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Donald Trump stated on April 12, 2026 in a Truth Social post:

Pope Leo XIV “thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a nuclear weapon.”

By Maria Briceño• April 13, 2026

X posts stated on May 08, 2025 in a post on X:

Headline said, “Pope Leo XIV was a founding member of the 2020 anarchist Portland Autonomous Zone known as CHAZ.”

By Madison Czopek• May 9, 2025

X posts stated on May 08, 2025 in posts:

Robert Prevost, the Roman Catholic cardinal who was chosen to be the new pope, is a “registered Republican.”

By Grace Abels, Amy Sherman• May 9, 2025

Social Media stated on April 14, 2026 in publicaciones en redes sociales:

El papa León XIV "pide destituir a Donald Trump".

By Maria Briceño• April 16, 2026

Tammy Baldwin stated on September 23, 2015 in an interview:

"The pope and Donald Trump and Tammy Baldwin all agree" on eliminating the "carried-interest" tax break.

By Tom Kertscher• September 24, 2015

Bloggers stated on July 10, 2018 in a blog post:

Say "Pope says that the rights of Muslim migrants trump any safety concerns that you might have with them in your country."

By Lucia Geng• July 12, 2018

Viral image stated on September 08, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Video shows Pope Francis slapping former President Donald Trump’s hand.

By Ciara O'Rourke• September 11, 2023

Donald Trump stated on October 27, 2020 in a tweet by Trump War Room:

Says Joe Biden said, “Why am I doing this? Why? What is my real aim?”

By Miriam Valverde• October 27, 2020

Ted Cruz stated on August 31, 2014 in an interview with WFAA-TV:

ISIS is "right now crucifying Christians in Iraq, literally nailing Christians to trees."

By W. Gardner Selby• September 5, 2014

Sheldon Whitehouse stated on September 06, 2019 in an op-ed:

"One unnamed donor gave $17 million to the Leo-affiliated Judicial Crisis Network to block the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland and to support Gorsuch; then a donor — perhaps the same one — gave another $17 million to prop up Kavanaugh."

By John Kruzel• September 11, 2019

Donald Trump stated on December 09, 2020 in a tweet:

“No candidate has ever won both Florida and Ohio and lost.”

By Amy Sherman• December 10, 2020

Boyd Richie stated on May 20, 2010 in an e-mail blast.:

Says Gov. Rick Perry is "spending Texans’ hard-earned money to live like Louie XIV."

By W. Gardner Selby• May 26, 2010

Viral image stated on October 21, 2020 in a post on Facebook:

Broken voting machines in Russellville, Ark., tried to automatically tally votes meant for Donald Trump as votes for Joe Biden.

By Bill McCarthy• November 3, 2020

Viral image stated on August 26, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says Pope Francis said, "You cannot call yourself ‘Catholic’ and vote Democrat. It is a grave sin, one for which there is no redemption."

By Ciara O'Rourke• August 27, 2019

Common Sense News stated on May 03, 2018 in a blog post:

Says the "Pope calls for world wide gun confiscation except for the UN"

By Jon Greenberg• June 20, 2018

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

Facebook posts stated on September 05, 2022 in a video on Facebook:

Joe Biden called Pope Francis the “famous African American baseball player in America."

By Andy Nguyen• September 13, 2022

Bloggers stated on December 12, 2016 in a Facebook post:

"House Democrats strike to implement Sharia law!!"

By Joshua Gillin• December 14, 2016

TheNewYorkEvening.com stated on May 08, 2018 in a fake news blog post:

"Pope Francis: Gun owners ‘can’t call themselves Christian’"

By Jon Greenberg• May 10, 2018

Facebook posts stated on December 09, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“Pope Francis says covid vaccine will now be required to enter heaven.”

By Miriam Valverde• December 15, 2020

Social media users questioned Pete Hegseth, Pope Leo's Bible quotes. Here's the full context

By Maria Briceño, Loreben Tuquero• April 17, 2026

How long will the Iran war last? See Trump’s timeline shift

By Amy Sherman, Zoe Weyand• March 30, 2026

Pope Francis defended truth as misinformation trailed him

By Katie Sanders• April 24, 2025

President Trump's Supreme Court Pick: Brett Kavanaugh

By Lucia Geng• July 10, 2018

How faithful is ‘Conclave’ about the process of picking a new pope? We fact-checked the movie

By Loreben Tuquero• May 1, 2025

PolitiFact's guide to Obama's birth certificate

By Bill Adair• April 27, 2011

Fact-checking the namesake of Pope Francis on his U.S. visit

By Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• September 23, 2015

A closer look at attorney-client privilege after raid of Donald Trump’s lawyer

By John Kruzel• April 10, 2018

Who has more admirers -- the pope or Glenn Beck?

By Louis Jacobson• January 4, 2010

Texas lawmaker questions Obama’s long-form birth certificate

By • April 27, 2011

‘Cheap fakes’: Viral videos keep clipping Biden’s words out of context

By Bill McCarthy• February 14, 2022

Leo Berman claim about Obama topped our charts

By W. Gardner Selby• June 7, 2011

How the Trump-backed policy bill rolls back Obamacare

By Julie Appleby, Phil Galewitz• June 5, 2025

Flashback: Obama, the Mexico border and Shariah law

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, W. Gardner Selby• May 16, 2011

The weird and wacky Truth-O-Meters of late

By April Hunt• October 16, 2015

Elizabeth Warren tops Sunday guest list, will she run in 2016?

By Katie Sanders• April 25, 2014

The facts on what the Catholic Church has said about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine

By Noah Y. Kim• March 9, 2021

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15 of our wackiest COVID-19 fact-checks

By Daniel Funke• March 15, 2021

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By Aaron Sharockman• February 25, 2016

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