1 People 488 Fact-checks 233 Articles People (1) Fresh Start PA Fact-checks (488) The Gateway Pundit stated on April 24, 2022 in a blog post: “A STOLEN ELECTION: State totals minus illegal ballot trafficking numbers give President Trump decisive victories in AZ, GA, MI, PA, and WI.” By Jill Terreri Ramos• May 4, 2022 Facebook posts stated on November 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Biden lead disappears in NV, AZ, GA, PA.” By Bill McCarthy• November 11, 2020 Newt Gingrich stated on December 15, 2013 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Every major city which has a center of poverty is run by Democrats. Every major city." By Julie Kliegman• December 15, 2013 Instagram posts stated on November 09, 2020 in a screenshot: “Joe Biden is no longer the President-elect according to RealClearPolitics.” By Daniel Funke• November 10, 2020 Facebook posts stated on September 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “9,871,525 is the number of registered voters in AZ according to FB. AZ population is 7,270,000.” By Samantha Putterman• October 1, 2020 Arizona Grassroots Action PAC stated on April 20, 2016 in a political advertisement: Says former state Sen. Kelli Ward "wanted to ban our intelligence agencies from operating in Arizona." By Anthony Cave• May 11, 2016 YouTube videos stated on January 22, 2020 in a YouTube video: Says it shows a “DNC Group” teaching “ILLEGAL VOTING in Arizona.” By Daniel Funke• February 6, 2020 Instagram posts stated on December 15, 2020 in an Instagram post: “6 states will cast their (electoral) votes for Trump AND for Biden,” which will lead to a second Trump term. By Noah Y. Kim• December 16, 2020 Bloggers stated on April 22, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “People defying stay-at-home order fill Arizona beaches.” By Jon Greenberg• April 27, 2020 X posts stated on September 23, 2025 in posts on X: “Erika Kirk is banned from Romania because her Evangelical group was accused of trafficking children out of Romanian villages.” By Madison Czopek• September 26, 2025 Instagram posts stated on April 03, 2024 in Instagram posts: More than 2 million people registered to vote so far this year without photo ID in Arizona, Pennsylvania and Texas. By Sofia Ahmed• April 5, 2024 Ron DeSantis stated on June 28, 2018 in a Fox News debate: Says Adam Putnam "endorsed the Schumer-Obama Gang of Eight immigration amnesty." By Allison Graves• June 29, 2018 Facebook posts stated on July 18, 2022 in a Facebook post: Donald Trump gave a speech in Prescott Valley, Arizona, on July 18, 2022. By Ciara O'Rourke• July 21, 2022 Tyler Lee stated on January 27, 2022 in a tweet: ICE has been illegally releasing immigrants “in Huntersville #NC13 at big box retail locations. Feds aren’t notifying anyone, just making secret drops at 3am.” By Paul Specht• February 8, 2022 Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Pennsylvania had 2.6 million mail in votes that the court of appeals of PA held to be unconstitutional. Umm that alone means Biden lost PA.” By Amy Sherman• February 3, 2022 Donald Trump stated on October 20, 2018 in a rally in Elko, Nev.: Says Democrats "want to give (undocumented immigrants) cars." By Louis Jacobson• October 22, 2018 Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Mark Zuckerberg's real name is Jacob Greenberg and he’s the grandson of billionaire David Rockefeller. By Samantha Putterman• July 28, 2020 Bloggers stated on August 11, 2018 in a website post: Quotes Winston Churchill as saying "Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions." By Samantha Putterman• September 20, 2019 Instagram posts stated on November 23, 2022 in an Instagram post: Arizona midterm election was unlawful because the lab used to certify voting machines was not accredited. By Jeff Cercone• December 2, 2022 Chain email stated on February 24, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Says that in a hearing, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords suggested to Gen. David Petraeus that the Army "put more emphasis on less environmentally damaging methods, like stabbing or clubbing enemy forces in order to minimize the carbon output." By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2011 Articles (233) Casting and