0 People 66 Fact-checks 38 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (66) Tim Walz stated on November 30, 2025 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “I take responsibility for putting people in jail” in Minnesota fraud scandal. By Amy Sherman• December 5, 2025 Rick Scott stated on September 11, 2018 in in a TV ad: "Fourth grade reading and math scores, first in the nation. Eighth grade reading, first. High school AP classes and college education, both ranked first in the nation." By Kyra Haas• September 26, 2018 Paula Jean Swearengin stated on September 10, 2020 in a tweet: “West Virginia is near last in the U.S.” rankings of education, clean drinking water, and child mortality. By Morgan Akers, Rylan Toledo• November 6, 2020 Glenn Youngkin stated on January 17, 2022 in a speech.: “Sixty percent of (Virginia's) children don’t meet national proficiency standards…” By Warren Fiske• February 2, 2022 Glenn Youngkin stated on January 17, 2022 in a speech.: Virginia’s “education standards for math and reading are now the lowest in the nation.” By Warren Fiske• January 21, 2022 Glenn Youngkin stated on September 02, 2021 in a newspaper column.: “Virginia has the lowest standards for math and reading of all 50 states.” By Warren Fiske• October 20, 2021 Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Toxicology report was made public by the MN prosecution revealing the cause of George Floyd’s death was a fentanyl overdose.” By Bill McCarthy• March 30, 2021 Social Media stated on June 16, 2025 in social media posts: “Governor Tim Walz has DELETED every post he made praising Minnesota (assassin) Vance Boelter.” By Madison Czopek• June 18, 2025 X posts stated on June 16, 2025 in X posts: Image shows accused shooter Vance Boelter wearing a “Resist” shirt. By Loreben Tuquero• June 18, 2025 Mike Lee stated on June 15, 2025 in a post on X: The suspect in the Minnesota lawmakers’ shootings was driven by “Marxist” ideology. By Madison Czopek• June 16, 2025 Adam Putnam stated on May 05, 2018 in a Republican candidate forum: "Welders are coming out of their tech schools at $28 an hour" and "pipefitters are making six figures." By Allison Graves• May 10, 2018 Viral image stated on October 09, 2023 in a Facebook post: Former President Donald Trump said, “Israel has hypnotized the world.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 10, 2023 Facebook posts stated on March 18, 2025 in a post on Facebook: Files reveal that John F. Kennedy Jr. wrote a 1994 letter calling then-Sen. Joe Biden “a traitor” before Kennedy’s 1999 death. By Madison Czopek• March 20, 2025 Byron Donalds stated on August 06, 2024 in una entrevista: "Tim Walz firmó una ley para dar licencia de conducir a inmigrantes ilegales en Minnesota". By Maria Briceño, Marta Campabadal Graus• August 9, 2024 Facebook posts stated on November 01, 2020 in social media posts: Say Joe Biden told a crowd in Florida, "Hello Minnesota!" By Louis Jacobson• November 1, 2020 Viral image stated on February 17, 2022 in a Facebook post: Says Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said, “If it weren’t for electricity, we’d all be watching TV by candlelight.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 18, 2022 Instagram posts stated on October 18, 2024 in an Instagram post: As part of his “charitable donations,” in 1990 Donald Trump “chartered a private plane to get Nelson Mandela to America when the U.S. government wouldn't help." By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 19, 2024 Viral image stated on May 01, 2020 in a tweet: “This is Tara Reade” in a photo with Joe Biden. By Ciara O'Rourke• May 4, 2020 Viral image stated on July 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: “All the books” have been removed from the classrooms of a Minnesota middle school because administrators “claim that the books cannot be cleaned.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 16, 2020 Viral image stated on January 07, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The FBI just confirmed that it was ANTIFA, not Trump supporters, who breached the Capitol.