0 People 100 Fact-checks 27 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (100) Rush Limbaugh stated on May 01, 2009 in a radio show: Sen. Arlen Specter's party switch could "end up giving Republicans the ability to filibuster judicial nominees at the Judiciary Committee level so that the nominees never get out of committee." By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 5, 2009 Viral image stated on January 22, 2023 in an Instagram post: Historic photos are evidence these celebrities were cloned. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 24, 2023 Viral image stated on July 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says George Floyd appeared on Judge Judy. By Ciara O'Rourke• July 31, 2020 Ken Paxton stated on January 24, 2014 in a radio interview: Barry Smitherman "doesn’t have enough legal experience to apply for most of the jobs at the attorney general’s office." By Sue Owen• February 26, 2014 Bill Nelson stated on August 02, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Connie Mack IV has been "a promoter for Hooters with a history of bar room brawling, altercations and road rage." By Amy Sherman• August 7, 2012 Presente.org stated on January 27, 2012 in a television ad: "91 percent of Latinos support the DREAM Act, which allows undocumented youth to attend college," but Marco Rubio opposes it. By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 9, 2012 Dick Cheney stated on September 02, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty "enrichment has been limited to basically the weapons states." By Jon Greenberg• September 3, 2015 Bill Nelson stated on August 20, 2012 in remarks at a campaign event: Says Connie Mack IV co-sponsored a bill to "take a third of the Social Security Trust Fund ... give it in individual accounts to the senior citizens, who then were to invest it in the stock market." By Joshua Gillin• August 30, 2012 American Bridge 21st Century stated on August 06, 2012 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV passed "only one bill" in seven years. By Brittany Alana Davis• August 6, 2012 Dave Weldon stated on July 22, 2012 in a robocall: "This year in Congress (Connie Mack IV) has missed almost half of his votes." By Amy Sherman• July 25, 2012 Facebook posts stated on January 25, 2023 in a Facebook post: Hospital photo of Damar Hamlin proves “he’s a corpse.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 27, 2023 Viral image stated on August 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Chadwick Boseman was poisoned and his death is being investigated as a homicide. By Ciara O'Rourke• September 1, 2020 Connie Mack stated on August 09, 2012 in a video on his campaign website: Says Bill Nelson "voted to raise our taxes 150 times." By Amy Sherman• August 20, 2012 Bloggers stated on September 10, 2018 in post on Facebook: "If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes." By Ciara O'Rourke• October 26, 2018 worldnewsdailyreport.com stated on October 15, 2018 in a post on Facebook: Says a pro-choice activist in California 'proudly breaks world record by getting her 27th abortion' By Ciara O'Rourke• October 17, 2018 Facebook posts stated on April 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: Joe Diffie’s death was labeled “as a COVID-19 death and it wasn’t!” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 22, 2020 Ron DeSantis stated on January 25, 2022 in a tweet: “Without a shred of clinical data to support its decision, the Biden Administration has revoked the emergency use authorization for lifesaving monoclonal antibody treatments.” By Jon Greenberg, Gabrielle Settles• January 31, 2022 Ted Cruz stated on January 10, 2014 in a speech at a Texas Public Policy Foundation forum: Obama unilaterally announced he was delaying employer mandate "through a blog post by a mid-level bureaucrat at the Department of Treasury." By Sue Owen• January 16, 2014 Clay Cox stated on June 21, 2010 in a campaign mailer.: "For six years, I served our community as a conservative state legislator. In every one of those years, I helped balance the state's budget." By Willoughby Mariano• June 22, 2010 Kenneth McKay stated on February 27, 2011 in a TV interview: Says Sheldon Whitehouse said on Senate floor: "Everybody in Rhode Island who disagrees with me about Obamacare is an Aryan, is a white supremacist." By Peter Lord• March 6, 2011 Articles (27) Rush reads the rules By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 6, 2009 The truth about congressional pay raises By Aaron Sharockman, Amy Sherman• November 23, 2011 Fact-checking the Republican primary By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 26, 2012 Was ‘Democracy in the Park’ illegal? By Eric Litke• March 10, 2021 Greatest hits of Florida's U.S. Senate race By Katie Sanders• November 5, 2012 PolitiFact Florida: Our most popular fact-checks of 2012 By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 28, 2012 Fact-checking the Dick Cheney-John Kerry faceoff on 'Morning Joe' By Louis Jacobson• September 4, 2015 Fact-checking the Dick Cheney-John Kerry faceoff on 'Morning Joe' By Louis Jacobson• September 4, 2015 Testing Medicare claims in the Bill Young-Jessica Ehrlich U.S. House race By Katie Sanders• November 2, 2012 Obama wrong that insurance delay caused death By Louis Jacobson• September 17, 2009 Fact-checking George LeMieux By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 20, 2012 Fact-checking Florida's U.S. Senate debate By Katie Sanders• October 18, 2012 1% or 85%: Two numbers before SCOTUS purport to show trans youth ‘regret’ rates. Which is it? By Grace Abels• December 16, 2024 Tyler Robinson: What's known about Charlie Kirk shooting suspect's politics, bullet casing etchings By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• September 12, 2025 Can states punish women for traveling out of state to get an abortion? By Louis Jacobson• June 29, 2022 Understanding felon voting rights restoration By Amy Sherman• April 25, 2018 ‘Gender dysphoria’: What it is, what it isn’t and how history has changed its view By Grace Abels• May 22, 2023 Did Republicans vote to end Medicare "as we know it"? By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 23, 2012 Fact-checking the second night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention By PolitiFact Staff • August 19, 2020 False flags: They’re real, but far less widespread than social media suggest By Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy• February 8, 2022
