94 People 22575 Fact-checks 7894 Articles People (94) President Trump's lawyers Citizens Against Rail Taxes Red, White and Blue Fund College presidents Sarah Eckhardt Sarah Palin Republican presidents Molly White James White Mike White Frank White Sarah Godlewski Sarah Ponder Sarah Silverman Brian D. Earp Rainbow/PUSH Coalition Jack Del Rio D. Cole Phelps Students for Trump Vets for Trump Fact-checks (22575) Hakeem Jeffries stated on October 23, 2025 in an X post: “The Trump administration just declared that erecting a ballroom is the president’s main priority,” rather than issues such as the cost of living and health care. By Louis Jacobson• October 24, 2025 Donald Trump stated on July 31, 2025 in remarks to reporters: A new White House ballroom “won't interfere with the current building.” By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson• October 22, 2025 Mary Nolan stated on September 28, 2012 in a post on her website.: Says "as Co-Chair of the Joint Ways & Means Committee, I secured the key piece of funding for" the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail project bridge." By Ian K. Kullgren• October 15, 2012 Facebook posts stated on January 06, 2021 in a Facebook post: Quotes show Democrats supported riots “when BLM was BURNING down cities and killing people in the streets!” By Samantha Putterman• January 7, 2021 Social Media stated on April 26, 2026 in social media posts: Video shows “unedited raw security footage” of the shooter at the April 25 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. By Maria Briceño• April 29, 2026 Jonathan Martin stated on April 30, 2023 in a roundtable on ABC's "This Week": “Joe Biden was older on his first day as president than Ronald Reagan was on his last day.” By Louis Jacobson• May 1, 2023 JD Vance stated on February 12, 2024 in a memo shared with GOP colleagues: “The Ukraine supplemental includes a hidden impeachment clause against President Trump.” By Madison Czopek• February 16, 2024 Donald Trump stated on March 05, 2018 in a tweet: "Democrats are nowhere to be found on DACA." By Miriam Valverde• March 7, 2018 John Kelly stated on October 19, 2017 in a White House briefing: At a 2015 dedication of an FBI building in Florida, Rep. Frederica Wilson "stood up there ... and talked about how she was instrumental in getting the funding for that building, and how she took care of her constituents because she got the money, and she just called up President Obama, and on that phone call he gave the money -- the $20 million -- to build the building. And she sat down." By Louis Jacobson• October 20, 2017 Nick Freitas stated on July 11, 2020 in a radio interview.: “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez votes with President Trump more than Abigail Spanberger does.” By Warren Fiske• July 21, 2020 LGBT Progress stated on March 23, 2016 in a tweet: North Carolina spent "almost as much as it spends on government rape crisis programs in a year" to convene a special session for HB2. By Will Doran• April 1, 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 Charlie Crist stated on October 21, 2014 in a debate: Says high-speed rail would have created 60,000 jobs. By Steve Contorno, Katie Sanders• October 22, 2014 Corey Stewart stated on June 30, 2018 in in a Facebook live video: "Tim Kaine doesn’t want a border at all. He wants to get rid of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and basically the border patrol as well." By Bill McCarthy• July 3, 2018 Tom Petri stated on November 17, 2010 in a news release : On high-speed rail. By James B. Nelson• November 23, 2010 Mike Haridopolos stated on February 18, 2011 in a press statement.: On high-speed rail. By Aaron Sharockman• February 18, 2011 Barack Obama stated on February 02, 2010 in a town meeting in New Hampshire: Some Republicans who voted against the stimulus "have been all too happy to claim credit for Recovery Act projects and the jobs those projects have produced. They come to the ribbon cuttings." By Louis Jacobson• February 5, 2010 Gerry Connolly stated on July 09, 2015 in a written statement.: "In 1960, we spent more than 3 percent of our GDP on infrastructure projects like the Interstate Highway. Today we spend less than 1 percent of our GDP on these vital investments." By Sean Gorman• August 3, 2015 Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: Rep. Ilhan Omar "voted yes" to "provide further funding for the 9/11 First Responders Victims Fund" while Sen. Rand Paul "voted no." By Daniel Funke• July 24, 2019 Facebook posts stated on November 18, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says Maxine Waters said Trump supporters are “not welcome here” and “we must welcome everyone who crosses our borders.” By Tom Kertscher• January 25, 2021 