6 People 13456 Fact-checks 4676 Articles People (6) Chain message Gun Free UT Gun Free UT Drug Free America Free Thought Project Free Market Florida Washington Free Beacon Fact-checks (13456) Donald Trump Jr. stated on August 01, 2018 in an interview with One America News Network: "You see the Nazi platform from the early 1930s ... look at it compared to the (Democratic Party) platform of today, you're saying, 'Man, those things are awfully similar.'" By Louis Jacobson• August 3, 2018 Tim Ryan stated on May 10, 2022 in an attack ad: “J.D. Vance profits off Russia propaganda.” By Jon Greenberg• May 24, 2022 Barack Obama stated on June 15, 2010 in a speech from the Oval Office: "Oil companies showered regulators (at the Minerals Management Service) with gifts and favors, and were essentially allowed to conduct their own safety inspections and write their own regulations." By Louis Jacobson• June 17, 2010 John Kasich stated on March 20, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Donald "Trump got, you know, $1.8 billion worth of free media. I got, like, none." By Joshua Gillin• March 20, 2016 Tulsi Gabbard stated on March 15, 2022 in a Fox News appearance: "What is happening here is not so different from what we're seeing happening in Russia, where you have got state TV and controlled messaging across the board." By Bill McCarthy• March 18, 2022 Devin Nunes stated on January 10, 2021 in an interview on Fox: “Republicans have no way to communicate” after tech companies cut off Parler. By Amy Sherman• January 13, 2021 Instagram posts stated on May 26, 2024 in Instagram post: Ronald Reagan’s Federal Communications Commission abolished the Fairness Doctrine and gave rise to Fox News. By Tatevik Lazaryan• June 18, 2024 Facebook posts stated on April 06, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the Republican Party started in Ripon, Wis., “to counter the Democrats’ plans to expand slavery.” By Eric Litke• May 29, 2020 Ken Mercer stated on February 19, 2010 in an advertisement: Challenger Tim Tuggey "is a lobbyist who donated over $41,000 to Democrats who support abortion and same-sex marriage." By W. Gardner Selby• March 1, 2010 Facebook posts stated on April 09, 2022 in a Facebook post: George Soros injected "$33 million" into Black Lives Matter. By Yacob Reyes• April 18, 2022 Instagram posts stated on March 17, 2020 in social media posts: “While all COVID-19 news has been going on, the U.S. Government has been sneakily trying to remove end-to-end encryption” which means “the government will be able to see all of your messages and listen to all of your calls.” By Patrick Orsagos• April 9, 2020 Florida Democratic Party stated on November 05, 2015 in a Facebook post: "Marco Rubio spent $400K of your tax dollars remodeling offices, and building a members-only lounge." By Joshua Gillin• November 9, 2015 Democratic National Committee stated on August 13, 2008 in the Democratic Party platform: "We spend more on health care than any other country, but we're ranked 47th in life expectancy and 43rd in child mortality." By Seth Stern• August 25, 2008 Cory Booker stated on September 05, 2012 in an interview with #waywire: Says the Republican Party platform says "pull back even more of the rules on campaign finance reform, get rid of McCain-Feingold" while the Democratic Party platform says "we want to find a way to put more fair rules on campaign finance reform." By Erin O'Neill• September 9, 2012 Sean Spicer stated on February 08, 2022 in a tweet: The Biden administration “is spending $30 million on crack pipes.” By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• February 10, 2022 Bernie Sanders stated on September 25, 2013 in an MSNBC interview: "(Texas Republicans) believe in abolishing Social Security, abolishing V.A. health care." By Julie Kliegman• October 2, 2013 Facebook posts stated on April 02, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Hackers are posting sexual videos and pictures on your (Facebook) walls! You don’t see them, but your friends do, then it seems as if you posted it." By Samantha Putterman• April 3, 2019 John McCain stated on July 30, 2008 in a television ad: Obama "says he'll raise taxes on electricity." By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 31, 2008 Donald Trump stated on April 30, 2018 in a press conference: "In seven years that (nuclear) deal will have expired, and Iran is free to go ahead and create nuclear weapons." By Jon Greenberg• May 2, 2018 David Jolly stated on January 06, 2014 in comments at a public form: "I have never lobbied for offshore oil drilling." By Joshua Gillin• January 10, 2014 Articles (4676) Texas organizers battle misinformation on encrypted