0 People 1500 Fact-checks 553 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (1500) Viral image stated on November 04, 2019 in a Facebook post: Photos from Sept. 11, 2001, show that "Donald Trump joined America’s heroes and carried victims over his shoulders down the steps of the burning World Trade Center. Obama spent the whole day sitting in the Oval Office with his feet on the desk watching basketball." By Ciara O'Rourke• November 8, 2019 TheLastLineOfDefense.org stated on September 24, 2017 in a headline: "NFL fines Pittsburgh Steelers $1 million each for skipping national anthem." By Joshua Gillin• September 25, 2017 Andy Berke stated on August 31, 2012 in a letter to state Senate education committee chairwoman Dolores Gresham.: Says Tennessee is providing "millions of dollars" to virtual school company for "results at the bottom of the bottom." By Zack McMillin• October 7, 2012 Adam Putnam stated on May 05, 2018 in a Republican candidate forum: "Welders are coming out of their tech schools at $28 an hour" and "pipefitters are making six figures." By Allison Graves• May 10, 2018 Viral image stated on March 06, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Winston Churchill said, "When you’re 20, you care what everyone thinks, when you’re 40 you stop caring what everyone thinks, when you’re 60, you realize no one was ever thinking about you in the first place." By Ciara O'Rourke• March 8, 2019 Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on February 28, 2010 in a roundtable segment on NBC's Meet the Press: "The Republicans have repeatedly said that they agree with 80 percent of what's in our bill." By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2010 Lisa Grafstein stated on October 12, 2024 in a campaign mailer: Scott Lassiter “repeatedly campaigned to promote” North Carolina's “largest-ever” school funding cut, sending public school money to “unaccountable private schools” and ending science education. By Paul Specht• October 25, 2024 Facebook posts stated on August 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Kamala Harris said, “I don’t like Joe Biden and do not like his history with certain people or who he’s aligned with, he’s trash to me.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 19, 2020 Instagram posts stated on January 06, 2020 in on social media: "A bounty of $80 MILLION has been placed on President Donald Trump’s head by Iran as tensions between the country and the USA rise." By Louis Jacobson• January 9, 2020 Alex Jones stated on May 11, 2025 in en una publicación en X: Un vídeo muestra al presidente francés, Emmanuel Macron, al primer ministro del Reino Unido, Keir Starmer, y al canciller alemán, Friedrich Merz, con una bolsa de cocaína tras visitar al presidente ucraniano, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. By Maria Briceño, Madison Czopek• May 16, 2025 Viral image stated on February 17, 2022 in a Facebook post: Says Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said, “If it weren’t for electricity, we’d all be watching TV by candlelight.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 18, 2022 Bloggers stated on January 07, 2016 in blog post: "80% of black men in Atlanta are Homosexuals, study says" By Miriam Valverde• March 27, 2018 Alex Jones stated on May 11, 2025 in a post on X: A video shows French President Emmanuel Macron, United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Freidrich Merz with a bag of cocaine after visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. By Maria Briceño, Madison Czopek• May 13, 2025 Scott Randolph stated on August 11, 2011 in a TV interview: Gov. Rick Scott "is trying to get a waiver under the federal health care law that would deny consumers in Florida the right to the $60 million in rebates they have from their own HMOs." By Amy Sherman• August 29, 2011 Bill White stated on August 09, 2010 in a TV interview.: "The state budget has gone up over 80 percent under Rick Perry." By W. Gardner Selby• August 12, 2010 Bill Peduto stated on June 01, 2017 in in a tweet: "Fact: Hillary Clinton received 80% of the vote in Pittsburgh." By Sarah Anne Hughes• June 2, 2017 Joe Biden stated on July 22, 2020 in a SEIU roundtable discussion: “McDonald’s (makes) you all sign noncompete contracts that you cannot go across town to try to get a job at Burger King.” By Jon Greenberg• July 28, 2020 Viral image stated on May 23, 2024 in a Facebook post: Elon Musk said, “I’d rather drink sewer water than see Taylor Swift at the Super Bowl.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 4, 2024 Viral image stated on July 21, 2022 in an Instagram post: The New York Times reported on a conservative activist’s “superdiarrhea.