1 People 13147 Fact-checks 4241 Articles People (1) The David Perdue Files Fact-checks (13147) Bloggers stated on March 14, 2022 in an article: "Documents were published confirming Moderna created the COVID-19 Virus.” By Jeff Cercone• March 24, 2022 Lupe Valdez stated on April 11, 2018 in an interview with Austin American-Statesman commentator Ken Herman: "I come from the poorest ZIP code in San Antonio." By W. Gardner Selby• May 3, 2018 Viral image stated on September 30, 2024 in a Threads post: Says Elon Musk said on X, “Go to my crypto project.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 3, 2024 Gonzalo Barrientos stated on October 22, 2012 in an opinion article in the Austin American-Statesman: Says 55 percent of council members have come from area where only 10 percent of Austinites live. By Sue Owen• October 25, 2012 Rick Perry stated on August 14, 2011 in : Says his hometown of Paint Creek, Texas, "doesn’t even have a ZIP code." By W. Gardner Selby• August 27, 2011 Facebook posts stated on August 11, 2023 in a Facebook post: "Malaysian doctor put to death for giving COVID injection under the (Nuremberg) Code.” By Jeff Cercone• August 28, 2023 Cora Faith Walker stated on November 09, 2017 in a guest commentary in the St. Louis American: "The average life expectancy for African Americans in Saint Louis and Saint Louis County varies by as much as 18 years compared to the white population, with nearly half of all African-American kids under the age of 18 living in poverty." By Emily Sanderson, Tessa Weinberg• December 25, 2017 Newt Gingrich stated on May 21, 2017 in an episode of "Fox and Friends": Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich "apparently was assassinated at 4 in the morning, having given WikiLeaks something like 53,000 emails and 17,000 attachments. ... It turns out, it wasn’t the Russians." By Lauren Carroll• May 23, 2017 Esquire magazine stated on August 10, 2010 in a magazine profile: This year, Newt Gingrich "has raised as much money as Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Sarah Palin, and Mike Huckabee combined." By Willoughby Mariano• August 15, 2010 Daniel Llanes stated on October 12, 2013 in an opinion column: "78702 is the second-most gentrified ZIP code in the entire country." By W. Gardner Selby• October 30, 2013 Eddie Bernice Johnson stated on August 08, 2013 in an opinion column in Fort Worth Star-Telegram: "Studies have shown that voter fraud is non-existent in Texas." By Sue Owen• September 13, 2013 Jake Tapper stated on January 02, 2014 in a broadcast of CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper": "The Obama administration has used the Espionage Act to go after whistleblowers who leaked to journalists ... more than all previous administrations combined." By Jon Greenberg• January 10, 2014 Keith Olbermann stated on July 06, 2010 in a comment on MSNBC's 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann': "Subsidies for oil and gas companies make up 88 percent of all federal subsidies. Just cutting the oil and gas subsidies out would save the U.S. government $45 billion every year." By Louis Jacobson• July 9, 2010 Joe Barton stated on October 24, 2013 in a Fox News interview: "Hidden" in the healthcare.gov code is language that means users "waive any reasonable right to privacy of your personal information." By Julie Kliegman• October 29, 2013 Facebook posts stated on March 01, 2025 in a post: Says Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “engaged in election interference by campaigning” in Pennsylvania for former Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. By Amy Sherman• March 20, 2025 Michael Skolnik stated on June 16, 2015 in comments on CNN: "For most black people in the history of this country … it was illegal to pass as a white person. You were actually put in jail if you tried to pass." By Anna Bruzgulis• June 18, 2015 X posts stated on February 05, 2023 in tweets: Image shows a "Super Bowl script was leaked.” By Jeff Cercone• February 7, 2023 Anonymous Caller stated on April 10, 2018 in an anonymous phone message: Says that unless the recipient called back about "your tax filings," you "will be taken into custody by the local cops as there are more serious allegations pressed on your name." By W. Gardner Selby• April 11, 2018 Rob Portman stated on February 20, 2013 in a television interview: "There have been literally hundreds of new tax preferences