0 People 53 Fact-checks 22 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (53) Patrick Leahy stated on March 08, 2017 in a House Judiciary Committee hearing: Wealthy foreigners can obtain visas through a special program, but only a small number "invest in true high-unemployment areas. Almost every other EB-5 project uses gerrymandering to qualify as distressed." By Miriam Valverde• March 21, 2017 Terry McAuliffe stated on December 05, 2012 in a news conference.: Says Virginia economic development officials "decided they didn’t want to bid on" his company's electric automobile plant. By Nancy Madsen• January 24, 2013 Ken Cuccinelli stated on August 22, 2013 in a TV ad.: "There’s only one candidate under investigation -- Terry McAuliffe." By Nancy Madsen• September 3, 2013 Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a U.S. Senate Democratic primary debate: "We have that program where immigrants come here and they have to bring a million dollars in order to get a green card if they’re going to create jobs." By Cristina Silva• June 29, 2010 National Rifle Association stated on October 04, 2016 in a campaign mailer: Says Patrick Murphy "supports a gun ban on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms used for hunting, recreational shooting and self defense." By Joshua Gillin• October 11, 2016 Facebook posts stated on October 10, 2019 in a Facebook post: Congressional benefits include “free health care, outrageous retirement packages, 67 paid holidays, three weeks paid vacation, unlimited paid sick days.” By Bill McCarthy• February 1, 2021 Steven King stated on January 05, 2014 in a TV interview: "We’ve had the private sector more than double the investment that was made by the public sector" at Quonset Business Park. By John Hill• January 22, 2014 Donald Trump stated on April 30, 2018 in a press conference: "In seven years that (nuclear) deal will have expired, and Iran is free to go ahead and create nuclear weapons." By Jon Greenberg• May 2, 2018 Scott Walker stated on February 01, 2011 in the State of the State speech: Most state employees could pay twice as much toward their health care premiums and it would still be half the national average By Dave Umhoefer• February 8, 2011 George Will stated on February 20, 2011 in ABC's "This Week": If Wisconsin's governor cuts perquisites as much as he plans to do, "it would still leave (workers) better off than their private sector" counterparts. By Robert Farley• February 21, 2011 Jerry Patterson stated on April 27, 2010 in a newspaper column: "We’re making more than ever off oil and gas right now, but it’s no secret that oil production in Texas peaked in the 1970s." By W. Gardner Selby• May 2, 2010 C.W. Bill Young stated on October 17, 2012 in a TV commercial: Says he "opposed $716 billion cut to Medicare." By Katie Sanders• October 30, 2012 Rudy Giuliani stated on November 02, 2007 in a television interview.: "America never made up for the gutting of the intelligence services that Bill Clinton did. I think those are (former CIA director George) Tenet's words ... that Bill Clinton gutted American intelligence." By Shawn Zeller• November 19, 2007 Donald Trump stated on April 26, 2018 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": The nuclear deal gave Iran "$150 billion, giving $1.8 billion in cash — in actual cash carried out in barrels and in boxes from airplanes." By Jon Greenberg• April 27, 2018 Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: The United States is "the only advanced country on Earth" that doesn’t guarantee "paid maternity leave to our workers." By Steve Contorno• January 21, 2015 Vicki Shabo stated on December 12, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Cycle": "About 40 percent of workers don’t ... have a single paid sick day." By Katie Sanders• December 17, 2013 Tim Kaine stated on February 19, 2011 in a speech at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner.: "We’ve now gained private sector jobs 12 months in a row." By Jacob Geiger• March 2, 2011 Rex Tillerson stated on January 11, 2017 in a Senate confirmation hearing: "I have never lobbied against sanctions personally... to my knowledge, Exxon never directly lobbied against sanctions. By Jon Greenberg• January 12, 2017 Jennifer Boysko stated on January 18, 2021 in a committee debate.: “The United States is the only industrialized, modernized country that does not already have a paid family medical leave program in place.” By Warren Fiske• January 28, 2021 Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America stated on February 14, 2014 in a news release: Gun "marketplaces" on Facebook mean "ANYONE can broker a deal on a gun online, meet the seller in a parking lot somewhere, and walk away with a weapon." By Dana Tims• February 27, 2014 Articles (22) PolitiFact Sheet: Jared Kushner, Kushner Companies, EB-5 visas and Chinese investors By Miriam Valverde• May 15, 2017 McAuliffe's car troubles persist By Nancy Madsen• August 11, 2013 New video or not, Clinton claim about ISIS using Trump in video is still False By Louis Jacobson• January 5, 2016 Title 42 expiration: What's next for migrants applying for asylum at US’ southern border? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• May 8, 2023 The intel numbers game By Shawn Zeller• November 19, 2007 An early look at debate jabs from Gillespie, Warner By Warren Fiske, Sean Gorman, Nancy Madsen• October 8, 2014 These are PolitiFact's top 10 most-read fact-checks of Donald Trump By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• February 1, 2024 How Iran and the United States came to the brink By Jon Greenberg• January 7, 2020 Expira Título 42: ¿Qué sigue para los migrantes que piden asilo en la frontera de EEUU? 