1 People 941 Fact-checks 352 Articles People (1) Chicago Public Schools Fact-checks (941) Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows an electric car charging station that uses "12 gallons of diesel fuel per hour, and it takes three hours to fully charge a car to get 200 miles. That's 36 gallons for 200 miles. 5.6 mpg." By Andy Nguyen• July 19, 2021 Threads posts stated on December 09, 2024 in a Threads post: Elon Musk criticized the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter on X, saying, “It’s disgusting how everyone is turning this guy into some kind of folk hero.” By Sofia Ahmed• December 10, 2024 Bumper Sticker stated on December 20, 2010 in Washington, D.C.: "CEOs now earn 431 times what their workers earn." By Martha M. Hamilton• December 21, 2010 Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: "In Chicago, they've had thousands of shootings, thousands since Jan. 1. Thousands of shootings." By Miriam Valverde• September 27, 2016 Donald Trump stated on November 07, 2017 in a press conference in South Korea: Chicago is "the city with the strongest gun laws in our nation." By Jon Greenberg• November 7, 2017 Facebook posts stated on March 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “In Chicago, Covid-19 actually LOWERED the death rate.” By Haley BeMiller• April 3, 2020 Lori Lightfoot stated on May 20, 2018 in a radio interview: "We are the only metropolitan area in the country that’s losing population." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• June 1, 2018 Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2019 in a speech: "Over the last two years, the number of murders in America and America’s major cities has dropped, unlike here (Chicago), by more than 10%." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• October 29, 2019 TikTok posts stated on September 07, 2025 in a TikTok post: Video shows Chicago salt trucks were used “to slow traffic and block access points in response to an incoming ICE operation.” By Maria Briceño• September 8, 2025 Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third presidential debate: In Chicago, which has the toughest gun laws in the United States, probably you could say by far, they have more gun violence than any other city. By Matt Dietrich• November 3, 2016 Wayne LaPierre stated on February 24, 2017 in a speech at CPAC: "According to the FBI, Mexican drug cartels are working with 100,000 street gang members in Chicago alone." By Miriam Valverde• March 14, 2017 X posts stated on August 17, 2024 in In X post on Aug. 17: Photo shows “domestic Antifa are already gathering in Chicago, to create chaos during the Harris-Walz DNC.” By Sabine Martin• August 21, 2024 Richard Durbin stated on February 15, 2017 in an interview with Willie Geist : "You can almost pinpoint half of the gun violence deaths to two or three specific sections in the city. They are just areas of devastation, economically and otherwise." By Marc Filippino• February 23, 2017 Viral image stated on October 21, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Indiana State Police offers to hire Chicago officers who REFUSE TO COMPLY with vax mandate.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 28, 2021 Rudy Giuliani stated on August 06, 2018 in a tweet: There were "63 murders this weekend" in Chicago and Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s legacy is "more murders in his city than ever before." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• August 7, 2018 X posts stated on August 19, 2024 in an X post: Democrats dyed the “Chicago River red to celebrate abortion.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 20, 2024 Rahm Emanuel stated on January 09, 2018 in a talk radio appearance: "Chicago now has the highest employment in the private sector in the history of the city." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• January 22, 2018 Rahm Emanuel stated on November 15, 2016 in Interview with Bill Kurtis : [Chicago is the] only city in the United States, you get a B average in high school, community college is free. By Anna Bruzgulis• December 28, 2016 X posts stated on August 23, 2025 in an X post: An Aug. 23 video shows “the military’s already showing up in Chicago” before a potential National Guard deployment. By Maria Briceño• August 25, 2025 Dave Syverson stated on November 17, 2019 in a TV interview: Says a proposed change to Illinois’ gambling law would result in "lower taxes paid to the state and higher taxes paid" to Chicago from a city casino so that the total amount would be the same, but the city would get to "keep more of it." