0 People 67 Fact-checks 31 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (67) Jody Conradt stated on September 28, 2013 in a Texas Tribune Festival panel: "All" University of Texas "student-athletes get an iPad." By W. Gardner Selby• November 22, 2013 Peter Barca stated on February 19, 2013 in an interview: "You can't bring an iPad or a piece of paper and a pencil in the (Wisconsin Assembly) gallery to take notes of what's going on," but "you can bring a gun up there." By Tom Kertscher• February 24, 2013 Facebook posts stated on October 22, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Says Joe Biden had an iPad at his podium during the debate. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 25, 2020 John McCain stated on March 06, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": Says iPads and iPhones "are built in the United States of America." By Louis Jacobson• March 9, 2011 JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on March 15, 2016 in TV ad: Says the GOP is "helping pay for" Justice Rebecca Bradley's campaign and "she recently skipped court to attend an event paid for" by Scott Walker's "lobbyist friends." By Tom Kertscher• March 31, 2016 Lena Taylor stated on March 12, 2015 in a news release: Polling shows that nearly 74 percent of National Rifle Association members "support requiring background checks for all gun sales." By Tom Kertscher• March 18, 2015 Scott Walker stated on February 20, 2015 in a statement: On supporting right to work legislation in 2015 By Tom Kertscher• February 23, 2015 Joe Leibham stated on July 19, 2014 in a news release: Says Common Core is a federal mandate. By Tom Kertscher• July 25, 2014 Gwen Moore stated on August 26, 2015 in comments to reporters: Says Scott Walker "brags a lot about having an independent agency investigate police shootings. Of course, he didn’t fund it." By Tom Kertscher• September 1, 2015 TikTok posts stated on June 03, 2023 in a TikTok post: “Cocaine, porn, evidence of child trafficking found in (Gov. Gretchen) Whitmer’s car.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 9, 2023 John Kennedy stated on December 01, 2019 in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press: Says former Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko "actively worked for Secretary Clinton." By Jon Greenberg• December 4, 2019 Scott Walker stated on April 27, 2015 in an interview: Says the recall elections that aimed to remove him and other Republican officials from office "cost tens of millions of dollars to run." By Tom Kertscher• May 4, 2015 Jon Erpenbach stated on September 25, 2015 in an interview: Says Scott Walker "said he wouldn't touch" the state civil service system but now supports overhauling it. By Tom Kertscher• October 2, 2015 Color of Change stated on October 29, 2014 in an Arkansas flyer: Republicans are "trying to impeach our president." By Lauren Carroll, Steve Contorno• October 30, 2014 Mike Tate stated on November 17, 2013 in a fund-raising email: Says Gov. Scott Walker has dropped Wisconsin "to 45th in the nation in job growth prospects while campaigning for president out of state." By Tom Kertscher• December 1, 2013 Kathleen Vinehout stated on December 05, 2013 in a meeting: Gov. Scott Walker bought "80 new, brand-new vehicles" for the state that "we probably don’t need." By Tom Kertscher• December 20, 2013 Mike Tate stated on April 18, 2014 in an interview: Welcome to Wisconsin road signs have "always been made in Wisconsin," but Scott Walker "is outsourcing them" to an out-of-state company and "paying more money for them." By Tom Kertscher• April 30, 2014 Sondy Pope stated on October 03, 2013 in a radio interview: Common Core "is not from the federal government," they "do not have their fingerprints on this thing at all." By Tom Kertscher• October 24, 2013 Scott Walker stated on January 15, 2013 in a speech: Kohl’s Department Stores in 2012 "announced the creation of 3,000 new jobs." By Tom Kertscher• January 19, 2013 Mahlon Mitchell stated on June 12, 2012 in a news release: As Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney used a line-item veto to cut "millions of dollars for firefighting equipment," including firefighters' "coats, pants, helmets and boots." By Tom Kertscher• July 1, 2012 Articles (31) How to get the facts during the presidential debate By Bill Adair• October 2, 2012 Apple honors PolitiFact app By Bill Adair• July 15, 2011 Apple honors PolitiFact app By Bill Adair• July 15, 2011 How to check the facts during the debates By Bill Adair• October 3, 2012 An outbreak of truth By Bill Adair• January 22, 2013 Fact-checking the ad about Obama's promises By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 18, 2012 Fact-checking the new Crossroads GPS ad By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 17, 2012 Go mobile with PolitiFact apps By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 20, 2013 Tweaking the meter: Barely True is now Mostly False By Bill Adair• July 27, 2011 A change in the meter: Barely True is now Mostly False By Bill Adair• July 27, 2011 A change in the meter: Barely True is now Mostly False By Bill Adair• July 27, 2011 A change in the meter: Barely True is now Mostly False By Bill Adair• July 27, 2011 A change in the meter: Barely True is now Mostly False By Bill Adair• July 27, 2011 A change in the meter: Barely True is now Mostly False By Bill Adair• July 27, 2011 A change in the meter: Barely True is now Mostly False By Bill Adair• July 27, 2011 A change in the meter: Barely True is now Mostly False By Bill Adair• July 27, 2011 Pundits fare poorly on the Truth-O-Meter By Bill Adair• September 30, 2011 In Context: Scott Walker's "healthy balance" remark By Tom Kertscher• November 29, 2013 In Context: Tying military culture to sexual abuse in the military By Tom Kertscher• May 23, 2013 A new meter to track a new governor's promises By Reginald Fields• January 9, 2011
