0 People 6683 Fact-checks 2744 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (6683) Viral image stated on July 10, 2023 in an Instagram post: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said in his yearbook that his “Mount Rushmore is Jesus, Sir-Mixes-a-Lot, and Nintendo 64.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 11, 2023 Food & Water Watch stated on December 10, 2016 in a campaign letter: Says Rex Tillerson "sued to keep a fracking project out of his backyard." By Linda Qiu• December 14, 2016 Theresa Greenfield stated on October 22, 2020 in a tweet: Says Joni Ernst "supports the lawsuit that's headed to the Supreme Court that will” repeal the Affordable Care Act. By Caleb McCullough• October 31, 2020 Kathy Castor stated on April 29, 2026 in an X post: “Florida is the only state in the nation kicking children off their affordable health coverage.” By Samantha Putterman• May 14, 2026 Instagram posts stated on August 26, 2022 in an Instagram post: Moderna’s lawsuits against Pfizer-BioNTech shows COVID-19 vaccines were in the works before the pandemic started. By Sara Swann• August 30, 2022 Donald Trump stated on November 05, 2020 in a White House speech: “If you count the legal votes, I easily win. If you count the illegal votes, they can try to steal the election from us.” By Amy Sherman• November 6, 2020 Instagram posts stated on October 04, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Sophia Stewart wrote books in the 70s that were stolen from her by Warner Bros. (Terminator 1-4 & The Matrix 1 & 2!) ... she won Hollywood's biggest lawsuit, $2.5 Billion.” By Samantha Putterman• October 5, 2021 Tammy Baldwin stated on May 15, 2020 in a tweet: "The Trump Administration is trying to take food assistance away from Wisconsin families when people are out of work and struggling." By D.L. Davis• June 1, 2020 Instagram posts stated on October 25, 2022 in an image shared on Instagram: “It’s not that there is no evidence the election was stolen, but that no court had the guts to HEAR the evidence. They dismissed the cases, NOT the evidence.” By Madison Czopek• October 28, 2022 EMILY's List stated on September 01, 2014 in television attack ad: "Federal investigators found a company that (David Perdue) ran discriminated against women -- paid them less than men for the same work." By Nancy Badertscher• September 9, 2014 Elizabeth Warren stated on January 29, 2025 in a Senate confirmation hearing: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “made $2.5 million off suing one of the entities that (he would be regulating) and plans to keep getting a take of every lawsuit in the future.” By Sara Swann• January 30, 2025 Alex Sink stated on March 25, 2010 in a news release: "Florida Statutes require (Attorney General Bill) McCollum to consult with members of Florida's Congressional delegation" before filing a lawsuit against the health care reform law. By Louis Jacobson• April 12, 2010 Chain email stated on March 21, 2012 in a chain email: "The ACLU has filed a suit to end prayer from the military completely." By Eric Stirgus• April 19, 2012 Alan Hays stated on July 13, 2011 in a public hearing about redistricting: "The Florida Legislature has not filed a lawsuit to fight Amendments 5 and 6." By Amy Sherman• July 20, 2011 Donald Trump stated on October 25, 2020 in a rally: “In Nevada, they want to have a thing where you don’t have to have any verification of the signature” on ballots. By Amy Sherman• October 28, 2020 Facebook posts stated on December 11, 2022 in a Facebook post: Kari Lake’s lawsuit “exposes Arizona used no signature verification.” By Amy Sherman• December 15, 2022 Facebook posts stated on July 23, 2023 in a Facebook post: Beyoncé “is a defendant in a major human trafficking case.” By Jeff Cercone• July 25, 2023 Florida Democratic Party stated on September 05, 2018 in a tweet: "Nearly 7 million Floridians have pre-existing conditions — but Rick Scott and Florida Republicans wants to take away their health care coverage by ending the Affordable Care Act." By Louis Jacobson• September 12, 2018 Facebook posts stated on November 04, 2020 in a Facebook post: Detroit has “2,503 dead people registered” including “one voter born in 1823.” By Amy Sherman• November 5, 2020 Facebook posts stated on December 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Biden did not win legally.” By Ciara O'Rourke• December 14, 2020 