3 People 820 Fact-checks 233 Articles People (3) CNNews3.com React365.com Walmis2018.com Fact-checks (820) 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 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post: Schools stopped teaching children cursive so they wouldn’t be able to read the U.S. Constitution and other historical documents.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 Bloggers stated on June 27, 2017 in in a blog post: "Leonardo DiCaprio explains why he’s moving to Casselberry, Florida." By Manuela Tobias• June 30, 2017 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 React365.com stated on November 07, 2017 in an Internet post: Says the University of Florida "requests to cancel rivalry game" against Florida State University. By Joshua Gillin• November 7, 2017 React365.com stated on October 23, 2017 in a headline: "Tulsa school closes after brutal fire." By Joshua Gillin• October 23, 2017 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 Bloggers stated on October 11, 2017 in a web post : "Grandparents must pickup up all their grandchildren every weekend no matter what or they will be fined $5,000." By Sophie Kaplan• October 11, 2017 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 Articles (233) 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 PolitiFact and Florida NBC and Telemundo stations announce bilingual fact-checking partnership By PolitiFact Staff • May 25, 2023 Who is Andrew Yang? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Sophie Austin• June 14, 2019 Can prayer only include a higher power? By Anthony Cave• February 11, 2016 Ve los reportes de PolitiFact en Español en estaciones de Telemundo en Florida By Marta Campabadal Graus• December 20, 2023 PolitiFact y las estaciones de NBC y Telemundo en Florida se unen para verificar hechos By PolitiFact Staff • June 12, 2023 Southwest Airlines does not have slogan about beating the competition--not you By W. Gardner Selby• April 14, 2017 Rick Santorum's report card By W. Gardner Selby• February 7, 2012 Who is Marianne Williamson? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Julianna Rennie• June 11, 2019 Rick Perry alone among presidential prospects in military service? By W. Gardner Selby• March 25, 2015 PolitiFact's guide to fake news websites and what they peddle By PolitiFact Staff • April 20, 2017 Fact checking Tammy Baldwin, Leah Vukmir ahead of their first debate By Tom Kertscher• October 7, 2018 Who is Tulsi Gabbard? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Miriam Valverde• June 12, 2019 In Context: That testy Paul Ryan interview By Tom Kertscher• October 9, 2012 Super Bowl Ad Watch: Mike Bloomberg on gun control By Bill McCarthy• February 3, 2020 Fact-checking ‘Wizard of Lies’ attack on Mehmet Oz over ‘miracle’ claims, immigration, his residency By Tom Kertscher• July 28, 2022 Where you from? In Austin, there’s a one in five chance it’s overseas By W. Gardner Selby• November 26, 2013 Obama overstates impact of Supreme Court decision By Louis Jacobson• January 26, 2010 Who is Tim Walz? What to know about Kamala Harris’ new running mate By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• August 6, 2024
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 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 Bloggers stated on June 27, 2017 in in a blog post: "Leonardo DiCaprio explains why he’s moving to Casselberry, Florida." By Manuela Tobias• June 30, 2017 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 React365.com stated on November 07, 2017 in an Internet post: Says the University of Florida "requests to cancel rivalry game" against Florida State University. By Joshua Gillin• November 7, 2017 React365.com stated on October 23, 2017 in a headline: "Tulsa school closes after brutal fire." By Joshua Gillin• October 23, 2017 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 Bloggers stated on October 11, 2017 in a web post : "Grandparents must pickup up all their grandchildren every weekend no matter what or they will be fined $5,000." By Sophie Kaplan• October 11, 2017 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
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 PolitiFact and Florida NBC and Telemundo stations announce bilingual fact-checking partnership By PolitiFact Staff • May 25, 2023 Who is Andrew Yang? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Sophie Austin• June 14, 2019 Can prayer only include a higher power? By Anthony Cave• February 11, 2016 Ve los reportes de PolitiFact en Español en estaciones de Telemundo en Florida By Marta Campabadal Graus• December 20, 2023 PolitiFact y las estaciones de NBC y Telemundo en Florida se unen para verificar hechos By PolitiFact Staff • June 12, 2023 Southwest Airlines does not have slogan about beating the competition--not you By W. Gardner Selby• April 14, 2017 Rick Santorum's report card By W. Gardner Selby• February 7, 2012 Who is Marianne Williamson? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Julianna Rennie• June 11, 2019 Rick Perry alone among presidential prospects in military service? By W. Gardner Selby• March 25, 2015 PolitiFact's guide to fake news websites and what they peddle By PolitiFact Staff • April 20, 2017 Fact checking Tammy Baldwin, Leah Vukmir ahead of their first debate By Tom Kertscher• October 7, 2018 Who is Tulsi Gabbard? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Miriam Valverde• June 12, 2019 In Context: That testy Paul Ryan interview By Tom Kertscher• October 9, 2012 Super Bowl Ad Watch: Mike Bloomberg on gun control By Bill McCarthy• February 3, 2020 Fact-checking ‘Wizard of Lies’ attack on Mehmet Oz over ‘miracle’ claims, immigration, his residency By Tom Kertscher• July 28, 2022 Where you from? In Austin, there’s a one in five chance it’s overseas By W. Gardner Selby• November 26, 2013 Obama overstates impact of Supreme Court decision By Louis Jacobson• January 26, 2010 Who is Tim Walz? What to know about Kamala Harris’ new running mate By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• August 6, 2024
