0 People 1172 Fact-checks 553 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (1172) Facebook posts stated on January 20, 2025 in a Facebook post: Former President Joe Biden “pardoned Michael Byrd.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 23, 2025 Instagram posts stated on January 22, 2025 in an Instagram post: “Fani Willis has just confessed to collusion with J6 committee.” By Sofia Ahmed• January 24, 2025 Facebook posts stated on March 09, 2024 in a Facebook post: The Jan. 6 committee “suppressed testimony” from former Deputy Chief of Staff Anthony Ornato that proves former President Donald Trump pushed for 10,000 National Guard troops at the Capitol. By Sara Swann• March 19, 2024 Threads posts stated on January 24, 2025 in a Threads post: Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jamie Raskin “have filed articles of impeachment against President Trump for pardoning the J6 prisoners.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 29, 2025 Donald Trump stated on August 08, 2024 in a press conference: Says his Jan. 6, 2021, speech on the White House Ellipse drew the “same number of people,” as the 1963 March on Washington where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech. By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• August 9, 2024 Viral image stated on October 30, 2022 in an Instagram post: A photo shows David DePape filming the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 31, 2022 Threads posts stated on January 29, 2025 in a Threads post: A Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol rioter pardoned by President Donald Trump was “killed when she used her 2A rights with a shotgun while being served for eviction.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 31, 2025 Viral image stated on October 06, 2024 in a Threads post: Says former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that former President Barack Obama “was ashamed at how much better of a golfer that I am.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 15, 2024 Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2025 in a Truth Social post: On Jan. 6, 2021, 274 FBI agents were “probably acting as agitators and insurrectionists, but certainly not as ‘law enforcement officials.’” By Samantha Putterman• September 30, 2025 Social Media stated on June 10, 2024 in a post: Video shows Rep. Nancy Pelosi “takes responsibility for not having the National Guard” at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. By Sara Swann• June 13, 2024 Donald Trump stated on January 22, 2025 in an interview: The U.S. House Select Committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol “deleted and destroyed all of the information that they collected over two years.” By Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• January 24, 2025 Rick Scott stated on March 04, 2014 in his State of the State speech: "All of Florida's four-year state colleges now offer bachelor's degrees for only $10,000." By Julie Kliegman• March 4, 2014 Mike Parson stated on January 24, 2019 in an interview on KCUR: "We are always going to need architects, doctors, we’re going to need professionals with four-year degrees. But 65 to 70 percent of the people in Missouri don’t have degrees." By Magdaline Duncan• March 22, 2019 Sheldon Whitehouse stated on April 09, 2013 in a Senate speech published on YouTube: "Narragansett Bay waters are getting warmer -- 4 degrees Fahrenheit warmer in the winter since the 1960s." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 28, 2013 Elizabeth Warren stated on August 28, 2022 in an interview on CNN: "40% of the folks who have student loans do not have a college diploma, four-year diploma. These are people who are truck drivers and who are nail technicians and nurses’ aides.” By Jon Greenberg• September 13, 2022 Ron Johnson stated on July 17, 2013 in an interview: On average, college students "are taking six years to get a four-year degree." By Tom Kertscher• August 11, 2013 Social Media stated on November 20, 2025 in social media posts: The Trump administration removed nursing from the list of professional degree programs, affecting aspiring nurses’ student loan access. By Madison Czopek, Loreben Tuquero• November 26, 2025 Tom Luce stated on November 15, 2017 in testimony before the House Select Committee on Economic Competitiveness: "Only 20 percent of our current graduates from Texas high schools go ahead and achieve either a national certificate or a community college degree -- or a college degree." By W. Gardner Selby• December 5, 2017 Stanley Litow stated on February 07, 2023 in a news release: “Lifetime earnings of someone with