2 People 8789 Fact-checks 3046 Articles People (2) Maxwell Frost Zerlina Maxwell Fact-checks (8789) Instagram posts stated on July 14, 2024 in Instagram posts: The shooter who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump was “Maxwell Yearick.” By Loreben Tuquero• July 16, 2024 Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2024 in a post: Images show FBI assistant director Janeen DiGuiseppi seated behind former President Donald Trump during his assassination attempt. By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• July 23, 2024 Facebook posts stated on December 06, 2021 in a Facebook post: “There’s only one reporter on site” at the Ghislaine Maxwell trial. By Ciara O'Rourke• December 8, 2021 Facebook posts stated on December 29, 2021 in a post: A judge sealed “all the evidence and proof of who helped Ghislaine Maxwell sex traffic children.” By Monique Curet• January 4, 2022 Viral image stated on July 02, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says BBC prematurely reported “Ghislaine Maxwell moved to intensive care as coronavirus symptoms worsen.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 6, 2020 Viral image stated on April 25, 2022 in a Facebook post: “The same system that kept you in the dark about Ghislaine Maxwell…doesn’t mind live-streaming Johnny Depp’s trial.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 26, 2022 Facebook posts stated on November 15, 2021 in a post: The media televised the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse “because he is a ‘white supremacist shooter,’” while limiting coverage of accused sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial to “some cartoon drawing….What are they hiding?” By Monique Curet• November 22, 2021 Facebook posts stated on November 28, 2021 in a post: “BREAKING: Judge in Ghislaine Maxwell trial issues media-wide gag order: all press & spectators barred from courtroom.” By Monique Curet• December 1, 2021 Facebook posts stated on July 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Scores of politicians and others are on a “list” of sex cases from newly unsealed Ghislaine Maxwell court documents. By Tom Kertscher• August 6, 2020 Zerlina Maxwell stated on March 02, 2019 in in a panel discussion: Says Bernie Sanders "did not mention race or gender until 23 minutes into this speech" announcing his 2020 presidential run. By John Kruzel• March 5, 2019 Viral image stated on December 09, 2021 in a Facebook post: Ghislaine Maxwell’s co-defendants include Beyonce and Kanye West. By Ciara O'Rourke• December 9, 2021 Viral image stated on December 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Virgil Abloh was a defendant in Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal case when he died a day before the trial started. By Ciara O'Rourke• December 1, 2021 Viral image stated on August 10, 2022 in a Facebook post: A photo shows Ghislaine Maxwell and Bruce Reinhart. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 12, 2022 Facebook posts stated on November 27, 2021 in Facebook post: Omicron 'hysteria' was timed so that it would coincide with and distract from the Ghislaine Maxwell trial. By Jeff Cercone• November 30, 2021 Facebook posts stated on January 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Epstein’s recruiter Ghislaine Maxwell’s father Robert Maxwell gave Mitt Romney his first $2M investment and started him in business.” By Tom Kertscher• February 18, 2020 Viral image stated on July 07, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Anthony Fauci “is married to Ghislaine Maxwell’s sister.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 7, 2020 Viral image stated on July 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows “Wayfair president of operations Bill Hutcherson with Ghislaine Maxwell.