Jody Conradt stated on September 28, 2013 in a Texas Tribune Festival panel: "All" University of Texas "student-athletes get an iPad." By W. Gardner Selby• November 22, 2013 Peter Barca stated on February 19, 2013 in an interview: "You can't bring an iPad or a piece of paper and a pencil in the (Wisconsin Assembly) gallery to take notes of what's going on," but "you can bring a gun up there." By Tom Kertscher• February 24, 2013 Facebook posts stated on October 22, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Says Joe Biden had an iPad at his podium during the debate. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 25, 2020 John McCain stated on March 06, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": Says iPads and iPhones "are built in the United States of America." By Louis Jacobson• March 9, 2011 JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on March 15, 2016 in TV ad: Says the GOP is "helping pay for" Justice Rebecca Bradley's campaign and "she recently skipped court to attend an event paid for" by Scott Walker's "lobbyist friends." By Tom Kertscher• March 31, 2016 Lena Taylor stated on March 12, 2015 in a news release: Polling shows that nearly 74 percent of National Rifle Association members "support requiring background checks for all gun sales." By Tom Kertscher• March 18, 2015 Scott Walker stated on February 20, 2015 in a statement: On supporting right to work legislation in 2015 By Tom Kertscher• February 23, 2015 Joe Leibham stated on July 19, 2014 in a news release: Says Common Core is a federal mandate. By Tom Kertscher• July 25, 2014 Gwen Moore stated on August 26, 2015 in comments to reporters: Says Scott Walker "brags a lot about having an independent agency investigate police shootings. Of course, he didn’t fund it." By Tom Kertscher• September 1, 2015 TikTok posts stated on June 03, 2023 in a TikTok post: “Cocaine, porn, evidence of child trafficking found in (Gov. Gretchen) Whitmer’s car.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 9, 2023 John Kennedy stated on December 01, 2019 in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press: Says former Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko "actively worked for Secretary Clinton." By Jon Greenberg• December 4, 2019 Scott Walker stated on April 27, 2015 in an interview: Says the recall elections that aimed to remove him and other Republican officials from office "cost tens of millions of dollars to run." By Tom Kertscher• May 4, 2015 Jon Erpenbach stated on September 25, 2015 in an interview: Says Scott Walker "said he wouldn't touch" the state civil service system but now supports overhauling it. By Tom Kertscher• October 2, 2015 Color of Change stated on October 29, 2014 in an Arkansas flyer: Republicans are "trying to impeach our president." By Lauren Carroll, Steve Contorno• October 30, 2014 Mike Tate stated on November 17, 2013 in a fund-raising email: Says Gov. Scott Walker has dropped Wisconsin "to 45th in the nation in job growth prospects while campaigning for president out of state." By Tom Kertscher• December 1, 2013 Kathleen Vinehout stated on December 05, 2013 in a meeting: Gov. Scott Walker bought "80 new, brand-new vehicles" for the state that "we probably don’t need." By Tom Kertscher• December 20, 2013 Mike Tate stated on April 18, 2014 in an interview: Welcome to Wisconsin road signs have "always been made in Wisconsin," but Scott Walker "is outsourcing them" to an out-of-state company and "paying more money for them." By Tom Kertscher• April 30, 2014 Sondy Pope stated on October 03, 2013 in a radio interview: Common Core "is not from the federal government," they "do not have their fingerprints on this thing at all." By Tom Kertscher• October 24, 2013 Scott Walker stated on January 15, 2013 in a speech: Kohl’s Department Stores in 2012 "announced the creation of 3,000 new jobs." By Tom Kertscher• January 19, 2013 Mahlon Mitchell stated on June 12, 2012 in a news release: As Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney used a line-item veto to cut "millions of dollars for firefighting equipment," including firefighters' "coats, pants, helmets and boots." By Tom Kertscher• July 1, 2012
How to get the facts during the presidential debate By Bill Adair• October 2, 2012 Apple honors PolitiFact app By Bill Adair• July 15, 2011 Apple honors PolitiFact app By Bill Adair• July 15, 2011 How to check the facts during the debates By Bill Adair• October 3, 2012 An outbreak of truth By Bill Adair• January 22, 2013 Fact-checking the ad about Obama's promises By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 18, 2012 Fact-checking the new Crossroads GPS ad By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 17, 2012 Go mobile with PolitiFact apps By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 20, 2013 Tweaking the meter: Barely True is now Mostly False By Bill Adair• July 27, 2011 A change in the meter: Barely True is now Mostly False By Bill Adair• July 27, 2011 A change in the meter: Barely True is now Mostly False By Bill Adair• July 27, 2011 A change in the meter: Barely True is now Mostly False By Bill Adair• July 27, 2011 A change in the meter: Barely True is now Mostly False By Bill Adair• July 27, 2011 A change in the meter: Barely True is now Mostly False By Bill Adair• July 27, 2011 A change in the meter: Barely True is now Mostly False By Bill Adair• July 27, 2011 A change in the meter: Barely True is now Mostly False By Bill Adair• July 27, 2011 Pundits fare poorly on the Truth-O-Meter By Bill Adair• September 30, 2011 In Context: Scott Walker's "healthy balance" remark By Tom Kertscher• November 29, 2013 In Context: Tying military culture to sexual abuse in the military By Tom Kertscher• May 23, 2013 A new meter to track a new governor's promises By Reginald Fields• January 9, 2011
