10 People 4119 Fact-checks 1694 Articles People (10) Russ Girling Obama Girl Ohio Right to Life American Life League Americans United for Life Pro-Life Wisconsin Texas Right to Life Oregon Right to Life PAC National Right to Life Committee Virginia Society for Human Life Fact-checks (4119) James Woods stated on August 05, 2014 in a tweet: "The leader of ISIS was imprisoned by American troops and ordered released to Iraq by Obama administration in 2009." By Jon Greenberg• August 6, 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 American Life League stated on February 04, 2014 in an email blast: Girl Scouts USA’s curriculum "promotes Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, Betty Friedan, founder of NARAL Prochoice, and other pro-abortion women as icons for our children to emulate." By W. Gardner Selby• February 13, 2014 Kellyanne Conway stated on February 02, 2017 in There was no massacre: "Two Iraqis came here to this country, were radicalized and they were the masterminds behind the Bowling Green massacre. … It didn't get covered" By Steve Contorno, Louis Jacobson• February 3, 2017 Peter King stated on September 21, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "In 2011, (the Islamic State) attempted to attack Fort Knox." By Steve Contorno• September 23, 2014 Kamala Harris stated on July 20, 2023 in a speech to the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority: Florida “decided middle school students will be taught that enslaved people benefited from slavery.” By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• July 24, 2023 Instagram posts stated on May 18, 2022 in a post: "In Iran, if a 12-year-old girl is raped and impregnated by her father, she must carry the baby to term, or be thrown in prison for life. Wait, sorry, no, That's Alabama." By Monique Curet• May 19, 2022 Ian Miles Cheong stated on March 19, 2025 in an X post: Netflix show “Adolescence” is based on Southport, England, knife attacker but the show “race swapped the actual killer from a black man/migrant to a white boy.” By Jeff Cercone• March 21, 2025 National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on May 13, 2022 in a television ad: Cheri Beasley “vacated” a man’s death sentence and “threw out” the indictment in a child assault case. By Paul Specht• May 25, 2022 Facebook posts stated on July 01, 2020 in in a post: “America was the ONLY country that ended” slavery By Emily Venezky• July 31, 2020 Rebecca Dallet stated on March 19, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Michael Screnock "let a child predator walk without time and let a rapist who preyed on an underage girl go free after only an eight-month sentence." By Tom Kertscher• March 23, 2018 AmericanNews.com stated on September 02, 2014 in an article: "According to recent reports, a group of death panels organized under Obamacare ordered their first execution." By Lauren Burns• November 11, 2014 Kionne McGhee stated on January 25, 2018 in a speech on the House floor: "There were slaves in 1845 who helped construct and build the Old Capitol." By Allison Graves• February 1, 2018 Tina Rosenberg stated on June 14, 2016 in an article: In Liberia, "a girl is more likely to be married by 18 than to know how to read." By Kate Wilkinson• August 1, 2016 Facebook posts stated on February 04, 2022 in a post: Girl Scouts support "Planned Parenthood and pro-abortion politicians." By Monique Curet• February 10, 2022 Facebook posts stated on August 07, 2022 in Facebook posts: Brittney Griner is really a man. By Jeff Cercone• August 9, 2022 Dean Cannon stated on January 19, 2011 in comments to reporters.: "The number of inmates since 2000 on death row dying of natural causes has now surpassed the number of inmates executed." By Aaron Sharockman• January 25, 2011 Ted Cruz stated on February 02, 2016 in a town hall event in Windham, N.H.: The 2013 immigration bill "expanded President Obama’s ability to bring Syrian refugees to this country without mandating any meaningful background checks." By Joshua Gillin, Jon Greenberg• February 3, 2016 religionmind.com stated on October 23, 2017 in a headline: "Saudi Arabia to Behead 6 School Girls for Being With Their Male Friends Without Parents or a Guardian" By Amy Sherman• November 29, 2017 George Packer stated on August 08, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": Despite the U.S. spending $10 billion on Iraq's electrical system, Baghdad still only gets