1 People 75 Fact-checks 76 Articles People (1) Ta-Nehisi Coates Fact-checks (75) Dan Sebring stated on October 01, 2012 in a radio ad: Says opponent U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore ‘is Wisconsin’s most absent member of Congress, missing nearly 17 percent of the House votes in the second quarter of 2012.’ By James B. Nelson• October 8, 2012 Ta-Nehisi Coates stated on June 19, 2019 in congressional testimony: "The typical black family in this country has one-tenth the wealth of the typical white family." By Tom Kertscher• July 1, 2019 Joe Biden stated on June 10, 2020 in a USA Today op-ed: “Today, the gap between African American and white homeownership is larger than it was in the late 1960s.” By Miriam Valverde• June 11, 2020 Bernie Sanders stated on June 26, 2019 in an opinion article: "The wealthiest three families now own more wealth than the bottom half of the country." By Tom Kertscher• July 3, 2019 Michele Bachmann stated on November 16, 2010 in an interview on "Good Morning America.": Small businesses that have "$250,000 in gross sales for the business. They're the ones that are looking at massive tax increases." By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 17, 2010 Facebook posts stated on February 09, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says death reports in federal database show the fatal risk of COVID-19 vaccines. By Noah Y. Kim• February 16, 2021 Donald Trump stated on March 04, 2025 in a speech to Congress: "All armed services are having among the best recruiting results ever” because of Trump policies, and “it was just a few months ago where the results were exactly the opposite.” By Amy Sherman• March 11, 2025 Jeb Bush stated on November 15, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "It takes almost a year for a refugee to be processed in the United States." By Linda Qiu• November 15, 2015 Michael Moore stated on February 01, 2019 in an interview: "Seventy percent of the American public agree with" Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "on having the top marginal (tax) rate for the rich" at 70 percent, and "that's a Fox News Poll saying that." By Tom Kertscher• February 6, 2019 Viral image stated on October 27, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says Donald Trump said, “Alec Baldwin, a total loser, has taken his impression of me to a new low by testing out this theory” by shooting someone. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 28, 2021 Mike DeWine stated on October 20, 2018 in an ad: "During the Strickland-Cordray era, taxes were raised by $800 million and Ohio lost 400,000 jobs." By Amy Sherman• October 29, 2018 Hakeem Jeffries stated on September 24, 2025 in remarks to reporters: "Republicans have effectively ended medical research in the United States of America." By Louis Jacobson• September 29, 2025 Instagram posts stated on March 28, 2024 in an Instagram post: Three rockets NASA is launching during the April 8 solar eclipse is “a ritual causing mass psychosis.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 2, 2024 Facebook posts stated on August 21, 2024 in a Facebook post: Beyoncé and Taylor Swift announced a “big endorsement concert” and said, “No more silence, before it’s too late, our voice must be heard now!” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 28, 2024 Threads posts stated on September 30, 2024 in a Threads post: Says Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was “banned from future games for flipping off the fans.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 11, 2024 Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2024 in a Facebook post: NASA is “shooting three rockets at three moons” on the day of the solar eclipse. By Loreben Tuquero• April 4, 2024 Facebook posts stated on March 16, 2022 in a Facebook post: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wore a Nazi cross symbol. By Samantha Putterman• March 25, 2022 Instagram posts stated on September 09, 2024 in a post: Video shows Tim Walz “falsely claims that being gay in Nebraska is ‘illegal’" By Grace Abels• September 11, 2024 David Cicilline stated on June 14, 2011 in a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives: The WIC program "is an incredibly cost effective program, serving nearly 10 million Americans each year and costing less than $100 per person. In my district, more than 18 percent of residents suffer from food insecurity and depend on WIC to make ends meet." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 26, 2011 Maria Bartiromo stated on January 22, 2019 in in an interview: "According to the Tax Foundation, the top 10 percent of earners already pay almost 80 percent of all taxes." By John Kruzel• January 24, 2019 Articles (76) Is the proof in the polling? By Martha M. Hamilton• April 25, 2011 Checking Austin taxes, affordability and a claim about a Rick Perry Republican lobbyist By W. Gardner Selby• May 9, 2012 PolitiFact Florida’s Top 5 fact-checks for October 2015 By Joshua Gillin, Amy Sherman• November 5, 2015 Leffingwell and fellow Austin City Council incumbents victorious By W. Gardner Selby• May 13, 2012 E-mail distorts Daschle comment on seniors By Robert Farley• April 3, 2009 Fact-checking the TV game of connect the dots By Bill Adair• August 21, 2012 Who says truth and politics don't mix? By Robert Higgs• August 25, 2010 Fact-checking the TV game of connect the dots By Bill Adair• August 22, 2012 Democrats tell half the story on 23 percent sales tax By Robert Farley• October 15, 2010 Fact-checking columnists By • March 7, 2011 Fact-checking claims about guns and violence By Louis Jacobson• January 13, 2011 PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for March 2019 By D.L. Davis• April 3, 2019 Sen. Ted Cruz at Liberty U.: Students fill in the details By Jon Greenberg• March 26, 2015 President Palin? Not this time By Martha M. Hamilton• October 6, 2011 John Kasich's victory culminates Truth-O-Meter-taxing campaign By Robert Higgs• November 3, 2010 From True to Pants on Fire: Our guide to Tuesday's primary election By Tim Murphy• September 7, 2014 GOP again tries to brand Spanberger with 'Terrorist High' ad By Warren Fiske• October 12, 2020 Checking Paul Ryan and more at the Republican National Convention By Molly Moorhead• August 30, 2012 Wednesday night at the GOP convention: the running mate and more By Molly Moorhead• August 30, 2012 Donald Trump has floated big tariffs. What could the impact be? By Louis Jacobson• June 21, 2016
