0 People 3442 Fact-checks 1297 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (3442) Kathleen Falk stated on January 08, 2012 in a TV interview: Says she got unions to agree to "about $10 million in reduction" of salaries and health benefits while serving as Dane County executive in Wisconsin. By Tom Kertscher• January 18, 2012 Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Pennsylvania had 2.6 million mail in votes that the court of appeals of PA held to be unconstitutional. Umm that alone means Biden lost PA.” By Amy Sherman• February 3, 2022 Bloggers stated on August 19, 2014 in stories: Documents released by Edward Snowden reveal that American, British and Israeli intelligence agencies worked together to create the Islamic State. By Derek Tsang• August 19, 2014 Facebook posts stated on February 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says President Barack Obama is urging Chicago’s mayor to pressure prosecutors into not charging Jussie Smollett. By Samantha Putterman• February 25, 2019 Chris Bowers stated on November 30, 2011 in an interview: Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is making voting more difficult by closing Department of Motor Vehicles offices where "low-income voters" live. By Tom Kertscher• December 7, 2011 Josh Hawley stated on January 06, 2021 in a U.S. Senate speech: “Last year, Pennsylvania elected officials passed a whole new law that allows universal mail-in balloting, and did it irregardless of what the Pennsylvania Constitution said.” By Amy Sherman• January 8, 2021 Viral image stated on October 02, 2024 in a Facebook post: Dockworkers went on strike because “they hear screaming children inside shipping containers!” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 7, 2024 Ted Cruz stated on March 10, 2016 in the Republican debate in Miami: "I opposed TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) and have always opposed TPP." By Jon Greenberg• March 11, 2016 Scott Walker stated on September 13, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "I'm the only governor in America ... who signed a law that says there needs to be an independent investigation any time there's a death of someone in police custody." By Jon Greenberg• September 13, 2015 Ben Carson stated on October 29, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate: Among manufacturers with fewer than 50 employees, "the average cost in terms of regulations is $34,000 per employee." By Lauren Carroll• October 30, 2015 JD Vance stated on December 31, 2017 in an interview on Face the Nation: Says "50 percent of venture capital goes to California. Most of the rest of it goes to New York and Massachusetts." By Amy Sherman• February 20, 2018 Facebook posts stated on July 05, 2022 in a Facebook post: Shooter in Highland Park, Illinois, “bought the gun illegally.” By Madison Czopek• July 12, 2022 Lumos stated on December 19, 2016 in a factsheet: "An estimated 8 million children worldwide live in orphanages or residential institutions. Shockingly, 80 percent of these children are not orphans." By Linda Qiu• January 4, 2017 Chris Jacobs stated on January 07, 2021 in a television interview: “There were several states where outside actors dramatically changed the rules of the road, so to speak, two weeks out, one week out, on how elections would be run.” By Jill Terreri Ramos• January 14, 2021 Ron Johnson stated on August 23, 2022 in Twitter: "Democrats' radical green energy policies caused record gas prices. " By D.L. Davis• September 16, 2022 Ted Cruz stated on November 05, 2020 in a Fox News interview: Philadelphia is “clouding the vote counting in a shroud of darkness.” By Bill McCarthy• November 6, 2020 Barack Obama stated on November 03, 2011 in a campaign ad: "Because of Barack Obama the mission in Iraq ended." By Molly Moorhead• November 3, 2011 Kinky Friedman stated on August 01, 2012 in : Says Texas is 1st in business climate, 49th in education. By Sue Owen• August 17, 2012 Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2020 in his online video endorsement of Joe Biden for president: Republicans “have shown themselves willing to cut millions off their health insurance and eliminate preexisting condition protections for millions more, even in the