128 People 20244 Fact-checks 7436 Articles People (128) Donald Trump Donald Trump Jr. Concerned Taxpayers of America Taxpayer Association of Oregon Donald Carcieri Donald Eastman Donald Rumsfeld Students for Trump Donald Verrilli Vets for Trump Joe Donald Donald McEachin Donald Payne Byron Donalds The Trump Talks Tiffany Trump Eric Trump Melania Trump Ivanka Trump National Taxpayers Union Fact-checks (20244) Marcy Kaptur stated on May 05, 2026 in an X post: Republicans “want you to pay $1 Billion for a ballroom.” By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• May 8, 2026 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 Rachel Maddow stated on July 13, 2015 in a segment on her show: Despite what Donald Trump claims, "there weren’t 15,000 people who turned out in Phoenix" to see Trump speak. By Katie Sanders• July 15, 2015 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 Eric Trump stated on October 15, 2019 in a Fox News appearance: "When my father became commander in chief of this country, we got out of all international business." By Bill McCarthy• October 18, 2019 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 Donald Trump stated on August 27, 2016 in a speech: "Hillary Clinton wants to shut down family farms" using "radical regulation," by raising business tax "rates as high as nearly 50 percent" and by taxing "family farms again at death by as much as 45 percent." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 31, 2016 Club for Growth stated on March 17, 2016 in a political ad: Says Donald Trump promised "to take care of everybody (through government-run healthcare and) the government's going to pay for it." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• March 21, 2016 Social Media stated on November 08, 2016 in a viral Tweet: Says "thousands" at a Manhattan rally for Donald Trump were chanting "We hate Muslims, we hate blacks, we want our great country back." By Linda Qiu• November 9, 2016 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 One Wisconsin Now stated on July 28, 2017 in a blog post: Says Scott Walker "wants state taxpayers to dole out up to $250 million annually in incentives" to Foxconn "to lure a manufacturing plant to Wisconsin that he claims will generate $181 million in tax revenue." By Tom Kertscher• August 2, 2017 Richard Hudson stated on January 08, 2019 in a tweet: Says Democrats want to give $54 billion in foreign aid, and Trump is only asking for 10 percent of that "to secure our border and build a wall. By Paul Specht• January 24, 2019 Paul Ryan stated on September 27, 2017 in an interview: The Republican tax reform proposal is focused on tax breaks for the middle class "and not about people who are really high-income earners getting a tax break." By Tom Kertscher• October 13, 2017 Mike McCabe stated on May 21, 2017 in an interview: "When you look at all the state and local taxes we pay in Wisconsin, the wealthiest 1 percent pay the lowest overall tax rate." By Tom Kertscher• June 2, 2017 Donald Trump stated on October 17, 2024 in an ad: Vice President Kamala Harris “wants struggling seniors to pay more Social Security taxes while she gives Medicare and Social Security to illegals.” By Louis Jacobson• October 23, 2024 Donald Trump stated on June 25, 2021 in Statement: Says Republican leaders “are working hard to cover up election corruption in Wisconsin.” By Laura Schulte• July 5, 2021 Ritchie Torres stated on May 23, 2024 in a television interview: “The loss of SALT deductibility cost our state $15 billion in revenue. So New Yorkers are paying more in taxes and receiving fewer services because of Donald Trump.” By Jill Terreri Ramos• June 21, 2024 Donald Trump stated on March 29, 2016 in a CNN town hall: Says that when Michelle Fields "found out that there was a security camera, and that they had her on tape, all of a sudden that story changed." By Lauren Carroll• March 30, 2016 Donald Trump stated on June 05, 2025 in a Truth Social post: If the “Big, Beautiful” tax and spending bill doesn’t pass, “there will be a 68% tax increase.” By Louis Jacobson• June 10, 2025 Leah Vukmir stated on January 25, 2018 in an article : Says Sen. Tammy Baldwin "claims to support a 'Buy America' philosophy, but her actions speak louder than her empty words." By D.L. Davis• March 12, 2018 Articles (7436) Column: Why a correspondents’ dinner