PolitiFact

The Poynter Institute

English Español

Stand up for the facts!

Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.
We need your help.

I would like to contribute

0

People

6

Fact-checks

5

Articles

Dave Aronberg stated on July 02, 2010 in an e-mail to supporters.:

Dan Gelber's employment by BP's law firm "could disqualify him from representing Florida against BP as Attorney General."

By Aaron Sharockman• July 15, 2010

Facebook posts stated on July 06, 2015 in a meme on social media:

Says Hillary Clinton’s top 10 donors are mainly "banks, corporations and media," while Bernie Sanders’ top 10 donors are labor unions.

By Louis Jacobson• July 7, 2015

Don Young stated on October 22, 2014 in a speech in Alaska:

Suicide comes from federal government largesse "saying you are not worth anything but you are going to get something for nothing."

By Louis Jacobson• October 27, 2014

Ted Cruz stated on October 19, 2025 in an X post:

Democrats are “dishonestly sending around a video from 2017” claiming it was an Oct. 18 ‘No Kings’ rally in Boston.

By Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero• October 20, 2025

West Virginians For Health Freedom stated on August 29, 2025 in a billboard in Morgantown, W.Va.:

“Vaccine makers are exempt from all liability for vaccine injury and death.”

By Natalie Ribar• October 15, 2025

X posts stated on October 26, 2025 in a post on X:

Video shows Hurricane Melissa hitting Jamaica on Oct. 26, 2025.

By Maria Briceño• October 27, 2025

Barack Obama, briefly in Austin, has kept 45 percent of his campaign promises, Obameter indicates

By W. Gardner Selby• March 11, 2016

Medicare and Social Security: What you paid compared with what you get

By Louis Jacobson• February 1, 2013

Federal spending on old and young, by the numbers

By Louis Jacobson• January 28, 2013

The food pyramid was phased out in 2011, but it still gets hate. We looked back at why

By Grace Abels• November 7, 2025

As Ron DeSantis kicks off his presidential bid, how has Florida fared economically on his watch?

By Louis Jacobson• May 24, 2023