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Fact-checks (25714)

X posts stated on June 14, 2025 in an X post:
Video shows the New York Mets “showed a Pride flag instead of the American flag” during the national anthem.
By Gabrielle Lazor• June 17, 2025
Deadspin stated on August 13, 2013 in a website:
The highest paid employee of the State of Rhode Island is a basketball coach.
By Gregory Smith• September 29, 2013
Tucker Carlson stated on February 16, 2021 in a TV segment:
“Unbeknownst to most people, the Green New Deal came to Texas; the power grid in the state became totally reliant on windmills.”
By Noah Y. Kim• February 17, 2021
Bloggers stated on March 13, 2023 in a blog post:
“‘The View’ settles with the Rittenhouses for $22 million and a formal apology.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• March 13, 2023
Jeremy Schaap stated on May 28, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC:
"Qataris don't really work."
By Jon Greenberg• June 2, 2014
John Oliver stated on July 19, 2015 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight":
"With the exception of baby formula, the federal government does not require any food to carry an expiration date, and state laws vary widely."
By Will Cabaniss• July 27, 2015
Frank Niceley stated on February 01, 2012 in a House Conservation and Environment Committee meeting:
Says the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency brought coyotes into the state "to try to keep the deer population down."
By Tom Humphrey, Zack McMillin• February 23, 2012
Caleb Rowden stated on September 04, 2020 in a post on Medium:
“Over three months after receiving CARES Act relief funds from the state, the county has still not made those dollars available to help struggling Mid-Missourians.”
By Paul Schloesser• September 18, 2020
David Plouffe stated on February 17, 2013 in an interview:
"The group that supported the president’s health care bill the most? Latinos."
By Amy Sherman• February 20, 2013
Charles Blow stated on May 05, 2025 in a CNN NewsNight episode:
“China makes 80% of all toys” and “90% of all Christmas goods” sold in the U.S.
By Loreben Tuquero• May 9, 2025
Jeb Bush stated on December 06, 2015 in an interview on 'This Week' :
"Up until recently, 75 percent of all the sorties that left the base came back without dropping their ordnances, because there was such a concern about making sure that there were no civilian casualties."
By Joshua Gillin• December 10, 2015
Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“So Oscar Health, the company tapped by Trump to profit from covid tests, is a Kushner company. Imagine that, profits over national safety.”
By Bill McCarthy• March 23, 2020
Chris Carr stated on May 22, 2022 in a tweet:
Stacey Abrams "supported the MLB boycott."
By Louis Jacobson• May 24, 2022
George Will stated on June 06, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's This Week:
The final pitch of Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series "was a foot and half probably high and outside."
By Louis Jacobson• June 12, 2010
Colin Schmitt stated on January 14, 2021 in a news conference:
“We have scientific data, from all different levels, but particularly from the high school sports levels, from numerous different states that shows that it is safe to play what New York is considering high-risk sports.”
By Jill Terreri Ramos• January 26, 2021
ESPN stated on September 27, 2015 in in an article:
Alabama’s Crimson Tide will be the underdog in Saturday’s game against the Georgia Bulldogs, the first time in 72 consecutive games that Alabama has not been favored by oddsmakers to win.
By Nancy Badertscher• October 1, 2015
Paul Ryan stated on December 19, 2013 in an interview:
Members of the military don’t "contribute toward their pension."
By Tom Kertscher• January 12, 2014
Bob Donovan stated on September 29, 2010 in a news release:
In 2011, Milwaukee Public Schools "will provide 77 cents in employee benefits for every dollar it spends on wages."
By Tom Kertscher• November 10, 2010
Bobby Scott stated on July 14, 2011 in a letter.:
(Rep. Bob Goodlatte's) balanced budget amendment does not require a balanced budget.
By Sean Gorman• August 1, 2011
Samuel Wurzelbacher stated on May 03, 2012 in a news release:
Says Marcy Kaptur has attacked his military service and training in the Air Force, showing disrespect for veterans.
By Sabrina Eaton• May 15, 2012

Articles (8183)

Fact-checking the Gov. Rick Scott, Florida House feud over Enterprise Florida

By Amy Sherman• February 27, 2017

Sorting out the truth about guns in Mexico

By David Adams, Robert Farley• April 16, 2009

Fact-checking Florida's gubernatorial debate

By John Bartosek• October 11, 2010

Are there 28 new, restrictive voting laws? Not exactly

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• July 21, 2021

The Stump Speech Analyzer: Elizabeth Warren

By Jon Greenberg• January 23, 2020

In Context: 'The private sector is doing fine'

By Louis Jacobson• June 8, 2012

Fact-checking Donald Trump in Singapore about North Korea

By Louis Jacobson, Manuela Tobias• June 12, 2018

McCain's slippery statement on oil

By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 25, 2008

From Pyongyang to Singapore, a quick history of Dennis Rodman and North Korea

By Bill McCarthy• June 12, 2018

Checking claims in Iowa Gov. Reynolds’ sixth Condition of the State address

By Emily Delgado, Liam Halawith, Sabine Martin, Lauren White• January 12, 2023

So the Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un handshake happened. Now what?

By Jon Greenberg, John Kruzel• June 12, 2018

The Ocean State's Top Ten

By Tim Murphy• December 30, 2010

Mailbag: Lie of the Year 2011 Edition

By Louis Jacobson• December 23, 2011

Mailbag: Lie of the Year 2011 Edition

By Louis Jacobson• December 23, 2011

What’s in Georgia’s new voting law that lost it the All-Star Game

By Amy Sherman• April 7, 2021

What’s missing from claims comparing unmasked Super Bowl fans with children in schools

By Madison Czopek• February 17, 2022

PolitiFact readers tell us what they think

By Jim Tharpe• December 21, 2010

What to do with the child tax credit coming monthly starting in July

By Jon Greenberg• June 23, 2021

Romney: turning over the turnaround label

By David Baumann• September 27, 2007

Fact-checking the Feb. 9 news shows

By Aaron Sharockman• February 9, 2014