0 People 145 Fact-checks 68 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (145) Rob Portman stated on April 09, 2013 in remarks at Politico breakfastt: "The Social Security disability fund is going belly up in 2016." By Stephen Koff• April 15, 2013 Rush Limbaugh stated on May 01, 2009 in a radio show: Sen. Arlen Specter's party switch could "end up giving Republicans the ability to filibuster judicial nominees at the Judiciary Committee level so that the nominees never get out of committee." By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 5, 2009 David Bowen stated on May 11, 2015 in a news release: "Two of the top three (rated) public high schools in Wisconsin — Ronald Reagan College Prep and Rufus King International — are MPS schools." By Sarah Hauer• June 4, 2015 Iowa GOP state legislators stated on February 02, 2021 in comments to the press: Tenured professors are guaranteed a job. By Sarah Watson• March 15, 2021 Viral image stated on January 22, 2023 in an Instagram post: Historic photos are evidence these celebrities were cloned. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 24, 2023 Viral image stated on July 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says George Floyd appeared on Judge Judy. By Ciara O'Rourke• July 31, 2020 Joe Biden stated on August 16, 2022 in remarks at the White House: The American Rescue Plan “helped create nearly 10 million new jobs.” By Louis Jacobson• August 24, 2022 Ken Paxton stated on January 24, 2014 in a radio interview: Barry Smitherman "doesn’t have enough legal experience to apply for most of the jobs at the attorney general’s office." By Sue Owen• February 26, 2014 Bill Nelson stated on August 02, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Connie Mack IV has been "a promoter for Hooters with a history of bar room brawling, altercations and road rage." By Amy Sherman• August 7, 2012 Pardeep Kaleka stated on December 17, 2012 in an online video: "Every day, 34 Americans are murdered with guns." By Tom Kertscher• January 9, 2013 Presente.org stated on January 27, 2012 in a television ad: "91 percent of Latinos support the DREAM Act, which allows undocumented youth to attend college," but Marco Rubio opposes it. By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 9, 2012 Facebook posts stated on January 26, 2025 in a Facebook post: “BREAKING NEWS: Michael Jordan calls for ban on pride flag in sports and US school system.” By Loreben Tuquero• January 27, 2025 Dick Cheney stated on September 02, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty "enrichment has been limited to basically the weapons states." By Jon Greenberg• September 3, 2015 Bill Nelson stated on August 20, 2012 in remarks at a campaign event: Says Connie Mack IV co-sponsored a bill to "take a third of the Social Security Trust Fund ... give it in individual accounts to the senior citizens, who then were to invest it in the stock market." By Joshua Gillin• August 30, 2012 American Bridge 21st Century stated on August 06, 2012 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV passed "only one bill" in seven years. By Brittany Alana Davis• August 6, 2012 Viral image stated on October 25, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows singer Kelly Clarkson discussing a “weight loss formula.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 31, 2023 Scott Walker stated on June 02, 2015 in a speech: Thanks to the Act 10 collective bargaining law that took effect four years ago, ACT scores in Wisconsin "are now second-best in the country for states where more than half the kids take the exam." By Tom Kertscher• June 12, 2015 Marcy Kaptur stated on April 11, 2013 in House of Representatives floor speech : "The Social Security trust fund is sound. Without anything being done, it would function well into 2038; and even after that time with no changes, we could pay 80 percent of the benefits that people have earned." By Sabrina Eaton• May 15, 2013 Dave Weldon stated on July 22, 2012 in a robocall: "This year in Congress (Connie Mack IV) has missed almost half of his votes." By Amy Sherman• July 25, 2012 Amardeep Kaleka stated on October 20, 2013 in an interview: Wisconsin sold fresh water to California, helping that state's dairy industry, and "lost a bunch of jobs (and) a bunch of farmland." By Tom Kertscher• October 28, 2013 Articles (68) Rush reads the rules By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 6, 2009 Facebook meme wrongly accuses GOP 2016 hopefuls on dinosaurs By Tim Ryan• March 26, 2014 PolitiFact Florida’s Top 5 fact-checks for October 2015 By Joshua Gillin, Amy Sherman• November 5, 2015 The truth about congressional pay raises By Aaron Sharockman, Amy Sherman• November 23, 2011 Latino power in Texas By W. Gardner Selby• June 23, 2011 The Obameter and the rise of Compromise By Bill Adair• December 18, 2012 Fact-checking the Republican primary By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 26, 2012 These are PolitiFact's top 10 most-read fact-checks of Donald Trump By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• February 1, 2024 The scorecards so far By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 24, 2015 How ‘War on Fakes’ uses fact-checking to spread pro-Russia propaganda By Luiz Romero• August 8, 2022 The facts behind funding Iowa’s public universities By Natalie Dunlap• April 26, 2021 Lawmakers rock the Truth-O-Meter needle By W. Gardner Selby• March 28, 2011 Was ‘Democracy in the Park’ illegal? By Eric Litke• March 10, 2021 Greatest hits of Florida's U.S. Senate race By Katie Sanders• November 5, 2012 PolitiFact Florida: Our most popular fact-checks of 2012 By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 28, 2012 How Biden managed to win far more votes in 2020 than Obama did in 2008 — but far fewer counties By Jon Greenberg• December 15, 2020 Fact-checking the Dick Cheney-John Kerry faceoff on 'Morning Joe' By Louis Jacobson• September 4, 2015 Fact-checking the Dick Cheney-John Kerry faceoff on 'Morning Joe' By Louis Jacobson• September 4, 2015 Who is Beto O'Rourke? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Miriam Valverde• June 19, 2019 Testing Medicare claims in the Bill Young-Jessica Ehrlich U.S. House race By Katie Sanders• November 2, 2012
