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By Maria Briceño• April 29, 2026 Daily World Update stated on April 29, 2018 in a headline: "CNN shocks America, fires ‘journalist’ who made fun of Sarah Sanders’ face" By Amy Sherman• May 1, 2018 Marcy Kaptur stated on May 05, 2026 in an X post: Republicans “want you to pay $1 Billion for a ballroom.” By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• May 8, 2026 The Liberty Raise stated on May 02, 2018 in a headline: "Breaking: Michelle Wolf fired -- Comedy Central apologizes to Sarah Sanders." By Amy Sherman• May 4, 2018 Instagram posts stated on February 02, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pays mainstream media $600 million to report in favor of him.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 3, 2022 Tim Scott stated on April 26, 2026 in an X post: “Secret Service remains unpaid” during the partial government shutdown. By Louis Jacobson• April 29, 2026 Jeb Bush stated on November 11, 2015 in Atlantic, Iowa, during a campaign event.: Says President Barack Obama did not invite a Republican senator to dine at the White House until his fifth year in office. By Jason Noble• November 23, 2015 Snooki stated on June 07, 2010 in a video promo for "Jersey Shore": "Obama put a 10 percent tax on tanning." By Robert Farley• June 21, 2010 Facebook posts stated on September 01, 2021 in Facebook posts: News cameras “shut off” just as Biden was asked if he gave the Taliban a “hit list” of evacuating American and Afghan officials. By Noah Y. Kim• September 28, 2021 Bloggers stated on September 10, 2017 in a blog post: "Mar-A-Lago (was) destroyed by (Hurricane) Irma (and) Jared Kushner (is) still missing." By John Kruzel• September 11, 2017 Instagram posts stated on October 10, 2023 in an Instagram post: “There isn't a single video or photo suggesting that 250 people were killed (by Hamas) at a concert or that a mass shooting took place” on Oct. 7 in Israel. By Loreben Tuquero• October 13, 2023 Kevin McCarthy stated on November 29, 2022 in remarks to reporters outside the White House: "I think President Trump came out four times and condemned” Nick Fuentes. By Louis Jacobson• November 30, 2022 Hillary Clinton stated on October 02, 2017 in a tweet: "The crowd (in Las Vegas) fled at the sound of gunshots. Imagine the deaths if the shooter had a silencer ..." By Manuela Tobias• October 4, 2017 Derrick Van Orden stated on December 07, 2021 in Twitter: Actions by Joe Biden left "10,000 to 15,000 American citizens abandoned to terrorists in Afghanistan." By Alan Hovorka• January 4, 2022 Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2018 in in a meeting: "You take Pulse nightclub. If you had one person in that room that could carry a gun and knew how to use it, it wouldn’t have happened, or certainly to the extent that it did." By John Kruzel• March 1, 2018 American Leadership Action stated on September 01, 2022 in an ad: As a mayor, "John Fetterman chased down an innocent, unarmed Black man," wielded a shotgun and "falsely accused the man, triggering a confrontation with police." By Tom Kertscher• September 12, 2022 Leo Berman stated on April 27, 2011 in a Texas Tribune article: Says the hospital listed on Barack Obama’s just-publicized long-form birth certificate denies the president was born there. By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, Ciara O'Rourke• April 27, 2011 Rachel Maddow stated on June 03, 2014 in comments on "The Rachel Maddow Show": "The Pentagon made up" the since-debunked heroics of POW Jessica Lynch as she tried to avoid capture in Iraq. By Aaron Sharockman• June 5, 2014 Facebook posts stated on October 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: A White House photographer took a picture of Donald Trump at the White House on Oct. 24. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 27, 2021 Michelle Wolf stated on April 29, 2018 in a speech at the White House Correspondents Dinner: "Flint still doesn’t have clean water." By Louis Jacobson• May 1, 2018 Articles (6965) Column: Why a correspondents’ dinner at a White House ballroom could endanger press freedom By Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2026 Fact-checking falsehoods after shooting in hotel hosting correspondents’ dinner Trump attended By Amy Sherman• April 26, 2026 Hakeem Jeffries ‘maximum warfare’ comment was about redistricting, not a call to violence By Amy Sherman• April 27, 2026 Ask PolitiFact: Where was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during the Capitol riot? By Bill McCarthy• February 4, 2021 Fact-checking President Trump’s attorney after Comey's testimony By Jon Greenberg, Miriam Valverde• June 9, 2017 Three times James Comey’s testimony contradicted Donald Trump By Lauren Carroll• June 8, 2017 8 times the Mueller report shows Trump, White House spread false or misleading claims By Miriam Valverde• April 19, 2019 Read James Comey's opening remarks for the June 8 Senate hearing By Lauren Carroll• June 7, 2017 Fact-checking Trump’s falsehoods about Hurricane Dorian By Amy Sherman• September 3, 2019 In Context: Tirade against Reince Priebus By Tom Kertscher• July 28, 2017 Does Mike Pence call his wife ‘Mother’? By John Kruzel• March 27, 2018 Ask PolitiFact: Are the White House press briefings ‘staged?’ By Daniel Funke• February 17, 2021 What was the Contingency and Crisis Response bureau? Examining the Trump-era proposal By Bill McCarthy• August 25, 2021 Black Lives Matter protests and the Capitol assault: Comparing the police response By Jon Greenberg, Noah Y. Kim• January 8, 2021 The 3 things Comey’s advance testimony corroborates from press reports, Trump By Lauren Carroll, John Kruzel• June 7, 2017 From whispers to the White House briefing room: the tale of the birth certificate By Bill Adair• April 27, 2011 Transcript of Devon Archer testimony doesn’t back key claims about Joe and Hunter Biden By Maria Briceño, Jeff Cercone, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• August 4, 2023 How Donald Trump’s untimely and untrue ‘death’ unfolded on social media By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Loreben Tuquero• September 2, 2025 Obama releases birth certificate By Bill Adair• April 27, 2011 Families of fallen US service members’ emotional moment at RNC, accusations against Joe Biden By Samantha Putterman• July 18, 2024
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Social Media stated on April 26, 2026 in social media posts: Video shows “unedited raw security footage” of the shooter at the April 25 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. By Maria Briceño• April 29, 2026 Daily World Update stated on April 29, 2018 in a headline: "CNN shocks America, fires ‘journalist’ who made fun of Sarah Sanders’ face" By Amy Sherman• May 1, 2018 Marcy Kaptur stated on May 05, 2026 in an X post: Republicans “want you to pay $1 Billion for a ballroom.” By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• May 8, 2026 The Liberty Raise stated on May 02, 2018 in a headline: "Breaking: Michelle Wolf fired -- Comedy Central apologizes to Sarah Sanders." By Amy Sherman• May 4, 2018 Instagram posts stated on February 02, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pays mainstream media $600 million to report in favor of him.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 3, 2022 Tim Scott stated on April 26, 2026 in an X post: “Secret Service remains unpaid” during the partial government shutdown. By Louis Jacobson• April 29, 2026 Jeb Bush stated on November 11, 2015 in Atlantic, Iowa, during a campaign event.: Says President Barack Obama did not invite a Republican senator to dine at the White House until his fifth year in office. By Jason Noble• November 23, 2015 Snooki stated on June 07, 2010 in a video promo for "Jersey Shore": "Obama put a 10 percent tax on tanning." By Robert Farley• June 21, 2010 Facebook posts stated on September 01, 2021 in Facebook posts: News cameras “shut off” just as Biden was asked if he gave the Taliban a “hit list” of evacuating American and Afghan officials. By Noah Y. Kim• September 28, 2021 Bloggers stated on September 10, 2017 in a blog post: "Mar-A-Lago (was) destroyed by (Hurricane) Irma (and) Jared Kushner (is) still missing." By John Kruzel• September 11, 2017 Instagram posts stated on October 10, 2023 in an Instagram post: “There isn't a single video or photo suggesting that 250 people were killed (by Hamas) at a concert or that a mass shooting took place” on Oct. 7 in Israel. By Loreben Tuquero• October 13, 2023 Kevin McCarthy stated on November 29, 2022 in remarks