0 People 247 Fact-checks 34 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (247) X posts stated on November 04, 2020 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden received a sudden influx of 138,339 votes in Michigan while Donald Trump received none. By Bill McCarthy• November 4, 2020 Lincoln Chafee stated on January 11, 2012 in a news conference: The InterLink at T.F. Green Airport is the closest air-rail link in the country. By Alex Kuffner• January 26, 2012 Joe Biden stated on April 29, 2016 in a speech at the Vatican: "In the United States alone we lose more than 3,000 people a day to cancer." By Louis Jacobson• May 9, 2016 Viral image stated on November 10, 2022 in an Instagram post: A New York election results map is evidence of fraud. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 11, 2022 Jason Haas stated on February 27, 2011 in a newspaper interview: Milwaukee lost the headquarters for MillerCoors because the area lacks good transit. By Joe Carey• April 2, 2011 Facebook posts stated on November 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Biden lead disappears in NV, AZ, GA, PA.” By Bill McCarthy• November 11, 2020 Dick Cheney stated on April 08, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: Says it’s "an old wives’ story" that Margaret Thatcher told George H.W. Bush not to go wobbly. By Becky Bowers• April 10, 2013 Rick Perry stated on May 06, 2013 in video remarks to the Family Research Council: Says Sam Houston opposed slavery and as governor said Texas should not leave the union over slavery. By Sue Owen• May 22, 2013 Viral image stated on August 08, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Ron DeSantis holding a shirt that says, “Your mask is as useless as Joe Biden.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 11, 2021 Viral image stated on October 17, 2022 in an Instagram post: USA Today reported that “5 children have gone missing inside a Chuck E. Cheese.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 9, 2022 Viral image stated on November 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows CNN chyrons that read, "Democrats ask, ‘Why even have a Second Amendment?'" and "CNN Exclusive: China cracks down on pro democracy demonstrators." By Ciara O'Rourke• November 21, 2019 Ted Cruz stated on March 30, 2016 in a CNN town hall in Milwaukee: "The EPA has tried to define a puddle or a drainage ditch on your farm to be navigable waters and thus subject to massive environmental regulations." By Amy Sherman• March 31, 2016 Facebook posts stated on May 26, 2024 in a Facebook post: Starbucks lattes contain semen. By Ciara O'Rourke• May 30, 2024 Viral image stated on October 25, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says Halyna Hutchins tweeted, “I have information that will lead to Hillary Clinton’s arrest.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 25, 2021 Don Pridemore stated on December 03, 2012 in a news conference: Among Milwaukee Public Schools students, "86 percent are behind in reading and 80 percent are behind in math." By Tom Kertscher• January 2, 2013 Facebook posts stated on October 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: Kamala Harris’ husband said, “I am married to the next president of the United States.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 22, 2020 Viral image stated on July 21, 2022 in an Instagram post: The New York Times reported on a conservative activist’s “superdiarrhea.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 22, 2022 Facebook posts stated on October 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Antifa Fascist Fangirl Tulsi Gabbard posing with Evan Duke, leader of Portland Antifa and Occupy ICE." By Miriam Valverde• October 30, 2019 Facebook posts stated on December 01, 2023 in en una publicación en Facebook: "Toyota acaba de anunciar que dejará de fabricar coches”. By Maria Briceño• December 8, 2023 TikTok posts stated on August 01, 2021 in a TikTok post: "Norfolk naval base has been taken by NATO." By Bill McCarthy• August 27, 2021 Articles (34) The Afghanistan war: A simple explanation By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 12, 2009 In Context: Hillary Clinton on Tulsi Gabbard, the Trump campaign and Russia By Miriam Valverde• October 22, 2019 Julián Castro, Bernie Sanders and the Minutemen ‘hate group’ By W. Gardner Selby• May 7, 2016 Mobile Truth-O-Meter, now just 99 cents By Becky Bowers• January 27, 2014 PolitiFact's guide to reliable news and information on Election Night By Louis Jacobson• November 5, 2024 Sadler, Cruz saddle up for second debate By W. Gardner Selby• October 19, 2012 Sizing up the Texas economy By Sue Owen• January 1, 2013 A closer look at an anti-Hillary Clinton meme By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• July 31, 2015 Casey Cagle's tweet on Delta, the NRA and tax breaks. Is it legal? By Miriam Valverde• March 1, 2018 International fact-checkers focus on fake photos By Louis Jacobson• July 6, 2015 How Russian trolls exploited Parkland mass shooting on social media By John Kruzel• February 22, 2018 To ban or not to ban: Donald Trump’s and Joe Biden’s mixed messages on TikTok By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Samantha Putterman• June 13, 2024 PolitiFact’s guide to finding good information on Election Night By Louis Jacobson• October 21, 2020 In Context: Here’s what JD Vance said about school shootings being a ‘fact of life’ (transcript) By Jeff Cercone• September 9, 2024 How to watch the Georgia Senate runoff election results By Amy Sherman• January 5, 2021 Best practices for journalists covering the 2020 election: A report from the Poynter Institute By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• September 20, 2020 Prepare for the weirdest election 'night' ever By Louis Jacobson• September 1, 2020 English is Liberia's official language from a history of US slavery and colonization By Grace Abels• July 10, 2025 Be patient on election night 2020: Counting the returns will take time By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• June 18, 2020 The US may not have an Iron Dome, but the military is spending on this technology. Here’s how. By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• October 13, 2023
