1 People 29 Fact-checks 22 Articles People (1) Ro Khanna Fact-checks (29) Pam Bondi stated on September 08, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Of the 98 top oxycodone-dispensing doctors who used to live in Florida, "today, there are none." By Joshua Gillin• September 16, 2014 Ro Khanna stated on December 12, 2022 in an interview: The U.S. "trade deficit with China has gone from about $80 billion a year in the 1990s to $400 billion a year.” By Tom Kertscher• December 19, 2022 Russ Feingold stated on October 07, 2016 in a debate: Social Security "was basically invented" at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; "that's where Franklin Roosevelt got the idea." By Jonathan Anderson• December 16, 2016 Facebook posts stated on June 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Gov. Tony Evers “removed the American flag from the Capitol building” By Eric Litke• June 29, 2020 Ro Khanna stated on December 20, 2019 in an interview with MSNBC: Says the California congressional district he represents "has a higher GDP than Russia." By Louis Jacobson• December 20, 2019 Ro Khanna stated on February 20, 2025 in a TikTok video: “Breaking news: The Trump administration just announced that Medicare will stop covering telehealth starting April 1. … We need to stand up to these Medicare cuts.” By Suz Redfearn• March 18, 2025 Ro Khanna stated on September 12, 2018 in a Facebook post: "Most Americans don’t own stocks." By Louis Jacobson• September 18, 2018 Viral image stated on September 29, 2023 in an Instagram post: Sen. Dianne Feinstein tweeted about getting COVID-19 and flu vaccines days before her death. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 2, 2023 Ro Khanna stated on May 26, 2018 in in a tweet: "Amazon Echo is recording every conversation in a person's home and transmitting it to the cloud." By John Kruzel• May 31, 2018 Viral image stated on December 03, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows “the jabbed and the unjabbed … separated with a fence in a supermarket” in Germany. By Ciara O'Rourke• December 17, 2021 Ro Khanna stated on April 19, 2018 in a Facebook post: "Most of our taxes are spent on the so-called ‘War on Terror.’" By Louis Jacobson• April 24, 2018 Viral image stated on April 05, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says 44 senators “voted NOT to send stimulus checks.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 15, 2020 Facebook posts stated on January 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Florida is "the 45th in state education funding." By Amy Sherman• January 17, 2020 Facebook posts stated on March 04, 2020 in an image: The media “pulled down an entire shelf of goods so that they can present the news of people buying stuff in a hysteria over the coronavirus." By Daniel Funke• March 6, 2020 Joe Biden stated on October 05, 2020 in an NBC town hall in Miami: During the Obama/Biden administration “18,000 people got clemency.” By Amy Sherman• October 6, 2020 Viral image stated on December 07, 2022 in an Instagram post: Elon Musk tweeted, “The Democrats paid the CEO Jack Dorsey of Twitter millions of dollars to block and delete people’s pages during the 2020 election.” By Ciara O'Rourke• December 9, 2022 Beto O'Rourke stated on March 31, 2017 in a U.S. Senate campaign kickoff event in Dallas: "I’m one of two members of Congress out of 535 that takes no corporate cash, no political action committee money." By Fauzeya Rahman• July 27, 2017 Marco Rubio stated on October 15, 2017 in an interview with Channel 8: "The child tax credit, if we don't do it, there will be no tax relief for working families. How much tax relief working families get under tax reform is entirely dependent on whether or not we put in place an increase to the child tax credit." By Allison Graves• October 19, 2017 Gwen Moore stated on April 27, 2016 in a congressional hearing: Water rates in Manila, Philippines, "were raised up to 845 percent" when a subsidiary of the World Bank became a partial owner. By Jon Greenberg• May 12, 2016 Facebook posts stated on October 30, 2024 in a Facebook post: Data shows some voters cast multiple votes, meaning "at least 164,568 illegal votes have been cast” in Michigan. By Jeff Cercone• October 31, 2024 Articles (22) Who is Bernie Sanders? