0 People 1944 Fact-checks 868 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (1944) Bill Belichick stated on January 24, 2015 in a news conference: Atmospheric conditions could push a football’s pressure "down approximately one-and-a-half pounds per square inch." By Jon Greenberg• January 29, 2015 John Cornyn stated on March 09, 2017 in a U.S. Senate floor speech: Texas "spent close to a third of its budget on Medicaid last year, a third of all state spending." By W. Gardner Selby• March 28, 2017 Instagram posts stated on May 15, 2023 in an Instagram post: “We are about 1 degree Celsius above the coldest it’s been in the last 10,000 years” and “that’s why we shouldn’t be panicking.” By Tom Kertscher• May 17, 2023 Eric Greitens stated on January 17, 2017 in his state of the state address: "Over 200 of our 520 school districts did not have a single student in physics." By Grace Hase• February 24, 2017 Rick Scott stated on October 20, 2010 in a Leadership Florida/Florida Press Association debate.: Says Alex Sink's plans for governor include $12.5 billion in new spending. By Aaron Sharockman• October 21, 2010 Tom Suozzi stated on January 21, 2022 in a campaign ad: “The Manhattan DA is actually proposing to downgrade armed robbery to a misdemeanor, and to stop prosecuting resisting arrest.” By Tyler Smith, Jonny Walker• March 16, 2022 John McCain stated on April 26, 2013 in a speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce: "Over half" of science, technology, engineering and mathematics students "receiving advanced degrees are not citizens of the United States of America." By Louis Jacobson• April 30, 2013 Dave Brat stated on October 15, 2014 in a speech.: "I’ll be the only economist in the (U.S.) House." By Sean Gorman• November 9, 2014 Mike Villarreal stated on September 07, 2010 in a press release: Says Gov. Rick Perry's administration has proposed ending immunizations for 113,000 kids. By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• November 20, 2010 Bob Schieffer stated on December 09, 2013 in comments at a forum at the Center for Strategic and International Studies: Iran President Hassan "Rouhani has more Cabinet members with Ph.D.s from American universities" than members of Barack Obama’s Cabinet. By Katie Sanders• December 16, 2013 Hillary Clinton stated on February 24, 2015 in a conference in Silicon Valley: "You had more women getting computer sciences degrees in the '80s by a factor of 2-plus than you do now." By Louis Jacobson• March 3, 2015 Bloggers stated on September 02, 2017 in an article on an unreliable website: "30,000 scientists have come forward confirming that man-made climate change is a hoax perpetuated by the elite in order to make money." By Jon Greenberg• September 8, 2017 Dan Patrick stated on June 08, 2017 in an oped commentary in newspapers including the San Antonio Express-News: "When colleges and universities are added, education spending is the biggest item in the state budget — about 52 percent of all state dollars." By W. Gardner Selby• June 23, 2017 Sean Casten stated on August 18, 2019 in a campaign email: "Most climate scientists agree that we only have less than a decade to turn things around or else we’ll be stuck with a 'worst case scenario' including rising sea levels, devastating droughts, and worsening famines." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• September 1, 2019 Social Media stated on August 06, 2024 in a post: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill “redefining ‘sexual orientation’ to include pedophiles.” By Sara Swann• August 16, 2024 Newt Gingrich stated on December 10, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: In New York City, "an entry level janitor gets paid twice as much as an entry level teacher." By Louis Jacobson• December 12, 2011 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 Steve Goreham stated on August 05, 2013 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "Global surface temperatures have been flat for 16 years." