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Facebook posts stated on August 29, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“South Korea sprays rioters with dye so they can be identified & arrested later.”

By Noah Y. Kim • September 8, 2020

Sean Duffy stated on August 23, 2016 in an interview:

Says Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin has "ties to the Muslim Brotherhood."

By Tom Kertscher • September 14, 2016

John Robitaille stated on October 15, 2010 in a biography on Robitaille's campaign website:

His biography says he was the top ROTC officer in the nation.

By Cynthia Needham • October 17, 2010

Byron Donalds stated on August 23, 2026 in una entrevista:

La “inmigración ilegal desenfrenada” durante la administración Biden es la causa de “un brote de sarampión en ciertas partes del país”.

By Samantha Putterman • August 27, 2026

Bruce Blakeman stated on March 10, 2026 in a social media post:

As Nassau County Executive, I hired 600 new law enforcement officers and made Nassau the safest county in America.

By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 3, 2026

Kash Patel stated on January 25, 2026 in an interview on Fox News "Sunday Morning Futures":

“You cannot bring a firearm loaded with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It’s that simple.”

By Louis Jacobson • January 27, 2026

Donald Trump stated on January 21, 2026 in a speech in Davos:

Protesters against the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota are conducting “fake protests done by agitators and professional insurrectionists. …They're professional troublemakers.”

By Amy Sherman, Maria Briceño • January 26, 2026

Donald Trump stated on December 2, 2025 in a Truth Social post:

Any pardon signed with an autopen is now "fully and completely terminated, and is of no legal effect."

By Louis Jacobson • December 4, 2025

TikTok posts stated on September 7, 2025 in a TikTok post:

Video shows Chicago salt trucks were used “to slow traffic and block access points in response to an incoming ICE operation.”

By Maria Briceño • September 8, 2025

TikTok posts stated on June 9, 2025 in a video:

Video shows Los Angeles protesters chanting “We are Los Angeles” in June 2025.

By Ella Moore • June 11, 2025

Donald Trump stated on March 17, 2025 in a Truth Social post:

Former President Joe Biden’s pardons of lawmakers on the committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack “are hereby declared void, vacant, and of no further force or effect,” because “they were done by autopen.”

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • March 17, 2025

Instagram posts stated on January 4, 2025 in una publicación en Instagram:

“China declara estado de emergencia por brote masivo de virus mortales”.

By Sara Swann, Marta Campabadal Graus • January 9, 2025

Instagram posts stated on November 14, 2024 in an Instagram post:

"Donald Trump has appointed NBA legend Karl Malone as the new director of Child Protective Services."

By Marta Campabadal Graus • November 25, 2024

Instagram posts stated on October 1, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Video shows a missile strike on Israel.

By Sofia Ahmed • October 7, 2024

Donald Trump Jr. stated on September 9, 2024 in a post:

“Less than three months ago, Kamala Harris and her administration blocked 300,000 unvetted Haitian migrants from being deported out of our country."

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • September 30, 2024

Kamala Harris stated on July 20, 2024 in remarks at a fundraiser in Provincetown, Mass.:

Donald Trump “took away protections against discrimination for LGBTQ patients under the Affordable Care Act.”

By Grace Abels • September 9, 2024

Facebook posts stated on June 24, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Chiefs' Coach Andy Reid "fires 3 top players for anthem kneeling."

By Mia Penner • July 1, 2024

Instagram posts stated on June 22, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Video shows a banner with Iran’s supreme leader displayed at the Brooklyn Museum.

By Madison Czopek • June 24, 2024

Joe Biden stated on May 8, 2024 in a Biden for President campaign ad:

If the Affordable Care Act were terminated, “that would mean over a hundred million Americans will lose protections for preexisting conditions.”

By Jacob Gardenswartz • June 12, 2024

Facebook posts stated on May 20, 2024 in a Facebook post:

NFL referees “flex their authority, eject five players” for kneeling during the national anthem.

By Ciara O'Rourke • May 28, 2024

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Stop sharing myths about preventing the coronavirus. Here are 4 real ways to protect yourself

By Daniel Funke • March 5, 2020

Obama’s baseball game with Raúl Castro hot topic as Trump supporters compare Cuba policies

By Jeff Cercone • May 21, 2026

Raul Castro indicted May 2026 news conference announcement

Raúl Castro indictment: Who were Brothers to the Rescue? What happened in 1996?

By Maria Briceño, Samantha Putterman • May 20, 2026

Chickenpox varicella vaccine and syringes 12-30-2019

Can the chickenpox vaccine cause shingles? We answer questions about the infections and protection

By Madison Czopek • February 13, 2026

Woman voting in presidential elections 2024

It’s a wrap! Here are PolitiFact’s top 10 fact-checks of 2025

By Maria Briceño • December 29, 2025

Lopez brothers in friend house el salvador

Year of the Lies: ‘Worst of the worst’? ICE deports brothers after years of check-ins, good conduct

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • December 18, 2025

Protestes Los Angeles, US and Mexico flag with sign in Spanish 06-10-25

Fact-checking misinformation about the LA protests

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • June 11, 2025

Protesters confront U.S. National Guard in LA following immigration raid protest 06-08-2025

Timeline: Was the California National Guard at LA protests when Trump thanked them?

By Ella Moore, Madison Czopek • June 9, 2025

Anonymous X account shares falsehoods to Elon Musk, top US officials. What we know about ‘Amuse’

By Madison Czopek • March 31, 2025

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump meet before debate in Philadelphia, 9-10-2024

Here are PolitiFact’s top 10 most read politician fact-checks of 2024

By Matthew Crowley • December 23, 2024

‘Stop trying to play both sides’: Readers share their 2024 election fact-checking feedback

By Ellen Hine • December 18, 2024

Avocadoes at a packing plant in Mexico in 2024

Can President-elect Donald Trump enact tariffs without Congress? And can anyone stop him?

By Louis Jacobson • December 2, 2024

Student protesters are calling for divestment from Israel. Here’s what that means.

By Jeff Cercone • May 3, 2024

These are PolitiFact’s top 10 most-read fact-checks of Donald Trump

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • February 1, 2024

FL Gov. Ron DeSantis state of the state in Tallahassee, 2-9-2024

Ron DeSantis touted many top rankings for Florida in State of the State. We checked them out.

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Samantha Putterman • January 9, 2024

Tucker Carlson at Turning Point Action conference, West Palm Beach, Fla., 7-15-2023

PolitiFact’s top 10 fact-checks of politicians and pundits in 2023

By Samantha Putterman • December 20, 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

Jason Aldean’s ‘Try That in a Small Town’ video includes footage from non-US protests

By Madison Czopek, Jeff Cercone • July 20, 2023

Anti-abortion protesters on June 24, 2022

The top claims about abortion, fact-checked

By Samantha Putterman • March 2, 2023

PolitiFact’s top 10 fact-checks of 2022

By Sara Swann • December 26, 2022