0 People 29 Fact-checks 29 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (29) Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on March 13, 2014 in a website ad: Says Mary Burke's "2007-'09 state budget had a tax hike of $1.8 billion -- costing every man, woman and child in the state an extra $310." By Tom Kertscher• March 16, 2014 Facebook posts stated on October 03, 2021 in Facebook posts: “This ‘infrastructure bill’ on page 2,385 presents a federal property tax of 3 percent on all homes and land - both residential and commercial.” By Noah Y. Kim• October 4, 2021 Facebook posts stated on December 10, 2024 in a post on Facebook: “Elon Musk unveils a $100 Tesla tablet that will revolutionize the technological world.” By Madison Czopek• December 18, 2024 Jeff Stone stated on April 01, 2011 in a campaign flier: Says Chris Abele, opponent in Milwaukee County executive race, "failed to finish 3 separate colleges, dropping out all 3 times." By Dave Umhoefer• April 1, 2011 Phil King stated on January 13, 2011 in a newspaper article.: Says families now pay out 40 percent of their income to taxes. By W. Gardner Selby• February 22, 2011 Facebook posts stated on November 15, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Elon Musk reveals Tesla 2025 motorhome for under $17,000!” By Sofia Ahmed• November 27, 2024 Facebook posts stated on November 19, 2024 in a Facebook post: Says Elon Musk said, “The $299 Tesla phone will be the end of the iPhone.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 21, 2024 Facebook posts stated on January 15, 2024 in a video: Congress has passed a $6,400 subsidy for low-income Americans. By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• January 19, 2024 Facebook posts stated on November 29, 2024 in a Facebook post: Elon Musk is “finally releasing his first flying car today.” By Loreben Tuquero• December 2, 2024 TheNewYorkEvening.com stated on December 19, 2016 in a headline: "Donald Trump dead from a fatal heart attack!" By Joshua Gillin• January 4, 2017 FreedomWorks stated on September 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The Democrats want you American taxpayers to shell out $3 billion for ‘non-racist’ trees.” By Tom Kertscher• September 29, 2021 Facebook posts stated on November 23, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook: Elon Musk dijo que "¡El teléfono Tesla de 299 dólares será el final del iPhone!". By Marta Campabadal Graus, Ciara O'Rourke• November 27, 2024 Chris Christie stated on October 04, 2011 in a press conference: Says "New Jersey's unemployment is significantly lower than it was when I got here. And we've created 50,000 new private sector jobs in the last 20 months after having lost 117,000 in the year before I got here." By Erin O'Neill, Bill Wichert• October 4, 2011 Newt Gingrich stated on January 26, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Jacksonville, Fla.: "We balanced the budget with the 1997 Balanced Budget Act, and ultimately had four consecutive balanced budgets." By Louis Jacobson• January 27, 2012 Rick Scott stated on September 23, 2021 in an op-ed: “Democrats are responsible for the massive spending and debt growth, they alone need to take responsibility for raising the debt limit.” By Jon Greenberg• September 27, 2021 Newt Gingrich stated on June 13, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: If today's economy was rebounding at the rate of the "Reagan recovery," it would have created the equivalent of 25 million new jobs and raised federal revenue by $800 billion a year. By Louis Jacobson, Willoughby Mariano• June 14, 2011 Common Sense Leadership Fund stated on September 17, 2021 in an attack ad: Democrats “want to tax your retirement funds to pay for their new trillion dollar power grab.” By Jon Greenberg• September 29, 2021 Democratic National Committee stated on November 17, 2011 in an e-mail message: "House Republicans are ramming through legislation ... to classify pizza as a 'vegetable' for the purpose of school lunches." By Becky Bowers• November 22, 2011 Eric Swalwell stated on April 30, 2025 in a post on X: "Republicans just voted in the House Judiciary Committee to allow Trump to DEPORT U.S. citizens to a foreign country." By Louis Jacobson• May 6, 2025 Rana Foroohar stated on April 26, 2017 in a CNN interview: "There's no real evidence in the