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Rick Scott stated on January 26, 2023 in a page about elections in his Rescue America plan:

Same-day voter registration "does not allow election officials to verify the validity and accuracy of voter information."

By Amy Sherman • January 31, 2023

Instagram posts stated on October 5, 2022 in an Instagram post:

The "Department of Homeland Security and the State Department coordinated with a group called the ‘Election Integrity Partnership’ to censor Joe Biden’s opponents.”

By Jeff Cercone • October 11, 2022

Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2020 in posts on social media:

“Every election year has a disease” ... SARS in 2004; avian flu in 2008; swine flu in 2010; MERS in 2012; Ebola in 2014 and 2018; Zika in 2016 and the coronavirus in 2020.

By Emily Venezky • March 11, 2020

Dan Blue stated on December 6, 2018:

"Public trust in our election system is at an all-time low."

By Paul Specht • December 18, 2018

Texas PAC stated on September 11, 2026 in an ad :

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico “supported using taxpayer dollars for sex change surgeries on young children.”

By Ben Brasch • September 24, 2026

Donald Trump stated on August 4, 2026 in a Fox News interview:

In Venezuela, "We’re making hundreds of billions of dollars (in oil revenue), and so are they."

By Louis Jacobson • August 6, 2026

Senate Leadership Fund stated on July 25, 2026 in an ad:

Maine Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Troy Jackson hit a female colleague.

By Amy Sherman • July 28, 2026

Susan Collins stated on June 12, 2026 in an interview with the media:

The Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling on abortion “has not had an impact on the state of Maine in that Maine actually expanded its law.”

By Amy Sherman • June 23, 2026

Donald Trump stated on March 23, 2026 in remarks at a Memphis event:

"Mail-in voting means mail-in cheating.”

By Amy Sherman, Zoe Weyand • March 25, 2026

Mark Kelly stated on March 17, 2026 in an X post:

The SAVE America Act “requires everyone to re-register to vote in person and your driver’s license, REAL ID, or military ID aren’t even good enough.”

By Amy Sherman • March 24, 2026

Gavin Newsom stated on August 17, 2025 in a podcast episode:

“Democrats have voted for national independent redistricting. Republicans have not.”

By Loreben Tuquero • August 21, 2025

Kevin McCarthy stated on September 12, 2023 in a news conference:

“We know the bank records show that nearly $20 million in payments were directed to the Biden family members and associates through various shell companies.”

By Louis Jacobson, Madison Czopek • September 18, 2023

Instagram posts stated on November 13, 2022 in an Instagram post:

U.S. tax dollars sent to help Ukraine were laundered back by cryptocurrency firm FTX to help Democrats in midterms.

By Jeff Cercone • November 15, 2022

America First Legal stated on October 9, 2022 in a radio advertisement:

"Joe Biden and the New Left even promote surgery on teens and young adults, removing breasts and genitals."

By Blake Farmer • November 8, 2022

Liberal Groups stated on September 6, 2022 in TV ad:

Says Tim Michels' family foundation "funded an organization that tracks women when they get near abortion clinics … he wants to treat women like they're the criminals."

By Madeline Heim • September 20, 2022

Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on August 8, 2022 in News release:

Says “Tim Michels doesn’t think gay people should be out in public.”

By Madeline Heim • September 2, 2022

Facebook posts stated on November 27, 2021 in Facebook post:

Omicron 'hysteria' was timed so that it would coincide with and distract from the Ghislaine Maxwell trial.

By Jeff Cercone • November 30, 2021

Donald Trump stated on October 4, 2018 in a rally in Rochester, Minn.:

"Some of the Democrats have been talking about ending (coverage for) pre-existing conditions."

By Louis Jacobson • October 5, 2018

Ted Cruz stated on October 18, 2015 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press':

"Republican leadership took the lead confirming Loretta Lynch as attorney general."

By Louis Jacobson • October 18, 2015

Chuck Todd stated on July 5, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":

In Florida, "the number of voters who now register as ‘other’ has grown by a million in the last 10 years. Compare that with the Democrats, who only grew by 300,000 and the Republicans who grew by just 200,000."

By Anna Bruzgulis • July 8, 2015

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2026 Election Day: Live midterm fact-checks of voting misinformation, candidates

By PolitiFact Staff • November 3, 2026

When will we know 2026 midterm election results? It may take some time, but that’s normal.

By Amy Sherman • October 29, 2026

Santa Claus or Tony Soprano? Trump’s midterm ‘goodies’ are conditioned on GOP control

By Amy Sherman • October 23, 2026

With Georgia’s race still undecided, a look at whether Democrats’ midterm Senate wins are historic

By Tom Kertscher • December 1, 2022

Maricopa County election worker on Nov. 9, 2022

We fact-checked misinformation about the midterm elections, from Maricopa County to Detroit

By Jeff Cercone • November 9, 2022

Iowa’s newest election laws, explained

By Lauren White • June 21, 2021

There’s A Lot Of Misinformation About California’s March Primary Election. Here Are The Facts.

By Chris Nichols • February 11, 2020

Immigration in 5 charts: a 2018 midterm report

By Miriam Valverde • October 7, 2018

Robert Mueller DOJ statement end of Russia probe May 29 2019

The Russia investigation and Donald Trump: a timeline from on-the-record sources (updated)

By John Kruzel • July 16, 2018

Explaining the Virginia election results: The White House curse

By Louis Jacobson • November 8, 2017

Truth: Rare in Election 2010, but not entirely absent

By Louis Jacobson • October 29, 2010

How accurate are Democrats’ attacks on GOP opponents about opposing Iran war’s end?

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2026

‘Blood-soaked killing fields’: Fact-checking Trump and Whatley’s claims about Cooper and crime in North Carolina

By Paul Specht • September 17, 2026

JD Vance called California’s congressional map ‘outrageous.’ It’s not an outlier

By Louis Jacobson • August 4, 2025

Trump 1,000 thumbnail image from Washington speech to Teamsters, 1-31-2024

What PolitiFact learned in 1,000 fact-checks of Donald Trump

By Amy Sherman, Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson, Renee Romo • February 1, 2024

Matt Gaetz’s motion to vacate the House speakership: what to know

By Louis Jacobson • October 3, 2023

Dueling abortion protests in Washington, D.C., 6-25-2022

Public opinion on abortion: What’s changed since Roe v. Wade was overturned?

By Louis Jacobson • April 24, 2023

Joe Biden makes point during State of the Union 2-7-2023

Fact-checking Joe Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address

By PolitiFact Staff • February 8, 2023

Potential 2024 contenders, including Trump, keep the focus on ‘freedom’

By Tom Kertscher • November 15, 2022

Fact-checking Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker in Georgia’s Senate race

By Louis Jacobson • November 4, 2022