0 People 15014 Fact-checks 5479 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (15014) Gordon Quan stated on June 30, 2010 in an e-mail blast: Some cardiologists estimate "70 percent of all males over 50 have some form of heart disease." By W. Gardner Selby• July 31, 2010 John Lee stated on May 17, 2011 in May 17 election voters pamphlet: The study that states that more than 70 percent of the traffic on the Sellwood Bridge is to/from Clackamas County has been thoroughly debunked by The Oregonian. By Janie Har• May 7, 2011 Bill Clinton stated on June 02, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube: "It took us four years to balance the budget. Then I gave you four surplus budgets for the first time in more than 70 years, paid $600 billion down on the national debt." By Bill Wichert• June 8, 2012 Mike Parson stated on January 24, 2019 in an interview on KCUR: "We are always going to need architects, doctors, we’re going to need professionals with four-year degrees. But 65 to 70 percent of the people in Missouri don’t have degrees." By Magdaline Duncan• March 22, 2019 Viral image stated on June 21, 2024 in a Facebook post: Video shows Dr. Ben Carson promoting an erectile dysfunction treatment. By Ciara O'Rourke• July 3, 2024 Viral image stated on August 05, 2016 in a viral image: In the 2012 election, there were more votes cast than registered voters in St. Lucie County, and Palm Beach County had 141 percent turnout. By Allison Graves• August 9, 2016 Jimmy Carter stated on June 28, 2013 in women's conference session: Women in the United States are paid about 70 percent of what men earn for the same work. By Janel Davis• July 9, 2013 Vicki Martin stated on May 12, 2016 in a presentation at a panel discussion: Only 50 percent of students from Milwaukee public high schools "go on to a two-or four-year college." By Sarah Hauer• May 27, 2016 Scott DesJarlais stated on September 02, 2012 in an interview with The Daily News Journal of Murfreesboro: Defends his vote to push "retirement age to 70" by saying he is for "a process" that would not be fully implemented until "around the turn of the century." By Richard Locker• September 17, 2012 Joe Volk stated on November 17, 2021 in TV interview: “In Wisconsin, we have 50% of the population paying 50%, 60%, 70%, sometimes 80% for their housing.” By Vanessa Swales• January 7, 2022 Chris Christie stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth GOP undercard debate.: The Democrats plan "to raise your tax rates to 70 or 80 percent." By Linda Qiu• November 12, 2015 Jay Nixon stated on August 20, 2015 in comments at the Missouri State Fair: "Almost nine out of every 10 pennies that would be spent" turning a 200-mile stretch of Interstate 70 into a toll road "would be from folks outside Missouri." By Allison Graves• September 29, 2015 Bloggers stated on August 12, 2011 in web pages: Say Oregon Reps. Peter DeFazio and Earl Blumenauer are "socialists who are openly serving in the U.S. Congress." By Charles Pope• August 29, 2011 Chris Christie stated on May 20, 2011 in a speech at Princeton University: Democratic tax hikes led $70 billion of wealth to leave New Jersey between 2004 and 2008, and mainly relocate to Florida, North Carolina, Virginia and Pennsylvania. By Bill Wichert• June 17, 2011 Barack Obama stated on November 07, 2010 in a "60 Minutes" interview: "One of the interesting things about the Recovery Act was most of the projects came in under budget, faster than expected, because there's just not a lot of work there." By Robert Farley, Michael Grabell• November 10, 2010 James Fishback stated on March 11, 2026 in a speech: "Youth underemployment for college grads is 70%" nationwide. By Samantha Putterman• March 23, 2026 Donna Campbell stated on May 22, 2019 in the Texas Senate: "A study was done, a post-mortem, so a retrospective study done, looking at autopsies and drug levels, what drugs were in the blood of veterans that committed suicide, and 70 percent had THC." By Taylor Goldenstein• July 15, 2019 Bloggers stated on August 12, 2011 in on web pages.: Say Texas U.S. Reps. Eddie Bernice Johnson and Sheila Jackson Lee are among open Socialists in Congress. By Charles Pope, W. Gardner Selby• September 5, 2011 Organizing for America stated on December 06, 2010 in a press release.: "An overwhelming majority of Americans support passage of the DREAM Act, which would provide a path to citizenship for undocumented youth willing to work for a college degree or serve in our armed forces." By W. Gardner Selby• December 10, 2010 