14 People 25925 Fact-checks 8432 Articles People (14) Tony Evers Say Anything Blog Students for Trump Vets for Trump The Trump Talks Donald Trump Tiffany Trump Eric Trump Melania Trump Ivanka Trump President Trump's lawyers Donald Trump Jr. Wisconsin Trump Victory Politics Elite Trump Fact-checks (25925) John Humphries stated on February 02, 2017 in a campaign statement: On using the Common Core standards for English and math instruction By Dave Umhoefer• February 15, 2017 Joe Biden stated on May 28, 2019 in a position paper released at a town hall meeting in Houston.: "The current school psychologist to student ratio in this country is roughly 1,400 to 1, while experts say it should be at most 700 to 1." By Shefali Luthra• June 5, 2019 Doonesbury stated on January 11, 2015 in the Sunday comics: The CIA paid two psychologists $81 million "to develop and run their torture program." By Jon Greenberg• January 12, 2015 Viral image stated on November 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says a Vox headline said, “teaching children the Bunny Ear method for tying their shoes” is racist. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 30, 2021 Aftab Pureval stated on August 28, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Steve Chabot "voted to strip insurance protections for pre-existing conditions." By Stephen Koff• September 12, 2018 Facebook posts stated on June 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Gene Hackman as saying that Trump could "easily turn out to be one of the best presidents that America has ever seen." By Samantha Putterman• June 21, 2019 Tony Evers stated on April 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Wisconsin measures have "prevented the death of at least 300 Wisconsinites, and perhaps as many as 1,400 lives." By Eric Litke• May 1, 2020 Viral image stated on August 26, 2022 in an Instagram post: Video shows Tucker Carlson speechless in interview with a guest. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 26, 2022 Facebook posts stated on February 27, 2019 in Facebook posts: Says a challenge called "Momo" is appearing online in apps and children’s programs and threatens kids in an attempt to force them into performing harmful acts. By Samantha Putterman• March 5, 2019 Duncan Hunter stated on August 31, 2009 in an interview on MSNBC: "We waterboard, incidentally, hundreds of our own military personnel. They waterboard themselves in training to toughen themselves up." By Robert Farley• September 4, 2009 Rebecca Quigley stated on May 14, 2015 in a comment on a "State of the State" TV program.: "Once a woman enters into the sex trade, her average life expectancy is seven years." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• May 31, 2015 Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2016 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: Even among "second and third generation" Muslims in the United States, "there's no real assimilation." By Louis Jacobson• June 18, 2016 Donald Trump stated on October 09, 2016 in the second presidential debate in St. Louis: "I've gotten to see the commercials that they did on you. And I've gotten to see some of the most vicious commercials I've ever seen of Michelle Obama talking about you, Hillary." By Louis Jacobson• October 11, 2016 Threads posts stated on June 03, 2024 in a Threads post: Former President Donald Trump “blew off his post-sentencing probation report.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 5, 2024 Donald Trump stated on May 14, 2020 in an interview with Fox Business: Speaking about border apprehensions, said “We have some of the best numbers we've ever had. Southern border, the best numbers we've ever had.” By Miriam Valverde• May 20, 2020 John Humphries stated on January 12, 2017 in a Facebook post: "We've dropped from a top 10 state in elementary reading to 30th in the nation" under State Schools Superintendent Tony Evers’ watch. By Dave Umhoefer• February 6, 2017 Hillary Clinton stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: "The only years that anybody's ever seen" of Donald Trump’s tax returns "showed he didn't pay any federal income tax." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• September 27, 2016 Bloggers stated on December 20, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says Time magazine cover features President Donald Trump with the text "Worst. President. Ever." By Miriam Valverde• December 20, 2018 Viral image stated on March 12, 2023 in a Facebook post: Audio captures former Presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama debating Michelle Obama’s gender. