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Fact-checks (24672)

Ted Cruz stated on March 11, 2015 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt:
"Here, we have Thanksgiving, we have Christmas, we have the 4th of July. Every year in Iran, they celebrate Death to America day."
By W. Gardner Selby• March 13, 2015
Social Media stated on June 10, 2025 in an ad on Craigslist:
Companies called “T-Mellon Events” and “Fight Fite Fight LLC” are offering to pay “seat fillers” in Washington, D.C, on June 14.
By Gabrielle Lazor• June 13, 2025
Mark Pocan stated on March 27, 2024 in Public appearance:
“We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.”
By Laura Schulte• April 17, 2024
X posts stated on June 16, 2025 in X posts:
Image shows accused shooter Vance Boelter wearing a “Resist” shirt.
By Loreben Tuquero• June 18, 2025
Josh McKoon stated on April 03, 2012 in a press conference:
Georgia is one of three states that "effectively have no regulations whatsoever on lobbyists giving to legislators."
By Eric Stirgus• April 15, 2012
Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2025 in a Truth Social post:
The Smithsonian Institution includes “nothing about success, nothing about brightness, nothing about the future.”
By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson• August 20, 2025
Barack Obama stated on July 30, 2008 in Springfield, Mo.:
"Wild Bill Hickok had his first duel in the town square here. And the family legend is that he is a distant cousin of mine."
By Robert Farley• July 30, 2008
Jerrold Nadler stated on February 06, 2019 in a committee hearing:
"In 2011, for example, the United Kingdom had 146 deaths due to gun violence; Denmark, 71; Portugal, 142; and Japan, 30. But last year, in the United States, almost 40,000."
By Yanqi Xu• February 14, 2019
The Tax Foundation stated on April 12, 2013 in a press release:
"We Really Do Have the Highest Corporate Tax Rate in the World."
By Eric Stirgus• April 17, 2013
Viral image stated on June 20, 2015 in a post shared on Facebook:
Says after leaving the White House, Hillary Clinton "was forced to return an estimated $200,000 in White House china, furniture and artwork that she had stolen."  
By Jon Greenberg• October 1, 2015
Chris Christie stated on May 04, 2012 in a speech at a Cato Institute event:
"We are coming up on our 40th anniversary of electing a Republican to the United States Senate. 1972 was the last time New Jersey sent a Republican to the United States Senate."
By Erin O'Neill• May 9, 2012
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
Eddie Bernice Johnson stated on August 10, 2010 in a speech on the House floor.:
"In 1935, more than 50% of the elderly population lived in poverty. Today that poverty rate stands officially at 9.4%."  
By Lukas Pleva• August 17, 2010
Social Media stated on January 20, 2026 in posts on social media:
Trees can explode if temperatures drop to 20 degrees below zero.
By Madison Czopek• January 26, 2026
Austin Scott stated on July 21, 2010 in an e-mail to supporters:
Jim Marshall "votes liberal in Washington ... and we aren't fooled."
By Eric Stirgus• July 27, 2010
Newt Gingrich stated on December 19, 2011 in a campaign event in Davenport, Iowa:
"No federal official at any level is currently allowed to say ‘Merry Christmas.’"
By Louis Jacobson• December 21, 2011
Tim Kaine stated on April 16, 2015 in a floor speech.:
"It’s estimated that 40 percent of all the guns that are sold in the United States occur with no background records check."
By Sean Gorman• April 28, 2015
Viral image stated on September 14, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows a gravestone in Japan with a QR code.
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 20, 2021
Facebook posts stated on July 23, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Target ended its “Heroes & Helpers” program that pairs children with police officers for holiday shopping trips.
By Samantha Putterman• August 3, 2020
U.S. Trade Representative stated on July 20, 2025 in a social media post:
“America had a trade surplus in ice cream in 2020 under President Trump's leadership, but that surplus turned into a trade deficit of $40.6 million under President Biden's watch.”
By Gabrielle Lazor• July 24, 2025

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A Super Bowl ad says every American child will get a free Trump Account. Is that true?

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• February 8, 2026

Can Donald Trump legally put his image on a U.S. Mint coin? Probably

By Louis Jacobson• October 7, 2025

Inflation’s effects on the holiday season

By Jeff Cercone• November 22, 2022

How AI, an old video and road closures fueled Easter weekend rumors about President Trump’s health

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Loreben Tuquero• April 6, 2026

Trump launched the MAGA movement 10 years ago today. Have his priorities changed?

By Katie Sanders• June 16, 2025

For birthday of president No. 1, a look No. 44

By Becky Bowers• February 19, 2012

Here's a Wild one for you

By Robert Farley• July 30, 2008

A stimulus report card

By Robert Farley, Louis Jacobson• February 18, 2010

Newsmax, Fox News air outdated, out-of-context photos of empty shelves in segments bashing Biden

By Bill McCarthy• October 22, 2021

Why doesn’t the Supreme Court have a formal code of ethics?

By Matthew Crowley• April 13, 2023

Has Obama reduced the nuclear threat?

By Louis Jacobson• December 3, 2012

Ask PolitiFact: What is ‘operational control’ at the border and do cartels have it?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 3, 2023

From Pyongyang to Singapore, a quick history of Dennis Rodman and North Korea

By Bill McCarthy• June 12, 2018

Fact-checking the Sunday Dec. 15 news shows

By Aaron Sharockman• December 15, 2013

Fact-checks from the Sunday news shows

By Aaron Sharockman• December 15, 2013

Fact-checking the Bernie Sanders town hall on Fox News

By Jon Greenberg• April 17, 2019

Talking hope, on the 50-yard line

By Bill Adair• August 29, 2008

5 fact checks on Foxconn and Wisconsin's $3 billion deal

By Tom Kertscher• August 17, 2017

Previewing the Dec. 15 Sunday shows

By Jon Greenberg• December 13, 2013

Does Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson become governor if Gov. Roy Cooper leaves the state?

By Paul Specht• July 27, 2024