30 People 18368 Fact-checks 6667 Articles People (30) New York Times New York Post New York Citizens Audit New York Republican State Committee NARAL Pro-Choice New York New York Times Editorial Board New York City Police Benevolent Association Choose: New Jersey Environment New Jersey New Century Times New Leadership PAC New Approach Oregon New Day for America New Georgia Encyclopedia One New Jersey New Republican PAC Americans for Prosperity: New Jersey AFL-CIO of New Jersey New Bedford Republican Committee New Jersey Tea Party Fact-checks (18368) Donald Trump stated on June 25, 2025 in a Truth Social post: New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is a communist. By Ella Moore, Amy Sherman• June 26, 2025 Donald Trump stated on March 22, 2024 in a Truth Social post: The New York civil fraud judgment against Trump and a plan to seize Trump-owned property “is simply a 'taking.' Much like what is done in communist countries." By Amy Sherman• March 25, 2024 Barack Obama stated on September 21, 2009 in interview on "Late Night with David Letterman": "FDR was called a socialist and a communist." By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 22, 2009 Monica Crowley stated on June 12, 2022 in an interview with Fox News: Soviet and Chinese communists have “grabbed control” of U.S. entertainment, movies, television, music, academia, K-12 education and the news media. By Louis Jacobson• June 17, 2022 Hillsborough County Republican Executive Committee stated on December 13, 2021 in a billboard: Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., is a communist By Amy Sherman• December 15, 2021 Scott Walker stated on February 24, 2020 in a tweet: "Bernie (Sanders) is a communist." By Eric Litke• March 4, 2020 Facebook posts stated on October 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Kamala’s husband, a lawyer, represents the Communist Chinese Party in America!! Think about that!!” By Noah Y. Kim• November 2, 2020 Bill O'Reilly stated on December 05, 2013 in an exchange on Fox's "The O'Reilly Factor": Says Nelson Mandela "was a communist." By Louis Jacobson• December 11, 2013 Allen West stated on April 10, 2012 in a town hall meeting in Jensen Beach, Fla.: About 78 to 81 House Democrats "are members of the Communist Party. ... It’s called the Congressional Progressive Caucus." By Amy Sherman• April 11, 2012 Bloggers stated on November 03, 2018 in a post on Facebook: Says Stacey Abrams posed with a campaign sign that described her as a "communist" and part of the "Muslim-Brotherhood" By Tessa Weinberg• November 6, 2018 Ron DeSantis stated on July 16, 2018 in an interview on Fox News: Says John Brennan "was a member of the Communist Party during the Cold War." By Heaven Taylor-Wynn• July 19, 2018 Larry Pittman stated on February 15, 2018 in a Facebook post: "So many of these shooters turn out to be communist Democrats." By Dan Clark, Paul Specht• February 23, 2018 Asa Hutchinson stated on December 11, 2023 in comments at Stand with Crypto Alliance at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire: China is allowed to do crypto mining in the U.S. By Rebecca Catalanello, Louis Jacobson• December 15, 2023 Chain email stated on February 07, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Foreign Trade Zones allow U.S. "land to be inhabited by Chinese communists -- communists straight from China! They are to set up little towns and live here." By Louis Jacobson• February 9, 2011 Nicholas Langworthy stated on February 10, 2023 in a tweet: Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm met "with the radical green energy group behind the gas stove ban," which "has ties to the" Chinese Communist Party. By Conor Amendola, Mary McNaughton• March 9, 2023 Instagram posts stated on October 26, 2024 in una publicación en Instagram: “Revolucionarios Comunistas de América” marcharon a favor de Kamala Harris. By Maria Briceño• October 31, 2024 Facebook posts stated on September 15, 2024 in a Facebook post: Former President Donald Trump posted “0-2” Sept. 15 on Truth Social. By Ciara O'Rourke• September 16, 2024 Paul Junge stated on July 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Rep. Elissa Slotkin “voted against condemning cyber attacks by the Chinese Communist Party on American organizations developing COVID-19 treatments.” By Clara Hendrickson• August 24, 2020 Bill O'Reilly stated on October 23, 2009 in a comment on the O'Reilly Factor: When White House communications director Anita Dunn said that Mao Tse-tung was "one of her favorite philosophers, only Fox News picked that up." By Louis Jacobson• October 27, 2009 Glenn Beck stated on September 01, 2009 in his radio program: Van Jones "is an avowed, self-avowed radical revolutionary communist." By Robert Farley• September 8, 2009 Articles (6667) Can the US government strip Zohran Mamdani of his citizenship? By Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• November 7, 2025 In Context: Zohran Mamdani’s use of phrase ‘seizing the means of production.’ What’s it mean? By Amy Sherman• July 3, 2025 Melania Trump will be the first non-U.S. born first lady since? By Louis Jacobson• July 19, 2016 Clinton's not-so-radical past By Robert Farley• February 15, 2008 Mailbag: The stolen election myth, abortion laws, defending fact-checkers By Jon Greenberg• July 13, 2022 Ted Cruz reminds crowd of David Dewhurst's Communist claim By W. Gardner Selby• February 2, 2012 Commie e-mail quiz gets an F By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 12, 2007 Ask PolitiFact: Does the Chinese Communist Party own U.S. land? By Loreben Tuquero• March 15, 2023 Looking at the facts behind Rep. Steve King's criticism of Emma Gonzalez By Allison Graves• March 26, 2018 Mailbag: 'Your Truth-O-Meter needs repair' By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 29, 2009 Are there really Chinese sleeper cells operating in the U.S.? By Conor Amendola, Louis Jacobson, Brooke Johnpier• April 29, 2024 Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ interview: Fact-checking his statements on nuclear weapons, Mamdani, ICE By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• November 3, 2025 Catching up with Van Jones By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan• September 8, 2009 PunditFact fact-checks Bill O'Reilly on Nelson Mandela By Louis Jacobson• December 11, 2013 Biden’s big clemency move and a prisoner swap with China: Here are the facts By Jeff Cercone• December 13, 2024 Ask PolitiFact: What is antifa, and why is it all over my timeline? By Daniel Funke• July 2, 2020 Fact-checking the 2018 Ohio primary By Amy Sherman• May 7, 2018 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Fox News town hall in Scranton By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• March 6, 2020 MovieFact: ‘Oppenheimer’ sticks close to historic record, with some liberties By Jon Greenberg, Loreben Tuquero• August 25, 2023 With friends like these..... 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Donald Trump stated on June 25, 2025 in a Truth Social post: New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is a communist. By Ella Moore, Amy Sherman• June 26, 2025 Donald Trump stated on March 22, 2024 in a Truth Social post: The New York civil fraud judgment against Trump and a plan to seize Trump-owned property “is simply a 'taking.' Much like what is done in communist countries." By Amy Sherman• March 25, 2024 Barack Obama stated on September 21, 2009 in interview on "Late Night with David Letterman": "FDR was called a socialist and a communist." By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 22, 2009 Monica Crowley stated on June 12, 2022 in an interview with Fox News: Soviet and Chinese communists have “grabbed control” of U.S. entertainment, movies, television, music, academia, K-12 education and the news media. By Louis Jacobson• June 17, 2022 Hillsborough County Republican Executive Committee stated on December 13, 2021 in a billboard: Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., is a communist By Amy Sherman• December 15, 2021 Scott Walker stated on February 24, 2020 in a tweet: "Bernie (Sanders) is a communist." By Eric Litke• March 4, 2020 Facebook posts stated on October 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Kamala’s husband, a lawyer, represents the Communist Chinese Party in America!! Think about that!!” By Noah Y. Kim• November 2, 2020 Bill O'Reilly stated on December 05, 2013 in an exchange on Fox's "The O'Reilly Factor": Says Nelson Mandela "was a communist." By Louis Jacobson• December 11, 2013 Allen West stated on April 10, 2012 in a town hall meeting in Jensen Beach, Fla.: About 78 to 81 House Democrats "are members of the Communist Party. ... It’s called the Congressional Progressive Caucus." By Amy Sherman• April 11, 2012 Bloggers stated on November 03, 2018 in a post on Facebook: Says Stacey Abrams posed with a campaign sign that described her as