25 People 22745 Fact-checks 7408 Articles People (25) Emails Chain email AFSCME People People's Majority People for the American Way Crystal Peoples-Stokes Stop 57 campaign Stop Gillnetting Now Spike the Romney Attack Dog Stop Deceptive Amendments We the People petition Seattle Police Department Atlanta Police Foundation Memphis Police Association Milwaukee Police Association Coalition to Stop Gun Violence People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Central Falls Police Department Florida Police Benevolent Association Police Chief Billy Grogan Fact-checks (22745) Larry Pratt stated on December 15, 2016 in a radio interview.: Says President Barack Obama "has not condemned" shootings targeting police. By Warren Fiske• December 27, 2016 Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2025 in a video on Facebook: Video shows “France and Denmark are sending troops to Greenland to prepare for (an) attack from Donald Trump.” By Madison Czopek• April 1, 2025 Gary Painter stated on May 10, 2015 in as quoted in a Midland Reporter-Telegram news story: "We’re the only nation in the world that does not use the military to secure our border." By W. Gardner Selby• June 5, 2015 Bloggers stated on May 02, 2017 in a web post on ihavethetruth.com: A University of Texas "student pulled out a concealed handgun" on a knife-wielding suspect "and made him back down." By W. Gardner Selby• May 10, 2017 Scott Walker stated on March 19, 2012 in a television interview: "We gave every public employee in the state the freedom to choose whether or not they want to be in a union." By James B. Nelson• April 9, 2012 Jim Rubens stated on March 24, 2014 in in an interview at gun shop in Hudson, N.H.: Says when armed civilians stop mass shootings with guns, an average of 2.5 people die; otherwise, an average of 18 people die. By Jim Haddadin• June 6, 2014 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 Facebook posts stated on June 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says police are warning that a new technique by gangs is to throw eggs at your windshield and to not "operate the wiper" because it will "block your vision up to 92.5%," forcing you to stop the car and become a victim. By Samantha Putterman• June 25, 2019 Gwen Moore stated on November 18, 2016 in an interview: Says Donald Trump "thinks stop-and-frisk is fine." By Tom Kertscher• December 9, 2016 Hillary Clinton stated on March 23, 2016 in remarks at Stanford University: "It’s actually easier for the United States to get flight manifests from E.U. nations than it is for E.U. nations to get them from their own neighbors, thanks to an agreement the U.S. negotiated when I was secretary of state." By Lauren Carroll• March 29, 2016 Michael McCaul stated on October 31, 2017 in an interview by Fox News: Says the New York bike path assault "was the ninth vehicle assault used by ISIS." By W. Gardner Selby• November 10, 2017 X posts stated on May 09, 2024 in an X post: Video shows Muslim migrants in Sweden destroying property because an Israeli singer took part in Eurovision. By Sofia Ahmed• May 15, 2024 Peter Kilmartin stated on September 01, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "When the mayor of Providence's brother wrote over 100 grand in bad checks to the city, Joe Fernandez didn't have the guts to prosecute him. He let him off the hook." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• September 10, 2010 Viral image stated on September 26, 2019 in a Facebook post: "President Trump is asking everyone to forward this email… The TRUMP Rules: Congressional Reform Act of 2017." By Ciara O'Rourke• October 25, 2019 Viral image stated on November 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: Timothy Simpkins, a Black teen shooter, got 1 day in jail and $75,000 bail, while Kyle Rittenhouse, a white teen, got 2 months in jail and $2 million bail. “I think it’s pretty evident ... that white privilege is a myth.” By Tom Kertscher• November 17, 2021 Ron Johnson stated on February 15, 2021 in a radio interview: Says Jan. 6 Capitol riot “didn’t seem like an armed insurrection.” By Eric Litke• February 15, 2021 Jim Kenney stated on March 03, 2016 in Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney clarified his stance on stop and frisk to the Al Día editorial board.: On ending stop and frisk By Cassie Owens• March 8, 2016 Dinesh D'Souza stated on January 04, 2022 in a Fox News appearance: Recently released Jan. 6 footage shows "these cops using massive amounts of force against unarmed Trump supporters, including women." By Bill McCarthy• January 10, 2022 Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2022 in an image on Facebook: “The gunman at Greenwood Park Mall was a CIA asset.” By Madison Czopek• July 22, 2022 National Republican Congressional