18 People 22813 Fact-checks 7394 Articles People (18) Johnson Controls Florida for All Salmon for All Centers for Disease Control It's Still a Bad Idea Safety For All Initiative Atlanta Sports Council Council for the National Interest Norcross City Council Georgia Family Council Providence City Council National Border Patrol Council U.S. Dairy Export Council Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs Wisconsin Education Association Council Local 799 of the International Assoc. of Fire Fighters Distilled Spirits Council of the United States Oregon Environmental Council-Oregon Business Association Fact-checks (22813) Chain email stated on June 09, 2010 in a chain e-mail: "In 20 years there will be enough Muslim voters in the U.S. to elect the president by themselves." By Louis Jacobson• June 10, 2010 X posts stated on July 28, 2024 in an X post: Video shows “several masked men stormed a local voting station and stole the ballot boxes” in Venezuela’s 2024 election. By Maria Briceño• July 30, 2024 Wayne LaPierre stated on January 30, 2013 in testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee: "As a result of National Rifle Association and other private-sector (safety-education) programs, fatal firearms accidents are at the lowest level in 100 years." By Louis Jacobson• February 1, 2013 Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2018 in a tweet: "Wow, highest Poll Numbers in the history of the Republican Party. That includes Honest Abe Lincoln and Ronald Reagan." By Louis Jacobson• July 30, 2018 John Stemberger stated on October 20, 2011 in a website: The largest number of gamblers are "from the poorest segments of the population." By Amy Sherman• November 18, 2011 Joan Ballweg stated on January 24, 2023 in Twitter: "Wisconsin has seen over 63 billion dollars of federal pandemic-related funding funnel into our state over (Gov. Tony Evers') tenure." By D.L. Davis• March 14, 2023 Mark Finchem stated on July 28, 2022 in a speech: Then-Vice President Mike Pence "seized power" from President Donald Trump and undertook "a coup" when he called on federal agencies to stop the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. By Amy Sherman• September 19, 2022 John Kirby stated on April 25, 2016 in a State Department news briefing: Says President Barack Obama never said, "No boots on the ground" in Syria. By Louis Jacobson• April 27, 2016 Andrew Cuomo stated on July 19, 2019 in a radio interview: Property taxes have "nothing to do with the state." By Jill Terreri Ramos• August 10, 2019 David Segal stated on June 17, 2010 in a statement on his campaign website: "As Washington debates cracking down on the big Wall Street banks, I’ve passed legislation that does so." By Cynthia Needham• July 7, 2010 Beto O'Rourke stated on June 13, 2019 in an interview with Stephen Colbert: In 2018, when he ran for senator, "young voter turnout in early voting was up 500%. We won more votes than any Democrat has in the history of the state of Texas." By Louis Jacobson• June 24, 2019 Sandy Pasch stated on December 29, 2012 in a radio address: Democratic Party candidates for the state Assembly "actually received 200,000 more votes statewide" than their Republican counterparts in the 2012 election By Dave Umhoefer• December 5, 2012 Kendrick Meek stated on October 24, 2010 in a debate: "The Taliban has been there for years and years, I mean, hundreds of thousands of years." By Amy Sherman• October 25, 2010 Pat Carlson stated on March 11, 2010 in an e-mail: "In Texas, schools do not even have to teach sex education." By Ciara O'Rourke• March 20, 2010 Viral image stated on April 01, 2019 in a Facebook post: Photos related to gun violence in present-day United States and the Holocaust in Nazi Germany suggest that gun control laws created or exacerbated the genocide of Jews. By Samantha Putterman• April 8, 2019 Nina Perales stated on May 31, 2011 in a press release.: Says a Republican-drawn map of proposed U.S. House districts for Texas "gerrymanders more than nine million Latinos in Texas to make sure that we have no more electoral opportunity than we did in 1991." By W. Gardner Selby• June 22, 2011 Rick Perry stated on June 27, 2013 in : Says a growing number of extremely premature babies survive into healthy childhood. By W. Gardner Selby• July 11, 2013 John Boehner stated on February 19, 2010 in a press release: In the stimulus, "$15 million dollars went to 'build a bigger, better airport' for the town of Ouzinkie, Alaska, population 165." By Robert Farley• February 19, 2010 Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy stated on March 15, 2010 in an interview: St. Pete