25 People 22055 Fact-checks 7647 Articles People (25) Donald Trump President Trump's lawyers Donald Trump Jr. College presidents Republican presidents Stand Up To China Donald Carcieri Donald Eastman Donald Rumsfeld Students for Trump Donald Verrilli Vets for Trump Joe Donald Donald McEachin Donald Payne Byron Donalds The Trump Talks Tiffany Trump Eric Trump Melania Trump Fact-checks (22055) Rick Santorum stated on April 13, 2020 in on CNN: "The president looks like he was ahead of the curve – as you know, he talks about this all the time – on shutting down travel from China." By Jessica Calefati• April 14, 2020 Kayleigh McEnany stated on September 09, 2020 in a White House press briefing: Says President Donald Trump “never downplayed the virus.” By Jon Greenberg• September 9, 2020 Karen Handel stated on June 08, 2017 in a debate: Says Iran has "violated the terms of the (nuclear) deal." By John Kruzel• June 14, 2017 Reince Priebus stated on July 09, 2017 in an interview: "It's an absolute fact" that China and North Korea "have consistently over many, many years" meddled in U.S. elections. By Tom Kertscher• July 13, 2017 Ron Johnson stated on January 22, 2016 in a campaign email: Says Barack Obama's administration has admitted that money from its Iran nuclear deal "would go directly to terrorism." By Tom Kertscher• January 29, 2016 Donald Trump stated on March 03, 2026 in remarks at the White House: The 2015 Iran nuclear agreement “gave (Iran) the right to have top-of-the-line nuclear weapons.” By Louis Jacobson• March 5, 2026 Donald Trump stated on July 25, 2016 in an interview before a speech in Winston-Salem, NC: Says he and Bernie Sanders have "very similar" views on trade By Will Doran• July 27, 2016 Bloggers stated on March 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: "We could build 30 walls with the $150 billion Obama gave to Iran." By Jon Greenberg• March 22, 2019 Donald Trump stated on February 20, 2018 in a tweet: "I have been much tougher on Russia than Obama, just look at the facts. Total Fake News!" By Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel• February 20, 2018 Facebook posts stated on October 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Attorney General William Barr tweeted that the US "gave Iran USA taxpayer dollars" so Iran could purchase uranium from Russia. By Samantha Putterman• October 15, 2019 Chris Murphy stated on May 11, 2020 in an MSNBC interview: Says President Donald Trump implemented “a travel ban that just didn't work, 400,000 people got in from those countries that were subject to the restrictions.” By Bill McCarthy• May 13, 2020 Facebook posts stated on January 08, 2020 in a Facebook post: "The missiles that were launched at American forces in Iraq from Iran, were funded by Barack Obama, with American tax dollars." By Bill McCarthy• January 10, 2020 Donald Trump stated on August 26, 2019 in a post-G7 news conference: "We made a ridiculous deal (with Iran). We gave them $150 billion. We gave them $1.8 billion, and we got nothing." By Jon Greenberg• August 27, 2019 Donald Trump stated on April 04, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "Libya supplies the oil for China. We get no oil from Libya." By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 11, 2011 Kevin Nicholson stated on May 30, 2018 in an interview: The Iran deal "handed billions of dollars of cash on cargo planes, sent it to a state sponsor of terror, and Tammy Baldwin was one of the first U.S. senators to get on board and support that." By Tom Kertscher• June 29, 2018 Donald Trump stated on January 26, 2018 in an interview with Piers Morgan: "The ice caps were going to melt, they were going to be gone by now, but now they’re setting records, so okay, they’re at a record level." By Jon Greenberg• January 29, 2018 Donald Trump stated on March 17, 2020 in a White House news conference: “I've always known this is a real, this is a pandemic. I've felt it was a pandemic long before it was called a pandemic.” By Jon Greenberg• March 18, 2020 Richard Burr stated on August 03, 2016 in a press release: Says Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are "responsible for leading America into a deal that will arm Iran." By Will Doran• August 5, 2016 Facebook posts stated on March 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “On February 7, the WHO warned about the limited stock of PPE. That same day, the Trump administration announced it was sending 18 tons of masks, gowns and respirators to China.” By Bill