29 People 7194 Fact-checks 2370 Articles People (29) County Line DeKalb County Multnomah County Clayton County Schools Clackamas County Commission Fulton County Government Miami-Dade County Clayton County Government Clackamas County Democrats Broward County Medical Association Juneau County Wisconsin Republicans . Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office Stokes County school teacher Volusia County Republican Party Dane County Republican Party Fulton County Health and Wellness Libertarian Party of Broward County Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors Multnomah County Library Foundation Travis County Republican Party Fact-checks (7194) Facebook posts stated on July 27, 2014 in a meme on social media: "97 percent of the 100 poorest counties in America are in red states." By Louis Jacobson• July 29, 2014 City of Atlanta stated on November 12, 2010 in a press release: Red light camera installed to "promote public safety." By Eric Stirgus• November 29, 2010 Mike Parson stated on August 18, 2020 in a press conference: “All Missouri’s high-risk areas have mask mandates in place.” By William Skipworth• October 6, 2020 Lloyd Doggett stated on November 22, 2013 in a video: Travis County is "surrounded by red counties." By W. Gardner Selby• January 21, 2014 Chris Murphy stated on November 27, 2022 in an interview on CNN: “60% of counties in this country are refusing to implement the nation's gun laws.” By Yacob Reyes, Amy Sherman• December 2, 2022 Instagram posts stated on November 09, 2022 in an Instagram post: Map proves the Pennsylvania Senate election was rigged. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 10, 2022 Wayne Thorburn stated on January 08, 2014 in an opinion column in the Austin American-Statesman: Nearly 90% of Travis County government races will be settled by the time of the Democratic primary. By Sue Owen• January 30, 2014 Mike Pence stated on December 04, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Donald Trump "won more counties than any candidate on our side since Ronald Reagan." By Louis Jacobson• December 4, 2016 Donald Trump stated on May 14, 2020 in a speech: “You have areas of Pennsylvania that are barely affected and [the governor wants] to keep them closed.” By Jessica Calefati• May 18, 2020 Facebook posts stated on November 03, 2020 in a Facebook post: Voters in Maricopa County, Ariz., were forced to vote using Sharpie pens that aren’t read by voting machines. By Tom Kertscher• November 4, 2020 Patrick McHenry stated on April 01, 2010 in an op ed article: "Early census returns are showing that conservatives have been measurably less likely than liberals to return their census forms." By Robert Farley• April 7, 2010 Dave Aronberg stated on August 26, 2019 in an interview on MSNBC: Florida’s red flag gun law has been used "about five times a day." By Amy Sherman• September 3, 2019 Donald Trump stated on October 20, 2020 in a rally: Pennsylvania “never opened.” By Jessica Calefati• October 23, 2020 Chris Coons stated on October 13, 2010 in a televised debate, disputing a claim by Republican Christine O'Donnell: New Castle County's unemployment rate has not almost doubled in the last two years. By Louis Jacobson• October 14, 2010 Chris Abele stated on December 15, 2011 in a television interview: Says Milwaukee County buses are no less safe now than a year or two ago. By Dave Umhoefer• January 5, 2012 Steve Acenbrak stated on November 11, 2012 in an article: "When you look at the number of crashes before the cameras were installed compared to after, they’re virtually the same." By Eric Stirgus• November 27, 2012 Edward Cox stated on January 09, 2018 in a radio interview: "Of all the 62 counties in New York state, all of them, unemployment is going up except for the five counties of New York City." By Dan Clark• January 17, 2018 Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce stated on July 18, 2011 in a television ad: "When Nancy Nusbaum was Brown County executive, spending went up nearly 50 percent." By Dave Umhoefer• August 5, 2011 Viral image stated on November 10, 2022 in an Instagram post: A New York election results map is evidence of fraud. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 11, 2022 JD Vance stated on September 10, 2024 in an interview: “Communicable diseases like HIV and TB (tuberculosis) have skyrocketed” after Haitian migrants came to Springfield, Ohio. By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 26, 2024 Articles (2370) What Illinois’ ‘red flag’ gun law means after the Highland Park shooting By Hana Stepnick• July 12, 2022 No pants burned, but toilets did flush By Willoughby Mariano• December 5, 2010 The CDC’s new guidelines on COVID-19 risk and masking send confounding signals By Colleen DeGuzman• March 9, 2022 Trump’s victory over Harris: How was the race called so fast? By Louis Jacobson• November 6, 2024 Who is Byron Donalds, the Florida politico in the House speaker scramble? By Kirby Wilson• January 5, 2023 Fact-checks for the St. Petersburg mayoral election By Julie Kliegman• August 15, 2013 Bridgegate: Were Fort Lee students 'children of Buono voters'? By Julie Kliegman• January 10, 2014 The big picture: Where Obamacare stands, August 2017 By Jon Greenberg• August 17, 2017 Ballot drop boxes were popular in 2020. Then they became a GOP target By Amy Sherman• May 19, 2021 Bridgegate: Were Fort Lee students 'children of Buono voters'? By Julie Kliegman• January 10, 2014 Top election fact checks -- Wisconsin By Haley BeMiller• December 24, 2020 We fact-checked misinformation about the midterm elections, from Maricopa County to Detroit By Jeff Cercone• November 9, 2022 Answering Questions About Vote-By-Mail In California Amid COVID-19, Attacks By Trump By Chris Nichols• June 3, 2020 Ask PolitiFact: What are red flag gun laws and do they keep people safe? By Amy Sherman• June 10, 2022 When it comes to voting, Virginia is early to rise and early to bed By Sean Gorman• January 31, 2013 Will McDonnell keep campaign pledge on bipartisan redistricting? By Warren Fiske• April 5, 2011 Truth-O-Meter rates False weekend claims by Rep. Frank LoBiondo, NJGOP By Caryn Shinske• April 3, 2012 Pennsylvania’s coronavirus data is less reliable, robust than other states By Jessica Calefati• May 11, 2020 Does voting by mail lead to higher turnout in red, blue and purple states? It’s not that simple By Chris Nichols• May 18, 2020 Are red light cameras a ‘scam,’ as Marco Rubio says? By Joshua Gillin, Amy Sherman• June 9, 2015
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Facebook posts stated on July 27, 2014 in a meme on social media: "97 percent of the 100 poorest counties in America are in red states." By Louis Jacobson• July 29, 2014 City of Atlanta stated on November 12, 2010 in a press release: Red light camera installed to "promote public safety." By Eric Stirgus• November 29, 2010 Mike Parson stated on August 18, 2020 in a press conference: “All Missouri’s high-risk areas have mask mandates in place.” By William Skipworth• October 6, 2020 Lloyd Doggett stated on November 22, 2013 in a video: Travis County is "surrounded by red counties." By W. Gardner Selby• January 21, 2014 Chris Murphy stated on November 27, 2022 in an interview on CNN: “60% of counties in this country are refusing to implement the nation's gun laws.” By Yacob Reyes, Amy Sherman• December 2, 2022 Instagram posts stated on November 09, 2022 in an Instagram post: Map proves the Pennsylvania Senate election was rigged. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 10, 2022 Wayne Thorburn stated on January 08, 2014 in an opinion column in the Austin American-Statesman: Nearly 90% of Travis County government races will be settled by the time of the Democratic primary. By Sue Owen• January 30, 2014 Mike Pence stated on December 04, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Donald Trump "won more counties than any candidate on our side since Ronald Reagan." By Louis Jacobson• December 4, 2016 Donald Trump stated on May 14, 2020 in a speech: “You have areas of Pennsylvania that are barely affected and [the governor wants] to keep them closed.” By Jessica Calefati• May 18, 2020 Facebook posts stated on November 03, 2020 in a Facebook post: Voters in Maricopa