0 People 3845 Fact-checks 1466 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (3845) Donald Trump stated on August 28, 2017 in a press conference: "We stopped traffic coming through -- 78 percent." By Miriam Valverde• August 31, 2017 Mike Pence stated on April 25, 2018 in a speech: "Illegal crossings at our southern border have been cut by over 40 percent." By D.L. Davis• May 11, 2018 Bloggers stated on March 08, 2017 in a headline: "NBC just fired Megyn Kelly before her new show begins." By Joshua Gillin• April 2, 2017 Kelda Helen Roys stated on April 18, 2018 in a tweet and campaign event: Wisconsin lost "almost 4,000 manufacturing jobs in 2017." By Taylor Palmby• July 23, 2018 Donald Trump stated on April 07, 2017 in weekly address: "Last month, we saw a 64 percent reduction in illegal immigration on our southern border." By Miriam Valverde• April 10, 2017 Bloggers stated on March 10, 2017 in a fake news article: "BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi Was Just Taken From Her Office In Handcuffs" By Chris Nichols• April 2, 2017 Bloggers stated on May 04, 2017 in a headline: "Bill O’Reilly in critical condition after being attacked by ‘tolerant’ liberals." By Joshua Gillin• May 5, 2017 Tim Ryan stated on July 19, 2022 in an ad: Instead of fighting opioid addiction, a nonprofit founded by J.D. Vance paid his “top political adviser” and funded “political polling.” By Tom Kertscher• July 27, 2022 Mark Pocan stated on September 13, 2017 in a tweet: Says U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin "wants to use a government jet that costs $25,000 per hour for his honeymoon." By Tom Kertscher• September 18, 2017 Donald Trump stated on February 25, 2017 in a tweet: "The National Debt in my first month went down by $12 billion." By Aaron Sharockman• February 25, 2017 Donald Trump stated on March 13, 2017 in a listening session on health care: "One-third of the counties — think of it, one-third — only have one insurer left" on the Affordable Care Act exchanges. By Lauren Carroll• March 13, 2017 Bloggers stated on April 10, 2017 in Internet posts: "Malia Obama expelled from Harvard." By Joshua Gillin• April 19, 2017 Donald Trump stated on June 13, 2017 in a speech: "Obamacare premiums have doubled" in Wisconsin. By Tom Kertscher• June 15, 2017 John Garamendi stated on April 02, 2018 in a CNN interview: "The Coast Guard confiscated 200 tons of contraband, heroin, and so forth. At the border they collected 20 tons." By Miriam Valverde• April 9, 2018 Joe Straus stated on July 16, 2017 in an email blast: "One" Texas school "district alone -- Austin ISD -- is expected to lose more than $530 million in local property taxes to Robin Hood this year." By W. Gardner Selby• July 19, 2017 AsAmericanAsApplePie.org stated on October 15, 2017 in a headline: "San Juan city council votes unanimously to impeach Trump-hating mayor." By Joshua Gillin• October 17, 2017 Greg Abbott stated on November 15, 2017 in a video ad posted on his campaign website: "The Texas unemployment rate is now the lowest it’s been in 40 years & Texas led the nation last month in new job creation." By W. Gardner Selby• November 16, 2017 Bloggers stated on July 08, 2017 in a blog post: "Obama goes to G20 summit ... Everywhere President Donald Trump goes, Obama shows up, too." By Miriam Valverde• July 11, 2017 Tammy Baldwin stated on October 03, 2017 in a news release: The Las Vegas shooting was the "273rd mass shooting" in the United States so far in 2017. By Tom Kertscher• October 4, 2017 Greg Abbott stated on April 09, 2018 in an interview by Trey Ware of San Antonio's KTSA radio station: Says that as of March 2018 compared with 2017, "there’s been a more than 200 percent increase in the number of people who are apprehended coming across the border. And, I’ll tell you this, there’s been a more than 200 percent increase