1 People 243 Fact-checks 106 Articles People (1) TJ Donovan Fact-checks (243) TJ Donovan stated on October 18, 2019 in Op-ed published in VTDigger: "Most of the requests for records possessed by the Attorney General’s Office are from private law firms and companies." By Xander Landen• October 22, 2019 Kayleigh McEnany stated on October 24, 2020 in a tweet: “Biden admits to voter fraud.” By Jon Greenberg• October 27, 2020 Facebook posts stated on April 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a Roman statesman in 42 B.C. had a "warning about Trump" when he said 2,000 years ago that a nation "cannot survive treason from within." By Samantha Putterman• May 3, 2019 Funny Or Die stated on July 25, 2016 in a video shown at the Democratic National Convention: Says Trump shirts are made in Bangladesh, Trump suits in Mexico, Trump Vodka in the Netherlands, Trump crystal barware in Slovenia and his cufflinks and ties in China. By Lauren Carroll• July 26, 2016 Donald Trump stated on July 01, 2015 in remarks on CNN.: Says his book, The Art of the Deal, is "the No. 1 selling business book of all time." By Linda Qiu• July 6, 2015 Hillary Clinton stated on July 28, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: Says Trump ties are made "in China, not Colorado. Trump suits in Mexico, not Michigan. Trump furniture in Turkey, not Ohio. Trump picture frames in India, not Wisconsin." By Lauren Carroll• July 29, 2016 Viral image stated on October 04, 2019 in a Facebook post: Barnes & Noble and Target have the book "If You Give a Pig the White House" in their children’s sections. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 24, 2019 Viral image stated on August 22, 2017 in social media feeds: "At the PEAK of slavery in 1860, only 1.4% of Americans owned slaves. What your history books (don't) tell you is that 3,000 blacks owned a total of 20,000 slaves the same year." By Louis Jacobson• August 24, 2017 Sebastian Gorka stated on August 08, 2017 in an interview with MSNBC: "There's no such thing as a lone wolf. ... That was a phrase invented by the last administration to make Americans stupid." By Louis Jacobson• August 10, 2017 Facebook posts stated on March 26, 2021 in Facebook posts: Nostradamus predicted that a “feeble man” would rule the “Western World” after a time of “plague.” By Noah Y. Kim• March 30, 2021 Facebook posts stated on April 02, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nostradamus predicted the coronavirus in a 1551 passage about a plague spreading from the east. By Samantha Putterman• April 6, 2020 Tammy Baldwin stated on August 05, 2016 in a speech: Says Donald Trump "has a long history of exporting jobs overseas." By Tom Kertscher• August 17, 2016 Bob Goodlatte stated on September 03, 2011 in a speech.: Thomas Jefferson expressed "strong support" for a balanced budget amendment in 1798. By Sean Gorman• September 9, 2011 Justin Amash stated on May 20, 2019 in a tweet: "In fact, ‘high Crimes and Misdemeanors’ is not defined in the Constitution and does not require corresponding statutory charges. The context implies conduct that violates the public trust—and that view is echoed by the Framers of the Constitution and early American scholars." By Louis Jacobson• May 29, 2019 Facebook posts stated on April 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump wrote in his book, "Being an atheist gives me an edge in every deal. Christians are too moral for business." By Samantha Putterman• April 17, 2019 Viral image stated on July 03, 2019 in posts on the Internet: When asked if the United States should have a military parade to "show off its might," President Dwight Eisenhower said, "Absolutely not. We are the pre-eminent power on Earth. For us to try and imitate what the Soviets are doing in Red Square would make us look weak." By Daniel Funke, Louis Jacobson• July 3, 2019 Bloggers stated on January 26, 2017 in blog posts: Says former President Barack Obama "will be on new $1 dollar bill." By Joshua Gillin• February 3, 2017 Dennis Prager stated on November 08, 2021 in an interview with Newsmax: "During the AIDS crisis, can you imagine if gay men and intravenous drug users … had they been pariahs the way the non-vaccinated are? But it would've been inconceivable." By Louis Jacobson• November 11, 2021 Political Insider stated on November 15, 2016 in a post on their website: A picture shows former President Bill Clinton naked with another woman. By Aaron