9 People 22911 Fact-checks 7370 Articles People (9) Florida Supreme Court Hakeem Jeffries Nathan Deal Say Anything Blog Iowa GOP state legislators Roy Barnes and Nathan Deal Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders Florida Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee Fact-checks (22911) Hakeem Jeffries stated on January 08, 2023 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": A “default on our debt” would be unprecedented in American history. By Louis Jacobson• January 11, 2023 Jon Kyl stated on April 11, 2010 in in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "President Obama himself attempted to filibuster Justice Alito, who now sits on the Supreme Court." By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 11, 2010 Mitt Romney stated on September 12, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: Says that in his book, Rick Perry said that "Social Security is unconstitutional." By Louis Jacobson• September 13, 2011 Jon Ossoff stated on November 17, 2020 in an ad: “David Perdue says he'll do everything in his power to make sure Joe Biden fails.” By Tom Kertscher• November 20, 2020 Mandela Barnes stated on August 17, 2022 in Twitter: “Ron Johnson just came out in favor of a federal abortion ban.” By Laura Schulte• September 13, 2022 Hakeem Jeffries stated on September 24, 2025 in remarks to reporters: "Republicans have effectively ended medical research in the United States of America." By Louis Jacobson• September 29, 2025 Facebook posts stated on January 16, 2023 in a photo on Facebook: “Every single Republican blocked Ketanji Brown Jackson’s SCOTUS appointment.” By Sara Swann• January 17, 2023 Ron Johnson stated on May 11, 2022 in News release: In the immediate wake of a fire and vandalism at the Madison headquarters of an anti-abortion group, Democrats had not condemned “activists who are engaging in this repugnant illegal activity.” By D.L. Davis• May 31, 2022 Mike Huckabee stated on May 24, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": The Supreme Court "can’t overrule the other two" branches of government. By Lauren Carroll• May 29, 2015 Donald Trump stated on October 31, 2024 in a social media post: “I never mentioned” wanting to end the Affordable Care Act. By Louis Jacobson• November 2, 2024 Hakeem Jeffries stated on May 12, 2023 in a tweet: “(Donald) Trump ran up more debt than any other president in American history.” By Louis Jacobson• May 22, 2023 Hakeem Jeffries stated on April 29, 2018 in an interview on CNN: President Donald Trump’s budget "threatened to cut $2 trillion from Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid" By Dan Clark• May 4, 2018 Ted Strickland stated on October 14, 2016 in in a Ohio senatorial candidate debate: Says Sen. Rob Portman said, "It would be irresponsible not to cut Medicare." By Nadia Pflaum• October 20, 2016 Barack Obama stated on April 02, 2012 in a Rose Garden press conference: If the Supreme Court throws out the federal health care law, it "would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress." By Molly Moorhead• April 4, 2012 Ohio Democratic Party stated on August 23, 2010 in an election ad: DeWine "took $1.9 million from big banks," "supported legislation that helped Bernie Madoff make millions" and "protected predatory lenders while families lost their homes." By Aaron Marshall• September 14, 2010 Tim Cook stated on March 29, 2015 in an oped column: "Legislation being considered in Texas would strip the salaries and pensions of clerks who issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples — even if the Supreme Court strikes down Texas’ marriage ban later this year." By Alex Wilts• April 15, 2015 Dean Cannon stated on November 16, 2010 in a speech: The Florida Supreme Court has "no express authority in the Florida Constitution" to remove questions from the ballot proposed by the Legislature. By Amy Sherman• November 18, 2010 Newt Gingrich stated on December 18, 2011 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": In a watershed 1958 decision, "the Warren court asserted by itself that the Supreme Court was supreme over the president and the Congress." By Louis Jacobson• December 20, 2011 David Pennington stated on September 19, 2013 in a public meeting: Any state tax law has to start in the House and the renewal of the state hospital bed tax this year started in the Senate, which is