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Donald Trump stated on May 13, 2015 in a tweet:

"You can be an NFL player with murder charges and not be suspended."

By Katie Sanders• May 18, 2015

Bloggers stated on October 27, 2018 in a post on Facebook:

"Pipe bomber suspect pictured last year with Izzy Hernandez. ... a Democrat Donor/Supporter."

By Tessa Weinberg• November 1, 2018

Facebook posts stated on January 16, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says Aaron Hernandez' daughter is, by Massachusetts law, entitled to the remainder of his $15 million NFL contract because he committed suicide during his appeal, making his conviction "null and void."

By Samantha Putterman• January 23, 2020

Facebook posts stated on June 03, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says Bruno Mars is Michael Jackson’s son.

By Ciara O'Rourke• June 7, 2021

Viral image stated on May 12, 2020 in a Facebook post:

A girl was “decapitated” in front of her parents by a Somali migrant. Media “covered up” the murder.

By Ciara O'Rourke• May 15, 2020

Instagram posts stated on December 10, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Photo shows a woman named Araceli Hernandez who “was kidnapped by George Floyd and brutally beaten during a home invasion.”

By Loreben Tuquero• December 11, 2023

Viral image stated on June 02, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“Tim Tebow says he is wearing #85 to honor his former friend/teammate and fellow TE Aaron Hernandez, who passed away in 2017.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• June 8, 2021

Viral image stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Photos show that the person who shot three people during a protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake is a police officer.

By Ciara O'Rourke• August 26, 2020

Bill White stated on October 15, 2010 in an interview.:

Says that under Gov. Rick Perry, Texas Department of Public Safety troopers have had "standing orders" not to inquire into the immigration status of people unless they're under arrest.

By W. Gardner Selby• November 1, 2010

Bloggers stated on December 08, 2017 in a fake news website:

"Roy Moore’s accuser arrested and charged with falsification."

By Jon Greenberg• December 11, 2017

Greg Abbott stated on May 07, 2017 in a statement before signing Senate Bill 4 into law over a Facebook Live:

Says Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez "declared that she would not detain known criminals accused of violent crimes."

By W. Gardner Selby• May 18, 2017

Breitbart stated on October 17, 2017 in a news article:

An undocumented immigrant "was arrested on suspicion of arson in (the) Wine Country fires that have killed at least 40 residents."

By Chris Nichols• October 20, 2017

Dawn Buckingham stated on February 08, 2017 in a campaign email blast:

"Hundreds of illegal immigrants subject to detainers were released in the last week since the new sanctuary policy was adopted by the Travis County Sheriff's Office."

By W. Gardner Selby• February 10, 2017

Viral image stated on December 31, 2018 in a post on Facebook:

"2,000 illegal aliens were arrested by ICE in 2017 for murders committed here in the United States!"

By Ciara O'Rourke• January 9, 2019

Facebook posts stated on July 02, 2023 in a Facebook post:

France said it would shut down internet services “to control the riots.”

By Tom Kertscher• July 5, 2023

Harry Houck stated on July 21, 2015 in a panel debate on "CNN Tonight with Don Lemon":

"The law says ... when a police officer stops you, do whatever he says and then deal with it later."

By Will Cabaniss• July 30, 2015

Edward Flynn stated on April 14, 2015 in a news conference:

In Wisconsin, a "second arrest for carrying pot is a felony," but a second or subsequent arrest "for carrying a gun illegally is a misdemeanor."

By Tom Kertscher• April 15, 2015

Instagram posts stated on July 01, 2024 in an Instagram post:

“R. Kelly has been released from United States of America Federal Prison, Chicago.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• July 3, 2024

Instagram posts stated on October 31, 2024 in a post:

The FBI seized a video of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton killing a child at a Sean “Diddy” Combs party.

By Gideon Hess• November 3, 2024

Facebook posts stated on February 09, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says a teenage Pete Buttigieg was arrested in the late 1990s for killing dogs.

By Samantha Putterman• February 14, 2020

Trump’s pardon comments omit why former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández was prosecuted

By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• December 1, 2025

What legal rights do you have in encounters with ICE?

By Louis Jacobson• January 22, 2026

What we know about Jacob Blake's shooting in Kenosha, Wis.

By Daniel Funke, Ciara O'Rourke• August 27, 2020

Why does federal law make it easier for 18-year-olds to buy AR-15s than handguns?

By Madison Czopek• July 1, 2022

Trump's posts on Brown shooting, Reiner killing highlight a rush to post before facts are known

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 15, 2025

Is WikiLeaks Russia’s ‘useful idiot,’ its ‘agent of influence,’ or something else?

By John Kruzel• March 18, 2019

Singer is pretty much right that U.S. ranks 37th

By Louis Jacobson• September 15, 2009

Tracking misinformation about the Allen, Texas, mass shooting and response

By Michael Williams• May 9, 2023

Fact checking statements about sanctuary cities

By Ciara O'Rourke• January 13, 2011

A poll found 1 in 5 believe in covert Taylor Swift effort to help Biden win. What does that mean?

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• February 20, 2024

Ask PolitiFact: What does the data show on deadly shootings by 18-to-20-year-olds?

By Samantha Putterman• February 6, 2024

Our top 5 fact-checks for November 2014

By Joshua Gillin• December 4, 2014

Who were the victims of illegal immigrants Trump named at the RNC?

By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• July 22, 2016

What we know about the traffic stop that left Daunte Wright dead

By Ciara O'Rourke, Samantha Putterman• April 15, 2021

Taylor Swift: Singer, songwriter, psyop? How conservative pundits spread a wild theory

By Madison Czopek• February 2, 2024

Fact-checking Malcolm Jenkins' posters on prisons and police shootings

By Manuela Tobias• June 7, 2018

18 fact-checks of things that were wrong on the Internet

By Louis Jacobson• December 28, 2014

PolitiFact’s coverage of the Donald Trump assassination attempt

By PolitiFact Staff • July 25, 2024

George Floyd did not die of a drug overdose. Why does misinformation about his death persist?

By Madison Czopek• May 23, 2025

What’s a manifesto, and did the Minnesota shooting suspect have one?

By Gabrielle Lazor• June 18, 2025

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