3 People 24648 Fact-checks 7851 Articles People (3) John Heard Just the News Freedom From Religion Foundation Fact-checks (24648) Adam Schiff stated on September 17, 2019 in an interview on MSNBC: "We have not spoken directly with the whistleblower." By Bill McCarthy• October 4, 2019 X posts stated on October 13, 2020 in a videos, articles and screenshots: Says Joe Biden and Barack Obama “directly participated in a plot to have #SealTeam6 MURDERED, then arranged a massive cash deal as part of a cover up.” By Daniel Funke• October 14, 2020 Facebook posts stated on October 02, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Rep. Adam Schiff was "complicit in EDITING AND COMPOSING THE ‘WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT’ BEFORE IT WAS FILED." By Daniel Funke• October 4, 2019 Viral image stated on December 11, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says Adam Schiff’s family Christmas card has a photo of the whistleblower, who is dating Schiff’s daughter. By Ciara O'Rourke• December 12, 2019 Viral image stated on October 05, 2021 in a viral image: Facebook planted Frances Haugen as its own pretend whistleblower. By Bill McCarthy• October 8, 2021 Viral image stated on November 05, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photo of "Obama’s White House staff" shows the alleged Ukraine whistleblower. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 12, 2019 Facebook posts stated on June 07, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Military, Trump thwart deep state blackout.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 8, 2023 Marco Rubio stated on December 08, 2014 in a news release: The authors of a report on CIA’s torture techniques "never interviewed a single CIA official." By Amy Sherman• December 11, 2014 Mark Levin stated on October 03, 2019 in on Fox News's "Hannity": Says the whistleblower hired "left-wing lawyers, left-wing firms, Soros involved in funding one of them." By Bill McCarthy• October 11, 2019 Donald Trump stated on September 30, 2019 in a tweet: "Longstanding whistleblower rules (were changed) just before submittal of the fake whistleblower report." By Jon Greenberg• October 1, 2019 Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2023 in a Facebook post: 30 tons of lost ammonium nitrate on a California-bound train suggest an orchestrated conspiracy. By Jeff Cercone• June 1, 2023 Instagram posts stated on June 19, 2022 in an Instagram post: The Clintons and Bushes were “involved in orchestrating the assassination of JFK Jr.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 28, 2022 Donald Trump Jr. stated on November 07, 2019 in an interview on ABC's "The View": "It’s only a federal crime for the" inspector general to out a whistleblower. By Louis Jacobson• November 11, 2019 Facebook posts stated on September 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: “James Comey has 50 counts of TREASON. And John Brennan has 48 counts of TREASON.” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 17, 2020 Facebook posts stated on June 27, 2023 in a Facebook post: Kevin McCarthy “announces impeachment proceeding for Biden regime.” By Tom Kertscher• June 29, 2023 Tucker Carlson stated on November 07, 2019 in Tucker Carlson Tonight: Says Marie Yovanovitch was "dishonest" when she claimed under oath that she never personally responded to an email from a Democratic staffer. But "in fact, it turns out that she did respond." By Miriam Valverde• November 15, 2019 Glenn Greenwald stated on January 02, 2014 in a broadcast of CNN's "The Lead": "Under the Espionage Act, (Edward Snowden would not be) allowed to come into court and say ‘I was justified in disclosing this information.’ There is no whistleblower exception in the Espionage Act." By Jon Greenberg• January 7, 2014 Sean Hannity stated on June 28, 2016 in comments on his Fox News program: "During the (Benghazi) attack, a stand-down order was given, and our troops were told to change their clothes four times." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 30, 2016 Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: Contractors hired by government officials to frame Donald Trump are “behind the fake news in mainstream media” and recent protests. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 17, 2020 Hillary Clinton stated on October 13, 2015 in the first Democratic presidential debate: Says Edward Snowden "could have gotten all of the protections of being a whistleblower." By Jon Greenberg• October 14, 2015 Articles (7851) Fact-checking the Trump impeachment hearings: Vindman, Volker, Morrison and Williams By Louis Jacobson• November 19, 2019 Fact-checking Trump, Ukraine impeachment hearings, day 1 By Daniel Funke, Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• November 13, 2019 Hunter Biden’s criminal case: What IRS whistleblowers said about Joe Biden, DOJ By Jeff Cercone, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• June 27, 2023 Fox News airs misleading graphics about Schiff, Taylor By Bill McCarthy• November 13, 2019 Lie of the Year 2019: Donald Trump’s claim whistleblower got Ukraine call 'almost completely wrong' By Katie Sanders• December 16, 2019 Trump mentioned the ‘Crowdstrike’ conspiracy during his call with Ukraine. Here’s what that means By Daniel Funke• September 27, 2019 6 key takeaways from the public impeachment hearings against Donald Trump By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• November 26, 2019 9 things Donald Trump got wrong today on Ukraine, a whistleblower and the media By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman• October 2, 2019 Fact-checking the Gordon Sondland impeachment hearing about Trump, Ukraine By Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy• November 20, 2019 Fact-checking House Republicans’ impeachment report defending Trump on Ukraine By Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• December 3, 2019 In Context: Ron Johnson's 'secret society' By Tom Kertscher• January 25, 2018 Looking for the truth on attacks in Benghazi By Becky Bowers• May 10, 2013 In context: Adam Schiff’s dramatized version of the Trump-Zelensky call By Bill McCarthy• September 30, 2019 Mailbag: Hitting 'a new low' on health care By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 5, 2009 The intel numbers game By Shawn Zeller• November 19, 2007 A history of PolitiFact’s Lies of the Year, from 2009 to 2024 By Matthew Crowley• December 17, 2024 Timeline: The Trump impeachment inquiry By John Kruzel, Bill McCarthy• October 3, 2019 10 things Donald Trump got wrong about impeachment in 2019, fact-checked By Jon Greenberg• December 16, 2019 The inaccurate or unproven things Rudy Giuliani said about Ukraine on 'This Week' By Daniel Funke, Miriam Valverde• October 2, 2019 Barack Obama on surveillance, then and now By Caroline Houck• June 13, 2013
Adam Schiff stated on September 17, 2019 in an interview on MSNBC: "We have not spoken directly with the whistleblower." By Bill McCarthy• October 4, 2019 X posts stated on October 13, 2020 in a videos, articles and screenshots: Says Joe Biden and Barack Obama “directly participated in a plot to have #SealTeam6 MURDERED, then arranged a massive cash deal as part of a cover up.” By Daniel Funke• October 14, 2020 Facebook posts stated on October 02, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Rep. Adam Schiff was "complicit in EDITING AND COMPOSING THE ‘WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT’ BEFORE IT WAS FILED." By Daniel Funke• October 4, 2019 Viral image stated on December 11, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says Adam Schiff’s family Christmas card has a photo of the whistleblower, who is dating Schiff’s daughter. By Ciara O'Rourke• December 12, 2019 Viral image stated on October 05, 2021 in a viral image: Facebook planted Frances Haugen as its own pretend whistleblower. By Bill McCarthy• October 8, 2021 Viral image stated on November 05, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photo of "Obama’s White House staff" shows the alleged Ukraine whistleblower. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 12, 2019 Facebook posts stated on June 07, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Military, Trump thwart deep state blackout.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 8, 2023 Marco Rubio stated on December 08, 2014 in a news release: The authors of a report on CIA’s torture techniques "never interviewed a single CIA official." By Amy Sherman• December 11, 2014 Mark Levin stated on October 03, 2019 in on Fox News's "Hannity": Says the whistleblower hired "left-wing lawyers, left-wing firms, Soros involved in funding one of them." By Bill McCarthy• October 11, 2019 Donald Trump stated on September 30, 2019 in a tweet: "Longstanding whistleblower rules (were changed) just before submittal of the fake whistleblower report." By Jon Greenberg• October 1, 2019 Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2023 in a Facebook post: 30 tons of lost ammonium nitrate on a California-bound train suggest an orchestrated conspiracy. By Jeff Cercone• June 1, 2023 Instagram posts stated on June 19, 2022 in an Instagram post: The Clintons and Bushes were “involved in orchestrating the assassination of JFK Jr.