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Karl Rove stated on December 16, 2009 in a 'Wall Street Journal' column:

President Obama has "the worst ratings of any president at the end of his first year."

By Louis Jacobson• December 17, 2009

Pete Gallego stated on December 10, 2014 in his farewell U.S. House speech:

"This Congress made history as the least productive, most unpopular Congress in the history of this proud nation."

By W. Gardner Selby• December 18, 2014

Donald Trump stated on March 02, 2020 in a Tweet:

Michael Bloomberg “did not poll well as mayor in handling crisis!”

By Jill Terreri Ramos• March 11, 2020

Cecile Richards stated on December 15, 2015 in an interview by actress Lena Dunham:

"More than 60 percent of people in America support Planned Parenthood and only 11 percent approve of Congress."

By Emma Hinchliffe• January 2, 2016

Facebook posts stated on August 30, 2022 in social media posts:

An obscure filing with the Federal Election Commission shows Biden has formally announced his bid for another term.

By Louis Jacobson• August 31, 2022

Facebook posts stated on November 10, 2014 in a meme on social media:

Congress has 11 percent approval ratings, yet 96.4 percent of incumbent lawmakers were re-elected in 2014.

By Louis Jacobson• November 11, 2014

Paul Ryan stated on December 13, 2017 in an interview:

The 1986 tax reform approved under Ronald Reagan "was polling at about 18 percent right before they passed it."

By Tom Kertscher• December 18, 2017

John Boehner stated on September 15, 2009 in a floor speech:

The House of Representatives has never passed a resolution of disapproval to condemn a member's behavior.

By Catharine Richert• September 16, 2009

Missouri GOP stated on September 10, 2018 in a tweet:

Says Sen. Claire McCaskill was named "most likely to be the most unpopular senator in the United States for four months in a row!"

By Dylan Sherman• October 28, 2018

Paul Ryan stated on November 09, 2016 in a news conference:

Obamacare "is not a popular law."

By Tom Kertscher• November 17, 2016

Nikki Haley stated on October 15, 2017 in comments on ABC:

"And I think that his engagement with Congress is something that never happened under President Obama. They were never allowed to debate it. They were never allowed to discuss it. So, now Congress is going to be fully engaged on the threats of Iran."

By Allison Colburn• October 19, 2017

Bill Richardson stated on May 05, 2013 in a web interview with ABC News:

Among Hispanics, support for immigration reform is close to universal.

By Louis Jacobson• May 9, 2013

Darren Jackson stated on May 27, 2020 in a tweet:

“Two-thirds of Americans disapprove of Donald Trump not wearing a face mask in public.”

By Paul Specht• June 1, 2020

Larry Kudlow stated on March 04, 2025 in on-air remarks:

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is “polling very well. It’s very popular.”

By Louis Jacobson• March 6, 2025

Hillary Clinton stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices":

"By 2006, the American people were overwhelmingly against the Iraq War."

By Molly O'Connor• June 20, 2014

Kay Bailey Hutchison stated on April 24, 2010 in a radio address:

Says the American public "overwhelmingly opposed" Democratic-steered health care plan.

By W. Gardner Selby• April 30, 2010

Kinky Friedman stated on August 24, 2011 in an opinion column.:

Says Barack Obama’s "favorability rating in Israel once clocked in at 4 percent."

By W. Gardner Selby• September 4, 2011

Lynn Westmoreland stated on September 11, 2015 in press release:

President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry agreed "to lift Iran’s economic and arms sanctions without any proof of change in conduct."

By Nancy Badertscher• October 13, 2015

Dave Brat stated on August 10, 2015 in a speech.:

"I was one of the few, very few, who voted `no’ on the Iran deal."

By Warren Fiske• August 31, 2015

Mike Huckabee stated on March 15, 2021 in a Twitter post:

“70% of Georgians said they would vote for Trump in 2024.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• March 18, 2021

Public opinion on abortion: What’s changed since Roe v. Wade was overturned?

By Louis Jacobson• April 24, 2023

On the eve of the votes, 4 fact checks on the GOP tax plan

By Tom Kertscher• December 18, 2017

Having their cake ... 'and voting against it, too'

By Louis Jacobson• February 5, 2010

An open letter to YouTube’s CEO from the world’s fact-checkers

By PolitiFact Staff • January 12, 2022

A guide to possible paths to impeachment (or not) in the House

By Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel• April 26, 2019

Michele Bachmann didn't say Bible written in English

By W. Gardner Selby• December 23, 2014

Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally in North Dakota

By Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• June 28, 2018

How low is Gov. Jim Justice’s approval rating in West Virginia?

By Glenn Kittle, Ryan Schmitt• November 8, 2019

18 fact-checks of things that were wrong on the Internet

By Louis Jacobson• December 28, 2014

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

Some politicians spoke the truth in 2014

By Louis Jacobson• December 24, 2014

Fact-checking the June 14 news shows

By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• June 14, 2015

PunditFact fact-checks the June 14 news shows

By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• June 14, 2015

Escaping Bush's gravitational pull

By Adriel Bettelheim• June 4, 2008

Donald Trump says Jews are leaving the Democratic Party, but there’s no proof

By Amy Sherman• March 14, 2019

Checking Florida voting claims

By Katie Sanders• June 7, 2012

Can James Comey use President Donald Trump’s rhetoric as a legal defense?

By Louis Jacobson• October 1, 2025

Guest column: Fact-checking made easy

By Jason Altmire• April 24, 2018

Trump has defied norms on executive power. What actions could he take amid a government shutdown?

By Amy Sherman• September 25, 2025

Fact-checking Jimmy Kimmel, late-night hosts on gun violence after Las Vegas attack

By Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel• October 3, 2017

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