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Fact-checks (17466)

Richard Corcoran stated on February 12, 2017 in an inteview on CBS4:
"Most of these mass shootings take place in (areas) where you're not allowed to have a concealed weapons permit."
By Amy Sherman• February 21, 2017
Dan Patrick stated on January 03, 2016 in an interview on Meet the Press:
Every "one of the mass shootings except two in America since 1950 have been" in "gun-free zones."
By W. Gardner Selby• January 13, 2016
Kamala Harris stated on April 15, 2024 in a moderated conversation:
“As many as 75% of school shootings resulted from a gun that was not secured.”
By Samantha Putterman• April 22, 2024
Social Media stated on October 31, 2024 in a post:
Video shows “voting machines in Kentucky are not allowing voters to select” Donald Trump for president.
By Sara Swann• November 1, 2024
Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in a presidential debate:
Poll watchers in Philadelphia “were thrown out.”
By Jessica Calefati• October 1, 2020
Bernie Sanders stated on August 05, 2019 in a Facebook meme:
"In 2016, counties hosting a Trump rally saw a 226% spike in hate crimes."
By Louis Jacobson• August 12, 2019
Social Media stated on October 22, 2024 in social media posts:
“Schaumburg, Illinois not recording votes, just putting votes ‘in a box.’”
By Loreben Tuquero• October 24, 2024
Erick Erickson stated on November 13, 2020 in a tweet:
Says Raphael Warnock "ran over his wife" and was "arrested for obstructing an investigation into child abuse."
By Tom Kertscher• November 16, 2020
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
Everytown for Gun Safety stated on December 10, 2014 in a recent report:
Georgia has had 12 school shootings in the two years since the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School, more than any other state.
By April Hunt• December 19, 2014
Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2020 in a press conference:
“The entire city (of Portland) is ablaze all the time.”
By Bill McCarthy• September 1, 2020
Donald Trump stated on August 01, 2016 in multiple speeches and interviews:
Says the U.S. election system is "rigged."
By Linda Qiu• August 15, 2016
Threads posts stated on November 06, 2024 in a post on Threads:
20 million Democratic votes “disappeared” in 2024.
By Madison Czopek• November 7, 2024
Bloggers stated on December 02, 2018 in a blog post:
"Border agents discover body of 6-year-old girl: 'She was raped By 30 men'."
By Miriam Valverde• December 19, 2018
Frank Lautenberg stated on June 15, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "Top Line":
"Since 2004, there have been some 1,300 attacks (on rail targets). Four thousand people have died. Thousands of injuries."
By Bill Wichert• June 28, 2011
Bob Casey stated on July 21, 2020 in an interview:
Federal agents in Portland have been “kidnapping and holding citizens without charges.”
By Jessica Calefati• August 4, 2020
Ivanka Trump stated on August 06, 2019 in a tweet:
"Chicago experienced its deadliest weekend of the year...With 7 dead and 52 wounded near a playground."
By Duncan Agnew• August 7, 2019
Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Milwaukee Elections Chief Lost Elections Flash Drive in Morning Hours of November 4th When Democrats Miraculously Found 120,000 Votes for Joe Biden.”
By Eric Litke• November 17, 2020
Rachel Maddow stated on June 21, 2018 in in a monologue:
"There isn't a system" for reuniting families separated under Trump’s zero tolerance border policy.
By John Kruzel• June 29, 2018
Bloggers stated on October 31, 2018 in a post on Facebook:
"Caravan Violence: Invaders Shoot At Police, Set Fire To Immigration Checkpoint"  
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• November 13, 2018

Articles (6070)

A Pennsylvania Republican said she was arrested for telling voters to stay in line. Was she?

By Loreben Tuquero• October 31, 2024

Villanova University was targeted by ‘swatting.’ What is it, and how does it affect victims?

By Loreben Tuquero• August 22, 2025

How many school shooting incidents has the U.S. had since Sandy Hook? PolitiFact Oregon

By Dana Tims• June 11, 2014

How many mass shootings have occurred since Uvalde tragedy?

By Nusaiba Mizan• June 10, 2022

Michigan voters don't need to show ID at the polls to cast their ballots

By Clara Hendrickson• August 4, 2020

Ballot drop boxes have long been used without controversy. Then Trump got involved

By Amy Sherman• October 16, 2020

Election officials want safe voting. Here’s how they boosted security since 2020’s threats.

By Amy Sherman• October 23, 2024

Fact-checking Trump’s election fraud falsehoods in White House remarks

By Daniel Funke, Clara Hendrickson, Louis Jacobson, Noah Y. Kim, Ilana Strauss• November 6, 2020

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

By Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2026

What we know about mass shootings

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• February 15, 2018

Top Republicans push theories about 'mobs' and 'Marxism' in vandalism of Douglass statue

By Jill Terreri Ramos• July 7, 2020

How do we prevent school shootings?

By Amy Sherman• February 15, 2018

Reports say Trump shared highly classified intel with Russian diplomats: What we know so far

By Lauren Carroll• May 16, 2017

Fact-check: What Markwayne Mullin said about Rand Paul, Alex Pretti at DHS confirmation hearing

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• March 18, 2026

Fact-checking Trump’s whopper-laden interview with Maria Bartiromo

By Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman• November 30, 2020

How are school shootings defined?

By Chris Nichols• February 28, 2018

Trump’s own advisers add to evidence that election wasn’t stolen

By Amy Sherman• June 10, 2022

Checking claims about Texas voting rights and fraud

By W. Gardner Selby• August 5, 2015

A ‘third assassination attempt’ against Trump? Here’s what we know about California arrest

By Jeff Cercone• October 14, 2024

Border agents on horseback used unnecessary force but did not strike Haitian migrants: CBP

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 13, 2022