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PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – No, Donald Trump can’t unilaterally revoke Biden ‘autopen’ pardons

2025-12-04 Any pardon signed with an autopen is now "fully and completely terminated, and is of no legal effect." Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Pardons—With Advice and Consent

2025-12-03 Atrocities on the high seas, not Fifth Avenue. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satire Meme Said 84 Biden Autopen Pardons Were Vacated By ‘Liberal 9th District Court’ Siding With US Solicitor General — Not Actual News

2025-09-04 Did the 9th District Court side with the US Solicitor General to vacate 84 of Joe Biden's "autopen pardons"? No, that's not true: There were no actual news stories about this. The story originated on a satirical Facebook page. The owner o Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Liz Oyer – Did Donald Trump’s pardons wipe out $1 billion in debt owed to the US?

2025-06-06 “President Trump has granted pardons that have wiped out over $1 billion in debts owed by wealthy Americans who have committed fraud and broken the law.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FBI Did NOT Uncover 14 Pardons, 11 Executives Orders Signed By Autopen Joe Biden Was Not Aware Of — Satire

2025-05-24 Did FBI investigators find 14 pardons and 11 executive orders signed by autopen that Joe Biden was unaware of? No, that's not true: A meme making that claim originated on a Facebook page with a satire disclaimer. The owner of the page is Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Are Biden pardons 'void' because he used an autopen? No, Trump's claim is False

2025-03-17 Former President Joe Biden’s pardons of lawmakers on the committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack “are hereby declared void, vacant, and of no further force or effect,” because “they were done by autopen.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claims about a judge declaring Joe Biden’s pardons unconstitutional started on a satire page

2025-02-21 “The very LIBERAL 9th Circuit Court has ruled that 84 of Biden's last-minute pardons are unconstitutional.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 9th Circuit Court "Ruling" About 84 Unconstitutional Pardons By Joe Biden Originated On Satirical Facebook Page

2025-02-14 Did the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rule that 84 of President Joe Biden's last-minute pardons were unconstitutional and did the opinion of "Judge Joe Barron" appear on a court website? No, that's not true: The ruling originated on a Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, a judge didn’t declare former President Joe Biden’s pardons unconstitutional

2025-01-30 “Biden pardons are unconstitutional! 7th Circuit Court Judge Joseph Barron ruled that there is no provision to pardon someone who hasn’t been formally charged.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, AOC and Jamie Raskin didn’t file articles of impeachment against Trump over his Jan. 6 pardons

2025-01-29 Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jamie Raskin “have filed articles of impeachment against President Trump for pardoning the J6 prisoners.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fraternal Order Of Police Did NOT Rescind Endorsement Of Trump After January 6 Pardons

2025-01-24 Did the Fraternal Order of Police rescind its endorsement of President Donald Trump in response to the sweeping January 6 pardons he gave after his 2025 swearing-in? No, that's not true: The Fraternal Order of Police issued a letter that Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Trump Justifies J6 Pardons With Misinformation

2025-01-24 Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. With the stroke of a pen, President Donald Trump on Jan. 20 granted clemency — either a pardon or commuted sentence — to all of the more than 1,500 people charged in con Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Reckless Pardons Vex a Feckless Congress

2025-01-24 Few on Capitol Hill have credibility on the issue. Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Claims About Biden’s Number of Pardons and Commutations Are Misleading

2024-12-18 Viral posts use inconsistent data to suggest he has issued more pardons than any other president. Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Posts Wrongly Conflate U.S.-China Prisoner Swap with Biden’s Recent Pardons

2024-12-14 Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take President Joe Biden granted pardons and commutations to more than 1,500 individuals on Dec. 12. Social media posts wrongly claim those pardoned included a Chinese nati Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Jeanine Pirro Criticizing Trump Over Pardons, The Original Fox News Segment Was About Biden

2024-12-04 Did Fox host and former prosecutor Jeanine Pirro criticize President-elect Donald Trump over pardons? No, that's not true: An authentic video of Pirro was included in a social media post with photographs of Trump. In reality, Pirro was cr Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Biden Pardons Thousands for ‘Simple Possession’ of Marijuana

2022-10-06 President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana under federal law. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Biden Pardons Former Secret Service Agent and 2 Others

2022-04-26 President Joe Biden has granted the first three pardons of his term. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Tony Evers – Has Gov. Evers granted more pardons than any Wisconsin governor in recent history?

