7 People 21318 Fact-checks 6613 Articles People (7) Media Matters PJ Media Media Trackers Social Media Baby Got PAC Viral media reports Various media reports 2 Fact-checks (21318) Tammy Baldwin stated on September 22, 2012 in a campaign email: Says 7,000 millionaires "gamed the system to pay no income taxes." By Tom Kertscher• September 30, 2012 Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on September 20, 2024 in Campaign ad: Says Wisconsin GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde "brags about being in the 1%." By Ricardo Torres• October 10, 2024 Threads posts stated on September 12, 2024 in a post on Threads: An image shows Taylor Swift responding to Elon Musk's X post about giving her a child by saying she's happy to take his daughter Vivian and ‘give her all the love and respect she deserves.’ By Andy Nguyen• September 18, 2024 Facebook posts stated on March 09, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Oprah Winfrey for years “pimped young Hollywood girls to Harvey Weinstein to be raped.” By Samantha Putterman• March 11, 2021 Viral image stated on April 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: Police say there is a suspected serial killer in Baton Rouge. By Ciara O'Rourke• April 16, 2021 Viral image stated on December 11, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says Adam Schiff’s family Christmas card has a photo of the whistleblower, who is dating Schiff’s daughter. By Ciara O'Rourke• December 12, 2019 Donald Trump Jr. stated on November 07, 2019 in an interview on ABC's "The View": "It’s only a federal crime for the" inspector general to out a whistleblower. By Louis Jacobson• November 11, 2019 Mary Burke stated on October 08, 2014 in a TV ad: Under Scott Walker's "tax plan, the average Wisconsin taxpayer got just $11 a month. But corporations got $610 million in tax cuts. Millionaires got at least $1,400 per year." By Tom Kertscher• October 16, 2014 Rebecca Bradley stated on March 21, 2016 in a radio interview: Says her representation of an ex-boyfriend "who was then my friend" in a family law case is "something that lawyers do on a regular basis." By Tom Kertscher• March 25, 2016 Facebook posts stated on June 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Former slave Nancy Green, the first Aunt Jemima model, died “as one of America’s first black millionaires.” By Tom Kertscher• June 22, 2020 Jackie Speier stated on February 10, 2018 in a tweet: "3 American women are murdered every day by their husband or boyfriend." By Chris Nichols• February 19, 2018 Larry Elder stated on June 28, 2013 in an online op-ed: Paula Deen supported and campaigned for Barack Obama. By Janel Davis• July 12, 2013 Benny Johnson stated on September 11, 2023 in a Facebook video: “Donald Trump spent 9/11 marching into a war zone of fire and ashes with an army of his own men to save Americans.” By Sara Swann• September 18, 2023 Sherrod Brown stated on July 28, 2016 in a speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention: Says Donald Trump "proposes tax cuts, too -- $3 trillion for millionaires like himself and $2 trillion for corporations like his." By Nadia Pflaum• August 1, 2016 Linda Chavez-Thompson stated on January 04, 2010 in a speech: "Most Texans aren't millionaires." By W. Gardner Selby• January 20, 2010 Beatrice Lanzi stated on February 24, 2012 in "an appearance on A Lively Experiment.": "One out of four of our young people say they are victims of this (dating) violence." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• March 4, 2012 Threads posts stated on February 09, 2025 in Feb. 9, 2025, in a Threads post: President Donald Trump posted that “the Chiefs’ Super Bowl performance was a disaster” and “too focused on DEI nonsense.” By Claire Cranford• February 11, 2025 David Englin stated on January 20, 2012 in a news release.: "A cashier earning $20,000 per year pays the same (Virginia) income tax rate as a hedge fund manager earning $20 million per year." By Sean Gorman• February 1, 2012 Adam Putnam stated on October 30, 2011 in an interview on the CBS News show "Sunday Morning": Says the giant African land snail "carries human meningitis." By Becky Bowers• November 3, 2011 Gloria Steinem stated on October 01, 2014 in an AP interview: More