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By Erin O'Neill• August 6, 2012 Instagram posts stated on August 14, 2022 in an Instagram post: Anne Heche was murdered by the illuminati because she was working on a movie about Jeffrey Epstein. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 16, 2022 Zach Nunn stated on May 09, 2022 in a campaign ad: “Zack Nunn saved over 2,000 Americans abandoned in Afghanistan by leading private rescue missions.” By Lyle Muller• May 27, 2022 Charlie Kirk stated on August 16, 2021 in a radio show segment: Joe Biden intentionally “let it fall apart” in Afghanistan because he “wants a couple hundred thousand more Ilhan Omars to come into America to change the body politic permanently.” By Bill McCarthy• August 19, 2021 Facebook posts stated on February 02, 2022 in a Facebook post: Says Bob Saget predicted his death By Madison Czopek• February 10, 2022 Larry Pressler stated on February 28, 2014 in a campaign ad: "American Hustle shows the FBI making real-life bribes to Washington politicians. I know, because as your U.S. senator, I turned them down." By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2014 Facebook posts stated on October 15, 2023 in a Facebook video: A video shows President Joe Biden invoking the Selective Service Act. By Loreben Tuquero• October 17, 2023 Donald Trump stated on February 02, 2017 in a Facebook post: "Smart! 'Kuwait issues its own Trump-esque visa ban for five Muslim-majority countries.' " By Louis Jacobson• February 7, 2017 Instagram posts stated on December 06, 2023 in an Instagram post: Macaulay Culkin’s “Home Alone” shopping trip that cost $19.83 in 1990 would cost $72.28 today, up from $44.40 in 2022. By Sara Swann• December 14, 2023 Instagram posts stated on March 26, 2024 in an Instagram post: The movie “Leave the World Behind” predicted the Baltimore bridge crash. By Grace Abels• March 27, 2024 Charlie Kirk stated on June 01, 2023 in a post: “Jamie Foxx left ‘paralyzed and blind’ from blood clot in his brain” after a COVID-19 vaccine injection. By Gabrielle Settles• June 5, 2023 Kelli Ward stated on July 03, 2016 in a campaign advertisement: Says Sen. John McCain spent the July 4 weekend in Islamabad, Pakistan, selling "F-16s and advanced weapons to the folks who harbored Osama bin Laden." By Anthony Cave• July 14, 2016 Brian Krassenstein stated on October 12, 2023 in a post on X: It has been U.S. policy “for at least 79 years" to require Americans who intend to be evacuated from overseas to sign a promissory note. By Amy Sherman• October 13, 2023 Dave Brat stated on September 07, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "So the number on DACA is 800,000, but every one person can bring in their entire extended family once they reach a certain status. So it's 3 or 4 million, right?" By Miriam Valverde• September 15, 2017 Mitt Romney stated on November 23, 2011 in a press conference: Newt Gingrich’s immigration plan offers "a new doorway to amnesty." By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 2, 2011 William Barr stated on September 16, 2020 in a speech at a Hillsdale College event: “Putting a national lockdown, stay-at-home orders, is like house arrest. Other than slavery, which was a different kind of restraint, this is the greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history." By Jon Greenberg• September 22, 2020 Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a campaign speech in Phoenix: "There are at least 23 countries that refuse to take their people back after they’ve been ordered to leave the United States, including large numbers of violent criminals." By Allison Graves• September 1, 2016 Bud Chiles stated on June 03, 2010 in announcing his campaign for governor.: "Almost 1 million children ... have no health insurance in this state." By Aaron Sharockman• June 9, 2010 Michael J. 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Viral image stated on June 05, 2020 in a Facebook post: A man’s injuries from falling after police officers shoved him in Buffalo, N.Y. were staged. By Bill McCarthy, Ciara O'Rourke, Jill Terreri Ramos• June 9, 2020 Frank Lautenberg stated on July 30, 2012 in an op-ed on NorthJersey.com: "Guns have murdered more Americans here at home in recent years than have died on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan." By Erin O'Neill• August 6, 2012 Instagram posts stated on August 14, 2022 in an Instagram post: Anne Heche was murdered by the illuminati because she was working on a movie about Jeffrey Epstein. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 16, 2022 Zach Nunn stated on May 09, 2022 in a campaign ad: “Zack Nunn saved over 2,000 Americans abandoned in Afghanistan by leading private rescue missions.” By Lyle Muller• May 27, 2022 Charlie Kirk stated on August 16, 2021 in a radio show segment: Joe Biden intentionally “let it fall apart” in Afghanistan because he “wants a couple hundred thousand more Ilhan Omars to come into America to change the body politic permanently.” By Bill McCarthy• August 19, 2021 Facebook posts stated on February 02, 2022 in a Facebook post: Says Bob Saget predicted his death By Madison Czopek• February 10, 2022 Larry Pressler stated on February 28, 2014 in a campaign ad: "American Hustle shows the FBI making real-life bribes to Washington politicians. I know, because as your U.S. senator, I turned them down." By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2014 Facebook posts stated on October 15, 2023 in a Facebook video: A video shows President Joe Biden invoking the Selective Service Act. By Loreben Tuquero• October 17, 2023 Donald Trump stated on February 02, 2017 in a Facebook post: "Smart! 