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Former President Jimmy Carter Quietly Marks 97th Birthday

Slowed by age in recent years and keeping a low profile during the coronavirus pandemic,...

Are Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter the Longest-Married Couple in Presidential History?

The couple celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary in 2021.

Why Do the Bidens Look Giant in Photo With Carters?

This photograph spurred jokes about dollhouses and ventriloquists.

Did Jimmy Carter Say ‘America Has No Functioning Democracy at This Moment?’

An old quotation attributed to the 39th president re-emerged on social media in October 2018,...

Did Jimmy Carter Announce That His Cancer Is Spreading?

Viral social media posts rehashed a three-year-old announcement about the former president, who has been...

Fox News Mistakenly Reports President Jimmy Carter’s Death

The 93-year-old former president is not only alive and well but has remained active.

Did the Trump Administration ‘Veto’ Argentina’s Decision to Honor Jimmy Carter?

A chain of blog posts advanced a rumor that President Trump forced Argentina not to...

Ronald Reagan Beat Jimmy Carter in a Landslide Despite Trailing 6% in Polls?

The claim that Reagan won the 1980 presidential election in a landslide despite trailing well...

Jimmy Carter on the First Woman President

A purported Jimmy Carter quote about the election of the United States' first woman president...

Jimmy Carter Banned Iranian Immigrants

Did President Jimmy Carter ban Iranian nationals from entering the U.S. in a manner similar...

Jimmy Carter’s Cancer Cured by Marijuana?

Former president Jimmy Carter did not say that his cancer was cured by medical marijuana.

Were Muslims Banned from the U.S. in 1952?

Muslims are not barred from entering or immigrating to the United States under the provisions...