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Alex Jones stated on October 03, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“President Trump is in great danger. Evidence is mounting that he’s being deliberately killed at Walter Reed Military Hospital.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 5, 2020
Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says pre-cut onion used to cook the following day "becomes highly poisonous for even a single night and creates toxic bacteria which may cause adverse stomach infections because of excess bile secretions and even food poisoning."  
By Samantha Putterman• August 16, 2019
City of Austin stated on November 06, 2013 in a press release:
"Onion Creek’s highest flow rate" on a recent night of flooding "was 120,000 cubic feet per second, which is nearly double the average flow rate of Niagara Falls."
By W. Gardner Selby• November 14, 2013
Bloggers stated on June 13, 2016 in an article:
Says Hillary Clinton’s "State Department blocked investigation into Orlando killer’s mosque."  
By Allison Graves• June 23, 2016
Barack Obama stated on July 15, 2008 in a television ad:
Obama worked with "Sen. Dick Lugar, a Republican, to help lock down loose nuclear weapons."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 15, 2008
Viral image stated on February 09, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“This is a 1927 News Article showing America was sold to five Billionaires The Rothschild’s, Rockefellers, DuPont’s, Harriman’s and Warburg’s.”
By Tom Kertscher• February 11, 2020
Michael Schrunk stated on July 23, 2011 in a guest column for The Oregonian:
Says "under our current sentencing laws, about 75 percent of all convicted felons in Oregon do not go to prison."
By Ian K. Kullgren• August 23, 2011
Dana Loesch stated on September 04, 2014 in a tweet:
"Obama admin gutted @ProjChildSafe budget to provide trigger locks and safety kits."
By Jon Greenberg• September 8, 2014
Sean Hannity stated on April 27, 2022 in a TV segment:
Conservatives gained Twitter followers after the company announced its deal with Elon Musk because "Twitter lifted a broad anti-conservative, anti-Trump shadow ban.”
By Bill McCarthy• May 2, 2022
Alex Jones stated on November 14, 2021 in an InfoWars video:
"Fauci admits Covid vax doesn't work"
By Vivian Lam• November 23, 2021
Instagram posts stated on July 12, 2023 in a video shared on Instagram:
Ohio replaced lethal injection “with a system that quickly and humanely rips off the heads of death-row inmates using powerful robotic arms.”
By Madison Czopek• July 17, 2023
Fred Clark stated on May 07, 2013 in a legislative meeting:
A Wisconsin bill to limit use of food stamps for junk food would also "prevent -- or limit --  the extent to which" food stamps could be used for organic foods.
By Tom Kertscher• May 10, 2013
Infowars stated on November 04, 2021 in a video:
“Sending your child to school” on a day when vaccines are being administered “is implied consent” for getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
By Kayla Steinberg• November 10, 2021
Facebook posts stated on May 23, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“They just exposed Mark Zuckerberg as a CIA agent.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 25, 2022
Gary Black stated on June 02, 2011 in Interview:
Workers who pick produce in Georgia’s fields can make $12 to $18 an hour.
By Willoughby Mariano• June 14, 2011
Facebook posts stated on December 11, 2014 in social media postings:
"Newly Elected Republican Senators Sign Pledge to Eliminate Food Stamp Program in 2015."
By Louis Jacobson• January 6, 2015
Infowars stated on February 20, 2021 in an article:
“Joe Biden’s Dept. of Energy Blocked Texas from Increasing Power Ahead of Killer Storm”
By Daniel Funke• February 22, 2021
Alex Jones stated on April 20, 2017 in a court hearing:
Says police officers smoke marijuana once a year as part of their jobs.
By Joshua Gillin• May 5, 2017
Infowars stated on June 14, 2017 in a website article:
Says Loretta Lynch was part of "a stunning collection of calls to violence and murder from the intolerant, unhinged leftists in the Democrat party."  
By Jon Greenberg• June 16, 2017
Don Beyer stated on July 14, 2015 in an op-ed:
"Thanks to the Obama administration’s negotiations, Iran’s nuclear program will be under lock, key and camera 24 hours a day, 365 days a year."
By Louis Jacobson• July 16, 2015

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Fact-check: You can eat a burger and fries for less than $78 at Newark airport

By Amy Sherman• September 22, 2023

Why Infowars’ Alex Jones was banned from Apple, Facebook, Youtube and Spotify

By Manuela Tobias• August 7, 2018

Fact-checking distorted video Sarah Sanders used to bar a CNN White House reporter

By Manuela Tobias• November 8, 2018

Mailbag: 'This seems like an "Onion" spoof'

By Louis Jacobson• May 26, 2015

After doctored Pelosi video, expert warns of unchecked ‘misinformation campaigns’

By Chris Nichols• May 28, 2019

Ad Watch: Donald Trump’s video about Joe Biden and China is rife with omission, deceptive editing

By Miriam Valverde• April 15, 2020

PolitiFact Sheet: 6 things to know about the Iran nuclear deal

By Linda Qiu• September 8, 2015

Fact-checking Jade Helm 15

By Christian Belanger• July 14, 2015

Voting machine malfunctions are typical, not evidence of ‘stealing’ the election

By Samantha Putterman• November 4, 2020

7 questions about the Green New Deal

By Louis Jacobson• February 12, 2019

What is Jade Helm 15?

By Christian Belanger• July 14, 2015

Conspiracy claims that Syrian gas attack was 'false flag' are unproven

By Joshua Gillin• April 7, 2017

PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year: Online smear machine tries to take down Parkland students

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Amy Sherman• December 11, 2018

No football, killer seat belts

By W. Gardner Selby• July 15, 2011

Before you vote, check the Truth-O-Meter

By Tim Murphy• November 4, 2012

Donald Trump rallies for Roy Moore, repeats falsehoods in Pensacola speech

By Allison Graves• December 8, 2017

Mailbag: The Uvalde shooting and gun control, Roe v. Wade, open borders, and more

By Jon Greenberg• May 27, 2022

7 questions about the Senate health care bill and transparency

By Louis Jacobson• June 20, 2017

How the 9/11 attacks helped shape the modern misinformation, conspiracy theory industry

By Bill McCarthy• September 9, 2021

Midterm Facebook misinformation: Pipe bombs, menacing caravans and rampant voter fraud

By Jon Greenberg• November 21, 2018