2 People 6703 Fact-checks 2846 Articles People (2) Angel Taveras USA In Front Fact-checks (6703) Ron DeSantis stated on June 17, 2023 in a tweet: Protests of (Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence) at a Los Angeles Dodgers game led to a "virtually empty stadium for the game itself.” By Jeff Cercone, Amy Sherman• June 19, 2023 TikTok posts stated on June 09, 2025 in a video: Video shows Los Angeles protesters chanting “We are Los Angeles” in June 2025. By Ella Moore• June 11, 2025 TikTok posts stated on August 21, 2023 in a TikTok video: "Los Angeles Dodgers Stadium is flooded after mocking God!” By Jeff Cercone• August 22, 2023 Mike Plant stated on November 20, 2013 in an interview: "No one in the country has ever built a brand new sports facility and created this kind of development at the same time." By Eric Stirgus• November 22, 2013 John Oliver stated on June 08, 2014 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight": Brazil built a $300 million stadium in the Amazon rainforest that "is only going to be used for four World Cup games," and there’s no team "that can fill it afterwards." By Katie Sanders• June 11, 2014 Kiki Curls stated on January 22, 2019 in a hearing: Says Arrowhead Stadium "is considered the loudest stadium in the world." By Adam Reckamp• March 11, 2019 Viral image stated on October 06, 2024 in a Facebook post: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz gave a college football crowd “the bird.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 11, 2024 Gavin Newsom stated on March 09, 2021 in a State of the State Address: “California’s [COVID-19] death rate has remained one of the lowest per capita in the nation: 134 deaths per 100,000, compared to 158 nationally, 153 in Texas and 247 in New York.” By Chris Nichols• March 10, 2021 Bloggers stated on September 25, 2015 in posts on the Internet: Democratic Sens. Ed Markey, Al Franken and Jeanne Shaheen "took Bribes From Iran … They Back Insane NUKE Deal." By Louis Jacobson• September 1, 2015 X posts stated on November 01, 2022 in viral tweet: Thunderous crowd at Philadelphia Phillies game “literally registering on the Penn State University Brandywine seismograph station.” By Michael Majchrowicz• November 3, 2022 X posts stated on June 09, 2025 in X post: Video shows woman exiting her car during the 2025 Los Angeles protests, shouting, “I have babies in the car!” By Ella Moore• June 12, 2025 Robin Vos stated on March 09, 2023 in Podcast: “When a basketball player or football or baseball player from another team plays in Wisconsin, that one game's salary, they pay Wisconsin income tax on it. ... So, if for some reason we do not have the Brewers in Wisconsin all of those player salaries that generate dollars for the State of Wisconsin go away." By D.L. Davis• May 12, 2023 Denny Hoskins stated on January 31, 2019 in an interview with the Columbia Daily Tribune: "Missouri still owes $60 million on bonds issued to build the 23-year-old Edward Jones Dome, the former home of the St. Louis Rams." By Adam Reckamp• April 16, 2019 Instagram posts stated on October 26, 2024 in an Instagram post: At Vice President Kamala Harris’ Houston campaign rally, when an attendee had a medical emergency, none of the “abortion doctors” onstage helped. By Madison Czopek• October 29, 2024 Instagram posts stated on August 04, 2024 in an Instagram post: “The NFL will now use facial recognition at every stadium to verify the identity of everyone at the game.” By Madison Czopek• August 16, 2024 Viral image stated on April 08, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a California surfer was “alone, in the ocean,” when he was arrested for violating the state’s stay-at-home order. By Ciara O'Rourke• April 9, 2020 Bloggers stated on March 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: "In February alone there were enough illegal immigrants who crossed the border to fill this (Kansas City Chiefs’ Arrowhead) stadium." By Miriam Valverde• March 12, 2019 Kasim Reed stated on August 07, 2013 in a radio interview: Atlanta now has as many visitors as Las Vegas, San Diego and Los Angeles. Orlando, Fla., and New York City still have more visitors. By Janel Davis• August 19, 2013 NFL Players Association stated on November 22, 2010 in a letter: A National Football League lockout would cost Atlanta $160 million in lost jobs and revenue. By Eric Stirgus• December 6, 2010 Instagram posts stated on May 24, 2023 in an Instagram post: A list shows