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 28, 2022 Donald Trump Jr. stated on November 07, 2019 in an interview on ABC's "The View": "It’s only a federal crime for the" inspector general to out a whistleblower. By Louis Jacobson• November 11, 2019 Facebook posts stated on September 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: “James Comey has 50 counts of TREASON. And John Brennan has 48 counts of TREASON.” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 17, 2020 Facebook posts stated on June 27, 2023 in a Facebook post: Kevin McCarthy “announces impeachment proceeding for Biden regime.” By Tom Kertscher• June 29, 2023 Tucker Carlson stated on November 07, 2019 in Tucker Carlson Tonight: Says Marie Yovanovitch was "dishonest" when she claimed under oath that she never personally responded to an email from a Democratic staffer. But "in fact, it turns out that she did respond." By Miriam Valverde• November 15, 2019 Glenn Greenwald stated on January 02, 2014 in a broadcast of CNN's "The Lead": "Under the Espionage Act, (Edward Snowden would not be) allowed to come into court and say ‘I was justified in disclosing this information.’ There is no whistleblower exception in the Espionage Act." By Jon Greenberg• January 7, 2014 Sean Hannity stated on June 28, 2016 in comments on his Fox News program: "During the (Benghazi) attack, a stand-down order was given, and our troops were told to change their clothes four times." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 30, 2016 Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: Contractors hired by government officials to frame Donald Trump are “behind the fake news in mainstream media” and recent protests. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 17, 2020 Hillary Clinton stated on October 13, 2015 in the first Democratic presidential debate: Says Edward Snowden "could have gotten all of the protections of being a whistleblower." By Jon Greenberg• October 14, 2015
Fact-checking the Trump impeachment hearings: Vindman, Volker, Morrison and Williams By Louis Jacobson• November 19, 2019 Fact-checking Trump, Ukraine impeachment hearings, day 1 By Daniel Funke, Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• November 13, 2019 Hunter Biden’s criminal case: What IRS whistleblowers said about Joe Biden, DOJ By Jeff Cercone, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• June 27, 2023 Fox News airs misleading graphics about Schiff, Taylor By Bill McCarthy• November 13, 2019 Lie of the Year 2019: Donald Trump’s claim whistleblower got Ukraine call 'almost completely wrong' By Katie Sanders• December 16, 2019 Trump mentioned the ‘Crowdstrike’ conspiracy during his call with Ukraine. Here’s what that means By Daniel Funke• September 27, 2019 6 key takeaways from the public impeachment hearings against Donald Trump By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• November 26, 2019 9 things Donald Trump got wrong today on Ukraine, a whistleblower and the media By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman• October 2, 2019 Fact-checking the Gordon Sondland impeachment hearing about Trump, Ukraine By Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy• November 20, 2019 Fact-checking House Republicans’ impeachment report defending Trump on Ukraine By Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• December 3, 2019 In Context: Ron Johnson's 'secret society' By Tom Kertscher• January 25, 2018 Looking for the truth on attacks in Benghazi By Becky Bowers• May 10, 2013 In context: Adam Schiff’s dramatized version of the Trump-Zelensky call By Bill McCarthy• September 30, 2019 Mailbag: Hitting 'a new low' on health care By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 5, 2009 The intel numbers game By Shawn Zeller• November 19, 2007 A history of PolitiFact’s Lies of the Year, from 2009 to 2024 By Matthew Crowley• December 17, 2024 Timeline: The Trump impeachment inquiry By John Kruzel, Bill McCarthy• October 3, 2019 10 things Donald Trump got wrong about impeachment in 2019, fact-checked By Jon Greenberg• December 16, 2019 The inaccurate or unproven things Rudy Giuliani said about Ukraine on 'This Week' By Daniel Funke, Miriam Valverde• October 2, 2019 Barack Obama on surveillance, then and now By Caroline Houck• June 13, 2013
