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Lee Fisher stated on July 13, 2010 in a news release:

"As President George W. Bush’s trade representative, Portman failed to address China’s currency manipulation, which was inflated to as much as 40 percent in 2006."

By Stephen Koff • August 2, 2010

Senate Leadership Fund stated on October 1, 2026 in an ad:

New Hampshire U.S. Senate candidate Chris Pappas “lied about dating an Amazon lobbyist, then voted on bills Amazon lobbied on.”

By Louis Jacobson • October 15, 2026

Sherrod Brown stated on September 3, 2026 in a campaign ad:

Sen. Jon Husted "led the push to bring data centers to Ohio and gave billions of tax dollars to make it happen."

By Cami Henry-Seymore • September 23, 2026

Donald Trump stated on August 3, 2026 in remarks in the Oval Office:

"There was vandalism" at the Reflecting Pool.

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • August 4, 2026

Marcy Kaptur stated on May 5, 2026 in an X post:

Republicans “want you to pay $1 Billion for a ballroom.”

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Briceño • May 8, 2026

Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2026 in a video:

On the US seeking regime change

By Amy Sherman • March 3, 2026

Pete Hegseth stated on April 29, 2025 in an X post:

The federal government’s Women, Peace and Security program is a “Biden initiative.”

By Amy Sherman • May 6, 2025

Tammy Baldwin stated on October 11, 2024 in Interview:

Says opponent Eric Hovde “supports a $4 trillion tax plan that would disproportionately advantage the well-off and profitable corporations”

By Laura Schulte • October 24, 2024

Instagram posts stated on October 18, 2024 in an Instagram post:

As part of his “charitable donations,” in 1990 Donald Trump “chartered a private plane to get Nelson Mandela to America when the U.S. government wouldn't help."

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 19, 2024

Sam Brown stated on August 15, 2024 in an X post:

Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen said the Biden administration did a "tremendous job" on the U.S. military’s Afghanistan withdrawal.

By Seth A. Richardson • September 26, 2024

Tim Sheehy stated on September 10, 2024 in an op-ed:

Jon Tester “supported slashing Social Security benefits”

By Louis Jacobson • September 25, 2024

Jacky Rosen stated on July 17, 2024 in a campaign ad:

Sam Brown “said abortion should be banned without any exceptions for rape or incest.”

By Seth A. Richardson • August 19, 2024

Charlie Kirk stated on August 6, 2024 in a Threads post:

“During Covid, Tim Walz rationed access to monoclonal antibody treatments based on skin color.”

By Jeff Cercone • August 14, 2024

X posts stated on June 11, 2024 in in X posts:

Hunter Biden’s trial and conviction were contrived to divert attention from Biden family crimes.

By Jeff Cercone • June 14, 2024

Wisconsin Election Committee, Inc . stated on November 1, 2023 in TV ad:

Wisconsin elections administrator Meagan Wolfe “permitted the ‘Zuckerbucks’ influence money.”

By Tyler Katzenberger • November 8, 2023

Travis Tritt stated on August 16, 2023 in a Truth Social post:

When elected Georgia governor in 2018, “Brian Kemp was over $7 million in debt.” Kemp “cut a deal” to select Dominion Voting Systems as Georgia’s voting machine vendor and “has never been in debt since.”

By Sara Swann • August 31, 2023

Facebook posts stated on August 22, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Speaker at World Economic Forum conference proposed adding COVID-19 vaccines to water supply.

By Jeff Cercone • August 30, 2023

Donald Trump stated on August 15, 2023 in a Truth Social post:

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis “campaigned and raised money on, ‘I will get Trump.’”

By Amy Sherman • August 18, 2023

DeSantis Watch stated on March 4, 2023 in a digital advertisement:

"Ron DeSantis wants to raise the retirement age to 70."

By Yacob Reyes • March 15, 2023

Nikki Haley stated on February 14, 2023 in an announcement video:

On running against Donald Trump for president.

By Amy Sherman • February 14, 2023

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Kamala Harris, California Democratic Party State Organizing Convention, 6-1-2019

Kamala Harris: Criminal justice reformer, or defender of the status quo? The record is mixed

By Chris Nichols, Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2019

Cell phone showdown. MSNBC takes on Fox News’ Sean Hannity over obstruction of justice talk

By John Kruzel • June 12, 2018

Launching PolitiFact Global News Service

By Jon Greenberg • February 9, 2016

Launching PolitiFact Global News Service

By Jon Greenberg • February 9, 2016

What’s next for a Democratic Congress: Oversight. Maybe impeachment.

By Louis Jacobson • November 4, 2026

How accurate are Democrats’ attacks on GOP opponents about opposing Iran war’s end?

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2026

Trump’s speech may focus on 2020 election. Here’s a primer on foreign interference, voting security

By Alex Min, Amy Sherman • July 15, 2026

birthright citizenship activists with signs 6-30-26

Trump allies blame birthright citizenship for ‘birth tourism.’ How often does it happen?

By Alex Min, Amy Sherman • July 1, 2026

What PolitiFact learned from looking at presidential falsehoods throughout U.S. history

By Louis Jacobson • June 22, 2026

Sometimes fighting dangerous pests like screwworms and mosquitoes means sterilizing bugs

By Madison Czopek • June 10, 2026

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

By Jeff Cercone • May 21, 2026

Trump press conference reporter hands in air 4-6-26

Supporting Iranians, then threatening to end civilization: How Trump contradicts himself on war

By Amy Sherman • April 7, 2026

How long will the Iran war last? See Trump’s timeline shift

By Amy Sherman • March 30, 2026

Have Democrats always been interested in Epstein case transparency? We looked back.

By Amy Sherman • August 5, 2025

Fact-checking the Nevada Senate debate between Jacky Rosen and Sam Brown

By Amy Sherman, Seth A. Richardson • October 18, 2024

Tim Walz and JD Vance shake hands bwefore their debate in New York, 10-1-2024

VP debate fact-check: What JD Vance and Tim Walz got right, wrong on abortion, immigration

By PolitiFact Staff • October 2, 2024

Kamala Harris in Las Vegas for promises story, 9-29-2024

Kamala Harris’ 2024 campaign promises: Here are her plans for the presidency

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • September 30, 2024

Trump in Erie, PA, for promise story, 9-29-2024

Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign promises: Here’s his vision for a second term

By Ian McKinney, Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2024

Trump rally in Charlotte, N.C., 7-24-2024

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s rally in Charlotte, N.C.

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe • July 25, 2024

President Joe Biden in Tampa, 1, 4-23-2024

Biden in Tampa: Fact-checks of his claims on abortion, Trump

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson, Matthew Crowley, Samantha Putterman • April 23, 2024