counting the electoral votes: What to expect By Louis Jacobson• December 10, 2020 How could U.S. voting be affected if election deniers win? By Madison Czopek, Amy Sherman• September 21, 2022 New PolitiFact feature highlights work of other fact-checkers By Bill Adair• May 5, 2011 In Arizona Senate debate, Kelly and Masters spar over immigration, abortion. We fact-checked them. By Jon Greenberg, Tom Kertscher• October 7, 2022 The Stump Speech Analyzer: Biden rolls out plan for economy, attacks Trump’s divisive rhetoric By Sophie Austin• July 10, 2020 Why Wolf and the Senate GOP are fighting over unemployment center layoffs By Cassie Owens• November 23, 2016 Donald Trump’s WSJ letter is wrong: Joe Biden won PA legitimately. Here’s how we know By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 29, 2021 Checking the RNC ad 'welcoming' Obama to Scranton By Louis Jacobson• November 30, 2011 10 misleading Trump attack lines from the WikiLeaks email dump By Lauren Carroll• October 17, 2016 Liberal group gets its facts wrong with attacks on Gov. Rick Scott By Amy Sherman• July 10, 2012 Can prayer only include a higher power? By Anthony Cave• February 11, 2016 Voting machine malfunctions are typical, not evidence of ‘stealing’ the election By Samantha Putterman• November 4, 2020 Fact-checking attacks on GOP Arizona governor candidate Kari Lake in TV ad narrated by drag queen By Tom Kertscher• July 19, 2022 What to know about Scott Perry, Trump’s election plot, and Section 3 of the 14th Amendment By Jessica Calefati• January 31, 2021 Claims about MLK often go astray By Eric Stirgus• January 15, 2014 Fact-checking the Arizona Senate debate between Ruben Gallego, Kari Lake By Louis Jacobson, Mia Osmonbekov• October 10, 2024 How battleground states are preparing for the pandemic election’s massive increase in voting by mail By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 19, 2020 Scott Brown gets his swearing-in timeline wrong By Katie Sanders• November 13, 2013 The toll attributable to IEDs in Afghanistan By Martha M. Hamilton, Louis Jacobson• August 30, 2011 Are Pennsylvania Democrats fleeing the party to become Republicans? By Colin Deppen• October 5, 2018
The Gateway Pundit stated on April 24, 2022 in a blog post: “A STOLEN ELECTION: State totals minus illegal ballot trafficking numbers give President Trump decisive victories in AZ, GA, MI, PA, and WI.” By Jill Terreri Ramos• May 4, 2022 Facebook posts stated on November 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Biden lead disappears in NV, AZ, GA, PA.” By Bill McCarthy• November 11, 2020 Newt Gingrich stated on December 15, 2013 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Every major city which has a center of poverty is run by Democrats. Every major city." By Julie Kliegman• December 15, 2013 Instagram posts stated on November 09, 2020 in a screenshot: “Joe Biden is no longer the President-elect according to RealClearPolitics.” By Daniel Funke• November 10, 2020 Facebook posts stated on September 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “9,871,525 is the number of registered voters in AZ according to FB. AZ population is 7,270,000.” By Samantha Putterman• October 1, 2020 Arizona Grassroots Action PAC stated on April 20, 2016 in a political advertisement: Says former state Sen. Kelli Ward "wanted to ban our intelligence agencies from operating in Arizona." By Anthony Cave• May 11, 2016 YouTube videos stated on January 22, 2020 in a YouTube video: Says it shows a “DNC Group” teaching “ILLEGAL VOTING in Arizona.” By Daniel Funke• February 6, 2020 Instagram posts stated on December 15, 2020 in an Instagram post: “6 states will cast their (electoral) votes for Trump AND for Biden,” which will lead to a second Trump term. By Noah Y. Kim• December 16, 2020 Bloggers stated on April 22, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “People defying stay-at-home order fill Arizona beaches.” By Jon Greenberg• April 27, 2020 X posts stated on September 23, 2025 in posts on X: “Erika Kirk is banned from Romania because her Evangelical group was accused of trafficking children out of Romanian villages.” By Madison Czopek• September 26, 2025 Instagram posts stated on April 03, 2024 in Instagram posts: More than 2 million people registered