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Threads posts stated on February 9, 2025 in Feb. 9, 2025, in a Threads post:

President Donald Trump posted that “the Chiefs’ Super Bowl performance was a disaster” and “too focused on DEI nonsense.”

By Claire Cranford • February 11, 2025

Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2025 in a press briefing:

“I changed the Obama policy (on hiring air traffic controllers) ... And then Biden came in and he changed it.”

By Caleb McCullough, Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 31, 2025

Threads posts stated on July 23, 2024 in a post:

Usha Vance, wife of Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance, posted on X that Vice President Kamala Harris was “absolutely a DEI hire.”

By Sara Swann • July 24, 2024

Deirdre Imus stated on July 24, 2014 in a broadcast on Fox Business of "Imus in the Morning":

Under President Ronald Reagan, illegal immigrants "were not pouring in like" they are now.

By Jon Greenberg • July 24, 2014

Donald Trump stated on September 22, 2026 in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly:

The people who warned of climate change, the “Russia hoax” and the “Ukraine hoax” are the same people “now saying that AI is going to kill us all.”

By Caleb McCullough, Loreben Tuquero • September 22, 2026

Abdul El-Sayed stated on August 5, 2026 in an interview:

Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers “helped to architect the legislation that kicked off the opioid epidemic.”

By Caleb McCullough • August 17, 2026

Jay Collins stated on April 20, 2026 in a campaign document:

U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds voted "against three pay raises for military service members, including the largest pay raise for the military in 22 years."

By Samantha Putterman • April 23, 2026

Donald Trump stated on March 27, 2026 in a speech to a Saudi investment conference:

“More Americans are working today than at any time in the history of our country.”

By Louis Jacobson • March 31, 2026

Social Media stated on March 27, 2026 in social media posts:

Image shows President Donald Trump asked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Truth Social to pardon Tiger Woods following a DUI charge.

By Loreben Tuquero • March 30, 2026

Donald Trump stated on March 3, 2026 in remarks at the White House:

The 2015 Iran nuclear agreement “gave (Iran) the right to have top-of-the-line nuclear weapons.”

By Louis Jacobson • March 5, 2026

X posts stated on February 28, 2026 in on social media:

Video shows a US air base in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, being destroyed by Iran.

By Zoe Weyand • March 4, 2026

Donald Trump stated on November 22, 2025 in a Truth Social post:

“I have just gotten the highest poll numbers of my ‘political career.’”

By Louis Jacobson • November 24, 2025

X posts stated on October 26, 2025 in a post on X:

Video shows Hurricane Melissa hitting Jamaica on Oct. 26, 2025.

By Maria Briceño • October 27, 2025

Ted Cruz stated on October 19, 2025 in an X post:

Democrats are “dishonestly sending around a video from 2017” claiming it was an Oct. 18 ‘No Kings’ rally in Boston.

By Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero • October 20, 2025

West Virginians For Health Freedom stated on August 29, 2025 in a billboard in Morgantown, W.Va.:

“Vaccine makers are exempt from all liability for vaccine injury and death.”

By Natalie Ribar • October 15, 2025

Hakeem Jeffries stated on September 24, 2025 in remarks to reporters:

"Republicans have effectively ended medical research in the United States of America."

By Louis Jacobson • September 29, 2025

X posts stated on September 11, 2025 in an X post:

A book on Amazon titled “The Shooting of Charlie Kirk” with a Sept. 9 publication date is evidence the event was staged.

By Samantha Putterman • September 12, 2025

Benjamin Netanyahu stated on July 27, 2025 in remarks:

“There is no starvation in Gaza.”

By Madison Czopek • July 29, 2025

X posts stated on June 2, 2025 in an X post:

Target “opts out of Pride month and replaced its Pride collection with an America First Summer display.”

By Gabrielle Lazor • June 6, 2025

Brenden Jones stated on April 2, 2025 in a speech:

“Contractors are being rejected” from providing Hurricane Helene relief in North Carolina because of racial “quotas” required by the state.

By Paul Specht • May 30, 2025

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Vance at VP debate looking to his right Oct. 1, 2024

Ask PolitiFact: Did JD Vance benefit from DEI initiatives at Yale Law?

By Gideon Hess • February 19, 2025

Karoline Leavitt press conference 02-05-2025

Claims about Politico, ‘DEI musical’ and USAID spending distort the facts

By Caleb McCullough • February 7, 2025

Firefighters in Mandeville Canyon in Los Angeles, 1-11-2025

Here’s what we know about LA fire department’s DEI efforts, which Republicans have attacked

By Grace Abels, Jeff Cercone • January 17, 2025

Jesse Watters hosting Primetime, 2-26-2024

Do Jesse Watters’ claims about the federal budget, LGBTQ+ and DEI funding add up?

By Grace Abels • March 29, 2024

Fact-check: President Donald Trump misleads on Iran war, AI in speech to UN

By Caleb McCullough, Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero, Samantha Putterman • September 22, 2026

With doomsday AI scenarios floated, what regulations are lawmakers pushing?

By Loreben Tuquero • September 14, 2026

Do MI Senate candidate El-Sayed’s comments about ‘public ownership’ show he supports communism?

By Caleb McCullough • August 19, 2026

From Johnny Appleseed to Claudette Colvin: 5 surprisingly true American history facts

By Grace Abels • July 2, 2026

From booze-filled parties to mail ballots: How did American voting actually evolve?

By Amy Sherman • June 29, 2026

Trump meets with reporters at WH May 12 2026

Trump said Americans’ finances don’t motivate him in Iran talks. How are people doing economically?

By Louis Jacobson • May 15, 2026

Secret Service officer reaching for gun at WHCD

Are Democrats growing more accepting of political violence?

By Louis Jacobson • May 4, 2026

The US government didn’t legalize marijuana: 4 cannabis misconceptions explained

By Madison Czopek • April 30, 2026

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier says the NFL’s Rooney Rule violates Florida law. Does it?

By Samantha Putterman • April 1, 2026

Could Iran ‘soon’ hit US with long-range missile? Experts doubt Trump as US bombs Iran.

By Amy Sherman • February 28, 2026

Ask PolitiFact: How did U.S. actions contribute to economic and political upheaval in Iran?

By Louis Jacobson • February 27, 2026

Kristi Noem Save America Act Arizona 2-13-26

Is the federal SAVE tool booting naturalized citizens from voter rolls?

By Samantha Putterman • February 20, 2026

How much has Donald Trump reshaped the government’s portrayal of Black history?

By Louis Jacobson • February 19, 2026

Inflación tras un año de Trump: los precios siguen subiendo, algunos productos clave son más baratos

By Louis Jacobson • January 22, 2026

Trump and Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre April 2025

Fact-checking Trump’s text message to Norway’s prime minister about Nobel Peace Prize, NATO

By Amy Sherman • January 20, 2026

Inflation after one year under Trump: Prices continue to rise, but some key items are cheaper

By Louis Jacobson • January 20, 2026

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