0 People 5362 Fact-checks 1946 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (5362) Rush Limbaugh stated on May 01, 2009 in a radio show: Sen. Arlen Specter's party switch could "end up giving Republicans the ability to filibuster judicial nominees at the Judiciary Committee level so that the nominees never get out of committee." By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 5, 2009 Viral image stated on January 22, 2023 in an Instagram post: Historic photos are evidence these celebrities were cloned. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 24, 2023 Viral image stated on July 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says George Floyd appeared on Judge Judy. By Ciara O'Rourke• July 31, 2020 Chain email stated on January 07, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Members of Congress and their families and staff are exempt from repaying student loans. By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 11, 2011 Ken Paxton stated on January 24, 2014 in a radio interview: Barry Smitherman "doesn’t have enough legal experience to apply for most of the jobs at the attorney general’s office." By Sue Owen• February 26, 2014 Bill Nelson stated on August 02, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Connie Mack IV has been "a promoter for Hooters with a history of bar room brawling, altercations and road rage." By Amy Sherman• August 7, 2012 Connie Mack stated on October 17, 2012 in the Florida U.S. Senate debate: Says Bill Nelson voted to cut $700 billion out of Medicare to pay for Obamacare. By Jon Greenberg• October 18, 2012 Facebook posts stated on May 30, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Listerine mouthwash can be effectively used as a mosquito repellant. By Andy Nguyen• June 8, 2021 Presente.org stated on January 27, 2012 in a television ad: "91 percent of Latinos support the DREAM Act, which allows undocumented youth to attend college," but Marco Rubio opposes it. By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 9, 2012 Kathleen Sebelius stated on March 11, 2014 in Atlanta press conference: Says some Georgians can get health insurance for $105 a month. By Nancy Badertscher, Eric Stirgus• March 25, 2014 Dick Cheney stated on September 02, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty "enrichment has been limited to basically the weapons states." By Jon Greenberg• September 3, 2015 Bill Nelson stated on August 20, 2012 in remarks at a campaign event: Says Connie Mack IV co-sponsored a bill to "take a third of the Social Security Trust Fund ... give it in individual accounts to the senior citizens, who then were to invest it in the stock market." By Joshua Gillin• August 30, 2012 American Bridge 21st Century stated on August 06, 2012 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV passed "only one bill" in seven years. By Brittany Alana Davis• August 6, 2012 Sherrod Brown stated on May 10, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC: About two-thirds of Medicaid beneficiaries are children, but they account for one-third of the program’s cost, while one-third are elderly, and they account for two-thirds of the cost. By Louis Jacobson• May 12, 2011 Dave Weldon stated on July 22, 2012 in a robocall: "This year in Congress (Connie Mack IV) has missed almost half of his votes." By Amy Sherman• July 25, 2012 Our Democracy 2020 stated on October 26, 2016 in a news release: Says an election clerk in Green Bay refused to allow early voting on the UW-Green Bay campus because she "was afraid it would help Democrats," showing "outrageous partisan bias." By Tom Kertscher• October 28, 2016 Wisconsin Medical Society stated on April 19, 2012 in an interview: Under a new law, doctors performing drug-induced abortions could be charged if women don’t return to them for follow-up care By Dave Umhoefer• April 27, 2012 Facebook posts stated on January 25, 2023 in a Facebook post: Hospital photo of Damar Hamlin proves “he’s a corpse.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 27, 2023 Viral image stated on August 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Chadwick Boseman was poisoned and his death is being investigated as a homicide. By Ciara O'Rourke• September 1, 2020 Connie Mack stated on August 09, 2012 in a video on his campaign website: Says Bill Nelson "voted to raise our taxes 150 times." By Amy Sherman• August 20, 2012 Articles (1946) Rush reads the rules By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 6, 2009 The truth about congressional pay raises By Aaron Sharockman, Amy Sherman• November 23, 2011 Testing Medicare claims in the Bill Young-Jessica Ehrlich U.S. House race By Katie Sanders• November 2, 2012 Greatest hits of Florida's U.S. Senate race By Katie Sanders• November 5, 2012 Fact-checking the Republican primary By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 26, 2012 Fact-checking Florida's U.S. Senate debate By Katie Sanders• October 18, 2012 Was ‘Democracy in the Park’ illegal? By Eric Litke• March 10, 2021 PolitiFact Florida: Our most popular fact-checks of 2012 By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 28, 2012 Fact-checking the Dick Cheney-John Kerry faceoff on 'Morning Joe' By Louis Jacobson• September 4, 2015 Fact-checking the Dick Cheney-John Kerry faceoff on 'Morning Joe' By Louis Jacobson• September 4, 2015 Obama wrong that insurance delay caused death By Louis Jacobson• September 17, 2009 Fact-checking George LeMieux By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 20, 2012 Can states punish women for traveling out of state to get an abortion? By Louis Jacobson• June 29, 2022 False flags: They’re real, but far less widespread than social media suggest By Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy• February 8, 2022 Fact-checking the second night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention By PolitiFact Staff • August 19, 2020 1% or 85%: Two numbers before SCOTUS purport to show trans youth ‘regret’ rates. Which is it? By Grace Abels• December 16, 2024 Tyler Robinson: What's known about Charlie Kirk shooting suspect's politics, bullet casing etchings By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• September 12, 2025 Understanding felon voting rights restoration By Amy Sherman• April 25, 2018 ‘Gender dysphoria’: What it is, what it isn’t and how history has changed its view By Grace Abels• May 22, 2023 Did Republicans vote to end Medicare "as we know it"? By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 23, 2012
