0 People 3042 Fact-checks 912 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (3042) Mark Born stated on June 02, 2021 in Twitter: “Before the pandemic, just over 40,000 were on continuing UI claims. Now, there are well over 100,000 on state or federal UI benefits.” By D.L. Davis• June 18, 2021 Paul Ryan stated on May 02, 2017 in a news conference: "We got to a point that our Air Force pilots were going to museums to find spare parts over the last eight years" under Barack Obama. By Tom Kertscher• May 11, 2017 Iowa GOP state legislators stated on February 02, 2021 in comments to the press: Tenured professors are guaranteed a job. By Sarah Watson• March 15, 2021 Jennifer Carroll stated on April 19, 2012 in Capitol news conference: "We didn’t go out asking people" to join the "stand your ground" task force. By Toluse Olorunnipa, Katie Sanders• May 3, 2012 Al Gore stated on October 11, 2016 in a speech: Global warming leads to much quicker spread of the Zika virus because the increased temperature, "makes mosquitoes mature faster, . . . bite more due to having a higher metabolism, and makes the Zika virus inside of them incubate faster." By Joseph Cariz• October 28, 2016 Kim Reynolds stated on November 10, 2020 in a press conference: "If you can’t get a test through Test Iowa, there are multiple other sites: your doctor, your clinics, your pharmacies, the stroke detection clinic centers." By Brooklyn Draisey• November 18, 2020 Ann Coulter stated on March 17, 2011 in Fox's "O'Reilly Factor": "There is a growing body of evidence that radiation in excess of what the government says are the minimum amounts you should be exposed to are actually good for you and reduce cases of cancer." By Robert Farley• March 22, 2011 Gordon Hintz stated on February 23, 2021 in a speech: Republicans are “trying to create a fake unemployment insurance crisis.” By Eric Litke• March 4, 2021 Jason Isaac stated on May 30, 2011 in a tweet: Says this month’s special session will cost the state $27,300 a day just for legislators’ daily living expenses. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 6, 2011 Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2018 in a Facebook post: Facebook video purports to show man flying a hoverboard at over 103 miles per hour. By Jon Greenberg• March 7, 2019 Alex Sink stated on December 07, 2010 in a meeting of the Florida Cabinet: "150,000 (oil spill) claims have been filed by Floridians, but only 40 percent of them have been paid." By Aaron Sharockman• December 8, 2010 Bill Hammond stated on April 15, 2013 in a press conference with Gov. Rick Perry, April 15, 2013: Says businesses pay roughly 60 percent of taxes in Texas. By Sue Owen• April 26, 2013 Robin Vos stated on November 22, 2022 in Public statement: “A lot of the programs (that were) started during the pandemic are still going, even though the pandemic is long over.” By Laura Schulte• December 1, 2022 JB Pritzker stated on July 21, 2021 in a podcast interview: “You can't actually use ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds” to pay down state unemployment insurance fund deficits. By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• July 30, 2021 Chris Christie stated on March 25, 2013 in an answer to a caller on NJ 101.5's "Ask The Governor" program: "The people who were running the budget, in the Corzine years, decided to steal from the unemployment trust fund. … As did other Governors before. We simply don’t do that, haven’t done it, and won’t permit it." By Caryn Shinske• April 11, 2013 Jeanne Shaheen stated on July 20, 2010 in an MSNBC interview: "For every dollar we put in unemployment, it pays back about $1.60." By Lukas Pleva• July 27, 2010 Chris Kapenga stated on June 21, 2020 in a radio interview: The Tony Evers administration is wrong to blame old computer software being used to process unemployment claims; it “has nothing to do with” the backlog. By Laura Schulte• July 3, 2020 Michelle Malkin stated on August 02, 2009 in on This Week with George Stephanopoulos: A former Clinton administration official and other economists agree that "if you keep extending these temporary unemployment benefits, you're just going to extend joblessness even more." By Louis Jacobson• August 4, 2009 Pam Bondi stated on July 31, 2010 in a Bay News 9/CFN 13 debate.: Mortgage fraud is "up 400 percent in the last five years." By Aaron Sharockman• August 2, 2010 Michael Needham stated on December 14, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": The