5 People 22377 Fact-checks 7302 Articles People (5) Lori Chavez-DeRemer Dominic Chavez Lori Haas Lori Lightfoot Linda Chavez-Thompson Fact-checks (22377) Lori Chavez-DeRemer stated on July 17, 2025 in a post on X: Under President Donald Trump’s newly signed tax law, “Those making less than $50,000 receive the largest (tax) cuts.” By Louis Jacobson• July 21, 2025 Dan Koh stated on October 09, 2025 in remarks on CNN: As the Trump administration pursues mortgage fraud charges against Letitia James, “there are three Cabinet members who committed mortgage fraud that he’s just letting fly.” By Louis Jacobson• October 16, 2025 Lori Lightfoot stated on March 05, 2019 in a tweet: Says the percentage of officers the Chicago Police Board fired after hearing their cases or who chose to resign prior to a board hearing roughly doubled during her tenure. By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• March 10, 2019 Linda Chavez-Thompson stated on May 04, 2010 in a speech to the Central Texas Democratic Forum: "Texas has, now, the highest share of minimum-wage workers in the nation." By Ciara O'Rourke• May 13, 2010 Linda Chavez-Thompson stated on January 04, 2010 in a speech: "Most Texans aren't millionaires." By W. Gardner Selby• January 20, 2010 Ted Poe stated on February 09, 2011 in a House floor speech: The U.S. gives foreign aid to Cuba and Venezuela, even though those countries are our enemies. By Louis Jacobson• March 23, 2011 Bill Spelman stated on May 08, 2012 in a campaign mailer.: Says challenger Dominic Chavez is a "Rick Perry Republican" lobbyist. By W. Gardner Selby• May 9, 2012 Mitt Romney stated on November 22, 2011 in a Republican debate in Washington: "We have, right now, Hezbollah, which is working throughout Latin America, in Venezuela, in Mexico, throughout Latin America, which poses a very significant and imminent threat to the United States of America." By Becky Bowers• November 23, 2011 Lori Lightfoot stated on December 31, 2021 in a year-end press release.: "Chicago maintained the lowest unemployment rate through most of 2021 of any large American city." By Analisa Trofimuk• January 31, 2022 Conservative Voters of Texas PAC stated on May 25, 2012 in whylarrywhy.com: Says Larry Taylor gave "in-state tuition to illegal immigrants." By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• May 25, 2012 Melanie Crozier stated on July 21, 2010 in a Politico article: Karen Handel "would have felt like it was OK to go in and abort" Sarah Palin's son Trig, who has Down syndrome. By Willoughby Mariano• July 26, 2010 Lori Lightfoot stated on May 20, 2018 in a radio interview: "We are the only metropolitan area in the country that’s losing population." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• June 1, 2018 Barack Obama stated on April 19, 2009 in a news conference.: "Venezuela is a country whose defense budget is probably 1/600th of the United States." By Robert Farley• April 21, 2009 Donald Trump stated on January 02, 2019 in a tweet: "Mexico is paying for the Wall through the new USMCA Trade Deal." By Miriam Valverde• January 4, 2019 Donna Howard stated on April 03, 2011 in remarks on the House floor: "Fifty percent of our students who enter higher education need to take remedial courses because they are not prepared for college-level work." By Ciara O'Rourke• April 9, 2011 Lori Lightfoot stated on May 30, 2019 in a TV interview: Says there were "rumors floating around" that Chicago police union officials were "telling their officers, ‘don’t do anything. Over Memorial Day weekend, don’t intercede. If you see some criminal activity, just lay back, do nothing.’" By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• June 9, 2019 Lloyd Doggett stated on August 11, 2011 in an interview with ABC TV.: "Twenty-five states have lower unemployment than Texas" which is "tied with Mississippi for more minimum-wage jobs than anywhere in the United States." By W. Gardner Selby• August 16, 2011 Todd Staples stated on November 11, 2010 in a Web post.: In "the fall of 2009, only 21 percent of Texas high school graduates enrolled in a four-year public university." By W. Gardner Selby• December 3, 2010 Hillary Clinton stated on July 31, 2015 in a speech in Miami: On the Cuba embargo. By Amy Sherman• August 3, 2015 Dominic Chavez stated on March 30, 2012 in a campaign video: Says since 2000, Austin’s "tax burden" rose