Committee stated on May 02, 2012 in an email statement: Says that Rep. Betty Sutton "would rather riot with Occupy (Wall Street) than stand up for Ohio families." By Henry J. Gomez• May 9, 2012 Articles (7408) Where are Ted Cruz’s Muslim neighborhoods? By W. Gardner Selby• March 23, 2016 Nan Rich attacks Rick Scott on middle-class issues By Amy Sherman• September 20, 2013 In the weeks after El Paso and Dayton, mass shooting rumors spread on Snapchat and iMessage By Daniel Funke• August 26, 2019 Joe Biden’s inauguration in extraordinary times, fact-checked By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• January 20, 2021 No, police didn’t stop mass shootings in Des Moines and Omaha By Daniel Funke• August 5, 2019 Chris Wallace asked why Vladimir Putin’s critics end up dead. Here are the details By Manuela Tobias• July 19, 2018 Fact-checking the Ohio Democratic presidential debate By Daniel Funke, John Kruzel• October 16, 2019 Fact-checking claims about Kyle Rittenhouse, shooter in Kenosha, Wis., protests By Tom Kertscher• November 17, 2021 Taking a look at claims as Republicans gather soon to nominate Trump for a second term By Haley BeMiller• August 21, 2020 PunditFact fact-checks the Jan. 11 news shows By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• January 11, 2015 In context: Adam Schiff’s dramatized version of the Trump-Zelensky call By Bill McCarthy• September 30, 2019 Trump’s Afrikaner refugee policy based on unfounded claims about land, white farmer ‘genocide’ By Amy Sherman• May 20, 2025 Mike Bloomberg’s record on stop and frisk By Samantha Putterman, Miriam Valverde• February 19, 2020 Fact-checking the Jan. 11 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• January 11, 2015 Did the NFL ask Eminem not to kneel? What we know about Super Bowl halftime show claims By Samantha Putterman• February 15, 2022 Fact-checks: Trump meets Zelenskyy to talk potential end to Russia-Ukraine war By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• August 18, 2025 PolitiFact Florida Mailbag: 'True or false ... It is not complicated' By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 12, 2013 Fact-checking Mike Pence’s attacks against Joe Biden in his latest Pennsylvania campaign visit By Jessica Calefati• July 31, 2020 A roundup of false comments that still burn By Jim Tharpe• December 23, 2013 What is QAnon, the baseless conspiracy spilling into US politics? By Daniel Funke• August 27, 2020
Emails Chain email AFSCME People People's Majority People for the American Way Crystal Peoples-Stokes Stop 57 campaign Stop Gillnetting Now Spike the Romney Attack Dog Stop Deceptive Amendments We the People petition Seattle Police Department Atlanta Police Foundation Memphis Police Association Milwaukee Police Association Coalition to Stop Gun Violence People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Central Falls Police Department Florida Police Benevolent Association Police Chief Billy Grogan
Larry Pratt stated on December 15, 2016 in a radio interview.: Says President Barack Obama "has not condemned" shootings targeting police. By Warren Fiske• December 27, 2016 Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2025 in a video on Facebook: Video shows “France and Denmark are sending troops to Greenland to prepare for (an) attack from Donald Trump.” By Madison Czopek• April 1, 2025 Gary Painter stated on May 10, 2015 in as quoted in a Midland Reporter-Telegram news story: "We’re the only nation in the world that does not use the military to secure our border." By W. Gardner Selby• June 5, 2015 Bloggers stated on May 02, 2017 in a web post on ihavethetruth.com: A University of Texas "student pulled out a concealed handgun" on a knife-wielding suspect "and made him back down." By W. Gardner Selby• May 10, 2017 Scott Walker stated on March 19, 2012 in a television interview: "We gave every public employee in the state the freedom to choose whether or not they want to be in a union." By James B. Nelson• April 9, 2012 Jim Rubens stated on March 24, 2014 in in an interview at gun shop in Hudson, N.H.: Says when armed civilians stop mass shootings with guns, an average of 2.5 people die; otherwise, an average of 18 people die. By Jim Haddadin• June 6, 2014 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 Facebook posts stated on June 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says police are warning that a new technique by gangs is to throw eggs at your windshield and to not "operate the wiper" because it will "block your vision up to 92.5%," forcing you to stop the car and become a victim. By Samantha Putterman• June 25, 2019 Gwen Moore stated on November 18, 2016 in an interview: Says Donald Trump "thinks stop-and-frisk is fine." By Tom Kertscher• December 9, 2016 Hillary Clinton stated on March 23, 