0 People 5769 Fact-checks 2141 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (5769) Ted Cruz stated on November 10, 2014 in a Facebook post: Says Obama's net neutrality proposal "puts the government in charge of determining Internet pricing, terms of service and what types of products and services can be delivered." By Lauren Carroll• November 13, 2014 Facebook posts stated on May 09, 2024 in a video: White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the United States and Ukraine won World War II. By Sara Swann• May 9, 2024 Newt Gingrich stated on August 30, 2009 in an op-ed in The Washington Post: "Since World War II, only Gerald Ford and Bill Clinton have had worse ratings after seven months than President Obama." By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 31, 2009 Bloggers stated on October 07, 2009 in a posting on the conservative Web site TownHall.com: The Baucus health care bill would require taxes on medical devices such as X-ray machines, female condoms, HIV tests and surgical needles. By Louis Jacobson• October 9, 2009 Bloggers stated on July 16, 2018 in a blog post: Says Queen Elizabeth said, "Muslim refugees are dividing nationality, I fully agree with Donald Trump we should deport them to avoid bloody terrorist attacks." By Miriam Valverde• July 18, 2018 Ken Paxton stated on June 06, 2014 in a speech at the Republican Party of Texas convention: "At the beginning of World War II, we had a relatively small army, smaller than Portugal’s." By W. Gardner Selby• June 13, 2014 Mike Rogers stated on November 03, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": In 1929, the Secretary of State shut down a program that was "collecting information to protect America" because it was "unseemly," but that move led to "millions and millions" of deaths in World War II. By Louis Jacobson• November 4, 2013 Beto O'Rourke stated on July 11, 2019 in a public forum: "We are incarcerating more children than any time ... since we interned Japanese-Americans during World War II" By Mica Soellner• July 26, 2019 Kurt Schrader stated on September 13, 2012 in a newsletter.: Says "tax revenues are the lowest they have been since World War II." By Charles Pope• October 5, 2012 Jeffrey Grybowski stated on August 04, 2013 in a television interview: Offshore wind power is "significantly less expensive than solar energy." By Gregory Smith• August 31, 2013 Tim Kaine stated on October 18, 2012 in a debate.: Bill Clinton presided over "the biggest expansion of the American economy since World War II." By Nancy Madsen• October 29, 2012 Michael Chippendale stated on December 16, 2011 in a public forum: "Hydrogen sulfide . . . [was] used in the genocide of Jews in Germany. " By Alex Kuffner• December 21, 2011 Mark Shields stated on December 21, 2012 in the PBS NewsHour: Since 1968, "more Americans have died from gunfire than died in … all the wars of this country's history." By Louis Jacobson• January 18, 2013 Dmitry Peskov stated on February 20, 2022 in an interview with a Russian TV network: “Russia has never attacked anyone throughout its history.” By Louis Jacobson• February 21, 2022 David Dewhurst stated on June 06, 2011 in a tweet: Says 1,000 World War II veterans die every day. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 13, 2011 Facebook posts stated on November 04, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Queen Elizabeth d-e-a-d at age 95.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 10, 2021 Michele Bachmann stated on September 07, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate at the Reagan Presidential Library: "The day President Obama took office, gasoline was $1.79 a gallon." By Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2011 Kevin McCarthy stated on November 26, 2023 in a speech at the Oxford Union: “In every single war that America has fought, we have never asked for land afterwards, except for enough to bury the Americans who gave the ultimate sacrifice for that freedom we went in for.” By Louis Jacobson• November 28, 2023 David Ignatius stated on March 02, 2014 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation": "Crimea became part of Ukraine only in 1954. Crimea was historically part of Russia, and (Nikita) Khrushchev gave it to Ukraine in a gesture that mystified some people." By Julie Kliegman• March 2, 2014 Ron DeSantis stated on May 25, 2023 in a radio interview: Donald Trump "wanted to amnesty 2 million illegal aliens in 2018 when he was president." By Maria Ramirez Uribe• June 5, 2023 Articles (2141) Military bases named for Confederates: Renaming suggestions from military historians By Louis Jacobson• June 16, 2020 Summertime blues By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 31, 2009 Have U.S. troops ever been under foreign control? By Louis Jacobson• March 29, 2011 PolitiFact’s Mueller Report Book Club, Volume 2 By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 26, 2019 Can the president pardon himself? 4 questions about the presidential pardon By Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel• July 21, 2017 O'Malley on the trail but lagging By April Hunt• July 20, 2015 Questions and answers about President Trump’s Roger Stone commutation By Louis Jacobson• July 13, 2020 Leticia Van de Putte and the Texas Truth-O-Meter By W. Gardner Selby• November 22, 2013 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is especially lawless. Could Putin be tried for war crimes? By Louis Jacobson• March 2, 2022 PolitiFact New Jersey revisits claims on veterans, missing service members By Bill Wichert• May 28, 2012 Understanding Poland's ‘Holocaust law’ By Manuela Tobias• March 9, 2018 The most outlandish claims we’ve fact-checked about Queen Elizabeth II By Gabrielle Settles• September 12, 2022 Dan Patrick, Leticia Van de Putte and slippery moments in debate By Dylan Baddour, W. Gardner Selby• September 30, 2014 Is there a difference today between war and peace? By Louis Jacobson• May 3, 2011 How Filipino veterans could benefit from stimulus By Robert Farley• February 3, 2009 Was Joe Biden’s uncle eaten by cannibals after World War II crash? Experts say it’s highly unlikely By Louis Jacobson• April 18, 2024 The week in fact-checking: Renaming military bases, Trump rally By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 20, 2020 Obama's Auschwitz error By Robert Farley• May 28, 2008 What is net neutrality? By Lauren Carroll• November 13, 2014 Fluoride used by Nazis to pacify Jews? 