1 People 2857 Fact-checks 1860 Articles People (1) Blake Masters Fact-checks (2857) Social Media stated on March 09, 2025 in in social media posts: Video shows President Donald Trump admitting he became president because of a “rigged” 2024 election. By Jeff Cercone• March 10, 2025 Donald Trump stated on October 10, 2016 in a rally in Ambridge, Pa.: "We don't have any" chess grandmasters in the United States. By Louis Jacobson• October 14, 2016 Threads posts stated on December 10, 2024 in Threads posts: “Pride flags permanently prohibited at FIFA Club World Cup 2025.” By Sofia Ahmed• December 16, 2024 Mark Warner stated on April 09, 2019 in a TV interview.: Other than University of Virginia’s 2019 basketball team, "We’ve not had a Virginia team even in the Final Four in over a decade. I think George Mason was the last one…" By Warren Fiske• April 16, 2019 X posts stated on February 19, 2014 in posts on Twitter.: A photo from the Russia-Finland hockey game shows a sad Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev. By Aaron Sharockman• February 19, 2014 Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2023 in a Facebook post: The mothers of Major League Soccer players “file complaint against Leo Messi.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 30, 2023 Adam Putnam stated on April 19, 2011 in a posting on Twitter: Says he couldn't keep a 42-inch redfish he caught because of fishing rules. By Aaron Sharockman• April 22, 2011 Mark Kelly stated on October 26, 2022 in a newspaper interview: Blake Masters “wants to privatize” Social Security. By Jon Greenberg• October 28, 2022 Bloggers stated on April 17, 2014 in multiple blog and video posts: The Bundy Ranch deal is all about Nevada Sen. Harry Reid "using federal violence to take people’s land in his state so he can package it to re-sell it to the Chinese." By Jon Greenberg• April 24, 2014 Donald Trump stated on December 02, 2015 in a speech.: In 2000, "I wrote about Osama bin Laden, ‘We’ve got to take him out.’" By Warren Fiske• December 11, 2015 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 Instagram posts stated on November 14, 2022 in an Instagram post: Split election results show the Arizona governor’s race was rigged. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 16, 2022 Jim Steineke stated on January 17, 2021 in a TV interview: Gov. Tony Evers “has the authority and revenue necessary” to upgrade the Wisconsin unemployment system without the Legislature. By Eric Litke• February 3, 2021 Mark Kelly stated on August 05, 2022 in an ad: Blake Masters “wants to pass a national ban on abortion.” By Tom Kertscher• August 26, 2022 Eric Cantor stated on August 04, 2013 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": The federal deficit is "growing." By Louis Jacobson• August 5, 2013 Bloggers stated on July 12, 2014 in a post on the blog "Outside the Beltway": "North Korea is telling its people that their men’s national team is in the World Cup final." By Jon Greenberg• July 17, 2014 Donald Trump stated on October 14, 2020 in a discussion with business leaders: Speaking of the federal debt before the coronavirus pandemic, “we were starting to get that number down.” By Miriam Valverde• October 19, 2020 Blake Masters stated on May 14, 2022 in a tweet: “Democrats want open borders so they can bring in and amnesty tens of millions of illegal aliens — that’s their electoral strategy.” By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• May 16, 2022 Alex Jones stated on January 03, 2026 in an X post: Video shows “millions of Venezuelans flooded the streets of Caracas” to celebrate Nicolás Maduro’s capture. By Maria Briceño• January 5, 2026 Donald Trump stated on October 27, 2019 in a press conference: Says in his 2000 book "I was talking about Osama bin Laden. I said, ‘You have to kill him. You have to take him out.’" By Warren Fiske, Amy Sherman• October 28, 2019 Articles (1860) Trump's press conference: Fact-checking what he said on Iran’s air defenses, his bin Laden warning By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• April 6, 2026 Supporting Iranians, then threatening to end civilization: How Trump contradicts