0 People 3856 Fact-checks 1469 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (3856) Bloggers stated on February 09, 2020 in a headline: “Obama ordered CIA to train ISIS Jihadists” By Madison Czopek• February 27, 2020 Instagram posts stated on January 22, 2025 in an Instagram post: “Fani Willis has just confessed to collusion with J6 committee.” By Sofia Ahmed• January 24, 2025 Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2023 in a Truth Social post: The 2020 election could not have been fair because “Los Angeles County agreed, during litigation, that there were 1.2 million ineligible voters after the election.” By Amy Sherman• March 9, 2023 Facebook posts stated on June 04, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Hillary Clinton is on trial for Bengazi (sic) this week.” By Tom Kertscher• June 11, 2020 Jennifer Granholm stated on August 10, 2016 in an interview on CNN: Says Hillary Clinton "abided by the ethics agreement" between the Clinton Foundation and the Obama administration. By Linda Qiu• August 24, 2016 Donald Trump stated on June 23, 2019 in an interview on "Meet the Press": California "admitted" there were "a million" illegal votes in the 2016 presidential election. By Chris Nichols• June 24, 2019 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 Duncan Hunter stated on October 07, 2014 in an interview with Greta Van Susteren of Fox News: "At least 10 ISIS fighters have been caught coming across the Mexican border in Texas" and there are "dozens more that did not get caught by the Border Patrol." By Dylan Baddour, W. Gardner Selby• October 10, 2014 Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2016 in a Facebook post: "The Obama administration was actively supporting Al Qaeda in Iraq, the terrorist group that became the Islamic State." By Louis Jacobson• June 15, 2016 Donald Trump stated on May 26, 2020 in a tweet: California Gov. Gavin Newsom “is sending Ballots to millions of people, anyone living in the state, no matter who they are or how they got there, will get one" and the election is "Rigged." By Chris Nichols• May 26, 2020 Donald Trump stated on August 28, 2017 in a press conference: "We stopped traffic coming through -- 78 percent." By Miriam Valverde• August 31, 2017 Mike Pence stated on April 25, 2018 in a speech: "Illegal crossings at our southern border have been cut by over 40 percent." By D.L. Davis• May 11, 2018 Bloggers stated on March 08, 2017 in a headline: "NBC just fired Megyn Kelly before her new show begins." By Joshua Gillin• April 2, 2017 Kelda Helen Roys stated on April 18, 2018 in a tweet and campaign event: Wisconsin lost "almost 4,000 manufacturing jobs in 2017." By Taylor Palmby• July 23, 2018 Donald Trump stated on April 07, 2017 in weekly address: "Last month, we saw a 64 percent reduction in illegal immigration on our southern border." By Miriam Valverde• April 10, 2017 Bloggers stated on March 10, 2017 in a fake news article: "BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi Was Just Taken From Her Office In Handcuffs" By Chris Nichols• April 2, 2017 Bloggers stated on May 04, 2017 in a headline: "Bill O’Reilly in critical condition after being attacked by ‘tolerant’ liberals." By Joshua Gillin• May 5, 2017 Tim Ryan stated on July 19, 2022 in an ad: Instead of fighting opioid addiction, a nonprofit founded by J.D. Vance paid his “top political adviser” and funded “political polling.” By Tom Kertscher• July 27, 2022 Mark Pocan stated on September 13, 2017 in a tweet: Says U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin "wants to use a government jet that costs $25,000 per hour for his honeymoon." By Tom Kertscher• September 18, 2017 Donald Trump stated on February 25, 2017 in a tweet: "The National Debt in my first month went down by $12 billion." By Aaron Sharockman• February 25, 2017 Articles (1469) Will 458,000 Vote-By-Mail Ballots Go To Californians Who Have Died Or Moved? Experts Are Skeptical By Chris Nichols• July 3, 2020 2017 Lie of the Year Readers’ Poll results By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 12, 2017 Russia, Trump, Turkey: Detailing Michael Flynn's fall By John Kruzel• May 23, 2017 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s comments about campaign meeting with Russian lawyer By John Kruzel• July 13, 2017 Have deportations increased under Donald Trump? Here’s what the data shows By Miriam Valverde• December 19, 2017 Our top 10 of 2017 By Tom Kertscher• December 21, 2017 A timeline of the shifting accounts of Trump Tower meeting with Russian lawyer By John Kruzel• July 14, 2017 Timeline of Michael Flynn's turn, from Trump aide to Mueller witness By John Kruzel• December 5, 2018 The possible ties between Trump and Russia, explained By Lauren Carroll• February 22, 2017 PolitiFact wins two Green Eyeshade awards By Josie Hollingsworth• June 4, 2018 Ex-Sheriff David Clarke's master's thesis back in the news By Tom Kertscher• September 15, 2017 6 questions about James Comey’s upcoming Senate hearing, answered By Lauren Carroll, John Kruzel• June 7, 2017 No lie: A baker's dozen Trues in 2017 By D.L. Davis• December 29, 2017 Epstein emails led to rumors that Trump spent 2017 Thanksgiving with him. Here’s what we found. By Loreben Tuquero• November 19, 2025 Notable misstatements about Donald Trump from 2017 By John Kruzel• December 12, 2017 The 10 most popular Florida fact-checks of 2017 By Allison Graves, Amy Sherman• December 28, 2017 The Trump team’s falsehoods of 2017 By Manuela Tobias• December 12, 2017 Ahead of Donald Trump's Wisconsin visit, a look at the James Comey controversy By Tom Kertscher• June 12, 2017 Back-to-back Pants on Fire By Tom Kertscher• May 21, 2018 The Russia investigation and Donald Trump: a timeline from on-the-record sources By John Kruzel• February 15, 2018
