0 People 560 Fact-checks 268 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (560) Now8News.com stated on April 10, 2017 in a headline: "United Airlines flight attendant slaps crying baby during flight." By Joshua Gillin• April 18, 2017 X posts stated on November 05, 2024 in a post: Pacific Gas & Electric Co. deliberately shut off power “on Republican voters” in California on Election Day. By Grace Abels• November 6, 2024 Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: Quotes Joe Biden as saying “people who have never died before are now dying from coronavirus.” By Samantha Putterman• March 24, 2020 Herb Kohl stated on April 28, 2011 in remarks to reporters: "I’ve been through four campaigns and have not done any negative campaigning." By Dave Umhoefer• May 6, 2011 Rick Perry stated on May 06, 2013 in video remarks to the Family Research Council: Says Sam Houston opposed slavery and as governor said Texas should not leave the union over slavery. By Sue Owen• May 22, 2013 Dick Cheney stated on April 08, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: Says it’s "an old wives’ story" that Margaret Thatcher told George H.W. Bush not to go wobbly. By Becky Bowers• April 10, 2013 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on April 05, 2024 in a statement on his website: On Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol “protestors carried no weapons.” By Amy Sherman• April 5, 2024 Facebook posts stated on June 04, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Thomas Jefferson as saying that "a government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have." By Samantha Putterman• June 6, 2019 Facebook posts stated on June 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a 1942 Milwaukee YMCA brochure shows children playing a violent, racist carnival game By Eric Litke• June 22, 2020 Florida Democratic Party stated on February 25, 2014 in a press release: Says Rick Scott "oversaw the largest Medicare fraud in the nation’s history." By Amy Sherman• March 3, 2014 Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes George Washington as saying "it is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible." By Samantha Putterman• July 15, 2019 Ben Carson stated on November 08, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Go look on the West Point website and you’ll see those specific words, ‘full scholarship to West Point.’ So even though it is, you know, given as a grant for anybody who gets in, those words are used." By Linda Qiu• November 8, 2015 Raul Torres stated on August 27, 2013 in a campaign video: Says he would be first CPA to serve as Texas comptroller. By Sue Owen• September 9, 2013 Bloggers stated on October 04, 2019 in posts on the Internet: "Nancy Pelosi's Son Paul Jr. Was Exec at 'Ukraine-Based Gas Company,' Similar to Hunter Biden" By Daniel Funke, Louis Jacobson• January 17, 2020 Chris Koster stated on September 13, 2016 in a campaign ad: Republican gubernatorial candidate Eric Greitens "spent another $600,000 on image consultants" to rebrand his charity, The Mission Continues. By Anna Maples• November 6, 2016 TikTok posts stated on November 12, 2023 in a TikTok video: Video of an Alabama compound shows “Hamas is here and training hidden in plain sight.” By Loreben Tuquero• November 30, 2023 Instagram posts stated on January 17, 2023 in an Instagram post: The Federal Aviation Administration widened its electrocardiogram parameters for pilots because “a substantial number of airline pilots have had serious heart damage” from COVID-19 vaccines. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 20, 2023 Charlie Kirk stated on August 02, 2023 in a video: Douglass Mackey was convicted “because he made a meme in the 2016 election.” By Madison Czopek• August 9, 2023 Tim Walz stated on November 30, 2025 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “I take responsibility for putting people in jail” in Minnesota fraud scandal. By Amy Sherman• December 5, 2025 Instagram posts stated on December 04, 2024 in an Instagram post: “Trump was impeached for trying to investigate all the crimes that Joe Biden just pardoned Hunter over.” By Loreben Tuquero• December 6, 2024 Articles (268) Donald Trump's St. Patrick's Day 'Irish proverb' was probably not Irish By Lauren Carroll• March 17, 2017 The Trump administration is deploying election monitors to California, New Jersey. Is that unusual? By Amy Sherman• October 28, 2025 Behind the rhetoric: Why Scott Walker was able to raise unlimited funds By Dave Umhoefer• May 7, 2012 Villanova University was targeted by ‘swatting.’ What is it, and how does it affect victims? By Loreben Tuquero• August 22, 2025 Trump’s pardon comments omit why former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández was prosecuted By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• December 1, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: Who is Jack Smith, the special counsel in the Trump classified documents case? By Amy Sherman• June 9, 2023 Who is Jack Smith, special counsel for Trump classified documents, 2020 election indictments? By Amy Sherman• August 1, 2023 Conspiracy claims that Syrian gas attack was 'false flag' are unproven By Joshua Gillin• April 7, 2017 Why Steve Bannon’s and Hunter Biden’s subpoena disputes differ By Sara Swann• June 10, 2024 Trump says the FEC saw no merit in Stormy Daniels-related case. Here’s why that’s misleading. By Amy Sherman• May 8, 2024 Trump Administration Approves California Fire Assistance, One Day After Rejecting It By Chris Nichols• October 16, 2020 Elon Musk claims ‘massive' Social Security fraud. How much money is actually lost to fraud, waste? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• March 12, 2025 Why does the Justice Department monitor polling sites? By Yacob Reyes• November 9, 2022 Sorting out the truth about "the porn lawyer" By Robert Farley• February 6, 2009 Greg Abbott claim linking FBI to Wendy Davis lacks proof her work is under investigation By W. Gardner Selby• June 27, 2014 Read the 34 felony charges in the Donald Trump indictment over the Stormy Daniels payoff By PolitiFact Staff • April 4, 2023 Hate crimes, civil rights become law enforcement focus during Obama years By Joshua Gillin• January 6, 2017 Fact-checking Trump’s whopper-laden interview with Maria Bartiromo By Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman• November 30, 2020 Tracing civil rights legislation before and after Martin Luther King Jr.’s death By Amy Sherman• June 8, 2020 Donald Trump cites Ronald Reagan as a protectionist hero. Was he? By Louis Jacobson• July 1, 2016
Now8News.com stated on April 10, 2017 in a headline: "United Airlines flight attendant slaps crying baby during flight." By Joshua Gillin• April 18, 2017 X posts stated on November 05, 2024 in a post: Pacific Gas & Electric Co. deliberately shut off power “on Republican voters” in California on Election Day. By Grace Abels• November 6, 2024 Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: Quotes Joe Biden as saying “people who have never died before are now dying from coronavirus.” By Samantha Putterman• March 24, 2020 Herb Kohl stated on April 28, 2011 in remarks to reporters: "I’ve been through four campaigns and have not done any negative campaigning." By Dave Umhoefer• May 6, 2011 Rick Perry stated on May 06, 2013 in video remarks to the Family Research Council: Says Sam Houston opposed slavery and as governor said Texas should not leave the union over slavery. By Sue Owen• May 22, 2013 Dick Cheney stated on April 08, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: Says it’s "an old wives’ story" that Margaret Thatcher told George H.W. Bush not to go wobbly. By Becky Bowers• April 10, 2013 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on April 05, 2024 in a statement on his website: On Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol “protestors carried no weapons.” By Amy Sherman• April 5, 2024 Facebook posts stated on June 04, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Thomas Jefferson as saying that "a government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have." By Samantha Putterman• June 6, 2019 Facebook posts stated on June 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a 1942 Milwaukee YMCA brochure shows children playing a violent, racist carnival game By Eric Litke• June 22, 2020 Florida Democratic Party stated on February 25, 2014 in a press release: Says Rick Scott "oversaw the largest Medicare fraud in the nation’s history." By Amy Sherman• March 3, 2014 Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes George Washington as saying "it is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible." By Samantha Putterman• July 15, 2019 Ben Carson stated on November 08, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Go look on the West Point website and you’ll see those specific words, ‘full scholarship to West Point.’ So even though it is, you know, given as a grant for anybody who gets in, those words are used." By Linda Qiu• November 8, 2015 Raul Torres stated on August 27, 2013 in a campaign video: Says he would be first CPA to serve as Texas comptroller. By Sue Owen• September 9, 2013 Bloggers stated on October 04, 2019 in posts on the Internet: "Nancy Pelosi's Son Paul Jr. Was Exec at 'Ukraine-Based Gas Company,' Similar to Hunter Biden" By Daniel Funke, Louis Jacobson• January 17, 2020 Chris Koster stated on September 13, 2016 in a campaign ad: Republican gubernatorial candidate Eric Greitens "spent another $600,000 on image consultants" to rebrand his charity, The Mission Continues. By Anna Maples• November 6, 2016 TikTok posts stated on November 12, 2023 in a TikTok video: Video of an Alabama compound shows “Hamas is here and training hidden in plain sight.” By Loreben Tuquero• November 30, 2023 Instagram posts stated on January 17, 2023 in an Instagram post: The Federal Aviation Administration widened its electrocardiogram parameters for pilots because “a substantial number of airline pilots have had serious heart damage” from COVID-19 vaccines. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 20, 2023 Charlie Kirk stated on August 02, 2023 in a video: Douglass Mackey was convicted “because he made a meme in the 2016 election.” By Madison Czopek• August 9, 2023 Tim Walz stated on November 30, 2025 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “I take responsibility for putting people in jail” in Minnesota fraud scandal. By Amy Sherman• December 5, 2025 Instagram posts stated on December 04, 2024 in an Instagram post: “Trump was impeached for trying to investigate all the crimes that Joe Biden just pardoned Hunter over.” By Loreben Tuquero• December 6, 2024
Donald Trump's St. Patrick's Day 'Irish proverb' was probably not Irish By Lauren Carroll• March 17, 2017 The Trump administration is deploying election monitors to California, New Jersey. Is that unusual? By Amy Sherman• October 28, 2025 Behind the rhetoric: Why Scott Walker was able to raise unlimited funds By Dave Umhoefer• May 7, 2012 Villanova University was targeted by ‘swatting.’ What is it, and how does it affect victims? By Loreben Tuquero• August 22, 2025 Trump’s pardon comments omit why former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández was prosecuted By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• December 1, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: Who is Jack Smith, the special counsel in the Trump classified documents case? By Amy Sherman• June 9, 2023 Who is Jack Smith, special counsel for Trump classified documents, 2020 election indictments? By Amy Sherman• August 1, 2023 Conspiracy claims that Syrian gas attack was 'false flag' are unproven By Joshua Gillin• April 7, 2017 Why Steve Bannon’s and Hunter Biden’s subpoena disputes differ By Sara Swann• June 10, 2024 Trump says the FEC saw no merit in Stormy Daniels-related case. Here’s why that’s misleading. By Amy Sherman• May 8, 2024 Trump Administration Approves California Fire Assistance, One Day After Rejecting It By Chris Nichols• October 16, 2020 Elon Musk claims ‘massive' Social Security fraud. How much money is actually lost to fraud, waste? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• March 12, 2025 Why does the Justice Department monitor polling sites? By Yacob Reyes• November 9, 2022 Sorting out the truth about "the porn lawyer" By Robert Farley• February 6, 2009 Greg Abbott claim linking FBI to Wendy Davis lacks proof her work is under investigation By W. Gardner Selby• June 27, 2014 Read the 34 felony charges in the Donald Trump indictment over the Stormy Daniels payoff By PolitiFact Staff • April 4, 2023 Hate crimes, civil rights become law enforcement focus during Obama years By Joshua Gillin• January 6, 2017 Fact-checking Trump’s whopper-laden interview with Maria Bartiromo By Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman• November 30, 2020 Tracing civil rights legislation before and after Martin Luther King Jr.’s death By Amy Sherman• June 8, 2020 Donald Trump cites Ronald Reagan as a protectionist hero. Was he? By Louis Jacobson• July 1, 2016
