0 People 3260 Fact-checks 1224 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (3260) Bill Flores stated on October 15, 2010 in in a TV interview: On possibly raising the Social Security retirement age. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 24, 2010 Facebook posts stated on November 26, 2016 in a Facebook post: Says George Soros was an “SS in the National Socialist German Workers Party. Nazi Party.” By Bill McCarthy• February 10, 2020 Ben Carson stated on October 09, 2015 in his book "A More Perfect Union": "German citizens were disarmed by their government in the late 1930s," which allowed the Nazis to "carry out their evil intentions with relatively little resistance." By Jon Greenberg• October 26, 2015 Bloggers stated on October 18, 2018 in a post on Facebook: George Soros was an SS officer. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 31, 2018 Threads posts stated on November 06, 2024 in a Threads post: “Abortion is never medically necessary in the last trimester. Literally never. They just do a C-section.” By Samantha Putterman• November 11, 2024 Jeanine Pirro stated on May 03, 2022 in a segment on Fox News: “There are 63 million abortions a year in this country.” By Sara Swann• May 4, 2022 Viral image stated on October 29, 2018 in a Facebook post: "Illegal refugees get $3,874/mo. Under the Federal Assistance Program. Our SS checks are approximately $1,200/mo." By Miriam Valverde• November 21, 2018 Gordon Quan stated on June 30, 2010 in an e-mail blast: Some cardiologists estimate "70 percent of all males over 50 have some form of heart disease." By W. Gardner Selby• July 31, 2010 Bob Good stated on July 09, 2022 in an anti-abortion rally.: “Ninety-two percent of abortions in Virginia take place before 15 weeks.” By Warren Fiske• July 12, 2022 Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: “People born before 1957 are getting $1,728 added to their Social Security checks.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 19, 2022 Viral image stated on August 03, 2020 in a Facebook post: “This man funds #ANTIFA. He is a real #NAZI. His name is George Soros.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 6, 2020 Marla Stephens stated on January 27, 2011 in a statement at a candidate forum: The state of Wisconsin pays plumbers, engineers and other attorneys "much, much more" than it pays attorneys to represent poor people. By Tom Kertscher• March 20, 2011 Facebook posts stated on February 06, 2021 in Facebook posts: “Biden’s Air Force One is not the same as Trump’s Air Force One,” which indicates Biden is not the real president. By Noah Y. Kim• February 9, 2021 Viral image stated on March 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Harvard scientists say the coronavirus is “spreading so fast that it will infect 70% of humanity this year.” By Ciara O'Rourke• March 11, 2020 Dave LaRock stated on July 09, 2022 in a speech.: “Virginia now has the most liberal abortion laws in the world.” By Warren Fiske• July 22, 2022 Mariannette Miller-Meeks stated on July 17, 2022 in a newsletter: The Democrats’ Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022 “would permit abortion up until delivery.” By Nina Baker, Lyle Muller• August 1, 2022 Bernie Sanders stated on September 12, 2019 in comments during the Democratic presidential primary debate in Houston: "Was it 150 million people on private insurance? 50 million of those people lose their private insurance every year when they quit their jobs, or they go unemployed, or their employer changes their insurance policy." By Emmarie Huetteman• September 13, 2019 Viral image stated on January 26, 2019 in a Facebook post: In New York, "it is now perfectly legal to murder" a baby a minute before it would be born. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 14, 2020 Amalgamated Transit Union stated on June 13, 2013 in a newspaper ad: Says TriMet spends "$10.3 million in police contracts" a year for 56 transit police who must respond to non-transit calls By Janie Har• June 22, 2013 Mike Gravel stated on June 28, 2007 in a debate at Howard University.: "In 1972, we had a 179,000 human beings in jail in this country. Today, it's 2.3-million, and 70 percent of them are black, African-American." By David DeCamp• August 30, 2007 Articles (1224) RFK Jr.’s statements about autism and environmental toxins conflict with ample research By Madison Czopek• April 24, 2025 Mailbag: Social Security as a Ponzi scheme By W. Gardner Selby• August 31, 2011 Fact-checking Trump’s claims on Tylenol, autism and vaccines By Grace Abels, Samantha Putterman• September 23, 2025 Fact-checking the Democratic presidential debate in Houston By PolitiFact Staff • September 12, 2019 PolitiFact Florida Top 5 in April 2016 By Amy Sherman• May 2, 2016 Perry nails jobs claim By W. Gardner Selby• August 10, 2011 Do 60 or 70% of West Virginia University students have COVID-19 immunity? By Emily Benson, Emilee Kessler• October 12, 2021 Iowa nice By Bill Adair• December 13, 2007 Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ claim about cost of Trump’s border wall By Chris Nichols• August 29, 2017 Truth-O-Meter checks items on Menendez support of taxes; 1980 Reagan, Carter race By Caryn Shinske• October 2, 2012 Democrats attack Republican Social Security plans. What’s in them? By Jon Greenberg• October 26, 2022 Fact-checking CPAC, the 'Woodstock for conservatives' By Bill Adair• March 15, 2013 RFK Jr. exaggerates share of autistic population with severe limitations By Louis Jacobson• April 21, 2025 Here’s what we know about the cost of the Mueller investigation By Miriam Valverde• March 26, 2019 FACT SHEET: Clinton. Obama. Votes. By Adriel Bettelheim• February 25, 2008 NJ.com readers offer mixed reactions to Paul Mulshine’s column on Social Security By Bill Wichert• October 12, 2011 McDonnell sums up his term By Sean Gorman, Nancy Madsen• January 9, 2014 Ohio derailment is just the latest serious industrial accident in the U.S. By Louis Jacobson• February 15, 2023 Trump VP pick JD Vance says media twisted remarks on abortion, domestic violence. We looked closer By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 16, 2024 Day 2 of the New Hampshire GOP summit, fact-checked By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• October 15, 2023
Bill Flores stated on October 15, 2010 in in a TV interview: On possibly raising the Social Security retirement age. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 24, 2010 Facebook posts stated on November 26, 2016 in a Facebook post: Says George Soros was an “SS in the National Socialist German Workers Party. Nazi Party.” By Bill McCarthy• February 10, 2020 Ben Carson stated on October 09, 2015 in his book "A More Perfect Union": "German citizens were disarmed by their government in the late 1930s," which allowed the Nazis to "carry out their evil intentions with relatively little resistance." By Jon Greenberg• October 26, 2015 Bloggers stated on October 18, 2018 in a post on Facebook: George Soros was an SS officer. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 31, 2018 Threads posts stated on November 06, 2024 in a Threads post: “Abortion is never medically necessary in the last trimester. Literally never. They just do a C-section.” By Samantha Putterman• November 11, 2024 Jeanine Pirro stated on May 03, 2022 in a segment on Fox News: “There are 63 million abortions a year in this country.” By Sara Swann• May 4, 2022 Viral image stated on October 29, 2018 in a Facebook post: "Illegal refugees get $3,874/mo. Under the Federal Assistance Program. Our SS checks are approximately $1,200/mo." By Miriam Valverde• November 21, 2018 Gordon Quan stated on June 30, 2010 in an e-mail blast: Some cardiologists estimate "70 percent of all males over 50 have some form of heart disease." By W. Gardner Selby• July 31, 2010 Bob Good stated on July 09, 2022 in an anti-abortion rally.: “Ninety-two percent of abortions in Virginia take place before 15 weeks.” By Warren Fiske• July 12, 2022 Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: “People born before 1957 are getting $1,728 added to their Social Security checks.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 19, 2022 Viral image stated on August 03, 2020 in a Facebook post: “This man funds #ANTIFA. He is a real #NAZI. His name is George Soros.