0 People 68 Fact-checks 27 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (68) Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of Union address: During the past four years, "average wages have barely budged." By Louis Jacobson• January 29, 2014 Hillary Clinton stated on June 13, 2015 in a campaign rally speech: "The top 25 hedge fund managers (are) making more than all of America's kindergarten teachers combined." By Lauren Carroll• June 15, 2015 George Will stated on July 12, 2017 in a column: "America has more people employed as tax preparers (1.2 million) than as police and firefighters." By Manuela Tobias• July 18, 2017 Don Zimmerman stated on September 01, 2015 in an Austin City Council meeting: Salaries of Austin residents who don't work for city government "have not been going up 3 percent a year for the last several years." By W. Gardner Selby• September 25, 2015 Ed FitzGerald stated on April 24, 2013 in a campaign speech: "Just about everyone everywhere is spending more hours on the job, less time with their families, bringing home smaller and smaller paychecks, while they're paying more and more at the gas pump and the grocery stores." By Tom Feran• May 3, 2013 Students for Trump stated on February 16, 2021 in a Tweet: “Joe Biden is handing our power grid to the Chinese Communist Party.” By Noah Y. Kim• February 23, 2021 Lindsey Graham stated on February 14, 2013 in a Senate hearing: South Carolina has a labor shortage, specifically in the meatpacking industry. By Janel Davis• May 3, 2013 John Boehner stated on November 10, 2010 in a news conference: "It’s gotten to a point where the average federal worker makes twice as much as the average private sector worker." By Sabrina Eaton• November 18, 2010 Joe Biden stated on December 12, 2021 in an interview with Rita Braver of CBS: “I’ve been against that war in Afghanistan from the very beginning.” By Louis Jacobson• December 15, 2021 Matt Flynn stated on November 04, 2017 in a news release: Under Scott Walker, "average wages, when adjusted for inflation, are lower today than they were under Jim Doyle." By Tom Kertscher, Andrew Mollica• November 17, 2017 Instagram posts stated on February 22, 2024 in a video: Johnnie Cochran “mysteriously passed away” and his death is linked to his work on slavery reparations. By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• February 23, 2024 Facebook posts stated on December 02, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows “heavy snow and ice has frozen jets in Munich bound for Dubai's global warming conference.” By Sara Swann• December 8, 2023 Marco Rubio stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth GOP primary debate.: "Welders make more money than philosophers." By Clayton Youngman• November 11, 2015 Gwen Graham stated on July 28, 2016 in a speech to Florida delegates at the Democratic National Convention: "We rank 38th in wages. ... (Rick Scott) goes out around the country and advertises that to other states." By Joshua Gillin• August 3, 2016 Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops stated on February 19, 2013 in a committee hearing on domestic partnerships: "In other jurisdictions where (a domestic partnership registry) has been enacted, we have seen that fewer people enter into marriage." By Katie Sanders• February 22, 2013 Instagram posts stated on August 17, 2022 in Instagram post: "Biden is adding more IRS agents to investigate your taxes than we have detectives investigating every crime in the country.” By Michael Majchrowicz• August 23, 2022 Viral image stated on August 05, 2016 in a viral image: In the 2012 election, there were more votes cast than registered voters in St. Lucie County, and Palm Beach County had 141 percent turnout. By Allison Graves• August 9, 2016 Kim Reynolds stated on January 07, 2021 in a news conference: Before COVID-19, “more Iowans (were) working than at any other time in our state history." By Sarah Watson• January 11, 2021 Mike Pence stated on July 22, 2018 in an opinion piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer: "[The] unemployment rate in the Philadelphia metro area is now at its lowest level ever recorded." By Sarah Anne Hughes• July 23, 2018 William Devereaux stated on May 10, 2016 in a legislative hearing : "You can import as