26 People 26050 Fact-checks 8632 Articles People (26) President Trump's lawyers Just the News Yard sign College presidents Republican presidents US Political US Uncut Students for Trump Vets for Trump The Trump Talks Donald Trump Tiffany Trump Eric Trump Melania Trump Ivanka Trump Committee to Defend the President ABC NEWS-US US Political News Freedom From Religion Foundation Viral Politics US Fact-checks (26050) Donald Trump stated on May 10, 2024 in a Truth Social post: “Biden wants to immediately stop all aid to Israel.” By Amy Sherman• May 15, 2024 Donald Trump stated on May 26, 2017 in a tweet: Deals struck on his first foreign trip as president made and saved "millions of jobs." By Louis Jacobson• May 26, 2017 Facebook posts stated on May 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: The sale of more than 600,000 Wisconsin deer licenses shows that Wisconsin’s hunters are the “eighth largest army in the world.” By Madison Czopek• June 6, 2022 Donald Trump stated on February 23, 2016 in a campaign speech: The U.S. "doesn’t make television sets anymore." By Warren Fiske, Linda Qiu• March 14, 2016 Donald Trump stated on October 20, 2018 in an exchange with reporters: Saudi Arabia has ordered $450 billion, "$110 billion of which is a military order," producing "over a million jobs." By Jon Greenberg• October 23, 2018 Ben Wikler stated on September 23, 2021 in Twitter: Says Rebecca Kleefisch played a key role in the Foxconn deal, “the largest attempted government handout to a foreign company in American history." By Madeline Heim• October 26, 2021 Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.: "The European Union … they send us Mercedes, they send us -- by the millions -- the BMWs -- cars by the millions." By Louis Jacobson• July 2, 2018 Donald Trump stated on March 23, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "The View": South Korea doesn't pay the United States for U.S. troops that protect their country. By Louis Jacobson• April 1, 2011 Jamie Radtke stated on March 03, 2013 in a website post.: The transportation package passed by the General Assembly would impose the "largest tax increase in Virginia’s history." By Sean Gorman• March 15, 2013 Steve Stockman stated on August 19, 2013 in a letter forwarded to PolitiFact: Says U.N. arms treaty will mandate a "new international gun registry." By Sue Owen• August 28, 2013 Marianne Williamson stated on November 07, 2023 in an event in Manchester, N.H.: “We sell arms to 60% of the world's autocrats. We are the world's largest arms exporters." By Louis Jacobson, Renee Romo• November 14, 2023 Jennifer Shilling stated on August 14, 2017 in a press release: "Foxconn tax break could exceed $1 million per job." By Tom Kertscher• August 16, 2017 Facebook posts stated on October 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says photo from Hunter Biden's laptop shows Paul Pelosi Jr. abusing a girl and doing drugs. By Samantha Putterman• October 27, 2020 Facebook posts stated on October 15, 2023 in a Facebook video: A video shows President Joe Biden invoking the Selective Service Act. By Loreben Tuquero• October 17, 2023 David Pennington stated on August 15, 2011 in a press conference: The proposed transportation bill "could be the largest tax increase in Georgia history." By Eric Stirgus• August 22, 2011 Joe Biden stated on September 17, 2020 in a CNN town hall: "If the president had done his job, had done his job from the beginning, all the people would still be alive. All the people. I'm not making this up. Just look at the data." By Bill McCarthy• September 18, 2020 Laurence Tribe stated on March 02, 2018 in a tweet: President Donald "Trump’s latest set of sanctions against companies and countries benefiting North Korea includes every nation but one making shipments to (North Korea). The one nation Trump exempted from his punitive ban was . . . wait for it . . . drumroll: Russia." By Louis Jacobson• March 6, 2018 Gary Johnson stated on June 05, 2016 in an appearance on Meet the Press: Says the United States has "treaties with apparently 69 countries where we are obligated to defend their borders. And these were treaties that were executive treaties, not authorized by Congress." By Neelesh Moorthy• June 9, 2016 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 Donald Trump stated on May 08, 2025 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press": “We have now