0 People 113 Fact-checks 36 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (113) Erica Smith stated on September 01, 2019 in a tweet: Says she hasn’t taken corporate PAC money “since 2016.” By Paul Specht• January 30, 2020 Facebook posts stated on July 05, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Melania Trump’s dress at Mount Rushmore speech was designed from “drawings of several young victims of sex trafficking.” By Tom Kertscher• July 6, 2020 Mike McCabe stated on September 17, 2011 in a speech: Wisconsin's new state budget includes "a 15 percent increase for road construction and yet we’ve got local towns tearing up" paved roads and replacing them with gravel. By Tom Kertscher• October 2, 2011 Instagram posts stated on November 08, 2022 in a video: “They removed your ability to go buy firearms the day of election.” By Andy Nguyen• December 2, 2022 Facebook posts stated on April 04, 2023 in a Facebook post: "Vitamins aren’t FDA approved, but Twinkies are.” By Jeff Cercone• April 7, 2023 Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in State of the Union address: The immigration visa lottery "randomly hands out green cards without any regard for skill, merit, or the safety of American people." By Miriam Valverde• January 31, 2018 Whoopi Goldberg stated on January 25, 2017 in a segment on ABC's 'The View': Says Barack Obama "didn’t do executive orders in the beginning." By Allison Graves• January 26, 2017 Sonny Perdue stated on May 01, 2017 in a policy announcement event.: Easing school lunch regulations "is not reducing the nutritional standards whatsoever." By Jon Greenberg• May 4, 2017 Ben Carson stated on January 28, 2016 in a Republican debate: "Last year, there were an additional 81,000 pages of government regulations. If you stack that up, it would be a three-story building." By Lauren Carroll, Sean Gorman• January 29, 2016 Facebook posts stated on January 29, 2023 in a video on Facebook: An ingredient in some of Chick-fil-A’s dipping sauces can cause serious health problems. By Sara Swann• February 9, 2023 Ed Gillespie stated on September 09, 2014 in a TV ad.: Says Mark Warner told PolitiFact National's "Lie of the Year" in 2013. By Warren Fiske• September 28, 2014 Facebook posts stated on June 16, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows “Mel Gibson exposing Hollywood elites and the satanic child trafficking.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 21, 2023 Ted Cruz stated on July 30, 2013 in a Senate floor colloquy: Obamacare-caused paperwork will annually absorb 190 million hours or more--and Mount Rushmore could be built 1,547 times over "with the paperwork." By Andra Lim• September 3, 2013 Ted Deutch stated on August 01, 2013 in a letter with other Florida lawmakers to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius: Says Florida refused to allow the insurance commissioner to "negotiate lower rates with companies or refuse rates that are too high" under Obamacare. By Becky Bowers• August 8, 2013 Maria Sachs stated on October 01, 2013 in a press conference at AutoNation in Fort Lauderdale: "In 2011, texting surpassed alcohol as the leading contributing factor in teen driving deaths." By Rochelle Koff• October 29, 2013 Tommy Thompson stated on December 01, 2011 in a campaign announcement video: Says that as Wisconsin governor, "we ended welfare." By Tom Kertscher• December 11, 2011 Viral image stated on November 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows people recently protesting in Austria. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 29, 2021 Donald Trump stated on August 08, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton's plan "would tax many small businesses by almost 50 percent." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 10, 2016 Instagram posts stated on May 17, 2023 in an Instagram reel: Pop-Tarts and other foods “have antifreeze in them.” By Sara Swann• June 1, 2023 Rick Perry stated on June 27, 2017 in a White House briefing: France "wouldn’t buy Texas beef for some reason, yet 76 percent of their energy comes from nuclear power." By W. Gardner Selby• June 30, 2017 Articles (36) Is the titanium dioxide in tampons toxic? By Grace Abels• August 12, 2022 Ask PolitiFact: If Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as HHS secretary, could he ban vaccines? By Madison Czopek• November 20, 2024 Is the diversity visa program a tool for terrorists? By Miriam Valverde• November 1, 2017 PolitiFact Florida presents: Legislature 101 By Katie Sanders• March 4, 2013 Testing Mitt Romney on the Truth-O-Meter By Louis Jacobson• June 2, 2011 Could Donald Trump declare a national emergency for a border wall? Here's what we know By Miriam Valverde• January 18, 2019 Mitt Romney and the Truth-O-Meter By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 30, 2011 Why you shouldn’t worry about getting Bell’s Palsy from the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine By Noah Y. Kim• December 11, 2020 Trump lost. Yet the 2020 election falsehoods live on in Arizona By Amy Sherman• June 21, 2021 Getting rid of chemical weapons: How it works By Jon Greenberg• September 16, 2013 Immigration in 5 charts: a 2018 midterm report By Miriam Valverde• October 7, 2018 Fact-checking the Iowa Republican debate By Bill Adair, Louis Jacobson, David G. Taylor• August 12, 2011 Can Donald Trump fire Anthony Fauci? By Jon Greenberg• November 2, 2020 Ask PolitiFact: How does Joe Biden’s proposed asylum rule differ from Donald Trump’s ‘transit ban’? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 2, 2023 Fact-checking Trump’s statement that Native Americans were paid to vote By Amy Sherman• June 10, 2021 Fact-checking vaccine claims in alleged disinformation campaign by Russian intelligence By Noah Y. Kim• March 9, 2021 The Stump Speech Analyzer: Donald Trump in Tulsa By Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan• June 21, 2020 Juneteenth: Why one day marking African American freedom rose above others By Jon Greenberg• June 18, 2020 What the law says about James Comey’s leaked memos By John Kruzel• April 24, 2018 Trump’s stalled campaign promises on health care By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg• March 16, 2017
