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Facebook posts stated on February 26, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Photos show Ukrainian citizens destroying two Russian tanks with Molotov cocktails in Kyiv.

By Madison Czopek• March 2, 2022

Instagram posts stated on October 20, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Video shows protesters attacking Israel’s embassy in Bahrain with molotov cocktails.

By Ciara O'Rourke• October 25, 2023

Viral image stated on October 31, 2022 in an Instagram post:

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “doesn’t even have surveillance cameras around her house.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• November 2, 2022

Jack Latvala stated on May 07, 2011 in comments made on the Senate floor.:

From 2008 to 2011, "the pages in the conforming bills have gone from 400 pages to 2,200."

By Aaron Sharockman• May 7, 2011

Bill Kennemer stated on September 11, 2012 in a news story:

"We just don't want to get to be like Louisiana, where you have drive-up daiquiri shops."

By Janie Har• September 13, 2012

Instagram posts stated on November 29, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Police dispatch audio from Paul Pelosi’s attack was recorded in a Moscow studio.

By Ciara O'Rourke• November 1, 2022

Donald Trump stated on November 01, 2022 in a podcast interview:

At the Pelosi house, “the glass it seems was broken from the inside to the out, so it wasn’t a break-in, it was a breakout.”

By Gabrielle Settles• November 2, 2022

Kevin Kiley stated on April 26, 2021 in a tweet:

“San Francisco had twice as many drug overdose deaths as COVID deaths last year.”

By Chris Nichols• April 29, 2021

Viral image stated on October 30, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Security cameras at Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home malfunctioned “for the duration of the break-in, so officials have ended their investigation.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• November 1, 2022

Viral image stated on October 31, 2022 in an Instagram post:

David DePape “stripped down to his underwear, grabbed a hammer, and jogged all the way to Nancy Pelosi’s house.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• November 2, 2022

Viral image stated on November 02, 2022 in an Instagram post:

The FBI took over the investigation into the attack on Paul Pelosi because San Francisco authorities weren’t sticking to Nancy Pelosi’s talking points.

By Ciara O'Rourke• November 4, 2022

Donald Trump stated on February 18, 2017 in a campaign rally:

"Look at what’s happening last night in Sweden. Sweden, who would believe this? Sweden. They took in large numbers. They’re having problems like they never thought possible."

By Allison Graves• February 19, 2017

Viral image stated on October 29, 2022 in an Instagram post:

The Pelosis “are refusing to turn over surveillance video of their home.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• October 31, 2022

Ron Johnson stated on May 11, 2022 in News release:

In the immediate wake of a fire and vandalism at the Madison headquarters of an anti-abortion group, Democrats had not condemned “activists who are engaging in this repugnant illegal activity.”

By D.L. Davis• May 31, 2022

Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2021 in in an interview on Fox News:

“There were no guns whatsoever” at the Capitol riot on Jan. 6.

By Gabrielle Settles• July 13, 2021

Ron Johnson stated on February 15, 2021 in a radio interview:

Says Jan. 6 Capitol riot “didn’t seem like an armed insurrection.”

By Eric Litke• February 15, 2021

Gavin Newsom stated on June 23, 2019 in an interview on "Axios on HBO":

"The vast majority" of San Francisco’s homeless people "also come in from — and we know this — from Texas. Just (an) interesting fact."

By Chris Nichols• August 14, 2019

Thad Altman stated on March 10, 2011 in comments while discussing merit pay for teachers:

Says students who receive free or reduced lunch are "performing just as well" as students who do not.

By Aaron Sharockman• March 11, 2011

Viral image stated on October 27, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Photos show Vice President Kamala Harris when she was “a former call girl in California.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• October 31, 2024

Ron DeSantis stated on November 30, 2023 in Fox News' “The Great Red vs. Blue State Debate.":

“Your minor child can go to California without your knowledge or without your consent, and get hormone therapy, puberty blockers and a sex change operation.”

By Grace Abels• December 11, 2023

Fact-checking claims about the Colorado attack at a gathering supporting hostages held by Hamas

By Loreben Tuquero• June 4, 2025

PolitiFact announces health news fact-checking partnership with Kaiser Health News

By Josie Hollingsworth• April 2, 2019

Misinformation fuels false narratives about attack on Paul Pelosi

By Madison Czopek• October 31, 2022

Claims mislead about California forcing jail time for using wrong transgender pronoun

By Chris Nichols• September 26, 2017

Donald Trump's misleading claims in the Kate Steinle case, fact-checked

By Miriam Valverde• December 18, 2017

Did Gavin Newsom get his facts right on universal health care?

By Chris Nichols• August 1, 2017

Trump Administration Approves California Fire Assistance, One Day After Rejecting It

By Chris Nichols• October 16, 2020

Abbott supporters offered subsidized trips to Rio Grande Valley

By W. Gardner Selby• September 17, 2014

What is generative AI and why is it suddenly everywhere? Here’s how it works

By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Jeff Cercone• June 19, 2023

Anonymous X account shares falsehoods to Elon Musk, top US officials. What we know about 'Amuse'

By Madison Czopek• March 31, 2025

Fact-checking claims by Donald Trump & John Kasich at the CA GOP convention

By Chris Nichols• April 30, 2016

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

By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• July 22, 2016

The week in fact-checking: “Plandemic,” Trump on ABC

By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 8, 2020

Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina & John Kasich to headline CA GOP convention

By Chris Nichols• April 28, 2016

Fact-checking misinformation about the LA protests

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• June 11, 2025

Did Gavin Newsom 'separate families and deport children' in San Francisco?

By Chris Nichols• July 12, 2018

Candidate for California governor employs fake ads to protest Facebook policy

By Chris Nichols• November 5, 2019

Kamala Harris: Criminal justice reformer, or defender of the status quo? The record is mixed

By Louis Jacobson, Chris Nichols• January 29, 2019

U.S. Postal Service postcard causes confusion about mail-in voting in California

By Chris Nichols• September 11, 2020

Adam Raine called ChatGPT his ‘only friend.’ Now his family blames the technology for his death

By Loreben Tuquero• December 19, 2025

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