messaging apps By Nusaiba Mizan• November 23, 2022 Ask PolitiFact: Is Black Lives Matter anti-Semitic? By Tom Kertscher• August 24, 2020 What to know about claims that Trump rally shooter used ‘encrypted’ messaging, bank accounts By Madison Czopek• August 2, 2024 Meta ending third-party fact-checking partnership with US partners, including PolitiFact By Rebecca Catalanello, Katie Sanders• January 7, 2025 How Elon Musk ditched Twitter's safeguards and primed X to spread misinformation By Madison Czopek• October 23, 2023 What the Oversight Board’s action on Trump’s ban means for fact-checking on Facebook By Samantha Putterman• May 6, 2021 Democrats race to oppose Iraq most By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 1, 2007 Fact-checking Trump, Twitter enters uncharted waters By Jon Greenberg• May 28, 2020 Spanish-language misinformation often goes unchecked, but individuals can help combat it By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 29, 2022 How Meta, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube plan to address 2024 election misinformation By Sevana Wenn• July 6, 2023 In Russia, the truth of the war on Ukraine is available. The risk comes in sharing it By Jon Greenberg• March 21, 2022 In the time of coronavirus, we’re all fact-checkers now By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 2, 2020 What we do and don’t know about MI church shooting suspect Thomas Jacob Sanford’s politics By Grace Abels• September 30, 2025 How will social media platforms respond to election misinformation? It isn’t clear By Hana Stepnick• August 1, 2022 In Context: Hillary Clinton and the 'basket of deplorables' By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 11, 2016 The week in fact-checking: Swabs & reagents, stay-at-home protests By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 24, 2020 A pro-Ron DeSantis ad used AI to create Donald Trump’s voice. It won’t be the last, experts say. By Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero• July 18, 2023 PolitiFact's Lie of the Year: 'A government takeover of health care' By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• December 17, 2010 PolitiFact launches Spanish-language website to serve more than 40 million U.S. Spanish-speakers By PolitiFact Staff • May 14, 2024 The misinformation trap: the business of misleading migrants By Daniela Mendoza, Patricia Mercado Sánchez, Julie Ricard• July 3, 2023
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Donald Trump Jr. stated on August 01, 2018 in an interview with One America News Network: "You see the Nazi platform from the early 1930s ... look at it compared to the (Democratic Party) platform of today, you're saying, 'Man, those things are awfully similar.'" By Louis Jacobson• August 3, 2018 Tim Ryan stated on May 10, 2022 in an attack ad: “J.D. Vance profits off Russia propaganda.” By Jon Greenberg• May 24, 2022 Barack Obama stated on June 15, 2010 in a speech from the Oval Office: "Oil companies showered regulators (at the Minerals Management Service) with gifts and favors, and were essentially allowed to conduct their own safety inspections and write their own regulations." By Louis Jacobson• June 17, 2010 John Kasich stated on March 20, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Donald "Trump got, you know, $1.8 billion worth of free media. I got, like, none." By Joshua Gillin• March 20, 2016 Tulsi Gabbard stated on March 15, 2022 in a Fox News appearance: "What is happening here is not so different from what we're seeing happening in Russia, where you have got state TV and controlled messaging across the board." By Bill McCarthy• March 18, 2022 Devin Nunes stated on January 10, 2021 in an interview on Fox: “Republicans have no way to communicate” after tech companies cut off Parler. By Amy Sherman• January 13, 2021 Instagram posts stated on May 26, 2024 in Instagram post: Ronald Reagan’s Federal Communications Commission abolished the Fairness Doctrine and gave rise to Fox News. By Tatevik Lazaryan• June 18, 2024 Facebook posts stated on April 06, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the Republican Party started in Ripon, Wis., “to counter the Democrats’ plans to expand slavery.” By Eric Litke• May 29, 2020 Ken Mercer stated on February 19, 2010 in an advertisement: Challenger Tim Tuggey "is a lobbyist who donated over $41,000 to Democrats who support abortion and same-sex marriage." By W. Gardner Selby• March 1, 2010 Facebook posts stated on April 09, 2022 in a Facebook post: George Soros injected "$33 million" into Black Lives Matter. By Yacob Reyes• April 18, 2022 Instagram posts stated on March 17, 2020 in social media posts: “While all COVID-19 news has