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Search results for "There was a shooting at the White House Correspondents' dinner last night"

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The Liberty Raise stated on May 02, 2018 in a headline:
"Breaking: Michelle Wolf fired -- Comedy Central apologizes to Sarah Sanders."
By Amy Sherman• May 4, 2018
Daily World Update stated on April 29, 2018 in a headline:
"CNN shocks America, fires ‘journalist’ who made fun of Sarah Sanders’ face"
By Amy Sherman• May 1, 2018
Jeb Bush stated on November 11, 2015 in Atlantic, Iowa, during a campaign event.:
Says President Barack Obama did not invite a Republican senator to dine at the White House until his fifth year in office. 
By Jason Noble• November 23, 2015
Drudge Report stated on March 20, 2014 in a post on their website:
"Reporters rehearse questions with White House press (secretary)."
By Jon Greenberg• March 20, 2014
Instagram posts stated on February 02, 2022 in an Instagram post:
“Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pays mainstream media $600 million to report in favor of him.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 3, 2022
Snooki stated on June 07, 2010 in a video promo for "Jersey Shore":
"Obama put a 10 percent tax on tanning."
By Robert Farley• June 21, 2010
Dick Cheney stated on October 21, 2009 in a speech to the Center for Security Policy:
The Obama administration notified Poland and the Czech Republic about cancellation of major missile-defense facilities "at the last minute in midnight phone calls."
By Louis Jacobson• October 23, 2009
Facebook posts stated on January 08, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Says Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was photographed at dinner with Democratic lawmakers.
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 11, 2022
Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2020 in Facebook post:
Says a photo shows accused shooter Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother, armed with a long gun, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on the night two protesters were killed and one injured.
By Madeline Heim• August 31, 2020
Michelle Wolf stated on April 29, 2018 in a speech at the White House Correspondents Dinner:
"Flint still doesn’t have clean water."
By Louis Jacobson• May 1, 2018
Karine Jean-Pierre stated on November 20, 2023 in a White House press briefing:
“Because wages are rising, this Thanksgiving dinner is the fourth-cheapest ever as a percentage of average earnings.”
By Louis Jacobson• November 21, 2023
Viral image stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Photos show that the person who shot three people during a protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake is a police officer.
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 26, 2020
Donald Trump stated on June 18, 2024 in Public appearance:
Says he “saved Kenosha” and the “governor wouldn’t move” on sending the National Guard.
By Hope Karnopp• June 21, 2024
Morgan Brittany stated on October 07, 2014 in an article on the WND website:
"According to a government supplier of emergency products, the Disaster Assistance Response Team was told to be prepared to be activated in the month of October for an outbreak of Ebola."
By Jon Greenberg• October 8, 2014
Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2020 in a tweet:
“If I didn’t INSIST on having the National Guard activate and go into Kenosha, Wisconsin, there would be no Kenosha right now.”
By Eric Litke• September 1, 2020
Facebook posts stated on June 14, 2020 in an image:
“CNN lightened the photo of the man who drove into the protester last night in Seattle.”
By Daniel Funke• June 17, 2020
Kay Bailey Hutchison stated on February 07, 2010 in a video:
"Taxpayers even footed the bill for Perry’s trip to a bachelor party in Las Vegas."
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• February 11, 2010
Instagram posts stated on October 10, 2023 in an Instagram post:
“There isn't a single video or photo suggesting that 250 people were killed (by Hamas) at a concert or that a mass shooting took place” on Oct. 7 in Israel.
By Loreben Tuquero• October 13, 2023
Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2021 in a Facebook post:
A CNN chyron said the Boulder “shooter was factually Arabic, but morally white.”
By Bill McCarthy• March 25, 2021
Viral image stated on August 15, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows CNN chyron about Afghanistan that says, “Violent but mostly peaceful transfer of power.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 16, 2021

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By Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2026

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By Amy Sherman• April 27, 2026

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By Jon Greenberg, Miriam Valverde• June 9, 2017

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By Louis Jacobson• April 20, 2012

Dan Patrick's case for ABC News to release full Obama 'town hall' video

By W. Gardner Selby• July 25, 2016

Giving thanks for True statements

By Steve Contorno• November 27, 2013

PolitiFact's Thanksgiving dinner guide to harmony and accuracy

By Steve Contorno• November 26, 2014

Read James Comey's opening remarks for the June 8 Senate hearing

By Lauren Carroll• June 7, 2017

Michelle Obama didn’t mention Trump by name at 2016 DNC. In 2020 encore, she didn’t pull punches

By Bill McCarthy• August 18, 2020

Can't keep politics off the Thanksgiving table? PolitiFact helps keep it accurate

By Steve Contorno• November 26, 2014

What’s known about claim that white supremacists shot at Ferguson, Mo., marchers

By Tom Kertscher• November 19, 2021

In Context: Tirade against Reince Priebus

By Tom Kertscher• July 28, 2017

Three times James Comey’s testimony contradicted Donald Trump

By Lauren Carroll• June 8, 2017

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By Tom Kertscher• May 15, 2015

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By Aaron Sharockman• March 26, 2014

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By Daniel Funke, Ciara O'Rourke• August 27, 2020

Tucker Carlson says white supremacy is a hoax. Here are 5 reasons why that’s wrong

By John Kruzel, Amy Sherman• August 7, 2019

Fact-check: Trump officials’ statements about Alex Pretti’s fatal shooting by Border Patrol agents

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 26, 2026

8 times the Mueller report shows Trump, White House spread false or misleading claims

By Miriam Valverde• April 19, 2019