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 22, 2022 Ronald Rice stated on January 05, 2012 in a state senate budget committee hearing: Says in Newark "we’re paying 80 percent of the school budget from local property taxes." By Erin O'Neill• January 10, 2012 Articles (553) Is Perry keeping his promises? By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• March 28, 2011 New video or not, Clinton claim about ISIS using Trump in video is still False By Louis Jacobson• January 5, 2016 Event to kill 80 to 90 million people, John Sharp says By W. Gardner Selby• September 27, 2012 Jorge Ramos draws Half True for claim 80 journalists killed in Mexico in last decade By W. Gardner Selby• April 8, 2016 A timeline of what Trump said before Jan. 6 Capitol riot By Amy Sherman• January 11, 2021 Fact-checking the talking point about an 80-year Supreme Court 'tradition' By Linda Qiu• February 18, 2016 Fact-checking claims about the 80-year SCOTUS nomination ‘tradition’ By Linda Qiu• February 17, 2016 Having their cake ... 'and voting against it, too' By Louis Jacobson• February 5, 2010 Anatomy of a statistic: Do 80 percent of Americans oppose sanctuary cities? By Louis Jacobson• February 24, 2017 Planned Parenthood versus the State of Texas By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• May 1, 2012 Florida leaders misrepresented research before ban on gender-affirming care By Yacob Reyes• December 2, 2022 Playing a game of political telephone By Jacob Geiger• June 28, 2011 How a false claim about out-of-state protesters traveled from Minnesota officials to Trump, Pelosi By Louis Jacobson• June 1, 2020 Paul Ryan -- near retirement? -- on the Truth-O-Meter By Tom Kertscher• December 14, 2017 House Democrats press timeline in Day 2 of Senate impeachment trial By Angie Drobnic Holan, Amy Sherman• February 11, 2021 Election may be over, but we're just getting started By Robert Higgs• November 8, 2010 Tell us: What was the biggest lie of 2022? By Katie Sanders• November 29, 2022 High Five: Corporate taxes, Aaron Rodgers' taxes and a government jet honeymoon By Tom Kertscher• October 3, 2017 PolitiFact fact-checks the Dec. 20 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• December 20, 2015 Fact-checking the Dec. 20 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• December 20, 2015
Viral image stated on November 04, 2019 in a Facebook post: Photos from Sept. 11, 2001, show that "Donald Trump joined America’s heroes and carried victims over his shoulders down the steps of the burning World Trade Center. Obama spent the whole day sitting in the Oval Office with his feet on the desk watching basketball." By Ciara O'Rourke• November 8, 2019 TheLastLineOfDefense.org stated on September 24, 2017 in a headline: "NFL fines Pittsburgh Steelers $1 million each for skipping national anthem." By Joshua Gillin• September 25, 2017 Andy Berke stated on August 31, 2012 in a letter to state Senate education committee chairwoman Dolores Gresham.: Says Tennessee is providing "millions of dollars" to virtual school company for "results at the bottom of the bottom." By Zack McMillin• October 7, 2012 Adam Putnam stated on May 05, 2018 in a Republican candidate forum: "Welders are coming out of their tech schools at $28 an hour" and "pipefitters are making six figures." By Allison Graves• May 10, 2018 Viral image stated on March 06, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Winston Churchill said, "When you’re 20, you care what everyone thinks, when you’re 40 you stop caring what everyone thinks, when you’re 60, you realize no one was ever thinking about you in the first place." By Ciara O'Rourke• March 8, 2019 Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on February 28, 2010 in a roundtable segment on NBC's Meet the Press: "The Republicans have repeatedly said that they agree with 80 percent of what's in our bill." By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2010 Lisa Grafstein stated on October 12, 2024 in a campaign mailer: Scott Lassiter “repeatedly campaigned to promote” North Carolina's “largest-ever” school funding cut, sending public school money to “unaccountable private schools” and ending science education. By Paul Specht• October 25, 2024 Facebook posts stated on August 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Kamala Harris said, “I don’t like Joe Biden and do not like his history with certain people or who he’s aligned with, he’s trash to me.