0 People 24 Fact-checks 10 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (24) Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2012 in on the Internet: "More than 43 percent of all food stamps are given to illegals." By Louis Jacobson• June 19, 2012 Instagram posts stated on June 14, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says photo of beaten woman is Aracely Henriquez, a pregnant woman who George Floyd assaulted during an armed robbery. By Samantha Putterman• June 16, 2020 Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Harvard Study Finds States With Most Gun Laws Have Fewest Gun Deaths." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 10, 2013 Tony Evers stated on February 13, 2017 in a Facebook post: "Wisconsin’s graduation rates have grown to over 90 percent" since Tony Evers became state school superintendent. By Dave Umhoefer• March 10, 2017 Facebook posts stated on June 10, 2012 in a widely circulated posting: "Nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties in U.S. are illegals." By Jon Greenberg• June 21, 2012 Facebook posts stated on November 12, 2014 in a Facebook post: "Fox News uses photo of a married couple promoting ‘traditional marriage’ and the photo is actually of a same-sex couple." By Jon Greenberg• November 21, 2014 Facebook posts stated on April 16, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “Africans living in China now being forced to sleep outside in the cold” as “Chinese nationals blame them for the rising number of new coronavirus cases in the country.” By Tom Kertscher• April 16, 2020 Facebook posts stated on August 17, 2015 in a meme.: Says Michele Bachmann said, "The Chinese built a Great Wall 5,000 years ago. You don't see any illegal Mexicans in China." By Linda Qiu• August 20, 2015 Facebook posts stated on June 19, 2012 in on the Internet: "Less than 2 percent of illegals are picking crops, but 41 percent are on welfare." By Louis Jacobson• June 20, 2012 Mayors Against Illegal Guns stated on July 25, 2013 in a web ad.: "Rep. Frank Wolf voted to allow terror suspects to buy guns." By Nancy Madsen• September 6, 2013 Facebook posts stated on July 03, 2012 in on the Internet: "75 percent of the Obamacare tax falls on the middle class." By Louis Jacobson• July 9, 2012 ForAmerica stated on July 11, 2013 in a Facebook post: Says Houston National Cemetery is preventing Christian prayers from being said at military funerals. By Sue Owen• August 6, 2013 Facebook posts stated on December 15, 2012 in an internet message: "Last year, handguns killed 48 people in Japan, 8 in Great Britain, 34 in Switzerland, 52 in Canada, 58 in Israel, 21 in Sweden, 42 in West Germany and 10,728 in the United States." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• December 23, 2012 Viral image stated on September 25, 2015 in a viral Internet post: Honduras "bans citizens from owning guns" and has the "highest homicide rate in the entire world." Switzerland, with a similar population, "requires citizens to own guns" and has the "lowest homicide rate in the entire world." By Katie Sanders• September 30, 2015 Facebook posts stated on January 04, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger “faces espionage charges.” By Tom Kertscher• January 6, 2021 Rick Scott's Starbucks heckler stated on April 05, 2016 in a confrontation with Rick Scott at Starbucks: Says Rick Scott "stripped women of access to public health care." By Amy Sherman• April 6, 2016 Chain email stated on June 29, 2015 in a chain email: Muslims "attempted to establish the first Islamic Sharia court inside the United States in the town of Irving, Texas." By W. Gardner Selby• July 16, 2015 Donald Trump stated on March 13, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says the man who rushed the stage at him in Dayton, Ohio, "had chatter about ISIS, or with ISIS" in his social media posts. By Louis Jacobson• March 13, 2016 West Virginians For Health Freedom stated on August 29, 2025 in a billboard in Morgantown, W.Va.: “Vaccine makers are exempt from all liability for vaccine injury and death.” By Natalie Ribar• October 15, 2025 Ted Cruz stated on October 19, 2025 in an X post: Democrats are “dishonestly sending around a video from 2017” claiming it was an Oct. 18 ‘No Kings’ rally in Boston. By Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero• October 20, 2025 Articles (10) Catch up with our chat on Facebook By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 29, 2014 'Illegal Alien Facts' vs. the Truth-O-Meter By Louis Jacobson• June 20, 2012 In Context: Hillary Clinton and Don’t let anybody tell you that corporations create jobs By Angie Drobnic Holan, Nai Issa• October 30, 2014 Just kidding: Andy Borowitz says Texas gun shops outnumber abortion clinics more than 12,000-to-1 By W. Gardner Selby• June 22, 2015 Fact-checking the March 13 Sunday news shows By Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu• March 13, 2016 Evaluating President Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office By Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2021 Ted Cruz's first fact checks as presidential hopeful By W. Gardner Selby• March 27, 2015 As Ron DeSantis kicks off his presidential bid, how has Florida fared economically on his watch? By Louis Jacobson• May 24, 2023 Medicare and Social Security: What you paid compared with what you get By Louis Jacobson• February 1, 2013 Federal spending on old and young, by the numbers By Louis Jacobson• January 28, 2013
Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2012 in on the Internet: "More than 43 percent of all food stamps are given to illegals." By Louis Jacobson• June 19, 2012 Instagram posts stated on June 14, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says photo of beaten woman is Aracely Henriquez, a pregnant woman who George Floyd assaulted during an armed robbery. By Samantha Putterman• June 16, 2020 Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Harvard Study Finds States With Most Gun Laws Have Fewest Gun Deaths." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 10, 2013 Tony Evers stated on February 13, 2017 in a Facebook post: "Wisconsin’s graduation rates have grown to over 90 percent" since Tony Evers became state school superintendent. By Dave Umhoefer• March 10, 2017 Facebook posts stated on June 10, 2012 in a widely circulated posting: "Nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties in U.S. are illegals." By Jon Greenberg• June 21, 2012 Facebook posts stated on November 12, 2014 in a Facebook post: "Fox News uses photo of a married couple promoting ‘traditional marriage’ and the photo is actually of a same-sex couple." By Jon Greenberg• November 21, 2014 Facebook posts stated on April 16, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “Africans living in China now being forced to sleep outside in the cold” as “Chinese nationals blame them for the rising number of new coronavirus cases in the country.” By Tom Kertscher• April 16, 2020 Facebook posts stated on August 17, 2015 in a meme.: Says Michele Bachmann said, "The Chinese built a Great Wall 5,000 years ago. You don't see any illegal Mexicans in China." By Linda Qiu• August 20, 2015 Facebook posts stated on June 19, 2012 in on the Internet: "Less than 2 percent of illegals are picking crops, but 41 percent are on welfare." By Louis Jacobson• June 20, 2012 Mayors Against Illegal Guns stated on July 25, 2013 in a web ad.: "Rep. Frank Wolf voted to allow terror suspects to buy guns." By Nancy Madsen• September 6, 2013 Facebook posts stated on July 03, 2012 in on the Internet: "75 percent of the Obamacare tax falls on the middle class." By Louis Jacobson• July 9, 2012 ForAmerica stated on July 11, 2013 in a Facebook post: Says Houston National Cemetery is preventing Christian prayers from being said at military funerals. By Sue Owen• August 6, 2013 Facebook posts stated on December 15, 2012 in an internet message: "Last year, handguns killed 48 people in Japan, 8 in Great Britain, 34 in Switzerland, 52 in Canada, 58 in Israel, 21 in Sweden, 42 in West Germany and 10,728 in the United States." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• December 23, 2012 Viral image stated on September 25, 2015 in a viral Internet post: Honduras "bans citizens from owning guns" and has the "highest homicide rate in the entire world." Switzerland, with a similar population, "requires citizens to own guns" and has the "lowest homicide rate in the entire world." By Katie Sanders• September 30, 2015 Facebook posts stated on January 04, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger “faces espionage charges.” By Tom Kertscher• January 6, 2021 Rick Scott's Starbucks heckler stated on April 05, 2016 in a confrontation with Rick Scott at Starbucks: Says Rick Scott "stripped women of access to public health care." By Amy Sherman• April 6, 2016 Chain email stated on June 29, 2015 in a chain email: Muslims "attempted to establish the first Islamic Sharia court inside the United States in the town of Irving, Texas." By W. Gardner Selby• July 16, 2015 Donald Trump stated on March 13, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says the man who rushed the stage at him in Dayton, Ohio, "had chatter about ISIS, or with ISIS" in his social media posts. By Louis Jacobson• March 13, 2016 West Virginians For Health Freedom stated on August 29, 2025 in a billboard in Morgantown, W.Va.: “Vaccine makers are exempt from all liability for vaccine injury and death.” By Natalie Ribar• October 15, 2025 Ted Cruz stated on October 19, 2025 in an X post: Democrats are “dishonestly sending around a video from 2017” claiming it was an Oct. 18 ‘No Kings’ rally in Boston. By Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero• October 20, 2025
Catch up with our chat on Facebook By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 29, 2014 'Illegal Alien Facts' vs. the Truth-O-Meter By Louis Jacobson• June 20, 2012 In Context: Hillary Clinton and Don’t let anybody tell you that corporations create jobs By Angie Drobnic Holan, Nai Issa• October 30, 2014 Just kidding: Andy Borowitz says Texas gun shops outnumber abortion clinics more than 12,000-to-1 By W. Gardner Selby• June 22, 2015 Fact-checking the March 13 Sunday news shows By Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu• March 13, 2016 Evaluating President Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office By Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2021 Ted Cruz's first fact checks as presidential hopeful By W. Gardner Selby• March 27, 2015 As Ron DeSantis kicks off his presidential bid, how has Florida fared economically on his watch? By Louis Jacobson• May 24, 2023 Medicare and Social Security: What you paid compared with what you get By Louis Jacobson• February 1, 2013 Federal spending on old and young, by the numbers By Louis Jacobson• January 28, 2013
