42 People 25426 Fact-checks 7950 Articles People (42) Providence City Council Norcross City Council Nathan Deal Missouri GOP City of Atlanta City of Austin Uniting Missouri PAC Missouri Democratic Party Town hall audience member Atlanta Sports Council Council for the National Interest Roy Barnes and Nathan Deal Center for Western Priorities Immigration Policy Center Missouri Department of Economic Development My City Bikes Georgia Family Council Center for American Progress Center for Individual Freedom Centers for Disease Control Fact-checks (25426) William Perry stated on March 20, 2013 in newspaper column: Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed held not one conversation with the public about the new Falcons stadium project By Janel Davis• April 1, 2013 Cody Smith stated on February 21, 2019 in a statement: "On our current trajectory, we’ll be 2,000 prison beds short by 2021... We’ll need two new prisons soon, at the cost of $485 million over the next five years." By Lauren Richey• May 8, 2019 Lee Leffingwell stated on May 05, 2013 in an opinion column.: Says nearly 1 million people are "coming to town" in the next 20 years. By W. Gardner Selby• May 16, 2013 Atlanta Sports Council stated on October 01, 2000 in a study: The economic impact of Atlanta's 2000 Super Bowl was $292 million. By Willoughby Mariano• November 19, 2010 Claire McCaskill stated on April 14, 2017 in a town hall: "If Donald Trump would stay home from Mar-a-Lago one weekend, it would pay the entire meals on wheels budget for the state of Missouri for almost two years." By Grace Hase• May 23, 2017 Lori Lightfoot stated on September 25, 2019 in remarks at a town hall: "Teachers in Chicago Public Schools are paid some of the highest compensation of any school system in the country." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• October 11, 2019 Andrea Mitchell stated on August 17, 2014 in an episode of NBC's "Meet the Press": In Ferguson, Mo., "you've got three black officers and 50 white officers with a town that is 67 percent African-American." By Katie Sanders• August 17, 2014 Rick Perry stated on March 10, 2010 in a Web post: My "border security efforts have led to a 60 percent decrease in border crime." By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• March 16, 2010 Michael Bloomberg stated on February 26, 2020 in a CNN town hall: Says of President Donald Trump’s actions on the coronavirus: “No. 1, he fired the pandemic team two years ago. No. 2, he's been defunding the Centers for Disease Control.” By Louis Jacobson, Victoria Knight• February 28, 2020 Erin Forrest stated on April 02, 2017 in an interview: "75 percent of the town boards in Wisconsin have no women on them at all." By Tom Kertscher• April 7, 2017 Josh Hawley stated on October 25, 2018 in a debate: Says a manufacturing operation in his hometown that made gunstock for Remington rifles "closed down, we lost those jobs and it's been devastating for my little town." By Titus Wu• November 5, 2018 Sam Adams stated on September 07, 2010 in John Canzano's radio show: Says "$30 million gap" in stadium funding forced the Portland Beavers to leave. By Brad Schmidt• September 29, 2010 Joe Biden stated on June 10, 2023 in a speech: In the U.S., “a person can be married in the morning and thrown out of a restaurant for being gay in the afternoon.” By Grace Abels, Nuria Diaz Muñoz• June 16, 2023 Eric Greitens stated on January 17, 2017 in State of the State address: "Three of the 11 most violent cities in the U.S. are in Missouri — St. Louis, Kansas City, and Springfield." By Allison Colburn• March 3, 2017 B. Heath Mitchell stated on April 02, 2013 in newspaper article: The city of Nelson, Ga., is "quieter than Mayberry." By Janel Davis• April 8, 2013 Ron Johnson stated on February 18, 2014 in a public meeting: Even though Chicago has "the most stringent gun laws on the books," it still "has the highest murder rate" in the country. By Tom Kertscher• March 2, 2014 Joe Morrissey stated on October 17, 2016 in a debate.: The city of Richmond "built the second richest team in the NFL a $14 million stadium." By Sean Gorman• October 24, 2016 Patrick McKenna stated on October 19, 2017 in a Kansas City Business Journal article: "Officials at Hyperloop One have referred to the route as one of the best they've ever seen." By Patrick Mueller• December 15, 2017 Brigid Shea stated on May 07, 2012 in a campaign mailer.: Says Lee Leffingwell "raised property taxes 20 percent in three years." By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, W. Gardner