43 People 24690 Fact-checks 8043 Articles People (43) Drunk History Dick Black Gary Black Diane Black Black Lives Matter Federal Transit Administration South West News Service Delaware Health and Social Services State Public Service Announcement Save America's Postal Service Young, Gifted and Black Coalition Florida Agency for Health Care Administration Georgia Association of Homes and Services for Children Choose: New Jersey Environment New Jersey New Century Times New York Post New Leadership PAC New Approach Oregon New Day for America Fact-checks (24690) Marcia Morey stated on April 30, 2025 in a speech in the North Carolina House of Representatives: “Google caved in to Trump. They erased Black History Month from the calendar.” By Paul Specht• May 15, 2025 Chain email stated on April 09, 2010 in chain e-mail: Obama said troops "whine about bearing the costs" of going to war. By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 9, 2010 Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee stated on December 04, 2022 in a tweet.: “The Virginia GOP education agenda (would) erase slavery from VA history.” By Warren Fiske• December 14, 2022 Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2025 in a Truth Social post: The Smithsonian Institution includes “nothing about success, nothing about brightness, nothing about the future.” By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson• August 20, 2025 Donald Trump stated on May 17, 2017 in a U.S. Coast Guard commencement speech : "I’m proud to say that under my administration, as you just heard, we will be building the first new heavy icebreakers the United States has seen in over 40 years." By Smitha Rajan• May 24, 2017 Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2024 in a post: Former President Donald Trump wore “Proud Boy gang colors” Oct. 27, 2024, at Madison Square Garden. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 30, 2024 North Carolina Republican Party stated on February 24, 2023 in an email: “The left is determined to erase Mount Rushmore from our history books.” By Paul Specht• March 14, 2023 Tucker Carlson stated on February 06, 2023 in in a TV segment: “No administration has ever looked less like America, just by the numbers, than the Biden administration.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 17, 2023 Donald Trump Jr. stated on January 22, 2021 in a tweet: “Donald Trump is the first president in modern history (who) did not start a new war.” By Noah Y. Kim• February 2, 2021 South West News Service stated on April 24, 2020 in a news story: Black cats in Vietnam are being killed and consumed as a COVID-19 cure. By Tom Kertscher• May 8, 2020 Rush Holt stated on December 14, 2011 in a press release: "Before this day is out, 18 more veterans will have taken their own lives. That is the daily average, it is intolerable, and it has to stop." By Caryn Shinske• January 26, 2012 Ray McBerry stated on December 15, 2010 in a radio interview: "You’ll find blacks in almost every regiment throughout the South who fought right alongside white Southerners," during the Civil War. By Willoughby Mariano• January 7, 2011 X posts stated on March 20, 2025 in a post on X: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “removed Colin Powell’s name from a list of notable Americans buried at Arlington National Cemetery.” By Madison Czopek• March 25, 2025 Ron McMullen stated on June 23, 2020 in an op-ed: Former U.S. Vice President Richard Mentor Johnson was a slave owner married to one of his slaves and father of two children with her. By Lyle Muller• July 8, 2020 Chain email stated on June 22, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Says that President Obama said, "Nobody made these guys go to war. ... Now they whine about bearing the costs of their choice?" By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 4, 2011 Kamala Harris stated on July 21, 2023 in in a speech in Jacksonville, Florida: "Some states have “tried to ban teaching Latino and Hispanic history.” By Marta Campabadal Graus• August 7, 2023 Mitt Romney stated on March 02, 2010 in his book "No Apology.": Several times, Obama "has apologized for what he deems to be American arrogance, dismissiveness, and derision; for dictating solutions, for acting unilaterally ... ." By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 15, 2010 Jack Kingston stated on May 12, 2014 in Campaign ad: President Obama has left the U.S. with the lowest number of active-duty troops since before World War II, putting the nation at risk. By Nancy Badertscher, Nick Fouriezos• July 7, 2014 Sherrod Brown stated on January 08, 2021 in an interview with Ohio reporters: Summer “protesters outside the White House were met with tear gas, rubber bullets, a full militarized response. While ... rioters were able to breach the Capitol.” By Jon Greenberg• January 11, 2021 Bloggers stated on January 10, 2021 in a story: "Trump signs Insurrection Act - General Flynn to be appointed vice president." By Samantha Putterman• January 11, 2021 Articles (8043) What a video shared by DeSantis campaign omits about Trump's LGBTQ+ rights record By Amy Sherman• July 7, 2023 How much has Donald Trump reshaped the government’s portrayal of Black history? 