0 People 3090 Fact-checks 938 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (3090) Viral image stated on February 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Eric Trump said, "The president should be able to choose governors, senators, and congressmen, just like our founders meant it to be. The only election should be for president." By Ciara O'Rourke• February 14, 2019 Dave Hansen stated on March 05, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin is "the most -- if not Number 1, number 2 -- gerrymandered state in the country" for state legislative boundaries. By Tom Kertscher• March 17, 2017 Mary Burke stated on September 22, 2014 in an interview: Under Scott Walker, "right now, we’re 46th in the country in terms of new businesses started." By Tom Kertscher• September 29, 2014 Henry Cisneros stated on January 29, 2020 in a meeting: Says San Antonio has “the lowest per capita income of any major Texas city.” By Madlin Mekelburg• February 7, 2020 Joe Sanfelippo stated on November 09, 2020 in a news release: “Clerks in Milwaukee and Dane Counties colluded to (add) nearly 250,000 individuals to the ‘Indefinitely Confined’ voter list.” By Eric Litke• November 21, 2020 Facebook posts stated on June 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Police officer is “the occupation with the highest suicide rate of any profession.” By Tom Kertscher• June 24, 2020 Shelia Stubbs stated on March 12, 2019 in a public forum: "Wisconsin (has) the highest infant mortality rate for black babies nationwide." By D.L. Davis• April 16, 2019 Marco Rubio stated on January 13, 2015 in his book ‘American Dreams’: A private company building a natural gas pipeline into Florida "is being forced to spend months under the review of six federal agencies." By Joshua Gillin• January 12, 2015 Chris Christie stated on January 08, 2013 in State of the State address: "Gross income tax receipts are exceeding the Administration’s projections for this fiscal year prior to Sandy." By Caryn Shinske• January 17, 2013 Gavin Newsom stated on February 24, 2017 in a letter: During his campaign for president, Donald Trump "committed to honoring states' rights when it comes to marijuana legalization." By Chris Nichols• February 28, 2017 Debra Medina stated on December 13, 2013 in a press release: "At present spending levels, only citizens of New York have a greater local debt burden than Texans." By Sue Owen• December 6, 2013 Eddie Lucio, Jr. stated on November 18, 2013 in remarks at Southern Obesity Summit: Nearly 40 percent of his McAllen-area constituents suffer from obesity. By Sue Owen• January 7, 2014 Peter Schweizer stated on April 26, 2015 in his book "Clinton Cash": "Of the 13 (Bill) Clinton speeches that fetched $500,000 or more, only two occurred during the years his wife was not secretary of state." By Lauren Carroll• April 26, 2015 Threads posts stated on November 12, 2024 in a Threads post: “It was just Biden and Trump in 2020” general election ballots. By Loreben Tuquero• November 13, 2024 Will Weatherford stated on June 22, 2011 in a redistricting meeting in Panama City: "There is no $30 million pot of money" for redistricting issues, including defending redistricting lawsuits. "Your tax dollars are not being spent on anything like that." By Amy Sherman• June 28, 2011 Michael McCaul stated on October 31, 2017 in an interview by Fox News: Says the New York bike path assault "was the ninth vehicle assault used by ISIS." By W. Gardner Selby• November 10, 2017 Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: The existence of a canine coronavirus vaccine casts doubt on statements that there isn’t one for humans. By Samantha Putterman• May 1, 2020 Marco Rubio stated on July 09, 2010 in a press release: "$120,000 will be spent by taxpayers on Charlie Crist's political photo-op special session." By Amy Sherman• July 14, 2010 Jon Bramnick stated on February 08, 2013 in a panel discussion for "On The Record with Michael Aron": Says, "when this governor came to office, he had (an) 11 billion dollar - I call it mismanagement – deficit." By Caryn Shinske• February 21, 2013 Julia Sass Rubin stated on December 03, 2011 in an interview on News 12 New Jersey’s Power & Politics show: "(The Opportunity Scholarship Act) would be funded directly from public school budgets. So it would absolutely take money out of the public school system to transfer to private and religious schools." 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Viral image stated on February 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Eric Trump said, "The president should be able to choose governors, senators, and congressmen, just like our founders meant it to be. The only election should be for president." By Ciara O'Rourke• February 14, 2019 Dave Hansen stated on March 05, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin is "the most -- if not Number 1, number 2 -- gerrymandered state in the country" for state legislative boundaries. By Tom Kertscher• March 17, 2017 Mary Burke stated on September 22, 2014 in an interview: Under Scott Walker, "right now, we’re 46th in the country in terms of new businesses started." By Tom Kertscher• September 29, 2014 Henry Cisneros stated on January 29, 2020 in a meeting: Says San Antonio has “the lowest per capita income of any major Texas city.” By Madlin Mekelburg• February 7, 2020 Joe Sanfelippo stated on November 09, 