0 People 3240 Fact-checks 944 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (3240) Tina Lambert stated on February 20, 2023 in a statement of purpose about a bill: Student ID cards are a “source of fraud” at the polls. By Amy Sherman• February 23, 2023 Gavin Newsom stated on January 30, 2023 in a tweet: "(Ron) DeSantis' bill would remove: background checks, instruction, training and oversight." By Yacob Reyes• February 6, 2023 Robert Brown stated on June 02, 2011 in a press release: Georgia’s illegal immigration crackdown laws should be called the "Brown Codes" because of their similarity to the "Black Codes" governing blacks after the Civil War. By Willoughby Mariano• July 1, 2011 The Coalition for Public Schools stated on January 23, 2017 in an emailed press release: "Texas legislators have filed voucher proposals in every legislative session since 1995, but all of them have failed to become law." By Fauzeya Rahman• March 17, 2017 Keith Faber stated on May 11, 2018 in a statement to the press: "Thanks to the strong charter school reforms put in place while I was Senate President" the online charter school ECOT "was caught and is out of business." By Amy Sherman• May 17, 2018 Marco Rubio stated on November 04, 2009 in his campaign Web site: "Fifty-seven" of Rubio's 100 ideas "ultimately became law." By Aaron Sharockman• February 26, 2010 Tim Cook stated on March 29, 2015 in an oped column: "Legislation being considered in Texas would strip the salaries and pensions of clerks who issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples — even if the Supreme Court strikes down Texas’ marriage ban later this year." By Alex Wilts• April 15, 2015 Bloggers stated on March 13, 2017 in a headline: Says "Georgia becomes first state to ban Muslim culture in historic move to restore Western values." By Joshua Gillin• April 2, 2017 Occupy Democrats stated on October 15, 2018 in a post on Facebook: "The Postal Service only gives tribal residents PO boxes. The Republican-controlled Supreme Court just said it’s totally okay for North Dakota to demand that ONLY residents with street addresses can vote. Native Americans were the last to get the right to vote, and now they are the first to lose it." By Tessa Weinberg• October 23, 2018 Committee for Florida's Education stated on October 18, 2010 in a mailer: "Dan Gelber: On the record against scholarships to help our needy children attend Jewish private schools." By Amy Sherman• October 30, 2010 Eric Kearney stated on March 28, 2012 in a speech in the Ohio Senate: An effort to repeal voting-reform legislation would be "the first time in Ohio history where a bill has been passed to stop a referendum." By Joe Guillen• April 9, 2012 Carlos Guillermo Smith stated on March 21, 2017 in a vote on HB 697: Says if a Florida bill (HB 697) punishing sanctuary cities becomes law "it will be the only law of its kind in the nation." By Allison Graves• March 30, 2017 Richard Corcoran stated on May 12, 2017 in a tweet: It is a myth that Florida's education legislation was "negotiated in secret." By Kristen M. Clark, Amy Sherman• May 17, 2017 Dave Yost stated on August 10, 2010 in a campaign video: "Pepper ... kicked off a jock tax, imposing a levy on the sports and entertainment industry." By Joe Guillen• September 29, 2010 Facebook posts stated on January 11, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook: En Florida "se ha aprobado un nuevo programa regulado por el estado, diseñado para cubrir los gastos funerales y está disponible para todas las personas mayores de 35 años". By Marta Campabadal Graus• January 18, 2024 Jon Husted stated on January 26, 2012 in a public forum: "Every time we put a ballot issue on, it costs a million dollars." By Joe Guillen• February 29, 2012 Libertarian Party of Georgia stated on January 31, 2011 in a press release: A proposed immigration bill will "bankrupt Georgia" if passed. By Willoughby Mariano• February 16, 2011 Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials stated on March 02, 2011 in an email newsletter: Georgia legislation on immigration is a "copycat" of an Arizona immigration bill. By Willoughby Mariano• March 7, 2011 Armond Budish stated on March 17, 2011 in a letter to editor in The Plain Dealer: Says "legislation pending in the House would effectively limit or eliminate ‘time-and-a-half’ for people who work overtime." By Joe Guillen• March 25, 2011 National Right to Life Committee stated on December 31, 2013 in an article posted on the group’s website: "State Rep. Kathleen Peters has a 100 percent pro-abortion voting record – even voting against a ban on sex-selection abortions." By Joshua Gillin• January 9, 2014 Articles (944) Pennsylvania bill doesn’t fine women for miscarrying, but costs could trickle down to patients By Samantha Putterman• June 11, 2021 Critics say Georgia’s abortion law could land women in prison. Here's what we know By Amy Sherman• May 24, 2019 Florida immigration law: Do new employment rules affect workers in seasonal, agricultural jobs? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 12, 2023 Previewing the 2016 Florida legislative session By Joshua Gillin• January 7, 2016 Memo detailing bill to require vasectomies in Pennsylvania written to parody Texas abortion law By Noah Y. Kim• October 6, 2021 ‘Don’t say gay’ vs. ‘parental rights': Fact-checking claims about Florida’s HB 1557 By Yacob Reyes• March 23, 2022 Fact-checking Richard Corcoran and Andrew Gillum's fiery debate on sanctuary cities By Romy Ellenbogen, Allison Graves, Jimena Tavel• February 14, 2018 Truth-O-Meter sets sights on open carry, campus gun bills By Joshua Gillin• November 24, 2015 PolitiFact checks out toll roads, chickens By Willoughby Mariano• March 13, 2011 A week on the ground in Tallahassee with PolitiFact Florida By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2017 Checking on North Carolina's bathroom law affecting its economy By Will Doran• March 8, 2017 ¿Charlie Crist redujo las tarifas de seguros de propiedad en un 10%? By Yacob Reyes• October 20, 2022 What to know before the start of the 2018 legislative session By Allison Graves• January 4, 2018 Byron Donalds’ history on youth offender laws: How DC proposal breaks from his past By Samantha Putterman• August 27, 2025 No sanctuary cities in Florida? That’s not as settled as Andrew Gillum claims By Miriam Valverde• February 22, 2018 Much has changed since Jimmy Carter’s report on fraud in mail voting By Amy Sherman• September 22, 2021 Voting Counts: Michigan’s primary went smoothly, but revealed potential problems for November vote By Clara Hendrickson• September 9, 2020 ¿Cómo afecta la nueva ley de inmigración de Florida a los trabajadores temporales y agrícolas? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 17, 2023 Alaska voters gave themselves the power to rank candidates. Why do some people want to repeal that? By Sara Swann• June 17, 2024 Georgia’s 'exact match' law and the Abrams-Kemp governor's election, explained By Miriam Valverde• October 19, 2018
Tina Lambert stated on February 20, 2023 in a statement of purpose about a bill: Student ID cards are a “source of fraud” at the polls. By Amy Sherman• February 23, 2023 Gavin Newsom stated on January 30, 2023 in a tweet: "(Ron) DeSantis' bill would remove: background checks, instruction, training and oversight." By Yacob Reyes• February 6, 2023 Robert Brown stated on June 02, 2011 in a press release: Georgia’s illegal immigration crackdown laws should be called the "Brown Codes" because of their similarity to the "Black Codes" governing blacks after the Civil War. By Willoughby Mariano• July 1, 2011 The Coalition for Public Schools stated on January 23, 2017 in an emailed press release: "Texas legislators have filed voucher proposals in every legislative session since 1995, but all of them have failed to become law." By Fauzeya Rahman• March 17, 2017 Keith Faber stated on May 11, 2018 in a statement to the press: "Thanks to the strong charter school reforms put in place while I was Senate President" the online charter school ECOT "was caught and is out of business." By Amy Sherman• May 17, 2018 Marco Rubio stated on November 04, 2009 in his campaign Web site: "Fifty-seven" of Rubio's 100 ideas "ultimately became law." By Aaron Sharockman• February 26, 2010 Tim Cook stated on March 29, 2015 in an oped column: "Legislation being considered in Texas would strip the salaries and pensions of clerks who issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples — even if the Supreme Court strikes down Texas’ marriage ban later this year." By Alex Wilts• April 15, 2015 Bloggers stated on March 13, 2017 in a headline: Says "Georgia becomes first state to ban Muslim culture in historic move to restore Western values." By Joshua Gillin• April 2, 2017 Occupy Democrats stated on October 15, 2018 in a post on Facebook: "The Postal Service only gives tribal residents PO boxes. The Republican-controlled Supreme Court just said it’s totally okay for North Dakota to demand that ONLY residents with street addresses can vote. Native Americans were the last to get the right to vote, and now they are the first to lose it." By Tessa Weinberg• October 23, 2018 Committee for Florida's Education stated on October 18, 2010 in a mailer: "Dan Gelber: On the record