2 People 4814 Fact-checks 1822 Articles People (2) Organizers for Bernie 2020 Our Democracy 2020 Fact-checks (4814) Joe Biden stated on January 11, 2022 in a speech on voting rights in Georgia: “In the 2020 election, President Trump voted from behind the desk in the White House in Florida.” By Amy Sherman• January 13, 2022 Donald Trump stated on April 09, 2025 in a memo: The 2020 election was “rigged” and Chris Krebs, former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency director, “baselessly” dismissed “election malfeasance.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• April 10, 2025 Viral image stated on January 30, 2022 in a photo on Facebook: “Over 65% of the country believes that (the) 2020 election was fraudulent. That number was around 35% a year ago.” By Sara Swann• February 2, 2022 Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2020 in a debate: Michigan has been “like a prison” during the coronavirus. By Clara Hendrickson• October 23, 2020 Donald Trump stated on July 27, 2024 in a rally in St. Cloud, Minnesota: During the 2020 Minnesota riots after George Floyd’s murder, Gov. Tim Walz didn’t call in the National Guard, “so, I sent in the National Guard to save Minneapolis.” By Amy Sherman• August 7, 2024 Facebook posts stated on November 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: The number of people who have died in the U.S. in 2020 is on par with years prior to COVID-19. By Samantha Putterman• December 11, 2020 Tim Walz stated on August 06, 2024 in a rally in Philadelphia: “Violent crime was up under Donald Trump.” By Louis Jacobson• August 7, 2024 Rebecca Kleefisch stated on June 08, 2022 in Campaign email: “Joe Biden’s margin of the less than 21,000 votes in Wisconsin was the tightest of any state in 2020.” By Laura Schulte• June 23, 2022 Donald Trump stated on January 06, 2021 in a speech on the Ellipse outside the White House: "We won. We won in a landslide. This was a landslide.” By Daniel Funke• January 7, 2021 Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2024 in a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina: Kamala Harris “wants to defund the police.” By Amy Sherman• July 30, 2024 Dinesh D'Souza stated on November 06, 2024 in a post on X: The 2024 election results show that Joe Biden’s 80 million votes in 2020 were a “lie.” By Madison Czopek• November 6, 2024 Donald Trump stated on April 01, 2024 in Radio interview: In 2020, Trump “did much better” in the Wisconsin election than 2016, and “after the wrongdoing was found, people said, ‘Well, he actually did win.’” By Hope Karnopp• April 1, 2024 Donald Trump stated on January 23, 2024 in a speech in New Hampshire: Democrats “used COVID to cheat” in the 2020 election. By Amy Sherman• January 30, 2024 Donald Trump stated on March 02, 2024 in a speech: “Eighty-two percent of the country understands that (the 2020 election) was a rigged election.” By Paul Specht• March 7, 2024 Facebook posts stated on June 16, 2024 in a post: Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020. By Grace Abels• June 21, 2024 The Gateway Pundit stated on October 17, 2021 in a headline: Democrats “manufactured votes from low income voters to steal the battleground states.” By Amy Sherman• October 19, 2021 Kim Reynolds stated on January 07, 2021 in a news conference: Before COVID-19, “more Iowans (were) working than at any other time in our state history." By Sarah Watson• January 11, 2021 Facebook posts stated on February 01, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Myanmar used Dominion Voting Systems.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 2, 2021 Facebook posts stated on March 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Finally, a judge has ruled Dominion voting machines were designed to create fraud.” By Tom Kertscher• March 23, 2021 Jared Moskowitz stated on March 26, 2023 in an interview on CNN: Former President Donald Trump “instructed all the governors to shut down” because of the COVID-19 pandemic. By Amy Sherman• April 3, 2023 Articles (1822) PolitiFact’s coronavirus coverage in one place By Daniel Funke• February 10, 2020 Top Flip-O-Meter fact checks 2020 -- Wisconsin By Haley BeMiller• December 28, 2020 Fact-checking false claims about the 2020 election By Daniel Funke• November 20, 2020 PolitiFact’s complete coverage of the 2020 Democratic National Convention By Katie Sanders, PolitiFact Staff • August 21, 2020 9 key fact-checks about the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin By D.L. Davis• January 4, 2021 Top 10 fact checks of 2020 -- Wisconsin By Eric Litke• December 24, 2020 Top election fact checks -- Wisconsin By Haley BeMiller• December 24, 2020 The scariest misinformation of 2020 By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 31, 2020 Lie of the Year 2020: Readers' Choice Poll By Josie Hollingsworth• December 16, 2020 6 things we’ve learned from one year of coronavirus misinformation By Daniel Funke• March 12, 2021 Voting Counts: Michigan’s primary went smoothly, but revealed potential problems for November vote By Clara Hendrickson• September 9, 2020 46 minutes of falsehoods: Trump rehashes baseless election claims in White House video By Bill McCarthy• December 3, 2020 Top 10 Kenosha-related fact checks of 2020 By Eric Litke• December 28, 2020 Pants on Fire in Review 2020 -- Wisconsin By Haley BeMiller• December 28, 2020 10 most popular social media fact-checks of 2020 By Daniel Funke• December 30, 2020 PolitiFact's complete coverage of the 2020 RNC By Katie Sanders, PolitiFact Staff • August 28, 2020 We fact-checked the Democrats' closing push in Iowa before the caucuses By Josie Hollingsworth, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• January 27, 2020 What we know about 2020 election interference: It’s not just Russia By Daniel Funke• September 25, 2020 How Ted Nugent’s claim about voter turnout, suppression presents a false choice By Amy Sherman• January 26, 2022 COVID-19 fact checks in review -- Wisconsin By Madeline Heim• December 28, 2020
