80 People 24469 Fact-checks 7442 Articles People (80) Media Trackers More Perfect Union Bill Post Threads posts The Houston Post TikTok posts Facebook posts Instagram posts The Miami Post X posts New York Post Conservative Daily Post Michael Adams Michael Burgess Michael Cerullo Michael Caputo Michael Doherty Michael Dougherty Michael Flynn Michael Madigan Fact-checks (24469) Viral image stated on September 30, 2024 in a Threads post: Says Elon Musk said on X, “Go to my crypto project.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 3, 2024 Donald Trump stated on June 06, 2018 in a conference call about hurricane season: Says that people "went out in their boats to watch" Hurricane Harvey. By W. Gardner Selby• June 7, 2018 Molly White stated on February 03, 2015 in an online statement: The group that organized Texas Muslim Capitol Day in Austin "was recently listed as one of 82 organizations designated as a terrorist group by the United Arab Emirates." By W. Gardner Selby• February 6, 2015 Facebook posts stated on March 22, 2025 in a Facebook post: Video shows the Bitcoin whitepaper “was spotted at the White House.” By Loreben Tuquero• March 27, 2025 Bloggers stated on December 19, 2022 in a blog post: Tesla launched a cryptocurrency platform that “aims to help families become wealthier.” By Ciara O'Rourke• December 20, 2022 Asa Hutchinson stated on December 11, 2023 in comments at Stand with Crypto Alliance at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire: China is allowed to do crypto mining in the U.S. By Rebecca Catalanello, Louis Jacobson• December 15, 2023 Josh Hawley stated on January 06, 2021 in a U.S. Senate speech: “Last year, Pennsylvania elected officials passed a whole new law that allows universal mail-in balloting, and did it irregardless of what the Pennsylvania Constitution said.” By Amy Sherman• January 8, 2021 Joseph Cryan stated on August 21, 2011 in an op-ed piece published on CourierPostOnline.com: Says direct shipment of wine "makes underage drinking as simple as a mouse click." By Erin O'Neill• August 29, 2011 Bryan Steil stated on February 01, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: “Bidenomics is costing the typical American household over $11,400 more a year to buy the basics.” By Hope Karnopp• February 21, 2024 TikTok posts stated on August 29, 2022 in a video: Executive Order 14067 will allow the federal government to “turn on and turn off your money.” By Gabrielle Settles• September 8, 2022 Kamala Harris stated on June 01, 2021 in an interview on MSNBC: "Sadly during the course of the pandemic one-third of our small businesses have closed." By Chris Nichols• June 7, 2021 Facebook posts stated on February 08, 2025 in Facebook posts: Elon Musk spent $40 million to buy five Super Bowl Commercial ads to promote DOGE. By Sofia Ahmed• February 13, 2025 Ryan Holets stated on August 25, 2020 in in a speech at the Republican National Convention: “Drug overdose deaths decreased in 2018 for the first time in 30 years.” By Julie Appleby• August 27, 2020 Roy Cooper stated on October 11, 2016 in a debate: "In 67 different ways, Governor McCrory has raised taxes on middle income families." By Will Doran• October 14, 2016 Facebook posts stated on August 23, 2019 in a Facebook post: "That’s 5,615 projected coal-powered plants in just 8 countries. The USA has 15 - building 0 more." By Amy Sherman• January 13, 2020 Instagram posts stated on March 15, 2020 in a screenshot: Says Donald Trump “cut funding to the CDC,” “fired the Pandemic Response Team,” “refused WHO tests” and “wasted two weeks calling this outbreak a ‘Democrat hoax.’” By Daniel Funke, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Victoria Knight• March 17, 2020 Viral image stated on October 07, 2022 in an Instagram post: Reuters reported that Nancy Pelosi bought 10 million shares of cannabis stock. