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Politics & government fact checks
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PolitiFactPolitics & government
“U.S. military at the White House arresting Congress.”
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
PolitiFactPolitics & government
Jim Jordan said, “It’s finally happening! Adam Schiff will be impeached.”
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
PolitiFactPolitics & government
Video shows “articles of impeachment to be filed against President Joe Biden today!”
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactPolitics & government
El presidente argentino “hizo una declaración apoyando las protestas en Cuba” de 2024.
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactPolitics & government
The media didn’t cover “new history” when North Korea and South Korea’s leaders crossed the border for the first time.
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactPolitics & government
Video shows Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez crying on CNN.
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactPolitics & government
The White House Visitor Center is displaying a photo of a fake President Joe Biden.
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
FactCheck.orgPolitics & government
Video clip shows Joe Biden saying, "They’re saying, 'Jeez, the reason I was able to stay sequestered in my home is because some black woman was able to stack the grocery shelf.'"
Publisher’s rating: We Provide The Context
PolitiFactPolitics & government
The President’s Daily Brief “is like a mini novel.”
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactPolitics & government
"In 1789, being a member of Congress in the U.S. was considered a civic duty, and they were only paid 50 cents a day."
Publisher’s rating: False
Washington PostPolitics & government
“She [Russian billionaire Elena Baturina] gave him [Hunter Biden] $3.5 million so now I would think [Russian president Vladimir] Putin would know the answer to that. I think he should release it. I think we should know that answer.”
Publisher’s rating: Four Pinocchios
PolitiFactPolitics & government
“Biden resigned, Pelosi was detained.”
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
PolitiFactPolitics & government
An image shows that “following his resignation, Boris Johnson has escaped to the sea.”
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactPolitics & government
“Crowd erupts as Chip Roy grills Kamala Harris as she lies in Congress” in video.
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
PolitiFactPolitics & government
On keeping inspectors general independent of the president
Publisher’s rating: True
PolitiFactPolitics & government
“Kamala Harris resigns in shock after Biden’s ‘mandatory’ border trip…Trump jails ‘corrupt’ VP.”
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
PolitiFactPolitics & government
Nancy Pelosi assured Iran that Trump will "pay for his crimes."
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
PolitiFactPolitics & government
"After Roe was dismantled, extremists evoked a law from 1849 to stop abortion” in Wisconsin.
Publisher’s rating: False