15 People 8801 Fact-checks 3844 Articles People (15) Demand Justice Log Cabin Republicans Students for Trump Vets for Trump The Trump Talks Donald Trump Tiffany Trump Eric Trump Melania Trump Ivanka Trump President Trump's lawyers Donald Trump Jr. Wisconsin Trump Victory Politics Elite Trump Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America Fact-checks (8801) Donald Trump stated on May 20, 2019 in remarks at the White House: "There has never been, ever before, an administration that’s been so open and transparent." By Louis Jacobson• June 4, 2019 Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on March 05, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "Everybody acts like President Trump is the one that came up with this idea. ... There are multiple news outlets that have reported" former President Barack Obama ordered wiretapping on Trump. By Allison Graves• March 5, 2017 Bloggers stated on March 04, 2020 in a blog post: Says Quaden Bayles committed suicide. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 5, 2020 Josh Hawley stated on October 07, 2025 in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing: “The FBI tapped my phone” and those of other senators. By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 9, 2025 Drunk History stated on July 02, 2019 in an episode: Says the late Lady Bird Johnson sicced the CIA on actress and singer Eartha Kitt after Kitt spoke out against the Vietnam War during a White House luncheon in January 1968. By Kelsey Bradshaw• August 15, 2019 Randi Weingarten stated on September 20, 2023 in an X post: "Texas teacher fired for reading Diary of Anne Frank to class.” By Jeff Cercone• September 22, 2023 Ivanka Trump stated on May 01, 2017 in her new book: Says John Quincy Adams said, "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader." By Katie Sanders• May 5, 2017 Kimberly Guilfoyle stated on July 31, 2009 in the Glenn Beck show: If you log into the government's Cash for Clunkers Web site (cars.gov) from your home computer, the government can "seize all of your personal and private" information, and track your computer activity. By Robert Farley• August 3, 2009 John McCain stated on January 28, 2008 in an automated call to voters: "He told gay organizers in Massachusetts he would be a stronger advocate for special rights than even Ted Kennedy." By John Frank• January 31, 2008 Donald Trump stated on January 04, 2018 in a tweet: "I authorized Zero access to White House (actually turned him down many times) for author of phony book! I never spoke to him for book." By John Kruzel• January 5, 2018 Occupy Democrats stated on July 11, 2014 in a Facebook photo post: Says Ted Cruz "was just bribed by the Kochs to introduce a bill that would give them and their allies America’s national forests, parks, and other public lands and open them for mining, drilling, fracking and logging." By W. Gardner Selby• August 17, 2014 Social Media stated on March 05, 2025 in social media posts: Audio shows a BBC reporter making a vulgar comment about an Oval Office meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. By Loreben Tuquero• March 10, 2025 Gretchen Carlson stated on June 02, 2015 in a "Gretchen's Take" on The Real Story: "Most polls show foreign nations have lower regard for the U.S. now than they did before Obama’s time." By Katie Sanders• June 4, 2015 Seneca Jones stated on March 02, 2014 in newspaper ads: Seneca Jones Timber Co., aiming to increase logging and allay fears that old growth will be cut, says mills have shifted to second-generation trees. An ad from the company asks: "Do you know that most all mills in Oregon have retooled over the past 20 years?" By Dana Tims• March 14, 2014 Lynn Westmoreland stated on June 20, 2013 in an article: "It is against the law for the NSA to record or monitor Americans’ phone calls without getting a specific FISA warrant to do so." By Eric Stirgus• July 8, 2013 Facebook posts stated on September 13, 2022 in a Facebook post: “The FBI confirmed” that Ashley Biden said her father molested her. By Jeff Cercone• September 15, 2022 Marco Rubio stated on December 17, 2014 in : "The reason why Cubans don't have access to 21st century telecommunications — like smart phones, like access to the Internet — is because it is illegal in Cuba." By Lauren Carroll, Steve Contorno• December 19, 2014 Rand Paul stated on September 09, 2013 in an interview on CNN's 'Crossfire': "We've seen priests beheaded by the Islamic rebels on the other side. We've also seen an Islamic rebel eating the heart of a soldier." By Jon Greenberg• September 10, 2013 Scott Pruitt stated on June 04, 2017 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Since the fourth quarter of last year until most recently, we've added almost 50,000 jobs in the coal sector. In the month of May alone, almost 