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Search results for "Trump is actually TELLING us that he doesn't know what's being done in his name"

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Fact-checks (25805)

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
Roy Barnes stated on August 11, 2010 in a television interview:
On running a "civil and polite" campaign.
By Willoughby Mariano• August 25, 2010
Mitt Romney stated on March 06, 2016 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press":
On Donald Trump's track record in business
By Louis Jacobson• March 6, 2016
Tim Kaine stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic convention:
Florida retirees and families "lost tens of thousands of dollars" in deposits on failed Trump condo projects, but he "pocketed their money and walked away."
By Joshua Gillin• July 29, 2016
Facebook posts stated on October 12, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Joe Biden said, “You know, we have to come together. That’s why I’m running. I’m running as a proud Democrat for the Senate. So vote! Vote!”
By Bill McCarthy• October 14, 2020
Travis Rowley stated on July 19, 2011 in a commentary:
"The RI Board of Elections has heard official testimony from Providence residents who claim to have witnessed known illegal aliens voting in local elections."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• July 31, 2011
Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on June 29, 2017 in a White House press briefing:
"The president in no way, form or fashion has ever promoted or encouraged violence."
By Louis Jacobson, Manuela Tobias• July 5, 2017
Steve Doocy stated on September 29, 2009 in a statement on Fox and Friends:
White House Political Director Patrick Gaspard once served as the "right-hand man" for Bertha Lewis, who heads up ACORN.
By Robert Farley• September 30, 2009
Ron DeSantis stated on September 02, 2018 in a radio interview:
Says Andrew Gillum "wants to abolish ICE and doesn't believe in doing any type of immigration enforcement."
By Miriam Valverde• September 11, 2018
Louie Gohmert stated on December 15, 2010 in a U.S. House floor speech.:
Says that "all those who do not answer directly to the president, they've said (repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell) is a terrible idea."
By • December 23, 2010
Hillary Clinton stated on July 07, 2015 in in an interview with CNN:
Says Jeb Bush "doesn't believe in a path to citizenship. If he did at one time, he no longer does."  
By Amy Sherman• July 8, 2015
PuppetStringNews.com stated on February 11, 2018 in in a fake news blog post :
"Russian source behind fake Trump dossier killed in Russian plane crash, Rosatom CFO also dead"
By Mica Soellner• February 14, 2018
Mark Harris stated on March 29, 2018 in a Facebook post:
Rep. Robert Pittenger "stood against funding for the border wall."
By Paul Specht• April 5, 2018
Bloggers stated on May 20, 2017 in Internet posts:
Says U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy’s 8-year-old son found dead "in a dumpster in D.C."
By Joshua Gillin• May 26, 2017
Priorities USA Action stated on May 16, 2016 in a television ad:
Says Donald Trump said of women, "And you can tell them to go f--- themselves."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• May 18, 2016
Chain email stated on March 02, 2012 in a chain email.:
Says a Barack Obama "black imposter" joke got a standing ovation at San Angelo rodeo.
By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• March 28, 2012
Democratic National Committee stated on July 09, 2008 in in an ad on the Internet:
John McCain has given erratic and inconsistent answers on when troops should return from Iraq.
By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 11, 2008
Tom Cotton stated on April 04, 2017 in an interview on CNN:
"It is unusual" for a White House official like former National Security Adviser Susan Rice to make unmasking requests.
By Lauren Carroll• April 6, 2017
Hillary Clinton stated on June 21, 2016 in remarks in Raleigh, N.C.:
Says Mark Zandi, who wrote a report criticizing Donald Trump’s economic proposals, is "one of Sen. John McCain's former economic advisers."
By Lauren Carroll• June 24, 2016
Ted Nugent stated on February 24, 2014 in comments on CNN:
"I've been a cop in Lake County, Michigan, since 1982 thereabout. I conduct federal raids with the DEA and ATF and U.S. Marshals and the FBI and Texas Rangers."  
By Jon Greenberg• February 27, 2014

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What Donald Trump said about intelligence briefings

By Joseph Cariz• September 10, 2016

Fact-checking the Sunday Oct. 25 news shows

By Linda Qiu, Aaron Sharockman• October 25, 2015

A fact-checker's guide to Michael Wolff's 'Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House'

By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 9, 2018

Fact-checking the second GOP presidential debate

By Aaron Sharockman• September 17, 2015

Kellyanne Conway's back and forth with Chuck Todd on 'alternative facts,' annotated

By Allison Graves, Linda Qiu• January 23, 2017

Who is Gordon Sondland? What to watch for in his impeachment inquiry testimony

By Miriam Valverde• November 19, 2019

PolitiFact Mailbag: ‘Get out of left field’ and ‘facts are the foundation of truth’

By Amy Sherman• January 27, 2022

Fact-checking Trump's false claims about Pennsylvania's election

By • January 7, 2021

Mailbag: Lie of the Year

By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 23, 2010

If you're fooled by fake news, this man probably wrote it

By Joshua Gillin• May 31, 2017

17 times Donald Trump said one thing and then denied it

By Linda Qiu• July 6, 2016

Hillary Clinton's acceptance speech, annotated

By Joseph Cariz, Taylor Leighton, Adam Thorp• July 29, 2016

Jan. 6 hearings: What insiders told Trump about him losing the election

By Jon Greenberg• June 14, 2022

In Context: Ted Nugent saying if Obama wins, 'I will either be dead or in jail'

By Becky Bowers• April 19, 2012

In context: ‘Some people did something’

By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 14, 2019

Mailbag: Pandering to "room-temperature IQs"

By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 2, 2010

Fact-checking the March 6 news shows

By Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu• March 7, 2016

PolitiFact readers’ feedback in the first 100 days of Trump presidency

By Josie Hollingsworth• April 21, 2025

Fact-checking the March 6 news shows

By Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu• March 6, 2016

Readers say we were uninformed about Jon Stewart's claim

By Louis Jacobson• June 21, 2011