Erica Smith stated on September 01, 2019 in a tweet: Says she hasn’t taken corporate PAC money “since 2016.” By Paul Specht• January 30, 2020 Facebook posts stated on July 05, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Melania Trump’s dress at Mount Rushmore speech was designed from “drawings of several young victims of sex trafficking.” By Tom Kertscher• July 6, 2020 Mike McCabe stated on September 17, 2011 in a speech: Wisconsin's new state budget includes "a 15 percent increase for road construction and yet we’ve got local towns tearing up" paved roads and replacing them with gravel. By Tom Kertscher• October 2, 2011 Instagram posts stated on November 08, 2022 in a video: “They removed your ability to go buy firearms the day of election.” By Andy Nguyen• December 2, 2022 Facebook posts stated on April 04, 2023 in a Facebook post: "Vitamins aren’t FDA approved, but Twinkies are.” By Jeff Cercone• April 7, 2023 Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in State of the Union address: The immigration visa lottery "randomly hands out green cards without any regard for skill, merit, or the safety of American people." By Miriam Valverde• January 31, 2018 Whoopi Goldberg stated on January 25, 2017 in a segment on ABC's 'The View': Says Barack Obama "didn’t do executive orders in the beginning." By Allison Graves• January 26, 2017 Sonny Perdue stated on May 01, 2017 in a policy announcement event.: Easing school lunch regulations "is not reducing the nutritional standards whatsoever." By Jon Greenberg• May 4, 2017 Ben Carson stated on January 28, 2016 in a Republican debate: "Last year, there were an additional 81,000 pages of government regulations. If you stack that up, it would be a three-story building." By Lauren Carroll, Sean Gorman• January 29, 2016 Facebook posts stated on January 29, 2023 in a video on Facebook: An ingredient in some of Chick-fil-A’s dipping sauces can cause serious health problems. By Sara Swann• February 9, 2023 Ed Gillespie stated on September 09, 2014 in a TV ad.: Says Mark Warner told PolitiFact National's "Lie of the Year" in 2013. By Warren Fiske• September 28, 2014 Facebook posts stated on June 16, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows “Mel Gibson exposing Hollywood elites and the satanic child trafficking.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 21, 2023 Ted Cruz stated on July 30, 2013 in a Senate floor colloquy: Obamacare-caused paperwork will annually absorb 190 million hours or more--and Mount Rushmore could be built 1,547 times over "with the paperwork." By Andra Lim• September 3, 2013 Ted Deutch stated on August 01, 2013 in a letter with other Florida lawmakers to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius: Says Florida refused to allow the insurance commissioner to "negotiate lower rates with companies or refuse rates that are too high" under Obamacare. By Becky Bowers• August 8, 2013 Maria Sachs stated on October 01, 2013 in a press conference at AutoNation in Fort Lauderdale: "In 2011, texting surpassed alcohol as the leading contributing factor in teen driving deaths." By Rochelle Koff• October 29, 2013 Tommy Thompson stated on December 01, 2011 in a campaign announcement video: Says that as Wisconsin governor, "we ended welfare." By Tom Kertscher• December 11, 2011 Viral image stated on November 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows people recently protesting in Austria. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 29, 2021 Donald Trump stated on August 08, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton's plan "would tax many small businesses by almost 50 percent." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 10, 2016 Instagram posts stated on May 17, 2023 in an Instagram reel: Pop-Tarts and other foods “have antifreeze in them.” By Sara Swann• June 1, 2023 Rick Perry stated on June 27, 2017 in a White House briefing: France "wouldn’t buy Texas beef for some reason, yet 76 percent of their energy comes from nuclear power." By W. Gardner Selby• June 30, 2017
Is the titanium dioxide in tampons toxic? By Grace Abels• August 12, 2022 Ask PolitiFact: If Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as HHS secretary, could he ban vaccines? By Madison Czopek• November 20, 2024 Is the diversity visa program a tool for terrorists? By Miriam Valverde• November 1, 2017 PolitiFact Florida presents: Legislature 101 By Katie Sanders• March 4, 2013 Testing Mitt Romney on the Truth-O-Meter By Louis Jacobson• June 2, 2011 Could Donald Trump declare a national emergency for a border wall? Here's what we know By Miriam Valverde• January 18, 2019 Mitt Romney and the Truth-O-Meter By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 30, 2011 Why you shouldn’t worry about getting Bell’s Palsy from the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine By Noah Y. Kim• December 11, 2020 Trump lost. Yet the 2020 election falsehoods live on in Arizona By Amy Sherman• June 21, 2021 Getting rid of chemical weapons: How it works By Jon Greenberg• September 16, 2013 Immigration in 5 charts: a 2018 midterm report By Miriam Valverde• October 7, 2018 Fact-checking the Iowa Republican debate By Bill Adair, Louis Jacobson, David G. Taylor• August 12, 2011 Can Donald Trump fire Anthony Fauci? By Jon Greenberg• November 2, 2020 Ask PolitiFact: How does Joe Biden’s proposed asylum rule differ from Donald Trump’s ‘transit ban’? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 2, 2023 Fact-checking Trump’s statement that Native Americans were paid to vote By Amy Sherman• June 10, 2021 Fact-checking vaccine claims in alleged disinformation campaign by Russian intelligence By Noah Y. Kim• March 9, 2021 The Stump Speech Analyzer: Donald Trump in Tulsa By Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan• June 21, 2020 Juneteenth: Why one day marking African American freedom rose above others By Jon Greenberg• June 18, 2020 What the law says about James Comey’s leaked memos By John Kruzel• April 24, 2018 Trump’s stalled campaign promises on health care By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg• March 16, 2017
