0 People 143 Fact-checks 60 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (143) U.S. Census Bureau stated on January 07, 2014 in a mailing to Austin's Bob Cole: Federal law requires residents to participate in the U.S. government’s American Community Survey. By W. Gardner Selby• January 9, 2014 Hillary Davis stated on May 06, 2015 in a hearing at the General Assembly : "The profit [from automated traffic enforcement cameras] is going to the private corporations, not to the city or state." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 14, 2015 Charles Francis stated on October 20, 2017 in in a televised debate: "There are parks in Southeast Raleigh that still don’t have air conditioning in the gym" By Paul Specht• October 25, 2017 Mark Meadows stated on March 14, 2019 in a congressional hearing: "The previous administration under President Barack Obama really was the first time that we didn’t ask a citizenship-type question … for the first time in a century, a citizenship question was not included in 2010." By Bill McCarthy• April 4, 2019 Pete Buttigieg stated on December 09, 2019 in an interview published by The Root: Says that in South Bend, Ind., the "black poverty fell by more than half on my watch." By Miriam Valverde• December 12, 2019 Steve Brown stated on May 22, 2012 in : Portland, Ore., has "never gotten over 12 to 15 percent ridership" of its public transit system "in the past 12 years." By Willoughby Mariano• June 12, 2012 Will Weatherford stated on June 22, 2011 in a redistricting meeting in Panama City: "There is no $30 million pot of money" for redistricting issues, including defending redistricting lawsuits. "Your tax dollars are not being spent on anything like that." By Amy Sherman• June 28, 2011 Viral image stated on March 25, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photograph shows Barack Obama kissing David Cameron. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 27, 2019 Rush Limbaugh stated on July 12, 2019 in a "Fox & Friends" appearance: "Somebody in the Obama regime decided to get rid of" the citizenship question in the census. By Bill McCarthy• July 15, 2019 TikTok posts stated on March 05, 2025 in una publicación en TikTok: “El presidente Donald Trump anunció una nueva ley que prohíbe a los inmigrantes hablar español en público en los Estados Unidos”. By Maria Briceño• March 25, 2025 James Uthmeier stated on August 24, 2025 in an X post: The U.S. Census included a citizenship question “for over 150 years” before the Obama administration. By Samantha Putterman• September 2, 2025 Rudy Giuliani stated on May 03, 2007 in : "When I was mayor of New York City, I encouraged adoptions. Adoptions went up 65-70 percent. Abortions went down 16 percent." By Tom Tobin• September 28, 2007 Ronna McDaniel stated on March 28, 2018 in a radio interview: The census "for years and years and years, decades, has asked, ‘Are you a citizen of the United States of America?’" By D.L. Davis• April 3, 2018 Bloggers stated on April 08, 2018 in in a blog: The "moon has more than 250 million citizens." By John Kruzel• April 13, 2018 E.W. Jackson stated on June 19, 2013 in a speech.: "In 1960, most black children were raised in two-parent, monogamous families." Today "we have only 20 percent of black children being raised in two-parent, monogamous families..." By Sean Gorman• July 1, 2013 Michele Bachmann stated on June 26, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "My husband and I have never gotten a penny of money from the farm." By Robert Farley• July 1, 2011 Bloggers stated on May 23, 2018 in a post on Facebook: "National Geographic’s photo of the year" is a great white shark leaping out of the water. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 29, 2018 Viral image stated on January 09, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a video shows drone footage of the killing of Qassem Soleimani. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 13, 2020 Rudy Giuliani stated on December 12, 2007 in a debate in Johnston, Iowa: "We reduced abortion. We increased adoptions by 135 percent." By Bill Adair, Tom Tobin• December 13, 2007 John Cornyn stated on May 23, 2016 in Senate floor remarks: "Vietnamese is the third most commonly spoken language in Texas." By W. Gardner Selby• May 26, 2016 Articles (60) Rauner, Pritzker shun transparency even when it might help By Bob Secter, Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• July 22, 2018 Who is Michael Bloomberg? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Tom Kertscher• December 3, 2019 U.S. Census Bureau survey must be filled out by law, but... By W. Gardner Selby• January 12, 2014 Greg Abbott (again) doubts Wendy Davis on gun rights By Sue Owen• February 20, 2014 Joe Biden exagera el número de estudiantes que hablan español By Maria Briceño, Marta Campabadal Graus• June 22, 2023 Giuliani's "culture of life," defined By Tom Tobin• October 1, 2007 Fact check of Census Bureau mandate proves No. 1 in reader views in 2014 By W. Gardner Selby• December 26, 2014 PolitiFact Florida’s Top 5 for April 2015 By Amy Sherman• May 1, 2015 The facts behind Iowa Gov. Reynolds’ Condition of the State Address By Natalie Dunlap, Brian Grace, Lyle Muller, Sarah Watson• January 13, 2021 Fact-checking Florida at CPAC By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders, Amy Sherman• March 18, 2013 Florida goes to CPAC By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders, Amy Sherman• March 13, 2013 How MSNBC and Fox News covered Chris Christie's 'Bridgegate' By Aaron Sharockman• January 14, 2014 S.C. debate claim familiar? Find our research fast By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, Sue Owen• January 17, 2012 Jon Huntsman and the Truth-O-Meter By Louis Jacobson• December 25, 2011 What’s next after Trump’s impeachment? By Louis Jacobson• December 19, 2019 The Stump Speech Analyzer: Michael Bloomberg By Miriam Valverde• February 14, 2020 The Senate impeachment trial is here. So what’s next? By Louis Jacobson• January 15, 2020 Fact-checking the Republican debate in Michigan By Becky Bowers• November 10, 2011 Fact-checking CPAC, the 'Woodstock for conservatives' By Bill Adair• March 15, 2013 Fact-checking the Republican debate in Michigan By Becky Bowers• November 10, 2011
U.S. Census Bureau stated on January 07, 2014 in a mailing to Austin's Bob Cole: Federal law requires residents to participate in the U.S. government’s American Community Survey. By W. Gardner Selby• January 9, 2014 Hillary Davis stated on May 06, 2015 in a hearing at the General Assembly : "The profit [from automated traffic enforcement cameras] is going to the private corporations, not to the city or state." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 14, 2015 Charles Francis stated on October 20, 2017 in in a televised debate: "There are parks in Southeast Raleigh that still don’t have air conditioning in the gym" By Paul Specht• October 25, 2017 Mark Meadows stated on March 14, 2019 in a congressional hearing: "The previous administration under President Barack Obama really was the first time that we didn’t ask a citizenship-type question … for the first time in a century, a citizenship question was not included in 2010." By Bill McCarthy• April 4, 2019 Pete Buttigieg stated on December 09, 2019 in an interview published by The Root: Says that in South Bend, Ind., the "black poverty fell by more than half on my watch." By Miriam Valverde• December 12, 2019 Steve Brown stated on May 22, 2012 in : Portland, Ore., has "never gotten over 12 to 15 percent ridership" of its public transit system "in the past 12 years." By Willoughby Mariano• June 12, 2012 Will Weatherford stated on June 22, 2011 in a redistricting meeting in Panama City: "There is no $30 million pot of money" for redistricting issues, including defending redistricting lawsuits. "Your tax dollars are not being spent on anything like that." By Amy Sherman• June 28, 2011 Viral image stated on March 25, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photograph shows Barack Obama kissing David Cameron. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 27, 2019 Rush Limbaugh stated on July 12, 2019 in a "Fox & Friends" appearance: "Somebody in the Obama regime decided to get rid of" the citizenship question in the census. By Bill McCarthy• July 15, 2019 TikTok posts stated on March 05, 2025 in una publicación en TikTok: “El presidente Donald Trump anunció una nueva ley que prohíbe a los inmigrantes hablar español en público en los Estados Unidos”. By Maria Briceño• March 25, 2025 James Uthmeier stated on August 24, 2025 in an X post: The U.S. Census included a citizenship question “for over 150 years” before the Obama administration. By Samantha Putterman• September 2, 2025 Rudy Giuliani stated on May 03, 2007 in : "When I was mayor of New York City, I encouraged adoptions. Adoptions went up 65-70 percent. Abortions went down 16 percent." By Tom Tobin• September 28, 2007 Ronna McDaniel stated on March 28, 2018 in a radio interview: The census "for years and years and years, decades, has asked, ‘Are you a citizen of the United States of America?’" By D.L. Davis• April 3, 2018 Bloggers stated on April 08, 2018 in in a blog: The "moon has more than 250 million citizens." By John Kruzel• April 13, 2018 E.W. Jackson stated on June 19, 2013 in a speech.: "In 1960, most black children were raised in two-parent, monogamous families." Today "we have only 20 percent of black children being raised in two-parent, monogamous families..." By Sean Gorman• July 1, 2013 Michele Bachmann stated on June 26, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "My husband and I have never gotten a penny of money from the farm." By Robert Farley• July 1, 2011 Bloggers stated on May 23, 2018 in a post on Facebook: "National Geographic’s photo of the year" is a great white shark leaping out of the water. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 29, 2018 Viral image stated on January 09, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a video shows drone footage of the killing of Qassem Soleimani. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 13, 2020 Rudy Giuliani stated on December 12, 2007 in a debate in Johnston, Iowa: "We reduced abortion. We increased adoptions by 135 percent." By Bill Adair, Tom Tobin• December 13, 2007 John Cornyn stated on May 23, 2016 in Senate floor remarks: "Vietnamese is the third most commonly spoken language in Texas." By W. Gardner Selby• May 26, 2016
Rauner, Pritzker shun transparency even when it might help By Bob Secter, Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• July 22, 2018 Who is Michael Bloomberg? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Tom Kertscher• December 3, 2019 U.S. Census Bureau survey must be filled out by law, but... By W. Gardner Selby• January 12, 2014 Greg Abbott (again) doubts Wendy Davis on gun rights By Sue Owen• February 20, 2014 Joe Biden exagera el número de estudiantes que hablan español By Maria Briceño, Marta Campabadal Graus• June 22, 2023 Giuliani's "culture of life," defined By Tom Tobin• October 1, 2007 Fact check of Census Bureau mandate proves No. 1 in reader views in 2014 By W. Gardner Selby• December 26, 2014 PolitiFact Florida’s Top 5 for April 2015 By Amy Sherman• May 1, 2015 The facts behind Iowa Gov. Reynolds’ Condition of the State Address By Natalie Dunlap, Brian Grace, Lyle Muller, Sarah Watson• January 13, 2021 Fact-checking Florida at CPAC By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders, Amy Sherman• March 18, 2013 Florida goes to CPAC By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders, Amy Sherman• March 13, 2013 How MSNBC and Fox News covered Chris Christie's 'Bridgegate' By Aaron Sharockman• January 14, 2014 S.C. debate claim familiar? Find our research fast By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, Sue Owen• January 17, 2012 Jon Huntsman and the Truth-O-Meter By Louis Jacobson• December 25, 2011 What’s next after Trump’s impeachment? By Louis Jacobson• December 19, 2019 The Stump Speech Analyzer: Michael Bloomberg By Miriam Valverde• February 14, 2020 The Senate impeachment trial is here. So what’s next? By Louis Jacobson• January 15, 2020 Fact-checking the Republican debate in Michigan By Becky Bowers• November 10, 2011 Fact-checking CPAC, the 'Woodstock for conservatives' By Bill Adair• March 15, 2013 Fact-checking the Republican debate in Michigan By Becky Bowers• November 10, 2011