unconstitutional. By Janel Davis• October 9, 2013 Kelda Helen Roys stated on July 19, 2018 in a TV ad: "In Wisconsin, abortion is still a crime." By Tom Kertscher• July 25, 2018 Articles (7370) Hakeem Jeffries ‘maximum warfare’ comment was about redistricting, not a call to violence By Amy Sherman• April 27, 2026 Can House Republicans cut $880 billion without slashing Medicaid? It’s likely impossible. By Madison Czopek, Amy Sherman• March 11, 2025 PolitiFact checks out toll roads, chickens By Willoughby Mariano• March 13, 2011 Fact-checking Democrats’ talking points about Affordable Care Act subsidies By Amy Sherman• November 11, 2025 Sports betting in the US: Where do states stand? By Samantha Putterman• January 31, 2020 Timeline: DACA, the Trump administration and a government shutdown By Miriam Valverde• January 22, 2018 Ad Watch: Kaine attacks Allen on abortion and birth control By Sean Gorman• October 25, 2012 2024 DNC Night 3 fact-check: What speakers got right, wrong in Chicago speeches By PolitiFact Staff • August 21, 2024 The continuing battle over 'court packing' and the Supreme Court By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2021 Fact-checking claims about how trade deals become law By Louis Jacobson• November 29, 2013 Ask PolitiFact: Is Hakeem Jeffries right about the GOP’s stance on book-banning? By Louis Jacobson• March 30, 2023 President Trump's Supreme Court Pick: Brett Kavanaugh By Lucia Geng• July 10, 2018 PolitiFact's Top 5 for May 2015 By Miles Adair• June 4, 2015 The legal fight over NC gerrymandering isn’t over. How we got here, and what’s next. By Elizabeth Thompson• July 2, 2019 Democrats’ playbook for stopping Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick By Katie Akin, John Kruzel• July 3, 2018 Fact-checking Donald Trump's Monday speech at the 2020 RNC By PolitiFact Staff • August 24, 2020 Why doesn’t the Supreme Court have a formal code of ethics? By Matthew Crowley• April 13, 2023 Fact-checking Joe Biden’s speech about democracy before the 2022 midterms By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• September 2, 2022 Cataloging the political and policy uncertainties of the Roe decision leak By Julie Rovner• May 3, 2022 Fact-checking the Arizona Senate debate between Ruben Gallego, Kari Lake By Louis Jacobson, Mia Osmonbekov• October 10, 2024
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Hakeem Jeffries stated on January 08, 2023 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": A “default on our debt” would be unprecedented in American history. By Louis Jacobson• January 11, 2023 Jon Kyl stated on April 11, 2010 in in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "President Obama himself attempted to filibuster Justice Alito, who now sits on the Supreme Court." By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 11, 2010 Mitt Romney stated on September 12, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: Says that in his book, Rick Perry said that "Social Security is unconstitutional." By Louis Jacobson• September 13, 2011 Jon Ossoff stated on November 17, 2020 in an ad: “David Perdue says he'll do everything in his power to make sure Joe Biden fails.” By Tom Kertscher• November 20, 2020 Mandela Barnes stated on August 17, 2022 in Twitter: “Ron Johnson just came out in favor of a federal abortion ban.” By Laura Schulte• September 13, 2022 Hakeem Jeffries stated on September 24, 2025 in remarks to reporters: "Republicans have effectively ended medical research in the United States of America." By Louis Jacobson• September 29, 2025 Facebook posts stated on January 16, 2023 in a photo on Facebook: “Every single Republican blocked Ketanji Brown Jackson’s SCOTUS appointment.” By Sara Swann• January 17, 2023 Ron Johnson stated on May 11, 2022 in News release: In the immediate wake of a fire and vandalism at the Madison headquarters of an anti-abortion group, Democrats had not condemned “activists who are engaging in this repugnant illegal activity.” By D.L. Davis• May 31, 2022 Mike Huckabee stated on May 24, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": The Supreme Court "can’t overrule the other two" branches of government. By Lauren Carroll• May 29, 2015 Donald Trump stated on October 31, 2024 in a social media post: “I never mentioned” wanting to end the Affordable Care Act. By Louis Jacobson• November 2, 2024 Hakeem Jeffries stated on