Articles (2744) Yes, Donald Trump, Chevys are a rare sight in Japan, but why? By Katie Sanders• November 27, 2015 The fallout from spreading election falsehoods: lawsuits, settlements and bankruptcy filings By Madison Czopek• June 13, 2024 Jeb Bush’s story of the mom who inspired him to help the disabled By Amy Sherman• April 4, 2013 Donald Trump has lost dozens of election lawsuits. Here’s why By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 10, 2020 Jeb Bush’s story of the mom who inspired him to help the disabled By Amy Sherman• April 4, 2013 A new chapter begins on health care By Bill Adair• March 24, 2010 A judge blocked RFK Jr.’s revised vaccine schedule. What does that mean for insurance coverage? By Madison Czopek• March 18, 2026 Michigan will investigate people who spread election disinformation By Clara Hendrickson• July 9, 2021 Here are our fact-checks about Ray Epps, who is suing Fox News for defamation over Jan. 6 claims By Jeff Cercone• July 13, 2023 Mike Johnson sought to overturn 2020 election. As House speaker, he'll oversee 2024 certification By Amy Sherman• October 26, 2023 Fox News guest says if Trump's hotel revenues are ‘emoluments,’ so was Obama's Nobel. Not exactly By Bill McCarthy• July 11, 2019 A Newsmax host shut down MyPillow CEO’s Dominion conspiracy talk. Here’s the background By Bill McCarthy• February 4, 2021 Dominion-Fox lawsuit: Looking back at false claims about voting machine company By Jeff Cercone• April 17, 2023 Trump, with help, is trying to sue and tweet his way to a second term. Could it work? By Amy Sherman• November 11, 2020 Did a city in Tennessee ban being gay in public? It’s complicated By Grace Abels• November 28, 2023 Lawmakers rock the Truth-O-Meter needle By W. Gardner Selby• March 28, 2011 Are red light cameras a ‘scam,’ as Marco Rubio says? By Joshua Gillin, Amy Sherman• June 9, 2015 How Bill Clinton’s settlement with Paula Jones differs from Donald Trump’s Stormy Daniels payment By Samantha Putterman• March 21, 2023 Does the U.S. women’s soccer team bring in more revenue but get paid less than the men? By Sophie Austin, Louis Jacobson• July 11, 2019 Voting by mail has been popular in Arizona for decades. Now the state GOP wants to ban it By Amy Sherman• March 17, 2022
Viral image stated on July 10, 2023 in an Instagram post: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said in his yearbook that his “Mount Rushmore is Jesus, Sir-Mixes-a-Lot, and Nintendo 64.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 11, 2023 Food & Water Watch stated on December 10, 2016 in a campaign letter: Says Rex Tillerson "sued to keep a fracking project out of his backyard." By Linda Qiu• December 14, 2016 Theresa Greenfield stated on October 22, 2020 in a tweet: Says Joni Ernst "supports the lawsuit that's headed to the Supreme Court that will” repeal the Affordable Care Act. By Caleb McCullough• October 31, 2020 Kathy Castor stated on April 29, 2026 in an X post: “Florida is the only state in the nation kicking children off their affordable health coverage.” By Samantha Putterman• May 14, 2026 Instagram posts stated on August 26, 2022 in an Instagram post: Moderna’s lawsuits against Pfizer-BioNTech shows COVID-19 vaccines were in the works before the pandemic started. By Sara Swann• August 30, 2022 Donald Trump stated on November 05, 2020 in a White House speech: “If you count the legal votes, I easily win. If you count the illegal votes, they can try to steal the election from us.” By Amy Sherman• November 6, 2020 Instagram posts stated on October 04, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Sophia Stewart wrote books in the 70s that were stolen from her by Warner Bros. (Terminator 1-4 & The Matrix 1 & 2!) ... she won Hollywood's biggest lawsuit, $2.5 Billion.” By Samantha Putterman• October 5, 2021 Tammy Baldwin stated on May 15, 2020 in a tweet: "The Trump Administration is trying to take food assistance away from Wisconsin families when people are out of work and struggling." By D.L. Davis• June 1, 2020 Instagram posts stated on October 25, 2022 in an image shared on Instagram: “It’s not that there is no evidence the election was stolen, but that no court had the guts to HEAR the evidence. They dismissed the cases, NOT the evidence.” By Madison Czopek• October 28, 2022 EMILY's List stated on September 01, 2014 in television attack ad: "Federal investigators found a company that (David Perdue) ran discriminated against women -- paid them less than men for the same work." By Nancy Badertscher• September 9, 2014 Elizabeth Warren stated on January 29, 2025 in a Senate confirmation hearing: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “made $2.5 million off suing one of the entities that (he would be regulating) and plans to keep getting a take of every lawsuit in the future.” By Sara Swann• January 30, 2025 Alex Sink stated on March 25, 2010 in a news release: "Florida Statutes require (Attorney General Bill) McCollum to consult with members of Florida's Congressional delegation" before filing a lawsuit against the health care reform law. By Louis Jacobson• April 12, 2010 Chain email stated on March 21, 2012 in a chain email: "The ACLU has filed a suit to end prayer from the military completely." By Eric Stirgus• April 19, 2012 Alan Hays stated on July 13, 2011 in a public hearing about redistricting: "The Florida Legislature has not filed a lawsuit to fight Amendments 5 and 6." By Amy Sherman• July 20, 2011 Donald Trump stated on October 25, 2020 in a rally: “In Nevada, they want to have a thing where you don’t have to have any verification of the signature” on ballots. By Amy Sherman• October 28, 2020 Facebook posts stated on December 11, 2022 in a Facebook post: Kari Lake’s lawsuit “exposes Arizona used no signature verification.” By Amy Sherman• December 15, 2022 Facebook posts stated on July 23, 2023 in a Facebook post: Beyoncé “is a defendant in a major human trafficking case.” By Jeff Cercone• July 25, 2023 Florida Democratic Party stated on September 05, 2018 in a tweet: "Nearly 7 million Floridians have pre-existing conditions — but Rick Scott and Florida Republicans wants to take away their health care coverage by ending the Affordable Care Act." By Louis Jacobson• September 12, 2018 Facebook posts stated on November 04, 2020 in a Facebook post: Detroit has “2,503 dead people registered” including “one voter born in 1823.” By Amy Sherman• November 5, 2020 Facebook posts stated on December 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Biden did not win legally.” By Ciara O'Rourke• December 14, 2020
Yes, Donald Trump, Chevys are a rare sight in Japan, but why? By Katie Sanders• November 27, 2015 The fallout from spreading election falsehoods: lawsuits, settlements and bankruptcy filings By Madison Czopek• June 13, 2024 Jeb Bush’s story of the mom who inspired him to help the disabled By Amy Sherman• April 4, 2013 Donald Trump has lost dozens of election lawsuits. Here’s why By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 10, 2020 Jeb Bush’s story of the mom who inspired him to help the disabled By Amy Sherman• April 4, 2013 A new chapter begins on health care By Bill Adair• March 24, 2010 A judge blocked RFK Jr.’s revised vaccine schedule. What does that mean for insurance coverage? By Madison Czopek• March 18, 2026 Michigan will investigate people who spread election disinformation By Clara Hendrickson• July 9, 2021 Here are our fact-checks about Ray Epps, who is suing Fox News for defamation over Jan. 6 claims By Jeff Cercone• July 13, 2023 Mike Johnson sought to overturn 2020 election. As House speaker, he'll oversee 2024 certification By Amy Sherman• October 26, 2023 Fox News guest says if Trump's hotel revenues are ‘emoluments,’ so was Obama's Nobel. Not exactly By Bill McCarthy• July 11, 2019 A Newsmax host shut down MyPillow CEO’s Dominion conspiracy talk. Here’s the background By Bill McCarthy• February 4, 2021 Dominion-Fox lawsuit: Looking back at false claims about voting machine company By Jeff Cercone• April 17, 2023 Trump, with help, is trying to sue and tweet his way to a second term. Could it work? By Amy Sherman• November 11, 2020 Did a city in Tennessee ban being gay in public? It’s complicated By Grace Abels• November 28, 2023 Lawmakers rock the Truth-O-Meter needle By W. Gardner Selby• March 28, 2011 Are red light cameras a ‘scam,’ as Marco Rubio says? By Joshua Gillin, Amy Sherman• June 9, 2015 How Bill Clinton’s settlement with Paula Jones differs from Donald Trump’s Stormy Daniels payment By Samantha Putterman• March 21, 2023 Does the U.S. women’s soccer team bring in more revenue but get paid less than the men? By Sophie Austin, Louis Jacobson• July 11, 2019 Voting by mail has been popular in Arizona for decades. Now the state GOP wants to ban it By Amy Sherman• March 17, 2022