Selby• May 11, 2012 Nate Walker stated on March 20, 2017 in on MissouriNet.com: "(Charter schools in Missouri) are actually failing in a greater capacity than the public school systems." By Jen Para• May 13, 2017 Articles (7950) PolitiFact Georgia roasts pants, brightens lives By Willoughby Mariano• December 12, 2010 Is Chappelle-Nadal right when she says 'radioactive waste is killing our residents?' By Tateanna McCaskill, Riley Newton• November 12, 2017 Why the juvenile suspects in the Chiefs parade shooting haven’t been named, unlike Kyle Rittenhouse By Sara Swann• February 23, 2024 Fact-checking Ferguson By Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• August 19, 2014 Murders spiked in 2020. Why? By Jon Greenberg• July 14, 2021 Fact-checking the Ferguson shooting By Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• August 19, 2014 Oklahoma teacher pay dispute: Does cost of living make a difference? By Jon Greenberg• April 4, 2018 A $1 billion deal By Eric Stirgus• March 8, 2013 Has MU bent over backwards to increase faculty diversity? By Sten Spinella• December 6, 2018 Claire McCaskill, Josh Hawley argue over immigration, taxes in final Senate debate By PolitiFact Staff • October 25, 2018 The best of 2010 from PolitiFact state sites By Louis Jacobson• December 24, 2010 Did a city in Tennessee ban being gay in public? It’s complicated By Grace Abels• November 28, 2023 Republicans using ‘defund the police’ efforts to attack Democrats in key congressional races By Tom Kertscher• October 28, 2020 Crime is underreported, but not just in Washington, D.C., where Trump claims data is inaccurate By Gabrielle Lazor, Loreben Tuquero• August 18, 2025 Mayor warns of 1 million people “coming to town” By W. Gardner Selby• May 21, 2013 Checking Austin candidates for mayor, city council By W. Gardner Selby• December 11, 2014 The e-mail heard round the world By Robert Farley• September 9, 2008 Fact checks: Austin’s vote on Uber background checks By W. Gardner Selby• May 4, 2016 Fact-checking the Florida constitutional amendments By John Bartosek, Laura Figueroa, Aaron Sharockman, Amy Sherman, Cristina Silva• October 28, 2010 What to know about the LA fire department’s budget and whether Mayor Karen Bass cut funding By Samantha Putterman• January 14, 2025
Providence City Council Norcross City Council Nathan Deal Missouri GOP City of Atlanta City of Austin Uniting Missouri PAC Missouri Democratic Party Town hall audience member Atlanta Sports Council Council for the National Interest Roy Barnes and Nathan Deal Center for Western Priorities Immigration Policy Center Missouri Department of Economic Development My City Bikes Georgia Family Council Center for American Progress Center for Individual Freedom Centers for Disease Control
William Perry stated on March 20, 2013 in newspaper column: Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed held not one conversation with the public about the new Falcons stadium project By Janel Davis• April 1, 2013 Cody Smith stated on February 21, 2019 in a statement: "On our current trajectory, we’ll be 2,000 prison beds short by 2021... We’ll need two new prisons soon, at the cost of $485 million over the next five years." By Lauren Richey• May 8, 2019 Lee Leffingwell stated on May 05, 2013 in an opinion column.: Says nearly 1 million people are "coming to town" in the next 20 years. By W. Gardner Selby• May 16, 2013 Atlanta Sports Council stated on October 01, 2000 in a study: The economic impact of Atlanta's 2000 Super Bowl was $292 million. By Willoughby Mariano• November 19, 2010 Claire McCaskill stated on April 14, 2017 in a town hall: "If Donald Trump would stay home from Mar-a-Lago one weekend, it would pay the entire meals on wheels budget for the state of Missouri for almost two years." By Grace Hase• May 23, 2017 Lori Lightfoot stated on September 25, 2019 in remarks at a town hall: "Teachers in Chicago Public Schools are paid some of the highest compensation of any school system in the country." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• October 11, 2019 Andrea Mitchell stated on August 17, 2014 in an episode of NBC's "Meet the Press": In Ferguson, Mo., "you've got three black officers and 50 white officers with a town that is 67 percent African-American." By Katie Sanders• August 17, 2014 Rick Perry stated on March 10, 2010 in a Web post: My "border security efforts have led to a 60 percent decrease in border crime." By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• March 16, 2010 Michael Bloomberg stated on February 26, 2020 in a CNN town hall: Says of President Donald Trump’s actions on the coronavirus: “No. 1, he fired the pandemic team two years ago. No. 2, he's been defunding the Centers for Disease Control.” By Louis Jacobson, Victoria Knight• February 28, 2020 Erin Forrest stated on April 02, 2017 in an interview: "75 percent of the town boards in Wisconsin have no women on them at all." By Tom Kertscher• April 7, 2017 Josh Hawley stated on October 25, 2018 in a debate: Says a manufacturing operation in his hometown that made gunstock for Remington rifles "closed down, we lost those jobs and it's been devastating for my little town." By Titus Wu• November 5, 2018 Sam Adams stated on September 07, 2010 in John Canzano's radio show: Says "$30 million gap" in stadium funding forced the Portland Beavers to leave. By Brad Schmidt• September 29, 2010 Joe Biden stated on June 10, 2023 in a speech: In the U.S., “a person can be married in the morning and thrown out of a restaurant for being gay in the afternoon.” By Grace Abels, Nuria Diaz Muñoz• June 16, 2023 Eric Greitens stated on January 17, 2017 in State of the State address: "Three of the 11 most violent cities in the U.S. are in Missouri — St. Louis, Kansas City, and Springfield." By Allison Colburn• March 3, 2017 B. Heath Mitchell stated on April 02, 2013 in newspaper article: The city of Nelson, Ga., is "quieter than Mayberry." By Janel Davis• April 8, 2013 Ron Johnson stated on February 18, 2014 in a public meeting: Even though Chicago has "the most stringent gun laws on the books," it still "has the highest murder rate" in the country. By Tom Kertscher• March 2, 2014 Joe Morrissey stated on October 17, 2016 in a debate.: The city of Richmond "built the second richest team in the NFL a $14 million stadium." By Sean Gorman• October 24, 2016 Patrick McKenna stated on October 19, 2017 in a Kansas City Business Journal article: "Officials at Hyperloop One have referred to the route as one of the best they've ever seen." By Patrick Mueller• December 15, 2017 Brigid Shea stated on May 07, 2012 in a campaign mailer.: Says Lee Leffingwell "raised property taxes 20 percent in three years." By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, W. Gardner Selby• May 11, 2012 Nate Walker stated on March 20, 2017 in on MissouriNet.com: "(Charter schools in Missouri) are actually failing in a greater capacity than the public school systems." By Jen Para• May 13, 2017
PolitiFact Georgia roasts pants, brightens lives By Willoughby Mariano• December 12, 2010 Is Chappelle-Nadal right when she says 'radioactive waste is killing our residents?' By Tateanna McCaskill, Riley Newton• November 12, 2017 Why the juvenile suspects in the Chiefs parade shooting haven’t been named, unlike Kyle Rittenhouse By Sara Swann• February 23, 2024 Fact-checking Ferguson By Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• August 19, 2014 Murders spiked in 2020. Why? By Jon Greenberg• July 14, 2021 Fact-checking the Ferguson shooting By Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• August 19, 2014 Oklahoma teacher pay dispute: Does cost of living make a difference? By Jon Greenberg• April 4, 2018 A $1 billion deal By Eric Stirgus• March 8, 2013 Has MU bent over backwards to increase faculty diversity? By Sten Spinella• December 6, 2018 Claire McCaskill, Josh Hawley argue over immigration, taxes in final Senate debate By PolitiFact Staff • October 25, 2018 The best of 2010 from PolitiFact state sites By Louis Jacobson• December 24, 2010 Did a city in Tennessee ban being gay in public? It’s complicated By Grace Abels• November 28, 2023 Republicans using ‘defund the police’ efforts to attack Democrats in key congressional races By Tom Kertscher• October 28, 2020 Crime is underreported, but not just in Washington, D.C., where Trump claims data is inaccurate By Gabrielle Lazor, Loreben Tuquero• August 18, 2025 Mayor warns of 1 million people “coming to town” By W. Gardner Selby• May 21, 2013 Checking Austin candidates for mayor, city council By W. Gardner Selby• December 11, 2014 The e-mail heard round the world By Robert Farley• September 9, 2008 Fact checks: Austin’s vote on Uber background checks By W. Gardner Selby• May 4, 2016 Fact-checking the Florida constitutional amendments By John Bartosek, Laura Figueroa, Aaron Sharockman, Amy Sherman, Cristina Silva• October 28, 2010 What to know about the LA fire department’s budget and whether Mayor Karen Bass cut funding By Samantha Putterman• January 14, 2025