many hemp products into this country as you want...but we can’t grow it." By Jacqueline Tempera• May 22, 2016 Articles (27) Gas prices up under Obama, but had just taken epic fall By Sue Owen• July 23, 2013 Tracking Ted Cruz fact checks By W. Gardner Selby• March 15, 2016 Barack Obama hasn't said “radical Islamic terrorism” By Sean Gorman• November 30, 2015 In context: Joe Biden’s remarks about being 'shot at' in Iraq By Amy Sherman• February 8, 2021 Trump campaign’s bingo card of ‘Biden’s lies’ is full of falsehoods By Daniel Funke• September 30, 2020 How Congress could force Donald Trump’s hand on Saudi Arabia and Jamal Khashoggi By John Kruzel• October 16, 2018 Herman Cain's golden oldies By Willoughby Mariano• November 4, 2011 Mailbag: Lie of the Year edition By Louis Jacobson• December 22, 2014 Fact-checking Bernie Sanders’ attacks on Joe Biden over trade, Social Security differences By Jon Greenberg• March 4, 2020 Reality check: Biden’s renewable energy plan By Jon Greenberg• August 30, 2022 Verificamos el discurso de JD Vance al aceptar la nominación republicana para vicepresidente By PolitiFact Staff • July 18, 2024 The Afghanistan war: A simple explanation By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 12, 2009 2024 RNC fact-check: What Trump VP pick JD Vance got right, wrong in Milwaukee speech By PolitiFact Staff • July 18, 2024 New video or not, Clinton claim about ISIS using Trump in video is still False By Louis Jacobson• January 5, 2016 Top fact-checks from the GOP debate in Milwaukee By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 13, 2015 How generative AI could help foreign adversaries influence U.S. elections By Loreben Tuquero• December 5, 2023 How Meta, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube plan to address 2024 election misinformation By Sevana Wenn• July 6, 2023 Fact-checking the seventh Democratic presidential debate in Iowa By PolitiFact Staff • January 15, 2020 Fact-checking the Republican Fox Business Network debate By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 11, 2015 Fact-checking the Fox Business Network debate in South Carolina By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 15, 2016
Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of Union address: During the past four years, "average wages have barely budged." By Louis Jacobson• January 29, 2014 Hillary Clinton stated on June 13, 2015 in a campaign rally speech: "The top 25 hedge fund managers (are) making more than all of America's kindergarten teachers combined." By Lauren Carroll• June 15, 2015 George Will stated on July 12, 2017 in a column: "America has more people employed as tax preparers (1.2 million) than as police and firefighters." By Manuela Tobias• July 18, 2017 Don Zimmerman stated on September 01, 2015 in an Austin City Council meeting: Salaries of Austin residents who don't work for city government "have not been going up 3 percent a year for the last several years." By W. Gardner Selby• September 25, 2015 Ed FitzGerald stated on April 24, 2013 in a campaign speech: "Just about everyone everywhere is spending more hours on the job, less time with their families, bringing home smaller and smaller paychecks, while they're paying more and more at the gas pump and the grocery stores." By Tom Feran• May 3, 2013 Students for Trump stated on February 16, 2021 in a Tweet: “Joe Biden is handing our power grid to the Chinese Communist Party.” By Noah Y. Kim• February 23, 2021 Lindsey Graham stated on February 14, 2013 in a Senate hearing: South Carolina has a labor shortage, specifically in the meatpacking industry. By Janel Davis• May 3, 2013 John Boehner stated on November 10, 2010 in a news conference: "It’s gotten to a point where the average federal worker makes twice as much as the average private sector worker." By Sabrina Eaton• November 18, 2010 Joe Biden stated on December 12, 2021 in an interview with Rita Braver of CBS: “I’ve been against that war in Afghanistan from the very beginning.” By Louis Jacobson• December 15, 2021 Matt Flynn stated on November 04, 2017 in a news release: Under Scott Walker, "average wages, when adjusted for inflation, are lower today than they were under Jim Doyle." By Tom Kertscher, Andrew Mollica• November 17, 2017 Instagram posts stated on February 