0 People 638 Fact-checks 234 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (638) Facebook posts stated on March 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Go to 2020census.gov and fill out this census form so you can get your stimulus check.” By Ciara O'Rourke• March 23, 2020 Donald Trump stated on January 31, 2018 in State of the Union address: "A single immigrant can bring in unlimited numbers of distant relatives." By Miriam Valverde• January 31, 2018 Joe Biden stated on February 14, 2010 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': Among the money spent on health care in the United States, "46 cents on every dollar spent is through Medicare and Medicaid." By Louis Jacobson• February 16, 2010 Bloggers stated on June 12, 2022 in a story: The Pentagon "finally comes clean" and "admits...that there are 46 U.S. military-funded biolabs in Ukraine" By Samantha Putterman• June 15, 2022 Donald Trump stated on January 24, 2025 in remarks in North Carolina: "The Biden administration kicked 2,000 displaced North Carolinians out of their temporary housing into freezing 20-degree weather," earlier in January. By Amy Sherman, Paul Specht• January 29, 2025 Barack Obama stated on August 11, 2009 in a town hall meeting: "Nearly 46 million Americans don't have health insurance coverage today." By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 18, 2009 Lincoln Chafee stated on September 22, 2013 in a television interview: Forty-six states have a line-item veto for the governor. By Gregory Smith• October 6, 2013 Elliott Naishtat stated on March 05, 2012 in an op-ed column: "Nearly 45 percent of the women who receive health screenings through (the Women’s Health Program) do so at a Planned Parenthood health center." By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• March 24, 2012 Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2017 in a tweet: Says "46 percent of people believe major national news organizations fabricate stories about me." By Jon Greenberg• October 24, 2017 Rand Paul stated on March 24, 2015 in an interview on the Kelly File: Says according to recent polls, no Republican candidate "is doing better against Hillary Clinton than myself." By Lauren Carroll, Katharina Fiedler• March 25, 2015 John Boehner stated on January 27, 2010 in a live-blog post during the State of the Union address: "A majority of Americans still oppose this health care bill." By Louis Jacobson• January 28, 2010 Christine Hallquist stated on October 10, 2018 in a press conference: "There have been 44 plans submitted affecting 90 school districts. And the Scott administration has rejected all of them." By Lola Duffort• October 30, 2018 Roman Prezioso stated on November 29, 2018 in a panel discussion at West Virginia University: "Fifty percent of our (West Virginia) budget was for lower education." By Shannon MacNeil, Lizzie Perry• December 6, 2018 Bloggers stated on April 04, 2018 in a fake news blog post: "YouTube witness makes shocking admission on live TV. CNN pulls plug immediately" By Jon Greenberg• April 6, 2018 NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia stated on March 26, 2013 in a statement.: Abortion coverage is a standard insurance benefit "in nearly 90 percent of private plans sold in the U.S." By Sean Gorman• April 15, 2013 David Perdue stated on August 08, 2017 in a USA Today op-ed: "Half of all immigrant households receive benefits from our social welfare system." By Miriam Valverde• August 14, 2017 Roy Cooper stated on October 14, 2020 in a debate: Says Dan Forest has “missed almost half of the Board of Education meetings during the pandemic." By Paul Specht• October 30, 2020 Rod Smith stated on October 29, 2011 in speech at Florida Democratic Party 2011 Convention: "Today 46 percent of all Floridians owe more on their home than it is worth." By Katie Sanders• November 8, 2011 Instagram posts stated on October 15, 2022 in Instagram post: Seattle authorities are investigating a string of serial killings. By Michael Majchrowicz• October 17, 2022 Kay Bailey Hutchison stated on April 24, 2010 in a radio address: Says the American public "overwhelmingly opposed" Democratic-steered health care plan. By W. Gardner Selby• April 30, 2010 Articles (234) A stat about sex that might shock you By Katie Sanders• June 24, 2015 Planned Parenthood versus the State of Texas By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• May 1, 2012 The Sunday Veepstakes By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 16, 2010 Star-Ledger wins award for launch of Truth-O-Meter By Caryn Shinske• April 27, 2012 The winter of discontent for Obama's poll numbers By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• December 17, 2009 Federal aid covers most costs of cameras near Texas-Mexico border By W. Gardner Selby• February 7, 2014 Debatable claims in N.H. By Bill Adair• September 6, 2007 How contagious is the delta variant? It isn’t easy to quantify By Amy Sherman• July 28, 2021 Texas governor suggests feds violated court order by snipping razor wire at border. 