0 People 128 Fact-checks 71 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (128) Viral image stated on January 17, 2022 in a Facebook post: “DirecTV cancels OAN after Joe Biden orders media outlets and tech giants to banish voices that deviate from the regime’s official narrative.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 19, 2022 Ron Johnson stated on October 25, 2016 in a radio ad: Says it’s not possible for some Wisconsin residents to watch Packers games, "they’re forced to watch Viking games," so he "got a law passed to fix" the problem. By Tom Kertscher• October 28, 2016 Lawrence O'Donnell stated on July 08, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell": "Radio Marti and TV Marti have spent more than $500 million to reach less than 1 percent of the Cuban population." By Jon Greenberg• July 14, 2014 Rick Santorum stated on April 02, 2012 in in a speech in Wisconsin: "I think it’s seven or eight of the California system of universities don’t even teach an American history course. It’s not even available to be taught." By Becky Bowers• April 3, 2012 Kevin McCarthy stated on August 15, 2018 in a speech: Studies are showing California’s wildfires "are producing more emissions than all of our cars are doing." By Chris Nichols• August 29, 2018 Travis Allen stated on February 01, 2018 in an interview on Capital Public Radio: "Californians are overwhelmingly against this concept of the illegal sanctuary state." By Chris Nichols• February 7, 2018 John Cox stated on July 30, 2018 in a Fox Business Network interview: "Fully half the people — our research is showing half the people — in (California) want to leave." By Chris Nichols• September 6, 2018 Gavin Newsom stated on February 12, 2019 in a State of the State Address: "More than a million Californians" do not have "clean water to bathe in or drink." By Chris Nichols• February 14, 2019 Hillary Clinton stated on October 09, 2017 in a speech at the University of California at Davis: "There have been more than 270 mass shootings in the United States in the last year alone. That’s where four or more are killed." By Chris Nichols• October 10, 2017 Various media reports 2 stated on February 26, 2019 in reports: Says NC bill would change the grading scale. By Paul Specht• February 28, 2019 Donald Trump stated on August 05, 2018 in a tweet: "California wildfires are being magnified & made so much worse by the bad environmental laws which aren’t allowing massive amount of readily available water to be properly utilized. It is being diverted into the Pacific Ocean." By Chris Nichols• August 6, 2018 Howard Dean stated on April 20, 2017 in a tweet: "Hate speech is not protected by the first amendment." By Lauren Carroll• April 21, 2017 Jeff Sessions stated on March 07, 2018 in a speech in Sacramento: "California won’t let law enforcement officers like you and your people transfer prisoners to ICE custody or even to communicate with ICE that you’re about to release them from your custody — people that ICE is looking for." By Chris Nichols• March 7, 2018 Travis Allen stated on January 02, 2018 in interview on Fox News: "Seventy four percent of Californians are absolutely against sanctuary state" policies. By Chris Nichols• January 9, 2018 Delaine Eastin stated on October 16, 2017 in an interview on Capital Public Radio: Since 1965, California has built "six (college) campuses but 23 prisons." By Chris Nichols• November 9, 2017 Gavin Newsom stated on March 09, 2021 in a State of the State Address: “California’s [COVID-19] death rate has remained one of the lowest per capita in the nation: 134 deaths per 100,000, compared to 158 nationally, 153 in Texas and 247 in New York.” By Chris Nichols• March 10, 2021 Jerry Brown stated on January 25, 2018 in a State of the State Address: California’s prisons budget in 1970 "was about 3 percent of the general fund. Now, it’s 8.9 percent, about $12 billion." By Chris Nichols• January 25, 2018 Yes on 10 campaign stated on September 28, 2018 in a TV advertisement: California’s rent control measure Proposition 10 would have "No effect on homeowners" By Chris Nichols• October 5, 2018 Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows Sen. Chris Murphy running away because Sen. Ted Cruz said “just shut your mouth.