0 People 91 Fact-checks 87 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (91) Donald Trump stated on August 28, 2017 in a press conference: "We stopped traffic coming through -- 78 percent." By Miriam Valverde• August 31, 2017 Donald Trump stated on July 28, 2017 in a speech: "The border is down 78 percent. Under past administrations, the border didn’t go down -- it went up." By Miriam Valverde• August 3, 2017 Donald Trump stated on April 21, 2017 in an interview with the Associated Press: Illegal immigration on the U.S.-Mexico border is "the lowest in 17 years." By Miriam Valverde• April 25, 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 Donald Trump stated on January 10, 2019 in remarks in McAllen, Texas: Says there’s "never (been) so many apprehensions ever in our history." By Miriam Valverde• January 11, 2019 Donald Trump stated on October 30, 2019 in a re-election campaign ad: Says he is "cutting illegal immigration in half." By Miriam Valverde• October 31, 2019 Donald Trump stated on May 14, 2020 in an interview with Fox Business: Speaking about border apprehensions, said “We have some of the best numbers we've ever had. Southern border, the best numbers we've ever had.” By Miriam Valverde• May 20, 2020 Ted Budd stated on January 09, 2019 in a tweet: Says there are "2,000 inadmissible migrants arriving every day" By Paul Specht• January 17, 2019 Jeanne Shaheen stated on November 27, 2012 in an interview on MSNBC’s Jansing and Co. : Social Security has not contributed to the debt and the deficits. By Jake Berry• December 10, 2012 Facebook posts stated on June 03, 2020 in a Facebook post: “This man who was kicked and stomped” was killed by an “antifa murderer.” By Emily Venezky• June 5, 2020 Ron Johnson stated on November 01, 2018 in a radio interview: "Every couple days we have a caravan size group of people apprehended trying to come into the country illegally, or coming to the ports of entry without documentation." By D.L. Davis• November 16, 2018 Facebook posts stated on March 08, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says President Theodore Roosevelt said "To anger a conservative, lie to him. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth." By Samantha Putterman• March 11, 2019 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 Ted Cruz stated on March 28, 2016 in a campaign email: "The Obama administration has even joined Islamist governments in sponsoring a U.N. resolution that would shred our First Amendment by threatening to make discussion of radical Islamism potentially illegal." By Emma Hinchliffe• May 9, 2016 United Auto Workers stated on October 23, 2024 in a Meta ad: Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers “wants to cut Medicare and Social Security.” By Caleb McCullough• October 24, 2024 Facebook posts stated on May 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Due to the large number of people who will refuse the forthcoming COVID-19 vaccine because it will include tracking microchips, the Gates Foundation is now spending billions to ensure that all medical and dental injections and procedures include the chips.” By Ciara O'Rourke• May 20, 2020 Karen Huber stated on September 17, 2012 in an Austin American-Statesman news stor: Says she’s never said "don’t build" Texas 45 Southwest. By Sue Owen• October 12, 2012 Bloggers stated on March 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: "In February alone there were enough illegal immigrants who crossed the border to fill this (Kansas City Chiefs’ Arrowhead) stadium." By Miriam Valverde• March 12, 2019 Facebook posts stated on December 09, 2020 in a Facebook post: An optional microchip for COVID-19 vaccines “would give officials information on who has and has not been vaccinated” and “tracks the location of the patient.” By Bill McCarthy• December 15, 2020 Facebook posts stated on June 16, 2022 in a Facebook post: Thousands of cattle that recently died in Kansas weren’t killed by the heat. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 21, 2022 Articles (87) Fact-checking what Gavin Newsom had to say on immigration in his State of the State By Chris Nichols• February 12, 2019 Fact-checking 9 things Trump overstated, got wrong in his Cedar Rapids speech By Joshua Gillin, Miriam Valverde• June 22, 2017 Did 'zero-tolerance' policy reduce illegal immigration? By Miriam Valverde• July 19, 2018 Roses are red, violets are blue, PolitiFact loves truth, what about you? By Josie Hollingsworth• February 13, 2019 Social Security: A critical program with an uncertain future By Jon Greenberg• December 26, 2019 Water pollution claim tapped for favorites list By Robert Higgs• December 23, 2011 Jeb! Trump too; fresh presidential candidates and the Truth-O-Meter By W. Gardner Selby• June 21, 2015 The facts behind the detention of immigrants By Stefanie Pousoulides, Miriam Valverde• July 8, 2019 Gavin Newsom has made progress on some promises, but what about a state homelessness secretary? By Chris Nichols• April 15, 2019 Fact-checking sanctuary city, immigration claims By W. Gardner Selby• April 25, 2017 Fact-checking Trump's CEO town hall By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• April 4, 2017 Fact-checking the high-speed rail debate By Aaron Sharockman• March 3, 2011 Previewing the Texas governor's debate By W. Gardner Selby• September 30, 2014 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Fox News town hall in Scranton By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• March 6, 2020 PolitiFact's Top 5 for May 2015 By Miles Adair• June 4, 2015 Can a nuclear bomb stop a hurricane? No, it’s a myth that has persisted for decades By Amy Sherman• August 26, 2019 #PolitiFact100: How we’re covering Trump’s 100 days By Katie Sanders• April 25, 2017 California, New York, Ted Nugent lofted in Texas gubernatorial debate By Dylan Baddour, W. Gardner Selby• October 1, 2014 Is the migrant caravan an invasion? By Miriam Valverde• November 7, 2018 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s misleading immigration claims in meeting with California officials By Miriam Valverde• May 17, 2018
