1 People 49 Fact-checks 21 Articles People (1) JB Pritzker Fact-checks (49) JB Pritzker stated on December 06, 2017 in a candidate forum: "I released way more (tax) information than Bruce Rauner has." By Matt Dietrich• December 11, 2017 TikTok posts stated on September 07, 2025 in a TikTok post: Video shows Chicago salt trucks were used “to slow traffic and block access points in response to an incoming ICE operation.” By Maria Briceño• September 8, 2025 JB Pritzker stated on July 28, 2024 in in remarks on ABC's "This Week": Sen. JD Vance is “known for his obsession with couches.” By Loreben Tuquero• July 31, 2024 JB Pritzker stated on February 02, 2022 in the 2022 State of the State address.: “A larger percentage of Illinoisans have been vaccinated than in any other Midwestern state.” By Analisa Trofimuk• February 11, 2022 JB Pritzker stated on October 30, 2025 in a press conference: The federal government “decided to shut down the SNAP machines, so that they can’t be used.” By Amy Sherman• November 3, 2025 Susana Mendoza stated on February 13, 2019 in a campaign ad: Says Bill Daley, as part of former Gov. Bruce Rauner’s transition team, wrote "the blueprint" for record Springfield gridlock. By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• February 17, 2019 Quentin Fulks stated on February 25, 2020 in a TV interview: Says California has a top income tax rate of 13.3% “and people aren’t leaving.” By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• March 1, 2020 JB Pritzker stated on September 13, 2018 in a TV ad: "Because of Bruce Rauner, Illinois went 736 days without a budget, delaying funding for schools while local governments were forced to raise property taxes." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• September 30, 2018 Mike DeWine stated on November 20, 2012 in a news release: Says Fran DeWine’s made-from-scratch dinner rolls are a delicious favorite in a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. By Tom Feran• November 21, 2012 JB Pritzker stated on October 13, 2020 in a tweet: Says Illinois has made a "nation-leading" investment in funding for Census outreach. By Deborah Wilber• November 1, 2020 X posts stated on August 23, 2025 in an X post: An Aug. 23 video shows “the military’s already showing up in Chicago” before a potential National Guard deployment. By Maria Briceño• August 25, 2025 JB Pritzker stated on July 21, 2021 in a podcast interview: “You can't actually use ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds” to pay down state unemployment insurance fund deficits. By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• July 30, 2021 JB Pritzker stated on July 31, 2018 in a video on Twitter: "We have the most educated … workforce in the entire nation." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• August 5, 2018 JB Pritzker stated on January 29, 2020 in a speech: “Over the past year, Illinois has reduced its unemployment rate more than all of the top 20 most populated states in the nation — and more than our Midwestern peers.” By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• February 2, 2020 Jack Posobiec stated on July 29, 2021 in a tweet: The White House plans to call for lockdowns due to the delta variant and is “aiming for late 2nd week of August, per WH official.” By Amy Sherman• August 12, 2021 Evelyn Sanguinetti stated on June 26, 2018 in a radio interview: Says a progressive income tax proposal from Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker "is wholly regressive." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• July 2, 2018 JB Pritzker stated on August 04, 2020 in remarks at a news conference: When COVID-19 struck, the Illinois Department of Employment Security “was hit with something no one expected: 10 to 20 times the claims, even during the worst recession of my lifetime.” By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• August 14, 2020 JB Pritzker stated on October 31, 2019 in an interview: "Illinois lost population in 94 out of the last 95 years, so it’s not like it’s a new thing that we have a slight out-trickle of people leaving the state." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• November 8, 2019 Lori Lightfoot stated on August 30, 2019 in an interview: "We’ve got 600-plus police and fire pensions Downstate that are on the cusp of insolvency because they don’t have the revenues that they need to be able to keep those pensions going." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• September 8, 2019 JB Pritzker stated on June 07, 2018 in a campaign ad: "$1 billion—that’s how much Bruce Rauner has wasted with his budget crisis." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• June 25, 2018 Articles (21) Fact-checking the fact-challenged candidates for Illinois governor By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• November 4, 2018 Rauner, Pritzker tax disclosures rich in avoidance By Bob Secter, Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• October 21, 2018 Rauner, Pritzker shun transparency even when it might help By Bob Secter, Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• July 22, 2018 Readers’ Choice: Vote for the 2024 Lie of the Year! By PolitiFact Staff • December 4, 2024 Wealthy Illinois candidates face tax disclosure minefield By Matt Dietrich• November 21, 2017 Rauner corrupts the word ‘corrupt’ By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• August 19, 2018 Readers’ choice: Vote for your 2025 Lie of the Year By Ellen Hine• November 21, 2025 ‘A defining moment’: Here is PolitiFact readers’ choice for 2024 Lie of the Year By Ellen Hine• December 17, 2024 What to do with the child tax credit coming monthly starting in July By Jon Greenberg• June 23, 2021 In Nov. 1 Milwaukee rally, Trump offers falsehoods on economy, climate change By Louis Jacobson• November 2, 2024 How officials are talking about Chicago and Illinois crime data: a guide to the spin By Amy Sherman• September 5, 2025 Verificamos lo que dijeron Barack Obama y otros demócratas el día 2 de la convención en Chicago By PolitiFact Staff • August 21, 2024 Did Trump impose ‘the largest tax hike in our lifetime’? How it compares, as it’s currently proposed By Grace Abels• April 7, 2025 Scott Walker on gay marriage ban ruling: "I don't have any choice" but to appeal. Is he right? By Dave Umhoefer• July 21, 2014 Who is Tim Walz? What to know about Kamala Harris’ new running mate By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• August 6, 2024 The AI president: How Donald Trump uses artificial intelligence to promote himself, mock others By Loreben Tuquero• October 23, 2025 Ted Cruz, presidential possible, has 'Time for Truth' book coming By W. Gardner Selby• March 5, 2015 The food pyramid was phased out in 2011, but it still gets hate. We looked back at why By Grace Abels• November 7, 2025 As Ron DeSantis kicks off his presidential bid, how has Florida fared economically on his watch? By Louis Jacobson• May 24, 2023 Federal spending on old and young, by the numbers By Louis Jacobson• January 28, 2013
JB Pritzker stated on December 06, 2017 in a candidate forum: "I released way more (tax) information than Bruce Rauner has." By Matt Dietrich• December 11, 2017 TikTok posts stated on September 07, 2025 in a TikTok post: Video shows Chicago salt trucks were used “to slow traffic and block access points in response to an incoming ICE operation.” By Maria Briceño• September 8, 2025 JB Pritzker stated on July 28, 2024 in in remarks on ABC's "This Week": Sen. JD Vance is “known for his obsession with couches.” By Loreben Tuquero• July 31, 2024 JB Pritzker stated on February 02, 2022 in the 2022 State of the State address.: “A larger percentage of Illinoisans have been vaccinated than in any other Midwestern state.” By Analisa Trofimuk• February 11, 2022 JB Pritzker stated on October 30, 2025 in a press conference: The federal government “decided to shut down the SNAP machines, so that they can’t be used.” By Amy Sherman• November 3, 2025 Susana Mendoza stated on February 13, 2019 in a campaign ad: Says Bill Daley, as part of former Gov. Bruce Rauner’s transition team, wrote "the blueprint" for record Springfield gridlock. By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• February 17, 2019 Quentin Fulks stated on February 25, 2020 in a TV interview: Says California has a top income tax rate of 13.3% “and people aren’t leaving.” By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• March 1, 2020 JB Pritzker stated on September 13, 2018 in a TV ad: "Because of Bruce Rauner, Illinois went 736 days without a budget, delaying funding for schools while local governments were forced to raise property taxes." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• September 30, 2018 Mike DeWine stated on November 20, 2012 in a news release: Says Fran DeWine’s made-from-scratch dinner rolls are a delicious favorite in a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. By Tom Feran• November 21, 2012 JB Pritzker stated on October 13, 2020 in a tweet: Says Illinois has made a "nation-leading" investment in funding for Census outreach. By Deborah Wilber• November 1, 2020 X posts stated on August 23, 2025 in an X post: An Aug. 23 video shows “the military’s already showing up in Chicago” before a potential National Guard deployment. By Maria Briceño• August 25, 2025 JB Pritzker stated on July 21, 2021 in a podcast interview: “You can't actually use ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds” to pay down state unemployment insurance fund deficits. By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• July 30, 2021 JB Pritzker stated on July 31, 2018 in a video on Twitter: "We have the most educated … workforce in the entire nation." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• August 5, 2018 JB Pritzker stated on January 29, 2020 in a speech: “Over the past year, Illinois has reduced its unemployment rate more than all of the top 20 most populated states in the nation — and more than our Midwestern peers.” By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• February 2, 2020 Jack Posobiec stated on July 29, 2021 in a tweet: The White House plans to call for lockdowns due to the delta variant and is “aiming for late 2nd week of August, per WH official.” By Amy Sherman• August 12, 2021 Evelyn Sanguinetti stated on June 26, 2018 in a radio interview: Says a progressive income tax proposal from Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker "is wholly regressive." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• July 2, 2018 JB Pritzker stated on August 04, 2020 in remarks at a news conference: When COVID-19 struck, the Illinois Department of Employment Security “was hit with something no one expected: 10 to 20 times the claims, even during the worst recession of my lifetime.” By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• August 14, 2020 JB Pritzker stated on October 31, 2019 in an interview: "Illinois lost population in 94 out of the last 95 years, so it’s not like it’s a new thing that we have a slight out-trickle of people leaving the state." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• November 8, 2019 Lori Lightfoot stated on August 30, 2019 in an interview: "We’ve got 600-plus police and fire pensions Downstate that are on the cusp of insolvency because they don’t have the revenues that they need to be able to keep those pensions going." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• September 8, 2019 JB Pritzker stated on June 07, 2018 in a campaign ad: "$1 billion—that’s how much Bruce Rauner has wasted with his budget crisis." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• June 25, 2018
Fact-checking the fact-challenged candidates for Illinois governor By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• November 4, 2018 Rauner, Pritzker tax disclosures rich in avoidance By Bob Secter, Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• October 21, 2018 Rauner, Pritzker shun transparency even when it might help By Bob Secter, Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• July 22, 2018 Readers’ Choice: Vote for the 2024 Lie of the Year! By PolitiFact Staff • December 4, 2024 Wealthy Illinois candidates face tax disclosure minefield By Matt Dietrich• November 21, 2017 Rauner corrupts the word ‘corrupt’ By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• August 19, 2018 Readers’ choice: Vote for your 2025 Lie of the Year By Ellen Hine• November 21, 2025 ‘A defining moment’: Here is PolitiFact readers’ choice for 2024 Lie of the Year By Ellen Hine• December 17, 2024 What to do with the child tax credit coming monthly starting in July By Jon Greenberg• June 23, 2021 In Nov. 1 Milwaukee rally, Trump offers falsehoods on economy, climate change By Louis Jacobson• November 2, 2024 How officials are talking about Chicago and Illinois crime data: a guide to the spin By Amy Sherman• September 5, 2025 Verificamos lo que dijeron Barack Obama y otros demócratas el día 2 de la convención en Chicago By PolitiFact Staff • August 21, 2024 Did Trump impose ‘the largest tax hike in our lifetime’? How it compares, as it’s currently proposed By Grace Abels• April 7, 2025 Scott Walker on gay marriage ban ruling: "I don't have any choice" but to appeal. Is he right? By Dave Umhoefer• July 21, 2014 Who is Tim Walz? What to know about Kamala Harris’ new running mate By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• August 6, 2024 The AI president: How Donald Trump uses artificial intelligence to promote himself, mock others By Loreben Tuquero• October 23, 2025 Ted Cruz, presidential possible, has 'Time for Truth' book coming By W. Gardner Selby• March 5, 2015 The food pyramid was phased out in 2011, but it still gets hate. We looked back at why By Grace Abels• November 7, 2025 As Ron DeSantis kicks off his presidential bid, how has Florida fared economically on his watch? By Louis Jacobson• May 24, 2023 Federal spending on old and young, by the numbers By Louis Jacobson• January 28, 2013
