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State Department Democratic candidates for Wisconsin governor Wisconsin Assembly GOP GOP Daily Brief State Farm Insurance Election Integrity Project California Friends of Voter Owned Elections 13th District GOP slate Georgia state senators Republican state senators Fact-checks (21176) John Bel Edwards stated on April 05, 2020 in a CNN interview: Says of the coronavirus threat, “there was not a single suggestion by anyone, a doctor, a scientist, a political figure, that we needed to cancel Mardi Gras.” By Miriam Valverde• April 8, 2020 Charlie Crist stated on July 01, 2010 in a speech at the Florida Association of Counties conference: "You know, when this thing first hit, I signed a declaration of emergency for the six counties that were directly affected, impacted in the Panhandle, then I extended that not long thereafter down into Sarasota County." By Cristina Silva• July 6, 2010 JB Pritzker stated on March 17, 2020 in remarks at a press conference: Says it was “unquestionably” not within his “legal authority” to postpone Illinois’ primary election by changing the date or shifting to vote-by-mail. By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• March 24, 2020 Robert Menendez stated on December 27, 2012 in a speech on the Senate floor: Says "10 days after Hurricane Katrina, this chamber passed two separate bills amounting to $60 billion. It has been nearly two months since we had Superstorm Sandy, and nothing has passed." By Bill Wichert• January 3, 2013 Ron DeSantis stated on March 05, 2019 in his State of the State address: "I’ve already traveled to Washington, D.C., and secured a historic commitment from the Trump administration to provide assistance to the communities that Michael battered." By Amy Sherman• March 7, 2019 Facebook posts stated on February 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden didn’t act in response to the emergency in Texas. By Samantha Putterman• February 19, 2021 Chris Larson stated on September 23, 2020 in a tweet: “(Republicans) have the power to overturn the (state of emergency) order by joint resolution and they refuse to do it.” By Eric Litke• September 25, 2020 Facebook posts stated on October 14, 2023 in a Facebook post: President Joe Biden declared a federal emergency and deployed the National Guard in October. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 18, 2023 Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on September 29, 2019 in a tweet: Says Thom Tillis voted to support Trump’s emergency declaration to fund the border wall even though it would "raid $80 million from North Carolina." By Julianna Rennie• November 6, 2019 10 GOP Louisiana Lawmakers stated on September 29, 2021 in a letter to the governor of Louisiana: “There is no FDA approval for the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19.” By Jon Greenberg• October 7, 2021 Jared Moskowitz stated on January 22, 2026 in an X post: The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s “backlog of unanswered disaster assistance applications has exploded to the largest in its history.” By Samantha Putterman• January 28, 2026 Facebook posts stated on June 07, 2021 in a Facebook post: Gov. Gavin Newsom has “no power or authority” to extend the state of emergency in California because it expired “automatically” on May 6, 2020. By Sasha Hupka• June 22, 2021 Janel Brandtjen stated on May 12, 2020 in a tweet: Says Gov Tony Evers’ administration deemed dentists non-essential By Nusaiba Mizan• May 15, 2020 Facebook posts stated on October 04, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Wisconsin Republicans have not passed a single bill in 6 months.” By Eric Litke• October 7, 2020 Michael Steele stated on November 08, 2010 in an interview on NPR: "I have won more elections than any chairman since 1938." By Robert Farley• December 3, 2010 Donald Trump stated on April 16, 2020 in a tweet: Says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi deleted a video of her telling people to go to Chinatown. By Miriam Valverde• April 16, 2020 Yuh-Line Niou stated on September 28, 2022 in a tweet: Sen. Marco Rubio and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis “voted against aid for Hurricane Sandy.” By Amy Sherman• September 30, 2022 Joe Biden stated on July 20, 2020 in an interview with Joy Reid on MSNBC: “I, all the way back in January, warned (President Trump that) this pandemic was coming. I talked about what we needed to do.” By Louis Jacobson• July 22, 2020 Raymond LaHood stated on September 06, 2010 in a speech at a Labor Day rally in Milwaukee: "It’s coming. Nobody can stop this train." By James B. Nelson• October 7, 2010 Chris Christie stated on February 04, 2013 in an interview on the “Late Show with David Letterman”: Says "in Katrina, they approved $60 billion within 10 days of the storm on a voice vote." 