violent crimes in Los Angeles that “people will be set free on as of today.” By Loreben Tuquero• May 26, 2023 Articles (2846) What’s missing from claims comparing unmasked Super Bowl fans with children in schools By Madison Czopek• February 17, 2022 Remembering David Broder and his passion for fact-checking By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• March 15, 2011 Fact-checking misinformation about the LA protests By Maria Ramirez Uribe• June 11, 2025 How George Floyd protests evolved in 5 major cities By Daniel Funke• June 10, 2020 Our scorecard of stadium fact-checks By Eric Stirgus• December 26, 2013 Remembering David Broder and his passion for fact-checking By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• March 11, 2011 What To Know Before Voting In-Person In California By Chris Nichols• October 30, 2020 Fact-checking claims about Brazil's World Cup By Katie Sanders• June 12, 2014 How much did protests contribute to LA’s COVID-19 surge? Data is still sparse By Chris Nichols• July 21, 2020 PolitiFact’s top 5 reports for March By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 1, 2015 Fact-checks about FIFA and the World Cup By Katie Sanders• June 20, 2014 Donald Trump says he's an ally of peaceful protesters. Here’s what he said in the past By Jon Greenberg, Bill McCarthy• June 2, 2020 Will Tampa’s Super Bowl be a super spreader? Experts worry about what NFL can’t control By Bill McCarthy• February 1, 2021 Fact-checks about FIFA and the World Cup By Katie Sanders• June 20, 2014 Trump called the 2026 World Cup history’s ‘most successful.’ Problems cloud ticket sales By Maria Briceño, Alex Min• June 12, 2026 PolitiFact Sheet: Challenges and questions remain for proposed Las Vegas stadium By Bryan Callahan, Riley Snyder• September 14, 2016 LA protests: What US law says about Trump’s deployment of CA National Guard, U.S. Marines By Gabrielle Lazor, Amy Sherman• June 10, 2025 In context: Hillary Clinton’s comments about coal jobs By Lauren Carroll• May 10, 2016 Fact-check: Los Angeles fires fuel falsehoods, including by Trump, about water management By Jeff Cercone, Caleb McCullough• January 10, 2025 Can California School Districts Independently Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines For Students? By Sasha Hupka• September 29, 2021
Ron DeSantis stated on June 17, 2023 in a tweet: Protests of (Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence) at a Los Angeles Dodgers game led to a "virtually empty stadium for the game itself.” By Jeff Cercone, Amy Sherman• June 19, 2023 TikTok posts stated on June 09, 2025 in a video: Video shows Los Angeles protesters chanting “We are Los Angeles” in June 2025. By Ella Moore• June 11, 2025 TikTok posts stated on August 21, 2023 in a TikTok video: "Los Angeles Dodgers Stadium is flooded after mocking God!” By Jeff Cercone• August 22, 2023 Mike Plant stated on November 20, 2013 in an interview: "No one in the country has ever built a brand new sports facility and created this kind of development at the same time." By Eric Stirgus• November 22, 2013 John Oliver stated on June 08, 2014 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight": Brazil built a $300 million stadium in the Amazon rainforest that "is only going to be used for four World Cup games," and there’s no team "that can fill it afterwards." By Katie Sanders• June 11, 2014 Kiki Curls stated on January 22, 2019 in a hearing: Says Arrowhead Stadium "is considered the loudest stadium in the world." By Adam Reckamp• March 11, 2019 Viral image stated on October 06, 2024 in a Facebook post: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz gave a college football crowd “the bird.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 11, 2024 Gavin Newsom stated on March 09, 2021 in a State of the State Address: “California’s [COVID-19] death rate has remained one of the lowest per capita in the nation: 134 deaths per 100,000, compared to 158 nationally, 153 in Texas and 247 in New York.” By Chris Nichols• March 10, 2021 Bloggers stated on September 25, 2015 in posts on the Internet: Democratic Sens. Ed Markey, Al Franken and Jeanne Shaheen "took Bribes From Iran … They Back Insane NUKE Deal." By Louis Jacobson• September 1, 2015 X posts stated on November 01, 2022 in viral tweet: Thunderous crowd at Philadelphia Phillies game “literally registering on the Penn State University Brandywine seismograph station.” By Michael Majchrowicz• November 3, 2022 X posts stated on June 09, 2025 