0 People 4863 Fact-checks 1641 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (4863) Lisa Subeck stated on February 16, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: “The United States is an outlier, one of only about half a dozen countries, without any guarantee of paid leave for new parents and/or other health care needs.” By D.L. Davis• April 16, 2024 Chris Larson stated on December 12, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: In the past year, Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois passed "highly popular” policies such as paid family leave, one of several issues that have been stymied in Wisconsin by Republicans. By Sophia Voight• January 30, 2024 Pete Buttigieg stated on August 11, 2024 in an interview on CNN State of the Union: Gov. Tim Walz delivered paid family leave in Minnesota but “Republicans are blocking” a Biden-Harris proposal. By Amy Sherman• August 16, 2024 Bernie Sanders stated on October 14, 2015 in the CNN Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas: "Every other major country" has family paid leave. By Amy Sherman• October 14, 2015 Claire McCaskill stated on August 22, 2017 in a town hall in Monett, Mo.: "We’re the only developed nation in the world that doesn’t have paid maternity leave." By Emily McCarter, Lucille Sherman• September 28, 2017 Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: The United States is "the only advanced country on Earth" that doesn’t guarantee "paid maternity leave to our workers." By Steve Contorno• January 21, 2015 Vicki Shabo stated on December 12, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Cycle": "About 40 percent of workers don’t ... have a single paid sick day." By Katie Sanders• December 17, 2013 Don Beyer stated on August 25, 2014 in a web post.: "The United States is the only industrialized country that does not guarantee paid time off to care for a new child." By Sean Gorman• August 25, 2014 Andrew Cuomo stated on December 17, 2018 in a speech: New York has passed "the best paid family leave" program in the United States of America. By Jill Terreri Ramos• January 7, 2019 Family Forward Oregon stated on May 08, 2013 in a flier: Says paid family leave is "a program that is standard in all but five nations around the world." By Janie Har• May 18, 2013 Kirsten Gillibrand stated on May 16, 2017 in a speech at a conference: A national paid leave program "would potentially put into the economy $21 billion dollars annually." By Dan Clark• June 15, 2017 Occupy Democrats stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Rep. Matt Gaetz and Sen. Ted Cruz took two weeks paid sick leave to self-quarantine. Gaetz “voted in 2013 to make it illegal for any city in Florida to enact paid sick leave,” and Cruz “voted in 2015 in the U.S. Senate against paid sick leave.” By Amy Sherman• March 17, 2020 Jennifer Boysko stated on January 18, 2021 in a committee debate.: “The United States is the only industrialized, modernized country that does not already have a paid family medical leave program in place.” By Warren Fiske• January 28, 2021 Bernie Sanders stated on April 08, 2020 in an op-ed published in The Guardian: “It has been estimated that only 12% of workers in businesses that are likely to stay open during this crisis are receiving paid sick leave benefits as a result of the second coronavirus relief package." By Shefali Luthra• April 13, 2020 Facebook posts stated on January 21, 2025 in a Facebook post: “Whoopi Goldberg, Megan Rapinoe and Taylor Swift decide to leave the United States.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 27, 2025 Barack Obama stated on June 23, 2014 in an op-ed for Huffington Post: "The United States is the only developed country in the world without paid maternity leave." By Steve Contorno• June 24, 2014 Donald Trump Jr. stated on November 01, 2019 in a Tweet: "Tens of thousands" of people leave New York every week. By Jill Terreri Ramos• November 8, 2019 Kirsten Gillibrand stated on July 25, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "We are the only industrialized nation that doesn't guarantee workers paid family leave." By Jon Greenberg• July 26, 2016 Facebook posts stated on July 06, 2019 in a Facebook post: "No one mentions that illegals are free to leave detention centers anytime to go back to Mexico. They aren't our prisoners." By Samantha Putterman• July 17, 2019 Tim Kaine stated on May 20, 2019 in a floor speech.: The ceilings of the Virginia Senate and House chambers are "circled by gold-embossed tobacco leaves." By Warren Fiske• May 30, 2019 Articles (1641) Why does Grok post false, offensive things on X? Here are 4 revealing incidents. By Madison Czopek• July 10, 2025 Americans on their own in Ukraine? Military-led evacuations like in Afghanistan are not the norm By Jeff Cercone• January 31, 2022 Obama on leave, Biden in stocks, Western threats in Syria: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup By Dana Tims• June 30, 2014 PolitiFact seeks talented reporter to join coverage of 2024 presidential election By PolitiFact Staff • July 31, 2023 Could Trump (or any president) be indicted after leaving office? Mueller, legal experts say yes By Bill McCarthy• July 26, 2019 Fact-checking the June 26 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• June 26, 2016 Barbers give Dodd a good cut By Bill Adair, Nell Benton• November 5, 2007 So you want to move to Canada, eh? By Lauren Carroll• April 28, 2016 Does leaving no soldier behind date to the beginning of the republic? PolitiFact Oregon By Dana Tims• June 6, 2014 Dave Thomas anecdote a favorite from 2011 By Robert Higgs• December 30, 2011 Some new broken promises on the Obameter By Bill Adair• October 11, 2011 Some new broken promises on the Obameter By Bill Adair• October 10, 2011 Joe Biden said not everyone who wants to can leave after a war. 