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By Loreben Tuquero• May 19, 2023 The pace of Arizona’s primary ballot count isn’t ‘suspicious.’ Verifying mail ballots takes time By Amy Sherman• August 4, 2022 Jindal tries for GOP nod from back of the pack By April Hunt• September 14, 2015 RedState Gathering drawing 10 GOP presidential hopefuls to Atlanta By April Hunt• August 7, 2015 Keeping tabs on the 2010 "Texan of the Year" By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• December 28, 2010 U.S. presidents can’t cancel or postpone federal elections By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• May 7, 2024 DeSantis said ‘everybody’ at Alligator Alcatraz has a deportation order. Lawyers say he’s wrong. By Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 30, 2025 New Koch ad uses Louisiana veteran's health care experience against Mary Landrieu By Steve Contorno• April 29, 2014 Rick Perry fulfills, achieves compromises on 54 percent of his campaign promises By W. Gardner Selby• January 28, 2013 The race for the Pennsylvania U.S. Senate seat: A guide By Louis Jacobson• April 1, 2022 Counting the electoral votes on Jan. 6: What you need to know By Louis Jacobson• January 4, 2021 Fact-checking Newsom-DeSantis debate: Immigration, abortion, book bans and a poop map By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• December 1, 2023 Perry-O-Meter debuts to gauge governor's promises By W. Gardner Selby• January 14, 2011 It's not just Orlando. Scott often fails with FEMA requests By Joshua Gillin• June 24, 2016 What Trump's first week immigration orders mean in the short and long term By Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 24, 2025 Ad Watch: Do ‘MAGA Republicans want women arrested for abortion'? A few do, but not all By Tom Kertscher• October 25, 2022
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John Bel Edwards stated on April 05, 2020 in a CNN interview: Says of the coronavirus threat, “there was not a single suggestion by anyone, a doctor, a scientist, a political figure, that we needed to cancel Mardi Gras.” By Miriam Valverde• April 8, 2020 Charlie Crist stated on July 01, 2010 in a speech at the Florida Association of Counties conference: "You know, when this thing first hit, I signed a declaration of emergency for the six counties that were directly affected, impacted in the Panhandle, then I extended that not long thereafter down into Sarasota County." By Cristina Silva• July 6, 2010 JB Pritzker stated on March 17, 2020 in remarks at a press conference: Says it was “unquestionably” not within his “legal authority” to postpone Illinois’ primary election by changing the date or shifting to vote-by-mail. By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• March 24, 2020 Robert Menendez stated on December 27, 2012 in a speech on the Senate floor: Says "10 days after Hurricane Katrina, this chamber passed two separate bills amounting to $60 billion. It has been nearly two months since we had Superstorm Sandy, and nothing has passed." By Bill Wichert• January 3, 2013 Ron DeSantis stated on March 05, 2019 in his State of the State address: "I’ve already traveled to Washington, D.C., and secured a historic commitment from the Trump administration to provide assistance to the communities that Michael battered." By Amy Sherman• March 7, 2019 Facebook posts stated on February 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden didn’t act in response to the emergency in Texas. By Samantha Putterman• February 19, 2021 Chris Larson stated on September 23, 2020 in a tweet: “(Republicans) have the power to overturn the (state of emergency) order by joint resolution and they refuse to do it.” By Eric Litke• September 25, 2020 Facebook posts stated on October 14, 2023 in a Facebook post: President Joe Biden declared a federal emergency and deployed the National Guard in October. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 18, 2023 Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on September 29, 2019 in a tweet: Says Thom Tillis voted to support Trump’s emergency declaration to fund the border wall even though it would "raid $80 million from North Carolina." By Julianna Rennie• November 6, 2019 10 GOP Louisiana Lawmakers stated on September 29, 2021 in a letter to the governor of Louisiana: “There is no FDA approval for the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19.” By Jon Greenberg• October 7, 2021 Jared Moskowitz stated on January 22, 2026 in an X post: The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s “backlog of unanswered disaster assistance applications has exploded to the largest in its history.” By Samantha Putterman• January 28, 2026 Facebook posts stated on June 07, 2021 in a Facebook post: Gov. Gavin Newsom has “no power or authority” to extend the state of emergency in California because it expired “automatically” on May 6, 2020. By Sasha Hupka• June 22, 2021 Janel Brandtjen stated on May 12, 2020 in a tweet: Says Gov Tony Evers’ administration deemed dentists non-essential By Nusaiba Mizan• May 15, 2020 Facebook posts stated on October 04, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Wisconsin Republicans have not passed a single bill in 6 months.” By Eric Litke• October 7, 2020 Michael Steele stated on November 08, 2010 in an interview on NPR: "I have won more elections than any chairman since 1938." By Robert Farley• December 3, 2010 Donald Trump stated on April 16, 2020 in a tweet: Says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi deleted a video of her telling people to go to Chinatown. By Miriam Valverde• April 16, 2020 Yuh-Line Niou stated on September 28, 2022 in a tweet: Sen. Marco Rubio and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis “voted against aid for Hurricane Sandy.” By Amy Sherman• September 30, 2022 Joe Biden stated on July 20, 2020 in an interview with Joy Reid on MSNBC: “I, all the way back in January, warned (President Trump that) this pandemic was coming. I talked about what we needed to do.” By Louis Jacobson• July 22, 2020 Raymond LaHood stated on September 06, 2010 in a speech at a Labor Day rally in Milwaukee: "It’s coming. Nobody can stop this train." By James B. Nelson• October 7, 2010 Chris Christie stated on February 04, 2013 in an interview on the “Late Show with David Letterman”: Says "in Katrina, they approved $60 billion within 10 days of the storm on a voice vote." By Bill Wichert• February 6, 2013
Fact-checking Nancy Pelosi on 'Meet the Press' By Aaron Sharockman• November 17, 2013 Fact-checking Nancy Pelosi on 'Meet the Press' By Aaron Sharockman• November 17, 2013 How the U.S. funds disaster recovery By John Kruzel• September 14, 2017 Our ten most popular fact-checks from 2016 By Will Doran• January 3, 2017 Fact-checking ‘Succession’: What happens if a fire destroys 100,000 absentee ballots in Milwaukee? By Loreben Tuquero• May 19, 2023 The pace of Arizona’s primary ballot count isn’t ‘suspicious.’ Verifying mail ballots takes time By Amy Sherman• August 4, 2022 Jindal tries for GOP nod from back of the pack By April Hunt• September 14, 2015 RedState Gathering drawing 10 GOP presidential hopefuls to Atlanta By April Hunt• August 7, 2015 Keeping tabs on the 2010 "Texan of the Year" By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• December 28, 2010 U.S. presidents can’t cancel or postpone federal elections By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• May 7, 2024 DeSantis said ‘everybody’ at Alligator Alcatraz has a deportation order. Lawyers say he’s wrong. By Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 30, 2025 New Koch ad uses Louisiana veteran's health care experience against Mary Landrieu By Steve Contorno• April 29, 2014 Rick Perry fulfills, achieves compromises on 54 percent of his campaign promises By W. Gardner Selby• January 28, 2013 The race for the Pennsylvania U.S. Senate seat: A guide By Louis Jacobson• April 1, 2022 Counting the electoral votes on Jan. 6: What you need to know By Louis Jacobson• January 4, 2021 Fact-checking Newsom-DeSantis debate: Immigration, abortion, book bans and a poop map By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• December 1, 2023 Perry-O-Meter debuts to gauge governor's promises By W. Gardner Selby• January 14, 2011 It's not just Orlando. Scott often fails with FEMA requests By Joshua Gillin• June 24, 2016 What Trump's first week immigration orders mean in the short and long term By Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 24, 2025 Ad Watch: Do ‘MAGA Republicans want women arrested for abortion'? A few do, but not all By Tom Kertscher• October 25, 2022
