0 People 1028 Fact-checks 523 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (1028) Jeff Atwater stated on January 19, 2011 in a meeting with reporters in Tallahassee: "Of the top five cities for staged automobile accidents, three are in Florida. … We rank No. 1 in the country in staged auto accidents." By Trenton Daniel• January 27, 2011 Donald Trump stated on July 27, 2016 in a tweet: "Not one American flag on the massive stage at the Democratic National Convention until people started complaining- then a small one. Pathetic." By Aaron Sharockman• July 27, 2016 Viral image stated on January 17, 2023 in an Instagram post: Greta Thunberg staged an arrest in Germany. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 19, 2023 Threads posts stated on July 13, 2024 in a post: The Secret Service staged the July 13 shooting at Trump rally. By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• July 17, 2024 Elizabeth Warren stated on January 14, 2020 in a debate: "Look at the men on this stage. Collectively, they have lost 10 elections. The only people on this stage who have won every single election that they’ve been in are the women, Amy and me." By Louis Jacobson• January 15, 2020 Viral image stated on March 13, 2024 in a Facebook post: Photos show former CNN correspondent Barbara Starr “on the scene as a witness crisis actor,” proving mass shootings were staged. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 22, 2024 Social Media stated on July 13, 2024 in social media posts: Donald Trump staged the shooting at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. By Samantha Putterman• July 14, 2024 X posts stated on September 15, 2024 in a post: The apparent assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump on Sept. 15, 2024, was “staged.” By Sara Swann• September 16, 2024 Threads posts stated on August 04, 2024 in a post: Image shows Hitler in similar scene as Trump. By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• August 9, 2024 Barack Obama stated on June 25, 2013 in a speech on climate change: As a student at Occidental College in Los Angeles from 1979 to 1981, "there were days where folks couldn't go outside. … because of all the pollution in the air." By Louis Jacobson• June 26, 2013 Facebook posts stated on March 22, 2021 in a text post: The shooting in Boulder, Colo., was a "false flag like most of the others." By Daniel Funke• March 23, 2021 Paul Levesque stated on October 24, 2012 in an interview on NYPost.com: "We’ve outdrawn the Super Bowl for a little while now in the arenas and stadiums that we’ve followed them in for the Super Bowl. We’ve gone in after [the NFL] and surpassed their ticket sales." By Caryn Shinske• November 22, 2012 Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2020 in a post: The death of George Floyd was a "staged event." By Daniel Funke• May 29, 2020 Bloggers stated on January 26, 2022 in a blog post: The CDC staged “the ‘escaping monkeys’ as a cover story for releasing the next bioweapon.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 31, 2022 X posts stated on April 04, 2022 in a tweet: Says Tucker Carlson said, “What if these bodies of tortured, dead civilians were staged? What if they’re fake? What if the Ukrainian military killed them & then blamed Russia? I’m not saying any of this is true, I’m just asking the questions. Why can’t we ask these questions?” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 7, 2022 Facebook posts stated on April 16, 2024 in a post: John Mellencamp was “booed off stage for praising Joe Biden.” By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• April 23, 2024 Facebook posts stated on July 27, 2023 in a video: There was a recent attempt to assassinate Donald Trump in Reno, Nevada. By Madison Czopek• July 31, 2023 Facebook posts stated on March 28, 2022 in a post: Pfizer staged the Will Smith and Chris Rock confrontation at the Academy Awards because it "has a new alopecia medication coming out." By Monique Curet• March 31, 2022 Ted Cruz stated on September 16, 2015 in comments during the CNN debate: "A majority of the men and women on this stage have previously and publicly embraced amnesty. I am the only candidate on this stage who has never supported amnesty." By Louis Jacobson• September 17, 2015 Joe Gruters stated on November 06, 2019 in a Tampa Bay Times forum: "All the Democrats on the entire stage — every Democratic candidate said they want to give free health care to illegals." By Amy Sherman• November 8, 2019 Articles (523) Did the rules of the debate say there would be no fan? By Amy Sherman• October 16, 2014 Ask PolitiFact: Are the White House press briefings ‘staged?’ By Daniel Funke• February 17, 2021 HIV/AIDS: A PolitiFact sheet By Joseph Cariz• July 7, 2016 PolitiFact’s coverage of the Donald Trump assassination attempt By PolitiFact Staff • July 25, 2024 Fact-checking the Republican debate in Michigan By Becky Bowers, W. Gardner Selby• November 9, 2011 Viral photo is of a doll, not a 12-week fetus By Stefanie Pousoulides• July 29, 2019 Fact-checking viral claims about Joe Biden at D-Day anniversary event By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Sara Swann• June 6, 2024 Fact-checking the March 13 Sunday news shows By Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu• March 13, 2016 Fact-checking the second GOP presidential debate By Aaron Sharockman• September 17, 2015 Republicans return to debate stage By April Hunt• October 27, 2015 False flags: They’re real, but far less widespread than social media suggest By Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy• February 8, 2022 The conflicting stories about a woman in a wheelchair in the middle of Minneapolis protests By Ciara O'Rourke• May 29, 2020 ‘Cheap fake’ videos, and the phrase itself, take 2024 election’s center stage By Sara Swann• June 21, 2024 Experts pan plexiglass on the vice presidential debate stage By Jon Greenberg• October 8, 2020 Whooping cough cases are rising. Know the symptoms and how to avoid infection. By Grace Abels• November 25, 2025 Puberty blockers: The facts and the myths By Grace Abels• August 28, 2023 Thinking small: Why Bernie Sanders and other 2020 candidates seek low-dollar campaign contributions By Tom Kertscher• July 15, 2019 When Donald Trump was shot, the internet unleashed wild conspiracy theories By Katie Sanders• July 15, 2024 Fact-checking the CNN debate in South Carolina By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• January 20, 2012 Did President Biden read off directions from a teleprompter? By Louis Jacobson, Andy Nguyen• July 11, 2022
Jeff Atwater stated on January 19, 2011 in a meeting with reporters in Tallahassee: "Of the top five cities for staged automobile accidents, three are in Florida. … We rank No. 1 in the country in staged auto accidents." By Trenton Daniel• January 27, 2011 Donald Trump stated on July 27, 2016 in a tweet: "Not one American flag on the massive stage at the Democratic National Convention until people started complaining- then a small one. Pathetic." By Aaron Sharockman• July 27, 2016 Viral image stated on January 17, 2023 in an Instagram post: Greta Thunberg staged an arrest in Germany. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 19, 2023 Threads posts stated on July 13, 2024 in a post: The Secret Service staged the July 13 shooting at Trump rally. By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• July 17, 2024 Elizabeth Warren stated on January 14, 2020 in a debate: "Look at the men on this stage. Collectively, they have lost 10 elections. The only people on this stage who have won every single election that they’ve been in are the women, Amy and me." By Louis Jacobson• January 15, 2020 Viral image stated on March 13, 2024 in a Facebook post: Photos show former CNN correspondent Barbara Starr “on the scene as a witness crisis actor,” proving mass shootings were staged. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 22, 2024 Social Media stated on July 13, 2024 in social media posts: Donald Trump staged the shooting at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. By Samantha Putterman• July 14, 2024 X posts stated on September 15, 2024 in a post: The apparent assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump on Sept. 15, 2024, was “staged.” By Sara Swann• September 16, 2024 Threads posts stated on August 04, 2024 in a post: Image shows Hitler in similar scene as Trump. By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• August 9, 2024 Barack Obama stated on June 25, 2013 in a speech on climate change: As a student at Occidental College in Los Angeles from 1979 to 1981, "there were days where folks couldn't go outside. … because of all the pollution in the