0 People 459 Fact-checks 106 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (459) Dianne Feinstein stated on July 12, 2016 in a No on Prop. 64 campaign press release. : California’s marijuana legalization initiative, Prop. 64 "allows marijuana smoking ads in prime time, on programs with millions of children and teenage viewers." By Chris Nichols• August 5, 2016 Bernie Sanders stated on December 12, 2016 in an interview: Fifty percent of workers ages 55 to 64 have "zero" money "in the bank as they enter retirement." By Tom Kertscher• December 21, 2016 Chris King stated on May 25, 2017 in a press release: Says a Congressional Budget Office report found low-income seniors in Florida will face "800 percent premium increases" under the American Health Care Act. By Amy Sherman• June 2, 2017 Amy Klobuchar stated on June 07, 2019 in a tweet: "Millions of Americans need mental health care. Yet in Iowa, there are just 64 public mental health care beds. And you see similar numbers across the country." By Sophie Austin• June 13, 2019 Melissa Johnson stated on August 06, 2015 in a report: Georgia has the 9th highest rate of adults, ages 18 to 64, without a high school diploma or GED. By Nancy Badertscher• September 2, 2015 Donald Trump stated on April 07, 2017 in weekly address: "Last month, we saw a 64 percent reduction in illegal immigration on our southern border." By Miriam Valverde• April 10, 2017 Byron Brown stated on January 30, 2017 in a state budget hearing on local governments: Graduation rates in Buffalo’s school district, which were "around 48 percent are now up to 64 percent" since Say Yes Buffalo launched. By Dan Clark• February 10, 2017 Paul LePage stated on October 14, 2013 in a speech in Falmouth, Maine: "About 47 percent of able-bodied people in the state of Maine don’t work." By Louis Jacobson• October 23, 2013 Nancy Pelosi stated on March 07, 2013 in a news conference: "More than 64 percent of minimum-wage earners are women." By Molly Moorhead• March 13, 2013 Kate Brown stated on October 15, 2011 in a speech at the Oregon Summit.: Says for every dollar the state spent on audits last year, it delivered $64 in cost savings. By Ian K. Kullgren• October 29, 2011 Bernie Sanders stated on June 12, 2019 in a speech at George Washington University: "In 2014 ... in McDowell County, W.Va., one of the poorest counties in the nation, life expectancy for men was 64 years. In Fairfax County, Va., a wealthy county, just 350 miles away, life expectancy was nearly 82 years, an 18 year differential. The life expectancy gap for women in the two counties was 12 years." By Patrick Orsagos, Kristen Uppercue• July 18, 2019 Andrew Cuomo stated on January 17, 2017 in his executive budget presentation: "Thirty years ago we were the most college-educated country on the globe. Today we are No. 11." By Dan Clark• January 27, 2017 Bernie Sanders stated on February 13, 2017 in an interview with MSNBC's Chris Hayes: "Before the Affordable Care Act, (West Virginia’s) uninsured rate for people 64 to 19 was 29 percent. Today, it is 9 percent." By Louis Jacobson• February 14, 2017 Cory Booker stated on February 04, 2019 in an interview on CBS This Morning: "Even the (Congressional Budget Office) says if you lower Medicare to allow 50 year olds to get into it, you can not only save the government money, but you can lower premiums for all Americans." By Jon Greenberg• February 8, 2019 Save My Care stated on May 08, 2017 in a digital ad: U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo voted for a health care bill that will let insurance companies "charge five times more for people over 50." By Amy Sherman• May 11, 2017 Sara Stevenson stated on April 04, 2012 in an op-ed column.: "The Austin school district calendar lists 64 different dates for either a state-mandated test or make-up test." By W. Gardner Selby• April 20, 2012 Viral image stated on July 10, 2023 in an Instagram post: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said in his yearbook that his “Mount Rushmore is Jesus, Sir-Mixes-a-Lot, and Nintendo 64.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 11, 2023 Paul Ryan stated on February 22, 2016 in a television interview: "70 percent of Americans believe that we are on the wrong path." By Sarah Hauer• March 22, 2016 Stacey Abrams stated on February 14, 2018 in campaign website: "The majority of Georgians incarcerated in local jails have never been convicted of crime. They are simply too poor to pay their bail." By Miriam Valverde• February 21, 2018 Republican Party of Texas stated on March 10, 2010 in a Twitter post: "War for the soul of the TxDems: 57% of Dem incumbents for Tx House LOST their primary." By W. Gardner Selby• March 25, 2010 Articles (106) Mailbag: ‘It is all junk!’ By W. Gardner Selby• May 7, 2012 Owning up to error about Austin's student test dates By W. Gardner Selby• April 20, 2012 Ad Watch: Democratic PAC distorts Brat's record on seniors' health By Warren Fiske• September 20, 2018 Donald Trump says students don’t catch, spread COVID-19. Studies say it’s not that simple By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• July 24, 2020 How many people have lost health insurance under Donald Trump? By John Kruzel• August 29, 2018 Fact-checking claims about California’s ballot measures By Chris Nichols• October 13, 2016 Pot 101 update: Are there limits on smoking pot at home near kids? Where else is it legal to smoke? By Chris Nichols• July 17, 2018 Texas-bound Beck will need bigger blackboards By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• July 12, 2011 Glenn Beck gets it right on public support for Arizona immigration law By Angie Drobnic Holan, Lukas Pleva• June 4, 2010 Mailbag: Readers weigh in on Mike Pence's stance on evolution; Calif. pot legalization By Chris Nichols• August 9, 2016 Fact-checking Trump as GOP health bill stalls By Jon Greenberg• March 25, 2017 Fact-checking the death toll estimates from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico By Amy Sherman• June 5, 2018 PolitiFact's guide to the Republican health care bill By Jon Greenberg• March 22, 2017 One year of fact-checking California, on-air and online By Chris Nichols• December 12, 2016 How much privacy do you have when you buy marijuana in California? By Chris Nichols• February 13, 2018 We're No. 1! By • January 31, 2011 Testing Ryan and the Texas GOP By Sue Owen• August 12, 2012 Alan Grayson claims 45,000 people die a year because they lack health insurance By Katie Sanders• September 6, 2013 Alan Grayson claims 45,000 people die a year because they lack health insurance By Katie Sanders• August 30, 2013 Ahead of Donald Trump's Wisconsin visit, his record as president on the meter By Tom Kertscher• April 17, 2017
Dianne Feinstein stated on July 12, 2016 in a No on Prop. 64 campaign press release. : California’s marijuana legalization initiative, Prop. 64 "allows marijuana smoking ads in prime time, on programs with millions of children and teenage viewers." By Chris Nichols• August 5, 2016 Bernie Sanders stated on December 12, 2016 in an interview: Fifty percent of workers ages 55 to 64 have "zero" money "in the bank as they enter retirement." By Tom Kertscher• December 21, 2016 Chris King stated on May 25, 2017 in a press release: Says a Congressional Budget Office report found low-income seniors in Florida will face "800 percent premium increases" under the American Health Care Act. By Amy Sherman• June 2, 2017 Amy Klobuchar stated on June 07, 2019 in a tweet: "Millions of Americans need mental health care. Yet in Iowa, there are just 64 public mental health care beds. And you see similar numbers across the country." By Sophie Austin• June 13, 2019 Melissa Johnson stated on August 06, 2015 in a report: Georgia has the 9th highest rate of adults, ages 18 to 64, without a high school diploma or GED. By Nancy Badertscher• September 2, 2015 Donald Trump stated on April 07, 2017 in weekly address: "Last month, we saw a 64 percent reduction in illegal immigration on our southern border." By Miriam Valverde• April 10, 2017 Byron Brown stated on January 30, 2017 in a state budget hearing on local governments: Graduation rates in Buffalo’s school district, which were "around 48 percent are now up to 64 percent" since Say Yes Buffalo launched. By Dan Clark• February 10, 2017 Paul LePage stated on October 14, 2013 in a speech in Falmouth, Maine: "About 47 percent of able-bodied people in the state of Maine don’t work." By Louis Jacobson• October 23, 2013 Nancy Pelosi stated on March 07, 2013 in a news conference: "More than 64 percent of minimum-wage earners are women." By Molly Moorhead• March 13, 2013 Kate Brown stated on October 15, 2011 in a speech at the Oregon Summit.: Says for every dollar the state spent on audits last year, it delivered $64 in cost savings. By Ian K. Kullgren• October 29, 2011 Bernie Sanders stated on June 12, 2019 in a speech at George