18 People 25459 Fact-checks 8096 Articles People (18) Kevin Downing Sidney Powell Jerome Adams Jerome Buting Say Anything Blog Jerome R. Corsi J.B. Powell Wayne Powell Bill Powell Colin Powell Alan Powell Never Back Down PAC Debbie Mucarsel-Powell Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors Texas Association of School Boards Austin Board of Realtors PAC Sacramento Bee Editorial Board New York Times Editorial Board Fact-checks (25459) Donald Trump stated on April 15, 2026 in an interview with Fox Business News: “Thom Tillis is no longer a senator.” By Louis Jacobson• April 15, 2026 Ritchie Torres stated on July 20, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “Since Donald Trump's inauguration, we have seen an 11% decline in the value of the dollar, the steepest decline in more than a half a century.” By Louis Jacobson• July 25, 2025 Elizabeth Warren stated on July 22, 2019 in a post on Medium: "The country is now in a manufacturing recession." By Jon Greenberg• July 26, 2019 TikTok posts stated on November 18, 2023 in a post on TikTok: The federal government and the Federal Reserve were “raising inflation,” something that “had nothing to do with … getting our economy back in line” but rather to fund a “war against a bunch of civilians.” By Louis Jacobson• November 21, 2023 Cindy Axne stated on June 10, 2021 in an interview: "We’re not even remotely close to a point to say that we’re at rising inflation." By Lyle Muller• July 1, 2021 TikTok posts stated on April 06, 2023 in a TikTok video: “In America our own (central bank digital currency) system is going to be launching July 1. It’s called the FedNow payment system.” By Jeff Cercone• April 14, 2023 Facebook posts stated on September 13, 2023 in a Facebook video: Under Project Hamilton, “every dollar you hold in your bank account, your wallet and even your retirement” will be confiscated and “replaced with a dangerous new totally digital dollar.” By Sara Swann• September 26, 2023 Facebook posts stated on July 02, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The national coin shortage was done intentionally, the Mint is no longer releasing coins into circulation aka this is the beginning of the end of paper money.” By Tom Kertscher• July 6, 2020 Joe Biden stated on February 16, 2021 in a CNN town hall in Milwaukee.: “There is a consensus among economists left, right, and center… that we can’t spend too much” on COVID-19 relief. By Jon Greenberg• February 18, 2021 Chuck Grassley stated on October 19, 2021 in a tweet: "Welcome 2 Pres Biden’s America where inflation is costing households an extra $175 a month.” By Lyle Muller• October 21, 2021 Georgia Gun Owners stated on August 10, 2013 in a flier: Says "Nathan Deal killed pro-gun bills in 2013." By Eric Stirgus• October 1, 2013 YouTube videos stated on July 13, 2020 in a YouTube post: “Old C-SPAN footage of Joe Biden introducing man in blackface.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 20, 2020 Heidi Heitkamp stated on March 14, 2018 in an interview: "There are no provisions in here that substantially affect or advantage the big Wall Street bankers." By Manuela Tobias• March 20, 2018 Bill Powell stated on October 08, 2013 in a flier: Says "(t)his 12 year council 'Seat-warmer' has never chaired, vice chaired, or led a single Council committee meeting." By Eric Stirgus• October 11, 2013 Mitt Romney stated on September 12, 2011 in the CNN-Tea Party Express debate in Tampa: "In writing his book, Gov. Perry pointed out that … by any measure Social Security has been a failure." By Becky Bowers• September 13, 2011 Alma Adams stated on July 14, 2021 in a committee meeting: "Lumber prices can be tied to the (Trump) administration’s actions." By Paul Specht• July 23, 2021 Eric Cantor stated on October 01, 2012 in a debate.: On sequestration By Sean Gorman• October 8, 2012 Rick Scott stated on July 26, 2021 in a press release: “Thanks to the insane tax-and-spending spree of President Joe Biden and Democrats in Washington, we are seeing six straight months of raging inflation.” By Jon Greenberg• July 29, 2021 Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says CEOs got advance notice of COVID, then resigned to dump stock. By Tom Kertscher• April 13, 2020 Joe Biden stated on March 15, 2020 in a debate: Because the Federal Reserve recently cut interest rates to near 0%, “the Fed will be of little consequence now. They’ve already used what leverage they have.” By Louis Jacobson• March 18, 2020 Articles (8096) Donald Trump appointed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Can he fire him? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 17, 2025 Investigation of Fed chief Jerome Powell: What Trump has said about him since April 2025 By Louis Jacobson• January 12, 2026 Lisa Cook is fighting President Donald Trump’s plan to fire her. What comes next? By Louis Jacobson• August 26, 2025 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s economic speech in Michigan By PolitiFact Staff • January 13, 2026 President Trump fires Attorney General Pam Bondi: How she helped his agenda, and shaded the truth By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Zoe Weyand• April 2, 2026 Ron DeSantis’ baseless theory that the government wants to control people’s purchases By Louis Jacobson• April 12, 2023 How big is the threat of inflation in the post-pandemic era? By Louis Jacobson, Tom Kertscher• May 13, 2021 Oops! My statement was wrong. By Eric Stirgus• December 24, 2013 In this Democratic debate, health care issues took a backseat By Emmarie Huetteman• November 21, 2019 Who is Ginni Thomas, and why does the Jan. 6 committee want to talk to her? By Jeff Cercone, Madison Czopek• September 23, 2022 A Newsmax host shut down MyPillow CEO’s Dominion conspiracy talk. Here’s the background By Bill McCarthy• February 4, 2021 Shadow banning: Did Twitter try to boost Dems and hurt GOP? By Jon Greenberg• July 26, 2018 Ask PolitiFact: How are elections run in the US? By Amy Sherman• May 31, 2022 From booze to schools, Truth-O-Meter does it all By Willoughby Mariano• March 20, 2011 A fact-checker’s guide to Ginni Thomas’ texts to Trump’s chief of staff By Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman• March 25, 2022 What’s in Georgia’s new voting law that lost it the All-Star Game By Amy Sherman• April 7, 2021 Rudy Giuliani, Trump legal team push conspiracy theories, baseless claims about 2020 election By Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• November 20, 2020 Dominion-Fox lawsuit: Looking back at false claims about voting machine company By Jeff Cercone• April 17, 2023 How Fox News, Newsmax vote-rigging coverage squares with defamation law By Jon Greenberg• December 23, 2020 Fact-checking South Florida politicians in 2014 By Amy Sherman• December 29, 2014
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Donald Trump stated on April 15, 2026 in an interview with Fox Business News: “Thom Tillis is no longer a senator.” By Louis Jacobson• April 15, 2026 Ritchie Torres stated on July 20, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “Since Donald Trump's inauguration, we have seen an 11% decline in the value of the dollar, the steepest decline in more than a half a century.” By Louis Jacobson• July 25, 2025 Elizabeth Warren stated on July 22, 2019 in a post on Medium: "The country is now in a manufacturing recession." By Jon Greenberg• July 26, 2019 TikTok posts stated on November 18, 2023 in a post on TikTok: The federal government and the Federal Reserve were “raising inflation,” something that “had nothing to do with … getting our economy back in line” but rather to fund a “war against a bunch of civilians.” By Louis Jacobson• November 21, 2023 Cindy Axne stated on June 10, 2021 in an interview: "We’re not even remotely close to a point to say that we’re at rising inflation." By Lyle Muller• July 1, 2021 TikTok posts stated on April 06, 2023 in a TikTok video: “In America our own (central bank digital currency) system is going to be launching July 1. It’s called the FedNow payment system.” By Jeff Cercone• April 14, 2023 Facebook posts stated on September 13, 2023 in a Facebook video: Under Project Hamilton, “every dollar you hold in your bank account, your wallet and even your retirement” will be confiscated and “replaced with a dangerous new totally digital dollar.” By Sara Swann• September 26, 2023 Facebook posts stated on July 02, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The national coin shortage was done intentionally, the Mint is no longer releasing coins into circulation aka this is the beginning of the end of paper money.” By Tom Kertscher• July 6, 2020 Joe Biden stated on February 16, 2021 in a CNN town hall in Milwaukee.: “There is a consensus among economists left, right, and center… that we can’t spend too much” on COVID-19 relief. By Jon Greenberg• February 18, 2021 Chuck Grassley stated on October 19, 2021 in a tweet: "Welcome 2 Pres Biden’s America where inflation is costing households an extra $175 a month.” By Lyle Muller• October 21, 2021 Georgia Gun Owners stated on August 10, 2013 in a flier: Says "Nathan Deal killed pro-gun bills in 2013." By Eric Stirgus• October 1, 2013 YouTube videos stated on July 13, 2020 in a YouTube post: “Old C-SPAN footage of Joe Biden introducing man in blackface.