1 People 24699 Fact-checks 7791 Articles People (1) Freedom From Religion Foundation Fact-checks (24699) Trey Blocker stated on January 24, 2018 in a commentary in the Odessa American: Says the Texas Department of Agriculture didn’t notify over 700 Texas students about a computer hack releasing critical personal information including Social Security numbers until 32 days after the breach. By W. Gardner Selby• February 5, 2018 PatriotCrier.com stated on May 16, 2017 in an Internet post: "(James) Comey knew murdered DNC staffer, Seth Rich, was WikiLeaks source & covered it up for Hillary (Clinton)." By Joshua Gillin• May 26, 2017 Bernie Sanders stated on December 20, 2015 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press".: "We didn't go out and take" information from the Hillary Clinton campaign. By Jon Greenberg• December 22, 2015 Donald Trump stated on November 29, 2017 in a speech in St. Charles, Mo.: Says the tax bill "is going to cost me a fortune, this thing -- believe me. Believe me, this is not good for me." By Louis Jacobson• November 30, 2017 Tom Cotton stated on October 03, 2013 in an MSNBC interview: The health care marketplaces have "no privacy protections." By Julie Kliegman• October 9, 2013 Mike Rogers stated on June 09, 2013 in an interview on ABC’s "This Week": "It's expressly prohibited by law that you can read and wholly surveil domestic email traffic in the United States." By Becky Bowers• June 13, 2013 Roger Marshall stated on June 11, 2023 in a tweet: Displaying the progress pride flag between two American flags during a White House pride event was “in breach of US Flag Code.” By Madison Czopek• June 16, 2023 Bloggers stated on March 14, 2022 in an article: "Documents were published confirming Moderna created the COVID-19 Virus.” By Jeff Cercone• March 24, 2022 John Thrasher stated on March 14, 2011 in comments before a Senate committee.: Says taxpayer resources are being used "to facilitate private political agendas" through automatic payroll deduction of union dues. By Aaron Sharockman• March 22, 2011 Facebook posts stated on August 11, 2023 in a Facebook post: "Malaysian doctor put to death for giving COVID injection under the (Nuremberg) Code.” By Jeff Cercone• August 28, 2023 Jeffrey Toobin stated on May 02, 2022 in an interview on CNN: “There has never been a leak anything like this” draft of a Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade. “There’s never been a leak of a vote — much less an actual opinion, much less in a case of this significance.” By Madison Czopek• May 4, 2022 Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2023 in a Facebook post: 30 tons of lost ammonium nitrate on a California-bound train suggest an orchestrated conspiracy. By Jeff Cercone• June 1, 2023 Larry Pratt stated on May 06, 2014 in an interview on 'All in with Chris Hayes': "20 percent of the time (smart guns) won't work." By Katie Sanders• May 20, 2014 Dick Cheney stated on October 21, 2009 in a speech to the Center for Security Policy: The Obama administration notified Poland and the Czech Republic about cancellation of major missile-defense facilities "at the last minute in midnight phone calls." By Louis Jacobson• October 23, 2009 Josh Hawley stated on August 07, 2018 in a speech: "I am the only (state attorney general) in America fighting to hold the big tech companies accountable for their behavior." By Louis Jacobson• August 14, 2018 X posts stated on February 05, 2023 in tweets: Image shows a "Super Bowl script was leaked.” By Jeff Cercone• February 7, 2023 Facebook posts stated on January 16, 2019 in a Facebook post: When using an ATM, customers should "press the cancel button twice before inserting the card. If anyone has set up the keypad to steal your pin code, this will cancel that set up." By Samantha Putterman• January 22, 2019 Jennifer Shilling stated on May 11, 2016 in a teleconference: Under Donald Trump's tax plan, "the top 0.1 percent of taxpayers -- people earning multiple millions of dollars a year, on average -- would get more tax relief than the bottom 60 percent of taxpayers combined." By Tom Kertscher• May 20, 2016 Lloyd Doggett stated on November 20, 2017 in an interview with Sinclair Broadcast Group: Under the Republican tax bill, President Donald Trump "and his family would walk off with more than a billion dollars personally." By Louis Jacobson• November 