PolitiFact

Bobby Scott stated on April 02, 2020 in a radio interview.:

”If you line up all the countries that have done (Covid-19) testing on a per-capita basis, we’re at the bottom of the list.”

By Warren Fiske• April 15, 2020

Leticia Van de Putte stated on June 01, 2014 in an interview:

Our "trade with Mexico is $720 million a day; that’s our No. 1 trading partner."

By W. Gardner Selby• June 13, 2014

Gwen Moore stated on December 11, 2019 in a tweet:

"Prescription drug companies are charging Americans prices that are on average 4x higher than what's charged in other countries."

By Mica Soellner• March 5, 2020

Facebook posts stated on August 09, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says the Japanese military did not invade the mainland United States after Pearl Harbor because "they know that almost every home had guns and the Americans knew how to use them."

By Tom Kertscher• January 14, 2020

George LeMieux stated on June 16, 2010 in an interview on CNN and a posting on Twitter:

The White House has "refused" international help in dealing with the oil spill.

By Aaron Sharockman• June 16, 2010

Joe Biden stated on August 29, 2023 in a speech at the White House:

U.S. inflation is "now down close to 3%, the lowest among the world’s leading economies."

By Louis Jacobson• September 1, 2023

JD Vance stated on August 24, 2025 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

"If you go back to World War II, if you go back to World War I, if you go back to every major conflict in human history, they all end with some kind of negotiation."

By Louis Jacobson• August 26, 2025

Elizabeth Warren stated on August 27, 2019 in an op-ed in the Washington Post:

"We lag behind many other developed nations in connectivity and speed, while also paying more for that service."

By Jon Greenberg• August 29, 2019

Mitt Romney stated on March 02, 2010 in the book 'No Apology':

"The lifespan of the average American is less than that of people in nations that spend far less (on health care). ... To put it bluntly, we spend more and die sooner."

By Louis Jacobson• March 3, 2010

Dick Cheney stated on September 02, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":

Under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty "enrichment has been limited to basically the weapons states."

By Jon Greenberg• September 3, 2015

Joe Biden stated on June 24, 2022 in a speech:

The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade "made the United States an outlier among developed nations in the world" on abortion rights.

By Madison Czopek, Tom Kertscher• June 24, 2022

Jim Moran stated on January 10, 2012 in a newspaper column.:

"The U.S. gun homicide rate is 20 times the combined rate of other western nations."

By Nancy Madsen• January 27, 2012

Michael McCaul stated on July 19, 2010 in an e-mail:

Says the federal agency in charge of Medicare and Medicaid will disburse $803 billion in benefits this year, making "it larger than all but 15 of the world's economies."

By Ciara O'Rourke• September 4, 2010

Bruce Elfant stated on August 05, 2015 in an interview with Dick Ellis, KOKE FM, Austin:

"The United States is about 100th in voter turnout among the industrialized nations, and Texas is near the bottom in terms of voter registration and voter turnout."

By W. Gardner Selby• August 21, 2015

Donald Trump stated on February 23, 2016 in a campaign speech:

The U.S. "doesn’t make television sets anymore."

By Warren Fiske, Linda Qiu• March 14, 2016

Anita Perry stated on September 28, 2013 in an interview at the Texas Tribune Festival:

Only "four countries in the world… allow abortions after 20 weeks" of pregnancy.

By W. Gardner Selby• October 4, 2013

Carly Fiorina stated on August 18, 2013 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":

"There are only four countries in the world that ... legalize abortion after five months -- China, North Korea, Canada and the U.S."

By Julie Kliegman• August 22, 2013

Donald Trump stated on March 09, 2026 in a press conference:

Iran “also has some Tomahawks.”

By Louis Jacobson• March 10, 2026

Viral image stated on February 27, 2020 in a Facebook post:

"Akira’ is a 1988 movie about an apocalyptic event taking place months before Tokyo 2020 Olympics, showing the (World Health Organization) advising Japan to postpone the Olympics because of a pandemic risk"

By Madison Czopek• March 13, 2020

Kevin McCarthy stated on November 26, 2023 in a speech at the Oxford Union:

“In every single war that America has fought, we have never asked for land afterwards, except for enough to bury the Americans who gave the ultimate sacrifice for that freedom we went in for.”

By Louis Jacobson• November 28, 2023

Follow us

Stand up for the facts!

I would like to contribute

Search results for "Japan battled the Netherlands to a 2-2 draw"

People (3)

Fact-checks (9467)

Articles (3778)

Fact-checking the Sunday Feb. 9 news shows

Fact-checking the Feb. 9 news shows

Fact-checking the Dick Cheney-John Kerry faceoff on 'Morning Joe'

Fact-checking the Dick Cheney-John Kerry faceoff on 'Morning Joe'

Does the U.S. have a 'massive' trade deficit with Germany, as Donald Trump said?

Russia’s economy and Western sanctions: What you need to know

Fact-checking the TV game of connect the dots

One year into Russia’s war in Ukraine: A look at U.S. aid, and why the U.S. is involved

Donald Trump and the fish food dump: How early reports got it wrong

Fact-checking the TV game of connect the dots

10 photos falsely linked to Canada’s ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests

Ask PolitiFact: Where does Hamas get its weapons?

Is U.S. nearly alone in allowing late-term abortions? Not exactly.

PolitiFact's Five Surprising "True" ratings

On eve of the State of the Union address, a look at income inequality

On eve of the State of the Union address, a look at income inequality

COVID-19 by the numbers: A status report

Military bases’ new names sound as if they’re named after Confederates, but that’s not the case

New exaggerations in cap-and-trade battle

Why Holocaust comparisons by anti-vaccine activists like RFK Jr. are grossly inaccurate