47 People 22728 Fact-checks 7572 Articles People (47) Left Action Majority Forward Majority PAC Heidi Group Liberal Groups Students for Trump Vets for Trump Major Garrett People's Majority Federal Transit Administration The Trump Talks Donald Trump Tiffany Trump Eric Trump Melania Trump Ivanka Trump Judicial Confirmation Network American International Group Patriot Majority USA American Action Network Fact-checks (22728) Michael Caputo stated on September 13, 2020 in a Facebook video: "There are hit squads being trained all over this country” to violently oppose a second term for President Donald Trump. By Bill McCarthy• September 17, 2020 Dane Eagle stated on June 22, 2020 in a social media ad: Antifa “are killing our police. Looting our businesses. Assaulting the elderly and burning our churches.” By Daniel Funke, Amy Sherman• June 26, 2020 Facebook posts stated on January 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: “CNN-NPR photojournalist Jade Sacker was embedded with antifa leader" during the U.S. Capitol attack. By Tom Kertscher• January 18, 2021 JD Vance stated on October 15, 2025 in an episode of The Charlie Kirk Show: "Political violence, it's just a statistical fact that it's a bigger problem on the left.” By Amy Sherman• October 20, 2025 Instagram posts stated on July 18, 2020 in an image: “Since Trump labeled ANTIFA a terrorist organization their rights were stripped by the Patriot Act which states if someone is labeled a terrorist they are not afforded due process.” By Daniel Funke• July 21, 2020 Michael van der Veen stated on February 12, 2021 in a speech at the U.S. Senate: After the Capitol insurrection, “one of the first people arrested was a leader of antifa." By Daniel Funke• February 12, 2021 Viral image stated on October 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: In the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, “the perps were ANTIFA and BLM anarchists.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 21, 2020 Facebook posts stated on May 31, 2020 in an image: “Antifa is warning that tonight they're moving out of the cities - and into residential areas to 'take what's ours.'” By Daniel Funke• June 1, 2020 Infowars stated on December 23, 2017 in a headline: "Pier 39 terrorist was an anti-Trump antifa supporter." By Amy Sherman• December 29, 2017 Viral image stated on August 03, 2020 in a Facebook post: “This man funds #ANTIFA. He is a real #NAZI. His name is George Soros.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 6, 2020 Instagram posts stated on January 28, 2024 in an Instagram post: Video shows people “heading to Texas to stop the Biden Border Invasion.” By Loreben Tuquero• January 30, 2024 Viral image stated on June 21, 2021 in a viral image: “A known antifa member” dressed as a Donald Trump supporter “and caused the Capitol riot” on Jan. 6. By Tom Kertscher• July 30, 2021 Tucker Carlson stated on November 01, 2021 in his documentary series "Patriot Purge": “Jan. 6 is being used as a pretext to strip millions of Americans, disfavored Americans, of their core constitutional rights.” By Bill McCarthy• November 2, 2021 Viral image stated on September 02, 2020 in a Facebook post: An antifa flyer encourages activists “to disguise yourselves as patriots/Trump supporters” on Nov. 4. By Ciara O'Rourke• September 18, 2020 Chain message stated on June 02, 2020 in a text: Text from someone “connected” to Raleigh police: “antifa may be heading into the wealthy neighborhoods tonight to take what should be theirs.” By Paul Specht• June 5, 2020 Facebook posts stated on January 07, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says left-wing activist John Sullivan “incited (the) insurgence of (the) US Capitol.” By Bill McCarthy• January 9, 2021 Viral image stated on July 17, 2020 in a viral image: Nine “antifa members arrested” in Portland, Ore. By Tom Kertscher• July 21, 2020 Facebook posts stated on June 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Antifa now banging on residents’ doors in Seattle, demanding food & supplies. If they don’t get it, the house gets vandalized.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 18, 2020 Jonathan Wichmann stated on January 08, 2021 in a YouTube post: “The DC looting was staged” by antifa By Eric Litke• January 8, 2021 Sebastian Gorka stated on August 08, 2017 in an interview with MSNBC: "There's no such thing as a lone wolf. ... That was a phrase invented by the last administration to make Americans stupid." By Louis Jacobson• August 10, 2017 Articles (7572) Can Trump designate antifa as a ‘major terrorist organization?’ Here’s what we know By Maria Briceño• September 18, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: What is antifa, and why is it all over my timeline? By Daniel Funke• July 2, 2020 Tucker Carlson’s ‘Patriot Purge’ film on Jan. 6 is full of falsehoods, conspiracy theories By Bill McCarthy• November 5, 2021 Trump wants to designate antifa as a terrorist organization, but lacks legal authority for it By Miriam Valverde• June 1, 2020 Experts question Kristi Noem calling Renee Good a 'domestic terrorist.' Here's what it means By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• January 8, 2026 In context: Donald Trump’s ‘stand back and stand by’ debate comments on white supremacists By Bill McCarthy• September 30, 2020 There’s no proof antifa stormed the Capitol. The rumor spread quickly anyway By Daniel Funke, Bill McCarthy• January 7, 2021 Nihilistic violent extremism: What the FBI term means and why experts warn against overuse By Amy Sherman• October 13, 2025 Black-clad thugs on a plane? What was Donald Trump talking about? By Louis Jacobson• September 1, 2020 The 2021 Lie of the Year: Lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and its significance By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman• December 15, 2021 What you need to know about misinformation on Election Day By Daniel Funke• November 2, 2020 The week in fact-checking: George Floyd protests, Trump attacks WHO By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 5, 2020 ‘Everything we trained for’: How the far-right Oath Keepers militia planned for violence on Jan. 6 By Samantha Putterman• September 23, 2021 FBI investigation of Capitol riot focuses on far-right groups By Daniel Funke• January 20, 2021 Health misinformation website rebrands as pro-Trump outlet to get around ban from Facebook By Daniel Funke• June 5, 2020 Debunking false claims from former Lt. Gen. McInerney on the Capitol riot, COVID-19, election fraud By Daniel Funke• January 12, 2021 As America watched Jan. 6 hearing, Fox viewers heard Tucker Carlson’s alternate reality By Bill McCarthy• June 10, 2022 Reports say Trump shared highly classified intel with Russian diplomats: What we know so far By Lauren Carroll• May 16, 2017 The Jan. 6 Capitol attack: A year of debunking false narratives By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 4, 2022 Who carries out more terror attacks on U.S. soil: Right wing or Islamic extremists? By Chris Nichols• August 31, 2017
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Michael Caputo stated on September 13, 2020 in a Facebook video: "There are hit squads being trained all over this country” to violently oppose a second term for President Donald Trump. By Bill McCarthy• September 17, 2020 Dane Eagle stated on June 22, 2020 in a social media ad: Antifa “are killing our police. Looting our businesses. Assaulting the elderly and burning our churches.” By Daniel Funke, Amy Sherman• June 26, 2020 Facebook posts stated on January 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: “CNN-NPR photojournalist Jade Sacker was embedded with antifa leader" during the U.S. Capitol attack. By Tom Kertscher• January 18, 2021 JD Vance stated on October 15, 2025 in an episode of The Charlie Kirk Show: "Political violence, it's just a statistical fact that it's a bigger problem on the left.” By Amy Sherman• October 20, 2025 Instagram posts stated on July 18, 2020 in an image: “Since Trump labeled ANTIFA a terrorist organization their rights were stripped by the Patriot Act which states if someone is labeled a terrorist they are not afforded due process.” By Daniel Funke• July 21, 2020 Michael van der Veen stated on February 12, 2021 in a speech at the U.S. Senate: After the Capitol insurrection, “one of the first people arrested was a leader of antifa." By Daniel Funke• February 12, 2021 Viral image stated on October 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: In the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, “the perps were ANTIFA and BLM anarchists.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 21, 2020 Facebook posts stated on May 31, 2020 in an image: “Antifa is warning that tonight they're moving out of the cities - and into residential areas to 'take what's ours.'” By Daniel Funke• June 1, 2020 Infowars stated on December 23, 2017 in a headline: "Pier 39 terrorist was an anti-Trump antifa supporter." By Amy Sherman• December 29, 2017 Viral image stated on August 03, 2020 in a Facebook post: “This man funds #ANTIFA. He is a real #NAZI. His name is George Soros.