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Facebook posts stated on March 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Go to 2020census.gov and fill out this census form so you can get your stimulus check.” By Ciara O'Rourke• March 23, 2020 Donald Trump stated on January 31, 2018 in State of the Union address: "A single immigrant can bring in unlimited numbers of distant relatives." By Miriam Valverde• January 31, 2018 Joe Biden stated on February 14, 2010 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': Among the money spent on health care in the United States, "46 cents on every dollar spent is through Medicare and Medicaid." By Louis Jacobson• February 16, 2010 Bloggers stated on June 12, 2022 in a story: The Pentagon "finally comes clean" and "admits...that there are 46 U.S. military-funded biolabs in Ukraine" By Samantha Putterman• June 15, 2022 Donald Trump stated on January 24, 2025 in remarks in North Carolina: "The Biden administration kicked 2,000 displaced North Carolinians out of their temporary housing into freezing 20-degree weather," earlier in January. By Amy Sherman, Paul Specht• January 29, 2025 Barack Obama stated on August 11, 2009 in a town hall meeting: "Nearly 46 million Americans don't have health insurance coverage today." By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 18, 2009 Lincoln Chafee stated on September 22, 2013 in a television interview: Forty-six states have a line-item veto for the governor. By Gregory Smith• October 6, 2013 Elliott Naishtat stated on March 05, 2012 in an op-ed column: "Nearly 45 percent of the women who receive health screenings through (the Women’s Health Program) do so at a Planned Parenthood health center." By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• March 24, 2012 Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2017 in a tweet: Says "46 percent of people believe major national news organizations fabricate stories about me." By Jon Greenberg• October 24, 2017 Rand Paul stated on March 24, 2015 in an interview on the Kelly File: Says according to recent polls, no Republican candidate "is doing better against Hillary Clinton than myself." By Lauren Carroll, Katharina Fiedler• March 25, 2015 John Boehner stated on January 27, 2010 in a live-blog post during the State of the Union address: "A majority of Americans still oppose this health care bill." By Louis Jacobson• January 28, 2010 Christine Hallquist stated on October 10, 2018 in a press conference: "There have been 44 plans submitted affecting 90 school districts. And the Scott administration has rejected all of them." By Lola Duffort• October 30, 2018 Roman Prezioso stated on November 29, 2018 in a panel discussion at West Virginia University: "Fifty percent of our (West Virginia) budget was for lower education." By Shannon MacNeil, Lizzie Perry• December 6, 2018 Bloggers stated on April 04, 2018 in a fake news blog post: "YouTube witness makes shocking admission on live TV. CNN pulls plug immediately" By Jon Greenberg• April 6, 2018 NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia stated on March 26, 2013 in a statement.: Abortion coverage is a standard insurance benefit "in nearly 90 percent of private plans sold in the U.S." By Sean Gorman• April 15, 2013 David Perdue stated on August 08, 2017 in a USA Today op-ed: "Half of all immigrant households receive benefits from our social welfare system." By Miriam Valverde• August 14, 2017 Roy Cooper stated on October 14, 2020 in a debate: Says Dan Forest has “missed almost half of the Board of Education meetings during the pandemic." By Paul Specht• October 30, 2020 Rod Smith stated on October 29, 2011 in speech at Florida Democratic Party 2011 Convention: "Today 46 percent of all Floridians owe more on their home than it is worth." By Katie Sanders• November 8, 2011 Instagram posts stated on October 15, 2022 in Instagram post: Seattle authorities are investigating a string of serial killings. By Michael Majchrowicz• October 17, 2022 Kay Bailey Hutchison stated on April 24, 2010 in a radio address: Says the American public "overwhelmingly opposed" Democratic-steered health care plan. By W. Gardner Selby• April 30, 2010
A stat about sex that might shock you By Katie Sanders• June 24, 2015 Planned Parenthood versus the State of Texas By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• May 1, 2012 The Sunday Veepstakes By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 16, 2010 Star-Ledger wins award for launch of Truth-O-Meter By Caryn Shinske• April 27, 2012 The winter of discontent for Obama's poll numbers By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• December 17, 2009 Federal aid covers most costs of cameras near Texas-Mexico border By W. Gardner Selby• February 7, 2014 Debatable claims in N.H. By Bill Adair• September 6, 2007 How contagious is the delta variant? It isn’t easy to quantify By Amy Sherman• July 28, 2021 Texas governor suggests feds violated court order by snipping razor wire at border. Is it true? By Bayliss Wagner• January 4, 2024 Introducing PolitiFact Vermont from VTDigger By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 1, 2018 We don't fact check basketball predictions, but... By Warren Fiske, Jacob Geiger• March 22, 2011 Did Trump find 75,000 to 80,000 missing children? Here’s why experts say that claim is misleading. By Jeff Cercone• January 28, 2025 McDonnell sums up his term By Sean Gorman, Nancy Madsen• January 9, 2014 Introducing: Scorecards for the TV networks By Aaron Sharockman• July 1, 2014 Truth be told, PolitiFact Rhode Island turns 3! By Tim Murphy• July 5, 2013 Ad Watch: Nikki Fried's ad bashes Charlie Crist's Republican past By Yacob Reyes• August 4, 2022 The latest on reunification of families separated at the border, Trump immigration policy By Miriam Valverde• July 12, 2018 Texas allows rifles to be toted publicly, but not in manner 'calculated to alarm' By W. Gardner Selby• July 8, 2016 Obamacare half-truths in the Sunday talk shows By Katie Sanders• December 6, 2013 For birthday of president No. 1, a look No. 44 By Becky Bowers• February 19, 2012
