Fact Check Posts – Politifact

Social Media
stated on January 24, 2026 posts:

Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, “Only criminals carry guns on our streets, we need law and order.”

By Maria Briceño • January 26, 2026

Instagram posts
stated on September 21, 2024 an Instagram post:

“A staffer reveals that Kamala Harris doesn’t actually own a gun.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 23, 2024

X posts
stated on September 4, 2024 an X post:

“BREAKING: Apalachee High School shooter has been identified as non-binary trans girl Samantha Hyde.”

By Loreben Tuquero • September 5, 2024

X posts
stated on July 13, 2024 una publicación en X:

Donald Trump escenificó el tiroteo en su mitin en Butler, Pensilvania.

By Samantha Putterman, Marta Campabadal Graus • July 15, 2024

Social Media
stated on July 13, 2024 social media posts:

Donald Trump staged the shooting at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

By Samantha Putterman • July 14, 2024

Instagram posts
stated on February 15, 2024 a post:

“At least one of Kansas City shooters identified as Sahil Omar, a 44 year old illegal immigrant.”

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • February 16, 2024

Social Media
stated on March 28, 2023 social media posts:

The Nashville shooter was wearing different pairs of shoes before and after being killed.

By Loreben Tuquero • March 31, 2023

X posts
stated on November 20, 2022 a tweet:

The Club Q shooting was a “false flag.”

By Andy Nguyen • November 22, 2022

Georgia Gun Owners
stated on October 30, 2022 an ad:

"Raphael Warnock and Stacey Abrams are radical communists and, if they get their way, gun owners here in Georgia will be completely disarmed."

By Tom Kertscher • November 3, 2022

Instagram posts
stated on October 16, 2022 an Instagram post:

A video shows an actor “getting into character before his press interview less than 24 hours after the supposed killing of his 6-year-old daughter."

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 20, 2022

Ron Johnson
stated on October 4, 2022 Public statement:

"To call what happened on January 6 an armed insurrection, I just think is not accurate."

By D.L. Davis • October 10, 2022

Instagram posts
stated on May 26, 2022 a video on Instagram:

Active shooter drill at high school in Uvalde, Texas, two months before the elementary school shooting shows the event was a false flag.

By Madison Czopek • May 31, 2022

X posts
stated on May 14, 2022 Twitter posts:

The mass shooting in Buffalo, New York was a “false flag event.”

By Gabrielle Settles • May 18, 2022

Facebook posts
stated on April 12, 2022 a Facebook post:

The Brooklyn subway attack was a false flag.

By Samantha Putterman • April 14, 2022

Facebook posts
stated on March 24, 2021 a Facebook post:

A CNN chyron said the Boulder “shooter was factually Arabic, but morally white.”

By Bill McCarthy • March 25, 2021

Ron Johnson
stated on February 15, 2021 a radio interview:

Says Jan. 6 Capitol riot “didn’t seem like an armed insurrection.”

By Eric Litke • February 15, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on March 24, 2020 a Facebook post:

Says Gov. Tony Evers is “pushing firearm confiscation orders”

By Eric Litke • March 25, 2020

Conservative-Daily
stated on March 4, 2020 a post:

Says a video of Joe Biden and Beto O’Rourke at a Texas Whataburger shows Biden “looking directly into the camera and promising to take away Americans’ guns if elected.”

By Madlin Mekelburg • March 13, 2020

Paul Maner
stated on January 20, 2020 a Facebook post:

Says Jordan Davis, son of Georgia Congresswoman Lucy McBath, was killed in "a drug deal gone bad."

By Tom Kertscher • January 24, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on December 25, 2019 a Facebook post:

Says Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said, ‘You will give up your guns, if you don’t I’ll have the National Guard cut your power, your phone lines, and your internet. Then, if you still refuse to comply I’ll have you killed.’"

By Bill McCarthy • January 2, 2020

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