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 6, 2020 Instagram posts stated on January 28, 2024 in an Instagram post: Video shows people “heading to Texas to stop the Biden Border Invasion.” By Loreben Tuquero• January 30, 2024 Viral image stated on June 21, 2021 in a viral image: “A known antifa member” dressed as a Donald Trump supporter “and caused the Capitol riot” on Jan. 6. By Tom Kertscher• July 30, 2021 Tucker Carlson stated on November 01, 2021 in his documentary series "Patriot Purge": “Jan. 6 is being used as a pretext to strip millions of Americans, disfavored Americans, of their core constitutional rights.” By Bill McCarthy• November 2, 2021 Viral image stated on September 02, 2020 in a Facebook post: An antifa flyer encourages activists “to disguise yourselves as patriots/Trump supporters” on Nov. 4. By Ciara O'Rourke• September 18, 2020 Chain message stated on June 02, 2020 in a text: Text from someone “connected” to Raleigh police: “antifa may be heading into the wealthy neighborhoods tonight to take what should be theirs.” By Paul Specht• June 5, 2020 Facebook posts stated on January 07, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says left-wing activist John Sullivan “incited (the) insurgence of (the) US Capitol.” By Bill McCarthy• January 9, 2021 Viral image stated on July 17, 2020 in a viral image: Nine “antifa members arrested” in Portland, Ore. By Tom Kertscher• July 21, 2020 Facebook posts stated on June 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Antifa now banging on residents’ doors in Seattle, demanding food & supplies. If they don’t get it, the house gets vandalized.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 18, 2020 Jonathan Wichmann stated on January 08, 2021 in a YouTube post: “The DC looting was staged” by antifa By Eric Litke• January 8, 2021 Sebastian Gorka stated on August 08, 2017 in an interview with MSNBC: "There's no such thing as a lone wolf. ... That was a phrase invented by the last administration to make Americans stupid." By Louis Jacobson• August 10, 2017
Can Trump designate antifa as a ‘major terrorist organization?’ Here’s what we know By Maria Briceño• September 18, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: What is antifa, and why is it all over my timeline? By Daniel Funke• July 2, 2020 Tucker Carlson’s ‘Patriot Purge’ film on Jan. 6 is full of falsehoods, conspiracy theories By Bill McCarthy• November 5, 2021 Trump wants to designate antifa as a terrorist organization, but lacks legal authority for it By Miriam Valverde• June 1, 2020 Experts question Kristi Noem calling Renee Good a 'domestic terrorist.' Here's what it means By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• January 8, 2026 In context: Donald Trump’s ‘stand back and stand by’ debate comments on white supremacists By Bill McCarthy• September 30, 2020 There’s no proof antifa stormed the Capitol. The rumor spread quickly anyway By Daniel Funke, Bill McCarthy• January 7, 2021 Nihilistic violent extremism: What the FBI term means and why experts warn against overuse By Amy Sherman• October 13, 2025 Black-clad thugs on a plane? What was Donald Trump talking about? By Louis Jacobson• September 1, 2020 The 2021 Lie of the Year: Lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and its significance By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman• December 15, 2021 What you need to know about misinformation on Election Day By Daniel Funke• November 2, 2020 The week in fact-checking: George Floyd protests, Trump attacks WHO By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 5, 2020 ‘Everything we trained for’: How the far-right Oath Keepers militia planned for violence on Jan. 6 By Samantha Putterman• September 23, 2021 FBI investigation of Capitol riot focuses on far-right groups By Daniel Funke• January 20, 2021 Health misinformation website rebrands as pro-Trump outlet to get around ban from Facebook By Daniel Funke• June 5, 2020 Debunking false claims from former Lt. Gen. McInerney on the Capitol riot, COVID-19, election fraud By Daniel Funke• January 12, 2021 As America watched Jan. 6 hearing, Fox viewers heard Tucker Carlson’s alternate reality By Bill McCarthy• June 10, 2022 Reports say Trump shared highly classified intel with Russian diplomats: What we know so far By Lauren Carroll• May 16, 2017 The Jan. 6 Capitol attack: A year of debunking false narratives By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 4, 2022 Who carries out more terror attacks on U.S. soil: Right wing or Islamic extremists? By Chris Nichols• August 31, 2017
