0 People 272 Fact-checks 70 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (272) Keith Olbermann stated on July 06, 2010 in a comment on MSNBC's 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann': "Subsidies for oil and gas companies make up 88 percent of all federal subsidies. Just cutting the oil and gas subsidies out would save the U.S. government $45 billion every year." By Louis Jacobson• July 9, 2010 X posts stated on May 20, 2024 in a post: Photos show bodies of people who died in the helicopter crash with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• May 21, 2024 Facebook posts stated on October 17, 2023 in a Facebook post: Black flag hoisted over a mosque in Iran is a “call to all of Islam for war.” By Loreben Tuquero• October 23, 2023 Facebook posts stated on October 18, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: Irán izó una bandera negra y “esto significa un llamado” a la guerra o venganza. By Loreben Tuquero• November 2, 2023 Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on July 08, 2012 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Eighty out of 82 counties in Ohio ... have an auto manufacturing facility." By Sabrina Eaton• July 18, 2012 Tom Barrett stated on September 22, 2015 in a speech: Every general City of Milwaukee employee "pays toward his or her pension, but approximately 88 percent of our police officers and firefighters do not." By Tom Kertscher• September 30, 2015 Lars Larson stated on October 02, 2014 in an email: "TSA WILL ACCEPT DRIVERS PRIV CARDS FOR ID AT THE AIRPORT" By Dana Tims• October 7, 2014 Bruce Elfant stated on August 13, 2012 in a press statement.: Says 88 Texas constables have died in the line of duty. By W. Gardner Selby• August 23, 2012 Facebook posts stated on November 14, 2024 in a Facebook post: Video shows floods in Spain and France. By Marta Campabadal Graus• November 20, 2024 Dennis Kucinich stated on June 01, 2011 in a House committee hearing: "Seventy of Ohio's 88 counties now have more than 25 percent of their residents eligible for emergency food." By Tom Feran• June 24, 2011 Facebook posts stated on February 23, 2025 in a Facebook post: Pope Francis died as of Feb. 23, 2025. By Ciara O'Rourke• February 25, 2025 Rush Limbaugh stated on April 23, 2015 in a monologue on his radio show: "Eighty-five percent of every dollar donated to the Clinton Foundation ended up either with the Clintons or with their staff to pay for travel, salaries, and benefits. Fifteen cents of every dollar actually went to some charitable beneficiary." By Louis Jacobson• April 29, 2015 Sid Miller stated on March 10, 2015 in a symposium on water hosted by the Texas Tribune: Texas agriculture is "at 98 percent efficiency" in water use and "just about maxed out as to what we can do on the conservation end of it." By W. Gardner Selby• May 4, 2015 Facebook posts stated on July 04, 2023 in a Facebook video.: President Joe Biden died and Vice President Kamala Harris was sworn into office. By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa• July 6, 2023 Scott Walker stated on April 16, 2014 in a radio interview: "Graduation and third-grade reading scores are up in the state since I took office." By Dave Umhoefer• June 8, 2014 Viral image stated on May 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: Video shows Palestinians faking a funeral procession for a child. By Ciara O'Rourke• May 18, 2021 Dale Kooyenga stated on May 22, 2015 in : Since Republicans took over after the 2010 election, "the graduation rate in Wisconsin has gone from 86 percent to 88 percent. The black graduation rate has gone from 60 percent to 65 percent. The Latino graduation rate has gone from 65 percent to 71 percent." By Sarah Hauer• June 10, 2015 Don Beyer stated on April 12, 2016 in a radio interview.: "But for immigrants, we would have a contracting population..." By Warren Fiske• April 18, 2016 Jim Webb stated on October 13, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas: "Fifteen out of the 20 most polluted cities in the world" are in India and China. By Louis Jacobson• October 15, 2015 John Nygren stated on February 12, 2019 in a tweet: GOP tax plan "is better for working, middle-class families" since "88% of the tax relief goes to those making $100,000 or less." By Eric Litke• February 22, 2019 Articles (70) Reports of 88% death rate for COVID-19 patients on ventilators leave out a big caveat By Louis Jacobson• April 28, 2020 An open letter to YouTube’s CEO from the world’s fact-checkers By PolitiFact Staff • January 12, 2022 Bold claims about California’s drug price measure persist, despite unknowns By Chris Nichols• November 4, 2016 If you vote in Austin primaries, you probably request a Democratic ballot By W. Gardner Selby• June 5, 2013 Paul Sadler's claim about debt under Bush led to readers' No. 4 favorite By W. 