1 People 2837 Fact-checks 982 Articles People (1) CQ Press City Crime Rankings, 2010-2011 Fact-checks (2837) Bloggers stated on September 18, 2014 in a chain email: Was Martha Kanter "dispatched to Corvallis with $17 million in stimulus money" to save Craig Robinson’s job? By Dana Tims• September 23, 2014 E. Gordon Gee stated on October 04, 2011 in a comment to a reporter: "We are the poster child for compliance, and whenever we discover possible infractions we resolve and report it to the NCAA no matter how minor the violations." By Aaron Marshall• October 31, 2011 John Kasich stated on July 25, 2012 in an announcement at the Ohio State Fair: "Ninety percent of the topsoil has inadequate moisture to grow crops." By Aaron Marshall• August 8, 2012 Viral image stated on August 26, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says you can determine a bell pepper’s gender by its "bumps." By Ciara O'Rourke• August 27, 2019 We Are Ohio stated on September 27, 2011 in a television commercial: "Senate Bill 5 makes it harder for nurses to give the patients the quality care they need." By Joe Guillen• October 10, 2011 Barack Obama stated on June 26, 2012 in a speech: The federal government has made investments in science and technology inventing the products that led to the creation of Google. By Eric Stirgus• July 9, 2012 Cory Mason stated on January 13, 2011 in a news release: "Republican (small business tax cut) bill spends $80 million for better Google searches, not job creation" By Tom Kertscher• January 26, 2011 Debra Medina stated on January 29, 2010 in an interview: "For the hour after the (Jan. 14) debate, 'Debra Medina' was the No. 1 search on Google and for the remainder of that night No. 3." By W. Gardner Selby• February 5, 2010 Workers' Voice stated on August 08, 2012 in an online ad: Says Josh Mandel bet against Ohio families By Stephen Koff• August 14, 2012 Daily Mail stated on June 24, 2016 in a headline: "Google search spike suggests many people don’t know why they voted for Brexit." By Allison Graves• July 1, 2016 Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2019 in a tweet: "Wow, Report Just Out! Google manipulated from 2.6 million to 16 million votes for Hillary Clinton in 2016 Election!" By John Kruzel• August 19, 2019 Donald Trump stated on August 28, 2018 in a tweet: Says "96 percent of (Google News) results on ‘Trump News’ are from National Left-Wing Media." By Louis Jacobson• August 29, 2018 Facebook posts stated on April 27, 2012 in a Facebook post: Says Mitt Romney’s top five donors are Wall Street firms, while Barack Obama’s top five are technology companies and universities. By Louis Jacobson• April 27, 2012 Viral image stated on January 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says the mother of Covington student Nick Sandmann said "I only wish the pioneers had brought more blankets with smallpox." By Ciara O'Rourke• January 24, 2019 Bloggers stated on November 11, 2016 in a post on the Internet: "Donald Trump Protester Speaks Out: 'I Was Paid $3,500 To Protest Trump's Rally.' " By Louis Jacobson• November 17, 2016 Mike DeWine stated on August 31, 2012 in a news conference: "Since the time of the Civil War, we've made a distinction in this country between the availability and the ability to access for people who were in the military, versus the rest of us, to vote." By Aaron Marshall• October 1, 2012 John Kasich stated on August 22, 2010 in a television campaign ad: "You can’t raise taxes in Ohio. We are one of the highest taxed states in the country." By Mark Naymik• September 15, 2010 Marco Rubio stated on March 14, 2013 in a CPAC speech: "The Chinese government provides their people no access to the Internet." By Katie Sanders, Amy Sherman• March 15, 2013 Republican Governors Association stated on April 29, 2012 in a television ad: Mayor Tom Barrett’s policies drove unemployment up 27 percent in Milwaukee, pushing it to "one of America’s 10 worst cities for unemployment." By Dave Umhoefer• April 11, 2012 Jim Justice stated on August 17, 2018 in a tweet: "According to SCUBA divers, Summersville Lake is the clearest freshwater lake east of the Mississippi River." By Jamie Green, Liz Newton• September 13, 2018 Articles (982) Ron DeSantis touted many top rankings for Florida in State of the State. We checked them out. 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Bloggers stated on September 18, 2014 in a chain email: Was Martha Kanter "dispatched to Corvallis with $17 million in stimulus money" to save Craig Robinson’s job? By Dana Tims• September 23, 2014 E. Gordon Gee stated on October 04, 2011 in a comment to a reporter: "We are the poster child for compliance, and whenever we discover possible infractions we resolve and report it to the NCAA no matter how minor the violations." By Aaron Marshall• October 31, 2011 John Kasich stated on July 25, 2012 in an announcement at the Ohio State Fair: "Ninety percent of the topsoil has inadequate moisture to grow crops." By Aaron Marshall• August 8, 2012 Viral image stated on August 26, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says you can determine a bell pepper’s gender by its "bumps." By Ciara O'Rourke• August 27, 2019 We Are Ohio stated on September 27, 2011 in a television commercial: "Senate Bill 5 makes it