13 People 26184 Fact-checks 8457 Articles People (13) Baby Got PAC Students for Trump Vets for Trump The Trump Talks Donald Trump Tiffany Trump Eric Trump Melania Trump Ivanka Trump President Trump's lawyers Donald Trump Jr. Wisconsin Trump Victory Politics Elite Trump Fact-checks (26184) Jon Stewart stated on March 11, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": The American slave trade caused 5 million deaths "or more." By Jon Greenberg• March 18, 2014 Instagram posts stated on June 04, 2023 in an Instagram post: Former President Donald Trump rescued deformed children who were born into sex slavery in tunnels under Central Park in New York. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 14, 2023 Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2015 in a GOP presidential debate on CNN: Says Mexico doesn't have birthright citizenship, and Americans are the "only ones" to have it. By Katie Sanders• September 17, 2015 Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2015 in a town hall in Derry, N.H.: "Many of the great scholars say that anchor babies are not covered" by the 14th Amendment. By Lauren Carroll• August 25, 2015 Facebook posts stated on May 03, 2020 in a Facebook post: Central Park hospital tents housed thousands of abused children released from underground captivity. By Madison Czopek• May 8, 2020 Glenn Beck stated on June 10, 2009 in his Fox News program: "Why do we have automatic citizenship upon birth? We're the only country in the world that has it." By Robert Farley• June 19, 2009 TikTok posts stated on September 08, 2023 in TikTok posts: An 1871 law made the United States government a for-profit corporation. By Sofia Ahmed• February 12, 2024 Michelle Obama stated on July 25, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: "I wake up every morning in a house (the White House) that was built by slaves." By Louis Jacobson• July 26, 2016 Hillary Clinton stated on October 09, 2016 in the second presidential debate: "We've had Muslims in America since George Washington." By Miriam Valverde• October 13, 2016 Viral image stated on November 09, 2018 in a Facebook post: Quotes Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar as saying, "I think all white men should be put in chains as slaves because they will never submit to Islam." By Miriam Valverde• November 15, 2018 Bloggers stated on November 01, 2018 in a post on Facebook: "Barron Trump was born in March 2006 and Melania wasn’t a legal citizen until July 2006. So under this executive order, his own son wouldn’t be an American citizen." By Ciara O'Rourke• November 4, 2018 Viral image stated on August 22, 2017 in social media feeds: "At the PEAK of slavery in 1860, only 1.4% of Americans owned slaves. What your history books (don't) tell you is that 3,000 blacks owned a total of 20,000 slaves the same year." By Louis Jacobson• August 24, 2017 X posts stated on July 09, 2022 in a Twitter post: There are no artifacts to prove that slave ships existed. By Gabrielle Settles• July 13, 2022 Andrew Napolitano stated on March 11, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": Says President Abraham Lincoln "tried to arm the slaves." By Jon Greenberg• March 18, 2014 Jon Stewart stated on March 11, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": Says Abraham Lincoln tried to buy slaves' freedom in border states, but the states "all rejected it." By Jon Greenberg• March 18, 2014 Ann Teich stated on February 26, 2018 in a meeting of the Austin school board: Says Stephen F. Austin and James Bowie promoted slavery. By W. Gardner Selby• March 1, 2018 Kionne McGhee stated on January 25, 2018 in a speech on the House floor: "There were slaves in 1845 who helped construct and build the Old Capitol." By Allison Graves• February 1, 2018 Nancy Pelosi stated on December 02, 2008 in a speech.: "The Capitol was built by slaves." By Alexander Lane• January 20, 2009 Viral image stated on June 20, 2019 in a post on Facebook: "The first slaves shipped to the American Colonies in 1619 were 100 white children from Ireland." By Ciara O'Rourke• June 28, 2019 Facebook posts stated on July 01, 2020 in in a post: “America was the ONLY country that ended” slavery By Emily Venezky• July 31, 2020 Articles (8457) Fact-check: Trump misleads about birthright citizenship, birth