19 People 24254 Fact-checks 7669 Articles People (19) Christopher Plante Mike Plant Back to Basics AFSCME People People's Majority Michigan Republican Party Better Future Michigan Let America Work Michigan Democratic Party People for the American Way Crystal Peoples-Stokes Ridesharing Works for Austin Let's Get To Work Social Security Works Coalition to Bring Jobs to R.I. We the People petition Never Back Down PAC Wisconsin Working Families Party People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Fact-checks (24254) Donald Trump stated on September 10, 2020 in a speech at a rally in Michigan: "After the last administration nearly killed the US auto industry, I saved the U.S. auto industry ... We brought you a lot of car plants… (and Japan) “announced five car companies are coming to Michigan.” By Jon Greenberg• September 11, 2020 Michigan Republican Party stated on October 08, 2024 in an X post: Elissa Slotkin “signed a secret agreement with a CCP-linked Chinese battery company.” By Caleb McCullough• October 17, 2024 Donald Trump stated on June 30, 2019 in remarks to South Korean business leaders: "We hadn’t had a (car) plant built in years — in decades, actually. And now we have many plants being built all throughout the United States." By Jon Greenberg• July 9, 2019 John Kasich stated on November 29, 2012 in a news conference: Says "Detroit dumping a bunch of sewage" in Lake Erie "causes big problems" for Ohio. By Aaron Marshall• January 7, 2013 Facebook posts stated on October 12, 2020 in a post: Says Joe Biden told a factory worker, “I don’t work for you!” while pointing a finger in the worker’s face. By Monique Curet• October 20, 2020 Donald Trump stated on August 08, 2016 in an economic address in Detroit: "The Obama-Clinton war on coal has cost Michigan over 50,000 jobs." By Louis Jacobson• August 9, 2016 Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2023 in a speech in Michigan: When I took office, “the auto industry was on its knees gasping its last breath.” Trump administration “tariffs and taxes saved the American auto industry from extinction." By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 5, 2023 Facebook posts stated on November 04, 2020 in a Facebook post: Detroit has “2,503 dead people registered” including “one voter born in 1823.” By Amy Sherman• November 5, 2020 Viral image stated on November 09, 2022 in an Instagram post: Photo shows “late-night operatives moving van-loads of suspicious ballots way after legal deadline in Detroit.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 10, 2022 X posts stated on September 24, 2024 in a post: Image of people boarding up a window shows Michigan election officials are “preparing to steal this election” By Grace Abels• September 26, 2024 Glenn Kage stated on September 16, 2019 in a Missouri Times interview: "General Motors is making record profits." By Caitlyn Rosen• October 25, 2019 Big League Politics stated on October 30, 2020 in a video: Detroit election worker trainings “reveal the mechanisms of the planned theft of the election” By Clara Hendrickson• November 11, 2020 Garlin Gilchrist stated on January 17, 2021 in a speech at MLK Day Jr. Youth Conference: In Michigan, “we were able to really flatten” the racial disparity in COVID-19’s impact “and make significant progress.” By Clara Hendrickson• January 22, 2021 Mike Duggan stated on November 29, 2020 in an interview: “Detroit actually has the lowest infection rate in the state of Michigan. We’re half of that of the surrounding suburbs.” By Clara Hendrickson• December 1, 2020 Donald Trump stated on August 11, 2024 in a post on Truth Social: Photo of Kamala Harris’ Aug. 7 rally near Detroit was AI-generated and “there was nobody there.” Attendees pictured “didn’t exist.” By Madison Czopek• August 12, 2024 Facebook posts stated on February 16, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Seven ecological disasters in less than 2 weeks. … We are under attack.” By Jeff Cercone• February 18, 2023 Facebook posts stated on April 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Michigan COVID-19 order bans gardening and the sale of vegetable seeds and fruit. By Tom Kertscher• April 15, 2020 Donald Trump stated on November 08, 2022 in a Truth Social post: In Detroit, “people are showing up to vote only to be told, ‘sorry, you have already voted.’” By Tom Kertscher• November 9, 2022 Mike Shirkey stated on February 16, 2021 in a radio interview: “Too many dead people voted” in Michigan By Dave Boucher, Clara Hendrickson• February 16, 2021 Viral image stated on September 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden and Gretchen Whitmer were maskless at the Detroit Athletic Club “while OUR children are being mandated to wear a mask while playing outdoor sports.” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 11, 2020 Articles (7669) As auto industry plateaus, Donald Trump touts car plants that don’t exist By Jon Greenberg• October 22, 2020 Fact-checking the Michigan Senate debate between Mike Rogers and Elissa Slotkin By Caleb McCullough• October 9, 2024 PolitiFact Michigan partnership wins Report for America support By PolitiFact Staff • December 2, 2019 Ad Watch: Michigan Democrats call James’ tough-on-China stance hypocritical. Is it? By Clara Hendrickson• August 7, 2020 What we know about Detroit’s absentee ballot processing errors By Clara Hendrickson• August 27, 2020 PolitiFact launches 2024 swing district project, bringing fact-checking to key U.S. Senate races By Aaron Sharockman• August 19, 2024 Fact-checking Trump’s election fraud falsehoods in White House remarks By Daniel Funke, Clara Hendrickson, Louis Jacobson, Noah Y. Kim, Ilana Strauss• November 6, 2020 Michigan Republican secretary of state pick leveled baseless claims of election misconduct By Clara Hendrickson• May 6, 2022 Show the green: States ranking high in renewable energy jobs gave generous incentives By Tom Kertscher• May 22, 2023 Candidates mix it up in tense debate By Becky Bowers• October 17, 2012 Michigan Republican-led investigation rejects Trump's claim that Nov. 3 election was stolen By Dave Boucher, Clara Hendrickson• June 23, 2021 New GOP canvassers in Michigan who embrace election myths raise prospect of chaotic certification By Clara Hendrickson• January 24, 2022 Who's to blame for the Flint water crisis? By Louis Jacobson• February 15, 2016 We fact-checked misinformation about the midterm elections, from Maricopa County to Detroit By Jeff Cercone• November 9, 2022 Voting Counts: Michigan’s primary went smoothly, but revealed potential problems for November vote By Clara Hendrickson• September 9, 2020 Fact-checking the town hall debate By Becky Bowers• October 17, 2012 Does Obama 'demonize,' 'denigrate' almost every sector of our economy? By Louis Jacobson• February 6, 2012 Fact-checking claims made in support of Michigan's GOP-backed election bills By Clara Hendrickson• May 12, 2021 Fact-checking Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State address By Clara Hendrickson• January 28, 2021 Donald Trump’s off-base claims about electric car ‘mandates’ and markets By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson• October 11, 2023
Christopher Plante Mike Plant Back to Basics AFSCME People People's Majority Michigan Republican Party Better Future Michigan Let America Work Michigan Democratic Party People for the American Way Crystal Peoples-Stokes Ridesharing Works for Austin Let's Get To Work Social Security Works Coalition to Bring Jobs to R.I. We the People petition Never Back Down PAC Wisconsin Working Families Party People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
Donald Trump stated on September 10, 2020 in a speech at a rally in Michigan: "After the last administration nearly killed the US auto industry, I saved the U.S. auto industry ... We brought you a lot of car plants… (and Japan) “announced five car companies are coming to Michigan.” By Jon Greenberg• September 11, 2020 Michigan Republican Party stated on October 08, 2024 in an X post: Elissa Slotkin “signed a secret agreement with a CCP-linked Chinese battery company.” By Caleb McCullough• October 17, 2024 Donald Trump stated on June 30, 2019 in remarks to South Korean business leaders: "We hadn’t had a (car) plant built in years — in decades, actually. And now we have many plants being built all throughout the United States." By Jon Greenberg• July 9, 2019 John Kasich stated on November 29, 2012 in a news conference: Says "Detroit dumping a bunch of sewage" in Lake Erie "causes big problems" for Ohio. By Aaron Marshall• January 7, 2013 Facebook posts stated on October 12, 2020 in a post: Says Joe Biden told a factory worker, “I don’t work for you!” while pointing a finger in the worker’s face. By Monique Curet• October 20, 2020 Donald Trump stated on August 08, 2016 in an economic address in Detroit: "The Obama-Clinton war on coal has cost Michigan over 50,000 jobs." By Louis Jacobson• August 9, 2016 Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2023 in a speech in Michigan: When I took office, “the auto industry was on its knees gasping its last breath.” Trump administration “tariffs and taxes saved the American auto industry from extinction." By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 5, 2023 Facebook posts stated on November 04, 2020 in a Facebook post: Detroit has “2,503 dead people registered” including “one voter born in 1823.” By Amy Sherman• November 5, 2020 Viral image stated on November 09, 2022 in an Instagram post: Photo shows “late-night operatives moving van-loads of suspicious ballots way after legal deadline in Detroit.