close to $10 trillion” in investments. “We’re talking about essentially two months.” By Madison Czopek, Louis Jacobson• May 8, 2025 Articles (8632) Fact checking Foxconn By D.L. Davis• January 30, 2019 Tracking Vivek Ramaswamy's shifting stances on Trump, Hunter Biden, TikTok and more By Amy Sherman• September 26, 2023 Fact-checking the Florida Democratic primary debate for governor By Katie Akin, Lucia Geng, Amy Sherman• August 3, 2018 Facebook post laments Biden’s first actions with false claims By Louis Jacobson• January 25, 2021 How Congress could force Donald Trump’s hand on Saudi Arabia and Jamal Khashoggi By John Kruzel• October 16, 2018 Fact-checking Donald Trump's statement on Saudi Arabia, Khashoggi murder By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• November 27, 2018 Why Ukraine? How an Eastern European country triggered tumult in American politics By Jon Greenberg• September 30, 2019 Obama's campaign promises: An update By Louis Jacobson• December 16, 2009 Ask PolitiFact: Fact-checking Harris, Trump’s AARP interviews By Louis Jacobson• October 6, 2024 Kamala Harris Says She ‘Took On The Big Banks’ As California Atty. General. Did She Go Far Enough? By Chris Nichols• August 25, 2020 Fact-checking Trump’s claims about tax cuts, job numbers and inflation in Wisconsin, Michigan By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 2, 2024 Donald Trump says Mexico agreed to start buying more from American farmers. Mexico says it didn’t. By Jon Greenberg• June 10, 2019 Have people been prosecuted for mishandling White House records? By Yacob Reyes• August 10, 2022 Fact-checking the Republican attacks against Gov. Ron DeSantis on Disney, taxes By Matthew Crowley• May 25, 2023 Fact-checking claims in President Joe Biden’s visit to Iowa By Meg Doster, Eleanor Hildebrandt, Caleb McCullough, Lyle Muller• April 13, 2022 Fact-checking Gov. Rick Scott's 2017 State of the State address By Allison Graves, Amy Sherman• March 7, 2017 PolitiFact kicks off the MAGA-Meter to track Donald Trump’s promises By Louis Jacobson• January 19, 2025 Top 16 myths about the health care law By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 24, 2013 Top 16 myths about the health care law By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 25, 2013 Fact-checking New Jersey’s second gubernatorial debate By Zach Blackburn, Joey Fox, Louis Jacobson• October 9, 2025
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Donald Trump stated on May 10, 2024 in a Truth Social post: “Biden wants to immediately stop all aid to Israel.” By Amy Sherman• May 15, 2024 Donald Trump stated on May 26, 2017 in a tweet: Deals struck on his first foreign trip as president made and saved "millions of jobs." By Louis Jacobson• May 26, 2017 Facebook posts stated on May 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: The sale of more than 600,000 Wisconsin deer licenses shows that Wisconsin’s hunters are the “eighth largest army in the world.” By Madison Czopek• June 6, 2022 Donald Trump stated on February 23, 2016 in a campaign speech: The U.S. "doesn’t make television sets anymore." By Warren Fiske, Linda Qiu• March 14, 2016 Donald Trump stated on October 20, 2018 in an exchange with reporters: Saudi Arabia has ordered $450 billion, "$110 billion of which is a military order," producing "over a million jobs." By Jon Greenberg• October 23, 2018 Ben Wikler stated on September 23, 2021 in Twitter: Says Rebecca Kleefisch played a key role in the Foxconn deal, “the largest attempted government handout to a foreign company in American history." By Madeline Heim• October 26, 2021 Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.: "The European Union … they send us Mercedes, they send us -- by the millions -- the BMWs -- cars by the millions." By Louis Jacobson• July 2, 2018 Donald Trump stated on March 23, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "The View": South Korea doesn't pay the United States for U.S. troops that protect their country. By Louis Jacobson• April 1, 2011 Jamie Radtke stated on March 03, 2013 in a website post.: The transportation package passed by the General Assembly would impose the "largest tax increase in Virginia’s history." By Sean Gorman• March 15, 2013 Steve Stockman stated on August 19, 2013 in a letter forwarded to PolitiFact: Says U.N. arms treaty will mandate a "new international gun registry." By Sue Owen• August 28, 2013 