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 25, 2013 Facebook posts stated on July 02, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says George Floyd died "because he had a system full of fentanyl and meth," and “beat women and held guns to their pregnant bellies.” By Gabrielle Settles• July 8, 2021 Doug Jones stated on November 30, 2017 in a campaign ad: "In a 2014 case involving a man convicted of abusing two underage girls, Judge Roy Moore disagreed and wrote the dissenting opinion." By Jon Greenberg• December 6, 2017 Articles (868) Fact-checking Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on climate change By Tim Murphy• March 13, 2014 Fact-checking a super PAC attack on Dr. Oz over defunding police, Obamacare, COVID-19, immigration By Tom Kertscher• April 28, 2022 Fact-checking U.S. Sen. Whitehouse's claims on climate change By Tim Murphy• March 11, 2014 Deflategate and the limits of science By Jon Greenberg• June 22, 2015 PolitiFact Florida's top 5 in July 2016 By Joshua Gillin, Amy Sherman• August 8, 2016 Fact-checking Joe Biden’s CNN drive-in town hall in Pennsylvania By Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• September 18, 2020 Julián Castro, Bernie Sanders and the Minutemen ‘hate group’ By W. Gardner Selby• May 7, 2016 Greeks don’t trust their media. Fact-checkers are trying to help By Louis Jacobson• October 10, 2022 How much do we know about climate change and hurricanes? By Manuela Tobias• September 12, 2017 Red State debate top PolitiFact Rhode Island item in March By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 1, 2014 What the U.S. Supreme Court decision means for the deportation of criminal immigrants By Miriam Valverde• April 23, 2018 ¿Es verdad que los demócratas ofrecieron ‘abortos gratuitos’ en su convención en Chicago? By Maria Briceño, Sara Swann• August 28, 2024 Perry keeps promises on border security, trafficking By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• July 7, 2011 Who is Seth Moulton? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Louis Jacobson• June 21, 2019 The death of Michael Brown, legal facts and Democratic messaging By Louis Jacobson• August 14, 2019 In Context: Laura Pressley’s ‘something was planted’ in World Trade Center By Dylan Baddour• November 14, 2014 A look at the claims that scorched in 2014 By April Hunt• December 22, 2014 PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for December 2019 By D.L. Davis• January 6, 2020 Has a Venezuelan gang member been arrested in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin? By Hope Karnopp• September 27, 2024 Wild GOP Senate primary in Pennsylvania coming to a close By Louis Jacobson• May 12, 2022
Bill Belichick stated on January 24, 2015 in a news conference: Atmospheric conditions could push a football’s pressure "down approximately one-and-a-half pounds per square inch." By Jon Greenberg• January 29, 2015 John Cornyn stated on March 09, 2017 in a U.S. Senate floor speech: Texas "spent close to a third of its budget on Medicaid last year, a third of all state spending." By W. Gardner Selby• March 28, 2017 Instagram posts stated on May 15, 2023 in an Instagram post: “We are about 1 degree Celsius above the coldest it’s been in the last 10,000 years” and “that’s why we shouldn’t be panicking.” By Tom Kertscher• May 17, 2023 Eric Greitens stated on January 17, 2017 in his state of the state address: "Over 200 of our 520 school districts did not have a single student in physics." By Grace Hase• February 24, 2017 Rick Scott stated on October 20, 2010 in a Leadership Florida/Florida Press Association debate.: Says Alex Sink's plans for governor include $12.5 billion in new spending. By Aaron Sharockman• October 21, 2010 Tom Suozzi stated on January 21, 2022 in a campaign ad: “The Manhattan DA is actually proposing to downgrade armed robbery to a misdemeanor, and to stop prosecuting resisting arrest.” By Tyler Smith, Jonny Walker• March 16, 2022 John McCain stated on April 26, 2013 in a speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce: "Over half" of science, technology, engineering and mathematics students "receiving advanced degrees are not citizens of the United States of America." By Louis Jacobson• April 30, 2013 Dave Brat stated on October 15, 2014 in a speech.: "I’ll be the only economist in the (U.S.) House." By Sean Gorman• November 9, 2014 Mike Villarreal stated on September 07, 2010 in a press release: Says Gov. Rick Perry's administration has proposed ending immunizations for 113,000 kids. By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• November 20, 2010 Bob Schieffer stated on December 09, 2013 in comments at a forum at the Center for Strategic and International Studies: Iran President Hassan "Rouhani has more Cabinet members with Ph.D.s from American universities" than members of Barack Obama’s Cabinet. By