23 People 15957 Fact-checks 5750 Articles People (23) Students for Trump Vets for Trump The Trump Talks Donald Trump Tiffany Trump Eric Trump Melania Trump Ivanka Trump Gun Free UT Gun Free UT Everytown for Gun Safety Ohio Gun Owners President Trump's lawyers Donald Trump Jr. Wisconsin Trump Victory Georgia Gun Owners Gun Owners of America Politics Elite Trump Coalition to Stop Gun Violence National Association for Gun Rights Mayors Against Illegal Guns Fact-checks (15957) Viral image stated on January 04, 2020 in a Facebook post: A man at "the storming of the U.S. embassy" in Iraq visited the White House in 2011. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 8, 2020 Donald Trump stated on October 16, 2019 in answering questions from reporters: "The Kurds are much safer right now." By Tom Kertscher• October 16, 2019 Instagram posts stated on November 14, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Iran sentences 15,000 protesters to death.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• November 15, 2022 Facebook posts stated on January 05, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib tweeted and then deleted a post that said "Americans have spent decades raping and pillaging my people. What goes around comes around." By Miriam Valverde• January 6, 2020 Viral image stated on October 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: In the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, “the perps were ANTIFA and BLM anarchists.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 21, 2020 Ted Cruz stated on February 08, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "The Obama administration is refusing to directly arm the Kurds." By Lauren Carroll• February 8, 2015 Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2020 in Facebook post: Says a photo shows accused shooter Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother, armed with a long gun, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on the night two protesters were killed and one injured. By Madeline Heim• August 31, 2020 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 Sebastian Gorka stated on November 13, 2017 in a speech at UNC-Chapel Hill: Iran’s regime "every Friday declares war on us." By Paul Specht• November 16, 2017 Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: "In Iraq and Syria, American leadership, including our military power, is stopping (the Islamic State’s) advance." By Steve Contorno• January 27, 2015 Donald Trump stated on June 18, 2024 in Public appearance: Says he “saved Kenosha” and the “governor wouldn’t move” on sending the National Guard. By Hope Karnopp• June 21, 2024 Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in a foreign policy debate: Says Barack Obama was silent on Iran "when the students took to the streets in Tehran and the people there protested, (and) the Green Revolution occurred." By Amy Sherman• October 23, 2012 Bloggers stated on November 05, 2018 in a post on Facebook: Trump supporters are heading to the border as the migrant caravan approaches. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 8, 2018 Viral image stated on June 21, 2021 in a viral image: “A known antifa member” dressed as a Donald Trump supporter “and caused the Capitol riot” on Jan. 6. By Tom Kertscher• July 30, 2021 Facebook posts stated on January 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Twitter is banned in Iran." By Tom Kertscher• January 24, 2020 Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2020 in a tweet: “If I didn’t INSIST on having the National Guard activate and go into Kenosha, Wisconsin, there would be no Kenosha right now.” By Eric Litke• September 1, 2020 Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “At 17 years old Kyle (Rittenhouse) was perfectly legal to be able to possess that rifle without parental supervision.” By Daniel Funke• August 28, 2020 Kevin Nicholson stated on May 30, 2018 in an interview: The Iran deal "handed billions of dollars of cash on cargo planes, sent it to a state sponsor of terror, and Tammy Baldwin was one of the first U.S. senators to get on board and support that." By Tom Kertscher• June 29, 2018 Jon Stewart stated on July 21, 2015 in an interview on "The Daily Show": The United States is "fighting with Iraqis to defeat ISIS along with Iran. But in Yemen we're fighting Iran with Iraqis and Saudis." By Anna Bruzgulis• July 23, 2015 Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2024 in a Facebook post: Video shows Iranian drone sent to Israel stuck in a power line in Iraq. By Jeff Cercone• April 22, 2024 Articles (5750) How Iran and the United States came to the brink By Jon Greenberg• January 7, 2020 Iran’s man in Iraq: Soleimani’s deadly fight against the US By Jon Greenberg• January 15, 2020 ‘Everything we trained for’: How the far-right Oath Keepers militia planned for violence on Jan. 6 By Samantha Putterman• September 23, 2021 What we know about Jacob Blake's shooting in Kenosha, Wis. By Daniel Funke, Ciara O'Rourke• August 27, 2020 The fact-checker's guide to a viral “voter guide” contrasting Joe Biden, Donald Trump By Monique Curet• October 15, 2020 There’s still no evidence that the FBI incited the Jan. 6 riot, despite stories claiming otherwise By Samantha Putterman• November 17, 2021 Donald Trump tweeted about an Iranian missile test. Did it happen? By Louis Jacobson• September 26, 2017 Trump says Iran is a country ‘based on disinformation.’ Here’s how Iran conducts influence ops By Loreben Tuquero• March 23, 2026 Ask PolitiFact: How did U.S. actions contribute to economic and political upheaval in Iran? By Louis Jacobson• February 27, 2026 Were militia groups in Charlottesville better equipped than Virginia State Police? By Miriam Valverde• August 18, 2017 PunditFact fact-checks the Feb. 8 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• February 8, 2015 Tucker Carlson’s ‘Patriot Purge’ film on Jan. 6 is full of falsehoods, conspiracy theories By Bill McCarthy• November 5, 2021 FBI investigation of Capitol riot focuses on far-right groups By Daniel Funke• January 20, 2021 Top 10 Kenosha-related fact checks of 2020 By Eric Litke• December 28, 2020 Fact-checking the Feb. 8 news shows By Lauren Carroll, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• February 8, 2015 Comparing the GOP candidates' ISIS strategies with Obama's By Linda Qiu• December 26, 2015 Fact checking Kenosha shootings, violent protests one year later By Vanessa Swales• August 24, 2021 The 2021 Lie of the Year: Lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and its significance By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman• December 15, 2021 Fact-checking the Kenosha shootings involving Jacob Blake, Kyle Rittenhouse By Eric Litke• August 28, 2020 Why Tulsi Gabbard calls the war in Syria a ‘regime change war’ By Miriam Valverde• October 16, 2019
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Viral image stated on January 04, 2020 in a Facebook post: A man at "the storming of the U.S. embassy" in Iraq visited the White House in 2011. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 8, 2020 Donald Trump stated on October 16, 2019 in answering questions from reporters: "The Kurds are much safer right now." By Tom Kertscher• October 16, 2019 Instagram posts stated on November 14, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Iran sentences 15,000 protesters to death.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• November 15, 2022 Facebook posts stated on January 05, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib tweeted and then deleted a post that said "Americans have spent decades raping and pillaging my people. What goes around comes around." By Miriam Valverde• January 6, 2020 Viral image stated on October 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: In the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, “the perps were ANTIFA and BLM anarchists.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 21, 2020 Ted Cruz stated on February 08, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "The Obama administration is refusing to directly arm the Kurds." By Lauren Carroll• February 8, 2015 Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2020 in Facebook post: Says a photo shows accused shooter Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother, armed with a long gun, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on the night two protesters were killed and one injured. By Madeline Heim• August 31, 2020 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 Sebastian Gorka stated on November 13, 2017 in a speech at UNC-Chapel Hill: Iran’s regime "every Friday declares war on us." By Paul Specht• November 16, 2017 Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: "In Iraq and Syria, American leadership, including our military power, is stopping (the Islamic State’s) advance." By Steve Contorno• January 27, 2015 Donald Trump stated on June 18, 2024 in Public appearance: Says he “saved Kenosha” and the “governor wouldn’t move” on sending the National Guard. By Hope Karnopp• June 21, 2024 Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in a foreign policy debate: Says Barack Obama was silent on Iran "when the students took to the streets in Tehran and the people there protested, (and) the Green Revolution occurred." By Amy Sherman• October 23, 2012 Bloggers stated on November 05, 2018 in a post on Facebook: Trump supporters are heading to the border as the migrant caravan approaches. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 8, 2018 Viral image stated on June 21, 2021 in a viral image: “A known antifa member” dressed as a Donald Trump supporter “and caused the Capitol riot” on Jan. 6. By Tom Kertscher• July 30, 2021 Facebook posts stated on January 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Twitter is banned in Iran." By Tom Kertscher• January 24, 2020 Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2020 in a tweet: “If I didn’t INSIST on having the National Guard activate and go into Kenosha, Wisconsin, there would be no Kenosha right now.” By Eric Litke• September 1, 2020 Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “At 17 years old Kyle (Rittenhouse) was perfectly legal to be able to possess that rifle without parental supervision.” By Daniel Funke• August 28, 2020 Kevin Nicholson stated on May 30, 2018 in an interview: The Iran deal "handed billions of dollars of cash on cargo planes, sent it to a state sponsor of terror, and Tammy Baldwin was one of the first U.S. senators to get on board and support that." By Tom Kertscher• June 29, 2018 Jon Stewart stated on July 21, 2015 in an interview on "The Daily Show": The United States is "fighting with Iraqis to defeat ISIS along with Iran. But in Yemen we're fighting Iran with Iraqis and Saudis." By Anna Bruzgulis• July 23, 2015 Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2024 in a Facebook post: Video shows Iranian drone sent to Israel stuck in a power line in Iraq. By Jeff Cercone• April 22, 2024
How Iran and the United States came to the brink By Jon Greenberg• January 7, 2020 Iran’s man in Iraq: Soleimani’s deadly fight against the US By Jon Greenberg• January 15, 2020 ‘Everything we trained for’: How the far-right Oath Keepers militia planned for violence on Jan. 6 By Samantha Putterman• September 23, 2021 What we know about Jacob Blake's shooting in Kenosha, Wis. By Daniel Funke, Ciara O'Rourke• August 27, 2020 The fact-checker's guide to a viral “voter guide” contrasting Joe Biden, Donald Trump By Monique Curet• October 15, 2020 There’s still no evidence that the FBI incited the Jan. 6 riot, despite stories claiming otherwise By Samantha Putterman• November 17, 2021 Donald Trump tweeted about an Iranian missile test. Did it happen? By Louis Jacobson• September 26, 2017 Trump says Iran is a country ‘based on disinformation.’ Here’s how Iran conducts influence ops By Loreben Tuquero• March 23, 2026 Ask PolitiFact: How did U.S. actions contribute to economic and political upheaval in Iran? By Louis Jacobson• February 27, 2026 Were militia groups in Charlottesville better equipped than Virginia State Police? By Miriam Valverde• August 18, 2017 PunditFact fact-checks the Feb. 8 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• February 8, 2015 Tucker Carlson’s ‘Patriot Purge’ film on Jan. 6 is full of falsehoods, conspiracy theories By Bill McCarthy• November 5, 2021 FBI investigation of Capitol riot focuses on far-right groups By Daniel Funke• January 20, 2021 Top 10 Kenosha-related fact checks of 2020 By Eric Litke• December 28, 2020 Fact-checking the Feb. 8 news shows By Lauren Carroll, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• February 8, 2015 Comparing the GOP candidates' ISIS strategies with Obama's By Linda Qiu• December 26, 2015 Fact checking Kenosha shootings, violent protests one year later By Vanessa Swales• August 24, 2021 The 2021 Lie of the Year: Lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and its significance By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman• December 15, 2021 Fact-checking the Kenosha shootings involving Jacob Blake, Kyle Rittenhouse By Eric Litke• August 28, 2020 Why Tulsi Gabbard calls the war in Syria a ‘regime change war’ By Miriam Valverde• October 16, 2019
