11 People 11789 Fact-checks 4347 Articles People (11) Oregon Citizens Lobby Texas Federation of Republican Women American Federation for Children Federal Transit Administration Florida Wildlife Federation National Federation of the Blind Ohio Federation of Teachers National Federation of Independent Business-Wisconsin Federation for American Immigration Reform National Federation of Independent Business-Florida National Federation of Independent Business-Virginia Fact-checks (11789) Viral image stated on April 10, 2019 in a Facebook post: A PETA activist was taped to a tree after protesting a biker rally. By Ciara O'Rourke• April 22, 2019 Kay Bailey Hutchison stated on February 24, 2010 in a radio ad: Gov. Rick Perry "spent over a million dollars on D.C. lobbyists asking for more federal money and lives in a luxury house that costs taxpayers $10,000 a month." By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• March 1, 2010 Lawrence Summers stated on April 04, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": On financial reform, there is "a million dollars being spent, per congressman, in lobbying expenses on this issue. (The) industry has four lobbyists per member of the House and Senate working on this." By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 7, 2010 Online petition stated on April 08, 2011 in an online petition: "For every [coyote] they kill, the population will replace and usually multiply." By Richard Salit• April 15, 2011 Matthew Rothschild stated on January 03, 2019 in a radio interview: The NRA is "one of the biggest lobbyists here in the capital. They spend a ton of money during elections. … they spent more than a million dollars here in Wisconsin on the 2018 elections. Most of that was for Walker, or more specifically against Evers." By D.L. Davis• January 24, 2019 Facebook posts stated on November 08, 2024 in a Facebook post: "The Heritage Foundation is behind Project25. Their Director of Finance is David Green. Owner of Hobby Lobby." By Maria Briceño• November 13, 2024 Karl Racine stated on June 12, 2017 in a press conference: "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, whose government has important business and policy before the president of the United States, has already spent hundreds of thousands of dollars at the Trump International Hotel." By Smitha Rajan• June 19, 2017 Barack Obama stated on August 21, 2007 in a TV ad.: "He's leading by example, refusing contributions from PACs and Washington lobbyists." By Lissa August• August 21, 2007 Pat McCrory stated on April 17, 2016 in in interview on Meet The Press with Chuck Todd: The Human Rights Campaign is "more powerful than the NRA." By Will Doran• April 21, 2016 George Will stated on May 31, 2015 in a broadcast of "Fox News Sunday": "We spend more money on lobbying than we do on campaigns." By Jon Greenberg• June 1, 2015 Facebook posts stated on February 08, 2025 in Facebook posts: Elon Musk spent $40 million to buy five Super Bowl Commercial ads to promote DOGE. By Sofia Ahmed• February 13, 2025 Bernie Sanders stated on October 03, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The pharmaceutical industry has 1,400 lobbyists on Capitol Hill right now trying to stop" Medicare drug price negotiation. By Louis Jacobson• October 5, 2021 Instagram posts stated on May 16, 2022 in an Instagram post: News interview proves that the Buffalo, New York supermarket shooting was staged. By Ciara O'Rourke• May 19, 2022 Marco Rubio stated on June 02, 2010 in comments on his campaign website: Charlie Crist "bizarrely vetoed" $9.7 million for a teaching hospital at the University of Florida "despite having previously argued the budget request had merit." By Amy Sherman• June 4, 2010 Joe Biden stated on November 02, 2007 in statement on Web site: "In the 1990s, the Biden Crime Bill added 100,000 cops to America's streets. As a result, murder and violent crime rates went down eight years in a row." By Wes Allison• November 2, 2007 Charles Koch stated on April 03, 2014 in a "Wall Street Journal" op-ed: Says he has engaged in the political process "only in the past decade." By Louis Jacobson• April 3, 2014 Occupy Democrats stated on July 11, 2014 in a Facebook photo post: Says Ted Cruz "was just bribed by the Kochs to introduce a bill that would give them and their allies America’s national forests, parks, and other public lands and open them for mining, drilling, fracking and logging." By W. Gardner Selby• August 17, 2014 West Virginia Democratic Party stated on July 10, 2018 in a tweet: Says Patrick Morrisey’s "family’s firm was paid $500,000 to lobby AGAINST Trump’s last Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch." By Louis Jacobson• July 13, 2018 Steve Southerland stated on September 10, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Gwen Graham "was a Washington lobbyist." By Joshua Gillin• September 23, 2014 Harriet Hageman stated on March 16, 2025 in a podcast interview: The federal Education Department has a “budget of about $280 billion a year. Less than 25% goes to educating our students.” By Louis Jacobson• March 20, 2025 Articles (4347) Counting up how much the NRA spends on campaigns and lobbying By Louis Jacobson• October 11, 2017 Food stamps: Facts to know as millions on SNAP face losing benefits during shutdown By Amy Sherman• October 23, 2025 Why we fact-check political cartoons By Katie Sanders• August 20, 2015 Fact-checking the May 31 news shows By Jon Greenberg• June 1, 2015 Fact-checking the May 31 news shows By Jon Greenberg• June 1, 2015 High Five: Donald Trump, Tammy Baldwin, Scott Walker in our most-clicked fact checks By Tom Kertscher• February 5, 2018 Are 150-year-old Americans receiving Social Security checks, as Elon Musk said? 