0 People 10976 Fact-checks 4255 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (10976) Facebook posts stated on March 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The CDC issued its first warning on Jan 8. Trump held campaign rallies on Jan 9, Jan 14, Jan 28, Jan 30, Feb 10, Feb 19, Feb 20, Feb 21, & Feb 28. He golfed on Jan 18, Jan 19, Feb 1, Feb 15, Mar 7, Mar 8. The first time he admitted the coronavirus might be a problem was Mar 13.” By Emily Venezky• April 9, 2020 Facebook posts stated on April 19, 2020 in an image: Says a photo shows the "SAME EXACT PEOPLE" at "two different beaches" in Los Angeles County and Jacksonville, Fla. By Daniel Funke• April 20, 2020 Kelly Loeffler stated on November 13, 2020 in an ad: Says Raphael Warnock defended the “hatred” of Jeremiah Wright, the pastor who said “not God bless America, God damn America,” and gave Wright “an award for truth telling.” By Tom Kertscher• December 1, 2020 Penn Progress stated on April 05, 2022 in an ad: "John Fetterman's a self-described democratic socialist." By Tom Kertscher• April 6, 2022 Ron DeSantis stated on June 26, 2020 in a press conference: "I would do press events in May, I would never be asked about coronavirus.'' By Amy Sherman• July 3, 2020 Ted Cruz stated on August 21, 2015 in answering a reporter in Iowa: "In the year 2013, the Obama administration released 104,000 criminal illegal aliens. They released 196 murderers – people with homicide convictions, who are here illegally." By W. Gardner Selby• August 28, 2015 Barack Obama stated on November 02, 2011 in a campaign ad: "Because of Barack Obama 32 million new people will have healthcare." By Molly Moorhead• November 2, 2011 Donald Trump stated on November 22, 2025 in a Truth Social post: “I have just gotten the highest poll numbers of my ‘political career.’” By Louis Jacobson• November 24, 2025 Mitt Romney stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: "Oil production is down 14 percent this year on federal land." By Louis Jacobson• October 17, 2012 George Will stated on September 21, 2014 in a panel on "Fox News Sunday": "Last week's three most-viewed television programs were Sunday Night Football, Thursday Night Football and Monday Night Football." By Lauren Carroll• September 21, 2014 Newsweek stated on October 02, 2017 in an article: "White men have committed more mass shootings than any other group." By John Kruzel• October 6, 2017 Donald Trump stated on March 06, 2018 in a tweet: The 2018 Academy Awards show was the "lowest rated Oscars in HISTORY." By Louis Jacobson• March 6, 2018 Rachel Maddow stated on October 22, 2009 in "The Rachel Maddow" show: "President Bush never did one interview with the New York Times during his entire presidency." By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 27, 2009 Planned Parenthood stated on October 10, 2012 in in a mailer: Says Mitt Romney and George Allen "would overturn Roe v. Wade and allow states to end safe, legal abortion even in cases of rape, incest or when a woman's life is at risk." By Becky Bowers• October 19, 2012 Bill Clinton stated on June 14, 2015 in comments on CNN's State of the Union: After a federal inquiry corroborated Hillary Clinton on Whitewater, "the next day, there was nothing in the media about it." By Christian Belanger, Linda Qiu• June 23, 2015 Donald Trump stated on April 07, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Today" show: "I have the No. 1 show on NBC." By Louis Jacobson• April 8, 2011 Paul Krugman stated on April 18, 2011 in a newspaper column: "Large majorities" of the public "oppose major changes to Medicare" and favor higher taxes on the wealthy. By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 25, 2011 Brian Kilmeade stated on August 01, 2016 in on Fox and Friends: "Nobody covered" the remarks of Patricia Smith, the mother of a Benghazi victim, "live, but almost everybody covered Khizr Khan's, Mr. Khan's remarks live." By Neelesh Moorthy• August 1, 2016 Phil Ruffin stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: Says Donald Trump "always pays his bills