Katie Sanders• December 16, 2013 Hillary Clinton stated on February 24, 2015 in a conference in Silicon Valley: "You had more women getting computer sciences degrees in the '80s by a factor of 2-plus than you do now." By Louis Jacobson• March 3, 2015 Bloggers stated on September 02, 2017 in an article on an unreliable website: "30,000 scientists have come forward confirming that man-made climate change is a hoax perpetuated by the elite in order to make money." By Jon Greenberg• September 8, 2017 Dan Patrick stated on June 08, 2017 in an oped commentary in newspapers including the San Antonio Express-News: "When colleges and universities are added, education spending is the biggest item in the state budget — about 52 percent of all state dollars." By W. Gardner Selby• June 23, 2017 Sean Casten stated on August 18, 2019 in a campaign email: "Most climate scientists agree that we only have less than a decade to turn things around or else we’ll be stuck with a 'worst case scenario' including rising sea levels, devastating droughts, and worsening famines." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• September 1, 2019 Social Media stated on August 06, 2024 in a post: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill “redefining ‘sexual orientation’ to include pedophiles.” By Sara Swann• August 16, 2024 Newt Gingrich stated on December 10, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: In New York City, "an entry level janitor gets paid twice as much as an entry level teacher." By Louis Jacobson• December 12, 2011 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 Steve Goreham stated on August 05, 2013 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "Global surface temperatures have been flat for 16 years." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 25, 2013 Facebook posts stated on July 02, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says George Floyd died "because he had a system full of fentanyl and meth," and “beat women and held guns to their pregnant bellies.” By Gabrielle Settles• July 8, 2021 Doug Jones stated on November 30, 2017 in a campaign ad: "In a 2014 case involving a man convicted of abusing two underage girls, Judge Roy Moore disagreed and wrote the dissenting opinion." By Jon Greenberg• December 6, 2017
Fact-checking Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on climate change By Tim Murphy• March 13, 2014 Fact-checking a super PAC attack on Dr. Oz over defunding police, Obamacare, COVID-19, immigration By Tom Kertscher• April 28, 2022 Fact-checking U.S. Sen. Whitehouse's claims on climate change By Tim Murphy• March 11, 2014 Deflategate and the limits of science By Jon Greenberg• June 22, 2015 PolitiFact Florida's top 5 in July 2016 By Joshua Gillin, Amy Sherman• August 8, 2016 Fact-checking Joe Biden’s CNN drive-in town hall in Pennsylvania By Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• September 18, 2020 Julián Castro, Bernie Sanders and the Minutemen ‘hate group’ By W. Gardner Selby• May 7, 2016 Greeks don’t trust their media. Fact-checkers are trying to help By Louis Jacobson• October 10, 2022 How much do we know about climate change and hurricanes? By Manuela Tobias• September 12, 2017 Red State debate top PolitiFact Rhode Island item in March By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 1, 2014 What the U.S. Supreme Court decision means for the deportation of criminal immigrants By Miriam Valverde• April 23, 2018 ¿Es verdad que los demócratas ofrecieron ‘abortos gratuitos’ en su convención en Chicago? By Maria Briceño, Sara Swann• August 28, 2024 Perry keeps promises on border security, trafficking By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• July 7, 2011 Who is Seth Moulton? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Louis Jacobson• June 21, 2019 The death of Michael Brown, legal facts and Democratic messaging By Louis Jacobson• August 14, 2019 In Context: Laura Pressley’s ‘something was planted’ in World Trade Center By Dylan Baddour• November 14, 2014 A look at the claims that scorched in 2014 By April Hunt• December 22, 2014 PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for December 2019 By D.L. Davis• January 6, 2020 Has a Venezuelan gang member been arrested in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin? By Hope Karnopp• September 27, 2024 Wild GOP Senate primary in Pennsylvania coming to a close By Louis Jacobson• May 12, 2022