2022-02-15 Says he has issued more pardons than “any Wisconsin governor in contemporary history.” Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Black Men Executed in 1951 Rape Granted Posthumous Pardons

2021-08-31 Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam granted posthumous pardons to seven Black men who were executed in 1951 for the rape of a white woman. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Missouri Governor Pardons Gun-Waving McCloskey Couple

2021-08-04 The McCloskeys were indicted by a grand jury on felony charges of the unlawful use of a weapon and evidence tampering. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Former President Donald Trump was offered money in exchange for pardons.

2021-02-03 There is no direct evidence that former president Trump was offered money in exchange for a pardon but his close aides were paid to lobby for clemency Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Could Trump Have Issued Secret Presidential Pardons?

2021-01-20 Experts say the public nature of presidential pardons is what makes them work. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Live Updates: What We Know About the Trump Pardons

2021-01-19 U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to use his last full day as president offering clemency to dozens of people. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: White House Pardons Office Is NOT Offering Pardons To ‘Patriots’ Involved In Capitol Insurrection

2021-01-10 Is the White House pardons office soliciting Trump supporters involved in the January 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection to apply for presidential pardons? No, that's not true: Parler posts posing as being from White House pardons attorneys we Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Trump Pardons Former Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort

2020-12-24 President Donald Trump has issued pardons and sentence commutations for 29 people, including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in-law. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Pardons in Killings of Iraqi Civilians Stir Angry Response

2020-12-24 The Blackwater contractors were convicted of killing 14 people, including two children. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Trump Pardons 15, Including Republican Allies

2020-12-23 The pardons included former Republican Reps. Duncan Hunter of California and Chris Collins of New York. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Trump Pardons Flynn, Taking Direct Aim at Russia Probe

2020-11-25 President Donald Trump has pardoned former national security adviser Michael Flynn, taking direct aim in the final days of his administration at a Russia investigation that he has long insisted was motivated by political bias. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Illinois Governor Pardons Army Vet Deported to Mexico

2019-08-31 The governor of lllinois said he's erased the drug conviction of an Army veteran who was deported to Mexico in 2018, a step that the man's supporters hope will help him return to the U.S. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Trump Pardons Former US Soldier Who Killed Iraqi Prisoner

2019-06-26 Michael Behenna was convicted of unpremeditated murder in a combat zone. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ ‘I Won’t Forget’: Trump Pardons Supportive Ex-Media Mogul

2019-05-16 Conrad Black, who has lavished praise on President Donald Trump in countless columns and a political biography, has a full presidential pardon on his fraud and obstruction convictions. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Close Advisers Try to Steer Trump Away from Issuing Pardons

2019-03-28 President Trump has falsely claimed that Mueller "completely exonerated" him, a rallying cry taken up by some conservatives who are now calling for him to issue pardons. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Florida Pardons 4 Black Men Accused of 1949 Rape

2019-01-11 "The way this was carried out was a miscarriage of justice," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ UAE Pardons, Releases British Academic Convicted of Spying

2018-11-26 The United Arab Emirates said it pardoned and released a British academic sentenced to life in prison on spying charges, ending a diplomatic dispute with its longtime Western ally while still alleging the researcher spied for MI6. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Trump Pardons Ranchers in Case That Inspired 2016 Occupation

2018-07-10 In a statement, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders called that decision to resentence the Hammonds "unjust." Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did President Trump Reverse President Obama’s Turkey Pardons?

2017-11-21 Reports that President Trump "revoke[d] all sixteen Thanksgiving Day turkey pardons," ordering the birds executed by firing squad, were satirical. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Trump Pardons Ex-Sheriff Convicted of Defying Judge’s Order

2017-08-26 President Donald Trump has pardoned former sheriff Joe Arpaio following his conviction for intentionally disobeying a judge's order in an immigration case. Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Will Trump Strike Iran?

2026-01-19 Plus: Greenland tariffs, more pardons, and Ukraine negotiations. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Wrong Headline Saying Michael Byrd ‘Pocketed’ $190 Million In Maryland HHS Funds CORRECTED By Gateway Pundit

2026-01-07 Does a viral screenshot of a headline claiming Michael Byrd "pocketed" $190 million in HHS funds for an "unaccredited" daycare in Maryland show the current state of the article? No, that's not true: The Gateway Pundit website made several Go to site post…»

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