0 People 3095 Fact-checks 946 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (3095) Instagram posts stated on February 19, 2024 in an Instagram post: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used U.S. aid funds to buy two yachts for $75 million. By Sara Swann• February 21, 2024 Instagram posts stated on January 15, 2023 in an Instagram post: "New government-funded 'food pyramid' says Lucky Charms are healthier than steak." By Tom Kertscher• January 24, 2023 Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2015 in comments during the CNBC debate.: Says Ohio Gov. John Kasich "got lucky with a thing called fracking," which "is why Ohio is doing well." By Linda Qiu• November 2, 2015 Facebook posts stated on August 14, 2023 in a Reel: Lucky Charms contains an unsafe amount of cleaning compound trisodium phosphate. By Grace Abels• August 25, 2023 Facebook posts stated on February 17, 2025 in a Facebook post: “Barack and Michelle Obama locked in bombshell divorce of the century.” By Jeff Cercone• February 19, 2025 Mitt Romney stated on July 05, 2011 in a Town Hall in Wolfeboro, N.H.: "Federal law requires that hospitals treat people whether or not they can pay. So someone (who) doesn’t have health insurance -- they can go to the hospital and get free care." By Dan Gorenstein• July 22, 2011 Jeff Merkley stated on November 30, 2011 in in a press release : Christmas trees are grown in all 50 States. By Janie Har• December 23, 2011 Kari Lake stated on September 27, 2024 in a TV interview: Rep. Ruben Gallego is “controlled by the cartels. His own father was a Colombian drug trafficker, and so he’s got links to the cartel.” By Caleb McCullough• October 3, 2024 Scott Wagner stated on August 02, 2017 in a campaign video.: Eighty percent of the school tax bills in the state of Pennsylvania went up over last year. By Anna Orso• August 9, 2017 Viral image stated on November 18, 2024 in a Threads post: President-elect Donald Trump called Joe Scarborough “a scolded dog” on Truth Social. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 21, 2024 Viral image stated on August 03, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows “Myrtle Beach 30 minutes ago.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 5, 2020 Donald Trump stated on August 07, 2019 in a tweet: Says U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown and Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley were "totally misrepresenting what took place inside of the hospital. Their news conference after I left for El Paso was a fraud. It bore no resemblance to what took place with those incredible people that I was so lucky to meet and spend time with." By Jon Greenberg• August 9, 2019 Jim Renacci stated on January 24, 2018 in an interview on Fox Business Network: In 2005 or 2006 U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer "voted for the wall." By Amy Sherman• February 13, 2018 Bloggers stated on July 17, 2018 in a fake news blog post: "Clint Eastwood Leaves His Estate To The Trump 2020 Campaign" By Jon Greenberg• July 18, 2018 Threads posts stated on January 08, 2025 in a post on Threads: “Blue items that survive” California wildfires are “indicative of DEW's (Directed Energy Weapons).” By Madison Czopek• January 10, 2025 John McCallum stated on March 18, 2014 in a video: "A child born in America today will inherit $1.5 million in debt the moment they're placed in their mother's arms." By Eric Stirgus• March 26, 2014 Viral image stated on September 28, 2022 in an Instagram post: A news anchor warned that if Hurricane Ian “moves 20 miles to the west … you and everyone you know are dead.” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 28, 2022 Viral image stated on April 06, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Queen Elizabeth said Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte “is the kind of leader who knows the way .... Filipinos are very lucky to have him.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 7, 2020 Donald Trump stated on August 23, 2016 in an interview on Fox News: "They were going to build the wall a while ago, not so long ago, like in '06. And they couldn't get environmental impact statements." By Miriam Valverde• August 29, 2016 Bloggers stated on October 02, 2017 in a fake news post: A flight crew took a knee and stranded the New Orleans Saints on an airport runway. By Emily Tanaka• October 3, 2017 Articles (946) Alaska voters gave themselves the power to rank candidates. Why do some people want to repeal that? By Sara Swann• June 17, 2024 Time flies: PolitiFact is 13! By Aaron Sharockman• August 21, 2020 Fact-checking national security on 'This Week' By Louis Jacobson• May 12, 2010 The Senate stimulus bill: What’s in it for you By Louis Jacobson• March 26, 2020 What could a Taylor Swift endorsement mean for voter turnout in the 2024 election? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• February 2, 2024 Fact checking the Milwaukee GOP debate By Tom Kertscher• November 11, 2015 ‘How is this not a Pants on Fire?’: What PolitiFact readers thought of recent fact-checks By Amy Sherman• December 20, 2023 Americans on their own in Ukraine? Military-led evacuations like in Afghanistan are not the norm By Jeff Cercone• January 31, 2022 PolitiFact, Knight team up to fact-check the 2016 candidates on Medium By Aaron Sharockman• December 18, 2015 Crist, Scott TV battle heats up By Joshua Gillin, Amy Sherman• September 22, 2014 John Kasich on the Truth-O-Meter By Lauren Carroll• May 4, 2016 Invoking the red menace By Alexander Lane• October 27, 2008 Mailbag: PolitiFact Texas proves facts ‘are irrelevant to what you do’ By W. Gardner Selby• May 6, 2013 A cancer ad gone wrong for Rudy By Lisa Greene• October 31, 2007 Fact-checking Florida's gubernatorial debate By John Bartosek• October 11, 2010 Winter chill? Gather around our most recent Pants on Fire claims By Jon Greenberg• February 18, 2015 Ahead of the Milwaukee debate, a look at the candidates on the Truth-O-Meter By Tom Kertscher• November 9, 2015 Are red light cameras a ‘scam,’ as Marco Rubio says? 