himself on war By Amy Sherman• April 7, 2026 Fact-checking Mark Kelly and Blake Masters in Arizona Senate race By Jon Greenberg• November 4, 2022 Road to the pundit Final Four By Aaron Sharockman• March 19, 2014 Does the U.S. women’s soccer team bring in more revenue but get paid less than the men? By Sophie Austin, Louis Jacobson• July 11, 2019 How long will the Iran war last? See Trump’s timeline shift By Amy Sherman, Zoe Weyand• March 30, 2026 PunditFact Madness Final: Brazile vs. Roberts By Aaron Sharockman• April 4, 2014 Viral image misrepresents photo of transgender high school wrestler By Michael Majchrowicz• June 11, 2021 Why the ‘stop the steal’ Arizona Republicans are wrong about 2020 By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• August 3, 2022 In Arizona Senate debate, Kelly and Masters spar over immigration, abortion. We fact-checked them. By Jon Greenberg, Tom Kertscher• October 7, 2022 In Context: What did Trump say about inviting US women's hockey team to the State of the Union? By Amy Sherman• February 23, 2026 Highlights from the week in fact-checking, PunditFact edition By Aaron Sharockman• April 4, 2014 JD Vance called California’s congressional map ‘outrageous.’ It’s not an outlier By Louis Jacobson• August 4, 2025 What Joe Biden, Stacey Abrams and Georgia senators said about a MLB boycott By Amy Sherman• April 21, 2021 How big was Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory? 8 charts explain By Louis Jacobson• November 22, 2024 Fact-checking Trump’s conclusion that Iran war was a ‘total’ US victory By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 8, 2026 At the midpoint: Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn's campaign promises By Richard Danielson, Angie Drobnic Holan• March 29, 2013 President Trump wants to slash voting by mail. About 1 in 4 Republicans voted that way in 2024 By Amy Sherman• March 11, 2026 President Donald Trump fires Kristi Noem as DHS secretary. A look back at her falsehoods By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• March 5, 2026 Fact-checking claims about Brazil's World Cup By Katie Sanders• June 12, 2014
Social Media stated on March 09, 2025 in in social media posts: Video shows President Donald Trump admitting he became president because of a “rigged” 2024 election. By Jeff Cercone• March 10, 2025 Donald Trump stated on October 10, 2016 in a rally in Ambridge, Pa.: "We don't have any" chess grandmasters in the United States. By Louis Jacobson• October 14, 2016 Threads posts stated on December 10, 2024 in Threads posts: “Pride flags permanently prohibited at FIFA Club World Cup 2025.” By Sofia Ahmed• December 16, 2024 Mark Warner stated on April 09, 2019 in a TV interview.: Other than University of Virginia’s 2019 basketball team, "We’ve not had a Virginia team even in the Final Four in over a decade. I think George Mason was the last one…" By Warren Fiske• April 16, 2019 X posts stated on February 19, 2014 in posts on Twitter.: A photo from the Russia-Finland hockey game shows a sad Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev. By Aaron Sharockman• February 19, 2014 Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2023 in a Facebook post: The mothers of Major League Soccer players “file complaint against Leo Messi.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 30, 2023 Adam Putnam stated on April 19, 2011 in a posting on Twitter: Says he couldn't keep a 42-inch redfish he caught because of fishing rules. By Aaron Sharockman• April 22, 2011 Mark Kelly stated on October 26, 2022 in a newspaper interview: Blake Masters “wants to privatize” Social Security. By Jon Greenberg• October 28, 2022 Bloggers stated on April 17, 2014 in multiple blog and video posts: The Bundy Ranch deal is all about Nevada Sen. Harry Reid "using federal violence to take people’s land in his state so he can package it to re-sell it to the Chinese." By Jon Greenberg• April 24, 2014 Donald Trump stated on December 02, 2015 in a speech.: In 2000, "I wrote about Osama bin Laden, ‘We’ve got to take him out.’" By Warren Fiske• December 11, 2015 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 Instagram posts stated on November 14, 2022 in an Instagram post: Split election results show the Arizona governor’s race was rigged. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 16, 2022 Jim Steineke stated on January 17, 2021 in a TV interview: Gov. Tony Evers “has the authority and revenue necessary” to upgrade the Wisconsin unemployment system without the Legislature. By Eric Litke• February 3, 2021 Mark Kelly stated on August 05, 2022 in an ad: Blake Masters “wants to pass a national ban on abortion.” By Tom Kertscher• August 26, 2022 Eric Cantor stated on August 04, 2013 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": The federal deficit is "growing." By Louis Jacobson• August 5, 2013 Bloggers stated on July 12, 2014 in a post on the blog "Outside the Beltway": "North Korea is telling its people that their men’s national team is in the World Cup final." By Jon Greenberg• July 17, 2014 Donald Trump stated on October 14, 2020 in a discussion with business leaders: Speaking of the federal debt before the coronavirus pandemic, “we were starting to get that number down.” By Miriam Valverde• October 19, 2020 Blake Masters stated on May 14, 2022 in a tweet: “Democrats want open borders so they can bring in and amnesty tens of millions of illegal aliens — that’s their electoral strategy.” By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• May 16, 2022 Alex Jones stated on January 03, 2026 in an X post: Video shows “millions of Venezuelans flooded the streets of Caracas” to celebrate Nicolás Maduro’s capture. By Maria Briceño• January 5, 2026 Donald Trump stated on October 27, 2019 in a press conference: Says in his 2000 book "I was talking about Osama bin Laden. I said, ‘You have to kill him. You have to take him out.’" By Warren Fiske, Amy Sherman• October 28, 2019
Trump's press conference: Fact-checking what he said on Iran’s air defenses, his bin Laden warning By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• April 6, 2026 Supporting Iranians, then threatening to end civilization: How Trump contradicts himself on war By Amy Sherman• April 7, 2026 Fact-checking Mark Kelly and Blake Masters in Arizona Senate race By Jon Greenberg• November 4, 2022 Road to the pundit Final Four By Aaron Sharockman• March 19, 2014 Does the U.S. women’s soccer team bring in more revenue but get paid less than the men? By Sophie Austin, Louis Jacobson• July 11, 2019 How long will the Iran war last? See Trump’s timeline shift By Amy Sherman, Zoe Weyand• March 30, 2026 PunditFact Madness Final: Brazile vs. Roberts By Aaron Sharockman• April 4, 2014 Viral image misrepresents photo of transgender high school wrestler By Michael Majchrowicz• June 11, 2021 Why the ‘stop the steal’ Arizona Republicans are wrong about 2020 By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• August 3, 2022 In Arizona Senate debate, Kelly and Masters spar over immigration, abortion. We fact-checked them. By Jon Greenberg, Tom Kertscher• October 7, 2022 In Context: What did Trump say about inviting US women's hockey team to the State of the Union? By Amy Sherman• February 23, 2026 Highlights from the week in fact-checking, PunditFact edition By Aaron Sharockman• April 4, 2014 JD Vance called California’s congressional map ‘outrageous.’ It’s not an outlier By Louis Jacobson• August 4, 2025 What Joe Biden, Stacey Abrams and Georgia senators said about a MLB boycott By Amy Sherman• April 21, 2021 How big was Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory? 8 charts explain By Louis Jacobson• November 22, 2024 Fact-checking Trump’s conclusion that Iran war was a ‘total’ US victory By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 8, 2026 At the midpoint: Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn's campaign promises By Richard Danielson, Angie Drobnic Holan• March 29, 2013 President Trump wants to slash voting by mail. About 1 in 4 Republicans voted that way in 2024 By Amy Sherman• March 11, 2026 President Donald Trump fires Kristi Noem as DHS secretary. A look back at her falsehoods By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• March 5, 2026 Fact-checking claims about Brazil's World Cup By Katie Sanders• June 12, 2014