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 14, 2023 Bloggers stated on June 25, 2018 in a blog post headline: "Mexico’s Next President Calls for An Invasion Of The US" By Manuela Tobias• June 25, 2018 Articles (8432) Fact-checking Joe Biden's visit to Kenosha - on Trump, race, taxes and COVID-19 By Madeline Heim, Eric Litke• September 3, 2020 The Stump Speech Analyzer: Joe Biden By Amy Sherman• January 23, 2020 What Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Russia video can teach us all about talking to the misinformed By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 21, 2022 Why it’s hard to estimate the coronavirus death rate this early By Bill McCarthy• March 6, 2020 PolitiFact readers respond to our fact-checks about transgender stats, book bans and climate change By Amy Sherman• July 31, 2023 How has Donald Trump fared on the Truth-O-Meter? By Louis Jacobson• September 29, 2020 No evidence of growing trend of trans radicalization or terrorism, experts say By Grace Abels, Samantha Putterman• March 31, 2023 Is Iowa Obamacare’s canary in the coal mine? Not really. By Jon Greenberg• May 24, 2017 Are foreign adversaries China and Russia amplifying hurricane misinformation? Early signs say yes By Jeff Cercone• October 14, 2024 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Fox News town hall with Sean Hannity By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• September 5, 2024 Fact-checking Trump’s visit to Wisconsin By Eric Litke• June 26, 2020 PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for February 2020 By D.L. Davis• March 3, 2020 In context: Donald Trump's 'Second Amendment people' comment By Louis Jacobson• August 9, 2016 Did Donald Trump invent claim that Barack Obama tapped his phone? By Lauren Carroll• March 6, 2017 Books: 'The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Religion and Politics' By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 28, 2012 Donald Trump’s plaques for past presidents include falsehoods By Louis Jacobson• December 18, 2025 Are Floridians better off than they were four years ago? By Louis Jacobson• October 8, 2020 Florida leaders misrepresented research before ban on gender-affirming care By Yacob Reyes• December 2, 2022 In Context: What NY Attorney General Letitia James said about Trump that Trump’s video left out By Tom Kertscher• August 12, 2022 Fact-checking viral video alleging some New York hospitals are ‘murdering’ COVID-19 patients By Tom Kertscher• May 14, 2020
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John Humphries stated on February 02, 2017 in a campaign statement: On using the Common Core standards for English and math instruction By Dave Umhoefer• February 15, 2017 Joe Biden stated on May 28, 2019 in a position paper released at a town hall meeting in Houston.: "The current school psychologist to student ratio in this country is roughly 1,400 to 1, while experts say it should be at most 700 to 1." By Shefali Luthra• June 5, 2019 Doonesbury stated on January 11, 2015 in the Sunday comics: The CIA paid two psychologists $81 million "to develop and run their torture program." By Jon Greenberg• January 12, 2015 Viral image stated on November 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says a Vox headline said, “teaching children the Bunny Ear method for tying their shoes” is racist. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 30, 2021 Aftab Pureval stated on August 28, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Steve Chabot "voted to strip insurance protections for pre-existing conditions." By Stephen Koff• September 12, 2018 Facebook posts stated on June 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Gene Hackman as saying that Trump could "easily turn out to be one of the best presidents that America has ever seen." By Samantha Putterman• June 21, 2019 Tony Evers stated on April 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Wisconsin measures have "prevented the death of at least 300 Wisconsinites, and perhaps as many as 1,400 lives." By Eric Litke• May 1, 2020 Viral image stated on August 26, 2022 in an Instagram post: Video shows Tucker Carlson speechless in interview with a guest. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 26, 2022 Facebook posts stated on February 27, 2019 in Facebook posts: Says a challenge called "Momo" is appearing online in apps and children’s programs and threatens kids in an attempt to force them into performing harmful acts. By Samantha Putterman• March 5, 2019 Duncan Hunter stated on August 31, 2009 in an interview on MSNBC: "We waterboard, incidentally, hundreds of our own military personnel. They waterboard themselves in training to toughen themselves up." By Robert Farley• September 4, 2009 Rebecca Quigley stated on May 14, 2015 in a comment on a "State of the State" TV program.: "Once a woman enters into the sex trade, her average life expectancy is seven years." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• May 31, 2015 Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2016 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: Even among "second and third generation" Muslims in the United States, "there's no real assimilation." By Louis Jacobson• June 18, 2016 Donald Trump stated on October 09, 2016 in the second presidential debate in St. Louis: "I've gotten to see the commercials that they did on you. And I've gotten to see some of the most vicious commercials I've ever seen of Michelle Obama talking about you, Hillary." By Louis Jacobson• October 11, 2016 Threads posts stated on June 03, 2024 in a Threads post: Former President Donald Trump “blew off his post-sentencing probation report.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 5, 2024 Donald Trump stated on May 14, 2020 in an interview with Fox Business: Speaking about border apprehensions, said “We have some of the best numbers we've ever had. Southern border, the best numbers we've ever had.” By Miriam Valverde• May 20, 2020 John Humphries stated on January 12, 2017 in a Facebook post: "We've dropped from a top 10 state in elementary reading to 30th in the nation" under State Schools Superintendent Tony Evers’ watch. By Dave Umhoefer• February 6, 2017 Hillary Clinton stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: "The only years that anybody's ever seen" of Donald Trump’s tax returns "showed he didn't pay any federal income tax." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• September 27, 2016 Bloggers stated on December 20, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says Time magazine cover features President Donald Trump with the text "Worst. President. Ever." By Miriam Valverde• December 20, 2018 Viral image stated on March 12, 2023 in a Facebook post: Audio captures former Presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama debating Michelle Obama’s gender. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 14, 2023 Bloggers stated on June 25, 2018 in a blog post headline: "Mexico’s Next President Calls for An Invasion Of The US" By Manuela Tobias• June 25, 2018
Fact-checking Joe Biden's visit to Kenosha - on Trump, race, taxes and COVID-19 By Madeline Heim, Eric Litke• September 3, 2020 The Stump Speech Analyzer: Joe Biden By Amy Sherman• January 23, 2020 What Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Russia video can teach us all about talking to the misinformed By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 21, 2022 Why it’s hard to estimate the coronavirus death rate this early By Bill McCarthy• March 6, 2020 PolitiFact readers respond to our fact-checks about transgender stats, book bans and climate change By Amy Sherman• July 31, 2023 How has Donald Trump fared on the Truth-O-Meter? By Louis Jacobson• September 29, 2020 No evidence of growing trend of trans radicalization or terrorism, experts say By Grace Abels, Samantha Putterman• March 31, 2023 Is Iowa Obamacare’s canary in the coal mine? Not really. By Jon Greenberg• May 24, 2017 Are foreign adversaries China and Russia amplifying hurricane misinformation? Early signs say yes By Jeff Cercone• October 14, 2024 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Fox News town hall with Sean Hannity By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• September 5, 2024 Fact-checking Trump’s visit to Wisconsin By Eric Litke• June 26, 2020 PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for February 2020 By D.L. Davis• March 3, 2020 In context: Donald Trump's 'Second Amendment people' comment By Louis Jacobson• August 9, 2016 Did Donald Trump invent claim that Barack Obama tapped his phone? By Lauren Carroll• March 6, 2017 Books: 'The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Religion and Politics' By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 28, 2012 Donald Trump’s plaques for past presidents include falsehoods By Louis Jacobson• December 18, 2025 Are Floridians better off than they were four years ago? By Louis Jacobson• October 8, 2020 Florida leaders misrepresented research before ban on gender-affirming care By Yacob Reyes• December 2, 2022 In Context: What NY Attorney General Letitia James said about Trump that Trump’s video left out By Tom Kertscher• August 12, 2022 Fact-checking viral video alleging some New York hospitals are ‘murdering’ COVID-19 patients By Tom Kertscher• May 14, 2020
