1 People 19128 Fact-checks 6612 Articles People (1) Josh Earnest Fact-checks (19128) Viral image stated on April 01, 2019 in a Facebook post: Photos related to gun violence in present-day United States and the Holocaust in Nazi Germany suggest that gun control laws created or exacerbated the genocide of Jews. By Samantha Putterman• April 8, 2019 Facebook posts stated on April 06, 2022 in a Facebook post: Poland palace that Biden visited is fake. By Jeff Cercone• April 12, 2022 Mitt Romney stated on January 25, 2012 in a Spanish-language radio ad: Says Newt Gingrich said "Spanish is the language of the ghetto." By Aaron Sharockman• January 25, 2012 AmericanNews.com stated on November 02, 2014 in a web post: "Congress Approves Bill Offering Free Cars To Welfare Recipients." By Lauren Burns• November 17, 2014 Hillary Clinton stated on July 29, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "More than 90 percent of the gains have gone to the top 1 percent." By Jon Greenberg, Linda Qiu• July 29, 2016 Dean Phillips stated on November 13, 2023 in a speech at Dartmouth College: "Half of American high school students are not familiar with the Holocaust." By Louis Jacobson• November 20, 2023 Viral image stated on July 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump said, "Immigrants aren’t people, they’re animals." By Ciara O'Rourke• July 25, 2019 Barack Obama stated on July 27, 2013 in an interview with the 'New York Times': The "most realistic estimates" for jobs created by Keystone XL are "maybe 2,000 jobs during the construction of the pipeline." By Jon Greenberg• July 31, 2013 Bernie Sanders stated on March 06, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.: "When you're white ... you don't know what it's like to be poor." By Louis Jacobson• March 7, 2016 Julián Castro stated on September 04, 2012 in a keynote speech to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: "Seven presidents before (Barack Obama) -- Republicans and Democrats -- tried to expand health care to all Americans." By Louis Jacobson• September 5, 2012 Dick Cheney stated on October 21, 2009 in a speech to the Center for Security Policy: The Obama administration notified Poland and the Czech Republic about cancellation of major missile-defense facilities "at the last minute in midnight phone calls." By Louis Jacobson• October 23, 2009 Bernie Sanders stated on July 25, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "The top 1 percent in recent years has earned 85 percent of all new income." By Linda Qiu• July 27, 2016 Jack Del Rio stated on June 08, 2022 in a press conference: The Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol “was a dust-up.” By Samantha Putterman• June 9, 2022 Facebook posts stated on December 10, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows a white man smiling while holding a black man with a bloody face. By Miriam Valverde• December 20, 2019 Instagram posts stated on February 19, 2024 in an Instagram post: Benjamin Netanyahu refused to take a microphone from an Arab official, suggesting his belief that Arabs “are unclean.” By Jeff Cercone• February 20, 2024 Barack Obama stated on September 27, 2013 in remarks at the White House: "The United States Senate — Democrats and Republicans — (voted) to keep our government open." By Louis Jacobson• September 30, 2013 Viral image stated on May 06, 2019 in a Facebook post: "70% of Americans in poverty are white." By Ciara O'Rourke• May 16, 2019 Bob Goodlatte stated on February 25, 2011 in a column.: The House budget plan proposes "the largest discretionary spending cut in history." By Sean Gorman• March 18, 2011 Rand Paul stated on February 27, 2015 in a speech at CPAC: U.S. military involvement in Libya "allowed thousands of surface-to-air missiles to fall into the hands of radical Islamists." By Lauren Carroll• March 9, 2015 Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2016 in a rally in Cleveland, Ohio: "14 percent of noncitizens are registered to vote." By Allison Graves• October 24, 2016 Articles (6612) Mailbag: Readers call out our recent turkeys By Louis Jacobson• November 25, 2015 Tracing civil rights legislation before and after Martin Luther King Jr.’s death By Amy Sherman• June 8, 2020 Setting the record straight on Will Rogers... By Warren Fiske• April 26, 2011 PolitiFact Florida: Our most popular fact-checks of 2012 By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 28, 2012 Their eyes are on November By Martha M. Hamilton• April 5, 2012 Fact-checking the Florida primary By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 30, 2012 Understanding Poland's ‘Holocaust law’ By Manuela Tobias• March 9, 2018 Fact-checking Bernie Sanders and his 2016 campaign By Adam Thorp• July 25, 2016 Barack Obama hasn't said “radical Islamic terrorism” By Sean Gorman• November 30, 2015 PolitiFact's guide to the Florida GOP primary By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 30, 2012 Contest for Hispanic vote heats up GOP primary By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 25, 2012 Ahead of Donald Trump's Wisconsin visit, a look at the James Comey controversy By Tom Kertscher• June 12, 2017 Fluoride used by Nazis to pacify Jews? By Becky Bowers• October 7, 2011 Have U.S. troops ever been under foreign control? By Louis Jacobson• March 29, 2011 7 things pundits got wrong about health care By Katie Sanders• April 22, 2014 Why Holocaust comparisons by anti-vaccine activists like RFK Jr. are grossly inaccurate By Bill McCarthy• January 27, 2022 Nancy Pelosi on soccer, the 'new' Bin Laden, Rush's red face: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup By Dana Tims• June 23, 2014 Fact-checking claims in the Wisconsin recall election By Dave Umhoefer• April 23, 2012 Fact-checking Trump’s TIME interview on truths and falsehoods By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• March 23, 2017 From Miami '67 to Donald Trump 2020: The history of 'when the looting starts, the shooting starts' By Jon Greenberg• May 29, 2020