women were killed by their husbands or boyfriends since Sept. 11 than "all the Americans who were killed by 9/11 or in Afghanistan and Iraq." By Katie Sanders• October 7, 2014 Articles (6613) Fact-checking claims about Breonna Taylor’s death By Noah Y. Kim, Miriam Valverde• September 25, 2020 Snooki vs. Obama By Robert Farley• June 21, 2010 Readers chew over ruling on Clinton's vegan diet By Louis Jacobson• September 5, 2011 Readers chew over ruling on Clinton's vegan diet By Louis Jacobson• September 5, 2011 Elizabeth Warren: Does her wealth tax pay for her child care and higher education plans? By Jon Greenberg• April 25, 2019 Comparing the Breonna Taylor and Justine Damond cases By Ciara O'Rourke• September 24, 2020 Invasive species claim sails onto our favorites list By Robert Higgs• December 22, 2011 Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement is real, but the couple is often targeted by false claims By Loreben Tuquero• August 27, 2025 What is the ‘boyfriend loophole,’ and how does the new gun law close it? By Jon Greenberg• June 30, 2022 Does a secretary pay higher taxes than a millionaire? By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 21, 2011 Fact-checking candidate Barack Obama By Louis Jacobson• May 8, 2012 Ron Johnson vs. Russ Feingold, The Rematch By Dave Umhoefer• May 15, 2015 The High Five: New and old Scott Walker items among the most popular By Tom Kertscher• February 2, 2015 Fact-checking the Wisconsin Supreme Court race By Tom Kertscher• April 4, 2016 Does PolitiFact seek 'the comfort of the middle ground'? By Bill Adair• July 12, 2010 Rumors surrounding John McAfee’s death linked to QAnon conspiracy By Madison Czopek• June 25, 2021 Mailbag: The best of our 2010 reader comments By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 30, 2010 Baltimore bridge collapse: A cyberattack, a movie and other false claims about the ship accident By Jeff Cercone• March 27, 2024 PolitiFact's guide to Thanksgiving dinner By Bill Adair• November 23, 2011 'Transgender monkeys'? Musk highlights misleading posts in push for new Government Efficiency group By Caleb McCullough, Mia Osmonbekov, Amy Sherman• November 18, 2024
Media Matters PJ Media Media Trackers Social Media Baby Got PAC Viral media reports Various media reports 2
Tammy Baldwin stated on September 22, 2012 in a campaign email: Says 7,000 millionaires "gamed the system to pay no income taxes." By Tom Kertscher• September 30, 2012 Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on September 20, 2024 in Campaign ad: Says Wisconsin GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde "brags about being in the 1%." By Ricardo Torres• October 10, 2024 Threads posts stated on September 12, 2024 in a post on Threads: An image shows Taylor Swift responding to Elon Musk's X post about giving her a child by saying she's happy to take his daughter Vivian and ‘give her all the love and respect she deserves.’ By Andy Nguyen• September 18, 2024 Facebook posts stated on March 09, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Oprah Winfrey for years “pimped young Hollywood girls to Harvey Weinstein to be raped.” By Samantha Putterman• March 11, 2021 Viral image stated on April 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: Police say there is a suspected serial killer in Baton Rouge. By Ciara O'Rourke• April 16, 2021 Viral image stated on December 11, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says Adam Schiff’s family Christmas card has a photo of the whistleblower, who is dating Schiff’s daughter. By Ciara O'Rourke• December 12, 2019 Donald Trump Jr. stated on November 07, 2019 in an interview on ABC's "The View": "It’s only a federal crime for the" inspector general to out a whistleblower. By Louis Jacobson• November 11, 2019 Mary Burke stated on October 08, 2014 in a TV ad: Under Scott Walker's "tax plan, the average Wisconsin taxpayer got just $11 a month. But corporations got $610 million in tax cuts. Millionaires got at least $1,400 per year." By Tom Kertscher• October 16, 2014 Rebecca Bradley stated on March 21, 2016 in a radio interview: Says her representation of an ex-boyfriend "who was then my friend" in a family law case is "something that lawyers do on a regular basis." By Tom Kertscher• March 