to reporters outside the White House: "I think President Trump came out four times and condemned” Nick Fuentes. By Louis Jacobson• November 30, 2022 Hillary Clinton stated on October 02, 2017 in a tweet: "The crowd (in Las Vegas) fled at the sound of gunshots. Imagine the deaths if the shooter had a silencer ..." By Manuela Tobias• October 4, 2017 Derrick Van Orden stated on December 07, 2021 in Twitter: Actions by Joe Biden left "10,000 to 15,000 American citizens abandoned to terrorists in Afghanistan." By Alan Hovorka• January 4, 2022 Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2018 in in a meeting: "You take Pulse nightclub. If you had one person in that room that could carry a gun and knew how to use it, it wouldn’t have happened, or certainly to the extent that it did." By John Kruzel• March 1, 2018 American Leadership Action stated on September 01, 2022 in an ad: As a mayor, "John Fetterman chased down an innocent, unarmed Black man," wielded a shotgun and "falsely accused the man, triggering a confrontation with police." By Tom Kertscher• September 12, 2022 Leo Berman stated on April 27, 2011 in a Texas Tribune article: Says the hospital listed on Barack Obama’s just-publicized long-form birth certificate denies the president was born there. By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, Ciara O'Rourke• April 27, 2011 Rachel Maddow stated on June 03, 2014 in comments on "The Rachel Maddow Show": "The Pentagon made up" the since-debunked heroics of POW Jessica Lynch as she tried to avoid capture in Iraq. By Aaron Sharockman• June 5, 2014 Facebook posts stated on October 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: A White House photographer took a picture of Donald Trump at the White House on Oct. 24. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 27, 2021 Michelle Wolf stated on April 29, 2018 in a speech at the White House Correspondents Dinner: "Flint still doesn’t have clean water." By Louis Jacobson• May 1, 2018
Column: Why a correspondents’ dinner at a White House ballroom could endanger press freedom By Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2026 Fact-checking falsehoods after shooting in hotel hosting correspondents’ dinner Trump attended By Amy Sherman• April 26, 2026 Hakeem Jeffries ‘maximum warfare’ comment was about redistricting, not a call to violence By Amy Sherman• April 27, 2026 Ask PolitiFact: Where was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during the Capitol riot? By Bill McCarthy• February 4, 2021 Fact-checking President Trump’s attorney after Comey's testimony By Jon Greenberg, Miriam Valverde• June 9, 2017 Three times James Comey’s testimony contradicted Donald Trump By Lauren Carroll• June 8, 2017 8 times the Mueller report shows Trump, White House spread false or misleading claims By Miriam Valverde• April 19, 2019 Read James Comey's opening remarks for the June 8 Senate hearing By Lauren Carroll• June 7, 2017 Fact-checking Trump’s falsehoods about Hurricane Dorian By Amy Sherman• September 3, 2019 In Context: Tirade against Reince Priebus By Tom Kertscher• July 28, 2017 Does Mike Pence call his wife ‘Mother’? By John Kruzel• March 27, 2018 Ask PolitiFact: Are the White House press briefings ‘staged?’ By Daniel Funke• February 17, 2021 What was the Contingency and Crisis Response bureau? Examining the Trump-era proposal By Bill McCarthy• August 25, 2021 Black Lives Matter protests and the Capitol assault: Comparing the police response By Jon Greenberg, Noah Y. Kim• January 8, 2021 The 3 things Comey’s advance testimony corroborates from press reports, Trump By Lauren Carroll, John Kruzel• June 7, 2017 From whispers to the White House briefing room: the tale of the birth certificate By Bill Adair• April 27, 2011 Transcript of Devon Archer testimony doesn’t back key claims about Joe and Hunter Biden By Maria Briceño, Jeff Cercone, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• August 4, 2023 How Donald Trump’s untimely and untrue ‘death’ unfolded on social media By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Loreben Tuquero• September 2, 2025 Obama releases birth certificate By Bill Adair• April 27, 2011 Families of fallen US service members’ emotional moment at RNC, accusations against Joe Biden By Samantha Putterman• July 18, 2024