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 10, 2022 X posts stated on September 24, 2024 in a post: Image of people boarding up a window shows Michigan election officials are “preparing to steal this election” By Grace Abels• September 26, 2024 Glenn Kage stated on September 16, 2019 in a Missouri Times interview: "General Motors is making record profits." By Caitlyn Rosen• October 25, 2019 Big League Politics stated on October 30, 2020 in a video: Detroit election worker trainings “reveal the mechanisms of the planned theft of the election” By Clara Hendrickson• November 11, 2020 Garlin Gilchrist stated on January 17, 2021 in a speech at MLK Day Jr. Youth Conference: In Michigan, “we were able to really flatten” the racial disparity in COVID-19’s impact “and make significant progress.” By Clara Hendrickson• January 22, 2021 Mike Duggan stated on November 29, 2020 in an interview: “Detroit actually has the lowest infection rate in the state of Michigan. We’re half of that of the surrounding suburbs.” By Clara Hendrickson• December 1, 2020 Donald Trump stated on August 11, 2024 in a post on Truth Social: Photo of Kamala Harris’ Aug. 7 rally near Detroit was AI-generated and “there was nobody there.” Attendees pictured “didn’t exist.” By Madison Czopek• August 12, 2024 Facebook posts stated on February 16, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Seven ecological disasters in less than 2 weeks. … We are under attack.” By Jeff Cercone• February 18, 2023 Facebook posts stated on April 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Michigan COVID-19 order bans gardening and the sale of vegetable seeds and fruit. By Tom Kertscher• April 15, 2020 Donald Trump stated on November 08, 2022 in a Truth Social post: In Detroit, “people are showing up to vote only to be told, ‘sorry, you have already voted.’” By Tom Kertscher• November 9, 2022 Mike Shirkey stated on February 16, 2021 in a radio interview: “Too many dead people voted” in Michigan By Dave Boucher, Clara Hendrickson• February 16, 2021 Viral image stated on September 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden and Gretchen Whitmer were maskless at the Detroit Athletic Club “while OUR children are being mandated to wear a mask while playing outdoor sports.” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 11, 2020
As auto industry plateaus, Donald Trump touts car plants that don’t exist By Jon Greenberg• October 22, 2020 Fact-checking the Michigan Senate debate between Mike Rogers and Elissa Slotkin By Caleb McCullough• October 9, 2024 PolitiFact Michigan partnership wins Report for America support By PolitiFact Staff • December 2, 2019 Ad Watch: Michigan Democrats call James’ tough-on-China stance hypocritical. Is it? By Clara Hendrickson• August 7, 2020 What we know about Detroit’s absentee ballot processing errors By Clara Hendrickson• August 27, 2020 PolitiFact launches 2024 swing district project, bringing fact-checking to key U.S. Senate races By Aaron Sharockman• August 19, 2024 Fact-checking Trump’s election fraud falsehoods in White House remarks By Daniel Funke, Clara Hendrickson, Louis Jacobson, Noah Y. Kim, Ilana Strauss• November 6, 2020 Michigan Republican secretary of state pick leveled baseless claims of election misconduct By Clara Hendrickson• May 6, 2022 Show the green: States ranking high in renewable energy jobs gave generous incentives By Tom Kertscher• May 22, 2023 Candidates mix it up in tense debate By Becky Bowers• October 17, 2012 Michigan Republican-led investigation rejects Trump's claim that Nov. 3 election was stolen By Dave Boucher, Clara Hendrickson• June 23, 2021 New GOP canvassers in Michigan who embrace election myths raise prospect of chaotic certification By Clara Hendrickson• January 24, 2022 Who's to blame for the Flint water crisis? By Louis Jacobson• February 15, 2016 We fact-checked misinformation about the midterm elections, from Maricopa County to Detroit By Jeff Cercone• November 9, 2022 Voting Counts: Michigan’s primary went smoothly, but revealed potential problems for November vote By Clara Hendrickson• September 9, 2020 Fact-checking the town hall debate By Becky Bowers• October 17, 2012 Does Obama 'demonize,' 'denigrate' almost every sector of our economy? By Louis Jacobson• February 6, 2012 Fact-checking claims made in support of Michigan's GOP-backed election bills By Clara Hendrickson• May 12, 2021 Fact-checking Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State address By Clara Hendrickson• January 28, 2021 Donald Trump’s off-base claims about electric car ‘mandates’ and markets By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson• October 11, 2023
