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President Trump's lawyers Donald Trump Jr. Wisconsin Trump Victory Politics Elite Trump Yes On 62 campaign to abolish California's death penalty Fact-checks (25913) 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 Jr. stated on October 29, 2020 in a Fox News appearance: The number of coronavirus deaths is “almost nothing.” By Bill McCarthy• October 30, 2020 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 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 Jake Tapper stated on July 29, 2014 in comments on CNN: Israel in the last three weeks has "killed more Palestinian children, more than 200, than the total number of Israeli soldiers killed in military operations since 2006." By Derek Tsang• July 31, 2014 Marco Rubio stated on April 09, 2017 in an interview on ABC "This Week": The Obama administration’s 2013 Syria proposal "had no clear objective," while Trump’s Syria strike "had a clear strategic objective." By Lauren Carroll• April 12, 2017 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 Greg Abbott stated on July 16, 2010 in an interview with Fox News: "More lives have been lost because of the war with the drug cartels in Juarez alone, just a few blocks from the United States of America, than have been lost in the war in Afghanistan." By Ciara O'Rourke• October 5, 2010 Joe Biden stated on September 21, 2020 in a speech: “If you just count all the deaths in the red states, we are number two in the world in deaths, just behind Brazil.” By Madeline Heim• October 1, 2020 Donald Trump stated on February 18, 2025 in remarks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago: Volodymyr Zelenskyy “started” the war in Ukraine with Russia. By Claire Cranford, Louis Jacobson• February 19, 2025 Andrew Cuomo stated on January 29, 2021 in a news conference: “But we’re below the national average in number of deaths in nursing homes.” By Jill Terreri Ramos• February 9, 2021 LZ Granderson stated on September 28, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says President Barack Obama has launched "twice as many strikes (on) countries that are predominantly Muslim" than President George W. Bush. By Lauren Carroll• September 28, 2014 Donald Trump stated on October 06, 2020 in a tweet: “Many people every year, sometimes over 100,000, and despite the vaccine, die from the flu … we are learning to live with Covid, in most populations far less lethal." By Jon Greenberg• October 6, 2020 Donald Trump stated on January 08, 2020 in a White House address: "The American military has been completely rebuilt under my administration at a cost of $2.5 trillion." By Bill McCarthy• January 10, 2020 Facebook posts stated on November 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: The number of people who have died in the U.S. in 2020 is on par with years prior to COVID-19. By Samantha Putterman• December 11, 2020 Dan Forest stated on April 24, 2020 in an interview: "We’ve still had more deaths to the flu this year than we've had COVID-19." By Paul Specht• May 6, 2020 Roger Williams stated on December 02, 2021 in an email: "The number of COVID-19 deaths recorded so far in 2021 has surpassed the total for 2020." By Nusaiba Mizan• January 18, 2022 Elizabeth Warren stated on March 03, 2026 in in a speech on March 3, 2026: “In the modern era, no American president has ordered more military strikes against as many different countries as Donald Trump.” By Zoe Weyand• March 20, 2026 Donald Trump stated on September 13, 2018 in tweets: Says 3,000 people "did not die" in two hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico. That death toll estimate was "done by Democrats." By Amy Sherman• September 18, 2018 Mun Choi stated on August 28, 2020 in a press conference: “The number of ICU beds is larger in Boone County by a factor of three” compared to Orange County for the University of North Carolina. By Simone Esters• September 16, 2020 Articles (8361) Trump declares fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction. What does that mean? By Louis Jacobson• December 17, 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-check: Trump misleads about ending 7 wars, US economy, renewable energy in UN speech By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 23, 2025 The Trump file: Trump's 10 top falsehoods of 2018 By Katie Sanders• December 11, 2018 Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s attacks on Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy By Jeff Cercone• February 20, 2025 Fact-check: Bahamas evacuees without visas ordered off US-bound ferry By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• September 10, 2019 Fact-checking Donald Trump following U.S. attacks on Venezuela and capture of Nicolás Maduro By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 3, 2026 Announcing PolitiFact Readers' Choice for the 2025 Lie of the Year By Ellen Hine• December 15, 2025 One year in: How does COVID-19’s toll compare with other causes of death? By Louis Jacobson• February 23, 2021 The U.S. attack against a Venezuelan ‘drug carrying boat’ raises legal questions By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2025 What’s driving down US overdose deaths? Experts cite drug supply changes, increased naloxone By Madison Czopek• January 29, 2026 Fact-checking Donald Trump's speech after Iran missile strikes on US troops By Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• January 8, 2020 Ask PolitiFact: Was Iran ‘weeks away’ from having a nuclear weapon, as Trump said? By Amy Sherman• June 23, 2025 Compromise and Kept: Rating two Scott Walker campaign promises By Tom Kertscher• September 21, 2018 Fact-checking the death toll estimates from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico By Amy Sherman• June 5, 2018 Two years of the coronavirus pandemic, in charts By Louis Jacobson• February 22, 2022 The UN adjusted its Gaza fatality reporting. Here’s what the data does and doesn’t tell us. By Madison Czopek• May 24, 2024 Fact-checking President Donald Trump's Inauguration Day speeches By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• January 20, 2025 How long will the Iran war last? See Trump’s timeline shift By Amy Sherman, Zoe Weyand• March 30, 2026 Who killed more terrorists, Obama or Bush? It depends By Lauren Carroll• April 18, 2016
