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Search results for "Trump illegally painted Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool"

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Fact-checks (10592)

Glenn Beck stated on June 28, 2010 in comments on his radio program:
"The government is trying to now close the Lincoln Memorial for any kind of large gatherings."
By Robert Farley• August 27, 2010
Donald Trump stated on August 08, 2024 in a press conference:
Says his Jan. 6, 2021, speech on the White House Ellipse drew the “same number of people,” as the 1963 March on Washington where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech.
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• August 9, 2024
Viral image stated on June 06, 2020 in a Facebook post:
A photo shows “the Lincoln Memorial. His head damaged and defaced.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• June 8, 2020
Facebook posts stated on July 04, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says the National Mall’s webcam was "abruptly shut down" and removed from the White House’s website to stop viewers from seeing the lack of attendees at president Trump’s Fourth of July event.
By Samantha Putterman• July 9, 2019
Donald Trump stated on October 24, 2020 in a campaign rally:
"We have a mayor in D.C. who formed a commission with recommendations. Her recommendation is: Take down the Washington Monument, close up the Lincoln Monument."
By Bill McCarthy• October 26, 2020
Facebook posts stated on January 15, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says a photo shows armed soldiers protecting Joe Biden’s inauguration.
By Miriam Valverde• January 16, 2021
Facebook posts stated on June 05, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“The 9/11 Memorial in NYC was just defaced with graffiti.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• June 8, 2020
Eric Cantor stated on January 23, 2009 in an interview on the Fox News Channel.:
"For every dollar (in the stimulus package) that is spent to help small businesses, $4 is being spent to help upkeep the grass on the lawns of Washington."
By Robert Farley• January 27, 2009
Donald Trump stated on May 07, 2026 in remarks to reporters:
Gasoline prices have “come down very substantially today.”
By Louis Jacobson• May 8, 2026
Facebook posts stated on January 06, 2021 in a Facebook post:
An image shows National Guard at the Capitol during the Black Lives Matter protests in D.C.
By Noah Y. Kim• January 8, 2021
Social Media stated on March 01, 2026 in social media posts:
Videos show Iranian missiles struck and damaged the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier.
By Loreben Tuquero• March 2, 2026
Rick Lazio stated on August 17, 2010 in Fox News "Hannity" program.:
A New York imam wants to "have a mosque at Ground Zero.'' 
By Robert Farley• August 19, 2010
USA Freedom Fund stated on May 11, 2022 in an attack ad:
“Kathy Barnette wants to build a statue of Barack Obama right next to the one of Abraham Lincoln on Capitol Hill."
By Jon Greenberg• May 13, 2022
Facebook posts stated on October 29, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“Virginia Democrat operatives” and Terry McAuliffe campaign staffers posed as white supremacists and stood by Republican Glenn Youngkin’s bus.
By Samantha Putterman• November 1, 2021
Donald Trump stated on September 06, 2018 in a rally in Billings, Mont.:
"When Abraham Lincoln made the Gettysburg Address speech, the great speech, do you know he was ridiculed? He was ridiculed."
By Louis Jacobson• September 7, 2018
Sherrod Brown stated on January 08, 2021 in an interview with Ohio reporters:
Summer “protesters outside the White House were met with tear gas, rubber bullets, a full militarized response. While ... rioters were able to breach the Capitol.”
By Jon Greenberg• January 11, 2021
Viral image stated on June 01, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Photos show cemeteries and war memorials damaged during George Floyd demonstrations.
By Ciara O'Rourke• June 4, 2020
Ted Cruz stated on March 06, 2014 in a speech at the CPAC conference:
Says President Barack Obama "is the first president we've ever had who thinks he can choose which laws to enforce and which laws to ignore."
By Louis Jacobson• March 10, 2014
Scott Bessent stated on May 18, 2025 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press":
“Gasoline prices have collapsed under President Trump."
By Louis Jacobson• May 20, 2025
Chris Murphy stated on June 26, 2017 in a video:
Says because of Donald Trump, "the IRS decided to stop enforcing the individual mandate that was the underpinning of the ACA. That has resulted in insurance companies all across the country jacking their rates up, explicitly because they don't believe that healthy people will buy insurance."
By Manuela Tobias• July 10, 2017

Articles (4472)

Fact-checking Trump on Reflecting Pool renovation timeline, cost, contractor relationship

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 28, 2026

Facebook post laments Biden’s first actions with false claims

By Louis Jacobson• January 25, 2021

Sept. 11 memorial in Sunday spotlight

By Katie Sanders• May 16, 2014

Juneteenth: Why one day marking African American freedom rose above others

By Jon Greenberg• June 18, 2020

Photo of Covington students in black paint at a basketball game goes viral. Here's what we know

By Samantha Putterman• January 25, 2019

How many newly elected officials and Congressional candidates were ‘involved’ in the Capitol riot?

By Gabrielle Settles• December 3, 2021

How George Floyd protests evolved in 5 major cities

By Daniel Funke• June 10, 2020

Rhode Island candidate waves the bloody sock

By Louis Jacobson• July 28, 2010

Juneteenth’s 156-year path to becoming a federal holiday: Here’s the history

By Jon Greenberg• June 17, 2021

The Truth-O-Meter report card on Glenn Beck

By Bill Adair• August 27, 2010

Donald Trump: Comey's leak of memo 'totally illegal?'

By Miriam Valverde• June 11, 2017

Do Jefferson, Lincoln prove Donald Trump can tell Justice Department what to do?

By Louis Jacobson• December 5, 2017

A primer on Civil War history and what Donald Trump and Nikki Haley got wrong

By Louis Jacobson• January 9, 2024

PolitiFact Sheet: King vs. Burwell

By Katie Sanders• June 17, 2015

Fact-checking Fox News analyst’s pro-Trump book ‘The Russia Hoax’

By John Kruzel• August 2, 2018

Fact-checking Mike Pence, night 3 of the 2020 RNC

By PolitiFact Staff • August 27, 2020

PolitiFact Sheet: King vs. Burwell

By Katie Sanders• June 19, 2015

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s rally in Bozeman, Montana

By Caleb McCullough• August 10, 2024

Black Lives Matter protests and the Capitol assault: Comparing the police response

By Jon Greenberg, Noah Y. Kim• January 8, 2021

Was Trump indicted for everyday actions, as allies claimed? Not according to Georgia indictment

By Madison Czopek, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• August 16, 2023