Donald Trump stated on August 28, 2017 in a press conference: "We stopped traffic coming through -- 78 percent." By Miriam Valverde• August 31, 2017 Donald Trump stated on July 28, 2017 in a speech: "The border is down 78 percent. Under past administrations, the border didn’t go down -- it went up." By Miriam Valverde• August 3, 2017 Donald Trump stated on April 21, 2017 in an interview with the Associated Press: Illegal immigration on the U.S.-Mexico border is "the lowest in 17 years." By Miriam Valverde• April 25, 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 Donald Trump stated on January 10, 2019 in remarks in McAllen, Texas: Says there’s "never (been) so many apprehensions ever in our history." By Miriam Valverde• January 11, 2019 Donald Trump stated on October 30, 2019 in a re-election campaign ad: Says he is "cutting illegal immigration in half." By Miriam Valverde• October 31, 2019 Donald Trump stated on May 14, 2020 in an interview with Fox Business: Speaking about border apprehensions, said “We have some of the best numbers we've ever had. Southern border, the best numbers we've ever had.” By Miriam Valverde• May 20, 2020 Ted Budd stated on January 09, 2019 in a tweet: Says there are "2,000 inadmissible migrants arriving every day" By Paul Specht• January 17, 2019 Jeanne Shaheen stated on November 27, 2012 in an interview on MSNBC’s Jansing and Co. : Social Security has not contributed to the debt and the deficits. By Jake Berry• December 10, 2012 Facebook posts stated on June 03, 2020 in a Facebook post: “This man who was kicked and stomped” was killed by an “antifa murderer.” By Emily Venezky• June 5, 2020 Ron Johnson stated on November 01, 2018 in a radio interview: "Every couple days we have a caravan size group of people apprehended trying to come into the country illegally, or coming to the ports of entry without documentation." By D.L. Davis• November 16, 2018 Facebook posts stated on March 08, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says President Theodore Roosevelt said "To anger a conservative, lie to him. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth." By Samantha Putterman• March 11, 2019 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 Ted Cruz stated on March 28, 2016 in a campaign email: "The Obama administration has even joined Islamist governments in sponsoring a U.N. resolution that would shred our First Amendment by threatening to make discussion of radical Islamism potentially illegal." By Emma Hinchliffe• May 9, 2016 United Auto Workers stated on October 23, 2024 in a Meta ad: Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers “wants to cut Medicare and Social Security.” By Caleb McCullough• October 24, 2024 Facebook posts stated on May 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Due to the large number of people who will refuse the forthcoming COVID-19 vaccine because it will include tracking microchips, the Gates Foundation is now spending billions to ensure that all medical and dental injections and procedures include the chips.” By Ciara O'Rourke• May 20, 2020 Karen Huber stated on September 17, 2012 in an Austin American-Statesman news stor: Says she’s never said "don’t build" Texas 45 Southwest. By Sue Owen• October 12, 2012 Bloggers stated on March 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: "In February alone there were enough illegal immigrants who crossed the border to fill this (Kansas City Chiefs’ Arrowhead) stadium." By Miriam Valverde• March 12, 2019 Facebook posts stated on December 09, 2020 in a Facebook post: An optional microchip for COVID-19 vaccines “would give officials information on who has and has not been vaccinated” and “tracks the location of the patient.” By Bill McCarthy• December 15, 2020 Facebook posts stated on June 16, 2022 in a Facebook post: Thousands of cattle that recently died in Kansas weren’t killed by the heat. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 21, 2022
Fact-checking what Gavin Newsom had to say on immigration in his State of the State By Chris Nichols• February 12, 2019 Fact-checking 9 things Trump overstated, got wrong in his Cedar Rapids speech By Joshua Gillin, Miriam Valverde• June 22, 2017 Did 'zero-tolerance' policy reduce illegal immigration? By Miriam Valverde• July 19, 2018 Roses are red, violets are blue, PolitiFact loves truth, what about you? By Josie Hollingsworth• February 13, 2019 Social Security: A critical program with an uncertain future By Jon Greenberg• December 26, 2019 Water pollution claim tapped for favorites list By Robert Higgs• December 23, 2011 Jeb! Trump too; fresh presidential candidates and the Truth-O-Meter By W. Gardner Selby• June 21, 2015 The facts behind the detention of immigrants By Stefanie Pousoulides, Miriam Valverde• July 8, 2019 Gavin Newsom has made progress on some promises, but what about a state homelessness secretary? By Chris Nichols• April 15, 2019 Fact-checking sanctuary city, immigration claims By W. Gardner Selby• April 25, 2017 Fact-checking Trump's CEO town hall By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• April 4, 2017 Fact-checking the high-speed rail debate By Aaron Sharockman• March 3, 2011 Previewing the Texas governor's debate By W. Gardner Selby• September 30, 2014 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Fox News town hall in Scranton By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• March 6, 2020 PolitiFact's Top 5 for May 2015 By Miles Adair• June 4, 2015 Can a nuclear bomb stop a hurricane? No, it’s a myth that has persisted for decades By Amy Sherman• August 26, 2019 #PolitiFact100: How we’re covering Trump’s 100 days By Katie Sanders• April 25, 2017 California, New York, Ted Nugent lofted in Texas gubernatorial debate By Dylan Baddour, W. Gardner Selby• October 1, 2014 Is the migrant caravan an invasion? By Miriam Valverde• November 7, 2018 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s misleading immigration claims in meeting with California officials By Miriam Valverde• May 17, 2018