and loopholes added to the code since 1986, last time we did this." By Stephen Koff• March 11, 2013 Facebook posts stated on November 06, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Nike pays factory workers, 80% of whom are women, "20 cents an hour" and has them work "70 to 80 hours a week." By Samantha Putterman• November 22, 2019 Articles (4241) Are leaks about Russia contacts 'illegal,' as Trump says? By Lauren Carroll• February 20, 2017 Ask PolitiFact: Is it illegal to leak a draft Supreme Court opinion? By Bill McCarthy• May 5, 2022 Is David Weiss’ special counsel appointment in Hunter Biden case legal? Experts explain By Jeff Cercone• August 22, 2023 Palin says thanks but no thanks for stimulus money By Robert Farley• June 11, 2009 Debunking 10 scary claims for Halloween By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 31, 2014 Boo! Debunking 10 scary claims for Halloween By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 30, 2014 Fact-checking Fox News analyst’s pro-Trump book ‘The Russia Hoax’ By John Kruzel• August 2, 2018 Which charges could be in a Jan. 6 indictment of Donald Trump? By Louis Jacobson• July 26, 2023 Why doesn’t the Supreme Court have a formal code of ethics? By Matthew Crowley• April 13, 2023 Space policy keeps rocketing to prominence By Louis Jacobson• August 2, 2010 Mailbag: 'You guys are a bunch of morons' By Louis Jacobson• November 29, 2013 PolitiFact’s checklist for thorough fact-checking By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 31, 2022 Scandal-o-rama! By Becky Bowers• May 24, 2013 Why Espionage Act charges don't mean prosecutors are accusing Donald Trump of spying By Louis Jacobson• June 12, 2023 Trump classified documents case: What’s next after Judge Aileen Cannon’s dismissal By Jeff Cercone• July 15, 2024 What the law says about James Comey’s leaked memos By John Kruzel• April 24, 2018 By the numbers: How common are data breaches — and what can you do about them? By Daniel Funke• September 23, 2019 Politifact's Obameter wins Knight-Batten Award By Bill Adair• July 19, 2010 Rubio calls Snowden scandal 'most damaging' espionage case in U.S. history. Is it? By Joshua Gillin• April 22, 2014 Mailbag: 'You’re a loser, aren't you?' By W. Gardner Selby• October 7, 2011
Bloggers stated on March 14, 2022 in an article: "Documents were published confirming Moderna created the COVID-19 Virus.” By Jeff Cercone• March 24, 2022 Lupe Valdez stated on April 11, 2018 in an interview with Austin American-Statesman commentator Ken Herman: "I come from the poorest ZIP code in San Antonio." By W. Gardner Selby• May 3, 2018 Viral image stated on September 30, 2024 in a Threads post: Says Elon Musk said on X, “Go to my crypto project.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 3, 2024 Gonzalo Barrientos stated on October 22, 2012 in an opinion article in the Austin American-Statesman: Says 55 percent of council members have come from area where only 10 percent of Austinites live. By Sue Owen• October 25, 2012 Rick Perry stated on August 14, 2011 in : Says his hometown of Paint Creek, Texas, "doesn’t even have a ZIP code." By W. Gardner Selby• August 27, 2011 Facebook posts stated on August 11, 2023 in a Facebook post: "Malaysian doctor put to death for giving COVID injection under the (Nuremberg) Code.” By Jeff Cercone• August 28, 2023 Cora Faith Walker stated on November 09, 2017 in a guest commentary in the St. Louis American: "The average life expectancy for African Americans in Saint Louis and Saint Louis County varies by as much as 18 years compared to the white population, with nearly half of all African-American kids under the age of 18 living in poverty." By Emily Sanderson, Tessa Weinberg• December 25, 2017 Newt Gingrich stated on May 21, 2017 in an episode of "Fox and Friends": Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich "apparently was assassinated at 4 in the morning, having given WikiLeaks something like 53,000 emails and 17,000 attachments. ... It turns out, it wasn’t the Russians." By Lauren Carroll• May 23, 2017 Esquire magazine stated on August 10, 2010 in a magazine profile: This year, Newt Gingrich "has raised as much money as Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Sarah Palin, and Mike Huckabee combined." By Willoughby Mariano• August 15, 2010 Daniel Llanes stated on October 12, 2013 in an opinion column: "78702 is the second-most gentrified ZIP code in the