Marianne Williamson stated on November 07, 2023 in an event in Manchester, N.H.: “We sell arms to 60% of the world's autocrats. We are the world's largest arms exporters." By Louis Jacobson, Renee Romo• November 14, 2023 Jennifer Shilling stated on August 14, 2017 in a press release: "Foxconn tax break could exceed $1 million per job." By Tom Kertscher• August 16, 2017 Facebook posts stated on October 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says photo from Hunter Biden's laptop shows Paul Pelosi Jr. abusing a girl and doing drugs. By Samantha Putterman• October 27, 2020 Facebook posts stated on October 15, 2023 in a Facebook video: A video shows President Joe Biden invoking the Selective Service Act. By Loreben Tuquero• October 17, 2023 David Pennington stated on August 15, 2011 in a press conference: The proposed transportation bill "could be the largest tax increase in Georgia history." By Eric Stirgus• August 22, 2011 Joe Biden stated on September 17, 2020 in a CNN town hall: "If the president had done his job, had done his job from the beginning, all the people would still be alive. All the people. I'm not making this up. Just look at the data." By Bill McCarthy• September 18, 2020 Laurence Tribe stated on March 02, 2018 in a tweet: President Donald "Trump’s latest set of sanctions against companies and countries benefiting North Korea includes every nation but one making shipments to (North Korea). The one nation Trump exempted from his punitive ban was . . . wait for it . . . drumroll: Russia." By Louis Jacobson• March 6, 2018 Gary Johnson stated on June 05, 2016 in an appearance on Meet the Press: Says the United States has "treaties with apparently 69 countries where we are obligated to defend their borders. And these were treaties that were executive treaties, not authorized by Congress." By Neelesh Moorthy• June 9, 2016 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 Donald Trump stated on May 08, 2025 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press": “We have now close to $10 trillion” in investments. “We’re talking about essentially two months.” By Madison Czopek, Louis Jacobson• May 8, 2025
Fact checking Foxconn By D.L. Davis• January 30, 2019 Tracking Vivek Ramaswamy's shifting stances on Trump, Hunter Biden, TikTok and more By Amy Sherman• September 26, 2023 Fact-checking the Florida Democratic primary debate for governor By Katie Akin, Lucia Geng, Amy Sherman• August 3, 2018 Facebook post laments Biden’s first actions with false claims By Louis Jacobson• January 25, 2021 How Congress could force Donald Trump’s hand on Saudi Arabia and Jamal Khashoggi By John Kruzel• October 16, 2018 Fact-checking Donald Trump's statement on Saudi Arabia, Khashoggi murder By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• November 27, 2018 Why Ukraine? How an Eastern European country triggered tumult in American politics By Jon Greenberg• September 30, 2019 Obama's campaign promises: An update By Louis Jacobson• December 16, 2009 Ask PolitiFact: Fact-checking Harris, Trump’s AARP interviews By Louis Jacobson• October 6, 2024 Kamala Harris Says She ‘Took On The Big Banks’ As California Atty. General. Did She Go Far Enough? By Chris Nichols• August 25, 2020 Fact-checking Trump’s claims about tax cuts, job numbers and inflation in Wisconsin, Michigan By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 2, 2024 Donald Trump says Mexico agreed to start buying more from American farmers. Mexico says it didn’t. By Jon Greenberg• June 10, 2019 Have people been prosecuted for mishandling White House records? By Yacob Reyes• August 10, 2022 Fact-checking the Republican attacks against Gov. Ron DeSantis on Disney, taxes By Matthew Crowley• May 25, 2023 Fact-checking claims in President Joe Biden’s visit to Iowa By Meg Doster, Eleanor Hildebrandt, Caleb McCullough, Lyle Muller• April 13, 2022 Fact-checking Gov. Rick Scott's 2017 State of the State address By Allison Graves, Amy Sherman• March 7, 2017 PolitiFact kicks off the MAGA-Meter to track Donald Trump’s promises By Louis Jacobson• January 19, 2025 Top 16 myths about the health care law By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 24, 2013 Top 16 myths about the health care law By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 25, 2013 Fact-checking New Jersey’s second gubernatorial debate By Zach Blackburn, Joey Fox, Louis Jacobson• October 9, 2025