harder for nurses to give the patients the quality care they need." By Joe Guillen• October 10, 2011 Barack Obama stated on June 26, 2012 in a speech: The federal government has made investments in science and technology inventing the products that led to the creation of Google. By Eric Stirgus• July 9, 2012 Cory Mason stated on January 13, 2011 in a news release: "Republican (small business tax cut) bill spends $80 million for better Google searches, not job creation" By Tom Kertscher• January 26, 2011 Debra Medina stated on January 29, 2010 in an interview: "For the hour after the (Jan. 14) debate, 'Debra Medina' was the No. 1 search on Google and for the remainder of that night No. 3." By W. Gardner Selby• February 5, 2010 Workers' Voice stated on August 08, 2012 in an online ad: Says Josh Mandel bet against Ohio families By Stephen Koff• August 14, 2012 Daily Mail stated on June 24, 2016 in a headline: "Google search spike suggests many people don’t know why they voted for Brexit." By Allison Graves• July 1, 2016 Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2019 in a tweet: "Wow, Report Just Out! Google manipulated from 2.6 million to 16 million votes for Hillary Clinton in 2016 Election!" By John Kruzel• August 19, 2019 Donald Trump stated on August 28, 2018 in a tweet: Says "96 percent of (Google News) results on ‘Trump News’ are from National Left-Wing Media." By Louis Jacobson• August 29, 2018 Facebook posts stated on April 27, 2012 in a Facebook post: Says Mitt Romney’s top five donors are Wall Street firms, while Barack Obama’s top five are technology companies and universities. By Louis Jacobson• April 27, 2012 Viral image stated on January 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says the mother of Covington student Nick Sandmann said "I only wish the pioneers had brought more blankets with smallpox." By Ciara O'Rourke• January 24, 2019 Bloggers stated on November 11, 2016 in a post on the Internet: "Donald Trump Protester Speaks Out: 'I Was Paid $3,500 To Protest Trump's Rally.' " By Louis Jacobson• November 17, 2016 Mike DeWine stated on August 31, 2012 in a news conference: "Since the time of the Civil War, we've made a distinction in this country between the availability and the ability to access for people who were in the military, versus the rest of us, to vote." By Aaron Marshall• October 1, 2012 John Kasich stated on August 22, 2010 in a television campaign ad: "You can’t raise taxes in Ohio. We are one of the highest taxed states in the country." By Mark Naymik• September 15, 2010 Marco Rubio stated on March 14, 2013 in a CPAC speech: "The Chinese government provides their people no access to the Internet." By Katie Sanders, Amy Sherman• March 15, 2013 Republican Governors Association stated on April 29, 2012 in a television ad: Mayor Tom Barrett’s policies drove unemployment up 27 percent in Milwaukee, pushing it to "one of America’s 10 worst cities for unemployment." By Dave Umhoefer• April 11, 2012 Jim Justice stated on August 17, 2018 in a tweet: "According to SCUBA divers, Summersville Lake is the clearest freshwater lake east of the Mississippi River." By Jamie Green, Liz Newton• September 13, 2018
Ron DeSantis touted many top rankings for Florida in State of the State. We checked them out. By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 9, 2024 PolitiFact Michigan partnership wins Report for America support By PolitiFact Staff • December 2, 2019 Is there a homeless problem in Facebook's back yard, as Richard Ojeda said? By Al Bernardi, Samantha Patrick, Davis Versprille• February 20, 2019 Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally for Mike Braun in Evansville, Indiana By Louis Jacobson, Manuela Tobias• August 31, 2018 No evidence that a Lansing, Mich., protester said he has COVID-19 By Arielle Kass• April 23, 2020 Are Google, Meta AI hiding Trump information? Here’s what companies say happened By Jeff Cercone, Sara Swann• August 5, 2024 Are tech companies using your private data to train AI models? Here’s what we know By Maria Briceño• November 20, 2025 How to avoid misinformation about the war in Gaza and Israel By Alex Mahadevan• October 12, 2023 Feed me By Matthew Waite• October 2, 2007 Chat with us about health care, Fla. governor’s race By Becky Bowers• April 16, 2014 Trump inflates Google coronavirus website, Mnuchin recasts what Trump said on European cargo By Jon Greenberg• March 15, 2020 Learn how PunditFact tracks the networks By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 9, 2014 The security risks of Pokémon Go, explained By Nadia Pflaum• July 14, 2016 Join PolitiFact, PunditFact for live video chat By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 27, 2014 Cruz versus Perry for president featured on a Google Hangout By W. Gardner Selby• April 4, 2014 Get inside PolitiFact’s email in-box in today’s chat By Becky Bowers• May 22, 2014 How a disinformation network exploited satire to become a popular source of false news on Facebook By Daniel Funke• January 23, 2020 Watch PolitiFact’s Google+ Hangout On Air By Becky Bowers• April 2, 2014 New fact-checking websites span the globe By Caroline Houck• August 9, 2013 Fact-checking claims in the wake of the Parkland school shooting By Allison Graves, Amy Sherman• February 23, 2018