Bloggers stated on February 09, 2020 in a headline: “Obama ordered CIA to train ISIS Jihadists” By Madison Czopek• February 27, 2020 Instagram posts stated on January 22, 2025 in an Instagram post: “Fani Willis has just confessed to collusion with J6 committee.” By Sofia Ahmed• January 24, 2025 Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2023 in a Truth Social post: The 2020 election could not have been fair because “Los Angeles County agreed, during litigation, that there were 1.2 million ineligible voters after the election.” By Amy Sherman• March 9, 2023 Facebook posts stated on June 04, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Hillary Clinton is on trial for Bengazi (sic) this week.” By Tom Kertscher• June 11, 2020 Jennifer Granholm stated on August 10, 2016 in an interview on CNN: Says Hillary Clinton "abided by the ethics agreement" between the Clinton Foundation and the Obama administration. By Linda Qiu• August 24, 2016 Donald Trump stated on June 23, 2019 in an interview on "Meet the Press": California "admitted" there were "a million" illegal votes in the 2016 presidential election. By Chris Nichols• June 24, 2019 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 Duncan Hunter stated on October 07, 2014 in an interview with Greta Van Susteren of Fox News: "At least 10 ISIS fighters have been caught coming across the Mexican border in Texas" and there are "dozens more that did not get caught by the Border Patrol." By Dylan Baddour, W. Gardner Selby• October 10, 2014 Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2016 in a Facebook post: "The Obama administration was actively supporting Al Qaeda in Iraq, the terrorist group that became the Islamic State." By Louis Jacobson• June 15, 2016 Donald Trump stated on May 26, 2020 in a tweet: California Gov. Gavin Newsom “is sending Ballots to millions of people, anyone living in the state, no matter who they are or how they got there, will get one" and the election is "Rigged." By Chris Nichols• May 26, 2020 Donald Trump stated on August 28, 2017 in a press conference: "We stopped traffic coming through -- 78 percent." By Miriam Valverde• August 31, 2017 Mike Pence stated on April 25, 2018 in a speech: "Illegal crossings at our southern border have been cut by over 40 percent." By D.L. Davis• May 11, 2018 Bloggers stated on March 08, 2017 in a headline: "NBC just fired Megyn Kelly before her new show begins." By Joshua Gillin• April 2, 2017 Kelda Helen Roys stated on April 18, 2018 in a tweet and campaign event: Wisconsin lost "almost 4,000 manufacturing jobs in 2017." By Taylor Palmby• July 23, 2018 Donald Trump stated on April 07, 2017 in weekly address: "Last month, we saw a 64 percent reduction in illegal immigration on our southern border." By Miriam Valverde• April 10, 2017 Bloggers stated on March 10, 2017 in a fake news article: "BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi Was Just Taken From Her Office In Handcuffs" By Chris Nichols• April 2, 2017 Bloggers stated on May 04, 2017 in a headline: "Bill O’Reilly in critical condition after being attacked by ‘tolerant’ liberals." By Joshua Gillin• May 5, 2017 Tim Ryan stated on July 19, 2022 in an ad: Instead of fighting opioid addiction, a nonprofit founded by J.D. Vance paid his “top political adviser” and funded “political polling.” By Tom Kertscher• July 27, 2022 Mark Pocan stated on September 13, 2017 in a tweet: Says U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin "wants to use a government jet that costs $25,000 per hour for his honeymoon." By Tom Kertscher• September 18, 2017 Donald Trump stated on February 25, 2017 in a tweet: "The National Debt in my first month went down by $12 billion." By Aaron Sharockman• February 25, 2017
Will 458,000 Vote-By-Mail Ballots Go To Californians Who Have Died Or Moved? Experts Are Skeptical By Chris Nichols• July 3, 2020 2017 Lie of the Year Readers’ Poll results By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 12, 2017 Russia, Trump, Turkey: Detailing Michael Flynn's fall By John Kruzel• May 23, 2017 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s comments about campaign meeting with Russian lawyer By John Kruzel• July 13, 2017 Have deportations increased under Donald Trump? Here’s what the data shows By Miriam Valverde• December 19, 2017 Our top 10 of 2017 By Tom Kertscher• December 21, 2017 A timeline of the shifting accounts of Trump Tower meeting with Russian lawyer By John Kruzel• July 14, 2017 Timeline of Michael Flynn's turn, from Trump aide to Mueller witness By John Kruzel• December 5, 2018 The possible ties between Trump and Russia, explained By Lauren Carroll• February 22, 2017 PolitiFact wins two Green Eyeshade awards By Josie Hollingsworth• June 4, 2018 Ex-Sheriff David Clarke's master's thesis back in the news By Tom Kertscher• September 15, 2017 6 questions about James Comey’s upcoming Senate hearing, answered By Lauren Carroll, John Kruzel• June 7, 2017 No lie: A baker's dozen Trues in 2017 By D.L. Davis• December 29, 2017 Epstein emails led to rumors that Trump spent 2017 Thanksgiving with him. Here’s what we found. By Loreben Tuquero• November 19, 2025 Notable misstatements about Donald Trump from 2017 By John Kruzel• December 12, 2017 The 10 most popular Florida fact-checks of 2017 By Allison Graves, Amy Sherman• December 28, 2017 The Trump team’s falsehoods of 2017 By Manuela Tobias• December 12, 2017 Ahead of Donald Trump's Wisconsin visit, a look at the James Comey controversy By Tom Kertscher• June 12, 2017 Back-to-back Pants on Fire By Tom Kertscher• May 21, 2018 The Russia investigation and Donald Trump: a timeline from on-the-record sources By John Kruzel• February 15, 2018
