0 People 9403 Fact-checks 3031 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (9403) Milele Coggs stated on February 03, 2011 in a news release: "In its current state, this bill is the most restrictive voter ID legislation in the nation." By Dave Umhoefer• February 15, 2011 David Dewhurst stated on June 11, 2010 in an interview.: You "can't check out a library book without a photo ID." By W. Gardner Selby• December 11, 2010 Eric Holder stated on July 10, 2012 in a speech to the NAACP convention in Houston.: Says recent studies indicate that nationally, only 8 percent of white voting-age citizens but 25 percent of African-American voting-age citizens lack government-issued photo IDs. By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• July 11, 2012 Rhode Island ACLU stated on May 04, 2011 in a news release: "No other Northeastern state has passed a photo ID law" By Richard Salit• May 22, 2011 Greg Abbott stated on February 12, 2013 in a Twitter post.: Says the "last non-partisan commission to improve the voting experience in America concluded that #VoterID was necessary." By W. Gardner Selby• March 1, 2013 Steny Hoyer stated on December 13, 2011 in an opinion column.: Says up to a quarter of African Americans don’t have government photo ID. By Sue Owen• January 14, 2012 Marcia Fudge stated on July 13, 2011 in a news conference on voting rights: Says that voter identification laws "keep poor people from voting, minorities from voting, the elderly from voting, students from voting." By Stephen Koff• August 10, 2011 American Civil Liberties Union stated on August 26, 2012 in Newsletter: Voter identification laws make it complicated and expensive to get an ID, essentially instituting a modern-day poll tax. By Janel Davis• September 12, 2012 Terry Moulton stated on April 28, 2011 in letters to constituents: "Wisconsin is one of the few states in the country that do not currently require a photographic identification" to vote. By Dave Umhoefer• May 18, 2011 Phil Gingrey stated on December 28, 2011 in an online news story: When Georgia tightened its voter identification laws, the state sent a van and photographer to the homes of people who needed photo IDs and made them for free. By Willoughby Mariano• January 10, 2012 Armond Budish stated on March 22, 2011 in : "Across the United States, 25 percent of voting age African Americans do not have the photo ID that this bill would require." By Aaron Marshall• April 7, 2011 William G. Batchelder stated on March 23, 2011 in a news conference: Says a photo ID voting law in Georgia didn't dissuade black voters from participating in voting. "It hasn't, it doesn't, and apparently, if you do cause and effect in that state, it's been helpful." By Tom Feran• April 4, 2011 Democratic Governors Association stated on September 14, 2011 in an online ad: Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker "is denying Democrats the right to vote." By Tom Kertscher• September 25, 2011 Rick Perry stated on March 16, 2012 in a Fox News interview.: Says you need a photo ID to purchase Sudafed in Texas. By W. Gardner Selby• March 28, 2012 NAACP stated on September 12, 2012 in press release: "Since 2000, only 10 cases of in-person voter fraud have been proven nationally." By Janel Davis• September 19, 2012 Farouk Shami stated on February 08, 2010 in a debate: "When we go to vote, they ask for driver's license and verify that you are a voter and a citizen in the state of Texas." By Ciara O'Rourke• February 12, 2010 Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 05, 2011 in an interview with political commentator Roland Martin: By advocating new requirements for voters to show ID cards at the polls, Republicans "want to literally drag us all the way back to Jim Crow laws." By Louis Jacobson• June 9, 2011 Warren Kampf stated on August 01, 2012 in a town hall meeting: Voter turnout for some groups in the 2008 presidential general election in Georgia "was far greater than it should have been demographically." By Eric Stirgus• August 14, 2012 Mario Gallegos stated on January 25, 2011 in a Texas Senate committee meeting.: Says that 