1 People 19294 Fact-checks 6431 Articles People (1) David French Fact-checks (19294) Instagram posts stated on July 03, 2023 in a video.: “French President Macron has declared a total ban on social media reporting of events in France.” By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa• July 14, 2023 Viral image stated on January 04, 2022 in a Facebook post: Photo shows former French education minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem herding sheep as a child in Morocco. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 6, 2022 Pink Pony stated on May 13, 2013 in an interview: The Pink Pony club in DeKalb County has never been cited for any violation of an ordinance or state law. By Eric Stirgus• June 14, 2013 Facebook posts stated on August 08, 2021 in a Facebook post: A slain Chicago police officer left behind a two-month-old baby. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 10, 2021 Sid Miller stated on November 09, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Confederate veterans were conferred with many of the same benefits of other United States military veterans by Acts of Congress back in 1929 and 1957." By Madlin Mekelburg• November 15, 2019 Facebook posts stated on July 02, 2023 in a Facebook post: France said it would shut down internet services “to control the riots.” By Tom Kertscher• July 5, 2023 Viral image stated on December 06, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows “MAYHEM in Oregon!” By Ciara O'Rourke• December 11, 2020 Donald Trump stated on April 18, 2017 in a tweet: "The weak illegal immigration policies of the Obama Admin. allowed bad MS 13 gangs to form in cities across U.S. We are removing them fast!" By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• April 18, 2017 TikTok posts stated on September 05, 2021 in a TikTok post: “Paris police beat a woman for shopping at a mall with no vaccine passport.” By Gabrielle Settles• October 12, 2021 Facebook posts stated on July 17, 2020 in Facebook posts: Say Joe Biden is a pedophile. By Samantha Putterman• August 12, 2020 Barack Obama stated on September 28, 2016 in a CNN town hall: "Since I came into office … we have increased the VA budget by 85 percent." By Louis Jacobson• September 30, 2016 Young, Gifted and Black Coalition stated on January 09, 2015 in an open letter: "Black people are eight times more likely to be arrested than white people" in Madison. By Tom Kertscher• March 9, 2015 Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: Haiti, Tanzania and Madagascar refused the COVID-19 vaccines and now all three of their presidents have died unexpectedly. By Samantha Putterman• July 12, 2021 Donald Trump stated on January 24, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says a Ted Cruz ad has "got me bull-dozing down a house. I never bulldozed it down. It's false advertising." By Lauren Carroll• January 24, 2016 Viral image stated on February 17, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photograph shows Joe Biden engaging in disturbing behavior with a boy. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 14, 2019 Edward Flynn stated on February 09, 2012 in an interview: Says 85 percent of Milwaukee shootings involve "people with extensive criminal records shooting other people with extensive criminal records." By Tom Kertscher• March 19, 2012 Viral image stated on July 07, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Anthony Fauci “is married to Ghislaine Maxwell’s sister.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 7, 2020 Jay Hottinger stated on January 11, 2011 in a speech in the Ohio House of Representatives: "Ben Franklin once quipped that only two things in life were certain: death and taxes. I think even he didn't envision that the tax man would visit on the day of your death." By Tom Feran• January 21, 2011 Donald Trump stated on September 23, 2025 in a speech to the U.N. General Assembly: “I have ended seven unendable wars.” By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• September 23, 2025 Donald Trump stated on October 05, 2025 in a statement to the media: “Portland is burning to the ground.” By Maria Briceño, Amy Sherman• October 7, 2025 Articles (6431) Rumors surrounding John McAfee’s death linked to QAnon conspiracy By Madison Czopek• June 25, 2021 Fake news website starts as joke, gains 1 million views within 2 weeks By Joshua Gillin• March 9, 2017 Truth-O-Meter burrows for the truth By Willoughby Mariano• February 6, 2011 Fact-checking Trump, Sanders on the Jan. 24 shows By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• January 24, 2016 Did Donald Trump inherit $100 million? By Amy Sherman• March 7, 2016 Guests at President Donald Trump’s first speech to Congress By Miriam Valverde• March 1, 2017 How has Joe Biden fared on the Truth-O-Meter? By Louis Jacobson• September 29, 2020 Mailbag: The Mitt Romney edition By Louis Jacobson• March 9, 2012 City officials and residents say there is no Venezuelan gang “takeover” in Aurora, Colorado By Sofia Ahmed• September 9, 2024 PolitiFact fact-checks the Jan. 24 shows By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• January 24, 2016 Retiring Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn on the Truth-O-Meter By Tom Kertscher• January 8, 2018 Were the founding fathers 'ordinary people'? By Tom Kertscher• July 2, 2015 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Univision town hall with Latino voters By Maria Briceño, Marta Campabadal Graus, Louis Jacobson• October 17, 2024 Fact-checking Donald Trump's Feb. 16 press conference By Lauren Carroll• February 16, 2017 PunditFact: Dropping questions on marriage from the census By Jon Greenberg• December 8, 2014 Fact-checking claims about Border Patrol’s immigration crackdown in North Carolina By Will Doran, Paul Specht• November 24, 2025 Did Trump inherit a mess? 8 charts show otherwise By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2017 The big picture: Niger and what we know about what happened to U.S. troops By Allison Graves, Angie Drobnic Holan, Sophie Kaplan• October 22, 2017 Ted Cruz's father may have embroidered revolutionary acts, Times story says By W. Gardner Selby• November 10, 2015 Were migrant children who died very sick before taken into U.S. custody, as Trump claimed? By Miriam Valverde• January 3, 2019
