0 People 3279 Fact-checks 1005 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (3279) Brian Kilmeade stated on January 21, 2014 in a broadcast of "Fox and Friends": Says Colorado food stamp recipients can use ATMs to get cash to buy marijuana. By Jon Greenberg• January 24, 2014 Facebook posts stated on January 16, 2019 in a Facebook post: When using an ATM, customers should "press the cancel button twice before inserting the card. If anyone has set up the keypad to steal your pin code, this will cancel that set up." By Samantha Putterman• January 22, 2019 National Republican Congressional Committee stated on October 11, 2016 in a TV ad : Says Colorado congressional candidate Morgan Carroll "voted to allow welfare recipients to use your tax dollars at ATMs at strip clubs and pot dispensaries." By Alan Gathright• October 13, 2016 Facebook posts stated on March 18, 2019 in posts online: ATM users in distress can enter their PIN backwards to secretly call the police. By Julianna Rennie• March 26, 2019 Wayne LaPierre stated on February 13, 2013 in an op-ed in the Daily Caller: "Phoenix is already one of the kidnapping capitals of the world." By Louis Jacobson, Ciara O'Rourke• February 19, 2013 Viral image stated on May 23, 2024 in a Facebook post: Elon Musk said, “I’d rather drink sewer water than see Taylor Swift at the Super Bowl.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 4, 2024 Viral image stated on March 06, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Winston Churchill said, "When you’re 20, you care what everyone thinks, when you’re 40 you stop caring what everyone thinks, when you’re 60, you realize no one was ever thinking about you in the first place." By Ciara O'Rourke• March 8, 2019 Stephen Ucci stated on March 30, 2011 in a news release: "A [bank] surveillance camera capturing a criminal’s face and other identifiable traits would certainly discourage robbery attempts and serve as a deterrent to robbers." By Richard Salit• May 6, 2011 Facebook posts stated on June 03, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says swabbing a tick with a soap-soaked cotton ball is a "safe, easy way" to remove them from skin. By Samantha Putterman• June 7, 2019 Facebook posts stated on May 06, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says chiefs from the American Indian Nation gave Donald Trump a plaque of his new Indian name, "Walking Eagle," which actually depicts "a bird so full of s*** it can no longer fly." By Samantha Putterman• May 8, 2019 Sean Hannity stated on January 27, 2022 in a radio show segment: “There's never been a president (before Joe Biden) that has made race and gender the defining factor” for a Supreme Court nomination. By Bill McCarthy• January 28, 2022 Facebook posts stated on August 21, 2024 in a Facebook post: Beyoncé and Taylor Swift announced a “big endorsement concert” and said, “No more silence, before it’s too late, our voice must be heard now!” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 28, 2024 Ron DeSantis stated on May 05, 2023 in an interview with Newsmax: “Donald Trump himself wrote a book where he was talking about the need to increase the age of eligibility for Social Security to 70.” By Amy Sherman• May 12, 2023 Ben Carson stated on November 08, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Go look on the West Point website and you’ll see those specific words, ‘full scholarship to West Point.’ So even though it is, you know, given as a grant for anybody who gets in, those words are used." By Linda Qiu• November 8, 2015 Facebook posts stated on November 28, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Disney selling ABC for $20 Billion: New owner plans to cancel 'The View’.” By Maria Briceño• December 3, 2024 Scott Walker stated on January 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The U.S. Senate cannot convict a former President.” By Eric Litke• January 28, 2021 David Dewhurst stated on June 11, 2010 in a speech: "Phoenix, Arizona, I'm told, is now the No. 2 kidnapping capital in the world, right behind Mexico City." By Ciara O'Rourke• June 18, 2010 Threads posts stated on November 18, 2024 in a Threads post: The Associated Press misspelled Mississippi in a headline about the state’s literacy program. By Sofia Ahmed• November 21, 2024 Rick Perry stated on May 06, 2013 in video remarks to the Family Research Council: Says Sam Houston opposed slavery and as governor said Texas should not leave the union over slavery. By Sue Owen• May 22, 2013 Dick Cheney stated on April 08, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: Says it’s "an old wives’ story" that Margaret Thatcher told George H.W. Bush not to go wobbly. By Becky Bowers• April 10, 2013 Articles (1005) Fact-checking 7 claims about marijuana By Jon Greenberg• January 31, 2014 A timeline of what Trump said before Jan. 6 Capitol riot By Amy Sherman• January 11, 2021 Ronda Storms' food stamp law affects cash assistance, too By Katie Sanders• February 10, 2012 Fact-checking 7 claims about marijuana By Jon Greenberg• January 31, 2014 Pennsylvania bill doesn’t fine women for miscarrying, but costs could trickle down to patients By Samantha Putterman• June 11, 2021 What is ballot harvesting, and why is Trump tweeting about it during an election-year pandemic? By Amy Sherman• May 29, 2020 House Democrats press timeline in Day 2 of Senate impeachment trial By Angie Drobnic Holan, Amy Sherman• February 11, 2021 A guide to George Santos’ dubious statements about drag, Brazil, his 9/11 connection and more By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2023 Tracking Vivek Ramaswamy's shifting stances on Trump, Hunter Biden, TikTok and more By Amy Sherman• September 26, 2023 Tell us: What was the biggest lie of 2022? By Katie Sanders• November 29, 2022 Fact-checking voting laws: a year-end report By Amy Sherman• December 19, 2013 UPDATED: Lupe Valdez, a Democratic candidate for governor, often notes migrant worker roots By W. Gardner Selby• December 6, 2017 What role did Glenn Youngkin play in purchase of Taylor Swift’s masters? (PolitiFact’s version) By Noah Y. Kim• October 11, 2021 Fact-checking Mike Bloomberg’s response to redlining attack By Amy Sherman• February 27, 2020 Fact-checking Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Republican response to Joe Biden’s 2023 State of the Union By PolitiFact Staff • February 8, 2023 This Supreme Court case is reshaping LGBTQ+ rights. You probably haven’t heard about it. By Grace Abels• May 20, 2024 FBI investigation undermines Clinton email defense By Lauren Carroll• July 5, 2016 Where Trump and Biden stand on key LGBTQ+ issues By Grace Abels• June 18, 2024 How do standards measure up at immigration detention centers? A special report By Miriam Valverde• September 6, 2017 We asked, you answered: PolitiFact readers’ choice for the 2022 Lie of the Year By Louis Jacobson• December 13, 2022
Brian Kilmeade stated on January 21, 2014 in a broadcast of "Fox and Friends": Says Colorado food stamp recipients can use ATMs to get cash to buy marijuana. By Jon Greenberg• January 24, 2014 Facebook posts stated on January 16, 2019 in a Facebook post: When using an ATM, customers should "press the cancel button twice before inserting the card. If anyone has set up the keypad to steal your pin code, this will cancel that set up." By Samantha Putterman• January 22, 2019 National Republican Congressional Committee stated on October 11, 2016 in a TV ad : Says Colorado congressional candidate Morgan Carroll "voted to allow welfare recipients to use your tax dollars at ATMs at strip clubs and pot dispensaries." By Alan Gathright• October 13, 2016 Facebook posts stated on March 18, 2019 in posts online: ATM users in distress can enter their PIN backwards to secretly call the police. By Julianna Rennie• March 26, 2019 Wayne LaPierre stated on February 13, 2013 in an op-ed in the Daily Caller: "Phoenix is already one of the kidnapping capitals of the world." By Louis Jacobson, Ciara O'Rourke• February 19, 2013 Viral image stated on May 23, 2024 in a Facebook post: Elon Musk said, “I’d rather drink sewer water than see Taylor Swift at the Super Bowl.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 4, 2024 Viral image stated on March 06, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Winston Churchill said, "When you’re 20, you care what everyone thinks, when you’re 40 you stop caring what everyone thinks, when you’re 60, you realize no one was ever thinking about you in the first place." By Ciara O'Rourke• March 8, 2019 Stephen Ucci stated on March 30, 2011 in a news release: "A [bank] surveillance camera capturing a criminal’s face and other identifiable traits would certainly discourage robbery attempts and serve as a deterrent to robbers." By Richard Salit• May 6, 2011 Facebook posts stated on June 03, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says swabbing a tick with a soap-soaked cotton ball is a "safe, easy way" to remove them from skin. By Samantha Putterman• June 7, 2019 Facebook posts stated on May 06, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says chiefs from the American Indian Nation gave Donald Trump a plaque of his new Indian name, "Walking Eagle," which actually depicts "a bird so full of s*** it can no longer fly." By Samantha Putterman• May 8, 2019 Sean Hannity stated on January 27, 2022 in a radio show segment: “There's never been a president (before Joe Biden) that has made race and gender the defining factor” for a Supreme Court nomination. By Bill McCarthy• January 28, 2022 Facebook posts stated on August 21, 2024 in a Facebook post: Beyoncé and Taylor Swift announced a “big endorsement concert” and said, “No more silence, before it’s too late, our voice must be heard now!” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 28, 2024 Ron DeSantis stated on May 05, 2023 in an interview with Newsmax: “Donald Trump himself wrote a book where he was talking about the need to increase the age of eligibility for Social Security to 70.” By Amy Sherman• May 12, 2023 Ben Carson stated on November 08, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Go look on the West Point website and you’ll see those specific words, ‘full scholarship to West Point.’ So even though it is, you know, given as a grant for anybody who gets in, those words are used." By Linda Qiu• November 8, 2015 Facebook posts stated on November 28, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Disney selling ABC for $20 Billion: New owner plans to cancel 'The View’.” By Maria Briceño• December 3, 2024 Scott Walker stated on January 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The U.S. Senate cannot convict a former President.” By Eric Litke• January 28, 2021 David Dewhurst stated on June 11, 2010 in a speech: "Phoenix, Arizona, I'm told, is now the No. 2 kidnapping capital in the world, right behind Mexico City." By Ciara O'Rourke• June 18, 2010 Threads posts stated on November 18, 2024 in a Threads post: The Associated Press misspelled Mississippi in a headline about the state’s literacy program. By Sofia Ahmed• November 21, 2024 Rick Perry stated on May 06, 2013 in video remarks to the Family Research Council: Says Sam Houston opposed slavery and as governor said Texas should not leave the union over slavery. By Sue Owen• May 22, 2013 Dick Cheney stated on April 08, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: Says it’s "an old wives’ story" that Margaret Thatcher told George H.W. Bush not to go wobbly. By Becky Bowers• April 10, 2013
Fact-checking 7 claims about marijuana By Jon Greenberg• January 31, 2014 A timeline of what Trump said before Jan. 6 Capitol riot By Amy Sherman• January 11, 2021 Ronda Storms' food stamp law affects cash assistance, too By Katie Sanders• February 10, 2012 Fact-checking 7 claims about marijuana By Jon Greenberg• January 31, 2014 Pennsylvania bill doesn’t fine women for miscarrying, but costs could trickle down to patients By Samantha Putterman• June 11, 2021 What is ballot harvesting, and why is Trump tweeting about it during an election-year pandemic? By Amy Sherman• May 29, 2020 House Democrats press timeline in Day 2 of Senate impeachment trial By Angie Drobnic Holan, Amy Sherman• February 11, 2021 A guide to George Santos’ dubious statements about drag, Brazil, his 9/11 connection and more By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2023 Tracking Vivek Ramaswamy's shifting stances on Trump, Hunter Biden, TikTok and more By Amy Sherman• September 26, 2023 Tell us: What was the biggest lie of 2022? By Katie Sanders• November 29, 2022 Fact-checking voting laws: a year-end report By Amy Sherman• December 19, 2013 UPDATED: Lupe Valdez, a Democratic candidate for governor, often notes migrant worker roots By W. Gardner Selby• December 6, 2017 What role did Glenn Youngkin play in purchase of Taylor Swift’s masters? (PolitiFact’s version) By Noah Y. Kim• October 11, 2021 Fact-checking Mike Bloomberg’s response to redlining attack By Amy Sherman• February 27, 2020 Fact-checking Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Republican response to Joe Biden’s 2023 State of the Union By PolitiFact Staff • February 8, 2023 This Supreme Court case is reshaping LGBTQ+ rights. You probably haven’t heard about it. By Grace Abels• May 20, 2024 FBI investigation undermines Clinton email defense By Lauren Carroll• July 5, 2016 Where Trump and Biden stand on key LGBTQ+ issues By Grace Abels• June 18, 2024 How do standards measure up at immigration detention centers? A special report By Miriam Valverde• September 6, 2017 We asked, you answered: PolitiFact readers’ choice for the 2022 Lie of the Year By Louis Jacobson• December 13, 2022
