18 People 26035 Fact-checks 8122 Articles People (18) Lori Chavez-DeRemer Kevin Downing Dominic Chavez Lori Haas Lori Lightfoot Bill Post Threads posts The Houston Post TikTok posts Facebook posts Instagram posts The Miami Post X posts Linda Chavez-Thompson Freedom From Religion Foundation Never Back Down PAC New York Post Conservative Daily Post Fact-checks (26035) 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 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 Steve Southerland stated on January 17, 2011 in comments at the Liberty County Chamber of Commerce annual dinner.: "92 percent" of President Barack Obama's administration has "never worked outside government." By Aaron Sharockman• January 20, 2011 Glenn Beck stated on November 30, 2009 in a statement on his show on Fox News Channel: Less than 10 percent of Obama's Cabinet appointees "have any experience in the private sector." By Louis Jacobson• December 2, 2009 Michele Bachmann stated on August 26, 2011 in a campaign event: President Barack Obama "has virtually no one in his cabinet with private-sector experience." By Louis Jacobson• September 1, 2011 Tommie Pierson Jr. stated on February 18, 2019 in a Missouri Legislative Black Caucus press conference: Says "zero" African Americans have presented to the House Budget Committee in 2019. By Sidney Steele• March 26, 2019 Linda Chavez-Thompson stated on January 04, 2010 in a speech: "Most Texans aren't millionaires." By W. Gardner Selby• January 20, 2010 Hillary Clinton stated on July 31, 2015 in a speech in Miami: On the Cuba embargo. By Amy Sherman• August 3, 2015 Bryce Reeves stated on June 17, 2016 in a radio interview.: Gov. Terry McAuliffe "has made several statements that he would love to be in a Cabinet secretary position with the Clinton administration." By Warren Fiske• June 27, 2016 Chain email stated on September 27, 2012 in an email: Less than 10 percent of President Barack Obama’s Cabinet members have private-sector experience. By Eric Stirgus• October 8, 2012 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 Instagram posts stated on November 13, 2024 in an Instagram post: “Breaking: Trump names Boebert secretary of education” By Sofia Ahmed• November 15, 2024 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 X posts stated on September 20, 2024 in an X post: First lady Jill Biden led a Cabinet meeting for President Joe Biden and her signature appears on presidential stationery. By Samantha Putterman• September 21, 2024 Lori Lightfoot stated on August 30, 2019 in an interview: "We’ve got 600-plus police and fire pensions Downstate that are on the cusp of insolvency because they don’t have the revenues that they need to be able to keep those pensions going." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• September 8, 2019 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 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 Center for American Progress stated on April 25, 2017 in a tweet: "Trump's Cabinet is more white and more male than any first Cabinet since President Ronald Reagan’s." By Allison Graves• April 26, 2017 Chris Collins stated on December 13, 2016 in an interview with Buffalo news station WGRZ: ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson "will have to divest his holdings, that’s a requirement" to serve as Secretary of State. By Dan Clark• December 30, 2016 Roy Blunt stated on February 08, 2017 in a speech: "Somebody observed this week that you have to go back to the very founding of the government to the first administration of George Washington to find a time when it’s taken longer to put a Cabinet in place." By Grace Hase• March 25, 2017 Articles (8122) There’s no evidence the Trump administration had a role in Jeffrey Epstein’s death By John Kruzel• August 13, 2019 Transgender Day of Visibility always falls on March 31. This year, so did Easter. By Grace Abels• April 1, 2024 Explained: How Trump and Biden would confront China By Noah Y. Kim• September 14, 2020 Fact-check: Darkest Hour movie gets Winston Churchill mostly right By Jon Greenberg• February 26, 2018 Ask PolitiFact: How hard will it be for Joe Biden to get his Cabinet confirmed? By Louis Jacobson• December 14, 2020 The House impeached Donald Trump over his speech before the Capitol attack. Here’s what happens next By Louis Jacobson• January 13, 2021 How unusual is the turnover among top Trump administration officials? By Louis Jacobson• April 12, 2019 Texas Two-Step By Bill Adair• February 22, 2008 Democrats paint different picture of Perry's state By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• February 10, 2011 Ask PolitiFact: Where was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during the Capitol riot? By Bill McCarthy• February 4, 2021 A fact-checker's review of Hillary Clinton's book By Steve Contorno• June 13, 2014 Withdrawal of Gregg creates Truth-O-Meter dilemma By Bill Adair• February 12, 2009 Fact-checking Hillary Clinton's new book By Steve Contorno• June 9, 2014 Democrats pound Rick Perry By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• June 28, 2010 Who is Kirsten Gillibrand? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Miriam Valverde• June 21, 2019 The second Trump impeachment: Questions and answers By Louis Jacobson• January 11, 2021 Beck wrong on Cabinet's private sector experience By Louis Jacobson• December 2, 2009 Dominion-Fox lawsuit: Looking back at false claims about voting machine company By Jeff Cercone• April 17, 2023 How accurate are warnings by Democrats, Kamala Harris about Donald Trump’s ‘Project 2025 agenda?’ By Samantha Putterman• August 20, 2024 Fact-checking claims about missing, dead scientists: Were they researching UFOs, nuclear weapons? By Loreben Tuquero• April 28, 2026
