5 People 23934 Fact-checks 7477 Articles People (5) The Manila Times New York Times New Century Times St. Lucia Times New York Times Editorial Board Fact-checks (23934) Florida Democratic Party stated on February 24, 2010 in an advertisement by the Florida Democratic Party: Bill McCollum "cost the rest of us billions" as a member of Congress, including a national debt that "skyrocketed" to $4.7 trillion. By Louis Jacobson• February 25, 2010 Nina Turner stated on October 24, 2011 in an opinion column: "The collective net worth of Americans has taken a $5.5 trillion hit ... mainly due to plummeting home values." By Henry J. Gomez• November 1, 2011 John Cox stated on October 19, 2017 in a San Francisco Chronicle op-ed.: "It costs nearly five times as much in California to build and maintain a mile of road as it does in the rest of the nation." By Chris Nichols• November 1, 2017 John Carter stated on August 31, 2009 in a column by the Texas Republican on the Web site of the Christian Coalition of America: "The Obama Administration's own White House Council of Economic Advisers has estimated 4.7 million Americans will lose their jobs if the (health care) bill passes." By Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2009 Scott Walker stated on May 17, 2017 in a radio interview: Tax cuts approved and those proposed in his state budget "will exceed $8 billion by the time the budget is done." By Alan Hovorka• July 12, 2017 Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the State of the Union address: "America is a nation of builders. We built the Empire State Building in just one year. Isn’t it a disgrace that it can now take 10 years just to get a minor permit approved for the building of a simple road?" By John Kruzel• January 31, 2018 Dick Cheney stated on September 02, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty "enrichment has been limited to basically the weapons states." By Jon Greenberg• September 3, 2015 Barry Hinckley stated on April 11, 2012 in a campaign event.: The "Buffett rule" "raises virtually no money, maybe a day and a half of our borrowing per year." By Alex Kuffner• April 15, 2012 Facebook posts stated on December 23, 2024 in A Facebook post: “The subway burning victim's name was Amelia Carter.” By Maria Briceño• January 2, 2025 Herman Cain stated on September 15, 2011 in an op-ed: "If our recovery were more typical of the postwar era . . . we would have 14 million more jobs today." By Willoughby Mariano• October 3, 2011 Baby Got PAC stated on November 10, 2015 in a campaign ad: Says Hillary Clinton and the Democrats "admitted there’s one candidate who scares Hillary Clinton, and that’s Sen. Marco Rubio." By Joshua Gillin• November 16, 2015 Mark Obenshain stated on February 11, 2014 in a floor debate.: "There are 4.7 percent of Virginians who are minimum wage earners who are over 25 years of age working full-time and trying to raise a family." By Nancy Madsen• February 24, 2014 Donald Trump stated on July 01, 2015 in remarks on CNN.: Says his book, The Art of the Deal, is "the No. 1 selling business book of all time." By Linda Qiu• July 6, 2015 Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2021 in a post on Facebook: “In a vegan world there would be no pandemics. 100% of pandemics are zoonotic in origin.” By Michael Majchrowicz• March 29, 2021 David Dewhurst stated on April 13, 2012 in a Republican U.S. Senate debate: Says that when adjusted for inflation and population growth, state general revenue spending has decreased 10.7 percent on his watch. By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• April 20, 2012 Scott Walker stated on August 17, 2015 in a radio interview: "By the end of this budget I'm in right now, taxes will have been cut $4.7 billion in my state." By Lucas Daprile• August 28, 2015 TikTok posts stated on May 15, 2021 in a TikTok post: The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine contains a Bluetooth microchip. By Bill McCarthy• May 21, 2021 Barack Obama stated on March 29, 2012 in a speech in the Rose Garden: Last year, "Exxon pocketed nearly $4.7 million every hour." By Becky Bowers• April 2, 2012 Chris Coons stated on October 13, 2010 in a televised debate, disputing a claim by Republican Christine O'Donnell: New Castle County's unemployment rate has not almost doubled in the last two years. By Louis Jacobson• October 14, 2010 Viral image stated