1 People 702 Fact-checks 204 Articles People (1) Julaine Appling Fact-checks (702) Joe Biden stated on January 28, 2019 in remarks in Fort Lauderdale: "There was virtually no new business investment" after the 2017 tax law. "The bulk was used to buy back their own stock." By Louis Jacobson• February 4, 2019 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 Instagram posts stated on June 11, 2024 in una publicación en Instagram: Este video de un carro lleno de agua muestra a "Miami inundado". By Maria Briceño• June 20, 2024 Facebook posts stated on November 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Don’t be fooled by the next ‘Variant’! There are actually 1000’s of them. They just will pick the next one to keep the fear going." By Bill McCarthy• December 1, 2021 Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address: "Apple has just announced it plans to invest a total of $350 billion in America, and hire another 20,000 workers." By Jon Greenberg• January 31, 2018 Jeff Williams stated on September 12, 2018 in a speech: The new Apple Watch Series 4 includes "the first ECG product offered over-the-counter directly to consumers." By Chris Nichols• September 14, 2018 Mitch Daniels stated on January 24, 2012 in a Republican response to the State of the Union address: Says Steve Jobs was responsible for creating more jobs than the stimulus bill. By Louis Jacobson, Molly Moorhead• January 26, 2012 Instagram posts stated on February 19, 2023 in an Instagram post: Apple will pay customers $700 for a slowed-down iPhone. By Samantha Putterman• February 24, 2023 Viral image stated on September 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says a new Apple update will “scan U.S iPhones for images.” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 16, 2021 Donald Trump stated on November 20, 2019 in a tweet: "Today I opened a major Apple Manufacturing plant in Texas that will bring high paying jobs back to America." By Madlin Mekelburg• November 21, 2019 Social Media stated on March 05, 2025 in in social media posts: "Apple quietly removed International Women’s Day from their calendar app.” By Jeff Cercone• March 7, 2025 Facebook posts stated on July 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Wrong" COVID-19 case count by Orlando Health "explains the 'outbreak' in Florida." By Tom Kertscher• July 16, 2020 Instagram posts stated on May 29, 2024 in an Instagram post: Bragg’s apple cider vinegar uses Bill Gates’ ‘Apeel’ apples, which harm the body. By Sofia Ahmed• November 20, 2024 John Edwards stated on October 29, 2007 in a speech in Manchester, N.H.: "Our children's safety is potentially at risk because nearly half of the apple juice consumed by our children comes from apples grown in China." By Tom Tobin• November 9, 2007 Facebook posts stated on June 24, 2020 in an image: Google and Apple “put a covid tracker on every phone.” By Daniel Funke• June 25, 2020 Threads posts stated on June 16, 2024 in a Threads post: "Apple is … about to start charging us to use the FaceTime feature.” By Jeff Cercone• June 17, 2024 Civitas Institute stated on June 25, 2018 in a tweet: "Apple and Amazon already operate in many states that require levels of voter ID." By Rashaan Ayesh• August 22, 2018 Viral image stated on October 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Sean Connery wrote a letter to Steve Jobs refusing to be an Apple spokesman. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 31, 2020 Facebook posts stated on February 23, 2025 in a Facebook post: Pope Francis died as of Feb. 23, 2025. By Ciara O'Rourke• February 25, 2025 Erick Erickson stated on March 31, 2015 in a RedState.com column: Say Apple’s Tim Cook "will not do business with Indiana." By Katie Sanders• April 2, 2015 Articles (204) Fact-checking Michele Bachmann's numbers By Robert Farley• March 30, 2011 Gov. Ron DeSantis says New Yorkers fueled coronavirus in Florida. Experts say it’s hard to tell By Miriam Valverde• May 4, 2020 Fact-checking O'Reilly's interview of Jon Stewart By Robert Farley, Catharine Richert• February 10, 2010 Apple honors PolitiFact app By Bill Adair• July 15, 2011 Apple honors PolitiFact app By Bill Adair• July 15, 2011 Readers take us task on the pay and benefits of federal workers By Warren Fiske• June 7, 2011 Why Infowars’ Alex Jones was banned from Apple, Facebook, Youtube and Spotify By Manuela Tobias• August 7, 2018 Politics and the Gulf oil spill: separating fact from fiction on the one-year anniversary By Robert Farley, Aaron Sharockman• April 19, 2011 Rationing? Democrat says it's happening already By Louis Jacobson• July 31, 2009 Politics and the Gulf oil spill: separating fact from fiction on the one-year anniversary By Robert Farley• April 19, 2011 Dewhurst revisits “apples to carburetors” By W. Gardner Selby• June 26, 2012 Hundreds of terror suspects tried in federal courts? By Robert Farley• February 12, 2010 Pew study finds Rush Limbaugh least trustworthy news source By Aaron Sharockman• October 21, 2014 Has cost of 2010 federal health care law doubled? By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• March 23, 2012 Does St. Petersburg have the No. 3 waterfront in all of North America? By Joshua Gillin• August 2, 2013 Political parties play games with votes during government shutdown By Jon Greenberg, Kaitlin Mulhere• October 16, 2013 Is Gingrich right about teacher and janitor salaries? By Louis Jacobson• December 13, 2011 Behind the rhetoric: Does Wisconsin or Illinois have the higher tax rate on businesses? By Dave Umhoefer• July 22, 2012 Fact-checking the Republican response By Louis Jacobson• January 26, 2012 Sid Miller admits to posting false account of Donald Trump removing Muslim judge By W. Gardner Selby• November 28, 2017
