0 People 3624 Fact-checks 1182 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (3624) Rick Santorum stated on November 29, 2011 in a speech: Says the unemployment rate for college graduates is 4.4 percent and over 10 percent for noncollege-educated. By Eric Stirgus• December 5, 2011 Facebook posts stated on February 26, 2023 in a video: DO Black credit card is part of a government plot to control people’s lives. By Andy Nguyen• March 31, 2023 Clay Pell stated on April 30, 2014 in a campaign website: "Rhode Island has the highest dropout rate in New England at twenty-three percent." By Karen Lee Ziner• June 1, 2014 Facebook posts stated on April 09, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says all Vegas hotels but Trump’s have donated food, rooms in COVID response. By Tom Kertscher• April 16, 2020 Facebook posts stated on February 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: “FEMA is paying for hotel rooms!!!” for Texas winter storm victims. By Tom Kertscher• February 19, 2021 John Oxendine stated on June 04, 2010 in a campaign video on his website: Georgia has "a dropout rate that’s higher" than Alabama's. By Willoughby Mariano• June 14, 2010 Rudy Moise stated on May 01, 2012 in a campaign website: The congressional district for Miami-Dade and Broward counties has a "staggering drop-out rate of almost 61 percent." By Amy Sherman• May 7, 2012 Elon Musk stated on February 10, 2025 in an X post: “FEMA sent $59M LAST WEEK to luxury hotels in New York City to house illegal migrants… That money is meant for American disaster relief.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 14, 2025 Alex Sink stated on July 08, 2010 in a statement on her campaign website: "Florida’s high school graduation rate falls well below the national average." By Cristina Silva• July 8, 2010 Instagram posts stated on August 23, 2023 in a social media post: “Norway, Finland, Sweden, Holland, and the UK have now banned gender transition surgery for minors.” By Grace Abels• September 6, 2023 Donald Trump stated on October 16, 2018 in in a tweet: "I have no financial interests in Saudi Arabia." By John Kruzel• October 18, 2018 Karl Racine stated on June 12, 2017 in a press conference: "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, whose government has important business and policy before the president of the United States, has already spent hundreds of thousands of dollars at the Trump International Hotel." By Smitha Rajan• June 19, 2017 Donald Trump stated on January 24, 2025 in remarks in North Carolina: "The Biden administration kicked 2,000 displaced North Carolinians out of their temporary housing into freezing 20-degree weather," earlier in January. By Amy Sherman, Paul Specht• January 29, 2025 Mark Warner stated on June 21, 2016 in a TV interview.: Says Donald Trump has "bankrupt four separate businesses." By Sean Gorman, Linda Qiu• July 11, 2016 Tommy Tuberville stated on March 02, 2023 in a speech at the CPAC conference: "Half the kids in this country, when they graduate, can’t read their diploma.” By Louis Jacobson• March 20, 2023 Laura Tyson stated on August 15, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour'': "Unemployment for those with college educations is now 4.5 percent. Unemployment for those with more than a college education, below 4 percent." By Louis Jacobson• August 17, 2010 Viral image stated on January 01, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Mayor Muriel Bowser “ordered all hotels, restaurants, grocery stores, gas stations, and convenience stores to close Jan. 4, 5 and 6 to discourage Trump supporters from gathering in D.C.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 5, 2021 Melissa Johnson stated on August 06, 2015 in a report: Georgia has the 9th highest rate of adults, ages 18 to 64, without a high school diploma or GED. By Nancy Badertscher• September 2, 2015 Coalition for Fair Budget Priorities stated on September 25, 2013 in a website statement: Says taxpayer subsidy for the Oregon Convention Center hotel jumped $100 million in closed-door sessions By Dana Tims• November 8, 2013 L.C. "Buster" Evans stated on November 12, 2014 in in a press release: "It has been many years, if ever, since an inmate has completed his or her high school diploma while incarcerated in a state correctional facility for adults." By Nancy Badertscher• December 16, 2014 Articles (1182) Evolution of misinformation: How false story about migrants