on October 02, 2019 in a Facebook post: "449,000 Californians turned down jury duty because they were not citizens… but they were registered voters." By Ciara O'Rourke• November 11, 2019 Articles (7477) Legal experts say Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency raises questions about ethics and secrecy By Loreben Tuquero• April 17, 2025 Fuzzy math: Fox News tweet says U.S. spends penny a day fighting ISIS By Jon Greenberg• June 30, 2015 No, undocumented immigrants are not tied to 50% of Texas murders By Jon Greenberg• July 7, 2015 Can states punish women for traveling out of state to get an abortion? By Louis Jacobson• June 29, 2022 Rick Perry stands by book By W. Gardner Selby• August 30, 2011 1% or 85%: Two numbers before SCOTUS purport to show trans youth ‘regret’ rates. Which is it? By Grace Abels• December 16, 2024 Fact-checking Trump’s TIME interview on truths and falsehoods By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• March 23, 2017 Tempest over a presidential text? By Nancy Badertscher• June 16, 2014 Day 2 of the New Hampshire GOP summit, fact-checked By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• October 15, 2023 Fact-checking Trump’s video, images about South Africa during Oval Office meeting with Ramaphosa By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 22, 2025 ‘Medicare for All' emerges as early divide in first Democratic presidential primary debate By Jon Greenberg, Shefali Luthra• June 27, 2019 Understanding the scale of potential coronavirus deaths By Louis Jacobson• April 3, 2020 The facts behind funding Iowa’s public universities By Natalie Dunlap• April 26, 2021 Obama is the Antichrist? Puh-leeze! By Amy Hollyfield• April 2, 2008 Fact checking Scott Walker in the second debate By Tom Kertscher• September 16, 2015 The Trump documents indictment: Which charges are most serious? Can he still run in 2024? By Louis Jacobson• June 9, 2023 Ad Watch: Majority PAC makes underwhelming boast about Kaine By Warren Fiske• June 28, 2012 No shortage of energy claims -- true and otherwise By Molly Moorhead• April 4, 2012 In Context: How a 2018 vaccine committee meeting video was misleadingly edited By Madison Czopek• June 12, 2025 No shortage of energy claims -- true or otherwise By Molly Moorhead• April 3, 2012
Florida Democratic Party stated on February 24, 2010 in an advertisement by the Florida Democratic Party: Bill McCollum "cost the rest of us billions" as a member of Congress, including a national debt that "skyrocketed" to $4.7 trillion. By Louis Jacobson• February 25, 2010 Nina Turner stated on October 24, 2011 in an opinion column: "The collective net worth of Americans has taken a $5.5 trillion hit ... mainly due to plummeting home values." By Henry J. Gomez• November 1, 2011 John Cox stated on October 19, 2017 in a San Francisco Chronicle op-ed.: "It costs nearly five times as much in California to build and maintain a mile of road as it does in the rest of the nation." By Chris Nichols• November 1, 2017 John Carter stated on August 31, 2009 in a column by the Texas Republican on the Web site of the Christian Coalition of America: "The Obama Administration's own White House Council of Economic Advisers has estimated 4.7 million Americans will lose their jobs if the (health care) bill passes." By Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2009 Scott Walker stated on May 17, 2017 in a radio interview: Tax cuts approved and those proposed in his state budget "will exceed $8 billion by the time the budget is done." By Alan Hovorka• July 12, 2017 Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the State of the Union address: "America is a nation of builders. We built the Empire State Building in just one year. Isn’t it a disgrace that it can now take 10 years just to get a minor permit approved for the building of a simple road?" By John Kruzel• January 31, 2018 Dick Cheney stated on September 02, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty "enrichment has been limited to basically the weapons states." By Jon Greenberg• September 3, 2015 Barry Hinckley stated on April 11, 2012 in a campaign event.: The "Buffett rule" "raises virtually no money, maybe a day and a half of our borrowing per year." By Alex Kuffner• April 15, 2012 Facebook posts stated on December 23, 2024 in A Facebook post: “The subway burning victim's name was Amelia Carter.” By Maria