0 People 1549 Fact-checks 509 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (1549) Associated Industries of Florida stated on February 06, 2014 in a press release: "Large parts of Florida" have experienced "years of below average rainfall." By Joshua Gillin• February 13, 2014 Stacey Abrams stated on November 15, 2017 in a post on Twitter: "The average cost for infant care in GA is almost $7,700/yr – more than average in-state college tuition." By Emily Tanaka• November 22, 2017 Facebook posts stated on January 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a 392-year-old shark was discovered in the Arctic Ocean By Samantha Putterman• January 28, 2020 Rick Scott stated on March 05, 2013 in a State of the State speech: "For the first time in eight years, our budget also increases funding for persons with disabilities by $36 million to help more disabled people receive community-based services." By Amy Sherman• March 7, 2013 Facebook posts stated on December 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Polar bears have increased 400% in 45 years; whales are nearly fully recovered; extinctions are down 90% past century. Koalas are doing fine. If we could ban wind turbines we could save 85,000 birds of prey/yr in US alone." By Gabrielle Settles• December 23, 2021 Tom Price stated on August 14, 2013 in Twitter posts: Americans spend more than $160 billion and 6 billion hours per year complying with the tax code. By Janel Davis• September 4, 2013 Threads posts stated on July 14, 2024 in a Threads post: Photo shows the Instagram account of shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks, with the bio, “In my quest to end Epsteins evil empire.” By Loreben Tuquero• July 15, 2024 Sacramento Bee Editorial Board stated on February 06, 2013 in an editorial: Says Texas is "last in mental health expenditures." By Sue Owen• February 8, 2013 Chain email stated on January 21, 2010 in a chain e-mail: Members of Congress passed a pay raise for themselves of $10,000 over two years even as they voted not to raise Social Security benefits for 2010 and 2011. By Louis Jacobson• January 22, 2010 Marie Ghazal stated on December 17, 2010 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "Rhode Island has the highest percentage of uninsured adults of any state in New England." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• January 4, 2011 Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Pennsylvania had 2.6 million mail in votes that the court of appeals of PA held to be unconstitutional. Umm that alone means Biden lost PA.” By Amy Sherman• February 3, 2022 Maxey Scherr stated on January 23, 2014 in an interview: "We have more women living in poverty in this state than almost anywhere else." By W. Gardner Selby• February 27, 2014 Big League Politics stated on June 26, 2019 in a web post: "Texas medical professional: Migrants quarantined with UNKNOWN disease." By Daniel Funke• July 3, 2019 Michelle Litjens stated on June 02, 2011 in a tweet: "Taxpayers pay for roughly 45 percent of all births in Wisconsin! And 60 percent of the births in Milwaukee!!!" By Tom Kertscher• June 14, 2011 Tommy Thompson stated on September 25, 2013 in an interview: "Wisconsin is not as obese as the national average is. The national average, 35.7 percent of the population is obese. In Wisconsin, it's closer to 26 percent." By Tom Kertscher• October 24, 2013 Wendy Davis stated on January 08, 2013 in a Twitter post.: Says Texas is "dead last in support for mental health." By W. Gardner Selby• January 10, 2013 Donald Trump stated on March 06, 2018 in a tweet: The 2018 Academy Awards show was the "lowest rated Oscars in HISTORY." By Louis Jacobson• March 6, 2018 X posts stated on May 17, 2022 in tweets: The problem with mail ballots in Lancaster County is a sign of “voter fraud.” By Amy Sherman• May 18, 2022 Bloomberg.com stated on March 31, 2015 in a news report: Delta has had the most animal deaths among U.S. carriers in the past five years By April Hunt• April 29, 2015 Facebook posts stated on September 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: West Coast wildfires are due to “bad forest maintenance,” not climate change. By Noah Y. Kim• September 15, 2020 Articles (509) Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ claim about cost of Trump’s border wall By Chris Nichols• August 29, 2017 Clay Pell's full-time residency in R.I. tough to measure By John Hill• March 9, 2014 North Carolina 'Raise The Age' push: Four mini fact-checks on criminal justice reform By Will Doran• May 3, 2017 In Jan. 6 hearing, former AG Bill Barr discredits ‘2,000 Mules’ voter fraud film By Jon Greenberg, Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman• June 13, 2022 The food pyramid was phased out in 2011, but it still gets hate. We looked back at why By Grace Abels• November 7, 2025 Minority population growth in Texas revisited By W. Gardner Selby• January 27, 2012 Does Vladimir Putin kill journalists? By Linda Qiu• January 4, 2016 Checking Florida voting claims By Katie Sanders• June 7, 2012 Fact checking Hillary Clinton By April Hunt• June 22, 2015 How big was Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory? 8 charts explain By Louis Jacobson• November 22, 2024 Noncitizen voter purge makes a comeback in Florida By Amy Sherman• September 12, 2013 Chris Christie trots out PolitiFact-tested claims in think tank appearance By Bill Wichert• July 9, 2012 Fact-checking Hillary Clinton on voting rights By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 9, 2015 Rep. Bill Pascrell mixes up rulings against Rep. Steve Rothman By Bill Wichert• May 14, 2012 Chris Wallace asked why Vladimir Putin’s critics end up dead. Here are the details By Manuela Tobias• July 19, 2018 Gas taxes, on holiday By Bill Adair• April 24, 2008 How narrow was Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump? By Louis Jacobson• November 13, 2020 Income gap is big, but so are its causes By Wes Allison• December 14, 2007 Revisiting George W. Bush's DUI arrest By Jon Greenberg• January 29, 2014 Gingrich: One web video, two false claims By Louis Jacobson, Eric Stirgus• May 12, 2011
