0 People 1131 Fact-checks 419 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (1131) Lupe Valdez stated on April 11, 2018 in an interview with Austin American-Statesman commentator Ken Herman: "I come from the poorest ZIP code in San Antonio." By W. Gardner Selby• May 3, 2018 Daniel Llanes stated on October 12, 2013 in an opinion column: "78702 is the second-most gentrified ZIP code in the entire country." By W. Gardner Selby• October 30, 2013 Rick Perry stated on August 14, 2011 in : Says his hometown of Paint Creek, Texas, "doesn’t even have a ZIP code." By W. Gardner Selby• August 27, 2011 Cora Faith Walker stated on November 09, 2017 in a guest commentary in the St. Louis American: "The average life expectancy for African Americans in Saint Louis and Saint Louis County varies by as much as 18 years compared to the white population, with nearly half of all African-American kids under the age of 18 living in poverty." By Emily Sanderson, Tessa Weinberg• December 25, 2017 Gonzalo Barrientos stated on October 22, 2012 in an opinion article in the Austin American-Statesman: Says 55 percent of council members have come from area where only 10 percent of Austinites live. By Sue Owen• October 25, 2012 Rick Perry stated on March 07, 2014 in a speech: "If you rent a U-Haul to move your company, it costs twice as much to go from San Francisco to Austin than the other way around, because you can’t find enough trucks to flee the Golden State." By W. Gardner Selby• March 12, 2014 Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2021 in Facebook: “Drivers with no DUIs are getting up to $610 back in savings.” By Kelsey Sena Tamakloe• July 27, 2021 Ted Cruz stated on November 10, 2015 in the Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee, Wis.: "There are more words in the IRS code than there are in the Bible." By Louis Jacobson• November 11, 2015 Leonard Lance stated on April 15, 2013 in a press release: "The Internal Revenue code has ballooned to a 5,600-page, 4 million-word complicated mess that is seven times as long as the Bible with none of the good news." By Caryn Shinske• May 2, 2013 Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Lauren Boebert received a PPP loan for her restaurant.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 12, 2021 John Cornyn stated on July 07, 2011 in a Senate floor speech: "Fifty-one percent -- that is, a majority of American households -- paid no income tax in 2009. Zero. Zip. Nada." By Louis Jacobson• July 8, 2011 Glenn Beck stated on November 22, 2010 in his radio broadcast: "This town (Wilmington, Ohio) hasn’t taken any money from the government. They don’t want any money from the government." By Mark Naymik• December 3, 2010 Nevada Republican Party stated on November 05, 2020 in a tweet: Republicans in Nevada found “at least 3,062 instances of voter fraud. ... Thousands of individuals have been identified who appear to have violated the law by casting ballots after they moved from NV." By Miriam Valverde• November 6, 2020 Harry Reid stated on July 11, 2016 in remarks on the Senate floor: "(Koch Industries) is among the worst in toxic air pollution in the entire United States ... and churns out more climate-changing greenhouse gases than oil giants Chevron, Shell and Valero." By Riley Snyder• July 19, 2016 Roy Blunt stated on September 08, 2017 in a tweet: "Nearly 2/3 of rural Missourians don’t have access to broadband. That needs to change." By Katelyn Brown, Patrick Mueller• September 15, 2017 Shelia Stubbs stated on March 12, 2019 in a public forum: "Wisconsin (has) the highest infant mortality rate for black babies nationwide." By D.L. Davis• April 16, 2019 Facebook posts stated on January 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: Sex traffickers are using a zip-tie contraption on the door handles of vehicles “to trick females into looking down and digging for something in their purse to cut with ... Once they’re distracted, boom! They are quickly forced into another vehicle, never to be seen again by their people.” By Bill McCarthy• February 29, 2020 Facebook posts stated on September 24, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a zip tie attached a car is a sex trafficking tactic to mark women as a target and abduct them. By Samantha Putterman• November 15, 2019 X posts stated on May 10, 2024 in an X post: Sen. Katie Britt introduced a