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Fact-checks (375)

Universal News Portal stated on March 10, 2018 in a headline:
Says Jennifer Aniston said, "Me and all the Trump supporter celebrities decide to make a company named ‘celebrities for Trump’"
By Amy Sherman• March 12, 2018
Viral image stated on October 31, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Bill Gates’ daughters aren’t vaccinated.
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 2, 2022
New Hampshire Democratic Party stated on March 05, 2013 in a written statement:
Says Jennifer Horn, chairwoman of the N.H. Republican Party, owes $92,000 in back taxes.
By Jake Berry• March 12, 2013
Rick Scott stated on September 02, 2010 in a press conference.:
Jennifer Carroll's an "outsider."
By Aaron Sharockman• September 3, 2010
Rick Scott stated on September 02, 2010 in a press release.:
Jennifer Carroll is the "first African-American Republican woman to be part of a statewide ticket in Florida."
By Aaron Sharockman• September 3, 2010
We Are Wisconsin stated on May 25, 2012 in campaign mail:
Says Gov. Scott Walker "took away $1.6 billion from schools and handed it off as over $2 billion in tax breaks to the rich."
By Tom Kertscher• May 31, 2012
Sheila Harsdorf stated on July 01, 2011 in a radio ad:
Says Democratic recall opponent Shelly Moore "opposes any limit on taxes."  
By Dave Umhoefer• July 27, 2011
Kathleen Vinehout stated on February 24, 2017 in an interview:
Wisconsin children are crossing "condemned bridges in the middle of the winter to get to the school bus."
By Tom Kertscher• March 3, 2017
Jennifer Parrish stated on September 05, 2013 in a newspaper commentary:
"Six years after unionization, 20,000 fewer children in Illinois were being served by the Child Care and Development Fund program."
By Gregory Smith• October 13, 2013
Wisconsin Education Association Council stated on November 15, 2011 in a news release:
State budget cuts for local schools resulted in "nearly 4,000 educator layoffs"
By Dave Umhoefer• November 28, 2011
Jennifer Konfrst stated on March 21, 2022 in a press release:
Only 2% of K-12 students would benefit from Iowa’s school voucher bill.
By Lauren White• April 7, 2022
Jennifer Granholm stated on September 06, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention:
"With the auto rescue," President Barack Obama "saved more than 1 million middle-class jobs all across America," including more than 28,000 in Wisconsin.
By Tom Kertscher• September 14, 2012
Facebook posts stated on January 27, 2025 in a Facebook post:
“A dangerous Hispanic couple” is “on the run after killing 3 female police officers.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 31, 2025
Scott Walker stated on January 19, 2016 in a speech:
"According to the most recent report, Wisconsin’s high school graduation rates are also up again -- to third best in the country."  
By Tom Kertscher• January 22, 2016
Jennifer Williamson stated on May 03, 2012 in a campaign mailer:
Says "One-third of our healthcare dollars go to wasteful insurance billing and bureaucracy."
By Ian K. Kullgren• May 11, 2012
Raul Labrador stated on July 31, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
Tax increases under Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm led to state unemployment going from 6.8 percent to 15.3 percent.
By Louis Jacobson• August 4, 2011
Jennifer Horn stated on March 16, 2016 in a press release:
"For more than 80 years, there has not been a nomination and confirmation of a Supreme Court Justice in a presidential election year. This is simply not the time to break with decades of bipartisan practice."
By Clay Wirestone• March 18, 2016
Maryellen O'Shaughnessy stated on August 16, 2010 in a radio interview:
"It's factually correct to say" that Jennifer Brunner inherited at least 18 lawsuits when she came into the office that were a result of Ken Blackwell’s "mismanagement of the 2004 election."
By Joe Guillen• September 10, 2010
Bloggers stated on August 14, 2018 in a blog post:
"VIDEO Kevin Bacon Saying ‘We Are Blessed To Have Donald Trump As Our President’"
By Miriam Valverde• August 15, 2018
Carlos Lopez-Cantera stated on April 30, 2016 in in an interview with Fox 13 :
"I've cut the budget of the (lieutenant governor’s) office by more than half."  
By Amy Sherman• June 6, 2016

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The conflicting stories about a woman in a wheelchair in the middle of Minneapolis protests

By Ciara O'Rourke• May 29, 2020

PolitiFact New Jersey tests claims on employment rate, college tuition

By Caryn Shinske• July 3, 2012

From 2014 satire to AI posts: How a baseless rumor about Jennifer Aniston and Obama gained traction

By Loreben Tuquero• February 5, 2025

High Five: New interest in old fact checks

By Tom Kertscher• October 4, 2016

Rick Scott, Florida's new governor

By John Bartosek, Becky Bowers, Louis Jacobson, Aaron Sharockman, Amy Sherman• November 3, 2010

If you can stand the heat, we've got Pants on Fire for you!

By John Bartosek, Becky Bowers, Louis Jacobson, Aaron Sharockman, Amy Sherman• October 28, 2010

Fact-checking the Trump impeachment hearings: Vindman, Volker, Morrison and Williams

By Louis Jacobson• November 19, 2019

Sixteen Democratic convention fact checks (and counting)

By W. Gardner Selby• September 7, 2012

Fact checking the Foxconn deal: 7 things we know

By Tom Kertscher• September 12, 2017

High Five: Our most-clicked items in May

By Cara Lombardo• June 7, 2016

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

By Tom Kertscher• August 17, 2017

Overwhelming majority of ballot boxes are secure, rare for ballots to be lost or destroyed

By Jill Terreri Ramos• October 31, 2024

On final night in Charlotte, Obama takes the stage

By Molly Moorhead• September 7, 2012

On final night in Charlotte, Obama takes the stage

By Molly Moorhead• September 7, 2012

Fact-checking the Jan. 18 Sunday shows

By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• January 18, 2015

PunditFact fact-checks the Jan. 18 news shows

By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• January 18, 2015

Fact-checking the vice presidential debate

By W. Gardner Selby, Dave Umhoefer• October 12, 2012

Fact-checking the Clinton Foundation controversy

By Lauren Carroll• September 1, 2016

Greg Abbott warns of George Soros--who has yet to put money into Texas state elections

By W. Gardner Selby• September 11, 2017

Biden’s COVID-19 challenge: 100 million shots in the first 100 days. It won’t be easy

By Victoria Knight• January 20, 2021