more than 40 percent while family income rose more than 20 percent. By Sue Owen• May 11, 2012 Articles (7302) Transgender Day of Visibility always falls on March 31. This year, so did Easter. By Grace Abels• April 1, 2024 Rudy Giuliani, Trump legal team push conspiracy theories, baseless claims about 2020 election By Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• November 20, 2020 Labor commissioner hopeful Butler accused of trying to "bully" educators By Eric Stirgus• October 29, 2010 Democrats paint different picture of Perry's state By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• February 10, 2011 How does Trump White House turnover compare with Bush, Obama? By Manuela Tobias• August 4, 2017 There’s no evidence the Trump administration had a role in Jeffrey Epstein’s death By John Kruzel• August 13, 2019 Can Congress impeach and remove a president who’s left office? A look at the history By Louis Jacobson• January 26, 2021 Democrats pound Rick Perry By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• June 28, 2010 Fact-checking the Jan. 17 news shows By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• January 18, 2016 Comparing unprecedented Trump White House turnover with Bush, Obama By Manuela Tobias• March 15, 2018 Timeline: Rob Porter, domestic abuse and the White House By Jon Greenberg• February 14, 2018 Ask PolitiFact: Did JD Vance benefit from DEI initiatives at Yale Law? By Gideon Hess• February 19, 2025 Pants on Fire to race in Kentucky Derby By Bill Adair• May 4, 2011 Have Democrats always been interested in Epstein case transparency? We looked back. By Amy Sherman• August 5, 2025 My opponent is... RICH! By W. Gardner Selby• October 22, 2010 Republicans attack Republicans in Georgia, hoping to keep GOP control of the U.S. Senate By Tom Kertscher• November 10, 2020 The 2019 Chicago mayor’s race is heating up: Here’s what we’re watching By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• November 11, 2018 The CDC just sidelined these childhood vaccines. Here’s what they prevent. By Arthur Allen, Jackie Fortiér• January 7, 2026 How unusual is the turnover among top Trump administration officials? By Louis Jacobson• April 12, 2019 Take the Texas Truth-O-Meter Quiz By W. Gardner Selby• October 31, 2014
Lori Chavez-DeRemer stated on July 17, 2025 in a post on X: Under President Donald Trump’s newly signed tax law, “Those making less than $50,000 receive the largest (tax) cuts.” By Louis Jacobson• July 21, 2025 Dan Koh stated on October 09, 2025 in remarks on CNN: As the Trump administration pursues mortgage fraud charges against Letitia James, “there are three Cabinet members who committed mortgage fraud that he’s just letting fly.” By Louis Jacobson• October 16, 2025 Lori Lightfoot stated on March 05, 2019 in a tweet: Says the percentage of officers the Chicago Police Board fired after hearing their cases or who chose to resign prior to a board hearing roughly doubled during her tenure. By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• March 10, 2019 Linda Chavez-Thompson stated on May 04, 2010 in a speech to the Central Texas Democratic Forum: "Texas has, now, the highest share of minimum-wage workers in the nation." By Ciara O'Rourke• May 13, 2010 Linda Chavez-Thompson stated on January 04, 2010 in a speech: "Most Texans aren't millionaires." By W. Gardner Selby• January 20, 2010 Ted Poe stated on February 09, 2011 in a House floor speech: The U.S. gives foreign aid to Cuba and Venezuela, even though those countries are our enemies. By Louis Jacobson• March 23, 2011 Bill Spelman stated on May 08, 2012 in a campaign mailer.: Says challenger Dominic Chavez is a "Rick Perry Republican" lobbyist. By W. Gardner Selby• May 9, 2012 Mitt Romney stated on November 22, 2011 in a Republican debate in Washington: "We have, right now, Hezbollah, which is working throughout Latin America, in Venezuela, in Mexico, throughout Latin America, which poses a very significant and imminent threat to the United States of America." By Becky Bowers• November 23, 2011 Lori Lightfoot stated on December 31, 2021 in a year-end press release.: "Chicago maintained the lowest unemployment rate through most of 2021 of any large American city." By Analisa Trofimuk• January 31, 2022 Conservative Voters of Texas PAC stated on May 25, 2012 in whylarrywhy.com: Says Larry Taylor gave "in-state tuition to illegal immigrants." By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• May 25, 2012 Melanie Crozier stated on July 21, 2010 in a Politico article: Karen Handel "would have felt like it was OK to go in and abort" Sarah Palin's son Trig, who has Down syndrome. By Willoughby Mariano• July 26, 2010 Lori Lightfoot stated on May 20, 2018 in a radio interview: "We are the only metropolitan area in the country that’s losing population." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• June 1, 2018 Barack Obama stated on April 19, 2009 in a news conference.: "Venezuela is a country whose defense budget is probably 1/600th of the United States." By Robert Farley• April 21, 2009 Donald Trump stated on January 02, 2019 in a tweet: "Mexico is paying for the Wall through the new USMCA Trade Deal." By Miriam Valverde• January 4, 2019 Donna Howard stated on April 03, 2011 in remarks on the House floor: "Fifty percent of our students who enter higher education need to take remedial courses because they are not prepared for college-level work." By Ciara O'Rourke• April 9, 2011 Lori Lightfoot stated on May 30, 2019 in a TV interview: Says there were "rumors floating around" that Chicago police union officials were "telling their officers, ‘don’t do anything. Over Memorial Day weekend, don’t intercede. If you see some criminal activity, just lay back, do nothing.’" By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• June 9, 2019 Lloyd Doggett stated on August 11, 2011 in an interview with ABC TV.: "Twenty-five states have lower unemployment than Texas" which is "tied with Mississippi for more minimum-wage jobs than anywhere in the United States." By W. Gardner Selby• August 16, 2011 Todd Staples stated on November 11, 2010 in a Web post.: In "the fall of 2009, only 21 percent of Texas high school graduates enrolled in a four-year public university." By W. Gardner Selby• December 3, 2010 Hillary Clinton stated on July 31, 2015 in a speech in Miami: On the Cuba embargo. By Amy Sherman• August 3, 2015 Dominic Chavez stated on March 30, 2012 in a campaign video: Says since 2000, Austin’s "tax burden" rose more than 40 percent while family income rose more than 20 percent. By Sue Owen• May 11, 2012
Transgender Day of Visibility always falls on March 31. This year, so did Easter. By Grace Abels• April 1, 2024 Rudy Giuliani, Trump legal team push conspiracy theories, baseless claims about 2020 election By Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• November 20, 2020 Labor commissioner hopeful Butler accused of trying to "bully" educators By Eric Stirgus• October 29, 2010 Democrats paint different picture of Perry's state By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• February 10, 2011 How does Trump White House turnover compare with Bush, Obama? By Manuela Tobias• August 4, 2017 There’s no evidence the Trump administration had a role in Jeffrey Epstein’s death By John Kruzel• August 13, 2019 Can Congress impeach and remove a president who’s left office? A look at the history By Louis Jacobson• January 26, 2021 Democrats pound Rick Perry By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• June 28, 2010 Fact-checking the Jan. 17 news shows By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• January 18, 2016 Comparing unprecedented Trump White House turnover with Bush, Obama By Manuela Tobias• March 15, 2018 Timeline: Rob Porter, domestic abuse and the White House By Jon Greenberg• February 14, 2018 Ask PolitiFact: Did JD Vance benefit from DEI initiatives at Yale Law? By Gideon Hess• February 19, 2025 Pants on Fire to race in Kentucky Derby By Bill Adair• May 4, 2011 Have Democrats always been interested in Epstein case transparency? We looked back. By Amy Sherman• August 5, 2025 My opponent is... RICH! By W. Gardner Selby• October 22, 2010 Republicans attack Republicans in Georgia, hoping to keep GOP control of the U.S. Senate By Tom Kertscher• November 10, 2020 The 2019 Chicago mayor’s race is heating up: Here’s what we’re watching By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• November 11, 2018 The CDC just sidelined these childhood vaccines. Here’s what they prevent. By Arthur Allen, Jackie Fortiér• January 7, 2026 How unusual is the turnover among top Trump administration officials? By Louis Jacobson• April 12, 2019 Take the Texas Truth-O-Meter Quiz By W. Gardner Selby• October 31, 2014
