1 People 19 Fact-checks 14 Articles People (1) Ban Ki-moon Fact-checks (19) Ban Ki-moon stated on April 22, 2016 in comments: The Paris Agreement "is by far the largest number of countries ever to sign an international agreement on a single day." By Liepa Zelniene• April 26, 2016 Social Media stated on July 24, 2025 in social media posts: Images show “Egyptian youth who put some food, baby formula, rice, and flour in bottles and threw them into the sea, hoping it would reach Gaza.” By Loreben Tuquero• July 28, 2025 Ron Johnson stated on October 10, 2010 in a campaign TV ad: Says Russ Feingold supported a stimulus plan that allowed a company to create 3,000 jobs in China. By Dave Umhoefer• October 19, 2010 Bloggers stated on April 12, 2018 in a blog post: "Obama Announces Bid To Become UN Secretary General" By Miriam Valverde• April 13, 2018 Freedom Daily stated on December 09, 2016 in a headline: "Obama-Led U.N. Has Just Made It Official, U.S. To Immediately Pay Blacks 'Reparations'." By Joshua Gillin• December 15, 2016 Facebook posts stated on February 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: A photo of Pete Buttigieg in a military uniform without visible patches shows that “he is a fraud.” By Daniel Funke• February 19, 2020 X posts stated on December 22, 2021 in a tweet: “WHO Director-General: The vaccines are being used to kill children.” By Gabrielle Settles• December 23, 2021 Donald Trump stated on August 05, 2016 in a campaign speech : Says Hillary Clinton once "wanted a wall" on the Mexican border. By Sarah Hauer• August 15, 2016 Instagram posts stated on June 28, 2021 in an Instagram post: “CDC officials admit more hospitalizations of young people from vaccine than from the actual COVID virus.” By Tom Kertscher• June 30, 2021 Instagram posts stated on June 04, 2021 in an Instagram post: "920 women lose their unborn babies after getting vaccinated." By Miriam Valverde• June 8, 2021 Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 01, 2017 in a tweet: "Syria and Nicaragua are the only nations that didn't sign the Paris Agreement. Nicaragua said it wasn't tough enough." By Miriam Valverde• June 1, 2017 Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on June 12, 2014 in a Facebook post: "He’s been in office nearly four years now, but 40% of Wisconsinites don't know who (U.S. Sen.) Ron Johnson is." By Tom Kertscher• July 2, 2014 Jerry Brown stated on January 24, 2017 in his State of the State address: "One hundred and ninety-four countries signed the Paris Agreement to control greenhouse gases. Our own voluntary agreement to accomplish the same goal — the Under2 MOU — has 165 signatories, representing a billion people." By Linda Qiu• January 26, 2017 Barack Obama stated on November 03, 2011 in a campaign ad: "Because of Barack Obama the mission in Iraq ended." By Molly Moorhead• November 3, 2011 Donald Trump stated on January 04, 2016 in a television ad: A Trump television ad shows Mexicans swarming over "our southern border." By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Louis Jacobson• January 4, 2016 Ted Cruz stated on October 19, 2025 in an X post: Democrats are “dishonestly sending around a video from 2017” claiming it was an Oct. 18 ‘No Kings’ rally in Boston. By Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero• October 20, 2025 West Virginians For Health Freedom stated on August 29, 2025 in a billboard in Morgantown, W.Va.: “Vaccine makers are exempt from all liability for vaccine injury and death.” By Natalie Ribar• October 15, 2025 X posts stated on October 26, 2025 in a post on X: Video shows Hurricane Melissa hitting Jamaica on Oct. 26, 2025. By Maria Briceño• October 27, 2025 Donald Trump stated on November 22, 2025 in a Truth Social post: “I have just gotten the highest poll numbers of my ‘political career.’” By Louis Jacobson• November 24, 2025 Articles (14) Perry's Coyote Special difficult to order? By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• April 24, 2012 Does marijuana lead to violence? Experts say there’s no clear link By Bill McCarthy• September 4, 2019 Fact-checking 7 claims about marijuana By Jon Greenberg• January 31, 2014 Fact-checking 7 claims about marijuana By Jon Greenberg• January 31, 2014 Fact-checking the Democratic debate in Miami By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu, Amy Sherman• March 10, 2016 Fact-checking the Democratic debate in Miami By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu, Amy Sherman• March 10, 2016 Fact-checking Jimmy Kimmel, late-night hosts on gun violence after Las Vegas attack By Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel• October 3, 2017 7 Hillary Clinton quotes on the Internet that are complete fakes By Louis Jacobson• March 23, 2016 All of PolitiFact California’s fact checks on gun violence By Chris Nichols• February 23, 2018 10 types of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation swirling online, fact-checked By Bill McCarthy• July 26, 2021 Ted Cruz photos by Associated Press included several of gun seemingly pointed at him By W. Gardner Selby• June 22, 2015 As Joe Biden announces his reelection bid, how has the economy fared on his watch? By Louis Jacobson• April 25, 2023 Ted Cruz's first fact checks as presidential hopeful By W. Gardner Selby• March 27, 2015 Medicare and Social Security: What you paid compared with what you get By Louis Jacobson• February 1, 2013