displacing homeless veterans caught fire By Jeff Cercone• May 23, 2023 UPDATE: Ad says Calif. candidate Gil Cisneros demanded sex for campaign cash. Here's what we know By Stephen Koff• September 19, 2018 Tax break extension a Compromise for Perry By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• July 25, 2011 Checking up on Gov. Bob McDonnell’s claims on higher education By Jacob Geiger• January 31, 2011 Hurricane Irma: 5 myths about hurricane prep to forget By Allison Graves• September 8, 2017 What we know about COVID-19 testing for migrants at the southern border By Miriam Valverde• April 12, 2021 Fox News guest says if Trump's hotel revenues are ‘emoluments,’ so was Obama's Nobel. Not exactly By Bill McCarthy• July 11, 2019 Fact-checking Donald Trump By Lauren Carroll, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• June 17, 2015 Donald Trump on the Truth-O-Meter By Lauren Carroll, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• July 5, 2015 Mock Lobster! By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 28, 2008 PolitiFact readers respond to our fact-checks related to Biden, Trump By Jeff Cercone• April 3, 2023 The Carolinas and coronavirus: 334 miles of border, 1 merging vision to re-open states’ economies By Jon Greenberg, Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• May 8, 2020 Who is Bill de Blasio? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Louis Jacobson• June 20, 2019 UPDATED: California pokes at Texas mostly hold up By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• February 14, 2013 Democrats paint different picture of Perry's state By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• February 10, 2011 There was a quid pro quo, Gordon Sondland says in testimony for Trump, Ukraine impeachment inquiry By Louis Jacobson• November 20, 2019 A fresh untruth about tuition for undocumented students By Sue Owen• May 25, 2012 The (now-rejected) Kenosha casino -- jobs and money By Tom Kertscher• January 23, 2015 RNC 2024 Day 2: Fact-checking Kari Lake, Nikki Haley's claims on Biden's immigration record By Louis Jacobson, Ranjan Jindal, Mia Penner, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 17, 2024 Charlie Crist went to Disney World! Now who paid for it? By Aaron Sharockman• September 21, 2010
Rick Santorum stated on November 29, 2011 in a speech: Says the unemployment rate for college graduates is 4.4 percent and over 10 percent for noncollege-educated. By Eric Stirgus• December 5, 2011 Facebook posts stated on February 26, 2023 in a video: DO Black credit card is part of a government plot to control people’s lives. By Andy Nguyen• March 31, 2023 Clay Pell stated on April 30, 2014 in a campaign website: "Rhode Island has the highest dropout rate in New England at twenty-three percent." By Karen Lee Ziner• June 1, 2014 Facebook posts stated on April 09, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says all Vegas hotels but Trump’s have donated food, rooms in COVID response. By Tom Kertscher• April 16, 2020 Facebook posts stated on February 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: “FEMA is paying for hotel rooms!!!” for Texas winter storm victims. By Tom Kertscher• February 19, 2021 John Oxendine stated on June 04, 2010 in a campaign video on his website: Georgia has "a dropout rate that’s higher" than Alabama's. By Willoughby Mariano• June 14, 2010 Rudy Moise stated on May 01, 2012 in a campaign website: The congressional district for Miami-Dade and Broward counties has a "staggering drop-out rate of almost 61 percent." By Amy Sherman• May 7, 2012 Elon Musk stated on February 10, 2025 in an X post: “FEMA sent $59M LAST WEEK to luxury hotels in New York City to house illegal migrants… That money is meant for American disaster relief.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 14, 2025 Alex Sink stated on July 08, 2010 in a statement on her campaign website: "Florida’s high school graduation rate falls well below the national average." By Cristina Silva• July 8, 2010 Instagram posts stated on August 23, 2023 in a social media post: “Norway, Finland, Sweden, Holland, and the UK have now banned gender transition surgery for minors.” By Grace Abels• September 6, 2023 Donald Trump stated on October 16, 2018 in in a tweet: "I have no financial interests in Saudi Arabia." By John Kruzel• October 18, 2018 Karl Racine stated on June 12, 2017 in a press conference: "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, whose