0 People 812 Fact-checks 350 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (812) Kari Lake stated on September 13, 2024 in a post on X: Rep. Ruben Gallego’s “first act in Congress was to propose legislation to BAN the use of the term ‘illegal alien.’” By Mia Osmonbekov• September 19, 2024 Judicial Watch stated on December 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: "More than 100,000 DACA applicants have been arrested—Murder, Rape, DUI." By Miriam Valverde• January 14, 2020 Liz Cheney stated on April 11, 2021 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": “Something less than 6% ... of this proposal that President Biden has put forward is actually focused on infrastructure.” By Louis Jacobson• April 13, 2021 Facebook posts stated on March 19, 2025 in una publicación en Facebook: El presidente Donald Trump “firma orden ejecutiva para obligar a los bancos a que les quiten un 10% de dinero” de sus ahorros a los inmigrantes. By Maria Briceño• March 21, 2025 Social Media stated on March 06, 2017 in social media posts: "It's important to pay attention to the Russian spy drama, but let's not ignore the fact that the following (10) bills have been introduced" in the House. By Louis Jacobson• March 7, 2017 TikTok posts stated on March 04, 2025 in una publicación en TikTok: El presidente Donald Trump aprobó una nueva ley “que exige la implantación obligatoria de un chip en todos los extranjeros”. By Maria Briceño• April 3, 2025 Mark Pocan stated on April 07, 2017 in an interview: In Congress, "on the Democratic side of the room, you’ve got men and women of all different races; on the other side, you’ve got a bunch of white men in dark suits, all over 55 or so." By Tom Kertscher• April 28, 2017 Viral image stated on April 04, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Measles kills 11 people in 19 years (since 2000). MMR vaccine kills 445 infants in 1 year (since 2018)." By Ciara O'Rourke• April 15, 2019 Republican Party of Florida stated on April 09, 2018 in a website: "Out of 860 bills (Sen. Bill Nelson has) introduced in Congress, only 10 have passed." By Amy Sherman• April 20, 2018 Donald Trump stated on November 12, 2019 in a tweet: "Many of the people in DACA, no longer very young, are far from ‘angels.’ Some are very tough, hardened criminals." By Miriam Valverde• November 14, 2019 Dan Patrick stated on January 05, 2017 in remarks to reporters supporting legislation related to bathroom access: "Martin Luther King said our lives begin to end the day we become silent on things that matter." By W. Gardner Selby• January 6, 2017 Instagram posts stated on February 07, 2024 in an Instagram post: "Ukraine puts Tucker Carlson on a ‘hit list’ after an interview with Vladimir Putin.” By Jeff Cercone• February 9, 2024 Alex Jones stated on May 20, 2024 in an X post: “All of the satellite weather data for the day of the Iranian president’s crash has been removed.” By Sofia Ahmed• May 24, 2024 Scott Walker stated on September 25, 2015 in comments to reporters: A state agency wanted to fire an employee who spent four hours per day watching pornography, but the state "employment commission reinstated the person." By Tom Kertscher• October 7, 2015 Donald Trump stated on March 24, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Nancy Pelosi’s coronavirus bill includes “tax credits for solar and wind energy … retirement plans for community newspaper employees … $300 million for PBS … climate change studies” and more. By Louis Jacobson• March 24, 2020 Chris Taylor stated on May 21, 2019 in a tweet: "We saw the prison population expand and vacancy rates for correctional officers go from 2.9% to 15.2%" over the last eight years. By D.L. Davis• June 4, 2019 Paul Junge stated on July 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Rep. Elissa Slotkin “voted against condemning cyber attacks by the Chinese Communist Party on American organizations developing COVID-19 treatments.” By Clara Hendrickson• August 24, 2020 Mark Warner stated on July 26, 2014 in : On offshore drilling for energy By Nancy Madsen• August 18, 2014 Bloggers stated on November 06, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says "Kurt Russell supports Trump" by wearing a Trump T-shirt. By Tessa