1 People 78 Fact-checks 58 Articles People (1) Ta-Nehisi Coates Fact-checks (78) 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 Helen Glover stated on July 09, 2010 in a comment on her talk show: Phoenix is the kidnapping capital "of the Western Hemisphere." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• July 15, 2010 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 Dwight Holton stated on April 04, 2012 in a radio interview: Says Ellen Rosenblum "has said over and over again that this is a job where 80 percent of the job is being the government’s lawyer." By Janie Har• April 19, 2012 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 Colleen Conley stated on April 13, 2011 in a radio interview: "We are the most generous in New England and New England is known for its generosity toward its welfare recipients." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 24, 2011 Wayne LaPierre stated on March 24, 2013 in an interview on NBC’s Meet the Press: Says New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says "we can only have three bullets" and "the NRA wants firearms with nukes on them." By Becky Bowers• March 26, 2013 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 Barack Obama stated on October 01, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Romney invested in a firm that made goods in China that "could have been made here in America." By Jon Greenberg• October 9, 2012 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 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 MSNBC stated on April 25, 2014 in a graphic during "The Daily Rundown": Says Charlie Crist's campaign bashed Sen. Bill Nelson's "big-government solutions." By Katie Sanders• April 25, 2014 Jon Stewart stated on March 11, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": Says Abraham Lincoln tried to buy slaves' freedom in border states, but the states "all rejected it." By Jon Greenberg• March 18, 2014 John G. Edwards stated on February 07, 2012 in a radio interview: "They're saying that 40 percent of the traffic that goes over [the Sakonnet River Bridge is from] out of state." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• February 20, 2012 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 Instagram posts stated on September 08, 2022 in Facebook post: Joe Biden appointed a 'satanist' to the White House. By Michael Majchrowicz• September 13, 2022 David Cicilline stated on September 25, 2012 in a campaign commercial: Brendan Doherty wants "to repeal Obamacare, increasing drug prices for seniors." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• September 30, 2012 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 Articles (58) 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 Arnold Schwarzenegger pumps up California’s clean energy debate By Chris Nichols• January 5, 2016 Democrats tell half the story on 23 percent sales tax By Robert Farley• October 15, 2010 PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for March 2019 By D.L. Davis• April 3, 2019 John Kasich's victory culminates Truth-O-Meter-taxing campaign By Robert Higgs• November 3, 2010 Looking at claims Kamala Harris is the descendant of a slave owner By Ciara O'Rourke• August 14, 2020 Where 2020 Democrats stand on carbon tax, other climate change policies By Sophie Austin• July 25, 2019 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 High 5: Most-clicked in May dominated by taxes, guns and a Pants on Fire By Tom Kertscher• June 4, 2018 Fact checking the Oct. 18 Sunday news shows By Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu• October 18, 2015 Protests renew call for reparations for African Americans By Amy Sherman• June 18, 2020 PunditFact checks the Oct. 18 Sunday news shows By Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu• October 18, 2015 Joe Biden's 2023 State of the Union: How to watch, what he'll talk about, who's responding By Ellen Hine• February 6, 2023 Ad Watch: One of Donald Trump’s closing ads uses deceptively edited news stories to mislead By Louis Jacobson• October 30, 2024 Talk of Donald Sterling, Benghazi on tap for May 4 Sunday shows By Katie Sanders• May 2, 2014
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 Helen Glover stated on July 09, 2010 in a comment on her talk show: Phoenix is the kidnapping capital "of the Western Hemisphere." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• July 15, 2010 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 Dwight Holton stated on April 04, 2012 in a radio interview: Says Ellen Rosenblum "has said over and over again that this is a job where 80 percent of the job is being the government’s lawyer." By Janie Har• April 19, 2012 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 Colleen Conley stated on April 13, 2011 in a radio interview: "We are the most generous in New England and New England is known for its generosity toward its welfare recipients." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 24, 2011 Wayne LaPierre stated on March 24, 2013 in an interview on NBC’s Meet the Press: Says New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says "we can only have three bullets" and "the NRA wants firearms with nukes on them." By Becky Bowers• March 26, 2013 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 Barack Obama stated on October 01, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Romney invested in a firm that made goods in China that "could have been made here in America." By Jon Greenberg• October 9, 2012 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 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 MSNBC stated on April 25, 2014 in a graphic during "The Daily Rundown": Says Charlie Crist's campaign bashed Sen. Bill Nelson's "big-government solutions." By Katie Sanders• April 25, 2014 Jon Stewart stated on March 11, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": Says Abraham Lincoln tried to buy slaves' freedom in border states, but the states "all rejected it." By Jon Greenberg• March 18, 2014 John G. Edwards stated on February 07, 2012 in a radio interview: "They're saying that 40 percent of the traffic that goes over [the Sakonnet River Bridge is from] out of state." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• February 20, 2012 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 Instagram posts stated on September 08, 2022 in Facebook post: Joe Biden appointed a 'satanist' to the White House. By Michael Majchrowicz• September 13, 2022 David Cicilline stated on September 25, 2012 in a campaign commercial: Brendan Doherty wants "to repeal Obamacare, increasing drug prices for seniors." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• September 30, 2012 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
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 Arnold Schwarzenegger pumps up California’s clean energy debate By Chris Nichols• January 5, 2016 Democrats tell half the story on 23 percent sales tax By Robert Farley• October 15, 2010 PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for March 2019 By D.L. Davis• April 3, 2019 John Kasich's victory culminates Truth-O-Meter-taxing campaign By Robert Higgs• November 3, 2010 Looking at claims Kamala Harris is the descendant of a slave owner By Ciara O'Rourke• August 14, 2020 Where 2020 Democrats stand on carbon tax, other climate change policies By Sophie Austin• July 25, 2019 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 High 5: Most-clicked in May dominated by taxes, guns and a Pants on Fire By Tom Kertscher• June 4, 2018 Fact checking the Oct. 18 Sunday news shows By Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu• October 18, 2015 Protests renew call for reparations for African Americans By Amy Sherman• June 18, 2020 PunditFact checks the Oct. 18 Sunday news shows By Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu• October 18, 2015 Joe Biden's 2023 State of the Union: How to watch, what he'll talk about, who's responding By Ellen Hine• February 6, 2023 Ad Watch: One of Donald Trump’s closing ads uses deceptively edited news stories to mislead By Louis Jacobson• October 30, 2024 Talk of Donald Sterling, Benghazi on tap for May 4 Sunday shows By Katie Sanders• May 2, 2014