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 12, 2023 Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Alkaline foods” can heal the body of cancer. By Ciara O'Rourke• April 28, 2022 Articles (71) Fact-checker’s guide to Hillary Clinton's UC Davis speech By Chris Nichols• October 12, 2017 Could Obamacare repeal cost California 200K jobs? By Chris Nichols• January 12, 2017 Why Wolf and the Senate GOP are fighting over unemployment center layoffs By Cassie Owens• November 23, 2016 Gov. Jerry Brown slams Prop 53, omits analysis on mega-project measure By Chris Nichols• November 2, 2016 Fact-checking Hillary Clinton as she returns to California By Chris Nichols• October 9, 2017 Do only a fraction of California’s Latino and black students go to four-year colleges? By Chris Nichols• December 29, 2017 ‘The California price’: Why it costs so much to build a home in the Golden State By Chris Nichols• November 19, 2019 What Kept Kamala Harris So ‘Cautious’ As California’s Attorney General? By Chris Nichols• August 13, 2020 Claims abound on California’s ‘highest-in-the-nation’ costs. Not all are factual. By Chris Nichols• November 16, 2017 Ask PolitiFact: Why is the COVID-19 vaccine not among required school vaccinations? By Amy Sherman• August 16, 2021 Separating fact from fiction on California’s Sanctuary State law By Chris Nichols• August 1, 2018 Exploring the facts as California braces for Trump’s immigration policies By Chris Nichols• November 18, 2016 George Runner was right: California now has the highest gas prices in the nation By Chris Nichols• November 6, 2017 United Facts of America: How partisan television media fuels persistent echo chambers By Annie Aguiar• September 27, 2022 Fact-checking the Dec. 8 Sunday shows By Aaron Sharockman• December 8, 2013 Fact-checking the Dec. 8 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• December 8, 2013 After doctored Pelosi video, expert warns of unchecked ‘misinformation campaigns’ By Chris Nichols• May 28, 2019 Do 60 or 70% of West Virginia University students have COVID-19 immunity? By Emily Benson, Emilee Kessler• October 12, 2021 Did Congressman Jeff Denham really call the GOP health bill ‘bipartisan’ ? By Chris Nichols• May 12, 2017 PunditFact fact-checks the July 13 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• July 13, 2014
Viral image stated on January 17, 2022 in a Facebook post: “DirecTV cancels OAN after Joe Biden orders media outlets and tech giants to banish voices that deviate from the regime’s official narrative.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 19, 2022 Ron Johnson stated on October 25, 2016 in a radio ad: Says it’s not possible for some Wisconsin residents to watch Packers games, "they’re forced to watch Viking games," so he "got a law passed to fix" the problem. By Tom Kertscher• October 28, 2016 Lawrence O'Donnell stated on July 08, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell": "Radio Marti and TV Marti have spent more than $500 million to reach less than 1 percent of the Cuban population." By Jon Greenberg• July 14, 2014 Rick Santorum stated on April 02, 2012 in in a speech in Wisconsin: "I think it’s seven or eight of the California system of universities don’t even teach an American history course. It’s not even available to be taught." By Becky Bowers• April 3, 2012 Kevin McCarthy stated on August 15, 2018 in a speech: Studies are showing California’s wildfires "are producing more emissions than all of our cars are doing." By Chris Nichols• August 29, 2018 Travis Allen stated on February 01, 2018 in an interview on Capital Public Radio: "Californians are overwhelmingly against this concept of the illegal sanctuary state." By Chris Nichols• February 7, 2018 John Cox stated on July 30, 2018 in a Fox Business Network interview: "Fully half the people — our research is showing half the people — in (California) want to leave." By Chris Nichols• September 6, 2018 Gavin Newsom stated on February 12, 2019 in a State of the State Address: "More than a million Californians" do not have "clean water to bathe in or drink." By Chris Nichols• February 14, 2019 Hillary Clinton stated on October 09, 2017 in a speech at the University of California at Davis: "There have been more than 270 mass shootings in the United States in the last year alone. That’s where four or more are killed." By Chris Nichols• October 10, 2017 Various media reports 2 stated on February 26, 2019 in reports: Says NC bill