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 8, 2021 Articles (38) Checking claims in Iowa Gov. Reynolds’ sixth Condition of the State address By Emily Delgado, Liam Halawith, Sabine Martin, Lauren White• January 12, 2023 What we know about the traffic stop that left Daunte Wright dead By Ciara O'Rourke, Samantha Putterman• April 15, 2021 Remembering David Broder and his passion for fact-checking By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• March 11, 2011 Remembering David Broder and his passion for fact-checking By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• March 15, 2011 Donald Trump cites Ronald Reagan as a protectionist hero. Was he? By Louis Jacobson• July 1, 2016 Inaugural crowd sizes ranked By Joshua Gillin• January 20, 2017 Fact-checking attacks from Ron DeSantis and Charlie Crist in Florida's only gubernatorial debate By Yacob Reyes, Amy Sherman• October 24, 2022 PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for May 2019 By D.L. Davis• June 3, 2019 Barack Obama speaking at SXSW, not attending Nancy Reagan's funeral By W. Gardner Selby• March 9, 2016 Was James Comey's letter 'unprecedented,' as Hillary Clinton says? By Louis Jacobson• November 1, 2016 How conservative X accounts promoted wild theory implicating Gov. Tim Walz in lawmaker’s killing By Madison Czopek• June 15, 2025 New video or not, Clinton claim about ISIS using Trump in video is still False By Louis Jacobson• January 5, 2016 What’s a manifesto, and did the Minnesota shooting suspect have one? By Gabrielle Lazor• June 18, 2025 What Bernie Sanders has said about the Democrats over the years By Louis Jacobson• March 3, 2020 PolitiFact fact-checks the Jan. 10 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• January 11, 2016 Verificamos 10 afirmaciones del debate entre Ron DeSantis y Charlie Crist para gobernador de Florida By Yacob Reyes, Amy Sherman• October 25, 2022 Fact-checking the Jan. 10 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• January 10, 2016 In the wake of nation's latest mass shooting, what we know about guns from five fact-checks By D.L. Davis, Tom Kertscher• November 9, 2018 A bowling alley, a Chinese restaurant, and George H.W. Bush: What was Donald Trump talking about? By Louis Jacobson• October 10, 2022 Donald Trump on the campaign trail: His three reasons to fear Democrats, fact-checked By Jon Greenberg• October 8, 2018
Tim Walz stated on November 30, 2025 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “I take responsibility for putting people in jail” in Minnesota fraud scandal. By Amy Sherman• December 5, 2025 Rick Scott stated on September 11, 2018 in in a TV ad: "Fourth grade reading and math scores, first in the nation. Eighth grade reading, first. High school AP classes and college education, both ranked first in the nation." By Kyra Haas• September 26, 2018 Paula Jean Swearengin stated on September 10, 2020 in a tweet: “West Virginia is near last in the U.S.” rankings of education, clean drinking water, and child mortality. By Morgan Akers, Rylan Toledo• November 6, 2020 Glenn Youngkin stated on January 17, 2022 in a speech.: “Sixty percent of (Virginia's) children don’t meet national proficiency standards…” By Warren Fiske• February 2, 2022 Glenn Youngkin stated on January 17, 2022 in a speech.: Virginia’s “education standards for math and reading are now the lowest in the nation.” By Warren Fiske• January 21, 2022 Glenn Youngkin stated on September 02, 2021 in a newspaper column.: “Virginia has the lowest standards for math and reading of all 50 states.” By Warren Fiske• October 20, 2021 Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Toxicology report was made public by the MN prosecution revealing the cause of George Floyd’s death was a fentanyl overdose.” By Bill McCarthy• March 30, 2021 Social Media stated on June 16, 2025 in social media posts: “Governor Tim Walz has DELETED every post he made praising Minnesota (assassin) Vance Boelter.” By Madison Czopek• June 18, 2025 X posts stated on June 16, 2025 in X posts: Image shows accused shooter Vance Boelter wearing a “Resist” shirt. By Loreben Tuquero• June 18, 2025 Mike Lee stated on June 15, 2025 in a post on X: The suspect in the Minnesota lawmakers’ shootings was driven by “Marxist” ideology. By Madison Czopek• June 16, 2025 Adam Putnam stated on May 05, 2018 in a Republican candidate forum: "Welders are coming out of their tech schools at $28 an hour" and "pipefitters are making six figures." By Allison Graves• May 10, 2018 Viral image stated on October 09, 2023 in a Facebook post: Former President Donald Trump said, “Israel has hypnotized the world.