bill “to create a national registry of pregnant women.” By Sara Swann• May 16, 2024 Peter Morici stated on December 07, 2014 in an op-ed in the "Statesman Journal": Immigrants "have captured all of the nearly 9 million jobs created since 2000." By Jon Greenberg• December 2, 2014 Articles (419) Is Milwaukee's 53206 ZIP code really tops in incarceration rates? By D.L. Davis• September 10, 2019 Mailbag: 'You’re a loser, aren't you?' By W. Gardner Selby• October 7, 2011 PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for September 2019 By D.L. Davis• October 2, 2019 Mostly True claims on taxes and Austin City Council history By W. Gardner Selby• October 26, 2012 Ask PolitiFact: What is Juneteenth and when did it become a federal holiday? By Ellie Borst, Jon Greenberg• June 17, 2022 U.S. Census meets the Truth-O-Meter By Robert Farley• April 7, 2010 Murders spiked in 2020. Why? By Jon Greenberg• July 14, 2021 How facts and stories can shape democracy: An interview with journalist Anne Applebaum By Hana Stepnick• June 27, 2022 Startling claims spring from debate on elections bills By John Bartosek• April 26, 2011 Do rich foreign women give birth in Miami then not pay the bill, as Rubio said? By Amy Sherman• February 12, 2016 In context: Greg Abbott on third-world corruption near the Texas-Mexico border By W. Gardner Selby• February 11, 2014 Quick year-end quiz By Tom Kertscher• December 31, 2014 Passports, please By • October 5, 2010 Fact-checking claims in the John Fetterman-Mehmet Oz Pennsylvania U.S. Senate race By Jeff Cercone• November 6, 2022 Sacramento Could Be One Of First Cities To Reform Single-Family Zoning. Here’s How It Would Work. By Chris Nichols• February 25, 2021 Tyler Robinson: What's known about Charlie Kirk shooting suspect's politics, bullet casing etchings By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• September 12, 2025 Fact-checking recent claims about climate change By Amy Sherman• May 30, 2014 Fact-checking recent claims about climate change By Amy Sherman• May 29, 2014 Reader hits were topped by a faulty shot at Rick Perry By W. Gardner Selby• November 3, 2010 How do the Democrats running for president really live? A look at their homes, wealth By John Kruzel• August 22, 2019
Lupe Valdez stated on April 11, 2018 in an interview with Austin American-Statesman commentator Ken Herman: "I come from the poorest ZIP code in San Antonio." By W. Gardner Selby• May 3, 2018 Daniel Llanes stated on October 12, 2013 in an opinion column: "78702 is the second-most gentrified ZIP code in the entire country." By W. Gardner Selby• October 30, 2013 Rick Perry stated on August 14, 2011 in : Says his hometown of Paint Creek, Texas, "doesn’t even have a ZIP code." By W. Gardner Selby• August 27, 2011 Cora Faith Walker stated on November 09, 2017 in a guest commentary in the St. Louis American: "The average life expectancy for African Americans in Saint Louis and Saint Louis County varies by as much as 18 years compared to the white population, with nearly half of all African-American kids under the age of 18 living in poverty." By Emily Sanderson, Tessa Weinberg• December 25, 2017 Gonzalo Barrientos stated on October 22, 2012 in an opinion article in the Austin American-Statesman: Says 55 percent of council members have come from area where only 10 percent of Austinites live. By Sue Owen• October 25, 2012 Rick Perry stated on March 07, 2014 in a speech: "If you rent a U-Haul to move your company, it costs twice as much to go from San Francisco to Austin than the other way around, because you can’t find enough trucks to flee the Golden State." By W. Gardner Selby• March 12, 2014 Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2021 in Facebook: “Drivers with no DUIs are getting up to $610 back in savings.” By Kelsey Sena Tamakloe• July 27, 2021 Ted Cruz stated on November 10, 2015 in the Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee, Wis.: "There are more words in the IRS code than there are in the Bible." By Louis Jacobson• November 11, 2015 Leonard Lance stated on April 15, 2013 in a press release: "The Internal Revenue code has ballooned to a 5,600-page, 4 million-word complicated mess that is seven times as long as the Bible with none of the good news." By Caryn Shinske• May 2, 2013 Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Lauren Boebert received a PPP loan for her restaurant.