97 People 25968 Fact-checks 8565 Articles People (97) US Political US Uncut ABC NEWS-US US Political News Viral Politics US Make Us Great Again US Daily News 24 Only Politics Vote No on 3 Judicial Watch DeSantis Watch "Watch The Water" Florida Supreme Court Food & Water Watch Right to Rise If You Only News Protect Your Vote Rock the Vote True The Vote Vote No On 2 Fact-checks (25968) Instagram posts stated on November 08, 2022 in an Instagram post: John Fetterman “is suing for the right to cheat and steal the election.” By Amy Sherman• November 9, 2022 Facebook posts stated on November 20, 2012 in a post on Facebook: A precinct in the Allen West-Patrick Murphy recount has "7 registered voters in Guatemalan community and the tally showed 900 voted!!!!!" By Amy Sherman• November 20, 2012 Jake Corman stated on January 14, 2021 in an interview: Says unproven voter fraud claims didn’t play “any role” in the Capitol riot. By Jessica Calefati• January 17, 2021 Ted Cruz stated on October 27, 2022 in a tweet: Only Democratic cities take “‘days’ to count their votes” while “the rest of the country manages to get it done on election night.” By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 28, 2022 Robert Pittenger stated on February 19, 2018 in an attack ad: "Mark Harris worked to stop Trump from being president." By Paul Specht• March 16, 2018 Mark Obenshain stated on November 27, 2013 in a statement.: "Of the four statewide races this century within a 300-vote margin, three have been overturned in a recount." By Nancy Madsen• December 17, 2013 Donald Trump stated on November 11, 2020 in a tweet: “Pennsylvania and Michigan didn’t allow our poll watchers and/or vote observers to watch or observe.” By Bill McCarthy• November 12, 2020 Ted Cruz stated on November 05, 2020 in a Fox News interview: Philadelphia is “clouding the vote counting in a shroud of darkness.” By Bill McCarthy• November 6, 2020 David Perdue stated on March 25, 2022 in a radio interview: The 2021 Georgia Senate runoff and the 2020 presidential election “were stolen.” By Amy Sherman• March 29, 2022 Allan Ritter stated on December 14, 2010 in a press conference.: "In my 12 years in the House, I have watched my district go from a solidly Democratic district to a heavily solid Republican district." By W. Gardner Selby• January 10, 2011 Brian Schimming stated on March 06, 2024 in Media call: “We’ve had 12 elections in 24 years in Wisconsin that have been decided by less than 30,000 votes.” By Vanessa Swales• April 5, 2024 Karl Rove stated on September 16, 2009 in an interview on Fox News: Obama used to be a lawyer for ACORN. By Robert Farley• September 17, 2009 Erica Smith stated on December 06, 2019 in : Says she's beating Democratic opponent Cal Cunningham and is also the first black, female US Senate candidate to be beating an incumbent Senator (Thom Tillis) in "every poll out of the gate." By Paul Specht• January 10, 2020 Instagram posts stated on December 15, 2020 in an Instagram post: “6 states will cast their (electoral) votes for Trump AND for Biden,” which will lead to a second Trump term. By Noah Y. Kim• December 16, 2020 Donald Trump stated on November 10, 2022 in a statement on Truth Social: In the 2018 Florida governor's race "votes were being stolen by the corrupt election process in Broward. … I sent in the FBI and the U.S. Attorneys, and the ballot theft immediately ended. … I stopped his Election from being stolen." By Yacob Reyes, Amy Sherman• November 11, 2022 X posts stated on April 01, 2025 in an X post: “Seven counties in Wisconsin (ran) out of ballots” and it was “intentional” to diminish Republican voter turnout. By Amy Sherman• April 2, 2025 Instagram posts stated on November 18, 2024 in an Instagram post: "Ballot dumps" in Pennsylvania, California, North Carolina, Alaska and Wisconsin show election officials are improperly “flipping" down-ballot seats for Democrats. By Caleb McCullough• November 21, 2024 Facebook posts stated on May 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: "21% of 140,000 ballots were found to be in error in GA.” By Amy Sherman• May 27, 2021 Greg Abbott stated on September 07, 2021 in a press conference: The Texas abortion law “provides at least six weeks for a person to be able to get an abortion.” By Amy Sherman• September 9, 2021 Justin Clark stated on October 28, 2020 in a tweet: “Major decision protecting voting rights in