3 People 4280 Fact-checks 2147 Articles People (3) Josh Fox NY FOX News Fox News Channel Fact-checks (4280) Bill O'Reilly stated on April 13, 2010 in a segment on the Fox News show The O'Reilly Factor: "We researched to find out if anybody on Fox News had ever said you're going to jail if you don't buy health insurance. Nobody's ever said it." By Louis Jacobson• April 27, 2010 Brian Kilmeade stated on January 21, 2014 in a broadcast of "Fox and Friends": Says Colorado food stamp recipients can use ATMs to get cash to buy marijuana. By Jon Greenberg• January 24, 2014 Greg Morris stated on March 13, 2014 in an article: You can buy lobster with food stamps. By Eric Stirgus• March 21, 2014 YouTube videos stated on January 25, 2020 in a YouTube post: Says a video shows a fox allowing itself “to feed koala babies in Australia.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 7, 2020 John Oxendine stated on July 11, 2010 in a televised debate on Fox 5: "To say a family has to buy a product from a private company is clearly beyond the delegated powers of the U.S. Constitution." By Willoughby Mariano• July 13, 2010 Newt Gingrich stated on January 10, 2012 in a video ad: "Romney signed government-mandated health care with taxpayer-funded abortions." By Molly Moorhead• January 20, 2012 Facebook posts stated on June 19, 2023 in a video: Video shows Tucker Carlson advertising Affordable Care Act subsidies. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 22, 2023 Paul Ryan stated on June 27, 2017 in an interview with Fox News: Says the CBO said "it's not that people are getting pushed off a plan; it's that people will choose not to buy something they don't like or want." By Jon Greenberg• June 28, 2017 Bloggers stated on May 13, 2017 in a web post: Say Lance Armstrong is dead. By W. Gardner Selby• May 15, 2017 Jeffrey Brown stated on February 21, 2017 in a Philly.com article: ShopRite will lose about 300 employees "voluntarily and through layoffs" due to the beverage tax. By Jordan Gunselman• March 13, 2017 Mitt Romney stated on January 05, 2014 in comments on Fox's "Fox News Sunday": The federal health care law tells "the American people precisely what type of coverage they have to have." By Steve Contorno• January 5, 2014 Don Zimmerman stated on May 31, 2011 in a press release.: "Every time you buy an airline ticket, the federal government runs a background check on you." By W. Gardner Selby• June 5, 2011 Facebook posts stated on July 12, 2023 in a Facebook post: Fox News reported on “an energy-saving device that can save 90% of electricity” from Elon Musk. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 11, 2023 Threads posts stated on November 01, 2024 in a Threads post: “Melania Trump quietly endorses Kamala Harris for president.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 6, 2024 Larry Pratt stated on December 15, 2013 in in comments on Fox's "Fox News Sunday": A gun "background check is futile. Something like 42 (people during the) last year … were prosecuted for trying to buy a gun with a criminal record out of 11 million." By Steve Contorno• December 15, 2013 Stephen Hayes stated on December 28, 2014 in a panel discussion on "Fox News Sunday": "We've caught Iran cheating on the interim (nuclear) deal." By Jon Greenberg• December 31, 2014 Newslo.com stated on June 28, 2017 in an Internet post: Says Paul Ryan said that 22 million Americans "choose to be poor, so it’s their own problem if they can’t afford to be healthy." By Joshua Gillin• July 11, 2017 Ron DeSantis stated on January 21, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: The tax penalty that the government imposes if you don't buy health insurance "is lower than it would have cost to buy insurance." By Molly Moorhead• January 24, 2013 James Langevin stated on August 12, 2013 in an interview on WPRO-AM: Under Obamacare, members of Congress are required to purchase their health insurance from the new exchanges. By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 18, 2013 Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Joe Biden “tried to cut Social Security and Medicare for decades. … Now Biden’s promising your benefits