tourism before SCOTUS hearing By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• March 31, 2026 PunditFact fact-checks the Aug. 23 shows By Will Cabaniss, Joshua Gillin, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• August 23, 2015 Fact-checking the Aug. 23 Sunday shows By Will Cabaniss, Joshua Gillin, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• August 23, 2015 Michelle Obama didn’t mention Trump by name at 2016 DNC. In 2020 encore, she didn’t pull punches By Bill McCarthy• August 18, 2020 In Context: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar comparing national anthem to songs of slavery By Tom Kertscher• August 15, 2018 Top Republicans push theories about 'mobs' and 'Marxism' in vandalism of Douglass statue By Jill Terreri Ramos• July 7, 2020 Another look at Abraham Lincoln and the colonization of ex-slaves By Louis Jacobson• July 9, 2015 Political group takes aim at Ben Carson’s past statements on women's issues By Joshua Gillin• November 13, 2015 Why we fact-checked Jon Stewart and The Daily Show, and 11 reasons we’re sad to see him go By Aaron Sharockman• August 6, 2015 Some readers unconvinced by our True rating for White House slave claim By Louis Jacobson• July 27, 2016 PolitiFact’s coverage of the 2016 Democratic National Convention By Adam Thorp• August 2, 2016 English is Liberia's official language from a history of US slavery and colonization By Grace Abels• July 10, 2025 Napolitano, Stewart debate the Civil War By Jon Greenberg• March 19, 2014 Fact-checking the first night of the Democratic convention in Philadelphia By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• July 25, 2016 A primer on Civil War history and what Donald Trump and Nikki Haley got wrong By Louis Jacobson• January 9, 2024 John Kelly, the Civil War and the compromise that almost was By Jon Greenberg• November 2, 2017 Fact-checking Larry Elder’s reparations chatter on 'Fox & Friends' By Bill McCarthy• June 27, 2019 Looking at claims Kamala Harris is the descendant of a slave owner By Ciara O'Rourke• August 14, 2020 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago press conference with Mike Johnson By Louis Jacobson• April 12, 2024 In Context: E.W. Jackson's statement on the Democratic Party By Nancy Madsen• May 30, 2013
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Jon Stewart stated on March 11, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": The American slave trade caused 5 million deaths "or more." By Jon Greenberg• March 18, 2014 Instagram posts stated on June 04, 2023 in an Instagram post: Former President Donald Trump rescued deformed children who were born into sex slavery in tunnels under Central Park in New York. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 14, 2023 Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2015 in a GOP presidential debate on CNN: Says Mexico doesn't have birthright citizenship, and Americans are the "only ones" to have it. By Katie Sanders• September 17, 2015 Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2015 in a town hall in Derry, N.H.: "Many of the great scholars say that anchor babies are not covered" by the 14th Amendment. By Lauren Carroll• August 25, 2015 Facebook posts stated on May 03, 2020 in a Facebook post: Central Park hospital tents housed thousands of abused children released from underground captivity. By Madison Czopek• May 8, 2020 Glenn Beck stated on June 10, 2009 in his Fox News program: "Why do we have automatic citizenship upon birth? We're the only country in the world that has it." By Robert Farley• June 19, 2009 TikTok posts stated on September 08, 2023 in TikTok posts: An 1871 law made the United States government a for-profit corporation. By Sofia Ahmed• February 12, 2024 Michelle Obama stated on July 25, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: "I wake up every morning in a house (the White House) that was built by slaves." By Louis Jacobson• July 26, 2016 Hillary Clinton stated on October 09, 2016 in the second presidential debate: "We've had Muslims in America since George Washington." By Miriam Valverde• October 13, 2016 Viral image stated on November 09, 2018 in a Facebook post: Quotes Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar as saying, "I think all white men should be put in chains as slaves