Pa. Ballots received after Election Day will not be counted.” By Jessica Calefati• October 29, 2020 Articles (8565) Fact-checking the House impeachment debate about Trump, Capitol riot By Jon Greenberg• January 13, 2021 Election denying candidates sought to undo voting rights. Many lost key races By Amy Sherman• November 9, 2022 Donald Trump’s WSJ letter is wrong: Joe Biden won PA legitimately. Here’s how we know By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 29, 2021 Fact-checking false claims about Pennsylvania and the presidential election By Jessica Calefati• December 6, 2020 How Democrats aim to define the lessons of Jan. 6 By Jon Greenberg• January 6, 2022 Fact-checking ‘Succession’: What happens if a fire destroys 100,000 absentee ballots in Milwaukee? By Loreben Tuquero• May 19, 2023 Why the ‘stop the steal’ Arizona Republicans are wrong about 2020 By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• August 3, 2022 Beating Kucinich to the base By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 4, 2007 Fact-checking Joe Biden’s speech after Electoral College vote By Bill McCarthy• December 15, 2020 We fact-checked misinformation about the midterm elections, from Maricopa County to Detroit By Jeff Cercone• November 9, 2022 Fact-checking claims about Selma and Voting Rights Act By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2015 Fact-checks about Selma and the Voting Rights Act By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2015 Election officials want safe voting. Here’s how they boosted security since 2020’s threats. By Amy Sherman• October 23, 2024 Here’s why Georgia’s Republican officials are confident in their presidential election results By Bill McCarthy• January 5, 2021 Why days of ballot counting isn’t suspicious By Madison Czopek, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• November 9, 2022 Ask PolitiFact: How are elections run in the US? By Amy Sherman• May 31, 2022 Will children be counted if Missouri Amendment 3 passes? It depends By Veronica Mohesky• October 15, 2020 Fact-checking the second GOP presidential debate By Aaron Sharockman• September 17, 2015 Fact-checking newcomer Lauren Boebert on Trump impeachment, Capitol riot By Miriam Valverde• January 15, 2021 For the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, a look back at our fact-checks By Amy Sherman• August 7, 2015
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Instagram posts stated on November 08, 2022 in an Instagram post: John Fetterman “is suing for the right to cheat and steal the election.” By Amy Sherman• November 9, 2022 Facebook posts stated on November 20, 2012 in a post on Facebook: A precinct in the Allen West-Patrick Murphy recount has "7 registered voters in Guatemalan community and the tally showed 900 voted!!!!!" By Amy Sherman• November 20, 2012 Jake Corman stated on January 14, 2021 in an interview: Says unproven voter fraud claims didn’t play “any role” in the Capitol riot. By Jessica Calefati• January 17, 2021 Ted Cruz stated on October 27, 2022 in a tweet: Only Democratic cities take “‘days’ to count their votes” while “the rest of the country manages to get it done on election night.” By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 28, 2022 Robert Pittenger stated on February 19, 2018 in an attack ad: "Mark Harris worked to stop Trump from being president." By Paul Specht• March 16, 2018 Mark Obenshain stated on November 27, 2013 in a statement.: "Of the four statewide races this century within a 300-vote margin, three have been overturned in a recount." By Nancy Madsen• December 17, 2013 Donald Trump stated on November 11, 2020 in a tweet: “Pennsylvania and Michigan didn’t allow our poll watchers and/or vote observers to watch or observe.” By Bill McCarthy• November 12, 2020 Ted Cruz stated on November 05, 2020 in a Fox News interview: Philadelphia is “clouding the vote counting in a shroud of darkness.” By Bill McCarthy• November 6, 2020 David Perdue stated on March 25, 2022 in a radio interview: The 2021 Georgia Senate runoff and the 2020 presidential election “were stolen.” By Amy Sherman• March 29, 2022 Allan Ritter stated on December 14, 2010 in a press conference.: "In my 12 years in the House, I have watched my district go from a solidly Democratic district to a heavily solid Republican district." By W. Gardner Selby• January 10, 2011 Brian Schimming stated on March 06, 