Washington University: "In 2014 ... in McDowell County, W.Va., one of the poorest counties in the nation, life expectancy for men was 64 years. In Fairfax County, Va., a wealthy county, just 350 miles away, life expectancy was nearly 82 years, an 18 year differential. The life expectancy gap for women in the two counties was 12 years." By Patrick Orsagos, Kristen Uppercue• July 18, 2019 Andrew Cuomo stated on January 17, 2017 in his executive budget presentation: "Thirty years ago we were the most college-educated country on the globe. Today we are No. 11." By Dan Clark• January 27, 2017 Bernie Sanders stated on February 13, 2017 in an interview with MSNBC's Chris Hayes: "Before the Affordable Care Act, (West Virginia’s) uninsured rate for people 64 to 19 was 29 percent. Today, it is 9 percent." By Louis Jacobson• February 14, 2017 Cory Booker stated on February 04, 2019 in an interview on CBS This Morning: "Even the (Congressional Budget Office) says if you lower Medicare to allow 50 year olds to get into it, you can not only save the government money, but you can lower premiums for all Americans." By Jon Greenberg• February 8, 2019 Save My Care stated on May 08, 2017 in a digital ad: U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo voted for a health care bill that will let insurance companies "charge five times more for people over 50." By Amy Sherman• May 11, 2017 Sara Stevenson stated on April 04, 2012 in an op-ed column.: "The Austin school district calendar lists 64 different dates for either a state-mandated test or make-up test." By W. Gardner Selby• April 20, 2012 Viral image stated on July 10, 2023 in an Instagram post: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said in his yearbook that his “Mount Rushmore is Jesus, Sir-Mixes-a-Lot, and Nintendo 64.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 11, 2023 Paul Ryan stated on February 22, 2016 in a television interview: "70 percent of Americans believe that we are on the wrong path." By Sarah Hauer• March 22, 2016 Stacey Abrams stated on February 14, 2018 in campaign website: "The majority of Georgians incarcerated in local jails have never been convicted of crime. They are simply too poor to pay their bail." By Miriam Valverde• February 21, 2018 Republican Party of Texas stated on March 10, 2010 in a Twitter post: "War for the soul of the TxDems: 57% of Dem incumbents for Tx House LOST their primary." By W. Gardner Selby• March 25, 2010
Mailbag: ‘It is all junk!’ By W. Gardner Selby• May 7, 2012 Owning up to error about Austin's student test dates By W. Gardner Selby• April 20, 2012 Ad Watch: Democratic PAC distorts Brat's record on seniors' health By Warren Fiske• September 20, 2018 Donald Trump says students don’t catch, spread COVID-19. Studies say it’s not that simple By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• July 24, 2020 How many people have lost health insurance under Donald Trump? By John Kruzel• August 29, 2018 Fact-checking claims about California’s ballot measures By Chris Nichols• October 13, 2016 Pot 101 update: Are there limits on smoking pot at home near kids? Where else is it legal to smoke? By Chris Nichols• July 17, 2018 Texas-bound Beck will need bigger blackboards By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• July 12, 2011 Glenn Beck gets it right on public support for Arizona immigration law By Angie Drobnic Holan, Lukas Pleva• June 4, 2010 Mailbag: Readers weigh in on Mike Pence's stance on evolution; Calif. pot legalization By Chris Nichols• August 9, 2016 Fact-checking Trump as GOP health bill stalls By Jon Greenberg• March 25, 2017 Fact-checking the death toll estimates from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico By Amy Sherman• June 5, 2018 PolitiFact's guide to the Republican health care bill By Jon Greenberg• March 22, 2017 One year of fact-checking California, on-air and online By Chris Nichols• December 12, 2016 How much privacy do you have when you buy marijuana in California? By Chris Nichols• February 13, 2018 We're No. 1! By • January 31, 2011 Testing Ryan and the Texas GOP By Sue Owen• August 12, 2012 Alan Grayson claims 45,000 people die a year because they lack health insurance By Katie Sanders• September 6, 2013 Alan Grayson claims 45,000 people die a year because they lack health insurance By Katie Sanders• August 30, 2013 Ahead of Donald Trump's Wisconsin visit, his record as president on the meter By Tom Kertscher• April 17, 2017
