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Donald Trump stated on June 25, 2025 in a Truth Social post:

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is a communist.

By Amy Sherman, Ella Moore • June 26, 2025

Instagram posts stated on August 25, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Video shows helicopter “dropping millions” of mosquitoes in Massachusetts towns hit by eastern equine encephalitis virus.

By Jeff Cercone • August 28, 2024

Instagram posts stated on November 5, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Photos are evidence actor Courteney Cox uses adrenochrome from kidnapped children.

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 7, 2023

Facebook posts stated on September 19, 2023 in a Facebook post:

"Poland declares war on Russia.”

By Sara Swann • September 21, 2023

Viral image stated on July 10, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Video shows Elon Musk “urging everyone in the UK to take advantage of this great opportunity before the big banks close completely.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • July 12, 2023

X posts stated on April 12, 2022 in a tweet:

A Reddit post shows a parent admitting to forcing their child to continue transitioning by sneaking hormone medication.

By Samantha Putterman • April 20, 2022

Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“This lady here applied sanitizer to her hands/forearms & went to the kitchen to cook. The moment she turned on the gas stove, her hands caught fire due to the alcohol contained in the sanitizer.”

By Bill McCarthy • April 3, 2020

Viral image stated on August 26, 2019 in a Facebook post:

A scarecrow discovered on a Texas ranch was actually a human skeleton.

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 11, 2019

Physicians for Fair Coverage stated on July 15, 2019 in a national commercial:

"What Congress is considering would cut money that vulnerable patients rely on the most. That means seniors, children and Americans who rely on Medicaid would be hurt. … Tell Congress we can end surprise billing without shredding the safety net."

By Rachel Bluth • August 7, 2019

Gavin Newsom stated on May 8, 2018 in a campaign debate:

"In San Francisco, we were successful in reducing our street population 40 percent. We got 12,000 people off the street."

By Chris Nichols • May 10, 2018

Hillary Clinton stated on October 20, 2016 in a speech at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner:

In 1928 "school boards sent home letters with children saying that if Al Smith is elected president, you will not be allowed to have or read a Bible."

By Jon Greenberg • October 24, 2016

Marco Rubio stated on January 17, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press":

Hostages were released as soon as Ronald Reagan took office because Iran perceived that America was "no longer under the command of someone weak."

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson • January 17, 2016

Doonesbury stated on December 14, 2014 in the Sunday comics:

Says 3,000 Americans "died of gunfire" between the time of the Ebola scare in Dallas and the midterm elections.

By Jon Greenberg • December 18, 2014

Mitt Romney stated on March 6, 2012 in a speech to the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee:

Ronald Reagan’s philosophy of "peace through strength" is why "the Iranians released the hostages on the same day and at the same hour that Reagan was sworn in."

By Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2012

Chris Redfern stated on February 15, 2012 in a news release:

Says Mitt Romney supports a plan "to slowly and gradually raise the retirement age of Social Security."

By Stephen Koff • February 22, 2012

Bloggers stated on August 12, 2011 in various web pages:

Says Florida U.S. Reps. Corrine Brown, Alcee Hastings and Frederica Wilson are Socialists.

By Katie Sanders • September 2, 2011

Scott Suder stated on January 28, 2011 in a news release:

Four state Assembly Democrats "scored a death blow to northeast Wisconsin’s economy" by killing hundreds of jobs at a potential Bass Pro Shops near Green Bay.

By James B. Nelson • February 13, 2011

Sherrod Brown stated on January 11, 2011 in an MSNBC interview:

Under federal law, Jared Loughner "would not have been able to buy a gun" had he been identified as mentally ill.

By Stephen Koff • January 20, 2011

Bill McCollum stated on April 27, 2010 in interviews with Florida media.:

On transparency in dealing with the Republican Party of Florida's financial issues.

By Aaron Sharockman • May 3, 2010

Whoopi Goldberg stated on September 3, 2019 in an episode of ABC's "The View":

"The last time people (created a Hollywood blacklist), people ended up killing themselves … They were accused, and they lost their right to work."

By Bill McCarthy • September 5, 2019

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Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo speaks to reporters in Brandon, Fla., 11-18-2021,

Florida health officials warn against vaccine boosters. Scientists call it political scaremongering.

By Arthur Allen, Daniel Chang, Sam Whitehead • September 23, 2024

Photo of migrants from Colombia, China and Ecuador speaking to Border Patrol Feb 2024

As Chinese immigration to U.S. rises, Republicans and Trump use ‘military age men’ scare tactic

By Amy Sherman, Maria Ramirez Uribe • February 7, 2024

10 most aired political ads, fact-checked

By Linda Qiu • November 3, 2016

A campaign full of red-hot statements

By Jim Tharpe • October 31, 2012

‘Rationing’ and other scare words in health debate

By Robert Farley • August 25, 2009

What Trump’s communism claims miss about Democrats and democratic socialists

By Amy Sherman, Gracey Abernethy • July 9, 2026

Are there really Chinese sleeper cells operating in the U.S.?

By Conor Amendola, Brooke Johnpier, Louis Jacobson • April 29, 2024

United Facts of America: Christiane Amanpour on truth, objectivity and the assault on democracy

By Amaris Castillo • May 13, 2021

Pumpkin pies, pilgrims and pre-existing conditions: PolitiFact’s 2018 Thanksgiving dinner guide

By Kyra Haas • November 18, 2018

Fact-checking Trump’s campaign rallies: the final stretch

By PolitiFact Staff • November 1, 2018

The top 10 storylines of the 2018 midterms

By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 31, 2018

Inside fact-checking: A conversation with Lucas Graves, author of ‘Deciding What’s True’

By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 14, 2016

Actress Christina Applegate was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis. How often does that happen?

By Madison Czopek • October 23, 2026

What’s fueling fear about ICE at the polls in November? What have Trump officials said?

By Amy Sherman • September 28, 2026

Vaccine research spans decades and doesn’t show they cause autism

By Madison Czopek • August 13, 2026

Casey DeSantis warns of ‘triple-digit’ levels of weed killer in bread. Should you be worried?

By Samantha Putterman • February 11, 2026

Measles Clinic in Andrews, Texas April 2025

A parent’s guide to measles: What to look for and how to prevent infection

By Grace Abels • January 30, 2026

In Context: What did Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey say about police fighting ICE?

By Maria Briceño • January 16, 2026

Breast cancer and birth control: New study shows how science can be distorted

By Céline Gounder • November 24, 2025

Detroit Lions' Dominic Lovett returns a kickoff Aug. 23, 2025

Donald Trump called the NFL’s kickoff rule ‘sissy football.’ 3 data points shed light on the change

By Madison Czopek • September 22, 2025