17 People 24221 Fact-checks 8058 Articles People (17) Sondy Pope Critics of water fluoridation Anonymous GOP critics Students for Trump Vets for Trump The Trump Talks Donald Trump Tiffany Trump Eric Trump Melania Trump Ivanka Trump Spike the Romney Attack Dog President Trump's lawyers Donald Trump Jr. Wisconsin Trump Victory Politics Elite Trump Ohioans Against Deceptive Rx Ballot Issue Fact-checks (24221) YouTube videos stated on February 29, 2020 in a YouTube video: Says the Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis and two aides tested positive for coronavirus. By Samantha Putterman• March 2, 2020 Instagram posts stated on June 05, 2023 in a video: “Italy announced they are changing LGBT Pride month to Family Pride Month,” in order to “celebrate traditional families.” By Gabrielle Settles• June 9, 2023 Social Media stated on June 13, 2024 in in social media posts: Video shows Biden wandered off from world leaders at G7 skydiving event. By Jeff Cercone• June 14, 2024 Newsmax stated on January 04, 2023 in a Facebook post: "Pope Benedict XVI and the Vatican requested that President Biden not attend Benedict’s funeral." By Samantha Putterman• January 6, 2023 Bloggers stated on March 03, 2020 in a story: Says the Vatican reports that Pope Francis tested negative for the coronavirus before a second test came back positive. By Samantha Putterman• March 5, 2020 Conservative Beaver stated on January 10, 2021 in an article: Says Pope Francis “was arrested Saturday in connection with an 80-count indictment of charges including possession of child pornography, human trafficking, incest, possession of drug paraphernalia and felony fraud.” By Noah Y. Kim• January 11, 2021 Common Sense News stated on May 03, 2018 in a blog post: Says the "Pope calls for world wide gun confiscation except for the UN" By Jon Greenberg• June 20, 2018 Tammy Baldwin stated on September 23, 2015 in an interview: "The pope and Donald Trump and Tammy Baldwin all agree" on eliminating the "carried-interest" tax break. By Tom Kertscher• September 24, 2015 Instagram posts stated on September 26, 2022 in a video: Video shows “Italians take down an EU flag and replace it with an Italian flag” after the 2022 national election. By Andy Nguyen• September 28, 2022 TheNewYorkEvening.com stated on May 08, 2018 in a fake news blog post: "Pope Francis: Gun owners ‘can’t call themselves Christian’" By Jon Greenberg• May 10, 2018 Facebook posts stated on September 05, 2022 in a video on Facebook: Joe Biden called Pope Francis the “famous African American baseball player in America." By Andy Nguyen• September 13, 2022 Donald Trump stated on April 22, 2025 in remarks at the White House: “We had a couple of states where gasoline was at $1.98 a gallon.” By Louis Jacobson• April 24, 2025 Madeleine Albright stated on April 10, 2018 in her book, "Fascism: A Warning": Says Benito Mussolini "initiated a campaign to 'drenare la palude' ('drain the swamp') by firing more than 35,000 civil servants." By Louis Jacobson• May 9, 2018 Donald Trump stated on April 12, 2026 in a Truth Social post: Pope Leo XIV “thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a nuclear weapon.” By Maria Briceño• April 13, 2026 Viral image stated on October 21, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Broken voting machines in Russellville, Ark., tried to automatically tally votes meant for Donald Trump as votes for Joe Biden. By Bill McCarthy• November 3, 2020 MAGA Inc stated on March 07, 2024 in an ad: President Joe Biden said “do whatever the hell they want,” paused, and then said, “I guess I should clear my mind here a little bit.” By Amy Sherman• March 13, 2024 Viral image stated on September 08, 2023 in an Instagram post: Video shows Pope Francis slapping former President Donald Trump’s hand. By Ciara O'Rourke• September 11, 2023 Bloggers stated on July 10, 2018 in a blog post: Say "Pope says that the rights of Muslim migrants trump any safety concerns that you might have with them in your country." By Lucia Geng• July 12, 2018 Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2015 in a Facebook post: "In 1913, it was legal to mail children." By Nancy Badertscher• January 13, 2015 Sondy Pope stated on October 03, 2013 in a radio interview: Common Core "is not from the federal government," they "do not have their fingerprints on this thing at all." 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YouTube videos stated on February 29, 2020 in a YouTube video: Says the Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis and two aides tested positive for coronavirus. By Samantha Putterman• March 2, 2020 Instagram posts stated on June 05, 2023 in a video: “Italy announced they are changing LGBT Pride month to Family Pride Month,” in order to “celebrate traditional families.” By Gabrielle Settles• June 9, 2023 Social Media stated on June 13, 2024 in in social media posts: Video shows Biden wandered off from world leaders at G7 skydiving event. By Jeff Cercone• June 14, 2024 Newsmax stated on January 04, 2023 in a Facebook post: "Pope Benedict XVI and the Vatican requested that President Biden not attend Benedict’s funeral." By Samantha Putterman• January 6, 2023 Bloggers stated on March 03, 2020 in a story: Says the Vatican reports that Pope Francis tested negative for the