0 People 32 Fact-checks 6 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (32) Tim Ryan stated on March 16, 2011 in a House committee hearing: "From '05 to '09, we've had 1,100 soldiers commit suicide, one every 36 hours." By Sabrina Eaton• April 8, 2011 Facebook posts stated on April 06, 2021 in a Facebook post: Schools stopped teaching children cursive so they wouldn’t be able to read the U.S. Constitution and other historical documents. By Samantha Putterman• April 19, 2021 Jim Webb stated on August 12, 2015 in a web post: "We did not even have a federal income tax in this country until 1913." By Sean Gorman• August 24, 2015 Occupy Democrats stated on October 15, 2018 in a post on Facebook: "The Postal Service only gives tribal residents PO boxes. The Republican-controlled Supreme Court just said it’s totally okay for North Dakota to demand that ONLY residents with street addresses can vote. Native Americans were the last to get the right to vote, and now they are the first to lose it." By Tessa Weinberg• October 23, 2018 Viral image stated on July 29, 2021 in a tweet: “George Washington mandated smallpox vaccines for the Continental Army.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 30, 2021 George Lavender stated on April 29, 2013 in in Texas House of Representatives debate: Says state’s mandated tests come from an English company. By Sue Owen• May 6, 2013 Facebook posts stated on November 23, 2019 in a Facebook post: Up until 1913 Americans kept all of their earnings. By Samantha Putterman• January 21, 2020 Laura Ingraham stated on February 04, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Laura Ingraham Show": Says Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has an "immigrant family background." By Jon Greenberg• February 17, 2015 Rush Limbaugh stated on November 21, 2016 in "The Rush Limbaugh Show": "Alexander Hamilton was an immigration hawk." By Lauren Carroll• November 22, 2016 Katrina Pierson stated on August 02, 2016 in an interview on CNN.: "It was under Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton that changed the rules of engagement that probably cost (Capt. Humayun Khan’s) life." By Linda Qiu• August 3, 2016 Tucker Carlson stated on August 15, 2017 in comments on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight': "The United States ended slavery around the world, and maybe we should get some credit for that, too." By Joshua Gillin• August 17, 2017 Julian Assange stated on April 12, 2010 in an interview on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report": "The permission to engage was given before the word RPG was ever used." By Robert Farley• April 14, 2010 Austin Fund for Quality Healthcare stated on June 20, 2012 in : "Austin is the biggest city in America with a Tier One research university (UT-Austin) but without a medical school." By W. Gardner Selby• June 29, 2012 Van Wanggaard stated on April 21, 2015 in a legislative floor debate: "There's no statistical evidence that" a waiting period for handgun purchases "reduces violence whatsoever." By Tom Kertscher• April 27, 2015 No Tax For Tracks stated on April 09, 2014 in a website post: "Light rail does not reduce congestion." By Joshua Gillin• July 3, 2014 Paul Ryan stated on April 11, 2013 in a speech: Says Abraham Lincoln supported an agreement that allowed slavery in New Mexico "and a law to return runaway slaves to their owners." By Tom Kertscher• April 21, 2013 Mark Pocan stated on May 13, 2013 in a speech: "Nothing in the Constitution explicitly guarantees our right to vote." By Tom Kertscher• May 30, 2013 Lena Taylor stated on October 13, 2016 in an opinion column: "Slavery is still allowable under Wisconsin law as long as it’s a punishment for a crime." By Tom Kertscher• November 25, 2016 Bloggers stated on November 01, 2018 in a post on Facebook: "Barron Trump was born in March 2006 and Melania wasn’t a legal citizen until July 2006. So under this executive order, his own son wouldn’t be an American citizen." By Ciara O'Rourke• November 4, 2018 Bloggers stated on April 03, 2019 in an article: "George Washington, as many don’t know, was not the first President of the United States. The first President of the United States was one John Hanson, and he was a black man." By Daniel Funke, Volodymyr Solohub• July 25, 2019 Articles (6) In debate, Ted Cruz pipes up on Iran deal, cutting off Planned Parenthood aid By W. Gardner Selby• September 17, 2015 Can Donald Trump really invoke the Insurrection Act to send troops into states? By Louis Jacobson• June 2, 2020 1% or 85%: Two numbers before SCOTUS purport to show trans youth ‘regret’ rates. Which is it? By Grace Abels• December 16, 2024 Ted Cruz and the Truth-O-Meter Already Hot By W. Gardner Selby• March 22, 2015 Ted Cruz photos by Associated Press included several of gun seemingly pointed at him By W. Gardner Selby• June 22, 2015 Federal spending on old and young, by the numbers By Louis Jacobson• January 28, 2013