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 3, 2022 Joe Biden stated on April 08, 2021 in a speech: “You go to a gun show, you can buy whatever you want, and no background check." By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 8, 2021 Bloggers stated on December 02, 2020 in a blog post: “Head of Pfizer research: Covid vaccine is female sterilization.” By Ciara O'Rourke• December 10, 2020 Michael Bloomberg stated on May 05, 2010 in an op ed article: "We can prevent terror suspects from boarding an airplane, but the FBI doesn't have the power to block them from buying dynamite or an AK-47." By Robert Farley• May 7, 2010 Articles (7442) Fact-checking social media posts claiming instant policy victories for Donald Trump By Jeff Cercone, Louis Jacobson• November 15, 2024 Legal experts say Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency raises questions about ethics and secrecy By Loreben Tuquero• April 17, 2025 2020 election lawsuits and ballot access: what you need to know By Amy Sherman• November 2, 2020 Greg Abbott lacks data tying Texas actions to drops in abortions, unintended pregnancies By W. Gardner Selby• September 15, 2015 Kamala Harris’ 2024 campaign promises: Here are her plans for the presidency By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• September 30, 2024 Fact-checking Joe Biden's 2022 State of the Union address By PolitiFact Staff • March 2, 2022 PolitiFact’s Biden Promise Tracker: Monitoring 100 of his campaign promises By Amy Sherman• January 20, 2021 Which campaign promises did Joe Biden tackle first? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• January 22, 2021 7 things to know about guns and gun violence after Orlando By Linda Qiu• June 13, 2016 7 things to know about guns and gun violence after Orlando By Linda Qiu• June 12, 2016 Who are the candidates at the GOP debate in Milwaukee, and what are their backgrounds? By Louis Jacobson• August 22, 2023 Joe Biden is halfway through his term. Here's how many campaign promises he's kept so far. By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• January 19, 2023 Fact-checking 6 claims in Joe Biden’s budget speech on the economy, taxes and Medicare By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• March 10, 2023 The Democrats’ big IRA bill fulfills some Biden promises, leaves others behind By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• August 12, 2022 Not every claim was questionable this year By Louis Jacobson• December 27, 2010 Go mobile with PolitiFact apps By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 20, 2013 Obama’s baseball game with Raúl Castro hot topic as Trump supporters compare Cuba policies By Jeff Cercone• May 21, 2026 It's Bloomberg vs. LaPierre on gun claims By Molly Moorhead• March 27, 2013 Fact-checking 5 claims Trump made at New Hampshire rally By Grace Abels, Rebecca Catalanello• December 17, 2023 Fact-checking Joe Biden on the American Rescue Plan By Louis Jacobson, Victoria Knight, Amy Sherman• March 12, 2021
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Viral image stated on September 30, 2024 in a Threads post: Says Elon Musk said on X, “Go to my crypto project.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 3, 2024 Donald Trump stated on June 06, 2018 in a conference call about hurricane season: Says that people "went out in their boats to watch" Hurricane Harvey. By W. Gardner Selby• June 7, 2018 Molly White stated on February 03, 2015 in an online statement: The group that organized Texas Muslim Capitol Day in Austin "was recently listed as one of 82 organizations designated as a terrorist group by the United Arab Emirates." By W. Gardner Selby• February 6, 2015 Facebook posts stated on March 22, 2025 in a Facebook post: Video shows the Bitcoin whitepaper “was spotted at the White House.” By Loreben Tuquero• March 27, 2025 Bloggers stated on December 19, 2022 in a blog post: Tesla launched a cryptocurrency platform that “aims to help families become wealthier.” By Ciara O'Rourke• December 20, 2022 Asa Hutchinson stated on December 11, 2023 in comments at Stand with Crypto Alliance at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire: China is allowed to do crypto mining in the U.S. By Rebecca Catalanello, Louis Jacobson• December 15, 2023 Josh Hawley stated on January 06, 2021 in a U.S. Senate speech: “Last year, Pennsylvania elected officials passed a whole new law that allows universal mail-in balloting, and did it irregardless of what the Pennsylvania Constitution said.” By Amy Sherman• January 8, 2021 Joseph Cryan stated on August 21, 2011 in an op-ed piece published on CourierPostOnline.com: Says direct shipment of wine "makes underage drinking as simple as a mouse click." By Erin O'Neill• August 29, 2011 Bryan Steil stated on February 01, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: “Bidenomics is costing the typical American household over $11,400 more a year to buy the basics.” By Hope Karnopp• February 21, 2024 TikTok posts stated on August 29, 2022 in a video: Executive Order 14067 will allow the