McCarthy• April 2, 2020 L. Lin Wood stated on January 18, 2021 in an interview with the Patriotically Correct Radio Show: "China was behind the interference and the effort to overthrow our government and the election, election fraud." By Daniel Funke• January 19, 2021 Articles (7647) Fact-checking foreign policy By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 22, 2012 VP debate fact-check: What JD Vance and Tim Walz got right, wrong on abortion, immigration By PolitiFact Staff • October 2, 2024 Trump launched the MAGA movement 10 years ago today. Have his priorities changed? By Katie Sanders• June 16, 2025 PolitiFact Sheet: 6 things to know about the Iran nuclear deal By Linda Qiu• September 8, 2015 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s United Nations speech By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel• September 25, 2018 A look back at PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2020 By PolitiFact Staff • December 15, 2021 What you need to know ahead of Donald Trump’s Iran deal deadline By John Kruzel• May 3, 2018 Does historical precedent justify Donald Trump’s threats against civilian targets in Iran? By Louis Jacobson• April 7, 2026 Ask PolitiFact: What was the Iran nuclear deal and why did Trump drop out? By Amy Sherman• June 18, 2025 Could Donald Trump force US firms out of China? Pretty much By Jon Greenberg• August 27, 2019 Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and the 2016 election -- Reince Priebus on the Truth-O-Meter By Tom Kertscher• October 25, 2017 Trump said US has a ‘virtually unlimited supply’ of munitions to fight Iran ‘forever.’ Is that true? By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2026 Fact-checking Trump’s AP interview about his first 100 days By Lauren Carroll• April 24, 2017 Fact-checking the first presidential debate By Linda Qiu• September 27, 2016 Fact-checking Donald Trump's speech after Iran missile strikes on US troops By Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• January 8, 2020 Fact-checking presidential candidates on the Aug. 16 shows By Will Cabaniss, Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• August 16, 2015 Nancy Pelosi cites principle of not talking about Donald Trump when overseas. 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Rick Santorum stated on April 13, 2020 in on CNN: "The president looks like he was ahead of the curve – as you know, he talks about this all the time – on shutting down travel from China." By Jessica Calefati• April 14, 2020 Kayleigh McEnany stated on September 09, 2020 in a White House press briefing: Says President Donald Trump “never downplayed the virus.” By Jon Greenberg• September 9, 2020 Karen Handel stated on June 08, 2017 in a debate: Says Iran has "violated the terms of the (nuclear) deal." By John Kruzel• June 14, 2017 Reince Priebus stated on July 09, 2017 in an interview: "It's an absolute fact" that China and North Korea "have consistently over many, many years" meddled in U.S. elections. By Tom Kertscher• July 13, 2017 Ron Johnson stated on January 22, 2016 in a campaign email: Says Barack Obama's administration has admitted that money from its Iran nuclear deal "would go directly to terrorism." By Tom Kertscher• January 29, 2016 Donald Trump stated on March 03, 2026 in remarks at the White House: The 2015 Iran nuclear agreement “gave (Iran) the right to have top-of-the-line nuclear weapons.” By Louis Jacobson• March 5, 2026 Donald Trump stated on July 25, 2016 in an interview before a speech in Winston-Salem, NC: Says he and Bernie Sanders have "very similar" views on trade By Will Doran• July 27, 2016 Bloggers stated on March 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: "We could build 30 walls with the $150 billion Obama gave to Iran." By Jon Greenberg• March 22, 2019 Donald Trump stated on February 20, 2018 in a tweet: "I have been much tougher on Russia than Obama, just look at the facts. Total Fake News!" By Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel• February 20, 2018 Facebook posts stated on October 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Attorney General William Barr tweeted that the US "gave Iran USA taxpayer dollars" so Iran could purchase uranium from Russia. By Samantha Putterman• October 15, 2019 Chris Murphy stated on May 11, 2020 in an MSNBC interview: Says President Donald Trump implemented “a travel ban that just didn't work, 400,000 people got in from those countries that were subject to the restrictions.” By Bill McCarthy• May 