2020 in a news release: “Clerks in Milwaukee and Dane Counties colluded to (add) nearly 250,000 individuals to the ‘Indefinitely Confined’ voter list.” By Eric Litke• November 21, 2020 Facebook posts stated on June 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Police officer is “the occupation with the highest suicide rate of any profession.” By Tom Kertscher• June 24, 2020 Shelia Stubbs stated on March 12, 2019 in a public forum: "Wisconsin (has) the highest infant mortality rate for black babies nationwide." By D.L. Davis• April 16, 2019 Marco Rubio stated on January 13, 2015 in his book ‘American Dreams’: A private company building a natural gas pipeline into Florida "is being forced to spend months under the review of six federal agencies." By Joshua Gillin• January 12, 2015 Chris Christie stated on January 08, 2013 in State of the State address: "Gross income tax receipts are exceeding the Administration’s projections for this fiscal year prior to Sandy." By Caryn Shinske• January 17, 2013 Gavin Newsom stated on February 24, 2017 in a letter: During his campaign for president, Donald Trump "committed to honoring states' rights when it comes to marijuana legalization." By Chris Nichols• February 28, 2017 Debra Medina stated on December 13, 2013 in a press release: "At present spending levels, only citizens of New York have a greater local debt burden than Texans." By Sue Owen• December 6, 2013 Eddie Lucio, Jr. stated on November 18, 2013 in remarks at Southern Obesity Summit: Nearly 40 percent of his McAllen-area constituents suffer from obesity. By Sue Owen• January 7, 2014 Peter Schweizer stated on April 26, 2015 in his book "Clinton Cash": "Of the 13 (Bill) Clinton speeches that fetched $500,000 or more, only two occurred during the years his wife was not secretary of state." By Lauren Carroll• April 26, 2015 Threads posts stated on November 12, 2024 in a Threads post: “It was just Biden and Trump in 2020” general election ballots. By Loreben Tuquero• November 13, 2024 Will Weatherford stated on June 22, 2011 in a redistricting meeting in Panama City: "There is no $30 million pot of money" for redistricting issues, including defending redistricting lawsuits. "Your tax dollars are not being spent on anything like that." By Amy Sherman• June 28, 2011 Michael McCaul stated on October 31, 2017 in an interview by Fox News: Says the New York bike path assault "was the ninth vehicle assault used by ISIS." By W. Gardner Selby• November 10, 2017 Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: The existence of a canine coronavirus vaccine casts doubt on statements that there isn’t one for humans. By Samantha Putterman• May 1, 2020 Marco Rubio stated on July 09, 2010 in a press release: "$120,000 will be spent by taxpayers on Charlie Crist's political photo-op special session." By Amy Sherman• July 14, 2010 Jon Bramnick stated on February 08, 2013 in a panel discussion for "On The Record with Michael Aron": Says, "when this governor came to office, he had (an) 11 billion dollar - I call it mismanagement – deficit." By Caryn Shinske• February 21, 2013 Julia Sass Rubin stated on December 03, 2011 in an interview on News 12 New Jersey’s Power & Politics show: "(The Opportunity Scholarship Act) would be funded directly from public school budgets. So it would absolutely take money out of the public school system to transfer to private and religious schools." By Bill Wichert• December 15, 2011
Take this quiz on our fact-checks in the Scott Walker-Mary Burke race By Tom Kertscher• November 3, 2014 Así cubre PolitiFact las elecciones de 2024 By PolitiFact Staff • August 28, 2024 PolitiFact's 9 biggest whoppers of the 2014 campaign By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 24, 2014 Sizing up the Texas economy By Sue Owen• January 1, 2013 2020 Lie of the Year Readers’ Choice poll results By Miriam Valverde• December 17, 2020 Lie of the Year 2020: Readers' Choice Poll By Josie Hollingsworth• December 16, 2020 PPP loans do not need to be reported as taxable income on tax returns By Samantha Putterman• February 10, 2022 PolitiFact wins two Green Eyeshade awards By Josie Hollingsworth• June 4, 2018 Readers’ Choice: Vote for the 2024 Lie of the Year! By PolitiFact Staff • December 4, 2024 Readers’ choice: Vote for PolitiFact’s 2023 Lie of the Year By PolitiFact Staff • December 4, 2023 State of PolitiFact 2022: The stakes are high for democracy and fact-checking By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 28, 2022 Bill O'Reilly vs. PunditFact By Aaron Sharockman• December 18, 2013 Tell us: What was the biggest lie of 2022? By Katie Sanders• November 29, 2022 Aw shucks, Rick Perry blasted Washington while signing request for billions, Back to Basics ad says By W. Gardner Selby• October 12, 2010 PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for October 2019 By D.L. Davis• November 1, 2019 Does Obamacare give businesses a $3,000 incentive to hire illegal immigrants? By Lauren Carroll• December 4, 2014 PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for December 2019 By D.L. Davis• January 6, 2020 Banned barbecue to Bernie Sanders and Nazis, our most-clicked fact checks of 2015 By W. Gardner Selby• December 27, 2015 Four things to know about Russia's 2016 misinformation campaign By Lauren Carroll• April 4, 2017 Here is PolitiFact readers’ pick for 2023 Lie of the Year By Ellen Hine• December 21, 2023
