3 People 11545 Fact-checks 4275 Articles People (3) Get EQUAL Texas Get Georgia Right Let's Get To Work Fact-checks (11545) Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: Under Obama's tax plan, "95 percent of you will get a tax cut." By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 27, 2008 Donald Trump stated on April 01, 2020 in in a White House briefing: “Now, they’re doing tests on airlines — very strong tests — for getting on, getting off. They’re doing tests on trains — getting on, getting off.” By Amy Sherman• April 6, 2020 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on September 04, 2025 in a Senate Finance Committee hearing: “Everybody can get” the COVID-19 vaccine. By Grace Abels, Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 4, 2025 Bill Richardson stated on October 11, 2007 in Manchester, N.H.: The form students fill out to get college financial aid is "longer than the form to get U.S. citizenship." By Jeffrey S. Solochek• November 20, 2007 Loretta Sanchez stated on October 05, 2016 in a U.S. Senate campaign debate.: "If you give guns to gangs, you can get out of jail free, if (California’s Proposition 57) passes. If you do a drive-by shooting, you can get out of jail free, if Proposition 57 passes. If you discharge guns on a school yard, you can get out of jail free." By Chris Nichols• October 7, 2016 Mary Landrieu stated on May 11, 2010 in an interview with MSNBC's Ed Schultz: Louisiana gets "not one single penny" from Gulf Coast offshore oil revenues. By Louis Jacobson• May 13, 2010 Mitt Romney stated on January 23, 2012 in comments to reporters in Tampa, Fla.: "(Newt Gingrich) voted in favor of establishing the Department of Education, and yet he gets in a debate and says we should get rid of the Department of Education and send all the education issues back to the states." By Becky Bowers• January 25, 2012 Marco Rubio stated on August 04, 2015 in an interview with Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention: "A minor cannot get a tattoo without parental consent but can get an abortion without parental consent." By Amy Sherman• August 13, 2015 TikTok posts stated on September 16, 2021 in social media platforms: Says President Joe Biden told people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect themselves from hurricanes. By Noah Y. Kim• September 17, 2021 Barack Obama stated on October 21, 2013 in a public address: Nearly 6 in 10 uninsured Americans "can get health insurance for what may be the equivalent of your cell phone bill." By Julie Kliegman• October 28, 2013 Edith Ajello stated on February 06, 2013 in an interview with The Providence Journal: "Lots of studies seem to indicate that minors find it very easy to get marijuana, easier than to get alcohol." By Michael McKinney• February 16, 2013 Carolyn Medeiros stated on February 18, 2013 in a radio interview: "There's a tax credit of $2,400 to bond [former inmates] that an employer would get for hiring a convicted felon. There's a federal bonding program -- you can get $5,000 to $25,000 in federal money to hire a convicted felon. And there's federal grants for felons to set up their own small businesses." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• March 3, 2013 Rebecca Kleefisch stated on October 21, 2015 in a public forum: "Most Americans are now getting their news from Facebook." By Tom Kertscher• October 29, 2015 Paul Ryan stated on March 31, 2010 in a speech to the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs: In 2004, "20 percent of U.S. households were getting about 75 percent of their income from the federal government. ... Another 20 percent were receiving almost 40 percent." By Catharine Richert• April 21, 2010 Rick Perry stated on October 25, 2011 in an interview.: Says that under his tax plan, "no matter where you are in the stratosphere, you're going to be getting a tax cut." By W. Gardner Selby• November 7, 2011 Donna Shalala stated on July 21, 2019 in an interview on CBSMiami with Jim DeFede: Says children at Homestead migrant facility "get 30 minutes over a month to talk to family members. If they were in a prison — a federal prison — they would get 300 minutes." By Amy Sherman• July 23, 2019 Hillary Clinton stated on November 01, 2016 in a campaign rally in Dade City, Fla.: Says Donald Trump "doesn't believe in equal pay." By Miriam Valverde• November 2, 2016 Viral image stated on March 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “If you’ve let somebody claim your kids for income tax purposes, you will not receive a stimulus check. The person who claimed your kids is gonna get it.” By Madison Czopek• April 8, 2020 Steve Scalise stated on February 02, 2021 in an interview on Fox News: “Now (Biden) is saying that people who came here illegally can jump ahead of other Americans who have been waiting to get the vaccine.” By Victoria Knight• February 8, 2021 Viral image stated on January 24, 2022 in a Facebook post: Quotes show Joseph Stalin and Joe Biden expressed similar views about counting votes. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 27, 2022 Articles (4275) In Context: Strong statements on abortion By Tom Kertscher, Dave Umhoefer• June 17, 2013 Ask PolitiFact: Do you have to get the vaccine if you’ve had COVID-19? By Samantha Putterman• December 7, 2020 What Ron Johnson gets wrong about the COVID-19 vaccines By Madeline Heim• April 23, 2021 Rick Perry said everyone gets a tax cut under his plan By Martha M. Hamilton, W. Gardner Selby• November 7, 2011 Email fabricates foreign students getting a free ride By Amy Sherman• April 1, 2013 Ask PolitiFact: Who’s eligible for a stimulus check under the American Rescue Plan? By Miriam Valverde• March 9, 2021 Why the CDC has recommended new COVID-19 boosters for all By Arthur Allen• September 13, 2023 In Context: Were Paul Ryan's poverty comments a 'thinly veiled racial attack'? By Tom Kertscher• March 14, 2014 Transcript: What Dr. Fauci told PolitiFact By Katie Sanders• May 14, 2021 In Context: What Joe Biden said about the vaccine supply he found when he took office By Jon Greenberg• February 18, 2021 In Context: Gov. Scott Walker's "from dependence to independence" speech By Tom Kertscher• February 21, 2013 The Senate stimulus bill: What’s in it for you By Louis Jacobson• March 26, 2020 Ask PolitiFact: When is a second stimulus check arriving? By Miriam Valverde• August 6, 2020 Adding up Obama's tax calculator By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 22, 2008 In context: Hovde and the "sob stories" quote By Tom Kertscher• June 22, 2012 Fuzzy math: Fox News tweet says U.S. spends penny a day fighting ISIS By Jon Greenberg• June 30, 2015 Ask PolitiFact: Were the pictures in the Jesus ‘washed feet’ Super Bowl ad AI-generated? By Madison Czopek• February 13, 2024 In Context: Donald Trump tells Christians they 'won't have to vote anymore' By Mia Penner• July 29, 2024 Top 10 uncertainties about the coronavirus By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 18, 2020 State money and Florida hospitals: Counting LIP dollars By Joshua Gillin• May 6, 2015
Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: Under Obama's tax plan, "95 percent of you will get a tax cut." By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 27, 2008 Donald Trump stated on April 01, 2020 in in a White House briefing: “Now, they’re doing tests on airlines — very strong tests — for getting on, getting off. They’re doing tests on trains — getting on, getting off.” By Amy Sherman• April 6, 2020 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on September 04, 2025 in a Senate Finance Committee hearing: “Everybody can get” the COVID-19 vaccine. By Grace Abels, Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 4, 2025 Bill Richardson stated on October 11, 2007 in Manchester, N.H.: The form students fill out to get college financial aid is "longer than the form to get U.S. citizenship." By Jeffrey S. Solochek• November 20, 2007 Loretta Sanchez stated on October 05, 2016 in a U.S. Senate campaign debate.: "If you give guns to gangs, you can get out of jail free, if (California’s Proposition 57) passes. If you do a drive-by shooting, you can get out of jail free, if Proposition 57 passes. If you discharge guns on a school yard, you can get out of jail free." By Chris Nichols• October 7, 2016 Mary Landrieu stated on May 11, 2010 in an interview with MSNBC's Ed Schultz: Louisiana gets "not one single penny" from Gulf Coast offshore oil revenues. By Louis Jacobson• May 13, 2010 Mitt Romney stated on January 23, 2012 in comments to reporters in Tampa, Fla.: "(Newt Gingrich) voted in favor of establishing the Department of Education, and yet he gets in a debate and says we should get rid of the Department of Education and send all the education issues back to the states." By Becky Bowers• January 25, 2012 Marco Rubio stated on August 04, 2015 in an interview with Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention: "A minor cannot get a tattoo without parental consent but can get an abortion without parental consent." By Amy Sherman• August 13, 2015 TikTok posts stated on September 16, 2021 in social media platforms: Says President Joe Biden told people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect themselves from hurricanes. By Noah Y. Kim• September 17, 2021 Barack Obama stated on October 21, 2013 