in X post: Video shows woman exiting her car during the 2025 Los Angeles protests, shouting, “I have babies in the car!” By Ella Moore• June 12, 2025 Robin Vos stated on March 09, 2023 in Podcast: “When a basketball player or football or baseball player from another team plays in Wisconsin, that one game's salary, they pay Wisconsin income tax on it. ... So, if for some reason we do not have the Brewers in Wisconsin all of those player salaries that generate dollars for the State of Wisconsin go away." By D.L. Davis• May 12, 2023 Denny Hoskins stated on January 31, 2019 in an interview with the Columbia Daily Tribune: "Missouri still owes $60 million on bonds issued to build the 23-year-old Edward Jones Dome, the former home of the St. Louis Rams." By Adam Reckamp• April 16, 2019 Instagram posts stated on October 26, 2024 in an Instagram post: At Vice President Kamala Harris’ Houston campaign rally, when an attendee had a medical emergency, none of the “abortion doctors” onstage helped. By Madison Czopek• October 29, 2024 Instagram posts stated on August 04, 2024 in an Instagram post: “The NFL will now use facial recognition at every stadium to verify the identity of everyone at the game.” By Madison Czopek• August 16, 2024 Viral image stated on April 08, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a California surfer was “alone, in the ocean,” when he was arrested for violating the state’s stay-at-home order. By Ciara O'Rourke• April 9, 2020 Bloggers stated on March 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: "In February alone there were enough illegal immigrants who crossed the border to fill this (Kansas City Chiefs’ Arrowhead) stadium." By Miriam Valverde• March 12, 2019 Kasim Reed stated on August 07, 2013 in a radio interview: Atlanta now has as many visitors as Las Vegas, San Diego and Los Angeles. Orlando, Fla., and New York City still have more visitors. By Janel Davis• August 19, 2013 NFL Players Association stated on November 22, 2010 in a letter: A National Football League lockout would cost Atlanta $160 million in lost jobs and revenue. By Eric Stirgus• December 6, 2010 Instagram posts stated on May 24, 2023 in an Instagram post: A list shows violent crimes in Los Angeles that “people will be set free on as of today.” By Loreben Tuquero• May 26, 2023
What’s missing from claims comparing unmasked Super Bowl fans with children in schools By Madison Czopek• February 17, 2022 Remembering David Broder and his passion for fact-checking By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• March 15, 2011 Fact-checking misinformation about the LA protests By Maria Ramirez Uribe• June 11, 2025 How George Floyd protests evolved in 5 major cities By Daniel Funke• June 10, 2020 Our scorecard of stadium fact-checks By Eric Stirgus• December 26, 2013 Remembering David Broder and his passion for fact-checking By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• March 11, 2011 What To Know Before Voting In-Person In California By Chris Nichols• October 30, 2020 Fact-checking claims about Brazil's World Cup By Katie Sanders• June 12, 2014 How much did protests contribute to LA’s COVID-19 surge? Data is still sparse By Chris Nichols• July 21, 2020 PolitiFact’s top 5 reports for March By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 1, 2015 Fact-checks about FIFA and the World Cup By Katie Sanders• June 20, 2014 Donald Trump says he's an ally of peaceful protesters. Here’s what he said in the past By Jon Greenberg, Bill McCarthy• June 2, 2020 Will Tampa’s Super Bowl be a super spreader? Experts worry about what NFL can’t control By Bill McCarthy• February 1, 2021 Fact-checks about FIFA and the World Cup By Katie Sanders• June 20, 2014 Trump called the 2026 World Cup history’s ‘most successful.’ Problems cloud ticket sales By Maria Briceño, Alex Min• June 12, 2026 PolitiFact Sheet: Challenges and questions remain for proposed Las Vegas stadium By Bryan Callahan, Riley Snyder• September 14, 2016 LA protests: What US law says about Trump’s deployment of CA National Guard, U.S. Marines By Gabrielle Lazor, Amy Sherman• June 10, 2025 In context: Hillary Clinton’s comments about coal jobs By Lauren Carroll• May 10, 2016 Fact-check: Los Angeles fires fuel falsehoods, including by Trump, about water management By Jeff Cercone, Caleb McCullough• January 10, 2025 Can California School Districts Independently Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines For Students? By Sasha Hupka• September 29, 2021