20 People 25820 Fact-checks 7979 Articles People (20) Vets for Trump Vet TV Senior Citizens League Bill Post Threads posts The Houston Post TikTok posts Facebook posts Instagram posts The Miami Post X posts North Korean foreign ministry New York Post Conservative Daily Post American Civil Liberties Union Florida House Majority Office Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office Ohio Public Defender's Office American Civil Liberties Union of Florida American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey Fact-checks (25820) Raj Shah stated on February 24, 2017 in an op-ed: "Most U.S. foreign assistance ... is given to U.S. companies and nonprofits in the form of contracts and grants." By Jon Greenberg• March 8, 2017 Geraldine Thompson stated on April 15, 2011 in comments made on the House floor.: "The facts show that approximately 40 persons on death row have had all of their appellate review completed and await only the governor's signature on a death warrant to end the case." By Aaron Sharockman• April 20, 2011 Viral image stated on August 07, 2022 in a Facebook post: Photo shows electric cars that were bought for civil servants in France and then abandoned because “it was too expensive to replace the batteries.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 10, 2022 Rick Scott stated on September 27, 2016 in a Facebook post: Says Hillary Clinton "wants to bring in thousands of refugees to America from all around the world without any kind of security screening." By Joshua Gillin• September 29, 2016 Mark Warner stated on December 16, 2013 in an interview.: "The largest enterprise in the world is the federal government of the United States of America" By Nancy Madsen• January 24, 2014 Chain email stated on April 24, 2014 in a chain email: "The President wants the U.S. to sign on to the U.N.’s International Criminal Court." By Louis Jacobson• April 24, 2014 Stephen Miller stated on February 12, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "I'm calling into question the accuracy of the ruling. The district judge in Seattle said there was no indication of terrorism from these seven countries in our country." By Louis Jacobson• February 14, 2017 Sergey Lavrov stated on June 06, 2022 in a press conference: Ukraine adopted “laws banning the Russian language.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• June 8, 2022 Bernie Sanders stated on April 04, 2016 in an interview with the New York Daily News: "In Malaysia … many of the workers are indentured servants because their passports are taken away when they come into this country and are working in slave-like conditions." By Linda Qiu• April 12, 2016 Marco Rubio stated on March 11, 2016 in a GOP debate at the University of Miami: Foreign aid "is less than 1 percent of our federal budget." By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Amy Sherman• March 11, 2016 Viral image stated on June 01, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photos show cemeteries and war memorials damaged during George Floyd demonstrations. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 4, 2020 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 Roy Blunt stated on March 21, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Under H.R. 1, the Federal Election Commission “for the first time ever, instead of being an equal number of Republicans and Democrats (would be) three of one side and two of the other." By Louis Jacobson• March 22, 2021 Don Beyer stated on August 25, 2014 in a web post.: "The United States is the only industrialized country that does not guarantee paid time off to care for a new child." By Sean Gorman• August 25, 2014 Federal Transit Administration stated on July 13, 2011 in a press release: The Atlanta streetcar is expected to create 930 jobs during construction, totaling more than 5,600 jobs over the next 20 years. By Willoughby Mariano• July 25, 2011 Donald Trump stated on August 21, 2024 in a Truth Social post: “The Harris-Biden Administration has been caught fraudulently manipulating Job Statistics.” By Louis Jacobson• August 23, 2024 Madeleine Albright stated on April 10, 2018 in her book, "Fascism: A Warning": Says Benito Mussolini "initiated a campaign to 'drenare la palude' ('drain the swamp') by firing more than 35,000 civil servants." By Louis Jacobson• May 9, 2018 Gwen Moore stated on July 26, 2019 in a tweet: "More than half of death row prisoners are people of color." By D.L. Davis• October 1, 2019 Donald Trump stated on September 20, 2016 in a speech in North Carolina: Says "Hillary Clinton's plan would bring in 620,000 refugees in her first term, alone, with no effective way to screen or vet them. Her plan would cost $400 billion in terms of lifetime welfare and entitlement costs." By Miriam Valverde• September 27, 2016 David Scott stated on January 06, 2014 in a letter: President Barack Obama’s judicial appointments for Georgia and the region were drafted in secret and not vetted by legal groups among the president’s supporters. By Eric Stirgus• January 17, 2014 Articles (7979) Can Donald Trump fire Anthony Fauci? By Jon Greenberg• November 2, 2020 How are Afghan refugees being vetted? 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Raj Shah stated on February 24, 2017 in an op-ed: "Most U.S. foreign assistance ... is given to U.S. companies and nonprofits in the form of contracts and grants." By Jon Greenberg• March 8, 2017 Geraldine Thompson stated on April 15, 2011 in comments made on the House floor.: "The facts show that approximately 40 persons on death row have had all of their appellate review completed and await only the governor's signature on a death warrant to end the case." By Aaron Sharockman• April 20, 2011 Viral image stated on August 07, 2022 in a Facebook post: Photo shows electric cars that were bought for civil servants in France and then abandoned because “it was too expensive to replace the batteries.