coronavirus before a second test came back positive. By Samantha Putterman• March 5, 2020 Conservative Beaver stated on January 10, 2021 in an article: Says Pope Francis “was arrested Saturday in connection with an 80-count indictment of charges including possession of child pornography, human trafficking, incest, possession of drug paraphernalia and felony fraud.” By Noah Y. Kim• January 11, 2021 Common Sense News stated on May 03, 2018 in a blog post: Says the "Pope calls for world wide gun confiscation except for the UN" By Jon Greenberg• June 20, 2018 Tammy Baldwin stated on September 23, 2015 in an interview: "The pope and Donald Trump and Tammy Baldwin all agree" on eliminating the "carried-interest" tax break. By Tom Kertscher• September 24, 2015 Instagram posts stated on September 26, 2022 in a video: Video shows “Italians take down an EU flag and replace it with an Italian flag” after the 2022 national election. By Andy Nguyen• September 28, 2022 TheNewYorkEvening.com stated on May 08, 2018 in a fake news blog post: "Pope Francis: Gun owners ‘can’t call themselves Christian’" By Jon Greenberg• May 10, 2018 Facebook posts stated on September 05, 2022 in a video on Facebook: Joe Biden called Pope Francis the “famous African American baseball player in America." By Andy Nguyen• September 13, 2022 Donald Trump stated on April 22, 2025 in remarks at the White House: “We had a couple of states where gasoline was at $1.98 a gallon.” By Louis Jacobson• April 24, 2025 Madeleine Albright stated on April 10, 2018 in her book, "Fascism: A Warning": Says Benito Mussolini "initiated a campaign to 'drenare la palude' ('drain the swamp') by firing more than 35,000 civil servants." By Louis Jacobson• May 9, 2018 Donald Trump stated on April 12, 2026 in a Truth Social post: Pope Leo XIV “thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a nuclear weapon.” By Maria Briceño• April 13, 2026 Viral image stated on October 21, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Broken voting machines in Russellville, Ark., tried to automatically tally votes meant for Donald Trump as votes for Joe Biden. By Bill McCarthy• November 3, 2020 MAGA Inc stated on March 07, 2024 in an ad: President Joe Biden said “do whatever the hell they want,” paused, and then said, “I guess I should clear my mind here a little bit.” By Amy Sherman• March 13, 2024 Viral image stated on September 08, 2023 in an Instagram post: Video shows Pope Francis slapping former President Donald Trump’s hand. By Ciara O'Rourke• September 11, 2023 Bloggers stated on July 10, 2018 in a blog post: Say "Pope says that the rights of Muslim migrants trump any safety concerns that you might have with them in your country." By Lucia Geng• July 12, 2018 Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2015 in a Facebook post: "In 1913, it was legal to mail children." By Nancy Badertscher• January 13, 2015 Sondy Pope stated on October 03, 2013 in a radio interview: Common Core "is not from the federal government," they "do not have their fingerprints on this thing at all." By Tom Kertscher• October 24, 2013
How faithful is ‘Conclave’ about the process of picking a new pope? We fact-checked the movie By Loreben Tuquero• May 1, 2025 Investigation of Fed chief Jerome Powell: What Trump has said about him since April 2025 By Louis Jacobson• January 12, 2026 9 charts show how consumers, businesses have soured on the economy in Trump’s first 100 days By Louis Jacobson• April 28, 2025 How the Trump-backed policy bill rolls back Obamacare By Julie Appleby, Phil Galewitz• June 5, 2025 The weird and wacky Truth-O-Meters of late By April Hunt• October 16, 2015 Pope Francis defended truth as misinformation trailed him By Katie Sanders• April 24, 2025 Social media users questioned Pete Hegseth, Pope Leo's Bible quotes. Here's the full context By Maria Briceño, Loreben Tuquero• April 17, 2026 ‘Cheap fakes’: Viral videos keep clipping Biden’s words out of context By Bill McCarthy• February 14, 2022 Did Michael Whatley appoint a sex offender to party roles while GOP chair? By Paul Specht• March 31, 2026 The AI president: How Donald Trump uses artificial intelligence to promote himself, mock others By Loreben Tuquero• October 23, 2025 How long will the Iran war last? See Trump’s timeline shift By Amy Sherman• March 30, 2026 Comparing Tim Kaine and Mike Pence on PolitiFact's Truth-O-Meter By Joseph Cariz• October 3, 2016 In Context: What Trump got wrong about 2026 Winter Olympics skier Hunter Hess’s comments By Amy Sherman• February 9, 2026 Looking at news coverage of the Hunter Biden story in other countries By Ciara O'Rourke• October 30, 2020 Mailbag: 'What a silly bit of analysis you've offered' By Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2014 Our 5 most-read fact-checks from November By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu• November 30, 2015 Indictment of a president was unprecedented before Trump in the U.S., but not other countries By Yacob Reyes• April 4, 2023 Is the federal SAVE tool booting naturalized citizens from voter rolls? By Samantha Putterman• February 20, 2026 The facts on guns in 6 charts: A 2018 midterm report By Louis Jacobson• September 30, 2018 Can James Comey use President Donald Trump’s rhetoric as a legal defense? By Louis Jacobson• October 1, 2025
