026: “In the modern era, no American president has ordered more military strikes against as many different countries as Donald Trump.” By Zoe Weyand• March 20, 2026 Facebook posts stated on May 01, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows Ukraine was “nuked.” By Luiz Romero• May 4, 2023 Newt Gingrich stated on July 20, 2011 in a Twitter post: "We spend less on defense today as % of GDP than at any time since Pearl Harbor." By M.B. Pell• August 29, 2011 Adam Smith stated on January 29, 2019 in a committee hearing: "Go back to 2005 until now, we have quadrupled the number of Border Patrol agents." By Miriam Valverde• February 1, 2019 Ryan Lizza stated on September 22, 2014 in a tweet: "Countries bombed: Obama 7, Bush 4" By Jon Greenberg• September 25, 2014 X posts stated on February 28, 2026 in on social media: Video shows a US air base in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, being destroyed by Iran. By Zoe Weyand• March 4, 2026 LZ Granderson stated on September 28, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says President Barack Obama has launched "twice as many strikes (on) countries that are predominantly Muslim" than President George W. Bush. By Lauren Carroll• September 28, 2014 Viral image stated on December 01, 2020 in a Facebook post: China recovered from COVID-19 “without a vaccine.” By Ciara O'Rourke• December 4, 2020 Facebook posts stated on April 30, 2022 in a post: “Space X’s Starlink internet constellation has angered Russia as it was reported that the Starlink satellite constellation was used to guide the fire” on the Russian ship Moskva. By Monique Curet• May 5, 2022 Facebook posts stated on December 12, 2022 in a Facebook post: The war in Ukraine is “all over.” By Ciara O'Rourke• December 13, 2022 Threads posts stated on April 14, 2024 in a post: “Not even one rocket (from Iran) hit Israel.” By Sara Swann• April 15, 2024 Instagram posts stated on September 17, 2023 in an Instagram post: In Westport, Connecticut, drones are “scanning (people) for COVID-19 symptoms.” By Jeff Cercone• September 18, 2023 Instagram posts stated on April 13, 2024 in an Instagram post: Footage shows “Israelis panicking after Iranian attacks reach Israel.” By Loreben Tuquero• April 15, 2024 Instagram posts stated on June 02, 2023 in an Instagram post: In a simulation, an AI-enabled drone operated by the U.S. Air Force killed its operators and “started taking out communication towers.” By Loreben Tuquero• June 5, 2023 Hillary Clinton stated on September 09, 2016 in a television ad: Says New START, passed while Clinton was secretary of state, is a "treaty cutting Russia’s nuclear arms." By Lauren Carroll• September 21, 2016 Brit Hume stated on September 21, 2014 in a broadcast of "Fox News Sunday": Says President Barack Obama is "sending a much larger (force) " to deal with Ebola "than ISIS is getting." By Jon Greenberg• September 23, 2014 Facebook posts stated on January 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: In 1988, in response to Iran’s attack on the U.S.S. Samuel Roberts, President Ronald Reagan "destroyed half of Iran’s Navy." By Tom Kertscher• January 15, 2020 Threads posts stated on April 13, 2024 in a post on Threads: President Joe Biden “will address the nation from the Oval Office” on April 13, “following Iran’s attack on Israel.” By Madison Czopek• April 15, 2024 Bloggers stated on July 28, 2017 in Internet posts: "Kim Jong Un killed in (President Donald) Trump’s overnight black op attack on North Korea." By Joshua Gillin• August 4, 2017 Henry Kissinger stated on September 06, 2014 in an interview on NPR: "There were fewer civilian casualties in Cambodia than there have been from American drone attacks." By Jon Greenberg• September 11, 2014 Articles (5945) How Iran and the United States came to the brink By Jon Greenberg• January 7, 2020 Trump's press conference: Fact-checking what he said on Iran’s air defenses, his bin Laden warning By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• April 6, 2026 Fact-checking the war comparisons between Obama and Bush By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg• October 1, 2014 Has the US ‘destroyed 100% of Iran’s military capability’? Fact-checking President Donald Trump By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2026 Fact-checking Trump’s conclusion that Iran war was a ‘total’ US victory By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 8, 2026 In uncertain times, fact-checkers are working with special urgency By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2026 Trump said US has a ‘virtually unlimited supply’ of munitions to fight Iran ‘forever.’ Is that true? By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2026 An X account is impersonating an Iranian journalist. The platform’s guidelines allow it By Loreben Tuquero• July 1, 2025 Trump blamed Iran for a strike that hit a girls’ school. Open-source intelligence contradicted that By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Loreben Tuquero• March 11, 2026 Ask PolitiFact: Where does Hamas get its weapons? By Marta Campabadal Graus, Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 18, 2023 How ‘War on Fakes’ uses fact-checking to spread pro-Russia propaganda By Luiz Romero• August 8, 2022 Obama gets START treaty through the Senate By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 22, 2010 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s false and misleading claims about immigration, the border wall By Miriam Valverde• January 24, 2019 Live fact-checking President Donald Trump's immigration address By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• January 9, 2019 What you need to know ahead of Donald Trump’s Iran deal deadline By John Kruzel• May 3, 2018 Are U.S. actions in Libya subject to the War Powers Resolution? A review of the evidence By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2011 Did Israel use its laser weapon ‘Iron Beam’ for the first time? Here’s what we know By Loreben Tuquero• October 19, 2023 A divide over fences By Tom Tobin• October 23, 2007 Was the U.S. on the brink of war with North Korea before Trump? A review of the evidence By Louis Jacobson• February 18, 2019 Ron DeSantis said a NYC school displaced students to house migrants. Here’s what happened. By Samantha Putterman• January 11, 2024