Sharockman• November 15, 2016 Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: The existence of a canine coronavirus vaccine casts doubt on statements that there isn’t one for humans. By Samantha Putterman• May 1, 2020 Articles (106) Did George Washington run businesses as president? By Louis Jacobson• October 30, 2019 Did the world know about global warming a century ago, as Dean Phillips said? By Louis Jacobson• January 21, 2024 A primer on Civil War history and what Donald Trump and Nikki Haley got wrong By Louis Jacobson• January 9, 2024 Is it fair for McAuliffe to call Youngkin an 'anti-vaxxer?' By Warren Fiske• October 25, 2021 Mobile Truth-O-Meter, now just 99 cents By Becky Bowers• January 27, 2014 Do Jefferson, Lincoln prove Donald Trump can tell Justice Department what to do? By Louis Jacobson• December 5, 2017 Why Barack Obama's sexuality became a news story, and then a conspiracy theory By Grace Abels• October 17, 2023 Johnson, Nixon, Clinton, Trump: 9 questions about impeachment By Louis Jacobson• October 9, 2019 Mobile Truth-O-Meter, 99 cents till Tuesday By Becky Bowers• March 27, 2014 House Democrats’ new bill on the 25th Amendment, explained By Bill McCarthy• October 9, 2020 Donald Trump's unusual North Korea video, explained By Manuela Tobias• June 14, 2018 What's old is new again: Fact-checking claims about the Civil War and slavery By Jon Greenberg• April 15, 2014 How would an impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump work? By Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel• September 24, 2019 Are there white nationalists in the White House? By Louis Jacobson• August 15, 2017 Questions and answers about President Trump’s Roger Stone commutation By Louis Jacobson• July 13, 2020 Comparing the Great Recession and the Great Depression By Louis Jacobson• September 19, 2013 New York Times calls PolitiFact app 'fun, fascinating and at times depressing' By Louis Jacobson• September 19, 2014 Preexisting conditions — a cudgel Democrats are using to batter Republicans in the 2020 campaigns By Tom Kertscher• October 5, 2020 Adam Schiff's retelling of Donald Trump's Ukraine phone call isn't treason By Louis Jacobson• October 1, 2019 Experts: Values can trump data in gun debate By Jon Greenberg• October 8, 2015
TJ Donovan stated on October 18, 2019 in Op-ed published in VTDigger: "Most of the requests for records possessed by the Attorney General’s Office are from private law firms and companies." By Xander Landen• October 22, 2019 Kayleigh McEnany stated on October 24, 2020 in a tweet: “Biden admits to voter fraud.” By Jon Greenberg• October 27, 2020 Facebook posts stated on April 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a Roman statesman in 42 B.C. had a "warning about Trump" when he said 2,000 years ago that a nation "cannot survive treason from within." By Samantha Putterman• May 3, 2019 Funny Or Die stated on July 25, 2016 in a video shown at the Democratic National Convention: Says Trump shirts are made in Bangladesh, Trump suits in Mexico, Trump Vodka in the Netherlands, Trump crystal barware in Slovenia and his cufflinks and ties in China. By Lauren Carroll• July 26, 2016 Donald Trump stated on July 01, 2015 in remarks on CNN.: Says his book, The Art of the Deal, is "the No. 1 selling business book of all time." By Linda Qiu• July 6, 2015 Hillary Clinton stated on July 28, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: Says Trump ties are made "in China, not Colorado. Trump suits in Mexico, not Michigan. Trump furniture in Turkey, not Ohio. Trump picture frames in India, not Wisconsin." By Lauren Carroll• July 29, 2016 Viral image stated on October 04, 2019 in a Facebook post: Barnes & Noble and Target have the book "If You Give a Pig the White House" in their children’s sections. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 24, 2019 Viral image stated on August 22, 2017 in social media feeds: "At the PEAK of slavery in 1860, only 1.4% of Americans owned slaves. What your history books (don't) tell you is that 3,000 blacks owned a total of 20,000 slaves the same year." By Louis Jacobson• August 24, 2017 Sebastian Gorka stated on August 08, 2017 in an interview with MSNBC: "There's no such thing as a lone wolf. ... That was a phrase invented by the last administration to make Americans stupid." By Louis Jacobson• August 10, 2017 Facebook posts stated on March 26, 2021 in Facebook posts: Nostradamus predicted that a “feeble man” would rule the “Western World” after a time of “plague.” By Noah Y. Kim• March 30, 2021 Facebook posts stated on April 02, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nostradamus predicted the coronavirus in a 1551 passage about a plague spreading from the east. By Samantha Putterman• April 6, 2020 Tammy Baldwin stated on August 05, 2016 in a speech: Says Donald Trump "has a long history of exporting jobs overseas." By Tom Kertscher• August 17, 2016 Bob Goodlatte stated on September 03, 2011 in a speech.: Thomas Jefferson expressed "strong support" for a balanced budget amendment in 1798. By Sean Gorman• September 9, 2011 Justin Amash stated on May 20, 2019 in a tweet: "In fact, ‘high Crimes and Misdemeanors’ is not defined in the Constitution and does not require corresponding statutory charges. The context implies conduct that violates the public trust—and that view is echoed by the Framers of the Constitution and early American scholars." By Louis Jacobson• May 29, 2019 Facebook posts stated on April 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump wrote in his book, "Being an atheist gives me an edge in every deal. Christians are too moral for business." By Samantha Putterman• April 17, 2019 Viral image stated on July 03, 2019 in posts on the Internet: When asked if the United States should have a military parade to "show off its might," President Dwight Eisenhower said, "Absolutely not. We are the pre-eminent power on Earth. For us to try and imitate what the Soviets are doing in Red Square would make us look weak." By Daniel Funke, Louis Jacobson• July 3, 2019 Bloggers stated on January 26, 2017 in blog posts: Says former President Barack Obama "will be on new $1 dollar bill." By Joshua Gillin• February 3, 2017 Dennis Prager stated on November 08, 2021 in an interview with Newsmax: "During the AIDS crisis, can you imagine if gay men and intravenous drug users … had they been pariahs the way the non-vaccinated are? But it would've been inconceivable." By Louis Jacobson• November 11, 2021 Political Insider stated on November 15, 2016 in a post on their website: A picture shows former President Bill Clinton naked with another woman. By Aaron Sharockman• November 15, 2016 Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: The existence of a canine coronavirus vaccine casts doubt on statements that there isn’t one for humans. By Samantha Putterman• May 1, 2020
Did George Washington run businesses as president? By Louis Jacobson• October 30, 2019 Did the world know about global warming a century ago, as Dean Phillips said? By Louis Jacobson• January 21, 2024 A primer on Civil War history and what Donald Trump and Nikki Haley got wrong By Louis Jacobson• January 9, 2024 Is it fair for McAuliffe to call Youngkin an 'anti-vaxxer?' By Warren Fiske• October 25, 2021 Mobile Truth-O-Meter, now just 99 cents By Becky Bowers• January 27, 2014 Do Jefferson, Lincoln prove Donald Trump can tell Justice Department what to do? By Louis Jacobson• December 5, 2017 Why Barack Obama's sexuality became a news story, and then a conspiracy theory By Grace Abels• October 17, 2023 Johnson, Nixon, Clinton, Trump: 9 questions about impeachment By Louis Jacobson• October 9, 2019 Mobile Truth-O-Meter, 99 cents till Tuesday By Becky Bowers• March 27, 2014 House Democrats’ new bill on the 25th Amendment, explained By Bill McCarthy• October 9, 2020 Donald Trump's unusual North Korea video, explained By Manuela Tobias• June 14, 2018 What's old is new again: Fact-checking claims about the Civil War and slavery By Jon Greenberg• April 15, 2014 How would an impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump work? By Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel• September 24, 2019 Are there white nationalists in the White House? By Louis Jacobson• August 15, 2017 Questions and answers about President Trump’s Roger Stone commutation By Louis Jacobson• July 13, 2020 Comparing the Great Recession and the Great Depression By Louis Jacobson• September 19, 2013 New York Times calls PolitiFact app 'fun, fascinating and at times depressing' By Louis Jacobson• September 19, 2014 Preexisting conditions — a cudgel Democrats are using to batter Republicans in the 2020 campaigns By Tom Kertscher• October 5, 2020 Adam Schiff's retelling of Donald Trump's Ukraine phone call isn't treason By Louis Jacobson• October 1, 2019 Experts: Values can trump data in gun debate By Jon Greenberg• October 8, 2015