at a White House ballroom could endanger press freedom By Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2026 Fact-checking Trump on Reflecting Pool renovation timeline, cost, contractor relationship By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 28, 2026 White House construction: How Donald Trump’s ballroom compares with Barack Obama’s renovations By Maria Briceño• October 31, 2025 Donald Trump in Dallas gets Hillary Clinton/Syria claim right, other facts wrong By W. Gardner Selby• June 17, 2016 Readers’ choice: Vote for your 2025 Lie of the Year By Ellen Hine• November 21, 2025 Hakeem Jeffries ‘maximum warfare’ comment was about redistricting, not a call to violence By Amy Sherman• April 27, 2026 Announcing PolitiFact Readers' Choice for the 2025 Lie of the Year By Ellen Hine• December 15, 2025 Fact-checking Amy Klobuchar in Waterloo, Iowa By Louis Jacobson• January 27, 2020 Donald Trump's USA Today op-ed, annotated By PolitiFact Staff • October 10, 2018 Compare the candidates: Clinton vs. Trump on the economy By Louis Jacobson• July 22, 2016 Ad watch: Joe Biden’s tax plan and middle-class tax cuts By Louis Jacobson• October 7, 2020 Fact-checking night 1 of the 2020 RNC By PolitiFact Staff • August 25, 2020 We fact-checked the Democrats' closing push in Iowa before the caucuses By Josie Hollingsworth, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• January 27, 2020 Donald Trump on the campaign stump: His most glaring falsehoods By Jon Greenberg• November 5, 2018 What's at stake in the tax debate? By Louis Jacobson• September 13, 2017 Updated: Fact checking Tammy Baldwin and Leah Vukmir, the U.S. Senate candidates By D.L. Davis, Tom Kertscher• August 22, 2018 PolitiFact's guide to the 2016 presidential candidate tax plans By Linda Qiu• April 7, 2016 Fact-checking Donald Trump on immigration, economy in first postdebate rally in Doral, Florida By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 10, 2024 Fact-checking Donald Trump's campaign rally in Wildwood, New Jersey By Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• January 29, 2020 Fact-checking Trump and his team on taxes By Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Tom Kertscher• October 18, 2017
Donald Trump Donald Trump Jr. Concerned Taxpayers of America Taxpayer Association of Oregon Donald Carcieri Donald Eastman Donald Rumsfeld Students for Trump Donald Verrilli Vets for Trump Joe Donald Donald McEachin Donald Payne Byron Donalds The Trump Talks Tiffany Trump Eric Trump Melania Trump Ivanka Trump National Taxpayers Union
Marcy Kaptur stated on May 05, 2026 in an X post: Republicans “want you to pay $1 Billion for a ballroom.” By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• May 8, 2026 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 Rachel Maddow stated on July 13, 2015 in a segment on her show: Despite what Donald Trump claims, "there weren’t 15,000 people who turned out in Phoenix" to see Trump speak. By Katie Sanders• July 15, 2015 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 Eric Trump stated on October 15, 2019 in a Fox News appearance: "When my father became commander in chief of this country, we got out of all international business." By Bill McCarthy• October 18, 2019 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 Donald Trump stated on August 27, 2016 in a speech: "Hillary Clinton wants to shut down family farms" using "radical regulation," by raising business tax "rates as high as nearly 50 percent" and by taxing "family farms again at death by as much as 45 percent." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 31, 2016 Club for Growth stated on March 17, 2016 in a political ad: Says Donald Trump promised "to take care of everybody (through government-run healthcare and) the government's going to pay for it." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• March 21, 2016 Social Media stated on November 08, 2016 in a viral Tweet: Says "thousands" at a Manhattan rally for Donald Trump were chanting "We hate Muslims, we hate blacks, we want our great country back." By Linda Qiu• November 9, 2016 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 One Wisconsin Now stated on July 28, 2017 in a blog post: Says Scott Walker "wants state taxpayers to dole out up to $250 million annually in incentives" to Foxconn "to lure a manufacturing plant to Wisconsin that he claims will generate $181 million in tax revenue." By Tom Kertscher• August 2, 2017 Richard Hudson stated on January 08, 2019 in a tweet: Says Democrats want to give $54 billion in foreign aid, and Trump is only asking for 10 percent of that "to secure our border and build a wall. By Paul Specht• January 24, 2019 Paul Ryan stated on September 27, 2017 in an interview: The Republican tax reform proposal is focused on tax breaks for the middle class "and not about people who are really high-income earners getting a tax break." By Tom Kertscher• October 13, 2017 Mike McCabe stated on May 21, 2017 in an interview: "When you look at all the state and local taxes we pay in Wisconsin, the wealthiest 1 percent pay the lowest overall tax rate." By Tom Kertscher• June 2, 2017 Donald Trump stated on October 17, 2024 in an ad: Vice President Kamala Harris “wants struggling seniors to pay more Social Security taxes while she gives Medicare and Social Security to illegals.” By Louis Jacobson• October 23, 2024 Donald Trump stated on June 25, 2021 in Statement: Says Republican leaders “are working hard to cover up election corruption in Wisconsin.” By Laura Schulte• July 5, 2021 Ritchie Torres stated on May 23, 2024 in a television interview: “The loss of SALT deductibility cost our state $15 billion in revenue. So New Yorkers are paying more in taxes and receiving fewer services because of Donald Trump.” By Jill Terreri Ramos• June 21, 2024 Donald Trump stated on March 29, 2016 in a CNN town hall: Says that when Michelle Fields "found out that there was a security camera, and that they had her on tape, all of a sudden that story changed." By Lauren Carroll• March 30, 2016 Donald Trump stated on June 05, 2025 in a Truth Social post: If the “Big, Beautiful” tax and spending bill doesn’t pass, “there will be a 68% tax increase.” By Louis Jacobson• June 10, 2025 Leah Vukmir stated on January 25, 2018 in an article : Says Sen. Tammy Baldwin "claims to support a 'Buy America' philosophy, but her actions speak louder than her empty words." By D.L. Davis• March 12, 2018
Column: Why a correspondents’ dinner at a White House ballroom could endanger press freedom By Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2026 Fact-checking Trump on Reflecting Pool renovation timeline, cost, contractor relationship By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 28, 2026 White House construction: How Donald Trump’s ballroom compares with Barack Obama’s renovations By Maria Briceño• October 31, 2025 Donald Trump in Dallas gets Hillary Clinton/Syria claim right, other facts wrong By W. Gardner Selby• June 17, 2016 Readers’ choice: Vote for your 2025 Lie of the Year By Ellen Hine• November 21, 2025 Hakeem Jeffries ‘maximum warfare’ comment was about redistricting, not a call to violence By Amy Sherman• April 27, 2026 Announcing PolitiFact Readers' Choice for the 2025 Lie of the Year By Ellen Hine• December 15, 2025 Fact-checking Amy Klobuchar in Waterloo, Iowa By Louis Jacobson• January 27, 2020 Donald Trump's USA Today op-ed, annotated By PolitiFact Staff • October 10, 2018 Compare the candidates: Clinton vs. Trump on the economy By Louis Jacobson• July 22, 2016 Ad watch: Joe Biden’s tax plan and middle-class tax cuts By Louis Jacobson• October 7, 2020 Fact-checking night 1 of the 2020 RNC By PolitiFact Staff • August 25, 2020 We fact-checked the Democrats' closing push in Iowa before the caucuses By Josie Hollingsworth, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• January 27, 2020 Donald Trump on the campaign stump: His most glaring falsehoods By Jon Greenberg• November 5, 2018 What's at stake in the tax debate? By Louis Jacobson• September 13, 2017 Updated: Fact checking Tammy Baldwin and Leah Vukmir, the U.S. Senate candidates By D.L. Davis, Tom Kertscher• August 22, 2018 PolitiFact's guide to the 2016 presidential candidate tax plans By Linda Qiu• April 7, 2016 Fact-checking Donald Trump on immigration, economy in first postdebate rally in Doral, Florida By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 10, 2024 Fact-checking Donald Trump's campaign rally in Wildwood, New Jersey By Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• January 29, 2020 Fact-checking Trump and his team on taxes By Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Tom Kertscher• October 18, 2017