five hours of electricity a day. By Robert Farley• August 10, 2010 Articles (1694) ‘Let facts be submitted to a candid world’: Thoughts on journalism, fact-checking and the US at 250 By Rebecca Catalanello• July 1, 2026 A primer on Civil War history and what Donald Trump and Nikki Haley got wrong By Louis Jacobson• January 9, 2024 Betsy Ross, Paul Revere and George Washington’s teeth: The real stories behind US history myths By Grace Abels• June 24, 2026 Fact-checking attacks against Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s running mate By Ciara O'Rourke, Samantha Putterman• August 20, 2020 A look at Kamala Harris’ multi-ethnic background and racial identity in the US By Samantha Putterman• August 14, 2020 Kamala Harris is again facing attacks on her racial identity. Here’s more about her background. By Samantha Putterman• July 26, 2024 The guilty verdict against Derek Chauvin, explained By Bill McCarthy• April 20, 2021 Fact-checking John Legend's 2015 Oscar speech By Katie Sanders• February 23, 2015 Fact-check: Trump misleads about birthright citizenship, birth tourism before SCOTUS hearing By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• March 31, 2026 PunditFact fact-checks the Aug. 24 news shows By Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• August 24, 2014 Fact-checking the Aug. 24 news shows By Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• August 24, 2014 Africa Check debunks HIV stat By Aaron Sharockman• May 12, 2016 Indictment of a president was unprecedented before Trump in the U.S., but not other countries By Yacob Reyes• April 4, 2023 Who were the victims of illegal immigrants Trump named at the RNC? By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• July 22, 2016 Biden made a lot of promises about race. Can he keep them? By Amy Sherman• January 26, 2021 Looking at claims Kamala Harris is the descendant of a slave owner By Ciara O'Rourke• August 14, 2020 Live fact-checking the second 2024 Republican presidential primary debate By Ellen Hine• September 27, 2023 Super Bowl Ad Watch: Trump on criminal justice reform By Daniel Funke, Bill McCarthy• February 3, 2020 How do Barack Obama's criminal justice claims stack up? By Linda Qiu• July 16, 2015 Explaining Amy Klobuchar’s role in the newly investigated conviction of Myon Burrell By Bill McCarthy• February 24, 2020
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James Woods stated on August 05, 2014 in a tweet: "The leader of ISIS was imprisoned by American troops and ordered released to Iraq by Obama administration in 2009." By Jon Greenberg• August 6, 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 American Life League stated on February 04, 2014 in an email blast: Girl Scouts USA’s curriculum "promotes Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, Betty Friedan, founder of NARAL Prochoice, and other pro-abortion women as icons for our children to emulate." By W. Gardner Selby• February 13, 2014 Kellyanne Conway stated on February 02, 2017 in There was no massacre: "Two Iraqis came here to this country, were radicalized and they were the masterminds behind the Bowling Green massacre. … It didn't get covered" By Steve Contorno, Louis Jacobson• February 3, 2017 Peter King stated on September 21, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "In 2011, (the Islamic State) attempted to attack Fort Knox." By Steve Contorno• September 23, 2014 Kamala Harris stated on July 20, 2023 in a speech to the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority: Florida “decided middle school students will be taught that enslaved people benefited from slavery.” By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• July 24, 2023 Instagram posts stated on May 18, 2022 in a post: "In Iran, if a 12-year-old girl is raped and impregnated by her father, she must carry the baby to term, or be thrown in prison for life. Wait, sorry, no, That's Alabama." By Monique Curet• May 19, 2022 Ian Miles Cheong stated on March 19, 2025 in an X post: Netflix show “Adolescence” is based on Southport, England, knife attacker but the show “race swapped the actual killer from a black man/migrant to a white boy.” By Jeff Cercone• March 21, 2025 National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on May 13, 2022 in a television ad: Cheri Beasley “vacated” a man’s death sentence and “threw out” the indictment in a child assault case. By Paul Specht• May 25, 2022 Facebook posts