against scholarships to help our needy children attend Jewish private schools." By Amy Sherman• October 30, 2010 Eric Kearney stated on March 28, 2012 in a speech in the Ohio Senate: An effort to repeal voting-reform legislation would be "the first time in Ohio history where a bill has been passed to stop a referendum." By Joe Guillen• April 9, 2012 Carlos Guillermo Smith stated on March 21, 2017 in a vote on HB 697: Says if a Florida bill (HB 697) punishing sanctuary cities becomes law "it will be the only law of its kind in the nation." By Allison Graves• March 30, 2017 Richard Corcoran stated on May 12, 2017 in a tweet: It is a myth that Florida's education legislation was "negotiated in secret." By Kristen M. Clark, Amy Sherman• May 17, 2017 Dave Yost stated on August 10, 2010 in a campaign video: "Pepper ... kicked off a jock tax, imposing a levy on the sports and entertainment industry." By Joe Guillen• September 29, 2010 Facebook posts stated on January 11, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook: En Florida "se ha aprobado un nuevo programa regulado por el estado, diseñado para cubrir los gastos funerales y está disponible para todas las personas mayores de 35 años". By Marta Campabadal Graus• January 18, 2024 Jon Husted stated on January 26, 2012 in a public forum: "Every time we put a ballot issue on, it costs a million dollars." By Joe Guillen• February 29, 2012 Libertarian Party of Georgia stated on January 31, 2011 in a press release: A proposed immigration bill will "bankrupt Georgia" if passed. By Willoughby Mariano• February 16, 2011 Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials stated on March 02, 2011 in an email newsletter: Georgia legislation on immigration is a "copycat" of an Arizona immigration bill. By Willoughby Mariano• March 7, 2011 Armond Budish stated on March 17, 2011 in a letter to editor in The Plain Dealer: Says "legislation pending in the House would effectively limit or eliminate ‘time-and-a-half’ for people who work overtime." By Joe Guillen• March 25, 2011 National Right to Life Committee stated on December 31, 2013 in an article posted on the group’s website: "State Rep. Kathleen Peters has a 100 percent pro-abortion voting record – even voting against a ban on sex-selection abortions." By Joshua Gillin• January 9, 2014
Pennsylvania bill doesn’t fine women for miscarrying, but costs could trickle down to patients By Samantha Putterman• June 11, 2021 Critics say Georgia’s abortion law could land women in prison. Here's what we know By Amy Sherman• May 24, 2019 Florida immigration law: Do new employment rules affect workers in seasonal, agricultural jobs? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 12, 2023 Previewing the 2016 Florida legislative session By Joshua Gillin• January 7, 2016 Memo detailing bill to require vasectomies in Pennsylvania written to parody Texas abortion law By Noah Y. Kim• October 6, 2021 ‘Don’t say gay’ vs. ‘parental rights': Fact-checking claims about Florida’s HB 1557 By Yacob Reyes• March 23, 2022 Fact-checking Richard Corcoran and Andrew Gillum's fiery debate on sanctuary cities By Romy Ellenbogen, Allison Graves, Jimena Tavel• February 14, 2018 Truth-O-Meter sets sights on open carry, campus gun bills By Joshua Gillin• November 24, 2015 PolitiFact checks out toll roads, chickens By Willoughby Mariano• March 13, 2011 A week on the ground in Tallahassee with PolitiFact Florida By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2017 Checking on North Carolina's bathroom law affecting its economy By Will Doran• March 8, 2017 ¿Charlie Crist redujo las tarifas de seguros de propiedad en un 10%? By Yacob Reyes• October 20, 2022 What to know before the start of the 2018 legislative session By Allison Graves• January 4, 2018 Byron Donalds’ history on youth offender laws: How DC proposal breaks from his past By Samantha Putterman• August 27, 2025 No sanctuary cities in Florida? That’s not as settled as Andrew Gillum claims By Miriam Valverde• February 22, 2018 Much has changed since Jimmy Carter’s report on fraud in mail voting By Amy Sherman• September 22, 2021 Voting Counts: Michigan’s primary went smoothly, but revealed potential problems for November vote By Clara Hendrickson• September 9, 2020 ¿Cómo afecta la nueva ley de inmigración de Florida a los trabajadores temporales y agrícolas? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 17, 2023 Alaska voters gave themselves the power to rank candidates. Why do some people want to repeal that? By Sara Swann• June 17, 2024 Georgia’s 'exact match' law and the Abrams-Kemp governor's election, explained By Miriam Valverde• October 19, 2018