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Lisa Subeck stated on February 16, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: “The United States is an outlier, one of only about half a dozen countries, without any guarantee of paid leave for new parents and/or other health care needs.” By D.L. Davis• April 16, 2024 Chris Larson stated on December 12, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: In the past year, Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois passed "highly popular” policies such as paid family leave, one of several issues that have been stymied in Wisconsin by Republicans. By Sophia Voight• January 30, 2024 Pete Buttigieg stated on August 11, 2024 in an interview on CNN State of the Union: Gov. Tim Walz delivered paid family leave in Minnesota but “Republicans are blocking” a Biden-Harris proposal. By Amy Sherman• August 16, 2024 Bernie Sanders stated on October 14, 2015 in the CNN Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas: "Every other major country" has family paid leave. By Amy Sherman• October 14, 2015 Claire McCaskill stated on August 22, 2017 in a town hall in Monett, Mo.: "We’re the only developed nation in the world that doesn’t have paid maternity leave." By Emily McCarter, Lucille Sherman• September 28, 2017 Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: The United States is "the only advanced country on Earth" that doesn’t guarantee "paid maternity leave to our workers." By Steve Contorno• January 21, 2015 Vicki Shabo stated on December 12, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Cycle": "About 40 percent of workers don’t ... have a single paid sick day." By Katie Sanders• December 17, 2013 Don Beyer stated on August 25, 2014 in a web post.: "The United States is the only industrialized country that does not guarantee paid time off to care for a new child." By Sean Gorman• August 25, 2014 Andrew Cuomo stated on December 17, 2018 in a speech: New York has passed "the best paid family leave" program in the United States of America. By Jill Terreri Ramos• January 7, 2019 Family Forward Oregon stated on May 08, 2013 in a flier: Says paid family leave is "a program that is standard in all but five nations around the world." By Janie Har• May 18, 2013 Kirsten Gillibrand stated on May 16, 2017 in a speech at a conference: A national paid leave program "would potentially put into the economy $21 billion dollars annually." By Dan Clark• June 15, 2017 Occupy Democrats stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Rep. Matt Gaetz and Sen. Ted Cruz took two weeks paid sick leave to self-quarantine. Gaetz “voted in 2013 to make it illegal for any city in Florida to enact paid sick leave,” and Cruz “voted in 2015 in the U.S. Senate against paid sick leave.” By Amy Sherman• March 17, 2020 Jennifer Boysko stated on January 18, 2021 in a committee debate.: “The United States is the only industrialized, modernized country that does not already have a paid family medical leave program in place.” By Warren Fiske• January 28, 2021 Bernie Sanders stated on April 08, 2020 in an op-ed published in The Guardian: “It has been estimated that only 12% of workers in businesses that are likely to stay open during this crisis are receiving paid sick leave benefits as a result of the second coronavirus relief package." By Shefali Luthra• April 13, 2020 Facebook posts stated on January 21, 2025 in a Facebook post: “Whoopi Goldberg, Megan Rapinoe and Taylor Swift decide to leave the United States.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 27, 2025 Barack Obama stated on June 23, 2014 in an op-ed for Huffington Post: "The United States is the only developed country in the world without paid maternity leave." By Steve Contorno• June 24, 2014 Donald Trump Jr. stated on November 01, 2019 in a Tweet: "Tens of thousands" of people leave New York every week. By Jill Terreri Ramos• November 8, 2019 Kirsten Gillibrand stated on July 25, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "We are the only industrialized nation that doesn't guarantee workers paid family leave." By Jon Greenberg• July 26, 2016 Facebook posts stated on July 06, 2019 in a Facebook post: "No one mentions that illegals are free to leave detention centers anytime to go back to Mexico. They aren't our prisoners." By Samantha Putterman• July 17, 2019 Tim Kaine stated on May 20, 2019 in a floor speech.: The ceilings of the Virginia Senate and House chambers are "circled by gold-embossed tobacco leaves." By Warren Fiske• May 30, 2019
Why does Grok post false, offensive things on X? Here are 4 revealing incidents. By Madison Czopek• July 10, 2025 Americans on their own in Ukraine? Military-led evacuations like in Afghanistan are not the norm By Jeff Cercone• January 31, 2022 Obama on leave, Biden in stocks, Western threats in Syria: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup By Dana Tims• June 30, 2014 PolitiFact seeks talented reporter to join coverage of 2024 presidential election By PolitiFact Staff • July 31, 2023 Could Trump (or any president) be indicted after leaving office? Mueller, legal experts say yes By Bill McCarthy• July 26, 2019 Fact-checking the June 26 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• June 26, 2016 Barbers give Dodd a good cut By Bill Adair, Nell Benton• November 5, 2007 So you want to move to Canada, eh? By Lauren Carroll• April 28, 2016 Does leaving no soldier behind date to the beginning of the republic? PolitiFact Oregon By Dana Tims• June 6, 2014 Dave Thomas anecdote a favorite from 2011 By Robert Higgs• December 30, 2011 Some new broken promises on the Obameter By Bill Adair• October 11, 2011 Some new broken promises on the Obameter By Bill Adair• October 10, 2011 Joe Biden said not everyone who wants to can leave after a war. Military experts checked his history By Louis Jacobson• September 2, 2021 Fact checking Bernie Sanders' Madison speech By Tom Kertscher• March 28, 2016 Jeb Bush selectively recounts details of Iraq and ISIS By Joshua Gillin• August 14, 2015 Taking a closer look at Donald Trump's promises in new ad By Allison Graves• October 14, 2016 Donald Trump says Jews are leaving the Democratic Party, but there’s no proof By Amy Sherman• March 14, 2019 Pants on Fire! By • February 21, 2011 Gun advocacy in your email By Becky Bowers• April 16, 2013 Looking back on our Sean Duffy fact checks By Eric Litke• August 26, 2019
