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Charlie Crist stated on October 24, 2010 in a U.S. Senate debate on CNN’s “State of the Union.”:

"I am very proud, as governor of Florida, that we signed the first divestment act, as it relates to Iran, divesting any investments in companies that would invest in Iran."

By Becky Bowers• October 24, 2010

Charles Schumer stated on January 27, 2017 in a tweet:

Says Rex "Tillerson won't divest from Exxon."

By Lauren Carroll• January 27, 2017

USF Divest stated on April 11, 2017 in a video on Facebook:

Says the University of South Florida invests in oil companies like BP, tobacco companies, weapons manufacturers and private prisons.

By Allison Graves• April 19, 2017

Chris Collins stated on December 13, 2016 in an interview with Buffalo news station WGRZ:

ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson "will have to divest his holdings, that’s a requirement" to serve as Secretary of State.

By Dan Clark• December 30, 2016

TikTok posts stated on January 14, 2025 in a post:

President-elect Donald Trump posted on X that he is “purchasing TikTok.”

By Sara Swann• January 17, 2025

American Crossroads stated on September 16, 2014 in a campaign ad:

Says Tom Steyer is a "California billionaire who stands to profit by blocking Keystone" and "is spending big to help" Bruce Braley.

By Steve Contorno• September 19, 2014

Donald Trump stated on November 14, 2019 in a Facebook ad:

"Nancy Pelosi, Adam Schiff, and the rest of the corrupt Democrats made a promise to their crazy left-wing base that they would impeach me even BEFORE I took office."

By Tom Kertscher• November 19, 2019

American Israel Public Affairs Committee stated on August 03, 2017 in an email blast to supporters:

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand "no longer supports the fight to combat the international delegitimization of Israel."

By Dan Clark• September 8, 2017

Instagram posts stated on June 22, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Video shows a banner with Iran’s supreme leader displayed at the Brooklyn Museum.

By Madison Czopek• June 24, 2024

Facebook posts stated on March 13, 2024 in a Facebook post:

As of March 13, they “really just banned TikTok … we got 6 months left to use it.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• March 14, 2024

Threads posts stated on November 19, 2024 in a Threads post:

“The U.S Senate accidentally passed a bill banning Trump from becoming President, and Biden is planning to sign it.”

By Jeff Cercone• November 20, 2024

Elizabeth Warren stated on January 29, 2025 in a Senate confirmation hearing:

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “made $2.5 million off suing one of the entities that (he would be regulating) and plans to keep getting a take of every lawsuit in the future.”

By Sara Swann• January 30, 2025

Tammy Baldwin stated on September 28, 2012 in debate comments:

On Iran sanctions

By Dave Umhoefer• October 14, 2012

X posts stated on March 23, 2023 in a tweet:

“Congress has officially banned TikTok.”

By Samantha Putterman• March 28, 2023

Ron DeSantis stated on October 30, 2018 in an interview:

Says that Andrew Gillum said, "Police and prisons have no place in justice."

By Kyra Haas• November 6, 2018

Tim Michels stated on September 04, 2022 in Twitter:

Says Tony Evers is “a career politician.”

By Vanessa Swales• October 7, 2022

X posts stated on April 24, 2024 in an X post:

Photo shows “Palestinian activists” blocking “Jewish students from entering Columbia University.”

By Sofia Ahmed• April 30, 2024

Instagram posts stated on June 14, 2020 in an image:

Nazi Germany’s Hermann Göring worked to "defund and eliminate the police departments so that they would not interfere with his Brown Shirts."

By Daniel Funke• June 18, 2020

Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2020 in the final 2020 presidential debate:

“President Obama would never give them long-term funding, and I did … I saved historically Black colleges and universities.”

By Bill McCarthy• October 27, 2020

Viral image stated on September 05, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“The Bidens own 10% of” a Chinese firm whose stock is up almost 300%” since Joe Biden was elected.

By Tom Kertscher• September 10, 2021

Student protesters are calling for divestment from Israel. Here’s what that means.

By Jeff Cercone• May 3, 2024

Fact-checking Fried, DeSantis claims about Florida’s investments in Russia

By Yacob Reyes• April 7, 2022

The Antisemitism Awareness Act: What to know

By Louis Jacobson• May 10, 2024

2017 Lie of the Year Readers’ Poll results

By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 12, 2017

Examining the Israel angle to the Georgia governor's race

By April Hunt• September 8, 2014

One year after Oct. 7, 2023, attack: The evolution of misinformation about Israel and Gaza

By Maria Briceño, Sara Swann• October 4, 2024

Health Savings Accounts, backed by GOP, cover fancy saunas but not insurance premiums

By Amanda Seitz• December 8, 2025

Candidates in Florida's three-way U.S. Senate race stay on the attack

By Aaron Sharockman• October 24, 2010

CNN/St. Petersburg Times debate brings attacks old and new

By Aaron Sharockman• October 24, 2010

What we know about the ‘outside agitators’ being blamed for campus protests

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Loreben Tuquero• May 6, 2024

Obama and Israel

By Robert Farley• March 14, 2008

In Context: Zohran Mamdani’s use of phrase ‘seizing the means of production.’ What’s it mean?

By Amy Sherman• July 3, 2025

Ask PolitiFact: Is Black Lives Matter anti-Semitic?

By Tom Kertscher• August 24, 2020

‘Defund the police’ movement: What do activists mean by that?

By Miriam Valverde• June 9, 2020

The Stump Speech Analyzer: Donald Trump in Tulsa

By Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan• June 21, 2020

Ad Watch: Fact-checking the Trump campaign’s 'defunding the police' ad

By Louis Jacobson• July 8, 2020

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Fox News interview on police brutality protests

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• June 12, 2020

US frets about TikTok feeding data to China; banning app won’t end the threat, experts say

By Madison Czopek• March 17, 2023

Recap of Rex Tillerson's Senate confirmation hearing for secretary of state

By Jon Greenberg, Linda Qiu, Miriam Valverde• January 12, 2017

Fact-checking 9 things Trump overstated, got wrong in his Cedar Rapids speech

By Joshua Gillin, Miriam Valverde• June 22, 2017

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