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Gardner Selby• July 16, 2015 Cory Booker stated on April 09, 2012 in an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe: Says New Jersey Devils managing partner Jeff Vanderbeek "froze all those monies during the toughest years in ‘08-’09" and "refused to give the charitable dollars that he was required to give by the contract." By Bill Wichert• April 12, 2012 Adam Hasner stated on March 20, 2011 in a speech before conservative activists: In a lawsuit between private citizens, a Florida judge "announced the decision was going to be based on Islamic Law." By Laura Figueroa• May 4, 2011 Cory Booker stated on April 04, 2012 in a news conference: Says New Jersey Devils managing partner Jeff Vanderbeek "took us into arbitration." By Bill Wichert• April 12, 2012 Threads posts stated on February 18, 2025 in a Threads post: A photo shows Jonathan Simpson, the pilot of “Delta’s crash in Toronto, Canada.” By Sofia Ahmed• February 20, 2025 Viral image stated on October 31, 2023 in a Facebook post: Elon Musk is dead. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 9, 2023 Scott Walker stated on February 21, 2011 in a news conference: "I campaigned on (the proposals in the budget repair bill for Wisconsin) all throughout the election. Anybody who says they are shocked on this has been asleep for the past two years." 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Tim Ryan stated on May 10, 2022 in an attack ad: “J.D. Vance profits off Russia propaganda.” By Jon Greenberg• May 24, 2022 John Kasich stated on October 31, 2011 in a campaign speech: "They talk about this problem with binding arbitration. It doesn’t make a lot of sense to me to have somebody from Los Angeles fly into Zanesville and impose a wage settlement on you ... and then they’re on the plane back to Los Angeles." By Joe Guillen• November 3, 2011 Chain email stated on June 29, 2015 in a chain email: Muslims "attempted to establish the first Islamic Sharia court inside the United States in the town of Irving, Texas." By W. Gardner Selby• July 16, 2015 Cory Booker stated on April 09, 2012 in an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe: Says New Jersey Devils managing partner Jeff Vanderbeek "froze all those monies during the toughest years in ‘08-’09" and "refused to give the charitable dollars that he was required to give by the contract." By Bill Wichert• April 12, 2012 Adam Hasner stated on March 20, 2011 in a speech before conservative activists: In a lawsuit between private citizens, a Florida judge "announced the decision was going to be based on Islamic Law." By Laura Figueroa• May 4, 2011 Cory Booker stated on April 04, 2012 in a news conference: Says New Jersey Devils managing partner Jeff Vanderbeek "took us into arbitration." By Bill Wichert• April 12, 2012 Threads posts stated on February 18, 2025 in a Threads post: A photo shows Jonathan Simpson, the pilot of “Delta’s crash in Toronto, Canada.” By Sofia Ahmed• February 20, 2025 Viral image stated on October 31, 2023 in a Facebook post: Elon Musk is dead. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 9, 2023 Scott Walker stated on February 21, 2011 in a news conference: "I campaigned on (the proposals in the budget repair bill for Wisconsin) all throughout the election. Anybody who says they are shocked on this has been asleep for the past two years." By Dave Umhoefer• February 23, 2011 Jim Lamon stated on June 02, 2022 in a statement posted on Twitter: Blake Masters “unironically quoted a Nazi, called World War II an unjust war, called the Unabomber one of his intellectual influencers, and shared an article attacking Israel as the North Korea of the Middle East.” By Ellie Borst• June 16, 2022 Steve Adler stated on April 25, 2016 in speaking against Proposition 1 on Austin's May 7, 2016 ballot: "Austin is number one in Texas in startups, venture capital and patents." By W. Gardner Selby• May 13, 2016 Alberta Darling stated on July 29, 2011 in a TV ad and campaign flier: Says state Rep. Sandy Pasch, her recall opponent, "voted to allow public school employees to use taxpayer dollars to pick up the