0 People 3061 Fact-checks 1074 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (3061) Marco Rubio stated on September 13, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Patrick "Murphy embellished, according to reports, his University of Miami academic achievement." By Amy Sherman• September 15, 2016 Social Media stated on November 20, 2025 in social media posts: The Trump administration removed nursing from the list of professional degree programs, affecting aspiring nurses’ student loan access. By Madison Czopek, Loreben Tuquero• November 26, 2025 Senate Democrats stated on March 31, 2015 in interviews: The state budget will include scholarship money for minority students as a concession to Senate Democrats for supporting the GOP-initiated transportation bill. By Nancy Badertscher• May 13, 2015 Elizabeth Warren stated on August 28, 2022 in an interview on CNN: "40% of the folks who have student loans do not have a college diploma, four-year diploma. These are people who are truck drivers and who are nail technicians and nurses’ aides.” By Jon Greenberg• September 13, 2022 Mike Tate stated on May 28, 2015 in a speech: A Republican budget proposal "would have Wisconsin have the weakest standards for who can be a teacher in the classroom in the country." By Tom Kertscher• June 11, 2015 Jesse James stated on May 13, 2024 in News conference: In Wisconsin, “a legislative committee cannot release funding.” By Laura Schulte• August 27, 2024 Roy Blunt stated on March 21, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Under H.R. 1, the Federal Election Commission “for the first time ever, instead of being an equal number of Republicans and Democrats (would be) three of one side and two of the other." By Louis Jacobson• March 22, 2021 Craig Miller stated on July 12, 2011 in a campaign launch message on his website: "I've created over 40,000 jobs." By Becky Bowers• July 19, 2011 Glenn Grothman stated on May 21, 2022 in Newsletter: "Nearly 60% of all student loan debt is held by the rich and upper-middle class," so forgiveness would give the wealthy a "financial windfall" but not really help low-income people. By Laura Schulte• June 10, 2022 Eugene Sepulveda stated on July 29, 2014 in a Facebook post: Austin mayoral candidate "Mike Martinez takes corporate money." By W. Gardner Selby• August 7, 2014 John Thrasher stated on September 15, 2014 in forum with Florida State students: Says he has "never received any contributions from the Koch brothers." By Joshua Gillin• November 19, 2014 Eric Cantor stated on April 22, 2014 in a TV ad.: Dave Brat "worked on Democrat Gov. Tim Kaine’s Council of Economic Advisors while Kaine tried to raise our taxes by over $1 billion." By Nancy Madsen• April 28, 2014 Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on February 10, 2014 in a press release: As state Commerce secretary, Mary Burke drafted, sponsored and promoted "budgets that raised taxes by billions, created high structural deficits and raided funds to finance huge spending hikes." By Dave Umhoefer• February 19, 2014 Facebook posts stated on September 12, 2022 in a video on Facebook: "55,000 years ago the world was 2 degrees warmer Celsius than it is today.” By Kristin Hugo• October 10, 2022 Milwaukeeans for Self-Governance stated on July 20, 2016 in a radio ad: Says Milwaukee County district attorney candidate Verona Swanigan "has worked as a prosecutor." By Tom Kertscher• August 4, 2016 GSU Alumni Association stated on January 13, 2015 in mass email: The merger of Georgia State University and Georgia Perimeter College will make GSU one of the largest universities in the nation, with more than 54,000 students. By Nancy Badertscher• January 23, 2015 Donald Trump stated on February 07, 2019 in a tweet: "The Dems and their committees are going ‘nuts.’ The Republicans never did this to President Obama." By Louis Jacobson• February 7, 2019 Yvette McGee Brown stated on June 22, 2010 in a campaign speech: "Education Week rates Ohio schools in the top five in the nation." By Reginald Fields• July 24, 2010 Helio Melo stated on July 12, 2013 in a newspaper interview: "Rhode Island has the highest percentage of lawyers per capita in the country." By Gregory Smith• July 28, 2013 Mitt Romney stated on January 04, 2012 in a news release: Barack Obama’s recess appointment of Richard Cordray "is precisely what then-Sen. Obama claimed would be ‘the wrong thing to do.’" By Henry J. 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Gardner Selby• June 4, 2013 Trump and pardoning Joe Arpaio: What to know about the process By Louis Jacobson• August 23, 2017 In UN speech, Joe Biden calls for collective action on climate, COVID-19 By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• September 21, 2021 Immigrant deaths and the science behind temperatures rising inside parked cars, trucks By W. Gardner Selby• July 25, 2017 By the numbers: Is college worth the cost? By Bill McCarthy• September 5, 2019 Fact-checking Joe Biden’s CNN drive-in town hall in Pennsylvania By Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• September 18, 2020 Solving the "mystery" of Scott Walker's college years and entry into politics By Dave Umhoefer• December 18, 2013 Drilling down on the state economy By April Hunt• January 13, 2015 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is especially lawless. Could Putin be tried for war crimes? By Louis Jacobson• March 2, 2022 The Earth has rapidly warmed over the past century. Can politics slow it? By Daniel Funke• October 28, 2019 All about education By April Hunt• January 28, 2015 Barack Obama, Lyndon Johnson, 6.1 billion hours of tax preparation: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup By Dana Tims• April 15, 2014