a college degree is over a million dollars more than those entering the workforce without one.” By Elizabeth Egan, Marnique O. Panepento• March 8, 2023 Andrew White stated on January 11, 2018 in a public interview with Evan Smith of the Texas Tribune: "Fifty percent of our new" Texas "teachers don’t have college degrees." By W. Gardner Selby• January 17, 2018 Articles (553) Fact-checking J.D. Vance and Tim Ryan in Ohio Senate debate By Amy Sherman• October 18, 2022 The FBI didn’t orchestrate Jan. 6, but poll shows the false belief has staying power By Madison Czopek• January 5, 2024 Fact-checking misleading statements by Trump and his allies about Judge James Boasberg By Amy Sherman• April 3, 2025 Here are our fact-checks about Ray Epps, who is suing Fox News for defamation over Jan. 6 claims By Jeff Cercone• July 13, 2023 In Context: What Trump said about a ‘bloodbath’ and Biden’s actions on the car industry By Amy Sherman• March 18, 2024 Fact-checking Trump’s false and misleading claims in Waco, Texas, rally By Matthew Crowley, Amy Sherman• March 26, 2023 Rick Perry’s count of $10,000 college degrees By W. Gardner Selby• June 4, 2013 Immigrant deaths and the science behind temperatures rising inside parked cars, trucks By W. Gardner Selby• July 25, 2017 By the numbers: Is college worth the cost? By Bill McCarthy• September 5, 2019 Fact-checking Joe Biden’s CNN drive-in town hall in Pennsylvania By Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• September 18, 2020 Drilling down on the state economy By April Hunt• January 13, 2015 The Earth has rapidly warmed over the past century. Can politics slow it? By Daniel Funke• October 28, 2019 All about education By April Hunt• January 28, 2015 Mike Johnson sought to overturn 2020 election. As House speaker, he'll oversee 2024 certification By Amy Sherman• October 26, 2023 Barack Obama, Lyndon Johnson, 6.1 billion hours of tax preparation: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup By Dana Tims• April 15, 2014 McDonnell sums up his term By Sean Gorman, Nancy Madsen• January 9, 2014 Who is Robert Mueller? New special counsel leading Russian investigation By Lauren Carroll• May 17, 2017 Bill Powers says UT places second only to Berkeley nationally in PhDs awarded each year By W. 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Facebook posts stated on January 20, 2025 in a Facebook post: Former President Joe Biden “pardoned Michael Byrd.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 23, 2025 Instagram posts stated on January 22, 2025 in an Instagram post: “Fani Willis has just confessed to collusion with J6 committee.” By Sofia Ahmed• January 24, 2025 Facebook posts stated on March 09, 2024 in a Facebook post: The Jan. 6 committee “suppressed testimony” from former Deputy Chief of Staff Anthony Ornato that proves former President Donald Trump pushed for 10,000 National Guard troops at the Capitol. By Sara Swann• March 19, 2024 Threads posts stated on January 24, 2025 in a Threads post: Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jamie Raskin “have filed articles of impeachment against President Trump for pardoning the J6 prisoners.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 29, 2025 Donald Trump stated on August 08, 2024 in a press conference: Says his Jan. 6, 2021, speech on the White House Ellipse drew the “same number of people,” as the 1963 March on Washington where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech. By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• August 9, 2024 Viral image stated on October 30, 2022 in an Instagram post: A photo shows David DePape filming the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 31, 2022 Threads posts stated on January 29, 2025 in a Threads post: A Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol rioter pardoned by President Donald Trump was “killed when she used her 2A rights with a shotgun while being served for eviction.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 31, 2025 Viral image stated on October 06, 2024 in a Threads post: Says former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that former President Barack Obama “was ashamed at how much better of a golfer that I am.