0 People 10729 Fact-checks 3580 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (10729) Scott Walker stated on May 16, 2012 in a television ad: Since Scott Walker took office as governor in January 2011, there has been an increase of 33,200 jobs in Wisconsin. By James B. Nelson• May 24, 2012 Tom Barrett stated on May 31, 2012 in a debate: Figures cited by Gov. Scott Walker "are not commonly used" to measure job creation. By James B. Nelson• June 1, 2012 David Quiroa stated on October 03, 2011 in a news release: "Under Governor Almond the RI DMV had a program that allowed undocumented [people to] use their Personal Tax Identification Number . . . to apply [for] and receive a RI driver’s license." By Lynn Arditi• October 16, 2011 Scott Walker stated on October 17, 2014 in a speech: Figures for September 2014’s job growth in Wisconsin mark the "largest private-sector job creation we've had in the month of September in more than a decade" By James B. Nelson• October 29, 2014 James Bennett stated on January 01, 2013 in a Gov. Lincoln Chafee YouTube video: "Our numbers are going up at the airport." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• January 10, 2013 Jeff Chapman stated on June 17, 2010 in Jekyll Island gubernatorial debate: Georgia has "more illegal aliens than the state of Arizona." By Jim Tharpe• June 25, 2010 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on July 23, 2018 in a tweet: In New York City, "for every one person experiencing homelessness here, there are about three vacant apartments." By Jon Greenberg• July 25, 2018 Mike Pence stated on October 11, 2020 in a news release: Says since he and President Trump took office, their policies "led to an unemployment rate of 3.1% in Wisconsin and 61,000 Wisconsin jobs, including 15,000 manufacturing jobs." By Nusaiba Mizan• October 20, 2020 Joe Biden stated on October 12, 2011 in Flint, Mich.: "In 2008, when Flint had 265 sworn officers on their police force, there were 35 murders and 91 rapes in this city. In 2010, when Flint had only 144 police officers, the murder rate climbed to 65, and rapes … climbed to 229." By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 25, 2011 Kevin Cahill stated on October 11, 2017 in a radio interview on The Capitol Pressroom: Abortion in the U.S. "is at an all time legal low." By Dan Clark• October 25, 2017 MacIver Institute stated on April 09, 2013 in a web posting: "Gov. Scott Walker (is) more than halfway to (his) 250,000 jobs goal." By James B. Nelson• April 17, 2013 Barack Obama stated on November 20, 2014 in a speech: Citing his efforts to secure the border, Obama said, "Overall, the number of people trying to cross our border illegally is the lowest it has been since the 1970s." By Amy Sherman• November 25, 2014 David Cicilline stated on July 13, 2010 in a debate: Providence has "the lowest crime rate in three decades." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• July 19, 2010 Scott Walker stated on May 31, 2012 in a debate: The federal government "reviewed and verified" his administration’s numbers showing Wisconsin added 23,608 jobs in 2011. By Dave Umhoefer• June 1, 2012 Allen Alley stated on November 08, 2010 in a website: Oregon’s budget has grown by 49 percent in just four years. By Ian K. Kullgren• November 12, 2010 Mark Warner stated on April 23, 2015 in a news release.: An audit shows "there are 6.5 million people who have active Social Security numbers who are 112 years of age or older," By Sean Gorman• May 11, 2015 Kenneth Block stated on April 14, 2014 in a campaign website: In Rhode Island, "Nearly 9 percent of covered employees go out on short term disability every year, with an average outage from work of almost 12 weeks each." By John Hill• April 15, 2014 Donald Trump stated on May 14, 2020 in an interview with Fox Business: Speaking about border apprehensions, said “We have some of the best numbers we've ever had. Southern border, the best numbers we've ever had.” By Miriam Valverde• May 20, 2020 Nick Schroer stated on February 12, 2019 in a podcast: "There are statistics out there that show the number of women who died from illegal abortions prior to Roe v. Wade, that number has skyrocketed since with women dying more with legal abortions." By Sidney Steele• April 25, 2019 