Articles (7894) Column: Why a correspondents’ dinner at a White House ballroom could endanger press freedom By Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2026 White House construction: How Donald Trump’s ballroom compares with Barack Obama’s renovations By Maria Briceño• October 31, 2025 Hakeem Jeffries ‘maximum warfare’ comment was about redistricting, not a call to violence By Amy Sherman• April 27, 2026 How new Jan. 6 revelations on Ray Epps, others undercut Tucker Carlson’s FBI conspiracy theory By Bill McCarthy• January 18, 2022 Have U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters and President Donald Trump made statements that encourage violence? By Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman• June 26, 2018 Fact-checking Amy Klobuchar in Waterloo, Iowa By Louis Jacobson• January 27, 2020 The Trump team’s falsehoods of 2017 By Manuela Tobias• December 12, 2017 Fact-checking Trump's tweets this week on health care, Russia and 'Morning Joe' By Manuela Tobias• June 30, 2017 In Context: Trump’s comments about treatment of suspects in police custody By John Kruzel• August 1, 2017 The 119th Congress: What to know about House, Senate majorities and what it means for Trump's plans By Louis Jacobson• January 3, 2025 We fact-checked the Democrats' closing push in Iowa before the caucuses By Josie Hollingsworth, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• January 27, 2020 The Voter Guide: Seven key distortions of the campaign By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 28, 2010 In context: Adam Schiff’s dramatized version of the Trump-Zelensky call By Bill McCarthy• September 30, 2019 RNC 2024 Day 2: Fact-checking Kari Lake, Nikki Haley's claims on Biden's immigration record By Louis Jacobson, Ranjan Jindal, Mia Penner, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 17, 2024 Jan. 6 hearing details Trump’s inaction as Capitol riot unfolded By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• July 22, 2022 COVID-19 contact tracing for Donald Trump: Who else should isolate? By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• October 2, 2020 Fact-checking the high-speed rail debate By Aaron Sharockman• March 3, 2011 Is the fight to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act dead? By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• March 29, 2017 How the Trump-backed policy bill rolls back Obamacare By Julie Appleby, Phil Galewitz• June 5, 2025 What are the backgrounds of Trump aides Sarah Matthews and Matthew Pottinger? By Amy Sherman, Hana Stepnick• July 20, 2022
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Hakeem Jeffries stated on October 23, 2025 in an X post: “The Trump administration just declared that erecting a ballroom is the president’s main priority,” rather than issues such as the cost of living and health care. By Louis Jacobson• October 24, 2025 Donald Trump stated on July 31, 2025 in remarks to reporters: A new White House ballroom “won't interfere with the current building.” By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson• October 22, 2025 Mary Nolan stated on September 28, 2012 in a post on her website.: Says "as Co-Chair of the Joint Ways & Means Committee, I secured the key piece of funding for" the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail project bridge." By Ian K. Kullgren• October 15, 2012 Facebook posts stated on January 06, 2021 in a Facebook post: Quotes show Democrats supported riots “when BLM was BURNING down cities and killing people in the streets!” By Samantha Putterman• January 7, 2021 Social Media stated on April 26, 2026 in social media posts: Video shows “unedited raw security footage” of the shooter at the April 25 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. By Maria Briceño• April 29, 2026 Jonathan Martin stated on April 30, 2023 in a roundtable on ABC's "This Week": “Joe Biden was older on his first day as president than Ronald Reagan was on his last day.” By Louis Jacobson• May 1, 2023 JD Vance stated on February 12, 2024 in a memo shared with GOP colleagues: “The Ukraine supplemental includes a hidden impeachment clause against President Trump.” By Madison Czopek• February 16, 2024 Donald Trump stated on March 05, 2018 in a tweet: "Democrats are nowhere to be found on DACA." By Miriam Valverde• March 7, 2018 John Kelly stated on October 19, 2017 in a White House briefing: At a 2015 dedication of an FBI building in Florida, Rep. Frederica Wilson "stood up there ... and talked about how she was instrumental in getting the funding for that building, and how she took care of her constituents because she got the money, and she just called up President Obama, and on that phone call he gave the money -- the $20 million -- to build the building. And she