50 People 26121 Fact-checks 8560 Articles People (50) Dane Eagle Lee May Kris Mayes Chad Mayes Rainbow/PUSH Coalition U.S. Chamber of Commerce U.S. Energy Department Freedom From Religion Foundation Wisconsin Election Committee, Inc . Dane County Republican Party U.S. Census Bureau U.S. House Democrats U.S. Senate Democrats U.S. Trade Representative Election Integrity Project California Friends of Voter Owned Elections Choose: New Jersey Environment New Jersey New Century Times New York Post Fact-checks (26121) Barack Obama stated on March 28, 2011 in a televised address: "Regime change (in Iraq) took eight years" By Louis Jacobson• March 29, 2011 Rick Santorum stated on February 17, 2012 in a campaign event: Says in the last 20 years, the French have not "stood by" the United States on foreign policy. By Louis Jacobson• February 22, 2012 Barry Hinckley stated on April 21, 2012 in an interview on State of the State: President Obama gave Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood one and a half billion dollars. By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 27, 2012 Mike Pence stated on October 04, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate: Says "Iraq has been overrun by ISIS because Hillary Clinton failed to renegotiate . . . a status of forces agreement." By Jon Greenberg• October 5, 2016 Jeb Bush stated on May 13, 2015 in a response to a question after a town hall meeting: "We had an agreement that the president could have signed that would have kept 10,000 troops" in Iraq. By Joshua Gillin• May 18, 2015 Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on January 21, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says David Jolly’s former firm lobbied "for hundreds of millions (of dollars) for a dictator in Pakistan." By Joshua Gillin• January 27, 2014 Russia Today stated on March 04, 2014 in a posting on their website: The new Ukrainian government "introduced a law abolishing the use of languages other than Ukrainian in official circumstances." By Jon Greenberg• March 5, 2014 Dave McCormick stated on April 04, 2022 in an ad: Mehmet Oz "called for a New Zealand-style gun ban" and said "Americans should have less access to guns." By Tom Kertscher• April 15, 2022 Martha Raddatz stated on August 24, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": The Obama administration originally "wanted 10,000 troops to remain in Iraq -- not combat troops, but military advisers, special operations forces, to watch the counterterrorism effort." By Katie Sanders• August 24, 2014 Facebook posts stated on March 01, 2022 in a post: Ukraine issued a press release about Joe Biden By Monique Curet• March 7, 2022 Joe Sanfelippo stated on November 09, 2020 in a news release: “Clerks in Milwaukee and Dane Counties colluded to (add) nearly 250,000 individuals to the ‘Indefinitely Confined’ voter list.” By Eric Litke• November 21, 2020 Mark Pocan stated on December 08, 2016 in an appearance on Fox News: "In the last decade, 73% of new jobs (in Wisconsin) have come from Madison." By Eric Litke• January 19, 2017 Dane County Republican Party stated on August 25, 2017 in a news release: "The KKK was founded as the military arm of the Democratic Party." By D.L. Davis• October 23, 2017 Joe Biden stated on August 20, 2021 in a press conference: There has been “no question of our credibility from our allies around the world” regarding how the U.S. is withdrawing from Afghanistan. By Miriam Valverde• August 26, 2021 Roy Blunt stated on August 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: "U.S. agricultural & food exports are expected to increase more than $2 billion annually under #USMCA" By Greta Serrin• September 17, 2019 Tommy Thompson stated on July 22, 2012 in an interview: "I have voted every year in Wisconsin." By Tom Kertscher• August 10, 2012 Kathleen Falk stated on April 09, 2012 in a television ad: "Together we added more jobs than any other area" while I was Dane County executive. By Dave Umhoefer• April 13, 2012 Jay Sekulow stated on January 22, 2020 in the Senate impeachment trial: Says President Donald Trump’s hold on Ukraine aid was like when "the Obama administration withheld $585 million of promised aid to Egypt in 2013 ... (and within the fiscal year) they didn't have to disclose the halt to anyone." By Jon Greenberg• January 28, 2020 Cindi Duchow stated on November 09, 2023 in Wisconsin Assembly: "Unfortunately during COVID, the clerks in Madison and Milwaukee told their constituents that they were