Marco Rubio stated on September 13, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Patrick "Murphy embellished, according to reports, his University of Miami academic achievement." By Amy Sherman• September 15, 2016 Social Media stated on November 20, 2025 in social media posts: The Trump administration removed nursing from the list of professional degree programs, affecting aspiring nurses’ student loan access. By Madison Czopek, Loreben Tuquero• November 26, 2025 Senate Democrats stated on March 31, 2015 in interviews: The state budget will include scholarship money for minority students as a concession to Senate Democrats for supporting the GOP-initiated transportation bill. By Nancy Badertscher• May 13, 2015 Elizabeth Warren stated on August 28, 2022 in an interview on CNN: "40% of the folks who have student loans do not have a college diploma, four-year diploma. These are people who are truck drivers and who are nail technicians and nurses’ aides.” By Jon Greenberg• September 13, 2022 Mike Tate stated on May 28, 2015 in a speech: A Republican budget proposal "would have Wisconsin have the weakest standards for who can be a teacher in the classroom in the country." By Tom Kertscher• June 11, 2015 Jesse James stated on May 13, 2024 in News conference: In Wisconsin, “a legislative committee cannot release funding.” By Laura Schulte• August 27, 2024 Roy Blunt stated on March 21, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Under H.R. 1, the Federal Election Commission “for the first time ever, instead of being an equal number of Republicans and Democrats (would be) three of one side and two of the other." By Louis Jacobson• March 22, 2021 Craig Miller stated on July 12, 2011 in a campaign launch message on his website: "I've created over 40,000 jobs." By Becky Bowers• July 19, 2011 Glenn Grothman stated on May 21, 2022 in Newsletter: "Nearly 60% of all student loan debt is held by the rich and upper-middle class," so forgiveness would give the wealthy a "financial windfall" but not really help low-income people. By Laura Schulte• June 10, 2022 Eugene Sepulveda stated on July 29, 2014 in a Facebook post: Austin mayoral candidate "Mike Martinez takes corporate money." By W. Gardner Selby• August 7, 2014 John Thrasher stated on September 15, 2014 in forum with Florida State students: Says he has "never received any contributions from the Koch brothers." By Joshua Gillin• November 19, 2014 Eric Cantor stated on April 22, 2014 in a TV ad.: Dave Brat "worked on Democrat Gov. Tim Kaine’s Council of Economic Advisors while Kaine tried to raise our taxes by over $1 billion." By Nancy Madsen• April 28, 2014 Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on February 10, 2014 in a press release: As state Commerce secretary, Mary Burke drafted, sponsored and promoted "budgets that raised taxes by billions, created high structural deficits and raided funds to finance huge spending hikes." By Dave Umhoefer• February 19, 2014 Facebook posts stated on September 12, 2022 in a video on Facebook: "55,000 years ago the world was 2 degrees warmer Celsius than it is today.” By Kristin Hugo• October 10, 2022 Milwaukeeans for Self-Governance stated on July 20, 2016 in a radio ad: Says Milwaukee County district attorney candidate Verona Swanigan "has worked as a prosecutor." By Tom Kertscher• August 4, 2016 GSU Alumni Association stated on January 13, 2015 in mass email: The merger of Georgia State University and Georgia Perimeter College will make GSU one of the largest universities in the nation, with more than 54,000 students. By Nancy Badertscher• January 23, 2015 Donald Trump stated on February 07, 2019 in a tweet: "The Dems and their committees are going ‘nuts.’ The Republicans never did this to President Obama." By Louis Jacobson• February 7, 2019 Yvette McGee Brown stated on June 22, 2010 in a campaign speech: "Education Week rates Ohio schools in the top five in the nation." By Reginald Fields• July 24, 2010 Helio Melo stated on July 12, 2013 in a newspaper interview: "Rhode Island has the highest percentage of lawyers per capita in the country." By Gregory Smith• July 28, 2013 Mitt Romney stated on January 04, 2012 in a news release: Barack Obama’s recess appointment of Richard Cordray "is precisely what then-Sen. Obama claimed would be ‘the wrong thing to do.’" By Henry J. Gomez• January 11, 2012
No, Patrick Murphy, PolitiFact did not debunk every attack against you By Katie Sanders• October 27, 2016 The August High Five: Walker, Walker, Walker By Tom Kertscher• September 1, 2013 Mix 'n match creditors with causes By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 20, 2008 Rick Scott challenges Legislature to help him keep his promises By Joshua Gillin, Amy Sherman• February 27, 2015 Fact-checking the Wisconsin state budget By James B. Nelson• June 18, 2015 Fact-checking the second U.S. Senate debate between Marco Rubio and Patrick Murphy By Joshua Gillin• October 26, 2016 Fact-checking the U.S. Senate debate between Marco Rubio and Patrick Murphy By Joshua Gillin, Allison Graves, Katie Sanders, Amy Sherman• October 18, 2016 Donald Trump has floated big tariffs. What could the impact be? By Louis Jacobson• June 21, 2016 Rick Perry’s count of $10,000 college degrees By W. Gardner Selby• June 4, 2013 Trump and pardoning Joe Arpaio: What to know about the process By Louis Jacobson• August 23, 2017 In UN speech, Joe Biden calls for collective action on climate, COVID-19 By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• September 21, 2021 Immigrant deaths and the science behind temperatures rising inside parked cars, trucks By W. Gardner Selby• July 25, 2017 By the numbers: Is college worth the cost? By Bill McCarthy• September 5, 2019 Fact-checking Joe Biden’s CNN drive-in town hall in Pennsylvania By Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• September 18, 2020 Solving the "mystery" of Scott Walker's college years and entry into politics By Dave Umhoefer• December 18, 2013 Drilling down on the state economy By April Hunt• January 13, 2015 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is especially lawless. Could Putin be tried for war crimes? By Louis Jacobson• March 2, 2022 The Earth has rapidly warmed over the past century. Can politics slow it? By Daniel Funke• October 28, 2019 All about education By April Hunt• January 28, 2015 Barack Obama, Lyndon Johnson, 6.1 billion hours of tax preparation: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup By Dana Tims• April 15, 2014
