1 People 314 Fact-checks 82 Articles People (1) The Other 98% Fact-checks (314) Janet Freedman stated on January 13, 2013 in an interview on 10 News Conference: Tide gauges measuring sea level in Rhode Island since 1930 have risen "maybe about 10 inches since that time." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• February 8, 2013 National Rifle Association stated on November 25, 2019 in a story: Says “Joe Biden wants to ban 9mm pistols.” By Samantha Putterman• March 18, 2020 Hal Turner Radio Show stated on May 20, 2021 in a blog post: People with the COVID-19 vaccine are being "tracked in real time via 5G cellular, and all that data can be hacked into to track you." By Andy Nguyen• May 28, 2021 Paul Bedard stated on February 27, 2015 in an opinion piece in the "Washington Examiner": Says "President Obama is using executive actions to impose gun control on the nation, targeting the top-selling rifle in the country ... with a ban on one of the most-used" assault rifle bullets. By Jon Greenberg• March 4, 2015 Wisconsin Department of Transportation stated on September 08, 2017 in a news release: "Wisconsin's driver licenses and identification (ID) cards are currently the most secure in the nation." By D.L. Davis• November 24, 2017 Michael Steele stated on September 25, 2009 in a blast e-mail from Republican National Committee: In a now-viral video, "impressionable youngsters at a public school in New Jersey ... have been instructed to sing the praises of 'Barack Hussein Obama.'" By Robert Farley• September 25, 2009 Suzanne Bonamici stated on January 10, 2012 in a debate: "I also voted 98 percent of the time with Republicans in the Oregon Legislature." By Janie Har• January 14, 2012 Facebook posts stated on January 26, 2021 in a post on Facebook: Video shows “pupils in Nigeria running away from being vaccinated.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 27, 2021 Threads posts stated on July 14, 2024 in a post on Threads: Trump campaign rally gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks was “arrested more than once.” By Ranjan Jindal• July 16, 2024 Hillary Clinton stated on September 17, 2007 in a speech in Des Moines, Iowa.: Health insurance premiums "have almost doubled ... since 2000." By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 15, 2007 Sid Miller stated on March 10, 2015 in a symposium on water hosted by the Texas Tribune: Texas agriculture is "at 98 percent efficiency" in water use and "just about maxed out as to what we can do on the conservation end of it." By W. Gardner Selby• May 4, 2015 Pam Bondi stated on September 08, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Of the 98 top oxycodone-dispensing doctors who used to live in Florida, "today, there are none." By Joshua Gillin• September 16, 2014 Robert Cowles stated on July 12, 2024 in Radio address: “The most recent State Budget increased funding for the Department of Tourism by 98 percent.” By D.L. Davis• September 16, 2024 Rob Cornilles stated on November 27, 2011 in in a debate: Suzanne Bonamici votes with her party a partisan 98 percent of the time. By Janie Har• December 10, 2011 Connie Mack stated on October 17, 2012 in a U.S. Senate debate: Says Bill Nelson voted "98 percent of the time" with Barack Obama. By Brittany Alana Davis• October 18, 2012 Cecilia Muñoz stated on February 01, 2012 in a post to the White House Blog: "Most women, including 98 percent of Catholic women, have used contraception." By Becky Bowers• February 6, 2012 Instagram posts stated on February 04, 2023 in an Instagram post: A vigilante “shot down the Chinese spy balloon in an extraordinary act.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 6, 2023 Nicholas Mattiello stated on July 06, 2014 in an interview on WPRI's "Newsmakers.": On the last night of the General Assembly, "by 11 o'clock 95 to 98 percent of the business was done. So we really didn't have that late-night session. We were just holding on one bill." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• July 13, 2014 Barack Obama stated on April 10, 2012 in a speech at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla. : "98 percent of American families" make "under $250,000 a year." By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 10, 2012 Marco Rubio stated on July 23, 2014 in a speech at Catholic University: "Having an active father makes children 98 percent more likely to graduate from college." By Amy Sherman• July 29, 2014 Articles (82) Keeping facts straight on 98% of Catholic women By Becky Bowers• February 17, 2012 U.S. Rep. Ron Paul talks gold, Fed with Colbert By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• January 5, 2011 Did Michael Cohen want a White House gig? By John Kruzel• March 1, 2019 Claims about McDonald's hit the Truth-O-Meter By Jon Greenberg, Linda Qiu• September 4, 2014 Estimating Joe the Plumber's tax bill By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 16, 2008 Mailbag: You are 'sometimes difficult to defend' By Louis Jacobson• May 10, 2012 Space litter is a huge risk to satellites, and there's no way yet to clean it up By Jon Greenberg• November 6, 2019 In interview, Cornyn revisits fact-checked statements By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• April 29, 2011 Fact-checking pre-Super Tuesday campaign appearances By Willoughby Mariano• March 5, 2012 PolitiFact turns 1 By Bill Adair• August 22, 2008 Fact-checking Florida's U.S. Senate debate By Katie Sanders• October 18, 2012 Tracking Obama's promises: one step forward, one back By Louis Jacobson• November 29, 2010 Fact-checking 'PoliticsNation' By Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• November 15, 2013 Fact-checking TV ads in California governor’s race By Chris Nichols• April 25, 2018 Fact-checking Jimmy Kimmel, late-night hosts on gun violence after Las Vegas attack By Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel• October 3, 2017 Medical marijuana in Georgia By April Hunt• March 30, 2015 Rush Limbaugh is spreading a conspiracy theory about the coronavirus and Trump’s re-election By Daniel Funke• February 27, 2020 Secret behind Trump University’s A rating: Doing nothing By Jon Greenberg• March 8, 2016 Gov. McDonnell's road cost claim revisited By Warren Fiske• February 22, 2011 Hits and misses at the final GOP debate By Warren Fiske• May 26, 2012
