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Search results for "Trump opened a complaint line and got 35,000 complaints about himself"

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Fact-checks (25167)

Donald Trump stated on November 27, 2016 in a tweet:
There was "serious voter fraud" in New Hampshire.
By Ella Nilsen• November 28, 2016
Donald Trump stated on January 05, 2021 in a tweet:
“The Vice President has the power to reject fraudulently chosen electors.”
By Jon Greenberg• January 5, 2021
Mitt Romney stated on October 11, 2011 in a Republican presidential primary debate:
Says the National Labor Relations Board told Boeing that it "can't build a factory in a non-union state."
By Jon Greenberg• October 14, 2011
John Whitmire stated on May 03, 2011 in remarks on the Senate floor:
Says the Texas Board of Nursing has a backlog of "3,000 complaints against nurses, many of them sexual assaults, malfeasance."
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 16, 2011
Vern Buchanan stated on June 13, 2011 in in a news release:
Vern Buchanan "has been completely exonerated" in a Federal Election Commission action.
By Becky Bowers• June 24, 2011
Vernon Jones stated on July 10, 2014 in an Atlanta Press Club debate:
Jeff Mann has an ethics complaint against him alleging he used county workers for campaign work, which is an indictable offense.
By April Hunt• July 19, 2014
Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press":
"We (Trump University) have an ‘A’ from the Better Business Bureau."  
By Jon Greenberg• February 28, 2016
Louie Gohmert stated on October 21, 2019 in an op-ed:
"As we have learned, the Intel Inspector General (IG) changed the rule after the complaint was known in order to allow hearsay complaints, but the IG dishonestly backdated the rule change so that damage could be done to President Trump."
By Madlin Mekelburg• October 30, 2019
Mitt Romney stated on January 05, 2012 in a video ad:
Says the National Labor Relations Board told Boeing that it couldn’t build a factory in South Carolina because South Carolina is a right-to-work state.
By Jon Greenberg, Molly Moorhead• January 5, 2012
Realtime Politics stated on December 11, 2016 in :
"Democrats Filing TREASON Charges Against Trump, McConnell, Giuliani, & Comey."
By Louis Jacobson• December 15, 2016
Donald Trump stated on November 27, 2016 in a tweet:
There was "serious voter fraud" in California.
By Chris Nichols• November 28, 2016
Donald Trump stated on October 05, 2019 in a tweet:
"The first so-called second hand information ‘Whistleblower’ got my phone conversation almost completely wrong."
By Jon Greenberg• October 9, 2019
Political Thinkers stated on March 29, 2018 in a headline:
After attacking Emma Gonzalez, U.S. Rep. Steve King is "facing arrest."
By Amy Sherman• April 5, 2018
Adam Schiff stated on September 17, 2019 in an interview on MSNBC:
"We have not spoken directly with the whistleblower."
By Bill McCarthy• October 4, 2019
Facebook posts stated on June 19, 2023 in a video:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “faces 5 Years in Jail For FEC Crimes."
By Gabrielle Settles• June 23, 2023
Bloggers stated on October 25, 2018 in a post on Facebook:
The pipe bombs were never mailed.
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 29, 2018
Donald Trump stated on September 30, 2019 in a tweet:
"Longstanding whistleblower rules (were changed) just before submittal of the fake whistleblower report."  
By Jon Greenberg• October 1, 2019
Donald Trump stated on April 04, 2020 in a Coronavirus Task Force press briefing:
Says fired inspector general Michael Atkinson brought a “terrible, inaccurate whistleblower report” to Congress.
By Jon Greenberg• April 6, 2020
Facebook posts stated on October 02, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Rep. Adam Schiff was "complicit in EDITING AND COMPOSING THE ‘WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT’ BEFORE IT WAS FILED."
By Daniel Funke• October 4, 2019
Russ Feingold stated on June 14, 2016 in in a campaign ad:
Says Ron Johnson gave himself a $10 million 'sweetheart corporate payout'
By Eric Litke• September 9, 2016

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By Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• September 26, 2019

Lie of the Year 2019: Donald Trump’s claim whistleblower got Ukraine call 'almost completely wrong'

By Katie Sanders• December 16, 2019

Trump says the FEC saw no merit in Stormy Daniels-related case. Here’s why that’s misleading.

By Amy Sherman• May 8, 2024

Secret behind Trump University’s A rating: Doing nothing

By Jon Greenberg• March 8, 2016

Fact-checking Trump on the Stormy Daniels case: The statute of limitations and the FEC's role

By Louis Jacobson• March 21, 2023

Fact checking Pa. Rep. Daryl Metcalfe's Facebook meltdown

By Colin Deppen• April 23, 2018

The timeline of Donald Trump’s explanations for the Stormy Daniels payment

By John Kruzel• May 3, 2018

What the whistleblower law says about sharing complaints with Congress

By Bill McCarthy• September 25, 2019

Ask PolitiFact: Answers to reader questions about the Trump impeachment inquiry, Hunter Biden

By Jon Greenberg, John Kruzel, Miriam Valverde• October 8, 2019

Ted Cruz 'SUMMONS ENCLOSED' envelopes might deceive--but mailers aren't illegal

By W. Gardner Selby• June 4, 2018

Read the declassified whistleblower complaint on Ukraine, Biden and Trump

By Josie Hollingsworth• September 26, 2019

Trump’s Ukraine call, a whistleblower and the Bidens: What we know, what we don’t

By Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel• September 23, 2019

Donald Trump’s shifting explanations for the Stormy Daniels payment (updated)

By John Kruzel• August 23, 2018

Early voting begins in Florida, and brawling debates continue

By John Bartosek• October 18, 2010

Fact-checking House Republicans’ impeachment report defending Trump on Ukraine

By Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• December 3, 2019

9 things Donald Trump got wrong today on Ukraine, a whistleblower and the media

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman• October 2, 2019

Read the Inspector General's letter on the Ukraine whistleblower complaint

By Josie Hollingsworth• September 26, 2019

Fact-checking the Feb. 28 news shows

By Jon Greenberg, Linda Qiu• February 28, 2016

Timeline: What Donald Trump has said about Stormy Daniels and $130,000 payment

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Obama's broken promise on health care talks

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