60 People 23774 Fact-checks 7716 Articles People (60) Kenneth Block Say Anything Blog American Commitment American Revolution True American American Crossroads Americans for Prosperity Really American Americans for Safe Access American Unity PAC American Automobile Association American Future Fund American International Group American Leadership Action American Principles in Action American Principles Project Americans for Prosperity Action Americans for Prosperity: Florida 18% of the American public Becoming American Initiative Fact-checks (23774) Rob Portman stated on September 07, 2011 in a news conference: "In the month of July alone, EU exports to South Korea increased by over 36 percent. A lot of that is our market share. Those are our farmers and our service providers who are suffering." By Sabrina Eaton• September 21, 2011 Pete Gallego stated on May 14, 2014 in an email blast: "The average student loan debt in Texas is over $22,000...the cost of an average size pickup truck." But unlike car owners, "students are not allowed to refinance their loans at lower rates." By W. Gardner Selby• June 9, 2014 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 Rick Perry stated on June 27, 2017 in a White House briefing: France "wouldn’t buy Texas beef for some reason, yet 76 percent of their energy comes from nuclear power." By W. Gardner Selby• June 30, 2017 Scott Walker stated on November 19, 2013 in a book: Protesters in La Crosse blocked an exit and surrounded a State Patrol car carrying the governor and were "beating on the windows and rocking the vehicle." When the car was "extricated" from the crowd, a truck blocked a second exit. By James B. Nelson• December 23, 2013 TikTok posts stated on September 07, 2025 in a TikTok post: Video shows Chicago salt trucks were used “to slow traffic and block access points in response to an incoming ICE operation.” By Maria Briceño• September 8, 2025 Instagram posts stated on October 21, 2021 in an Instagram post: Cargo ships “can’t get into port” because of Donald Trump’s executive order 13959. By Tom Kertscher• October 25, 2021 Randy Leonard stated on December 01, 2010 in a city council meeting: Cities like Seattle have decided to ban food carts. By Janie Har• December 9, 2010 Glenn Kage stated on September 16, 2019 in a Missouri Times interview: "General Motors is making record profits." By Caitlyn Rosen• October 25, 2019 Instagram posts stated on September 26, 2022 in a video: Video shows “Italians take down an EU flag and replace it with an Italian flag” after the 2022 national election. By Andy Nguyen• September 28, 2022 Marcus Low stated on March 19, 2016 in an interview with a South African journalist: "Most funding for tuberculosis research (is) provided by the U.S. National Institutes for Health." By Jon Greenberg• April 5, 2016 Viral image stated on June 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows a semi-truck that crashed with a Chevy pickup that cut in front of it. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 21, 2021 Fight for the Future stated on August 28, 2018 in in a tweet: "We saw the true danger of the FCC's net neutrality repeal when Verizon was caught throttling California fire fighters." By John Kruzel• September 7, 2018 Facebook posts stated on October 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: California’s shipping backlog is, in part, caused by a “California Truck Ban which says all trucks must be 2011 or newer and a law called AB 5 which prohibits Owner Operators.” By Samantha Putterman• October 19, 2021 Peter King stated on August 31, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": The United States had "allies lined up" for air strikes in Syria and then Obama "pulled the rug out." By Steve Contorno, Jon Greenberg• August 31, 2014 Ted Cruz stated on April 22, 2021 in a press conference: “You didn't see Republicans when we had control of the Senate try to rig the game.” By Louis Jacobson, Brandon Mulder• April 27, 2021 Donald Trump stated on March 26, 2016 in an interview with the New York Times: "There’s a tremendous tax that we pay when we (American businesses) go into China, whereas when China sells to us there’s no tax." By Jon Greenberg• March 30, 2016 Daily Mail stated on June 24, 2016 in a headline: "Google search spike suggests many people don’t know why they voted for Brexit." By Allison Graves• July 1, 2016 Bloggers stated on April 01, 2019 in news articles and blogs: Americans "would run out of avocados in three weeks" if imports from Mexico were stopped due to a border closure. By Chris Nichols• April 3, 2019 Facebook posts stated on June 01, 2020 in a Facebook post: “These ‘peaceful’ protesters burned these horses to death.” By Tom Kertscher• June 8, 2020 Articles (7716) On International Fact-Checking Day, PolitiFact explains the truth in Trump’s tariffs agenda By Katie Sanders• April 2, 2025 Debunked: Texas prisoner-cannibal didn’t request child for last meal By W. 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It’s not that simple By Amy Sherman• April 10, 2025 Bad report about European Union countries providing airplanes for Ukraine stokes confusion By Monique Curet• March 4, 2022 Claims of 80,000 protesters at Raleigh 'Moral March' appear to be inflated By Will Doran• February 13, 2017 Gaza children face dire starvation risk, but one UN leader’s mistaken timeline caused confusion By Grace Abels• May 23, 2025 Mailbag: 'I rate your piece False' By Louis Jacobson• November 28, 2014 Did President Obama save the auto industry? By Jon Greenberg• September 6, 2012 What’s the manufacturing job killer, automation or trade? By Jon Greenberg• October 16, 2019 PolitiFact's guide to the Republican health care bill By Jon Greenberg• March 22, 2017 Ask PolitiFact and KHN: I’ve recovered from Covid-19. Why do I still have to mask up? 