0 People 43 Fact-checks 27 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (43) Barack Obama stated on September 07, 2014 in an interview on "Meet the Press.": Says his comment about extremists being a JV team "wasn’t specifically referring to" Islamic State. By Steve Contorno• September 7, 2014 Facebook posts stated on October 17, 2023 in a Facebook post: Black flag hoisted over a mosque in Iran is a “call to all of Islam for war.” By Loreben Tuquero• October 23, 2023 Facebook posts stated on October 18, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: Irán izó una bandera negra y “esto significa un llamado” a la guerra o venganza. By Loreben Tuquero• November 2, 2023 X posts stated on May 20, 2024 in a post: Photos show bodies of people who died in the helicopter crash with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• May 21, 2024 Joe Cunningham stated on March 07, 2019 in a U.S. House hearing: "Seismic airgun blasting (used for energy exploration) is ... 16,000 times louder than" a conventional airhorn. By Jon Greenberg• March 15, 2019 Facebook posts stated on November 14, 2024 in a Facebook post: Video shows floods in Spain and France. By Marta Campabadal Graus• November 20, 2024 Thom Tillis stated on September 30, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Sen. Kay Hagan "has missed half of the (Senate Armed Services) Committee's hearings in 2014." By Steve Contorno• October 2, 2014 Einer Elhauge stated on January 05, 2012 in a commentary in the New England Journal of Medicine: "In 1790, the first Congress, which was packed with framers, required all ship owners to provide medical insurance for seamen; in 1798, Congress also required seamen to buy hospital insurance for themselves. In 1792, Congress enacted a law mandating that all able-bodied citizens obtain a firearm." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• January 13, 2012 X posts stated on August 28, 2024 in an X post: C-SPAN captions for a JD Vance speech said, “Single person clapping.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 30, 2024 Ted Cruz stated on April 28, 2017 in a speech to the National Rifle Association: "The first Congress passed a law mandating that every able-bodied man must own a musket." By W. Gardner Selby• May 19, 2017 Michael Hayden stated on September 14, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "The president referred to the Syrian opposition just a few months ago as pharmacists and doctors, and so on." By Steve Contorno• September 14, 2014 Chain email stated on March 02, 2012 in a chain email.: Says a Barack Obama "black imposter" joke got a standing ovation at San Angelo rodeo. By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• March 28, 2012 Ben Rhodes stated on November 15, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": When President Barack Obama said ISIS, or ISIL, was contained, he "was responding very specifically to the geographic expansion of ISIL in Iraq and Syria." By Lauren Carroll• November 15, 2015 Jeb Bush stated on May 20, 2015 in a roundtable in New Hampshire: "ISIS didn't exist when my brother was president. Al-Qaida in Iraq was wiped out when my brother was president." By Amy Sherman• May 28, 2015 Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in the presidential debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: Says "no, you’re wrong," responding to the assertion that stop-and-frisk was ruled unconstitutional in New York. By Lauren Carroll• September 28, 2016 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 Social Media stated on November 04, 2024 in una publicación en redes sociales: Una mujer posó junto a su hija con un cartel que dice, “Quiero que mi hija tenga el derecho a abortar que yo no tuve”. By Sofia Ahmed, Maria Briceño• November 26, 2024 Chris Larson stated on September 05, 2013 in an interview: The Capitol Police force is "going so far as to use paramilitary equipment" in dealing with singing protesters in Madison By Dave Umhoefer• September 19, 2013 Bloggers stated on February 06, 2020 in a social media post: “Chinese people eat human baby soup to improve health.” By Tom Kertscher• February 10, 2020 Ron DeSantis stated on July 30, 2023 in a post: "Illinois is now letting illegal aliens become police officers." 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By Amy Sherman• August 21, 2023 New video or not, Clinton claim about ISIS using Trump in video is still False By Louis Jacobson• January 5, 2016 Compare the candidates: Clinton vs. Trump on immigration By Miriam Valverde• July 15, 2016 Ron DeSantis’ once-slim immigration agenda is now a focal point of his 2024 presidential bid By Amy Sherman• May 24, 2023 The third night of the 2016 Republican National Convention, fact-checked By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• July 20, 2016
