0 People 1365 Fact-checks 518 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (1365) Kinky Friedman stated on August 01, 2012 in : Says Texas is 1st in business climate, 49th in education. By Sue Owen• August 17, 2012 Andrew White stated on December 07, 2017 in his campaign kickoff speech in Houston: Says Texas schools are ranked "43rd in the nation." By W. Gardner Selby• January 25, 2018 Hillary Clinton stated on March 15, 2016 in a political advertisement that aired in Arizona.: "Arizona schools rank 45th in the nation, dead last in funding per student." By Anthony Cave• March 17, 2016 Glenn Grothman stated on December 29, 2010 in a news release: "Recent studies have confirmed that any academic benefits of government funded preschool disappear by the fourth grade." By James B. Nelson• January 16, 2011 Alcee Hastings stated on February 05, 2019 in a statement to the press: "In 2018, we endured a school shooting nearly once a week." By Amy Sherman• February 11, 2019 Nancy Jester stated on October 10, 2013 in a newspaper op-ed: Georgia "spends in the top 10 nationally on education, yet, most of our education metrics hover in the bottom five." By Janel Davis• October 25, 2013 Rick Scott stated on March 04, 2014 in the State of the State speech: "Florida high schools are four out of the top 10 in the entire United States." By Amy Sherman• March 4, 2014 Chris Dudley stated on September 30, 2010 in the KGW/The Oregonian debate: Says Oregon ranks 43rd in education. By Ian K. Kullgren• October 7, 2010 Uspoln Website stated on May 20, 2017 in a post: "Trump’s Top Scientist Pick: ‘Scientists Are Just Dumb Regular People That Think Dinosaurs Existed And The Earth Is Getting Warmer’" By Miriam Valverde• June 6, 2017 Facebook posts stated on March 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says students have to repeat the same grade next year. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 31, 2020 Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2020 in a text post: “Teachers are the number one occupation of the antifa terrorist organization according to the FBI.” By Daniel Funke• July 23, 2020 X posts stated on September 03, 2024 in a video posted on X: On June 7, 2011, Kamala Harris was involved in a San Francisco hit-and-run crash that injured a woman named Alicia Brown. By Madison Czopek, Loreben Tuquero• September 5, 2024 Barack Obama stated on August 22, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Mitt Romney says class sizes don’t matter." By Molly Moorhead• August 23, 2012 Facebook posts stated on January 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Florida is "the 45th in state education funding." By Amy Sherman• January 17, 2020 Mitt Romney stated on January 23, 2012 in comments to reporters in Tampa, Fla.: "(Newt Gingrich) voted in favor of establishing the Department of Education, and yet he gets in a debate and says we should get rid of the Department of Education and send all the education issues back to the states." By Becky Bowers• January 25, 2012 Stephen Martin stated on May 24, 2013 in an interview.: Says Democratic Party created the Ku Klux Klan. By Sean Gorman• June 10, 2013 Paul Espinosa stated on October 09, 2018 in a tweet: "From 1990 to 2015 under (Democratic) control, W. Va. teacher pay rank plummeted from 30th in the nation to 48th." By Anja Martin• December 7, 2018 Mike Pence stated on October 04, 2016 in in the 2016 vice presidential debate: Says Donald Trump "never said that" more nations should get nuclear weapons. By Lauren Carroll• October 5, 2016 Sondy Pope stated on October 03, 2013 in a radio interview: Common Core "is not from the federal government," they "do not have their fingerprints on this thing at all." By Tom Kertscher• October 24, 2013 Joe Biden stated on November 18, 2020 in a virtual roundtable: “666,000 teachers have been laid off already since March." By Bill McCarthy• November 20, 2020 Articles (518) Could the 14th Amendment be used to keep Donald Trump off the 2024 ballot? By Louis Jacobson• September 6, 2023 In Context: E.W. Jackson's statement on the Democratic Party By Nancy Madsen• May 30, 2013 Anatomy of a talking point: the smallest Navy since 1917 By Louis Jacobson• August 3, 2015 Mailbag: 'You are better than this, PolitiFact' By Louis Jacobson• August 18, 2015 Who says truth and politics don't mix? By Robert Higgs• August 25, 2010 Speaker-to-be Boehner often speaks the truth By Robert Higgs• November 4, 2010 Rematch: Ron Johnson and Russ Feingold crossing swords again By Tom Kertscher• January 3, 2016 Donald Trump indictment in Manhattan: A roundup of PolitiFact’s fact-checks, stories and explainers By Samantha Putterman• April 3, 2023 Fact-checking the GOP By Tom Kertscher• May 1, 2014 Checking Scott Walker on "Meet the Press" By Tom Kertscher• November 10, 2014 Scott on the Walk-O-Meter By Tom Kertscher• January 19, 2016 The High Five: Scott Walker, the Packers and more By Tom Kertscher• March 2, 2015 Greg Abbott keeps five early childhood education campaign promises By W. Gardner Selby• July 27, 2015 Right to work: How past claims have fared on the Truth-O-Meter By Tom Kertscher• December 4, 2014 The Obameter and the rise of Compromise By Bill Adair• December 18, 2012 Third attack ad vs. Tony Evers in teacher porn has some of the same problems By Tom Kertscher• August 16, 2018 A look at Barack Obama's Labor Day remarks By Tom Kertscher• September 2, 2014 Checking the Walk-O-Meter and Scott Walker's promises to make taxes lower in 2018 By Tom Kertscher• November 10, 2017 How safe is it for elementary schools to meet in person? By Noah Y. Kim• December 8, 2020 Tucker Carlson parts ways with Fox News. These are some of his most consequential falsehoods. By Madison Czopek• April 24, 2023