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Elizabeth Warren stated on March 03, 2026 in in a speech on March 3, 2026: “In the modern era, no American president has ordered more military strikes against as many different countries as Donald Trump.” By Zoe Weyand• March 20, 2026 Facebook posts stated on May 01, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows Ukraine was “nuked.” By Luiz Romero• May 4, 2023 Newt Gingrich stated on July 20, 2011 in a Twitter post: "We spend less on defense today as % of GDP than at any time since Pearl Harbor." By M.B. Pell• August 29, 2011 Adam Smith stated on January 29, 2019 in a committee hearing: "Go back to 2005 until now, we have quadrupled the number of Border Patrol agents." By Miriam Valverde• February 1, 2019 Ryan Lizza stated on September 22, 2014 in a tweet: "Countries bombed: Obama 7, Bush 4" By Jon Greenberg• September 25, 2014 X posts stated on February 28, 2026 in on social media: Video shows a US air base in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, being destroyed by Iran. By Zoe Weyand• March 4, 2026 LZ Granderson stated on September 28, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says President Barack Obama has launched "twice as many strikes (on) countries that are predominantly Muslim" than President George W. Bush. By Lauren Carroll• September 28, 2014 Viral image stated on December 01, 2020 in a Facebook post: China recovered from COVID-19 “without a vaccine.” By Ciara O'Rourke• December 4, 2020 Facebook posts stated on April 30, 2022 in a post: “Space X’s Starlink internet constellation has angered Russia as it was reported that the Starlink satellite constellation was used to guide the fire” on the Russian ship Moskva. By Monique Curet• May 5, 2022 Facebook posts stated on December 12, 2022 in a Facebook post: The war in Ukraine is “all over.” By Ciara O'Rourke• December 13, 2022 Threads posts stated on April 14, 2024 in a post: “Not even one rocket (from Iran) hit Israel.” By Sara Swann• April 15, 2024 Instagram posts stated on September 17, 2023 in an Instagram post: In Westport, Connecticut, drones are “scanning (people) for COVID-19 symptoms.” By Jeff Cercone• September 18, 2023 Instagram posts stated on April 13, 2024 in an Instagram post: Footage shows “Israelis panicking after Iranian attacks reach Israel.” By Loreben Tuquero• April 15, 2024 Instagram posts stated on June 02, 2023 in an Instagram post: In a simulation, an AI-enabled drone operated by the U.S. Air Force killed its operators and “started taking out communication towers.” By Loreben Tuquero• June 5, 2023 Hillary Clinton stated on September 09, 2016 in a television ad: Says New START, passed while Clinton was secretary of state, is a "treaty cutting Russia’s nuclear arms." By Lauren Carroll• September 21, 2016 Brit Hume stated on September 21, 2014 in a broadcast of "Fox News Sunday": Says President Barack Obama is "sending a much larger (force) " to deal with Ebola "than ISIS is getting." By Jon Greenberg• September 23, 2014 Facebook posts stated on January 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: In 1988, in response to Iran’s attack on the U.S.S. Samuel Roberts, President Ronald Reagan "destroyed half of Iran’s Navy." By Tom Kertscher• January 15, 2020 Threads posts stated on April 13, 2024 in a post on Threads: President Joe Biden “will address the nation from the Oval Office” on April 13, “following Iran’s attack on Israel.” By Madison Czopek• April 15, 2024 Bloggers stated on July 28, 2017 in Internet posts: "Kim Jong Un killed in (President Donald) Trump’s overnight black op attack on North Korea." By Joshua Gillin• August 4, 2017 Henry Kissinger stated on September 06, 2014 in an interview on NPR: "There were fewer civilian casualties in Cambodia than there have been from American drone attacks." By Jon Greenberg• September 11, 2014
How Iran and the United States came to the brink By Jon Greenberg• January 7, 2020 Trump's press conference: Fact-checking what he said on Iran’s air defenses, his bin Laden warning By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• April 6, 2026 Fact-checking the war comparisons between Obama and Bush By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg• October 1, 2014 Has the US ‘destroyed 100% of Iran’s military capability’? Fact-checking President Donald Trump By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2026 Fact-checking Trump’s conclusion that Iran war was a ‘total’ US victory By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 8, 2026 In uncertain times, fact-checkers are working with special urgency By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2026 Trump said US has a ‘virtually unlimited supply’ of munitions to fight Iran ‘forever.’ Is that true? By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2026 An X account is impersonating an Iranian journalist. The platform’s guidelines allow it By Loreben Tuquero• July 1, 2025 Trump blamed Iran for a strike that hit a girls’ school. Open-source intelligence contradicted that By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Loreben Tuquero• March 11, 2026 Ask PolitiFact: Where does Hamas get its weapons? By Marta Campabadal Graus, Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 18, 2023 How ‘War on Fakes’ uses fact-checking to spread pro-Russia propaganda By Luiz Romero• August 8, 2022 Obama gets START treaty through the Senate By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 22, 2010 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s false and misleading claims about immigration, the border wall By Miriam Valverde• January 24, 2019 Live fact-checking President Donald Trump's immigration address By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• January 9, 2019 What you need to know ahead of Donald Trump’s Iran deal deadline By John Kruzel• May 3, 2018 Are U.S. actions in Libya subject to the War Powers Resolution? A review of the evidence By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2011 Did Israel use its laser weapon ‘Iron Beam’ for the first time? Here’s what we know By Loreben Tuquero• October 19, 2023 A divide over fences By Tom Tobin• October 23, 2007 Was the U.S. on the brink of war with North Korea before Trump? A review of the evidence By Louis Jacobson• February 18, 2019 Ron DeSantis said a NYC school displaced students to house migrants. Here’s what happened. By Samantha Putterman• January 11, 2024