Instagram posts stated on July 03, 2023 in a video.: “French President Macron has declared a total ban on social media reporting of events in France.” By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa• July 14, 2023 Viral image stated on January 04, 2022 in a Facebook post: Photo shows former French education minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem herding sheep as a child in Morocco. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 6, 2022 Pink Pony stated on May 13, 2013 in an interview: The Pink Pony club in DeKalb County has never been cited for any violation of an ordinance or state law. By Eric Stirgus• June 14, 2013 Facebook posts stated on August 08, 2021 in a Facebook post: A slain Chicago police officer left behind a two-month-old baby. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 10, 2021 Sid Miller stated on November 09, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Confederate veterans were conferred with many of the same benefits of other United States military veterans by Acts of Congress back in 1929 and 1957." By Madlin Mekelburg• November 15, 2019 Facebook posts stated on July 02, 2023 in a Facebook post: France said it would shut down internet services “to control the riots.” By Tom Kertscher• July 5, 2023 Viral image stated on December 06, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows “MAYHEM in Oregon!” By Ciara O'Rourke• December 11, 2020 Donald Trump stated on April 18, 2017 in a tweet: "The weak illegal immigration policies of the Obama Admin. allowed bad MS 13 gangs to form in cities across U.S. We are removing them fast!" By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• April 18, 2017 TikTok posts stated on September 05, 2021 in a TikTok post: “Paris police beat a woman for shopping at a mall with no vaccine passport.” By Gabrielle Settles• October 12, 2021 Facebook posts stated on July 17, 2020 in Facebook posts: Say Joe Biden is a pedophile. By Samantha Putterman• August 12, 2020 Barack Obama stated on September 28, 2016 in a CNN town hall: "Since I came into office … we have increased the VA budget by 85 percent." By Louis Jacobson• September 30, 2016 Young, Gifted and Black Coalition stated on January 09, 2015 in an open letter: "Black people are eight times more likely to be arrested than white people" in Madison. By Tom Kertscher• March 9, 2015 Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: Haiti, Tanzania and Madagascar refused the COVID-19 vaccines and now all three of their presidents have died unexpectedly. By Samantha Putterman• July 12, 2021 Donald Trump stated on January 24, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says a Ted Cruz ad has "got me bull-dozing down a house. I never bulldozed it down. It's false advertising." By Lauren Carroll• January 24, 2016 Viral image stated on February 17, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photograph shows Joe Biden engaging in disturbing behavior with a boy. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 14, 2019 Edward Flynn stated on February 09, 2012 in an interview: Says 85 percent of Milwaukee shootings involve "people with extensive criminal records shooting other people with extensive criminal records." By Tom Kertscher• March 19, 2012 Viral image stated on July 07, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Anthony Fauci “is married to Ghislaine Maxwell’s sister.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 7, 2020 Jay Hottinger stated on January 11, 2011 in a speech in the Ohio House of Representatives: "Ben Franklin once quipped that only two things in life were certain: death and taxes. I think even he didn't envision that the tax man would visit on the day of your death." By Tom Feran• January 21, 2011 Donald Trump stated on September 23, 2025 in a speech to the U.N. General Assembly: “I have ended seven unendable wars.” By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• September 23, 2025 Donald Trump stated on October 05, 2025 in a statement to the media: “Portland is burning to the ground.” By Maria Briceño, Amy Sherman• October 7, 2025
Rumors surrounding John McAfee’s death linked to QAnon conspiracy By Madison Czopek• June 25, 2021 Fake news website starts as joke, gains 1 million views within 2 weeks By Joshua Gillin• March 9, 2017 Truth-O-Meter burrows for the truth By Willoughby Mariano• February 6, 2011 Fact-checking Trump, Sanders on the Jan. 24 shows By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• January 24, 2016 Did Donald Trump inherit $100 million? By Amy Sherman• March 7, 2016 Guests at President Donald Trump’s first speech to Congress By Miriam Valverde• March 1, 2017 How has Joe Biden fared on the Truth-O-Meter? By Louis Jacobson• September 29, 2020 Mailbag: The Mitt Romney edition By Louis Jacobson• March 9, 2012 City officials and residents say there is no Venezuelan gang “takeover” in Aurora, Colorado By Sofia Ahmed• September 9, 2024 PolitiFact fact-checks the Jan. 24 shows By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• January 24, 2016 Retiring Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn on the Truth-O-Meter By Tom Kertscher• January 8, 2018 Were the founding fathers 'ordinary people'? By Tom Kertscher• July 2, 2015 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Univision town hall with Latino voters By Maria Briceño, Marta Campabadal Graus, Louis Jacobson• October 17, 2024 Fact-checking Donald Trump's Feb. 16 press conference By Lauren Carroll• February 16, 2017 PunditFact: Dropping questions on marriage from the census By Jon Greenberg• December 8, 2014 Fact-checking claims about Border Patrol’s immigration crackdown in North Carolina By Will Doran, Paul Specht• November 24, 2025 Did Trump inherit a mess? 8 charts show otherwise By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2017 The big picture: Niger and what we know about what happened to U.S. troops By Allison Graves, Angie Drobnic Holan, Sophie Kaplan• October 22, 2017 Ted Cruz's father may have embroidered revolutionary acts, Times story says By W. Gardner Selby• November 10, 2015 Were migrant children who died very sick before taken into U.S. custody, as Trump claimed? By Miriam Valverde• January 3, 2019