May 12, 2023 in a tweet: “(Donald) Trump ran up more debt than any other president in American history.” By Louis Jacobson• May 22, 2023 Hakeem Jeffries stated on April 29, 2018 in an interview on CNN: President Donald Trump’s budget "threatened to cut $2 trillion from Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid" By Dan Clark• May 4, 2018 Ted Strickland stated on October 14, 2016 in in a Ohio senatorial candidate debate: Says Sen. Rob Portman said, "It would be irresponsible not to cut Medicare." By Nadia Pflaum• October 20, 2016 Barack Obama stated on April 02, 2012 in a Rose Garden press conference: If the Supreme Court throws out the federal health care law, it "would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress." By Molly Moorhead• April 4, 2012 Ohio Democratic Party stated on August 23, 2010 in an election ad: DeWine "took $1.9 million from big banks," "supported legislation that helped Bernie Madoff make millions" and "protected predatory lenders while families lost their homes." By Aaron Marshall• September 14, 2010 Tim Cook stated on March 29, 2015 in an oped column: "Legislation being considered in Texas would strip the salaries and pensions of clerks who issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples — even if the Supreme Court strikes down Texas’ marriage ban later this year." By Alex Wilts• April 15, 2015 Dean Cannon stated on November 16, 2010 in a speech: The Florida Supreme Court has "no express authority in the Florida Constitution" to remove questions from the ballot proposed by the Legislature. By Amy Sherman• November 18, 2010 Newt Gingrich stated on December 18, 2011 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": In a watershed 1958 decision, "the Warren court asserted by itself that the Supreme Court was supreme over the president and the Congress." By Louis Jacobson• December 20, 2011 David Pennington stated on September 19, 2013 in a public meeting: Any state tax law has to start in the House and the renewal of the state hospital bed tax this year started in the Senate, which is unconstitutional. By Janel Davis• October 9, 2013 Kelda Helen Roys stated on July 19, 2018 in a TV ad: "In Wisconsin, abortion is still a crime." By Tom Kertscher• July 25, 2018
Hakeem Jeffries ‘maximum warfare’ comment was about redistricting, not a call to violence By Amy Sherman• April 27, 2026 Can House Republicans cut $880 billion without slashing Medicaid? It’s likely impossible. By Madison Czopek, Amy Sherman• March 11, 2025 PolitiFact checks out toll roads, chickens By Willoughby Mariano• March 13, 2011 Fact-checking Democrats’ talking points about Affordable Care Act subsidies By Amy Sherman• November 11, 2025 Sports betting in the US: Where do states stand? By Samantha Putterman• January 31, 2020 Timeline: DACA, the Trump administration and a government shutdown By Miriam Valverde• January 22, 2018 Ad Watch: Kaine attacks Allen on abortion and birth control By Sean Gorman• October 25, 2012 2024 DNC Night 3 fact-check: What speakers got right, wrong in Chicago speeches By PolitiFact Staff • August 21, 2024 The continuing battle over 'court packing' and the Supreme Court By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2021 Fact-checking claims about how trade deals become law By Louis Jacobson• November 29, 2013 Ask PolitiFact: Is Hakeem Jeffries right about the GOP’s stance on book-banning? By Louis Jacobson• March 30, 2023 President Trump's Supreme Court Pick: Brett Kavanaugh By Lucia Geng• July 10, 2018 PolitiFact's Top 5 for May 2015 By Miles Adair• June 4, 2015 The legal fight over NC gerrymandering isn’t over. How we got here, and what’s next. By Elizabeth Thompson• July 2, 2019 Democrats’ playbook for stopping Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick By Katie Akin, John Kruzel• July 3, 2018 Fact-checking Donald Trump's Monday speech at the 2020 RNC By PolitiFact Staff • August 24, 2020 Why doesn’t the Supreme Court have a formal code of ethics? By Matthew Crowley• April 13, 2023 Fact-checking Joe Biden’s speech about democracy before the 2022 midterms By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• September 2, 2022 Cataloging the political and policy uncertainties of the Roe decision leak By Julie Rovner• May 3, 2022 Fact-checking the Arizona Senate debate between Ruben Gallego, Kari Lake By Louis Jacobson, Mia Osmonbekov• October 10, 2024
