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Search results for "clinton aides spread birther rumors"

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Fact-checks (6958)

Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2016 in a speech:
"Hillary Clinton and her campaign of 2008 started the birther controversy."
By Jon Greenberg, Linda Qiu• September 16, 2016
Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a presidential debate:
Says top Clinton advisers "were pressing" birther movement stories "very hard."  
By Jon Greenberg• September 27, 2016
Reince Priebus stated on August 29, 2016 in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press:
"Her campaign and her supporters in her campaign were the ones that borne out the birther movement."  
By Allison Graves• August 29, 2016
Donald Trump stated on September 22, 2015 in a tweet:
"The birther movement was started by Hillary Clinton in 2008. She was all in!"  
By Jon Greenberg• September 23, 2015
Facebook posts stated on February 22, 2023 in a Facebook post:
“Clinton aide found dead, tied to tree in apparent murder.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 23, 2023
Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2016 in in a speech:
"I finished" the controversy about where President Barack Obama was born.
By Louis Jacobson• September 16, 2016
Facebook posts stated on September 11, 2023 in a Facebook post:
“Hillary Clinton in trouble as her dark web video leaked.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 14, 2023
Facebook posts stated on February 24, 2019 in a meme:
Says Chelsea Clinton’s bodyguard "Jack Gordon" was found dead in a river after telling "damaging information" to federal prosecutors.
By Samantha Putterman• March 1, 2019
X posts stated on April 04, 2022 in a tweet:
“The Russian army captured the U.S Major General Roger L. Cloutier Jr. … in the besieged Ukrainian Azov camp in Mariupol.”
By Bill McCarthy• April 5, 2022
Facebook posts stated on October 02, 2024 in a video on Facebook:
The Federal Emergency Management Agency “is confiscating supplies and donations!”
By Madison Czopek• October 6, 2024
Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2019 in a Facebook post:
An HIV-positive Cadbury worker has been arrested after contaminating products with his blood.
By Samantha Putterman• March 7, 2019
X posts stated on October 04, 2024 in a post on X:
“The $750 from FEMA that Kamala Harris is offering them is actually a loan, not real relief. And that if they don’t pay it back the feds can seize their property.”
By Madison Czopek• October 6, 2024
Bloggers stated on August 11, 2010 in liberal blogs:
Republican candidate for Georgia governor "dabbled" in birther conspiracy theories.
By Willoughby Mariano• August 20, 2010
Facebook posts stated on March 09, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Coronavirus — 22. Clintons — 39.”
By Bill McCarthy• March 16, 2020
Bloggers stated on September 13, 2016 in posts:
Says Hillary Clinton had an "undercover nurse" with her at the Sept. 11 memorial ceremony in New York.
By Aaron Sharockman• September 13, 2016
Facebook posts stated on February 17, 2025 in a Facebook post:
“Barack and Michelle Obama locked in bombshell divorce of the century.”
By Jeff Cercone• February 19, 2025
Chain email stated on June 18, 2014 in a chain email:
President Barack Obama "is the first president to keep a dog-trainer on retainer for $102,000 a year at taxpayer expense."
By Molly O'Connor• June 18, 2014
Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2016 in comments at a speech:
On whether Barack Obama was born in the United States.
By Aaron Sharockman• September 16, 2016
Facebook posts stated on September 14, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says El Chapo "stated in court" that James Comey helped launder $150 million "cartel money for Pelosi."  
By Samantha Putterman• October 1, 2019
Orly Taitz stated on August 02, 2009 in an attachment to a lawsuit:
Birthers have obtained a copy of Obama's Kenyan birth certificate.
By Robert Farley• August 21, 2009

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The Obama Muslim Myth: The Clinton connection

By Jon Greenberg• September 25, 2015

Hillary Clinton and the birther movement: Still nothing there

By Jon Greenberg, Linda Qiu• September 20, 2016

Donald Trump's top 10 most misleading claims

By Linda Qiu• October 27, 2016

These are PolitiFact's top 10 most-read fact-checks of Donald Trump

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• February 1, 2024

The top 10 most viewed fact-checks of 2016

By Linda Qiu• December 28, 2016

Mud in your inbox

By Bill Adair• October 21, 2007

What PolitiFact learned in 1,000 fact-checks of Donald Trump

By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson, Renee Romo, Amy Sherman• February 1, 2024

PolitiFact's guide to navigating politics on Thanksgiving

By Lauren Carroll• November 22, 2016

More 'birther' announcements

By Louis Jacobson• July 21, 2009

Fact-checking conspiracy theories about the death of Michael Stenger, former Senate sergeant-at-arms

By Bill McCarthy• June 29, 2022

2016 Lie of the Year: Fake news

By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 13, 2016

From 2014 satire to AI posts: How a baseless rumor about Jennifer Aniston and Obama gained traction

By Loreben Tuquero• February 5, 2025

PolitiFact's video rewind for Sept. 23

By Sean Nelson• September 23, 2016

PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year: Online smear machine tries to take down Parkland students

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Amy Sherman• December 11, 2018

Why Barack Obama's sexuality became a news story, and then a conspiracy theory

By Grace Abels• October 17, 2023

How a rumor about Justice Alito in 'hiding' jumped to primetime TV

By Bill McCarthy• May 11, 2022

Fact-checking internet rumors about Brett Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford

By Kyra Haas, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• September 26, 2018

Michael Flynn's troubling penchant for conspiracy theories

By Lauren Carroll• February 14, 2017

How Pizzagate went from fake news to a real problem for a D.C. business

By Joshua Gillin• December 5, 2016

The misinformation campaign against Kamala Harris, what you need to know

By Samantha Putterman• October 7, 2020