0 People 272 Fact-checks 55 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (272) John Edwards stated on August 29, 2007 in a speech in Americus, Ga.: Poor people go to a "payday lender...and they pay 300, 400, 500 percent interest." By Lissa August• September 13, 2007 Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2015 in social media posts.: "The House of Representatives just voted 300-131 to remove ‘country-of-origin labeling’ on chicken, pork, and beef sold in the U.S." By Linda Qiu• July 2, 2015 Marco Rubio stated on November 04, 2009 in his campaign Web site: "Fifty-seven" of Rubio's 100 ideas "ultimately became law." By Aaron Sharockman• February 26, 2010 The Coalition for Public Schools stated on January 23, 2017 in an emailed press release: "Texas legislators have filed voucher proposals in every legislative session since 1995, but all of them have failed to become law." By Fauzeya Rahman• March 17, 2017 Eric Kearney stated on March 28, 2012 in a speech in the Ohio Senate: An effort to repeal voting-reform legislation would be "the first time in Ohio history where a bill has been passed to stop a referendum." By Joe Guillen• April 9, 2012 Carlos Guillermo Smith stated on March 21, 2017 in a vote on HB 697: Says if a Florida bill (HB 697) punishing sanctuary cities becomes law "it will be the only law of its kind in the nation." By Allison Graves• March 30, 2017 Richard Corcoran stated on May 12, 2017 in a tweet: It is a myth that Florida's education legislation was "negotiated in secret." By Kristen M. Clark, Amy Sherman• May 17, 2017 Gavin Newsom stated on January 30, 2023 in a tweet: "(Ron) DeSantis' bill would remove: background checks, instruction, training and oversight." By Yacob Reyes• February 6, 2023 Dave Yost stated on August 10, 2010 in a campaign video: "Pepper ... kicked off a jock tax, imposing a levy on the sports and entertainment industry." By Joe Guillen• September 29, 2010 Jon Husted stated on January 26, 2012 in a public forum: "Every time we put a ballot issue on, it costs a million dollars." By Joe Guillen• February 29, 2012 Robert Brown stated on June 02, 2011 in a press release: Georgia’s illegal immigration crackdown laws should be called the "Brown Codes" because of their similarity to the "Black Codes" governing blacks after the Civil War. By Willoughby Mariano• July 1, 2011 Libertarian Party of Georgia stated on January 31, 2011 in a press release: A proposed immigration bill will "bankrupt Georgia" if passed. By Willoughby Mariano• February 16, 2011 Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials stated on March 02, 2011 in an email newsletter: Georgia legislation on immigration is a "copycat" of an Arizona immigration bill. By Willoughby Mariano• March 7, 2011 Armond Budish stated on March 17, 2011 in a letter to editor in The Plain Dealer: Says "legislation pending in the House would effectively limit or eliminate ‘time-and-a-half’ for people who work overtime." By Joe Guillen• March 25, 2011 National Right to Life Committee stated on December 31, 2013 in an article posted on the group’s website: "State Rep. Kathleen Peters has a 100 percent pro-abortion voting record – even voting against a ban on sex-selection abortions." By Joshua Gillin• January 9, 2014 Florida Chamber of Commerce stated on April 02, 2010 in a television advertisement.: The proposed education changes "will not cut one teacher's pay." By Aaron Sharockman• April 7, 2010 Charlie Flemming stated on May 11, 2012 in a speech: Georgia crackdown on illegal immigration costs state farmers $400 million last year. By Chris Joyner• May 11, 2012 Kelly Loeffler stated on August 06, 2020 in a campaign ad: “Doug Collins repeatedly joined liberal Stacey Abrams to raise taxes...Kelly’s never voted for a tax increase — and never will.” By Noah Y. Kim• August 17, 2020 Kathleen Clyde stated on February 08, 2012 in an email: "'Wrong precinct' rules exacerbate our provisional ballot problems (and) HB 194 does nothing to solve the wrong-precinct problem." By Tom Feran• February 20, 2012 Chuck McGrady stated on February 13, 2019 in a press conference: Says "nearly half" of House Republicans have supported a nonpartisan redistricting bill. By Paul Specht• February 15, 2019 Articles (55) White House construction: How Donald Trump’s ballroom compares with Barack Obama’s renovations By Maria Briceño• October 31, 2025 Previewing the 2016 Florida legislative