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By Bill Adair January 9, 2008

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stated on October 7, 2014 in a debate :

"The Common Core was not put together by the Department of Education in Washington. It was put together by governors and by states."

mostly-true

mostly-true

stated on October 3, 2014 in a news release:

Says Thom Tillis "refuses to say what we should do to combat ISIS."

mostly-true

mostly-true

Protect Oregon Driver Licenses

stated on April 21, 2013 in a campaign website statement:

Gov. Kitzhaber oversaw creation of the Oregon driver card law "behind closed doors without allowing any input from citizens who represent the public interest."

barely-true

barely-true

stated on July 18, 2014 in a campaign debate:

Oregon "is the most trade-dependent state in the nation"

false

false

stated on February 26, 2016 in a test of the fact-checking widget:

"This is a test of the fact-checking widget."

false

false

Donald Rumsfeld

stated on February 17, 2013 in an op-ed in the "Washington Post":

Says wrestling was a favorite sport of Abraham Lincoln.

true

true

18% of the American public

stated on September 6, 2012 in a test:

true

true

18% of the American public

stated on August 22, 2012 in a statement:

true

true

stated on June 26, 2012 in a message forwarded to many people:

Says "a lip-reading instructor at the River School, a Washington, D.C., school for the deaf" has determined that during 9/11 ceremonies, Michelle Obama said, "All this for a damn flag."

pants-fire

pants-fire

stated on January 8, 2012 in a Republican debate in New Hampshire.:

Says President Barack Obama "is a socialist."

pants-fire

pants-fire

Michele Bachmann

stated on November 22, 2011 in a Republican debate in Washington:

Says Apple CEO Steve Jobs told President Obama that the company moved factories to China because it needed 30,000 engineers.

true

true

18% of the American public

stated on November 3, 2016 in a test conducted on an obscure PolitiFact site.:

"This is a test of the Share the Facts widget."

true

true

Republican Party of Florida

stated on March 19, 2010 in a news release:

The Democratic health care plan is a "government takeover of nearly 20 percent of our economy."

pants-fire

pants-fire

stated on March 2, 2010 in the State of the State address:

Cover Florida "is available to any Floridian, offering basic coverage for about $150 a month, instead of the typical $600 a month."

barely-true

barely-true

C.W. Bill Young

stated on February 20, 2010 in a speech to Pinellas County Republicans.:

The Democratic health care plan is a "government takeover of our health programs."

pants-fire

pants-fire

Donald Trump
stated on June 7, 2026 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

The ongoing ballot counting in California means “they’re cheating on the election."

By Amy Sherman • June 8, 2026
X posts
stated on June 4, 2026 in X posts:

Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt “got 0 out of 24,000 votes in a late night (Los Angeles) ballot drop.”

By Caleb McCullough • June 8, 2026
X posts
stated on June 7, 2026 in an X post:

This video shows a June 2026 earthquake in the Philippines.

By Loreben Tuquero • June 8, 2026
Social Media
stated on June 5, 2026 in social media posts:

This image shows a person stuffing ballots into a California ballot box.

By Loreben Tuquero • June 8, 2026
X posts
stated on June 7, 2026 in X posts:

Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman had conceded the race as of June 7.

By Maria Briceño • June 8, 2026
Ashley Hinson
stated on June 2, 2026 in an ad:

Iowa Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek supports “sex changes for kids.”

By Caleb McCullough • June 5, 2026
John Kagia
stated on April 2, 2026 in an interview with Politico:

"The number of New Yorkers who consume cannabis daily or near daily is the same as the number of New Yorkers who buy coffee from a coffee shop daily or near daily — 1.2-plus million people."

By Mary McNaughton • June 5, 2026
Mallory McMorrow
stated on May 28, 2026 in a Democratic primary debate:

"Michigan has spent more than $2.5 billion on incentives to companies since 2019, and so far, that fund, the SOAR fund, has created zero jobs."

By Caleb McCullough • June 4, 2026
James Talarico
stated on May 28, 2026 in an X post:

“Adam Hoffman abused a little boy” and Ken Paxton “let Hoffman off the hook.”

By Amy Sherman • June 3, 2026
Donald Trump
stated on May 31, 2026 in a Truth Social post:

Says his cognitive test results showed he has “extreme intelligence.”

By Louis Jacobson • June 3, 2026