been going on, the U.S. Government has been sneakily trying to remove end-to-end encryption” which means “the government will be able to see all of your messages and listen to all of your calls.” By Patrick Orsagos• April 9, 2020 Florida Democratic Party stated on November 05, 2015 in a Facebook post: "Marco Rubio spent $400K of your tax dollars remodeling offices, and building a members-only lounge." By Joshua Gillin• November 9, 2015 Democratic National Committee stated on August 13, 2008 in the Democratic Party platform: "We spend more on health care than any other country, but we're ranked 47th in life expectancy and 43rd in child mortality." By Seth Stern• August 25, 2008 Cory Booker stated on September 05, 2012 in an interview with #waywire: Says the Republican Party platform says "pull back even more of the rules on campaign finance reform, get rid of McCain-Feingold" while the Democratic Party platform says "we want to find a way to put more fair rules on campaign finance reform." By Erin O'Neill• September 9, 2012 Sean Spicer stated on February 08, 2022 in a tweet: The Biden administration “is spending $30 million on crack pipes.” By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• February 10, 2022 Bernie Sanders stated on September 25, 2013 in an MSNBC interview: "(Texas Republicans) believe in abolishing Social Security, abolishing V.A. health care." By Julie Kliegman• October 2, 2013 Facebook posts stated on April 02, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Hackers are posting sexual videos and pictures on your (Facebook) walls! You don’t see them, but your friends do, then it seems as if you posted it." By Samantha Putterman• April 3, 2019 John McCain stated on July 30, 2008 in a television ad: Obama "says he'll raise taxes on electricity." By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 31, 2008 Donald Trump stated on April 30, 2018 in a press conference: "In seven years that (nuclear) deal will have expired, and Iran is free to go ahead and create nuclear weapons." By Jon Greenberg• May 2, 2018 David Jolly stated on January 06, 2014 in comments at a public form: "I have never lobbied for offshore oil drilling." By Joshua Gillin• January 10, 2014
Texas organizers battle misinformation on encrypted messaging apps By Nusaiba Mizan• November 23, 2022 Ask PolitiFact: Is Black Lives Matter anti-Semitic? By Tom Kertscher• August 24, 2020 What to know about claims that Trump rally shooter used ‘encrypted’ messaging, bank accounts By Madison Czopek• August 2, 2024 Meta ending third-party fact-checking partnership with US partners, including PolitiFact By Rebecca Catalanello, Katie Sanders• January 7, 2025 How Elon Musk ditched Twitter's safeguards and primed X to spread misinformation By Madison Czopek• October 23, 2023 What the Oversight Board’s action on Trump’s ban means for fact-checking on Facebook By Samantha Putterman• May 6, 2021 Democrats race to oppose Iraq most By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 1, 2007 Fact-checking Trump, Twitter enters uncharted waters By Jon Greenberg• May 28, 2020 Spanish-language misinformation often goes unchecked, but individuals can help combat it By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 29, 2022 How Meta, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube plan to address 2024 election misinformation By Sevana Wenn• July 6, 2023 In Russia, the truth of the war on Ukraine is available. The risk comes in sharing it By Jon Greenberg• March 21, 2022 In the time of coronavirus, we’re all fact-checkers now By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 2, 2020 What we do and don’t know about MI church shooting suspect Thomas Jacob Sanford’s politics By Grace Abels• September 30, 2025 How will social media platforms respond to election misinformation? It isn’t clear By Hana Stepnick• August 1, 2022 In Context: Hillary Clinton and the 'basket of deplorables' By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 11, 2016 The week in fact-checking: Swabs & reagents, stay-at-home protests By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 24, 2020 A pro-Ron DeSantis ad used AI to create Donald Trump’s voice. It won’t be the last, experts say. By Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero• July 18, 2023 PolitiFact's Lie of the Year: 'A government takeover of health care' By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• December 17, 2010 PolitiFact launches Spanish-language website to serve more than 40 million U.S. Spanish-speakers By PolitiFact Staff • May 14, 2024 The misinformation trap: the business of misleading migrants By Daniela Mendoza, Patricia Mercado Sánchez, Julie Ricard• July 3, 2023
