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Karoline Leavitt stated on March 11, 2025 in a White House press briefing:

“Tariffs are a tax cut for the American people.”

By Louis Jacobson • March 13, 2025

Brian Tyler Cohen stated on May 3, 2023 in a Facebook post:

House Speaker “Kevin McCarthy has quietly implemented a pay raise for members (of Congress) that could be $30,000+ per person. It circumvents the Constitution by instead reimbursing their rent, utilities, & meals.”

By Louis Jacobson • May 11, 2023

Van Wanggaard stated on June 5, 2022 in TV interview:

Waiting periods for gun purchases may not make a difference, because "If somebody's decided that they're gonna take their life, they're gonna take their life."

By Madeline Heim • June 21, 2022

Viral image stated on October 26, 2021 in an Instagram post:

The Anti-Defamation League classified “Let’s go Brandon” as hate speech.

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 28, 2021

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

Roy Cooper stated on March 26, 2021 in an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper:

“People don’t pretend to be someone else to go in and vote. You just don’t see that kind of fraud.”

By Paul Specht • April 5, 2021

Tucker Carlson stated on September 10, 2019 in a TV segment:

Says John Bolton "fundamentally was a man of the left."

By Bill McCarthy • September 13, 2019

LaWana Mayfield stated on April 16, 2018 in a Facebook post:

"I am still waiting for someone to produce pieces of the alleged plane" that caused the Twin Towers to collapse.

By Paul Specht • April 25, 2018

Newsweek stated on October 2, 2017 in an article:

"White men have committed more mass shootings than any other group."

By John Kruzel • October 6, 2017

Evan Smith stated on July 10, 2017 in as quoted in a story in The New Yorker:

"The last majority-Anglo high school class in Texas graduated in 2014."

By W. Gardner Selby • July 19, 2017

Jesse Kremer stated on May 11, 2017 in a legislative hearing:

"The Earth is 6,000 years old, that’s a fact."

By Tom Kertscher • June 8, 2017

Roy Cooper stated on October 11, 2016 in a debate:

"Gov. (Pat) McCrory took $500,000 directly out of the disaster relief fund. And you know what it’s for? House Bill 2."

By Will Doran • October 19, 2016

Citizens for Michael McAuliffe and House Republican Organization stated on September 14, 2016 in a video attack advertisement :

Mike Madigan made a fortune on tax appeals… Saving his friends millions... It’s an inside game played by people like Merry Marwig, Madigan’s hand-picked candidate. When Marwig thought her property taxes were too high she got them lowered at your expense. Saved so much she did it again. Marwig and Madigan: Profiting from the same corrupt system.

By Marc Filippino • October 5, 2016

Chelsea Clinton stated on September 28, 2016 in an interview with Cosmo:

Says "Gary Johnson and the Libertarian Party want to get rid of the public school system."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 29, 2016

Hillary Clinton stated on September 1, 2016 in x:

Says Alex Jones "said that the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre were child actors and no one was actually killed there."

By Dylan Baddour, W. Gardner Selby • September 1, 2016

Wisconsin Jobs Now stated on April 28, 2016 in a Facebook posting.:

Says Demond Means, "turnaround district" superintendent for Milwaukee Public Schools, said the district "needs to be gutted."

By James B. Nelson • May 18, 2016

Anonymous cyber-squatter stated on May 4, 2015 in a website:

After laying off 30,000 people, Carly Fiorina said that in retrospect, "I would have done them all faster."

By Louis Jacobson • May 5, 2015

Facebook posts stated on January 13, 2015 in a meme on social media:

Says. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, once said, "Wind is a finite resource and harnessing it would slow the winds down, which would cause the temperature to go up."

By Louis Jacobson • January 15, 2015

Facebook posts stated on March 10, 2014 in a post from Being Liberal:

Says Marco Rubio believes the earth is 9,000 years old and that humans hunted dinosaurs to extinction; says Rand Paul believes the earth is 10,000 years old and God removed dinosaurs "to make space for humans."

By Tim Ryan • March 25, 2014

Barry Smitherman stated on November 17, 2013:

"The Earth is not warming."

By W. Gardner Selby • December 13, 2013

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Biden bill signing photo for final Biden Promise Tracker story, 1-9-2025

Did Joe Biden keep these 99 promises? We reviewed his presidential record

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • January 14, 2025

Donald Trump claps at Doral, Fla., rally, 7-9-2024

A guide to Trump’s 2nd term promises: immigration, economy, foreign policy and more

By Ian McKinney, Louis Jacobson • July 18, 2024

QAnon ideas proliferate in 2022 midterms, raising continued concerns of violence

By Madison Czopek • November 7, 2022

The race for the Missouri Senate seat: A guide

By Louis Jacobson • April 19, 2022

Fifty years after Apollo 11, moon landing hoaxes still thrive online

By Daniel Funke • July 18, 2019

“Muslims laughing” at Notre Dame and fact-checking photos in the era of false news

By Ciara O'Rourke • May 28, 2019

Pot 101 Update: What are the rules for advertising recreational marijuana in California?

By Sami Soto • May 9, 2019

The Principles of the Truth-O-Meter: PolitiFact’s methodology for independent fact-checking

By Katie Sanders • February 12, 2018

Fact-checking a viral graphic critical of Bernie Sanders

By Clayton Youngman, Louis Jacobson • September 22, 2015

Are Rick Perry, Rand Paul and Barack Obama on the same page on Iraq?

By Lauren Carroll • July 16, 2014

Mailer compares Charlie Crist and Nan Rich in Democratic primary for governor

By Amy Sherman • June 5, 2014

Fact-checking 7 claims about marijuana

By Jon Greenberg • January 31, 2014

Fact-checking 7 claims about marijuana

By Jon Greenberg • January 31, 2014

A $50 million question

By Tom Kertscher • January 9, 2014