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Kim, Samantha Putterman• January 11, 2021 Military bases named for Confederates: Renaming suggestions from military historians By Louis Jacobson• June 16, 2020 Fact-checking Byron Donalds’ ‘Jim Crow’ comments on Black families, conservatism By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• June 10, 2024 Fact-checking Hillary Clinton's acceptance of the Democratic nomination By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• July 29, 2016 Sheriff David Clarke's Truth-O-Meter file By Tom Kertscher• May 17, 2017 Who are the candidates at the GOP debate in Milwaukee, and what are their backgrounds? By Louis Jacobson• August 22, 2023 How an antisemitic conspiracy theory amplified by Ye, Kyrie Irving divides Black, Jewish people By Salvador Rodriguez-Ruiz, Gabrielle Settles• February 21, 2023 US presidents have observed Black History Month for nearly 50 years. Has that changed under Trump? By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• January 30, 2025 Mike Bloomberg’s record on stop and frisk By Samantha Putterman, Miriam Valverde• February 19, 2020 Black Lives Matter protests and the Capitol assault: Comparing the police response By Jon Greenberg, Noah Y. Kim• January 8, 2021 Fact-checking Joe Biden at CNN’s town hall By Monique Curet, Louis Jacobson, Tom Kertscher, Amy Sherman• October 22, 2021 Donald Trump's NRA speech, fact-checked By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel, Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• May 4, 2018 PolitiFact previews Donald Trump's State of the Union address By Jon Greenberg• January 29, 2018 Weapons, helicopters and K9s: Debunking misinformation about the end of the war in Afghanistan By Samantha Putterman• September 3, 2021
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Marcia Morey stated on April 30, 2025 in a speech in the North Carolina House of Representatives: “Google caved in to Trump. They erased Black History Month from the calendar.” By Paul Specht• May 15, 2025 Chain email stated on April 09, 2010 in chain e-mail: Obama said troops "whine about bearing the costs" of going to war. By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 9, 2010 Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee stated on December 04, 2022 in a tweet.: “The Virginia GOP education agenda (would) erase slavery from VA history.” By Warren Fiske• December 14, 2022 Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2025 in a Truth Social post: The Smithsonian Institution includes “nothing about success, nothing about brightness, nothing about the future.” By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson• August 20, 2025 Donald Trump stated on May 17, 2017 in a U.S. Coast Guard commencement speech : "I’m proud to say that under my administration, as you just heard, we will be building the first new heavy icebreakers the United States has seen in over 40 years." By Smitha Rajan• May 24, 2017 Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2024 in a post: Former President Donald Trump wore “Proud Boy gang colors” Oct. 27, 2024, at Madison Square Garden. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 30, 2024 North Carolina Republican Party stated on February 24, 2023 in an email: “The left is determined to erase Mount Rushmore from our history books.” By Paul Specht• March 14, 2023 Tucker Carlson stated on February 06, 2023 in in a TV segment: “No administration has ever looked less like America, just by the numbers, than the Biden administration.