67 People 20245 Fact-checks 6650 Articles People (67) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Jeff Greene Gene Green Mark Green Rick Green Ja'Mal Green Catherine Cortez Masto Georgia Green Party Marjorie Taylor Greene Gays Against Groomers Americans Against Food Taxes Mayors Against Illegal Guns The Associated Press Citizens Against Rail Taxes Citizens Against Government Waste Mothers Against Drunk Driving American Automobile Association Memphis Police Association Milwaukee Police Association National Rifle Association Fact-checks (20245) Donald Trump stated on September 17, 2020 in Speech: Says under U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal proposal, “Cows are out.” By Laura Schulte• September 28, 2020 Ted Cruz stated on January 09, 2021 in a tweet: Said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her allies “blocked a resolution condemning anti-Semitism — which I passed unanimously in the Senate.” By Landon Allison, Julia Schneider• February 18, 2021 Scott Perry stated on August 31, 2020 in an ad: Says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Eugene DePasquale support "socialized medicine," the Green New Deal and defunding the police. By Tom Kertscher• September 10, 2020 Viral image stated on July 17, 2022 in a Facebook post: Jim Jordan told Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, “You’re just dumb.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 19, 2022 Viral image stated on March 30, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, "We need to repeal Daylight Savings Time as a primary measure to decrease the rate of climate change. Less hours of sun shine equal less heat hitting Earth’s surface." By Ciara O'Rourke• April 2, 2019 Bloggers stated on October 25, 2019 in an ad on Facebook: Say Sen. Lindsey Graham supports the Green New Deal. By Jon Greenberg• October 28, 2019 Facebook posts stated on June 19, 2023 in a video: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “faces 5 Years in Jail For FEC Crimes." By Gabrielle Settles• June 23, 2023 Instagram posts stated on July 19, 2022 in an Instagram post: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was “faking being arrested” during an abortion-rights protest outside the Supreme Court. By Bill McCarthy• July 20, 2022 Donald Trump stated on July 23, 2019 in a speech to conservative high school students: Says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "called our country and our people garbage." By Jon Greenberg• July 23, 2019 Tim Baxter stated on January 04, 2022 in an ad: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “says that all young people want to be socialists.” By Tom Kertscher• January 12, 2022 Instagram posts stated on October 28, 2020 in a post: “The Green New Deal would require that 99% of homes in the country be torn down and rebuilt more ‘energy efficient’ over a ten year period.” By Monique Curet• November 1, 2020 Viral image stated on July 06, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez compared smoking marijuana and transgender women in the Olympics. By Ciara O'Rourke• July 9, 2021 Facebook posts stated on July 31, 2022 in a Facebook post: "Bill Gates and AOC say that a cow emits more pollution than a car." By Andy Nguyen• August 15, 2022 Viral image stated on February 05, 2022 in a Facebook post: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, “I don’t need truckers. I get my food from the grocery store.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 7, 2022 Rick Scott stated on February 25, 2019 in an Orlando Sentinel op-ed: The Democrats’ Green New Deal includes "working towards ending air travel." By Amy Sherman• February 28, 2019 Instagram posts stated on November 25, 2024 in an Instagram post: AOC posted that Trump’s election victory emboldened a conservative news outlet to call for her resignation because she’s a woman. By Sofia Ahmed• November 26, 2024 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on November 19, 2018 in a tweet: In her defeat of Republican Rep. Karen Handel, Democratic challenger Lucy McBath "was outspent 5-1." By Louis Jacobson• November 28, 2018 Maria Bartiromo stated on January 22, 2019 in in an interview: "According to the Tax Foundation, the top 10 percent of earners already pay almost 80 percent of all taxes." By John Kruzel• January 24, 2019 Facebook posts stated on January 16, 2019 in Facebook posts: U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has secured a seat on the House Financial Services Committee but her "credit score is 430 and has had two checking accounts closed, along with two sheriff's evictions." By Samantha Putterman• January 23, 2019 Viral image stated on February 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: Claims to show a photo of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with her legs spread. By Ciara O'Rourke• February 26, 2019 Articles (6650) No, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez probably didn't say that By Ciara O'Rourke• March 27, 2019 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the U.S. is running concentration camps. Many historians are skeptical By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• June 20, 2019 Explaining Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 70 percent marginal tax rate idea By Louis Jacobson• January 8, 2019 Ask PolitiFact: Where was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during the Capitol riot? By Bill McCarthy• February 4, 2021 7 questions about the Green New Deal By Louis Jacobson• February 12, 2019 In context: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez questions Michael Cohen during the House Oversight Committee By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 28, 2019 Fact-checking Trump’s misleading attacks on Omar, Ocasio-Cortez in North Carolina By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• July 18, 2019 Why Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez nominated Bernie Sanders at the Democratic convention By Jon Greenberg• August 19, 2020 Fact-check: Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘fighting oligarchy tour’ By Grace Abels, Amy Sherman• March 21, 2025 Fact-checking the House impeachment debate about Trump, Capitol riot By Jon Greenberg• January 13, 2021 Mailbag: ‘I am now starting to question your perspective’ By Louis Jacobson• April 8, 2019 PolitiFact readers respond to our fact-checks related to Biden, Trump By Jeff Cercone• April 3, 2023 The misinformation campaign against Kamala Harris, what you need to know By Samantha Putterman• October 7, 2020 PolitiFact’s complete coverage of the 2020 Democratic National Convention By Katie Sanders, PolitiFact Staff • August 21, 2020 PolitiFact’s 15 most popular social media fact-checks from 2023 By Matthew Crowley• December 21, 2023 Removal of Liz Cheney from House leadership is only one piece of GOP coalescing around the ‘Big Lie’ By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• May 14, 2021 Fact-checking Donald Trump, Joe Biden in head-to-head town halls By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• October 16, 2020 How a House speaker could kick some lawmakers off committees By Louis Jacobson• December 19, 2022 2020 Census citizenship question awaits Supreme Court review By Miriam Valverde• April 1, 2019 'Abolish ICE' movement is growing. Is the agency's disbanding likely? By Miriam Valverde• July 3, 2018
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Jeff Greene Gene Green Mark Green Rick Green Ja'Mal Green Catherine Cortez Masto Georgia Green Party Marjorie Taylor Greene Gays Against Groomers Americans Against Food Taxes Mayors Against Illegal Guns The Associated Press Citizens Against Rail Taxes Citizens Against Government Waste Mothers Against Drunk Driving American Automobile Association Memphis Police Association Milwaukee Police Association National Rifle Association
Donald Trump stated on September 17, 2020 in Speech: Says under U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal proposal, “Cows are out.” By Laura Schulte• September 28, 2020 Ted Cruz stated on January 09, 2021 in a tweet: Said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her allies “blocked a resolution condemning anti-Semitism — which I passed unanimously in the Senate.” By Landon Allison, Julia Schneider• February 18, 2021 Scott Perry stated on August 31, 2020 in an ad: Says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Eugene DePasquale support "socialized medicine," the Green New Deal and defunding the police. By Tom Kertscher• September 10, 2020 Viral image stated on July 17, 2022 in a Facebook post: Jim Jordan told Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, “You’re just dumb.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 19, 2022 Viral image stated on March 30, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, "We need to repeal Daylight Savings Time as a primary measure to decrease the rate of climate change. Less hours of sun shine equal less heat hitting Earth’s surface." By Ciara O'Rourke• April 2, 2019 Bloggers stated on October 25, 2019 in an ad on Facebook: Say Sen. Lindsey Graham supports the Green New Deal. By Jon Greenberg• October 28, 2019 Facebook posts stated on June 19, 2023 in a video: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “faces 5 Years in Jail For FEC Crimes." By Gabrielle Settles• June 23, 2023 Instagram posts stated on July 19, 2022 in an Instagram post: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was “faking being arrested” during an abortion-rights protest outside the Supreme Court. By Bill McCarthy• July 20, 2022 Donald Trump stated on July 23, 2019 in a speech to conservative high school students: Says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "called our country and our people garbage." By Jon