Weinberg• November 6, 2018 Facebook posts stated on June 12, 2022 in a post: "President Biden confirm(ed) everyone will receive their $1k gas checks this week!!" By Monique Curet• June 14, 2022 Articles (350) Fact-checking Joe Biden's 2022 State of the Union address By PolitiFact Staff • March 2, 2022 What is Congress doing besides impeachment? By Bill McCarthy• November 14, 2019 The facts about Iowa’s 2nd District congressional candidates and abortion By Liam Halawith• October 12, 2022 Claire McCaskill, Josh Hawley argue over immigration, taxes in final Senate debate By PolitiFact Staff • October 25, 2018 Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' video includes footage from non-US protests By Jeff Cercone, Madison Czopek• July 20, 2023 Rand Paul stretches the truth on 'The Daily Show' By Becky Bowers, Louis Jacobson• August 16, 2013 Meet Section 230: ‘the most important law protecting internet speech’ By Daniel Funke• March 1, 2021 Mary Lou Retton’s explanation of health insurance takes some somersaults By Julie Appleby• January 12, 2024 How hard is it for Venezuelans to get asylum in the U.S.? By Amy Sherman• March 4, 2019 Fact-checking a mixed bag of accusations on Trump and 9/11 By Sophie Austin, Stefanie Pousoulides• September 11, 2019 Facts behind Iowa’s 1st District congressional debate By Natalie Dunlap, Sabine Martin, Lyle Muller, Kate Perez• October 1, 2022 Fact-checking claims from Iowa's Senate debate on abortion, inflation and the border By Liam Halawith, Lyle Muller• October 12, 2022 Military bases named for Confederates: Renaming suggestions from military historians By Louis Jacobson• June 16, 2020 Leticia Van de Putte and the Texas Truth-O-Meter By W. Gardner Selby• November 22, 2013 How a political convention speech inspired PolitiFact By Katie Sanders• August 22, 2024 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is especially lawless. Could Putin be tried for war crimes? 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Kari Lake stated on September 13, 2024 in a post on X: Rep. Ruben Gallego’s “first act in Congress was to propose legislation to BAN the use of the term ‘illegal alien.’” By Mia Osmonbekov• September 19, 2024 Judicial Watch stated on December 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: "More than 100,000 DACA applicants have been arrested—Murder, Rape, DUI." By Miriam Valverde• January 14, 2020 Liz Cheney stated on April 11, 2021 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": “Something less than 6% ... of this proposal that President Biden has put forward is actually focused on infrastructure.” By Louis Jacobson• April 13, 2021 Facebook posts stated on March 19, 2025 in una publicación en Facebook: El presidente Donald Trump “firma orden ejecutiva para obligar a los bancos a que les quiten un 10% de dinero” de sus ahorros a los inmigrantes. By Maria Briceño• March 21, 2025 Social Media stated on March 06, 2017 in social media posts: "It's important to pay attention to the Russian spy drama, but let's not ignore the fact that the following (10) bills have been introduced" in the House. By Louis Jacobson• March 7, 2017 TikTok posts stated on March 04, 2025 in una publicación en TikTok: El presidente Donald Trump aprobó una nueva ley “que exige la implantación obligatoria de un chip en todos los extranjeros”. By Maria Briceño• April 3, 2025 Mark Pocan stated on April 07, 2017 in an interview: In Congress, "on the Democratic side of the room, you’ve got men and women of all different races; on the other side, you’ve got a bunch of white men in dark suits, all over 55 or so." By Tom Kertscher• April 28, 2017 Viral image stated on April 04, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Measles kills 11 people in 19 years (since 2000). MMR vaccine kills 445 infants in 1 year (since 2018)." By Ciara O'Rourke• April 15, 2019 Republican Party of Florida stated on April 09, 2018 in a website: "Out of 860 bills (Sen. Bill Nelson has) introduced in Congress, only 10 have passed." By Amy Sherman• April 20, 2018 Donald Trump stated on November 12, 2019 in a tweet: "Many of the people in DACA, no longer very young, are far from ‘angels.’ Some are very tough, hardened criminals." By Miriam Valverde• November 14, 2019 Dan Patrick stated on January 05, 2017 in remarks to reporters supporting legislation related to bathroom access: "Martin Luther King said our lives begin to end the day we become silent on things that matter." By W. Gardner Selby• January 6, 2017 Instagram posts stated on February 07, 2024 in an Instagram post: "Ukraine puts Tucker Carlson on a ‘hit list’ after an interview with Vladimir Putin.” By Jeff Cercone• February 9, 2024 Alex Jones stated on May 20, 2024 in an X post: “All of the satellite weather data for the day of the Iranian president’s crash has been removed.” By Sofia Ahmed• May 24, 2024 Scott Walker stated on September 25, 2015 in comments to reporters: A state agency wanted to fire an employee who spent four hours per day watching pornography, but the state "employment commission reinstated the person." By Tom Kertscher• October 7, 2015 Donald Trump stated on March 24, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Nancy Pelosi’s coronavirus bill includes “tax credits for solar and wind energy … retirement plans for community newspaper employees … $300 million for PBS … climate change studies” and more. By Louis Jacobson• March 24, 2020 Chris Taylor stated on May 21, 2019 in a tweet: "We saw the prison population expand and vacancy rates for correctional officers go from 2.9% to 15.2%" over the last eight years. By D.L. Davis• June 4, 2019 Paul Junge stated on July 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Rep. Elissa Slotkin “voted against condemning cyber attacks by the Chinese Communist Party on American organizations developing COVID-19 treatments.” By Clara Hendrickson• August 24, 2020 Mark Warner stated on July 26, 2014 in : On offshore drilling for energy By Nancy Madsen• August 18, 2014 Bloggers stated on November 06, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says "Kurt Russell supports Trump" by wearing a Trump T-shirt. By Tessa Weinberg• November 6, 2018 Facebook posts stated on June 12, 2022 in a post: "President Biden confirm(ed) everyone will receive their $1k gas checks this week!!" By Monique Curet• June 14, 2022
Fact-checking Joe Biden's 2022 State of the Union address By PolitiFact Staff • March 2, 2022 What is Congress doing besides impeachment? By Bill McCarthy• November 14, 2019 The facts about Iowa’s 2nd District congressional candidates and abortion By Liam Halawith• October 12, 2022 Claire McCaskill, Josh Hawley argue over immigration, taxes in final Senate debate By PolitiFact Staff • October 25, 2018 Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' video includes footage from non-US protests By Jeff Cercone, Madison Czopek• July 20, 2023 Rand Paul stretches the truth on 'The Daily Show' By Becky Bowers, Louis Jacobson• August 16, 2013 Meet Section 230: ‘the most important law protecting internet speech’ By Daniel Funke• March 1, 2021 Mary Lou Retton’s explanation of health insurance takes some somersaults By Julie Appleby• January 12, 2024 How hard is it for Venezuelans to get asylum in the U.S.? By Amy Sherman• March 4, 2019 Fact-checking a mixed bag of accusations on Trump and 9/11 By Sophie Austin, Stefanie Pousoulides• September 11, 2019 Facts behind Iowa’s 1st District congressional debate By Natalie Dunlap, Sabine Martin, Lyle Muller, Kate Perez• October 1, 2022 Fact-checking claims from Iowa's Senate debate on abortion, inflation and the border By Liam Halawith, Lyle Muller• October 12, 2022 Military bases named for Confederates: Renaming suggestions from military historians By Louis Jacobson• June 16, 2020 Leticia Van de Putte and the Texas Truth-O-Meter By W. Gardner Selby• November 22, 2013 How a political convention speech inspired PolitiFact By Katie Sanders• August 22, 2024 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is especially lawless. Could Putin be tried for war crimes? By Louis Jacobson• March 2, 2022 PolitiFact New Jersey revisits claims on veterans, missing service members By Bill Wichert• May 28, 2012 Understanding Poland's ‘Holocaust law’ By Manuela Tobias• March 9, 2018 The most outlandish claims we’ve fact-checked about Queen Elizabeth II By Gabrielle Settles• September 12, 2022 Dan Patrick, Leticia Van de Putte and slippery moments in debate By Dylan Baddour, W. Gardner Selby• September 30, 2014
