0 People 331 Fact-checks 232 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (331) Viral image stated on December 09, 2021 in a Facebook post: Ghislaine Maxwell’s co-defendants include Beyonce and Kanye West. By Ciara O'Rourke• December 9, 2021 Viral image stated on December 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Virgil Abloh was a defendant in Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal case when he died a day before the trial started. By Ciara O'Rourke• December 1, 2021 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on April 05, 2024 in a statement on his website: On Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol “protestors carried no weapons.” By Amy Sherman• April 5, 2024 Florida Democratic Party stated on February 25, 2014 in a press release: Says Rick Scott "oversaw the largest Medicare fraud in the nation’s history." By Amy Sherman• March 3, 2014 Chris Koster stated on September 13, 2016 in a campaign ad: Republican gubernatorial candidate Eric Greitens "spent another $600,000 on image consultants" to rebrand his charity, The Mission Continues. By Anna Maples• November 6, 2016 TikTok posts stated on November 12, 2023 in a TikTok video: Video of an Alabama compound shows “Hamas is here and training hidden in plain sight.” By Loreben Tuquero• November 30, 2023 Instagram posts stated on January 17, 2023 in an Instagram post: The Federal Aviation Administration widened its electrocardiogram parameters for pilots because “a substantial number of airline pilots have had serious heart damage” from COVID-19 vaccines. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 20, 2023 Charlie Kirk stated on August 02, 2023 in a video: Douglass Mackey was convicted “because he made a meme in the 2016 election.” By Madison Czopek• August 9, 2023 Tim Walz stated on November 30, 2025 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “I take responsibility for putting people in jail” in Minnesota fraud scandal. By Amy Sherman• December 5, 2025 Instagram posts stated on December 04, 2024 in an Instagram post: “Trump was impeached for trying to investigate all the crimes that Joe Biden just pardoned Hunter over.” By Loreben Tuquero• December 6, 2024 Facebook posts stated on December 19, 2023 in a Facebook post: Hunter Biden’s “prison term announced.” By Loreben Tuquero• December 21, 2023 Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Poll Finds 38% of Americans Say They Will Not Drink Corona Beer Because of Virus." By Tom Kertscher• March 2, 2020 The Newly Press stated on April 29, 2018 in a headline: "Smallville star confesses she sold children to Rothschilds and Clintons." By Amy Sherman• May 1, 2018 Catherine Cortez Masto stated on August 18, 2022 in an ad: Adam Laxalt took “campaign cash” from drug companies “and used his office to block local attempts at holding one of the worst offenders accountable.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 23, 2022 Tom Tancredo stated on August 08, 2015 in a Breitbart article: Between 2008 and 2014, "criminal aliens accounted for 38 percent of all murder convictions in the five states of California, Texas, Arizona, Florida and New York." By Jon Greenberg• August 17, 2015 VoteVets.org stated on October 12, 2018 in an ad: Says Rick Scott’s "hospital company stole millions, defrauding the military’s health care program." By Amy Sherman• October 23, 2018 Taxpayer Association of Oregon stated on October 31, 2011 in a newsletter: Says "the City of Portland alone has 84 public relation representatives on payroll which cost taxpayers over $6.2 million (a year)." By Ian K. Kullgren• November 4, 2011 Facebook posts stated on April 17, 2024 in a post on Facebook: Hunter Biden, “BLM rioters” and “COVID criminals” have “0 indictments” By Madison Czopek• April 24, 2024 Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2025 in una publicación en Facebook: Imagen muestra a “uno de los manifestantes que participó en el vandalismo contra un concesionario de Tesla. La deportación a El Salvador fue consecuencia de sus acciones”. By Maria Briceño• March 27, 2025 Marjorie Taylor Greene stated on July 18, 2023 in a tweet: Prosecutor Jack Smith “only targets Republicans.” By Amy Sherman• July 21, 2023 Articles (232) The Trump administration is deploying election monitors to California, New Jersey. Is that unusual? By Amy Sherman• October 28, 2025 Villanova University was targeted by ‘swatting.’ What is it, and how does it affect victims? By Loreben Tuquero• August 22, 2025 Trump’s pardon comments omit why former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández was prosecuted By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• December 1, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: Who is Jack Smith, the special counsel in the Trump classified documents case? By Amy Sherman• June 9, 2023 Who is Jack Smith, special counsel for Trump classified documents, 2020 election indictments? By Amy Sherman• August 1, 2023 Why Steve Bannon’s and Hunter Biden’s subpoena disputes differ By Sara Swann• June 10, 2024 Elon Musk claims ‘massive' Social Security fraud. How much money is actually lost to fraud, waste? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• March 12, 2025 Why does the Justice Department monitor polling sites? By Yacob Reyes• November 9, 2022 Sorting out the truth about "the porn lawyer" By Robert Farley• February 6, 2009 Greg Abbott claim linking FBI to Wendy Davis lacks proof her work is under investigation By W. Gardner Selby• June 27, 2014 Read the 34 felony charges in the Donald Trump indictment over the Stormy Daniels payoff By PolitiFact Staff • April 4, 2023 Hate crimes, civil rights become law enforcement focus during Obama years By Joshua Gillin• January 6, 2017 Fact-checking Trump’s whopper-laden interview with Maria Bartiromo By Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman• November 30, 2020 Nihilistic violent extremism: What the FBI term means and why experts warn against overuse By Amy Sherman• October 13, 2025 The Epstein files, Trump and Congress: What happens next? By Louis Jacobson• November 13, 2025 Truth-O-Meter checks claims on deficit, NJ property taxes By Caryn Shinske• October 23, 2012 Did 'zero-tolerance' policy reduce illegal immigration? By Miriam Valverde• July 19, 2018 Why did it take the DOJ more than two years to indict Donald Trump in the 2020 election case? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, Loreben Tuquero• August 3, 2023 Donald Trump says he didn't know about Steve Bannon's border wall project. Is that true? By Samantha Putterman, Miriam Valverde• August 21, 2020 Unpacking the spin from Democrats, GOP over which side is blocking hurricane relief for Puerto Rico By Amy Sherman• April 1, 2019
Viral image stated on December 09, 2021 in a Facebook post: Ghislaine Maxwell’s co-defendants include Beyonce and Kanye West. By Ciara O'Rourke• December 9, 2021 Viral image stated on December 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Virgil Abloh was a defendant in Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal case when he died a day before the trial started. By Ciara O'Rourke• December 1, 2021 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on April 05, 2024 in a statement on his website: On Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol “protestors carried no weapons.” By Amy Sherman• April 5, 2024 Florida Democratic Party stated on February 25, 2014 in a press release: Says Rick Scott "oversaw the largest Medicare fraud in the nation’s history." By Amy Sherman• March 3, 2014 Chris Koster stated on September 13, 2016 in a campaign ad: Republican gubernatorial candidate Eric Greitens "spent another $600,000 on image consultants" to rebrand his charity, The Mission Continues. By Anna Maples• November 6, 2016 TikTok posts stated on November 12, 2023 in a TikTok video: Video of an Alabama compound shows “Hamas is here and training hidden in plain sight.” By Loreben Tuquero• November 30, 2023 Instagram posts stated on January 17, 2023 in an Instagram post: The Federal Aviation Administration widened its electrocardiogram parameters for pilots because “a substantial number of airline pilots have had serious heart damage” from COVID-19 vaccines. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 20, 2023 Charlie Kirk stated on August 02, 2023 in a video: Douglass Mackey was convicted “because he made a meme in the 2016 election.” By Madison Czopek• August 9, 2023 Tim Walz stated on November 30, 2025 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “I take responsibility for putting people in jail” in Minnesota fraud scandal. By Amy Sherman• December 5, 2025 Instagram posts stated on December 04, 2024 in an Instagram post: “Trump was impeached for trying to investigate all the crimes that Joe Biden just pardoned Hunter over.” By Loreben Tuquero• December 6, 2024 Facebook posts stated on December 19, 2023 in a Facebook post: Hunter Biden’s “prison term announced.” By Loreben Tuquero• December 21, 2023 Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Poll Finds 38% of Americans Say They Will Not Drink Corona Beer Because of Virus." By Tom Kertscher• March 2, 2020 The Newly Press stated on April 29, 2018 in a headline: "Smallville star confesses she sold children to Rothschilds and Clintons." By Amy Sherman• May 1, 2018 Catherine Cortez Masto stated on August 18, 2022 in an ad: Adam Laxalt took “campaign cash” from drug companies “and used his office to block local attempts at holding one of the worst offenders accountable.