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Instagram posts stated on February 19, 2024 in an Instagram post: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used U.S. aid funds to buy two yachts for $75 million. By Sara Swann• February 21, 2024 Instagram posts stated on January 15, 2023 in an Instagram post: "New government-funded 'food pyramid' says Lucky Charms are healthier than steak." By Tom Kertscher• January 24, 2023 Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2015 in comments during the CNBC debate.: Says Ohio Gov. John Kasich "got lucky with a thing called fracking," which "is why Ohio is doing well." By Linda Qiu• November 2, 2015 Facebook posts stated on August 14, 2023 in a Reel: Lucky Charms contains an unsafe amount of cleaning compound trisodium phosphate. By Grace Abels• August 25, 2023 Facebook posts stated on February 17, 2025 in a Facebook post: “Barack and Michelle Obama locked in bombshell divorce of the century.” By Jeff Cercone• February 19, 2025 Mitt Romney stated on July 05, 2011 in a Town Hall in Wolfeboro, N.H.: "Federal law requires that hospitals treat people whether or not they can pay. So someone (who) doesn’t have health insurance -- they can go to the hospital and get free care." By Dan Gorenstein• July 22, 2011 Jeff Merkley stated on November 30, 2011 in in a press release : Christmas trees are grown in all 50 States. By Janie Har• December 23, 2011 Kari Lake stated on September 27, 2024 in a TV interview: Rep. Ruben Gallego is “controlled by the cartels. His own father was a Colombian drug trafficker, and so he’s got links to the cartel.” By Caleb McCullough• October 3, 2024 Scott Wagner stated on August 02, 2017 in a campaign video.: Eighty percent of the school tax bills in the state of Pennsylvania went up over last year. By Anna Orso• August 9, 2017 Viral image stated on November 18, 2024 in a Threads post: President-elect Donald Trump called Joe Scarborough “a scolded dog” on Truth Social. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 21, 2024 Viral image stated on August 03, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows “Myrtle Beach 30 minutes ago.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 5, 2020 Donald Trump stated on August 07, 2019 in a tweet: Says U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown and Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley were "totally misrepresenting what took place inside of the hospital. Their news conference after I left for El Paso was a fraud. It bore no resemblance to what took place with those incredible people that I was so lucky to meet and spend time with." By Jon Greenberg• August 9, 2019 Jim Renacci stated on January 24, 2018 in an interview on Fox Business Network: In 2005 or 2006 U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer "voted for the wall." By Amy Sherman• February 13, 2018 Bloggers stated on July 17, 2018 in a fake news blog post: "Clint Eastwood Leaves His Estate To The Trump 2020 Campaign" By Jon Greenberg• July 18, 2018 Threads posts stated on January 08, 2025 in a post on Threads: “Blue items that survive” California wildfires are “indicative of DEW's (Directed Energy Weapons).” By Madison Czopek• January 10, 2025 John McCallum stated on March 18, 2014 in a video: "A child born in America today will inherit $1.5 million in debt the moment they're placed in their mother's arms." By Eric Stirgus• March 26, 2014 Viral image stated on September 28, 2022 in an Instagram post: A news anchor warned that if Hurricane Ian “moves 20 miles to the west … you and everyone you know are dead.” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 28, 2022 Viral image stated on April 06, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Queen Elizabeth said Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte “is the kind of leader who knows the way .... Filipinos are very lucky to have him.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 7, 2020 Donald Trump stated on August 23, 2016 in an interview on Fox News: "They were going to build the wall a while ago, not so long ago, like in '06. And they couldn't get environmental impact statements." By Miriam Valverde• August 29, 2016 Bloggers stated on October 02, 2017 in a fake news post: A flight crew took a knee and stranded the New Orleans Saints on an airport runway. By Emily Tanaka• October 3, 2017
Alaska voters gave themselves the power to rank candidates. Why do some people want to repeal that? By Sara Swann• June 17, 2024 Time flies: PolitiFact is 13! By Aaron Sharockman• August 21, 2020 Fact-checking national security on 'This Week' By Louis Jacobson• May 12, 2010 The Senate stimulus bill: What’s in it for you By Louis Jacobson• March 26, 2020 What could a Taylor Swift endorsement mean for voter turnout in the 2024 election? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• February 2, 2024 Fact checking the Milwaukee GOP debate By Tom Kertscher• November 11, 2015 ‘How is this not a Pants on Fire?’: What PolitiFact readers thought of recent fact-checks By Amy Sherman• December 20, 2023 Americans on their own in Ukraine? Military-led evacuations like in Afghanistan are not the norm By Jeff Cercone• January 31, 2022 PolitiFact, Knight team up to fact-check the 2016 candidates on Medium By Aaron Sharockman• December 18, 2015 Crist, Scott TV battle heats up By Joshua Gillin, Amy Sherman• September 22, 2014 John Kasich on the Truth-O-Meter By Lauren Carroll• May 4, 2016 Invoking the red menace By Alexander Lane• October 27, 2008 Mailbag: PolitiFact Texas proves facts ‘are irrelevant to what you do’ By W. Gardner Selby• May 6, 2013 A cancer ad gone wrong for Rudy By Lisa Greene• October 31, 2007 Fact-checking Florida's gubernatorial debate By John Bartosek• October 11, 2010 Winter chill? Gather around our most recent Pants on Fire claims By Jon Greenberg• February 18, 2015 Ahead of the Milwaukee debate, a look at the candidates on the Truth-O-Meter By Tom Kertscher• November 9, 2015 Are red light cameras a ‘scam,’ as Marco Rubio says? By Joshua Gillin, Amy Sherman• June 9, 2015 Jeb Bush, Hillary Clinton and college affordability: a Twitter battle By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• August 14, 2015 JD Vance called California’s congressional map ‘outrageous.’ It’s not an outlier By Louis Jacobson• August 4, 2025