promptly." By Louis Jacobson• July 21, 2016 Brit Hume stated on May 18, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": The media "widely overlooked" comments made by former President Bill Clinton that Hillary Clinton had a terrible concussion that took six months to recover from. By Jon Greenberg• May 18, 2014 Articles (4255) Ad watch: Priorities USA’s timeline on coronavirus and Trump’s inaction By Emily Venezky• April 21, 2020 PolitiFact Mailbag: ‘You were spot on’ about the lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack By Amy Sherman• January 3, 2022 Ted Cruz's first fact checks as presidential hopeful By W. Gardner Selby• March 27, 2015 Elizabeth Warren tops Sunday guest list, will she run in 2016? By Katie Sanders• April 25, 2014 Previewing the Sunday Jan. 5 news shows By Katie Sanders• January 3, 2014 Ukraine, CPAC focus of March 9 Sunday shows By Katie Sanders• March 7, 2014 National security to top Sunday shows By Jon Greenberg• January 17, 2014 PunditFact Madness Final 4 By Aaron Sharockman• April 1, 2014 Bill O'Reilly vs. PunditFact By Aaron Sharockman• December 18, 2013 Talk of Donald Sterling, Benghazi on tap for May 4 Sunday shows By Katie Sanders• May 2, 2014 PolitiFact fact-checks Darkest Hour, Dunkirk, The Post By Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, John Kruzel• March 2, 2018 E-mails twist context of Obama's memoir By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 10, 2008 Mailbag: 'I rate your piece False' By Louis Jacobson• November 28, 2014 Mailbag: 'Discontinue this farce' By Katie Sanders• October 11, 2013 Sunday news show preview for Sept. 28 By Jon Greenberg• September 26, 2014 PolitiFact Texas branching out in partnership with Houston, San Antonio newspapers By W. Gardner Selby• November 15, 2015 What's coming up on the Sunday talk shows By Jon Greenberg• December 20, 2013 A look back at PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 15, 2014 Mailbag: Lie of the Year edition By Louis Jacobson• December 22, 2014 Fact-checking COVID-19 prevention, treatment myths By Daniel Funke• March 26, 2020
Facebook posts stated on March 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The CDC issued its first warning on Jan 8. Trump held campaign rallies on Jan 9, Jan 14, Jan 28, Jan 30, Feb 10, Feb 19, Feb 20, Feb 21, & Feb 28. He golfed on Jan 18, Jan 19, Feb 1, Feb 15, Mar 7, Mar 8. The first time he admitted the coronavirus might be a problem was Mar 13.” By Emily Venezky• April 9, 2020 Facebook posts stated on April 19, 2020 in an image: Says a photo shows the "SAME EXACT PEOPLE" at "two different beaches" in Los Angeles County and Jacksonville, Fla. By Daniel Funke• April 20, 2020 Kelly Loeffler stated on November 13, 2020 in an ad: Says Raphael Warnock defended the “hatred” of Jeremiah Wright, the pastor who said “not God bless America, God damn America,” and gave Wright “an award for truth telling.” By Tom Kertscher• December 1, 2020 Penn Progress stated on April 05, 2022 in an ad: "John Fetterman's a self-described democratic socialist." By Tom Kertscher• April 6, 2022 Ron DeSantis stated on June 26, 2020 in a press conference: "I would do press events in May, I would never be asked about coronavirus.'' By Amy Sherman• July 3, 2020 Ted Cruz stated on August 21, 2015 in answering a reporter in Iowa: "In the year 2013, the Obama administration released 104,000 criminal illegal aliens. They released 196 murderers – people with homicide convictions, who are here illegally." By W. Gardner Selby• August 28, 2015 Barack Obama stated on November 02, 2011 in a campaign ad: "Because of Barack Obama 32 million new people will have healthcare." By Molly Moorhead• November 2, 2011 Donald Trump stated on November 22, 2025 in a Truth Social post: “I have just gotten the highest poll numbers of my ‘political career.’” By Louis Jacobson• November 24, 2025 Mitt Romney stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: "Oil production is down 14 percent this year on federal land." By Louis Jacobson• October 17, 2012 George Will stated on September 21, 2014 in a