2016 in remarks at Stanford University: "It’s actually easier for the United States to get flight manifests from E.U. nations than it is for E.U. nations to get them from their own neighbors, thanks to an agreement the U.S. negotiated when I was secretary of state." By Lauren Carroll• March 29, 2016 Michael McCaul stated on October 31, 2017 in an interview by Fox News: Says the New York bike path assault "was the ninth vehicle assault used by ISIS." By W. Gardner Selby• November 10, 2017 X posts stated on May 09, 2024 in an X post: Video shows Muslim migrants in Sweden destroying property because an Israeli singer took part in Eurovision. By Sofia Ahmed• May 15, 2024 Peter Kilmartin stated on September 01, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "When the mayor of Providence's brother wrote over 100 grand in bad checks to the city, Joe Fernandez didn't have the guts to prosecute him. He let him off the hook." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• September 10, 2010 Viral image stated on September 26, 2019 in a Facebook post: "President Trump is asking everyone to forward this email… The TRUMP Rules: Congressional Reform Act of 2017." By Ciara O'Rourke• October 25, 2019 Viral image stated on November 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: Timothy Simpkins, a Black teen shooter, got 1 day in jail and $75,000 bail, while Kyle Rittenhouse, a white teen, got 2 months in jail and $2 million bail. “I think it’s pretty evident ... that white privilege is a myth.” By Tom Kertscher• November 17, 2021 Ron Johnson stated on February 15, 2021 in a radio interview: Says Jan. 6 Capitol riot “didn’t seem like an armed insurrection.” By Eric Litke• February 15, 2021 Jim Kenney stated on March 03, 2016 in Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney clarified his stance on stop and frisk to the Al Día editorial board.: On ending stop and frisk By Cassie Owens• March 8, 2016 Dinesh D'Souza stated on January 04, 2022 in a Fox News appearance: Recently released Jan. 6 footage shows "these cops using massive amounts of force against unarmed Trump supporters, including women." By Bill McCarthy• January 10, 2022 Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2022 in an image on Facebook: “The gunman at Greenwood Park Mall was a CIA asset.” By Madison Czopek• July 22, 2022 National Republican Congressional Committee stated on May 02, 2012 in an email statement: Says that Rep. Betty Sutton "would rather riot with Occupy (Wall Street) than stand up for Ohio families." By Henry J. Gomez• May 9, 2012
Where are Ted Cruz’s Muslim neighborhoods? By W. Gardner Selby• March 23, 2016 Nan Rich attacks Rick Scott on middle-class issues By Amy Sherman• September 20, 2013 In the weeks after El Paso and Dayton, mass shooting rumors spread on Snapchat and iMessage By Daniel Funke• August 26, 2019 Joe Biden’s inauguration in extraordinary times, fact-checked By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• January 20, 2021 No, police didn’t stop mass shootings in Des Moines and Omaha By Daniel Funke• August 5, 2019 Chris Wallace asked why Vladimir Putin’s critics end up dead. Here are the details By Manuela Tobias• July 19, 2018 Fact-checking the Ohio Democratic presidential debate By Daniel Funke, John Kruzel• October 16, 2019 Fact-checking claims about Kyle Rittenhouse, shooter in Kenosha, Wis., protests By Tom Kertscher• November 17, 2021 Taking a look at claims as Republicans gather soon to nominate Trump for a second term By Haley BeMiller• August 21, 2020 PunditFact fact-checks the Jan. 11 news shows By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• January 11, 2015 In context: Adam Schiff’s dramatized version of the Trump-Zelensky call By Bill McCarthy• September 30, 2019 Trump’s Afrikaner refugee policy based on unfounded claims about land, white farmer ‘genocide’ By Amy Sherman• May 20, 2025 Mike Bloomberg’s record on stop and frisk By Samantha Putterman, Miriam Valverde• February 19, 2020 Fact-checking the Jan. 11 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• January 11, 2015 Did the NFL ask Eminem not to kneel? What we know about Super Bowl halftime show claims By Samantha Putterman• February 15, 2022 Fact-checks: Trump meets Zelenskyy to talk potential end to Russia-Ukraine war By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• August 18, 2025 PolitiFact Florida Mailbag: 'True or false ... It is not complicated' By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 12, 2013 Fact-checking Mike Pence’s attacks against Joe Biden in his latest Pennsylvania campaign visit By Jessica Calefati• July 31, 2020 A roundup of false comments that still burn By Jim Tharpe• December 23, 2013 What is QAnon, the baseless conspiracy spilling into US politics? By Daniel Funke• August 27, 2020