Viral image stated on April 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Pick up a product. Look at the barcode. If the first 3 numbers are 690 or 691 or 692, the product was made in China.” By Madison Czopek• April 23, 2020 Articles (3580) Medicare and Social Security: What you paid compared with what you get By Louis Jacobson• February 1, 2013 Elon Musk’s ‘mind-blowing’ chart isn’t new: People with work permits get Social Security numbers By Maria Ramirez Uribe• April 2, 2025 Numbers game By Bill Adair• April 15, 2008 Border Patrol encounters up because high level of migrants seeking to cross border multiple times By Nusaiba Mizan• August 30, 2022 Christie says NJ leads nation in number of government workers By Caryn Shinske• March 14, 2012 Revisions to jobs data: What you need to know By Louis Jacobson• September 12, 2019 5 myths about immigration By Will Cabaniss• July 2, 2015 Chris Christie continues touting Jersey job creation By Caryn Shinske• June 15, 2012 In Miami, safety in numbers By Bill Adair• September 10, 2007 Candidates use and abuse numbers to make a point By W. Gardner Selby• October 13, 2010 A claim about serial numbers on ballots is misguided By Amy Sherman• February 1, 2022 When fact-checkers disagree By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 21, 2011 Donald Trump over-counts U.S. 'illegals' By W. Gardner Selby• July 29, 2015 Hospital demand for masks is soaring. Here’s how hospitals use them against coronavirus By Jon Greenberg• April 1, 2020 Charlie Kirk’s comparison of migrant entries with US births lacks reliable data By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 11, 2022 PunditFact: Fact-checking the Nov. 1 news shows By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu, Aaron Sharockman• November 1, 2015 Why it’s hard to estimate the coronavirus death rate this early By Bill McCarthy• March 6, 2020 Are Charlie's poll numbers hitting the skids? By Aaron Sharockman• September 3, 2010 A budget proposal, but without numbers By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 27, 2009 Are Republicans moving the goalposts on the budget debate? By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 7, 2011
Scott Walker stated on May 16, 2012 in a television ad: Since Scott Walker took office as governor in January 2011, there has been an increase of 33,200 jobs in Wisconsin. By James B. Nelson• May 24, 2012 Tom Barrett stated on May 31, 2012 in a debate: Figures cited by Gov. Scott Walker "are not commonly used" to measure job creation. By James B. Nelson• June 1, 2012 David Quiroa stated on October 03, 2011 in a news release: "Under Governor Almond the RI DMV had a program that allowed undocumented [people to] use their Personal Tax Identification Number . . . to apply [for] and receive a RI driver’s license." By Lynn Arditi• October 16, 2011 Scott Walker stated on October 17, 2014 in a speech: Figures for September 2014’s job growth in Wisconsin mark the "largest private-sector job creation we've had in the month of September in more than a decade" By James B. Nelson• October 29, 2014 James Bennett stated on January 01, 2013 in a Gov. Lincoln Chafee YouTube video: "Our numbers are going up at the airport." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• January 10, 2013 Jeff Chapman stated on June 17, 2010 in Jekyll Island gubernatorial debate: Georgia has "more illegal aliens than the state of Arizona." By Jim Tharpe• June 25, 2010 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on July 23, 2018 in a tweet: In New York City, "for every one person experiencing homelessness here, there are about three vacant apartments." By Jon Greenberg• July 25, 2018 Mike Pence stated on October 11, 2020 in a news release: Says since he and President Trump took office, their policies "led to an unemployment rate of 3.1% in Wisconsin and 61,000 Wisconsin jobs, including 15,000 manufacturing jobs." By Nusaiba Mizan• October 20, 2020 Joe Biden stated on October 12, 2011 in Flint, Mich.: "In 2008, when Flint had 265 sworn officers on their police force, there were 35 murders and 91 rapes in this city. In 2010, when Flint had only 144 police officers, the murder rate climbed to 65, and rapes … climbed to 229." By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 25, 