Beach's experiences are a "fair example" of what could happen if Amendment 4 passes. By Aaron Sharockman• March 19, 2010 Ezekiel Emanuel stated on December 01, 2013 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": It's a good sign for Obamacare that in California, "the proportion of kids who are signing up is the proportion of kids in the population." By Katie Sanders• December 5, 2013 Articles (7394) Joe Biden lifted sanctions on Venezuela. Is he to blame for the country’s disputed elections? By Marta Campabadal Graus, Maria Ramirez Uribe• August 2, 2024 Tucker Carlson feigned ignorance over ‘great replacement theory,’ despite talking about it often By Bill McCarthy• May 19, 2022 Unpacking the theory that the 14th Amendment could keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office in 2024 By Louis Jacobson• February 4, 2022 What happens if a president or nominee dies or is incapacitated? Around elections, it gets thorny By Louis Jacobson• October 2, 2020 Are House Republicans keeping their campaign promises? By Molly Moorhead• August 26, 2012 Why France reports election results faster than the US By Amy Sherman• April 13, 2022 Are state legislators really seeking power to overrule the voters? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• July 14, 2021 Looking for Mr. Right By Wes Allison• November 27, 2007 As the GOP convention kicks off, we review the GOP Pledge-O-Meter By Molly Moorhead• August 27, 2012 Fact-checking Joe Biden’s speech after Electoral College vote By Bill McCarthy• December 15, 2020 How big was Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory? 8 charts explain By Louis Jacobson• November 22, 2024 Fact-checking Donald Trump at CPAC By Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, Miriam Valverde• February 24, 2017 Fact-checking Joe Biden at the 2020 Democratic National Convention By PolitiFact Staff • August 21, 2020 Donald Trump's unusual North Korea video, explained By Manuela Tobias• June 14, 2018 In a shift, Michigan’s Gov. Whitmer cites limited powers for restrained response to COVID-19 surge By Paul Egan• April 19, 2021 How we know Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential race By Daniel Funke, Samantha Putterman• November 13, 2020 How trustworthy are the polls, more than a year after the 2016 election? By Louis Jacobson• January 3, 2018 How Democrats aim to define the lessons of Jan. 6 By Jon Greenberg• January 6, 2022 Malaria and mosquitoes: A tough tag team to beat By Jon Greenberg• June 21, 2017 Does Obama 'demonize,' 'denigrate' almost every sector of our economy? By Louis Jacobson• February 6, 2012
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Chain email stated on June 09, 2010 in a chain e-mail: "In 20 years there will be enough Muslim voters in the U.S. to elect the president by themselves." By Louis Jacobson• June 10, 2010 X posts stated on July 28, 2024 in an X post: Video shows “several masked men stormed a local voting station and stole the ballot boxes” in Venezuela’s 2024 election. By Maria Briceño• July 30, 2024 Wayne LaPierre stated on January 30, 2013 in testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee: "As a result of National Rifle Association and other private-sector (safety-education) programs, fatal firearms accidents are at the lowest level in 100 years." By Louis Jacobson• February 1, 2013 Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2018 in a tweet: "Wow, highest Poll Numbers in the history of the Republican Party. That includes Honest Abe Lincoln and Ronald Reagan." By Louis Jacobson• July 30, 2018 John Stemberger stated on October 20, 2011 in a website: The largest number of gamblers are "from the poorest segments of the population." By Amy Sherman• November 18, 2011 Joan Ballweg stated on January 24, 2023 in Twitter: "Wisconsin has seen over 63 billion dollars of federal pandemic-related funding funnel into our state over (Gov. Tony Evers') tenure." By D.L. Davis• March 14, 2023 Mark Finchem stated on July 28, 2022 in a speech: Then-Vice President Mike Pence "seized power" from President Donald Trump and undertook "a coup" when he called on federal agencies to stop the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. By Amy Sherman• September 19, 2022 John Kirby stated on April 25, 2016 in a State Department news briefing: Says President Barack Obama never said, "No boots on the ground" in Syria. By Louis Jacobson• April 27, 2016 Andrew Cuomo stated on July 19, 2019 in a radio interview: Property taxes have "nothing to do with the state." By Jill Terreri Ramos• August 10, 2019 David Segal stated on June 17, 2010 in a statement on his campaign