last 20 years that" growth from tax cuts has made up lost revenue. By John Kruzel• April 28, 2017 Articles (29) Fact-checking the Tampa Republican debate By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• January 24, 2012 Republican brawl for lite guv keeping Truth-O-Meter busy By W. Gardner Selby• October 7, 2013 Fact-checking the CNN debate in Florida By Bill Adair• January 27, 2012 Fact-checking the CNN debate in Florida By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• January 27, 2012 Cornyn, Davis tops among fact-checked statewide candidates By W. Gardner Selby• December 9, 2013 Your guide to the economic stimulus bill By Bill Adair• February 5, 2009 PolitiFact Florida: Fact-checking the Tampa Republican debate By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• January 25, 2012 Fact-checking attacks against Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s running mate By Ciara O'Rourke, Samantha Putterman• August 20, 2020 In debate about stimulus, arguing about turf By Robert Farley• January 27, 2009 Fact-checking the war comparisons between Obama and Bush By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg• October 1, 2014 2019 Lie of the Year Readers’ Poll results By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 16, 2019 A look at how Saxby Chambliss has done on the Truth-O-Meter By Eric Stirgus• January 25, 2013 Fact-checking political talking points about the 2025 government shutdown By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• October 1, 2025 Who is Kirsten Gillibrand? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Miriam Valverde• June 21, 2019 Behind the rhetoric: Does Wisconsin or Illinois have the higher tax rate on businesses? By Dave Umhoefer• July 22, 2012 Marco Rubio dijo que alguien podría hacer estallar un buzón electoral, ignorando el historial seguro By Yacob Reyes, Amy Sherman• October 24, 2022 Fact-checking the GOP By Tom Kertscher• May 1, 2014 Trump/Gingrich 2016? By Neelesh Moorthy• July 8, 2016 PolitiFact California’s Top 10 fact checks of 2016 By Chris Nichols• December 29, 2016 On Facebook, Elon Musk is an invention superhero. But many of these posts are made-up and feature AI By Loreben Tuquero• November 20, 2024
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on March 13, 2014 in a website ad: Says Mary Burke's "2007-'09 state budget had a tax hike of $1.8 billion -- costing every man, woman and child in the state an extra $310." By Tom Kertscher• March 16, 2014 Facebook posts stated on October 03, 2021 in Facebook posts: “This ‘infrastructure bill’ on page 2,385 presents a federal property tax of 3 percent on all homes and land - both residential and commercial.” By Noah Y. Kim• October 4, 2021 Facebook posts stated on December 10, 2024 in a post on Facebook: “Elon Musk unveils a $100 Tesla tablet that will revolutionize the technological world.” By Madison Czopek• December 18, 2024 Jeff Stone stated on April 01, 2011 in a campaign flier: Says Chris Abele, opponent in Milwaukee County executive race, "failed to finish 3 separate colleges, dropping out all 3 times." By Dave Umhoefer• April 1, 2011 Phil King stated on January 13, 2011 in a newspaper article.: Says families now pay out 40 percent of their income to taxes. By W. Gardner Selby• February 22, 2011 Facebook posts stated on November 15, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Elon Musk reveals Tesla 2025 motorhome for under $17,000!” By Sofia Ahmed• November 27, 2024 Facebook posts stated on November 19, 2024 in a Facebook post: Says Elon Musk said, “The $299 Tesla phone will be the end of the iPhone.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 21, 2024 Facebook posts stated on January 15, 2024 in a video: Congress has passed a $6,400 subsidy for low-income Americans. By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• January 19, 2024 Facebook posts stated on November 29, 2024 in a Facebook post: Elon Musk is “finally releasing his first flying car today.” By Loreben Tuquero• December 2, 2024 TheNewYorkEvening.com stated on December 19, 2016 in a headline: "Donald Trump dead from a fatal heart attack!" By Joshua Gillin• January 4, 2017 FreedomWorks stated on September 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The Democrats want you American taxpayers to shell out $3 billion for ‘non-racist’ trees.” By Tom