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Ted Cruz stated on November 10, 2014 in a Facebook post: Says Obama's net neutrality proposal "puts the government in charge of determining Internet pricing, terms of service and what types of products and services can be delivered." By Lauren Carroll• November 13, 2014 Facebook posts stated on May 09, 2024 in a video: White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the United States and Ukraine won World War II. By Sara Swann• May 9, 2024 Newt Gingrich stated on August 30, 2009 in an op-ed in The Washington Post: "Since World War II, only Gerald Ford and Bill Clinton have had worse ratings after seven months than President Obama." By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 31, 2009 Bloggers stated on October 07, 2009 in a posting on the conservative Web site TownHall.com: The Baucus health care bill would require taxes on medical devices such as X-ray machines, female condoms, HIV tests and surgical needles. By Louis Jacobson• October 9, 2009 Bloggers stated on July 16, 2018 in a blog post: Says Queen Elizabeth said, "Muslim refugees are dividing nationality, I fully agree with Donald Trump we should deport them to avoid bloody terrorist attacks." By Miriam Valverde• July 18, 2018 Ken Paxton stated on June 06, 2014 in a speech at the Republican Party of Texas convention: "At the beginning of World War II, we had a relatively small army, smaller than Portugal’s." By W. Gardner Selby• June 13, 2014 Mike Rogers stated on November 03, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": In 1929, the Secretary of State shut down a program that was "collecting information to protect America" because it was "unseemly," but that move led to "millions and millions" of deaths in World War II. By Louis Jacobson• November 4, 2013 Beto O'Rourke stated on July 11, 2019 in a public forum: "We are incarcerating more children than any time ... since we interned Japanese-Americans during World War II" By Mica Soellner• July 26, 2019 Kurt Schrader stated on September 13, 2012 in a newsletter.: Says "tax revenues are the lowest they have been since World War II." By Charles Pope• October 5, 2012 Jeffrey Grybowski stated on August 04, 2013 in a television interview: Offshore wind power is "significantly less expensive than solar energy." By Gregory Smith• August 31, 2013 Tim Kaine stated on October 18, 2012 in a debate.: Bill Clinton presided over "the biggest expansion of the American economy since World War II." By Nancy Madsen• October 29, 2012 Michael Chippendale stated on December 16, 2011 in a public forum: "Hydrogen sulfide . . . [was] used in the genocide of Jews in Germany. " By Alex Kuffner• December 21, 2011 Mark Shields stated on December 21, 2012 in the PBS NewsHour: Since 1968, "more Americans have died from gunfire than died in … all the wars of this country's history." By Louis Jacobson• January 18, 2013 Dmitry Peskov stated on February 20, 2022 in an interview with a Russian TV network: “Russia has never attacked anyone throughout its history.” By Louis Jacobson• February 21, 2022 David Dewhurst stated on June 06, 2011 in a tweet: Says 1,000 World War II veterans die every day. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 13, 2011 Facebook posts stated on November 04, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Queen Elizabeth d-e-a-d at age 95.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 10, 2021 Michele Bachmann stated on September 07, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate at the Reagan Presidential Library: "The day President Obama took office, gasoline was $1.79 a gallon." By Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2011 Kevin McCarthy stated on November 26, 2023 in a speech at the Oxford Union: “In every single war that America has fought, we have never asked for land afterwards, except for enough to bury the Americans who gave the ultimate sacrifice for that freedom we went in for.” By Louis Jacobson• November 28, 2023 David Ignatius stated on March 02, 2014 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation": "Crimea became part of Ukraine only in 1954. Crimea was historically part of Russia, and (Nikita) Khrushchev gave it to Ukraine in a gesture that mystified some people." By Julie Kliegman• March 2, 2014 Ron DeSantis stated on May 25, 2023 in a radio interview: Donald Trump "wanted to amnesty 2 million illegal aliens in 2018 when he was president." By Maria Ramirez Uribe• June 5, 2023
Military bases named for Confederates: Renaming suggestions from military historians By Louis Jacobson• June 16, 2020 Summertime blues By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 31, 2009 Have U.S. troops ever been under foreign control? By Louis Jacobson• March 29, 2011 PolitiFact’s Mueller Report Book Club, Volume 2 By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 26, 2019 Can the president pardon himself? 4 questions about the presidential pardon By Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel• July 21, 2017 O'Malley on the trail but lagging By April Hunt• July 20, 2015 Questions and answers about President Trump’s Roger Stone commutation By Louis Jacobson• July 13, 2020 Leticia Van de Putte and the Texas Truth-O-Meter By W. Gardner Selby• November 22, 2013 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is especially lawless. Could Putin be tried for war crimes? By Louis Jacobson• March 2, 2022 PolitiFact New Jersey revisits claims on veterans, missing service members By Bill Wichert• May 28, 2012 Understanding Poland's ‘Holocaust law’ By Manuela Tobias• March 9, 2018 The most outlandish claims we’ve fact-checked about Queen Elizabeth II By Gabrielle Settles• September 12, 2022 Dan Patrick, Leticia Van de Putte and slippery moments in debate By Dylan Baddour, W. Gardner Selby• September 30, 2014 Is there a difference today between war and peace? By Louis Jacobson• May 3, 2011 How Filipino veterans could benefit from stimulus By Robert Farley• February 3, 2009 Was Joe Biden’s uncle eaten by cannibals after World War II crash? Experts say it’s highly unlikely By Louis Jacobson• April 18, 2024 The week in fact-checking: Renaming military bases, Trump rally By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 20, 2020 Obama's Auschwitz error By Robert Farley• May 28, 2008 What is net neutrality? By Lauren Carroll• November 13, 2014 Fluoride used by Nazis to pacify Jews? By Becky Bowers• October 7, 2011
