0 People 39 Fact-checks 15 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (39) Andrew White stated on December 07, 2017 in his campaign kickoff speech in Houston: Says Texas schools are ranked "43rd in the nation." By W. Gardner Selby• January 25, 2018 Hillary Clinton stated on March 15, 2016 in a political advertisement that aired in Arizona.: "Arizona schools rank 45th in the nation, dead last in funding per student." By Anthony Cave• March 17, 2016 Alcee Hastings stated on February 05, 2019 in a statement to the press: "In 2018, we endured a school shooting nearly once a week." By Amy Sherman• February 11, 2019 Nancy Jester stated on October 10, 2013 in a newspaper op-ed: Georgia "spends in the top 10 nationally on education, yet, most of our education metrics hover in the bottom five." By Janel Davis• October 25, 2013 Kinky Friedman stated on August 01, 2012 in : Says Texas is 1st in business climate, 49th in education. By Sue Owen• August 17, 2012 Rick Scott stated on March 04, 2014 in the State of the State speech: "Florida high schools are four out of the top 10 in the entire United States." By Amy Sherman• March 4, 2014 Facebook posts stated on January 11, 2022 in a Facebook post: “The CDC director just said that 75% of ‘Covid deaths’ occurred in people with at least four comorbidities.” By Samantha Putterman• January 12, 2022 Threads posts stated on December 14, 2024 in a Threads post: Video shows footage of a “drone crash.” By Ciara O'Rourke• December 18, 2024 Viral image stated on August 25, 2019 in a Facebook post: Red Bull contains bull sperm. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 3, 2019 Chris Dudley stated on September 30, 2010 in the KGW/The Oregonian debate: Says Oregon ranks 43rd in education. By Ian K. Kullgren• October 7, 2010 Uspoln Website stated on May 20, 2017 in a post: "Trump’s Top Scientist Pick: ‘Scientists Are Just Dumb Regular People That Think Dinosaurs Existed And The Earth Is Getting Warmer’" By Miriam Valverde• June 6, 2017 Facebook posts stated on March 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says students have to repeat the same grade next year. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 31, 2020 Paul Ryan stated on August 27, 2012 in an interview: Wealthy taxpayers, not middle-income earners, get "most of the deductions" in the tax code. By Dave Umhoefer• August 29, 2012 Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2020 in a text post: “Teachers are the number one occupation of the antifa terrorist organization according to the FBI.” By Daniel Funke• July 23, 2020 Barack Obama stated on August 22, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Mitt Romney says class sizes don’t matter." By Molly Moorhead• August 23, 2012 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 Mitt Romney stated on January 23, 2012 in comments to reporters in Tampa, Fla.: "(Newt Gingrich) voted in favor of establishing the Department of Education, and yet he gets in a debate and says we should get rid of the Department of Education and send all the education issues back to the states." By Becky Bowers• January 25, 2012 Stephen Martin stated on May 24, 2013 in an interview.: Says Democratic Party created the Ku Klux Klan. By Sean Gorman• June 10, 2013 Paul Espinosa stated on October 09, 2018 in a tweet: "From 1990 to 2015 under (Democratic) control, W. Va. teacher pay rank plummeted from 30th in the nation to 48th." 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Andrew White stated on December 07, 2017 in his campaign kickoff speech in Houston: Says Texas schools are ranked "43rd in the nation." By W. Gardner Selby• January 25, 2018 Hillary Clinton stated on March 15, 2016 in a political advertisement that aired in Arizona.: "Arizona schools rank 45th in the nation, dead last in funding per student." By Anthony Cave• March 17, 2016 Alcee Hastings stated on February 05, 2019 in a statement to the press: "In 2018, we endured a school shooting nearly once a week." By Amy Sherman• February 11, 2019 Nancy Jester stated on October 10, 2013 in a newspaper op-ed: Georgia "spends in the top 10 nationally on education, yet, most of our education metrics hover in the bottom five." By Janel Davis• October 25, 2013 Kinky Friedman stated on August 01, 2012 in : Says Texas is 1st in business climate, 49th in education. By Sue Owen• August 17, 2012 Rick Scott stated on March 04, 2014 in the State of the State speech: "Florida high schools are four out of the top 10 in the entire United States." By Amy Sherman• March 4, 2014 Facebook posts stated on January 11, 2022 in a Facebook post: “The CDC director just said that 75% of ‘Covid deaths’ occurred in people with at least four comorbidities.” By Samantha Putterman• January 12, 2022 Threads posts stated on December 14, 2024 in a Threads post: Video shows footage of a “drone crash.” By Ciara O'Rourke• December 18, 2024 Viral image stated on August 25, 2019 in a Facebook post: Red Bull contains bull sperm. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 3, 2019 Chris Dudley stated on September 30, 2010 in the KGW/The Oregonian debate: Says Oregon ranks 43rd in education. By Ian K. Kullgren• October 7, 2010 Uspoln Website stated on May 20, 2017 in a post: "Trump’s Top Scientist Pick: ‘Scientists Are Just Dumb Regular People That Think Dinosaurs Existed And The Earth Is Getting Warmer’" By Miriam Valverde• June 6, 2017 Facebook posts stated on March 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says students have to repeat the same grade next year. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 31, 2020 Paul Ryan stated on August 27, 2012 in an interview: Wealthy taxpayers, not middle-income earners, get "most of the deductions" in the tax code. By Dave Umhoefer• August 29, 2012 Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2020 in a text post: “Teachers are the number one occupation of the antifa terrorist organization according to the FBI.” By Daniel Funke• July 23, 2020 Barack Obama stated on August 22, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Mitt Romney says class sizes don’t matter." By Molly Moorhead• August 23, 2012 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 Mitt Romney stated on January 23, 2012 in comments to reporters in Tampa, Fla.: "(Newt Gingrich) voted in favor of establishing the Department of Education, and yet he gets in a debate and says we should get rid of the Department of Education and send all the education issues back to the states." By Becky Bowers• January 25, 2012 Stephen Martin stated on May 24, 2013 in an interview.: Says Democratic Party created the Ku Klux Klan. By Sean Gorman• June 10, 2013 Paul Espinosa stated on October 09, 2018 in a tweet: "From 1990 to 2015 under (Democratic) control, W. Va. teacher pay rank plummeted from 30th in the nation to 48th." By Anja Martin• December 7, 2018 Mike Pence stated on October 04, 2016 in in the 2016 vice presidential debate: Says Donald Trump "never said that" more nations should get nuclear weapons. By Lauren Carroll• October 5, 2016
PolitiFact a distillery for truth By Bert Roughton Jr.• July 23, 2012 Biden vs. Ryan: Previewing the VP debate By Dave Umhoefer• October 10, 2012 In Context: E.W. Jackson's statement on the Democratic Party By Nancy Madsen• May 30, 2013 Anatomy of a talking point: the smallest Navy since 1917 By Louis Jacobson• August 3, 2015 Mailbag: 'You are better than this, PolitiFact' By Louis Jacobson• August 18, 2015 How safe is it for elementary schools to meet in person? By Noah Y. Kim• December 8, 2020 Could the 14th Amendment be used to keep Donald Trump off the 2024 ballot? By Louis Jacobson• September 6, 2023 Are foreign adversaries China and Russia amplifying hurricane misinformation? Early signs say yes By Jeff Cercone• October 14, 2024 Texas-reared Rand Paul and the Truth-O-Meter By W. Gardner Selby• April 6, 2015 Medicare and Social Security: What you paid compared with what you get By Louis Jacobson• February 1, 2013 Ted Cruz's first fact checks as presidential hopeful By W. Gardner Selby• March 27, 2015 As Joe Biden announces his reelection bid, how has the economy fared on his watch? By Louis Jacobson• April 25, 2023 The list of 78 terror attacks the White House says the media didn’t cover — but they did By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu• February 8, 2017 As Ron DeSantis kicks off his presidential bid, how has Florida fared economically on his watch? By Louis Jacobson• May 24, 2023 Federal spending on old and young, by the numbers By Louis Jacobson• January 28, 2013