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Keith Olbermann stated on July 06, 2010 in a comment on MSNBC's 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann': "Subsidies for oil and gas companies make up 88 percent of all federal subsidies. Just cutting the oil and gas subsidies out would save the U.S. government $45 billion every year." By Louis Jacobson• July 9, 2010 X posts stated on May 20, 2024 in a post: Photos show bodies of people who died in the helicopter crash with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• May 21, 2024 Facebook posts stated on October 17, 2023 in a Facebook post: Black flag hoisted over a mosque in Iran is a “call to all of Islam for war.” By Loreben Tuquero• October 23, 2023 Facebook posts stated on October 18, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: Irán izó una bandera negra y “esto significa un llamado” a la guerra o venganza. By Loreben Tuquero• November 2, 2023 Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on July 08, 2012 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Eighty out of 82 counties in Ohio ... have an auto manufacturing facility." By Sabrina Eaton• July 18, 2012 Tom Barrett stated on September 22, 2015 in a speech: Every general City of Milwaukee employee "pays toward his or her pension, but approximately 88 percent of our police officers and firefighters do not." By Tom Kertscher• September 30, 2015 Lars Larson stated on October 02, 2014 in an email: "TSA WILL ACCEPT DRIVERS PRIV CARDS FOR ID AT THE AIRPORT" By Dana Tims• October 7, 2014 Bruce Elfant stated on August 13, 2012 in a press statement.: Says 88 Texas constables have died in the line of duty. By W. Gardner Selby• August 23, 2012 Facebook posts stated on November 14, 2024 in a Facebook post: Video shows floods in Spain and France. By Marta Campabadal Graus• November 20, 2024 Dennis Kucinich stated on June 01, 2011 in a House committee hearing: "Seventy of Ohio's 88 counties now have more than 25 percent of their residents eligible for emergency food." By Tom Feran• June 24, 2011 Facebook posts stated on February 23, 2025 in a Facebook post: Pope Francis died as of Feb. 23, 2025. By Ciara O'Rourke• February 25, 2025 Rush Limbaugh stated on April 23, 2015 in a monologue on his radio show: "Eighty-five percent of every dollar donated to the Clinton Foundation ended up either with the Clintons or with their staff to pay for travel, salaries, and benefits. Fifteen cents of every dollar actually went to some charitable beneficiary." By Louis Jacobson• April 29, 2015 Sid Miller stated on March 10, 2015 in a symposium on water hosted by the Texas Tribune: Texas agriculture is "at 98 percent efficiency" in water use and "just about maxed out as to what we can do on the conservation end of it." By W. Gardner Selby• May 4, 2015 Facebook posts stated on July 04, 2023 in a Facebook video.: President Joe Biden died and Vice President Kamala Harris was sworn into office. By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa• July 6, 2023 Scott Walker stated on April 16, 2014 in a radio interview: "Graduation and third-grade reading scores are up in the state since I took office." By Dave Umhoefer• June 8, 2014 Viral image stated on May 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: Video shows Palestinians faking a funeral procession for a child. By Ciara O'Rourke• May 18, 2021 Dale Kooyenga stated on May 22, 2015 in : Since Republicans took over after the 2010 election, "the graduation rate in Wisconsin has gone from 86 percent to 88 percent. The black graduation rate has gone from 60 percent to 65 percent. The Latino graduation rate has gone from 65 percent to 71 percent." By Sarah Hauer• June 10, 2015 Don Beyer stated on April 12, 2016 in a radio interview.: "But for immigrants, we would have a contracting population..." By Warren Fiske• April 18, 2016 Jim Webb stated on October 13, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas: "Fifteen out of the 20 most polluted cities in the world" are in India and China. By Louis Jacobson• October 15, 2015 John Nygren stated on February 12, 2019 in a tweet: GOP tax plan "is better for working, middle-class families" since "88% of the tax relief goes to those making $100,000 or less." By Eric Litke• February 22, 2019
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