'Kuwait issues its own Trump-esque visa ban for five Muslim-majority countries.' " By Louis Jacobson• February 7, 2017 Instagram posts stated on December 06, 2023 in an Instagram post: Macaulay Culkin’s “Home Alone” shopping trip that cost $19.83 in 1990 would cost $72.28 today, up from $44.40 in 2022. By Sara Swann• December 14, 2023 Instagram posts stated on March 26, 2024 in an Instagram post: The movie “Leave the World Behind” predicted the Baltimore bridge crash. By Grace Abels• March 27, 2024 Charlie Kirk stated on June 01, 2023 in a post: “Jamie Foxx left ‘paralyzed and blind’ from blood clot in his brain” after a COVID-19 vaccine injection. By Gabrielle Settles• June 5, 2023 Kelli Ward stated on July 03, 2016 in a campaign advertisement: Says Sen. John McCain spent the July 4 weekend in Islamabad, Pakistan, selling "F-16s and advanced weapons to the folks who harbored Osama bin Laden." By Anthony Cave• July 14, 2016 Brian Krassenstein stated on October 12, 2023 in a post on X: It has been U.S. policy “for at least 79 years" to require Americans who intend to be evacuated from overseas to sign a promissory note. By Amy Sherman• October 13, 2023 Dave Brat stated on September 07, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "So the number on DACA is 800,000, but every one person can bring in their entire extended family once they reach a certain status. So it's 3 or 4 million, right?" By Miriam Valverde• September 15, 2017 Mitt Romney stated on November 23, 2011 in a press conference: Newt Gingrich’s immigration plan offers "a new doorway to amnesty." By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 2, 2011 William Barr stated on September 16, 2020 in a speech at a Hillsdale College event: “Putting a national lockdown, stay-at-home orders, is like house arrest. Other than slavery, which was a different kind of restraint, this is the greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history." By Jon Greenberg• September 22, 2020 Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a campaign speech in Phoenix: "There are at least 23 countries that refuse to take their people back after they’ve been ordered to leave the United States, including large numbers of violent criminals." By Allison Graves• September 1, 2016 Bud Chiles stated on June 03, 2010 in announcing his campaign for governor.: "Almost 1 million children ... have no health insurance in this state." By Aaron Sharockman• June 9, 2010 Michael J. Gardiner stated on August 30, 2010 in a Rhode Island News Channel debate: "It costs us, logistically, three times more to fight in Afghanistan than it does in any other place." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• September 7, 2010
How to get the facts during the presidential debate By Bill Adair• October 2, 2012 How to check the facts during the debates By Bill Adair• October 3, 2012 Tracking Donald Trump's evolving positions on Afghanistan By Louis Jacobson• August 22, 2017 Joe Biden said not everyone who wants to can leave after a war. Military experts checked his history By Louis Jacobson• September 2, 2021 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 Fact-check: How true is Green Book? By Manuela Tobias• February 7, 2019 How are Afghan refugees being vetted? Here’s what we know By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• August 25, 2021 Americans on their own in Ukraine? Military-led evacuations like in Afghanistan are not the norm By Jeff Cercone• January 31, 2022 Fact-checking Democratic lawmakers’ claims on guns and gun violence in wake of deadly mass shootings By Erin O'Neill• August 10, 2012 The facts behind a Texas Democrat's viral campaign ad By Manuela Tobias• June 28, 2018 Mailbag: 'Grow a funny bone!' By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 19, 2009 Truth-O-Meter hands down mixed results on gun claims By Caryn Shinske• December 18, 2012 Vietnam and Afghanistan: Different wars, similar endings? By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• August 17, 2021 ‘How is this not a Pants on Fire?’: What PolitiFact readers thought of recent fact-checks By Amy Sherman• December 20, 2023 Ad watch: Biden attacks Trump on China and coronavirus By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• April 20, 2020 Families of fallen US service members’ emotional moment at RNC, accusations against Joe Biden By Samantha Putterman• July 18, 2024 How faithful is ‘Conclave’ about the process of picking a new pope? We fact-checked the movie By Loreben Tuquero• May 1, 2025 Fact-checking 'Mank,' the movie about the movie 'Citizen Kane' By Noah Y. Kim• April 16, 2021 The week in fact-checking: Hydroxychloroquine, Trump’s Axios interview By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 8, 2020 Fact-checks on gun control and gun violence By Becky Bowers• December 20, 2012
