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Donald Trump stated on May 21, 2024 in a campaign email:

“Biden’s DOJ was authorized to use DEADLY FORCE” in Mar-a-Lago raid. Biden was “locked and loaded” and “ready to take me out.”

By Jeff Cercone • May 23, 2024

X posts stated on September 11, 2025 in an X post:

A book on Amazon titled “The Shooting of Charlie Kirk” with a Sept. 9 publication date is evidence the event was staged.

By Samantha Putterman • September 12, 2025

X posts stated on September 15, 2024 in a post:

The apparent assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump on Sept. 15, 2024, was “staged.”

By Sara Swann • September 16, 2024

Instagram posts stated on July 14, 2024 in an Instagram post:

A Secret Service agent named Jonathan Willis said he “had the assassin in his sights for 3 minutes, but he was told not to engage by the head of the (Secret Service) unit.”

By Madison Czopek • July 15, 2024

Social Media stated on July 13, 2024 in social media posts:

Donald Trump staged the shooting at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

By Samantha Putterman • July 14, 2024

Donald Trump stated on June 18, 2024 in Public appearance:

Says he “saved Kenosha” and the “governor wouldn’t move” on sending the National Guard.

By Hope Karnopp • June 21, 2024

Social Media stated on March 28, 2023 in social media posts:

The Nashville shooter was wearing different pairs of shoes before and after being killed.

By Loreben Tuquero • March 31, 2023

Viral image stated on October 27, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Video shows “military robots ready for war.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 31, 2022

Marjorie Taylor Greene stated on July 5, 2022 in a tweet:

Says an image shows the Highland Park shooting suspect "in jail or rehab or a psychiatric center" before the shooting.

By Bill McCarthy • July 5, 2022

Ted Nugent stated on June 14, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Three mass shootings were meant to distract from Hillary Clinton controversies.

By Jeff Cercone • June 16, 2022

Facebook posts stated on May 26, 2022 in a photo on Facebook:

With the $53 billion spent in Ukraine aid, the U.S. “could pay five SWAT members $80,000 each and have them at EVERY school front door.”

By Sara Swann • June 3, 2022

X posts stated on May 26, 2022 in a tweet:

“These mass shootings happen so much that Ted Cruz really got a template ready to tweet whenever they occur.”

By Samantha Putterman • May 27, 2022

Ted Cruz stated on May 24, 2022 in remarks to the media:

“We know from past experiences that the most effective tool for keeping kids safe is armed law enforcement on the campus.”

By Madison Czopek • May 26, 2022

Joe Biden stated on May 24, 2022 in a national address from the White House.:

"When we passed the assault weapons ban, mass shootings went down. When the law expired, mass shootings tripled."

By Jon Greenberg • May 25, 2022

Shelia Stubbs stated on February 2, 2022 in Public statement:

"48-Hour waiting periods limit crimes of passion and keep our communities safe.”

By D.L. Davis • February 18, 2022

Joe Biden stated on August 18, 2021 in an interview with ABC News:

“We had already issued several thousand Special Immigrant Visas .. to the (Afghan) translators, when I came into office.”

By Amy Sherman, Jon Greenberg • August 19, 2021

Donald Trump stated on July 7, 2021 in a press conference:

"The person that shot Ashli Babbitt — boom — right through the head — just boom — there was no reason for that."

By Louis Jacobson • July 8, 2021

Ron DeSantis stated on April 19, 2021 in a speech:

“If you look at some of these places that (reduced police funding), they’ve already seen crime go up."

By Miriam Valverde • May 4, 2021

Bloggers stated on January 12, 2021 in blogs:

Antifa provoked the shooting of Ashli Babbitt at the Capitol.

By Noah Y. Kim • January 14, 2021

Facebook posts stated on October 25, 2020 in a text post:

Says Hunter Biden “died of a crack overdose.”

By Daniel Funke • October 27, 2020

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Fact-checking claims about Border Patrol’s immigration crackdown in North Carolina

By Paul Specht, Will Doran • November 24, 2025

Secret Service agents surround the vehicle carrying Donald Trump after assassination attempt 07-13-2024

Trump rally shooting put scrutiny on Secret Service women, diversity efforts. Here are the facts.

By Grace Abels, Madison Czopek • July 22, 2024

Fiserv Forum floor, wide shot, at RNC in Milwaukee, 7-16-2024

RNC 2024 Day 2: Fact-checking Kari Lake, Nikki Haley’s claims on Biden’s immigration record

By Louis Jacobson, Mia Penner, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Ranjan Jindal, Samantha Putterman • July 17, 2024

US Navy commander watches spy balloon debris off SC coast 2/4/23

Fact-checking claims about the Chinese spy balloon

By Loreben Tuquero, Sara Swann • February 7, 2023

Mailbag: The Uvalde shooting and gun control, Roe v. Wade, open borders, and more

By Jon Greenberg • May 27, 2022

Fact-checking claims about Kyle Rittenhouse, shooter in Kenosha, Wis., protests

By Tom Kertscher • November 17, 2021

Fact checking Kenosha shootings, violent protests one year later

By Vanessa Swales • August 24, 2021

Here’s what Tucker Carlson got wrong about the Kenosha shootings

By Eric Litke • September 23, 2020

Fact-checking the Kenosha shootings involving Jacob Blake, Kyle Rittenhouse

By Eric Litke • August 28, 2020

Fact-checking 22 claims from Donald Trump’s Axios interview

By PolitiFact Staff • August 4, 2020

In the weeks after El Paso and Dayton, mass shooting rumors spread on Snapchat and iMessage

By Daniel Funke • August 26, 2019

Donald Trump’s shifts on gun background checks after mass shootings

By Amy Sherman • August 23, 2019

Why do some people think mass shootings are staged every time?

By Daniel Funke • August 8, 2019

What’s true, what’s not about Santa Fe, Texas, school shooting

By Amy Sherman, John Kruzel • May 18, 2018

High Five: After Florida school shooting, gun-related fact checks dominate

By Tom Kertscher • March 6, 2018

Fact-checking claims in the wake of the Parkland school shooting

By Allison Graves, Amy Sherman • February 23, 2018

18 school shootings already in ’18? Not so fast

By Tom Kertscher • February 16, 2018

High 5: Gun fact checks, in wake of Vegas shooting, get most page-views

By Tom Kertscher • November 1, 2017

In wake of Las Vegas mass shooting, reviewing fact checks on guns and gun control

By Tom Kertscher • October 2, 2017

Donald Trump’s speech on the Orlando shooting, fact-checked

By Linda Qiu • June 17, 2016