County, Ariz., were forced to vote using Sharpie pens that aren’t read by voting machines. By Tom Kertscher• November 4, 2020 Patrick McHenry stated on April 01, 2010 in an op ed article: "Early census returns are showing that conservatives have been measurably less likely than liberals to return their census forms." By Robert Farley• April 7, 2010 Dave Aronberg stated on August 26, 2019 in an interview on MSNBC: Florida’s red flag gun law has been used "about five times a day." By Amy Sherman• September 3, 2019 Donald Trump stated on October 20, 2020 in a rally: Pennsylvania “never opened.” By Jessica Calefati• October 23, 2020 Chris Coons stated on October 13, 2010 in a televised debate, disputing a claim by Republican Christine O'Donnell: New Castle County's unemployment rate has not almost doubled in the last two years. By Louis Jacobson• October 14, 2010 Chris Abele stated on December 15, 2011 in a television interview: Says Milwaukee County buses are no less safe now than a year or two ago. By Dave Umhoefer• January 5, 2012 Steve Acenbrak stated on November 11, 2012 in an article: "When you look at the number of crashes before the cameras were installed compared to after, they’re virtually the same." By Eric Stirgus• November 27, 2012 Edward Cox stated on January 09, 2018 in a radio interview: "Of all the 62 counties in New York state, all of them, unemployment is going up except for the five counties of New York City." By Dan Clark• January 17, 2018 Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce stated on July 18, 2011 in a television ad: "When Nancy Nusbaum was Brown County executive, spending went up nearly 50 percent." By Dave Umhoefer• August 5, 2011 Viral image stated on November 10, 2022 in an Instagram post: A New York election results map is evidence of fraud. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 11, 2022 JD Vance stated on September 10, 2024 in an interview: “Communicable diseases like HIV and TB (tuberculosis) have skyrocketed” after Haitian migrants came to Springfield, Ohio. By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 26, 2024
What Illinois’ ‘red flag’ gun law means after the Highland Park shooting By Hana Stepnick• July 12, 2022 No pants burned, but toilets did flush By Willoughby Mariano• December 5, 2010 The CDC’s new guidelines on COVID-19 risk and masking send confounding signals By Colleen DeGuzman• March 9, 2022 Trump’s victory over Harris: How was the race called so fast? By Louis Jacobson• November 6, 2024 Who is Byron Donalds, the Florida politico in the House speaker scramble? By Kirby Wilson• January 5, 2023 Fact-checks for the St. Petersburg mayoral election By Julie Kliegman• August 15, 2013 Bridgegate: Were Fort Lee students 'children of Buono voters'? By Julie Kliegman• January 10, 2014 The big picture: Where Obamacare stands, August 2017 By Jon Greenberg• August 17, 2017 Ballot drop boxes were popular in 2020. Then they became a GOP target By Amy Sherman• May 19, 2021 Bridgegate: Were Fort Lee students 'children of Buono voters'? By Julie Kliegman• January 10, 2014 Top election fact checks -- Wisconsin By Haley BeMiller• December 24, 2020 We fact-checked misinformation about the midterm elections, from Maricopa County to Detroit By Jeff Cercone• November 9, 2022 Answering Questions About Vote-By-Mail In California Amid COVID-19, Attacks By Trump By Chris Nichols• June 3, 2020 Ask PolitiFact: What are red flag gun laws and do they keep people safe? By Amy Sherman• June 10, 2022 When it comes to voting, Virginia is early to rise and early to bed By Sean Gorman• January 31, 2013 Will McDonnell keep campaign pledge on bipartisan redistricting? By Warren Fiske• April 5, 2011 Truth-O-Meter rates False weekend claims by Rep. Frank LoBiondo, NJGOP By Caryn Shinske• April 3, 2012 Pennsylvania’s coronavirus data is less reliable, robust than other states By Jessica Calefati• May 11, 2020 Does voting by mail lead to higher turnout in red, blue and purple states? It’s not that simple By Chris Nichols• May 18, 2020 Are red light cameras a ‘scam,’ as Marco Rubio says? By Joshua Gillin, Amy Sherman• June 9, 2015