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 19, 2020 Instagram posts stated on January 06, 2020 in on social media: "A bounty of $80 MILLION has been placed on President Donald Trump’s head by Iran as tensions between the country and the USA rise." By Louis Jacobson• January 9, 2020 Alex Jones stated on May 11, 2025 in en una publicación en X: Un vídeo muestra al presidente francés, Emmanuel Macron, al primer ministro del Reino Unido, Keir Starmer, y al canciller alemán, Friedrich Merz, con una bolsa de cocaína tras visitar al presidente ucraniano, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. By Maria Briceño, Madison Czopek• May 16, 2025 Viral image stated on February 17, 2022 in a Facebook post: Says Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said, “If it weren’t for electricity, we’d all be watching TV by candlelight.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 18, 2022 Bloggers stated on January 07, 2016 in blog post: "80% of black men in Atlanta are Homosexuals, study says" By Miriam Valverde• March 27, 2018 Alex Jones stated on May 11, 2025 in a post on X: A video shows French President Emmanuel Macron, United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Freidrich Merz with a bag of cocaine after visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. By Maria Briceño, Madison Czopek• May 13, 2025 Scott Randolph stated on August 11, 2011 in a TV interview: Gov. Rick Scott "is trying to get a waiver under the federal health care law that would deny consumers in Florida the right to the $60 million in rebates they have from their own HMOs." By Amy Sherman• August 29, 2011 Bill White stated on August 09, 2010 in a TV interview.: "The state budget has gone up over 80 percent under Rick Perry." By W. Gardner Selby• August 12, 2010 Bill Peduto stated on June 01, 2017 in in a tweet: "Fact: Hillary Clinton received 80% of the vote in Pittsburgh." By Sarah Anne Hughes• June 2, 2017 Joe Biden stated on July 22, 2020 in a SEIU roundtable discussion: “McDonald’s (makes) you all sign noncompete contracts that you cannot go across town to try to get a job at Burger King.” By Jon Greenberg• July 28, 2020 Viral image stated on May 23, 2024 in a Facebook post: Elon Musk said, “I’d rather drink sewer water than see Taylor Swift at the Super Bowl.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 4, 2024 Viral image stated on July 21, 2022 in an Instagram post: The New York Times reported on a conservative activist’s “superdiarrhea.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 22, 2022 Ronald Rice stated on January 05, 2012 in a state senate budget committee hearing: Says in Newark "we’re paying 80 percent of the school budget from local property taxes." By Erin O'Neill• January 10, 2012
Is Perry keeping his promises? By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• March 28, 2011 New video or not, Clinton claim about ISIS using Trump in video is still False By Louis Jacobson• January 5, 2016 Event to kill 80 to 90 million people, John Sharp says By W. Gardner Selby• September 27, 2012 Jorge Ramos draws Half True for claim 80 journalists killed in Mexico in last decade By W. Gardner Selby• April 8, 2016 A timeline of what Trump said before Jan. 6 Capitol riot By Amy Sherman• January 11, 2021 Fact-checking the talking point about an 80-year Supreme Court 'tradition' By Linda Qiu• February 18, 2016 Fact-checking claims about the 80-year SCOTUS nomination ‘tradition’ By Linda Qiu• February 17, 2016 Having their cake ... 'and voting against it, too' By Louis Jacobson• February 5, 2010 Anatomy of a statistic: Do 80 percent of Americans oppose sanctuary cities? By Louis Jacobson• February 24, 2017 Planned Parenthood versus the State of Texas By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• May 1, 2012 Florida leaders misrepresented research before ban on gender-affirming care By Yacob Reyes• December 2, 2022 Playing a game of political telephone By Jacob Geiger• June 28, 2011 How a false claim about out-of-state protesters traveled from Minnesota officials to Trump, Pelosi By Louis Jacobson• June 1, 2020 Paul Ryan -- near retirement? -- on the Truth-O-Meter By Tom Kertscher• December 14, 2017 House Democrats press timeline in Day 2 of Senate impeachment trial By Angie Drobnic Holan, Amy Sherman• February 11, 2021 Election may be over, but we're just getting started By Robert Higgs• November 8, 2010 Tell us: What was the biggest lie of 2022? By Katie Sanders• November 29, 2022 High Five: Corporate taxes, Aaron Rodgers' taxes and a government jet honeymoon By Tom Kertscher• October 3, 2017 PolitiFact fact-checks the Dec. 20 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• December 20, 2015 Fact-checking the Dec. 20 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• December 20, 2015
