1 People 180 Fact-checks 42 Articles People (1) Arianna Huffington Fact-checks (180) Arianna Huffington stated on July 26, 2009 in This Week with George Stephanopoulos: Only 15 percent of drug users are African-American, yet 74 percent of all drug offenders sentenced to prison are black By Louis Jacobson• July 28, 2009 Arianna Huffington stated on September 09, 2014 in a tweet: A poll found that "20% of young adults use (smartphones) during sex." By Jon Greenberg• September 10, 2014 Arianna Huffington stated on July 24, 2011 in a roundtable segment on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Most countries have no debt ceiling." By Louis Jacobson• July 25, 2011 Arianna Huffington stated on May 01, 2011 in a roundtable segment on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": Says although the unemployment rate seems to be improving, it does not reflect real job creation -- it’s caused by a "shrinking of the actual labor force." By Louis Jacobson• May 4, 2011 Arianna Huffington stated on June 06, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": Halliburton defrauded American taxpayers of "hundreds of millions of dollars in Iraq." By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 9, 2010 Sid Miller stated on August 23, 2017 in an interview on Spectrum Cable's "Capital Tonight": Says a poll showed 70 percent to 75 percent of people want to see Confederate statues "remain up and not taken down." By W. Gardner Selby• September 6, 2017 USA Snich stated on December 11, 2016 in a web post: "Putin Interference Could Give Courts Legal Right to Make Hillary President." By Louis Jacobson• December 21, 2016 The Gateway Pundit stated on October 17, 2021 in a headline: Democrats “manufactured votes from low income voters to steal the battleground states.” By Amy Sherman• October 19, 2021 Today News 24 stated on December 16, 2016 in In an article : "Pennsylvania Federal Court grants legal authority to remove Trump after Russian Meddling." By Mark Dent• December 23, 2016 Americans United for Change stated on October 26, 2016 in an ad: Says "Ron Johnson calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme and wants to privatize the program." By Tom Kertscher• November 4, 2016 Dan Pfeiffer stated on March 16, 2014 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says President Barack Obama’s approval rating "gained 3 points in the last couple months." By Steve Contorno• March 16, 2014 Chris Larson stated on April 22, 2011 in a tweet: Republicans offered Wisconsin bar patrons "free shots (of alcohol) to sign recall petitions against" Democrats. By Tom Kertscher• May 1, 2011 John Kasich stated on August 09, 2015 in an interview with "This Week" host George Stephanopoulos: Says he was "one of the chief architects" of balancing the federal budget. By Jon Greenberg• August 9, 2015 David Cicilline stated on February 11, 2014 in a House floor speech: "According to one study, the minimum wage today is worth $2 less than in 1968." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• February 21, 2014 Diego Arene-Morley stated on November 18, 2014 in a community forum: "There are more African American men in prison, jail, on probation or parole than were enslaved in 1850." By Katie Mulvaney• December 7, 2014 Bloggers stated on March 21, 2017 in a headline: "Lindsey Graham threatens to convert to Democrat if Republicans don’t Dump Trump." By Joshua Gillin• May 2, 2017 Bloggers stated on June 08, 2010 in a rumor widely discussed on the Internet.: Barack Obama appeared in the video for 'Whoomp! (There it is!)' By Cristina Silva• June 8, 2010 Michael Bloomberg stated on May 05, 2010 in an op ed article: "We can prevent terror suspects from boarding an airplane, but the FBI doesn't have the power to block them from buying dynamite or an AK-47." By Robert Farley• May 7, 2010 John Garamendi stated on May 05, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Ed Show": "During the George W. Bush period, there were 13 attacks on various embassies and consulates around the world. Sixty people died." By Louis Jacobson• May 12, 2014 Barack Obama stated on September 28, 2010 in a speech in Madison, Wisc.: The Republican election platform "was actually written with the help of a former lobbyist for AIG and a former lobbyist for Exxon-Mobil." By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 30, 2010 Articles (42) Gates incident spurs discussion on race, crime By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 28, 2009 Does PolitiFact seek 'the comfort of the middle ground'? By Bill Adair• July 12, 2010 Playing the ref on Halliburton and the Iraq war By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 9, 2010 Checking the facts from ABC's 'This Week' By Bill Adair• June 8, 2010 Mailbag: Pandering to "room-temperature IQs" By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 2, 2010 Our favorite pundit fact-checks of 2010 By Robert Farley• December 29, 2010 Mailbag: The best of our 2010 reader comments By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 30, 2010 A look at the Thompson file By Tom Kertscher• October 4, 2011 Records not as vulnerable as group claims By Louis Jacobson• October 22, 2009 The facts behind Kirsten Gillibrand’s comments on Al Franken and sexual misconduct By Stefanie Pousoulides• July 1, 2019 Sorting out Hillary Clinton’s fossil fuel contributions By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 1, 2016 Ted Cruz on Obama and PolitiFact, 'an institution' By W. Gardner Selby• September 10, 2014 Fact-checking the Aug. 3 news shows By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• August 3, 2014 Fact-checking the Sunday March 16 shows By Aaron Sharockman• March 16, 2014 Fact-checking the March 16 Sunday shows By Aaron Sharockman• March 16, 2014 Fact-checking in the Echo Chamber Nation By Bill Adair• December 23, 2011 PunditFact fact-checks the Aug. 3 news shows By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• August 3, 2014 Fact-checking in the Echo Chamber Nation By Bill Adair• December 22, 2011 Fact-checking the Sept. 21 news shows By Lauren Carroll, Steve Contorno, Katie Sanders• September 21, 2014 PunditFact fact-checks the Sept. 21 news shows By Lauren Carroll, Steve Contorno, Katie Sanders• September 21, 2014