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Viral image stated on April 10, 2019 in a Facebook post: A PETA activist was taped to a tree after protesting a biker rally. By Ciara O'Rourke• April 22, 2019 Kay Bailey Hutchison stated on February 24, 2010 in a radio ad: Gov. Rick Perry "spent over a million dollars on D.C. lobbyists asking for more federal money and lives in a luxury house that costs taxpayers $10,000 a month." By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• March 1, 2010 Lawrence Summers stated on April 04, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": On financial reform, there is "a million dollars being spent, per congressman, in lobbying expenses on this issue. (The) industry has four lobbyists per member of the House and Senate working on this." By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 7, 2010 Online petition stated on April 08, 2011 in an online petition: "For every [coyote] they kill, the population will replace and usually multiply." By Richard Salit• April 15, 2011 Matthew Rothschild stated on January 03, 2019 in a radio interview: The NRA is "one of the biggest lobbyists here in the capital. They spend a ton of money during elections. … they spent more than a million dollars here in Wisconsin on the 2018 elections. Most of that was for Walker, or more specifically against Evers." By D.L. Davis• January 24, 2019 Facebook posts stated on November 08, 2024 in a Facebook post: "The Heritage Foundation is behind Project25. Their Director of Finance is David Green. Owner of Hobby Lobby." By Maria Briceño• November 13, 2024 Karl Racine stated on June 12, 2017 in a press conference: "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, whose government has important business and policy before the president of the United States, has already spent hundreds of thousands of dollars at the Trump International Hotel." By Smitha Rajan• June 19, 2017 Barack Obama stated on August 21, 2007 in a TV ad.: "He's leading by example, refusing contributions from PACs and Washington lobbyists." By Lissa August• August 21, 2007 Pat McCrory stated on April 17, 2016 in in interview on Meet The Press with Chuck Todd: The Human Rights Campaign is "more powerful than the NRA." By Will Doran• April 21, 2016 George Will stated on May 31, 2015 in a broadcast of "Fox News Sunday": "We spend more money on lobbying than we do on campaigns." By Jon Greenberg• June 1, 2015 Facebook posts stated on February 08, 2025 in Facebook posts: Elon Musk spent $40 million to buy five Super Bowl Commercial ads to promote DOGE. By Sofia Ahmed• February 13, 2025 Bernie Sanders stated on October 03, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The pharmaceutical industry has 1,400 lobbyists on Capitol Hill right now trying to stop" Medicare drug price negotiation. By Louis Jacobson• October 5, 2021 Instagram posts stated on May 16, 2022 in an Instagram post: News interview proves that the Buffalo, New York supermarket shooting was staged. By Ciara O'Rourke• May 19, 2022 Marco Rubio stated on June 02, 2010 in comments on his campaign website: Charlie Crist "bizarrely vetoed" $9.7 million for a teaching hospital at the University of Florida "despite having previously argued the budget request had merit." By Amy Sherman• June 4, 2010 Joe Biden stated on November 02, 2007 in statement on Web site: "In the 1990s, the Biden Crime Bill added 100,000 cops to America's streets. As a result, murder and violent crime rates went down eight years in a row." By Wes Allison• November 2, 2007 Charles Koch stated on April 03, 2014 in a "Wall Street Journal" op-ed: Says he has engaged in the political process "only in the past decade." By Louis Jacobson• April 3, 2014 Occupy Democrats stated on July 11, 2014 in a Facebook photo post: Says Ted Cruz "was just bribed by the Kochs to introduce a bill that would give them and their allies America’s national forests, parks, and other public lands and open them for mining, drilling, fracking and logging." By W. Gardner Selby• August 17, 2014 West Virginia Democratic Party stated on July 10, 2018 in a tweet: Says Patrick Morrisey’s "family’s firm was paid $500,000 to lobby AGAINST Trump’s last Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch." By Louis Jacobson• July 13, 2018 Steve Southerland stated on September 10, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Gwen Graham "was a Washington lobbyist." By Joshua Gillin• September 23, 2014 Harriet Hageman stated on March 16, 2025 in a podcast interview: The federal Education Department has a “budget of about $280 billion a year. Less than 25% goes to educating our students.” By Louis Jacobson• March 20, 2025
Counting up how much the NRA spends on campaigns and lobbying By Louis Jacobson• October 11, 2017 Food stamps: Facts to know as millions on SNAP face losing benefits during shutdown By Amy Sherman• October 23, 2025 Why we fact-check political cartoons By Katie Sanders• August 20, 2015 Fact-checking the May 31 news shows By Jon Greenberg• June 1, 2015 Fact-checking the May 31 news shows By Jon Greenberg• June 1, 2015 High Five: Donald Trump, Tammy Baldwin, Scott Walker in our most-clicked fact checks By Tom Kertscher• February 5, 2018 Are 150-year-old Americans receiving Social Security checks, as Elon Musk said? By Louis Jacobson• February 17, 2025 Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s attacks on Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy By Jeff Cercone• February 20, 2025 The facts behind the 19 programs President Donald Trump described as ‘waste’ By Grace Abels, Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 12, 2025 Fact-checking falsehoods about Epstein’s client list, island and involvement with Trump By Amy Sherman• December 17, 2025 Fact-check: President Donald Trump’s Super Bowl LIX interview with Fox’s Bret Baier By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• February 9, 2025 Obama's transparency record: lots of data, not as much sunlight By J.B. Wogan• July 16, 2012 BP liked Obama, but oil stained Palin's hands too By Robert Farley• May 25, 2010 Kathleen Peters, David Jolly attack each other in bid to fill Bill Young's seat By Joshua Gillin• January 13, 2014 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s marathon press briefing at one-year mark of second term By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 20, 2026 Project 2025 and voting rights: Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ ad aimed at Black Americans By Amy Sherman• September 19, 2024 Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s address to joint session of Congress By PolitiFact Staff • March 5, 2025 DOGE touts billions in canceled government contracts. Where are the numbers coming from? By Caleb McCullough• February 21, 2025 Have Democrats always been interested in Epstein case transparency? We looked back. By Amy Sherman• August 5, 2025 Adam Raine called ChatGPT his ‘only friend.’ Now his family blames the technology for his death By Loreben Tuquero• December 19, 2025
