4 People 7250 Fact-checks 2853 Articles People (4) Evening World world-newss.com World Food Program Daily World Update Fact-checks (7250) Facebook posts stated on July 08, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Every single McDonald’s french fry comes exclusively from potatoes grown on Bill Gates-owned farmland.” By Loreben Tuquero• July 11, 2024 Corey Stewart stated on July 21, 2018 in a debate.: "It is only under President Trump that we have become the largest producer of oil and gas resources." By Warren Fiske• September 11, 2018 Rex Tillerson stated on April 28, 2017 in comments to the UN Security Council: "China account(s) for 90 percent of North Korean trade." By John Kruzel• May 1, 2017 Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2015 in an interview on CNN.: "Our companies are moving into Mexico more than almost any other place right now." By Linda Qiu• August 27, 2015 Maria Bartiromo stated on February 22, 2022 in a TV segment: “We have doubled our (oil) imports from Russia in the last year.” By Yacob Reyes• February 28, 2022 George Will stated on July 27, 2014 in a syndicated column: Oregon’s "three largest employers, and 13 of the top 25, are health care providers." By Dana Tims• July 31, 2014 Facebook posts stated on October 11, 2023 in a Facebook post: "The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, has threatened that if the bombing of Gaza does not stop, he will cut off the supply of gas to the world.” By Jeff Cercone• October 13, 2023 One Wisconsin Now stated on August 07, 2017 in a tweet: Wisconsin's $3 billion incentive offer to Foxconn is "the largest gift ever by a state to a foreign company." By Tom Kertscher• August 15, 2017 Jamie Radtke stated on January 27, 2011 in remarks to the Senate Tea Party caucus meeting.: Federal Reserve policies have led to a 69 percent rise in corn prices, 44 percent rise in wheat prices and 15 percent spike in sugar prices over the last year. By Jacob Geiger• February 4, 2011 Rob Portman stated on March 08, 2016 in Department of Homeland Security hearing: "We understand that this heroin is primarily coming from Mexico, over the border." By Nadia Pflaum• March 14, 2016 Hillary Clinton stated on February 21, 2008 in a debate in Austin, Texas.: "We borrow money from the Chinese to buy oil from the Saudis." By Adriel Bettelheim• May 12, 2008 Jamie Oliver stated on August 29, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.": McDonald's in England only sells organic milk and free-range eggs, which provides more nutritious offerings than in the U.S. By Robert Farley• August 31, 2010 Facebook posts stated on April 23, 2020 in a viral image circulating on social media attributing comments to Barack Obama: Says President Barack Obama "signed the medical appliance tax bill that forced companies to outsource manufacturing of masks, gowns, gloves and ventilaors [sic] to China, Europe and Russia to avoid the tax.” By Victoria Knight• May 1, 2020 Let Freedom Ring stated on October 15, 2012 in a Web video: Says GM used taxpayer dollars to prop up operations in China. By Jon Greenberg• October 25, 2012 Hillary Clinton stated on February 04, 2016 in a debate: "We bailed out" Johnson Controls when "we saved the auto industry" and "now they want to avoid paying taxes." By Tom Kertscher• February 11, 2016 John Nygren stated on May 08, 2013 in a press conference: The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is a "proven job creator." By James B. Nelson• June 19, 2013 Donald Trump stated on April 04, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "Libya supplies the oil for China. We get no oil from Libya." By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 11, 2011 Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.: "The European Union … they send us Mercedes, they send us -- by the millions -- the BMWs -- cars by the millions." By Louis Jacobson• July 2, 2018 Paul Ryan stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.: The Obama administration "called Bashar Assad a reformer when he was turning his Russian-provided guns on his own people." By Louis Jacobson• October 12, 2012 Jennifer Granholm stated on September 06, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "With the auto rescue," President Barack Obama "saved more than 1 million middle-class jobs all across America," including more than 28,000 in Wisconsin. By Tom Kertscher• September 14, 2012 Articles (2853) The international supply chain behind coronavirus testing By Samantha Putterman• April 28, 2020 James Carville says Barack Obama 'saved the auto industry' By Jon Greenberg• November 12, 2013 Did President Obama save the auto industry? 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Facebook posts stated on July 08, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Every single McDonald’s french fry comes exclusively from potatoes grown on Bill Gates-owned farmland.” By Loreben Tuquero• July 11, 2024 Corey Stewart stated on July 21, 2018 in a debate.: "It is only under President Trump that we have become the largest producer of oil and gas resources." By Warren Fiske• September 11, 2018 Rex Tillerson stated on April 28, 2017 in comments to the UN Security Council: "China account(s) for 90 percent of North Korean trade." By John Kruzel• May 1, 2017 Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2015 in an interview on CNN.: "Our companies are moving into Mexico more than almost any other place right now." By Linda Qiu• August 27, 2015 Maria Bartiromo stated on February 22, 2022 in a TV segment: “We have doubled our (oil) imports from Russia in the last year.” By Yacob Reyes• February 28, 2022 George Will stated on July 27, 2014 in a syndicated