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 17, 2023 Donald Trump Jr. stated on January 22, 2021 in a tweet: “Donald Trump is the first president in modern history (who) did not start a new war.” By Noah Y. Kim• February 2, 2021 South West News Service stated on April 24, 2020 in a news story: Black cats in Vietnam are being killed and consumed as a COVID-19 cure. By Tom Kertscher• May 8, 2020 Rush Holt stated on December 14, 2011 in a press release: "Before this day is out, 18 more veterans will have taken their own lives. That is the daily average, it is intolerable, and it has to stop." By Caryn Shinske• January 26, 2012 Ray McBerry stated on December 15, 2010 in a radio interview: "You’ll find blacks in almost every regiment throughout the South who fought right alongside white Southerners," during the Civil War. By Willoughby Mariano• January 7, 2011 X posts stated on March 20, 2025 in a post on X: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “removed Colin Powell’s name from a list of notable Americans buried at Arlington National Cemetery.” By Madison Czopek• March 25, 2025 Ron McMullen stated on June 23, 2020 in an op-ed: Former U.S. Vice President Richard Mentor Johnson was a slave owner married to one of his slaves and father of two children with her. By Lyle Muller• July 8, 2020 Chain email stated on June 22, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Says that President Obama said, "Nobody made these guys go to war. ... Now they whine about bearing the costs of their choice?" By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 4, 2011 Kamala Harris stated on July 21, 2023 in in a speech in Jacksonville, Florida: "Some states have “tried to ban teaching Latino and Hispanic history.” By Marta Campabadal Graus• August 7, 2023 Mitt Romney stated on March 02, 2010 in his book "No Apology.": Several times, Obama "has apologized for what he deems to be American arrogance, dismissiveness, and derision; for dictating solutions, for acting unilaterally ... ." By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 15, 2010 Jack Kingston stated on May 12, 2014 in Campaign ad: President Obama has left the U.S. with the lowest number of active-duty troops since before World War II, putting the nation at risk. By Nancy Badertscher, Nick Fouriezos• July 7, 2014 Sherrod Brown stated on January 08, 2021 in an interview with Ohio reporters: Summer “protesters outside the White House were met with tear gas, rubber bullets, a full militarized response. While ... rioters were able to breach the Capitol.” By Jon Greenberg• January 11, 2021 Bloggers stated on January 10, 2021 in a story: "Trump signs Insurrection Act - General Flynn to be appointed vice president." By Samantha Putterman• January 11, 2021
What a video shared by DeSantis campaign omits about Trump's LGBTQ+ rights record By Amy Sherman• July 7, 2023 How much has Donald Trump reshaped the government’s portrayal of Black history? By Louis Jacobson• February 19, 2026 A short history of the national anthem, protests and the NFL By Louis Jacobson• September 25, 2017 Military bases’ new names sound as if they’re named after Confederates, but that’s not the case By Louis Jacobson• June 11, 2025 Trump's press conference: Fact-checking what he said on Iran’s air defenses, his bin Laden warning By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• April 6, 2026 Fact-checking Ron DeSantis' 2024 presidential campaign kickoff on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• May 25, 2023 Fact-checking claims about the Insurrection Act, martial law after Capitol riot By Noah Y. Kim, Samantha Putterman• January 11, 2021 Military bases named for Confederates: Renaming suggestions from military historians By Louis Jacobson• June 16, 2020 Fact-checking Byron Donalds’ ‘Jim Crow’ comments on Black families, conservatism By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• June 10, 2024 Fact-checking Hillary Clinton's acceptance of the Democratic nomination By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• July 29, 2016 Sheriff David Clarke's Truth-O-Meter file By Tom Kertscher• May 17, 2017 Who are the candidates at the GOP debate in Milwaukee, and what are their backgrounds? By Louis Jacobson• August 22, 2023 How an antisemitic conspiracy theory amplified by Ye, Kyrie Irving divides Black, Jewish people By Salvador Rodriguez-Ruiz, Gabrielle Settles• February 21, 2023 US presidents have observed Black History Month for nearly 50 years. Has that changed under Trump? By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• January 30, 2025 Mike Bloomberg’s record on stop and frisk By Samantha Putterman, Miriam Valverde• February 19, 2020 Black Lives Matter protests and the Capitol assault: Comparing the police response By Jon Greenberg, Noah Y. Kim• January 8, 2021 Fact-checking Joe Biden at CNN’s town hall By Monique Curet, Louis Jacobson, Tom Kertscher, Amy Sherman• October 22, 2021 Donald Trump's NRA speech, fact-checked By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel, Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• May 4, 2018 PolitiFact previews Donald Trump's State of the Union address By Jon Greenberg• January 29, 2018 Weapons, helicopters and K9s: Debunking misinformation about the end of the war in Afghanistan By Samantha Putterman• September 3, 2021