in apprehension of heroin coming across the border." By W. Gardner Selby• April 24, 2018 Articles (1466) 2017 Lie of the Year Readers’ Poll results By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 12, 2017 Russia, Trump, Turkey: Detailing Michael Flynn's fall By John Kruzel• May 23, 2017 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s comments about campaign meeting with Russian lawyer By John Kruzel• July 13, 2017 A timeline of the shifting accounts of Trump Tower meeting with Russian lawyer By John Kruzel• July 14, 2017 The possible ties between Trump and Russia, explained By Lauren Carroll• February 22, 2017 Have deportations increased under Donald Trump? Here’s what the data shows By Miriam Valverde• December 19, 2017 PolitiFact wins two Green Eyeshade awards By Josie Hollingsworth• June 4, 2018 Ex-Sheriff David Clarke's master's thesis back in the news By Tom Kertscher• September 15, 2017 Our top 10 of 2017 By Tom Kertscher• December 21, 2017 6 questions about James Comey’s upcoming Senate hearing, answered By Lauren Carroll, John Kruzel• June 7, 2017 Epstein emails led to rumors that Trump spent 2017 Thanksgiving with him. Here’s what we found. By Loreben Tuquero• November 19, 2025 Timeline of Michael Flynn's turn, from Trump aide to Mueller witness By John Kruzel• December 5, 2018 The Trump team’s falsehoods of 2017 By Manuela Tobias• December 12, 2017 No lie: A baker's dozen Trues in 2017 By D.L. Davis• December 29, 2017 Notable misstatements about Donald Trump from 2017 By John Kruzel• December 12, 2017 The 10 most popular Florida fact-checks of 2017 By Allison Graves, Amy Sherman• December 28, 2017 Back-to-back Pants on Fire By Tom Kertscher• May 21, 2018 PolitiFact California's Top 10 fact checks (so far) in 2017 By Chris Nichols• July 14, 2017 The top 10 most viewed fact-checks of 2017 By John Kruzel• December 27, 2017 Lie of the Year 2017: Readers' Choice poll By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 27, 2017
Donald Trump stated on August 28, 2017 in a press conference: "We stopped traffic coming through -- 78 percent." By Miriam Valverde• August 31, 2017 Mike Pence stated on April 25, 2018 in a speech: "Illegal crossings at our southern border have been cut by over 40 percent." By D.L. Davis• May 11, 2018 Bloggers stated on March 08, 2017 in a headline: "NBC just fired Megyn Kelly before her new show begins." By Joshua Gillin• April 2, 2017 Kelda Helen Roys stated on April 18, 2018 in a tweet and campaign event: Wisconsin lost "almost 4,000 manufacturing jobs in 2017." By Taylor Palmby• July 23, 2018 Donald Trump stated on April 07, 2017 in weekly address: "Last month, we saw a 64 percent reduction in illegal immigration on our southern border." By Miriam Valverde• April 10, 2017 Bloggers stated on March 10, 2017 in a fake news article: "BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi Was Just Taken From Her Office In Handcuffs" By Chris Nichols• April 2, 2017 Bloggers stated on May 04, 2017 in a headline: "Bill O’Reilly in critical condition after being attacked by ‘tolerant’ liberals." By Joshua Gillin• May 5, 2017 Tim Ryan stated on July 19, 2022 in an ad: Instead of fighting opioid addiction, a nonprofit founded by J.D. Vance paid his “top political adviser” and funded “political polling.” By Tom Kertscher• July 27, 2022 Mark Pocan stated on September 13, 2017 in a tweet: Says U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin "wants to use a government jet that costs $25,000 per hour for his honeymoon." By Tom Kertscher• September 18, 2017 Donald Trump stated on February 25, 2017 in a tweet: "The National Debt in my first month went down by $12 billion." By Aaron Sharockman• February 25, 2017 Donald Trump stated on March 13, 2017 in a listening session on health care: "One-third of the counties — think of it, one-third — only have one