27, 2017 Karen Handel stated on June 08, 2017 in a debate: Says Iran has "violated the terms of the (nuclear) deal." By John Kruzel• June 14, 2017 Articles (7791) Largest cyber attack in history? Huckabee claims it’s OPM, but it’s probably not By Linda Qiu• June 16, 2015 By the numbers: How common are data breaches — and what can you do about them? By Daniel Funke• September 23, 2019 What we know about Russia's role in the DNC email leak By Lauren Carroll• July 31, 2016 Rubio calls Snowden scandal 'most damaging' espionage case in U.S. history. Is it? By Joshua Gillin• April 22, 2014 Are leaks about Russia contacts 'illegal,' as Trump says? By Lauren Carroll• February 20, 2017 Cataloging the political and policy uncertainties of the Roe decision leak By Julie Rovner• May 3, 2022 James Comey posted the number ‘86’ in reference to Donald Trump. What’s the history of the term? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• May 16, 2025 What the law says about James Comey’s leaked memos By John Kruzel• April 24, 2018 Ask PolitiFact: Is it illegal to leak a draft Supreme Court opinion? By Bill McCarthy• May 5, 2022 Debunking 10 scary claims for Halloween By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 31, 2014 Boo! Debunking 10 scary claims for Halloween By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 30, 2014 Fact-checking 5 claims in the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on Roe v. Wade By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• May 3, 2022 What we know about the FBI’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails By Lauren Carroll• May 12, 2016 Scandal-o-rama! By Becky Bowers• May 24, 2013 What we know about the NSA surveillance program By Katie Sanders• April 30, 2014 Why an analysis of COVID-19 vaccines from Florida’s surgeon general is flawed By Gabrielle Settles• October 13, 2022 Fact-checking President Trump’s attorney after Comey's testimony By Jon Greenberg, Miriam Valverde• June 9, 2017 Is Milwaukee's 53206 ZIP code really tops in incarceration rates? By D.L. Davis• September 10, 2019 Rating Obama's promises on cybersecurity By Molly Moorhead• November 28, 2012 PolitiFact's guide to the 2016 presidential candidate tax plans By Linda Qiu• April 7, 2016
Trey Blocker stated on January 24, 2018 in a commentary in the Odessa American: Says the Texas Department of Agriculture didn’t notify over 700 Texas students about a computer hack releasing critical personal information including Social Security numbers until 32 days after the breach. By W. Gardner Selby• February 5, 2018 PatriotCrier.com stated on May 16, 2017 in an Internet post: "(James) Comey knew murdered DNC staffer, Seth Rich, was WikiLeaks source & covered it up for Hillary (Clinton)." By Joshua Gillin• May 26, 2017 Bernie Sanders stated on December 20, 2015 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press".: "We didn't go out and take" information from the Hillary Clinton campaign. By Jon Greenberg• December 22, 2015 Donald Trump stated on November 29, 2017 in a speech in St. Charles, Mo.: Says the tax bill "is going to cost me a fortune, this thing -- believe me. Believe me, this is not good for me." By Louis Jacobson• November 30, 2017 Tom Cotton stated on October 03, 2013 in an MSNBC interview: The health care marketplaces have "no privacy protections." By Julie Kliegman• October 9, 2013 Mike Rogers stated on June 09, 2013 in an interview on ABC’s "This Week": "It's expressly prohibited by law that you can read and wholly surveil domestic email traffic in the United States." By Becky Bowers• June 13, 2013 Roger Marshall stated on June 11, 2023 in a tweet: Displaying the progress pride flag between two American flags during a White House pride event was “in breach of US Flag Code.” By Madison Czopek• June 16, 2023 Bloggers stated on March 14, 2022 in an article: "Documents were published confirming Moderna created the COVID-19 Virus.” By Jeff Cercone• March 24, 2022 John Thrasher stated on March 14, 2011 in comments before a Senate committee.: Says taxpayer resources are being used "to facilitate private political agendas" through automatic payroll deduction of union dues. By Aaron Sharockman• March 22, 2011 Facebook posts stated on August 11, 2023 in a Facebook post: "Malaysian doctor put to death for giving COVID injection under the (Nuremberg) Code.” By Jeff Cercone• August 28, 