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Fact-checks (2008)

John McCain stated on February 20, 2008 in a news conference in Columbus, Ohio:
"I committed to public financing; (Obama) committed to public financing."
By Amy Hollyfield• March 3, 2008
Chain email stated on January 06, 2008 in :
The church Barack Obama belongs to has a "nonnegotiable commitment to Africa."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 11, 2008
David Perdue stated on March 01, 2017 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press Daily":
"USAID put $8 billion up and attracted more than $45 billion in a public-private partnership called Power Africa."
By Jon Greenberg• March 21, 2017
Mike Ryan stated on January 14, 2013 in a column in a political blog:
People committed involuntarily for 72 hours under the Baker Act will get their guns back "automatically and immediately upon discharge....and their commitment is never entered into a background check database."
By Amy Sherman• January 25, 2013
Facebook posts stated on January 25, 2023 in a video:
The United States of America “no longer exists” because President Joe Biden “signed away our sovereignty as a nation.”
By Samantha Putterman• January 30, 2023
American Commitment stated on July 05, 2012 in a TV ad:
Bill Nelson’s vote for the Affordable Care Act "cuts $500 billion from Medicare to pay for new government programs."
By Joshua Gillin• August 9, 2012
John Faso stated on February 27, 2018 in an interview on C-SPAN:
"The vast majority of crime that is gun related is committed by people who illegally are possessing that firearm."
By Dan Clark• March 12, 2018
Chuck Grassley stated on March 16, 2009 in a radio interview:
In Japan, executives of failing companies "say 'I'm sorry' and then either do one of two things: resign or go commit suicide."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 17, 2009
Paul Ryan stated on February 15, 2018 in a briefing with reporters:
We "have laws on the books designed to prevent people with mental illnesses from getting firearms."
By Tom Kertscher• February 26, 2018
Matt Gaetz stated on August 18, 2017 in a newsletter:
"As of 2014, illegal aliens made up roughly 3.5 percent of our population, and committed over 10 percent of all murders."
By Miriam Valverde• August 30, 2017
Mike DeWine stated on November 18, 2011 in a news conference:
"At a minimum, 40 percent of those who view child pornography end up molesting children as a result." 
By Aaron Marshall• November 30, 2011
Joe Biden stated on July 09, 2009 in a news release.:
"Across the country, $174 billion of the Recovery Act have been committed in its first 130 days."
By Catharine Richert• July 15, 2009
Rick Perry stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview with Glenn Beck:
More than 3,000 homicides were committed by "illegal aliens" over the past six years.
By W. Gardner Selby• July 23, 2014
Adam Kinzinger stated on August 09, 2019 in a TV interview:
"97% of murders occur with handguns."
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• August 15, 2019
UniversePolitics.com stated on December 19, 2016 in an Internet post:
"Electoral College elector commits suicide to avoid voting for Donald Trump."
By Joshua Gillin• January 3, 2017
Barack Obama stated on December 01, 2009 in a speech at the United States Military Academy.:
"In the last few months alone, we have apprehended extremists within our borders who were sent here from the border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan to commit new acts of terror."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 3, 2009
Donald Trump stated on August 01, 2019 in a rally in Cincinnati, Ohio:
Democrats "want virtual immunity for illegal aliens who have created horrible crimes and murder."  
By Jon Greenberg• August 2, 2019
Bloggers stated on May 31, 2020 in a story:
Says ex-Minneapolis officer accused of killing George Floyd commits suicide in prison cell.
By Samantha Putterman• June 1, 2020
Mark Pocan stated on May 29, 2019 in a tweet:
Says Donald Trump's claim that "there was insufficient evidence and therefore, in our country, a person is innocent" directly contradicts Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s statement.
By Eric Litke• May 30, 2019
Sean Hannity stated on March 07, 2018 in his Fox News program:
Says 642,000 crimes were committed against Texans by criminal immigrants in a recent seven-year period.
By W. Gardner Selby• March 23, 2018

Articles (962)

Campaign finance: Deal or no deal?

By Amy Hollyfield• March 4, 2008

TV ad claims it has 'the facts' on Bill Nelson, then unrolls falsehoods

By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 11, 2012

State of PolitiFact 2022: The stakes are high for democracy and fact-checking

By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 28, 2022

How well do you understand AI? Here are 7 terms to know

By Loreben Tuquero• August 10, 2023

Outside spending groups take to the airwaves

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Molly Moorhead• July 12, 2012

Dan Patrick says all crime committed by about 15 percent of population

By W. Gardner Selby• October 9, 2015

Donald Trump’s team misleads in tying international terrorism report to immigration

By Miriam Valverde• January 22, 2018

In NC, can someone commit voter fraud using only 'a phone book'?

By Paul Specht• January 29, 2020

How both sides play tricks with stimulus numbers

By Louis Jacobson, Catharine Richert• July 15, 2009

Digging deeper on gun background check legislation

By Molly Moorhead• June 3, 2013

Ask PolitiFact: What does the data show on deadly shootings by 18-to-20-year-olds?

By Samantha Putterman• February 6, 2024

Fact-checking President Trump’s NATO summit news conference in Brussels

By Jon Greenberg, Bill McCarthy• July 12, 2018

Increase in murders by immigrants in Tulsa?

By Jon Greenberg• March 20, 2018

In Context: Comparing Bill Barr’s summary of Mueller's findings to the publicly released report

By Miriam Valverde• April 18, 2019

Ex-Sheriff David Clarke's master's thesis back in the news

By Tom Kertscher• September 15, 2017

Provocative Trump ad gives wrong impression on immigrants

By Chris Nichols• January 23, 2018

Does raising the debt ceiling "increase our debt"?

By Louis Jacobson• October 14, 2013

Read indictment of Donald Trump in Georgia 2020 election case

By PolitiFact Staff • August 15, 2023

Pete Sessions’ ‘murders every day’ claim about immigrants released by Obama

By W. Gardner Selby• March 5, 2015

Fact-checking what Gavin Newsom had to say on immigration in his State of the State

By Chris Nichols• February 12, 2019