7,000 jobs." By Louis Jacobson• June 5, 2017 Rick Perry stated on June 04, 2010 in an interview: Says an estimate that Texas will face an $18 billion budget gap is "a number that somebody just reached up in the air and grabbed." By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• June 10, 2010 Articles (3844) Look who’s not talking: Key figures who aren’t cooperating with Jan. 6 investigators By Jon Greenberg• January 10, 2022 Sorting through Trump's shift on releasing White House visitor logs By Louis Jacobson• April 19, 2017 How Democrats aim to define the lessons of Jan. 6 By Jon Greenberg• January 6, 2022 In Russia, the truth of the war on Ukraine is available. The risk comes in sharing it By Jon Greenberg• March 21, 2022 Cell phone showdown. MSNBC takes on Fox News' Sean Hannity over obstruction of justice talk By John Kruzel• June 12, 2018 Did Donald Trump invent claim that Barack Obama tapped his phone? By Lauren Carroll• March 6, 2017 PolitiFact’s complete coverage of the 2020 Democratic National Convention By Katie Sanders, PolitiFact Staff • August 21, 2020 In context: Adam Schiff’s dramatized version of the Trump-Zelensky call By Bill McCarthy• September 30, 2019 Ask PolitiFact: Where does Hamas get its weapons? By Marta Campabadal Graus, Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 18, 2023 Ukraine war fuels surge of fake content impersonating BBC, CNN coverage By Bill McCarthy• April 22, 2022 Trump ‘exonerated’ by Epstein docs? Here’s what they do (and don’t) say about the former president By Jeff Cercone• January 11, 2024 What we know about recent claims linking Bill Clinton and Jeffrey Epstein By Ciara O'Rourke• August 18, 2020 What to know about claims that Trump rally shooter used ‘encrypted’ messaging, bank accounts By Madison Czopek• August 2, 2024 Fact-checking falsehoods about Epstein’s client list, island and involvement with Trump By Amy Sherman• December 17, 2025 PolitiFact Wisconsin highlights 2018 True and Pants on Fire ratings By D.L. Davis• December 27, 2018 A timeline of Donald Trump’s talk about nonexistent James Comey tapes By Manuela Tobias• June 22, 2017 Fact-checking Ivanka Trump's new book, 'Women Who Work' By Katie Sanders, Sarah Waychoff• May 9, 2017 Claims about prison price-gouging decry $17 soup, $18 tampons By Allison Graves• January 22, 2018 A look into the business practices of Indiana's Republican Senate candidate Mike Braun By Manuela Tobias• May 21, 2018 Fact-checking social media posts claiming instant policy victories for Donald Trump By Jeff Cercone, Louis Jacobson• November 15, 2024
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Donald Trump stated on May 20, 2019 in remarks at the White House: "There has never been, ever before, an administration that’s been so open and transparent." By Louis Jacobson• June 4, 2019 Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on March 05, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "Everybody acts like President Trump is the one that came up with this idea. ... There are multiple news outlets that have reported" former President Barack Obama ordered wiretapping on Trump. By Allison Graves• March 5, 2017 Bloggers stated on March 04, 2020 in a blog post: Says Quaden Bayles committed suicide. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 5, 2020 Josh Hawley stated on October 07, 2025 in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing: “The FBI tapped my phone” and those of other senators. By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 9, 2025 Drunk History stated on July 02, 2019 in an episode: Says the late Lady Bird Johnson sicced the CIA on actress and singer Eartha Kitt after Kitt spoke out against the Vietnam War during a White House luncheon in January 1968. By Kelsey Bradshaw• August 15, 2019 Randi Weingarten stated on September 20, 2023 in an X post: "Texas teacher fired for reading Diary of Anne Frank to class.” By Jeff Cercone• September 22, 2023 Ivanka Trump stated on May 01, 2017 in her new book: Says John Quincy Adams said, "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader." By Katie Sanders• May 5, 2017 Kimberly Guilfoyle stated on July 31, 2009 in the Glenn Beck show: If you log into the government's Cash for Clunkers Web site (cars.gov) from your home computer, the government can "seize all of your personal and private" information, and track your computer activity. By Robert Farley• August 3, 2009 John McCain stated on January 28, 2008 in an automated call to voters: "He told gay organizers in Massachusetts he would be a stronger advocate for special rights than even Ted Kennedy." By John Frank• January 31, 2008 Donald Trump stated on January 04, 2018 in a tweet: "I authorized Zero access to White House (actually turned him down many times) for author of phony book! I never spoke to him for