1 People 2345 Fact-checks 1038 Articles People (1) Vet TV Fact-checks (2345) Bono stated on October 23, 2009 in an interview with the Associated Press: When it comes to aid, "the United States is still about half as what European countries give as a percentage." By Robert Farley• October 30, 2009 Viral image stated on October 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows "25,000 outside all to hear the POTUS speak!" By Ciara O'Rourke• October 16, 2019 Chain email stated on March 17, 2014 in a chain email: Says President Barack Obama told a room of students, "Children, every time I clap my hands together, a child in America dies from gun violence," and then a child told him he could solve the problem by not clapping any more. By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2014 George W. Bush stated on November 09, 2010 in his book, "Decision Points.": Says that in his first 17 months as president, the United States doubled its world-leading $500 million a year commitment to fighting global AIDS. By W. Gardner Selby• December 16, 2010 Bono stated on February 17, 2017 in a speech at the Munich Security Conference: "For every extra year a girl goes to school, her income goes up 12 percent." By Jon Greenberg• February 22, 2017 Bono stated on January 24, 2016 in an interview with the "Irish Times": "People think AIDS is done -- it’s not done." By Jon Greenberg• February 9, 2016 Instagram posts stated on December 05, 2022 in an Instagram post: Paul Pelosi hasn’t been seen in public for months because he had mpox. By Jeff Cercone• December 8, 2022 Kanye West stated on June 11, 2013 in a newspaper interview: I have the most Grammys of anyone my age, but I haven't won one against a white person. By Janel Davis• August 15, 2013 Jeb Bush stated on July 17, 2015 in a town hall in Carson City, Nevada: "A law was passed, apparently in the Clinton administration, about whether, in recruiting offices … Marines or other military should be able to have guns. Apparently it is prohibited." By Amy Sherman• July 21, 2015 Facebook posts stated on January 11, 2019 in tweets and Facebook posts: Says Congress set aside $50 billion for the Secure Fence Act in 2006 By Amy Sherman• January 22, 2019 Viral image stated on October 28, 2024 in a Facebook post: A Pennsylvania TV station aired the 2024 presidential election results early. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 30, 2024 Vet TV stated on May 23, 2017 in a web page: "Trump Removing Marines From the Navy." By Louis Jacobson• June 7, 2017 Dianne Feinstein stated on July 12, 2016 in a No on Prop. 64 campaign press release. : California’s marijuana legalization initiative, Prop. 64 "allows marijuana smoking ads in prime time, on programs with millions of children and teenage viewers." By Chris Nichols• August 5, 2016 David Simpson stated on June 05, 2011 in an op-ed: Says the state budget includes spending on commercials for Fortune 500 companies. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 17, 2011 Mitt Romney stated on January 25, 2008 in a campaign rally in Pensacola.: "I was pretty proud of being the only guy on the stage that ever had a job in the private sector." By Bill Adair, Jennifer Liberto• January 25, 2008 Instagram posts stated on January 07, 2022 in a post: Image from news broadcast shows a hospital in France trying to pass off a mannequin as a COVID-19 patient. By Monique Curet• January 25, 2022 Facebook posts stated on January 30, 2025 in a video on Facebook: Early reports of four survivors show “this DC plane crash story isn’t adding up.” By Madison Czopek• February 7, 2025 Donald Trump stated on February 23, 2016 in a campaign speech: The U.S. "doesn’t make television sets anymore." By Warren Fiske, Linda Qiu• March 14, 2016 Dinesh D'Souza stated on September 23, 2020 in an Instagram post: Kamala Harris “has not formally taken questions from the press a single time” since she was announced as Joe Biden’s vice presidential pick. By Bill McCarthy• September 25, 2020 Instagram posts stated on October 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: “There’s been no” TV commercials for the COVID-19 vaccines because “they are required by law to list all adverse side effects.” By Tom Kertscher• October 25, 2021 Articles (1038) Achtung, baby! Bono mixes up foreign aid stats By Robert Farley• October 30, 2009 Texas Truthiness in 2010 By • January 1, 2011 Our wildest and wackiest claims of 2009 By Bill Adair• December 31, 2009 Can a nuclear bomb stop a hurricane? No, it’s a myth that has persisted for decades By Amy Sherman• August 26, 2019 The Stump Speech Analyzer: Michael Bloomberg By Miriam Valverde• February 14, 2020 Fact-checking the TV cable networks By Aaron Sharockman• November 8, 2013 Fact-checking Greg Abbott's 'Promises Kept' TV ad By W. Gardner Selby• August 30, 2018 Introducing: Scorecards for the TV networks By Aaron Sharockman• July 1, 2014 Outside spending groups take to the airwaves By Angie Drobnic Holan, Molly Moorhead• July 12, 2012 Fox down, MSNBC up on our network Truth-O-Meter scorecards By Aaron Sharockman• December 3, 2014 Find out how PunditFact tracks the networks By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 9, 2014 Checking in on our TV network scorecards By Katie Sanders• April 22, 2015 Fact-checking Fox, MSNBC and CNN: PunditFact's network scorecards By Aaron Sharockman• September 16, 2014 Learn how PunditFact tracks the networks By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 9, 2014 UPDATED: Keeping the record straight By W. Gardner Selby• April 25, 2014 PolitiFact, NPR team up to fact-check campaign ads By Bill Adair• November 3, 2011 Tale of two different Gavin Newsom TV ads By Chris Nichols• April 30, 2018 In Context: McDonnell denies his impending ad campaign By Warren Fiske• April 26, 2012 PolitiFact announces partnership with Hearst TV By Bill Adair• January 3, 2012 Barbers give Dodd a good cut By Bill Adair, Nell Benton• November 5, 2007