insurer left" on the Affordable Care Act exchanges. By Lauren Carroll• March 13, 2017 Bloggers stated on April 10, 2017 in Internet posts: "Malia Obama expelled from Harvard." By Joshua Gillin• April 19, 2017 Donald Trump stated on June 13, 2017 in a speech: "Obamacare premiums have doubled" in Wisconsin. By Tom Kertscher• June 15, 2017 John Garamendi stated on April 02, 2018 in a CNN interview: "The Coast Guard confiscated 200 tons of contraband, heroin, and so forth. At the border they collected 20 tons." By Miriam Valverde• April 9, 2018 Joe Straus stated on July 16, 2017 in an email blast: "One" Texas school "district alone -- Austin ISD -- is expected to lose more than $530 million in local property taxes to Robin Hood this year." By W. Gardner Selby• July 19, 2017 AsAmericanAsApplePie.org stated on October 15, 2017 in a headline: "San Juan city council votes unanimously to impeach Trump-hating mayor." By Joshua Gillin• October 17, 2017 Greg Abbott stated on November 15, 2017 in a video ad posted on his campaign website: "The Texas unemployment rate is now the lowest it’s been in 40 years & Texas led the nation last month in new job creation." By W. Gardner Selby• November 16, 2017 Bloggers stated on July 08, 2017 in a blog post: "Obama goes to G20 summit ... Everywhere President Donald Trump goes, Obama shows up, too." By Miriam Valverde• July 11, 2017 Tammy Baldwin stated on October 03, 2017 in a news release: The Las Vegas shooting was the "273rd mass shooting" in the United States so far in 2017. By Tom Kertscher• October 4, 2017 Greg Abbott stated on April 09, 2018 in an interview by Trey Ware of San Antonio's KTSA radio station: Says that as of March 2018 compared with 2017, "there’s been a more than 200 percent increase in the number of people who are apprehended coming across the border. And, I’ll tell you this, there’s been a more than 200 percent increase in apprehension of heroin coming across the border." By W. Gardner Selby• April 24, 2018
2017 Lie of the Year Readers’ Poll results By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 12, 2017 Russia, Trump, Turkey: Detailing Michael Flynn's fall By John Kruzel• May 23, 2017 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s comments about campaign meeting with Russian lawyer By John Kruzel• July 13, 2017 A timeline of the shifting accounts of Trump Tower meeting with Russian lawyer By John Kruzel• July 14, 2017 The possible ties between Trump and Russia, explained By Lauren Carroll• February 22, 2017 Have deportations increased under Donald Trump? Here’s what the data shows By Miriam Valverde• December 19, 2017 PolitiFact wins two Green Eyeshade awards By Josie Hollingsworth• June 4, 2018 Ex-Sheriff David Clarke's master's thesis back in the news By Tom Kertscher• September 15, 2017 Our top 10 of 2017 By Tom Kertscher• December 21, 2017 6 questions about James Comey’s upcoming Senate hearing, answered By Lauren Carroll, John Kruzel• June 7, 2017 Epstein emails led to rumors that Trump spent 2017 Thanksgiving with him. Here’s what we found. By Loreben Tuquero• November 19, 2025 Timeline of Michael Flynn's turn, from Trump aide to Mueller witness By John Kruzel• December 5, 2018 The Trump team’s falsehoods of 2017 By Manuela Tobias• December 12, 2017 No lie: A baker's dozen Trues in 2017 By D.L. Davis• December 29, 2017 Notable misstatements about Donald Trump from 2017 By John Kruzel• December 12, 2017 The 10 most popular Florida fact-checks of 2017 By Allison Graves, Amy Sherman• December 28, 2017 Back-to-back Pants on Fire By Tom Kertscher• May 21, 2018 PolitiFact California's Top 10 fact checks (so far) in 2017 By Chris Nichols• July 14, 2017 The top 10 most viewed fact-checks of 2017 By John Kruzel• December 27, 2017 Lie of the Year 2017: Readers' Choice poll By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 27, 2017
