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Did Nancy Sinatra Say Ol' Blue Eyes 'Loathed' Donald Trump?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Sept. 16, 2022

The "These Boots Are Made for Walking" singer was responding to a comment from Mia Farrow, Sinat ...

Did Gerald Ford Say This About the First Woman President?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Sept. 8, 2022

Did Ford foresee ... President Selena Meyer?

Did Dr. Oz Say Sex with Cousins Isn't 'a Big Problem' if You're 'More Than a First Cousin Away'?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Sept. 7, 2022

Past remarks by the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate came under scrutiny in 2022.

Did Pelosi Say the President Does Not Have 'the Power for Debt Forgiveness'?

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

Aug. 25, 2022

The House speaker also allegedly said that debt forgiveness “has to be an act of Congress.”

Did Liz Cheney Say the Republican Party Is 'Very Sick'?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Aug. 22, 2022

We transcribed U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney's full answer from her interview on the ABC News Sunday morn ...

Yes, Liz Cheney Tweeted 'Bring It,' Then Lost to Trump's Pick

Written by: Jordan Liles

Aug. 17, 2022

We looked for the origins of a screenshot that purported to show Cheney tweeting the words "brin ...

Did Biden Say July 2022 Inflation Was 'Zero Percent'?

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

Aug. 15, 2022

It’s a statement that is both technically true and somewhat misleading.

Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Suggest Solar, Wind Power Aren't Enough to Power a Home?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Aug. 15, 2022

This would not be the first incorrect claim she’s made.

Did Pelosi Say China Is 'One of the Freest Societies in the World'?

Written by: David Emery

Aug. 11, 2022

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was asked about her August 2022 trip to Taiwan during an appeara ...

Did a CPAC Banner Say, 'We Are All Domestic Terrorists'?

Written by: David Emery

Aug. 10, 2022

Another banner at the same conservative conference warned, "You're Next: The Rise of the Democra ...

Did Trump Issue This Statement About FBI Raid of His Mar-a-Lago Home?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Aug. 9, 2022

The statement compared the actions of FBI agents to that of operatives who "broke into the Democ ...

Did Trump Say Biden 'Has Dementia' and Is Moving to a Wisconsin Nursing Home?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Aug. 1, 2022

Former U.S. President Donald Trump used his own social media platform, Truth Social, to spread b ...

Did Mark Zuckerberg Say, 'Move Fast And Break Things'?

Written by: Jordan Liles

July 29, 2022

We looked into the origins of the thought process behind the creation of Facebook's motto.

Did Kamala Harris Introduce Herself as 'a Woman Sitting at the Table' in a 'Blue Suit'?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

July 27, 2022

She also introduced herself using "she/her" pronouns.

Did New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern Once Say, 'Unless You Hear It from Us, It Is Not the Truth'?

Written by: Jordan Liles

July 26, 2022

Maybe more importantly, when and in what context did she say that?

Harris: 'You Need to Get To Go, and Need To Be Able To Get Where You Need To Go'

Written by: Jordan Liles

July 20, 2022

The quote went viral in meme form within hours of the vice president uttering it.

Did Ben Franklin Pen the Famous 'Death and Taxes' Quote?

Written by: Jordan Liles

July 20, 2022

The quote about nothing being certain in life other than death and taxes has recently been attac ...

Did Mike Tyson Post About Social Media Making People 'Too Comfortable'?

Written by: Jordan Liles

July 15, 2022

While researching how — and where — this quote meme about former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson ap ...

Did Rosa Parks Say Thomas' Confirmation Would Be 'U-Turn' on Road to Racial Progress?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

July 8, 2022

The civil rights activist expressed her disapproval of the judge decades before the overturning ...

Did Rep. Debbie Lesko Say She Would Shoot Her Own Grandkids to Protect Them?

Written by: Bethania Palma

July 7, 2022

It appears Lesko mixed up wording in her speech in an unfortunate way on the U.S. House floor, w ...