Arianna Huffington stated on July 26, 2009 in This Week with George Stephanopoulos: Only 15 percent of drug users are African-American, yet 74 percent of all drug offenders sentenced to prison are black By Louis Jacobson• July 28, 2009 Arianna Huffington stated on September 09, 2014 in a tweet: A poll found that "20% of young adults use (smartphones) during sex." By Jon Greenberg• September 10, 2014 Arianna Huffington stated on July 24, 2011 in a roundtable segment on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Most countries have no debt ceiling." By Louis Jacobson• July 25, 2011 Arianna Huffington stated on May 01, 2011 in a roundtable segment on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": Says although the unemployment rate seems to be improving, it does not reflect real job creation -- it’s caused by a "shrinking of the actual labor force." By Louis Jacobson• May 4, 2011 Arianna Huffington stated on June 06, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": Halliburton defrauded American taxpayers of "hundreds of millions of dollars in Iraq." By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 9, 2010 Sid Miller stated on August 23, 2017 in an interview on Spectrum Cable's "Capital Tonight": Says a poll showed 70 percent to 75 percent of people want to see Confederate statues "remain up and not taken down." By W. Gardner Selby• September 6, 2017 USA Snich stated on December 11, 2016 in a web post: "Putin Interference Could Give Courts Legal Right to Make Hillary President." By Louis Jacobson• December 21, 2016 The Gateway Pundit stated on October 17, 2021 in a headline: Democrats “manufactured votes from low income voters to steal the battleground states.” By Amy Sherman• October 19, 2021 Today News 24 stated on December 16, 2016 in In an article : "Pennsylvania Federal Court grants legal authority to remove Trump after Russian Meddling." By Mark Dent• December 23, 2016 Americans United for Change stated on October 26, 2016 in an ad: Says "Ron Johnson calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme and wants to privatize the program." By Tom Kertscher• November 4, 2016 Dan Pfeiffer stated on March 16, 2014 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says President Barack Obama’s approval rating "gained 3 points in the last couple months." By Steve Contorno• March 16, 2014 Chris Larson stated on April 22, 2011 in a tweet: Republicans offered Wisconsin bar patrons "free shots (of alcohol) to sign recall petitions against" Democrats. By Tom Kertscher• May 1, 2011 John Kasich stated on August 09, 2015 in an interview with "This Week" host George Stephanopoulos: Says he was "one of the chief architects" of balancing the federal budget. By Jon Greenberg• August 9, 2015 David Cicilline stated on February 11, 2014 in a House floor speech: "According to one study, the minimum wage today is worth $2 less than in 1968." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• February 21, 2014 Diego Arene-Morley stated on November 18, 2014 in a community forum: "There are more African American men in prison, jail, on probation or parole than were enslaved in 1850." By Katie Mulvaney• December 7, 2014 Bloggers stated on March 21, 2017 in a headline: "Lindsey Graham threatens to convert to Democrat if Republicans don’t Dump Trump." By Joshua Gillin• May 2, 2017 Bloggers stated on June 08, 2010 in a rumor widely discussed on the Internet.: Barack Obama appeared in the video for 'Whoomp! (There it is!)' By Cristina Silva• June 8, 2010 Michael Bloomberg stated on May 05, 2010 in an op ed article: "We can prevent terror suspects from boarding an airplane, but the FBI doesn't have the power to block them from buying dynamite or an AK-47." By Robert Farley• May 7, 2010 John Garamendi stated on May 05, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Ed Show": "During the George W. Bush period, there were 13 attacks on various embassies and consulates around the world. Sixty people died." By Louis Jacobson• May 12, 2014 Barack Obama stated on September 28, 2010 in a speech in Madison, Wisc.: The Republican election platform "was actually written with the help of a former lobbyist for AIG and a former lobbyist for Exxon-Mobil." By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 30, 2010
Gates incident spurs discussion on race, crime By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 28, 2009 Does PolitiFact seek 'the comfort of the middle ground'? By Bill Adair• July 12, 2010 Playing the ref on Halliburton and the Iraq war By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 9, 2010 Checking the facts from ABC's 'This Week' By Bill Adair• June 8, 2010 Mailbag: Pandering to "room-temperature IQs" By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 2, 2010 Our favorite pundit fact-checks of 2010 By Robert Farley• December 29, 2010 Mailbag: The best of our 2010 reader comments By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 30, 2010 A look at the Thompson file By Tom Kertscher• October 4, 2011 Records not as vulnerable as group claims By Louis Jacobson• October 22, 2009 The facts behind Kirsten Gillibrand’s comments on Al Franken and sexual misconduct By Stefanie Pousoulides• July 1, 2019 Sorting out Hillary Clinton’s fossil fuel contributions By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 1, 2016 Ted Cruz on Obama and PolitiFact, 'an institution' By W. Gardner Selby• September 10, 2014 Fact-checking the Aug. 3 news shows By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• August 3, 2014 Fact-checking the Sunday March 16 shows By Aaron Sharockman• March 16, 2014 Fact-checking the March 16 Sunday shows By Aaron Sharockman• March 16, 2014 Fact-checking in the Echo Chamber Nation By Bill Adair• December 23, 2011 PunditFact fact-checks the Aug. 3 news shows By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• August 3, 2014 Fact-checking in the Echo Chamber Nation By Bill Adair• December 22, 2011 Fact-checking the Sept. 21 news shows By Lauren Carroll, Steve Contorno, Katie Sanders• September 21, 2014 PunditFact fact-checks the Sept. 21 news shows By Lauren Carroll, Steve Contorno, Katie Sanders• September 21, 2014
