12 People 21073 Fact-checks 6768 Articles People (12) Dick Black Gary Black Diane Black AFSCME People People's Majority Black Lives Matter People for the American Way Crystal Peoples-Stokes We the People petition Young, Gifted and Black Coalition People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Save Our City, Milwaukeeans Can't Wait Fact-checks (21073) Stacey Abrams stated on February 14, 2018 in campaign website: "The majority of Georgians incarcerated in local jails have never been convicted of crime. They are simply too poor to pay their bail." By Miriam Valverde• February 21, 2018 Ted Lieu stated on June 16, 2018 in a tweet: "Every day over 450,000 Americans sit in jail not because they've been convicted of anything, but because they are too poor to pay bail & don't have high powered attorneys." By Lucia Geng• June 29, 2018 Bernie Sanders stated on August 22, 2019 in a campaign speech: "Some 200,000 people are in jail for the crime of being poor and not being able to afford bail." By Chris Nichols• August 29, 2019 Hillary Clinton stated on February 23, 2016 in a TV ad: "African-Americans are more likely to be arrested by police and sentenced to longer prison terms for doing the same thing that whites do." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• February 26, 2016 Crystal Peoples-Stokes stated on March 29, 2022 in a news release: “Cities in notoriously ‘tough on crime’ states like Texas and Florida saw a more significant increase in violent crime than cities in NYS.” By Jill Terreri Ramos• April 16, 2022 Kelly Loeffler stated on December 09, 2020 in an interview: Says Raphael Warnock has "said we need to open up the prisons" and "eliminate cash bail." By Tom Kertscher• December 18, 2020 Jamie Oliver stated on August 29, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.": McDonald's in England only sells organic milk and free-range eggs, which provides more nutritious offerings than in the U.S. By Robert Farley• August 31, 2010 Facebook posts stated on May 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden’s presidential campaign donated $20 million to bail out protesters. By Samantha Putterman• June 3, 2020 Mariannette Miller-Meeks stated on September 08, 2021 in a tweet: “My opponent wants to abolish” law enforcement. By Natalie Dunlap• September 17, 2021 Harold Metts stated on June 06, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island Senate: "Rhode Island has a [inmate] recidivism rate of over 60 percent." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 16, 2013 Viral image stated on November 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: Timothy Simpkins, a Black teen shooter, got 1 day in jail and $75,000 bail, while Kyle Rittenhouse, a white teen, got 2 months in jail and $2 million bail. “I think it’s pretty evident ... that white privilege is a myth.” By Tom Kertscher• November 17, 2021 Facebook posts stated on September 09, 2022 in a Facebook post: Under new Illinois law, these crimes are “nondetainable": “Burglary, robbery, arson, kidnapping, DUI offenses, even DUI involving a fatality, most drug offenses, and even 2nd degree murder.” By Jeff Cercone• September 14, 2022 Instagram posts stated on May 24, 2023 in an Instagram post: A list shows violent crimes in Los Angeles that “people will be set free on as of today.” By Loreben Tuquero• May 26, 2023 Herschel Walker stated on November 11, 2022 in an interview: Raphael Warnock "believes in no cash bail" and "letting people out of prison that are going to make us prisoners in our own home." By Tom Kertscher• November 17, 2022 Gavin Newsom stated on October 08, 2018 in a gubernatorial debate: "Only Duterte’s Philippines and Trump’s United States of America have money bail." By Louis Jacobson• October 9, 2018 Cory Booker stated on July 10, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": The war on drugs led to "a 500 percent increase in incarceration in our country, disproportionately affecting poor and disproportionately affecting minorities." By Lauren Carroll• July 10, 2016 Mac Heller stated on April 07, 2019 in an interview on CNN: "The 2008 election was the first election in which voters of color comprised over 25 percent of the electorate, and that number is going up." By Amy Sherman• April 23, 2019 Facebook posts stated on September 23, 2020 in a series of images: A U-Haul operated by antifa activists distributed “shields, weapons & black bloc” to protesters in Louisville, Ky., and is linked to “a George Soros-funded initiative.” By Daniel Funke• September 24, 2020 Instagram posts stated on September 21, 2024 in a video: Tim Walz said "we can't afford four more years" of Kamala Harris. By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• September 24, 2024 Club for Growth stated on March 17, 2016 in a political ad: Says Donald Trump promised "to take care of everybody (through government-run healthcare and) the government's going to pay for it." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• March 21, 2016 Articles (6768) Fact-checking Elizabeth Warren in Davenport, Iowa By Amy Sherman• January 27, 2020 Biden made a lot of promises about race. Can he keep them? By Amy Sherman• January 26, 2021 Were Tulsi Gabbard’s attacks on Kamala Harris’ record as a California prosecutor on target? By Chris Nichols• August 1, 2019 Trump seeks to end cashless bail. What is it and which states might be affected? 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Stacey Abrams stated on February 14, 2018 in campaign website: "The majority of Georgians incarcerated in local jails have never been convicted of crime. They are simply too poor to pay their bail." By Miriam Valverde• February 21, 2018 Ted Lieu stated on June 16, 2018 in a tweet: "Every day over 450,000 Americans sit in jail not because they've been convicted of anything, but because they are too poor to pay bail & don't have high powered attorneys." By Lucia Geng• June 29, 2018 Bernie Sanders stated on August 22, 2019 in a campaign speech: "Some 200,000 people are in jail for the crime of being poor and not being able to afford bail." By Chris Nichols• August 29, 2019 Hillary Clinton stated on February 23, 2016 in a TV ad: "African-Americans are more likely to be arrested by police and sentenced to longer prison terms for doing the same thing that whites do." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• February 26, 2016 Crystal Peoples-Stokes stated on March 29, 2022 in a news release: “Cities in notoriously ‘tough on crime’ states like Texas and Florida saw a more significant increase in violent crime than cities in NYS.” By Jill Terreri Ramos• April 16, 2022 Kelly Loeffler stated on December 09, 2020 in an interview: Says Raphael Warnock has "said we need to open up the prisons" and "eliminate cash bail." By Tom Kertscher• December 18, 2020 Jamie Oliver stated on August 29, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.": McDonald's in England only sells organic milk and free-range eggs, which provides more nutritious offerings than in the U.S. By Robert Farley• August 31, 2010 Facebook posts stated on May 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden’s presidential campaign donated $20 million to bail out protesters. By Samantha Putterman• June 3, 2020 Mariannette Miller-Meeks stated on September 08, 2021 in a tweet: “My opponent wants to abolish” law enforcement. By Natalie Dunlap• September 17, 2021 Harold Metts stated on June 06, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island Senate: "Rhode Island has a [inmate] recidivism rate of over 60 percent." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 16, 2013 Viral image stated on November 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: Timothy Simpkins, a Black teen shooter, got 1 day in jail and $75,000 bail, while Kyle Rittenhouse, a white teen, got 2 months in jail and $2 million bail. “I think it’s pretty evident ... that white privilege is a myth.” By Tom Kertscher• November 17, 2021 Facebook posts stated on September 09, 2022 in a Facebook post: Under new Illinois law, these crimes are “nondetainable": “Burglary, robbery, arson, kidnapping, DUI offenses, even DUI involving a fatality, most drug offenses, and even 2nd degree murder.” By Jeff Cercone• September 14, 2022 Instagram posts stated on May 24, 2023 in an Instagram post: A list shows violent crimes in Los Angeles that “people will be set free on as of today.” By Loreben Tuquero• May 26, 2023 Herschel Walker stated on November 11, 2022 in an interview: Raphael Warnock "believes in no cash bail" and "letting people out of prison that are going to make us prisoners in our own home." By Tom Kertscher• November 17, 2022 Gavin Newsom stated on October 08, 2018 in a gubernatorial debate: "Only Duterte’s Philippines and Trump’s United States of America have money bail." By Louis Jacobson• October 9, 2018 Cory Booker stated on July 10, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": The war on drugs led to "a 500 percent increase in incarceration in our country, disproportionately affecting poor and disproportionately affecting minorities." By Lauren Carroll• July 10, 2016 Mac Heller stated on April 07, 2019 in an interview on CNN: "The 2008 election was the first election in which voters of color comprised over 25 percent of the electorate, and that number is going up." By Amy Sherman• April 23, 2019 Facebook posts stated on September 23, 2020 in a series of images: A U-Haul operated by antifa activists distributed “shields, weapons & black bloc” to protesters in Louisville, Ky., and is linked to “a George Soros-funded initiative.” By Daniel Funke• September 24, 2020 Instagram posts stated on September 21, 2024 in a video: Tim Walz said "we can't afford four more years" of Kamala Harris. By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• September 24, 2024 Club for Growth stated on March 17, 2016 in a political ad: Says Donald Trump promised "to take care of everybody (through government-run healthcare and) the government's going to pay for it." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• March 21, 2016
Fact-checking Elizabeth Warren in Davenport, Iowa By Amy Sherman• January 27, 2020 Biden made a lot of promises about race. Can he keep them? By Amy Sherman• January 26, 2021 Were Tulsi Gabbard’s attacks on Kamala Harris’ record as a California prosecutor on target? By Chris Nichols• August 1, 2019 Trump seeks to end cashless bail. What is it and which states might be affected? By Loreben Tuquero• August 26, 2025 Fact-checking Donald Trump on the Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders unity platform By Sophie Austin, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• July 19, 2020 Our fact-checks of the pivotal Georgia Senate runoff races By Miriam Valverde• January 5, 2021 Fact-checking the 2nd night of the Democratic debate in Miami By PolitiFact Staff • June 28, 2019 Fact-checking claims in the Hochul-Zeldin debate By Jill Terreri Ramos• October 30, 2022 Trump exaggerates Washington, DC, crime while ordering police takeover and National Guard deployment By Gabrielle Lazor, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• August 11, 2025 It's Lieberman to the rescue By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan• March 20, 2008 Fact-checking the Aug. 2 news shows By Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• August 2, 2015 Fact-checking Donald Trump, Rick Perry ahead of the first GOP debate By Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• August 2, 2015 Website claims child immigrants kept in dog kennels, concentration camps. Here are the facts By Amy Sherman• June 22, 2018 PunditFact's top 6 fact-checks of 2014 By Jon Greenberg• December 29, 2014 PolitiFact Florida's top 5 in July 2016 By Joshua Gillin, Amy Sherman• August 8, 2016 4 questions on the fight over Obamacare and what happens next By Jon Greenberg• July 20, 2017 In Context: Romney's comments on whether he cares for the very poor By Bill Adair• February 2, 2012 Why ousting the House speaker could be easy in 118th Congress By Louis Jacobson• January 5, 2023 The Trial of the Chicago 7: What the movie gets right, and wrong By Samantha Putterman• April 18, 2021 Fact-checking the Democratic presidential debate in Houston By PolitiFact Staff • September 12, 2019