to illegal immigrants.” By Miriam Valverde• September 24, 2020 Articles (2147) No, Fox News didn't include the wrong picture in its Stuart Scott tribute By Jon Greenberg• January 7, 2015 Fact-checking claims about the individual mandate By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 28, 2012 Our favorite pundit fact-checks of 2010 By Robert Farley• December 29, 2010 Ask PolitiFact: What does the data show on deadly shootings by 18-to-20-year-olds? By Samantha Putterman• February 6, 2024 The $130,000 Stormy Daniels payoff: Was it a campaign expenditure? By Jon Greenberg• May 3, 2018 Where the clicks were: our most-read 2010 fact-checks By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 28, 2010 NRA lawsuit says new Florida gun law hurts women By Allison Graves• March 13, 2018 Can car shoppers avoid tariff sticker shock by buying American brands? It’s not that simple By Amy Sherman• April 10, 2025 ‘If you like your health insurance, you can keep it’ By Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 30, 2013 Hannity junkyard scheme is a clunker By Robert Farley• June 22, 2009 Why we fact-checked Jon Stewart and The Daily Show, and 11 reasons we’re sad to see him go By Aaron Sharockman• August 6, 2015 Fact-checking Michele Bachmann on the IRS and the health care law By Louis Jacobson• May 20, 2013 A summary of the Manchin-Toomey gun proposal By Molly Moorhead• April 30, 2013 Testing Obamacare on the Truth-O-Meter By Angie Drobnic Holan, Tom Kertscher• September 30, 2013 Jonathan Gruber mentions on TV: Fox News 779, MSNBC 79 By Aaron Sharockman• November 18, 2014 The RAND health insurance report: A guide By Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• April 11, 2014 ‘If you like your health insurance, you can keep it’ By Steve Contorno, Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 30, 2013 Truth be told, some newsmakers got it right By Jim Tharpe• December 25, 2014 Newsmax, Fox News air outdated, out-of-context photos of empty shelves in segments bashing Biden By Bill McCarthy• October 22, 2021 Fact-checking the early Fox News presidential debate By Aaron Sharockman• August 5, 2015
Bill O'Reilly stated on April 13, 2010 in a segment on the Fox News show The O'Reilly Factor: "We researched to find out if anybody on Fox News had ever said you're going to jail if you don't buy health insurance. Nobody's ever said it." By Louis Jacobson• April 27, 2010 Brian Kilmeade stated on January 21, 2014 in a broadcast of "Fox and Friends": Says Colorado food stamp recipients can use ATMs to get cash to buy marijuana. By Jon Greenberg• January 24, 2014 Greg Morris stated on March 13, 2014 in an article: You can buy lobster with food stamps. By Eric Stirgus• March 21, 2014 YouTube videos stated on January 25, 2020 in a YouTube post: Says a video shows a fox allowing itself “to feed koala babies in Australia.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 7, 2020 John Oxendine stated on July 11, 2010 in a televised debate on Fox 5: "To say a family has to buy a product from a private company is clearly beyond the delegated powers of the U.S. Constitution." By Willoughby Mariano• July 13, 2010 Newt Gingrich stated on January 10, 2012 in a video ad: "Romney signed government-mandated health care with taxpayer-funded abortions." By Molly Moorhead• January 20, 2012 Facebook posts stated on June 19, 2023 in a video: Video shows Tucker Carlson advertising Affordable Care Act subsidies. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 22, 2023 Paul Ryan stated on June 27, 2017 in an interview with Fox News: Says the CBO said "it's not that people are getting pushed off a plan; it's that people will choose not to buy something they don't like or want." By Jon Greenberg• June 28, 2017 Bloggers stated on May 13, 2017 in a web post: Say Lance Armstrong is dead. By W. Gardner Selby• May 15, 2017 Jeffrey Brown stated on February 21, 2017 in a Philly.com article: ShopRite will lose about 300 employees "voluntarily and through layoffs" due to the beverage tax. By Jordan Gunselman• March 13, 2017 Mitt Romney stated on January 05, 2014 in comments on Fox's "Fox News Sunday": The federal health care law tells "the American people precisely what type of coverage they have to have." By Steve Contorno• January 5, 2014 Don Zimmerman stated on May 31, 2011 in a press release.: "Every time you buy an airline ticket, the federal government runs a background check on you." By W. Gardner Selby• June 5, 2011 Facebook posts stated on July 12, 2023 in a Facebook post: Fox News reported on “an energy-saving device that can save 90% of electricity” from Elon Musk. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 11, 2023 Threads posts stated on November 01, 2024 in a Threads post: “Melania Trump quietly endorses Kamala Harris for president.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 6, 2024 Larry Pratt stated on December 15, 2013 in in comments on Fox's "Fox News Sunday": A gun "background check is futile. Something like 42 (people during the) last year … were prosecuted for trying to buy a gun with a criminal record out of 11 million." By Steve Contorno• December 15, 2013 Stephen Hayes stated on December 28, 2014 in a panel discussion on "Fox News Sunday": "We've caught Iran cheating on the interim (nuclear) deal." By Jon Greenberg• December 31, 2014 Newslo.com stated on June 28, 2017 in an Internet post: Says Paul Ryan said that 22 million Americans "choose to be poor, so it’s their own problem if they can’t afford to be healthy." By Joshua Gillin• July 11, 2017 Ron DeSantis stated on January 21, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: The tax penalty that the government imposes if you don't buy health insurance "is lower than it would have cost to buy insurance." By Molly Moorhead• January 24, 2013 James Langevin stated on August 12, 2013 in an interview on WPRO-AM: Under Obamacare, members of Congress are required to purchase their health insurance from the new exchanges. By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 18, 2013 Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Joe Biden “tried to cut Social Security and Medicare for decades. … Now Biden’s promising your benefits to illegal immigrants.” By Miriam Valverde• September 24, 2020
No, Fox News didn't include the wrong picture in its Stuart Scott tribute By Jon Greenberg• January 7, 2015 Fact-checking claims about the individual mandate By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 28, 2012 Our favorite pundit fact-checks of 2010 By Robert Farley• December 29, 2010 Ask PolitiFact: What does the data show on deadly shootings by 18-to-20-year-olds? By Samantha Putterman• February 6, 2024 The $130,000 Stormy Daniels payoff: Was it a campaign expenditure? By Jon Greenberg• May 3, 2018 Where the clicks were: our most-read 2010 fact-checks By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 28, 2010 NRA lawsuit says new Florida gun law hurts women By Allison Graves• March 13, 2018 Can car shoppers avoid tariff sticker shock by buying American brands? It’s not that simple By Amy Sherman• April 10, 2025 ‘If you like your health insurance, you can keep it’ By Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 30, 2013 Hannity junkyard scheme is a clunker By Robert Farley• June 22, 2009 Why we fact-checked Jon Stewart and The Daily Show, and 11 reasons we’re sad to see him go By Aaron Sharockman• August 6, 2015 Fact-checking Michele Bachmann on the IRS and the health care law By Louis Jacobson• May 20, 2013 A summary of the Manchin-Toomey gun proposal By Molly Moorhead• April 30, 2013 Testing Obamacare on the Truth-O-Meter By Angie Drobnic Holan, Tom Kertscher• September 30, 2013 Jonathan Gruber mentions on TV: Fox News 779, MSNBC 79 By Aaron Sharockman• November 18, 2014 The RAND health insurance report: A guide By Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• April 11, 2014 ‘If you like your health insurance, you can keep it’ By Steve Contorno, Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 30, 2013 Truth be told, some newsmakers got it right By Jim Tharpe• December 25, 2014 Newsmax, Fox News air outdated, out-of-context photos of empty shelves in segments bashing Biden By Bill McCarthy• October 22, 2021 Fact-checking the early Fox News presidential debate By Aaron Sharockman• August 5, 2015
