78 People 25825 Fact-checks 8391 Articles People (78) U.S. House Democrats Iowa House Democrats Arizona House Democrats Texas House Democratic Caucus Missouri House Democratic Caucus Virginia House Democratic Caucus Make the Road Nevada Future PAC (Oregon House Democrats) House Republicans North Carolina state House Democratic Caucus Freedom From Religion Foundation Wisconsin Election Committee, Inc . Make Us Great Again Democrats Georgia House Democratic Caucus on behalf of Elena Parent Election Integrity Project California Friends of Voter Owned Elections Winning Democrats Georgia Democrats Senate Democrats Fact-checks (25825) Jeb Bush stated on May 16, 2015 in a speech at the Iowa GOP Lincoln Day dinner: "One person has been fired" at the Veterans Administration for withholding services. By Amy Sherman• May 22, 2015 Michael Steele stated on May 23, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week.': In Hawaii, "they don't have a history of throwing incumbents out of office." By Aaron Sharockman• May 23, 2010 Chris Wallace stated on May 15, 2016 in an episode of "Fox News Sunday": "Every Republican nominee since Richard Nixon, who at one time was under an audit, has released their tax returns." By Lauren Carroll• May 18, 2016 Bloggers stated on June 15, 2017 in a headline: "Libtard hero Al Franken forced to resign in disgrace." By Joshua Gillin• June 21, 2017 Ghazala Hashmi stated on October 09, 2019 in : On whether Gov. Ralph Northam should resign. By Warren Fiske• October 15, 2019 Tom Suozzi stated on January 04, 2022 in a Tweet: Hochul is an “interim Governor.” By Jill Terreri Ramos• January 10, 2022 X posts stated on January 23, 2015 in various social media postings: The Republican Party has not won a presidential election without either a Bush or a Nixon on the ticket since 1928. By Dave Umhoefer• January 26, 2015 Dawnna Dukes stated on January 10, 2017 in the Texas House: On resigning her Texas House seat. By W. Gardner Selby• January 10, 2017 Alex Sink stated on May 18, 2010 in a press release.: Rick Scott "was forced to resign as the head of a company that pled guilty to massive amounts of systematic fraud, including 14 felonies, leading to a historic $1.7 billion fine." By Aaron Sharockman• May 20, 2010 Rachel Maddow stated on April 06, 2009 in an episode of her MSNBC show: Gov. Sarah Palin "got precisely zero support for her call for Alaska's Democratic Senator Mark Begich to resign because Ted Stevens' corruption conviction was overturned." By Alexander Lane• April 10, 2009 Chris Redfern stated on January 23, 2013 in a press statement: Says Gov. John Kasich can remove the president of the State Board of Education. By Tom Feran• February 7, 2013 Michael Kearns stated on October 23, 2017 in a television ad: "When I saw corruption and sexual harassment cover-ups I called on Sheldon Silver to resign." By Dan Clark• November 3, 2017 Facebook posts stated on August 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Liz Cheney cries like kids after loses in ‘primary’ against Trump’s pick,” two days before the primary election. By Andy Nguyen• August 16, 2022 Threads posts stated on November 24, 2024 in a Threads post: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said “if every member of Congress had to resign for doing what Matt Gaetz has been accused of, Democrats would have a supermajority.’" By Jeff Cercone• November 27, 2024 Nancy Nusbaum stated on July 25, 2011 in a television ad: Says Sen. Robert Cowles, her recall opponent, supported the sale of state-owned power plants "not to the highest bidder, but to the biggest donors" with no oversight. By Dave Umhoefer• August 4, 2011 Newt Gingrich stated on August 30, 2009 in an op-ed in The Washington Post: "Since World War II, only Gerald Ford and Bill Clinton have had worse ratings after seven months than President Obama." By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 31, 2009 Tim Walz stated on November 30, 2025 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “I take responsibility for putting people in jail” in Minnesota fraud scandal. By Amy Sherman• December 5, 2025 Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says it was "a crime for Nixon to wiretap the Democrats at Watergate but OK for Obama to wiretap Republicans at Trump Tower.” By Bill McCarthy• May 21, 2020 StGeorgeGazette.com stated on June 29, 2017 in an Internet post: "Donald Trump plans to step down as President of the United States and resign