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 14, 2020 Viral image stated on January 26, 2022 in a Facebook post: Says Dennis Miller said that if he didn’t see women protesting the Ghislaine Maxwell trial verdict “you're all frauds. This isn't justice for those women, this is a joke." By Ciara O'Rourke• January 28, 2022 Facebook posts stated on July 23, 2023 in a Facebook post: Beyoncé “is a defendant in a major human trafficking case.” By Jeff Cercone• July 25, 2023 Facebook posts stated on November 30, 2021 in a post: “On the first day of the Ghislaine Maxwell trial, the CEO of Twitter resigned, the CEO of Walmart resigned, the CEO of CNBC resigned” By Monique Curet• December 4, 2021 Articles (3046) PolitiFact’s coverage of the Donald Trump assassination attempt By PolitiFact Staff • July 25, 2024 Trump ‘exonerated’ by Epstein docs? Here’s what they do (and don’t) say about the former president By Jeff Cercone• January 11, 2024 What we know about recent claims linking Bill Clinton and Jeffrey Epstein By Ciara O'Rourke• August 18, 2020 Trump DOJ dismissal of Epstein ‘client list’ fuels MAGA division. Here’s a guide to the controversy. By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• July 15, 2025 What we know about the Trump-Epstein falling out By Madison Czopek, Gabrielle Lazor• July 31, 2025 The Epstein files, Trump and Congress: What happens next? By Louis Jacobson• November 13, 2025 Is Donald Trump in the Jeffrey Epstein files? What to know after social media fight with Elon Musk By Amy Sherman• June 6, 2025 Crated dogs in Kabul airport photo didn’t belong to US military. What’s going on? By Ciara O'Rourke, Samantha Putterman• September 2, 2021 QAnon, Pizzagate conspiracy theories co-opt #SaveTheChildren By Daniel Funke• August 12, 2020 Have Democrats always been interested in Epstein case transparency? We looked back. By Amy Sherman• August 5, 2025 A month-by-month look at the misinformation that caught our attention in a busy news year By Jeff Cercone• December 26, 2024 How the Wayfair child sex-trafficking conspiracy theory went viral By Daniel Funke• July 15, 2020 Why it’s not ‘grooming’: What research says about gender and sexuality in schools By Madison Czopek• May 11, 2022 George Washington’s lessons and the future of political civility By Louis Jacobson• February 19, 2018 Epstein emails led to rumors that Trump spent 2017 Thanksgiving with him. Here’s what we found. By Loreben Tuquero• November 19, 2025 Anti-Mormon screed targets Romney By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 7, 2008 Donald Trump, Pam Bondi and $25K: Was it pay to play? By Allison Graves• September 21, 2016 Fact-checking fake news on International Fact-checking Day By Allison Graves• April 2, 2017 Fact-checking 22 claims from Donald Trump's Axios interview By PolitiFact Staff • August 4, 2020 Does Rick Scott read newspapers? By Becky Bowers• August 16, 2011
Instagram posts stated on July 14, 2024 in Instagram posts: The shooter who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump was “Maxwell Yearick.” By Loreben Tuquero• July 16, 2024 Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2024 in a post: Images show FBI assistant director Janeen DiGuiseppi seated behind former President Donald Trump during his assassination attempt. By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• July 23, 2024 Facebook posts stated on December 06, 2021 in a Facebook post: “There’s only one reporter on site” at the Ghislaine Maxwell trial. By Ciara O'Rourke• December 8, 2021 Facebook posts stated on December 29, 2021 in a post: A judge sealed “all the evidence and proof of who helped Ghislaine Maxwell sex traffic children.” By Monique Curet• January 4, 2022 Viral image stated on July 02, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says BBC prematurely reported “Ghislaine Maxwell moved to intensive care as coronavirus symptoms worsen.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 6, 2020 Viral image stated on April 25, 2022 in a Facebook post: “The same system that kept you in the dark about Ghislaine Maxwell…doesn’t mind live-streaming Johnny Depp’s trial.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 26, 2022 Facebook posts stated on November 15, 2021 in a post: The media televised the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse “because he is a ‘white supremacist shooter,’” while limiting coverage of accused sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial to “some cartoon drawing….What are they hiding?” By Monique Curet• November 22, 2021 Facebook posts stated on November 28, 2021 in a post: “BREAKING: Judge in Ghislaine Maxwell trial issues media-wide gag order: all press & spectators barred from courtroom.” By Monique Curet• December 1, 2021 Facebook posts stated on July 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Scores of politicians and others are on a “list” of sex cases from newly unsealed Ghislaine Maxwell court documents. By Tom Kertscher• August 6, 2020 Zerlina Maxwell stated on March 02, 2019 in in a panel discussion: Says