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John Boehner stated on July 22, 2013 in a blog post:
President Barack Obama has "announced that he would not sign ANY spending bills this year unless sequestration spending cuts are eliminated."
By Louis Jacobson• July 29, 2013
Richard Hudson stated on September 01, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says U.S. left 33 Black Hawks to the Taliban, which has more than “85%” of all countries.
By Paul Specht• September 20, 2021
X posts stated on January 30, 2025 in an X post:
“The VIP on the Black Hawk helicopter that crashed was Barack Obama.”
By Sofia Ahmed• January 30, 2025
Instagram posts stated on January 30, 2025 in a video:
The U.S. Army helicopter in the Jan. 29 plane collision was the same model of helicopter in the 2020 Kobe Bryant crash.
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• February 7, 2025
Johnny Isakson stated on January 26, 2012 in a press release:
The "Democrat majority in the Senate has failed to submit [a] budget in the past 1,000 days."
By Willoughby Mariano• March 14, 2012
Facebook posts stated on January 10, 2024 in an image on Facebook:
CNN reported that Dr. Ben Carson has discovered a natural cure for headaches, cholesterol levels and blood pressure symptoms.
By Katelyn Ferral• January 12, 2024
Viral image stated on August 29, 2021 in a Facebook post:
The U.S. left the Taliban an “arsenal” in Afghanistan, including 358,530 assault rifles and 22,174 Humvees.
By Tom Kertscher• September 1, 2021
Threads posts stated on January 31, 2025 in a Threads post:
The Black Hawk helicopter involved in the American Airlines crash “was being controlled remotely.”
By Sofia Ahmed• February 3, 2025
Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2025 in a Facebook post:
“Pilot of Blackhawk helicopter that crashed into passenger jet at Reagan National was a transgender woman named Jo Ellis.”
By Loreben Tuquero• January 31, 2025
Viral image stated on January 29, 2023 in an Instagram post:
This photo shows former President Donald Trump “last week.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 30, 2023
Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2023 in a Facebook post:
MSNBC’s Joy Reid hawked diet gummies in an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper.
By Jeff Cercone• July 24, 2023
Herb Kohl stated on December 03, 2010 in a news release:
"I have always been focused on reining in the deficit."
By Dave Umhoefer• December 13, 2010
Viral image stated on August 17, 2021 in a viral image:
The Biden administration “gifted the Taliban with $80 billion-plus” in military-grade weapons but now “wants your 9mm pistols.”
By Tom Kertscher• August 20, 2021
Social Media stated on October 09, 2024 in social media posts:
“FEMA helicopters caught disrupting North Carolina supplies by using a ‘rotor wash’.”
By Mia Penner• October 16, 2024
Instagram posts stated on November 06, 2024 in Instagram posts:
A CNN headline says “75,000 votes were write-ins for ‘Hawk Tuah’ and ‘Talk Tuah.’”
By Sofia Ahmed• November 7, 2024
Ann McLane Kuster stated on January 06, 2015 in an interview with the Concord Monitor at her Concord office :
Says she has opposed measures to weaken the Dodd-Frank Wall Street regulatory bill and campaign-finance legislation when they were offered as stand-alone bills.
By Nick Reid• February 26, 2015
John Bolton stated on March 03, 2014 in comments on Fox News Channel:
Says Vladimir Putin once said, "The breakup of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical tragedy of the 20th century."
By Katie Sanders• March 6, 2014
Amy Kremer stated on January 03, 2013 in an interview:
U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss votes more with Democrats than with conservatives.
By Eric Stirgus• January 8, 2013
Viral image stated on October 25, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Video shows singer Kelly Clarkson discussing a “weight loss formula.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 31, 2023
Mick Mulvaney stated on October 01, 2017 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
On whether higher federal deficits are acceptable.
By Louis Jacobson• October 4, 2017

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By Amy Sherman• November 1, 2024

Facts behind Iowa’s 1st District congressional debate

By Natalie Dunlap, Sabine Martin, Lyle Muller, Kate Perez• October 1, 2022

George Washington’s lessons and the future of political civility

By Louis Jacobson• February 19, 2018

Blood clots associated with COVID-19 vaccine are extremely rare

By Tom Kertscher• October 20, 2021

Mailbag: Reader's PolitiFact rating, ‘Out of Date’

By W. Gardner Selby• August 19, 2014

Do polls show 'majority support' for health plan?

By Louis Jacobson• November 2, 2009

Obama exaggerates role of 'pay as you go' rules

By Bill Adair• May 7, 2009

Mailbag: 'PolitiFact is a hack for the fantasy of centrism'

By Louis Jacobson• July 7, 2014

PolitiFact Iowa: The term ‘red wave’ is more complicated than you think

By Sabine Martin• November 29, 2022

Previewing the Alabama GOP primary

By Manuela Tobias• July 31, 2017

DeSantis drops out of 2024 presidential race, Haley and Trump continue their battle in New Hampshire

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• January 21, 2024

What do Americans think about abortion policy? It can be complicated

By Louis Jacobson• June 24, 2022

GOP candidates battle for Senate nod in North Carolina

By Louis Jacobson• May 5, 2014

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By Aaron Sharockman• March 5, 2014

A fact-checker’s guide to the crisis in Ukraine

By Aaron Sharockman• March 5, 2014

PolitiFact Georgia goes for broke on the national debt

By Willoughby Mariano• April 17, 2011

Weapons, helicopters and K9s: Debunking misinformation about the end of the war in Afghanistan

By Samantha Putterman• September 3, 2021

A look at Walker's tax, business-related promises

By Dave Umhoefer• January 23, 2012