in a public address: Nearly 6 in 10 uninsured Americans "can get health insurance for what may be the equivalent of your cell phone bill." By Julie Kliegman• October 28, 2013 Edith Ajello stated on February 06, 2013 in an interview with The Providence Journal: "Lots of studies seem to indicate that minors find it very easy to get marijuana, easier than to get alcohol." By Michael McKinney• February 16, 2013 Carolyn Medeiros stated on February 18, 2013 in a radio interview: "There's a tax credit of $2,400 to bond [former inmates] that an employer would get for hiring a convicted felon. There's a federal bonding program -- you can get $5,000 to $25,000 in federal money to hire a convicted felon. And there's federal grants for felons to set up their own small businesses." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• March 3, 2013 Rebecca Kleefisch stated on October 21, 2015 in a public forum: "Most Americans are now getting their news from Facebook." By Tom Kertscher• October 29, 2015 Paul Ryan stated on March 31, 2010 in a speech to the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs: In 2004, "20 percent of U.S. households were getting about 75 percent of their income from the federal government. ... Another 20 percent were receiving almost 40 percent." By Catharine Richert• April 21, 2010 Rick Perry stated on October 25, 2011 in an interview.: Says that under his tax plan, "no matter where you are in the stratosphere, you're going to be getting a tax cut." By W. Gardner Selby• November 7, 2011 Donna Shalala stated on July 21, 2019 in an interview on CBSMiami with Jim DeFede: Says children at Homestead migrant facility "get 30 minutes over a month to talk to family members. If they were in a prison — a federal prison — they would get 300 minutes." By Amy Sherman• July 23, 2019 Hillary Clinton stated on November 01, 2016 in a campaign rally in Dade City, Fla.: Says Donald Trump "doesn't believe in equal pay." By Miriam Valverde• November 2, 2016 Viral image stated on March 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “If you’ve let somebody claim your kids for income tax purposes, you will not receive a stimulus check. The person who claimed your kids is gonna get it.” By Madison Czopek• April 8, 2020 Steve Scalise stated on February 02, 2021 in an interview on Fox News: “Now (Biden) is saying that people who came here illegally can jump ahead of other Americans who have been waiting to get the vaccine.” By Victoria Knight• February 8, 2021 Viral image stated on January 24, 2022 in a Facebook post: Quotes show Joseph Stalin and Joe Biden expressed similar views about counting votes. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 27, 2022
In Context: Strong statements on abortion By Tom Kertscher, Dave Umhoefer• June 17, 2013 Ask PolitiFact: Do you have to get the vaccine if you’ve had COVID-19? By Samantha Putterman• December 7, 2020 What Ron Johnson gets wrong about the COVID-19 vaccines By Madeline Heim• April 23, 2021 Rick Perry said everyone gets a tax cut under his plan By Martha M. Hamilton, W. Gardner Selby• November 7, 2011 Email fabricates foreign students getting a free ride By Amy Sherman• April 1, 2013 Ask PolitiFact: Who’s eligible for a stimulus check under the American Rescue Plan? By Miriam Valverde• March 9, 2021 Why the CDC has recommended new COVID-19 boosters for all By Arthur Allen• September 13, 2023 In Context: Were Paul Ryan's poverty comments a 'thinly veiled racial attack'? By Tom Kertscher• March 14, 2014 Transcript: What Dr. Fauci told PolitiFact By Katie Sanders• May 14, 2021 In Context: What Joe Biden said about the vaccine supply he found when he took office By Jon Greenberg• February 18, 2021 In Context: Gov. Scott Walker's "from dependence to independence" speech By Tom Kertscher• February 21, 2013 The Senate stimulus bill: What’s in it for you By Louis Jacobson• March 26, 2020 Ask PolitiFact: When is a second stimulus check arriving? By Miriam Valverde• August 6, 2020 Adding up Obama's tax calculator By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 22, 2008 In context: Hovde and the "sob stories" quote By Tom Kertscher• June 22, 2012 Fuzzy math: Fox News tweet says U.S. spends penny a day fighting ISIS By Jon Greenberg• June 30, 2015 Ask PolitiFact: Were the pictures in the Jesus ‘washed feet’ Super Bowl ad AI-generated? By Madison Czopek• February 13, 2024 In Context: Donald Trump tells Christians they 'won't have to vote anymore' By Mia Penner• July 29, 2024 Top 10 uncertainties about the coronavirus By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 18, 2020 State money and Florida hospitals: Counting LIP dollars By Joshua Gillin• May 6, 2015