Janet Freedman stated on January 13, 2013 in an interview on 10 News Conference: Tide gauges measuring sea level in Rhode Island since 1930 have risen "maybe about 10 inches since that time." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• February 8, 2013 National Rifle Association stated on November 25, 2019 in a story: Says “Joe Biden wants to ban 9mm pistols.” By Samantha Putterman• March 18, 2020 Hal Turner Radio Show stated on May 20, 2021 in a blog post: People with the COVID-19 vaccine are being "tracked in real time via 5G cellular, and all that data can be hacked into to track you." By Andy Nguyen• May 28, 2021 Paul Bedard stated on February 27, 2015 in an opinion piece in the "Washington Examiner": Says "President Obama is using executive actions to impose gun control on the nation, targeting the top-selling rifle in the country ... with a ban on one of the most-used" assault rifle bullets. By Jon Greenberg• March 4, 2015 Wisconsin Department of Transportation stated on September 08, 2017 in a news release: "Wisconsin's driver licenses and identification (ID) cards are currently the most secure in the nation." By D.L. Davis• November 24, 2017 Michael Steele stated on September 25, 2009 in a blast e-mail from Republican National Committee: In a now-viral video, "impressionable youngsters at a public school in New Jersey ... have been instructed to sing the praises of 'Barack Hussein Obama.'" By Robert Farley• September 25, 2009 Suzanne Bonamici stated on January 10, 2012 in a debate: "I also voted 98 percent of the time with Republicans in the Oregon Legislature." By Janie Har• January 14, 2012 Facebook posts stated on January 26, 2021 in a post on Facebook: Video shows “pupils in Nigeria running away from being vaccinated.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 27, 2021 Threads posts stated on July 14, 2024 in a post on Threads: Trump campaign rally gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks was “arrested more than once.” By Ranjan Jindal• July 16, 2024 Hillary Clinton stated on September 17, 2007 in a speech in Des Moines, Iowa.: Health insurance premiums "have almost doubled ... since 2000." By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 15, 2007 Sid Miller stated on March 10, 2015 in a symposium on water hosted by the Texas Tribune: Texas agriculture is "at 98 percent efficiency" in water use and "just about maxed out as to what we can do on the conservation end of it." By W. Gardner Selby• May 4, 2015 Pam Bondi stated on September 08, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Of the 98 top oxycodone-dispensing doctors who used to live in Florida, "today, there are none." By Joshua Gillin• September 16, 2014 Robert Cowles stated on July 12, 2024 in Radio address: “The most recent State Budget increased funding for the Department of Tourism by 98 percent.” By D.L. Davis• September 16, 2024 Rob Cornilles stated on November 27, 2011 in in a debate: Suzanne Bonamici votes with her party a partisan 98 percent of the time. By Janie Har• December 10, 2011 Connie Mack stated on October 17, 2012 in a U.S. Senate debate: Says Bill Nelson voted "98 percent of the time" with Barack Obama. By Brittany Alana Davis• October 18, 2012 Cecilia Muñoz stated on February 01, 2012 in a post to the White House Blog: "Most women, including 98 percent of Catholic women, have used contraception." By Becky Bowers• February 6, 2012 Instagram posts stated on February 04, 2023 in an Instagram post: A vigilante “shot down the Chinese spy balloon in an extraordinary act.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 6, 2023 Nicholas Mattiello stated on July 06, 2014 in an interview on WPRI's "Newsmakers.": On the last night of the General Assembly, "by 11 o'clock 95 to 98 percent of the business was done. So we really didn't have that late-night session. We were just holding on one bill." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• July 13, 2014 Barack Obama stated on April 10, 2012 in a speech at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla. : "98 percent of American families" make "under $250,000 a year." By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 10, 2012 Marco Rubio stated on July 23, 2014 in a speech at Catholic University: "Having an active father makes children 98 percent more likely to graduate from college." By Amy Sherman• July 29, 2014
Keeping facts straight on 98% of Catholic women By Becky Bowers• February 17, 2012 U.S. Rep. Ron Paul talks gold, Fed with Colbert By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• January 5, 2011 Did Michael Cohen want a White House gig? By John Kruzel• March 1, 2019 Claims about McDonald's hit the Truth-O-Meter By Jon Greenberg, Linda Qiu• September 4, 2014 Estimating Joe the Plumber's tax bill By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 16, 2008 Mailbag: You are 'sometimes difficult to defend' By Louis Jacobson• May 10, 2012 Space litter is a huge risk to satellites, and there's no way yet to clean it up By Jon Greenberg• November 6, 2019 In interview, Cornyn revisits fact-checked statements By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• April 29, 2011 Fact-checking pre-Super Tuesday campaign appearances By Willoughby Mariano• March 5, 2012 PolitiFact turns 1 By Bill Adair• August 22, 2008 Fact-checking Florida's U.S. Senate debate By Katie Sanders• October 18, 2012 Tracking Obama's promises: one step forward, one back By Louis Jacobson• November 29, 2010 Fact-checking 'PoliticsNation' By Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• November 15, 2013 Fact-checking TV ads in California governor’s race By Chris Nichols• April 25, 2018 Fact-checking Jimmy Kimmel, late-night hosts on gun violence after Las Vegas attack By Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel• October 3, 2017 Medical marijuana in Georgia By April Hunt• March 30, 2015 Rush Limbaugh is spreading a conspiracy theory about the coronavirus and Trump’s re-election By Daniel Funke• February 27, 2020 Secret behind Trump University’s A rating: Doing nothing By Jon Greenberg• March 8, 2016 Gov. McDonnell's road cost claim revisited By Warren Fiske• February 22, 2011 Hits and misses at the final GOP debate By Warren Fiske• May 26, 2012