actually indefinitely confined and did not have to come and vote, which was incorrect." By D.L. Davis• January 26, 2024 Tony Evers stated on November 14, 2022 in Twitter: “An overwhelming majority of Wisconsinites support restoring #Roe and legalizing marijuana.” By Madeline Heim• December 2, 2022 Articles (8560) Trump administration sets its sights on Greenland after Venezuela. How does Denmark factor in? By Madison Czopek, Louis Jacobson• January 8, 2026 Fact-check: Republican candidates spar on immigration, crime, economy in second debate By PolitiFact Staff • September 28, 2023 Has a Venezuelan gang member been arrested in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin? By Hope Karnopp• September 27, 2024 Fact-checking Trump text about whether Denmark has a ‘right of ownership’ to Greenland By Grace Abels• January 20, 2026 A guide to the developments in Ukraine By Aaron Sharockman• March 19, 2014 Did the US give Greenland back to Denmark? Trump omits history, invokes Iceland in Davos speech By Louis Jacobson• January 21, 2026 Jeb Bush selectively recounts details of Iraq and ISIS By Joshua Gillin• August 14, 2015 PAC's newspaper ad filled with falsehoods By Becky Bowers, Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Molly Moorhead, Katie Sanders• September 26, 2012 9 key fact-checks about the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin By D.L. Davis• January 4, 2021 A fact-checker’s guide to the events in Ukraine By Aaron Sharockman• March 5, 2014 A fact-checker’s guide to the crisis in Ukraine By Aaron Sharockman• March 5, 2014 High 5: Governor's race (and beer) dominate the most-clicked fact checks By Tom Kertscher• September 4, 2018 Does the US have stricter ID rules for buying beer than voting? By Amy Sherman• February 16, 2026 Fact-checking 5 claims Trump made at New Hampshire rally By Grace Abels, Rebecca Catalanello• December 17, 2023 First 100 Days: Obama's Promises Kept By Robert Farley• April 23, 2009 Obama's Nobel Prize: More hope than change By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 9, 2009 Does crowdsourced fact-checking work? Experts are skeptical about Meta’s plan By Angela Fu• January 8, 2025 US Rep. Steil labeled Dane County a ‘sanctuary city,’ but it’s complicated By Ricardo Torres• March 5, 2025 A first take on candidates for attorney general By Tom Kertscher• July 25, 2014 Fact-checking the Aug. 31 news shows By Steve Contorno, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• August 31, 2014
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Barack Obama stated on March 28, 2011 in a televised address: "Regime change (in Iraq) took eight years" By Louis Jacobson• March 29, 2011 Rick Santorum stated on February 17, 2012 in a campaign event: Says in the last 20 years, the French have not "stood by" the United States on foreign policy. By Louis Jacobson• February 22, 2012 Barry Hinckley stated on April 21, 2012 in an interview on State of the State: President Obama gave Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood one and a half billion dollars. By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 27, 2012 Mike Pence stated on October 04, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate: Says "Iraq has been overrun by ISIS because Hillary Clinton failed to renegotiate . . . a status of forces agreement." By Jon Greenberg• October 5, 2016 Jeb Bush stated on May 13, 2015 in a response to a question after a town hall meeting: "We had an agreement that the president could have signed that would have kept 10,000 troops" in Iraq. By Joshua Gillin• May 18, 2015 Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on January 21, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says David Jolly’s former firm lobbied "for hundreds of millions (of dollars) for a dictator in Pakistan." By Joshua Gillin• January 27, 2014 Russia Today stated on March 04, 2014 in a posting on their website: The new Ukrainian government "introduced a law abolishing the use of languages other than Ukrainian in official circumstances." By Jon Greenberg• March 5, 2014 Dave McCormick stated on April 04, 2022 in an ad: Mehmet Oz "called for a New Zealand-style gun ban" and said "Americans should have less access to guns." By Tom Kertscher• April 15, 2022 Martha Raddatz stated on August 24, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": The Obama administration originally "wanted 10,000 troops to remain in Iraq -- not combat troops, but military advisers, special operations forces, to