4 People 24921 Fact-checks 7880 Articles People (4) Lone Star First Say Anything Blog Lone Star Project Local 799 of the International Assoc. of Fire Fighters Fact-checks (24921) Frank Guinta stated on July 04, 2016 in an email: "Granite State shipbuilders . . . built the first ship that sailed into battle under a new American flag." By Nick Reid• July 16, 2016 Facebook posts stated on January 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: “All communications to families from the US Navy have been halted.” By Gabrielle Settles• January 25, 2022 Facebook posts stated on May 05, 2024 in a post: “Democrats are calling to redesign the American Flag to make it more inclusive” by featuring rainbow colored stripes. By Grace Abels• May 7, 2024 David Alameel stated on February 07, 2014 in an email blast: "More than 40,000 troops are still stationed in Afghanistan with no clear objective. Even in the best case, by the end of the year at least 10,000 American soldiers will still be on the ground." By W. Gardner Selby• February 21, 2014 Facebook posts stated on June 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: A flag expressing support for police officers violates the U.S. Flag Code. By Michael Majchrowicz• June 25, 2021 Paul Manafort stated on August 14, 2016 in an interview on "State of the Union": Says there was a "NATO base in Turkey being under attack by terrorists." By Linda Qiu• August 16, 2016 X posts stated on August 05, 2024 in an X post: Tim Walz “changed the Minnesota flag so it could resemble the Somalian flag.” By Jeff Cercone• August 6, 2024 Instagram posts stated on December 01, 2023 in an Instagram post: The Palestinian flag before 1948 included the Star of David. By Sara Swann• December 5, 2023 Social Media stated on February 02, 2025 in social media posts: Federal websites updated with a nine-star flag that represents the Confederacy. By Jeff Cercone• February 5, 2025 Facebook posts stated on April 01, 2024 in a Facebook post: It’s a sign of war that the U.S. Navy is assisting the U.S. Coast Guard in cleaning up Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge site. By Jeff Cercone• April 5, 2024 Viral image stated on June 27, 2019 in a post on Facebook: There were no American flags at the first Democratic presidential debate. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 28, 2019 Social Media stated on January 03, 2026 in social media posts: Images and videos show aftermath of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s capture. By Loreben Tuquero• January 5, 2026 Instagram posts stated on October 12, 2023 in an Instagram post: A video shows “a car carrying men waving the Palestinian flag abruptly and dangerously stopping traffic to run ‘donuts.’” By Loreben Tuquero• October 20, 2023 Instagram posts stated on July 09, 2023 in an Instagram post: Video shows the city of San Diego displaying a flag supportive of pedophilia. By Ciara O'Rourke• July 12, 2023 Bloggers stated on October 22, 2018 in : "The illegal caravan of immigrants are flying the Honduras flag as they burn the American flag as they march towards the USA wanting asylum!" By Ciara O'Rourke• October 25, 2018 Chain email stated on April 04, 2014 in a chain email: Says Michelle Obama waved "red communist flags" on her trip to China. By Louis Jacobson• April 4, 2014 Facebook posts stated on December 09, 2024 in a video on Facebook: Drones reported in the U.S., including around the U.S. Capitol, have directed-energy weapons that have a “space-based laser generating system that can create pestilence.” By Madison Czopek• December 17, 2024 Rachel Maddow stated on June 03, 2014 in comments on "The Rachel Maddow Show": "The Pentagon made up" the since-debunked heroics of POW Jessica Lynch as she tried to avoid capture in Iraq. By Aaron Sharockman• June 5, 2014 Tom Price stated on August 14, 2013 in Twitter posts: Americans spend more than $160 billion and 6 billion hours per year complying with the tax code. By Janel Davis• September 4, 2013 Facebook posts stated on October 20, 2020 in