22, 2024 in a video: Johnnie Cochran “mysteriously passed away” and his death is linked to his work on slavery reparations. By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• February 23, 2024 Facebook posts stated on December 02, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows “heavy snow and ice has frozen jets in Munich bound for Dubai's global warming conference.” By Sara Swann• December 8, 2023 Marco Rubio stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth GOP primary debate.: "Welders make more money than philosophers." By Clayton Youngman• November 11, 2015 Gwen Graham stated on July 28, 2016 in a speech to Florida delegates at the Democratic National Convention: "We rank 38th in wages. ... (Rick Scott) goes out around the country and advertises that to other states." By Joshua Gillin• August 3, 2016 Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops stated on February 19, 2013 in a committee hearing on domestic partnerships: "In other jurisdictions where (a domestic partnership registry) has been enacted, we have seen that fewer people enter into marriage." By Katie Sanders• February 22, 2013 Instagram posts stated on August 17, 2022 in Instagram post: "Biden is adding more IRS agents to investigate your taxes than we have detectives investigating every crime in the country.” By Michael Majchrowicz• August 23, 2022 Viral image stated on August 05, 2016 in a viral image: In the 2012 election, there were more votes cast than registered voters in St. Lucie County, and Palm Beach County had 141 percent turnout. By Allison Graves• August 9, 2016 Kim Reynolds stated on January 07, 2021 in a news conference: Before COVID-19, “more Iowans (were) working than at any other time in our state history." By Sarah Watson• January 11, 2021 Mike Pence stated on July 22, 2018 in an opinion piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer: "[The] unemployment rate in the Philadelphia metro area is now at its lowest level ever recorded." By Sarah Anne Hughes• July 23, 2018 William Devereaux stated on May 10, 2016 in a legislative hearing : "You can import as many hemp products into this country as you want...but we can’t grow it." By Jacqueline Tempera• May 22, 2016
Gas prices up under Obama, but had just taken epic fall By Sue Owen• July 23, 2013 Tracking Ted Cruz fact checks By W. Gardner Selby• March 15, 2016 Barack Obama hasn't said “radical Islamic terrorism” By Sean Gorman• November 30, 2015 In context: Joe Biden’s remarks about being 'shot at' in Iraq By Amy Sherman• February 8, 2021 Trump campaign’s bingo card of ‘Biden’s lies’ is full of falsehoods By Daniel Funke• September 30, 2020 How Congress could force Donald Trump’s hand on Saudi Arabia and Jamal Khashoggi By John Kruzel• October 16, 2018 Herman Cain's golden oldies By Willoughby Mariano• November 4, 2011 Mailbag: Lie of the Year edition By Louis Jacobson• December 22, 2014 Fact-checking Bernie Sanders’ attacks on Joe Biden over trade, Social Security differences By Jon Greenberg• March 4, 2020 Reality check: Biden’s renewable energy plan By Jon Greenberg• August 30, 2022 Verificamos el discurso de JD Vance al aceptar la nominación republicana para vicepresidente By PolitiFact Staff • July 18, 2024 The Afghanistan war: A simple explanation By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 12, 2009 2024 RNC fact-check: What Trump VP pick JD Vance got right, wrong in Milwaukee speech By PolitiFact Staff • July 18, 2024 New video or not, Clinton claim about ISIS using Trump in video is still False By Louis Jacobson• January 5, 2016 Top fact-checks from the GOP debate in Milwaukee By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 13, 2015 How generative AI could help foreign adversaries influence U.S. elections By Loreben Tuquero• December 5, 2023 How Meta, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube plan to address 2024 election misinformation By Sevana Wenn• July 6, 2023 Fact-checking the seventh Democratic presidential debate in Iowa By PolitiFact Staff • January 15, 2020 Fact-checking the Republican Fox Business Network debate By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 11, 2015 Fact-checking the Fox Business Network debate in South Carolina By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 15, 2016