Kinky Friedman stated on August 01, 2012 in : Says Texas is 1st in business climate, 49th in education. By Sue Owen• August 17, 2012 Andrew White stated on December 07, 2017 in his campaign kickoff speech in Houston: Says Texas schools are ranked "43rd in the nation." By W. Gardner Selby• January 25, 2018 Hillary Clinton stated on March 15, 2016 in a political advertisement that aired in Arizona.: "Arizona schools rank 45th in the nation, dead last in funding per student." By Anthony Cave• March 17, 2016 Glenn Grothman stated on December 29, 2010 in a news release: "Recent studies have confirmed that any academic benefits of government funded preschool disappear by the fourth grade." By James B. Nelson• January 16, 2011 Alcee Hastings stated on February 05, 2019 in a statement to the press: "In 2018, we endured a school shooting nearly once a week." By Amy Sherman• February 11, 2019 Nancy Jester stated on October 10, 2013 in a newspaper op-ed: Georgia "spends in the top 10 nationally on education, yet, most of our education metrics hover in the bottom five." By Janel Davis• October 25, 2013 Rick Scott stated on March 04, 2014 in the State of the State speech: "Florida high schools are four out of the top 10 in the entire United States." By Amy Sherman• March 4, 2014 Chris Dudley stated on September 30, 2010 in the KGW/The Oregonian debate: Says Oregon ranks 43rd in education. By Ian K. Kullgren• October 7, 2010 Uspoln Website stated on May 20, 2017 in a post: "Trump’s Top Scientist Pick: ‘Scientists Are Just Dumb Regular People That Think Dinosaurs Existed And The Earth Is Getting Warmer’" By Miriam Valverde• June 6, 2017 Facebook posts stated on March 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says students have to repeat the same grade next year. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 31, 2020 Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2020 in a text post: “Teachers are the number one occupation of the antifa terrorist organization according to the FBI.” By Daniel Funke• July 23, 2020 X posts stated on September 03, 2024 in a video posted on X: On June 7, 2011, Kamala Harris was involved in a San Francisco hit-and-run crash that injured a woman named Alicia Brown. By Madison Czopek, Loreben Tuquero• September 5, 2024 Barack Obama stated on August 22, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Mitt Romney says class sizes don’t matter." By Molly Moorhead• August 23, 2012 Facebook posts stated on January 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Florida is "the 45th in state education funding." By Amy Sherman• January 17, 2020 Mitt Romney stated on January 23, 2012 in comments to reporters in Tampa, Fla.: "(Newt Gingrich) voted in favor of establishing the Department of Education, and yet he gets in a debate and says we should get rid of the Department of Education and send all the education issues back to the states." By Becky Bowers• January 25, 2012 Stephen Martin stated on May 24, 2013 in an interview.: Says Democratic Party created the Ku Klux Klan. By Sean Gorman• June 10, 2013 Paul Espinosa stated on October 09, 2018 in a tweet: "From 1990 to 2015 under (Democratic) control, W. Va. teacher pay rank plummeted from 30th in the nation to 48th." By Anja Martin• December 7, 2018 Mike Pence stated on October 04, 2016 in in the 2016 vice presidential debate: Says Donald Trump "never said that" more nations should get nuclear weapons. By Lauren Carroll• October 5, 2016 Sondy Pope stated on October 03, 2013 in a radio interview: Common Core "is not from the federal government," they "do not have their fingerprints on this thing at all." By Tom Kertscher• October 24, 2013 Joe Biden stated on November 18, 2020 in a virtual roundtable: “666,000 teachers have been laid off already since March." By Bill McCarthy• November 20, 2020
Could the 14th Amendment be used to keep Donald Trump off the 2024 ballot? By Louis Jacobson• September 6, 2023 In Context: E.W. Jackson's statement on the Democratic Party By Nancy Madsen• May 30, 2013 Anatomy of a talking point: the smallest Navy since 1917 By Louis Jacobson• August 3, 2015 Mailbag: 'You are better than this, PolitiFact' By Louis Jacobson• August 18, 2015 Who says truth and politics don't mix? By Robert Higgs• August 25, 2010 Speaker-to-be Boehner often speaks the truth By Robert Higgs• November 4, 2010 Rematch: Ron Johnson and Russ Feingold crossing swords again By Tom Kertscher• January 3, 2016 Donald Trump indictment in Manhattan: A roundup of PolitiFact’s fact-checks, stories and explainers By Samantha Putterman• April 3, 2023 Fact-checking the GOP By Tom Kertscher• May 1, 2014 Checking Scott Walker on "Meet the Press" By Tom Kertscher• November 10, 2014 Scott on the Walk-O-Meter By Tom Kertscher• January 19, 2016 The High Five: Scott Walker, the Packers and more By Tom Kertscher• March 2, 2015 Greg Abbott keeps five early childhood education campaign promises By W. Gardner Selby• July 27, 2015 Right to work: How past claims have fared on the Truth-O-Meter By Tom Kertscher• December 4, 2014 The Obameter and the rise of Compromise By Bill Adair• December 18, 2012 Third attack ad vs. Tony Evers in teacher porn has some of the same problems By Tom Kertscher• August 16, 2018 A look at Barack Obama's Labor Day remarks By Tom Kertscher• September 2, 2014 Checking the Walk-O-Meter and Scott Walker's promises to make taxes lower in 2018 By Tom Kertscher• November 10, 2017 How safe is it for elementary schools to meet in person? By Noah Y. Kim• December 8, 2020 Tucker Carlson parts ways with Fox News. These are some of his most consequential falsehoods. By Madison Czopek• April 24, 2023