federal government to “turn on and turn off your money.” By Gabrielle Settles• September 8, 2022 Kamala Harris stated on June 01, 2021 in an interview on MSNBC: "Sadly during the course of the pandemic one-third of our small businesses have closed." By Chris Nichols• June 7, 2021 Facebook posts stated on February 08, 2025 in Facebook posts: Elon Musk spent $40 million to buy five Super Bowl Commercial ads to promote DOGE. By Sofia Ahmed• February 13, 2025 Ryan Holets stated on August 25, 2020 in in a speech at the Republican National Convention: “Drug overdose deaths decreased in 2018 for the first time in 30 years.” By Julie Appleby• August 27, 2020 Roy Cooper stated on October 11, 2016 in a debate: "In 67 different ways, Governor McCrory has raised taxes on middle income families." By Will Doran• October 14, 2016 Facebook posts stated on August 23, 2019 in a Facebook post: "That’s 5,615 projected coal-powered plants in just 8 countries. The USA has 15 - building 0 more." By Amy Sherman• January 13, 2020 Instagram posts stated on March 15, 2020 in a screenshot: Says Donald Trump “cut funding to the CDC,” “fired the Pandemic Response Team,” “refused WHO tests” and “wasted two weeks calling this outbreak a ‘Democrat hoax.’” By Daniel Funke, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Victoria Knight• March 17, 2020 Viral image stated on October 07, 2022 in an Instagram post: Reuters reported that Nancy Pelosi bought 10 million shares of cannabis stock. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 3, 2022 Joe Biden stated on April 08, 2021 in a speech: “You go to a gun show, you can buy whatever you want, and no background check." By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 8, 2021 Bloggers stated on December 02, 2020 in a blog post: “Head of Pfizer research: Covid vaccine is female sterilization.” By Ciara O'Rourke• December 10, 2020 Michael Bloomberg stated on May 05, 2010 in an op ed article: "We can prevent terror suspects from boarding an airplane, but the FBI doesn't have the power to block them from buying dynamite or an AK-47." By Robert Farley• May 7, 2010
Fact-checking social media posts claiming instant policy victories for Donald Trump By Jeff Cercone, Louis Jacobson• November 15, 2024 Legal experts say Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency raises questions about ethics and secrecy By Loreben Tuquero• April 17, 2025 2020 election lawsuits and ballot access: what you need to know By Amy Sherman• November 2, 2020 Greg Abbott lacks data tying Texas actions to drops in abortions, unintended pregnancies By W. Gardner Selby• September 15, 2015 Kamala Harris’ 2024 campaign promises: Here are her plans for the presidency By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• September 30, 2024 Fact-checking Joe Biden's 2022 State of the Union address By PolitiFact Staff • March 2, 2022 PolitiFact’s Biden Promise Tracker: Monitoring 100 of his campaign promises By Amy Sherman• January 20, 2021 Which campaign promises did Joe Biden tackle first? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• January 22, 2021 7 things to know about guns and gun violence after Orlando By Linda Qiu• June 13, 2016 7 things to know about guns and gun violence after Orlando By Linda Qiu• June 12, 2016 Who are the candidates at the GOP debate in Milwaukee, and what are their backgrounds? By Louis Jacobson• August 22, 2023 Joe Biden is halfway through his term. Here's how many campaign promises he's kept so far. By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• January 19, 2023 Fact-checking 6 claims in Joe Biden’s budget speech on the economy, taxes and Medicare By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• March 10, 2023 The Democrats’ big IRA bill fulfills some Biden promises, leaves others behind By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• August 12, 2022 Not every claim was questionable this year By Louis Jacobson• December 27, 2010 Go mobile with PolitiFact apps By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 20, 2013 Obama’s baseball game with Raúl Castro hot topic as Trump supporters compare Cuba policies By Jeff Cercone• May 21, 2026 It's Bloomberg vs. LaPierre on gun claims By Molly Moorhead• March 27, 2013 Fact-checking 5 claims Trump made at New Hampshire rally By Grace Abels, Rebecca Catalanello• December 17, 2023 Fact-checking Joe Biden on the American Rescue Plan By Louis Jacobson, Victoria Knight, Amy Sherman• March 12, 2021