tab for…Viagra." By Dave Umhoefer• August 5, 2011 Steve Loomis stated on May 09, 2011 in a news conference: Says the state’s new collective bargaining law effectively eliminates police unions' ability to negotiate. By Tom Feran• June 15, 2011 Instagram posts stated on October 14, 2022 in Instagram post: "Peer-reviewed paper" shows "Fauci created COVID-19" By Michael Majchrowicz• October 27, 2022 Common Sense Leadership Fund stated on September 17, 2021 in an attack ad: Democrats “want to tax your retirement funds to pay for their new trillion dollar power grab.” By Jon Greenberg• September 29, 2021 Scott Walker stated on September 25, 2015 in comments to reporters: A state agency wanted to fire an employee who spent four hours per day watching pornography, but the state "employment commission reinstated the person." By Tom Kertscher• October 7, 2015 Instagram posts stated on June 07, 2019 in a Instagram post: A video of Mark Zuckerberg shows him talking about controlling "billions of people’s stolen data" to control the future. By Samantha Putterman• June 12, 2019 Betty Sutton stated on September 21, 2010 in a television campaign ad: Says Tom Ganley has been "sued over 400 times, for fraud, discrimination and more," and "a judge called Tom Ganley's business practices "deceptive and unconscionable." By Tom Feran• October 15, 2010 Ken Cuccinelli stated on August 22, 2013 in a TV ad.: "There’s only one candidate under investigation -- Terry McAuliffe." By Nancy Madsen• September 3, 2013 Wendy Davis stated on August 23, 2014 in a TV ad: Greg Abbott was "charged with overseeing the state cancer research fund. But he let his wealthiest donors take tens of millions of taxpayer dollars without proper oversight. They showered Abbott with gifts and free vacations." By W. Gardner Selby• August 31, 2014
AI-generated audio deepfakes are increasing. We tested 4 tools designed to detect them. By Loreben Tuquero• March 20, 2024 ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ could block AI regulations for 10 years, leaving its harms unchecked By Loreben Tuquero• June 17, 2025 How well do you understand AI? Here are 7 terms to know By Loreben Tuquero• August 10, 2023 United Facts of America: How Russian falsehoods spread to U.S. through faux local news By Loreben Tuquero• November 7, 2023 Sharia court in Irving, Texas? Negative By W. Gardner Selby• July 17, 2015 Claims about Algerian boxer Imane Khelif’s Olympic boxing eligibility lack context By Loreben Tuquero• August 2, 2024 Trump says Iran is a country ‘based on disinformation.’ Here’s how Iran conducts influence ops By Loreben Tuquero• March 23, 2026 Are tech companies using your private data to train AI models? Here’s what we know By Maria Briceño• November 20, 2025 The AI president: How Donald Trump uses artificial intelligence to promote himself, mock others By Loreben Tuquero• October 23, 2025 The race for the Ohio U.S. Senate seat: A guide By Jon Greenberg• March 8, 2022 Know who’s talking to you: A guide to interpreting Facebook political ads By Jon Greenberg• January 26, 2022 Are Google, Meta AI hiding Trump information? Here’s what companies say happened By Jeff Cercone, Sara Swann• August 5, 2024 Ask PolitiFact: Are there communities in the US under Sharia law? No By Jon Greenberg• September 3, 2019 Ohio Senate primary to test Donald Trump’s sway with voters By Jon Greenberg• April 27, 2022 What is the future of automated fact-checking? Fact-checkers discuss By Grace Abels• June 28, 2022 What is generative AI and why is it suddenly everywhere? Here’s how it works By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Jeff Cercone• June 19, 2023 A pro-Ron DeSantis ad used AI to create Donald Trump’s voice. It won’t be the last, experts say. By Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero• July 18, 2023 How generative AI could help foreign adversaries influence U.S. elections By Loreben Tuquero• December 5, 2023 Fact-checking Mark Kelly and Blake Masters in Arizona Senate race By Jon Greenberg• November 4, 2022 ‘Not the AI election’: Why artificial intelligence did not define the 2024 campaign By Loreben Tuquero• December 19, 2024
