28 People 25787 Fact-checks 8356 Articles People (28) Judy Manning Tom Cotton Kathy Manning Dick Black Gary Black Diane Black Patrick Soon-Shiong House Republicans Black Lives Matter U.S. House Democrats Young, Gifted and Black Coalition Iowa House Democrats Arizona House Democrats House Majority PAC House Republican Conference House Republican staff Texas House Democratic Caucus Florida House Majority Office Missouri House Democratic Caucus Virginia House Democratic Caucus Fact-checks (25787) Susan Combs stated on December 06, 2011 in an interview: Says she "wiped out" the state Agriculture Department’s inspections of eggs at retail sites like grocery stores. By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• February 3, 2012 Donald Trump stated on February 17, 2016 in a speech: When Mitt Romney chose Paul Ryan as his vice-presidential running mate, "that was the end" of Romney’s chances to win. By Tom Kertscher• February 26, 2016 Alan Grayson stated on September 25, 2010 in a TV ad.: Says Daniel Webster thinks wives should submit to their husbands. By Aaron Sharockman• September 28, 2010 Facebook posts stated on October 05, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Joe Biden next to a man seen in a sex sting video. By Noah Y. Kim• October 21, 2020 Sean Hannity stated on January 27, 2022 in a radio show segment: “There's never been a president (before Joe Biden) that has made race and gender the defining factor” for a Supreme Court nomination. By Bill McCarthy• January 28, 2022 Tom Cotton stated on October 21, 2021 in a tweet: The newly drawn congressional district map in Arkansas “keeps communities together.” By Louis Jacobson• October 22, 2021 Newt Gingrich stated on June 22, 2011 in a speech before the Atlanta Press Club: "On the day of the New Hampshire primary in 1980, the top 13 people of Ronald Reagan’s staff quit." By Willoughby Mariano• June 29, 2011 Facebook posts stated on July 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: Ethylene oxide used in COVID-19 testing swabs “literally changes the structure of the building blocks of your own body.” By Andy Nguyen• July 29, 2021 Kamala Harris stated on July 20, 2023 in a speech to the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority: Florida “decided middle school students will be taught that enslaved people benefited from slavery.” By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• July 24, 2023 Bloggers stated on March 14, 2017 in an article: "President Trump just told Paul Ryan, ‘You’re fired.’" By Tom Kertscher• April 2, 2017 Louie Gohmert stated on February 21, 2017 in a press release: Political activists are "being paid" to protest members of Congress. By Joshua Gillin• February 27, 2017 Social Media stated on February 23, 2025 in in social media posts: "The Philadelphia Eagles have declined their invitation to the White House,” as of Feb. 24. By Jeff Cercone• February 24, 2025 Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: Contractors hired by government officials to frame Donald Trump are “behind the fake news in mainstream media” and recent protests. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 17, 2020 Chris Jones stated on February 23, 2019 in a floor speech.: Virginia House "Republicans have had more African-Americans on key committees than when the Democrats were in control." By Warren Fiske• March 5, 2019 Tom Cotton stated on July 03, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton "was literally present when we pressed the reset button with Russia just a few months after Russia had invaded Georgia." By Jon Greenberg• July 3, 2016 Facebook posts stated on March 05, 2019 in posts on the Internet: "Right here (in West Virginia), they are building new houses … so that 321 Syrian Muslims can move down into this neighborhood in two months. … (A funeral home) is to be torn down in two months, and a mosque is going to built there." By Liz Newton, Patrick Orsagos, Mary Alice Truitt• March 27, 2019 Stephen Colbert stated on June 23, 2016 in a comedy sketch: Says "Paul Ryan shut off the C-SPAN cameras when the Democrats started their sit-in." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 27, 2016 Joe Biden stated on September 03, 2020 in a community meeting: “A Black man invented the light bulb, not a white guy named Edison.” By Eric Litke• September 4, 2020 Alan Grayson stated on August 27, 2010 in an ad.: "When career politician Daniel Webster became speaker of the House, he wasted $32,000 of our money on a spiral staircase for his office." By Aaron Sharockman• August 31, 2010 Mark Pryor stated on November 13, 2013 in a campaign ad: Says Tom Cotton "voted to turn Medicare into a voucher system." By Julie Kliegman• November 19, 2013 Articles (8356) Fact-checking a video that claims masks ‘ain’t going to do anything for you’ By Tom Kertscher• July 10, 2020 Fact-checking Alan Grayson's 'Taliban Dan Webster' ad By Aaron Sharockman• September 28, 2010 Mailbag: PolitiFact Texas proves facts ‘are irrelevant to what you do’ By W. Gardner Selby• May 6, 2013 In Context: Did Susan Rice lie about unmasking Trump associates? By Lauren Carroll• April 7, 2017 Protests renew call for reparations for African Americans By Amy Sherman• June 18, 2020 Fact-checking the July 3 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg• July 3, 2016 Fact-checking ‘Kamala Harris Facts’ By Ciara O'Rourke• July 25, 2024 ‘No idea who this woman is’: Looking at Trump’s familiar defense in light of E. Jean Carroll case By Jeff Cercone• May 10, 2023 When the Truth-O-Meter combusts By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 1, 2013 Fact-checking Alan Grayson's 'Taliban Dan Webster' ad By Aaron Sharockman• September 28, 2010 What PolitiFact learned in 1,000 fact-checks of Donald Trump By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson, Renee Romo, Amy Sherman• February 1, 2024 Could Trump take McCarthy's place as House speaker? Technically, yes, but don't count on it By Louis Jacobson• October 4, 2023 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 Top 10 PolitiFact checks of claims by, and about, Barack Obama as he hies to Texas By W. Gardner Selby• May 8, 2013 The Arkansas U.S. Senate race: the fact-checks so far By Lauren Carroll• August 26, 2014 Some claims held water. Others needed to be flushed. By Willoughby Mariano• April 10, 2011 Counting the electoral votes on Jan. 6: What you need to know By Louis Jacobson• January 4, 2021 Nancy Pelosi to retire: How the Democratic leader stretched facts and became a misinformation magnet By Louis Jacobson• November 6, 2025 In context: Obama's comments on eating dog in Indonesia By Louis Jacobson• April 20, 2012 Previewing the Arkansas U.S. Senate debate By Lauren Carroll• October 14, 2014
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Susan Combs stated on December 06, 2011 in an interview: Says she "wiped out" the state Agriculture Department’s inspections of eggs at retail sites like grocery stores. By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• February 3, 2012 Donald Trump stated on February 17, 2016 in a speech: When Mitt Romney chose Paul Ryan as his vice-presidential running mate, "that was the end" of Romney’s chances to win. By Tom Kertscher• February 26, 2016 Alan Grayson stated on September 25, 2010 in a TV ad.: Says Daniel Webster thinks wives should submit to their husbands. By Aaron Sharockman• September 28, 2010 Facebook posts stated on October 05, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Joe Biden next to a man seen in a sex sting video. By Noah Y. Kim• October 21, 2020 Sean Hannity stated on January 27, 2022 in a radio show segment: “There's never been a president (before Joe Biden) that has made race and gender the defining factor” for a Supreme Court nomination. By Bill McCarthy• January 28, 2022 Tom Cotton stated on October 21, 2021 in a tweet: The newly drawn congressional district map in Arkansas “keeps communities together.” By Louis Jacobson• October 22, 2021 Newt Gingrich stated on June 22, 2011 in a speech before the Atlanta Press Club: "On the day of the New Hampshire primary in 1980, the top 13 people of Ronald Reagan’s staff quit." By Willoughby Mariano• June 29, 2011 Facebook posts stated on July 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: Ethylene oxide used in COVID-19 testing swabs “literally changes the structure of the building blocks of your own body.” By Andy Nguyen• July 29, 2021 Kamala Harris stated on July 20, 2023 in a speech to the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority: Florida “decided middle school students will be taught that enslaved people benefited from slavery.” By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• July 