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Rob Portman stated on September 07, 2011 in a news conference: "In the month of July alone, EU exports to South Korea increased by over 36 percent. A lot of that is our market share. Those are our farmers and our service providers who are suffering." By Sabrina Eaton• September 21, 2011 Pete Gallego stated on May 14, 2014 in an email blast: "The average student loan debt in Texas is over $22,000...the cost of an average size pickup truck." But unlike car owners, "students are not allowed to refinance their loans at lower rates." By W. Gardner Selby• June 9, 2014 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 Rick Perry stated on June 27, 2017 in a White House briefing: France "wouldn’t buy Texas beef for some reason, yet 76 percent of their energy comes from nuclear power." By W. Gardner Selby• June 30, 2017 Scott Walker stated on November 19, 2013 in a book: Protesters in La Crosse blocked an exit and surrounded a State Patrol car carrying the governor and were "beating on the windows and rocking the vehicle." When the car was "extricated" from the crowd, a truck blocked a second exit. By James B. Nelson• December 23, 2013 TikTok posts stated on September 07, 2025 in a TikTok post: Video shows Chicago salt trucks were used “to slow traffic and block access points in response to an incoming ICE operation.” By Maria Briceño• September 8, 2025 Instagram posts stated on October 21, 2021 in an Instagram post: Cargo ships “can’t get into port” because of Donald Trump’s executive order 13959. By Tom Kertscher• October 25, 2021 Randy Leonard stated on December 01, 2010 in a city council meeting: Cities like Seattle have decided to ban food carts. By Janie Har• December 9, 2010 Glenn Kage stated on September 16, 2019 in a Missouri Times interview: "General Motors is making record profits." By Caitlyn Rosen• October 25, 2019 Instagram posts stated on September 26, 2022 in a video: Video shows “Italians take down an EU flag and replace it with an Italian flag” after the 2022 national election. By Andy Nguyen• September 28, 2022 Marcus Low stated on March 19, 2016 in an interview with a South African journalist: "Most funding for tuberculosis research (is) provided by the U.S. National Institutes for Health." By Jon Greenberg• April 5, 2016 Viral image stated on June 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows a semi-truck that crashed with a Chevy pickup that cut in front of it. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 21, 2021 Fight for the Future stated on August 28, 2018 in in a tweet: "We saw the true danger of the FCC's net neutrality repeal when Verizon was caught throttling California fire fighters." By John Kruzel• September 7, 2018 Facebook posts stated on October 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: California’s shipping backlog is, in part, caused by a “California Truck Ban which says all trucks must be 2011 or newer and a law called AB 5 which prohibits Owner Operators.” By Samantha Putterman• October 19, 2021 Peter King stated on August 31, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": The United States had "allies lined up" for air strikes in Syria and then Obama "pulled the rug out." By Steve Contorno, Jon Greenberg• August 31, 2014 Ted Cruz stated on April 22, 2021 in a press conference: “You didn't see Republicans when we had control of the Senate try to rig the game.” By Louis Jacobson, Brandon Mulder• April 27, 2021 Donald Trump stated on March 26, 2016 in an interview with the New York Times: "There’s a tremendous tax that we pay when we (American businesses) go into China, whereas when China sells to us there’s no tax." By Jon Greenberg• March 30, 2016 Daily Mail stated on June 24, 2016 in a headline: "Google search spike suggests many people don’t know why they voted for Brexit." By Allison Graves• July 1, 2016 Bloggers stated on April 01, 2019 in news articles and blogs: Americans "would run out of avocados in three weeks" if imports from Mexico were stopped due to a border closure. By Chris Nichols• April 3, 2019 Facebook posts stated on June 01, 2020 in a Facebook post: “These ‘peaceful’ protesters burned these horses to death.” By Tom Kertscher• June 8, 2020
On International Fact-Checking Day, PolitiFact explains the truth in Trump’s tariffs agenda By Katie Sanders• April 2, 2025 Debunked: Texas prisoner-cannibal didn’t request child for last meal By W. Gardner Selby• October 27, 2014 Fact-checking the June 26 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• June 26, 2016 Mailbag: 'What a silly bit of analysis you've offered' By Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2014 Fact-checking President Trump’s NATO summit news conference in Brussels By Jon Greenberg, Bill McCarthy• July 12, 2018 Obama's promise: reduce dependence on foreign oil By Becky Bowers• November 29, 2012 How an unproven abortion ‘reversal’ treatment has advanced in the US By Samantha Putterman• April 4, 2022 Donald Trump has floated big tariffs. What could the impact be? By Louis Jacobson• June 21, 2016 A look into the business practices of Indiana's Republican Senate candidate Mike Braun By Manuela Tobias• May 21, 2018 Can car shoppers avoid tariff sticker shock by buying American brands? It’s not that simple By Amy Sherman• April 10, 2025 Bad report about European Union countries providing airplanes for Ukraine stokes confusion By Monique Curet• March 4, 2022 Claims of 80,000 protesters at Raleigh 'Moral March' appear to be inflated By Will Doran• February 13, 2017 Gaza children face dire starvation risk, but one UN leader’s mistaken timeline caused confusion By Grace Abels• May 23, 2025 Mailbag: 'I rate your piece False' By Louis Jacobson• November 28, 2014 Did President Obama save the auto industry? By Jon Greenberg• September 6, 2012 What’s the manufacturing job killer, automation or trade? By Jon Greenberg• October 16, 2019 PolitiFact's guide to the Republican health care bill By Jon Greenberg• March 22, 2017 Ask PolitiFact and KHN: I’ve recovered from Covid-19. Why do I still have to mask up? By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez• April 16, 2021 In Context: Ilhan Omar’s “our country should be more fearful of white men” comment By Amy Sherman• July 26, 2019 Trump takes aim at Amazon in barbed tweet. What are the facts? By John Kruzel• August 16, 2017