a "communist" and part of the "Muslim-Brotherhood" By Tessa Weinberg• November 6, 2018 Ron DeSantis stated on July 16, 2018 in an interview on Fox News: Says John Brennan "was a member of the Communist Party during the Cold War." By Heaven Taylor-Wynn• July 19, 2018 Larry Pittman stated on February 15, 2018 in a Facebook post: "So many of these shooters turn out to be communist Democrats." By Dan Clark, Paul Specht• February 23, 2018 Asa Hutchinson stated on December 11, 2023 in comments at Stand with Crypto Alliance at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire: China is allowed to do crypto mining in the U.S. By Rebecca Catalanello, Louis Jacobson• December 15, 2023 Chain email stated on February 07, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Foreign Trade Zones allow U.S. "land to be inhabited by Chinese communists -- communists straight from China! They are to set up little towns and live here." By Louis Jacobson• February 9, 2011 Nicholas Langworthy stated on February 10, 2023 in a tweet: Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm met "with the radical green energy group behind the gas stove ban," which "has ties to the" Chinese Communist Party. By Conor Amendola, Mary McNaughton• March 9, 2023 Instagram posts stated on October 26, 2024 in una publicación en Instagram: “Revolucionarios Comunistas de América” marcharon a favor de Kamala Harris. By Maria Briceño• October 31, 2024 Facebook posts stated on September 15, 2024 in a Facebook post: Former President Donald Trump posted “0-2” Sept. 15 on Truth Social. By Ciara O'Rourke• September 16, 2024 Paul Junge stated on July 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Rep. Elissa Slotkin “voted against condemning cyber attacks by the Chinese Communist Party on American organizations developing COVID-19 treatments.” By Clara Hendrickson• August 24, 2020 Bill O'Reilly stated on October 23, 2009 in a comment on the O'Reilly Factor: When White House communications director Anita Dunn said that Mao Tse-tung was "one of her favorite philosophers, only Fox News picked that up." By Louis Jacobson• October 27, 2009 Glenn Beck stated on September 01, 2009 in his radio program: Van Jones "is an avowed, self-avowed radical revolutionary communist." By Robert Farley• September 8, 2009
Can the US government strip Zohran Mamdani of his citizenship? By Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• November 7, 2025 In Context: Zohran Mamdani’s use of phrase ‘seizing the means of production.’ What’s it mean? By Amy Sherman• July 3, 2025 Melania Trump will be the first non-U.S. born first lady since? By Louis Jacobson• July 19, 2016 Clinton's not-so-radical past By Robert Farley• February 15, 2008 Mailbag: The stolen election myth, abortion laws, defending fact-checkers By Jon Greenberg• July 13, 2022 Ted Cruz reminds crowd of David Dewhurst's Communist claim By W. Gardner Selby• February 2, 2012 Commie e-mail quiz gets an F By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 12, 2007 Ask PolitiFact: Does the Chinese Communist Party own U.S. land? By Loreben Tuquero• March 15, 2023 Looking at the facts behind Rep. Steve King's criticism of Emma Gonzalez By Allison Graves• March 26, 2018 Mailbag: 'Your Truth-O-Meter needs repair' By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 29, 2009 Are there really Chinese sleeper cells operating in the U.S.? By Conor Amendola, Louis Jacobson, Brooke Johnpier• April 29, 2024 Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ interview: Fact-checking his statements on nuclear weapons, Mamdani, ICE By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• November 3, 2025 Catching up with Van Jones By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan• September 8, 2009 PunditFact fact-checks Bill O'Reilly on Nelson Mandela By Louis Jacobson• December 11, 2013 Biden’s big clemency move and a prisoner swap with China: Here are the facts By Jeff Cercone• December 13, 2024 Ask PolitiFact: What is antifa, and why is it all over my timeline? By Daniel Funke• July 2, 2020 Fact-checking the 2018 Ohio primary By Amy Sherman• May 7, 2018 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Fox News town hall in Scranton By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• March 6, 2020 MovieFact: ‘Oppenheimer’ sticks close to historic record, with some liberties By Jon Greenberg, Loreben Tuquero• August 25, 2023 With friends like these..... By Robert Farley• June 5, 2008