column: Oregon’s "three largest employers, and 13 of the top 25, are health care providers." By Dana Tims• July 31, 2014 Facebook posts stated on October 11, 2023 in a Facebook post: "The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, has threatened that if the bombing of Gaza does not stop, he will cut off the supply of gas to the world.” By Jeff Cercone• October 13, 2023 One Wisconsin Now stated on August 07, 2017 in a tweet: Wisconsin's $3 billion incentive offer to Foxconn is "the largest gift ever by a state to a foreign company." By Tom Kertscher• August 15, 2017 Jamie Radtke stated on January 27, 2011 in remarks to the Senate Tea Party caucus meeting.: Federal Reserve policies have led to a 69 percent rise in corn prices, 44 percent rise in wheat prices and 15 percent spike in sugar prices over the last year. By Jacob Geiger• February 4, 2011 Rob Portman stated on March 08, 2016 in Department of Homeland Security hearing: "We understand that this heroin is primarily coming from Mexico, over the border." By Nadia Pflaum• March 14, 2016 Hillary Clinton stated on February 21, 2008 in a debate in Austin, Texas.: "We borrow money from the Chinese to buy oil from the Saudis." By Adriel Bettelheim• May 12, 2008 Jamie Oliver stated on August 29, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.": McDonald's in England only sells organic milk and free-range eggs, which provides more nutritious offerings than in the U.S. By Robert Farley• August 31, 2010 Facebook posts stated on April 23, 2020 in a viral image circulating on social media attributing comments to Barack Obama: Says President Barack Obama "signed the medical appliance tax bill that forced companies to outsource manufacturing of masks, gowns, gloves and ventilaors [sic] to China, Europe and Russia to avoid the tax.” By Victoria Knight• May 1, 2020 Let Freedom Ring stated on October 15, 2012 in a Web video: Says GM used taxpayer dollars to prop up operations in China. By Jon Greenberg• October 25, 2012 Hillary Clinton stated on February 04, 2016 in a debate: "We bailed out" Johnson Controls when "we saved the auto industry" and "now they want to avoid paying taxes." By Tom Kertscher• February 11, 2016 John Nygren stated on May 08, 2013 in a press conference: The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is a "proven job creator." By James B. Nelson• June 19, 2013 Donald Trump stated on April 04, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "Libya supplies the oil for China. We get no oil from Libya." By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 11, 2011 Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.: "The European Union … they send us Mercedes, they send us -- by the millions -- the BMWs -- cars by the millions." By Louis Jacobson• July 2, 2018 Paul Ryan stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.: The Obama administration "called Bashar Assad a reformer when he was turning his Russian-provided guns on his own people." By Louis Jacobson• October 12, 2012 Jennifer Granholm stated on September 06, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "With the auto rescue," President Barack Obama "saved more than 1 million middle-class jobs all across America," including more than 28,000 in Wisconsin. By Tom Kertscher• September 14, 2012
The international supply chain behind coronavirus testing By Samantha Putterman• April 28, 2020 James Carville says Barack Obama 'saved the auto industry' By Jon Greenberg• November 12, 2013 Did President Obama save the auto industry? By Jon Greenberg• September 6, 2012 Russia’s economy and Western sanctions: What you need to know By Louis Jacobson• February 25, 2022 How the Wayfair child sex-trafficking conspiracy theory went viral By Daniel Funke• July 15, 2020 Fact-checking Donald Trump's statement on Saudi Arabia, Khashoggi murder By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• November 27, 2018 Fact-checking claims in President Joe Biden’s visit to Iowa By Meg Doster, Eleanor Hildebrandt, Caleb McCullough, Lyle Muller• April 13, 2022 Can Donald Trump use a 1798 law to carry out mass deportations? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 18, 2024 Meta breaks up with fact-checkers. Here’s how it affects PolitiFact. By Katie Sanders• January 9, 2025 In context: Joe Biden’s ‘fair share’ comments on gas prices By Bill McCarthy• December 9, 2021 How the 2008 and 2020 recessions will be different, and why that matters By Louis Jacobson• March 20, 2020 Ask PolitiFact: What is China's Belt and Road Initiative, and why is Joe Biden concerned? By Louis Jacobson• June 16, 2021 Fact-checking Donald Trump's 2018 State of the Union speech By Allison Graves, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel, Katie Sanders, Amy Sherman, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• January 31, 2018 Princess Kate’s altered photo: What experts say happened and how to spot manipulated content online By Samantha Putterman• March 12, 2024 Gaza children face dire starvation risk, but one UN leader’s mistaken timeline caused confusion By Grace Abels• May 23, 2025 Show the green: States ranking high in renewable energy jobs gave generous incentives By Tom Kertscher• May 22, 2023 'Zuckerbucks' for 2022 elections? Republicans say thumbs down By Amy Sherman• March 15, 2022 Ask PolitiFact: What can parents do if they can't find baby formula in stores? By Samantha Putterman• May 18, 2022 Trump has threatened ‘taking Cuba.’ What’s at stake for the US economically, politically? By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 25, 2026 Not just oil: How the Strait of Hormuz blockage affects US consumers, from fertilizer to helium By Louis Jacobson• April 6, 2026