Facebook posts stated on April 23, 2021 in on social media: “70% of Americans don't believe a word the mainstream media puts out,” so “everyone who thinks Biden won are only 30% of the population.” By Louis Jacobson• April 27, 2021 Articles (5479) Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ claim about cost of Trump’s border wall By Chris Nichols• August 29, 2017 What we know about the health of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 16, 2016 Readers: PolitiFact doesn't know much about history By W. Gardner Selby• February 6, 2017 Texas Truthiness in 2010 By • January 1, 2011 Mary Burke, so far By Tom Kertscher• March 24, 2014 COVID-19 booster shots: What we know so far By Jon Greenberg• September 13, 2021 Has state's share of WVU funding fallen from 70% to 12% since 1980? By Katie Lehosit, Sean McCallister• October 31, 2019 Explaining Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 70 percent marginal tax rate idea By Louis Jacobson• January 8, 2019 Meet the 'zombie stat' that just won't die By Jon Greenberg• July 3, 2014 Fact-checking Biden's Milwaukee visit By Eric Litke• February 17, 2021 HIV/AIDS: A PolitiFact sheet By Joseph Cariz• July 7, 2016 Fact-checking Jebio in the 2016 GOP presidential race By Amy Sherman• March 16, 2016 Fact-checking the death toll estimates from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico By Amy Sherman• June 5, 2018 The data gaps in the fight against COVID-19: Experts point out what we still don’t know By Daniel Funke, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• February 3, 2021 Top 10 most fact-checked people on the Truth-O-Meter By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 29, 2014 Do 60 or 70% of West Virginia University students have COVID-19 immunity? By Emily Benson, Emilee Kessler• October 12, 2021 The ups and downs of small business employment By Warren Fiske• January 18, 2012 Top 10 most fact-checked people on the Truth-O-Meter By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 23, 2014 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s 2023 CPAC speech about elections, immigration, economy By Matthew Crowley, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• March 6, 2023 Aid to Africa doesn’t detract from disaster relief for U.S. hurricane victims By Jeff Cercone• December 6, 2024
Gordon Quan stated on June 30, 2010 in an e-mail blast: Some cardiologists estimate "70 percent of all males over 50 have some form of heart disease." By W. Gardner Selby• July 31, 2010 John Lee stated on May 17, 2011 in May 17 election voters pamphlet: The study that states that more than 70 percent of the traffic on the Sellwood Bridge is to/from Clackamas County has been thoroughly debunked by The Oregonian. By Janie Har• May 7, 2011 Bill Clinton stated on June 02, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube: "It took us four years to balance the budget. Then I gave you four surplus budgets for the first time in more than 70 years, paid $600 billion down on the national debt." By Bill Wichert• June 8, 2012 Mike Parson stated on January 24, 2019 in an interview on KCUR: "We are always going to need architects, doctors, we’re going to need professionals with four-year degrees. But 65 to 70 percent of the people in Missouri don’t have degrees." By Magdaline Duncan• March 22, 2019 Viral image stated on June 21, 2024 in a Facebook post: Video shows Dr. Ben Carson promoting an erectile dysfunction treatment. By Ciara O'Rourke• July 3, 2024 Viral image stated on August 05, 2016 in a viral image: In the 2012 election, there were more votes cast than registered voters in St. Lucie County, and Palm Beach County had 141 percent turnout. By Allison Graves• August 9, 2016 Jimmy Carter stated on June 28, 2013 in women's conference session: Women in the United States are paid about 70 percent of what men earn for the same work. By Janel Davis• July 9, 2013 Vicki Martin stated on May 12, 2016 in a presentation at a panel discussion: Only 50 percent of students from Milwaukee public high schools "go on to a two-or four-year college." By Sarah Hauer• May 27, 2016 Scott DesJarlais stated on September 02, 2012 in an interview with The Daily News Journal of Murfreesboro: Defends his vote to push "retirement age to 70" by saying he is for "a process" that would not be fully implemented until "around the turn of the century." By Richard Locker• September 17, 2012 Joe Volk stated on November 17, 2021 in TV interview: “In Wisconsin, we have 50% of the population paying 50%, 60%, 70%, sometimes 80% for