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Calif. Democrat accused of demanding sex for campaign cash
Trump wrong on FBI limits in Kavanaugh hearings
Ad Watch: Dem PAC distorts Brat's record on seniors' health
Facts about Kavanaugh, Blasey Ford foreclosure case
None fit the classic definition
Says "Rep. Ann Wagner, a three-term incumbent, has never held a town hall in the Second District."
— PolitiFact Missouri on Friday, September 21st, 2018
Needs a few caveats
Says "Claire McCaskill receives the second-most contributions from insurance companies in the entire Senate."
Broader record tells different story
Says U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema "voted to cut ICE."
— PolitiFact Arizona on Friday, September 21st, 2018
A ridiculous leap
"Kavanaugh accuser’s brother’s firm linked to Fusion GPS."
— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Friday, September 21st, 2018
New Jersey pol deducts important facts
Says Democratic congressional candidate Tom Malinowski "supports a full repeal of the 2017 tax law, which includes vital tax incentives" for New Jersey communities.
— PolitiFact National on Friday, September 21st, 2018
Time frame is crucial and Evers hasn't committed to one
Says Tony Evers "wants to cut Wisconsin's prison population in half, a dangerous plan that today would mean releasing thousands of violent criminals back into our communities."
— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Friday, September 21st, 2018
Same words, different meanings
Says Tennessee Senate candidate Phil Bredesen "supports single-payer health care."
— PolitiFact National on Thursday, September 20th, 2018
No motive
Says Brett Kavanaugh’s mother presided over foreclosure case against Christine Blasey Ford’s parents, which fueled motivation for sexual assault accusation.
— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Thursday, September 20th, 2018
The FBI does
On investigating during the Supreme Court confirmation process, "The FBI doesn’t do that."
A leader in key litigation
Says he "beat (President Barack) Obama at the Supreme Court, saving coal jobs."
— PolitiFact West Virginia on Thursday, September 20th, 2018
Doesn't factor in business closures
"In 2017, the number of new business registrations in West Virginia grew nearly 11 percent (8,318 new businesses registered for the year). This comes off the heels of a 12 percent increase in new business registrations during 2016."
Cuomo wants you to know he got a lot of votes
"I think I received more votes in the Democratic primary than any governor in history."
— PolitiFact New York on Thursday, September 20th, 2018
Claim is upside down
Since 2009, "millions of Americans have lost their health care plans."
— PolitiFact Missouri on Thursday, September 20th, 2018
Inflation a factor
"Special education categorical aid" from the state "hasn’t been raised in over a decade."
— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Thursday, September 20th, 2018
Credible studies back sad statistic
"Close to half of the children" in California are "at or near poverty," when you consider cost-of-living.
— PolitiFact California on Wednesday, September 19th, 2018
Old ties, new roots
Says Michigan congressional candidate Elissa Slotkin "just parachuted into the district to run for Congress" and "admitted that she doesn’t know our area."
— PolitiFact National on Wednesday, September 19th, 2018
Doesn't apply to all
Says she voted to stop a new "age tax" under which "Arizonans age 50 & over could be charged 5 times more for their health care."
— PolitiFact Arizona on Wednesday, September 19th, 2018
Defanged the DEA
Says Marsha Blackburn "at the behest of the pharmaceutical industry, co-sponsored a law that weakened DEA enforcement efforts against drug distribution companies that were supplying corrupt doctors and pharmacists who peddled narcotics to the black market."
— PolitiFact National on Tuesday, September 18th, 2018
A bit over half do own stocks
"Most Americans don’t own stocks."
— PolitiFact California on Tuesday, September 18th, 2018
A flood of falsehoods
Says CNN’s Anderson Cooper stood in a ditch during Hurricane Florence to exaggerate water levels.
— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Tuesday, September 18th, 2018