because they will never submit to Islam." By Miriam Valverde• November 15, 2018 Bloggers stated on November 01, 2018 in a post on Facebook: "Barron Trump was born in March 2006 and Melania wasn’t a legal citizen until July 2006. So under this executive order, his own son wouldn’t be an American citizen." By Ciara O'Rourke• November 4, 2018 Viral image stated on August 22, 2017 in social media feeds: "At the PEAK of slavery in 1860, only 1.4% of Americans owned slaves. What your history books (don't) tell you is that 3,000 blacks owned a total of 20,000 slaves the same year." By Louis Jacobson• August 24, 2017 X posts stated on July 09, 2022 in a Twitter post: There are no artifacts to prove that slave ships existed. By Gabrielle Settles• July 13, 2022 Andrew Napolitano stated on March 11, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": Says President Abraham Lincoln "tried to arm the slaves." By Jon Greenberg• March 18, 2014 Jon Stewart stated on March 11, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": Says Abraham Lincoln tried to buy slaves' freedom in border states, but the states "all rejected it." By Jon Greenberg• March 18, 2014 Ann Teich stated on February 26, 2018 in a meeting of the Austin school board: Says Stephen F. Austin and James Bowie promoted slavery. By W. Gardner Selby• March 1, 2018 Kionne McGhee stated on January 25, 2018 in a speech on the House floor: "There were slaves in 1845 who helped construct and build the Old Capitol." By Allison Graves• February 1, 2018 Nancy Pelosi stated on December 02, 2008 in a speech.: "The Capitol was built by slaves." By Alexander Lane• January 20, 2009 Viral image stated on June 20, 2019 in a post on Facebook: "The first slaves shipped to the American Colonies in 1619 were 100 white children from Ireland." By Ciara O'Rourke• June 28, 2019 Facebook posts stated on July 01, 2020 in in a post: “America was the ONLY country that ended” slavery By Emily Venezky• July 31, 2020
Fact-check: Trump misleads about birthright citizenship, birth tourism before SCOTUS hearing By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• March 31, 2026 PunditFact fact-checks the Aug. 23 shows By Will Cabaniss, Joshua Gillin, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• August 23, 2015 Fact-checking the Aug. 23 Sunday shows By Will Cabaniss, Joshua Gillin, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• August 23, 2015 Michelle Obama didn’t mention Trump by name at 2016 DNC. In 2020 encore, she didn’t pull punches By Bill McCarthy• August 18, 2020 In Context: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar comparing national anthem to songs of slavery By Tom Kertscher• August 15, 2018 Top Republicans push theories about 'mobs' and 'Marxism' in vandalism of Douglass statue By Jill Terreri Ramos• July 7, 2020 Another look at Abraham Lincoln and the colonization of ex-slaves By Louis Jacobson• July 9, 2015 Political group takes aim at Ben Carson’s past statements on women's issues By Joshua Gillin• November 13, 2015 Why we fact-checked Jon Stewart and The Daily Show, and 11 reasons we’re sad to see him go By Aaron Sharockman• August 6, 2015 Some readers unconvinced by our True rating for White House slave claim By Louis Jacobson• July 27, 2016 PolitiFact’s coverage of the 2016 Democratic National Convention By Adam Thorp• August 2, 2016 English is Liberia's official language from a history of US slavery and colonization By Grace Abels• July 10, 2025 Napolitano, Stewart debate the Civil War By Jon Greenberg• March 19, 2014 Fact-checking the first night of the Democratic convention in Philadelphia By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• July 25, 2016 A primer on Civil War history and what Donald Trump and Nikki Haley got wrong By Louis Jacobson• January 9, 2024 John Kelly, the Civil War and the compromise that almost was By Jon Greenberg• November 2, 2017 Fact-checking Larry Elder’s reparations chatter on 'Fox & Friends' By Bill McCarthy• June 27, 2019 Looking at claims Kamala Harris is the descendant of a slave owner By Ciara O'Rourke• August 14, 2020 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago press conference with Mike Johnson By Louis Jacobson• April 12, 2024 In Context: E.W. Jackson's statement on the Democratic Party By Nancy Madsen• May 30, 2013