Ban Ki-moon stated on April 22, 2016 in comments: The Paris Agreement "is by far the largest number of countries ever to sign an international agreement on a single day." By Liepa Zelniene• April 26, 2016 Social Media stated on July 24, 2025 in social media posts: Images show “Egyptian youth who put some food, baby formula, rice, and flour in bottles and threw them into the sea, hoping it would reach Gaza.” By Loreben Tuquero• July 28, 2025 Ron Johnson stated on October 10, 2010 in a campaign TV ad: Says Russ Feingold supported a stimulus plan that allowed a company to create 3,000 jobs in China. By Dave Umhoefer• October 19, 2010 Bloggers stated on April 12, 2018 in a blog post: "Obama Announces Bid To Become UN Secretary General" By Miriam Valverde• April 13, 2018 Freedom Daily stated on December 09, 2016 in a headline: "Obama-Led U.N. Has Just Made It Official, U.S. To Immediately Pay Blacks 'Reparations'." By Joshua Gillin• December 15, 2016 Facebook posts stated on February 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: A photo of Pete Buttigieg in a military uniform without visible patches shows that “he is a fraud.” By Daniel Funke• February 19, 2020 X posts stated on December 22, 2021 in a tweet: “WHO Director-General: The vaccines are being used to kill children.” By Gabrielle Settles• December 23, 2021 Donald Trump stated on August 05, 2016 in a campaign speech : Says Hillary Clinton once "wanted a wall" on the Mexican border. By Sarah Hauer• August 15, 2016 Instagram posts stated on June 28, 2021 in an Instagram post: “CDC officials admit more hospitalizations of young people from vaccine than from the actual COVID virus.” By Tom Kertscher• June 30, 2021 Instagram posts stated on June 04, 2021 in an Instagram post: "920 women lose their unborn babies after getting vaccinated." By Miriam Valverde• June 8, 2021 Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 01, 2017 in a tweet: "Syria and Nicaragua are the only nations that didn't sign the Paris Agreement. Nicaragua said it wasn't tough enough." By Miriam Valverde• June 1, 2017 Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on June 12, 2014 in a Facebook post: "He’s been in office nearly four years now, but 40% of Wisconsinites don't know who (U.S. Sen.) Ron Johnson is." By Tom Kertscher• July 2, 2014 Jerry Brown stated on January 24, 2017 in his State of the State address: "One hundred and ninety-four countries signed the Paris Agreement to control greenhouse gases. Our own voluntary agreement to accomplish the same goal — the Under2 MOU — has 165 signatories, representing a billion people." By Linda Qiu• January 26, 2017 Barack Obama stated on November 03, 2011 in a campaign ad: "Because of Barack Obama the mission in Iraq ended." By Molly Moorhead• November 3, 2011 Donald Trump stated on January 04, 2016 in a television ad: A Trump television ad shows Mexicans swarming over "our southern border." By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Louis Jacobson• January 4, 2016 Ted Cruz stated on October 19, 2025 in an X post: Democrats are “dishonestly sending around a video from 2017” claiming it was an Oct. 18 ‘No Kings’ rally in Boston. By Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero• October 20, 2025 West Virginians For Health Freedom stated on August 29, 2025 in a billboard in Morgantown, W.Va.: “Vaccine makers are exempt from all liability for vaccine injury and death.” By Natalie Ribar• October 15, 2025 X posts stated on October 26, 2025 in a post on X: Video shows Hurricane Melissa hitting Jamaica on Oct. 26, 2025. By Maria Briceño• October 27, 2025 Donald Trump stated on November 22, 2025 in a Truth Social post: “I have just gotten the highest poll numbers of my ‘political career.’” By Louis Jacobson• November 24, 2025
Perry's Coyote Special difficult to order? By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• April 24, 2012 Does marijuana lead to violence? Experts say there’s no clear link By Bill McCarthy• September 4, 2019 Fact-checking 7 claims about marijuana By Jon Greenberg• January 31, 2014 Fact-checking 7 claims about marijuana By Jon Greenberg• January 31, 2014 Fact-checking the Democratic debate in Miami By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu, Amy Sherman• March 10, 2016 Fact-checking the Democratic debate in Miami By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu, Amy Sherman• March 10, 2016 Fact-checking Jimmy Kimmel, late-night hosts on gun violence after Las Vegas attack By Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel• October 3, 2017 7 Hillary Clinton quotes on the Internet that are complete fakes By Louis Jacobson• March 23, 2016 All of PolitiFact California’s fact checks on gun violence By Chris Nichols• February 23, 2018 10 types of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation swirling online, fact-checked By Bill McCarthy• July 26, 2021 Ted Cruz photos by Associated Press included several of gun seemingly pointed at him By W. Gardner Selby• June 22, 2015 As Joe Biden announces his reelection bid, how has the economy fared on his watch? By Louis Jacobson• April 25, 2023 Ted Cruz's first fact checks as presidential hopeful By W. Gardner Selby• March 27, 2015 Medicare and Social Security: What you paid compared with what you get By Louis Jacobson• February 1, 2013
