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Viral image stated on August 02, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“$258,000/month: Amount Blake Griffin will pay in child support to ex Brynn Cameron.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 3, 2020
Vivek Ramaswamy stated on November 08, 2023 in Republican primary debate:
An exemption in a new Florida law “allowed Chinese nationals to buy land within a 20-mile radius of a military base, lobbied for by one of (Gov. Ron DeSantis’) donors.”
By Samantha Putterman• November 15, 2023
Anita Perry stated on October 14, 2011 in a campaign stop.:
"My son had to resign his job because of federal regulations that Washington has put on us."
By W. Gardner Selby• October 22, 2011
Democratic Underground stated on August 17, 2021 in an Instagram post:
“The second-largest investor in Regeneron” is a firm whose CEO is Ron DeSantis’ “number one political donor.”
By Tom Kertscher• August 19, 2021
Tim Griffin stated on June 04, 2013 in a House Ways and Means hearing:
"There was no surge in 501(c)(4) applications in 2010."
By Jon Greenberg• June 7, 2013
Ted Cruz stated on November 19, 2015 in an interview with Steven Crowder:
The "federal government is going after school districts, trying to force them to let boys shower with little girls."
By W. Gardner Selby• December 4, 2015
Facebook posts stated on September 10, 2023 in an image:
“Whoopi, Joy and Sunny Threaten To Resign ‘Immediately’ If Candace Owens Joins The Panel.”
By Sara Swann• September 14, 2023
The Gateway Pundit stated on February 16, 2023 in an article:
"George Soros has endorsed (Ron) DeSantis for 2024."
By Yacob Reyes• February 23, 2023
Jeffrey Toobin stated on April 12, 2010 in an interview on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report":
"A filibuster has never really been successfully used against a Supreme Court justice."
By Louis Jacobson• April 14, 2010
Instagram posts stated on November 18, 2024 in an Instagram post:
"Ballot dumps" in Pennsylvania, California, North Carolina, Alaska and Wisconsin show election officials are improperly “flipping" down-ballot seats for Democrats.
By Caleb McCullough• November 21, 2024
MAGA Inc stated on October 28, 2023 in a TV ad in Iowa:
Gov. Ron DeSantis “actually sponsored the bill to make Puerto Rico a state.”
By Amy Sherman• November 1, 2023
Susana Mendoza stated on February 13, 2019 in a campaign ad:
Says Bill Daley, as part of former Gov. Bruce Rauner’s transition team, wrote "the blueprint" for record Springfield gridlock.
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• February 17, 2019
Claire Suggs stated on January 09, 2015 in at Media Symposium:
The state covered a smaller percentage of the cost of K-12 education in 2013 than it did in 2002.
By Nancy Badertscher• January 20, 2015
Sydney Batch stated on February 28, 2025 in a podcast interview:
North Carolina “always had nonpartisan judicial races, and when the Republicans took over several years ago they changed it.”
By Paul Specht• March 28, 2025
Adam Schefter stated on April 25, 2013 in a tweet about the NFL Draft:
"Odd fact for odd draft: No. 2 overall pick will earn more than the No. 1 pick due to no state tax in Florida. So 2 not so bad."
By Katie Sanders• April 26, 2013
Viral image stated on August 21, 2022 in a tweet:
Image shows "Florida's anti-woke banned book list."
By Yacob Reyes• August 24, 2022
Donald Trump stated on November 29, 2017 in a post on Twitter:
Says Joe Scarborough is party to an "unsolved mystery" from his time as a congressman in Florida.
By Aaron Sharockman• November 29, 2017
Ted Strickland stated on May 14, 2016 in a fundraising email by campaign manager:
"While Rob Portman relies on his super PAC and a handful of billionaires to do his dirty work, we don’t have a super PAC, and quite frankly, we don’t want one that spends millions to spew out lies and distortions."
By Nadia Pflaum• May 31, 2016
Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2020 in a press conference:
“The entire city (of Portland) is ablaze all the time.”
By Bill McCarthy• September 1, 2020
Wisconsin Education Association Council stated on November 15, 2011 in a news release:
State budget cuts for local schools resulted in "nearly 4,000 educator layoffs"
By Dave Umhoefer• November 28, 2011

Articles (42)

Auditing the latest claims about the IRS

By Jon Greenberg• June 7, 2013

Mailbag: ‘If your uncle had large mammary glands, he'd be your aunt!’

By W. Gardner Selby• November 21, 2011

Donald Trump: Comey's leak of memo 'totally illegal?'

By Miriam Valverde• June 11, 2017

Checking Anita Perry on a family-related job claim

By W. Gardner Selby• October 24, 2011

Fact-checking President Trump’s attorney after Comey's testimony

By Jon Greenberg, Miriam Valverde• June 9, 2017

In context: What the White House has said about sending troops to fight Russia

By Louis Jacobson• December 13, 2023

How would an impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump work?

By Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel• September 24, 2019

Could Donald Trump be impeached, removed and run for re-election? It’s possible

By Louis Jacobson• November 6, 2019

A week to investigate: What a Kavanaugh probe might look like

By John Kruzel• September 28, 2018

The Senate impeachment trial is here. So what’s next?

By Louis Jacobson• January 15, 2020

How new Jan. 6 revelations on Ray Epps, others undercut Tucker Carlson’s FBI conspiracy theory

By Bill McCarthy• January 18, 2022

How the impeachment articles against Trump are similar to, and different from, Clinton and Nixon

By Louis Jacobson• December 10, 2019

Critics say an Aldi job ad excluded white people. We took a closer look.

By Jeff Cercone• March 1, 2024

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy orders impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden: What to know

By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson• September 13, 2023

What is Jan. 6 witness Cassidy Hutchinson's background?

By Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman• June 28, 2022

Paul Manafort, Donald Trump’s top adviser, and his ties to pro-Russian politicians in Ukraine

By Aleksandra Kharchenko• May 2, 2016

PolitiFact answers the Senate's impeachment questions

By Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy• January 31, 2020

A guide to possible paths to impeachment (or not) in the House

By Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel• April 26, 2019

What the law says about James Comey’s leaked memos

By John Kruzel• April 24, 2018

Ron DeSantis’ baseless theory that the government wants to control people’s purchases

By Louis Jacobson• April 12, 2023