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Fact-checks (20954)

Sean Spicer stated on January 24, 2017 in the daily press briefing:
"There's one (study) that came out of Pew in 2008 that showed 14 percent of people who voted were noncitizens."
By Lauren Carroll• January 25, 2017
Joe Biden stated on September 12, 2019 in a Democratic debate:
Says the Obama administration "didn't lock people up in cages."
By Miriam Valverde• September 13, 2019
Viral image stated on October 23, 2020 in an image on Facebook:
A photo shows Barack Obama in front of “cages” built during his administration to hold migrants.
By Daniel Funke• October 26, 2020
Equity Forward stated on July 23, 2018 in an ad:
Says HHS Secretary Alex Azar called family separations at the border and detention of children in cages "one of the great acts of American generosity and charity" and "is now in charge."
By Miriam Valverde• August 2, 2018
Jamie Oliver stated on August 29, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.":
McDonald's in England only sells organic milk and free-range eggs, which provides more nutritious offerings than in the U.S.
By Robert Farley• August 31, 2010
Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2021 in a Facebook post:
"Kids in cages" in border facilities are "at 700% capacity."
By Tom Kertscher• April 15, 2021
TikTok posts stated on October 27, 2020 in a Tiktok post:
James Biden “built the cages” and “(the Bidens) made millions from it.”
By Noah Y. Kim• November 1, 2020
X posts stated on June 11, 2018 in a post by a filmmaker:
Say a boy was 'caged' in a wire enclosure.
By W. Gardner Selby• June 15, 2018
Jim Sensenbrenner stated on May 09, 2013 in an interview:
An 11-year-old girl was investigated by the FBI and had to pay a $500 federal criminal fine "because she found an injured woodpecker and put it in a cage to make sure that the bird was OK."
By Tom Kertscher• May 28, 2013
Donald Trump stated on January 03, 2018 in a statement:
There is "substantial evidence of voter fraud."
By Louis Jacobson• January 4, 2018
Viral image stated on September 02, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows “‘kids in cages’ taken in 2014 under the Obama admin.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 9, 2020
Viral image stated on June 25, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Photos show children in cages.
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 23, 2020
Mac Heller stated on April 07, 2019 in an interview on CNN:
"The 2008 election was the first election in which voters of color comprised over 25 percent of the electorate, and that number is going up."
By Amy Sherman• April 23, 2019
Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2016 in a rally in Cleveland, Ohio:
"14 percent of noncitizens are registered to vote."  
By Allison Graves• October 24, 2016
TikTok posts stated on September 17, 2023 in a video:
“Navy SEALs Save Missing Maui Children” who were padlocked in cages.
By Grace Abels• September 20, 2023
Viral image stated on October 18, 2022 in an Instagram post:
There are “100,000 kids in cages” under the Getty art museum.
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 20, 2022
Glenn Beck stated on February 23, 2021 in a tweet:
“Just for the record, the Biden Administration IS separating children and parents.”
By Miriam Valverde• February 25, 2021
Donald Trump stated on April 19, 2021 in an interview on Fox News:
“Human trafficking and drugs” at the Mexico border have “doubled, tripled and quadrupled” since Joe Biden became president.
By Tom Kertscher• April 27, 2021
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on November 12, 2018 in a television interview:
"Studies even show that when women go to Congress they get more things done - more bipartisan effort, more bills passed."
By Jill Terreri Ramos• November 16, 2018
Facebook posts stated on January 23, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Video shows Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez crying after “Ted Cruz gets up and humiliates her to her face.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 26, 2023

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Unpacking the noise around Dr. Anthony Fauci and beagle experiments

By Bill McCarthy• October 28, 2021

Trump campaign’s bingo card of ‘Biden’s lies’ is full of falsehoods

By Daniel Funke• September 30, 2020

How has Joe Biden fared on the Truth-O-Meter?

By Louis Jacobson• September 29, 2020

America’s 250th anniversary compared with its 200th: Measuring the mood in 1976 and now

By Louis Jacobson• June 15, 2026

Fact-checking the Democratic presidential debate in Houston

By PolitiFact Staff • September 12, 2019

Website claims child immigrants kept in dog kennels, concentration camps. Here are the facts

By Amy Sherman• June 22, 2018

Crated dogs in Kabul airport photo didn’t belong to US military. What’s going on?

By Ciara O'Rourke, Samantha Putterman• September 2, 2021

Fact-checking Elizabeth Warren in Davenport, Iowa

By Amy Sherman• January 27, 2020

Did Gavin Newsom 'separate families and deport children' in San Francisco?

By Chris Nichols• July 12, 2018

Fact-checking the 2nd night of the Democratic debate in Miami

By PolitiFact Staff • June 28, 2019

What the Republican discharge petition means for DACA, ‘Dreamers’

By Miriam Valverde• May 23, 2018

Fact-checking Donald Trump, Joe Biden in the final presidential debate

By PolitiFact Staff • October 23, 2020

Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally in North Dakota

By Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• June 28, 2018

Fact-checking the State of the Union for 2019

By PolitiFact Staff • February 6, 2019

In Context: Tammy Baldwin's CNN interview on immigration

By Tom Kertscher• July 27, 2018

In context: What the White House has said about sending troops to fight Russia

By Louis Jacobson• December 13, 2023

On Trump’s birthday, UFC fights at the White House. How did other presidents celebrate birthdays?

By Gracey Abernethy• June 12, 2026

In Context: Sean Duffy on African-Americans and abortion

By Tom Kertscher• January 14, 2016

Cornyn cages Stockman, Democrats may need runoff to settle Senate nominee

By W. Gardner Selby• March 5, 2014

The Independence Day speech analyzer: Donald Trump’s weekend addresses

By Sophie Austin, Louis Jacobson• July 6, 2020