25, 2016 Facebook posts stated on June 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Former slave Nancy Green, the first Aunt Jemima model, died “as one of America’s first black millionaires.” By Tom Kertscher• June 22, 2020 Jackie Speier stated on February 10, 2018 in a tweet: "3 American women are murdered every day by their husband or boyfriend." By Chris Nichols• February 19, 2018 Larry Elder stated on June 28, 2013 in an online op-ed: Paula Deen supported and campaigned for Barack Obama. By Janel Davis• July 12, 2013 Benny Johnson stated on September 11, 2023 in a Facebook video: “Donald Trump spent 9/11 marching into a war zone of fire and ashes with an army of his own men to save Americans.” By Sara Swann• September 18, 2023 Sherrod Brown stated on July 28, 2016 in a speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention: Says Donald Trump "proposes tax cuts, too -- $3 trillion for millionaires like himself and $2 trillion for corporations like his." By Nadia Pflaum• August 1, 2016 Linda Chavez-Thompson stated on January 04, 2010 in a speech: "Most Texans aren't millionaires." By W. Gardner Selby• January 20, 2010 Beatrice Lanzi stated on February 24, 2012 in "an appearance on A Lively Experiment.": "One out of four of our young people say they are victims of this (dating) violence." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• March 4, 2012 Threads posts stated on February 09, 2025 in Feb. 9, 2025, in a Threads post: President Donald Trump posted that “the Chiefs’ Super Bowl performance was a disaster” and “too focused on DEI nonsense.” By Claire Cranford• February 11, 2025 David Englin stated on January 20, 2012 in a news release.: "A cashier earning $20,000 per year pays the same (Virginia) income tax rate as a hedge fund manager earning $20 million per year." By Sean Gorman• February 1, 2012 Adam Putnam stated on October 30, 2011 in an interview on the CBS News show "Sunday Morning": Says the giant African land snail "carries human meningitis." By Becky Bowers• November 3, 2011 Gloria Steinem stated on October 01, 2014 in an AP interview: More women were killed by their husbands or boyfriends since Sept. 11 than "all the Americans who were killed by 9/11 or in Afghanistan and Iraq." By Katie Sanders• October 7, 2014
Fact-checking claims about Breonna Taylor’s death By Noah Y. Kim, Miriam Valverde• September 25, 2020 Snooki vs. Obama By Robert Farley• June 21, 2010 Readers chew over ruling on Clinton's vegan diet By Louis Jacobson• September 5, 2011 Readers chew over ruling on Clinton's vegan diet By Louis Jacobson• September 5, 2011 Elizabeth Warren: Does her wealth tax pay for her child care and higher education plans? By Jon Greenberg• April 25, 2019 Comparing the Breonna Taylor and Justine Damond cases By Ciara O'Rourke• September 24, 2020 Invasive species claim sails onto our favorites list By Robert Higgs• December 22, 2011 Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement is real, but the couple is often targeted by false claims By Loreben Tuquero• August 27, 2025 What is the ‘boyfriend loophole,’ and how does the new gun law close it? By Jon Greenberg• June 30, 2022 Does a secretary pay higher taxes than a millionaire? By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 21, 2011 Fact-checking candidate Barack Obama By Louis Jacobson• May 8, 2012 Ron Johnson vs. Russ Feingold, The Rematch By Dave Umhoefer• May 15, 2015 The High Five: New and old Scott Walker items among the most popular By Tom Kertscher• February 2, 2015 Fact-checking the Wisconsin Supreme Court race By Tom Kertscher• April 4, 2016 Does PolitiFact seek 'the comfort of the middle ground'? By Bill Adair• July 12, 2010 Rumors surrounding John McAfee’s death linked to QAnon conspiracy By Madison Czopek• June 25, 2021 Mailbag: The best of our 2010 reader comments By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 30, 2010 Baltimore bridge collapse: A cyberattack, a movie and other false claims about the ship accident By Jeff Cercone• March 27, 2024 PolitiFact's guide to Thanksgiving dinner By Bill Adair• November 23, 2011 'Transgender monkeys'? Musk highlights misleading posts in push for new Government Efficiency group By Caleb McCullough, Mia Osmonbekov, Amy Sherman• November 18, 2024
