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Viral image stated on October 17, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster was arrested “for aiding FEMA in deep state’s ‘eminent domain’ takeover of North Carolina.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 24, 2024

Blake Masters stated on October 15, 2022 in a tweet:

Immigrants illegally in the country are treated “better than military veterans.”

By Jon Greenberg • October 21, 2022

Mark Kelly stated on August 5, 2022 in an ad:

Blake Masters “wants to pass a national ban on abortion.”

By Tom Kertscher • August 26, 2022

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 Amy Sherman, Jon Greenberg • May 16, 2022

Facebook posts stated on February 18, 2022 in a post:

Video shows man diving off a high bridge and into a swimming pool on a moving boat.

By Monique Curet • February 22, 2022

Facebook posts stated on July 18, 2014 in a meme on social media:

Says former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said that "if the workers are more insecure, that's very healthy for the society" because "they'll serve the masters gladly and passively."

By Louis Jacobson • July 21, 2014

Kenneth Block stated on January 24, 2013 in a television interview:

"More than 9,000 Rhode Island voters used the Moderate Party master lever mechanism and they didn't have a single Moderate on their ballot."

By Michael McKinney • February 22, 2013

Ben Nelson stated on December 22, 2009 in a speech on the Senate floor:

A Medicaid provision added to the Senate health care reform bill "is not a special deal for Nebraska."

By Robert Farley • December 23, 2009

Facebook posts stated on September 30, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Judge Aileen Cannon “loses her license.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 6, 2022

X posts stated on August 22, 2022 in a tweet:

Image shows Trump is representing himself in a lawsuit against the United States government related to the FBI search of his Florida home.

By Andy Nguyen • August 25, 2022

John McGuire stated on December 3, 2021 in a radio interview.:

“Overdoses in Virginia (are) up 35%.”

By Warren Fiske • December 14, 2021

Bloggers stated on May 29, 2017 in a story:

Courts have "quietly confirmed" that the MMR vaccine causes autism.

By Samantha Putterman • February 11, 2019

John McCain stated on May 30, 2009 in a Twitter message:

"Obama has more czars than the Romanovs."

By Robert Farley • June 12, 2009

Joe Biden stated on November 2, 2007 in statement on Web site:

"In the 1990s, the Biden Crime Bill added 100,000 cops to America's streets. As a result, murder and violent crime rates went down eight years in a row."

By Wes Allison • November 2, 2007

Social Media stated on November 20, 2025 in social media posts:

The Trump administration removed nursing from the list of professional degree programs, affecting aspiring nurses’ student loan access.

By Loreben Tuquero, Madison Czopek • November 26, 2025

X posts stated on September 19, 2025 in an X post:

Thirty percent of U.S. medical residents are international medical graduates, and 10,000 of 43,000 residency spots are filled by H-1B visa holders.

By Maria Briceño • October 2, 2025

Donald Trump stated on May 8, 2025 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press":

“We have now close to $10 trillion” in investments. “We’re talking about essentially two months.”

By Louis Jacobson, Madison Czopek • May 8, 2025

Threads posts stated on September 18, 2024 in a Threads post:

Melania Trump “was an escort.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 27, 2024

JD Vance stated on August 7, 2024 in a speech:

“When Tim Walz was asked by his country to go to Iraq, do you know what he did? He dropped out of the Army and allowed his unit to go without him.”

By Sara Swann • August 9, 2024

Tim Walz stated on August 6, 2024 in a rally in Philadelphia:

“Violent crime was up under Donald Trump.”

By Louis Jacobson • August 7, 2024

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Fact-checking Mark Kelly and Blake Masters in Arizona Senate race

By Jon Greenberg • November 4, 2022

In Arizona Senate debate, Kelly and Masters spar over immigration, abortion. We fact-checked them.

By Jon Greenberg, Tom Kertscher • October 7, 2022

Migrants wait for processing in Yuma, Ariz., 6-10-2021

Ad Watch: Masters’ video game style immigration ad blurs the facts

By Jon Greenberg • July 18, 2022

Who is Robert Mueller? New special counsel leading Russian investigation

By Lauren Carroll • May 17, 2017

It is a special deal for Ben Nelson and Nebraska

By Robert Farley • December 23, 2009

‘Blood-soaked killing fields’: Fact-checking Trump and Whatley’s claims about Cooper and crime in North Carolina

By Paul Specht • September 17, 2026

In NC’s US Senate race, political ads misleadingly link Cooper’s COVID-era inmate release to unrelated murders

By Paul Specht • September 9, 2026

FBI picture of Trump documents at Mar-a-Lago August 2022

Trump indicted in classified documents case: Here’s the timeline

By Amy Sherman, Jeff Cercone • July 6, 2023

AP file photo of an arm receiving a vaccine

5 facts about vaccines

By John Kruzel • November 1, 2019

New on PolitiFact Florida: the Carlos-O-Meter

By Amy Sherman • July 29, 2011

Greenland deal: What Trump said about ‘permanent control over security’ and what’s next

By Louis Jacobson • September 19, 2026

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

By Loreben Tuquero • December 19, 2025

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s 100-day rally in Warren, Michigan

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson, Madison Czopek, Maria Ramirez Uribe • April 30, 2025

Social Security card with thumb covering the number

Are 150-year-old Americans receiving Social Security checks, as Elon Musk said?

By Louis Jacobson • February 17, 2025

Pete Hegseth walks to meeting with Donald Trump in New York, 12-15-2016

Ask PolitiFact: Did Pete Hegseth’s tattoos bar him from National Guard service in 2021?

By Sara Swann • November 19, 2024

Tenet Media website talent banner screenshot 09-12-2024

The DOJ says a US media company promoted ‘Russian interests.’ Who were its 6 content creators?

By Madison Czopek • September 16, 2024

Tim Walz acceptance speech at the DNC in Chicago, 8-21-2024

2024 DNC Night 3 fact-check: What speakers got right, wrong in Chicago speeches

By PolitiFact Staff • August 21, 2024

Poll workers sort out ballots on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. 11-03-2020

The fallout from spreading election falsehoods: lawsuits, settlements and bankruptcy filings

By Madison Czopek • June 13, 2024

George Santos expelled, leaves the Capitol in Washington, 12-1-2023

The facts on George Santos’ House expulsion: What happens next?

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • December 1, 2023

Ron DeSantis answers the press after SOS ad 3-7-2023dress

Did Ron DeSantis change his stance on Ukraine? If so, how much?

By Louis Jacobson • March 15, 2023

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