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Search results for "Trump was evacuated from the Washington Hilton after a shooting scare"

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Fact-checks (25303)

Viral image stated on May 22, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says a photo depicts a teacher and student with guns guarding a Delaware high school in 1973 after a shooting threat.
By Samantha Putterman• May 23, 2019
Facebook posts stated on May 18, 2023 in a post shared on Facebook:
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un “just ordered the evacuation of the capital city.”
By Madison Czopek• May 26, 2023
Bill O'Reilly stated on September 28, 2011 in an interview on "The Daily Show":
Says the federal government hosted a conference and "ordered 250 muffins at 16 bucks a piece."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 4, 2011
Donald Trump stated on July 07, 2021 in a press conference:
"The person that shot Ashli Babbitt — boom — right through the head — just boom — there was no reason for that."
By Louis Jacobson• July 8, 2021
X posts stated on August 19, 2021 in in tweets:
The bomb threat near the U.S. Capitol on Aug. 19 was a false flag.
By Bill McCarthy• August 24, 2021
Beto O'Rourke stated on February 24, 2018 in a Waco campaign stop:
Says "PTA meetings are now being conducted to help parents tell their kids" that if a guy with an AR-15 walks into their classroom, "you are supposed to create as much chaos as you possibly can. They want you to scream and yell and dance around and throw books and just keep moving."
By W. Gardner Selby• March 15, 2018
Social Media stated on November 08, 2016 in a viral Tweet:
Says "thousands" at a Manhattan rally for Donald Trump were chanting "We hate Muslims, we hate blacks, we want our great country back."
By Linda Qiu• November 9, 2016
Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2022 in a Facebook post:
The man who killed the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter “wasn't even an on-duty police officer.”
By Samantha Putterman• May 31, 2022
Bloggers stated on September 13, 2018 in in a blog post:
"Myrtle Beach man who shot at Hurricane Florence dies after bullet ricochets." ​
By Kyra Haas• September 19, 2018
Mike Pence stated on July 12, 2016 in a speech at a Trump rally:
Says Hillary Clinton "took 13 hours to send help to Americans under fire" during the terrorist attack in Benghazi.
By Adam Thorp• July 14, 2016
Donald Trump stated on August 24, 2016 in at a rally in Tampa, Fla.:
The Hollywood celebrities endorsing Hillary Clinton are "in many cases celebrities that aren’t very hot anymore."
By Linda Qiu• August 25, 2016
Facebook posts stated on October 14, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Video footage showing Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi hiding on Jan. 6, 2021, shows the U.S. Capitol attack “was a setup.”
By Madison Czopek• October 17, 2022
Bloggers stated on September 10, 2017 in a blog post:
"Mar-A-Lago (was) destroyed by (Hurricane) Irma (and) Jared Kushner (is) still missing." 
By John Kruzel• September 11, 2017
X posts stated on May 24, 2022 in a tweet:
ICE is in Uvalde, Texas, “so undocumented parents have to consider arrest deportation before they go check to see if their kids are alive.”
By Nusaiba Mizan• May 25, 2022
YouTube videos stated on January 19, 2022 in a video:
“Ashli Babbitt Tried To Stop Antifa False Flag On Jan 6th”
By Bill McCarthy• January 21, 2022
Sean Hannity stated on June 28, 2016 in comments on his Fox News program:
"During the (Benghazi) attack, a stand-down order was given, and our troops were told to change their clothes four times."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 30, 2016
Derrick Van Orden stated on December 07, 2021 in Twitter:
Actions by Joe Biden left "10,000 to 15,000 American citizens abandoned to terrorists in Afghanistan."
By Alan Hovorka• January 4, 2022
Viral image stated on October 08, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Video shows an “inflatable decoy plane” at the Kabul airport in 2021.
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 13, 2023
Susan Collins stated on August 01, 2020 in a campaign ad:
Says Sara Gideon’s husband’s law firm “took up to $2 million” from the same federal program she “falsely” attacked Susan Collins over.
By Tom Kertscher• August 14, 2020
Donald Trump stated on June 07, 2016 in a speech after several primaries concluded:
"Crime is rising."
By Louis Jacobson• June 9, 2016

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By Amy Sherman• April 26, 2026

Ask PolitiFact: Where was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during the Capitol riot?

By Bill McCarthy• February 4, 2021

Column: Why a correspondents’ dinner at a White House ballroom could endanger press freedom

By Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2026

What was the Contingency and Crisis Response bureau? Examining the Trump-era proposal

By Bill McCarthy• August 25, 2021

No proof Biden or Kerry channeled U.S. aid for Ukraine to Burisma

By Bill McCarthy• November 11, 2019

In context: What Rush Limbaugh said about Hurricane Irma before evacuation

By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 10, 2017

Fact-check: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spars with Senate committee over COVID-19 vaccines, CDC

By PolitiFact Staff • September 4, 2025

It's not just Orlando. Scott often fails with FEMA requests

By Joshua Gillin• June 24, 2016

The Trump file: Trump's 10 top falsehoods of 2018

By Katie Sanders• December 11, 2018

Vietnam and Afghanistan: Different wars, similar endings?

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• August 17, 2021

Families of fallen US service members’ emotional moment at RNC, accusations against Joe Biden

By Samantha Putterman• July 18, 2024

Remembering John McCain

By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 26, 2018

What counts as a “mass shooting”? The definition varies

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• February 14, 2023

In Context: Did Donald Trump suggest Barack Obama has terrorist sympathies?

By Lauren Carroll• June 15, 2016

In Context: What did Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey say about police fighting ICE?

By Maria Briceño• January 16, 2026

‘I am afraid’: The aftermath of Springfield, Ohio, misinformation on Haitians who live there

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 13, 2024

Were medics denied access to treat students inside Stoneman Douglas High School?

By Mica Soellner• March 5, 2018

False flags: They’re real, but far less widespread than social media suggest

By Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy• February 8, 2022

Americans on their own in Ukraine? Military-led evacuations like in Afghanistan are not the norm

By Jeff Cercone• January 31, 2022

Joe Biden said not everyone who wants to can leave after a war. Military experts checked his history

By Louis Jacobson• September 2, 2021