24, 2023 Bloggers stated on March 14, 2017 in an article: "President Trump just told Paul Ryan, ‘You’re fired.’" By Tom Kertscher• April 2, 2017 Louie Gohmert stated on February 21, 2017 in a press release: Political activists are "being paid" to protest members of Congress. By Joshua Gillin• February 27, 2017 Social Media stated on February 23, 2025 in in social media posts: "The Philadelphia Eagles have declined their invitation to the White House,” as of Feb. 24. By Jeff Cercone• February 24, 2025 Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: Contractors hired by government officials to frame Donald Trump are “behind the fake news in mainstream media” and recent protests. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 17, 2020 Chris Jones stated on February 23, 2019 in a floor speech.: Virginia House "Republicans have had more African-Americans on key committees than when the Democrats were in control." By Warren Fiske• March 5, 2019 Tom Cotton stated on July 03, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton "was literally present when we pressed the reset button with Russia just a few months after Russia had invaded Georgia." By Jon Greenberg• July 3, 2016 Facebook posts stated on March 05, 2019 in posts on the Internet: "Right here (in West Virginia), they are building new houses … so that 321 Syrian Muslims can move down into this neighborhood in two months. … (A funeral home) is to be torn down in two months, and a mosque is going to built there." By Liz Newton, Patrick Orsagos, Mary Alice Truitt• March 27, 2019 Stephen Colbert stated on June 23, 2016 in a comedy sketch: Says "Paul Ryan shut off the C-SPAN cameras when the Democrats started their sit-in." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 27, 2016 Joe Biden stated on September 03, 2020 in a community meeting: “A Black man invented the light bulb, not a white guy named Edison.” By Eric Litke• September 4, 2020 Alan Grayson stated on August 27, 2010 in an ad.: "When career politician Daniel Webster became speaker of the House, he wasted $32,000 of our money on a spiral staircase for his office." By Aaron Sharockman• August 31, 2010 Mark Pryor stated on November 13, 2013 in a campaign ad: Says Tom Cotton "voted to turn Medicare into a voucher system." By Julie Kliegman• November 19, 2013
Fact-checking a video that claims masks ‘ain’t going to do anything for you’ By Tom Kertscher• July 10, 2020 Fact-checking Alan Grayson's 'Taliban Dan Webster' ad By Aaron Sharockman• September 28, 2010 Mailbag: PolitiFact Texas proves facts ‘are irrelevant to what you do’ By W. Gardner Selby• May 6, 2013 In Context: Did Susan Rice lie about unmasking Trump associates? By Lauren Carroll• April 7, 2017 Protests renew call for reparations for African Americans By Amy Sherman• June 18, 2020 Fact-checking the July 3 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg• July 3, 2016 Fact-checking ‘Kamala Harris Facts’ By Ciara O'Rourke• July 25, 2024 ‘No idea who this woman is’: Looking at Trump’s familiar defense in light of E. Jean Carroll case By Jeff Cercone• May 10, 2023 When the Truth-O-Meter combusts By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 1, 2013 Fact-checking Alan Grayson's 'Taliban Dan Webster' ad By Aaron Sharockman• September 28, 2010 What PolitiFact learned in 1,000 fact-checks of Donald Trump By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson, Renee Romo, Amy Sherman• February 1, 2024 Could Trump take McCarthy's place as House speaker? Technically, yes, but don't count on it By Louis Jacobson• October 4, 2023 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 Top 10 PolitiFact checks of claims by, and about, Barack Obama as he hies to Texas By W. Gardner Selby• May 8, 2013 The Arkansas U.S. Senate race: the fact-checks so far By Lauren Carroll• August 26, 2014 Some claims held water. Others needed to be flushed. By Willoughby Mariano• April 10, 2011 Counting the electoral votes on Jan. 6: What you need to know By Louis Jacobson• January 4, 2021 Nancy Pelosi to retire: How the Democratic leader stretched facts and became a misinformation magnet By Louis Jacobson• November 6, 2025 In context: Obama's comments on eating dog in Indonesia By Louis Jacobson• April 20, 2012 Previewing the Arkansas U.S. Senate debate By Lauren Carroll• October 14, 2014