to vote so far this year without photo ID in Arizona, Pennsylvania and Texas. By Sofia Ahmed• April 5, 2024 Ron DeSantis stated on June 28, 2018 in a Fox News debate: Says Adam Putnam "endorsed the Schumer-Obama Gang of Eight immigration amnesty." By Allison Graves• June 29, 2018 Facebook posts stated on July 18, 2022 in a Facebook post: Donald Trump gave a speech in Prescott Valley, Arizona, on July 18, 2022. By Ciara O'Rourke• July 21, 2022 Tyler Lee stated on January 27, 2022 in a tweet: ICE has been illegally releasing immigrants “in Huntersville #NC13 at big box retail locations. Feds aren’t notifying anyone, just making secret drops at 3am.” By Paul Specht• February 8, 2022 Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Pennsylvania had 2.6 million mail in votes that the court of appeals of PA held to be unconstitutional. Umm that alone means Biden lost PA.” By Amy Sherman• February 3, 2022 Donald Trump stated on October 20, 2018 in a rally in Elko, Nev.: Says Democrats "want to give (undocumented immigrants) cars." By Louis Jacobson• October 22, 2018 Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Mark Zuckerberg's real name is Jacob Greenberg and he’s the grandson of billionaire David Rockefeller. By Samantha Putterman• July 28, 2020 Bloggers stated on August 11, 2018 in a website post: Quotes Winston Churchill as saying "Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions." By Samantha Putterman• September 20, 2019 Instagram posts stated on November 23, 2022 in an Instagram post: Arizona midterm election was unlawful because the lab used to certify voting machines was not accredited. By Jeff Cercone• December 2, 2022 Chain email stated on February 24, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Says that in a hearing, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords suggested to Gen. David Petraeus that the Army "put more emphasis on less environmentally damaging methods, like stabbing or clubbing enemy forces in order to minimize the carbon output." By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2011
Casting and counting the electoral votes: What to expect By Louis Jacobson• December 10, 2020 How could U.S. voting be affected if election deniers win? By Madison Czopek, Amy Sherman• September 21, 2022 New PolitiFact feature highlights work of other fact-checkers By Bill Adair• May 5, 2011 In Arizona Senate debate, Kelly and Masters spar over immigration, abortion. We fact-checked them. By Jon Greenberg, Tom Kertscher• October 7, 2022 The Stump Speech Analyzer: Biden rolls out plan for economy, attacks Trump’s divisive rhetoric By Sophie Austin• July 10, 2020 Why Wolf and the Senate GOP are fighting over unemployment center layoffs By Cassie Owens• November 23, 2016 Donald Trump’s WSJ letter is wrong: Joe Biden won PA legitimately. Here’s how we know By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 29, 2021 Checking the RNC ad 'welcoming' Obama to Scranton By Louis Jacobson• November 30, 2011 10 misleading Trump attack lines from the WikiLeaks email dump By Lauren Carroll• October 17, 2016 Liberal group gets its facts wrong with attacks on Gov. Rick Scott By Amy Sherman• July 10, 2012 Can prayer only include a higher power? By Anthony Cave• February 11, 2016 Voting machine malfunctions are typical, not evidence of ‘stealing’ the election By Samantha Putterman• November 4, 2020 Fact-checking attacks on GOP Arizona governor candidate Kari Lake in TV ad narrated by drag queen By Tom Kertscher• July 19, 2022 What to know about Scott Perry, Trump’s election plot, and Section 3 of the 14th Amendment By Jessica Calefati• January 31, 2021 Claims about MLK often go astray By Eric Stirgus• January 15, 2014 Fact-checking the Arizona Senate debate between Ruben Gallego, Kari Lake By Louis Jacobson, Mia Osmonbekov• October 10, 2024 How battleground states are preparing for the pandemic election’s massive increase in voting by mail By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 19, 2020 Scott Brown gets his swearing-in timeline wrong By Katie Sanders• November 13, 2013 The toll attributable to IEDs in Afghanistan By Martha M. Hamilton, Louis Jacobson• August 30, 2011 Are Pennsylvania Democrats fleeing the party to become Republicans? By Colin Deppen• October 5, 2018