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 12, 2021 John Cornyn stated on July 07, 2011 in a Senate floor speech: "Fifty-one percent -- that is, a majority of American households -- paid no income tax in 2009. Zero. Zip. Nada." By Louis Jacobson• July 8, 2011 Glenn Beck stated on November 22, 2010 in his radio broadcast: "This town (Wilmington, Ohio) hasn’t taken any money from the government. They don’t want any money from the government." By Mark Naymik• December 3, 2010 Nevada Republican Party stated on November 05, 2020 in a tweet: Republicans in Nevada found “at least 3,062 instances of voter fraud. ... Thousands of individuals have been identified who appear to have violated the law by casting ballots after they moved from NV." By Miriam Valverde• November 6, 2020 Harry Reid stated on July 11, 2016 in remarks on the Senate floor: "(Koch Industries) is among the worst in toxic air pollution in the entire United States ... and churns out more climate-changing greenhouse gases than oil giants Chevron, Shell and Valero." By Riley Snyder• July 19, 2016 Roy Blunt stated on September 08, 2017 in a tweet: "Nearly 2/3 of rural Missourians don’t have access to broadband. That needs to change." By Katelyn Brown, Patrick Mueller• September 15, 2017 Shelia Stubbs stated on March 12, 2019 in a public forum: "Wisconsin (has) the highest infant mortality rate for black babies nationwide." By D.L. Davis• April 16, 2019 Facebook posts stated on January 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: Sex traffickers are using a zip-tie contraption on the door handles of vehicles “to trick females into looking down and digging for something in their purse to cut with ... Once they’re distracted, boom! They are quickly forced into another vehicle, never to be seen again by their people.” By Bill McCarthy• February 29, 2020 Facebook posts stated on September 24, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a zip tie attached a car is a sex trafficking tactic to mark women as a target and abduct them. By Samantha Putterman• November 15, 2019 X posts stated on May 10, 2024 in an X post: Sen. Katie Britt introduced a bill “to create a national registry of pregnant women.” By Sara Swann• May 16, 2024 Peter Morici stated on December 07, 2014 in an op-ed in the "Statesman Journal": Immigrants "have captured all of the nearly 9 million jobs created since 2000." By Jon Greenberg• December 2, 2014
Is Milwaukee's 53206 ZIP code really tops in incarceration rates? By D.L. Davis• September 10, 2019 Mailbag: 'You’re a loser, aren't you?' By W. Gardner Selby• October 7, 2011 PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for September 2019 By D.L. Davis• October 2, 2019 Mostly True claims on taxes and Austin City Council history By W. Gardner Selby• October 26, 2012 Ask PolitiFact: What is Juneteenth and when did it become a federal holiday? By Ellie Borst, Jon Greenberg• June 17, 2022 U.S. Census meets the Truth-O-Meter By Robert Farley• April 7, 2010 Murders spiked in 2020. Why? By Jon Greenberg• July 14, 2021 How facts and stories can shape democracy: An interview with journalist Anne Applebaum By Hana Stepnick• June 27, 2022 Startling claims spring from debate on elections bills By John Bartosek• April 26, 2011 Do rich foreign women give birth in Miami then not pay the bill, as Rubio said? By Amy Sherman• February 12, 2016 In context: Greg Abbott on third-world corruption near the Texas-Mexico border By W. Gardner Selby• February 11, 2014 Quick year-end quiz By Tom Kertscher• December 31, 2014 Passports, please By • October 5, 2010 Fact-checking claims in the John Fetterman-Mehmet Oz Pennsylvania U.S. Senate race By Jeff Cercone• November 6, 2022 Sacramento Could Be One Of First Cities To Reform Single-Family Zoning. Here’s How It Would Work. By Chris Nichols• February 25, 2021 Tyler Robinson: What's known about Charlie Kirk shooting suspect's politics, bullet casing etchings By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• September 12, 2025 Fact-checking recent claims about climate change By Amy Sherman• May 30, 2014 Fact-checking recent claims about climate change By Amy Sherman• May 29, 2014 Reader hits were topped by a faulty shot at Rick Perry By W. Gardner Selby• November 3, 2010 How do the Democrats running for president really live? A look at their homes, wealth By John Kruzel• August 22, 2019
