18 People 14947 Fact-checks 5493 Articles People (18) Citizens Against Government Waste American Revolution Accountability in Government Clayton County Government Gays Against Groomers Department of Government Efficiency Fulton County Government Government is Not God PAC Milwaukeeans for Self-Governance Texans for Accountable Government Americans Against Food Taxes Mayors Against Illegal Guns Citizens Against Rail Taxes Mothers Against Drunk Driving Colorado Citizens for Accountable Government Vietnam Veterans Against John McCain Ohioans Against Deceptive Rx Ballot Issue No on 60 campaign against condom requirement in adult films Fact-checks (14947) Rand Paul stated on August 06, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Cleveland: "The Fourth Amendment was what we fought the Revolution over. John Adams said it was the spark that led to our war for independence." By Louis Jacobson• August 7, 2015 David Perdue stated on April 15, 2015 in press release: The Castro regime ‘violated international norms’ by secretly shipping weapons to North Korea in violation of a U.N. embargo. By Nancy Badertscher• April 24, 2015 Marco Rubio stated on April 14, 2013 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': Ché Guevara "wrote extensively about the superiority of white Europeans over people of African descent." By Amy Sherman• April 17, 2013 Eric Burlison stated on January 20, 2020 in a tweet: “Remember, the American Revolution began when they came for the guns.” By Anna Peterson• March 18, 2020 Viral image stated on September 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden calls Donald Trump’s supporters the dregs of society. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 16, 2020 Sarah Palin stated on September 22, 2008 in the New York Sun: "If an Iranian woman shows too much hair in public, she risks being beaten or killed." By Alexander Lane• September 25, 2008 American Civil Liberties Union stated on December 22, 2018 in a Facebook post: "Half the states in the U.S. have laws that criminalize criticism." By Yanqi Xu• February 27, 2019 Bill Kristol stated on February 23, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": The Ukraine Orange Revolution in 2004 "was the first color revolution." By Julie Kliegman• February 23, 2014 Hillary Clinton stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices": "In Iran in 1979, the extremists hijacked the broad-based popular revolution against the Shah and established a brutal theocracy." By Louis Jacobson• June 11, 2014 Scott Wagner stated on March 28, 2017 in in a State Impact article.: "...the earth moves closer to the sun every year – you know the rotation of the earth. We’re moving closer to the sun." By Anna Orso• March 31, 2017 Tim Walz stated on August 06, 2024 in a speech: JD Vance “literally wrote the foreword for the architect of the Project 2025 agenda." By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• August 14, 2024 Tim O'Brien stated on February 25, 2020 in a CNN interview: Says Bernie Sanders has said “things like women get cancer from having too many orgasms, or toddlers should run around naked and touch each others' genitals to insulate themselves from porn … He's written about women's rape fantasies." By Bill McCarthy• February 26, 2020 Donald Trump stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech responding to the Orlando shooting: "According to Pew Research, 99 percent of the people in Afghanistan support oppressive Sharia law." By Neelesh Moorthy• June 16, 2016 Instagram posts stated on January 20, 2024 in an Instagram post: “Klaus Schwab admits ‘political revolution’ against the ‘great reset’ is destroying his agenda.” By Madison Czopek• January 26, 2024 Nicholas Gorham stated on December 30, 2013 in a newspaper commentary: The General Assembly "has no explicit constitutional authority to impose income, sales, estate and the myriad of other taxes upon us." By John Hill• January 19, 2014 Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in a foreign policy debate: Says Barack Obama was silent on Iran "when the students took to the streets in Tehran and the people there protested, (and) the Green Revolution occurred." By Amy Sherman• October 23, 2012 Rudy Giuliani stated on August 15, 2016 in a speech in Youngstown, Ohio: "Under those eight years before (Barack) Obama came along, we didn’t have any successful radical Islamic terrorist attack in the United States" since Sept. 11, 2001. By Linda Qiu• August 16, 2016 Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview.: "We had a press conference here that interestingly no one in the mainstream media covered." By W. Gardner Selby• April 20, 2010 Meria Carstarphen stated on April 01, 2011 in a radio interview.: Austin’s Pease Elementary "is a school that was created as part of the Texas Constitution." By W. Gardner Selby• April 10, 2011 Bloggers stated on December 12, 2018 in a Facebook post: Quotes incoming U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as saying "under capitalism, man oppresses man. Under socialism, it’s the other way around." 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Rand Paul stated on August 06, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Cleveland: "The Fourth Amendment was what we fought the Revolution over. John Adams said it was the spark that led to our war for independence." By Louis Jacobson• August 7, 2015 David Perdue stated on April 15, 2015 in press release: The Castro regime ‘violated international norms’ by secretly shipping weapons to North Korea in violation of a U.N. embargo. By Nancy Badertscher• April 24, 2015 Marco Rubio stated on April 14, 2013 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': Ché Guevara "wrote extensively about the superiority of white Europeans over people of African descent." By Amy Sherman• April 17, 2013 Eric Burlison stated on January 20, 2020 in a tweet: “Remember, the American Revolution began when they came for the guns.” By Anna Peterson• March 18, 2020 Viral image stated on September 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden calls Donald Trump’s supporters the dregs of society. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 16, 2020 Sarah Palin stated on September 22, 2008 in the New York Sun: "If an Iranian woman shows too much hair in public, she risks being beaten or killed." By Alexander Lane• September 25, 2008 American Civil Liberties Union stated on December 22, 2018 in a Facebook post: "Half the states in the U.S. have laws that criminalize criticism." By Yanqi Xu• February 27, 2019 Bill Kristol stated on February 23, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": The Ukraine Orange Revolution in 2004 "was the first color revolution." By Julie Kliegman• February 23, 2014 Hillary Clinton stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices": "In Iran in 1979, the extremists hijacked the broad-based popular revolution against the Shah and established a brutal theocracy." By Louis Jacobson• June 11, 2014 Scott Wagner stated on March 28, 2017 in in a State Impact article.: "...the earth moves closer to the sun every year – you know the rotation of the earth. We’re moving closer to the sun." By Anna Orso• March 31, 2017 Tim Walz stated on August 06, 2024 in a speech: JD Vance “literally wrote the foreword for the architect of the Project 2025 agenda." By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• August 14, 2024 Tim O'Brien stated on February 25, 2020 in a CNN interview: Says Bernie Sanders has said “things like women get cancer from having too many orgasms, or toddlers should run around naked and touch each others' genitals to insulate themselves from porn … He's written about women's rape fantasies." By Bill McCarthy• February 26, 2020 Donald Trump stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech responding to the Orlando shooting: "According to Pew Research, 99 percent of the people in Afghanistan support oppressive Sharia law." By Neelesh Moorthy• June 16, 2016 Instagram posts stated on January 20, 2024 in an Instagram post: “Klaus Schwab admits ‘political revolution’ against the ‘great reset’ is destroying his agenda.” By Madison Czopek• January 26, 2024 Nicholas Gorham stated on December 30, 2013 in a newspaper commentary: The General Assembly "has no explicit constitutional authority to impose income, sales, estate and the myriad of other taxes upon us." By John Hill• January 19, 2014 Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in a foreign policy debate: Says Barack Obama was silent on Iran "when the students took to the streets in Tehran and the people there protested, (and) the Green Revolution occurred." By Amy Sherman• October 23, 2012 Rudy Giuliani stated on August 15, 2016 in a speech in Youngstown, Ohio: "Under those eight years before (Barack) Obama came along, we didn’t have any successful radical Islamic terrorist attack in the United States" since Sept. 11, 2001. By Linda Qiu• August 16, 2016 Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview.: "We had a press conference here that interestingly no one in the mainstream media covered." By W. Gardner Selby• April 20, 2010 Meria Carstarphen stated on April 01, 2011 in a radio interview.: Austin’s Pease Elementary "is a school that was created as part of the Texas Constitution." By W. Gardner Selby• April 10, 2011 Bloggers stated on December 12, 2018 in a Facebook post: Quotes incoming U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as saying "under capitalism, man oppresses man. Under socialism, it’s the other way around." By Samantha Putterman• December 18, 2018
Trump says Iran is a country ‘based on disinformation.’ Here’s how Iran conducts influence ops By Loreben Tuquero• March 23, 2026 A closer look at claims of treason after Trump's meeting with Russian President Putin By Louis Jacobson• July 23, 2018 Obama wants federal cars plugged in By Robert Farley• February 25, 2009 PunditFact fact-checks the Feb. 23 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• February 23, 2014 Fact-checking the Feb. 23 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• February 23, 2014 A fact-checker’s guide to the events in Ukraine By Aaron Sharockman• March 5, 2014 A fact-checker’s guide to the crisis in Ukraine By Aaron Sharockman• March 5, 2014 Mailbag: Bipartisan bouquets and brickbats By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 3, 2010 A guide to the developments in Ukraine By Aaron Sharockman• March 19, 2014 When George Washington fought fake news By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 2, 2018 Did Washington say firearms ensured freedom from government tyranny? By Sue Owen• January 3, 2013 Who is Bernie Sanders? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Jon Greenberg• June 12, 2019 Colbert goofs on Texas schools, Thomas Jefferson By W. Gardner Selby• April 24, 2012 A primer on Civil War history and what Donald Trump and Nikki Haley got wrong By Louis Jacobson• January 9, 2024 When George Washington fought misinformation By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 21, 2022 Putin’s one-sided history of Ukraine’s relationship with Russia By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• February 23, 2022 What is critical race theory, and why are conservatives blocking it? By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• May 24, 2021 Iran’s man in Iraq: Soleimani’s deadly fight against the US By Jon Greenberg• January 15, 2020 What George Soros said about Ukraine in a 2014 CNN interview By Ciara O'Rourke• September 20, 2022 Explaining the many sides of Chief Black Hawk’s story By Madison Black• June 28, 2021