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Jon Greenberg• June 12, 2019 Mailbag: The Uvalde shooting and gun control, Roe v. Wade, open borders, and more By Jon Greenberg• May 27, 2022 Kamala Harris made forceful claims on civil rights and immigration. Did she get them right? By Chris Nichols• June 28, 2019 Romney misleads, flawed Perry video says By W. Gardner Selby• October 20, 2011 Questions and answers about President Trump’s Roger Stone commutation By Louis Jacobson• July 13, 2020 David Dewhurst video distorts journalists' statements about economy By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• November 15, 2011 Fact-checking 4 claims from the White House on Roger Stone’s commutation By Bill McCarthy• July 14, 2020 The Epstein files, Trump and Congress: What happens next? By Louis Jacobson• November 13, 2025 Have Democrats always been interested in Epstein case transparency? We looked back. By Amy Sherman• August 5, 2025 Edits fuel distortions in Perry video on Romney By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• October 17, 2011 From 2014 satire to AI posts: How a baseless rumor about Jennifer Aniston and Obama gained traction By Loreben Tuquero• February 5, 2025 2 weeks, 450+ posts: How Elon Musk uses his X profile to push FEMA, immigration, voting falsehoods By Madison Czopek• October 23, 2024 Seizing on abortion, Democrats claim Republicans back no-exceptions bans. That isn’t true for all By Tom Kertscher• October 14, 2022 Does the New Hampshire primary have a future? Impressions from PolitiFact’s reporting on the ground By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• January 23, 2024 Trump DOJ dismissal of Epstein ‘client list’ fuels MAGA division. Here’s a guide to the controversy. By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• July 15, 2025 The Biden-versus-Trump economy: Who did better on inflation, jobs, gasoline prices and more? By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2024 Analysis: How PolitiFact fact-checked 2024 election claims on vote counting, mail ballots, machines By Jeff Cercone, Loreben Tuquero• November 26, 2024 Mailbag: 'The good stuff overcomes the annoyance' By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 24, 2010 Wild GOP Senate primary in Pennsylvania coming to a close By Louis Jacobson• May 12, 2022 Anonymous X account shares falsehoods to Elon Musk, top US officials. What we know about 'Amuse' By Madison Czopek• March 31, 2025
Pam Bondi stated on September 08, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Of the 98 top oxycodone-dispensing doctors who used to live in Florida, "today, there are none." By Joshua Gillin• September 16, 2014 Ro Khanna stated on December 12, 2022 in an interview: The U.S. "trade deficit with China has gone from about $80 billion a year in the 1990s to $400 billion a year.” By Tom Kertscher• December 19, 2022 Russ Feingold stated on October 07, 2016 in a debate: Social Security "was basically invented" at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; "that's where Franklin Roosevelt got the idea." By Jonathan Anderson• December 16, 2016 Facebook posts stated on June 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Gov. Tony Evers “removed the American flag from the Capitol building” By Eric Litke• June 29, 2020 Ro Khanna stated on December 20, 2019 in an interview with MSNBC: Says the California congressional district he represents "has a higher GDP than Russia." By Louis Jacobson• December 20, 2019 Ro Khanna stated on February 20, 2025 in a TikTok video: “Breaking news: The Trump administration just announced that Medicare will stop covering telehealth starting April 1. … We need to stand up to these Medicare cuts.” By Suz Redfearn• March 18, 2025 Ro Khanna stated on September 12, 2018 in a Facebook post: "Most Americans don’t own stocks." By Louis Jacobson• September 18, 2018 Viral image stated on September 29, 2023 in an Instagram post: Sen. Dianne Feinstein tweeted about getting COVID-19 and flu vaccines days before her death. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 2, 2023 Ro Khanna stated on May 26, 2018 in in a tweet: "Amazon Echo is recording every conversation in a person's home and transmitting it to the cloud." By John Kruzel• May 31, 2018 Viral image stated on December 03, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows “the jabbed and the unjabbed … separated with a fence in a supermarket” in Germany. By Ciara O'Rourke• December 17, 2021 Ro Khanna stated on April 19, 2018 in a Facebook post: "Most of our taxes are spent on the so-called ‘War on Terror.’" By Louis Jacobson• April 24, 2018 Viral image stated on April 05, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says 44 senators “voted NOT to send stimulus checks.