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 6, 2020 Marla Stephens stated on January 27, 2011 in a statement at a candidate forum: The state of Wisconsin pays plumbers, engineers and other attorneys "much, much more" than it pays attorneys to represent poor people. By Tom Kertscher• March 20, 2011 Facebook posts stated on February 06, 2021 in Facebook posts: “Biden’s Air Force One is not the same as Trump’s Air Force One,” which indicates Biden is not the real president. By Noah Y. Kim• February 9, 2021 Viral image stated on March 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Harvard scientists say the coronavirus is “spreading so fast that it will infect 70% of humanity this year.” By Ciara O'Rourke• March 11, 2020 Dave LaRock stated on July 09, 2022 in a speech.: “Virginia now has the most liberal abortion laws in the world.” By Warren Fiske• July 22, 2022 Mariannette Miller-Meeks stated on July 17, 2022 in a newsletter: The Democrats’ Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022 “would permit abortion up until delivery.” By Nina Baker, Lyle Muller• August 1, 2022 Bernie Sanders stated on September 12, 2019 in comments during the Democratic presidential primary debate in Houston: "Was it 150 million people on private insurance? 50 million of those people lose their private insurance every year when they quit their jobs, or they go unemployed, or their employer changes their insurance policy." By Emmarie Huetteman• September 13, 2019 Viral image stated on January 26, 2019 in a Facebook post: In New York, "it is now perfectly legal to murder" a baby a minute before it would be born. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 14, 2020 Amalgamated Transit Union stated on June 13, 2013 in a newspaper ad: Says TriMet spends "$10.3 million in police contracts" a year for 56 transit police who must respond to non-transit calls By Janie Har• June 22, 2013 Mike Gravel stated on June 28, 2007 in a debate at Howard University.: "In 1972, we had a 179,000 human beings in jail in this country. Today, it's 2.3-million, and 70 percent of them are black, African-American." By David DeCamp• August 30, 2007
RFK Jr.’s statements about autism and environmental toxins conflict with ample research By Madison Czopek• April 24, 2025 Mailbag: Social Security as a Ponzi scheme By W. Gardner Selby• August 31, 2011 Fact-checking Trump’s claims on Tylenol, autism and vaccines By Grace Abels, Samantha Putterman• September 23, 2025 Fact-checking the Democratic presidential debate in Houston By PolitiFact Staff • September 12, 2019 PolitiFact Florida Top 5 in April 2016 By Amy Sherman• May 2, 2016 Perry nails jobs claim By W. Gardner Selby• August 10, 2011 Do 60 or 70% of West Virginia University students have COVID-19 immunity? By Emily Benson, Emilee Kessler• October 12, 2021 Iowa nice By Bill Adair• December 13, 2007 Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ claim about cost of Trump’s border wall By Chris Nichols• August 29, 2017 Truth-O-Meter checks items on Menendez support of taxes; 1980 Reagan, Carter race By Caryn Shinske• October 2, 2012 Democrats attack Republican Social Security plans. What’s in them? By Jon Greenberg• October 26, 2022 Fact-checking CPAC, the 'Woodstock for conservatives' By Bill Adair• March 15, 2013 RFK Jr. exaggerates share of autistic population with severe limitations By Louis Jacobson• April 21, 2025 Here’s what we know about the cost of the Mueller investigation By Miriam Valverde• March 26, 2019 FACT SHEET: Clinton. Obama. Votes. By Adriel Bettelheim• February 25, 2008 NJ.com readers offer mixed reactions to Paul Mulshine’s column on Social Security By Bill Wichert• October 12, 2011 McDonnell sums up his term By Sean Gorman, Nancy Madsen• January 9, 2014 Ohio derailment is just the latest serious industrial accident in the U.S. By Louis Jacobson• February 15, 2023 Trump VP pick JD Vance says media twisted remarks on abortion, domestic violence. We looked closer By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 16, 2024 Day 2 of the New Hampshire GOP summit, fact-checked By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• October 15, 2023
