13 People 25638 Fact-checks 8254 Articles People (13) Students for Trump Vets for Trump The Trump Talks Donald Trump Tiffany Trump Eric Trump Melania Trump Ivanka Trump President Trump's lawyers Donald Trump Jr. Wisconsin Trump Victory Politics Elite Trump Free Thought Project Fact-checks (25638) Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Clint Eastwood said Hollywood is "the place of traitors and pedophilians" and he’s decided to "leave" it to "fight against traitors with real American patriots with president Trump." By Samantha Putterman• June 21, 2019 X posts stated on July 22, 2024 in a post on X: The death of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, six days after the Trump rally shooting was linked to her “oversight of the Secret Service.” By Madison Czopek• July 24, 2024 Facebook posts stated on March 18, 2025 in a post on Facebook: Files reveal that John F. Kennedy Jr. wrote a 1994 letter calling then-Sen. Joe Biden “a traitor” before Kennedy’s 1999 death. By Madison Czopek• March 20, 2025 Bloggers stated on May 29, 2017 in Internet rumors: President Donald Trump "announced that he would reinstate a national day of remembrance for fallen officers that the traitor before him had done away with." By Aaron Sharockman• May 30, 2017 Katie Pavlich stated on August 26, 2017 in in a tweet: Says former President Barack Obama "pardoned a traitor who gave U.S. enemies state secrets, he also pardoned a terrorist who killed Americans." By Manuela Tobias• August 30, 2017 William Lacy Clay stated on August 18, 2017 in an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "Calling for the assassination of the president is a federal crime." By Emily Sanderson, Tessa Weinberg• September 15, 2017 Donald Trump Jr. stated on June 18, 2020 in an episode of Triggered with President Donald Trump: Says Osama bin Laden endorsed Joe Biden By Jon Greenberg• June 19, 2020 Donald Trump stated on January 10, 2016 in Ottumwa, Iowa, on NBC's "Meet the Press": The five Guantanamo detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl are "back on the battlefield." By Lauren Carroll• January 10, 2016 Social Media stated on July 24, 2024 in in social media posts: ABC News reporter said “government tried to kill” former President Donald Trump. By Jeff Cercone• July 26, 2024 Social Media stated on July 13, 2024 in social media posts: Donald Trump staged the shooting at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. By Samantha Putterman• July 14, 2024 YourNewsWire.com stated on November 23, 2017 in a headline: "Melania Trump: 'If ISIS Lays a finger on Barron, I’ll scratch Obama’s eyes out.' " By Amy Sherman• November 28, 2017 Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2015 in a campaign rally in South Carolina: The five Guantanamo detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl "are right now back on the battlefield." By Lauren Carroll• July 23, 2015 TikTok posts stated on September 18, 2024 in a TikTok video: “Attorney General Merrick Garland just vetoed charging Ryan Routh with attempted assassination” of Donald Trump. By Jeff Cercone• September 20, 2024 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 Donald Trump Jr. stated on July 17, 2024 in Speech: After being shot at a Milwaukee rally in 1912, former President Teddy Roosevelt “finished his speech and he kept fighting.” By Madeline Heim• July 18, 2024 Instagram posts stated on July 14, 2024 in an Instagram post: A Secret Service agent named Jonathan Willis said he “had the assassin in his sights for 3 minutes, but he was told not to engage by the head of the (Secret Service) unit.” By Madison Czopek• July 15, 2024 Michele Morrow stated on September 16, 2024 in a social media post: The plus in LGBTQ+ includes pedophilia. By Paul Specht• September 17, 2024 Bloggers stated on July 06, 2017 in a blog post: "Kim Jong Un dead: North Koreans calling Trump an assassin" By Miriam Valverde• July 20, 2017 Instagram posts stated on July 14, 2024 in Instagram posts: The shooter who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump was “Maxwell Yearick.” By Loreben Tuquero• July 16, 2024 Instagram posts stated on July 07, 2021 in an Instagram post: “In a now deleted Telegram post, former President Trump congratulated the Navy Seals on a ‘perfect beautiful whack’" in Haiti. By Jason Asenso• July 9, 2021 Articles (8254) Fake news website starts as joke, gains 1 million views within 2 weeks By Joshua Gillin• March 9, 2017 What was Trump