0 People 144 Fact-checks 66 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (144) Jon Runyan stated on May 04, 2012 in an interview on NJTV’s “On the Record”: Says "as we sit right now, Medicare, if we do nothing, will be gone in eight years, if we do nothing to it." By Bill Wichert• May 20, 2012 Tim Pawlenty stated on June 13, 2011 in a debate in New Hampshire: "There was a recent report out that the premiums for Medicare and the payroll withholdings are only paying about half the program. So it is not financially solvent." By Robert Farley• June 14, 2011 Tim Pawlenty stated on May 29, 2011 in ABC's "This Week": Medicare "only has about 50 percent of it paid for by either premiums or payroll taxes, and the rest is deficit spending ... or debt spending." By Robert Farley• June 1, 2011 Viral image stated on June 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: The FBI building in Washington is “completely closed. No one’s in there.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 17, 2021 Facebook posts stated on January 07, 2020 in a video: Says a video shows Iranian rockets being launched toward a U.S. air base in Iraq. By Daniel Funke• January 8, 2020 Facebook posts stated on February 16, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says a video captures sound from the surface of Mars By Samantha Putterman• February 25, 2021 Viral image stated on February 18, 2020 in a YouTube post: Says 20 million Chinese converted to Islam after it’s proven that the coronavirus doesn’t affect Muslims. By Ciara O'Rourke• February 25, 2020 Facebook posts stated on July 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Biden concedes 6 million votes." By Tom Kertscher• July 19, 2021 Viral image stated on April 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a video shows a “gay party in Italy few weeks before COVID-19.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 14, 2020 Viral image stated on April 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Nigerians are “burning Chinese stores.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 22, 2020 Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2022 in a video: President Joe Biden admitted having an inappropriate relationship with a minor. By Michael Majchrowicz• September 30, 2022 Eric Trump stated on November 04, 2020 in a tweet: A person is on film “burning 80 Trump ballots.” By Bill McCarthy• November 4, 2020 Viral image stated on March 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says kitchen worker in viral video is potentially spreading coronavirus by blowing into food containers. By Ciara O'Rourke• May 19, 2020 Facebook posts stated on July 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Ambassador Susan Rice Tribunal, Gavin Newsom indicted.” By Tom Kertscher• July 26, 2021 Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says the Philadelphia shootings were "fake" and that police officers sprayed "fake blood on themselves." By Daniel Funke• August 19, 2019 Ryan Lizza stated on September 22, 2014 in a tweet: "Countries bombed: Obama 7, Bush 4" By Jon Greenberg• September 25, 2014 Facebook posts stated on November 03, 2020 in a Facebook post: Voters in Maricopa County, Ariz., were forced to vote using Sharpie pens that aren’t read by voting machines. By Tom Kertscher• November 4, 2020 Viral image stated on January 23, 2023 in an Instagram post: Video shows hecklers shouting profanities at President Joe Biden. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 26, 2023 Bloggers stated on December 09, 2018 in a Facebook post: "Border Patrol agents were caught on film destroying supplies left to help migrants" By Miriam Valverde• December 11, 2018 NowThis stated on August 10, 2016 in a viral video: Says President Bill Clinton did not sign NAFTA. By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 11, 2016 Articles (66) R.I. Rep. Charlene Lima takes umbrage at Pants on Fire ruling By Tim Murphy• July 11, 2013 Fact-checking the calls on the robocalls By Amy Sherman• August 22, 2011 Kamala Harris didn’t break protocol, only past practice, in not returning military salutes By Tom Kertscher• March 26, 2021 Flashback: Obama, the Mexico border and Shariah law By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, W. Gardner Selby• May 16, 2011 For Labor Day, we check claims about jobs and wages By Bill Adair• September 2, 2011 For Labor Day, we recap claims about jobs, wages and labor By Bill Adair• September 2, 2011 The conflicting stories about a woman in a wheelchair in the middle of Minneapolis protests By Ciara O'Rourke• May 29, 2020 Newt Gingrich and the Truth-O-Meter By Louis Jacobson• December 29, 2011 In context: Donald Trump’s lewd remarks from 2005 By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 8, 2016 Viral video of voting machine malfunction in Mississippi governor runoff, explained By John Kruzel• August 29, 2019 False ratings for both Obama, Boehner By Louis Jacobson• May 11, 2011 Biden blew a kiss after his White House remarks. His detractors said it meant something deeper By Louis Jacobson• November 7, 2024 Letter from a Rachel Maddow fan By Bill Adair• May 11, 2012 Democrats persist with false Medicare claim By Warren Fiske• August 9, 2011 Setting the record straight on Will Rogers... By Warren Fiske• April 26, 2011 Right to Work: A look at its impact in other states By Dave Umhoefer• May 12, 2012 Candidates use and abuse numbers to make a point By W. Gardner Selby• October 13, 2010 Would a U.S. strike in Syria violate international law? By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• September 12, 2013 Michele Bachmann's comments on 9/11 and the Muslim Brotherhood By Julie Kliegman• September 11, 2013 Sen. Barbara Buono claims versus the Truth-O-Meter: Mostly True, Mostly False By Caryn Shinske• December 11, 2012