Barack Obama stated on September 07, 2014 in an interview on "Meet the Press.": Says his comment about extremists being a JV team "wasn’t specifically referring to" Islamic State. By Steve Contorno• September 7, 2014 Facebook posts stated on October 17, 2023 in a Facebook post: Black flag hoisted over a mosque in Iran is a “call to all of Islam for war.” By Loreben Tuquero• October 23, 2023 Facebook posts stated on October 18, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: Irán izó una bandera negra y “esto significa un llamado” a la guerra o venganza. By Loreben Tuquero• November 2, 2023 X posts stated on May 20, 2024 in a post: Photos show bodies of people who died in the helicopter crash with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• May 21, 2024 Joe Cunningham stated on March 07, 2019 in a U.S. House hearing: "Seismic airgun blasting (used for energy exploration) is ... 16,000 times louder than" a conventional airhorn. By Jon Greenberg• March 15, 2019 Facebook posts stated on November 14, 2024 in a Facebook post: Video shows floods in Spain and France. By Marta Campabadal Graus• November 20, 2024 Thom Tillis stated on September 30, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Sen. Kay Hagan "has missed half of the (Senate Armed Services) Committee's hearings in 2014." By Steve Contorno• October 2, 2014 Einer Elhauge stated on January 05, 2012 in a commentary in the New England Journal of Medicine: "In 1790, the first Congress, which was packed with framers, required all ship owners to provide medical insurance for seamen; in 1798, Congress also required seamen to buy hospital insurance for themselves. In 1792, Congress enacted a law mandating that all able-bodied citizens obtain a firearm." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• January 13, 2012 X posts stated on August 28, 2024 in an X post: C-SPAN captions for a JD Vance speech said, “Single person clapping.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 30, 2024 Ted Cruz stated on April 28, 2017 in a speech to the National Rifle Association: "The first Congress passed a law mandating that every able-bodied man must own a musket." By W. Gardner Selby• May 19, 2017 Michael Hayden stated on September 14, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "The president referred to the Syrian opposition just a few months ago as pharmacists and doctors, and so on." By Steve Contorno• September 14, 2014 Chain email stated on March 02, 2012 in a chain email.: Says a Barack Obama "black imposter" joke got a standing ovation at San Angelo rodeo. By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• March 28, 2012 Ben Rhodes stated on November 15, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": When President Barack Obama said ISIS, or ISIL, was contained, he "was responding very specifically to the geographic expansion of ISIL in Iraq and Syria." By Lauren Carroll• November 15, 2015 Jeb Bush stated on May 20, 2015 in a roundtable in New Hampshire: "ISIS didn't exist when my brother was president. Al-Qaida in Iraq was wiped out when my brother was president." By Amy Sherman• May 28, 2015 Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in the presidential debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: Says "no, you’re wrong," responding to the assertion that stop-and-frisk was ruled unconstitutional in New York. By Lauren Carroll• September 28, 2016 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 Social Media stated on November 04, 2024 in una publicación en redes sociales: Una mujer posó junto a su hija con un cartel que dice, “Quiero que mi hija tenga el derecho a abortar que yo no tuve”. By Sofia Ahmed, Maria Briceño• November 26, 2024 Chris Larson stated on September 05, 2013 in an interview: The Capitol Police force is "going so far as to use paramilitary equipment" in dealing with singing protesters in Madison By Dave Umhoefer• September 19, 2013 Bloggers stated on February 06, 2020 in a social media post: “Chinese people eat human baby soup to improve health.” By Tom Kertscher• February 10, 2020 Ron DeSantis stated on July 30, 2023 in a post: "Illinois is now letting illegal aliens become police officers." By Nuria Diaz Muñoz, Maria Ramirez Uribe• August 11, 2023
Top 5 most popular fact-checks for September 2014 By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 1, 2014 2014 Readers' Poll results By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 15, 2014 Mailbag: Lie of the Year edition By Louis Jacobson• December 22, 2014 PunditFact fact-checks the Sept. 7 news shows By Steve Contorno, Linda Qiu• September 7, 2014 Fact-checking the Sept. 7 news shows By Steve Contorno, Linda Qiu• September 7, 2014 Chain email’s Obama joke unconfirmed By W. Gardner Selby• March 28, 2012 Impeach a member of Congress? Over 200 years of history say no By Jon Greenberg• October 7, 2019 Fact-checking the latest claims about the Islamic State By Angie Drobnic Holan, Katie Sanders• September 11, 2014 Previewing the North Carolina U.S. Senate debate By Bill Adair• October 6, 2014 What do we know about a smuggling network affiliated with the Islamic State group? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 9, 2025 PunditFact checks the Oct. 18 Sunday news shows By Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu• October 18, 2015 The Readers' Choice poll: Comments from readers By Steve Contorno• December 18, 2014 Fact checking the Oct. 18 Sunday news shows By Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu• October 18, 2015 PunditFact fact-checks the Sept. 14 news shows By Steve Contorno, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• September 14, 2014 Fact-checking the Sept. 14 news shows By Steve Contorno, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• September 14, 2014 Fact-check: How accurate are 2024 Republican presidential candidates' attacks on one another? By Amy Sherman• August 21, 2023 New video or not, Clinton claim about ISIS using Trump in video is still False By Louis Jacobson• January 5, 2016 Compare the candidates: Clinton vs. Trump on immigration By Miriam Valverde• July 15, 2016 Ron DeSantis’ once-slim immigration agenda is now a focal point of his 2024 presidential bid By Amy Sherman• May 24, 2023 The third night of the 2016 Republican National Convention, fact-checked By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• July 20, 2016
