0 People 3820 Fact-checks 1427 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (3820) Facebook posts stated on July 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: General Motors “admits the 'clean' energy used to charge electric cars comes from coal, 95% coal, to be exact." By Tom Kertscher• July 29, 2021 Donald Trump stated on June 30, 2019 in remarks to South Korean business leaders: "We hadn’t had a (car) plant built in years — in decades, actually. And now we have many plants being built all throughout the United States." By Jon Greenberg• July 9, 2019 Facebook posts stated on February 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Trump’s farmer bailout is now twice the size of Obama’s GM bailout. The big difference is GM paid their bailout back — with interest.” By Tom Kertscher• February 26, 2020 Jody Conradt stated on September 28, 2013 in a Texas Tribune Festival panel: "All" University of Texas "student-athletes get an iPad." By W. Gardner Selby• November 22, 2013 Facebook posts stated on July 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez as saying private truck drivers are "destroying America" and should be "government regulated and drivers should be on full-time camera until we can figure out how to automate our shipping and do away with them altogether." By Samantha Putterman• July 19, 2019 Peter Barca stated on February 19, 2013 in an interview: "You can't bring an iPad or a piece of paper and a pencil in the (Wisconsin Assembly) gallery to take notes of what's going on," but "you can bring a gun up there." By Tom Kertscher• February 24, 2013 Facebook posts stated on October 22, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Says Joe Biden had an iPad at his podium during the debate. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 25, 2020 Ed Whitacre stated on April 21, 2010 in a TV ad: GM has "repaid our government loan, in full, with interest, five years ahead of the original schedule." By Robert Farley• April 27, 2010 John McCain stated on March 06, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": Says iPads and iPhones "are built in the United States of America." By Louis Jacobson• March 9, 2011 Phil Gingrey stated on September 25, 2010 in a CNN interview: The federal government can tell General Motors what to charge for its automobiles. By Eric Stirgus• October 4, 2010 Jim Renacci stated on January 04, 2011 in an interview on WCPN 90.3 FM: "For [GM] to pay back everything it owes, it would have to sell its shares at $143 a share . . . where the highest value of a General Motors share ever was $43, $44, $46, whatever the dollars were . . ." By Tom Feran• February 9, 2011 Michael Turner stated on April 23, 2012 in a statement supporting Mitt Romney: Some "20,000 Delphi salaried retirees lost up to 70 percent of their pensions" as a result of "political favoritism and backroom deals." By Stephen Koff• April 30, 2012 Let Freedom Ring stated on October 15, 2012 in a Web video: Says GM used taxpayer dollars to prop up operations in China. By Jon Greenberg• October 25, 2012 Glenn Kage stated on September 16, 2019 in a Missouri Times interview: "General Motors is making record profits." By Caitlyn Rosen• October 25, 2019 Barack Obama stated on January 24, 2012 in the State of the Union address: "(After the auto bailout) General Motors is back on top as the world’s No. 1 automaker." By Becky Bowers• January 25, 2012 Mitt Romney stated on August 01, 2012 in a campaign commercial: "Under the Obama administration’s bailout of General Motors, Ohio dealerships were forced to close." By Stephen Koff• August 2, 2012 John Kennedy stated on December 01, 2019 in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press: Says former Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko "actively worked for Secretary Clinton." By Jon Greenberg• December 4, 2019 JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on March 15, 2016 in TV ad: Says the GOP is "helping pay for" Justice Rebecca Bradley's campaign and "she recently skipped court to attend an event paid for" by Scott Walker's "lobbyist friends." By Tom Kertscher• March 31, 2016 Barack Obama stated on March 15, 2012 in in campaign video “The Road We’ve Traveled”: "(GM and Chrysler) repaid their loans." By Becky Bowers• March 21, 2012 Michael Turner stated on April 22, 2012 in a news release: Some "20,000 Delphi salaried retirees lost up to 70 percent of their pensions" as a result of "political favoritism and backroom deals." By Stephen Koff• September 24, 2013 Articles (1427) Has GM settled its debt with the government? By Robert Farley• April 27, 2010 Are auto companies paid up with American taxpayers? By Robert Farley• May 26, 2011 How to get the facts during the presidential debate By Bill Adair• October 2, 2012 James Carville says Barack Obama 'saved the auto industry' By Jon Greenberg• November 12, 2013 Apple honors PolitiFact app By Bill Adair• July 15, 2011 Apple honors PolitiFact app By Bill Adair• July 15, 2011 Did President Obama save the auto industry? By Jon Greenberg• September 6, 2012 As auto industry plateaus, Donald Trump touts car plants that don’t exist By Jon Greenberg• October 22, 2020 Truth-O-Meter spent week detecting exaggerations By Willoughby Mariano• October 10, 2010 How to check the facts during the debates By Bill Adair• October 3, 2012 Mailbag: The 'Cars, SARS, and Bars Czar' By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 19, 2009 GOP convention: Fact checking the Ryan speech By Dave Umhoefer• August 30, 2012 An outbreak of truth By Bill Adair• January 22, 2013 PolitiFact’s guide to understanding tariffs and international trade By Louis Jacobson• November 18, 2019 Checking Paul Ryan and more at the Republican National Convention By Molly Moorhead• August 30, 2012 Greatest hits from the Tampa and Charlotte conventions By Bill Adair• September 10, 2012 PolitiFact readers tell us what they think By Jim Tharpe• December 21, 2010 Fact-checking the ad about Obama's promises By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 18, 2012 Fact-checking the new Crossroads GPS ad By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 17, 2012 Wednesday night at the GOP convention: the running mate and more By Molly Moorhead• August 30, 2012