website: "As Washington debates cracking down on the big Wall Street banks, I’ve passed legislation that does so." By Cynthia Needham• July 7, 2010 Beto O'Rourke stated on June 13, 2019 in an interview with Stephen Colbert: In 2018, when he ran for senator, "young voter turnout in early voting was up 500%. We won more votes than any Democrat has in the history of the state of Texas." By Louis Jacobson• June 24, 2019 Sandy Pasch stated on December 29, 2012 in a radio address: Democratic Party candidates for the state Assembly "actually received 200,000 more votes statewide" than their Republican counterparts in the 2012 election By Dave Umhoefer• December 5, 2012 Kendrick Meek stated on October 24, 2010 in a debate: "The Taliban has been there for years and years, I mean, hundreds of thousands of years." By Amy Sherman• October 25, 2010 Pat Carlson stated on March 11, 2010 in an e-mail: "In Texas, schools do not even have to teach sex education." By Ciara O'Rourke• March 20, 2010 Viral image stated on April 01, 2019 in a Facebook post: Photos related to gun violence in present-day United States and the Holocaust in Nazi Germany suggest that gun control laws created or exacerbated the genocide of Jews. By Samantha Putterman• April 8, 2019 Nina Perales stated on May 31, 2011 in a press release.: Says a Republican-drawn map of proposed U.S. House districts for Texas "gerrymanders more than nine million Latinos in Texas to make sure that we have no more electoral opportunity than we did in 1991." By W. Gardner Selby• June 22, 2011 Rick Perry stated on June 27, 2013 in : Says a growing number of extremely premature babies survive into healthy childhood. By W. Gardner Selby• July 11, 2013 John Boehner stated on February 19, 2010 in a press release: In the stimulus, "$15 million dollars went to 'build a bigger, better airport' for the town of Ouzinkie, Alaska, population 165." By Robert Farley• February 19, 2010 Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy stated on March 15, 2010 in an interview: St. Pete Beach's experiences are a "fair example" of what could happen if Amendment 4 passes. By Aaron Sharockman• March 19, 2010 Ezekiel Emanuel stated on December 01, 2013 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": It's a good sign for Obamacare that in California, "the proportion of kids who are signing up is the proportion of kids in the population." By Katie Sanders• December 5, 2013
Joe Biden lifted sanctions on Venezuela. Is he to blame for the country’s disputed elections? By Marta Campabadal Graus, Maria Ramirez Uribe• August 2, 2024 Tucker Carlson feigned ignorance over ‘great replacement theory,’ despite talking about it often By Bill McCarthy• May 19, 2022 Unpacking the theory that the 14th Amendment could keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office in 2024 By Louis Jacobson• February 4, 2022 What happens if a president or nominee dies or is incapacitated? Around elections, it gets thorny By Louis Jacobson• October 2, 2020 Are House Republicans keeping their campaign promises? By Molly Moorhead• August 26, 2012 Why France reports election results faster than the US By Amy Sherman• April 13, 2022 Are state legislators really seeking power to overrule the voters? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• July 14, 2021 Looking for Mr. Right By Wes Allison• November 27, 2007 As the GOP convention kicks off, we review the GOP Pledge-O-Meter By Molly Moorhead• August 27, 2012 Fact-checking Joe Biden’s speech after Electoral College vote By Bill McCarthy• December 15, 2020 How big was Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory? 8 charts explain By Louis Jacobson• November 22, 2024 Fact-checking Donald Trump at CPAC By Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, Miriam Valverde• February 24, 2017 Fact-checking Joe Biden at the 2020 Democratic National Convention By PolitiFact Staff • August 21, 2020 Donald Trump's unusual North Korea video, explained By Manuela Tobias• June 14, 2018 In a shift, Michigan’s Gov. Whitmer cites limited powers for restrained response to COVID-19 surge By Paul Egan• April 19, 2021 How we know Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential race By Daniel Funke, Samantha Putterman• November 13, 2020 How trustworthy are the polls, more than a year after the 2016 election? By Louis Jacobson• January 3, 2018 How Democrats aim to define the lessons of Jan. 6 By Jon Greenberg• January 6, 2022 Malaria and mosquitoes: A tough tag team to beat By Jon Greenberg• June 21, 2017 Does Obama 'demonize,' 'denigrate' almost every sector of our economy? By Louis Jacobson• February 6, 2012