Dan Sebring stated on October 01, 2012 in a radio ad: Says opponent U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore ‘is Wisconsin’s most absent member of Congress, missing nearly 17 percent of the House votes in the second quarter of 2012.’ By James B. Nelson• October 8, 2012 Ta-Nehisi Coates stated on June 19, 2019 in congressional testimony: "The typical black family in this country has one-tenth the wealth of the typical white family." By Tom Kertscher• July 1, 2019 Joe Biden stated on June 10, 2020 in a USA Today op-ed: “Today, the gap between African American and white homeownership is larger than it was in the late 1960s.” By Miriam Valverde• June 11, 2020 Bernie Sanders stated on June 26, 2019 in an opinion article: "The wealthiest three families now own more wealth than the bottom half of the country." By Tom Kertscher• July 3, 2019 Michele Bachmann stated on November 16, 2010 in an interview on "Good Morning America.": Small businesses that have "$250,000 in gross sales for the business. They're the ones that are looking at massive tax increases." By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 17, 2010 Facebook posts stated on February 09, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says death reports in federal database show the fatal risk of COVID-19 vaccines. By Noah Y. Kim• February 16, 2021 Donald Trump stated on March 04, 2025 in a speech to Congress: "All armed services are having among the best recruiting results ever” because of Trump policies, and “it was just a few months ago where the results were exactly the opposite.” By Amy Sherman• March 11, 2025 Jeb Bush stated on November 15, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "It takes almost a year for a refugee to be processed in the United States." By Linda Qiu• November 15, 2015 Michael Moore stated on February 01, 2019 in an interview: "Seventy percent of the American public agree with" Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "on having the top marginal (tax) rate for the rich" at 70 percent, and "that's a Fox News Poll saying that." By Tom Kertscher• February 6, 2019 Viral image stated on October 27, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says Donald Trump said, “Alec Baldwin, a total loser, has taken his impression of me to a new low by testing out this theory” by shooting someone. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 28, 2021 Mike DeWine stated on October 20, 2018 in an ad: "During the Strickland-Cordray era, taxes were raised by $800 million and Ohio lost 400,000 jobs." By Amy Sherman• October 29, 2018 Hakeem Jeffries stated on September 24, 2025 in remarks to reporters: "Republicans have effectively ended medical research in the United States of America." By Louis Jacobson• September 29, 2025 Instagram posts stated on March 28, 2024 in an Instagram post: Three rockets NASA is launching during the April 8 solar eclipse is “a ritual causing mass psychosis.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 2, 2024 Facebook posts stated on August 21, 2024 in a Facebook post: Beyoncé and Taylor Swift announced a “big endorsement concert” and said, “No more silence, before it’s too late, our voice must be heard now!” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 28, 2024 Threads posts stated on September 30, 2024 in a Threads post: Says Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was “banned from future games for flipping off the fans.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 11, 2024 Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2024 in a Facebook post: NASA is “shooting three rockets at three moons” on the day of the solar eclipse. By Loreben Tuquero• April 4, 2024 Facebook posts stated on March 16, 2022 in a Facebook post: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wore a Nazi cross symbol. By Samantha Putterman• March 25, 2022 Instagram posts stated on September 09, 2024 in a post: Video shows Tim Walz “falsely claims that being gay in Nebraska is ‘illegal’" By Grace Abels• September 11, 2024 David Cicilline stated on June 14, 2011 in a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives: The WIC program "is an incredibly cost effective program, serving nearly 10 million Americans each year and costing less than $100 per person. In my district, more than 18 percent of residents suffer from food insecurity and depend on WIC to make ends meet." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 26, 2011 Maria Bartiromo stated on January 22, 2019 in in an interview: "According to the Tax Foundation, the top 10 percent of earners already pay almost 80 percent of all taxes." By John Kruzel• January 24, 2019
Is the proof in the polling? By Martha M. Hamilton• April 25, 2011 Checking Austin taxes, affordability and a claim about a Rick Perry Republican lobbyist By W. Gardner Selby• May 9, 2012 PolitiFact Florida’s Top 5 fact-checks for October 2015 By Joshua Gillin, Amy Sherman• November 5, 2015 Leffingwell and fellow Austin City Council incumbents victorious By W. Gardner Selby• May 13, 2012 E-mail distorts Daschle comment on seniors By Robert Farley• April 3, 2009 Fact-checking the TV game of connect the dots By Bill Adair• August 21, 2012 Who says truth and politics don't mix? By Robert Higgs• August 25, 2010 Fact-checking the TV game of connect the dots By Bill Adair• August 22, 2012 Democrats tell half the story on 23 percent sales tax By Robert Farley• October 15, 2010 Fact-checking columnists By • March 7, 2011 Fact-checking claims about guns and violence By Louis Jacobson• January 13, 2011 PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for March 2019 By D.L. Davis• April 3, 2019 Sen. Ted Cruz at Liberty U.: Students fill in the details By Jon Greenberg• March 26, 2015 President Palin? Not this time By Martha M. Hamilton• October 6, 2011 John Kasich's victory culminates Truth-O-Meter-taxing campaign By Robert Higgs• November 3, 2010 From True to Pants on Fire: Our guide to Tuesday's primary election By Tim Murphy• September 7, 2014 GOP again tries to brand Spanberger with 'Terrorist High' ad By Warren Fiske• October 12, 2020 Checking Paul Ryan and more at the Republican National Convention By Molly Moorhead• August 30, 2012 Wednesday night at the GOP convention: the running mate and more By Molly Moorhead• August 30, 2012 Donald Trump has floated big tariffs. What could the impact be? By Louis Jacobson• June 21, 2016