Kertscher• September 29, 2021 Facebook posts stated on November 23, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook: Elon Musk dijo que "¡El teléfono Tesla de 299 dólares será el final del iPhone!". By Marta Campabadal Graus, Ciara O'Rourke• November 27, 2024 Chris Christie stated on October 04, 2011 in a press conference: Says "New Jersey's unemployment is significantly lower than it was when I got here. And we've created 50,000 new private sector jobs in the last 20 months after having lost 117,000 in the year before I got here." By Erin O'Neill, Bill Wichert• October 4, 2011 Newt Gingrich stated on January 26, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Jacksonville, Fla.: "We balanced the budget with the 1997 Balanced Budget Act, and ultimately had four consecutive balanced budgets." By Louis Jacobson• January 27, 2012 Rick Scott stated on September 23, 2021 in an op-ed: “Democrats are responsible for the massive spending and debt growth, they alone need to take responsibility for raising the debt limit.” By Jon Greenberg• September 27, 2021 Newt Gingrich stated on June 13, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: If today's economy was rebounding at the rate of the "Reagan recovery," it would have created the equivalent of 25 million new jobs and raised federal revenue by $800 billion a year. By Louis Jacobson, Willoughby Mariano• June 14, 2011 Common Sense Leadership Fund stated on September 17, 2021 in an attack ad: Democrats “want to tax your retirement funds to pay for their new trillion dollar power grab.” By Jon Greenberg• September 29, 2021 Democratic National Committee stated on November 17, 2011 in an e-mail message: "House Republicans are ramming through legislation ... to classify pizza as a 'vegetable' for the purpose of school lunches." By Becky Bowers• November 22, 2011 Eric Swalwell stated on April 30, 2025 in a post on X: "Republicans just voted in the House Judiciary Committee to allow Trump to DEPORT U.S. citizens to a foreign country." By Louis Jacobson• May 6, 2025 Rana Foroohar stated on April 26, 2017 in a CNN interview: "There's no real evidence in the last 20 years that" growth from tax cuts has made up lost revenue. By John Kruzel• April 28, 2017
Fact-checking the Tampa Republican debate By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• January 24, 2012 Republican brawl for lite guv keeping Truth-O-Meter busy By W. Gardner Selby• October 7, 2013 Fact-checking the CNN debate in Florida By Bill Adair• January 27, 2012 Fact-checking the CNN debate in Florida By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• January 27, 2012 Cornyn, Davis tops among fact-checked statewide candidates By W. Gardner Selby• December 9, 2013 Your guide to the economic stimulus bill By Bill Adair• February 5, 2009 PolitiFact Florida: Fact-checking the Tampa Republican debate By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• January 25, 2012 Fact-checking attacks against Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s running mate By Ciara O'Rourke, Samantha Putterman• August 20, 2020 In debate about stimulus, arguing about turf By Robert Farley• January 27, 2009 Fact-checking the war comparisons between Obama and Bush By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg• October 1, 2014 2019 Lie of the Year Readers’ Poll results By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 16, 2019 A look at how Saxby Chambliss has done on the Truth-O-Meter By Eric Stirgus• January 25, 2013 Fact-checking political talking points about the 2025 government shutdown By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• October 1, 2025 Who is Kirsten Gillibrand? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Miriam Valverde• June 21, 2019 Behind the rhetoric: Does Wisconsin or Illinois have the higher tax rate on businesses? By Dave Umhoefer• July 22, 2012 Marco Rubio dijo que alguien podría hacer estallar un buzón electoral, ignorando el historial seguro By Yacob Reyes, Amy Sherman• October 24, 2022 Fact-checking the GOP By Tom Kertscher• May 1, 2014 Trump/Gingrich 2016? By Neelesh Moorthy• July 8, 2016 PolitiFact California’s Top 10 fact checks of 2016 By Chris Nichols• December 29, 2016 On Facebook, Elon Musk is an invention superhero. But many of these posts are made-up and feature AI By Loreben Tuquero• November 20, 2024