assassination attempt suspect Ryan Wesley Routh’s connection to Ukraine? By Jeff Cercone• September 16, 2024 In Context: Trump recounts assassination attempt. Here’s what he said at the RNC. By Grace Abels• July 19, 2024 Does the Bible give Trump moral authority to kill Kim Jong Un, as Trump's pastor says? By Joshua Gillin• August 11, 2017 PolitiFact’s coverage of the Donald Trump assassination attempt By PolitiFact Staff • July 25, 2024 When Donald Trump was shot, the internet unleashed wild conspiracy theories By Katie Sanders• July 15, 2024 What Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has said about election fraud, QAnon and other conspiracy theories By Daniel Funke• February 2, 2021 PolitiFact fact-checks the Jan. 10 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• January 11, 2016 Fact-checking Donald Trump's statement on Saudi Arabia, Khashoggi murder By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• November 27, 2018 Trump apparent assassination attempt: What we know about suspect Ryan Routh's party affiliation By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Amy Sherman• September 17, 2024 A ‘third assassination attempt’ against Trump? Here’s what we know about California arrest By Jeff Cercone• October 14, 2024 How the 9/11 attacks helped shape the modern misinformation, conspiracy theory industry By Bill McCarthy• September 9, 2021 Fact-checking the Jan. 10 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• January 10, 2016 Some GOP hopefuls want to honor Confederate Braxton Bragg with US base. Here's what to know. By Louis Jacobson• June 16, 2023 Chris Wallace asked why Vladimir Putin’s critics end up dead. Here are the details By Manuela Tobias• July 19, 2018 'Rough road ahead': Charlie Kirk’s assassination highlights the rise in US political violence By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• September 11, 2025 Trump rally shooting put scrutiny on Secret Service women, diversity efforts. Here are the facts. By Grace Abels, Madison Czopek• July 22, 2024 Ask PolitiFact: Could Elon Musk’s assassination ‘jokes’ compromise security clearance? By Madison Czopek• September 25, 2024 There’s no evidence that the Clintons were involved in Jeffrey Epstein’s death By Daniel Funke• August 12, 2019 What President Trump needs to know about QAnon: a memo By Daniel Funke• October 16, 2020
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Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Clint Eastwood said Hollywood is "the place of traitors and pedophilians" and he’s decided to "leave" it to "fight against traitors with real American patriots with president Trump." By Samantha Putterman• June 21, 2019 X posts stated on July 22, 2024 in a post on X: The death of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, six days after the Trump rally shooting was linked to her “oversight of the Secret Service.” By Madison Czopek• July 24, 2024 Facebook posts stated on March 18, 2025 in a post on Facebook: Files reveal that John F. Kennedy Jr. wrote a 1994 letter calling then-Sen. Joe Biden “a traitor” before Kennedy’s 1999 death. By Madison Czopek• March 20, 2025 Bloggers stated on May 29, 2017 in Internet rumors: President Donald Trump "announced that he would reinstate a national day of remembrance for fallen officers that the traitor before him had done away with." By Aaron Sharockman• May 30, 2017 Katie Pavlich stated on August 26, 2017 in in a tweet: Says former President Barack Obama "pardoned a traitor who gave U.S. enemies state secrets, he also pardoned a terrorist who killed Americans." By Manuela Tobias• August 30, 2017 William Lacy Clay stated on August 18, 2017 in an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "Calling for the assassination of the president is a federal crime." By Emily Sanderson, Tessa Weinberg• September 15, 2017 Donald Trump Jr. stated on June 18, 2020 in an episode of Triggered with President Donald Trump: Says Osama bin Laden endorsed Joe Biden By Jon Greenberg• June 19, 2020 Donald Trump stated on January 10, 2016 in Ottumwa, Iowa, on NBC's "Meet the Press": The five Guantanamo detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl are "back on the battlefield." By Lauren Carroll• January 10, 2016 Social Media stated on July 24, 2024 in in social media posts: ABC News reporter said “government tried to kill” former President Donald Trump. By Jeff Cercone• July 26, 2024 Social Media stated on July 13, 2024 in social