panel on "Fox News Sunday": "Last week's three most-viewed television programs were Sunday Night Football, Thursday Night Football and Monday Night Football." By Lauren Carroll• September 21, 2014 Newsweek stated on October 02, 2017 in an article: "White men have committed more mass shootings than any other group." By John Kruzel• October 6, 2017 Donald Trump stated on March 06, 2018 in a tweet: The 2018 Academy Awards show was the "lowest rated Oscars in HISTORY." By Louis Jacobson• March 6, 2018 Rachel Maddow stated on October 22, 2009 in "The Rachel Maddow" show: "President Bush never did one interview with the New York Times during his entire presidency." By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 27, 2009 Planned Parenthood stated on October 10, 2012 in in a mailer: Says Mitt Romney and George Allen "would overturn Roe v. Wade and allow states to end safe, legal abortion even in cases of rape, incest or when a woman's life is at risk." By Becky Bowers• October 19, 2012 Bill Clinton stated on June 14, 2015 in comments on CNN's State of the Union: After a federal inquiry corroborated Hillary Clinton on Whitewater, "the next day, there was nothing in the media about it." By Christian Belanger, Linda Qiu• June 23, 2015 Donald Trump stated on April 07, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Today" show: "I have the No. 1 show on NBC." By Louis Jacobson• April 8, 2011 Paul Krugman stated on April 18, 2011 in a newspaper column: "Large majorities" of the public "oppose major changes to Medicare" and favor higher taxes on the wealthy. By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 25, 2011 Brian Kilmeade stated on August 01, 2016 in on Fox and Friends: "Nobody covered" the remarks of Patricia Smith, the mother of a Benghazi victim, "live, but almost everybody covered Khizr Khan's, Mr. Khan's remarks live." By Neelesh Moorthy• August 1, 2016 Phil Ruffin stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: Says Donald Trump "always pays his bills promptly." By Louis Jacobson• July 21, 2016 Brit Hume stated on May 18, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": The media "widely overlooked" comments made by former President Bill Clinton that Hillary Clinton had a terrible concussion that took six months to recover from. By Jon Greenberg• May 18, 2014
Ad watch: Priorities USA’s timeline on coronavirus and Trump’s inaction By Emily Venezky• April 21, 2020 PolitiFact Mailbag: ‘You were spot on’ about the lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack By Amy Sherman• January 3, 2022 Ted Cruz's first fact checks as presidential hopeful By W. Gardner Selby• March 27, 2015 Elizabeth Warren tops Sunday guest list, will she run in 2016? By Katie Sanders• April 25, 2014 Previewing the Sunday Jan. 5 news shows By Katie Sanders• January 3, 2014 Ukraine, CPAC focus of March 9 Sunday shows By Katie Sanders• March 7, 2014 National security to top Sunday shows By Jon Greenberg• January 17, 2014 PunditFact Madness Final 4 By Aaron Sharockman• April 1, 2014 Bill O'Reilly vs. PunditFact By Aaron Sharockman• December 18, 2013 Talk of Donald Sterling, Benghazi on tap for May 4 Sunday shows By Katie Sanders• May 2, 2014 PolitiFact fact-checks Darkest Hour, Dunkirk, The Post By Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, John Kruzel• March 2, 2018 E-mails twist context of Obama's memoir By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 10, 2008 Mailbag: 'I rate your piece False' By Louis Jacobson• November 28, 2014 Mailbag: 'Discontinue this farce' By Katie Sanders• October 11, 2013 Sunday news show preview for Sept. 28 By Jon Greenberg• September 26, 2014 PolitiFact Texas branching out in partnership with Houston, San Antonio newspapers By W. Gardner Selby• November 15, 2015 What's coming up on the Sunday talk shows By Jon Greenberg• December 20, 2013 A look back at PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 15, 2014 Mailbag: Lie of the Year edition By Louis Jacobson• December 22, 2014 Fact-checking COVID-19 prevention, treatment myths By Daniel Funke• March 26, 2020