their housing.” By Vanessa Swales• January 7, 2022 Chris Christie stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth GOP undercard debate.: The Democrats plan "to raise your tax rates to 70 or 80 percent." By Linda Qiu• November 12, 2015 Jay Nixon stated on August 20, 2015 in comments at the Missouri State Fair: "Almost nine out of every 10 pennies that would be spent" turning a 200-mile stretch of Interstate 70 into a toll road "would be from folks outside Missouri." By Allison Graves• September 29, 2015 Bloggers stated on August 12, 2011 in web pages: Say Oregon Reps. Peter DeFazio and Earl Blumenauer are "socialists who are openly serving in the U.S. Congress." By Charles Pope• August 29, 2011 Chris Christie stated on May 20, 2011 in a speech at Princeton University: Democratic tax hikes led $70 billion of wealth to leave New Jersey between 2004 and 2008, and mainly relocate to Florida, North Carolina, Virginia and Pennsylvania. By Bill Wichert• June 17, 2011 Barack Obama stated on November 07, 2010 in a "60 Minutes" interview: "One of the interesting things about the Recovery Act was most of the projects came in under budget, faster than expected, because there's just not a lot of work there." By Robert Farley, Michael Grabell• November 10, 2010 James Fishback stated on March 11, 2026 in a speech: "Youth underemployment for college grads is 70%" nationwide. By Samantha Putterman• March 23, 2026 Donna Campbell stated on May 22, 2019 in the Texas Senate: "A study was done, a post-mortem, so a retrospective study done, looking at autopsies and drug levels, what drugs were in the blood of veterans that committed suicide, and 70 percent had THC." By Taylor Goldenstein• July 15, 2019 Bloggers stated on August 12, 2011 in on web pages.: Say Texas U.S. Reps. Eddie Bernice Johnson and Sheila Jackson Lee are among open Socialists in Congress. By Charles Pope, W. Gardner Selby• September 5, 2011 Organizing for America stated on December 06, 2010 in a press release.: "An overwhelming majority of Americans support passage of the DREAM Act, which would provide a path to citizenship for undocumented youth willing to work for a college degree or serve in our armed forces." By W. Gardner Selby• December 10, 2010 Facebook posts stated on April 23, 2021 in on social media: “70% of Americans don't believe a word the mainstream media puts out,” so “everyone who thinks Biden won are only 30% of the population.” By Louis Jacobson• April 27, 2021
Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ claim about cost of Trump’s border wall By Chris Nichols• August 29, 2017 What we know about the health of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 16, 2016 Readers: PolitiFact doesn't know much about history By W. Gardner Selby• February 6, 2017 Texas Truthiness in 2010 By • January 1, 2011 Mary Burke, so far By Tom Kertscher• March 24, 2014 COVID-19 booster shots: What we know so far By Jon Greenberg• September 13, 2021 Has state's share of WVU funding fallen from 70% to 12% since 1980? By Katie Lehosit, Sean McCallister• October 31, 2019 Explaining Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 70 percent marginal tax rate idea By Louis Jacobson• January 8, 2019 Meet the 'zombie stat' that just won't die By Jon Greenberg• July 3, 2014 Fact-checking Biden's Milwaukee visit By Eric Litke• February 17, 2021 HIV/AIDS: A PolitiFact sheet By Joseph Cariz• July 7, 2016 Fact-checking Jebio in the 2016 GOP presidential race By Amy Sherman• March 16, 2016 Fact-checking the death toll estimates from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico By Amy Sherman• June 5, 2018 The data gaps in the fight against COVID-19: Experts point out what we still don’t know By Daniel Funke, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• February 3, 2021 Top 10 most fact-checked people on the Truth-O-Meter By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 29, 2014 Do 60 or 70% of West Virginia University students have COVID-19 immunity? By Emily Benson, Emilee Kessler• October 12, 2021 The ups and downs of small business employment By Warren Fiske• January 18, 2012 Top 10 most fact-checked people on the Truth-O-Meter By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 23, 2014 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s 2023 CPAC speech about elections, immigration, economy By Matthew Crowley, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• March 6, 2023 Aid to Africa doesn’t detract from disaster relief for U.S. hurricane victims By Jeff Cercone• December 6, 2024