media posts: Donald Trump staged the shooting at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. By Samantha Putterman• July 14, 2024 YourNewsWire.com stated on November 23, 2017 in a headline: "Melania Trump: 'If ISIS Lays a finger on Barron, I’ll scratch Obama’s eyes out.' " By Amy Sherman• November 28, 2017 Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2015 in a campaign rally in South Carolina: The five Guantanamo detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl "are right now back on the battlefield." By Lauren Carroll• July 23, 2015 TikTok posts stated on September 18, 2024 in a TikTok video: “Attorney General Merrick Garland just vetoed charging Ryan Routh with attempted assassination” of Donald Trump. By Jeff Cercone• September 20, 2024 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 Donald Trump Jr. stated on July 17, 2024 in Speech: After being shot at a Milwaukee rally in 1912, former President Teddy Roosevelt “finished his speech and he kept fighting.” By Madeline Heim• July 18, 2024 Instagram posts stated on July 14, 2024 in an Instagram post: A Secret Service agent named Jonathan Willis said he “had the assassin in his sights for 3 minutes, but he was told not to engage by the head of the (Secret Service) unit.” By Madison Czopek• July 15, 2024 Michele Morrow stated on September 16, 2024 in a social media post: The plus in LGBTQ+ includes pedophilia. By Paul Specht• September 17, 2024 Bloggers stated on July 06, 2017 in a blog post: "Kim Jong Un dead: North Koreans calling Trump an assassin" By Miriam Valverde• July 20, 2017 Instagram posts stated on July 14, 2024 in Instagram posts: The shooter who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump was “Maxwell Yearick.” By Loreben Tuquero• July 16, 2024 Instagram posts stated on July 07, 2021 in an Instagram post: “In a now deleted Telegram post, former President Trump congratulated the Navy Seals on a ‘perfect beautiful whack’" in Haiti. By Jason Asenso• July 9, 2021
Fake news website starts as joke, gains 1 million views within 2 weeks By Joshua Gillin• March 9, 2017 What was Trump assassination attempt suspect Ryan Wesley Routh’s connection to Ukraine? By Jeff Cercone• September 16, 2024 In Context: Trump recounts assassination attempt. Here’s what he said at the RNC. By Grace Abels• July 19, 2024 Does the Bible give Trump moral authority to kill Kim Jong Un, as Trump's pastor says? By Joshua Gillin• August 11, 2017 PolitiFact’s coverage of the Donald Trump assassination attempt By PolitiFact Staff • July 25, 2024 When Donald Trump was shot, the internet unleashed wild conspiracy theories By Katie Sanders• July 15, 2024 What Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has said about election fraud, QAnon and other conspiracy theories By Daniel Funke• February 2, 2021 PolitiFact fact-checks the Jan. 10 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• January 11, 2016 Fact-checking Donald Trump's statement on Saudi Arabia, Khashoggi murder By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• November 27, 2018 Trump apparent assassination attempt: What we know about suspect Ryan Routh's party affiliation By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Amy Sherman• September 17, 2024 A ‘third assassination attempt’ against Trump? Here’s what we know about California arrest By Jeff Cercone• October 14, 2024 How the 9/11 attacks helped shape the modern misinformation, conspiracy theory industry By Bill McCarthy• September 9, 2021 Fact-checking the Jan. 10 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• January 10, 2016 Some GOP hopefuls want to honor Confederate Braxton Bragg with US base. Here's what to know. By Louis Jacobson• June 16, 2023 Chris Wallace asked why Vladimir Putin’s critics end up dead. Here are the details By Manuela Tobias• July 19, 2018 'Rough road ahead': Charlie Kirk’s assassination highlights the rise in US political violence By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• September 11, 2025 Trump rally shooting put scrutiny on Secret Service women, diversity efforts. Here are the facts. By Grace Abels, Madison Czopek• July 22, 2024 Ask PolitiFact: Could Elon Musk’s assassination ‘jokes’ compromise security clearance? By Madison Czopek• September 25, 2024 There’s no evidence that the Clintons were involved in Jeffrey Epstein’s death By Daniel Funke• August 12, 2019 What President Trump needs to know about QAnon: a memo By Daniel Funke• October 16, 2020