Tim Ryan stated on March 16, 2011 in a House committee hearing: "From '05 to '09, we've had 1,100 soldiers commit suicide, one every 36 hours." By Sabrina Eaton• April 8, 2011 Facebook posts stated on April 06, 2021 in a Facebook post: Schools stopped teaching children cursive so they wouldn’t be able to read the U.S. Constitution and other historical documents. By Samantha Putterman• April 19, 2021 Jim Webb stated on August 12, 2015 in a web post: "We did not even have a federal income tax in this country until 1913." By Sean Gorman• August 24, 2015 Occupy Democrats stated on October 15, 2018 in a post on Facebook: "The Postal Service only gives tribal residents PO boxes. The Republican-controlled Supreme Court just said it’s totally okay for North Dakota to demand that ONLY residents with street addresses can vote. Native Americans were the last to get the right to vote, and now they are the first to lose it." By Tessa Weinberg• October 23, 2018 Viral image stated on July 29, 2021 in a tweet: “George Washington mandated smallpox vaccines for the Continental Army.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 30, 2021 George Lavender stated on April 29, 2013 in in Texas House of Representatives debate: Says state’s mandated tests come from an English company. By Sue Owen• May 6, 2013 Facebook posts stated on November 23, 2019 in a Facebook post: Up until 1913 Americans kept all of their earnings. By Samantha Putterman• January 21, 2020 Laura Ingraham stated on February 04, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Laura Ingraham Show": Says Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has an "immigrant family background." By Jon Greenberg• February 17, 2015 Rush Limbaugh stated on November 21, 2016 in "The Rush Limbaugh Show": "Alexander Hamilton was an immigration hawk." By Lauren Carroll• November 22, 2016 Katrina Pierson stated on August 02, 2016 in an interview on CNN.: "It was under Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton that changed the rules of engagement that probably cost (Capt. Humayun Khan’s) life." By Linda Qiu• August 3, 2016 Tucker Carlson stated on August 15, 2017 in comments on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight': "The United States ended slavery around the world, and maybe we should get some credit for that, too." By Joshua Gillin• August 17, 2017 Julian Assange stated on April 12, 2010 in an interview on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report": "The permission to engage was given before the word RPG was ever used." By Robert Farley• April 14, 2010 Austin Fund for Quality Healthcare stated on June 20, 2012 in : "Austin is the biggest city in America with a Tier One research university (UT-Austin) but without a medical school." By W. Gardner Selby• June 29, 2012 Van Wanggaard stated on April 21, 2015 in a legislative floor debate: "There's no statistical evidence that" a waiting period for handgun purchases "reduces violence whatsoever." By Tom Kertscher• April 27, 2015 No Tax For Tracks stated on April 09, 2014 in a website post: "Light rail does not reduce congestion." By Joshua Gillin• July 3, 2014 Paul Ryan stated on April 11, 2013 in a speech: Says Abraham Lincoln supported an agreement that allowed slavery in New Mexico "and a law to return runaway slaves to their owners." By Tom Kertscher• April 21, 2013 Mark Pocan stated on May 13, 2013 in a speech: "Nothing in the Constitution explicitly guarantees our right to vote." By Tom Kertscher• May 30, 2013 Lena Taylor stated on October 13, 2016 in an opinion column: "Slavery is still allowable under Wisconsin law as long as it’s a punishment for a crime." By Tom Kertscher• November 25, 2016 Bloggers stated on November 01, 2018 in a post on Facebook: "Barron Trump was born in March 2006 and Melania wasn’t a legal citizen until July 2006. So under this executive order, his own son wouldn’t be an American citizen." By Ciara O'Rourke• November 4, 2018 Bloggers stated on April 03, 2019 in an article: "George Washington, as many don’t know, was not the first President of the United States. The first President of the United States was one John Hanson, and he was a black man." By Daniel Funke, Volodymyr Solohub• July 25, 2019
In debate, Ted Cruz pipes up on Iran deal, cutting off Planned Parenthood aid By W. Gardner Selby• September 17, 2015 Can Donald Trump really invoke the Insurrection Act to send troops into states? By Louis Jacobson• June 2, 2020 1% or 85%: Two numbers before SCOTUS purport to show trans youth ‘regret’ rates. Which is it? By Grace Abels• December 16, 2024 Ted Cruz and the Truth-O-Meter Already Hot By W. Gardner Selby• March 22, 2015 Ted Cruz photos by Associated Press included several of gun seemingly pointed at him By W. Gardner Selby• June 22, 2015 Federal spending on old and young, by the numbers By Louis Jacobson• January 28, 2013