Rush Limbaugh stated on May 01, 2009 in a radio show: Sen. Arlen Specter's party switch could "end up giving Republicans the ability to filibuster judicial nominees at the Judiciary Committee level so that the nominees never get out of committee." By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 5, 2009 Viral image stated on January 22, 2023 in an Instagram post: Historic photos are evidence these celebrities were cloned. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 24, 2023 Viral image stated on July 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says George Floyd appeared on Judge Judy. By Ciara O'Rourke• July 31, 2020 Ken Paxton stated on January 24, 2014 in a radio interview: Barry Smitherman "doesn’t have enough legal experience to apply for most of the jobs at the attorney general’s office." By Sue Owen• February 26, 2014 Bill Nelson stated on August 02, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Connie Mack IV has been "a promoter for Hooters with a history of bar room brawling, altercations and road rage." By Amy Sherman• August 7, 2012 Presente.org stated on January 27, 2012 in a television ad: "91 percent of Latinos support the DREAM Act, which allows undocumented youth to attend college," but Marco Rubio opposes it. By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 9, 2012 Dick Cheney stated on September 02, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty "enrichment has been limited to basically the weapons states." By Jon Greenberg• September 3, 2015 Bill Nelson stated on August 20, 2012 in remarks at a campaign event: Says Connie Mack IV co-sponsored a bill to "take a third of the Social Security Trust Fund ... give it in individual accounts to the senior citizens, who then were to invest it in the stock market." By Joshua Gillin• August 30, 2012 American Bridge 21st Century stated on August 06, 2012 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV passed "only one bill" in seven years. By Brittany Alana Davis• August 6, 2012 Dave Weldon stated on July 22, 2012 in a robocall: "This year in Congress (Connie Mack IV) has missed almost half of his votes." By Amy Sherman• July 25, 2012 Facebook posts stated on January 25, 2023 in a Facebook post: Hospital photo of Damar Hamlin proves “he’s a corpse.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 27, 2023 Viral image stated on August 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Chadwick Boseman was poisoned and his death is being investigated as a homicide. By Ciara O'Rourke• September 1, 2020 Connie Mack stated on August 09, 2012 in a video on his campaign website: Says Bill Nelson "voted to raise our taxes 150 times." By Amy Sherman• August 20, 2012 Bloggers stated on September 10, 2018 in post on Facebook: "If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes." By Ciara O'Rourke• October 26, 2018 worldnewsdailyreport.com stated on October 15, 2018 in a post on Facebook: Says a pro-choice activist in California 'proudly breaks world record by getting her 27th abortion' By Ciara O'Rourke• October 17, 2018 Facebook posts stated on April 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: Joe Diffie’s death was labeled “as a COVID-19 death and it wasn’t!” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 22, 2020 Ron DeSantis stated on January 25, 2022 in a tweet: “Without a shred of clinical data to support its decision, the Biden Administration has revoked the emergency use authorization for lifesaving monoclonal antibody treatments.” By Jon Greenberg, Gabrielle Settles• January 31, 2022 Ted Cruz stated on January 10, 2014 in a speech at a Texas Public Policy Foundation forum: Obama unilaterally announced he was delaying employer mandate "through a blog post by a mid-level bureaucrat at the Department of Treasury." By Sue Owen• January 16, 2014 Clay Cox stated on June 21, 2010 in a campaign mailer.: "For six years, I served our community as a conservative state legislator. In every one of those years, I helped balance the state's budget." By Willoughby Mariano• June 22, 2010 Kenneth McKay stated on February 27, 2011 in a TV interview: Says Sheldon Whitehouse said on Senate floor: "Everybody in Rhode Island who disagrees with me about Obamacare is an Aryan, is a white supremacist." By Peter Lord• March 6, 2011
Rush reads the rules By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 6, 2009 The truth about congressional pay raises By Aaron Sharockman, Amy Sherman• November 23, 2011 Fact-checking the Republican primary By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 26, 2012 Was ‘Democracy in the Park’ illegal? By Eric Litke• March 10, 2021 Greatest hits of Florida's U.S. Senate race By Katie Sanders• November 5, 2012 PolitiFact Florida: Our most popular fact-checks of 2012 By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 28, 2012 Fact-checking the Dick Cheney-John Kerry faceoff on 'Morning Joe' By Louis Jacobson• September 4, 2015 Fact-checking the Dick Cheney-John Kerry faceoff on 'Morning Joe' By Louis Jacobson• September 4, 2015 Testing Medicare claims in the Bill Young-Jessica Ehrlich U.S. House race By Katie Sanders• November 2, 2012 Obama wrong that insurance delay caused death By Louis Jacobson• September 17, 2009 Fact-checking George LeMieux By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 20, 2012 Fact-checking Florida's U.S. Senate debate By Katie Sanders• October 18, 2012 1% or 85%: Two numbers before SCOTUS purport to show trans youth ‘regret’ rates. Which is it? By Grace Abels• December 16, 2024 Tyler Robinson: What's known about Charlie Kirk shooting suspect's politics, bullet casing etchings By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• September 12, 2025 Can states punish women for traveling out of state to get an abortion? By Louis Jacobson• June 29, 2022 Understanding felon voting rights restoration By Amy Sherman• April 25, 2018 ‘Gender dysphoria’: What it is, what it isn’t and how history has changed its view By Grace Abels• May 22, 2023 Did Republicans vote to end Medicare "as we know it"? By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 23, 2012 Fact-checking the second night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention By PolitiFact Staff • August 19, 2020 False flags: They’re real, but far less widespread than social media suggest By Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy• February 8, 2022