from office within the next 30 days." By Joshua Gillin• July 5, 2017 Sean Hannity stated on August 23, 2016 in while interviewing Donald Trump in Austin: "All of Texas is conservative, except a little bit of Austin." By W. Gardner Selby• August 26, 2016 Articles (8391) What is ballot harvesting, and why is Trump tweeting about it during an election-year pandemic? By Amy Sherman• May 29, 2020 State legislatures rarely expel lawmakers. We found 19 examples in nearly 23 years. By Madison Czopek• April 13, 2023 Florida’s race for governor has dueling attacks on Medicare cuts and Medicare fraud By Amy Sherman• March 3, 2014 McConnell falsely suggests GOP forecast the type of election fraud found in NC By Matthew Riley, Paul Specht• March 7, 2019 What’s going on with Matt Gaetz’s attorney general bid and the House ethics report? By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• November 19, 2024 Project 2025 and voting rights: Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ ad aimed at Black Americans By Amy Sherman• September 19, 2024 Fact checking Pa. Rep. Daryl Metcalfe's Facebook meltdown By Colin Deppen• April 23, 2018 Indictment of a president was unprecedented before Trump in the U.S., but not other countries By Yacob Reyes• April 4, 2023 Removal of Liz Cheney from House leadership is only one piece of GOP coalescing around the ‘Big Lie’ By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• May 14, 2021 Is the city of Tallahassee the most corrupt in Florida as President Trump said? By Amy Sherman• October 31, 2018 How does Trump White House turnover compare with Bush, Obama? By Manuela Tobias• August 4, 2017 The facts on George Santos’ House expulsion: What happens next? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 1, 2023 What would happen if Joe Biden or Donald Trump leaves his party’s ticket? By Louis Jacobson• June 28, 2024 The race for the Missouri Senate seat: A guide By Louis Jacobson• April 19, 2022 Republicans attack Republicans in Georgia, hoping to keep GOP control of the U.S. Senate By Tom Kertscher• November 10, 2020 Is Bernie Sanders a Democrat? By Linda Qiu• February 23, 2016 Are states in a bidding war over medical gear with the feds? By Amy Sherman• April 1, 2020 Did Michael Whatley appoint a sex offender to party roles while GOP chair? By Paul Specht• March 31, 2026 What could be next for George Santos in the House? By Louis Jacobson• January 4, 2023 When do senators resign to assume the presidency or vice presidency? By Bill McCarthy• December 18, 2020
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Jeb Bush stated on May 16, 2015 in a speech at the Iowa GOP Lincoln Day dinner: "One person has been fired" at the Veterans Administration for withholding services. By Amy Sherman• May 22, 2015 Michael Steele stated on May 23, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week.': In Hawaii, "they don't have a history of throwing incumbents out of office." By Aaron Sharockman• May 23, 2010 Chris Wallace stated on May 15, 2016 in an episode of "Fox News Sunday": "Every Republican nominee since Richard Nixon, who at one time was under an audit, has released their tax returns." By Lauren Carroll• May 18, 2016 Bloggers stated on June 15, 2017 in a headline: "Libtard hero Al Franken forced to resign in disgrace." By Joshua Gillin• June 21, 2017 Ghazala Hashmi stated on October 09, 2019 in : On whether Gov. Ralph Northam should resign. By Warren Fiske• October 15, 2019 Tom Suozzi stated on January 04, 2022 in a Tweet: Hochul is an “interim Governor.” By Jill Terreri Ramos• January 10, 2022 X posts stated on January 23, 2015 in various social media postings: The Republican Party has not won a presidential election without either a Bush or a Nixon on the ticket since 1928. By Dave Umhoefer• January 26, 2015 Dawnna Dukes stated on January 10, 2017 in the Texas House: On resigning her Texas House seat. By W. Gardner Selby• January 10, 2017 Alex Sink stated on May 18, 2010 in a press release.: Rick Scott "was forced to resign as the head of a company that pled guilty to massive amounts of systematic fraud, including 14 felonies, leading to a historic $1.7 billion fine." By Aaron Sharockman• May 20, 2010 Rachel Maddow stated on April 06, 2009 in an episode of her MSNBC show: Gov. Sarah Palin "got precisely zero support for her call for Alaska's Democratic Senator Mark Begich to resign because Ted Stevens' corruption conviction was overturned." By Alexander Lane• April 