Briceño• January 2, 2025 Herman Cain stated on September 15, 2011 in an op-ed: "If our recovery were more typical of the postwar era . . . we would have 14 million more jobs today." By Willoughby Mariano• October 3, 2011 Baby Got PAC stated on November 10, 2015 in a campaign ad: Says Hillary Clinton and the Democrats "admitted there’s one candidate who scares Hillary Clinton, and that’s Sen. Marco Rubio." By Joshua Gillin• November 16, 2015 Mark Obenshain stated on February 11, 2014 in a floor debate.: "There are 4.7 percent of Virginians who are minimum wage earners who are over 25 years of age working full-time and trying to raise a family." By Nancy Madsen• February 24, 2014 Donald Trump stated on July 01, 2015 in remarks on CNN.: Says his book, The Art of the Deal, is "the No. 1 selling business book of all time." By Linda Qiu• July 6, 2015 Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2021 in a post on Facebook: “In a vegan world there would be no pandemics. 100% of pandemics are zoonotic in origin.” By Michael Majchrowicz• March 29, 2021 David Dewhurst stated on April 13, 2012 in a Republican U.S. Senate debate: Says that when adjusted for inflation and population growth, state general revenue spending has decreased 10.7 percent on his watch. By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• April 20, 2012 Scott Walker stated on August 17, 2015 in a radio interview: "By the end of this budget I'm in right now, taxes will have been cut $4.7 billion in my state." By Lucas Daprile• August 28, 2015 TikTok posts stated on May 15, 2021 in a TikTok post: The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine contains a Bluetooth microchip. By Bill McCarthy• May 21, 2021 Barack Obama stated on March 29, 2012 in a speech in the Rose Garden: Last year, "Exxon pocketed nearly $4.7 million every hour." By Becky Bowers• April 2, 2012 Chris Coons stated on October 13, 2010 in a televised debate, disputing a claim by Republican Christine O'Donnell: New Castle County's unemployment rate has not almost doubled in the last two years. By Louis Jacobson• October 14, 2010 Viral image stated on October 02, 2019 in a Facebook post: "449,000 Californians turned down jury duty because they were not citizens… but they were registered voters." By Ciara O'Rourke• November 11, 2019
Legal experts say Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency raises questions about ethics and secrecy By Loreben Tuquero• April 17, 2025 Fuzzy math: Fox News tweet says U.S. spends penny a day fighting ISIS By Jon Greenberg• June 30, 2015 No, undocumented immigrants are not tied to 50% of Texas murders By Jon Greenberg• July 7, 2015 Can states punish women for traveling out of state to get an abortion? By Louis Jacobson• June 29, 2022 Rick Perry stands by book By W. Gardner Selby• August 30, 2011 1% or 85%: Two numbers before SCOTUS purport to show trans youth ‘regret’ rates. Which is it? By Grace Abels• December 16, 2024 Fact-checking Trump’s TIME interview on truths and falsehoods By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• March 23, 2017 Tempest over a presidential text? By Nancy Badertscher• June 16, 2014 Day 2 of the New Hampshire GOP summit, fact-checked By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• October 15, 2023 Fact-checking Trump’s video, images about South Africa during Oval Office meeting with Ramaphosa By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 22, 2025 ‘Medicare for All' emerges as early divide in first Democratic presidential primary debate By Jon Greenberg, Shefali Luthra• June 27, 2019 Understanding the scale of potential coronavirus deaths By Louis Jacobson• April 3, 2020 The facts behind funding Iowa’s public universities By Natalie Dunlap• April 26, 2021 Obama is the Antichrist? Puh-leeze! By Amy Hollyfield• April 2, 2008 Fact checking Scott Walker in the second debate By Tom Kertscher• September 16, 2015 The Trump documents indictment: Which charges are most serious? Can he still run in 2024? By Louis Jacobson• June 9, 2023 Ad Watch: Majority PAC makes underwhelming boast about Kaine By Warren Fiske• June 28, 2012 No shortage of energy claims -- true and otherwise By Molly Moorhead• April 4, 2012 In Context: How a 2018 vaccine committee meeting video was misleadingly edited By Madison Czopek• June 12, 2025 No shortage of energy claims -- true or otherwise By Molly Moorhead• April 3, 2012