would change the grading scale. By Paul Specht• February 28, 2019 Donald Trump stated on August 05, 2018 in a tweet: "California wildfires are being magnified & made so much worse by the bad environmental laws which aren’t allowing massive amount of readily available water to be properly utilized. It is being diverted into the Pacific Ocean." By Chris Nichols• August 6, 2018 Howard Dean stated on April 20, 2017 in a tweet: "Hate speech is not protected by the first amendment." By Lauren Carroll• April 21, 2017 Jeff Sessions stated on March 07, 2018 in a speech in Sacramento: "California won’t let law enforcement officers like you and your people transfer prisoners to ICE custody or even to communicate with ICE that you’re about to release them from your custody — people that ICE is looking for." By Chris Nichols• March 7, 2018 Travis Allen stated on January 02, 2018 in interview on Fox News: "Seventy four percent of Californians are absolutely against sanctuary state" policies. By Chris Nichols• January 9, 2018 Delaine Eastin stated on October 16, 2017 in an interview on Capital Public Radio: Since 1965, California has built "six (college) campuses but 23 prisons." By Chris Nichols• November 9, 2017 Gavin Newsom stated on March 09, 2021 in a State of the State Address: “California’s [COVID-19] death rate has remained one of the lowest per capita in the nation: 134 deaths per 100,000, compared to 158 nationally, 153 in Texas and 247 in New York.” By Chris Nichols• March 10, 2021 Jerry Brown stated on January 25, 2018 in a State of the State Address: California’s prisons budget in 1970 "was about 3 percent of the general fund. Now, it’s 8.9 percent, about $12 billion." By Chris Nichols• January 25, 2018 Yes on 10 campaign stated on September 28, 2018 in a TV advertisement: California’s rent control measure Proposition 10 would have "No effect on homeowners" By Chris Nichols• October 5, 2018 Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows Sen. Chris Murphy running away because Sen. Ted Cruz said “just shut your mouth.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 12, 2023 Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Alkaline foods” can heal the body of cancer. By Ciara O'Rourke• April 28, 2022
Fact-checker’s guide to Hillary Clinton's UC Davis speech By Chris Nichols• October 12, 2017 Could Obamacare repeal cost California 200K jobs? By Chris Nichols• January 12, 2017 Why Wolf and the Senate GOP are fighting over unemployment center layoffs By Cassie Owens• November 23, 2016 Gov. Jerry Brown slams Prop 53, omits analysis on mega-project measure By Chris Nichols• November 2, 2016 Fact-checking Hillary Clinton as she returns to California By Chris Nichols• October 9, 2017 Do only a fraction of California’s Latino and black students go to four-year colleges? By Chris Nichols• December 29, 2017 ‘The California price’: Why it costs so much to build a home in the Golden State By Chris Nichols• November 19, 2019 What Kept Kamala Harris So ‘Cautious’ As California’s Attorney General? By Chris Nichols• August 13, 2020 Claims abound on California’s ‘highest-in-the-nation’ costs. Not all are factual. By Chris Nichols• November 16, 2017 Ask PolitiFact: Why is the COVID-19 vaccine not among required school vaccinations? By Amy Sherman• August 16, 2021 Separating fact from fiction on California’s Sanctuary State law By Chris Nichols• August 1, 2018 Exploring the facts as California braces for Trump’s immigration policies By Chris Nichols• November 18, 2016 George Runner was right: California now has the highest gas prices in the nation By Chris Nichols• November 6, 2017 United Facts of America: How partisan television media fuels persistent echo chambers By Annie Aguiar• September 27, 2022 Fact-checking the Dec. 8 Sunday shows By Aaron Sharockman• December 8, 2013 Fact-checking the Dec. 8 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• December 8, 2013 After doctored Pelosi video, expert warns of unchecked ‘misinformation campaigns’ By Chris Nichols• May 28, 2019 Do 60 or 70% of West Virginia University students have COVID-19 immunity? By Emily Benson, Emilee Kessler• October 12, 2021 Did Congressman Jeff Denham really call the GOP health bill ‘bipartisan’ ? By Chris Nichols• May 12, 2017 PunditFact fact-checks the July 13 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• July 13, 2014