book." By John Kruzel• January 5, 2018 Occupy Democrats stated on July 11, 2014 in a Facebook photo post: Says Ted Cruz "was just bribed by the Kochs to introduce a bill that would give them and their allies America’s national forests, parks, and other public lands and open them for mining, drilling, fracking and logging." By W. Gardner Selby• August 17, 2014 Social Media stated on March 05, 2025 in social media posts: Audio shows a BBC reporter making a vulgar comment about an Oval Office meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. By Loreben Tuquero• March 10, 2025 Gretchen Carlson stated on June 02, 2015 in a "Gretchen's Take" on The Real Story: "Most polls show foreign nations have lower regard for the U.S. now than they did before Obama’s time." By Katie Sanders• June 4, 2015 Seneca Jones stated on March 02, 2014 in newspaper ads: Seneca Jones Timber Co., aiming to increase logging and allay fears that old growth will be cut, says mills have shifted to second-generation trees. An ad from the company asks: "Do you know that most all mills in Oregon have retooled over the past 20 years?" By Dana Tims• March 14, 2014 Lynn Westmoreland stated on June 20, 2013 in an article: "It is against the law for the NSA to record or monitor Americans’ phone calls without getting a specific FISA warrant to do so." By Eric Stirgus• July 8, 2013 Facebook posts stated on September 13, 2022 in a Facebook post: “The FBI confirmed” that Ashley Biden said her father molested her. By Jeff Cercone• September 15, 2022 Marco Rubio stated on December 17, 2014 in : "The reason why Cubans don't have access to 21st century telecommunications — like smart phones, like access to the Internet — is because it is illegal in Cuba." By Lauren Carroll, Steve Contorno• December 19, 2014 Rand Paul stated on September 09, 2013 in an interview on CNN's 'Crossfire': "We've seen priests beheaded by the Islamic rebels on the other side. We've also seen an Islamic rebel eating the heart of a soldier." By Jon Greenberg• September 10, 2013 Scott Pruitt stated on June 04, 2017 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Since the fourth quarter of last year until most recently, we've added almost 50,000 jobs in the coal sector. In the month of May alone, almost 7,000 jobs." By Louis Jacobson• June 5, 2017 Rick Perry stated on June 04, 2010 in an interview: Says an estimate that Texas will face an $18 billion budget gap is "a number that somebody just reached up in the air and grabbed." By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• June 10, 2010
Look who’s not talking: Key figures who aren’t cooperating with Jan. 6 investigators By Jon Greenberg• January 10, 2022 Sorting through Trump's shift on releasing White House visitor logs By Louis Jacobson• April 19, 2017 How Democrats aim to define the lessons of Jan. 6 By Jon Greenberg• January 6, 2022 In Russia, the truth of the war on Ukraine is available. The risk comes in sharing it By Jon Greenberg• March 21, 2022 Cell phone showdown. MSNBC takes on Fox News' Sean Hannity over obstruction of justice talk By John Kruzel• June 12, 2018 Did Donald Trump invent claim that Barack Obama tapped his phone? By Lauren Carroll• March 6, 2017 PolitiFact’s complete coverage of the 2020 Democratic National Convention By Katie Sanders, PolitiFact Staff • August 21, 2020 In context: Adam Schiff’s dramatized version of the Trump-Zelensky call By Bill McCarthy• September 30, 2019 Ask PolitiFact: Where does Hamas get its weapons? By Marta Campabadal Graus, Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 18, 2023 Ukraine war fuels surge of fake content impersonating BBC, CNN coverage By Bill McCarthy• April 22, 2022 Trump ‘exonerated’ by Epstein docs? Here’s what they do (and don’t) say about the former president By Jeff Cercone• January 11, 2024 What we know about recent claims linking Bill Clinton and Jeffrey Epstein By Ciara O'Rourke• August 18, 2020 What to know about claims that Trump rally shooter used ‘encrypted’ messaging, bank accounts By Madison Czopek• August 2, 2024 Fact-checking falsehoods about Epstein’s client list, island and involvement with Trump By Amy Sherman• December 17, 2025 PolitiFact Wisconsin highlights 2018 True and Pants on Fire ratings By D.L. Davis• December 27, 2018 A timeline of Donald Trump’s talk about nonexistent James Comey tapes By Manuela Tobias• June 22, 2017 Fact-checking Ivanka Trump's new book, 'Women Who Work' By Katie Sanders, Sarah Waychoff• May 9, 2017 Claims about prison price-gouging decry $17 soup, $18 tampons By Allison Graves• January 22, 2018 A look into the business practices of Indiana's Republican Senate candidate Mike Braun By Manuela Tobias• May 21, 2018 Fact-checking social media posts claiming instant policy victories for Donald Trump By Jeff Cercone, Louis Jacobson• November 15, 2024