Facebook posts stated on July 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: General Motors “admits the 'clean' energy used to charge electric cars comes from coal, 95% coal, to be exact." By Tom Kertscher• July 29, 2021 Donald Trump stated on June 30, 2019 in remarks to South Korean business leaders: "We hadn’t had a (car) plant built in years — in decades, actually. And now we have many plants being built all throughout the United States." By Jon Greenberg• July 9, 2019 Facebook posts stated on February 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Trump’s farmer bailout is now twice the size of Obama’s GM bailout. The big difference is GM paid their bailout back — with interest.” By Tom Kertscher• February 26, 2020 Jody Conradt stated on September 28, 2013 in a Texas Tribune Festival panel: "All" University of Texas "student-athletes get an iPad." By W. Gardner Selby• November 22, 2013 Facebook posts stated on July 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez as saying private truck drivers are "destroying America" and should be "government regulated and drivers should be on full-time camera until we can figure out how to automate our shipping and do away with them altogether." By Samantha Putterman• July 19, 2019 Peter Barca stated on February 19, 2013 in an interview: "You can't bring an iPad or a piece of paper and a pencil in the (Wisconsin Assembly) gallery to take notes of what's going on," but "you can bring a gun up there." By Tom Kertscher• February 24, 2013 Facebook posts stated on October 22, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Says Joe Biden had an iPad at his podium during the debate. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 25, 2020 Ed Whitacre stated on April 21, 2010 in a TV ad: GM has "repaid our government loan, in full, with interest, five years ahead of the original schedule." By Robert Farley• April 27, 2010 John McCain stated on March 06, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": Says iPads and iPhones "are built in the United States of America." By Louis Jacobson• March 9, 2011 Phil Gingrey stated on September 25, 2010 in a CNN interview: The federal government can tell General Motors what to charge for its automobiles. By Eric Stirgus• October 4, 2010 Jim Renacci stated on January 04, 2011 in an interview on WCPN 90.3 FM: "For [GM] to pay back everything it owes, it would have to sell its shares at $143 a share . . . where the highest value of a General Motors share ever was $43, $44, $46, whatever the dollars were . . ." By Tom Feran• February 9, 2011 Michael Turner stated on April 23, 2012 in a statement supporting Mitt Romney: Some "20,000 Delphi salaried retirees lost up to 70 percent of their pensions" as a result of "political favoritism and backroom deals." By Stephen Koff• April 30, 2012 Let Freedom Ring stated on October 15, 2012 in a Web video: Says GM used taxpayer dollars to prop up operations in China. By Jon Greenberg• October 25, 2012 Glenn Kage stated on September 16, 2019 in a Missouri Times interview: "General Motors is making record profits." By Caitlyn Rosen• October 25, 2019 Barack Obama stated on January 24, 2012 in the State of the Union address: "(After the auto bailout) General Motors is back on top as the world’s No. 1 automaker." By Becky Bowers• January 25, 2012 Mitt Romney stated on August 01, 2012 in a campaign commercial: "Under the Obama administration’s bailout of General Motors, Ohio dealerships were forced to close." By Stephen Koff• August 2, 2012 John Kennedy stated on December 01, 2019 in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press: Says former Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko "actively worked for Secretary Clinton." By Jon Greenberg• December 4, 2019 JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on March 15, 2016 in TV ad: Says the GOP is "helping pay for" Justice Rebecca Bradley's campaign and "she recently skipped court to attend an event paid for" by Scott Walker's "lobbyist friends." By Tom Kertscher• March 31, 2016 Barack Obama stated on March 15, 2012 in in campaign video “The Road We’ve Traveled”: "(GM and Chrysler) repaid their loans." By Becky Bowers• March 21, 2012 Michael Turner stated on April 22, 2012 in a news release: Some "20,000 Delphi salaried retirees lost up to 70 percent of their pensions" as a result of "political favoritism and backroom deals." By Stephen Koff• September 24, 2013
Has GM settled its debt with the government? By Robert Farley• April 27, 2010 Are auto companies paid up with American taxpayers? By Robert Farley• May 26, 2011 How to get the facts during the presidential debate By Bill Adair• October 2, 2012 James Carville says Barack Obama 'saved the auto industry' By Jon Greenberg• November 12, 2013 Apple honors PolitiFact app By Bill Adair• July 15, 2011 Apple honors PolitiFact app By Bill Adair• July 15, 2011 Did President Obama save the auto industry? By Jon Greenberg• September 6, 2012 As auto industry plateaus, Donald Trump touts car plants that don’t exist By Jon Greenberg• October 22, 2020 Truth-O-Meter spent week detecting exaggerations By Willoughby Mariano• October 10, 2010 How to check the facts during the debates By Bill Adair• October 3, 2012 Mailbag: The 'Cars, SARS, and Bars Czar' By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 19, 2009 GOP convention: Fact checking the Ryan speech By Dave Umhoefer• August 30, 2012 An outbreak of truth By Bill Adair• January 22, 2013 PolitiFact’s guide to understanding tariffs and international trade By Louis Jacobson• November 18, 2019 Checking Paul Ryan and more at the Republican National Convention By Molly Moorhead• August 30, 2012 Greatest hits from the Tampa and Charlotte conventions By Bill Adair• September 10, 2012 PolitiFact readers tell us what they think By Jim Tharpe• December 21, 2010 Fact-checking the ad about Obama's promises By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 18, 2012 Fact-checking the new Crossroads GPS ad By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 17, 2012 Wednesday night at the GOP convention: the running mate and more By Molly Moorhead• August 30, 2012
