Fact Check Posts – Politifact

Social Media
stated on January 24, 2026 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in a tweet:

The Club Q shooting was a “false flag.”

By Andy Nguyen • November 22, 2022

Georgia Gun Owners
stated on October 30, 2022 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in a Facebook post:

The Brooklyn subway attack was a false flag.

By Samantha Putterman • April 14, 2022

Facebook posts
stated on March 24, 2021 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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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