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 23, 2022 Tom Tancredo stated on August 08, 2015 in a Breitbart article: Between 2008 and 2014, "criminal aliens accounted for 38 percent of all murder convictions in the five states of California, Texas, Arizona, Florida and New York." By Jon Greenberg• August 17, 2015 VoteVets.org stated on October 12, 2018 in an ad: Says Rick Scott’s "hospital company stole millions, defrauding the military’s health care program." By Amy Sherman• October 23, 2018 Taxpayer Association of Oregon stated on October 31, 2011 in a newsletter: Says "the City of Portland alone has 84 public relation representatives on payroll which cost taxpayers over $6.2 million (a year)." By Ian K. Kullgren• November 4, 2011 Facebook posts stated on April 17, 2024 in a post on Facebook: Hunter Biden, “BLM rioters” and “COVID criminals” have “0 indictments” By Madison Czopek• April 24, 2024 Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2025 in una publicación en Facebook: Imagen muestra a “uno de los manifestantes que participó en el vandalismo contra un concesionario de Tesla. La deportación a El Salvador fue consecuencia de sus acciones”. By Maria Briceño• March 27, 2025 Marjorie Taylor Greene stated on July 18, 2023 in a tweet: Prosecutor Jack Smith “only targets Republicans.” By Amy Sherman• July 21, 2023
The Trump administration is deploying election monitors to California, New Jersey. Is that unusual? By Amy Sherman• October 28, 2025 Villanova University was targeted by ‘swatting.’ What is it, and how does it affect victims? By Loreben Tuquero• August 22, 2025 Trump’s pardon comments omit why former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández was prosecuted By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• December 1, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: Who is Jack Smith, the special counsel in the Trump classified documents case? By Amy Sherman• June 9, 2023 Who is Jack Smith, special counsel for Trump classified documents, 2020 election indictments? By Amy Sherman• August 1, 2023 Why Steve Bannon’s and Hunter Biden’s subpoena disputes differ By Sara Swann• June 10, 2024 Elon Musk claims ‘massive' Social Security fraud. How much money is actually lost to fraud, waste? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• March 12, 2025 Why does the Justice Department monitor polling sites? By Yacob Reyes• November 9, 2022 Sorting out the truth about "the porn lawyer" By Robert Farley• February 6, 2009 Greg Abbott claim linking FBI to Wendy Davis lacks proof her work is under investigation By W. Gardner Selby• June 27, 2014 Read the 34 felony charges in the Donald Trump indictment over the Stormy Daniels payoff By PolitiFact Staff • April 4, 2023 Hate crimes, civil rights become law enforcement focus during Obama years By Joshua Gillin• January 6, 2017 Fact-checking Trump’s whopper-laden interview with Maria Bartiromo By Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman• November 30, 2020 Nihilistic violent extremism: What the FBI term means and why experts warn against overuse By Amy Sherman• October 13, 2025 The Epstein files, Trump and Congress: What happens next? By Louis Jacobson• November 13, 2025 Truth-O-Meter checks claims on deficit, NJ property taxes By Caryn Shinske• October 23, 2012 Did 'zero-tolerance' policy reduce illegal immigration? By Miriam Valverde• July 19, 2018 Why did it take the DOJ more than two years to indict Donald Trump in the 2020 election case? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, Loreben Tuquero• August 3, 2023 Donald Trump says he didn't know about Steve Bannon's border wall project. Is that true? By Samantha Putterman, Miriam Valverde• August 21, 2020 Unpacking the spin from Democrats, GOP over which side is blocking hurricane relief for Puerto Rico By Amy Sherman• April 1, 2019
