4 People 3046 Fact-checks 1262 Articles People (4) La Raza Doug La Follette Efrain De La Fuente Miguel Diaz de la Portilla Fact-checks (3046) Bill Belichick stated on January 24, 2015 in a news conference: Atmospheric conditions could push a football’s pressure "down approximately one-and-a-half pounds per square inch." By Jon Greenberg• January 29, 2015 Instagram posts stated on May 15, 2023 in an Instagram post: “We are about 1 degree Celsius above the coldest it’s been in the last 10,000 years” and “that’s why we shouldn’t be panicking.” By Tom Kertscher• May 17, 2023 Occupy Democrats stated on August 23, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Bobby Jindal’s parents "used his birthright citizenship to become Americans, making him an anchor baby." By Jon Greenberg• August 25, 2015 Katie McGinty stated on June 03, 2016 in On the 'About' page of McGinty's campaign website: Says she was the first in her family to go to a four-year college. By Mark Dent• June 3, 2016 Facebook posts stated on May 10, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: Científicos descubren que al “consumir 3 tazas de leche diaria, las personas tienen más riesgos de desarrollar cáncer de mama”. By Maria Briceño• June 20, 2023 Eric Greitens stated on January 17, 2017 in his state of the state address: "Over 200 of our 520 school districts did not have a single student in physics." By Grace Hase• February 24, 2017 Scott Walker stated on November 19, 2013 in a book: Protesters in La Crosse blocked an exit and surrounded a State Patrol car carrying the governor and were "beating on the windows and rocking the vehicle." When the car was "extricated" from the crowd, a truck blocked a second exit. By James B. Nelson• December 23, 2013 Michael McCaul stated on April 06, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "When people enter the service, there’s not a mental health evaluation." By Steve Contorno• April 6, 2014 TikTok posts stated on September 05, 2021 in a TikTok post: “Paris police beat a woman for shopping at a mall with no vaccine passport.” By Gabrielle Settles• October 12, 2021 Tom Suozzi stated on January 21, 2022 in a campaign ad: “The Manhattan DA is actually proposing to downgrade armed robbery to a misdemeanor, and to stop prosecuting resisting arrest.” By Tyler Smith, Jonny Walker• March 16, 2022 John McCain stated on April 26, 2013 in a speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce: "Over half" of science, technology, engineering and mathematics students "receiving advanced degrees are not citizens of the United States of America." By Louis Jacobson• April 30, 2013 Dave Brat stated on October 15, 2014 in a speech.: "I’ll be the only economist in the (U.S.) House." By Sean Gorman• November 9, 2014 Threads posts stated on June 18, 2024 in a post: CERN scientists admit they “accidentally” ended the world in 2012 while performing experiments into the Higgs boson particle. By Grace Abels• June 26, 2024 Bob Schieffer stated on December 09, 2013 in comments at a forum at the Center for Strategic and International Studies: Iran President Hassan "Rouhani has more Cabinet members with Ph.D.s from American universities" than members of Barack Obama’s Cabinet. By Katie Sanders• December 16, 2013 Hillary Clinton stated on February 24, 2015 in a conference in Silicon Valley: "You had more women getting computer sciences degrees in the '80s by a factor of 2-plus than you do now." By Louis Jacobson• March 3, 2015 Bloggers stated on September 02, 2017 in an article on an unreliable website: "30,000 scientists have come forward confirming that man-made climate change is a hoax perpetuated by the elite in order to make money." By Jon Greenberg• September 8, 2017 Sean Casten stated on August 18, 2019 in a campaign email: "Most climate scientists agree that we only have less than a decade to turn things around or else we’ll be stuck with a 'worst case scenario' including rising sea levels, devastating droughts, and worsening famines." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• September 1, 2019 Social Media stated on August 06, 2024 in a post: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill “redefining ‘sexual orientation’ to include pedophiles.” By Sara Swann• August 16, 2024 Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2024 in a Facebook post: CERN’s activation of its Large Hadron Collider is connected to the April 8 eclipse. By Loreben Tuquero• April 5, 2024 Newt Gingrich stated on December 10, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: In New York City, "an entry level janitor gets paid twice as much as an entry level teacher." By Louis Jacobson• December 12, 2011 Articles (1262) Desmintiendo mitos sobre el fentanilo: No, no va tener una sobredosis por tan solo tocar fentanilo By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 4, 2023 Deflategate and the limits of science By Jon Greenberg• June 22, 2015 Primary preview: Checking Santorum's college claim By Robert Higgs, Louis Jacobson• February 29, 2012 Here’s what we know about LA fire department’s DEI efforts, which Republicans have attacked By Grace Abels, Jeff Cercone• January 17, 2025 Fact-checking Joe Biden’s CNN drive-in town hall in Pennsylvania By Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• September 18, 2020 DNC 2024: Read our fact-checks and stories from the convention By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Sara Swann• August 23, 2024 Has a Venezuelan gang member been arrested in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin? By Hope Karnopp• September 27, 2024 How much do we know about climate change and hurricanes? By Manuela Tobias• September 12, 2017 Trump officials say ICE has higher detention standards than prisons, jails. Is that true? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 16, 2025 Red State debate top PolitiFact Rhode Island item in March By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 1, 2014 Las promesas de inmigración de Donald Trump en su primer año By Miriam Valverde• January 16, 2018 What the U.S. Supreme Court decision means for the deportation of criminal immigrants By Miriam Valverde• April 23, 2018 Las acciones de Trump podrían afectar las elecciones de medio término de 2026. ¿Qué significaría? By Amy Sherman• November 5, 2025 Who is Kamala Harris? Meet the California Democrat running for president By Chris Nichols• January 22, 2019 Perry keeps promises on border security, trafficking By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• July 7, 2011 Who is Seth Moulton? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Louis Jacobson• June 21, 2019 The death of Michael Brown, legal facts and Democratic messaging By Louis Jacobson• August 14, 2019 Donald Trump's misleading claims in the Kate Steinle case, fact-checked By Miriam Valverde• December 18, 2017 In Context: Laura Pressley’s ‘something was planted’ in World Trade Center By Dylan Baddour• November 14, 2014 Sorting the facts on Jay-Z and Beyonce’s Cuba jaunt By Molly Moorhead• April 12, 2013
Bill Belichick stated on January 24, 2015 in a news conference: Atmospheric conditions could push a football’s pressure "down approximately one-and-a-half pounds per square inch." By Jon Greenberg• January 29, 2015 Instagram posts stated on May 15, 2023 in an Instagram post: “We are about 1 degree Celsius above the coldest it’s been in the last 10,000 years” and “that’s why we shouldn’t be panicking.” By Tom Kertscher• May 17, 2023 Occupy Democrats stated on August 23, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Bobby Jindal’s parents "used his birthright citizenship to become Americans, making him an anchor baby." By Jon Greenberg• August 25, 2015 Katie McGinty stated on June 03, 2016 in On the 'About' page of McGinty's campaign website: Says she was the first in her family to go to a four-year college. By Mark Dent• June 3, 2016 Facebook posts stated on May 10, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: Científicos descubren que al “consumir 3 tazas de leche diaria, las personas tienen más riesgos de desarrollar cáncer de mama”. By Maria Briceño• June 20, 2023 Eric Greitens stated on January 17, 2017 in his state of the state address: "Over 200 of our 520 school districts did not have a single student in physics." By Grace Hase• February 24, 2017 Scott Walker stated on November 19, 2013 in a book: Protesters in La Crosse blocked an exit and surrounded a State Patrol car carrying the governor and were "beating on the windows and rocking the vehicle." When the car was "extricated" from the crowd, a truck blocked a second exit. By James B. Nelson• December 23, 2013 Michael McCaul stated on April 06, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "When people enter the service, there’s not a mental health evaluation." By Steve Contorno• April 6, 2014 TikTok posts stated on September 05, 2021 in a TikTok post: “Paris police beat a woman for shopping at a mall with no vaccine passport.” By Gabrielle Settles• October 12, 2021 Tom Suozzi stated on January 21, 2022 in a campaign ad: “The Manhattan DA is actually proposing to downgrade armed robbery to a misdemeanor, and to stop prosecuting resisting arrest.” By Tyler Smith, Jonny Walker• March 16, 2022 John McCain stated on April 26, 2013 in a speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce: "Over half" of science, technology, engineering and mathematics students "receiving advanced degrees are not citizens of the United States of America." By Louis Jacobson• April 30, 2013 Dave Brat stated on October 15, 2014 in a speech.: "I’ll be the only economist in the (U.S.) House." By Sean Gorman• November 9, 2014 Threads posts stated on June 18, 2024 in a post: CERN scientists admit they “accidentally” ended the world in 2012 while performing experiments into the Higgs boson particle. By Grace Abels• June 26, 2024 Bob Schieffer stated on December 09, 2013 in comments at a forum at the Center for Strategic and International Studies: Iran President Hassan "Rouhani has more Cabinet members with Ph.D.s from American universities" than members of Barack Obama’s Cabinet. By Katie Sanders• December 16, 2013 Hillary Clinton stated on February 24, 2015 in a conference in Silicon Valley: "You had more women getting computer sciences degrees in the '80s by a factor of 2-plus than you do now." By Louis Jacobson• March 3, 2015 Bloggers stated on September 02, 2017 in an article on an unreliable website: "30,000 scientists have come forward confirming that man-made climate change is a hoax perpetuated by the elite in order to make money." By Jon Greenberg• September 8, 2017 Sean Casten stated on August 18, 2019 in a campaign email: "Most climate scientists agree that we only have less than a decade to turn things around or else we’ll be stuck with a 'worst case scenario' including rising sea levels, devastating droughts, and worsening famines." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• September 1, 2019 Social Media stated on August 06, 2024 in a post: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill “redefining ‘sexual orientation’ to include pedophiles.” By Sara Swann• August 16, 2024 Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2024 in a Facebook post: CERN’s activation of its Large Hadron Collider is connected to the April 8 eclipse. By Loreben Tuquero• April 5, 2024 Newt Gingrich stated on December 10, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: In New York City, "an entry level janitor gets paid twice as much as an entry level teacher." By Louis Jacobson• December 12, 2011
Desmintiendo mitos sobre el fentanilo: No, no va tener una sobredosis por tan solo tocar fentanilo By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 4, 2023 Deflategate and the limits of science By Jon Greenberg• June 22, 2015 Primary preview: Checking Santorum's college claim By Robert Higgs, Louis Jacobson• February 29, 2012 Here’s what we know about LA fire department’s DEI efforts, which Republicans have attacked By Grace Abels, Jeff Cercone• January 17, 2025 Fact-checking Joe Biden’s CNN drive-in town hall in Pennsylvania By Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• September 18, 2020 DNC 2024: Read our fact-checks and stories from the convention By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Sara Swann• August 23, 2024 Has a Venezuelan gang member been arrested in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin? By Hope Karnopp• September 27, 2024 How much do we know about climate change and hurricanes? By Manuela Tobias• September 12, 2017 Trump officials say ICE has higher detention standards than prisons, jails. Is that true? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 16, 2025 Red State debate top PolitiFact Rhode Island item in March By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 1, 2014 Las promesas de inmigración de Donald Trump en su primer año By Miriam Valverde• January 16, 2018 What the U.S. Supreme Court decision means for the deportation of criminal immigrants By Miriam Valverde• April 23, 2018 Las acciones de Trump podrían afectar las elecciones de medio término de 2026. ¿Qué significaría? By Amy Sherman• November 5, 2025 Who is Kamala Harris? Meet the California Democrat running for president By Chris Nichols• January 22, 2019 Perry keeps promises on border security, trafficking By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• July 7, 2011 Who is Seth Moulton? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Louis Jacobson• June 21, 2019 The death of Michael Brown, legal facts and Democratic messaging By Louis Jacobson• August 14, 2019 Donald Trump's misleading claims in the Kate Steinle case, fact-checked By Miriam Valverde• December 18, 2017 In Context: Laura Pressley’s ‘something was planted’ in World Trade Center By Dylan Baddour• November 14, 2014 Sorting the facts on Jay-Z and Beyonce’s Cuba jaunt By Molly Moorhead• April 12, 2013