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 15, 2020 Facebook posts stated on January 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Florida is "the 45th in state education funding." By Amy Sherman• January 17, 2020 Facebook posts stated on March 04, 2020 in an image: The media “pulled down an entire shelf of goods so that they can present the news of people buying stuff in a hysteria over the coronavirus." By Daniel Funke• March 6, 2020 Joe Biden stated on October 05, 2020 in an NBC town hall in Miami: During the Obama/Biden administration “18,000 people got clemency.” By Amy Sherman• October 6, 2020 Viral image stated on December 07, 2022 in an Instagram post: Elon Musk tweeted, “The Democrats paid the CEO Jack Dorsey of Twitter millions of dollars to block and delete people’s pages during the 2020 election.” By Ciara O'Rourke• December 9, 2022 Beto O'Rourke stated on March 31, 2017 in a U.S. Senate campaign kickoff event in Dallas: "I’m one of two members of Congress out of 535 that takes no corporate cash, no political action committee money." By Fauzeya Rahman• July 27, 2017 Marco Rubio stated on October 15, 2017 in an interview with Channel 8: "The child tax credit, if we don't do it, there will be no tax relief for working families. How much tax relief working families get under tax reform is entirely dependent on whether or not we put in place an increase to the child tax credit." By Allison Graves• October 19, 2017 Gwen Moore stated on April 27, 2016 in a congressional hearing: Water rates in Manila, Philippines, "were raised up to 845 percent" when a subsidiary of the World Bank became a partial owner. By Jon Greenberg• May 12, 2016 Facebook posts stated on October 30, 2024 in a Facebook post: Data shows some voters cast multiple votes, meaning "at least 164,568 illegal votes have been cast” in Michigan. By Jeff Cercone• October 31, 2024
Who is Bernie Sanders? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Jon Greenberg• June 12, 2019 Mailbag: The Uvalde shooting and gun control, Roe v. Wade, open borders, and more By Jon Greenberg• May 27, 2022 Kamala Harris made forceful claims on civil rights and immigration. Did she get them right? By Chris Nichols• June 28, 2019 Romney misleads, flawed Perry video says By W. Gardner Selby• October 20, 2011 Questions and answers about President Trump’s Roger Stone commutation By Louis Jacobson• July 13, 2020 David Dewhurst video distorts journalists' statements about economy By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• November 15, 2011 Fact-checking 4 claims from the White House on Roger Stone’s commutation By Bill McCarthy• July 14, 2020 The Epstein files, Trump and Congress: What happens next? By Louis Jacobson• November 13, 2025 Have Democrats always been interested in Epstein case transparency? We looked back. By Amy Sherman• August 5, 2025 Edits fuel distortions in Perry video on Romney By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• October 17, 2011 From 2014 satire to AI posts: How a baseless rumor about Jennifer Aniston and Obama gained traction By Loreben Tuquero• February 5, 2025 2 weeks, 450+ posts: How Elon Musk uses his X profile to push FEMA, immigration, voting falsehoods By Madison Czopek• October 23, 2024 Seizing on abortion, Democrats claim Republicans back no-exceptions bans. That isn’t true for all By Tom Kertscher• October 14, 2022 Does the New Hampshire primary have a future? Impressions from PolitiFact’s reporting on the ground By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• January 23, 2024 Trump DOJ dismissal of Epstein ‘client list’ fuels MAGA division. Here’s a guide to the controversy. By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• July 15, 2025 The Biden-versus-Trump economy: Who did better on inflation, jobs, gasoline prices and more? By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2024 Analysis: How PolitiFact fact-checked 2024 election claims on vote counting, mail ballots, machines By Jeff Cercone, Loreben Tuquero• November 26, 2024 Mailbag: 'The good stuff overcomes the annoyance' By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 24, 2010 Wild GOP Senate primary in Pennsylvania coming to a close By Louis Jacobson• May 12, 2022 Anonymous X account shares falsehoods to Elon Musk, top US officials. What we know about 'Amuse' By Madison Czopek• March 31, 2025