session By Joshua Gillin• January 7, 2016 Pennsylvania bill doesn’t fine women for miscarrying, but costs could trickle down to patients By Samantha Putterman• June 11, 2021 ‘Don’t say gay’ vs. ‘parental rights': Fact-checking claims about Florida’s HB 1557 By Yacob Reyes• March 23, 2022 Fact-checking Richard Corcoran and Andrew Gillum's fiery debate on sanctuary cities By Romy Ellenbogen, Allison Graves, Jimena Tavel• February 14, 2018 Critics say Georgia’s abortion law could land women in prison. Here's what we know By Amy Sherman• May 24, 2019 Truth-O-Meter sets sights on open carry, campus gun bills By Joshua Gillin• November 24, 2015 PolitiFact checks out toll roads, chickens By Willoughby Mariano• March 13, 2011 A week on the ground in Tallahassee with PolitiFact Florida By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2017 Checking on North Carolina's bathroom law affecting its economy By Will Doran• March 8, 2017 ¿Charlie Crist redujo las tarifas de seguros de propiedad en un 10%? By Yacob Reyes• October 20, 2022 What to know before the start of the 2018 legislative session By Allison Graves• January 4, 2018 Florida immigration law: Do new employment rules affect workers in seasonal, agricultural jobs? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 12, 2023 Byron Donalds’ history on youth offender laws: How DC proposal breaks from his past By Samantha Putterman• August 27, 2025 No sanctuary cities in Florida? That’s not as settled as Andrew Gillum claims By Miriam Valverde• February 22, 2018 Voting Counts: Michigan’s primary went smoothly, but revealed potential problems for November vote By Clara Hendrickson• September 9, 2020 Editing tricks in viral Biden ad intensify world leaders’ seeming distaste for Trump By Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy• December 12, 2019 ¿Cómo afecta la nueva ley de inmigración de Florida a los trabajadores temporales y agrícolas? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 17, 2023 'Indoctrination'? Banning Black history? Unraveling competing claims about rejected Florida AP class By Yacob Reyes, Gabrielle Settles• January 25, 2023 Texans legislating about permitting clergy not to perform gay marriage ceremonies By W. Gardner Selby• May 21, 2015
John Edwards stated on August 29, 2007 in a speech in Americus, Ga.: Poor people go to a "payday lender...and they pay 300, 400, 500 percent interest." By Lissa August• September 13, 2007 Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2015 in social media posts.: "The House of Representatives just voted 300-131 to remove ‘country-of-origin labeling’ on chicken, pork, and beef sold in the U.S." By Linda Qiu• July 2, 2015 Marco Rubio stated on November 04, 2009 in his campaign Web site: "Fifty-seven" of Rubio's 100 ideas "ultimately became law." By Aaron Sharockman• February 26, 2010 The Coalition for Public Schools stated on January 23, 2017 in an emailed press release: "Texas legislators have filed voucher proposals in every legislative session since 1995, but all of them have failed to become law." By Fauzeya Rahman• March 17, 2017 Eric Kearney stated on March 28, 2012 in a speech in the Ohio Senate: An effort to repeal voting-reform legislation would be "the first time in Ohio history where a bill has been passed to stop a referendum." By Joe Guillen• April 9, 2012 Carlos Guillermo Smith stated on March 21, 2017 in a vote on HB 697: Says if a Florida bill (HB 697) punishing sanctuary cities becomes law "it will be the only law of its kind in the nation." By Allison Graves• March 30, 2017 Richard Corcoran stated on May 12, 2017 in a tweet: It is a myth that Florida's education legislation was "negotiated in secret." By Kristen M. Clark, Amy Sherman• May 17, 2017 Gavin Newsom stated on January 30, 2023 in a tweet: "(Ron) DeSantis' bill would remove: background checks, instruction, training and oversight." By Yacob Reyes• February 6, 2023 Dave Yost stated on August 10, 2010 in a campaign video: "Pepper ... kicked off a jock tax, imposing a levy on the sports and entertainment industry." By Joe Guillen• September 29, 2010 Jon Husted stated on January 26, 2012 in a public forum: "Every time we put a ballot issue on, it costs a million dollars." By Joe Guillen• February 29, 2012 Robert Brown stated on June 02, 2011 in a press release: Georgia’s illegal immigration crackdown laws should be called the "Brown Codes" because of their