Joe Biden stated on January 11, 2022 in a speech on voting rights in Georgia: “In the 2020 election, President Trump voted from behind the desk in the White House in Florida.” By Amy Sherman• January 13, 2022 Donald Trump stated on April 09, 2025 in a memo: The 2020 election was “rigged” and Chris Krebs, former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency director, “baselessly” dismissed “election malfeasance.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• April 10, 2025 Viral image stated on January 30, 2022 in a photo on Facebook: “Over 65% of the country believes that (the) 2020 election was fraudulent. That number was around 35% a year ago.” By Sara Swann• February 2, 2022 Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2020 in a debate: Michigan has been “like a prison” during the coronavirus. By Clara Hendrickson• October 23, 2020 Donald Trump stated on July 27, 2024 in a rally in St. Cloud, Minnesota: During the 2020 Minnesota riots after George Floyd’s murder, Gov. Tim Walz didn’t call in the National Guard, “so, I sent in the National Guard to save Minneapolis.” By Amy Sherman• August 7, 2024 Facebook posts stated on November 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: The number of people who have died in the U.S. in 2020 is on par with years prior to COVID-19. By Samantha Putterman• December 11, 2020 Tim Walz stated on August 06, 2024 in a rally in Philadelphia: “Violent crime was up under Donald Trump.” By Louis Jacobson• August 7, 2024 Rebecca Kleefisch stated on June 08, 2022 in Campaign email: “Joe Biden’s margin of the less than 21,000 votes in Wisconsin was the tightest of any state in 2020.” By Laura Schulte• June 23, 2022 Donald Trump stated on January 06, 2021 in a speech on the Ellipse outside the White House: "We won. We won in a landslide. This was a landslide.” By Daniel Funke• January 7, 2021 Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2024 in a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina: Kamala Harris “wants to defund the police.” By Amy Sherman• July 30, 2024 Dinesh D'Souza stated on November 06, 2024 in a post on X: The 2024 election results show that Joe Biden’s 80 million votes in 2020 were a “lie.” By Madison Czopek• November 6, 2024 Donald Trump stated on April 01, 2024 in Radio interview: In 2020, Trump “did much better” in the Wisconsin election than 2016, and “after the wrongdoing was found, people said, ‘Well, he actually did win.’” By Hope Karnopp• April 1, 2024 Donald Trump stated on January 23, 2024 in a speech in New Hampshire: Democrats “used COVID to cheat” in the 2020 election. By Amy Sherman• January 30, 2024 Donald Trump stated on March 02, 2024 in a speech: “Eighty-two percent of the country understands that (the 2020 election) was a rigged election.” By Paul Specht• March 7, 2024 Facebook posts stated on June 16, 2024 in a post: Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020. By Grace Abels• June 21, 2024 The Gateway Pundit stated on October 17, 2021 in a headline: Democrats “manufactured votes from low income voters to steal the battleground states.” By Amy Sherman• October 19, 2021 Kim Reynolds stated on January 07, 2021 in a news conference: Before COVID-19, “more Iowans (were) working than at any other time in our state history." By Sarah Watson• January 11, 2021 Facebook posts stated on February 01, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Myanmar used Dominion Voting Systems.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 2, 2021 Facebook posts stated on March 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Finally, a judge has ruled Dominion voting machines were designed to create fraud.” By Tom Kertscher• March 23, 2021 Jared Moskowitz stated on March 26, 2023 in an interview on CNN: Former President Donald Trump “instructed all the governors to shut down” because of the COVID-19 pandemic. By Amy Sherman• April 3, 2023
PolitiFact’s coronavirus coverage in one place By Daniel Funke• February 10, 2020 Top Flip-O-Meter fact checks 2020 -- Wisconsin By Haley BeMiller• December 28, 2020 Fact-checking false claims about the 2020 election By Daniel Funke• November 20, 2020 PolitiFact’s complete coverage of the 2020 Democratic National Convention By Katie Sanders, PolitiFact Staff • August 21, 2020 9 key fact-checks about the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin By D.L. Davis• January 4, 2021 Top 10 fact checks of 2020 -- Wisconsin By Eric Litke• December 24, 2020 Top election fact checks -- Wisconsin By Haley BeMiller• December 24, 2020 The scariest misinformation of 2020 By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 31, 2020 Lie of the Year 2020: Readers' Choice Poll By Josie Hollingsworth• December 16, 2020 6 things we’ve learned from one year of coronavirus misinformation By Daniel Funke• March 12, 2021 Voting Counts: Michigan’s primary went smoothly, but revealed potential problems for November vote By Clara Hendrickson• September 9, 2020 46 minutes of falsehoods: Trump rehashes baseless election claims in White House video By Bill McCarthy• December 3, 2020 Top 10 Kenosha-related fact checks of 2020 By Eric Litke• December 28, 2020 Pants on Fire in Review 2020 -- Wisconsin By Haley BeMiller• December 28, 2020 10 most popular social media fact-checks of 2020 By Daniel Funke• December 30, 2020 PolitiFact's complete coverage of the 2020 RNC By Katie Sanders, PolitiFact Staff • August 28, 2020 We fact-checked the Democrats' closing push in Iowa before the caucuses By Josie Hollingsworth, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• January 27, 2020 What we know about 2020 election interference: It’s not just Russia By Daniel Funke• September 25, 2020 How Ted Nugent’s claim about voter turnout, suppression presents a false choice By Amy Sherman• January 26, 2022 COVID-19 fact checks in review -- Wisconsin By Madeline Heim• December 28, 2020
