0 People 23 Fact-checks 13 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (23) Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: "California to teach kindergarteners there are 15 genders." By Amy Sherman• May 31, 2019 Instagram posts stated on November 05, 2022 in a post: Delayed election results are proof of fraud. By Jill Terreri Ramos• November 8, 2022 Instagram posts stated on November 02, 2022 in on social media: The U.S. “could easily count every vote in every state on election night until a few years ago.” By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• November 4, 2022 Chelsea Handler stated on August 02, 2019 in a tweet: "Elijah Cummings’ house was broken into after Trump publicly attacked him on Twitter." By Bill McCarthy• August 2, 2019 John Fleming stated on October 03, 2011 in an interview on Fox Business Network: Says Barack Obama is a "hypocrite" for criticizing President George W. Bush’s "drone attack program," then using it aggressively as president. By Louis Jacobson• October 5, 2011 Instagram posts stated on September 26, 2022 in a video: Video shows “Italians take down an EU flag and replace it with an Italian flag” after the 2022 national election. By Andy Nguyen• September 28, 2022 Instagram posts stated on September 26, 2022 in an Instagram post: “There are giant human caucasian skeletons in Ohio that predate any known civilizations.” By Madison Czopek• September 30, 2022 Hillary Clinton stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices": By 2009, "dozens of senior terrorists had been taken off the battlefield" by drones. By Lauren Carroll• June 11, 2014 Instagram posts stated on August 21, 2022 in an Instagram post: “America now has a government that forbids border agents from using deadly force, but is training IRS agents to use SWAT-team tactics on law-abiding citizens.” By Jeff Cercone• September 30, 2022 Rick Santorum stated on February 29, 2012 in a speech near Knoxville, Tenn.: "If you look up the dictionary definition of happiness at the time of our founders … happiness was not doing what you want to do but doing what you ought to do." By Becky Bowers• March 7, 2012 Marco Rubio stated on October 21, 2011 in a biography on his U.S. Senate website: Says his parents "came to America following Fidel Castro's takeover" of Cuba. By Becky Bowers• October 21, 2011 Kamala Harris stated on June 01, 2020 in a CNN interview: Says the Obama administration was doing pattern-or-practice investigations of discrimination by police departments and “Donald Trump came in with Jeff Sessions and undid those.” By Miriam Valverde• June 4, 2020 Ryan Zinke stated on March 13, 2018 in testimony before a Senate committee: A Trump administration proposal for the Interior Department "is the largest investment in our public lands infrastructure in our nation's history." By Louis Jacobson• March 19, 2018 Matt Gaetz stated on August 04, 2022 in interview with Tucker Carlson on Fox News: The government is arming up the IRS because “Joe Biden is raising taxes and disarming Americans.” By Jeff Cercone• August 12, 2022 Facebook posts stated on August 16, 2022 in a Facebook post: "The IRS is about to double in size, with 87,000 new armed agents and an additional $80 billion in order to primarily enhance IRS enforcement and operations.” By Jeff Cercone• August 18, 2022 Jeb Bush stated on November 27, 2013 in a tweet: "Why would our president close the embassy to the Vatican? Hopefully, it is not retribution for Catholic organizations opposing Obamacare." By Amy Sherman• December 4, 2013 Jeff Sessions stated on April 28, 2017 in remarks to law enforcement officers in New York: District attorneys "have advertised that they will charge a criminal alien with a lesser offense than presumably they would charge a United States citizen, so they won’t be deported." By Miriam Valverde• May 10, 2017 Kesha Rogers stated on March 19, 2014 in statements on her campaign website: Says President Barack Obama was responsible for "the assassination of at least four American citizens" in drone strikes. By Sue Owen• March 19, 2014 Barack Obama stated on November 03, 2011 in a campaign ad: "Because of Barack Obama the mission in Iraq ended." By Molly Moorhead• November 3, 2011 Donald Trump stated on January 04, 2016 in a television ad: A Trump television ad shows Mexicans swarming over "our southern border." By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Louis Jacobson• January 4, 2016 Articles (13) Previewing the Providence mayoral debate By Tim Murphy• September 30, 2014 Why days of ballot counting isn’t suspicious By Madison Czopek, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• November 9, 2022 PolitiFact en Español: 5 cosas Ridículas y Falsas que verificamos en 2023 By Maria Briceño• December 20, 2023 Fact-checking Trump’s rally with Marco Rubio and Rick Scott, but not Ron DeSantis By Yacob Reyes, Amy Sherman• November 7, 2022 Fact-checking the second GOP presidential debate By Aaron Sharockman• September 17, 2015 George Washington’s lessons and the future of political civility By Louis Jacobson• February 19, 2018 Verificamos el evento de campaña de Donald Trump con Marco Rubio, pero sin Ron DeSantis By Yacob Reyes, Amy Sherman• November 8, 2022 Misinformation and the Jan. 6 insurrection: When ‘patriot warriors’ were fed lies By Bill McCarthy• June 30, 2021 As Joe Biden announces his reelection bid, how has the economy fared on his watch? By Louis Jacobson• April 25, 2023 The food pyramid was phased out in 2011, but it still gets hate. We looked back at why By Grace Abels• November 7, 2025 Medicare and Social Security: What you paid compared with what you get By Louis Jacobson• February 1, 2013 Ted Cruz photos by Associated Press included several of gun seemingly pointed at him By W. Gardner Selby• June 22, 2015 Federal spending on old and young, by the numbers By Louis Jacobson• January 28, 2013
Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: "California to teach kindergarteners there are 15 genders." By Amy Sherman• May 31, 2019 Instagram posts stated on November 05, 2022 in a post: Delayed election results are proof of fraud. By Jill Terreri Ramos• November 8, 2022 Instagram posts stated on November 02, 2022 in on social media: The U.S. “could easily count every vote in every state on election night until a few years ago.” By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• November 4, 2022 Chelsea Handler stated on August 02, 2019 in a tweet: "Elijah Cummings’ house was broken into after Trump publicly attacked him on Twitter." By Bill McCarthy• August 2, 2019 John Fleming stated on October 03, 2011 in an interview on Fox Business Network: Says Barack Obama is a "hypocrite" for criticizing President George W. Bush’s "drone attack program," then using it aggressively as president. By Louis Jacobson• October 5, 2011 Instagram posts stated on September 26, 2022 in a video: Video shows “Italians take down an EU flag and replace it with an Italian flag” after the 2022 national election. By Andy Nguyen• September 28, 2022 Instagram posts stated on September 26, 2022 in an Instagram post: “There are giant human caucasian skeletons in Ohio that predate any known civilizations.” By Madison Czopek• September 30, 2022 Hillary Clinton stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices": By 2009, "dozens of senior terrorists had been taken off the battlefield" by drones. By Lauren Carroll• June 11, 2014 Instagram posts stated on August 21, 2022 in an Instagram post: “America now has a government that forbids border agents from using deadly force, but is training IRS agents to use SWAT-team tactics on law-abiding citizens.” By Jeff Cercone• September 30, 2022 Rick Santorum stated on February 29, 2012 in a speech near Knoxville, Tenn.: "If you look up the dictionary definition of happiness at the time of our founders … happiness was not doing what you want to do but doing what you ought to do." By Becky Bowers• March 7, 2012 Marco Rubio stated on October 21, 2011 in a biography on his U.S. Senate website: Says his parents "came to America following Fidel Castro's takeover" of Cuba. By Becky Bowers• October 21, 2011 Kamala Harris stated on June 01, 2020 in a CNN interview: Says the Obama administration was doing pattern-or-practice investigations of discrimination by police departments and “Donald Trump came in with Jeff Sessions and undid those.” By Miriam Valverde• June 4, 2020 Ryan Zinke stated on March 13, 2018 in testimony before a Senate committee: A Trump administration proposal for the Interior Department "is the largest investment in our public lands infrastructure in our nation's history." By Louis Jacobson• March 19, 2018 Matt Gaetz stated on August 04, 2022 in interview with Tucker Carlson on Fox News: The government is arming up the IRS because “Joe Biden is raising taxes and disarming Americans.” By Jeff Cercone• August 12, 2022 Facebook posts stated on August 16, 2022 in a Facebook post: "The IRS is about to double in size, with 87,000 new armed agents and an additional $80 billion in order to primarily enhance IRS enforcement and operations.” By Jeff Cercone• August 18, 2022 Jeb Bush stated on November 27, 2013 in a tweet: "Why would our president close the embassy to the Vatican? Hopefully, it is not retribution for Catholic organizations opposing Obamacare." By Amy Sherman• December 4, 2013 Jeff Sessions stated on April 28, 2017 in remarks to law enforcement officers in New York: District attorneys "have advertised that they will charge a criminal alien with a lesser offense than presumably they would charge a United States citizen, so they won’t be deported." By Miriam Valverde• May 10, 2017 Kesha Rogers stated on March 19, 2014 in statements on her campaign website: Says President Barack Obama was responsible for "the assassination of at least four American citizens" in drone strikes. By Sue Owen• March 19, 2014 Barack Obama stated on November 03, 2011 in a campaign ad: "Because of Barack Obama the mission in Iraq ended." By Molly Moorhead• November 3, 2011 Donald Trump stated on January 04, 2016 in a television ad: A Trump television ad shows Mexicans swarming over "our southern border." By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Louis Jacobson• January 4, 2016
Previewing the Providence mayoral debate By Tim Murphy• September 30, 2014 Why days of ballot counting isn’t suspicious By Madison Czopek, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• November 9, 2022 PolitiFact en Español: 5 cosas Ridículas y Falsas que verificamos en 2023 By Maria Briceño• December 20, 2023 Fact-checking Trump’s rally with Marco Rubio and Rick Scott, but not Ron DeSantis By Yacob Reyes, Amy Sherman• November 7, 2022 Fact-checking the second GOP presidential debate By Aaron Sharockman• September 17, 2015 George Washington’s lessons and the future of political civility By Louis Jacobson• February 19, 2018 Verificamos el evento de campaña de Donald Trump con Marco Rubio, pero sin Ron DeSantis By Yacob Reyes, Amy Sherman• November 8, 2022 Misinformation and the Jan. 6 insurrection: When ‘patriot warriors’ were fed lies By Bill McCarthy• June 30, 2021 As Joe Biden announces his reelection bid, how has the economy fared on his watch? By Louis Jacobson• April 25, 2023 The food pyramid was phased out in 2011, but it still gets hate. We looked back at why By Grace Abels• November 7, 2025 Medicare and Social Security: What you paid compared with what you get By Louis Jacobson• February 1, 2013 Ted Cruz photos by Associated Press included several of gun seemingly pointed at him By W. Gardner Selby• June 22, 2015 Federal spending on old and young, by the numbers By Louis Jacobson• January 28, 2013
