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Leonard Lance stated on September 10, 2018 in a campaign statement :

Says Democratic congressional candidate Tom Malinowski "supports a full repeal of the 2017 tax law, which includes vital tax incentives" for New Jersey communities.

By Stephen Koff • September 21, 2018

Club for Growth stated on July 12, 2018 in a campaign ad:

Says Leah Vukmir "claimed the open records law didn't apply to her, got sued, lost and cost taxpayers $15,000 in legal fees."

By Jennifer Walter • August 14, 2018

Arizona Democratic Party stated on April 3, 2018 in a website:

"Congresswoman Martha McSally voted to let companies sell your internet data to the highest bidder without your consent. Then she got paid $42,000 by the very corporations she allowed to sell your personal info."

By Miriam Valverde • April 11, 2018

Bernie Sanders stated on November 19, 2015 in a speech at Georgetown University:

"Instead of fighting ISIS, (the Saudis) have focused more on a campaign to oust Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen."

By Linda Qiu • November 24, 2015

Mitt Romney stated on March 2, 2010 in his book "No Apology.":

Several times, Obama "has apologized for what he deems to be American arrogance, dismissiveness, and derision; for dictating solutions, for acting unilaterally ... ."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 15, 2010

Common Cause stated on January 8, 2025 in News release:

Wisconsin makes it more difficult for its citizens to vote than almost any state in the nation.

By Madeline Heim • January 28, 2025

Joe Biden stated on July 13, 2024 in a statement to the media:

“The idea that there’s political violence or violence in America like this is just unheard of.”

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • July 15, 2024

Joe Biden stated on September 14, 2023 in a speech:

“I taught at the University of Pennsylvania for four years.”

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • September 19, 2023

Cheri Beasley stated on October 19, 2021 in a Q&A session:

“We need filibuster reform, and I’ve always been very clear about that.”

By Paul Specht • November 18, 2021

Chris Larson stated on November 9, 2020 in Twitter:

“Jurisdictions representing about 80% of WI residents have passed referendums or resolutions in favor of fair maps.”

By Laura Schulte • December 21, 2020

Bloggers stated on February 8, 2020 in a post on Facebook:

Says Bernie Sanders “collaborated with Marxist regimes in the Soviet Union, Nicaragua and Cuba.”

By Jon Greenberg • February 27, 2020

Jim Himes stated on December 18, 2019 in in an impeachment debate:

Says President Donald Trump "has not given this Congress a single email, phone record or document."

By Bill McCarthy • December 19, 2019

Andrew Yang stated on September 21, 2019 in Iowa Steak Fry speech:

Says about universal basic income, "Thomas Paine was for it at our founding ... Martin Luther King, champion in the ‘60s, called it a guaranteed minimum income for all Americans… It passed the U.S. House of Representatives twice in 1971."

By Miriam Valverde • October 16, 2019

The Manila Times stated on April 22, 2019 in a newspaper story:

Says Filipino news organizations are part of a plot to discredit President Rodrigo Duterte and destabilize his government.

By Ciara O'Rourke • May 3, 2019

Kathy Manning stated on October 23, 2018 in a debate:

"I'm not taking any corporate PAC money."

By Will Doran • October 28, 2018

Beto O'Rourke stated on January 3, 2018 in remarks at a stop in Greenville, Texas:

Says "precisely zero terrorists, terrorist groups or terror plots have ever been connected with the U.S.-Mexico border to do harm to people within the United States."

By Johnathan Silver • May 3, 2018

Mike Gibbons stated on February 20, 2018 in an interview:

"A lot" of Sen. Sherrod Brown’s policies "reflect that interest in Marxism" and a fondness for communism.

By Amy Sherman • March 27, 2018

Rebecca Dallet stated on March 2, 2018 in a debate:

Says that during the Supreme Court campaign, Michael Screnock has "vowed to uphold the platform of the NRA."

By Tom Kertscher • March 14, 2018

Kimberley Strassel stated on May 28, 2017 in "Meet the Press" on NBC:

In 2008, "candidate Obama, he's not even president-elect, sends William Miller over to Iran to establish a back channel and let the Iranians know that should he win the election, they will have friendlier terms."

By Lauren Carroll • June 2, 2017

Reince Priebus stated on January 29, 2017 in an interview:

The seven nations identified in Donald Trump's travel ban were "identified by the Obama administration as the seven most dangerous countries in the world in regard to harboring terrorists."

By Tom Kertscher • February 7, 2017

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From Johnny Appleseed to Claudette Colvin: 5 surprisingly true American history facts

By Grace Abels • July 2, 2026

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United Facts of America: Woodruff, Stirewalt discuss media’s role in fighting disinformation

By Tori Gantz • September 29, 2022

Zelenskky gets standing ovation from Congress

A war of information: Both sides fight in the Ukraine-Russia conflict

By Samantha Putterman • March 18, 2022

Donald Trump’s speech about fighting ‘radical Islamic terrorism,’ fact-checked

By Katie Sanders, Linda Qiu • August 15, 2016

Abdul El-Sayed Haley Stevens Michigan Senate debate

Fact-checking Abdul El-Sayed, Haley Stevens in the Michigan Democratic Senate primary

By Amy Sherman, Caleb McCullough • August 3, 2026

Trump speaks about Venezuela w/ Rubio and Hegseth 01-03-26

Fact-checking Donald Trump following U.S. attacks on Venezuela and capture of Nicolás Maduro

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 3, 2026

President Trump said he ‘brought back free speech.’ His first 100 days tell a different story.

By Amy Sherman, Grace Abels • April 29, 2025

Donald Trump in Rocky Mount, N.C., 10-30-2024

Trump is talking more about ‘the enemy from within’ near Election Day. Who is he talking about?

By Amy Sherman • October 30, 2024

Tim Walz and JD Vance shake hands bwefore their debate in New York, 10-1-2024

VP debate fact-check: What JD Vance and Tim Walz got right, wrong on abortion, immigration

By PolitiFact Staff • October 2, 2024

President Joe Biden at the DNC in Chicago, 8-19-2024

Fact-checking Joe Biden on Day 1 of 2024 Democratic National Convention

By PolitiFact Staff • August 20, 2024

Donald Trump raised fist, red tie, RNC in Milwaukee, 7-18-2024

Donald Trump fact-check: 2024 RNC speech in Milwaukee full of falsehoods about immigrants, economy

By PolitiFact Staff • July 19, 2024

Nikki Haley and the U.S. flag in Richmond, N.H., 1-17-2024

New Hampshire dispatch: Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley and the tales of town halls

By Ellen Hine • January 18, 2024

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign of conspiracy theories: PolitiFact’s 2023 Lie of the Year

By Katie Sanders, Madison Czopek • December 21, 2023

GOP debate, Vivek Ramaswamy and Ron DeSantis, 11-8-2023

Top 5 fact-checks: Republican candidates take aim at Biden’s foreign policy in Miami debate

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • November 9, 2023

Live fact-checking the third Republican primary debate

By Ellen Hine • November 7, 2023

Did Donald Trump make these 27 campaign promises? Fact-checking this viral list

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • October 26, 2023

How Meta, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube plan to address 2024 election misinformation

By Sevana Wenn • July 6, 2023

Jd Vance and Tim Ryan combination photo 2022

Fact-checking J.D. Vance and Tim Ryan in Ohio Senate debate

By Amy Sherman • October 18, 2022

Why are Democrats taking sides in GOP primaries?

By Louis Jacobson, Tom Kertscher • August 1, 2022

How will social media platforms respond to election misinformation? It isn’t clear

By Hana Stepnick • August 1, 2022