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New York Times stated on April 19, 2017 in a tweet:

Images show the turnout for President Donald Trump's 2017 ceremony with the New England Patriots was smaller than the team’s turnout with President Barack Obama in 2015.

By Joshua Gillin • April 20, 2017

Rhode Island Senate stated on January 15, 2014 in a Senate resolution:

"The (New England) Patriots were led by an explosive offense that scored the second most points in the NFL."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 17, 2014

Threads posts stated on November 10, 2024 in a post:

“Taylor Swift Cancels Red State Shows After Massive Red Wave, ‘I Won’t Be Performing Here Anymore.’”

By Grace Abels • November 12, 2024

Instagram posts stated on November 9, 2022 in an Instagram post:

The Michigan attorney general’s race was “stolen in the middle of the night from Matt DePerno.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 10, 2022

Viral image stated on June 12, 2022 in social media posts:

Image shows Paul Pelosi, bruised, in a booking mugshot.

By Bill McCarthy, Grace Abels • June 14, 2022

Viral image stated on June 2, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“Tim Tebow says he is wearing #85 to honor his former friend/teammate and fellow TE Aaron Hernandez, who passed away in 2017.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • June 8, 2021

Viral image stated on January 1, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says Mayor Muriel Bowser “ordered all hotels, restaurants, grocery stores, gas stations, and convenience stores to close Jan. 4, 5 and 6 to discourage Trump supporters from gathering in D.C.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • January 5, 2021

Viral image stated on January 3, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Photo shows “people coming from California to Washington DC” to protest election results.

By Ciara O'Rourke • January 4, 2021

Alex Jones stated on October 3, 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 January 16, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says Aaron Hernandez' daughter is, by Massachusetts law, entitled to the remainder of his $15 million NFL contract because he committed suicide during his appeal, making his conviction "null and void."

By Samantha Putterman • January 23, 2020

Mark Warner stated on April 9, 2019 in a TV interview.:

Other than University of Virginia’s 2019 basketball team, "We’ve not had a Virginia team even in the Final Four in over a decade. I think George Mason was the last one…"

By Warren Fiske • April 16, 2019

Kiki Curls stated on January 22, 2019 in a hearing:

Says Arrowhead Stadium "is considered the loudest stadium in the world."

By Adam Reckamp • March 11, 2019

Eco News stated on February 1, 2018 in a headline:

"NFL lawyer, who claimed Super Bowl is ‘rigged’, found dead."

By Amy Sherman • February 2, 2018

Donald Trump stated on May 13, 2015 in a tweet:

"You can be an NFL player with murder charges and not be suspended."

By Katie Sanders • May 18, 2015

John Cornyn stated on January 27, 2015 in a press conference:

The Super Bowl has "one of the highest levels of human sex trafficking activity of any event in the country."

By Lauren Carroll • January 29, 2015

Bill Belichick stated on January 24, 2015 in a news conference:

Atmospheric conditions could push a football’s pressure "down approximately one-and-a-half pounds per square inch."

By Jon Greenberg • January 29, 2015

Andrea Tantaros stated on January 15, 2014 in comments on Fox News Channel's "The Five":

During the lead-up to the American Revolutionary War, "some guy in Boston got his head blown off because he tried to secretly raise the tax on tea."

By Aaron Sharockman • January 16, 2014

Boyd Richie stated on November 15, 2011 in an email blast:

Says King Street Patriots held a fundraiser featuring an author who believes that registering the poor to vote is un-American.

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • December 16, 2011

Sarah Palin stated on June 5, 2011 in an interview on Fox:

"Part of his ride was to warn the British that were already there that, 'Hey, you're not going to succeed.' "

By Robert Farley • June 6, 2011

Social Media stated on February 23, 2025 in in social media posts:

"The Philadelphia Eagles have declined their invitation to the White House,” as of Feb. 24.

By Jeff Cercone • February 24, 2025

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Mailbag: Modern patriots or ‘puff pastry’?

By Robert Farley • April 23, 2010

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‘Everything we trained for’: How the far-right Oath Keepers militia planned for violence on Jan. 6

By Samantha Putterman • September 23, 2021

Trump makes provocative entry into 2016 presidential race

By Nancy Badertscher • July 13, 2015

Deflategate and the limits of science

By Jon Greenberg • June 22, 2015

Super Bowl legends explored and exposed

By Alex Kuffner • February 5, 2012

Fact-checking Trump’s claim that GOP midterm convention audience beat the NFL

By Louis Jacobson • September 16, 2026

Fact-check: Trump misleads on midterm candidates Talarico and El-Sayed, affordability at RNC

By PolitiFact Staff • September 10, 2026

The US-Canada trade war: What happened? What’s next?

By Louis Jacobson • August 24, 2026

Betsy Ross, Paul Revere and George Washington’s teeth: The real stories behind US history myths

By Grace Abels • June 24, 2026

Secret Service officer reaching for gun at WHCD

Are Democrats growing more accepting of political violence?

By Louis Jacobson • May 4, 2026

HHS Secretary RFK Jr. speaks at MAHA summit 11/12/2025

What to know about the CDC’s baseless new guidance on autism

By Arthur Allen • November 21, 2025

House for sale sign for Trump outside the box ideas story

Can Trump create $2,000 tariff dividends, 50-year mortgages or direct health care payments?

By Louis Jacobson • November 11, 2025

Detroit Lions' Dominic Lovett returns a kickoff Aug. 23, 2025

Donald Trump called the NFL’s kickoff rule ‘sissy football.’ 3 data points shed light on the change

By Madison Czopek • September 22, 2025

Antifa protestors holding a flag 07-11-2020

Can Trump designate antifa as a ‘major terrorist organization?’ Here’s what we know

By Maria Briceño • September 18, 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

President-elect Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shake hands at a Turning Point Action campaign rally in Duluth, Ga., 10-23-2024

Scientists fear what’s next for public health if RFK Jr. is allowed to ‘go wild’

By Arthur Allen • November 14, 2024

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

Donald Trump RNC Night 4 speech in Milwaukee, fist up ear showing, 7-18-2024

In Context: Trump recounts assassination attempt. Here’s what he said at the RNC.

By Grace Abels • July 19, 2024

Donald Trump in New York outside court for hush money trial, 2-15-2024

A fact-checker’s guide to Trump’s first criminal trial: business records, hush money and a gag order

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • April 11, 2024

Donald Trump campaign rally, Vandalia, Ohio, 3-16-2024

In Context: What Trump said about a ‘bloodbath’ and Biden’s actions on the car industry

By Amy Sherman • March 18, 2024