air." By Louis Jacobson• June 26, 2013 Facebook posts stated on March 22, 2021 in a text post: The shooting in Boulder, Colo., was a "false flag like most of the others." By Daniel Funke• March 23, 2021 Paul Levesque stated on October 24, 2012 in an interview on NYPost.com: "We’ve outdrawn the Super Bowl for a little while now in the arenas and stadiums that we’ve followed them in for the Super Bowl. We’ve gone in after [the NFL] and surpassed their ticket sales." By Caryn Shinske• November 22, 2012 Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2020 in a post: The death of George Floyd was a "staged event." By Daniel Funke• May 29, 2020 Bloggers stated on January 26, 2022 in a blog post: The CDC staged “the ‘escaping monkeys’ as a cover story for releasing the next bioweapon.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 31, 2022 X posts stated on April 04, 2022 in a tweet: Says Tucker Carlson said, “What if these bodies of tortured, dead civilians were staged? What if they’re fake? What if the Ukrainian military killed them & then blamed Russia? I’m not saying any of this is true, I’m just asking the questions. Why can’t we ask these questions?” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 7, 2022 Facebook posts stated on April 16, 2024 in a post: John Mellencamp was “booed off stage for praising Joe Biden.” By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• April 23, 2024 Facebook posts stated on July 27, 2023 in a video: There was a recent attempt to assassinate Donald Trump in Reno, Nevada. By Madison Czopek• July 31, 2023 Facebook posts stated on March 28, 2022 in a post: Pfizer staged the Will Smith and Chris Rock confrontation at the Academy Awards because it "has a new alopecia medication coming out." By Monique Curet• March 31, 2022 Ted Cruz stated on September 16, 2015 in comments during the CNN debate: "A majority of the men and women on this stage have previously and publicly embraced amnesty. I am the only candidate on this stage who has never supported amnesty." By Louis Jacobson• September 17, 2015 Joe Gruters stated on November 06, 2019 in a Tampa Bay Times forum: "All the Democrats on the entire stage — every Democratic candidate said they want to give free health care to illegals." By Amy Sherman• November 8, 2019
Did the rules of the debate say there would be no fan? By Amy Sherman• October 16, 2014 Ask PolitiFact: Are the White House press briefings ‘staged?’ By Daniel Funke• February 17, 2021 HIV/AIDS: A PolitiFact sheet By Joseph Cariz• July 7, 2016 PolitiFact’s coverage of the Donald Trump assassination attempt By PolitiFact Staff • July 25, 2024 Fact-checking the Republican debate in Michigan By Becky Bowers, W. Gardner Selby• November 9, 2011 Viral photo is of a doll, not a 12-week fetus By Stefanie Pousoulides• July 29, 2019 Fact-checking viral claims about Joe Biden at D-Day anniversary event By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Sara Swann• June 6, 2024 Fact-checking the March 13 Sunday news shows By Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu• March 13, 2016 Fact-checking the second GOP presidential debate By Aaron Sharockman• September 17, 2015 Republicans return to debate stage By April Hunt• October 27, 2015 False flags: They’re real, but far less widespread than social media suggest By Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy• February 8, 2022 The conflicting stories about a woman in a wheelchair in the middle of Minneapolis protests By Ciara O'Rourke• May 29, 2020 ‘Cheap fake’ videos, and the phrase itself, take 2024 election’s center stage By Sara Swann• June 21, 2024 Experts pan plexiglass on the vice presidential debate stage By Jon Greenberg• October 8, 2020 Whooping cough cases are rising. Know the symptoms and how to avoid infection. By Grace Abels• November 25, 2025 Puberty blockers: The facts and the myths By Grace Abels• August 28, 2023 Thinking small: Why Bernie Sanders and other 2020 candidates seek low-dollar campaign contributions By Tom Kertscher• July 15, 2019 When Donald Trump was shot, the internet unleashed wild conspiracy theories By Katie Sanders• July 15, 2024 Fact-checking the CNN debate in South Carolina By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• January 20, 2012 Did President Biden read off directions from a teleprompter? By Louis Jacobson, Andy Nguyen• July 11, 2022