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 10, 2023 Facebook posts stated on March 18, 2025 in a post on Facebook: Files reveal that John F. Kennedy Jr. wrote a 1994 letter calling then-Sen. Joe Biden “a traitor” before Kennedy’s 1999 death. By Madison Czopek• March 20, 2025 Byron Donalds stated on August 06, 2024 in una entrevista: "Tim Walz firmó una ley para dar licencia de conducir a inmigrantes ilegales en Minnesota". By Maria Briceño, Marta Campabadal Graus• August 9, 2024 Facebook posts stated on November 01, 2020 in social media posts: Say Joe Biden told a crowd in Florida, "Hello Minnesota!" By Louis Jacobson• November 1, 2020 Viral image stated on February 17, 2022 in a Facebook post: Says Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said, “If it weren’t for electricity, we’d all be watching TV by candlelight.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 18, 2022 Instagram posts stated on October 18, 2024 in an Instagram post: As part of his “charitable donations,” in 1990 Donald Trump “chartered a private plane to get Nelson Mandela to America when the U.S. government wouldn't help." By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 19, 2024 Viral image stated on May 01, 2020 in a tweet: “This is Tara Reade” in a photo with Joe Biden. By Ciara O'Rourke• May 4, 2020 Viral image stated on July 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: “All the books” have been removed from the classrooms of a Minnesota middle school because administrators “claim that the books cannot be cleaned.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 16, 2020 Viral image stated on January 07, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The FBI just confirmed that it was ANTIFA, not Trump supporters, who breached the Capitol.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 8, 2021
Checking claims in Iowa Gov. Reynolds’ sixth Condition of the State address By Emily Delgado, Liam Halawith, Sabine Martin, Lauren White• January 12, 2023 What we know about the traffic stop that left Daunte Wright dead By Ciara O'Rourke, Samantha Putterman• April 15, 2021 Remembering David Broder and his passion for fact-checking By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• March 11, 2011 Remembering David Broder and his passion for fact-checking By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• March 15, 2011 Donald Trump cites Ronald Reagan as a protectionist hero. Was he? By Louis Jacobson• July 1, 2016 Inaugural crowd sizes ranked By Joshua Gillin• January 20, 2017 Fact-checking attacks from Ron DeSantis and Charlie Crist in Florida's only gubernatorial debate By Yacob Reyes, Amy Sherman• October 24, 2022 PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for May 2019 By D.L. Davis• June 3, 2019 Barack Obama speaking at SXSW, not attending Nancy Reagan's funeral By W. Gardner Selby• March 9, 2016 Was James Comey's letter 'unprecedented,' as Hillary Clinton says? By Louis Jacobson• November 1, 2016 How conservative X accounts promoted wild theory implicating Gov. Tim Walz in lawmaker’s killing By Madison Czopek• June 15, 2025 New video or not, Clinton claim about ISIS using Trump in video is still False By Louis Jacobson• January 5, 2016 What’s a manifesto, and did the Minnesota shooting suspect have one? By Gabrielle Lazor• June 18, 2025 What Bernie Sanders has said about the Democrats over the years By Louis Jacobson• March 3, 2020 PolitiFact fact-checks the Jan. 10 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• January 11, 2016 Verificamos 10 afirmaciones del debate entre Ron DeSantis y Charlie Crist para gobernador de Florida By Yacob Reyes, Amy Sherman• October 25, 2022 Fact-checking the Jan. 10 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• January 10, 2016 In the wake of nation's latest mass shooting, what we know about guns from five fact-checks By D.L. Davis, Tom Kertscher• November 9, 2018 A bowling alley, a Chinese restaurant, and George H.W. Bush: What was Donald Trump talking about? By Louis Jacobson• October 10, 2022 Donald Trump on the campaign trail: His three reasons to fear Democrats, fact-checked By Jon Greenberg• October 8, 2018
