0 People 270 Fact-checks 69 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (270) Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: Quotes Joe Biden as saying “people who have never died before are now dying from coronavirus.” By Samantha Putterman• March 24, 2020 Dick Cheney stated on April 08, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: Says it’s "an old wives’ story" that Margaret Thatcher told George H.W. Bush not to go wobbly. By Becky Bowers• April 10, 2013 Rick Perry stated on May 06, 2013 in video remarks to the Family Research Council: Says Sam Houston opposed slavery and as governor said Texas should not leave the union over slavery. By Sue Owen• May 22, 2013 Viral image stated on August 08, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says a crisis actor played the parts of a shooting victim and the mothers of shooting victims in Las Vegas, Orlando and Thousand Oaks. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 14, 2019 Nancy Pelosi stated on April 29, 2024 in an interview with MSNBC: Former President Donald Trump “has the worst record of job loss of any president.” By Louis Jacobson• May 2, 2024 Viral image stated on March 06, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Winston Churchill said, "When you’re 20, you care what everyone thinks, when you’re 40 you stop caring what everyone thinks, when you’re 60, you realize no one was ever thinking about you in the first place." By Ciara O'Rourke• March 8, 2019 Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2023 in a Facebook post: Says Bill Gates said, “We’re taking things that are genetically modified organisms, and we’re injecting them into little kids’ arms” in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. By Tom Kertscher• July 31, 2023 Viral image stated on June 27, 2019 in a post on Facebook: There were no American flags at the first Democratic presidential debate. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 28, 2019 Ben Carson stated on November 08, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Go look on the West Point website and you’ll see those specific words, ‘full scholarship to West Point.’ So even though it is, you know, given as a grant for anybody who gets in, those words are used." By Linda Qiu• November 8, 2015 Sean Patrick Maloney stated on July 28, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: Donald Trump is "against marriage equality. He wants to go back." By Dan Clark• August 15, 2016 Viral image stated on September 23, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Marcus Aurelius said, "Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth." By Ciara O'Rourke• September 26, 2019 Instagram posts stated on July 01, 2021 in an Instagram post: The delta variant of the coronavirus “is approximately 19 times less deadly.” By Tom Kertscher• July 7, 2021 Barack Obama stated on August 04, 2008 in a TV ad: "Big oil's filling John McCain's campaign with $2-million in contributions." By Alexander Lane• August 6, 2008 Jon Huntsman stated on December 15, 2011 in a Republican presidential primary debate: "In this country … we have more natural gas than Saudi Arabia has oil." By Maryalice Gill, Molly Moorhead• December 16, 2011 Bloggers stated on March 18, 2023 in a blog post: Angelina Jolie is dead. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 20, 2023 Viral image stated on June 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: A photo shows Donald Trump embracing Jeffrey Epstein in the back of a limousine. By Ciara O'Rourke• July 8, 2020 Scott Walker stated on January 21, 2015 in an interview: "Documents released from the Soviet Union" show "the Soviet Union started treating" President Ronald Reagan more seriously after Reagan fired the air traffic controllers. By Tom Kertscher• January 28, 2015 Usain Bolt stated on May 18, 2016 in an interview on NBC: Zika mosquitoes "can’t catch me." By Linda Qiu• May 19, 2016 USA Daily Portal stated on December 14, 2017 in a headline: "Julia Roberts claims ‘Michelle Obama isn’t fit to clean Melania’s toilet’ " By Amy Sherman• December 28, 2017 Richard Corcoran stated on April 27, 2011 in comments during House floor debate: "90 percent of babies with Down syndrome are aborted." By Aaron Sharockman• April 28, 2011 Articles (69) Donald Trump's St. Patrick's Day 'Irish proverb' was probably not Irish By Lauren Carroll• March 17, 2017 Testing Ryan and the Texas GOP By Sue Owen• August 12, 2012 Leffingwell says NRA members support background checks of all gun purchasers By W. Gardner Selby• April 9, 2013 Tracing civil rights legislation before and after Martin Luther King Jr.’s death By Amy Sherman• June 8, 2020 Sadler, Cruz saddle up for second debate By W. Gardner Selby• October 19, 2012 Does our Rauner-Trump fact-check still hold up? By Marc Filippino• October 12, 2016 What was Trump assassination attempt suspect Ryan Wesley Routh’s connection to Ukraine? By Jeff Cercone• September 16, 2024 Donald Trump cites Ronald Reagan as a protectionist hero. Was he? By Louis Jacobson• July 1, 2016 Fact-checking the Joe Biden-Bernie Sanders face-off: Long records, ample attacks By Louis Jacobson• March 12, 2020 A look at the Fitzgerald file By Tom Kertscher• October 11, 2011 Who is Byron Donalds, the Florida politico in the House speaker scramble? By Kirby Wilson• January 5, 2023 Impeach a member of Congress? Over 200 years of history say no By Jon Greenberg• October 7, 2019 Joe Biden links Donald Trump's jobs record to Herbert Hoover's, without any mention of COVID-19 By Louis Jacobson• January 16, 2024 Jeff Merkley's Social Security claim elicits blasts from both sides: PolitiFact Oregon By Dana Tims• September 12, 2014 Vaccines, variants and July Fourth: How to celebrate safely By Jon Greenberg• June 30, 2021 Fact-checking the final Iowa debate By Bill Adair• December 16, 2011 Fact-checking the 21st International AIDS Conference By Jon Greenberg• July 17, 2016 Fact-checking claims about the economy in 2014 By Louis Jacobson• December 30, 2014 Rhetoric rises over payment advisory board By Zack McMillin, Bartholomew Sullivan• April 2, 2012 Medicare 'cuts' and a talking point that won't die By Becky Bowers• November 2, 2012
Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: Quotes Joe Biden as saying “people who have never died before are now dying from coronavirus.” By Samantha Putterman• March 24, 2020 Dick Cheney stated on April 08, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: Says it’s "an old wives’ story" that Margaret Thatcher told George H.W. Bush not to go wobbly. By Becky Bowers• April 10, 2013 Rick Perry stated on May 06, 2013 in video remarks to the Family Research Council: Says Sam Houston opposed slavery and as governor said Texas should not leave the union over slavery. By Sue Owen• May 22, 2013 Viral image stated on August 08, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says a crisis actor played the parts of a shooting victim and the mothers of shooting victims in Las Vegas, Orlando and Thousand Oaks. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 14, 2019 Nancy Pelosi stated on April 29, 2024 in an interview with MSNBC: Former President Donald Trump “has the worst record of job loss of any president.” By Louis Jacobson• May 2, 2024 Viral image stated on March 06, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Winston Churchill said, "When you’re 20, you care what everyone thinks, when you’re 40 you stop caring what everyone thinks, when you’re 60, you realize no one was ever thinking about you in the first place." By Ciara O'Rourke• March 8, 2019 Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2023 in a Facebook post: Says Bill Gates said, “We’re taking things that are genetically modified organisms, and we’re injecting them into little kids’ arms” in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. By Tom Kertscher• July 31, 2023 Viral image stated on June 27, 2019 in a post on Facebook: There were no American flags at the first Democratic presidential debate. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 28, 2019 Ben Carson stated on November 08, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Go look on the West Point website and you’ll see those specific words, ‘full scholarship to West Point.’ So even though it is, you know, given as a grant for anybody who gets in, those words are used." By Linda Qiu• November 8, 2015 Sean Patrick Maloney stated on July 28, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: Donald Trump is "against marriage equality. He wants to go back." By Dan Clark• August 15, 2016 Viral image stated on September 23, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Marcus Aurelius said, "Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth." By Ciara O'Rourke• September 26, 2019 Instagram posts stated on July 01, 2021 in an Instagram post: The delta variant of the coronavirus “is approximately 19 times less deadly.” By Tom Kertscher• July 7, 2021 Barack Obama stated on August 04, 2008 in a TV ad: "Big oil's filling John McCain's campaign with $2-million in contributions." By Alexander Lane• August 6, 2008 Jon Huntsman stated on December 15, 2011 in a Republican presidential primary debate: "In this country … we have more natural gas than Saudi Arabia has oil." By Maryalice Gill, Molly Moorhead• December 16, 2011 Bloggers stated on March 18, 2023 in a blog post: Angelina Jolie is dead. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 20, 2023 Viral image stated on June 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: A photo shows Donald Trump embracing Jeffrey Epstein in the back of a limousine. By Ciara O'Rourke• July 8, 2020 Scott Walker stated on January 21, 2015 in an interview: "Documents released from the Soviet Union" show "the Soviet Union started treating" President Ronald Reagan more seriously after Reagan fired the air traffic controllers. By Tom Kertscher• January 28, 2015 Usain Bolt stated on May 18, 2016 in an interview on NBC: Zika mosquitoes "can’t catch me." By Linda Qiu• May 19, 2016 USA Daily Portal stated on December 14, 2017 in a headline: "Julia Roberts claims ‘Michelle Obama isn’t fit to clean Melania’s toilet’ " By Amy Sherman• December 28, 2017 Richard Corcoran stated on April 27, 2011 in comments during House floor debate: "90 percent of babies with Down syndrome are aborted." By Aaron Sharockman• April 28, 2011
Donald Trump's St. Patrick's Day 'Irish proverb' was probably not Irish By Lauren Carroll• March 17, 2017 Testing Ryan and the Texas GOP By Sue Owen• August 12, 2012 Leffingwell says NRA members support background checks of all gun purchasers By W. Gardner Selby• April 9, 2013 Tracing civil rights legislation before and after Martin Luther King Jr.’s death By Amy Sherman• June 8, 2020 Sadler, Cruz saddle up for second debate By W. Gardner Selby• October 19, 2012 Does our Rauner-Trump fact-check still hold up? By Marc Filippino• October 12, 2016 What was Trump assassination attempt suspect Ryan Wesley Routh’s connection to Ukraine? By Jeff Cercone• September 16, 2024 Donald Trump cites Ronald Reagan as a protectionist hero. Was he? By Louis Jacobson• July 1, 2016 Fact-checking the Joe Biden-Bernie Sanders face-off: Long records, ample attacks By Louis Jacobson• March 12, 2020 A look at the Fitzgerald file By Tom Kertscher• October 11, 2011 Who is Byron Donalds, the Florida politico in the House speaker scramble? By Kirby Wilson• January 5, 2023 Impeach a member of Congress? Over 200 years of history say no By Jon Greenberg• October 7, 2019 Joe Biden links Donald Trump's jobs record to Herbert Hoover's, without any mention of COVID-19 By Louis Jacobson• January 16, 2024 Jeff Merkley's Social Security claim elicits blasts from both sides: PolitiFact Oregon By Dana Tims• September 12, 2014 Vaccines, variants and July Fourth: How to celebrate safely By Jon Greenberg• June 30, 2021 Fact-checking the final Iowa debate By Bill Adair• December 16, 2011 Fact-checking the 21st International AIDS Conference By Jon Greenberg• July 17, 2016 Fact-checking claims about the economy in 2014 By Louis Jacobson• December 30, 2014 Rhetoric rises over payment advisory board By Zack McMillin, Bartholomew Sullivan• April 2, 2012 Medicare 'cuts' and a talking point that won't die By Becky Bowers• November 2, 2012