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Patrick Leahy stated on March 08, 2017 in a House Judiciary Committee hearing: Wealthy foreigners can obtain visas through a special program, but only a small number "invest in true high-unemployment areas. Almost every other EB-5 project uses gerrymandering to qualify as distressed." By Miriam Valverde• March 21, 2017 Terry McAuliffe stated on December 05, 2012 in a news conference.: Says Virginia economic development officials "decided they didn’t want to bid on" his company's electric automobile plant. By Nancy Madsen• January 24, 2013 Ken Cuccinelli stated on August 22, 2013 in a TV ad.: "There’s only one candidate under investigation -- Terry McAuliffe." By Nancy Madsen• September 3, 2013 Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a U.S. Senate Democratic primary debate: "We have that program where immigrants come here and they have to bring a million dollars in order to get a green card if they’re going to create jobs." By Cristina Silva• June 29, 2010 National Rifle Association stated on October 04, 2016 in a campaign mailer: Says Patrick Murphy "supports a gun ban on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms used for hunting, recreational shooting and self defense." By Joshua Gillin• October 11, 2016 Facebook posts stated on October 10, 2019 in a Facebook post: Congressional benefits include “free health care, outrageous retirement packages, 67 paid holidays, three weeks paid vacation, unlimited paid sick days.” By Bill McCarthy• February 1, 2021 Steven King stated on January 05, 2014 in a TV interview: "We’ve had the private sector more than double the investment that was made by the public sector" at Quonset Business Park. By John Hill• January 22, 2014 Donald Trump stated on April 30, 2018 in a press conference: "In seven years that (nuclear) deal will have expired, and Iran is free to go ahead and create nuclear weapons." By Jon Greenberg• May 2, 2018 Scott Walker stated on February 01, 2011 in the State of the State speech: Most state employees could pay twice as much toward their health care premiums and it would still be half the national average By Dave Umhoefer• February 8, 2011 George Will stated on February 20, 2011 in ABC's "This Week": If Wisconsin's governor cuts perquisites as much as he plans to do, "it would still leave (workers) better off than their private sector" counterparts. By Robert Farley• February 21, 2011 Jerry Patterson stated on April 27, 2010 in a newspaper column: "We’re making more than ever off oil and gas right now, but it’s no secret that oil production in Texas peaked in the 1970s." By W. Gardner Selby• May 2, 2010 C.W. Bill Young stated on October 17, 2012 in a TV commercial: Says he "opposed $716 billion cut to Medicare." By Katie Sanders• October 30, 2012 Rudy Giuliani stated on November 02, 2007 in a television interview.: "America never made up for the gutting of the intelligence services that Bill Clinton did. I think those are (former CIA director George) Tenet's words ... that Bill Clinton gutted American intelligence." By Shawn Zeller• November 19, 2007 Donald Trump stated on April 26, 2018 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": The nuclear deal gave Iran "$150 billion, giving $1.8 billion in cash — in actual cash carried out in barrels and in boxes from airplanes." By Jon Greenberg• April 27, 2018 Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: The United States is "the only advanced country on Earth" that doesn’t guarantee "paid maternity leave to our workers." By Steve Contorno• January 21, 2015 Vicki Shabo stated on December 12, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Cycle": "About 40 percent of workers don’t ... have a single paid sick day." By Katie Sanders• December 17, 2013 Tim Kaine stated on February 19, 2011 in a speech at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner.: "We’ve now gained private sector jobs 12 months in a row." By Jacob Geiger• March 2, 2011 Rex Tillerson stated on January 11, 2017 in a Senate confirmation hearing: "I have never lobbied against sanctions personally... to my knowledge, Exxon never directly lobbied against sanctions. By Jon Greenberg• January 12, 2017 Jennifer Boysko stated on January 18, 2021 in a committee debate.: “The United States is the only industrialized, modernized country that does not already have a paid family medical leave program in place.” By Warren Fiske• January 28, 2021 Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America stated on February 14, 2014 in a news release: Gun "marketplaces" on Facebook mean "ANYONE can broker a deal on a gun online, meet the seller in a parking lot somewhere, and walk away with a weapon." By Dana Tims• February 27, 2014
PolitiFact Sheet: Jared Kushner, Kushner Companies, EB-5 visas and Chinese investors By Miriam Valverde• May 15, 2017 McAuliffe's car troubles persist By Nancy Madsen• August 11, 2013 New video or not, Clinton claim about ISIS using Trump in video is still False By Louis Jacobson• January 5, 2016 Title 42 expiration: What's next for migrants applying for asylum at US’ southern border? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• May 8, 2023 The intel numbers game By Shawn Zeller• November 19, 2007 An early look at debate jabs from Gillespie, Warner By Warren Fiske, Sean Gorman, Nancy Madsen• October 8, 2014 These are PolitiFact's top 10 most-read fact-checks of Donald Trump By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• February 1, 2024 How Iran and the United States came to the brink By Jon Greenberg• January 7, 2020 Expira Título 42: ¿Qué sigue para los migrantes que piden asilo en la frontera de EEUU? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• May 8, 2023 Fact-checking Hillary Clinton on 'Meet the Press' By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Linda Qiu• May 22, 2016 Why COVID-19 patients who could most benefit from Paxlovid still aren’t getting it By Arthur Allen• March 11, 2024 Meet the 'zombie stat' that just won't die By Jon Greenberg• July 3, 2014 Fact-checking the Democratic presidential debate in Manchester, New Hampshire By Jon Greenberg, Miriam Valverde• February 8, 2020 Fact-checking Joe Biden’s closing arguments of the 2020 campaign By Louis Jacobson• October 27, 2020 Is the Center for Immigration Studies a hate group, as the Southern Poverty Law Center says? By Amy Sherman• March 22, 2017 2014 Lie of the Year: Exaggerations about Ebola By Angie Drobnic Holan, Aaron Sharockman• December 15, 2014 Fact-checking night one of the 2020 Democratic debates in Detroit By PolitiFact Staff • July 31, 2019 Fact-checking night one of the 2020 Democratic presidential debates in Detroit By PolitiFact Staff • July 30, 2019 Joe Biden is halfway through his term. Here's how many campaign promises he's kept so far. By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• January 19, 2023 The food pyramid was phased out in 2011, but it still gets hate. We looked back at why By Grace Abels• November 7, 2025