98,184 Texans are now driving with temporary driver’s licenses lacking their photos. By W. Gardner Selby• January 26, 2011 David Ralston stated on July 10, 2012 in an article: Federal regulations required the changes to Georgia's driver’s license renewal process. By Eric Stirgus• July 17, 2012 Articles (3031) Does Wisconsin’s new voter ID law ‘disenfranchise’ voters? By Dave Umhoefer• June 13, 2011 Are Sensenbrenner and Moore in agreement on Voting Rights Act? By Dave Umhoefer• March 6, 2013 Election and voter ID claims get examined By Eric Stirgus• November 6, 2012 Facts debatable? Truth-O-Meter says no By W. Gardner Selby• March 10, 2011 Our May High Five: From Pants on Fire to True By Tom Kertscher• June 5, 2017 Support PolitiFact on #GivingTuesday By Aaron Sharockman• November 28, 2017 Mailbag: “You should have a Socialist-O-Meter” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 25, 2011 Truth-O-Meter travels back in time By Willoughby Mariano• September 26, 2010 What Florida’s driver’s license policy change means for transgender people By Grace Abels• February 12, 2024 Our June High Five: Readers ran to Walker items By Sarah Hauer• July 1, 2015 November's greatest hits: Checks about Obamacare, Texas voter ID laws By W. Gardner Selby• November 30, 2013 High Five: Corporate taxes, Aaron Rodgers' taxes and a government jet honeymoon By Tom Kertscher• October 3, 2017 Can green card, visa holders fly in the US under new Real ID rules? Here's what to know By Maria Briceño• May 12, 2025 Behind the rhetoric: Why Scott Walker was able to raise unlimited funds By Dave Umhoefer• May 7, 2012 PETA's claim is fishy By Warren Fiske• February 15, 2011 Ahead of her Milwaukee appearance, recent Hillary Clinton fact checks By Tom Kertscher• November 9, 2017 Leo Berman claim about Obama topped our charts By W. Gardner Selby• June 7, 2011 Meta breaks up with fact-checkers. Here’s how it affects PolitiFact. By Katie Sanders• January 9, 2025 Yes he Cain? By Willoughby Mariano• October 5, 2011 "The deciding vote?" All 60 of them! By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• June 14, 2012
Milele Coggs stated on February 03, 2011 in a news release: "In its current state, this bill is the most restrictive voter ID legislation in the nation." By Dave Umhoefer• February 15, 2011 David Dewhurst stated on June 11, 2010 in an interview.: You "can't check out a library book without a photo ID." By W. Gardner Selby• December 11, 2010 Eric Holder stated on July 10, 2012 in a speech to the NAACP convention in Houston.: Says recent studies indicate that nationally, only 8 percent of white voting-age citizens but 25 percent of African-American voting-age citizens lack government-issued photo IDs. By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• July 11, 2012 Rhode Island ACLU stated on May 04, 2011 in a news release: "No other Northeastern state has passed a photo ID law" By Richard Salit• May 22, 2011 Greg Abbott stated on February 12, 2013 in a Twitter post.: Says the "last non-partisan commission to improve the voting experience in America concluded that #VoterID was necessary." By W. Gardner Selby• March 1, 2013 Steny Hoyer stated on December 13, 2011 in an opinion column.: Says up to a quarter of African Americans don’t have government photo ID. By Sue Owen• January 14, 2012 Marcia Fudge stated on July 13, 2011 in a news conference on voting rights: Says that voter identification laws "keep poor people from voting, minorities from voting, the elderly from voting, students from voting." By Stephen Koff• August 10, 2011 American Civil Liberties Union stated on August 26, 2012 in Newsletter: Voter identification laws make it complicated and expensive to get an ID, essentially instituting a modern-day poll tax. By Janel Davis• September 12, 2012 Terry Moulton stated on April 28, 2011 in letters to constituents: "Wisconsin is one of the few states in the country that do not currently require a photographic identification" to vote. By Dave Umhoefer• May 18, 2011 Phil Gingrey stated on December 28, 2011 in an online news story: When Georgia tightened its voter identification