Rob Portman stated on April 09, 2013 in remarks at Politico breakfastt: "The Social Security disability fund is going belly up in 2016." By Stephen Koff• April 15, 2013 Rush Limbaugh stated on May 01, 2009 in a radio show: Sen. Arlen Specter's party switch could "end up giving Republicans the ability to filibuster judicial nominees at the Judiciary Committee level so that the nominees never get out of committee." By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 5, 2009 David Bowen stated on May 11, 2015 in a news release: "Two of the top three (rated) public high schools in Wisconsin — Ronald Reagan College Prep and Rufus King International — are MPS schools." By Sarah Hauer• June 4, 2015 Iowa GOP state legislators stated on February 02, 2021 in comments to the press: Tenured professors are guaranteed a job. By Sarah Watson• March 15, 2021 Viral image stated on January 22, 2023 in an Instagram post: Historic photos are evidence these celebrities were cloned. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 24, 2023 Viral image stated on July 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says George Floyd appeared on Judge Judy. By Ciara O'Rourke• July 31, 2020 Joe Biden stated on August 16, 2022 in remarks at the White House: The American Rescue Plan “helped create nearly 10 million new jobs.” By Louis Jacobson• August 24, 2022 Ken Paxton stated on January 24, 2014 in a radio interview: Barry Smitherman "doesn’t have enough legal experience to apply for most of the jobs at the attorney general’s office." By Sue Owen• February 26, 2014 Bill Nelson stated on August 02, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Connie Mack IV has been "a promoter for Hooters with a history of bar room brawling, altercations and road rage." By Amy Sherman• August 7, 2012 Pardeep Kaleka stated on December 17, 2012 in an online video: "Every day, 34 Americans are murdered with guns." By Tom Kertscher• January 9, 2013 Presente.org stated on January 27, 2012 in a television ad: "91 percent of Latinos support the DREAM Act, which allows undocumented youth to attend college," but Marco Rubio opposes it. By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 9, 2012 Facebook posts stated on January 26, 2025 in a Facebook post: “BREAKING NEWS: Michael Jordan calls for ban on pride flag in sports and US school system.” By Loreben Tuquero• January 27, 2025 Dick Cheney stated on September 02, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty "enrichment has been limited to basically the weapons states." By Jon Greenberg• September 3, 2015 Bill Nelson stated on August 20, 2012 in remarks at a campaign event: Says Connie Mack IV co-sponsored a bill to "take a third of the Social Security Trust Fund ... give it in individual accounts to the senior citizens, who then were to invest it in the stock market." By Joshua Gillin• August 30, 2012 American Bridge 21st Century stated on August 06, 2012 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV passed "only one bill" in seven years. By Brittany Alana Davis• August 6, 2012 Viral image stated on October 25, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows singer Kelly Clarkson discussing a “weight loss formula.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 31, 2023 Scott Walker stated on June 02, 2015 in a speech: Thanks to the Act 10 collective bargaining law that took effect four years ago, ACT scores in Wisconsin "are now second-best in the country for states where more than half the kids take the exam." By Tom Kertscher• June 12, 2015 Marcy Kaptur stated on April 11, 2013 in House of Representatives floor speech : "The Social Security trust fund is sound. Without anything being done, it would function well into 2038; and even after that time with no changes, we could pay 80 percent of the benefits that people have earned." By Sabrina Eaton• May 15, 2013 Dave Weldon stated on July 22, 2012 in a robocall: "This year in Congress (Connie Mack IV) has missed almost half of his votes." By Amy Sherman• July 25, 2012 Amardeep Kaleka stated on October 20, 2013 in an interview: Wisconsin sold fresh water to California, helping that state's dairy industry, and "lost a bunch of jobs (and) a bunch of farmland." By Tom Kertscher• October 28, 2013
Rush reads the rules By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 6, 2009 Facebook meme wrongly accuses GOP 2016 hopefuls on dinosaurs By Tim Ryan• March 26, 2014 PolitiFact Florida’s Top 5 fact-checks for October 2015 By Joshua Gillin, Amy Sherman• November 5, 2015 The truth about congressional pay raises By Aaron Sharockman, Amy Sherman• November 23, 2011 Latino power in Texas By W. Gardner Selby• June 23, 2011 The Obameter and the rise of Compromise By Bill Adair• December 18, 2012 Fact-checking the Republican primary By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 26, 2012 These are PolitiFact's top 10 most-read fact-checks of Donald Trump By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• February 1, 2024 The scorecards so far By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 24, 2015 How ‘War on Fakes’ uses fact-checking to spread pro-Russia propaganda By Luiz Romero• August 8, 2022 The facts behind funding Iowa’s public universities By Natalie Dunlap• April 26, 2021 Lawmakers rock the Truth-O-Meter needle By W. Gardner Selby• March 28, 2011 Was ‘Democracy in the Park’ illegal? By Eric Litke• March 10, 2021 Greatest hits of Florida's U.S. Senate race By Katie Sanders• November 5, 2012 PolitiFact Florida: Our most popular fact-checks of 2012 By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 28, 2012 How Biden managed to win far more votes in 2020 than Obama did in 2008 — but far fewer counties By Jon Greenberg• December 15, 2020 Fact-checking the Dick Cheney-John Kerry faceoff on 'Morning Joe' By Louis Jacobson• September 4, 2015 Fact-checking the Dick Cheney-John Kerry faceoff on 'Morning Joe' By Louis Jacobson• September 4, 2015 Who is Beto O'Rourke? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Miriam Valverde• June 19, 2019 Testing Medicare claims in the Bill Young-Jessica Ehrlich U.S. House race By Katie Sanders• November 2, 2012