Viral image stated on April 01, 2019 in a Facebook post: Photos related to gun violence in present-day United States and the Holocaust in Nazi Germany suggest that gun control laws created or exacerbated the genocide of Jews. By Samantha Putterman• April 8, 2019 Facebook posts stated on April 06, 2022 in a Facebook post: Poland palace that Biden visited is fake. By Jeff Cercone• April 12, 2022 Mitt Romney stated on January 25, 2012 in a Spanish-language radio ad: Says Newt Gingrich said "Spanish is the language of the ghetto." By Aaron Sharockman• January 25, 2012 AmericanNews.com stated on November 02, 2014 in a web post: "Congress Approves Bill Offering Free Cars To Welfare Recipients." By Lauren Burns• November 17, 2014 Hillary Clinton stated on July 29, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "More than 90 percent of the gains have gone to the top 1 percent." By Jon Greenberg, Linda Qiu• July 29, 2016 Dean Phillips stated on November 13, 2023 in a speech at Dartmouth College: "Half of American high school students are not familiar with the Holocaust." By Louis Jacobson• November 20, 2023 Viral image stated on July 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump said, "Immigrants aren’t people, they’re animals." By Ciara O'Rourke• July 25, 2019 Barack Obama stated on July 27, 2013 in an interview with the 'New York Times': The "most realistic estimates" for jobs created by Keystone XL are "maybe 2,000 jobs during the construction of the pipeline." By Jon Greenberg• July 31, 2013 Bernie Sanders stated on March 06, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.: "When you're white ... you don't know what it's like to be poor." By Louis Jacobson• March 7, 2016 Julián Castro stated on September 04, 2012 in a keynote speech to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: "Seven presidents before (Barack Obama) -- Republicans and Democrats -- tried to expand health care to all Americans." By Louis Jacobson• September 5, 2012 Dick Cheney stated on October 21, 2009 in a speech to the Center for Security Policy: The Obama administration notified Poland and the Czech Republic about cancellation of major missile-defense facilities "at the last minute in midnight phone calls." By Louis Jacobson• October 23, 2009 Bernie Sanders stated on July 25, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "The top 1 percent in recent years has earned 85 percent of all new income." By Linda Qiu• July 27, 2016 Jack Del Rio stated on June 08, 2022 in a press conference: The Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol “was a dust-up.” By Samantha Putterman• June 9, 2022 Facebook posts stated on December 10, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows a white man smiling while holding a black man with a bloody face. By Miriam Valverde• December 20, 2019 Instagram posts stated on February 19, 2024 in an Instagram post: Benjamin Netanyahu refused to take a microphone from an Arab official, suggesting his belief that Arabs “are unclean.” By Jeff Cercone• February 20, 2024 Barack Obama stated on September 27, 2013 in remarks at the White House: "The United States Senate — Democrats and Republicans — (voted) to keep our government open." By Louis Jacobson• September 30, 2013 Viral image stated on May 06, 2019 in a Facebook post: "70% of Americans in poverty are white." By Ciara O'Rourke• May 16, 2019 Bob Goodlatte stated on February 25, 2011 in a column.: The House budget plan proposes "the largest discretionary spending cut in history." By Sean Gorman• March 18, 2011 Rand Paul stated on February 27, 2015 in a speech at CPAC: U.S. military involvement in Libya "allowed thousands of surface-to-air missiles to fall into the hands of radical Islamists." By Lauren Carroll• March 9, 2015 Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2016 in a rally in Cleveland, Ohio: "14 percent of noncitizens are registered to vote." By Allison Graves• October 24, 2016
Mailbag: Readers call out our recent turkeys By Louis Jacobson• November 25, 2015 Tracing civil rights legislation before and after Martin Luther King Jr.’s death By Amy Sherman• June 8, 2020 Setting the record straight on Will Rogers... By Warren Fiske• April 26, 2011 PolitiFact Florida: Our most popular fact-checks of 2012 By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 28, 2012 Their eyes are on November By Martha M. Hamilton• April 5, 2012 Fact-checking the Florida primary By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 30, 2012 Understanding Poland's ‘Holocaust law’ By Manuela Tobias• March 9, 2018 Fact-checking Bernie Sanders and his 2016 campaign By Adam Thorp• July 25, 2016 Barack Obama hasn't said “radical Islamic terrorism” By Sean Gorman• November 30, 2015 PolitiFact's guide to the Florida GOP primary By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 30, 2012 Contest for Hispanic vote heats up GOP primary By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 25, 2012 Ahead of Donald Trump's Wisconsin visit, a look at the James Comey controversy By Tom Kertscher• June 12, 2017 Fluoride used by Nazis to pacify Jews? By Becky Bowers• October 7, 2011 Have U.S. troops ever been under foreign control? By Louis Jacobson• March 29, 2011 7 things pundits got wrong about health care By Katie Sanders• April 22, 2014 Why Holocaust comparisons by anti-vaccine activists like RFK Jr. are grossly inaccurate By Bill McCarthy• January 27, 2022 Nancy Pelosi on soccer, the 'new' Bin Laden, Rush's red face: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup By Dana Tims• June 23, 2014 Fact-checking claims in the Wisconsin recall election By Dave Umhoefer• April 23, 2012 Fact-checking Trump’s TIME interview on truths and falsehoods By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• March 23, 2017 From Miami '67 to Donald Trump 2020: The history of 'when the looting starts, the shooting starts' By Jon Greenberg• May 29, 2020
