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stated on July 20, 2023 in a speech to the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

Florida “decided middle school students will be taught that enslaved people benefited from slavery.”

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stated on April 6, 2023 in a video shared on Facebook

U.S. public schools don't teach the Declaration of Independence.

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North Carolina Republican Party

stated on February 24, 2023 in an email

“The left is determined to erase Mount Rushmore from our history books.”

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stated on January 16, 2023 in a tweet

Gov. Abbott “signed a bill last year eliminating the requirements for Texas schools to teach MLK’s ‘I have a dream’ speech.”

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stated on February 12, 2023 in a Super Bowl ad

Canada is to thank for American football.

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stated on January 18, 2023 in a post

Black Americans are not descended from people who were taken from Africa to be enslaved.

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stated on January 18, 2023 in a tweet.

Glenn Youngkin is “the first sitting Governor in the modern era to have their party have less legislative seats than when they were elected.”

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Instagram posts

stated on January 22, 2023 in an Instagram post

The sinking of the Titanic was orchestrated by the Rothschilds and J.P. Morgan to kill prominent businessmen who opposed the creation of the Federal Reserve.

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Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee

stated on December 4, 2022 in a tweet.

“The Virginia GOP education agenda (would) erase slavery from VA history.”

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Instagram posts

stated on December 3, 2022 in an Instagram post

Henry Kissinger’s “deathbed confession” shows “Adolf Hitler was buried in Spain” and lived to age 68.

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stated on October 31, 2022 in a campaign rally,

In his election as governor, “We won cities that no Republican had ever won.”

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stated on October 24, 2022 in a gubernatorial debate

It's not true that "the United States was built on stolen land."

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Instagram posts

stated on July 7, 2022 in an Instagram post

Antarctica has “an entrance to a different world” — a “mythic land” with green forests, giant animals, and “extraterrestrial technologies.”

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stated on July 12, 2022 in a Facebook post

Images of Plymouth Rock prove sea levels are not rising.

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stated on July 9, 2022 in a Twitter post

There are no artifacts to prove that slave ships existed.

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stated on June 12, 2022 in an interview with Fox News

Soviet and Chinese communists have “grabbed control” of U.S. entertainment, movies, television, music, academia, K-12 education and the news media.

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stated on May 11, 2022 in a Facebook post

The U.S. government’s inaction over buffalo killing that harmed Native American populations in the 1800s shows it is now “is creating food shortages” so that Americans are more “dependent on the government.”

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USA Freedom Fund

stated on May 11, 2022 in an attack ad

“Kathy Barnette wants to build a statue of Barack Obama right next to the one of Abraham Lincoln on Capitol Hill."

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stated on April 11, 2022 in a press conference

“You couldn’t buy a cannon when, in fact, the Second Amendment passed."

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stated on April 1, 2022 in a Facebook post

John D. Rockefeller coined the term “fossil fuel” to trick people into thinking that his product was scarce and drive up the price when fossil fuels are actually “the second most abundant liquid on the planet.”

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Some GOP hopefuls want to honor Confederate Braxton Bragg with US base. Here's what to know.

Some GOP hopefuls want to honor Confederate Braxton Bragg with US base. Here's what to know.

By Louis Jacobson • June 16, 2023

State legislatures rarely expel lawmakers. We found 19 examples in nearly 23 years.

State legislatures rarely expel lawmakers. We found 19 examples in nearly 23 years.

By Madison Czopek • April 13, 2023

Fact-checking Ron DeSantis' book: What 'The Courage to Be Free' glosses over about his record

Fact-checking Ron DeSantis' book: What 'The Courage to Be Free' glosses over about his record

By Yacob Reyes • March 1, 2023

With Georgia’s race still undecided, a look at whether Democrats’ midterm Senate wins are historic

With Georgia’s race still undecided, a look at whether Democrats’ midterm Senate wins are historic

By Tom Kertscher • December 1, 2022

Por qué la afirmación de Ron DeSantis sobre 'tierra robada' es incorrecta

Por qué la afirmación de Ron DeSantis sobre 'tierra robada' es incorrecta

By Yacob Reyes • November 7, 2022

A bowling alley, a Chinese restaurant, and George H.W. Bush: What was Donald Trump talking about?

A bowling alley, a Chinese restaurant, and George H.W. Bush: What was Donald Trump talking about?

By Louis Jacobson • October 10, 2022

Have people been prosecuted for mishandling White House records?

Have people been prosecuted for mishandling White House records?

By Yacob Reyes • August 10, 2022

Ask PolitiFact: What is Juneteenth and when did it become a federal holiday?

Ask PolitiFact: What is Juneteenth and when did it become a federal holiday?

By Ellie Borst • June 17, 2022

Amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a look back at yellow journalism and the Spanish-American War

Amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a look back at yellow journalism and the Spanish-American War

By Louis Jacobson • April 27, 2022

Is the Buffalo Bills' Highmark stadium built on an early Erie Indian village?

Is the Buffalo Bills' Highmark stadium built on an early Erie Indian village?

By Cassidey Kavathas • April 21, 2022

Ask PolitiFact: What’s Ukraine’s history of trying to join NATO?

Ask PolitiFact: What’s Ukraine’s history of trying to join NATO?

By Bill McCarthy • April 14, 2022

How misinformers manufacture and embellish embarrassing presidential moments

How misinformers manufacture and embellish embarrassing presidential moments

By Bill McCarthy • April 12, 2022

Putin’s one-sided history of Ukraine’s relationship with Russia

Putin’s one-sided history of Ukraine’s relationship with Russia

By Jon Greenberg • February 23, 2022

A far-left group bombed the Capitol in 1983. Here’s how that’s different from the Jan. 6 attack

A far-left group bombed the Capitol in 1983. Here’s how that’s different from the Jan. 6 attack

By Madison Czopek • February 22, 2022

When George Washington fought misinformation

When George Washington fought misinformation

By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 21, 2022

False flags: They’re real, but far less widespread than social media suggest

False flags: They’re real, but far less widespread than social media suggest

By Louis Jacobson • February 8, 2022

Why Holocaust comparisons by anti-vaccine activists like RFK Jr. are grossly inaccurate

Why Holocaust comparisons by anti-vaccine activists like RFK Jr. are grossly inaccurate

By Bill McCarthy • January 27, 2022

How the 9/11 attacks helped shape the modern misinformation, conspiracy theory industry

How the 9/11 attacks helped shape the modern misinformation, conspiracy theory industry

By Bill McCarthy • September 9, 2021

Vietnam and Afghanistan: Different wars, similar endings?

Vietnam and Afghanistan: Different wars, similar endings?

By Jon Greenberg • August 17, 2021

Explaining the many sides of Chief Black Hawk’s story

Explaining the many sides of Chief Black Hawk’s story

By Madison Black • June 28, 2021

Latest promises about History

Recognize the Armenian genocide