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Joe Biden stated on May 3, 2021 in remarks on the American Families Plan:

For vaccine rates among Americans 65 and older, “there’s virtually no difference between white, Black, Hispanic, Asian American.”

By Victoria Knight • May 11, 2021

Harry Reid stated on June 22, 2011 in an online chat with the "Washington Post":

"Hispanic unemployment has been ticking down from an all-time high of 13.9 percent because of the policies we’ve implemented."

By Louis Jacobson • June 27, 2011

Laura Loomer stated on July 31, 2024 in an X post:

“Nowhere on her birth certificate does it say that she is BLACK OR AFRICAN. … Kamala Harris is NOT black and never has been.”

By Jeff Cercone • August 6, 2024

Donald Trump stated on January 15, 2022 in a speech:

“In New York state, if you’re white, you have to go to the back of the line to get medical help.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 27, 2022

Facebook posts stated on November 27, 2021 in Facebook post:

Omicron 'hysteria' was timed so that it would coincide with and distract from the Ghislaine Maxwell trial.

By Jeff Cercone • November 30, 2021

Dan Patrick stated on August 19, 2021 in an interview:

"Democrats like to blame Republicans on (low vaccination rates). Well, the biggest group in most states are African Americans who have not been vaccinated. The last time I checked, over 90% of them vote for Democrats."

By Brandon Mulder • August 26, 2021

Gary Sides stated on August 3, 2021 in a school board meeting:

The United States' southern border is "basically open" and is "a super spreader event.”

By Paul Specht • August 13, 2021

Facebook posts stated on September 17, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“Kohl's confirmed that they will be selling BLM merchandise” but are not selling “back the blue” at this time.

By Samantha Putterman • November 3, 2020

Rick Scott stated on June 28, 2020 in an interview:

Says “Joe Biden supported the Castro regime and meeting with Maduro.”

By Amy Sherman • July 1, 2020

Priorities USA Action stated on May 19, 2020 in in a TV and digital ad:

Says President Donald Trump is trying to make $451 billion in Medicare cuts "in the middle of a deadly pandemic."

By Victoria Knight • May 29, 2020

Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says CEOs got advance notice of COVID, then resigned to dump stock.

By Tom Kertscher • April 13, 2020

Donald Trump stated on March 26, 2020 in a Hannity show interview:

Speaking of his restriction on travel from China, “I had (Joe) Biden calling me xenophobic. … He called me a racist, because of the fact that he felt it was a racist thing to stop people from China coming in.”

By Miriam Valverde • March 27, 2020

Tulsi Gabbard stated on March 10, 2019 in a town hall:

"We pay far more for health care than any other country in the world, yet we have far worse outcomes than any other country in the world."

By Tom Kertscher • March 18, 2019

Hillary Clinton stated on June 27, 2016 in remarks in Cincinnati, Ohio:

After Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, "within 24 hours, Americans lost $100 billion from our 401(k)s."

By Lauren Carroll • June 28, 2016

Todd Wilcox stated on May 20, 2016 in a newspaper interview:

"I can tell you that the enhanced interrogation techniques that have since been banned by this administration — specifically waterboarding — work."

By Joshua Gillin • May 24, 2016

John Sharp stated on June 18, 2012 in a speech in Austin:

Says scientists predict "sometime in the future, an event that will kill … somewhere between 80 and 90 million people."

By Sue Owen • September 25, 2012

Rachel Maddow stated on September 19, 2011 in on "The Rachel Maddow Show":

"Poverty among Americans 65 and over is statistically unchanged" in recent years because of Social Security.

By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 19, 2011

Bill McCollum stated on June 15, 2010 in a press release:

Rick Scott "has heavily invested in a company that is geared to helping illegal aliens transfer money to family and friends out of the country."

By Amy Sherman • June 21, 2010

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By Louis Jacobson • June 24, 2026

In Context: As Trump criticizes, a look back at Fauci’s early coronavirus statements

By Jon Greenberg • July 14, 2020

RFK Jr speaks about maternal healthcare during Oval Office media event.

Why is RFK Jr. so worried about sperm count?

By Jennifer Gerson, Mariel Padilla • May 14, 2026

man holding CBP One app screen appts not valid jan 2025

What Trump’s first week immigration orders mean in the short and long term

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 24, 2025

Kamala Harris speaking to NABJ in Philadelphia, 9-17-2024

Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ interview with the National Association of Black Journalists

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Samantha Putterman • September 17, 2024

Secret Service agents surround the vehicle carrying Donald Trump after assassination attempt 07-13-2024

Trump rally shooting put scrutiny on Secret Service women, diversity efforts. Here are the facts.

By Grace Abels, Madison Czopek • July 22, 2024

Woman walks across street in Haiti amid unrest, 2-29-2024

Cannibalism in Haiti? Fact-checking the unfounded claims

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Samantha Putterman • March 18, 2024

Aldi supermarket in in Bensalem, Pa., 3-14-2022

Critics say an Aldi job ad excluded white people. We took a closer look.

By Jeff Cercone • March 1, 2024

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign of conspiracy theories: PolitiFact’s 2023 Lie of the Year

By Katie Sanders, Madison Czopek • December 21, 2023

Silicon Valley bank crowd in Santa Clara, Calif., 3-13-2023

Was Silicon Valley Bank demise caused by Trump easing regulation, ‘woke’ efforts, or something else?

By Louis Jacobson, Matthew Crowley, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Yacob Reyes • March 13, 2023

The debt limit fight: Why does it matter? How could it be resolved?

By Louis Jacobson • January 19, 2023

Lie of the Year 2022: Putin’s lies to wage war and conceal horror in Ukraine

By Louis Jacobson, Rebecca Catalanello • December 13, 2022

Hy-Vee supermarket Nebraska empty shelves for Fox News, Newsmax story

Newsmax, Fox News air outdated, out-of-context photos of empty shelves in segments bashing Biden

By Bill McCarthy • October 22, 2021

How big is the threat of inflation in the post-pandemic era?

By Louis Jacobson, Tom Kertscher • May 13, 2021

Evaluating President Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office

By Louis Jacobson • April 26, 2021

The data gaps in the fight against COVID-19: Experts point out what we still don’t know

By Daniel Funke, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson • February 3, 2021

Donald Trump’s claims about Dr. Anthony Fauci, fact-checked

By Miriam Valverde • October 21, 2020

How Facebook, TikTok are addressing misinformation before Election Day

By Daniel Funke • October 19, 2020

Harris, Pence at different angles at debate

Fact-checking the 2020 vice presidential debate, Kamala Harris vs. Mike Pence

By PolitiFact Staff • October 8, 2020

Trump in Oval on coronavirus, from outside

10 of Donald Trump’s big falsehoods about COVID-19

By Jon Greenberg • September 27, 2020