watch the counterterrorism effort." By Katie Sanders• August 24, 2014 Facebook posts stated on March 01, 2022 in a post: Ukraine issued a press release about Joe Biden By Monique Curet• March 7, 2022 Joe Sanfelippo stated on November 09, 2020 in a news release: “Clerks in Milwaukee and Dane Counties colluded to (add) nearly 250,000 individuals to the ‘Indefinitely Confined’ voter list.” By Eric Litke• November 21, 2020 Mark Pocan stated on December 08, 2016 in an appearance on Fox News: "In the last decade, 73% of new jobs (in Wisconsin) have come from Madison." By Eric Litke• January 19, 2017 Dane County Republican Party stated on August 25, 2017 in a news release: "The KKK was founded as the military arm of the Democratic Party." By D.L. Davis• October 23, 2017 Joe Biden stated on August 20, 2021 in a press conference: There has been “no question of our credibility from our allies around the world” regarding how the U.S. is withdrawing from Afghanistan. By Miriam Valverde• August 26, 2021 Roy Blunt stated on August 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: "U.S. agricultural & food exports are expected to increase more than $2 billion annually under #USMCA" By Greta Serrin• September 17, 2019 Tommy Thompson stated on July 22, 2012 in an interview: "I have voted every year in Wisconsin." By Tom Kertscher• August 10, 2012 Kathleen Falk stated on April 09, 2012 in a television ad: "Together we added more jobs than any other area" while I was Dane County executive. By Dave Umhoefer• April 13, 2012 Jay Sekulow stated on January 22, 2020 in the Senate impeachment trial: Says President Donald Trump’s hold on Ukraine aid was like when "the Obama administration withheld $585 million of promised aid to Egypt in 2013 ... (and within the fiscal year) they didn't have to disclose the halt to anyone." By Jon Greenberg• January 28, 2020 Cindi Duchow stated on November 09, 2023 in Wisconsin Assembly: "Unfortunately during COVID, the clerks in Madison and Milwaukee told their constituents that they were actually indefinitely confined and did not have to come and vote, which was incorrect." By D.L. Davis• January 26, 2024 Tony Evers stated on November 14, 2022 in Twitter: “An overwhelming majority of Wisconsinites support restoring #Roe and legalizing marijuana.” By Madeline Heim• December 2, 2022
Trump administration sets its sights on Greenland after Venezuela. How does Denmark factor in? By Madison Czopek, Louis Jacobson• January 8, 2026 Fact-check: Republican candidates spar on immigration, crime, economy in second debate By PolitiFact Staff • September 28, 2023 Has a Venezuelan gang member been arrested in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin? By Hope Karnopp• September 27, 2024 Fact-checking Trump text about whether Denmark has a ‘right of ownership’ to Greenland By Grace Abels• January 20, 2026 A guide to the developments in Ukraine By Aaron Sharockman• March 19, 2014 Did the US give Greenland back to Denmark? Trump omits history, invokes Iceland in Davos speech By Louis Jacobson• January 21, 2026 Jeb Bush selectively recounts details of Iraq and ISIS By Joshua Gillin• August 14, 2015 PAC's newspaper ad filled with falsehoods By Becky Bowers, Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Molly Moorhead, Katie Sanders• September 26, 2012 9 key fact-checks about the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin By D.L. Davis• January 4, 2021 A fact-checker’s guide to the events in Ukraine By Aaron Sharockman• March 5, 2014 A fact-checker’s guide to the crisis in Ukraine By Aaron Sharockman• March 5, 2014 High 5: Governor's race (and beer) dominate the most-clicked fact checks By Tom Kertscher• September 4, 2018 Does the US have stricter ID rules for buying beer than voting? By Amy Sherman• February 16, 2026 Fact-checking 5 claims Trump made at New Hampshire rally By Grace Abels, Rebecca Catalanello• December 17, 2023 First 100 Days: Obama's Promises Kept By Robert Farley• April 23, 2009 Obama's Nobel Prize: More hope than change By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 9, 2009 Does crowdsourced fact-checking work? Experts are skeptical about Meta’s plan By Angela Fu• January 8, 2025 US Rep. Steil labeled Dane County a ‘sanctuary city,’ but it’s complicated By Ricardo Torres• March 5, 2025 A first take on candidates for attorney general By Tom Kertscher• July 25, 2014 Fact-checking the Aug. 31 news shows By Steve Contorno, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• August 31, 2014