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 20, 2020 Heidi Heitkamp stated on March 14, 2018 in an interview: "There are no provisions in here that substantially affect or advantage the big Wall Street bankers." By Manuela Tobias• March 20, 2018 Bill Powell stated on October 08, 2013 in a flier: Says "(t)his 12 year council 'Seat-warmer' has never chaired, vice chaired, or led a single Council committee meeting." By Eric Stirgus• October 11, 2013 Mitt Romney stated on September 12, 2011 in the CNN-Tea Party Express debate in Tampa: "In writing his book, Gov. Perry pointed out that … by any measure Social Security has been a failure." By Becky Bowers• September 13, 2011 Alma Adams stated on July 14, 2021 in a committee meeting: "Lumber prices can be tied to the (Trump) administration’s actions." By Paul Specht• July 23, 2021 Eric Cantor stated on October 01, 2012 in a debate.: On sequestration By Sean Gorman• October 8, 2012 Rick Scott stated on July 26, 2021 in a press release: “Thanks to the insane tax-and-spending spree of President Joe Biden and Democrats in Washington, we are seeing six straight months of raging inflation.” By Jon Greenberg• July 29, 2021 Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says CEOs got advance notice of COVID, then resigned to dump stock. By Tom Kertscher• April 13, 2020 Joe Biden stated on March 15, 2020 in a debate: Because the Federal Reserve recently cut interest rates to near 0%, “the Fed will be of little consequence now. They’ve already used what leverage they have.” By Louis Jacobson• March 18, 2020
Donald Trump appointed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Can he fire him? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 17, 2025 Investigation of Fed chief Jerome Powell: What Trump has said about him since April 2025 By Louis Jacobson• January 12, 2026 Lisa Cook is fighting President Donald Trump’s plan to fire her. What comes next? By Louis Jacobson• August 26, 2025 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s economic speech in Michigan By PolitiFact Staff • January 13, 2026 President Trump fires Attorney General Pam Bondi: How she helped his agenda, and shaded the truth By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Zoe Weyand• April 2, 2026 Ron DeSantis’ baseless theory that the government wants to control people’s purchases By Louis Jacobson• April 12, 2023 How big is the threat of inflation in the post-pandemic era? By Louis Jacobson, Tom Kertscher• May 13, 2021 Oops! My statement was wrong. By Eric Stirgus• December 24, 2013 In this Democratic debate, health care issues took a backseat By Emmarie Huetteman• November 21, 2019 Who is Ginni Thomas, and why does the Jan. 6 committee want to talk to her? By Jeff Cercone, Madison Czopek• September 23, 2022 A Newsmax host shut down MyPillow CEO’s Dominion conspiracy talk. Here’s the background By Bill McCarthy• February 4, 2021 Shadow banning: Did Twitter try to boost Dems and hurt GOP? By Jon Greenberg• July 26, 2018 Ask PolitiFact: How are elections run in the US? By Amy Sherman• May 31, 2022 From booze to schools, Truth-O-Meter does it all By Willoughby Mariano• March 20, 2011 A fact-checker’s guide to Ginni Thomas’ texts to Trump’s chief of staff By Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman• March 25, 2022 What’s in Georgia’s new voting law that lost it the All-Star Game By Amy Sherman• April 7, 2021 Rudy Giuliani, Trump legal team push conspiracy theories, baseless claims about 2020 election By Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• November 20, 2020 Dominion-Fox lawsuit: Looking back at false claims about voting machine company By Jeff Cercone• April 17, 2023 How Fox News, Newsmax vote-rigging coverage squares with defamation law By Jon Greenberg• December 23, 2020 Fact-checking South Florida politicians in 2014 By Amy Sherman• December 29, 2014
