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Instagram posts stated on October 13, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Says former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, “I hope that America obliterates Israel.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 15, 2024

Glenn Beck stated on March 19, 2015 in a Facebook post:

"A few weeks ago Obama took Hamas and Iran OFF the terror list."

By Louis Jacobson • March 20, 2015

Bloggers stated on February 9, 2021 in an article:

“Manipulated Video used in House Impeachment Looks to Have VIOLATED House Rules”

By Noah Y. Kim • February 11, 2021

Chain message stated on March 23, 2020 in a video:

"Slices of lemon in a cup of hot water can save your life. The hot lemon can kill the proliferation of" the novel coronavirus.

By Daniel Funke • March 24, 2020

Ainsley Earhardt stated on March 13, 2020 in the Fox & Friends show:

“It’s actually the safest time to fly.”

By Daniel Funke • March 13, 2020

Facebook posts stated on January 5, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib tweeted and then deleted a post that said "Americans have spent decades raping and pillaging my people. What goes around comes around."

By Miriam Valverde • January 6, 2020

Beto O'Rourke stated on March 31, 2017 in a U.S. Senate campaign kickoff event in Dallas:

"I’m one of two members of Congress out of 535 that takes no corporate cash, no political action committee money."

By Fauzeya Rahman • July 27, 2017

Russ Feingold stated on October 7, 2016 in an interview:

Says Saudi Arabia, a U.S. ally, has "paid to export throughout the world" Wahhabism -- "an extreme form of Islam" that basically teaches "Americans are the devil."

By Tom Kertscher • October 21, 2016

Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address:

"In Iraq and Syria, American leadership, including our military power, is stopping (the Islamic State’s) advance."

By Steve Contorno • January 27, 2015

Trent Franks stated on September 12, 2014 in a phone conference:

"It is true that we know that ISIS is present in Ciudad Juarez (Mexico)"

By Lauren Carroll • September 17, 2014

Chain email stated on July 8, 2008 in a chain e-mail sent to many people.:

E-mail quotes Maureen Dowd column that Obama has received suspicious contributions from Saudi Arabia, Iran and China.

By Bill Adair • July 8, 2008

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Women walk with Iran flag in Tehran March 20, 2026

Trump says Iran is a country ‘based on disinformation.’ Here’s how Iran conducts influence ops

By Loreben Tuquero • March 23, 2026

Israeli soldier house destroyed by Hamas, 10-11-2023

Amid images and news of actual war, false and misleading claims about Israel-Hamas thrive

By Sara Swann • October 11, 2023

Iran’s man in Iraq: Soleimani’s deadly fight against the US

By Jon Greenberg • January 15, 2020

Why Trump’s Muslim ban isn’t like Jimmy Carter’s actions on Iranians

By Louis Jacobson • December 17, 2015

Rouhani Meter tracks Iran president’s campaign promises

By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 12, 2015

Benjamin Netanyahu, Meitar, Israel, 01-28-2026

A narrative that Netanyahu died spread widely on social media. Here’s how it unfolded

By Loreben Tuquero • March 17, 2026

FEMA recovery center in Asheville, 10-15-24

FEMA conspiracy theories have existed for decades. Here’s how the internet has amplified them.

By Jeff Cercone • October 22, 2024

What was Trump assassination attempt suspect Ryan Wesley Routh’s connection to Ukraine?

By Jeff Cercone • September 16, 2024

Dali under collapsed Key Bridge, 3-30-2024

How paid X accounts blamed Israel, Ukraine for the Baltimore bridge collapse

By Madison Czopek • April 3, 2024

Elon Musk photo from Germany Tesla factory March 22, 2022

How Elon Musk ditched Twitter’s safeguards and primed X to spread misinformation

By Madison Czopek • October 23, 2023

Looking at news coverage of the Hunter Biden story in other countries

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 30, 2020

What we know about 2020 election interference: It’s not just Russia

By Daniel Funke • September 25, 2020

What is QAnon, the baseless conspiracy spilling into US politics?

By Daniel Funke • August 27, 2020

Fact-checking Joe Biden at the 2020 Democratic National Convention

By PolitiFact Staff • August 21, 2020

To stop coronavirus in its tracks, here’s your guide to 5 degrees of separation

By Julie Appleby • March 16, 2020

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s 2020 State of the Union address

By PolitiFact Staff • February 5, 2020

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s statement on Saudi Arabia, Khashoggi murder

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson • November 27, 2018

Readers query PolitiFact editors at Florida forum

By Joshua Gillin • March 2, 2016

Donald Trump proposes banning Muslims from coming to the U.S. But that’s not what Jimmy Carter did

By Louis Jacobson • December 11, 2015

The Obama Muslim Myth: The Clinton connection

By Jon Greenberg • September 25, 2015