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 15, 2024 Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2025 in a Truth Social post: On Jan. 6, 2021, 274 FBI agents were “probably acting as agitators and insurrectionists, but certainly not as ‘law enforcement officials.’” By Samantha Putterman• September 30, 2025 Social Media stated on June 10, 2024 in a post: Video shows Rep. Nancy Pelosi “takes responsibility for not having the National Guard” at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. By Sara Swann• June 13, 2024 Donald Trump stated on January 22, 2025 in an interview: The U.S. House Select Committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol “deleted and destroyed all of the information that they collected over two years.” By Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• January 24, 2025 Rick Scott stated on March 04, 2014 in his State of the State speech: "All of Florida's four-year state colleges now offer bachelor's degrees for only $10,000." By Julie Kliegman• March 4, 2014 Mike Parson stated on January 24, 2019 in an interview on KCUR: "We are always going to need architects, doctors, we’re going to need professionals with four-year degrees. But 65 to 70 percent of the people in Missouri don’t have degrees." By Magdaline Duncan• March 22, 2019 Sheldon Whitehouse stated on April 09, 2013 in a Senate speech published on YouTube: "Narragansett Bay waters are getting warmer -- 4 degrees Fahrenheit warmer in the winter since the 1960s." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 28, 2013 Elizabeth Warren stated on August 28, 2022 in an interview on CNN: "40% of the folks who have student loans do not have a college diploma, four-year diploma. These are people who are truck drivers and who are nail technicians and nurses’ aides.” By Jon Greenberg• September 13, 2022 Ron Johnson stated on July 17, 2013 in an interview: On average, college students "are taking six years to get a four-year degree." By Tom Kertscher• August 11, 2013 Social Media stated on November 20, 2025 in social media posts: The Trump administration removed nursing from the list of professional degree programs, affecting aspiring nurses’ student loan access. By Madison Czopek, Loreben Tuquero• November 26, 2025 Tom Luce stated on November 15, 2017 in testimony before the House Select Committee on Economic Competitiveness: "Only 20 percent of our current graduates from Texas high schools go ahead and achieve either a national certificate or a community college degree -- or a college degree." By W. Gardner Selby• December 5, 2017 Stanley Litow stated on February 07, 2023 in a news release: “Lifetime earnings of someone with a college degree is over a million dollars more than those entering the workforce without one.” By Elizabeth Egan, Marnique O. Panepento• March 8, 2023 Andrew White stated on January 11, 2018 in a public interview with Evan Smith of the Texas Tribune: "Fifty percent of our new" Texas "teachers don’t have college degrees." By W. Gardner Selby• January 17, 2018
Fact-checking J.D. Vance and Tim Ryan in Ohio Senate debate By Amy Sherman• October 18, 2022 The FBI didn’t orchestrate Jan. 6, but poll shows the false belief has staying power By Madison Czopek• January 5, 2024 Fact-checking misleading statements by Trump and his allies about Judge James Boasberg By Amy Sherman• April 3, 2025 Here are our fact-checks about Ray Epps, who is suing Fox News for defamation over Jan. 6 claims By Jeff Cercone• July 13, 2023 In Context: What Trump said about a ‘bloodbath’ and Biden’s actions on the car industry By Amy Sherman• March 18, 2024 Fact-checking Trump’s false and misleading claims in Waco, Texas, rally By Matthew Crowley, Amy Sherman• March 26, 2023 Rick Perry’s count of $10,000 college degrees By W. Gardner Selby• June 4, 2013 Immigrant deaths and the science behind temperatures rising inside parked cars, trucks By W. Gardner Selby• July 25, 2017 By the numbers: Is college worth the cost? By Bill McCarthy• September 5, 2019 Fact-checking Joe Biden’s CNN drive-in town hall in Pennsylvania By Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• September 18, 2020 Drilling down on the state economy By April Hunt• January 13, 2015 The Earth has rapidly warmed over the past century. Can politics slow it? By Daniel Funke• October 28, 2019 All about education By April Hunt• January 28, 2015 Mike Johnson sought to overturn 2020 election. As House speaker, he'll oversee 2024 certification By Amy Sherman• October 26, 2023 Barack Obama, Lyndon Johnson, 6.1 billion hours of tax preparation: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup By Dana Tims• April 15, 2014 McDonnell sums up his term By Sean Gorman, Nancy Madsen• January 9, 2014 Who is Robert Mueller? New special counsel leading Russian investigation By Lauren Carroll• May 17, 2017 Bill Powers says UT places second only to Berkeley nationally in PhDs awarded each year By W. Gardner Selby• October 10, 2012 The guilty verdict against Derek Chauvin, explained By Bill McCarthy• April 20, 2021 The Senate takes up immigration By Molly Moorhead• May 9, 2013
