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Fact-checks (15410)

Marco Rubio stated on May 20, 2026 in an X post:
“The reason (people in Cuba) are forced to survive 22 hours a day without electricity is not due to an oil ‘blockade’ by the US.”
By Maria Briceño, Samantha Putterman• May 22, 2026
X posts stated on May 06, 2026 in an X post:
An American passenger on the cruise ship involved in the hantavirus outbreak is a "crisis actor."
By Maria Briceño• May 14, 2026
Social Media stated on March 13, 2026 in social media posts:
An AI video is proof that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is dead.
By Loreben Tuquero• March 13, 2026
Paul Ryan stated on March 13, 2017 in a news release:
A report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office "confirms that the American Health Care Act will lower premiums."
By Tom Kertscher• March 14, 2017
X posts stated on May 06, 2026 in a social media post:
“California only has ‘enough’ oil and gas supply to meet demand for the next six weeks.”
By Louis Jacobson• May 7, 2026
Donald Trump stated on February 03, 2026 in remarks in the Oval Office:
"The crime rate now is the lowest it's been since 1900. That's 125 years."
By Louis Jacobson• February 12, 2026
Graham Platner stated on June 09, 2026 in a primary night speech:
Sen. Susan Collins votes “with Donald Trump 95% of the time.”
By Amy Sherman• June 10, 2026
Donald Trump stated on April 23, 2026 in remarks at the White House:
“We are right now producing more oil than Saudi Arabia and Russia combined.”
By Louis Jacobson• April 29, 2026
Donald Trump stated on May 07, 2026 in remarks to reporters:
Gasoline prices have “come down very substantially today.”
By Louis Jacobson• May 8, 2026
Donald Trump stated on January 13, 2026 in a speech in Detroit:
"If we stop this fraud, this massive fraud, we're going to have a balanced budget."
By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• January 13, 2026
Social Media stated on March 15, 2026 in social media posts:
Video shows toddler crying over casket of American service member killed in Iran.
By Grace Abels• March 16, 2026
Donald Trump stated on January 21, 2026 in a speech in Davos:
Protesters against the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota are conducting “fake protests done by agitators and professional insurrectionists. …They're professional troublemakers.”
By Maria Briceño, Amy Sherman• January 26, 2026
Bernie Sanders stated on April 22, 2026 in a Senate committee hearing:
“As a result of the 'Big Beautiful Bill' 15 million Americans have been thrown off the healthcare that they need."
By Amy Sherman• April 30, 2026
Pine Tree Results PAC stated on April 26, 2026 in an ad:
“Graham Platner blames Maine’s women for getting raped because he says they get f----- up drunk"
By Amy Sherman• April 29, 2026
X posts stated on March 01, 2026 in an X post:
“Israeli shooter opened fire inside an Austin (Texas) bar” on March 1, 2026.
By Maria Briceño• March 2, 2026
Social Media stated on January 07, 2026 in social media posts:
Viral photo shows the woman killed by an ICE agent Jan. 7 in Minneapolis.
By Maria Briceño• January 8, 2026
Donald Trump stated on January 21, 2026 in remarks:
In artificial intelligence, “We're leading China by a lot.”
By Loreben Tuquero• January 29, 2026
Donald Trump stated on June 07, 2026 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
The ongoing ballot counting in California means “they’re cheating on the election."
By Amy Sherman• June 8, 2026
Social Media stated on March 09, 2025 in in social media posts:
Video shows President Donald Trump admitting he became president because of a “rigged” 2024 election.
By Jeff Cercone• March 10, 2025
Sam Sutton stated on March 11, 2026 in a rally:
From January 2025 to January 2026, “hate crimes in New York City increased by 152%”
By Emma Gavazzi• May 5, 2026

Articles (5744)

Will you pay $500 more for gas this year because of the Iran war? Fact-checking Democrat Ed Markey

By Amy Sherman• March 26, 2026

Florida's Alligator Alcatraz may close. Trump, DeSantis' statements about center clash with facts

By Samantha Putterman• May 18, 2026

In uncertain times, fact-checkers are working with special urgency

By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2026

Trump has threatened ‘taking Cuba.’ What’s at stake for the US economically, politically?

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 25, 2026

Fact-checking Democrats’ responses to Trump's 2026 State of the Union address

By Grace Abels, Madison Czopek, Samantha Putterman, Zoe Weyand• February 25, 2026

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

By Amy Sherman• March 30, 2026

Fact-checking claims about missing, dead scientists: Were they researching UFOs, nuclear weapons?

By Loreben Tuquero• April 28, 2026

Fact-checking Donald Trump's Davos speech on Greenland, US economy

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• January 21, 2026

Raúl Castro indictment: Who were Brothers to the Rescue? What happened in 1996?

By Maria Briceño, Samantha Putterman• May 20, 2026

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s economic speech in Michigan

By PolitiFact Staff • January 13, 2026

Why is RFK Jr. so worried about sperm count?

By Jennifer Gerson, Mariel Padilla• May 14, 2026

Did the US give Greenland back to Denmark? Trump omits history, invokes Iceland in Davos speech

By Louis Jacobson• January 21, 2026

America's 250th: How long has the US used the phrases ‘In God We Trust’ and ‘Under God’?

By Louis Jacobson• May 18, 2026

¿Estará ICE en la Copa Mundial 2026? Aquí lo que sabemos

By Maria Briceño• June 4, 2026

Trump administration sets its sights on Greenland after Venezuela. How does Denmark factor in?

By Madison Czopek, Louis Jacobson• January 8, 2026

How much power does Donald Trump have to change the census and who is counted in it?

By Louis Jacobson• August 8, 2025

President Trump wants to slash voting by mail. About 1 in 4 Republicans voted that way in 2024

By Amy Sherman• March 11, 2026

Has the US ‘destroyed 100% of Iran’s military capability’? Fact-checking President Donald Trump

By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2026

Fact-checking Trump on Reflecting Pool renovation timeline, cost, contractor relationship

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 28, 2026

President Donald Trump fires Kristi Noem as DHS secretary. A look back at her falsehoods

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• March 5, 2026