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 10, 2022 Rick Scott stated on September 27, 2016 in a Facebook post: Says Hillary Clinton "wants to bring in thousands of refugees to America from all around the world without any kind of security screening." By Joshua Gillin• September 29, 2016 Mark Warner stated on December 16, 2013 in an interview.: "The largest enterprise in the world is the federal government of the United States of America" By Nancy Madsen• January 24, 2014 Chain email stated on April 24, 2014 in a chain email: "The President wants the U.S. to sign on to the U.N.’s International Criminal Court." By Louis Jacobson• April 24, 2014 Stephen Miller stated on February 12, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "I'm calling into question the accuracy of the ruling. The district judge in Seattle said there was no indication of terrorism from these seven countries in our country." By Louis Jacobson• February 14, 2017 Sergey Lavrov stated on June 06, 2022 in a press conference: Ukraine adopted “laws banning the Russian language.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• June 8, 2022 Bernie Sanders stated on April 04, 2016 in an interview with the New York Daily News: "In Malaysia … many of the workers are indentured servants because their passports are taken away when they come into this country and are working in slave-like conditions." By Linda Qiu• April 12, 2016 Marco Rubio stated on March 11, 2016 in a GOP debate at the University of Miami: Foreign aid "is less than 1 percent of our federal budget." By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Amy Sherman• March 11, 2016 Viral image stated on June 01, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photos show cemeteries and war memorials damaged during George Floyd demonstrations. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 4, 2020 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 Roy Blunt stated on March 21, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Under H.R. 1, the Federal Election Commission “for the first time ever, instead of being an equal number of Republicans and Democrats (would be) three of one side and two of the other." By Louis Jacobson• March 22, 2021 Don Beyer stated on August 25, 2014 in a web post.: "The United States is the only industrialized country that does not guarantee paid time off to care for a new child." By Sean Gorman• August 25, 2014 Federal Transit Administration stated on July 13, 2011 in a press release: The Atlanta streetcar is expected to create 930 jobs during construction, totaling more than 5,600 jobs over the next 20 years. By Willoughby Mariano• July 25, 2011 Donald Trump stated on August 21, 2024 in a Truth Social post: “The Harris-Biden Administration has been caught fraudulently manipulating Job Statistics.” By Louis Jacobson• August 23, 2024 Madeleine Albright stated on April 10, 2018 in her book, "Fascism: A Warning": Says Benito Mussolini "initiated a campaign to 'drenare la palude' ('drain the swamp') by firing more than 35,000 civil servants." By Louis Jacobson• May 9, 2018 Gwen Moore stated on July 26, 2019 in a tweet: "More than half of death row prisoners are people of color." By D.L. Davis• October 1, 2019 Donald Trump stated on September 20, 2016 in a speech in North Carolina: Says "Hillary Clinton's plan would bring in 620,000 refugees in her first term, alone, with no effective way to screen or vet them. Her plan would cost $400 billion in terms of lifetime welfare and entitlement costs." By Miriam Valverde• September 27, 2016 David Scott stated on January 06, 2014 in a letter: President Barack Obama’s judicial appointments for Georgia and the region were drafted in secret and not vetted by legal groups among the president’s supporters. By Eric Stirgus• January 17, 2014
Can Donald Trump fire Anthony Fauci? By Jon Greenberg• November 2, 2020 How are Afghan refugees being vetted? Here’s what we know By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• August 25, 2021 Central America and the root causes of migration to the US By Miriam Valverde• June 7, 2021 Counting Obama's campaign promises By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan• January 14, 2009 When George Washington fought misinformation By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 21, 2022 When George Washington fought fake news By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 2, 2018 Biden blew a kiss after his White House remarks. His detractors said it meant something deeper By Louis Jacobson• November 7, 2024 Ask PolitiFact: Why do Saudi pilots train at US military sites such as Pensacola? By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• December 10, 2019 Could a President Vivek Ramaswamy lay off 75% of federal workers by himself? By Louis Jacobson• September 26, 2023 Does the Bible give Trump moral authority to kill Kim Jong Un, as Trump's pastor says? By Joshua Gillin• August 11, 2017 5 questions about opposition research and Russia By Louis Jacobson• July 12, 2017 Floridians with felony records face illegal voting charges. The state allowed them to register By Amy Sherman• September 9, 2022 How Florida compares with the US on the death penalty By Samantha Putterman• November 21, 2025 In Tanzania, Clinton Foundation trades on maize and beans, not name By Jon Greenberg• September 6, 2016 Ask PolitiFact: What are some basic facts on the U.S. war in Afghanistan? By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• August 19, 2021 Estimating costs of refugee resettlement in the United States, assistance in home region By Miriam Valverde• September 21, 2017 Ask PolitiFact: How many people on the terrorist watchlist are coming into the United States? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 27, 2023 PolitiFact's 5 most-viewed fact checks from January By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 16, 2015 Unpacking the theory that the 14th Amendment could keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office in 2024 By Louis Jacobson• February 4, 2022 Evolution of misinformation: How false story about migrants displacing homeless veterans caught fire By Jeff Cercone• May 23, 2023