Bernie Sanders "did not mention race or gender until 23 minutes into this speech" announcing his 2020 presidential run. By John Kruzel• March 5, 2019 Viral image stated on December 09, 2021 in a Facebook post: Ghislaine Maxwell’s co-defendants include Beyonce and Kanye West. By Ciara O'Rourke• December 9, 2021 Viral image stated on December 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Virgil Abloh was a defendant in Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal case when he died a day before the trial started. By Ciara O'Rourke• December 1, 2021 Viral image stated on August 10, 2022 in a Facebook post: A photo shows Ghislaine Maxwell and Bruce Reinhart. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 12, 2022 Facebook posts stated on November 27, 2021 in Facebook post: Omicron 'hysteria' was timed so that it would coincide with and distract from the Ghislaine Maxwell trial. By Jeff Cercone• November 30, 2021 Facebook posts stated on January 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Epstein’s recruiter Ghislaine Maxwell’s father Robert Maxwell gave Mitt Romney his first $2M investment and started him in business.” By Tom Kertscher• February 18, 2020 Viral image stated on July 07, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Anthony Fauci “is married to Ghislaine Maxwell’s sister.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 7, 2020 Viral image stated on July 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows “Wayfair president of operations Bill Hutcherson with Ghislaine Maxwell.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 14, 2020 Viral image stated on January 26, 2022 in a Facebook post: Says Dennis Miller said that if he didn’t see women protesting the Ghislaine Maxwell trial verdict “you're all frauds. This isn't justice for those women, this is a joke." By Ciara O'Rourke• January 28, 2022 Facebook posts stated on July 23, 2023 in a Facebook post: Beyoncé “is a defendant in a major human trafficking case.” By Jeff Cercone• July 25, 2023 Facebook posts stated on November 30, 2021 in a post: “On the first day of the Ghislaine Maxwell trial, the CEO of Twitter resigned, the CEO of Walmart resigned, the CEO of CNBC resigned” By Monique Curet• December 4, 2021
PolitiFact’s coverage of the Donald Trump assassination attempt By PolitiFact Staff • July 25, 2024 Trump ‘exonerated’ by Epstein docs? Here’s what they do (and don’t) say about the former president By Jeff Cercone• January 11, 2024 What we know about recent claims linking Bill Clinton and Jeffrey Epstein By Ciara O'Rourke• August 18, 2020 Trump DOJ dismissal of Epstein ‘client list’ fuels MAGA division. Here’s a guide to the controversy. By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• July 15, 2025 What we know about the Trump-Epstein falling out By Madison Czopek, Gabrielle Lazor• July 31, 2025 The Epstein files, Trump and Congress: What happens next? By Louis Jacobson• November 13, 2025 Is Donald Trump in the Jeffrey Epstein files? What to know after social media fight with Elon Musk By Amy Sherman• June 6, 2025 Crated dogs in Kabul airport photo didn’t belong to US military. What’s going on? By Ciara O'Rourke, Samantha Putterman• September 2, 2021 QAnon, Pizzagate conspiracy theories co-opt #SaveTheChildren By Daniel Funke• August 12, 2020 Have Democrats always been interested in Epstein case transparency? We looked back. By Amy Sherman• August 5, 2025 A month-by-month look at the misinformation that caught our attention in a busy news year By Jeff Cercone• December 26, 2024 How the Wayfair child sex-trafficking conspiracy theory went viral By Daniel Funke• July 15, 2020 Why it’s not ‘grooming’: What research says about gender and sexuality in schools By Madison Czopek• May 11, 2022 George Washington’s lessons and the future of political civility By Louis Jacobson• February 19, 2018 Epstein emails led to rumors that Trump spent 2017 Thanksgiving with him. Here’s what we found. By Loreben Tuquero• November 19, 2025 Anti-Mormon screed targets Romney By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 7, 2008 Donald Trump, Pam Bondi and $25K: Was it pay to play? By Allison Graves• September 21, 2016 Fact-checking fake news on International Fact-checking Day By Allison Graves• April 2, 2017 Fact-checking 22 claims from Donald Trump's Axios interview By PolitiFact Staff • August 4, 2020 Does Rick Scott read newspapers? By Becky Bowers• August 16, 2011
