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Instagram posts stated on January 09, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Bloodied Palestinian baby doll was “made in Israel.”
By Maria Briceño, Jeff Cercone• January 12, 2024
Viral image stated on July 21, 2022 in an Instagram post:
George Floyd and COVID-19 “never existed.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 22, 2022
Facebook posts stated on September 27, 2024 in a video:
Shows video of damage from Hurricane Helene.
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• September 28, 2024
Bernie Sanders stated on September 25, 2013 in an MSNBC interview:
"(Texas Republicans) believe in abolishing Social Security, abolishing V.A. health care."
By Julie Kliegman• October 2, 2013
Donald Trump stated on June 25, 2025 in a Truth Social post:
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is a communist.
By Ella Moore, Amy Sherman• June 26, 2025
Bloggers stated on October 12, 2018 in post on Facebook:
Say Socialist candidate Norman Thomas said in 1944 that the Democratic Party had adopted the Socialist platform.  
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• November 2, 2018
Donald Trump stated on September 30, 2020 in a rally:
Says Joe Biden is a socialist.
By Amy Sherman• October 15, 2020
Facebook posts stated on July 13, 2024 in a Facebook post:
“Butler Police confirm the shooter’s name is Mark Violets. He is a known Antifa extremist.”
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 14, 2024
Freedom Daily stated on September 06, 2017 in a blog post:
"Muslims’ disturbing plan comes out after grocery stores go bare to prepare for Irma."
By Miriam Valverde• September 12, 2017
Michael Bennet stated on August 25, 2010 in a campaign ad:
"Buck wants to privatize Social Security."  
By Lukas Pleva• September 2, 2010
Instagram posts stated on November 14, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Billboard in New York City shows “Stand with Israel” ad replacing “Stand with Ukraine” ad.
By Jeff Cercone• November 17, 2023
Threads posts stated on July 14, 2024 in a Threads post:
Photo shows the Instagram account of shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks, with the bio, “In my quest to end Epsteins evil empire.”
By Loreben Tuquero• July 15, 2024
Ron Johnson stated on September 15, 2010 in campaign TV and radio ads:
Washington politicians "run Social Security like a Ponzi scheme."
By Cary Spivak• September 23, 2010
Sean Hannity stated on April 27, 2022 in a TV segment:
Conservatives gained Twitter followers after the company announced its deal with Elon Musk because "Twitter lifted a broad anti-conservative, anti-Trump shadow ban.”
By Bill McCarthy• May 2, 2022
Threads posts stated on November 10, 2024 in a Threads post:
“NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says that ‘if Trump surrenders Ukraine to Putin, he will personally expel the United States from the alliance.’”
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 13, 2024
Hillary Clinton stated on August 26, 2008 in Denver:
"John McCain wants to privatize Social Security."
By Adriel Bettelheim• August 26, 2008
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on April 01, 2024 in an interview on CNN:
“President Biden is the first candidate in history, the first president in history, that has used the federal agencies to censor political speech ... to censor his opponent."
By Amy Sherman• April 5, 2024
Tom Coburn stated on March 04, 2009 in an interview on the Fox News Channel.:
"Under the Obama plan . . . all the health care in this country is eventually going to be run by the government."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 5, 2009
Viral image stated on June 26, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“‘LOL’ stands for ‘Lucifer our Lord.’ Satanists end their prayers by saying ‘Lucifer our Lord’.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 6, 2021
TikTok posts stated on October 08, 2023 in a TikTok video:
Video shows pro-Palestine march in Chicago on Oct. 8.
By Jeff Cercone• October 10, 2023

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By Bill Adair• August 27, 2008

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By Sevana Wenn• July 6, 2023

After doctored Pelosi video, expert warns of unchecked ‘misinformation campaigns’

By Chris Nichols• May 28, 2019

Texas organizers battle misinformation on encrypted messaging apps

By Nusaiba Mizan• November 23, 2022

How Elon Musk ditched Twitter's safeguards and primed X to spread misinformation

By Madison Czopek• October 23, 2023

"Is your organization Mostly Liberal?"

By Ciara O'Rourke• January 21, 2011

PolitiFact launches Spanish-language website to serve more than 40 million U.S. Spanish-speakers

By PolitiFact Staff • May 14, 2024

A war of information: Both sides fight in the Ukraine-Russia conflict

By Samantha Putterman• March 18, 2022

Mailbag: Pandering to "room-temperature IQs"

By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 2, 2010

Why did JD Vance accuse Kamala Harris of engaging in censorship ‘at an industrial scale’? We explain

By Jeff Cercone, Samantha Putterman• October 3, 2024

‘Cheap fake’ videos, and the phrase itself, take 2024 election’s center stage

By Sara Swann• June 21, 2024

Four things to know about Russia's 2016 misinformation campaign

By Lauren Carroll• April 4, 2017

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By Sami Soto• May 9, 2019

Can social media platform outages impact U.S. elections? Not likely, experts say

By Madison Czopek, Amy Sherman• March 6, 2024

Lie of the Year 2022: Putin’s lies to wage war and conceal horror in Ukraine

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By Loreben Tuquero• December 19, 2024

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As Russia invades Ukraine, misinformers exploit TikTok’s audio features to spread fake war footage

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