X posts stated on November 04, 2020 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden received a sudden influx of 138,339 votes in Michigan while Donald Trump received none. By Bill McCarthy• November 4, 2020 Lincoln Chafee stated on January 11, 2012 in a news conference: The InterLink at T.F. Green Airport is the closest air-rail link in the country. By Alex Kuffner• January 26, 2012 Joe Biden stated on April 29, 2016 in a speech at the Vatican: "In the United States alone we lose more than 3,000 people a day to cancer." By Louis Jacobson• May 9, 2016 Viral image stated on November 10, 2022 in an Instagram post: A New York election results map is evidence of fraud. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 11, 2022 Jason Haas stated on February 27, 2011 in a newspaper interview: Milwaukee lost the headquarters for MillerCoors because the area lacks good transit. By Joe Carey• April 2, 2011 Facebook posts stated on November 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Biden lead disappears in NV, AZ, GA, PA.” By Bill McCarthy• November 11, 2020 Dick Cheney stated on April 08, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: Says it’s "an old wives’ story" that Margaret Thatcher told George H.W. Bush not to go wobbly. By Becky Bowers• April 10, 2013 Rick Perry stated on May 06, 2013 in video remarks to the Family Research Council: Says Sam Houston opposed slavery and as governor said Texas should not leave the union over slavery. By Sue Owen• May 22, 2013 Viral image stated on August 08, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Ron DeSantis holding a shirt that says, “Your mask is as useless as Joe Biden.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 11, 2021 Viral image stated on October 17, 2022 in an Instagram post: USA Today reported that “5 children have gone missing inside a Chuck E. Cheese.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 9, 2022 Viral image stated on November 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows CNN chyrons that read, "Democrats ask, ‘Why even have a Second Amendment?'" and "CNN Exclusive: China cracks down on pro democracy demonstrators." By Ciara O'Rourke• November 21, 2019 Ted Cruz stated on March 30, 2016 in a CNN town hall in Milwaukee: "The EPA has tried to define a puddle or a drainage ditch on your farm to be navigable waters and thus subject to massive environmental regulations." By Amy Sherman• March 31, 2016 Facebook posts stated on May 26, 2024 in a Facebook post: Starbucks lattes contain semen. By Ciara O'Rourke• May 30, 2024 Viral image stated on October 25, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says Halyna Hutchins tweeted, “I have information that will lead to Hillary Clinton’s arrest.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 25, 2021 Don Pridemore stated on December 03, 2012 in a news conference: Among Milwaukee Public Schools students, "86 percent are behind in reading and 80 percent are behind in math." By Tom Kertscher• January 2, 2013 Facebook posts stated on October 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: Kamala Harris’ husband said, “I am married to the next president of the United States.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 22, 2020 Viral image stated on July 21, 2022 in an Instagram post: The New York Times reported on a conservative activist’s “superdiarrhea.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 22, 2022 Facebook posts stated on October 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Antifa Fascist Fangirl Tulsi Gabbard posing with Evan Duke, leader of Portland Antifa and Occupy ICE." By Miriam Valverde• October 30, 2019 Facebook posts stated on December 01, 2023 in en una publicación en Facebook: "Toyota acaba de anunciar que dejará de fabricar coches”. By Maria Briceño• December 8, 2023 TikTok posts stated on August 01, 2021 in a TikTok post: "Norfolk naval base has been taken by NATO." By Bill McCarthy• August 27, 2021
The Afghanistan war: A simple explanation By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 12, 2009 In Context: Hillary Clinton on Tulsi Gabbard, the Trump campaign and Russia By Miriam Valverde• October 22, 2019 Julián Castro, Bernie Sanders and the Minutemen ‘hate group’ By W. Gardner Selby• May 7, 2016 Mobile Truth-O-Meter, now just 99 cents By Becky Bowers• January 27, 2014 PolitiFact's guide to reliable news and information on Election Night By Louis Jacobson• November 5, 2024 Sadler, Cruz saddle up for second debate By W. Gardner Selby• October 19, 2012 Sizing up the Texas economy By Sue Owen• January 1, 2013 A closer look at an anti-Hillary Clinton meme By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• July 31, 2015 Casey Cagle's tweet on Delta, the NRA and tax breaks. Is it legal? By Miriam Valverde• March 1, 2018 International fact-checkers focus on fake photos By Louis Jacobson• July 6, 2015 How Russian trolls exploited Parkland mass shooting on social media By John Kruzel• February 22, 2018 To ban or not to ban: Donald Trump’s and Joe Biden’s mixed messages on TikTok By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Samantha Putterman• June 13, 2024 PolitiFact’s guide to finding good information on Election Night By Louis Jacobson• October 21, 2020 In Context: Here’s what JD Vance said about school shootings being a ‘fact of life’ (transcript) By Jeff Cercone• September 9, 2024 How to watch the Georgia Senate runoff election results By Amy Sherman• January 5, 2021 Best practices for journalists covering the 2020 election: A report from the Poynter Institute By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• September 20, 2020 Prepare for the weirdest election 'night' ever By Louis Jacobson• September 1, 2020 English is Liberia's official language from a history of US slavery and colonization By Grace Abels• July 10, 2025 Be patient on election night 2020: Counting the returns will take time By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• June 18, 2020 The US may not have an Iron Dome, but the military is spending on this technology. Here’s how. By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• October 13, 2023