2023 Jeffrey Toobin stated on May 02, 2022 in an interview on CNN: “There has never been a leak anything like this” draft of a Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade. “There’s never been a leak of a vote — much less an actual opinion, much less in a case of this significance.” By Madison Czopek• May 4, 2022 Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2023 in a Facebook post: 30 tons of lost ammonium nitrate on a California-bound train suggest an orchestrated conspiracy. By Jeff Cercone• June 1, 2023 Larry Pratt stated on May 06, 2014 in an interview on 'All in with Chris Hayes': "20 percent of the time (smart guns) won't work." By Katie Sanders• May 20, 2014 Dick Cheney stated on October 21, 2009 in a speech to the Center for Security Policy: The Obama administration notified Poland and the Czech Republic about cancellation of major missile-defense facilities "at the last minute in midnight phone calls." By Louis Jacobson• October 23, 2009 Josh Hawley stated on August 07, 2018 in a speech: "I am the only (state attorney general) in America fighting to hold the big tech companies accountable for their behavior." By Louis Jacobson• August 14, 2018 X posts stated on February 05, 2023 in tweets: Image shows a "Super Bowl script was leaked.” By Jeff Cercone• February 7, 2023 Facebook posts stated on January 16, 2019 in a Facebook post: When using an ATM, customers should "press the cancel button twice before inserting the card. If anyone has set up the keypad to steal your pin code, this will cancel that set up." By Samantha Putterman• January 22, 2019 Jennifer Shilling stated on May 11, 2016 in a teleconference: Under Donald Trump's tax plan, "the top 0.1 percent of taxpayers -- people earning multiple millions of dollars a year, on average -- would get more tax relief than the bottom 60 percent of taxpayers combined." By Tom Kertscher• May 20, 2016 Lloyd Doggett stated on November 20, 2017 in an interview with Sinclair Broadcast Group: Under the Republican tax bill, President Donald Trump "and his family would walk off with more than a billion dollars personally." By Louis Jacobson• November 27, 2017 Karen Handel stated on June 08, 2017 in a debate: Says Iran has "violated the terms of the (nuclear) deal." By John Kruzel• June 14, 2017
Largest cyber attack in history? Huckabee claims it’s OPM, but it’s probably not By Linda Qiu• June 16, 2015 By the numbers: How common are data breaches — and what can you do about them? By Daniel Funke• September 23, 2019 What we know about Russia's role in the DNC email leak By Lauren Carroll• July 31, 2016 Rubio calls Snowden scandal 'most damaging' espionage case in U.S. history. Is it? By Joshua Gillin• April 22, 2014 Are leaks about Russia contacts 'illegal,' as Trump says? By Lauren Carroll• February 20, 2017 Cataloging the political and policy uncertainties of the Roe decision leak By Julie Rovner• May 3, 2022 James Comey posted the number ‘86’ in reference to Donald Trump. What’s the history of the term? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• May 16, 2025 What the law says about James Comey’s leaked memos By John Kruzel• April 24, 2018 Ask PolitiFact: Is it illegal to leak a draft Supreme Court opinion? By Bill McCarthy• May 5, 2022 Debunking 10 scary claims for Halloween By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 31, 2014 Boo! Debunking 10 scary claims for Halloween By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 30, 2014 Fact-checking 5 claims in the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on Roe v. Wade By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• May 3, 2022 What we know about the FBI’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails By Lauren Carroll• May 12, 2016 Scandal-o-rama! By Becky Bowers• May 24, 2013 What we know about the NSA surveillance program By Katie Sanders• April 30, 2014 Why an analysis of COVID-19 vaccines from Florida’s surgeon general is flawed By Gabrielle Settles• October 13, 2022 Fact-checking President Trump’s attorney after Comey's testimony By Jon Greenberg, Miriam Valverde• June 9, 2017 Is Milwaukee's 53206 ZIP code really tops in incarceration rates? By D.L. Davis• September 10, 2019 Rating Obama's promises on cybersecurity By Molly Moorhead• November 28, 2012 PolitiFact's guide to the 2016 presidential candidate tax plans By Linda Qiu• April 7, 2016