an image: The “3 red stripes” in Joe Biden’s campaign logo refer to a Chinese socialist slogan. By Daniel Funke• October 22, 2020 Articles (7880) Stars and stripes, and truth! By Josie Hollingsworth• July 3, 2019 Top 10 fact-checks of 2019 By Amy Sherman• December 27, 2019 10 of the most popular Facebook fact-checks of 2019 By Daniel Funke• December 23, 2019 The facts behind a Texas Democrat's viral campaign ad By Manuela Tobias• June 28, 2018 Timeline of Brian Williams' statements on Iraqi helicopter attack By Lauren Carroll• February 5, 2015 When the U.S. goes to war, TV networks call on the warheads By Katie Sanders• September 25, 2014 The Iraq war, for $100 month By Bill Adair• April 1, 2008 Trump directed the Pentagon to create a Space Force. What would it look like? By Manuela Tobias• August 13, 2018 Military bases’ new names sound as if they’re named after Confederates, but that’s not the case By Louis Jacobson• June 11, 2025 Obama, the flag and the tale of the tail By Bill Adair• August 15, 2008 PolitiFact’s 15 most popular social media fact-checks from 2023 By Matthew Crowley• December 21, 2023 Taylor Swift: Singer, songwriter, psyop? How conservative pundits spread a wild theory By Madison Czopek• February 2, 2024 Sunday shows will feature military cuts, Oscars By Katie Sanders• February 28, 2014 What Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has said about election fraud, QAnon and other conspiracy theories By Daniel Funke• February 2, 2021 Mud in your inbox By Bill Adair• October 21, 2007 The value of fact-checking in the 2012 campaign By Bill Adair• November 8, 2012 Immigrant children detained in ‘unsafe and unsanitary’ sites as Trump team seeks to end protections By Sandy West• July 31, 2025 PolitiFact Florida's Top 10 items of 2010 By Aaron Sharockman• December 27, 2010 Animal activists put PolitiFact New Jersey in crosshairs over ruling about hunting statistic By Erin O'Neill, Caryn Shinske• December 9, 2011 Did Ilhan Omar marry her brother? Her hometown newspaper investigated and told us what they found By Louis Jacobson• July 18, 2019
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Frank Guinta stated on July 04, 2016 in an email: "Granite State shipbuilders . . . built the first ship that sailed into battle under a new American flag." By Nick Reid• July 16, 2016 Facebook posts stated on January 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: “All communications to families from the US Navy have been halted.” By Gabrielle Settles• January 25, 2022 Facebook posts stated on May 05, 2024 in a post: “Democrats are calling to redesign the American Flag to make it more inclusive” by featuring rainbow colored stripes. By Grace Abels• May 7, 2024 David Alameel stated on February 07, 2014 in an email blast: "More than 40,000 troops are still stationed in Afghanistan with no clear objective. Even in the best case, by the end of the year at least 10,000 American soldiers will still be on the ground." By W. Gardner Selby• February 21, 2014 Facebook posts stated on June 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: A flag expressing support for police officers violates the U.S. Flag Code. By Michael Majchrowicz• June 25, 2021 Paul Manafort stated on August 14, 2016 in an interview on "State of the Union": Says there was a "NATO base in Turkey being under attack by terrorists." By Linda Qiu• August 16, 2016 X posts stated on August 05, 2024 in an X post: Tim Walz “changed the Minnesota flag so it could resemble the Somalian flag.” By Jeff Cercone• August 6, 2024 Instagram posts stated on December 01, 2023 in an Instagram post: The Palestinian flag before 1948 included the Star of David. By Sara Swann• December 5, 2023 Social Media stated on February 02, 2025 in social media posts: Federal websites updated with a nine-star flag that represents the Confederacy. By Jeff Cercone• February 5, 2025 Facebook posts stated on April 01, 2024 in a Facebook post: It’s a sign of war that the U.S. Navy is assisting the U.S. Coast Guard in cleaning up Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge site. By Jeff Cercone• April 5, 2024 Viral image stated on June 27, 2019 in a post on Facebook: There were no American flags at the first Democratic presidential debate. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 28, 2019 Social Media stated on January 03, 2026 in social media posts: Images and videos show aftermath of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s capture. By Loreben Tuquero• January 5, 2026 Instagram posts stated on October 12, 2023 in an Instagram post: A video shows “a car carrying men waving the Palestinian flag abruptly and dangerously stopping traffic to run ‘donuts.’” By Loreben Tuquero• October 20, 2023 Instagram posts stated on July 09, 2023 in an Instagram post: Video shows the city of San Diego displaying a flag supportive of pedophilia. By Ciara O'Rourke• July 12, 2023 Bloggers stated on October 22, 2018 in : "The illegal caravan of immigrants are flying the Honduras flag as they burn the American flag as they march towards the USA wanting asylum!" By Ciara O'Rourke• October 25, 2018 Chain email stated on April 04, 2014 in a chain email: Says Michelle Obama waved "red communist flags" on her trip to China. By Louis Jacobson• April 4, 2014 Facebook posts stated on December 09, 2024 in a video on Facebook: Drones reported in the U.S., including around the U.S. Capitol, have directed-energy weapons that have a “space-based laser generating system that can create pestilence.” By Madison Czopek• December 17, 2024 Rachel Maddow stated on June 03, 2014 in comments on "The Rachel Maddow Show": "The Pentagon made up" the since-debunked heroics of POW Jessica Lynch as she tried to avoid capture in Iraq. By Aaron Sharockman• June 5, 2014 Tom Price stated on August 14, 2013 in Twitter posts: Americans spend more than $160 billion and 6 billion hours per year complying with the tax code. By Janel Davis• September 4, 2013 Facebook posts stated on October 20, 2020 in an image: The “3 red stripes” in Joe Biden’s campaign logo refer to a Chinese socialist slogan. By Daniel Funke• October 22, 2020
Stars and stripes, and truth! By Josie Hollingsworth• July 3, 2019 Top 10 fact-checks of 2019 By Amy Sherman• December 27, 2019 10 of the most popular Facebook fact-checks of 2019 By Daniel Funke• December 23, 2019 The facts behind a Texas Democrat's viral campaign ad By Manuela Tobias• June 28, 2018 Timeline of Brian Williams' statements on Iraqi helicopter attack By Lauren Carroll• February 5, 2015 When the U.S. goes to war, TV networks call on the warheads By Katie Sanders• September 25, 2014 The Iraq war, for $100 month By Bill Adair• April 1, 2008 Trump directed the Pentagon to create a Space Force. What would it look like? By Manuela Tobias• August 13, 2018 Military bases’ new names sound as if they’re named after Confederates, but that’s not the case By Louis Jacobson• June 11, 2025 Obama, the flag and the tale of the tail By Bill Adair• August 15, 2008 PolitiFact’s 15 most popular social media fact-checks from 2023 By Matthew Crowley• December 21, 2023 Taylor Swift: Singer, songwriter, psyop? How conservative pundits spread a wild theory By Madison Czopek• February 2, 2024 Sunday shows will feature military cuts, Oscars By Katie Sanders• February 28, 2014 What Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has said about election fraud, QAnon and other conspiracy theories By Daniel Funke• February 2, 2021 Mud in your inbox By Bill Adair• October 21, 2007 The value of fact-checking in the 2012 campaign By Bill Adair• November 8, 2012 Immigrant children detained in ‘unsafe and unsanitary’ sites as Trump team seeks to end protections By Sandy West• July 31, 2025 PolitiFact Florida's Top 10 items of 2010 By Aaron Sharockman• December 27, 2010 Animal activists put PolitiFact New Jersey in crosshairs over ruling about hunting statistic By Erin O'Neill, Caryn Shinske• December 9, 2011 Did Ilhan Omar marry her brother? Her hometown newspaper investigated and told us what they found By Louis Jacobson• July 18, 2019