middle of this public health crisis." By Shefali Luthra• April 16, 2020 VoteVets stated on March 02, 2022 in an ad: "Donald Trump's appeasement of Putin wasn't just a personal act of treason, it's the Republican Party's official position." By Tom Kertscher• March 10, 2022 Articles (1297) Fact-checking Donald Trump’s tweetstorm about a potential government shutdown By Lauren Carroll• April 27, 2017 Texas-reared Rand Paul and the Truth-O-Meter By W. Gardner Selby• April 6, 2015 How Donald Trump and Kamala Harris want to change your taxes By Louis Jacobson• October 9, 2024 Fact-checking President Joe Biden’s NATO press conference By Jeff Cercone, Madison Czopek, Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 12, 2024 How Rick Scott counts to 700,000 jobs By Becky Bowers• October 5, 2011 Austin's Fox 7 reviews popularity of abortion measure By W. Gardner Selby• July 9, 2013 When it comes to voting, Virginia is early to rise and early to bed By Sean Gorman• January 31, 2013 Rick Scott touts reaching 700,000 jobs, but that's not what he promised By Joshua Gillin• December 19, 2014 Rating Rick Scott's campaign promises at the 1-year mark By Becky Bowers• January 6, 2012 PolitiFact's video rewind for Oct. 7 By Sean Nelson• October 7, 2016 What's in Texas Republicans' voting bill and its last-minute additions? By Brandon Mulder• June 2, 2021 UPDATED: Ron Paul claim about popularity of gold standard No. 7 reader favorite By W. Gardner Selby• December 21, 2012 Fact-checking the whoppin’ Texas ballot By W. Gardner Selby• November 4, 2012 Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina & John Kasich to headline CA GOP convention By Chris Nichols• April 28, 2016 Checking facts before the Texas primary runoffs By W. Gardner Selby• July 29, 2012 Jill Stein claim that U.S. bombing 7 countries sparked our No. 1 fact check of 2016 By W. Gardner Selby• December 31, 2016 Ted Cruz's false abortion claim was our No. 7 hit of 2016 By W. Gardner Selby• December 27, 2016 Time to vote, Georgia By April Hunt• November 4, 2014 The Obama scorecard By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 18, 2011 Of debt, taxes and time travel By Wes Hester• July 5, 2011
Kathleen Falk stated on January 08, 2012 in a TV interview: Says she got unions to agree to "about $10 million in reduction" of salaries and health benefits while serving as Dane County executive in Wisconsin. By Tom Kertscher• January 18, 2012 Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Pennsylvania had 2.6 million mail in votes that the court of appeals of PA held to be unconstitutional. Umm that alone means Biden lost PA.” By Amy Sherman• February 3, 2022 Bloggers stated on August 19, 2014 in stories: Documents released by Edward Snowden reveal that American, British and Israeli intelligence agencies worked together to create the Islamic State. By Derek Tsang• August 19, 2014 Facebook posts stated on February 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says President Barack Obama is urging Chicago’s mayor to pressure prosecutors into not charging Jussie Smollett. By Samantha Putterman• February 25, 2019 Chris Bowers stated on November 30, 2011 in an interview: Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is making voting more difficult by closing Department of Motor Vehicles offices where "low-income voters" live. By Tom Kertscher• December 7, 2011 Josh Hawley stated on January 06, 2021 in a U.S. Senate speech: “Last year, Pennsylvania elected officials passed a whole new law that allows universal mail-in balloting, and did it irregardless of what the Pennsylvania Constitution said.” By Amy Sherman• January 8, 2021 Viral image stated on October 02, 2024 in a Facebook post: Dockworkers went on strike because “they hear screaming children inside shipping containers!” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 7, 2024 Ted Cruz stated on March 10, 2016 in the Republican debate in Miami: "I opposed TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) and have always opposed TPP." By Jon Greenberg• March 11, 2016 Scott Walker stated on September 13, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "I'm the only governor in America ... who signed a law that says there needs to be an independent investigation any time there's a death of someone in police custody." By Jon Greenberg• September 13, 2015 Ben Carson stated on October 29, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate: Among manufacturers with fewer than 50 employees, "the average cost in terms of regulations is $34,000 per employee." By Lauren Carroll• October 30, 2015 JD Vance stated on December 31, 2017 in an interview on Face the Nation: Says "50 percent of venture capital goes to California. Most of the rest of it goes to New York and Massachusetts." By Amy Sherman• February 20, 2018 Facebook posts stated on July 05, 2022 in a Facebook post: Shooter in Highland Park, Illinois, “bought the gun illegally.” By Madison Czopek• July 12, 2022 Lumos stated on December 19, 2016 in a factsheet: "An estimated 8 million children worldwide live in orphanages or residential institutions. Shockingly, 80 percent of these children are not orphans." By Linda Qiu• January 4, 2017 Chris Jacobs stated on January 07, 2021 in a television interview: “There were several states where outside actors dramatically changed the rules of the road, so to speak, two weeks out, one week out, on how elections would be run.” By Jill Terreri Ramos• January 14, 2021 Ron Johnson stated on August 23, 2022 in Twitter: "Democrats' radical green energy policies caused record gas prices. " By D.L. Davis• September 16, 2022 Ted Cruz stated on November 05, 2020 in a Fox News interview: Philadelphia is “clouding the vote counting in a shroud of darkness.” By Bill McCarthy• November 6, 2020 Barack Obama stated on November 03, 2011 in a campaign ad: "Because of Barack Obama the mission in Iraq ended." By Molly Moorhead• November 3, 2011 Kinky Friedman stated on August 01, 2012 in : Says Texas is 1st in business climate, 49th in education. By Sue Owen• August 17, 2012 Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2020 in his online video endorsement of Joe Biden for president: Republicans “have shown themselves willing to cut millions off their health insurance and eliminate preexisting condition protections for millions more, even in the middle of this public health crisis." By Shefali Luthra• April 16, 2020 VoteVets stated on March 02, 2022 in an ad: "Donald Trump's appeasement of Putin wasn't just a personal act of treason, it's the Republican Party's official position." By Tom Kertscher• March 10, 2022
Fact-checking Donald Trump’s tweetstorm about a potential government shutdown By Lauren Carroll• April 27, 2017 Texas-reared Rand Paul and the Truth-O-Meter By W. Gardner Selby• April 6, 2015 How Donald Trump and Kamala Harris want to change your taxes By Louis Jacobson• October 9, 2024 Fact-checking President Joe Biden’s NATO press conference By Jeff Cercone, Madison Czopek, Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 12, 2024 How Rick Scott counts to 700,000 jobs By Becky Bowers• October 5, 2011 Austin's Fox 7 reviews popularity of abortion measure By W. Gardner Selby• July 9, 2013 When it comes to voting, Virginia is early to rise and early to bed By Sean Gorman• January 31, 2013 Rick Scott touts reaching 700,000 jobs, but that's not what he promised By Joshua Gillin• December 19, 2014 Rating Rick Scott's campaign promises at the 1-year mark By Becky Bowers• January 6, 2012 PolitiFact's video rewind for Oct. 7 By Sean Nelson• October 7, 2016 What's in Texas Republicans' voting bill and its last-minute additions? By Brandon Mulder• June 2, 2021 UPDATED: Ron Paul claim about popularity of gold standard No. 7 reader favorite By W. Gardner Selby• December 21, 2012 Fact-checking the whoppin’ Texas ballot By W. Gardner Selby• November 4, 2012 Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina & John Kasich to headline CA GOP convention By Chris Nichols• April 28, 2016 Checking facts before the Texas primary runoffs By W. Gardner Selby• July 29, 2012 Jill Stein claim that U.S. bombing 7 countries sparked our No. 1 fact check of 2016 By W. Gardner Selby• December 31, 2016 Ted Cruz's false abortion claim was our No. 7 hit of 2016 By W. Gardner Selby• December 27, 2016 Time to vote, Georgia By April Hunt• November 4, 2014 The Obama scorecard By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 18, 2011 Of debt, taxes and time travel By Wes Hester• July 5, 2011