Jon Runyan stated on May 04, 2012 in an interview on NJTV’s “On the Record”: Says "as we sit right now, Medicare, if we do nothing, will be gone in eight years, if we do nothing to it." By Bill Wichert• May 20, 2012 Tim Pawlenty stated on June 13, 2011 in a debate in New Hampshire: "There was a recent report out that the premiums for Medicare and the payroll withholdings are only paying about half the program. So it is not financially solvent." By Robert Farley• June 14, 2011 Tim Pawlenty stated on May 29, 2011 in ABC's "This Week": Medicare "only has about 50 percent of it paid for by either premiums or payroll taxes, and the rest is deficit spending ... or debt spending." By Robert Farley• June 1, 2011 Viral image stated on June 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: The FBI building in Washington is “completely closed. No one’s in there.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 17, 2021 Facebook posts stated on January 07, 2020 in a video: Says a video shows Iranian rockets being launched toward a U.S. air base in Iraq. By Daniel Funke• January 8, 2020 Facebook posts stated on February 16, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says a video captures sound from the surface of Mars By Samantha Putterman• February 25, 2021 Viral image stated on February 18, 2020 in a YouTube post: Says 20 million Chinese converted to Islam after it’s proven that the coronavirus doesn’t affect Muslims. By Ciara O'Rourke• February 25, 2020 Facebook posts stated on July 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Biden concedes 6 million votes." By Tom Kertscher• July 19, 2021 Viral image stated on April 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a video shows a “gay party in Italy few weeks before COVID-19.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 14, 2020 Viral image stated on April 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Nigerians are “burning Chinese stores.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 22, 2020 Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2022 in a video: President Joe Biden admitted having an inappropriate relationship with a minor. By Michael Majchrowicz• September 30, 2022 Eric Trump stated on November 04, 2020 in a tweet: A person is on film “burning 80 Trump ballots.” By Bill McCarthy• November 4, 2020 Viral image stated on March 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says kitchen worker in viral video is potentially spreading coronavirus by blowing into food containers. By Ciara O'Rourke• May 19, 2020 Facebook posts stated on July 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Ambassador Susan Rice Tribunal, Gavin Newsom indicted.” By Tom Kertscher• July 26, 2021 Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says the Philadelphia shootings were "fake" and that police officers sprayed "fake blood on themselves." By Daniel Funke• August 19, 2019 Ryan Lizza stated on September 22, 2014 in a tweet: "Countries bombed: Obama 7, Bush 4" By Jon Greenberg• September 25, 2014 Facebook posts stated on November 03, 2020 in a Facebook post: Voters in Maricopa County, Ariz., were forced to vote using Sharpie pens that aren’t read by voting machines. By Tom Kertscher• November 4, 2020 Viral image stated on January 23, 2023 in an Instagram post: Video shows hecklers shouting profanities at President Joe Biden. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 26, 2023 Bloggers stated on December 09, 2018 in a Facebook post: "Border Patrol agents were caught on film destroying supplies left to help migrants" By Miriam Valverde• December 11, 2018 NowThis stated on August 10, 2016 in a viral video: Says President Bill Clinton did not sign NAFTA. By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 11, 2016
R.I. Rep. Charlene Lima takes umbrage at Pants on Fire ruling By Tim Murphy• July 11, 2013 Fact-checking the calls on the robocalls By Amy Sherman• August 22, 2011 Kamala Harris didn’t break protocol, only past practice, in not returning military salutes By Tom Kertscher• March 26, 2021 Flashback: Obama, the Mexico border and Shariah law By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, W. Gardner Selby• May 16, 2011 For Labor Day, we check claims about jobs and wages By Bill Adair• September 2, 2011 For Labor Day, we recap claims about jobs, wages and labor By Bill Adair• September 2, 2011 The conflicting stories about a woman in a wheelchair in the middle of Minneapolis protests By Ciara O'Rourke• May 29, 2020 Newt Gingrich and the Truth-O-Meter By Louis Jacobson• December 29, 2011 In context: Donald Trump’s lewd remarks from 2005 By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 8, 2016 Viral video of voting machine malfunction in Mississippi governor runoff, explained By John Kruzel• August 29, 2019 False ratings for both Obama, Boehner By Louis Jacobson• May 11, 2011 Biden blew a kiss after his White House remarks. His detractors said it meant something deeper By Louis Jacobson• November 7, 2024 Letter from a Rachel Maddow fan By Bill Adair• May 11, 2012 Democrats persist with false Medicare claim By Warren Fiske• August 9, 2011 Setting the record straight on Will Rogers... By Warren Fiske• April 26, 2011 Right to Work: A look at its impact in other states By Dave Umhoefer• May 12, 2012 Candidates use and abuse numbers to make a point By W. Gardner Selby• October 13, 2010 Would a U.S. strike in Syria violate international law? By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• September 12, 2013 Michele Bachmann's comments on 9/11 and the Muslim Brotherhood By Julie Kliegman• September 11, 2013 Sen. Barbara Buono claims versus the Truth-O-Meter: Mostly True, Mostly False By Caryn Shinske• December 11, 2012