Bono stated on October 23, 2009 in an interview with the Associated Press: When it comes to aid, "the United States is still about half as what European countries give as a percentage." By Robert Farley• October 30, 2009 Viral image stated on October 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows "25,000 outside all to hear the POTUS speak!" By Ciara O'Rourke• October 16, 2019 Chain email stated on March 17, 2014 in a chain email: Says President Barack Obama told a room of students, "Children, every time I clap my hands together, a child in America dies from gun violence," and then a child told him he could solve the problem by not clapping any more. By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2014 George W. Bush stated on November 09, 2010 in his book, "Decision Points.": Says that in his first 17 months as president, the United States doubled its world-leading $500 million a year commitment to fighting global AIDS. By W. Gardner Selby• December 16, 2010 Bono stated on February 17, 2017 in a speech at the Munich Security Conference: "For every extra year a girl goes to school, her income goes up 12 percent." By Jon Greenberg• February 22, 2017 Bono stated on January 24, 2016 in an interview with the "Irish Times": "People think AIDS is done -- it’s not done." By Jon Greenberg• February 9, 2016 Instagram posts stated on December 05, 2022 in an Instagram post: Paul Pelosi hasn’t been seen in public for months because he had mpox. By Jeff Cercone• December 8, 2022 Kanye West stated on June 11, 2013 in a newspaper interview: I have the most Grammys of anyone my age, but I haven't won one against a white person. By Janel Davis• August 15, 2013 Jeb Bush stated on July 17, 2015 in a town hall in Carson City, Nevada: "A law was passed, apparently in the Clinton administration, about whether, in recruiting offices … Marines or other military should be able to have guns. Apparently it is prohibited." By Amy Sherman• July 21, 2015 Facebook posts stated on January 11, 2019 in tweets and Facebook posts: Says Congress set aside $50 billion for the Secure Fence Act in 2006 By Amy Sherman• January 22, 2019 Viral image stated on October 28, 2024 in a Facebook post: A Pennsylvania TV station aired the 2024 presidential election results early. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 30, 2024 Vet TV stated on May 23, 2017 in a web page: "Trump Removing Marines From the Navy." By Louis Jacobson• June 7, 2017 Dianne Feinstein stated on July 12, 2016 in a No on Prop. 64 campaign press release. : California’s marijuana legalization initiative, Prop. 64 "allows marijuana smoking ads in prime time, on programs with millions of children and teenage viewers." By Chris Nichols• August 5, 2016 David Simpson stated on June 05, 2011 in an op-ed: Says the state budget includes spending on commercials for Fortune 500 companies. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 17, 2011 Mitt Romney stated on January 25, 2008 in a campaign rally in Pensacola.: "I was pretty proud of being the only guy on the stage that ever had a job in the private sector." By Bill Adair, Jennifer Liberto• January 25, 2008 Instagram posts stated on January 07, 2022 in a post: Image from news broadcast shows a hospital in France trying to pass off a mannequin as a COVID-19 patient. By Monique Curet• January 25, 2022 Facebook posts stated on January 30, 2025 in a video on Facebook: Early reports of four survivors show “this DC plane crash story isn’t adding up.” By Madison Czopek• February 7, 2025 Donald Trump stated on February 23, 2016 in a campaign speech: The U.S. "doesn’t make television sets anymore." By Warren Fiske, Linda Qiu• March 14, 2016 Dinesh D'Souza stated on September 23, 2020 in an Instagram post: Kamala Harris “has not formally taken questions from the press a single time” since she was announced as Joe Biden’s vice presidential pick. By Bill McCarthy• September 25, 2020 Instagram posts stated on October 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: “There’s been no” TV commercials for the COVID-19 vaccines because “they are required by law to list all adverse side effects.” By Tom Kertscher• October 25, 2021
Achtung, baby! Bono mixes up foreign aid stats By Robert Farley• October 30, 2009 Texas Truthiness in 2010 By • January 1, 2011 Our wildest and wackiest claims of 2009 By Bill Adair• December 31, 2009 Can a nuclear bomb stop a hurricane? No, it’s a myth that has persisted for decades By Amy Sherman• August 26, 2019 The Stump Speech Analyzer: Michael Bloomberg By Miriam Valverde• February 14, 2020 Fact-checking the TV cable networks By Aaron Sharockman• November 8, 2013 Fact-checking Greg Abbott's 'Promises Kept' TV ad By W. Gardner Selby• August 30, 2018 Introducing: Scorecards for the TV networks By Aaron Sharockman• July 1, 2014 Outside spending groups take to the airwaves By Angie Drobnic Holan, Molly Moorhead• July 12, 2012 Fox down, MSNBC up on our network Truth-O-Meter scorecards By Aaron Sharockman• December 3, 2014 Find out how PunditFact tracks the networks By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 9, 2014 Checking in on our TV network scorecards By Katie Sanders• April 22, 2015 Fact-checking Fox, MSNBC and CNN: PunditFact's network scorecards By Aaron Sharockman• September 16, 2014 Learn how PunditFact tracks the networks By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 9, 2014 UPDATED: Keeping the record straight By W. Gardner Selby• April 25, 2014 PolitiFact, NPR team up to fact-check campaign ads By Bill Adair• November 3, 2011 Tale of two different Gavin Newsom TV ads By Chris Nichols• April 30, 2018 In Context: McDonnell denies his impending ad campaign By Warren Fiske• April 26, 2012 PolitiFact announces partnership with Hearst TV By Bill Adair• January 3, 2012 Barbers give Dodd a good cut By Bill Adair, Nell Benton• November 5, 2007