sat down." By Louis Jacobson• October 20, 2017 Nick Freitas stated on July 11, 2020 in a radio interview.: “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez votes with President Trump more than Abigail Spanberger does.” By Warren Fiske• July 21, 2020 LGBT Progress stated on March 23, 2016 in a tweet: North Carolina spent "almost as much as it spends on government rape crisis programs in a year" to convene a special session for HB2. By Will Doran• April 1, 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 Charlie Crist stated on October 21, 2014 in a debate: Says high-speed rail would have created 60,000 jobs. By Steve Contorno, Katie Sanders• October 22, 2014 Corey Stewart stated on June 30, 2018 in in a Facebook live video: "Tim Kaine doesn’t want a border at all. He wants to get rid of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and basically the border patrol as well." By Bill McCarthy• July 3, 2018 Tom Petri stated on November 17, 2010 in a news release : On high-speed rail. By James B. Nelson• November 23, 2010 Mike Haridopolos stated on February 18, 2011 in a press statement.: On high-speed rail. By Aaron Sharockman• February 18, 2011 Barack Obama stated on February 02, 2010 in a town meeting in New Hampshire: Some Republicans who voted against the stimulus "have been all too happy to claim credit for Recovery Act projects and the jobs those projects have produced. They come to the ribbon cuttings." By Louis Jacobson• February 5, 2010 Gerry Connolly stated on July 09, 2015 in a written statement.: "In 1960, we spent more than 3 percent of our GDP on infrastructure projects like the Interstate Highway. Today we spend less than 1 percent of our GDP on these vital investments." By Sean Gorman• August 3, 2015 Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: Rep. Ilhan Omar "voted yes" to "provide further funding for the 9/11 First Responders Victims Fund" while Sen. Rand Paul "voted no." By Daniel Funke• July 24, 2019 Facebook posts stated on November 18, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says Maxine Waters said Trump supporters are “not welcome here” and “we must welcome everyone who crosses our borders.” By Tom Kertscher• January 25, 2021
Column: Why a correspondents’ dinner at a White House ballroom could endanger press freedom By Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2026 White House construction: How Donald Trump’s ballroom compares with Barack Obama’s renovations By Maria Briceño• October 31, 2025 Hakeem Jeffries ‘maximum warfare’ comment was about redistricting, not a call to violence By Amy Sherman• April 27, 2026 How new Jan. 6 revelations on Ray Epps, others undercut Tucker Carlson’s FBI conspiracy theory By Bill McCarthy• January 18, 2022 Have U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters and President Donald Trump made statements that encourage violence? By Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman• June 26, 2018 Fact-checking Amy Klobuchar in Waterloo, Iowa By Louis Jacobson• January 27, 2020 The Trump team’s falsehoods of 2017 By Manuela Tobias• December 12, 2017 Fact-checking Trump's tweets this week on health care, Russia and 'Morning Joe' By Manuela Tobias• June 30, 2017 In Context: Trump’s comments about treatment of suspects in police custody By John Kruzel• August 1, 2017 The 119th Congress: What to know about House, Senate majorities and what it means for Trump's plans By Louis Jacobson• January 3, 2025 We fact-checked the Democrats' closing push in Iowa before the caucuses By Josie Hollingsworth, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• January 27, 2020 The Voter Guide: Seven key distortions of the campaign By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 28, 2010 In context: Adam Schiff’s dramatized version of the Trump-Zelensky call By Bill McCarthy• September 30, 2019 RNC 2024 Day 2: Fact-checking Kari Lake, Nikki Haley's claims on Biden's immigration record By Louis Jacobson, Ranjan Jindal, Mia Penner, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 17, 2024 Jan. 6 hearing details Trump’s inaction as Capitol riot unfolded By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• July 22, 2022 COVID-19 contact tracing for Donald Trump: Who else should isolate? By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• October 2, 2020 Fact-checking the high-speed rail debate By Aaron Sharockman• March 3, 2011 Is the fight to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act dead? By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• March 29, 2017 How the Trump-backed policy bill rolls back Obamacare By Julie Appleby, Phil Galewitz• June 5, 2025 What are the backgrounds of Trump aides Sarah Matthews and Matthew Pottinger? By Amy Sherman, Hana Stepnick• July 20, 2022