stated on July 01, 2020 in in a post: “America was the ONLY country that ended” slavery By Emily Venezky• July 31, 2020 Rebecca Dallet stated on March 19, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Michael Screnock "let a child predator walk without time and let a rapist who preyed on an underage girl go free after only an eight-month sentence." By Tom Kertscher• March 23, 2018 AmericanNews.com stated on September 02, 2014 in an article: "According to recent reports, a group of death panels organized under Obamacare ordered their first execution." By Lauren Burns• November 11, 2014 Kionne McGhee stated on January 25, 2018 in a speech on the House floor: "There were slaves in 1845 who helped construct and build the Old Capitol." By Allison Graves• February 1, 2018 Tina Rosenberg stated on June 14, 2016 in an article: In Liberia, "a girl is more likely to be married by 18 than to know how to read." By Kate Wilkinson• August 1, 2016 Facebook posts stated on February 04, 2022 in a post: Girl Scouts support "Planned Parenthood and pro-abortion politicians." By Monique Curet• February 10, 2022 Facebook posts stated on August 07, 2022 in Facebook posts: Brittney Griner is really a man. By Jeff Cercone• August 9, 2022 Dean Cannon stated on January 19, 2011 in comments to reporters.: "The number of inmates since 2000 on death row dying of natural causes has now surpassed the number of inmates executed." By Aaron Sharockman• January 25, 2011 Ted Cruz stated on February 02, 2016 in a town hall event in Windham, N.H.: The 2013 immigration bill "expanded President Obama’s ability to bring Syrian refugees to this country without mandating any meaningful background checks." By Joshua Gillin, Jon Greenberg• February 3, 2016 religionmind.com stated on October 23, 2017 in a headline: "Saudi Arabia to Behead 6 School Girls for Being With Their Male Friends Without Parents or a Guardian" By Amy Sherman• November 29, 2017 George Packer stated on August 08, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": Despite the U.S. spending $10 billion on Iraq's electrical system, Baghdad still only gets five hours of electricity a day. By Robert Farley• August 10, 2010
‘Let facts be submitted to a candid world’: Thoughts on journalism, fact-checking and the US at 250 By Rebecca Catalanello• July 1, 2026 A primer on Civil War history and what Donald Trump and Nikki Haley got wrong By Louis Jacobson• January 9, 2024 Betsy Ross, Paul Revere and George Washington’s teeth: The real stories behind US history myths By Grace Abels• June 24, 2026 Fact-checking attacks against Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s running mate By Ciara O'Rourke, Samantha Putterman• August 20, 2020 A look at Kamala Harris’ multi-ethnic background and racial identity in the US By Samantha Putterman• August 14, 2020 Kamala Harris is again facing attacks on her racial identity. Here’s more about her background. By Samantha Putterman• July 26, 2024 The guilty verdict against Derek Chauvin, explained By Bill McCarthy• April 20, 2021 Fact-checking John Legend's 2015 Oscar speech By Katie Sanders• February 23, 2015 Fact-check: Trump misleads about birthright citizenship, birth tourism before SCOTUS hearing By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• March 31, 2026 PunditFact fact-checks the Aug. 24 news shows By Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• August 24, 2014 Fact-checking the Aug. 24 news shows By Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• August 24, 2014 Africa Check debunks HIV stat By Aaron Sharockman• May 12, 2016 Indictment of a president was unprecedented before Trump in the U.S., but not other countries By Yacob Reyes• April 4, 2023 Who were the victims of illegal immigrants Trump named at the RNC? By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• July 22, 2016 Biden made a lot of promises about race. Can he keep them? By Amy Sherman• January 26, 2021 Looking at claims Kamala Harris is the descendant of a slave owner By Ciara O'Rourke• August 14, 2020 Live fact-checking the second 2024 Republican presidential primary debate By Ellen Hine• September 27, 2023 Super Bowl Ad Watch: Trump on criminal justice reform By Daniel Funke, Bill McCarthy• February 3, 2020 How do Barack Obama's criminal justice claims stack up? By Linda Qiu• July 16, 2015 Explaining Amy Klobuchar’s role in the newly investigated conviction of Myon Burrell By Bill McCarthy• February 24, 2020