similarity to the "Black Codes" governing blacks after the Civil War. By Willoughby Mariano• July 1, 2011 Libertarian Party of Georgia stated on January 31, 2011 in a press release: A proposed immigration bill will "bankrupt Georgia" if passed. By Willoughby Mariano• February 16, 2011 Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials stated on March 02, 2011 in an email newsletter: Georgia legislation on immigration is a "copycat" of an Arizona immigration bill. By Willoughby Mariano• March 7, 2011 Armond Budish stated on March 17, 2011 in a letter to editor in The Plain Dealer: Says "legislation pending in the House would effectively limit or eliminate ‘time-and-a-half’ for people who work overtime." By Joe Guillen• March 25, 2011 National Right to Life Committee stated on December 31, 2013 in an article posted on the group’s website: "State Rep. Kathleen Peters has a 100 percent pro-abortion voting record – even voting against a ban on sex-selection abortions." By Joshua Gillin• January 9, 2014 Florida Chamber of Commerce stated on April 02, 2010 in a television advertisement.: The proposed education changes "will not cut one teacher's pay." By Aaron Sharockman• April 7, 2010 Charlie Flemming stated on May 11, 2012 in a speech: Georgia crackdown on illegal immigration costs state farmers $400 million last year. By Chris Joyner• May 11, 2012 Kelly Loeffler stated on August 06, 2020 in a campaign ad: “Doug Collins repeatedly joined liberal Stacey Abrams to raise taxes...Kelly’s never voted for a tax increase — and never will.” By Noah Y. Kim• August 17, 2020 Kathleen Clyde stated on February 08, 2012 in an email: "'Wrong precinct' rules exacerbate our provisional ballot problems (and) HB 194 does nothing to solve the wrong-precinct problem." By Tom Feran• February 20, 2012 Chuck McGrady stated on February 13, 2019 in a press conference: Says "nearly half" of House Republicans have supported a nonpartisan redistricting bill. By Paul Specht• February 15, 2019
White House construction: How Donald Trump’s ballroom compares with Barack Obama’s renovations By Maria Briceño• October 31, 2025 Previewing the 2016 Florida legislative session By Joshua Gillin• January 7, 2016 Pennsylvania bill doesn’t fine women for miscarrying, but costs could trickle down to patients By Samantha Putterman• June 11, 2021 ‘Don’t say gay’ vs. ‘parental rights': Fact-checking claims about Florida’s HB 1557 By Yacob Reyes• March 23, 2022 Fact-checking Richard Corcoran and Andrew Gillum's fiery debate on sanctuary cities By Romy Ellenbogen, Allison Graves, Jimena Tavel• February 14, 2018 Critics say Georgia’s abortion law could land women in prison. Here's what we know By Amy Sherman• May 24, 2019 Truth-O-Meter sets sights on open carry, campus gun bills By Joshua Gillin• November 24, 2015 PolitiFact checks out toll roads, chickens By Willoughby Mariano• March 13, 2011 A week on the ground in Tallahassee with PolitiFact Florida By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2017 Checking on North Carolina's bathroom law affecting its economy By Will Doran• March 8, 2017 ¿Charlie Crist redujo las tarifas de seguros de propiedad en un 10%? By Yacob Reyes• October 20, 2022 What to know before the start of the 2018 legislative session By Allison Graves• January 4, 2018 Florida immigration law: Do new employment rules affect workers in seasonal, agricultural jobs? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 12, 2023 Byron Donalds’ history on youth offender laws: How DC proposal breaks from his past By Samantha Putterman• August 27, 2025 No sanctuary cities in Florida? That’s not as settled as Andrew Gillum claims By Miriam Valverde• February 22, 2018 Voting Counts: Michigan’s primary went smoothly, but revealed potential problems for November vote By Clara Hendrickson• September 9, 2020 Editing tricks in viral Biden ad intensify world leaders’ seeming distaste for Trump By Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy• December 12, 2019 ¿Cómo afecta la nueva ley de inmigración de Florida a los trabajadores temporales y agrícolas? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 17, 2023 'Indoctrination'? Banning Black history? Unraveling competing claims about rejected Florida AP class By Yacob Reyes, Gabrielle Settles• January 25, 2023 Texans legislating about permitting clergy not to perform gay marriage ceremonies By W. Gardner Selby• May 21, 2015
