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Tom Cotton stated on April 04, 2017 in an interview on CNN:
"It is unusual" for a White House official like former National Security Adviser Susan Rice to make unmasking requests.
By Lauren Carroll• April 6, 2017
The Gateway Pundit stated on April 24, 2022 in a blog post:
“A STOLEN ELECTION: State totals minus illegal ballot trafficking numbers give President Trump decisive victories in AZ, GA, MI, PA, and WI.”
By Jill Terreri Ramos• May 4, 2022
Jody Hice stated on November 12, 2020 in a tweet:
Democrats “spent 4 years refusing to acknowledge Trump’s 2016 victory.”
By Hayat Norimine• November 24, 2020
Donald Trump stated on January 21, 2017 in remarks at the CIA:
"The media ... sort of made it sound like I had a feud with the intelligence community."  
By Jon Greenberg• January 22, 2017
Robin Wright stated on May 25, 2016 in an event at the Rockefeller Center:
Says Apple products are currently "90 percent conflict-free," and "Intel is 100 percent conflict-free."
By Linda Qiu• June 15, 2016
TheLastLineOfDefense.org stated on September 18, 2017 in a headline:
"Susan Rice arrested for criminal ‘unmasking’ of Trump officials."
By Joshua Gillin• September 19, 2017
George Will stated on July 27, 2014 in a syndicated column:
Oregon’s "three largest employers, and 13 of the top 25, are health care providers."
By Dana Tims• July 31, 2014
Erick Erickson stated on November 13, 2020 in a tweet:
Says Raphael Warnock "ran over his wife" and was "arrested for obstructing an investigation into child abuse."
By Tom Kertscher• November 16, 2020
Facebook posts stated on November 04, 2020 in a Facebook post:
The Trump administration put secret watermarks on official ballots to trick cheating Democrats.
By Samantha Putterman• November 6, 2020
Louie Gohmert stated on October 21, 2019 in an op-ed:
"As we have learned, the Intel Inspector General (IG) changed the rule after the complaint was known in order to allow hearsay complaints, but the IG dishonestly backdated the rule change so that damage could be done to President Trump."
By Madlin Mekelburg• October 30, 2019
Thomas Sgouros Jr. stated on December 30, 2011 in an appearance on Rhode Island PBS's "A Lively Experiment":
"[If] you apply for a job, the chances are 1 in 7 that you are going to be denied that job unfairly if everybody is forced to use E-Verify."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• January 10, 2012
Bloggers stated on February 01, 2018 in a story:
"Obama did in fact unconstitutionally spy on Trump throughout the presidential election."
By Amy Sherman• February 12, 2018
Brian Kilmeade stated on July 02, 2020 in an episode of "Fox & Friends":
The President’s Daily Brief “is like a mini novel.”
By Bill McCarthy• July 7, 2020
Scott Adams stated on March 08, 2023 in a tweet:
The 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, was “an American intel op against Trump.”
By Gabrielle Settles• March 10, 2023
Facebook posts stated on July 04, 2023 in in a video:
Former President Barack Obama “is being sent to Gitmo.”
By Nuria Diaz Muñoz• July 7, 2023
Kevin O'Leary stated on February 24, 2025 in an interview on CNN:
“We've never audited government for 100 years.”
By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• February 26, 2025
Barack Obama stated on January 05, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.:
"You've got a building in the Cayman Islands that supposedly houses 12,000 corporations. That's either the biggest building or the biggest tax scam on record."
By Alex Leary• January 9, 2008
Bloggers stated on October 29, 2017 in Internet posts:
Says actor Morgan Freeman said, "Jailing Hillary" is the best way to "restore public faith in government."
By Joshua Gillin• November 1, 2017
Facebook posts stated on August 19, 2022 in a Facebook post:
The deaths of U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., and actor Anne Heche are suspicious and linked because they “partnered fighting against pedophilia.”
By Andy Nguyen• August 26, 2022
Jeff Greene stated on July 10, 2018 in TV ad:
"Every time Trump comes here to play golf, Florida taxpayers are paying for it. ... Jeff Greene will put a stop to that day 1."
By Amy Sherman• July 26, 2018

Articles (7567)

Fight erupts over GOP intel memo’s accuracy

By John Kruzel• February 2, 2018

Russia, Trump, Turkey: Detailing Michael Flynn's fall

By John Kruzel• May 23, 2017

Timeline of Michael Flynn's turn, from Trump aide to Mueller witness

By John Kruzel• December 5, 2018

Trump, Musk claim government 'fraud' without showing proof. How common is federal fraud, abuse?

By Claire Cranford, Amy Sherman• February 13, 2025

Democrats’ memo pushes back on GOP claims about Russia probe

By John Kruzel• February 28, 2018

A look at Susan Rice, Benghazi, and unmasking

By Louis Jacobson• August 7, 2020

Read the articles of impeachment House Democrats have introduced against President Donald Trump

By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 10, 2019

How the impeachment articles against Trump are similar to, and different from, Clinton and Nixon

By Louis Jacobson• December 10, 2019

What we know about Russia's role in the DNC email leak

By Lauren Carroll• July 31, 2016

Fact-checking three of Tulsi Gabbard’s attacks on Obama about Russian election interference

By Ella Moore, Amy Sherman• July 24, 2025

Conservative Congressman-elect Glenn Grothman -- his most provocative comments, In Context

By Tom Kertscher• November 17, 2014

Reports say Trump shared highly classified intel with Russian diplomats: What we know so far

By Lauren Carroll• May 16, 2017

The intel numbers game

By Shawn Zeller• November 19, 2007

Durham report criticized elements of FBI's investigation into Donald Trump's 2016 campaign

By Madison Czopek• May 17, 2023

Joe Biden and manufacturing jobs: A closer look

By Louis Jacobson• November 1, 2022

Ask PolitiFact: Why are millions of Americans not working but excluded from the ‘unemployed’ rate?

By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• August 4, 2023

DOGE touts billions in canceled government contracts. Where are the numbers coming from?

By Caleb McCullough• February 21, 2025

Fact-checking the final U.S. Senate debate between Joni Ernst and Theresa Greenfield

By Caleb McCullough, Julia Shanahan• October 16, 2020

How do standards measure up at immigration detention centers? A special report

By Miriam Valverde• September 6, 2017

Fact-checking Trump at Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz about immigration, One Big Beautiful Bill

By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• July 1, 2025