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Facebook posts stated on April 19, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Dollar Tree, Walgreens, Macy’s, Foot Locker, Gap, Burger King, Regal Cinemas and Kroger have had mass store closures during Joe Biden’s presidency.

By Sara Swann• April 24, 2024

X posts stated on July 24, 2023 in a tweet:

ESPN soccer analyst Shaka Hislop collapsed on air because of the COVID-19 vaccine.

By Ciara O'Rourke• July 24, 2023

Elizabeth Warren stated on August 28, 2022 in an interview on CNN:

"40% of the folks who have student loans do not have a college diploma, four-year diploma. These are people who are truck drivers and who are nail technicians and nurses’ aides.”

By Jon Greenberg• September 13, 2022

Mary Burke stated on April 18, 2014 in an interview:

"Already in Wisconsin we have seen fewer people pursuing education as a career" due to the Act 10 collective bargaining law.

By Dave Umhoefer• June 13, 2014

Stanley Litow stated on February 07, 2023 in a news release:

“Lifetime earnings of someone with a college degree is over a million dollars more than those entering the workforce without one.”

By Elizabeth Egan, Marnique O. Panepento• March 8, 2023

Chain email stated on April 01, 2012 in e-mail messages circulating on the Internet:

Says Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie made a late-night visit to Kinko’s to forge President Barack Obama’s birth certificate two days before Obama unveiled it to the media.

By Louis Jacobson• June 7, 2012

Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy stated on October 11, 2016 in a political advertisement:

"In one Colorado hospital, 50 percent of newborns tested had marijuana in their system."

By Anthony Cave• November 3, 2016

Tom Luce stated on November 15, 2017 in testimony before the House Select Committee on Economic Competitiveness:

"Only 20 percent of our current graduates from Texas high schools go ahead and achieve either a national certificate or a community college degree -- or a college degree."

By W. Gardner Selby• December 5, 2017

Viral image stated on May 02, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says Nikki Haley “white-washed” her name because she thought it “would give her a better chance than the name Nimrata Randhawa.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• May 6, 2021

St. Lucia Times stated on March 16, 2018 in :

"Irish superstar Saoirse Ronan dies after on-set accident in St. Lucia."

By Mica Soellner• March 20, 2018

Hank Huckaby stated on December 16, 2014 in civic club speech:

Only 42 percent of young Georgians have a college certificate or degree, but soon 60 percent of jobs will require some college credential.

By Nancy Badertscher• January 7, 2015

Andrew White stated on January 11, 2018 in a public interview with Evan Smith of the Texas Tribune:

"Fifty percent of our new" Texas "teachers don’t have college degrees."

By W. Gardner Selby• January 17, 2018

Scott Walker stated on April 01, 2014 in an interview:

A poll taken "a few months ago" found "70 percent approval or higher" for the Act 10 collective bargaining law.

By Tom Kertscher• April 6, 2014

Vivek Ramaswamy stated on August 27, 2023 in an interview on Meet the Press:

Vice President Mike Pence on Jan. 6, 2021, could have approved the 2020 electoral votes on the condition that Congress pass an overhaul of election law.

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• August 29, 2023

Jeb Bush stated on November 24, 2015 in a radio interview in New Hampshire:

Says there are "ample means" to "tell when someone is a Christian in the Middle East ... by name, by where they’re born, their birth certificates."

By Jon Greenberg• December 1, 2015

John Kasich stated on November 29, 2012 in a news conference:

Says "Detroit dumping a bunch of sewage" in Lake Erie "causes big problems" for Ohio.

By Aaron Marshall• January 7, 2013

Instagram posts stated on December 15, 2020 in an Instagram post:

“6 states will cast their (electoral) votes for Trump AND for Biden,” which will lead to a second Trump term.

By Noah Y. Kim• December 16, 2020

Scott Hochberg stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech at a caucus at the Texas Democratic convention:

"Only about a third" of Texans who enroll in college graduate.

By Ciara O'Rourke• July 13, 2010

Scot Ross stated on December 13, 2015 in a television interview:

Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin "moved from 16th to third in percentage of people with student loan debt."

By James B. Nelson• January 8, 2016

Donald Trump stated on May 25, 2025 in a press gaggle:

Harvard University “refuse(s) to tell us” who its international students are.

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• May 28, 2025

Trump lawyer’s claim that indictment attacks First Amendment rights is dubious, experts say

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• August 7, 2023

Birthers not persuaded by Certificate of Live Birth

By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan• April 27, 2011

Casting and counting the electoral votes: What to expect

By Louis Jacobson• December 10, 2020

Counting the electoral votes on Jan. 6: What you need to know

By Louis Jacobson• January 4, 2021

Burke, Walker and the promises of 2014

By Dave Umhoefer• April 7, 2014

What do we mean when we call Joe Biden the president-elect?

By Noah Y. Kim• November 13, 2020

Claims in the Mary Burke-Scott Walker race about higher education

By Dave Umhoefer• October 31, 2014

PolitiFact's guide to Obama's birth certificate

By Bill Adair• April 27, 2011

All about education

By April Hunt• January 28, 2015

Drilling down on the state economy

By April Hunt• January 13, 2015

What was the fake elector plot by Trump allies following the 2020 election?

By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• July 27, 2023

The media have called the presidential race for Joe Biden. Here's what's next

By Louis Jacobson• November 7, 2020

What we know about the Jan. 6 committee's criminal referrals

By Yacob Reyes• December 19, 2022

What you need to know about the fake Trump electors

By Amy Sherman• January 28, 2022

Who is Alexander Vindman? What to watch for in Tuesday impeachment testimony

By Jon Greenberg• November 18, 2019

Obama releases birth certificate

By Bill Adair• April 27, 2011

Burke, Walker wield truth as tool in first debate

By Tom Kertscher, Dave Umhoefer• October 11, 2014

Would MO abortion Amendment 3 legalize surgery for trans kids? It's highly unlikely, experts say

By Grace Abels• October 25, 2024

Positioned to deliver: Scott Walker and his many promises

By Dave Umhoefer• November 5, 2014

Reports of the 'born alive' abortion scenario are rare

By Paul Specht• May 30, 2019