2011 Kevin Cahill stated on October 11, 2017 in a radio interview on The Capitol Pressroom: Abortion in the U.S. "is at an all time legal low." By Dan Clark• October 25, 2017 MacIver Institute stated on April 09, 2013 in a web posting: "Gov. Scott Walker (is) more than halfway to (his) 250,000 jobs goal." By James B. Nelson• April 17, 2013 Barack Obama stated on November 20, 2014 in a speech: Citing his efforts to secure the border, Obama said, "Overall, the number of people trying to cross our border illegally is the lowest it has been since the 1970s." By Amy Sherman• November 25, 2014 David Cicilline stated on July 13, 2010 in a debate: Providence has "the lowest crime rate in three decades." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• July 19, 2010 Scott Walker stated on May 31, 2012 in a debate: The federal government "reviewed and verified" his administration’s numbers showing Wisconsin added 23,608 jobs in 2011. By Dave Umhoefer• June 1, 2012 Allen Alley stated on November 08, 2010 in a website: Oregon’s budget has grown by 49 percent in just four years. By Ian K. Kullgren• November 12, 2010 Mark Warner stated on April 23, 2015 in a news release.: An audit shows "there are 6.5 million people who have active Social Security numbers who are 112 years of age or older," By Sean Gorman• May 11, 2015 Kenneth Block stated on April 14, 2014 in a campaign website: In Rhode Island, "Nearly 9 percent of covered employees go out on short term disability every year, with an average outage from work of almost 12 weeks each." By John Hill• April 15, 2014 Donald Trump stated on May 14, 2020 in an interview with Fox Business: Speaking about border apprehensions, said “We have some of the best numbers we've ever had. Southern border, the best numbers we've ever had.” By Miriam Valverde• May 20, 2020 Nick Schroer stated on February 12, 2019 in a podcast: "There are statistics out there that show the number of women who died from illegal abortions prior to Roe v. Wade, that number has skyrocketed since with women dying more with legal abortions." By Sidney Steele• April 25, 2019 Viral image stated on April 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Pick up a product. Look at the barcode. If the first 3 numbers are 690 or 691 or 692, the product was made in China.” By Madison Czopek• April 23, 2020
Medicare and Social Security: What you paid compared with what you get By Louis Jacobson• February 1, 2013 Elon Musk’s ‘mind-blowing’ chart isn’t new: People with work permits get Social Security numbers By Maria Ramirez Uribe• April 2, 2025 Numbers game By Bill Adair• April 15, 2008 Border Patrol encounters up because high level of migrants seeking to cross border multiple times By Nusaiba Mizan• August 30, 2022 Christie says NJ leads nation in number of government workers By Caryn Shinske• March 14, 2012 Revisions to jobs data: What you need to know By Louis Jacobson• September 12, 2019 5 myths about immigration By Will Cabaniss• July 2, 2015 Chris Christie continues touting Jersey job creation By Caryn Shinske• June 15, 2012 In Miami, safety in numbers By Bill Adair• September 10, 2007 Candidates use and abuse numbers to make a point By W. Gardner Selby• October 13, 2010 A claim about serial numbers on ballots is misguided By Amy Sherman• February 1, 2022 When fact-checkers disagree By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 21, 2011 Donald Trump over-counts U.S. 'illegals' By W. Gardner Selby• July 29, 2015 Hospital demand for masks is soaring. Here’s how hospitals use them against coronavirus By Jon Greenberg• April 1, 2020 Charlie Kirk’s comparison of migrant entries with US births lacks reliable data By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 11, 2022 PunditFact: Fact-checking the Nov. 1 news shows By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu, Aaron Sharockman• November 1, 2015 Why it’s hard to estimate the coronavirus death rate this early By Bill McCarthy• March 6, 2020 Are Charlie's poll numbers hitting the skids? By Aaron Sharockman• September 3, 2010 A budget proposal, but without numbers By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 27, 2009 Are Republicans moving the goalposts on the budget debate? By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 7, 2011
