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Donald Trump stated on May 26, 2020 in a tweet:
“Twitter is completely stifling FREE SPEECH” by adding a fact-check label to Trump’s tweet.
By Bill McCarthy• May 27, 2020
Facebook posts stated on August 29, 2022 in Facebook post:
The National Guard was activated Jan. 6, 2021, and “is in complete control.”
By Michael Majchrowicz• August 30, 2022
Donald Trump stated on June 05, 2021 in a speech to the North Carolina Republican Convention:
“Republican state senators” who started an audit of 2020 election results in Maricopa County are “exposing this fraud.”
By Amy Sherman• June 9, 2021
Donald Trump stated on February 20, 2019 in a tweet:
"We have just built this powerful Wall in New Mexico. Completed on January 30, 2019 — 47 days ahead of schedule!"
By Miriam Valverde• February 25, 2019
Donald Trump stated on February 25, 2019 in a tweet:
Says former Sen. Harry Reid "got thrown out."
By Louis Jacobson• February 25, 2019
Donald Trump stated on December 02, 2025 in a Truth Social post:
Any pardon signed with an autopen is now "fully and completely terminated, and is of no legal effect."
By Louis Jacobson• December 4, 2025
LearnProgress.org stated on February 08, 2017 in a headline:
Says Donald Trump was "caught investing in (the) Dakota Pipeline before signing it."
By Joshua Gillin• February 16, 2017
David A. Clarke Jr. stated on December 30, 2017 in a tweet:
Says Hillary Clinton once said "the average Democrat voter is just plain stupid, they’re easy to manipulate."  
By Tom Kertscher• January 5, 2018
Donald Trump stated on March 22, 2024 in a Truth Social post:
The New York civil fraud judgment against Trump and a plan to seize Trump-owned property “is simply a 'taking.' Much like what is done in communist countries."
By Amy Sherman• March 25, 2024
Instagram posts stated on January 27, 2025 in an Instagram post:
Says Eric Trump post on X, “Any and all who dare to defy the American Golden Age, heed this warning: You WILL lose. Tow the line, or we WILL run you down!”
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 29, 2025
Threads posts stated on June 03, 2024 in a Threads post:
Former President Donald Trump “blew off his post-sentencing probation report.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• June 5, 2024
Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the State of the Union address:
"America is a nation of builders. We built the Empire State Building in just one year. Isn’t it a disgrace that it can now take 10 years just to get a minor permit approved for the building of a simple road?"
By John Kruzel• January 31, 2018
Threads posts stated on October 11, 2024 in Threads posts:
Journalist Bob Woodward posted on X that Donald Trump wears adult diapers.
By Sofia Ahmed• October 16, 2024
Patrick Murphy stated on October 23, 2016 in a TV interview on WFLA:
"We have never done business with Donald Trump."
By Amy Sherman• October 26, 2016
Donald Trump stated on February 06, 2025 in a Truth Social post:
CBS News and “60 Minutes” “replaced” former Vice President Kamala Harris’ interview answers “with completely different, and far better, answers, taken from another part of the interview.”
By Sara Swann• February 7, 2025
Threads posts stated on September 24, 2024 in a Threads post:
Says Donald Trump said, “Women are miserable — not sexy, not safe.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 26, 2024
Viral image stated on October 16, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Kid Rock posted “Zelensky just bought his parents an $8,000,000 villa, complete with a salt water pool & 3 brand new vehicles.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 17, 2022
Donald Trump stated on September 24, 2019 in a speech to the U.N. General Assembly:
"80% of the world’s population lives in countries where religious liberty is in significant danger or even completely outlawed."  
By Jon Greenberg• September 25, 2019
Joaquin Castro stated on July 28, 2016 in a speech at the DNC:
Says "Donald Trump has defended" World War II internment camps.
By Miriam Valverde• July 29, 2016
Donald Trump stated on March 15, 2017 in an interview with Fox's Tucker Carlson:
Says "the New York Times wrote about" Barack Obama wiretapping Donald Trump during the election. 
By Lauren Carroll• March 16, 2017

Articles (7795)

Trump says 400 miles of wall are coming soon. But most projects replace existing barriers

By Miriam Valverde• May 15, 2019

The week in fact-checking: Donald Trump's Pants on Fire week, the death of George Floyd

By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 29, 2020

Mailbag: Nitpickers, or 'masters of understatement'?

By Louis Jacobson• May 31, 2011

Fact-checking Donald Trump's interviews with Fox and Friends, reporters on the White House lawn

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman• June 15, 2018

Michigan will investigate people who spread election disinformation

By Clara Hendrickson• July 9, 2021

Group says tax returns show Trump paid what he owed, but only audits can confirm that

By Tom Kertscher• January 6, 2023

Seven whoppers from Trump’s first 100 days

By Gabrielle Healy• April 28, 2017

Trump’s term ends with half of his campaign promises unachieved

By Jon Greenberg• January 19, 2021

A look back at PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2020

By PolitiFact Staff • December 15, 2021

Did the Supreme Court grant Trump new powers to reshape immigration and health care?

By Jon Greenberg• July 22, 2020

10 things Donald Trump got wrong about impeachment in 2019, fact-checked

By Jon Greenberg• December 16, 2019

Fact-checking Donald Trump's claim of no collusion, no obstruction from Mueller report

By John Kruzel• March 24, 2019

Did Trump campaign soften platform language to benefit Russia?

By Allison Graves• August 4, 2016

The allegations about Donald Trump and Miss Teen USA contestants

By Tom Kertscher• October 18, 2016

High Five: Donald Trump, Tammy Baldwin, Scott Walker in our most-clicked fact checks

By Tom Kertscher• February 5, 2018

Trump inflates Google coronavirus website, Mnuchin recasts what Trump said on European cargo

By Jon Greenberg• March 15, 2020

PolitiFact's complete coverage of the 2020 RNC

By Katie Sanders, PolitiFact Staff • August 28, 2020

Donald Trump issues order to pause TikTok ban for 75 days

By Amy Sherman• January 21, 2025

The backstory of the Muslim soldier's dad who said Trump 'sacrificed nothing'

By Linda Qiu• July 29, 2016

A summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report is now public. Here’s what it says—and doesn’t

By John Kruzel• March 24, 2019