0 People 1773 Fact-checks 713 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (1773) National Rifle Association stated on October 15, 2011 in a website alert: Wisconsin’s concealed-carry permit rules demand more proof than other states that safety training requirements are met, rendering "all existing (training) certificates insufficient" as part of the permit application By Dave Umhoefer• October 31, 2011 Donna Seidel stated on November 07, 2011 in a press release: A Republican-led softening of firearms training rules means that "untrained individuals" would be allowed to carry guns with a state permit. By Dave Umhoefer• November 21, 2011 Alex Sink stated on July 08, 2010 in a statement on her campaign website: "Florida’s high school graduation rate falls well below the national average." By Cristina Silva• July 8, 2010 Joe Biden stated on April 08, 2024 in a speech: Speaking of semiconductor industry jobs, "Know what the average salary is? $110,000. You don't need a college degree." By Marta Campabadal Graus• April 15, 2024 Hillary Clinton stated on June 04, 2015 in a speech in Houston: "If you want to vote in" Texas, "you can use a concealed-weapon permit as a valid form of identification, but a valid student ID isn’t good enough." By W. Gardner Selby• June 26, 2015 Facebook posts stated on July 09, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The CDC may have to stop calling COVID-19 an ‘epidemic’ due to a remarkably low death rate.” By Tom Kertscher• July 13, 2020 Tim Moore stated on December 27, 2019 in a press release: Says the photo ID law passed by North Carolina lawmakers is “one of the nation’s most lenient voter ID laws." By Paul Specht• February 17, 2020 Donald Trump stated on January 06, 2021 in a speech on the Ellipse outside the White House: "We won. We won in a landslide. This was a landslide.” By Daniel Funke• January 7, 2021 Paul "Skip" Stam stated on April 11, 2016 in a newspaper interview: "There are 31 other states and 10,000 other cities that have the same type of policies that we just passed," referring to North Carolina’s House Bill 2. By Will Doran• April 13, 2016 Donald Trump stated on January 05, 2016 in an interview with The Washington Post: Canadian-born Ted Cruz "has had a double passport." By W. Gardner Selby• January 6, 2016 Instagram posts stated on November 07, 2024 in Instagram posts: “2,038 suicides have been reported (Nov. 6) following Donald Trump’s election win.” By Loreben Tuquero• November 8, 2024 Anthony Rogers stated on September 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Cori Bush is a career criminal and a con artist.” By Veronica Mohesky• September 29, 2020 Viral image stated on July 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump “won Arizona.” By Tom Kertscher• July 20, 2021 Ron Klein stated on August 24, 2010 in a campaign TV advertisement.: "The IRS filed an $11,000 lien against (Allen) West for back taxes. Three liens were placed on his home for unpaid bills, and a judge ordered West to pay over $5,000 for past due credit card bills." By Laura Figueroa• August 30, 2010 Rick Santorum stated on July 13, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": Children are crossing the border because President Barack Obama said "if you come, you’re going to be able to stay, because we’re not going to enforce the law." By Jon Greenberg• July 13, 2014 Bloggers stated on January 29, 2022 in a blog post: In England, “official data shows children are up to 52 times more likely to die following COVID-19 vaccination than unvaccinated children.” By Sara Swann• February 11, 2022 Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Hundreds of thousands died after taking the advice of these celebrities,” who are “aiding and abetting mass murder” by advocating COVID-19 vaccination. By Tom Kertscher• September 20, 2021 Byron Donalds stated on August 06, 2024 in an interview: "Tim Walz signed into law driver's licenses for illegal immigrants in Minnesota." By Maria Briceño, Marta Campabadal Graus• August 9, 2024 Greg Abbott stated on May 05, 2020 in a press conference: “Almost 75 percent of the deaths from COVID-19 in the state of Texas are a result of people contracting COVID-19 who are age 65 and older.” By Taylor Goldenstein• May 21, 2020 Sheila Jackson Lee stated on December 18, 2015 in remarks inserted into the Congressional Record: "Between 1990 and 2013, the maternal mortality rate for women in the U.S. has increased by 136%." By Fauzeya Rahman• February 1, 2016 Articles (713) A product says it's ‘FDA approved,’ ‘FDA registered’ or ‘FDA certified.’ What does that even mean? By Madison Czopek• October 29, 2025 Read indictment of Donald Trump in Georgia 2020 election case By PolitiFact Staff • August 15, 2023 Fact-check: Donald Trump’s false and misleading responses after charges over role in Jan. 6 riot By Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• August 2, 2023 Germany, Scotland, Sweden: What has Donald Trump said about where his parents were from? By Madison Czopek• August 7, 2024 Fact-checking Sunday show spin on the special counsel’s findings on Joe Biden’s classified documents By Louis Jacobson• February 13, 2024 Obama's birth certificate: Final chapter. This time we mean it! By Robert Farley• July 1, 2009 Texas lawmaker questions Obama’s long-form birth certificate By • April 27, 2011 Obama's birth certificate (Really!) By Amy Hollyfield• June 13, 2008 Obama releases birth certificate By Bill Adair• April 27, 2011 What you need to know about the fake Trump electors By Amy Sherman• January 28, 2022 Obama's birth certificate: Final chapter By Amy Hollyfield• June 27, 2008 The Obama birth certificate: a timeline By Martha M. Hamilton• April 27, 2011 We started fact-checking in partnership with Facebook a year ago today. Here's what we've learned By Aaron Sharockman• December 15, 2017 PolitiFact's guide to Obama's birth certificate By Bill Adair• April 27, 2011 Birthers not persuaded by Certificate of Live Birth By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan• April 27, 2011 From whispers to the White House briefing room: the tale of the birth certificate By Bill Adair• April 27, 2011 More 'birther' announcements By Louis Jacobson• July 21, 2009 Ask PolitiFact: What is independent state legislature theory, and could it create election chaos? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 5, 2022 What was the fake elector plot by Trump allies following the 2020 election? By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• July 27, 2023 Republicans push for noncitizen voting ban in Congress. But a federal ban already exists. By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 12, 2024
National Rifle Association stated on October 15, 2011 in a website alert: Wisconsin’s concealed-carry permit rules demand more proof than other states that safety training requirements are met, rendering "all existing (training) certificates insufficient" as part of the permit application By Dave Umhoefer• October 31, 2011 Donna Seidel stated on November 07, 2011 in a press release: A Republican-led softening of firearms training rules means that "untrained individuals" would be allowed to carry guns with a state permit. By Dave Umhoefer• November 21, 2011 Alex Sink stated on July 08, 2010 in a statement on her campaign website: "Florida’s high school graduation rate falls well below the national average." By Cristina Silva• July 8, 2010 Joe Biden stated on April 08, 2024 in a speech: Speaking of semiconductor industry jobs, "Know what the average salary is? $110,000. You don't need a college degree." By Marta Campabadal Graus• April 15, 2024 Hillary Clinton stated on June 04, 2015 in a speech in Houston: "If you want to vote in" Texas, "you can use a concealed-weapon permit as a valid form of identification, but a valid student ID isn’t good enough." By W. Gardner Selby• June 26, 2015 Facebook posts stated on July 09, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The CDC may have to stop calling COVID-19 an ‘epidemic’ due to a remarkably low death rate.” By Tom Kertscher• July 13, 2020 Tim Moore stated on December 27, 2019 in a press release: Says the photo ID law passed by North Carolina lawmakers is “one of the nation’s most lenient voter ID laws." By Paul Specht• February 17, 2020 Donald Trump stated on January 06, 2021 in a speech on the Ellipse outside the White House: "We won. We won in a landslide. This was a landslide.” By Daniel Funke• January 7, 2021 Paul "Skip" Stam stated on April 11, 2016 in a newspaper interview: "There are 31 other states and 10,000 other cities that have the same type of policies that we just passed," referring to North Carolina’s House Bill 2. By Will Doran• April 13, 2016 Donald Trump stated on January 05, 2016 in an interview with The Washington Post: Canadian-born Ted Cruz "has had a double