laws, the state sent a van and photographer to the homes of people who needed photo IDs and made them for free. By Willoughby Mariano• January 10, 2012 Armond Budish stated on March 22, 2011 in : "Across the United States, 25 percent of voting age African Americans do not have the photo ID that this bill would require." By Aaron Marshall• April 7, 2011 William G. Batchelder stated on March 23, 2011 in a news conference: Says a photo ID voting law in Georgia didn't dissuade black voters from participating in voting. "It hasn't, it doesn't, and apparently, if you do cause and effect in that state, it's been helpful." By Tom Feran• April 4, 2011 Democratic Governors Association stated on September 14, 2011 in an online ad: Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker "is denying Democrats the right to vote." By Tom Kertscher• September 25, 2011 Rick Perry stated on March 16, 2012 in a Fox News interview.: Says you need a photo ID to purchase Sudafed in Texas. By W. Gardner Selby• March 28, 2012 NAACP stated on September 12, 2012 in press release: "Since 2000, only 10 cases of in-person voter fraud have been proven nationally." By Janel Davis• September 19, 2012 Farouk Shami stated on February 08, 2010 in a debate: "When we go to vote, they ask for driver's license and verify that you are a voter and a citizen in the state of Texas." By Ciara O'Rourke• February 12, 2010 Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 05, 2011 in an interview with political commentator Roland Martin: By advocating new requirements for voters to show ID cards at the polls, Republicans "want to literally drag us all the way back to Jim Crow laws." By Louis Jacobson• June 9, 2011 Warren Kampf stated on August 01, 2012 in a town hall meeting: Voter turnout for some groups in the 2008 presidential general election in Georgia "was far greater than it should have been demographically." By Eric Stirgus• August 14, 2012 Mario Gallegos stated on January 25, 2011 in a Texas Senate committee meeting.: Says that 98,184 Texans are now driving with temporary driver’s licenses lacking their photos. By W. Gardner Selby• January 26, 2011 David Ralston stated on July 10, 2012 in an article: Federal regulations required the changes to Georgia's driver’s license renewal process. By Eric Stirgus• July 17, 2012
Does Wisconsin’s new voter ID law ‘disenfranchise’ voters? By Dave Umhoefer• June 13, 2011 Are Sensenbrenner and Moore in agreement on Voting Rights Act? By Dave Umhoefer• March 6, 2013 Election and voter ID claims get examined By Eric Stirgus• November 6, 2012 Facts debatable? Truth-O-Meter says no By W. Gardner Selby• March 10, 2011 Our May High Five: From Pants on Fire to True By Tom Kertscher• June 5, 2017 Support PolitiFact on #GivingTuesday By Aaron Sharockman• November 28, 2017 Mailbag: “You should have a Socialist-O-Meter” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 25, 2011 Truth-O-Meter travels back in time By Willoughby Mariano• September 26, 2010 What Florida’s driver’s license policy change means for transgender people By Grace Abels• February 12, 2024 Our June High Five: Readers ran to Walker items By Sarah Hauer• July 1, 2015 November's greatest hits: Checks about Obamacare, Texas voter ID laws By W. Gardner Selby• November 30, 2013 High Five: Corporate taxes, Aaron Rodgers' taxes and a government jet honeymoon By Tom Kertscher• October 3, 2017 Can green card, visa holders fly in the US under new Real ID rules? Here's what to know By Maria Briceño• May 12, 2025 Behind the rhetoric: Why Scott Walker was able to raise unlimited funds By Dave Umhoefer• May 7, 2012 PETA's claim is fishy By Warren Fiske• February 15, 2011 Ahead of her Milwaukee appearance, recent Hillary Clinton fact checks By Tom Kertscher• November 9, 2017 Leo Berman claim about Obama topped our charts By W. Gardner Selby• June 7, 2011 Meta breaks up with fact-checkers. Here’s how it affects PolitiFact. By Katie Sanders• January 9, 2025 Yes he Cain? By Willoughby Mariano• October 5, 2011 "The deciding vote?" All 60 of them! By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• June 14, 2012
