9 People 24626 Fact-checks 7897 Articles People (9) Lee May Kris Mayes Chad Mayes Top Stories USA Habitat for Humanity of Broward Wisconsin Humane Society Crime Victims United of Oregon Virginia Society for Human Life Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials Fact-checks (24626) Donald Trump stated on October 15, 2025 in news conference: Regarding boat strikes off the coast of Venezuela, “Every boat that we knock out we save 25,000 American lives.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 16, 2025 Donald Trump stated on January 05, 2026 in an X post: Maduro was “flooding America with deadly fentanyl.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 7, 2026 Joyce Beatty stated on May 25, 2016 in in a press conference: In Ohio, "each year an estimated 1,000 children become victims of human trafficking, and over 3,000 more are at risk." By Nadia Pflaum• June 10, 2016 Rand Paul stated on October 19, 2025 in an interview: “About 25% of the time the Coast Guard boards a ship, there are no drugs.” By Samantha Putterman• October 22, 2025 Donald Trump stated on January 29, 2026 in a White House event: After U.S. vessel strikes in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean, “drugs entering our country by sea are down 97%.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 23, 2026 Ted Cruz stated on December 08, 2015 in an interview with NPR: "Mike Morell testified and told Congress that the reason Obama has not bombed ISIS' oil fields is they're concerned about global warming." By Linda Qiu• December 14, 2015 Donald Trump stated on June 06, 2024 in a campaign rally: Joe Biden’s immigration order limiting asylum is “pro-child trafficking.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• June 20, 2024 John Cornyn stated on January 10, 2014 in an online commentary: "25% of human trafficking victims are located in Texas." By W. Gardner Selby• January 29, 2014 X posts stated on April 29, 2025 in an X post: California Democrats “block bill to make sex trafficking minors a felony.” By Grace Abels• May 5, 2025 Randy Forbes stated on June 16, 2015 in a written statement.: "The average age a child is trafficked into the commercial sex trade industry is between 11 and 14 years old." By Sean Gorman• July 6, 2015 Jimmy Carter stated on April 06, 2014 in interview while promoting book: Atlanta is the No. 1 trading point for sexual slavery in America. Between 100 and 200 girls are sold into slavery in Atlanta every month. By Nancy Badertscher• April 25, 2014 Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2021 in a post: "Suez Canal blocked by huge container ship named Evergreen. Evergreen shipping is most likely a cover for human and sex trafficking” by Hillary Clinton. By Daniel Funke• March 25, 2021 Eric Hovde stated on October 08, 2024 in Public appearance: “Milwaukee is one of the sex trafficking capitals in our country.” By Ricardo Torres• October 29, 2024 Karl Rove stated on April 19, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": The Hyde Amendment "language was in the (human trafficking) bill. The Democratic sponsor admits it was in the bill, and she voted for it." By Lauren Carroll• April 19, 2015 Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: Clicking on this link in a text message lets sex traffickers track you. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 26, 2020 Instagram posts stated on December 12, 2022 in an Instagram post: Human traffickers are putting toxin-laced tissues on gas pumps and door handles, then waiting for potential victims to pass out. By Jeff Cercone• December 16, 2022 Viral image stated on October 02, 2024 in a Facebook post: Dockworkers went on strike because “they hear screaming children inside shipping containers!” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 7, 2024 Martha McSally stated on September 16, 2018 in a Fox News interview: Says Rep. Kyrsten Sinema supported a bill that is "essentially encouraging child trafficking." By Miriam Valverde• October 2, 2018 Amy Klobuchar stated on July 26, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "Human trafficking is the third-biggest criminal enterprise in the world." By Jon Greenberg• July 27, 2016 Facebook posts stated on September 24, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a zip tie attached a car is a sex trafficking tactic to mark women as a target and abduct them. By Samantha Putterman• November 15, 2019 Articles (7897) Fact-check: What to know about US military boat strikes as death toll passes 200 By Maria Briceño• June 2, 2026 Announcing PolitiFact Readers' Choice for the 2025 Lie of the Year By Ellen Hine• December 15, 2025 The U.S. attack against a Venezuelan ‘drug carrying boat’ raises legal questions By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2025 The US attacked Venezuelan boats it says are carrying drugs. Is Venezuela sending drugs to the US? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 22, 2025 Fact-checking Donald Trump following U.S. attacks on Venezuela and capture of Nicolás Maduro By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 3, 2026 Trump declares fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction. What does that mean? By Louis Jacobson• December 17, 2025 Fact-check: Trump misleads about ending 7 wars, US economy, renewable energy in UN speech By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 23, 2025 Perry keeps promises on border security, trafficking By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• July 7, 2011 Ask PolitiFact: Why do Saudi pilots train at US military sites such as Pensacola? By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• December 10, 2019 QAnon, Pizzagate conspiracy theories co-opt #SaveTheChildren By Daniel Funke• August 12, 2020 How QAnon is seeping into Florida during the 2020 presidential campaign By Steve Contorno, Daniel Funke• September 8, 2020 What are the charges against Venezuela's Maduro? How can the US indict foreign politicians? By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• January 5, 2026 Fact-checking Bill Clinton on the second night of the Democratic convention By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• July 26, 2016 Fact-check: Bahamas evacuees without visas ordered off US-bound ferry By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• September 10, 2019 Donald Trump vs. Beto O’Rourke on immigration messaging By Miriam Valverde• February 12, 2019 Explaining a deleted X post that said Israel is responsible for Gaza hospital strike By Jeff Cercone• October 19, 2023 How Iran and the United States came to the brink By Jon Greenberg• January 7, 2020 McCain's Airbus ties By Robert Farley• July 31, 2008 Fact-checking Trump’s conclusion that Iran war was a ‘total’ US victory By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 8, 2026 Will a border wall stop drugs from coming into the United States? By Miriam Valverde• October 26, 2017