passport." By W. Gardner Selby• January 6, 2016 Instagram posts stated on November 07, 2024 in Instagram posts: “2,038 suicides have been reported (Nov. 6) following Donald Trump’s election win.” By Loreben Tuquero• November 8, 2024 Anthony Rogers stated on September 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Cori Bush is a career criminal and a con artist.” By Veronica Mohesky• September 29, 2020 Viral image stated on July 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump “won Arizona.” By Tom Kertscher• July 20, 2021 Ron Klein stated on August 24, 2010 in a campaign TV advertisement.: "The IRS filed an $11,000 lien against (Allen) West for back taxes. Three liens were placed on his home for unpaid bills, and a judge ordered West to pay over $5,000 for past due credit card bills." By Laura Figueroa• August 30, 2010 Rick Santorum stated on July 13, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": Children are crossing the border because President Barack Obama said "if you come, you’re going to be able to stay, because we’re not going to enforce the law." By Jon Greenberg• July 13, 2014 Bloggers stated on January 29, 2022 in a blog post: In England, “official data shows children are up to 52 times more likely to die following COVID-19 vaccination than unvaccinated children.” By Sara Swann• February 11, 2022 Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Hundreds of thousands died after taking the advice of these celebrities,” who are “aiding and abetting mass murder” by advocating COVID-19 vaccination. By Tom Kertscher• September 20, 2021 Byron Donalds stated on August 06, 2024 in an interview: "Tim Walz signed into law driver's licenses for illegal immigrants in Minnesota." By Maria Briceño, Marta Campabadal Graus• August 9, 2024 Greg Abbott stated on May 05, 2020 in a press conference: “Almost 75 percent of the deaths from COVID-19 in the state of Texas are a result of people contracting COVID-19 who are age 65 and older.” By Taylor Goldenstein• May 21, 2020 Sheila Jackson Lee stated on December 18, 2015 in remarks inserted into the Congressional Record: "Between 1990 and 2013, the maternal mortality rate for women in the U.S. has increased by 136%." By Fauzeya Rahman• February 1, 2016
A product says it's ‘FDA approved,’ ‘FDA registered’ or ‘FDA certified.’ What does that even mean? By Madison Czopek• October 29, 2025 Read indictment of Donald Trump in Georgia 2020 election case By PolitiFact Staff • August 15, 2023 Fact-check: Donald Trump’s false and misleading responses after charges over role in Jan. 6 riot By Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• August 2, 2023 Germany, Scotland, Sweden: What has Donald Trump said about where his parents were from? By Madison Czopek• August 7, 2024 Fact-checking Sunday show spin on the special counsel’s findings on Joe Biden’s classified documents By Louis Jacobson• February 13, 2024 Obama's birth certificate: Final chapter. This time we mean it! By Robert Farley• July 1, 2009 Texas lawmaker questions Obama’s long-form birth certificate By • April 27, 2011 Obama's birth certificate (Really!) By Amy Hollyfield• June 13, 2008 Obama releases birth certificate By Bill Adair• April 27, 2011 What you need to know about the fake Trump electors By Amy Sherman• January 28, 2022 Obama's birth certificate: Final chapter By Amy Hollyfield• June 27, 2008 The Obama birth certificate: a timeline By Martha M. Hamilton• April 27, 2011 We started fact-checking in partnership with Facebook a year ago today. Here's what we've learned By Aaron Sharockman• December 15, 2017 PolitiFact's guide to Obama's birth certificate By Bill Adair• April 27, 2011 Birthers not persuaded by Certificate of Live Birth By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan• April 27, 2011 From whispers to the White House briefing room: the tale of the birth certificate By Bill Adair• April 27, 2011 More 'birther' announcements By Louis Jacobson• July 21, 2009 Ask PolitiFact: What is independent state legislature theory, and could it create election chaos? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 5, 2022 What was the fake elector plot by Trump allies following the 2020 election? By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• July 27, 2023 Republicans push for noncitizen voting ban in Congress. But a federal ban already exists. By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 12, 2024
