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Bloggers stated on December 20, 2021 in a blog post:

“New Zealand okays euthanasia for COVID patients.”

By Samantha Putterman• January 11, 2022

Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Doctors in the Netherlands “ordered” to euthanize “citizens with autism and other minor disabilities, even if the patient does not currently express any desire to die."

By Jeff Cercone• July 28, 2023

Michele Bachmann stated on July 27, 2009 in a statement on the House floor:

Ezekiel Emanuel, one of President Obama's key health care advisers, "says medical care should be reserved for the nondisabled. So watch out if you're disabled."

By Robert Farley• August 12, 2009

Facebook posts stated on February 20, 2022 in a Facebook post:

"Ottawa may euthanize truckers’ pets as punishment.”

By Jeff Cercone• February 22, 2022

Doris Kearns Goodwin stated on May 08, 2011 in an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press":

During the Eisenhower Administration, "not a single soldier … died in combat."

By Louis Jacobson• May 10, 2011

Instagram posts stated on November 28, 2023 in an Instagram post:

“In Germany, you must be fully vaxxed before your death by assisted suicide.”

By Loreben Tuquero• December 1, 2023

Instagram posts stated on December 05, 2022 in a video:

Canada is "allowing children to seek out medically assisted death.”

By Jeff Cercone• December 7, 2022

Chain email stated on April 06, 2015 in a chain email:

Says Hillary Clinton will receive her "congressional salary until she dies" and the Secret Service pays her mortgage.

By Lauren Carroll• April 6, 2015

Kirk Watson stated on March 19, 2013 in a news article.:

Says carbon monoxide is still employed to euthanize dogs and cats in 29 Texas animal shelters.

By W. Gardner Selby• April 3, 2013

Rachel Maddow stated on August 14, 2009 in the Rachel Maddow Show:

Republicans Chuck Grassley, John Boehner and John Mica flip-flopped on providing end-of-life counseling for the elderly.

By Louis Jacobson• August 17, 2009

X posts stated on September 08, 2022 in a tweet:

Queen Elizabeth died because of the COVID-19 vaccine.

By Ciara O'Rourke• September 8, 2022

Nan Orrock stated on January 22, 2014 in television interview:

Florida shelled out more money for drug testing than it saved by denying welfare benefits to people who tested positive for drugs.

By Nancy Badertscher• February 4, 2014

Donald Trump stated on July 15, 2025 in comments to reporters:

The Jeffrey Epstein files “were made up by Comey. They were made up by Obama. They were made up by Biden.”

By Grace Abels• July 18, 2025

Joe Biden stated on December 16, 2022 in a town hall for U.S. veterans:

After Joe Biden became vice president, at the behest of his father, he gave his uncle, Frank H. Biden, a Purple Heart for serving in the U.S. military during World War II.

By Yacob Reyes• December 20, 2022

Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“Toxicology report was made public by the MN prosecution revealing the cause of George Floyd’s death was a fentanyl overdose.”

By Bill McCarthy• March 30, 2021

John Kelly stated on October 19, 2017 in a White House briefing:

At a 2015 dedication of an FBI building in Florida, Rep. Frederica Wilson "stood up there ... and talked about how she was instrumental in getting the funding for that building, and how she took care of her constituents because she got the money, and she just called up President Obama, and on that phone call he gave the money -- the $20 million -- to build the building. And she sat down."

By Louis Jacobson• October 20, 2017

Addicting Information stated on April 04, 2015 in an infographic on the Addicting Info website:

"U.S. police killed more people in just one month than the U.K.’s did in over a century."

By Jon Greenberg• April 15, 2015

Organizing for America stated on September 01, 2009 in a fundraising e-mail:

Over the past few months, we've learned that "we just can't count on the media to debunk" lies about health insurance reform.

By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 2, 2009

Rush Limbaugh stated on June 06, 2013 in his radio show:

"One person, Kathleen Sebelius, was going to determine whether or not" 10-year-old lung patient Sarah Murnaghan would live or die.

By Louis Jacobson• June 11, 2013

Ovide Lamontagne stated on September 27, 2012 in a debate at Rivier University:

Under Maggie Hassan's leadership, "we increased state spending in the middle of the great recession by 24 percent leading up to and following it."

By Kevin Landrigan• October 12, 2012

PolitiFact's Lie of the Year: 'Death panels'

By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 18, 2009

'Rationing' and other scare words in health debate

By Robert Farley• August 25, 2009

Advocacy group stirs Michigan senate race with ad featuring leukemia patient

By Steve Contorno• February 26, 2014

Did South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem break the law by shooting her dog? What legal experts say

By Jeff Cercone• May 1, 2024

The week in fact-checking: presidential power, antibody testing

By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 17, 2020

Who is Kamala Harris? Joe Biden’s pick for vice president

By Louis Jacobson, Chris Nichols, Miriam Valverde• August 11, 2020

Tommy v. Tammy II: Senate debate roundup

By Tom Kertscher, Dave Umhoefer• October 19, 2012

Obama makes the case for health care reform

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• September 10, 2009

Missed signs, fatal consequences; new facts on child abuse in Texas

By W. Gardner Selby• January 13, 2015

Fact-checking claims about MH 17, Russia and Ukraine

By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Derek Tsang• July 23, 2014

The Truth-O-Meter report card on Michele Bachmann

By Louis Jacobson• September 21, 2010

Fact-checking claims about Russia, Ukraine and MH 17

By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Derek Tsang• July 23, 2014

Ask PolitiFact: What are some basic facts on the U.S. war in Afghanistan?

By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• August 19, 2021

We rate the 2010 campaign Barely True

By Bill Adair• October 27, 2010

A history of PolitiFact's Lie of the Year, from 2009 to 2025

By Maria Briceño• December 15, 2025

Explaining the many sides of Chief Black Hawk’s story

By Madison Black• June 28, 2021

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s marathon press briefing at one-year mark of second term

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 20, 2026

Misinformation and the Jan. 6 insurrection: When ‘patriot warriors’ were fed lies

By Bill McCarthy• June 30, 2021

What Gen. Colin Powell’s death tells us about COVID-19 and people who are immunocompromised

By Gabrielle Settles• October 19, 2021

Ask PolitiFact: Is the Biden administration pushing for no-knock raids to seize guns?

By Noah Y. Kim• April 9, 2021

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