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Facebook posts stated on November 15, 2020 in a screenshot:
A screenshot shows Tucker Carlson announcing he’ll “be starting at NewsMax next month.”
By Daniel Funke• November 16, 2020
Newsmax stated on January 04, 2023 in a Facebook post:
"Pope Benedict XVI and the Vatican requested that President Biden not attend Benedict’s funeral."
By Samantha Putterman• January 6, 2023
Chain email stated on October 17, 2007 in an e-mail message circulated by many people.:
Clinton "refused repeated requests to meet with the Gold Star Mothers."
By Bill Adair• October 20, 2007
Newsmax stated on January 14, 2011 in an e-mail solicitation:
"The refusal of many federal employees to fly coach costs taxpayers $146 million annually."
By Louis Jacobson• January 18, 2011
Bloggers stated on November 04, 2021 in a blog post:
COVID-19 vaccines contain luciferase.
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 19, 2021
Instagram posts stated on June 20, 2022 in an Instagram post:
A compilation of images shows what Joe Biden has “done to our country.”
By Bill McCarthy• June 21, 2022
Instagram posts stated on March 14, 2022 in a post:
Members of Congress gave themselves a 21% pay raise
By Monique Curet• March 16, 2022
Greg Kelly stated on January 11, 2021 in a TV segment:
Says Joe Biden is on video "admitting to" election fraud in a "confession."
By Bill McCarthy• January 12, 2021
Rick Perry stated on September 28, 2011 in an interview:
Says only four Texas legislators voted against a law giving in-state tuition rates to certain illegal immigrants.
By W. Gardner Selby• September 28, 2011
Facebook posts stated on April 08, 2022 in a post:
As with people vaccinated against COVID-19, “many people who were NOT vaccinated also experienced zero or mild symptoms.”
By Monique Curet• April 11, 2022
Maurice Ferre stated on January 14, 2010 in An interview with Newsmax:
"I left the city with $43 million in the bank." 
By Amy Sherman• March 1, 2010
Steve Bannon stated on April 14, 2020 in a radio interview.:
Dr. Anthony “Fauci told us there’s nothing to worry about. That’s his quote, ‘There’s nothing to worry about.’”
By Warren Fiske• April 29, 2020
Emerald Robinson stated on May 26, 2022 in a Substack post:
“Nobody in any election in America gets 74% of the votes. Ever. It doesn’t happen.”
By Louis Jacobson• June 1, 2022
Facebook posts stated on October 12, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“Kamala Harris resigns in shock after Biden’s ‘mandatory’ border trip…Trump jails ‘corrupt’ VP.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 13, 2022
Viral image stated on November 28, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“Only Reuters” reported that the doctor who detected the omicron variant said its symptoms are “very mild.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 30, 2021
Greg Kelly stated on February 08, 2021 in a Newsmax TV segment:
“Only one person died on that day” during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot.
By Bill McCarthy• February 9, 2021
Facebook posts stated on June 07, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“Biden gets brutal impeachment.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• June 8, 2021
Ken Paxton stated on August 07, 2021 in an interview:
The Biden administration is “not even testing these people” being released by Border Patrol into the U.S.
By Brandon Mulder• August 13, 2021
Facebook posts stated on June 26, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says Nancy Pelosi “said Trump is BEST PRESIDENT ever” and “holds new election” for him
By Kelsey Tamakloe• June 30, 2021
Instagram posts stated on November 08, 2022 in a post:
Glitches with voting in Arizona, New Jersey and Texas are proof the election is rigged.
By Andy Nguyen• November 11, 2022

Articles (44)

A Newsmax host shut down MyPillow CEO’s Dominion conspiracy talk. Here’s the background

By Bill McCarthy• February 4, 2021

How Fox News, Newsmax vote-rigging coverage squares with defamation law

By Jon Greenberg• December 23, 2020

Newsmax, Fox News air outdated, out-of-context photos of empty shelves in segments bashing Biden

By Bill McCarthy• October 22, 2021

When do senators resign to assume the presidency or vice presidency?

By Bill McCarthy• December 18, 2020

Mud in your inbox

By Bill Adair• October 21, 2007

Suspended from social media, Donald Trump turns to traditional media avenues to push falsehoods

By Miriam Valverde• July 14, 2021

An enduring tradition: False claims about attacks on Christmas

By Tom Kertscher• December 23, 2021

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

By Bill McCarthy• May 11, 2022

How Fox News, far-right TV blamed green energy for Texas’ power outages

By Bill McCarthy• February 19, 2021

Misinformation and the Jan. 6 insurrection: When ‘patriot warriors’ were fed lies

By Bill McCarthy• June 30, 2021

Ex-Sheriff David Clarke's master's thesis back in the news

By Tom Kertscher• September 15, 2017

Sarah in the spotlight

By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 12, 2008

Did Sheriff David Clarke commit plagiarism?

By Tom Kertscher• May 30, 2017

In Context: What NY Attorney General Letitia James said about Trump that Trump’s video left out

By Tom Kertscher• August 12, 2022

Mailbag: ‘Gotta do better,’ and ‘thank you for your service’

By Amy Sherman• October 5, 2021

Fact-checking in the Echo Chamber Nation

By Bill Adair• December 23, 2011

Fact-checking in the Echo Chamber Nation

By Bill Adair• December 22, 2011

PolitiFact California Guide To Misinformation About The Newsom Recall Election

By Chris Nichols• August 16, 2021

Amid proposals for travel vaccine mandates, is there a right to unfettered travel in the U.S.?

By Louis Jacobson• September 20, 2021

‘Cheap fakes’: Viral videos keep clipping Biden’s words out of context

By Bill McCarthy• February 14, 2022