entire country." By W. Gardner Selby• October 30, 2013 Eddie Bernice Johnson stated on August 08, 2013 in an opinion column in Fort Worth Star-Telegram: "Studies have shown that voter fraud is non-existent in Texas." By Sue Owen• September 13, 2013 Jake Tapper stated on January 02, 2014 in a broadcast of CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper": "The Obama administration has used the Espionage Act to go after whistleblowers who leaked to journalists ... more than all previous administrations combined." By Jon Greenberg• January 10, 2014 Keith Olbermann stated on July 06, 2010 in a comment on MSNBC's 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann': "Subsidies for oil and gas companies make up 88 percent of all federal subsidies. Just cutting the oil and gas subsidies out would save the U.S. government $45 billion every year." By Louis Jacobson• July 9, 2010 Joe Barton stated on October 24, 2013 in a Fox News interview: "Hidden" in the healthcare.gov code is language that means users "waive any reasonable right to privacy of your personal information." By Julie Kliegman• October 29, 2013 Facebook posts stated on March 01, 2025 in a post: Says Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “engaged in election interference by campaigning” in Pennsylvania for former Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. By Amy Sherman• March 20, 2025 Michael Skolnik stated on June 16, 2015 in comments on CNN: "For most black people in the history of this country … it was illegal to pass as a white person. You were actually put in jail if you tried to pass." By Anna Bruzgulis• June 18, 2015 X posts stated on February 05, 2023 in tweets: Image shows a "Super Bowl script was leaked.” By Jeff Cercone• February 7, 2023 Anonymous Caller stated on April 10, 2018 in an anonymous phone message: Says that unless the recipient called back about "your tax filings," you "will be taken into custody by the local cops as there are more serious allegations pressed on your name." By W. Gardner Selby• April 11, 2018 Rob Portman stated on February 20, 2013 in a television interview: "There have been literally hundreds of new tax preferences and loopholes added to the code since 1986, last time we did this." By Stephen Koff• March 11, 2013 Facebook posts stated on November 06, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Nike pays factory workers, 80% of whom are women, "20 cents an hour" and has them work "70 to 80 hours a week." By Samantha Putterman• November 22, 2019
Are leaks about Russia contacts 'illegal,' as Trump says? By Lauren Carroll• February 20, 2017 Ask PolitiFact: Is it illegal to leak a draft Supreme Court opinion? By Bill McCarthy• May 5, 2022 Is David Weiss’ special counsel appointment in Hunter Biden case legal? Experts explain By Jeff Cercone• August 22, 2023 Palin says thanks but no thanks for stimulus money By Robert Farley• June 11, 2009 Debunking 10 scary claims for Halloween By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 31, 2014 Boo! Debunking 10 scary claims for Halloween By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 30, 2014 Fact-checking Fox News analyst’s pro-Trump book ‘The Russia Hoax’ By John Kruzel• August 2, 2018 Which charges could be in a Jan. 6 indictment of Donald Trump? By Louis Jacobson• July 26, 2023 Why doesn’t the Supreme Court have a formal code of ethics? By Matthew Crowley• April 13, 2023 Space policy keeps rocketing to prominence By Louis Jacobson• August 2, 2010 Mailbag: 'You guys are a bunch of morons' By Louis Jacobson• November 29, 2013 PolitiFact’s checklist for thorough fact-checking By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 31, 2022 Scandal-o-rama! By Becky Bowers• May 24, 2013 Why Espionage Act charges don't mean prosecutors are accusing Donald Trump of spying By Louis Jacobson• June 12, 2023 Trump classified documents case: What’s next after Judge Aileen Cannon’s dismissal By Jeff Cercone• July 15, 2024 What the law says about James Comey’s leaked memos By John Kruzel• April 24, 2018 By the numbers: How common are data breaches — and what can you do about them? By Daniel Funke• September 23, 2019 Politifact's Obameter wins Knight-Batten Award By Bill Adair• July 19, 2010 Rubio calls Snowden scandal 'most damaging' espionage case in U.S. history. Is it? By Joshua Gillin• April 22, 2014 Mailbag: 'You’re a loser, aren't you?' By W. Gardner Selby• October 7, 2011