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• December 15, 2019 Articles (352) Vice: What the movie gets right and wrong about Dick Cheney By Jon Greenberg• February 8, 2019 Fact-checking Doonesbury By Bill Adair, Louis Jacobson• February 14, 2011 Red light on ‘greenwashing’? US regulatory agency takes fresh look at deceptive climate claims By Tom Kertscher• July 17, 2023 The 2019 Chicago mayor’s race is heating up: Here’s what we’re watching By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• November 11, 2018 A radical Ayers allegation By Alexander Lane• October 10, 2008 Donald Trump was in New York, not Chicago, on 9/11, contrary to 2004 Time story By Louis Jacobson• February 22, 2016 How officials are talking about Chicago and Illinois crime data: a guide to the spin By Amy Sherman• September 5, 2025 Obama to D.C.: Toughen up! By Robert Farley• January 28, 2009 Fact-checking 'Judas and the Black Messiah,' the film about the killing of a Black Panther leader By Jon Greenberg• April 14, 2021 Vallas, Emanuel point fingers over Chicago teacher pension freefall By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• May 14, 2018 Live: Fact-checking Barack Obama at Day 2 of the 2024 DNC in Chicago By PolitiFact Staff • August 20, 2024 Who is responsible for helping migrants in Chicago and New York City? Leaders say Biden can do more By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 15, 2023 Fact-checking the resume-driven Chicago mayor's race By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• February 24, 2019 Ask PolitiFact: Are Democrats offering ‘free abortions and vasectomies’ at their Chicago convention? By Sara Swann• August 21, 2024 Live: Fact-checks of Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton on Day 1 of the 2024 DNC in Chicago By PolitiFact Staff • August 19, 2024 Live: Fact-checks from Kamala Harris’ 2024 DNC speech in Chicago By PolitiFact Staff • August 22, 2024 Trump says Clinton and Obama paid people to cause violence at his rallies By Steve Contorno• October 20, 2016 Why claims that DOGE ended a lease on Obama’s Chicago presidential library are misleading By Jeff Cercone• March 7, 2025 The Trial of the Chicago 7: What the movie gets right, and wrong By Samantha Putterman• April 18, 2021 ¿Es verdad que los demócratas ofrecieron ‘abortos gratuitos’ en su convención en Chicago? By Maria Briceño, Sara Swann• August 28, 2024
Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows an electric car charging station that uses "12 gallons of diesel fuel per hour, and it takes three hours to fully charge a car to get 200 miles. That's 36 gallons for 200 miles. 5.6 mpg." By Andy Nguyen• July 19, 2021 Threads posts stated on December 09, 2024 in a Threads post: Elon Musk criticized the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter on X, saying, “It’s disgusting how everyone is turning this guy into some kind of folk hero.” By Sofia Ahmed• December 10, 2024 Bumper Sticker stated on December 20, 2010 in Washington, D.C.: "CEOs now earn 431 times what their workers earn." By Martha M. Hamilton• December 21, 2010 Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: "In Chicago, they've had thousands of shootings, thousands since Jan. 1. Thousands of shootings." By Miriam Valverde• September 27, 2016 Donald Trump stated on November 07, 2017 in a press conference in South Korea: Chicago is "the city with the strongest gun laws in our nation." By Jon Greenberg• November 7, 2017 Facebook posts stated on March 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “In Chicago, Covid-19 actually LOWERED the death rate.” By Haley BeMiller• April 3, 2020 Lori Lightfoot stated on May 20, 2018 in a radio interview: "We are the only metropolitan area in the country that’s losing population." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• June 1, 2018 Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2019 in a speech: "Over the last two years, the number of murders in America and America’s major cities has dropped, unlike here (Chicago), by more than 10%." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• October 29, 2019 TikTok posts stated on September 07, 2025 in a TikTok post: Video shows Chicago salt trucks were used “to slow traffic and block access points in response to an incoming ICE operation.” By Maria Briceño• September 8, 2025 Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third presidential debate: In Chicago, which has the toughest gun laws in the United States, probably you could say by far, they have more gun violence than any other city. By Matt Dietrich• November 3, 2016 Wayne LaPierre stated on February 24, 2017 in a speech at CPAC: "According to the FBI, Mexican drug cartels are working with 100,000 street gang members in Chicago alone." By Miriam Valverde• March 14, 2017 X posts stated on August 17, 2024 in In X post on Aug. 17: Photo shows “domestic Antifa are already gathering in Chicago, to create chaos during the Harris-Walz DNC.” By Sabine Martin• August 21, 2024 Richard Durbin stated on February 15, 2017 in an interview with Willie Geist : "You can almost pinpoint half of the gun violence deaths to two or three specific sections in the city. They are just areas of devastation, economically and otherwise." By Marc Filippino• February 23, 2017 Viral image stated on October 21, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Indiana State Police offers to hire Chicago officers who REFUSE TO COMPLY with vax mandate.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 28, 2021 Rudy Giuliani stated on August 06, 2018 in a tweet: There were "63 murders this weekend" in Chicago and Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s legacy is "more murders in his city than ever before." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• August 7, 2018 X posts stated on August 19, 2024 in an X post: Democrats dyed the “Chicago River red to celebrate abortion.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 20, 2024 Rahm Emanuel stated on January 09, 2018 in a talk radio appearance: "Chicago now has the highest employment in the private sector in the history of the city." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• January 22, 2018 Rahm Emanuel stated on November 15, 2016 in Interview with Bill Kurtis : [Chicago is the] only city in the United States, you get a B average in high school, community college is free. By Anna Bruzgulis• December 28, 2016 X posts stated on August 23, 2025 in an X post: An Aug. 23 video shows “the military’s already showing up in Chicago” before a potential National Guard deployment. By Maria Briceño• August 25, 2025 Dave Syverson stated on November 17, 2019 in a TV interview: Says a proposed change to Illinois’ gambling law would result in "lower taxes paid to the state and higher taxes paid" to Chicago from a city casino so that the total amount would be the same, but the city would get to "keep more of it." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• December 15, 2019
Vice: What the movie gets right and wrong about Dick Cheney By Jon Greenberg• February 8, 2019 Fact-checking Doonesbury By Bill Adair, Louis Jacobson• February 14, 2011 Red light on ‘greenwashing’? US regulatory agency takes fresh look at deceptive climate claims By Tom Kertscher• July 17, 2023 The 2019 Chicago mayor’s race is heating up: Here’s what we’re watching By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• November 11, 2018 A radical Ayers allegation By Alexander Lane• October 10, 2008 Donald Trump was in New York, not Chicago, on 9/11, contrary to 2004 Time story By Louis Jacobson• February 22, 2016 How officials are talking about Chicago and Illinois crime data: a guide to the spin By Amy Sherman• September 5, 2025 Obama to D.C.: Toughen up! By Robert Farley• January 28, 2009 Fact-checking 'Judas and the Black Messiah,' the film about the killing of a Black Panther leader By Jon Greenberg• April 14, 2021 Vallas, Emanuel point fingers over Chicago teacher pension freefall By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• May 14, 2018 Live: Fact-checking Barack Obama at Day 2 of the 2024 DNC in Chicago By PolitiFact Staff • August 20, 2024 Who is responsible for helping migrants in Chicago and New York City? Leaders say Biden can do more By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 15, 2023 Fact-checking the resume-driven Chicago mayor's race By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• February 24, 2019 Ask PolitiFact: Are Democrats offering ‘free abortions and vasectomies’ at their Chicago convention? By Sara Swann• August 21, 2024 Live: Fact-checks of Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton on Day 1 of the 2024 DNC in Chicago By PolitiFact Staff • August 19, 2024 Live: Fact-checks from Kamala Harris’ 2024 DNC speech in Chicago By PolitiFact Staff • August 22, 2024 Trump says Clinton and Obama paid people to cause violence at his rallies By Steve Contorno• October 20, 2016 Why claims that DOGE ended a lease on Obama’s Chicago presidential library are misleading By Jeff Cercone• March 7, 2025 The Trial of the Chicago 7: What the movie gets right, and wrong By Samantha Putterman• April 18, 2021 ¿Es verdad que los demócratas ofrecieron ‘abortos gratuitos’ en su convención en Chicago? By Maria Briceño, Sara Swann• August 28, 2024