federal budget bill "reauthorizes the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, which provides taxpayer dollars so that the Four Seasons hotel can build a resort in Turkey." By Lauren Carroll• December 15, 2014 Articles (912) The facts behind funding Iowa’s public universities By Natalie Dunlap• April 26, 2021 Taking a closer look at Donald Trump's promises in new ad By Allison Graves• October 14, 2016 Fact-checking claims about domestic violence, Ray Rice By Katie Sanders, Derek Tsang• September 17, 2014 As extremes shape voter ID debate, the rules keep getting stricter By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• August 9, 2021 Can green card, visa holders fly in the US under new Real ID rules? Here's what to know By Maria Briceño• May 12, 2025 North Carolina voter ID amendment debate features misleading claims By Will Doran• November 1, 2018 Does Wisconsin’s new voter ID law ‘disenfranchise’ voters? By Dave Umhoefer• June 13, 2011 Michigan voters don't need to show ID at the polls to cast their ballots By Clara Hendrickson• August 4, 2020 As Holder targets Texas law, a look at our voter ID checks By Sue Owen• July 25, 2013 Meta breaks up with fact-checkers. Here’s how it affects PolitiFact. By Katie Sanders• January 9, 2025 Six times PolitiFact checked claims about the NC constitutional amendments By Will Doran• November 2, 2018 Checking claims about Texas voting rights and fraud By W. Gardner Selby• August 5, 2015 November's greatest hits: Checks about Obamacare, Texas voter ID laws By W. Gardner Selby• November 30, 2013 Perry promise meter grows by one, on voter ID By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• January 25, 2011 Are Sensenbrenner and Moore in agreement on Voting Rights Act? By Dave Umhoefer• March 6, 2013 The facts behind Iowa Gov. Reynolds’ Condition of the State Address By Natalie Dunlap, Brian Grace, Lyle Muller, Sarah Watson• January 13, 2021 PolitiFact Mailbag: ‘Get out of left field’ and ‘facts are the foundation of truth’ By Amy Sherman• January 27, 2022 Absolute statements and the Texas Truth-O-Meter By W. Gardner Selby• November 19, 2013 In NC, can someone commit voter fraud using only 'a phone book'? By Paul Specht• January 29, 2020 Fact-checking voting laws: a year-end report By Amy Sherman• December 19, 2013
Mark Born stated on June 02, 2021 in Twitter: “Before the pandemic, just over 40,000 were on continuing UI claims. Now, there are well over 100,000 on state or federal UI benefits.” By D.L. Davis• June 18, 2021 Paul Ryan stated on May 02, 2017 in a news conference: "We got to a point that our Air Force pilots were going to museums to find spare parts over the last eight years" under Barack Obama. By Tom Kertscher• May 11, 2017 Iowa GOP state legislators stated on February 02, 2021 in comments to the press: Tenured professors are guaranteed a job. By Sarah Watson• March 15, 2021 Jennifer Carroll stated on April 19, 2012 in Capitol news conference: "We didn’t go out asking people" to join the "stand your ground" task force. By Toluse Olorunnipa, Katie Sanders• May 3, 2012 Al Gore stated on October 11, 2016 in a speech: Global warming leads to much quicker spread of the Zika virus because the increased temperature, "makes mosquitoes mature faster, . . . bite more due to having a higher metabolism, and makes the Zika virus inside of them incubate faster." By Joseph Cariz• October 28, 2016 Kim Reynolds stated on November 10, 2020 in a press conference: "If you can’t get a test through Test Iowa, there are multiple other sites: your doctor, your clinics, your pharmacies, the stroke detection clinic centers." By Brooklyn Draisey• November 18, 2020 Ann Coulter stated on March 17, 2011 in Fox's "O'Reilly Factor": "There is a growing body of evidence that radiation in excess of what the government says are the minimum amounts you should be exposed to are actually good for you and reduce cases of cancer." By Robert Farley• March 22, 2011 Gordon Hintz stated on February 23, 2021 in a speech: Republicans are “trying to create a fake unemployment insurance crisis.” By Eric Litke• March 4, 2021 Jason Isaac stated on May 30, 2011 in a tweet: Says this month’s special session will cost the state $27,300 a day just for legislators’ daily living expenses. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 6, 2011 Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2018 in a Facebook post: Facebook video purports to show man flying a hoverboard at over 103 miles per hour. By Jon Greenberg• March 7, 2019 Alex Sink stated on December 07, 2010 in a meeting of the Florida Cabinet: "150,000 (oil spill) claims have been filed by Floridians, but only 40 percent of them have been paid." By Aaron Sharockman• December 8, 2010 Bill Hammond stated on April 15, 2013 in a press conference with Gov. Rick Perry, April 15, 2013: Says businesses pay roughly 60 percent of taxes in Texas. By Sue Owen• April 26, 2013 Robin Vos stated on November 22, 2022 in Public statement: “A lot of the programs (that were) started during the pandemic are still going, even though the pandemic is long over.” By Laura Schulte• December 1, 2022 JB Pritzker stated on July 21, 2021 in a podcast interview: “You can't actually use ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds” to pay down state unemployment insurance fund deficits. By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• July 30, 2021 Chris Christie stated on March 25, 2013 in an answer to a caller on NJ 101.5's "Ask The Governor" program: "The people who were running the budget, in the Corzine years, decided to steal from the unemployment trust fund. … As did other Governors before. We simply don’t do that, haven’t done it, and won’t permit it." By Caryn Shinske• April 11, 2013 Jeanne Shaheen stated on July 20, 2010 in an MSNBC interview: "For every dollar we put in unemployment, it pays back about $1.60." By Lukas Pleva• July 27, 2010 Chris Kapenga stated on June 21, 2020 in a radio interview: The Tony Evers administration is wrong to blame old computer software being used to process unemployment claims; it “has nothing to do with” the backlog. By Laura Schulte• July 3, 2020 Michelle Malkin stated on August 02, 2009 in on This Week with George Stephanopoulos: A former Clinton administration official and other economists agree that "if you keep extending these temporary unemployment benefits, you're just going to extend joblessness even more." By Louis Jacobson• August 4, 2009 Pam Bondi stated on July 31, 2010 in a Bay News 9/CFN 13 debate.: Mortgage fraud is "up 400 percent in the last five years." By Aaron Sharockman• August 2, 2010 Michael Needham stated on December 14, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": The federal budget bill "reauthorizes the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, which provides taxpayer dollars so that the Four Seasons hotel can build a resort in Turkey." By Lauren Carroll• December 15, 2014
The facts behind funding Iowa’s public universities By Natalie Dunlap• April 26, 2021 Taking a closer look at Donald Trump's promises in new ad By Allison Graves• October 14, 2016 Fact-checking claims about domestic violence, Ray Rice By Katie Sanders, Derek Tsang• September 17, 2014 As extremes shape voter ID debate, the rules keep getting stricter By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• August 9, 2021 Can green card, visa holders fly in the US under new Real ID rules? Here's what to know By Maria Briceño• May 12, 2025 North Carolina voter ID amendment debate features misleading claims By Will Doran• November 1, 2018 Does Wisconsin’s new voter ID law ‘disenfranchise’ voters? By Dave Umhoefer• June 13, 2011 Michigan voters don't need to show ID at the polls to cast their ballots By Clara Hendrickson• August 4, 2020 As Holder targets Texas law, a look at our voter ID checks By Sue Owen• July 25, 2013 Meta breaks up with fact-checkers. Here’s how it affects PolitiFact. By Katie Sanders• January 9, 2025 Six times PolitiFact checked claims about the NC constitutional amendments By Will Doran• November 2, 2018 Checking claims about Texas voting rights and fraud By W. Gardner Selby• August 5, 2015 November's greatest hits: Checks about Obamacare, Texas voter ID laws By W. Gardner Selby• November 30, 2013 Perry promise meter grows by one, on voter ID By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• January 25, 2011 Are Sensenbrenner and Moore in agreement on Voting Rights Act? By Dave Umhoefer• March 6, 2013 The facts behind Iowa Gov. Reynolds’ Condition of the State Address By Natalie Dunlap, Brian Grace, Lyle Muller, Sarah Watson• January 13, 2021 PolitiFact Mailbag: ‘Get out of left field’ and ‘facts are the foundation of truth’ By Amy Sherman• January 27, 2022 Absolute statements and the Texas Truth-O-Meter By W. Gardner Selby• November 19, 2013 In NC, can someone commit voter fraud using only 'a phone book'? By Paul Specht• January 29, 2020 Fact-checking voting laws: a year-end report By Amy Sherman• December 19, 2013