10, 2009 Chris Redfern stated on January 23, 2013 in a press statement: Says Gov. John Kasich can remove the president of the State Board of Education. By Tom Feran• February 7, 2013 Michael Kearns stated on October 23, 2017 in a television ad: "When I saw corruption and sexual harassment cover-ups I called on Sheldon Silver to resign." By Dan Clark• November 3, 2017 Facebook posts stated on August 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Liz Cheney cries like kids after loses in ‘primary’ against Trump’s pick,” two days before the primary election. By Andy Nguyen• August 16, 2022 Threads posts stated on November 24, 2024 in a Threads post: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said “if every member of Congress had to resign for doing what Matt Gaetz has been accused of, Democrats would have a supermajority.’" By Jeff Cercone• November 27, 2024 Nancy Nusbaum stated on July 25, 2011 in a television ad: Says Sen. Robert Cowles, her recall opponent, supported the sale of state-owned power plants "not to the highest bidder, but to the biggest donors" with no oversight. By Dave Umhoefer• August 4, 2011 Newt Gingrich stated on August 30, 2009 in an op-ed in The Washington Post: "Since World War II, only Gerald Ford and Bill Clinton have had worse ratings after seven months than President Obama." By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 31, 2009 Tim Walz stated on November 30, 2025 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “I take responsibility for putting people in jail” in Minnesota fraud scandal. By Amy Sherman• December 5, 2025 Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says it was "a crime for Nixon to wiretap the Democrats at Watergate but OK for Obama to wiretap Republicans at Trump Tower.” By Bill McCarthy• May 21, 2020 StGeorgeGazette.com stated on June 29, 2017 in an Internet post: "Donald Trump plans to step down as President of the United States and resign from office within the next 30 days." By Joshua Gillin• July 5, 2017 Sean Hannity stated on August 23, 2016 in while interviewing Donald Trump in Austin: "All of Texas is conservative, except a little bit of Austin." By W. Gardner Selby• August 26, 2016
What is ballot harvesting, and why is Trump tweeting about it during an election-year pandemic? By Amy Sherman• May 29, 2020 State legislatures rarely expel lawmakers. We found 19 examples in nearly 23 years. By Madison Czopek• April 13, 2023 Florida’s race for governor has dueling attacks on Medicare cuts and Medicare fraud By Amy Sherman• March 3, 2014 McConnell falsely suggests GOP forecast the type of election fraud found in NC By Matthew Riley, Paul Specht• March 7, 2019 What’s going on with Matt Gaetz’s attorney general bid and the House ethics report? By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• November 19, 2024 Project 2025 and voting rights: Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ ad aimed at Black Americans By Amy Sherman• September 19, 2024 Fact checking Pa. Rep. Daryl Metcalfe's Facebook meltdown By Colin Deppen• April 23, 2018 Indictment of a president was unprecedented before Trump in the U.S., but not other countries By Yacob Reyes• April 4, 2023 Removal of Liz Cheney from House leadership is only one piece of GOP coalescing around the ‘Big Lie’ By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• May 14, 2021 Is the city of Tallahassee the most corrupt in Florida as President Trump said? By Amy Sherman• October 31, 2018 How does Trump White House turnover compare with Bush, Obama? By Manuela Tobias• August 4, 2017 The facts on George Santos’ House expulsion: What happens next? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 1, 2023 What would happen if Joe Biden or Donald Trump leaves his party’s ticket? By Louis Jacobson• June 28, 2024 The race for the Missouri Senate seat: A guide By Louis Jacobson• April 19, 2022 Republicans attack Republicans in Georgia, hoping to keep GOP control of the U.S. Senate By Tom Kertscher• November 10, 2020 Is Bernie Sanders a Democrat? By Linda Qiu• February 23, 2016 Are states in a bidding war over medical gear with the feds? By Amy Sherman• April 1, 2020 Did Michael Whatley appoint a sex offender to party roles while GOP chair? By Paul Specht• March 31, 2026 What could be next for George Santos in the House? By Louis Jacobson• January 4, 2023 When do senators resign to assume the presidency or vice presidency? By Bill McCarthy• December 18, 2020
