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Barack Obama stated on April 16, 2008 in Philadelphia:
"I have never said that I don't wear flag pins or refuse to wear flag pins."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 18, 2008
Bloggers stated on July 24, 2018 in in a blog:
ABC News recently banned reporters from wearing American flag lapel pins on air.
By John Kruzel• July 25, 2018
Joe Biden stated on August 23, 2019 in an event in Hanover, N.H.:
Says that as vice president, he pinned a Silver Star on a Navy captain in Afghanistan who had carried a mortally wounded comrade out of a ravine, and resisted receiving a medal for his actions.
By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• September 4, 2019
Facebook posts stated on March 18, 2019 in posts online:
ATM users in distress can enter their PIN backwards to secretly call the police.
By Julianna Rennie• March 26, 2019
Facebook posts stated on January 16, 2019 in a Facebook post:
When using an ATM, customers should "press the cancel button twice before inserting the card. If anyone has set up the keypad to steal your pin code, this will cancel that set up."
By Samantha Putterman• January 22, 2019
Viral image stated on September 22, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says an image shows a paralyzed groom being held up by his groomsmen so he could kiss his bride.
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 22, 2020
Facebook posts stated on June 03, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says swabbing a tick with a soap-soaked cotton ball is a "safe, easy way" to remove them from skin.
By Samantha Putterman• June 7, 2019
John Kasich stated on October 03, 2010 in a campaign video:
"Ted Strickland destroyed Ohio jobs when he busted the budget."
By Tom Feran• October 19, 2010
Facebook posts stated on September 20, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Tom Hanks was photographed wearing a T-shirt with progressive slogans on it. 
By Josie Hollingsworth• January 3, 2020
Instagram posts stated on December 16, 2024 in an Instagram post:
New Jersey drones are searching for missing radioactive material.
By Jeff Cercone• December 18, 2024
Hillary Clinton stated on July 05, 2016 in a speech in Charlotte, N.C.:
Says Donald Trump "wants to get rid of the federal minimum wage."
By Will Doran• July 8, 2016
Dennis Linthicum stated on November 01, 2013 in his campaign website.:
Says the U.S. national debt has tripled during Rep. Greg Walden’s time in Congress.
By Ian K. Kullgren• November 11, 2013
Larry Pratt stated on May 06, 2014 in an interview on 'All in with Chris Hayes':
"20 percent of the time (smart guns) won't work."
By Katie Sanders• May 20, 2014
Viral image stated on June 27, 2019 in a post on Facebook:
There were no American flags at the first Democratic presidential debate.
By Ciara O'Rourke• June 28, 2019
Martin O'Malley stated on October 02, 2011 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation":
Chris Christie has not been "effective at creating jobs … (or have) a record of governing for effectiveness. ... New Jersey (has) one of the higher unemployment rates in the country at 9.4 percent."
By Louis Jacobson• October 3, 2011
Martin O'Malley stated on October 02, 2011 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation":
"When it comes to being effective at creating jobs … (Chris Christie has not had) a record of governing for effectiveness. ... Last year, New Jersey created no net new jobs."
By Louis Jacobson• October 3, 2011
Juliana Stratton stated on June 28, 2018 in a radio interview:
Gov. Bruce Rauner has "created no jobs over the past three years."
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• July 16, 2018
Viral image stated on March 05, 2019 in a post on Facebook:
Says Sinclair Lewis said, "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross."
By Ciara O'Rourke• March 12, 2019
Bloggers stated on June 27, 2018 in a blog post:
"Clinton campaign official arrested by FBI on child rape/trafficking charges"
By Bill McCarthy• July 2, 2018
Viral image stated on February 08, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows the “USS Al Gore Global Warming Research Vessel” covered in ice.
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 16, 2021

Articles (5511)

Flag pin flap tarnishes Obama, journos

By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 18, 2008

Nevada GOP Senate candidate tries to pin a Harry Reid campaign button on rival

By Morris Kennedy• May 21, 2010

What does the '1870' pin mean at the State of the Union?

By Samantha Putterman, Yacob Reyes• February 8, 2023

James Comey posted the number ‘86’ in reference to Donald Trump. What’s the history of the term?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• May 16, 2025

Capital gains taxes demystified

By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 29, 2008

PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for April 2022

By D.L. Davis, Madeline Heim, Laura Schulte• May 4, 2022

Four things to know about Russia's 2016 misinformation campaign

By Lauren Carroll• April 4, 2017

Will Weatherford weighs education and health care funding

By Julie Kliegman• September 10, 2013

Income gap is big, but so are its causes

By Wes Allison• December 14, 2007

The death of George Floyd: What you need to know

By Bill McCarthy• May 29, 2020

Is Donald Trump’s NATO talk a warning or a negotiating tactic? Here’s what he has said

By Matthew Crowley, Amy Sherman• March 6, 2024

State of vaccine supply is 'opaque,’ ‘hard to pin down,' experts say

By Julie Appleby• February 4, 2021

Ron Paul’s claim on gas prices touches off fire

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• February 24, 2012

Debate, TribuneFest: 'PolitiFact sometimes gets it right'

By W. Gardner Selby• September 22, 2014

Rick Perry and secession

By Bill Adair• August 19, 2011

Adding up the numbers on the Affordable Care Act

By Julie Kliegman• April 8, 2014

$16 muffins -- or incomplete invoices?

By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 5, 2011

White's three-piece dart: Debt, spending, shortfall, all on Perry

By W. Gardner Selby• June 21, 2010

Candidates get back to health

By Adriel Bettelheim, Janet Zink• May 8, 2008

Don't fall for these fake Donald Trump mug shots. He didn't take one.

By Gabrielle Settles• April 5, 2023