Joe Biden stated on January 28, 2019 in remarks in Fort Lauderdale: "There was virtually no new business investment" after the 2017 tax law. "The bulk was used to buy back their own stock." By Louis Jacobson• February 4, 2019 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 Instagram posts stated on June 11, 2024 in una publicación en Instagram: Este video de un carro lleno de agua muestra a "Miami inundado". By Maria Briceño• June 20, 2024 Facebook posts stated on November 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Don’t be fooled by the next ‘Variant’! There are actually 1000’s of them. They just will pick the next one to keep the fear going." By Bill McCarthy• December 1, 2021 Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address: "Apple has just announced it plans to invest a total of $350 billion in America, and hire another 20,000 workers." By Jon Greenberg• January 31, 2018 Jeff Williams stated on September 12, 2018 in a speech: The new Apple Watch Series 4 includes "the first ECG product offered over-the-counter directly to consumers." By Chris Nichols• September 14, 2018 Mitch Daniels stated on January 24, 2012 in a Republican response to the State of the Union address: Says Steve Jobs was responsible for creating more jobs than the stimulus bill. By Louis Jacobson, Molly Moorhead• January 26, 2012 Instagram posts stated on February 19, 2023 in an Instagram post: Apple will pay customers $700 for a slowed-down iPhone. By Samantha Putterman• February 24, 2023 Viral image stated on September 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says a new Apple update will “scan U.S iPhones for images.” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 16, 2021 Donald Trump stated on November 20, 2019 in a tweet: "Today I opened a major Apple Manufacturing plant in Texas that will bring high paying jobs back to America." By Madlin Mekelburg• November 21, 2019 Social Media stated on March 05, 2025 in in social media posts: "Apple quietly removed International Women’s Day from their calendar app.” By Jeff Cercone• March 7, 2025 Facebook posts stated on July 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Wrong" COVID-19 case count by Orlando Health "explains the 'outbreak' in Florida." By Tom Kertscher• July 16, 2020 Instagram posts stated on May 29, 2024 in an Instagram post: Bragg’s apple cider vinegar uses Bill Gates’ ‘Apeel’ apples, which harm the body. By Sofia Ahmed• November 20, 2024 John Edwards stated on October 29, 2007 in a speech in Manchester, N.H.: "Our children's safety is potentially at risk because nearly half of the apple juice consumed by our children comes from apples grown in China." By Tom Tobin• November 9, 2007 Facebook posts stated on June 24, 2020 in an image: Google and Apple “put a covid tracker on every phone.” By Daniel Funke• June 25, 2020 Threads posts stated on June 16, 2024 in a Threads post: "Apple is … about to start charging us to use the FaceTime feature.” By Jeff Cercone• June 17, 2024 Civitas Institute stated on June 25, 2018 in a tweet: "Apple and Amazon already operate in many states that require levels of voter ID." By Rashaan Ayesh• August 22, 2018 Viral image stated on October 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Sean Connery wrote a letter to Steve Jobs refusing to be an Apple spokesman. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 31, 2020 Facebook posts stated on February 23, 2025 in a Facebook post: Pope Francis died as of Feb. 23, 2025. By Ciara O'Rourke• February 25, 2025 Erick Erickson stated on March 31, 2015 in a RedState.com column: Say Apple’s Tim Cook "will not do business with Indiana." By Katie Sanders• April 2, 2015
Fact-checking Michele Bachmann's numbers By Robert Farley• March 30, 2011 Gov. Ron DeSantis says New Yorkers fueled coronavirus in Florida. Experts say it’s hard to tell By Miriam Valverde• May 4, 2020 Fact-checking O'Reilly's interview of Jon Stewart By Robert Farley, Catharine Richert• February 10, 2010 Apple honors PolitiFact app By Bill Adair• July 15, 2011 Apple honors PolitiFact app By Bill Adair• July 15, 2011 Readers take us task on the pay and benefits of federal workers By Warren Fiske• June 7, 2011 Why Infowars’ Alex Jones was banned from Apple, Facebook, Youtube and Spotify By Manuela Tobias• August 7, 2018 Politics and the Gulf oil spill: separating fact from fiction on the one-year anniversary By Robert Farley, Aaron Sharockman• April 19, 2011 Rationing? Democrat says it's happening already By Louis Jacobson• July 31, 2009 Politics and the Gulf oil spill: separating fact from fiction on the one-year anniversary By Robert Farley• April 19, 2011 Dewhurst revisits “apples to carburetors” By W. Gardner Selby• June 26, 2012 Hundreds of terror suspects tried in federal courts? By Robert Farley• February 12, 2010 Pew study finds Rush Limbaugh least trustworthy news source By Aaron Sharockman• October 21, 2014 Has cost of 2010 federal health care law doubled? By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• March 23, 2012 Does St. Petersburg have the No. 3 waterfront in all of North America? By Joshua Gillin• August 2, 2013 Political parties play games with votes during government shutdown By Jon Greenberg, Kaitlin Mulhere• October 16, 2013 Is Gingrich right about teacher and janitor salaries? By Louis Jacobson• December 13, 2011 Behind the rhetoric: Does Wisconsin or Illinois have the higher tax rate on businesses? By Dave Umhoefer• July 22, 2012 Fact-checking the Republican response By Louis Jacobson• January 26, 2012 Sid Miller admits to posting false account of Donald Trump removing Muslim judge By W. Gardner Selby• November 28, 2017
