0 People 292 Fact-checks 98 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (292) Emerald Robinson stated on May 26, 2022 in a Substack post: “Nobody in any election in America gets 74% of the votes. Ever. It doesn’t happen.” By Louis Jacobson• June 1, 2022 Donna Edwards stated on July 13, 2014 in a roundtable discussion on CNN's "State of the Union": "74 percent of Republicans support the Affordable Care Act." By Louis Jacobson• July 14, 2014 William G. Batchelder stated on May 29, 2011 in an appearance on the Ohio News Network: Says the Ohio Consumers’ Council office employs 74 lawyers and that the funding them is wasteful duplication. By Joe Guillen• June 7, 2011 Everytown for Gun Safety stated on June 11, 2014 in an infographic that went viral: There have been 74 "school shootings in America since Sandy Hook." By Lauren Carroll• June 13, 2014 Joe Biden stated on August 23, 2008 in Springfield, Ill.: "There's only four senators senior to me ... there's still 44 older than me." By Kathryn A. Wolfe• August 27, 2008 Larry Elder stated on October 11, 2013 in an interview: Says "74 percent of small-business people believe that Obamacare is a bad idea." By Eric Stirgus• October 21, 2013 Arianna Huffington stated on July 26, 2009 in This Week with George Stephanopoulos: Only 15 percent of drug users are African-American, yet 74 percent of all drug offenders sentenced to prison are black By Louis Jacobson• July 28, 2009 Bennett Sandlin stated on April 22, 2019 in a news conference: Says 74% of people in Texas are "crammed into 4% of the land." By Madlin Mekelburg• April 26, 2019 Robin Vos stated on January 08, 2025 in News conference: Voter ID "is supported, if you look at any poll, by 70 to 80% of the public." By Hope Karnopp• January 23, 2025 Lena Taylor stated on March 12, 2015 in a news release: Polling shows that nearly 74 percent of National Rifle Association members "support requiring background checks for all gun sales." By Tom Kertscher• March 18, 2015 Justin Trudeau stated on August 25, 2016 in a letter: Young women, "account for a shocking 74% of all new HIV infections among adolescents in Africa." By Joseph Cariz• September 7, 2016 Lee Leffingwell stated on March 28, 2013 in a press conference.: Says 90 percent of Americans and 74 percent of National Rifle Association members support background checks of gun purchasers. By W. Gardner Selby• April 4, 2013 Gil Cisneros stated on September 17, 2018 in a spoof website: Says California Republican Young Kim is "a tax cheat" who "illegally claimed a $7,000 annual homestead exemption on a house she wasn’t living in," had "multiple tax liens placed on her" as a result and "owes over $10,000 in unpaid federal income taxes." By Stephen Koff• November 2, 2018 Viral image stated on October 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: CNN reported, “Due to COVID-19, President Donald Trump passes away at 74.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 16, 2020 Bob Donovan stated on September 29, 2010 in a news release: In 2011, Milwaukee Public Schools "will provide 77 cents in employee benefits for every dollar it spends on wages." By Tom Kertscher• November 10, 2010 Rick Perry stated on June 04, 2015 in his speech declaring his candidacy for president: "I deployed the Texas National Guard" to the Texas-Mexico border. "And the policy worked; apprehensions at the border declined 74 percent." By Bradley Saacks• July 26, 2015 Travis Allen stated on January 02, 2018 in interview on Fox News: "Seventy four percent of Californians are absolutely against sanctuary state" policies. By Chris Nichols• January 9, 2018 Raymond Gallison stated on June 13, 2013 in a House floor debate: "Seventy-four percent of Rhode Islanders support [a] national popular vote [for president] because they, as I, believe in one person-one vote." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 30, 2013 John DePetro stated on May 10, 2013 in a comment on WPRO radio.: Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev is buried "not far" from President Kennedy’s grave. By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• May 17, 2013 Barack Obama stated on April 17, 2013 in remarks in the White House Rose Garden: A "wide majority of NRA households ... supported this legislation" on gun background checks. 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PolitiFact Oregon By Dana Tims• June 11, 2014 Fact-checking Joe Biden’s speech after Electoral College vote By Bill McCarthy• December 15, 2020 Trump’s health and COVID-19: Here’s what we know By Jon Greenberg• October 2, 2020 Gates incident spurs discussion on race, crime By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 28, 2009 The top 10 most viewed fact-checks of 2014 By Steve Contorno• January 2, 2015 10 fact-checks about immigration in the presidential race By Amy Sherman• August 27, 2015 10 wrong statements about immigration By Amy Sherman• August 28, 2015 We don't fact check basketball predictions, but... 