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Donald Trump stated on October 15, 2025 in news conference: Regarding boat strikes off the coast of Venezuela, “Every boat that we knock out we save 25,000 American lives.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 16, 2025 Donald Trump stated on January 05, 2026 in an X post: Maduro was “flooding America with deadly fentanyl.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 7, 2026 Joyce Beatty stated on May 25, 2016 in in a press conference: In Ohio, "each year an estimated 1,000 children become victims of human trafficking, and over 3,000 more are at risk." By Nadia Pflaum• June 10, 2016 Rand Paul stated on October 19, 2025 in an interview: “About 25% of the time the Coast Guard boards a ship, there are no drugs.” By Samantha Putterman• October 22, 2025 Donald Trump stated on January 29, 2026 in a White House event: After U.S. vessel strikes in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean, “drugs entering our country by sea are down 97%.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 23, 2026 Ted Cruz stated on December 08, 2015 in an interview with NPR: "Mike Morell testified and told Congress that the reason Obama has not bombed ISIS' oil fields is they're concerned about global warming." By Linda Qiu• December 14, 2015 Donald Trump stated on June 06, 2024 in a campaign rally: Joe Biden’s immigration order limiting asylum is “pro-child trafficking.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• June 20, 2024 John Cornyn stated on January 10, 2014 in an online commentary: "25% of human trafficking victims are located in Texas." By W. Gardner Selby• January 29, 2014 X posts stated on April 29, 2025 in an X post: California Democrats “block bill to make sex trafficking minors a felony.” By Grace Abels• May 5, 2025 Randy Forbes stated on June 16, 2015 in a written statement.: "The average age a child is trafficked into the commercial sex trade industry is between 11 and 14 years old." By Sean Gorman• July 6, 2015 Jimmy Carter stated on April 06, 2014 in interview while promoting book: Atlanta is the No. 1 trading point for sexual slavery in America. Between 100 and 200 girls are sold into slavery in Atlanta every month. By Nancy Badertscher• April 25, 2014 Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2021 in a post: "Suez Canal blocked by huge container ship named Evergreen. Evergreen shipping is most likely a cover for human and sex trafficking” by Hillary Clinton. By Daniel Funke• March 25, 2021 Eric Hovde stated on October 08, 2024 in Public appearance: “Milwaukee is one of the sex trafficking capitals in our country.” By Ricardo Torres• October 29, 2024 Karl Rove stated on April 19, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": The Hyde Amendment "language was in the (human trafficking) bill. The Democratic sponsor admits it was in the bill, and she voted for it." By Lauren Carroll• April 19, 2015 Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: Clicking on this link in a text message lets sex traffickers track you. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 26, 2020 Instagram posts stated on December 12, 2022 in an Instagram post: Human traffickers are putting toxin-laced tissues on gas pumps and door handles, then waiting for potential victims to pass out. By Jeff Cercone• December 16, 2022 Viral image stated on October 02, 2024 in a Facebook post: Dockworkers went on strike because “they hear screaming children inside shipping containers!” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 7, 2024 Martha McSally stated on September 16, 2018 in a Fox News interview: Says Rep. Kyrsten Sinema supported a bill that is "essentially encouraging child trafficking." By Miriam Valverde• October 2, 2018 Amy Klobuchar stated on July 26, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "Human trafficking is the third-biggest criminal enterprise in the world." By Jon Greenberg• July 27, 2016 Facebook posts stated on September 24, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a zip tie attached a car is a sex trafficking tactic to mark women as a target and abduct them. By Samantha Putterman• November 15, 2019
Fact-check: What to know about US military boat strikes as death toll passes 200 By Maria Briceño• June 2, 2026 Announcing PolitiFact Readers' Choice for the 2025 Lie of the Year By Ellen Hine• December 15, 2025 The U.S. attack against a Venezuelan ‘drug carrying boat’ raises legal questions By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2025 The US attacked Venezuelan boats it says are carrying drugs. Is Venezuela sending drugs to the US? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 22, 2025 Fact-checking Donald Trump following U.S. attacks on Venezuela and capture of Nicolás Maduro By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 3, 2026 Trump declares fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction. What does that mean? By Louis Jacobson• December 17, 2025 Fact-check: Trump misleads about ending 7 wars, US economy, renewable energy in UN speech By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 23, 2025 Perry keeps promises on border security, trafficking By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• July 7, 2011 Ask PolitiFact: Why do Saudi pilots train at US military sites such as Pensacola? By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• December 10, 2019 QAnon, Pizzagate conspiracy theories co-opt #SaveTheChildren By Daniel Funke• August 12, 2020 How QAnon is seeping into Florida during the 2020 presidential campaign By Steve Contorno, Daniel Funke• September 8, 2020 What are the charges against Venezuela's Maduro? How can the US indict foreign politicians? By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• January 5, 2026 Fact-checking Bill Clinton on the second night of the Democratic convention By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• July 26, 2016 Fact-check: Bahamas evacuees without visas ordered off US-bound ferry By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• September 10, 2019 Donald Trump vs. Beto O’Rourke on immigration messaging By Miriam Valverde• February 12, 2019 Explaining a deleted X post that said Israel is responsible for Gaza hospital strike By Jeff Cercone• October 19, 2023 How Iran and the United States came to the brink By Jon Greenberg• January 7, 2020 McCain's Airbus ties By Robert Farley• July 31, 2008 Fact-checking Trump’s conclusion that Iran war was a ‘total’ US victory By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 8, 2026 Will a border wall stop drugs from coming into the United States? By Miriam Valverde• October 26, 2017
