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By Ella Moore, Amy Sherman• June 26, 2025 Elon Musk stated on November 04, 2025 in an X post: “The New York City ballot form is a scam” because “mayoral candidates appear twice.” By Louis Jacobson• November 4, 2025 Nancy Mace stated on November 06, 2025 in a fundraising email: New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani “is bringing Sharia law to America.” By Louis Jacobson• November 7, 2025 Katie Britt stated on March 19, 2026 in a press conference: “You can't shovel snow in New York City without an ID.” By Amy Sherman• March 20, 2026 X posts stated on January 31, 2026 in an X post: Images show New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as a child with his mother, Mira Nair, and Jeffrey Epstein. By Maria Briceño• February 2, 2026 X posts stated on November 02, 2025 in an X post: New York state has "no ID requirement" to vote, and people could lie about their address and "vote in multiple precincts." By Maria Briceño• November 4, 2025 Paul Vallas stated on November 14, 2018 in a press release: Says Susana Mendoza’s assertion that she fought efforts to hike vehicle sticker prices when she was Chicago’s city clerk "is absurd … Mendoza pushed a draconian sticker penalty program." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• November 18, 2018 Paul Vallas stated on December 31, 2018 in a radio interview: "I took over the school district when it had a $1 billion structural deficit and left them with $1 billion in cash and 70,000 more students than they have today." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• January 6, 2019 John Kasich stated on March 29, 2016 in an interview: Ten times, no Republican candidate for president had enough delegates to claim the nomination before the party’s convention, and seven of those times "somebody who was not the leader of delegates was selected as the nominee of the party." By Tom Kertscher• April 15, 2016 Levar Stoney stated on May 17, 2016 in a radio interview.: Virginia’s banning of felons from voting is a "Jim Crow-era law." By Warren Fiske• June 6, 2016 Rahm Emanuel stated on July 31, 2017 in a press conference: "Every one of the financial bad management practices that I inherited, every one of them, have either been eliminated or cut significantly." By Matt Dietrich• August 14, 2017 Toni Preckwinkle stated on January 09, 2019 in a TV ad: Says she "made sure Laquan McDonald’s autopsy went public" and "called for the dash cam footage to be released." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• January 15, 2019 Donald Trump stated on August 07, 2019 in a tweet: Says U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown and Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley were "totally misrepresenting what took place inside of the hospital. Their news conference after I left for El Paso was a fraud. It bore no resemblance to what took place with those incredible people that I was so lucky to meet and spend time with." By Jon Greenberg• August 9, 2019 Frank Caprio stated on October 06, 2010 in a gubernatorial debate: Says Lincoln Chafee "settled a union strike by giving the teachers a 19-percent-raise." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• October 14, 2010 Gavin Newsom stated on April 23, 2018 in in a campaign ad: Gavin Newsom was "the first to take on the National Rifle Association and win." By Chris Nichols• April 27, 2018 Bob Donovan stated on July 29, 2014 in a speech: "There has never been an alderman who has defeated an incumbent mayor in the history of this great city." By Dave Umhoefer• August 6, 2014 Bloggers stated on February 08, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Says Bernie Sanders “collaborated with Marxist regimes in the Soviet Union, Nicaragua and Cuba.” By Jon Greenberg• February 27, 2020 Corey Lewandowski stated on February 11, 2018 in a rally in Sarasota: "Fifty seats have already changed hands from the Republicans to the Democrats since Donald Trump was elected." By Allison Graves• February 15, 2018 Lou Barletta stated on June 07, 2018 in an interview: "The city that I was mayor of was 50 percent Latino, and I won with 90 percent of the vote..." By Colin Deppen• June 12, 2018 Elizabeth Warren stated on January 14, 2020 in a debate: "Look at the men on this stage. Collectively, they have lost 10 elections. The only people on this stage who have won every single election that they’ve been in are the women, Amy and me." By Louis Jacobson• January 15, 2020 Articles (5386) In Context: Zohran Mamdani’s use of phrase ‘seizing the means of production.’ What’s it mean? By Amy Sherman• July 3, 2025 Can the US government strip Zohran Mamdani of his citizenship? By Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• November 7, 2025 Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ interview: Fact-checking his statements on nuclear weapons, Mamdani, ICE By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• November 3, 2025 Can the U.S. government revoke your citizenship? What to know about denaturalization By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 14, 2025 One year in, the Carlos-O-Meter rates Mayor Gimenez’s promises By Amy Sherman• June 29, 2012 Hillary's travels as First Lady By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 1, 2008 The record-setting 2020 Democratic primary field: What you need to know By Louis Jacobson• May 2, 2019 Who is Cory Booker? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Amy Sherman• June 20, 2019 Rauner corrupts the word ‘corrupt’ By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• August 19, 2018 New on PolitiFact Florida: the Carlos-O-Meter By Amy Sherman• July 29, 2011 Vallas, Emanuel point fingers over Chicago teacher pension freefall By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• May 14, 2018 False ratings for both Obama, Boehner By Louis Jacobson• May 11, 2011 Unpacking the edits in ‘60 Minutes’ report on Ron DeSantis, Florida vaccines By Daniel Funke• April 7, 2021 What have Milwaukee's mayor and county executive promised you? By Tom Kertscher• May 3, 2016 Fact-checking Pete Buttigieg’s Fox News town hall in Des Moines, Iowa By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• January 27, 2020 Fact-checking TV ads in California governor’s race By Chris Nichols• April 25, 2018 Sorry Illinois politicians, PolitiFact is back By Bob Secter• August 1, 2017 Giuliani's "culture of life," defined By Tom Tobin• October 1, 2007 Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez sticks to key promises in second budget By Amy Sherman• July 23, 2012 Fitz-O-Meter to track county executive's pledges By Laura Johnston• January 23, 2011
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Donald Trump stated on June 25, 2025 in a Truth Social post: New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is a communist. By Ella Moore, Amy Sherman• June 26, 2025 Elon Musk stated on November 04, 2025 in an X post: “The New York City ballot form is a scam” because “mayoral candidates appear twice.” By Louis Jacobson• November 4, 2025 Nancy Mace stated on November 06, 2025 in a fundraising email: New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani “is bringing Sharia law to America.” By Louis Jacobson• November 7, 2025 Katie Britt stated on March 19, 2026 in a press conference: “You can't shovel snow in New York City without an ID.” By Amy Sherman• March 20, 2026 X posts stated on January 31, 2026 in an X post: Images show New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as a child with his mother, Mira Nair, and Jeffrey Epstein. By Maria Briceño• February 2, 2026 X posts stated on November 02, 2025 in an X post: New York state has "no ID requirement" to vote, and people could lie about their address and "vote in multiple precincts." By Maria Briceño• November 4, 2025 Paul Vallas stated on November 14, 2018 in a press release: Says Susana Mendoza’s assertion that she fought efforts to hike vehicle sticker prices when she was Chicago’s city clerk "is absurd … Mendoza pushed a draconian sticker penalty program." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• November 18, 2018 Paul Vallas stated on December 31, 2018 in a radio interview: "I took over the school district when it had a $1 billion structural deficit and left them with $1 billion in cash and 70,000 more students than they have today." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• January 6, 2019 John Kasich stated on March 29, 2016 in an interview: Ten times, no Republican candidate for president had enough delegates to claim the nomination before the party’s convention, and seven of those times "somebody who was not the leader of delegates was selected as the nominee of the party." By Tom Kertscher• April 15, 2016 Levar Stoney stated on May 17, 2016 in a radio interview.: Virginia’s banning of felons from voting is a "Jim Crow-era law." By Warren Fiske• June 6, 2016 Rahm Emanuel stated on July 31, 2017 in a press conference: "Every one of the financial bad management practices that I inherited, every one of them, have either been eliminated or cut significantly." By Matt Dietrich• August 14, 2017 Toni Preckwinkle stated on January 09, 2019 in a TV ad: Says she "made sure Laquan McDonald’s autopsy went public" and "called for the dash cam footage to be released." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• January 15, 2019 Donald Trump stated on August 07, 2019 in a tweet: Says U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown and Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley were "totally misrepresenting what took place inside of the hospital. Their news conference after I left for El Paso was a fraud. It bore no resemblance to what took place with those incredible people that I was so lucky to meet and spend time with." By Jon Greenberg• August 9, 2019 Frank Caprio stated on October 06, 2010 in a gubernatorial debate: Says Lincoln Chafee "settled a union strike by giving the teachers a 19-percent-raise." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• October 14, 2010 Gavin Newsom stated on April 23, 2018 in in a campaign ad: Gavin Newsom was "the first to take on the National Rifle Association and win." By Chris Nichols• April 27, 2018 Bob Donovan stated on July 29, 2014 in a speech: "There has never been an alderman who has defeated an incumbent mayor in the history of this great city." By Dave Umhoefer• August 6, 2014 Bloggers stated on February 08, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Says Bernie Sanders “collaborated with Marxist regimes in the Soviet Union, Nicaragua and Cuba.” By Jon Greenberg• February 27, 2020 Corey Lewandowski stated on February 11, 2018 in a rally in Sarasota: "Fifty seats have already changed hands from the Republicans to the Democrats since Donald Trump was elected." By Allison Graves• February 15, 2018 Lou Barletta stated on June 07, 2018 in an interview: "The city that I was mayor of was 50 percent Latino, and I won with 90 percent of the vote..." By Colin Deppen• June 12, 2018 Elizabeth Warren stated on January 14, 2020 in a debate: "Look at the men on this stage. Collectively, they have lost 10 elections. The only people on this stage who have won every single election that they’ve been in are the women, Amy and me." By Louis Jacobson• January 15, 2020
In Context: Zohran Mamdani’s use of phrase ‘seizing the means of production.’ What’s it mean? By Amy Sherman• July 3, 2025 Can the US government strip Zohran Mamdani of his citizenship? By Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• November 7, 2025 Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ interview: Fact-checking his statements on nuclear weapons, Mamdani, ICE By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• November 3, 2025 Can the U.S. government revoke your citizenship? What to know about denaturalization By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 14, 2025 One year in, the Carlos-O-Meter rates Mayor Gimenez’s promises By Amy Sherman• June 29, 2012 Hillary's travels as First Lady By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 1, 2008 The record-setting 2020 Democratic primary field: What you need to know By Louis Jacobson• May 2, 2019 Who is Cory Booker? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Amy Sherman• June 20, 2019 Rauner corrupts the word ‘corrupt’ By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• August 19, 2018 New on PolitiFact Florida: the Carlos-O-Meter By Amy Sherman• July 29, 2011 Vallas, Emanuel point fingers over Chicago teacher pension freefall By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• May 14, 2018 False ratings for both Obama, Boehner By Louis Jacobson• May 11, 2011 Unpacking the edits in ‘60 Minutes’ report on Ron DeSantis, Florida vaccines By Daniel Funke• April 7, 2021 What have Milwaukee's mayor and county executive promised you? By Tom Kertscher• May 3, 2016 Fact-checking Pete Buttigieg’s Fox News town hall in Des Moines, Iowa By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• January 27, 2020 Fact-checking TV ads in California governor’s race By Chris Nichols• April 25, 2018 Sorry Illinois politicians, PolitiFact is back By Bob Secter• August 1, 2017 Giuliani's "culture of life," defined By Tom Tobin• October 1, 2007 Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez sticks to key promises in second budget By Amy Sherman• July 23, 2012 Fitz-O-Meter to track county executive's pledges By Laura Johnston• January 23, 2011
