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Viral image stated on April 23, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Images show LeBron James standing for China's national anthem while shouting during the United States’ national anthem.
By Andy Nguyen• May 3, 2021
Todd Staples stated on August 31, 2010 in an interview.:
"More people hunt and fish in Texas in a given year than attend the... games of the Dallas Cowboys, the Dallas Mavericks, the Houston Texans and the Houston Rockets combined."
By W. Gardner Selby• November 25, 2010
X posts stated on July 20, 2021 in a tweet:
Says “Jeff Bezos will put 300 (metric tons) of carbon into the atmosphere for 180 seconds in space.”
By Jon Greenberg• July 20, 2021
Mitt Romney stated on January 26, 2012 in a debate in Jacksonville, Fla.:
"This president went before the United Nations and castigated Israel for building settlements. He said nothing about thousands of rockets being rained in on Israel from the Gaza Strip."
By Amy Sherman• January 27, 2012
Instagram posts stated on January 26, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Kobe Bryant’s "untimely death has been planned for a while."
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 27, 2020
Bloggers stated on January 26, 2020 in a post on Facebook:
"NEW INFO SAYS KOBE BRYANT AND ALL 4 OF HIS DAUGHTER HAVE DIED FROM HELICOPTER CRASH."
By Tom Kertscher• January 27, 2020
Instagram posts stated on October 11, 2023 in an Instagram post:
A CNN reporter “faked” being near the Israel-Gaza border.
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 13, 2023
Paul Ryan stated on January 25, 2011 in the GOP response to the State of the Union address:
"Since taking office, President Obama has signed into law spending increases of nearly 25 percent for domestic government agencies, an 84 percent increase when you include the failed stimulus."
By Dave Umhoefer• January 27, 2011
X posts stated on November 03, 2024 in a post:
Michael Jordan endorsed Donald Trump for president in the 2024 election.
By Sara Swann• November 4, 2024
Viral image stated on October 22, 2019 in a Facebook post:
A photo shows a man grabbing a woman’s rear while watching the Apollo 8 launch in 1968.
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 24, 2019
Bloggers stated on January 27, 2020 in a story:
An MSNBC reporter was fired for using a racial slur while covering the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash.
By Samantha Putterman• January 29, 2020
Donald Trump stated on March 08, 2018 in a cabinet meeting at the White House:
The last private rocket launch "cost $80 million. If the government did it, the same thing would have cost probably 40 or 50 times that amount of money. I mean, literally."
By Jon Greenberg• March 12, 2018
Instagram posts stated on February 05, 2023 in an Instagram post:
“‘Satellites’ are on balloons and not in space.”
By Sara Swann• February 7, 2023
Facebook posts stated on April 03, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Video shows footage of the war in Ukraine.
By Ciara O'Rourke• April 12, 2023
John McCain stated on January 27, 2016 in a committee hearing:
"Today Russia holds many of our most precious national security satellites at risk before they ever get off the ground."
By Anthony Cave• January 30, 2016
Charles Schumer stated on July 23, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":
"When the price for oil goes up on the markets, it goes right up, but it never goes down."
By Louis Jacobson• July 25, 2017
Rand Paul stated on November 14, 2010 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":
"We now consume at the federal level 25 percent of the gross domestic product. Historically we were at 20 percent. So we've taken 5 percent away from the private sector."
By Louis Jacobson• November 15, 2010
Raphael Warnock stated on April 05, 2022 in a letter to President Joe Biden:
“While the initial increase in oil prices resulted in a near instantaneous increase in gas prices for consumers, the subsequent decrease in crude oil prices has failed to meaningfully provide relief for Georgia's families at the pump.”
By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 20, 2022
Facebook posts stated on April 11, 2022 in a video:
March 2022 moon crash was orchestrated by the government and visible from Earth.
By Monique Curet• April 18, 2022
Alan Grayson stated on June 12, 2016 in an interview with CNN's Erin Burnett after the Orlando shooting:
The rifle used by Omar Mateen "shoots off 700 rounds in a minute."  
By Neelesh Moorthy• June 14, 2016

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By Aaron Sharockman• March 19, 2014

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By Aaron Sharockman• April 8, 2014

NBA bubble keeps virus contained, but not misinformation

By Bill McCarthy• August 5, 2020

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By Aaron Sharockman• March 26, 2014

The big picture: The North Korea situation as Trump heads to the UN

By Miriam Valverde• September 17, 2017

Vote now in PunditFact's 'Final 4'

By Aaron Sharockman• April 3, 2014

PunditFact Madness Final: Brazile vs. Roberts

By Aaron Sharockman• April 4, 2014

The US may not have an Iron Dome, but the military is spending on this technology. Here’s how.

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• October 13, 2023

Timeline of Brian Williams' statements on Iraqi helicopter attack

By Lauren Carroll• February 5, 2015

How misinformation about Kobe Bryant’s death spread online

By Daniel Funke, Ciara O'Rourke• January 28, 2020

Round II: Ron Johnson vs. Russ Feingold

By Tom Kertscher• October 19, 2016

Mitt Romney's job creator claim short on evidence

By Becky Bowers• January 9, 2012

Fact-checking Sen. Brian Schatz vs. Sen. Josh Hawley on aid to Ukraine

By Jon Greenberg• April 12, 2022

It's Bloomberg vs. LaPierre on gun claims

By Molly Moorhead• March 27, 2013

Fact-checking Donald Trump, Scott Walker on the Sept. 13 shows

By Jon Greenberg, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• September 13, 2015

Case study: How Facebook pages exploit Russia’s war in Ukraine with false videos

By Grace Abels• July 27, 2022

How Iran and the United States came to the brink

By Jon Greenberg• January 7, 2020

Space litter is a huge risk to satellites, and there's no way yet to clean it up

By Jon Greenberg• November 6, 2019

Do NC, Texas face more election lawsuits than all other states combined?

By Paul Specht• February 8, 2019