Associated Industries of Florida stated on February 06, 2014 in a press release: "Large parts of Florida" have experienced "years of below average rainfall." By Joshua Gillin• February 13, 2014 Stacey Abrams stated on November 15, 2017 in a post on Twitter: "The average cost for infant care in GA is almost $7,700/yr – more than average in-state college tuition." By Emily Tanaka• November 22, 2017 Facebook posts stated on January 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a 392-year-old shark was discovered in the Arctic Ocean By Samantha Putterman• January 28, 2020 Rick Scott stated on March 05, 2013 in a State of the State speech: "For the first time in eight years, our budget also increases funding for persons with disabilities by $36 million to help more disabled people receive community-based services." By Amy Sherman• March 7, 2013 Facebook posts stated on December 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Polar bears have increased 400% in 45 years; whales are nearly fully recovered; extinctions are down 90% past century. Koalas are doing fine. If we could ban wind turbines we could save 85,000 birds of prey/yr in US alone." By Gabrielle Settles• December 23, 2021 Tom Price stated on August 14, 2013 in Twitter posts: Americans spend more than $160 billion and 6 billion hours per year complying with the tax code. By Janel Davis• September 4, 2013 Threads posts stated on July 14, 2024 in a Threads post: Photo shows the Instagram account of shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks, with the bio, “In my quest to end Epsteins evil empire.” By Loreben Tuquero• July 15, 2024 Sacramento Bee Editorial Board stated on February 06, 2013 in an editorial: Says Texas is "last in mental health expenditures." By Sue Owen• February 8, 2013 Chain email stated on January 21, 2010 in a chain e-mail: Members of Congress passed a pay raise for themselves of $10,000 over two years even as they voted not to raise Social Security benefits for 2010 and 2011. By Louis Jacobson• January 22, 2010 Marie Ghazal stated on December 17, 2010 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "Rhode Island has the highest percentage of uninsured adults of any state in New England." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• January 4, 2011 Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Pennsylvania had 2.6 million mail in votes that the court of appeals of PA held to be unconstitutional. Umm that alone means Biden lost PA.” By Amy Sherman• February 3, 2022 Maxey Scherr stated on January 23, 2014 in an interview: "We have more women living in poverty in this state than almost anywhere else." By W. Gardner Selby• February 27, 2014 Big League Politics stated on June 26, 2019 in a web post: "Texas medical professional: Migrants quarantined with UNKNOWN disease." By Daniel Funke• July 3, 2019 Michelle Litjens stated on June 02, 2011 in a tweet: "Taxpayers pay for roughly 45 percent of all births in Wisconsin! And 60 percent of the births in Milwaukee!!!" By Tom Kertscher• June 14, 2011 Tommy Thompson stated on September 25, 2013 in an interview: "Wisconsin is not as obese as the national average is. The national average, 35.7 percent of the population is obese. In Wisconsin, it's closer to 26 percent." By Tom Kertscher• October 24, 2013 Wendy Davis stated on January 08, 2013 in a Twitter post.: Says Texas is "dead last in support for mental health." By W. Gardner Selby• January 10, 2013 Donald Trump stated on March 06, 2018 in a tweet: The 2018 Academy Awards show was the "lowest rated Oscars in HISTORY." By Louis Jacobson• March 6, 2018 X posts stated on May 17, 2022 in tweets: The problem with mail ballots in Lancaster County is a sign of “voter fraud.” By Amy Sherman• May 18, 2022 Bloomberg.com stated on March 31, 2015 in a news report: Delta has had the most animal deaths among U.S. carriers in the past five years By April Hunt• April 29, 2015 Facebook posts stated on September 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: West Coast wildfires are due to “bad forest maintenance,” not climate change. By Noah Y. Kim• September 15, 2020
Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ claim about cost of Trump’s border wall By Chris Nichols• August 29, 2017 Clay Pell's full-time residency in R.I. tough to measure By John Hill• March 9, 2014 North Carolina 'Raise The Age' push: Four mini fact-checks on criminal justice reform By Will Doran• May 3, 2017 In Jan. 6 hearing, former AG Bill Barr discredits ‘2,000 Mules’ voter fraud film By Jon Greenberg, Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman• June 13, 2022 The food pyramid was phased out in 2011, but it still gets hate. We looked back at why By Grace Abels• November 7, 2025 Minority population growth in Texas revisited By W. Gardner Selby• January 27, 2012 Does Vladimir Putin kill journalists? By Linda Qiu• January 4, 2016 Checking Florida voting claims By Katie Sanders• June 7, 2012 Fact checking Hillary Clinton By April Hunt• June 22, 2015 How big was Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory? 8 charts explain By Louis Jacobson• November 22, 2024 Noncitizen voter purge makes a comeback in Florida By Amy Sherman• September 12, 2013 Chris Christie trots out PolitiFact-tested claims in think tank appearance By Bill Wichert• July 9, 2012 Fact-checking Hillary Clinton on voting rights By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 9, 2015 Rep. Bill Pascrell mixes up rulings against Rep. Steve Rothman By Bill Wichert• May 14, 2012 Chris Wallace asked why Vladimir Putin’s critics end up dead. Here are the details By Manuela Tobias• July 19, 2018 Gas taxes, on holiday By Bill Adair• April 24, 2008 How narrow was Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump? By Louis Jacobson• November 13, 2020 Income gap is big, but so are its causes By Wes Allison• December 14, 2007 Revisiting George W. Bush's DUI arrest By Jon Greenberg• January 29, 2014 Gingrich: One web video, two false claims By Louis Jacobson, Eric Stirgus• May 12, 2011
