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John Kasich stated on November 29, 2012 in a news conference:

Says "Detroit dumping a bunch of sewage" in Lake Erie "causes big problems" for Ohio.

By Aaron Marshall• January 7, 2013

Dennis Kucinich stated on August 16, 2010 in a video posted online:

"The Great Lakes Compact has a loophole. And the loophole is that while you cannot remove the water in a big transport, you can remove it in containers of 5.7 gallons or less."

By Robert Higgs• September 1, 2010

WinSenate stated on October 24, 2024 in a Facebook ad:

“Kari Lake is threatening Social Security and Medicare.”

By Mia Osmonbekov• November 4, 2024

Amardeep Kaleka stated on October 20, 2013 in an interview:

Wisconsin sold fresh water to California, helping that state's dairy industry, and "lost a bunch of jobs (and) a bunch of farmland."

By Tom Kertscher• October 28, 2013

Russ Feingold stated on July 13, 2010 in a campaign ad:

Ron Johnson is "willing to hand over the Great Lakes to the oil companies."

By Cary Spivak• September 3, 2010

Penny Bernard Schaber stated on January 27, 2012 in a legislative hearing:

A proposed mine in Wisconsin is "about two-thirds the size of Lake Winnebago."

By Tom Kertscher• January 30, 2012

Mitt Romney stated on September 26, 2007 in a television ad.:

"Took on the Olympics and turned them around"

By David Baumann• September 18, 2007

Lee Leffingwell stated on December 13, 2012 in an Austin City Council meeting.:

Says Austin’s treated wastewater, put into the Colorado River, is of higher quality than water the city takes from the lake for public use.

By W. Gardner Selby• January 21, 2013

Chris Abele stated on March 15, 2016 in a television ad:

An image in a Chris Abele TV ad depicts "wealthy citizens" who would benefit from a "lake" created by the controversial Estabrook Dam.

By James B. Nelson• March 29, 2016

Kari Lake stated on December 10, 2022 in a tweet:

Luana Stoltenberg “originally LOST her race for Iowa State House when Machines declared the Democrat the Winner.”

By Liam Halawith• December 20, 2022

Charlotte Lehan stated on January 08, 2013 in in an interview:

Says Oak Grove is "one of the largest cities in Oregon" and is "the biggest city in Clackamas County and it's not a city."

By Janie Har• January 30, 2013

Kevin McCarthy stated on July 12, 2017 in a speech on the House floor:

"While California’s population has doubled since the 1970s, we haven’t completed a single major (water) storage project in that time."

By Chris Nichols• July 18, 2017

Marcy Kaptur stated on February 29, 2012 in a House of Representatives floor speech:

Says Lake Erie contains more native fish than all the other Great Lakes combined.

By Sabrina Eaton• March 22, 2012

Sara Meaney stated on May 09, 2019 in a WTMJ radio appearance:

"Wisconsin, many people may not be aware, actually has 15,000 freshwater lakes. … More than Minnesota."

By Eric Litke• May 23, 2019

Howard Marklein stated on March 03, 2015 in a budget hearing:

Beer drinking is not allowed in any Illinois state parks.

By James B. Nelson• March 20, 2015

Patrick Burke stated on March 02, 2024 in a press release:

The Great Lakes account for “over 20% of the world’s freshwater and over 80% of North America’s freshwater.”

By David Scibilia• March 20, 2024

Marcy Kaptur stated on May 17, 2012 in an interview with C-SPAN:

"The region I represent, both currently and in the future, has more automotive plants than the entire state of California."

By Sabrina Eaton• May 29, 2012

Doug Thomas stated on February 11, 2012 in an Oregonian article.:

Says "there are homes for sale on and around (Oswego Lake) right now for under $150,000 that anyone is welcome to buy."

By Ian K. Kullgren• February 17, 2012

Louie Gohmert stated on May 10, 2011 in a radio interview.:

Says Gov. Rick Perry has been "begging" for the federal government to send the Coast Guard to patrol two lakes on the U.S.-Mexico border.

By W. Gardner Selby• May 24, 2011

Ron Johnson stated on July 14, 2010 in a campaign commercial:

Russ Feingold "voted against the law that protected our lakes" and "was the only Great Lakes senator to vote no."

By Louis Jacobson• July 19, 2010

What role do septic tanks play in the algae bloom crisis in Florida?

By Amy Sherman• August 20, 2018

Romney: turning over the turnaround label

By David Baumann• September 27, 2007

Fact-checking attacks on GOP Arizona governor candidate Kari Lake in TV ad narrated by drag queen

By Tom Kertscher• July 19, 2022

Fact-checking the Arizona Senate debate between Ruben Gallego, Kari Lake

By Louis Jacobson, Mia Osmonbekov• October 10, 2024

PolitiFact Ohio selects the Top 10 for 2010

By Robert Higgs• December 27, 2010

Is Chappelle-Nadal right when she says 'radioactive waste is killing our residents?'

By Tateanna McCaskill, Riley Newton• November 12, 2017

Mailbag: Readers’ appreciation and feedback

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• November 21, 2022

Invasive species claim sails onto our favorites list

By Robert Higgs• December 22, 2011

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Grand Rapids rally after the Mueller probe

By PolitiFact Staff • March 29, 2019

PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for May 2019

By D.L. Davis• June 3, 2019

Kari Lake claimed Maricopa County voters were ‘disenfranchised.’ Experts disagree.

By Madison Czopek• November 22, 2022

PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for 2019

By D.L. Davis• December 26, 2019

Fact-checking the Starbucks heckler-Rick Scott spat

By Joshua Gillin, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 6, 2016

Why the ‘stop the steal’ Arizona Republicans are wrong about 2020

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• August 3, 2022

Austin mayor's watery claim

By W. Gardner Selby• January 22, 2013

The pace of Arizona’s primary ballot count isn’t ‘suspicious.’ Verifying mail ballots takes time

By Amy Sherman• August 4, 2022

Disney cancels plans for Florida campus amid feud with Ron DeSantis, forgoing historic tax incentive

By Sara Swann• May 18, 2023

Fact-checking the Sunday Feb. 9 news shows

By Aaron Sharockman• February 9, 2014

Fact-checking the Feb. 9 news shows