13, 2020 Facebook posts stated on January 08, 2020 in a Facebook post: "The missiles that were launched at American forces in Iraq from Iran, were funded by Barack Obama, with American tax dollars." By Bill McCarthy• January 10, 2020 Donald Trump stated on August 26, 2019 in a post-G7 news conference: "We made a ridiculous deal (with Iran). We gave them $150 billion. We gave them $1.8 billion, and we got nothing." By Jon Greenberg• August 27, 2019 Donald Trump stated on April 04, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "Libya supplies the oil for China. We get no oil from Libya." By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 11, 2011 Kevin Nicholson stated on May 30, 2018 in an interview: The Iran deal "handed billions of dollars of cash on cargo planes, sent it to a state sponsor of terror, and Tammy Baldwin was one of the first U.S. senators to get on board and support that." By Tom Kertscher• June 29, 2018 Donald Trump stated on January 26, 2018 in an interview with Piers Morgan: "The ice caps were going to melt, they were going to be gone by now, but now they’re setting records, so okay, they’re at a record level." By Jon Greenberg• January 29, 2018 Donald Trump stated on March 17, 2020 in a White House news conference: “I've always known this is a real, this is a pandemic. I've felt it was a pandemic long before it was called a pandemic.” By Jon Greenberg• March 18, 2020 Richard Burr stated on August 03, 2016 in a press release: Says Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are "responsible for leading America into a deal that will arm Iran." By Will Doran• August 5, 2016 Facebook posts stated on March 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “On February 7, the WHO warned about the limited stock of PPE. That same day, the Trump administration announced it was sending 18 tons of masks, gowns and respirators to China.” By Bill McCarthy• April 2, 2020 L. Lin Wood stated on January 18, 2021 in an interview with the Patriotically Correct Radio Show: "China was behind the interference and the effort to overthrow our government and the election, election fraud." By Daniel Funke• January 19, 2021
Fact-checking foreign policy By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 22, 2012 VP debate fact-check: What JD Vance and Tim Walz got right, wrong on abortion, immigration By PolitiFact Staff • October 2, 2024 Trump launched the MAGA movement 10 years ago today. Have his priorities changed? By Katie Sanders• June 16, 2025 PolitiFact Sheet: 6 things to know about the Iran nuclear deal By Linda Qiu• September 8, 2015 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s United Nations speech By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel• September 25, 2018 A look back at PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2020 By PolitiFact Staff • December 15, 2021 What you need to know ahead of Donald Trump’s Iran deal deadline By John Kruzel• May 3, 2018 Does historical precedent justify Donald Trump’s threats against civilian targets in Iran? By Louis Jacobson• April 7, 2026 Ask PolitiFact: What was the Iran nuclear deal and why did Trump drop out? By Amy Sherman• June 18, 2025 Could Donald Trump force US firms out of China? Pretty much By Jon Greenberg• August 27, 2019 Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and the 2016 election -- Reince Priebus on the Truth-O-Meter By Tom Kertscher• October 25, 2017 Trump said US has a ‘virtually unlimited supply’ of munitions to fight Iran ‘forever.’ Is that true? By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2026 Fact-checking Trump’s AP interview about his first 100 days By Lauren Carroll• April 24, 2017 Fact-checking the first presidential debate By Linda Qiu• September 27, 2016 Fact-checking Donald Trump's speech after Iran missile strikes on US troops By Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• January 8, 2020 Fact-checking presidential candidates on the Aug. 16 shows By Will Cabaniss, Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• August 16, 2015 Nancy Pelosi cites principle of not talking about Donald Trump when overseas. We looked into it By Jon Greenberg, Stefanie Pousoulides• June 7, 2019 Trump to hold Atlanta rally on Saturday By Nancy Badertscher• October 9, 2015 Trump holds rally in Atlanta on Saturday By Nancy Badertscher• October 9, 2015 Top 5 fact-checks: Republican candidates take aim at Biden’s foreign policy in Miami debate By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• November 9, 2023