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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 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 Steve Southerland stated on January 17, 2011 in comments at the Liberty County Chamber of Commerce annual dinner.: "92 percent" of President Barack Obama's administration has "never worked outside government." By Aaron Sharockman• January 20, 2011 Glenn Beck stated on November 30, 2009 in a statement on his show on Fox News Channel: Less than 10 percent of Obama's Cabinet appointees "have any experience in the private sector." By Louis Jacobson• December 2, 2009 Michele Bachmann stated on August 26, 2011 in a campaign event: President Barack Obama "has virtually no one in his cabinet with private-sector experience." By Louis Jacobson• September 1, 2011 Tommie Pierson Jr. stated on February 18, 2019 in a Missouri Legislative Black Caucus press conference: Says "zero" African Americans have presented to the House Budget Committee in 2019. By Sidney Steele• March 26, 2019 Linda Chavez-Thompson stated on January 04, 2010 in a speech: "Most Texans aren't millionaires." By W. Gardner Selby• January 20, 2010 Hillary Clinton stated on July 31, 2015 in a speech in Miami: On the Cuba embargo. By Amy Sherman• August 3, 2015 Bryce Reeves stated on June 17, 2016 in a radio interview.: Gov. Terry McAuliffe "has made several statements that he would love to be in a Cabinet secretary position with the Clinton administration." By Warren Fiske• June 27, 2016 Chain email stated on September 27, 2012 in an email: Less than 10 percent of President Barack Obama’s Cabinet members have private-sector experience. By Eric Stirgus• October 8, 2012 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 Instagram posts stated on November 13, 2024 in an Instagram post: “Breaking: Trump names Boebert secretary of education” By Sofia Ahmed• November 15, 2024 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 X posts stated on September 20, 2024 in an X post: First lady Jill Biden led a Cabinet meeting for President Joe Biden and her signature appears on presidential stationery. By Samantha Putterman• September 21, 2024 Lori Lightfoot stated on August 30, 2019 in an interview: "We’ve got 600-plus police and fire pensions Downstate that are on the cusp of insolvency because they don’t have the revenues that they need to be able to keep those pensions going." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• September 8, 2019 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 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 Center for American Progress stated on April 25, 2017 in a tweet: "Trump's Cabinet is more white and more male than any first Cabinet since President Ronald Reagan’s." By Allison Graves• April 26, 2017 Chris Collins stated on December 13, 2016 in an interview with Buffalo news station WGRZ: ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson "will have to divest his holdings, that’s a requirement" to serve as Secretary of State. By Dan Clark• December 30, 2016 Roy Blunt stated on February 08, 2017 in a speech: "Somebody observed this week that you have to go back to the very founding of the government to the first administration of George Washington to find a time when it’s taken longer to put a Cabinet in place." By Grace Hase• March 25, 2017
There’s no evidence the Trump administration had a role in Jeffrey Epstein’s death By John Kruzel• August 13, 2019 Transgender Day of Visibility always falls on March 31. This year, so did Easter. By Grace Abels• April 1, 2024 Explained: How Trump and Biden would confront China By Noah Y. Kim• September 14, 2020 Fact-check: Darkest Hour movie gets Winston Churchill mostly right By Jon Greenberg• February 26, 2018 Ask PolitiFact: How hard will it be for Joe Biden to get his Cabinet confirmed? By Louis Jacobson• December 14, 2020 The House impeached Donald Trump over his speech before the Capitol attack. Here’s what happens next By Louis Jacobson• January 13, 2021 How unusual is the turnover among top Trump administration officials? By Louis Jacobson• April 12, 2019 Texas Two-Step By Bill Adair• February 22, 2008 Democrats paint different picture of Perry's state By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• February 10, 2011 Ask PolitiFact: Where was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during the Capitol riot? By Bill McCarthy• February 4, 2021 A fact-checker's review of Hillary Clinton's book By Steve Contorno• June 13, 2014 Withdrawal of Gregg creates Truth-O-Meter dilemma By Bill Adair• February 12, 2009 Fact-checking Hillary Clinton's new book By Steve Contorno• June 9, 2014 Democrats pound Rick Perry By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• June 28, 2010 Who is Kirsten Gillibrand? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Miriam Valverde• June 21, 2019 The second Trump impeachment: Questions and answers By Louis Jacobson• January 11, 2021 Beck wrong on Cabinet's private sector experience By Louis Jacobson• December 2, 2009 Dominion-Fox lawsuit: Looking back at false claims about voting machine company By Jeff Cercone• April 17, 2023 How accurate are warnings by Democrats, Kamala Harris about Donald Trump’s ‘Project 2025 agenda?’ By Samantha Putterman• August 20, 2024 Fact-checking claims about missing, dead scientists: Were they researching UFOs, nuclear weapons? By Loreben Tuquero• April 28, 2026