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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 Jr. stated on October 29, 2020 in a Fox News appearance: The number of coronavirus deaths is “almost nothing.” By Bill McCarthy• October 30, 2020 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 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 Jake Tapper stated on July 29, 2014 in comments on CNN: Israel in the last three weeks has "killed more Palestinian children, more than 200, than the total number of Israeli soldiers killed in military operations since 2006." By Derek Tsang• July 31, 2014 Marco Rubio stated on April 09, 2017 in an interview on ABC "This Week": The Obama administration’s 2013 Syria proposal "had no clear objective," while Trump’s Syria strike "had a clear strategic objective." By Lauren Carroll• April 12, 2017 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 Greg Abbott stated on July 16, 2010 in an interview with Fox News: "More lives have been lost because of the war with the drug cartels in Juarez alone, just a few blocks from the United States of America, than have been lost in the war in Afghanistan." By Ciara O'Rourke• October 5, 2010 Joe Biden stated on September 21, 2020 in a speech: “If you just count all the deaths in the red states, we are number two in the world in deaths, just behind Brazil.” By Madeline Heim• October 1, 2020 Donald Trump stated on February 18, 2025 in remarks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago: Volodymyr Zelenskyy “started” the war in Ukraine with Russia. By Claire Cranford, Louis Jacobson• February 19, 2025 Andrew Cuomo stated on January 29, 2021 in a news conference: “But we’re below the national average in number of deaths in nursing homes.” By Jill Terreri Ramos• February 9, 2021 LZ Granderson stated on September 28, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says President Barack Obama has launched "twice as many strikes (on) countries that are predominantly Muslim" than President George W. Bush. By Lauren Carroll• September 28, 2014 Donald Trump stated on October 06, 2020 in a tweet: “Many people every year, sometimes over 100,000, and despite the vaccine, die from the flu … we are learning to live with Covid, in most populations far less lethal." By Jon Greenberg• October 6, 2020 Donald Trump stated on January 08, 2020 in a White House address: "The American military has been completely rebuilt under my administration at a cost of $2.5 trillion." By Bill McCarthy• January 10, 2020 Facebook posts stated on November 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: The number of people who have died in the U.S. in 2020 is on par with years prior to COVID-19. By Samantha Putterman• December 11, 2020 Dan Forest stated on April 24, 2020 in an interview: "We’ve still had more deaths to the flu this year than we've had COVID-19." By Paul Specht• May 6, 2020 Roger Williams stated on December 02, 2021 in an email: "The number of COVID-19 deaths recorded so far in 2021 has surpassed the total for 2020." By Nusaiba Mizan• January 18, 2022 Elizabeth Warren stated on March 03, 2026 in in a speech on March 3, 2026: “In the modern era, no American president has ordered more military strikes against as many different countries as Donald Trump.” By Zoe Weyand• March 20, 2026 Donald Trump stated on September 13, 2018 in tweets: Says 3,000 people "did not die" in two hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico. That death toll estimate was "done by Democrats." By Amy Sherman• September 18, 2018 Mun Choi stated on August 28, 2020 in a press conference: “The number of ICU beds is larger in Boone County by a factor of three” compared to Orange County for the University of North Carolina. By Simone Esters• September 16, 2020
Trump declares fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction. What does that mean? By Louis Jacobson• December 17, 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-check: Trump misleads about ending 7 wars, US economy, renewable energy in UN speech By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 23, 2025 The Trump file: Trump's 10 top falsehoods of 2018 By Katie Sanders• December 11, 2018 Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s attacks on Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy By Jeff Cercone• February 20, 2025 Fact-check: Bahamas evacuees without visas ordered off US-bound ferry By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• September 10, 2019 Fact-checking Donald Trump following U.S. attacks on Venezuela and capture of Nicolás Maduro By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 3, 2026 Announcing PolitiFact Readers' Choice for the 2025 Lie of the Year By Ellen Hine• December 15, 2025 One year in: How does COVID-19’s toll compare with other causes of death? By Louis Jacobson• February 23, 2021 The U.S. attack against a Venezuelan ‘drug carrying boat’ raises legal questions By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2025 What’s driving down US overdose deaths? Experts cite drug supply changes, increased naloxone By Madison Czopek• January 29, 2026 Fact-checking Donald Trump's speech after Iran missile strikes on US troops By Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• January 8, 2020 Ask PolitiFact: Was Iran ‘weeks away’ from having a nuclear weapon, as Trump said? By Amy Sherman• June 23, 2025 Compromise and Kept: Rating two Scott Walker campaign promises By Tom Kertscher• September 21, 2018 Fact-checking the death toll estimates from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico By Amy Sherman• June 5, 2018 Two years of the coronavirus pandemic, in charts By Louis Jacobson• February 22, 2022 The UN adjusted its Gaza fatality reporting. Here’s what the data does and doesn’t tell us. By Madison Czopek• May 24, 2024 Fact-checking President Donald Trump's Inauguration Day speeches By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• January 20, 2025 How long will the Iran war last? See Trump’s timeline shift By Amy Sherman, Zoe Weyand• March 30, 2026 Who killed more terrorists, Obama or Bush? It depends By Lauren Carroll• April 18, 2016