Greenberg• July 23, 2019 Tim Baxter stated on January 04, 2022 in an ad: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “says that all young people want to be socialists.” By Tom Kertscher• January 12, 2022 Instagram posts stated on October 28, 2020 in a post: “The Green New Deal would require that 99% of homes in the country be torn down and rebuilt more ‘energy efficient’ over a ten year period.” By Monique Curet• November 1, 2020 Viral image stated on July 06, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez compared smoking marijuana and transgender women in the Olympics. By Ciara O'Rourke• July 9, 2021 Facebook posts stated on July 31, 2022 in a Facebook post: "Bill Gates and AOC say that a cow emits more pollution than a car." By Andy Nguyen• August 15, 2022 Viral image stated on February 05, 2022 in a Facebook post: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, “I don’t need truckers. I get my food from the grocery store.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 7, 2022 Rick Scott stated on February 25, 2019 in an Orlando Sentinel op-ed: The Democrats’ Green New Deal includes "working towards ending air travel." By Amy Sherman• February 28, 2019 Instagram posts stated on November 25, 2024 in an Instagram post: AOC posted that Trump’s election victory emboldened a conservative news outlet to call for her resignation because she’s a woman. By Sofia Ahmed• November 26, 2024 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on November 19, 2018 in a tweet: In her defeat of Republican Rep. Karen Handel, Democratic challenger Lucy McBath "was outspent 5-1." By Louis Jacobson• November 28, 2018 Maria Bartiromo stated on January 22, 2019 in in an interview: "According to the Tax Foundation, the top 10 percent of earners already pay almost 80 percent of all taxes." By John Kruzel• January 24, 2019 Facebook posts stated on January 16, 2019 in Facebook posts: U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has secured a seat on the House Financial Services Committee but her "credit score is 430 and has had two checking accounts closed, along with two sheriff's evictions." By Samantha Putterman• January 23, 2019 Viral image stated on February 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: Claims to show a photo of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with her legs spread. By Ciara O'Rourke• February 26, 2019
No, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez probably didn't say that By Ciara O'Rourke• March 27, 2019 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the U.S. is running concentration camps. Many historians are skeptical By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• June 20, 2019 Explaining Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 70 percent marginal tax rate idea By Louis Jacobson• January 8, 2019 Ask PolitiFact: Where was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during the Capitol riot? By Bill McCarthy• February 4, 2021 7 questions about the Green New Deal By Louis Jacobson• February 12, 2019 In context: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez questions Michael Cohen during the House Oversight Committee By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 28, 2019 Fact-checking Trump’s misleading attacks on Omar, Ocasio-Cortez in North Carolina By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• July 18, 2019 Why Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez nominated Bernie Sanders at the Democratic convention By Jon Greenberg• August 19, 2020 Fact-check: Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘fighting oligarchy tour’ By Grace Abels, Amy Sherman• March 21, 2025 Fact-checking the House impeachment debate about Trump, Capitol riot By Jon Greenberg• January 13, 2021 Mailbag: ‘I am now starting to question your perspective’ By Louis Jacobson• April 8, 2019 PolitiFact readers respond to our fact-checks related to Biden, Trump By Jeff Cercone• April 3, 2023 The misinformation campaign against Kamala Harris, what you need to know By Samantha Putterman• October 7, 2020 PolitiFact’s complete coverage of the 2020 Democratic National Convention By Katie Sanders, PolitiFact Staff • August 21, 2020 PolitiFact’s 15 most popular social media fact-checks from 2023 By Matthew Crowley• December 21, 2023 Removal of Liz Cheney from House leadership is only one piece of GOP coalescing around the ‘Big Lie’ By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• May 14, 2021 Fact-checking Donald Trump, Joe Biden in head-to-head town halls By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• October 16, 2020 How a House speaker could kick some lawmakers off committees By Louis Jacobson• December 19, 2022 2020 Census citizenship question awaits Supreme Court review By Miriam Valverde• April 1, 2019 'Abolish ICE' movement is growing. Is the agency's disbanding likely? By Miriam Valverde• July 3, 2018