government has important business and policy before the president of the United States, has already spent hundreds of thousands of dollars at the Trump International Hotel." By Smitha Rajan• June 19, 2017 Donald Trump stated on January 24, 2025 in remarks in North Carolina: "The Biden administration kicked 2,000 displaced North Carolinians out of their temporary housing into freezing 20-degree weather," earlier in January. By Amy Sherman, Paul Specht• January 29, 2025 Mark Warner stated on June 21, 2016 in a TV interview.: Says Donald Trump has "bankrupt four separate businesses." By Sean Gorman, Linda Qiu• July 11, 2016 Tommy Tuberville stated on March 02, 2023 in a speech at the CPAC conference: "Half the kids in this country, when they graduate, can’t read their diploma.” By Louis Jacobson• March 20, 2023 Laura Tyson stated on August 15, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour'': "Unemployment for those with college educations is now 4.5 percent. Unemployment for those with more than a college education, below 4 percent." By Louis Jacobson• August 17, 2010 Viral image stated on January 01, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Mayor Muriel Bowser “ordered all hotels, restaurants, grocery stores, gas stations, and convenience stores to close Jan. 4, 5 and 6 to discourage Trump supporters from gathering in D.C.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 5, 2021 Melissa Johnson stated on August 06, 2015 in a report: Georgia has the 9th highest rate of adults, ages 18 to 64, without a high school diploma or GED. By Nancy Badertscher• September 2, 2015 Coalition for Fair Budget Priorities stated on September 25, 2013 in a website statement: Says taxpayer subsidy for the Oregon Convention Center hotel jumped $100 million in closed-door sessions By Dana Tims• November 8, 2013 L.C. "Buster" Evans stated on November 12, 2014 in in a press release: "It has been many years, if ever, since an inmate has completed his or her high school diploma while incarcerated in a state correctional facility for adults." By Nancy Badertscher• December 16, 2014
Evolution of misinformation: How false story about migrants displacing homeless veterans caught fire By Jeff Cercone• May 23, 2023 UPDATE: Ad says Calif. candidate Gil Cisneros demanded sex for campaign cash. Here's what we know By Stephen Koff• September 19, 2018 Tax break extension a Compromise for Perry By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• July 25, 2011 Checking up on Gov. Bob McDonnell’s claims on higher education By Jacob Geiger• January 31, 2011 Hurricane Irma: 5 myths about hurricane prep to forget By Allison Graves• September 8, 2017 What we know about COVID-19 testing for migrants at the southern border By Miriam Valverde• April 12, 2021 Fox News guest says if Trump's hotel revenues are ‘emoluments,’ so was Obama's Nobel. Not exactly By Bill McCarthy• July 11, 2019 Fact-checking Donald Trump By Lauren Carroll, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• June 17, 2015 Donald Trump on the Truth-O-Meter By Lauren Carroll, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• July 5, 2015 Mock Lobster! By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 28, 2008 PolitiFact readers respond to our fact-checks related to Biden, Trump By Jeff Cercone• April 3, 2023 The Carolinas and coronavirus: 334 miles of border, 1 merging vision to re-open states’ economies By Jon Greenberg, Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• May 8, 2020 Who is Bill de Blasio? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Louis Jacobson• June 20, 2019 UPDATED: California pokes at Texas mostly hold up By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• February 14, 2013 Democrats paint different picture of Perry's state By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• February 10, 2011 There was a quid pro quo, Gordon Sondland says in testimony for Trump, Ukraine impeachment inquiry By Louis Jacobson• November 20, 2019 A fresh untruth about tuition for undocumented students By Sue Owen• May 25, 2012 The (now-rejected) Kenosha casino -- jobs and money By Tom Kertscher• January 23, 2015 RNC 2024 Day 2: Fact-checking Kari Lake, Nikki Haley's claims on Biden's immigration record By Louis Jacobson, Ranjan Jindal, Mia Penner, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 17, 2024 Charlie Crist went to Disney World! Now who paid for it? By Aaron Sharockman• September 21, 2010