2024 in Media call: “We’ve had 12 elections in 24 years in Wisconsin that have been decided by less than 30,000 votes.” By Vanessa Swales• April 5, 2024 Karl Rove stated on September 16, 2009 in an interview on Fox News: Obama used to be a lawyer for ACORN. By Robert Farley• September 17, 2009 Erica Smith stated on December 06, 2019 in : Says she's beating Democratic opponent Cal Cunningham and is also the first black, female US Senate candidate to be beating an incumbent Senator (Thom Tillis) in "every poll out of the gate." By Paul Specht• January 10, 2020 Instagram posts stated on December 15, 2020 in an Instagram post: “6 states will cast their (electoral) votes for Trump AND for Biden,” which will lead to a second Trump term. By Noah Y. Kim• December 16, 2020 Donald Trump stated on November 10, 2022 in a statement on Truth Social: In the 2018 Florida governor's race "votes were being stolen by the corrupt election process in Broward. … I sent in the FBI and the U.S. Attorneys, and the ballot theft immediately ended. … I stopped his Election from being stolen." By Yacob Reyes, Amy Sherman• November 11, 2022 X posts stated on April 01, 2025 in an X post: “Seven counties in Wisconsin (ran) out of ballots” and it was “intentional” to diminish Republican voter turnout. By Amy Sherman• April 2, 2025 Instagram posts stated on November 18, 2024 in an Instagram post: "Ballot dumps" in Pennsylvania, California, North Carolina, Alaska and Wisconsin show election officials are improperly “flipping" down-ballot seats for Democrats. By Caleb McCullough• November 21, 2024 Facebook posts stated on May 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: "21% of 140,000 ballots were found to be in error in GA.” By Amy Sherman• May 27, 2021 Greg Abbott stated on September 07, 2021 in a press conference: The Texas abortion law “provides at least six weeks for a person to be able to get an abortion.” By Amy Sherman• September 9, 2021 Justin Clark stated on October 28, 2020 in a tweet: “Major decision protecting voting rights in Pa. Ballots received after Election Day will not be counted.” By Jessica Calefati• October 29, 2020
Fact-checking the House impeachment debate about Trump, Capitol riot By Jon Greenberg• January 13, 2021 Election denying candidates sought to undo voting rights. Many lost key races By Amy Sherman• November 9, 2022 Donald Trump’s WSJ letter is wrong: Joe Biden won PA legitimately. Here’s how we know By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 29, 2021 Fact-checking false claims about Pennsylvania and the presidential election By Jessica Calefati• December 6, 2020 How Democrats aim to define the lessons of Jan. 6 By Jon Greenberg• January 6, 2022 Fact-checking ‘Succession’: What happens if a fire destroys 100,000 absentee ballots in Milwaukee? By Loreben Tuquero• May 19, 2023 Why the ‘stop the steal’ Arizona Republicans are wrong about 2020 By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• August 3, 2022 Beating Kucinich to the base By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 4, 2007 Fact-checking Joe Biden’s speech after Electoral College vote By Bill McCarthy• December 15, 2020 We fact-checked misinformation about the midterm elections, from Maricopa County to Detroit By Jeff Cercone• November 9, 2022 Fact-checking claims about Selma and Voting Rights Act By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2015 Fact-checks about Selma and the Voting Rights Act By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2015 Election officials want safe voting. Here’s how they boosted security since 2020’s threats. By Amy Sherman• October 23, 2024 Here’s why Georgia’s Republican officials are confident in their presidential election results By Bill McCarthy• January 5, 2021 Why days of ballot counting isn’t suspicious By Madison Czopek, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• November 9, 2022 Ask PolitiFact: How are elections run in the US? By Amy Sherman• May 31, 2022 Will children be counted if Missouri Amendment 3 passes? It depends By Veronica Mohesky• October 15, 2020 Fact-checking the second GOP presidential debate By Aaron Sharockman• September 17, 2015 Fact-checking newcomer Lauren Boebert on Trump impeachment, Capitol riot By Miriam Valverde• January 15, 2021 For the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, a look back at our fact-checks By Amy Sherman• August 7, 2015