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Emerald Robinson stated on May 26, 2022 in a Substack post: “Nobody in any election in America gets 74% of the votes. Ever. It doesn’t happen.” By Louis Jacobson• June 1, 2022 Donna Edwards stated on July 13, 2014 in a roundtable discussion on CNN's "State of the Union": "74 percent of Republicans support the Affordable Care Act." By Louis Jacobson• July 14, 2014 William G. Batchelder stated on May 29, 2011 in an appearance on the Ohio News Network: Says the Ohio Consumers’ Council office employs 74 lawyers and that the funding them is wasteful duplication. By Joe Guillen• June 7, 2011 Everytown for Gun Safety stated on June 11, 2014 in an infographic that went viral: There have been 74 "school shootings in America since Sandy Hook." By Lauren Carroll• June 13, 2014 Joe Biden stated on August 23, 2008 in Springfield, Ill.: "There's only four senators senior to me ... there's still 44 older than me." By Kathryn A. Wolfe• August 27, 2008 Larry Elder stated on October 11, 2013 in an interview: Says "74 percent of small-business people believe that Obamacare is a bad idea." By Eric Stirgus• October 21, 2013 Arianna Huffington stated on July 26, 2009 in This Week with George Stephanopoulos: Only 15 percent of drug users are African-American, yet 74 percent of all drug offenders sentenced to prison are black By Louis Jacobson• July 28, 2009 Bennett Sandlin stated on April 22, 2019 in a news conference: Says 74% of people in Texas are "crammed into 4% of the land." By Madlin Mekelburg• April 26, 2019 Robin Vos stated on January 08, 2025 in News conference: Voter ID "is supported, if you look at any poll, by 70 to 80% of the public." By Hope Karnopp• January 23, 2025 Lena Taylor stated on March 12, 2015 in a news release: Polling shows that nearly 74 percent of National Rifle Association members "support requiring background checks for all gun sales." By Tom Kertscher• March 18, 2015 Justin Trudeau stated on August 25, 2016 in a letter: Young women, "account for a shocking 74% of all new HIV infections among adolescents in Africa." By Joseph Cariz• September 7, 2016 Lee Leffingwell stated on March 28, 2013 in a press conference.: Says 90 percent of Americans and 74 percent of National Rifle Association members support background checks of gun purchasers. By W. Gardner Selby• April 4, 2013 Gil Cisneros stated on September 17, 2018 in a spoof website: Says California Republican Young Kim is "a tax cheat" who "illegally claimed a $7,000 annual homestead exemption on a house she wasn’t living in," had "multiple tax liens placed on her" as a result and "owes over $10,000 in unpaid federal income taxes." By Stephen Koff• November 2, 2018 Viral image stated on October 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: CNN reported, “Due to COVID-19, President Donald Trump passes away at 74.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 16, 2020 Bob Donovan stated on September 29, 2010 in a news release: In 2011, Milwaukee Public Schools "will provide 77 cents in employee benefits for every dollar it spends on wages." By Tom Kertscher• November 10, 2010 Rick Perry stated on June 04, 2015 in his speech declaring his candidacy for president: "I deployed the Texas National Guard" to the Texas-Mexico border. "And the policy worked; apprehensions at the border declined 74 percent." By Bradley Saacks• July 26, 2015 Travis Allen stated on January 02, 2018 in interview on Fox News: "Seventy four percent of Californians are absolutely against sanctuary state" policies. By Chris Nichols• January 9, 2018 Raymond Gallison stated on June 13, 2013 in a House floor debate: "Seventy-four percent of Rhode Islanders support [a] national popular vote [for president] because they, as I, believe in one person-one vote." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 30, 2013 John DePetro stated on May 10, 2013 in a comment on WPRO radio.: Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev is buried "not far" from President Kennedy’s grave. By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• May 17, 2013 Barack Obama stated on April 17, 2013 in remarks in the White House Rose Garden: A "wide majority of NRA households ... supported this legislation" on gun background checks. By Louis Jacobson• April 19, 2013
Africa Check debunks HIV stat By Aaron Sharockman• May 12, 2016 Sorting out claims on gun statistics By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 16, 2014 Top 5 most popular fact-checks for June 2014 By Lauren Carroll• July 11, 2014 RFK Jr.’s statements about autism and environmental toxins conflict with ample research By Madison Czopek• April 24, 2025 Leffingwell says NRA members support background checks of all gun purchasers By W. Gardner Selby• April 9, 2013 How many school shooting incidents has the U.S. had since Sandy Hook? PolitiFact Oregon By Dana Tims• June 11, 2014 Fact-checking Joe Biden’s speech after Electoral College vote By Bill McCarthy• December 15, 2020 Trump’s health and COVID-19: Here’s what we know By Jon Greenberg• October 2, 2020 Gates incident spurs discussion on race, crime By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 28, 2009 The top 10 most viewed fact-checks of 2014 By Steve Contorno• January 2, 2015 10 fact-checks about immigration in the presidential race By Amy Sherman• August 27, 2015 10 wrong statements about immigration By Amy Sherman• August 28, 2015 We don't fact check basketball predictions, but... By Warren Fiske, Jacob Geiger• March 22, 2011 Rounding up our Lena Taylor fact checks By Eric Litke• September 3, 2019 Falsehoods and half-truths in debate on gun control By Bill Adair• July 23, 2012 The Ocean State's Top Ten By Tim Murphy• December 30, 2010 Fact-checking Sarah Palin and Nov. 24 Sunday shows By Aaron Sharockman• November 24, 2013 Fact-checking the Sunday Nov. 24 shows By Aaron Sharockman• November 24, 2013 Mailbag: 'PolitiFact is a hack for the fantasy of centrism' By Louis Jacobson• July 7, 2014 Who is Byron Donalds, the Florida politico in the House speaker scramble? By Kirby Wilson• January 5, 2023