Rush Limbaugh stated on May 01, 2009 in a radio show: Sen. Arlen Specter's party switch could "end up giving Republicans the ability to filibuster judicial nominees at the Judiciary Committee level so that the nominees never get out of committee." By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 5, 2009 Viral image stated on January 22, 2023 in an Instagram post: Historic photos are evidence these celebrities were cloned. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 24, 2023 Viral image stated on July 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says George Floyd appeared on Judge Judy. By Ciara O'Rourke• July 31, 2020 Chain email stated on January 07, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Members of Congress and their families and staff are exempt from repaying student loans. By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 11, 2011 Ken Paxton stated on January 24, 2014 in a radio interview: Barry Smitherman "doesn’t have enough legal experience to apply for most of the jobs at the attorney general’s office." By Sue Owen• February 26, 2014 Bill Nelson stated on August 02, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Connie Mack IV has been "a promoter for Hooters with a history of bar room brawling, altercations and road rage." By Amy Sherman• August 7, 2012 Connie Mack stated on October 17, 2012 in the Florida U.S. Senate debate: Says Bill Nelson voted to cut $700 billion out of Medicare to pay for Obamacare. By Jon Greenberg• October 18, 2012 Facebook posts stated on May 30, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Listerine mouthwash can be effectively used as a mosquito repellant. By Andy Nguyen• June 8, 2021 Presente.org stated on January 27, 2012 in a television ad: "91 percent of Latinos support the DREAM Act, which allows undocumented youth to attend college," but Marco Rubio opposes it. By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 9, 2012 Kathleen Sebelius stated on March 11, 2014 in Atlanta press conference: Says some Georgians can get health insurance for $105 a month. By Nancy Badertscher, Eric Stirgus• March 25, 2014 Dick Cheney stated on September 02, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty "enrichment has been limited to basically the weapons states." By Jon Greenberg• September 3, 2015 Bill Nelson stated on August 20, 2012 in remarks at a campaign event: Says Connie Mack IV co-sponsored a bill to "take a third of the Social Security Trust Fund ... give it in individual accounts to the senior citizens, who then were to invest it in the stock market." By Joshua Gillin• August 30, 2012 American Bridge 21st Century stated on August 06, 2012 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV passed "only one bill" in seven years. By Brittany Alana Davis• August 6, 2012 Sherrod Brown stated on May 10, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC: About two-thirds of Medicaid beneficiaries are children, but they account for one-third of the program’s cost, while one-third are elderly, and they account for two-thirds of the cost. By Louis Jacobson• May 12, 2011 Dave Weldon stated on July 22, 2012 in a robocall: "This year in Congress (Connie Mack IV) has missed almost half of his votes." By Amy Sherman• July 25, 2012 Our Democracy 2020 stated on October 26, 2016 in a news release: Says an election clerk in Green Bay refused to allow early voting on the UW-Green Bay campus because she "was afraid it would help Democrats," showing "outrageous partisan bias." By Tom Kertscher• October 28, 2016 Wisconsin Medical Society stated on April 19, 2012 in an interview: Under a new law, doctors performing drug-induced abortions could be charged if women don’t return to them for follow-up care By Dave Umhoefer• April 27, 2012 Facebook posts stated on January 25, 2023 in a Facebook post: Hospital photo of Damar Hamlin proves “he’s a corpse.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 27, 2023 Viral image stated on August 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Chadwick Boseman was poisoned and his death is being investigated as a homicide. By Ciara O'Rourke• September 1, 2020 Connie Mack stated on August 09, 2012 in a video on his campaign website: Says Bill Nelson "voted to raise our taxes 150 times." By Amy Sherman• August 20, 2012
Rush reads the rules By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 6, 2009 The truth about congressional pay raises By Aaron Sharockman, Amy Sherman• November 23, 2011 Testing Medicare claims in the Bill Young-Jessica Ehrlich U.S. House race By Katie Sanders• November 2, 2012 Greatest hits of Florida's U.S. Senate race By Katie Sanders• November 5, 2012 Fact-checking the Republican primary By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 26, 2012 Fact-checking Florida's U.S. Senate debate By Katie Sanders• October 18, 2012 Was ‘Democracy in the Park’ illegal? By Eric Litke• March 10, 2021 PolitiFact Florida: Our most popular fact-checks of 2012 By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 28, 2012 Fact-checking the Dick Cheney-John Kerry faceoff on 'Morning Joe' By Louis Jacobson• September 4, 2015 Fact-checking the Dick Cheney-John Kerry faceoff on 'Morning Joe' By Louis Jacobson• September 4, 2015 Obama wrong that insurance delay caused death By Louis Jacobson• September 17, 2009 Fact-checking George LeMieux By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 20, 2012 Can states punish women for traveling out of state to get an abortion? By Louis Jacobson• June 29, 2022 False flags: They’re real, but far less widespread than social media suggest By Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy• February 8, 2022 Fact-checking the second night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention By PolitiFact Staff • August 19, 2020 1% or 85%: Two numbers before SCOTUS purport to show trans youth ‘regret’ rates. Which is it? By Grace Abels• December 16, 2024 Tyler Robinson: What's known about Charlie Kirk shooting suspect's politics, bullet casing etchings By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• September 12, 2025 Understanding felon voting rights restoration By Amy Sherman• April 25, 2018 ‘Gender dysphoria’: What it is, what it isn’t and how history has changed its view By Grace Abels• May 22, 2023 Did Republicans vote to end Medicare "as we know it"? By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 23, 2012
