34 People 24554 Fact-checks 7850 Articles People (34) Act for America Vote No on 3 Florida voter Right to Rise Protect Your Vote Rock the Vote True The Vote Vote No On 2 Vote No on 4 Vote NO on 8 Voters First Ohio Conservatives for Patients' Rights Constitutional Rights PAC Fight Right Inc. Ohio Right to Life Turn Right USA Basic Rights Oregon Get Georgia Right League of Conservation Voters Texas Right to Life Fact-checks (24554) John Roberts stated on February 27, 2013 in a Supreme Court oral argument: "Do you know which state has the worst ratio of white voter turnout to African-American voter turnout? Massachusetts. Do you know what has the best, where African-American turnout actually exceeds white turnout? Mississippi." By Louis Jacobson• March 5, 2013 Mac Heller stated on April 07, 2019 in an interview on CNN: "The 2008 election was the first election in which voters of color comprised over 25 percent of the electorate, and that number is going up." By Amy Sherman• April 23, 2019 William G. Batchelder stated on March 23, 2011 in a news conference: Says a photo ID voting law in Georgia didn't dissuade black voters from participating in voting. "It hasn't, it doesn't, and apparently, if you do cause and effect in that state, it's been helpful." By Tom Feran• April 4, 2011 Dan Patrick stated on April 06, 2021 in a press conference: “Statistics show that more people of color don't have cars than not. So how do (drive-thru voting centers) help those folks?" By Brandon Mulder• April 23, 2021 Kelley Dragoo stated on August 27, 2020 in a YouTube video: Ranked-choice voting “increases voter turnout and voter engagement." By Noah Crider• September 29, 2020 Jason Riley stated on July 14, 2014 in comments on Fox News' "The Kelly File': "Black voter turnout in 2012 exceeded the rate of white voter turnout, even in the states with the strictest voter ID laws." By Linda Qiu• July 17, 2014 Marcia Fudge stated on August 24, 2012 in a news release: "In Cuyahoga County ... 56 percent of weekend voters in 2008 were African American while adult African Americans comprise 28 percent of the county population." By Sabrina Eaton• September 14, 2012 John Cornyn stated on August 08, 2013 in an opinion column.: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 71.2 percent of Hispanic registered voters in Texas and over 86 percent of African American registered voters participated in the 2012 elections. By W. Gardner Selby• August 16, 2013 Mandela Barnes stated on August 10, 2020 in a public forum: GOP-backed "racist disenfrachisement" led to only five polling places being open in Milwaukee for April 7 election. By Lawrence Andrea• August 14, 2020 Warren Kampf stated on August 01, 2012 in a town hall meeting: Voter turnout for some groups in the 2008 presidential general election in Georgia "was far greater than it should have been demographically." By Eric Stirgus• August 14, 2012 Facebook posts stated on December 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: "‘Simple math’ shows Biden claims 13 million more votes than there were eligible voters who voted in 2020 election.” By Amy Sherman• December 23, 2020 Steve King stated on May 22, 2014 in a House floor speech: Says Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., only needs about 40,000 to 50,000 votes to win election to Congress compared with the 120,000 votes King needs, because Waters has a higher immigrant population. By Louis Jacobson• May 30, 2014 Charlie Geren stated on September 18, 2017 in a tweet: "Less than half of Texans ages 18-24 are registered to vote." By Jasper Scherer• October 26, 2017 Mamie Locke stated on May 08, 2016 in an interview.: "The United States has a low voter turnout rate." By Warren Fiske• May 16, 2016 Bernie Sanders stated on April 16, 2017 in an interview with CNN's "State of the Union": "When Trump won, we had the lowest voter turnout in 20 years." By Louis Jacobson• April 18, 2017 Bernie Sanders stated on March 31, 2015 in a town hall in Austin, Texas: "In this last election in November, ... 63 percent of the American people chose not to vote, ... 80 percent of young people, (and) 75 percent of low-income workers chose not to vote." By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2015 Joe Biden stated on July 13, 2021 in a speech in Philadelphia: "In 2020, more people voted in America than ever in the history of America, in the middle of a once-in-a-century pandemic." By Louis Jacobson• July 13, 2021 Duey Stroebel stated on March 07, 2021 in a TV interview: "We’ve had more voter turnout since voter ID was passed than ever before." By Eric Litke• March 19, 2021 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 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 Articles (7850) Fact-checking 5 claims in the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on Roe v. Wade By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• May 3, 2022 How Ted Nugent’s claim about voter turnout, suppression presents a false choice By Amy Sherman• January 26, 2022 For the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, a look back at our fact-checks By Amy Sherman• August 7, 2015 Fact-checking 5 claims in the final Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• June 24, 2022 Fact-checks about Selma and the Voting Rights Act By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2015 Fact-checking claims about Selma and Voting Rights Act By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2015 Fact-checking voting laws: a year-end report By Amy Sherman• December 19, 2013 Fact-checking the chief justice on voter turnout By Louis Jacobson• March 6, 2013 Georgia’s election law sparks ‘Jim Crow’ rhetoric, as well as pushback By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 30, 2021 House Democrats and HR 1: Voting rights expansion or federal power grab? By Amy Sherman• February 8, 2019 In New York, uneven progress on increasing voter access By Jill Terreri Ramos• August 22, 2022 Bruce Elfant says U.S. voter turnout about 100th among industrialized nations; Texas not high either By W. Gardner Selby• August 25, 2015 Six times PolitiFact checked claims about the NC constitutional amendments By Will Doran• November 2, 2018 Answering Questions About Vote-By-Mail In California Amid COVID-19, Attacks By Trump By Chris Nichols• June 3, 2020 A closer look at turnout, young voters and a key Bernie Sanders strategy By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2020 Biden made a lot of promises about race. Can he keep them? By Amy Sherman• January 26, 2021 Voter suppression or little step? How the SAVE America Act affects married women who change names By Amy Sherman• March 19, 2026 In Jan. 6 hearing, former AG Bill Barr discredits ‘2,000 Mules’ voter fraud film By Jon Greenberg, Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman• June 13, 2022 What’s in the voting rights bill named for John Lewis? By Amy Sherman• October 11, 2021 Does voting by mail lead to higher turnout in red, blue and purple states? It’s not that simple By Chris Nichols• May 18, 2020
Act for America Vote No on 3 Florida voter Right to Rise Protect Your Vote Rock the Vote True The Vote Vote No On 2 Vote No on 4 Vote NO on 8 Voters First Ohio Conservatives for Patients' Rights Constitutional Rights PAC Fight Right Inc. Ohio Right to Life Turn Right USA Basic Rights Oregon Get Georgia Right League of Conservation Voters Texas Right to Life
John Roberts stated on February 27, 2013 in a Supreme Court oral argument: "Do you know which state has the worst ratio of white voter turnout to African-American voter turnout? Massachusetts. Do you know what has the best, where African-American turnout actually exceeds white turnout? Mississippi." By Louis Jacobson• March 5, 2013 Mac Heller stated on April 07, 2019 in an interview on CNN: "The 2008 election was the first election in which voters of color comprised over 25 percent of the electorate, and that number is going up." By Amy Sherman• April 23, 2019 William G. Batchelder stated on March 23, 2011 in a news conference: Says a photo ID voting law in Georgia didn't dissuade black voters from participating in voting. "It hasn't, it doesn't, and apparently, if you do cause and effect in that state, it's been helpful." By Tom Feran• April 4, 2011 Dan Patrick stated on April 06, 2021 in a press conference: “Statistics show that more people of color don't have cars than not. So how do (drive-thru voting centers) help those folks?" By Brandon Mulder• April 23, 2021 Kelley Dragoo stated on August 27, 2020 in a YouTube video: Ranked-choice voting “increases voter turnout and voter engagement." By Noah Crider• September 29, 2020 Jason Riley stated on July 14, 2014 in comments on Fox News' "The Kelly File': "Black voter turnout in 2012 exceeded the rate of white voter turnout, even in the states with the strictest voter ID laws." By Linda Qiu• July 17, 2014 Marcia Fudge stated on August 24, 2012 in a news release: "In Cuyahoga County ... 56 percent of weekend voters in 2008 were African American while adult African Americans comprise 28 percent of the county population." By Sabrina Eaton• September 14, 2012 John Cornyn stated on August 08, 2013 in an opinion column.: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 71.2 percent of Hispanic registered voters in Texas and over 86 percent of African American registered voters participated in the 2012 elections. By W. Gardner Selby• August 16, 2013 Mandela Barnes stated on August 10, 2020 in a public forum: GOP-backed "racist disenfrachisement" led to only five polling places being open in Milwaukee for April 7 election. By Lawrence Andrea• August 14, 2020 Warren Kampf stated on August 01, 2012 in a town hall meeting: Voter turnout for some groups in the 2008 presidential general election in Georgia "was far greater than it should have been demographically." By Eric Stirgus• August 14, 2012 Facebook posts stated on December 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: "‘Simple math’ shows Biden claims 13 million more votes than there were eligible voters who voted in 2020 election.” By Amy Sherman• December 23, 2020 Steve King stated on May 22, 2014 in a House floor speech: Says Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., only needs about 40,000 to 50,000 votes to win election to Congress compared with the 120,000 votes King needs, because Waters has a higher immigrant population. By Louis Jacobson• May 30, 2014 Charlie Geren stated on September 18, 2017 in a tweet: "Less than half of Texans ages 18-24 are registered to vote." By Jasper Scherer• October 26, 2017 Mamie Locke stated on May 08, 2016 in an interview.: "The United States has a low voter turnout rate." By Warren Fiske• May 16, 2016 Bernie Sanders stated on April 16, 2017 in an interview with CNN's "State of the Union": "When Trump won, we had the lowest voter turnout in 20 years." By Louis Jacobson• April 18, 2017 Bernie Sanders stated on March 31, 2015 in a town hall in Austin, Texas: "In this last election in November, ... 63 percent of the American people chose not to vote, ... 80 percent of young people, (and) 75 percent of low-income workers chose not to vote." By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2015 Joe Biden stated on July 13, 2021 in a speech in Philadelphia: "In 2020, more people voted in America than ever in the history of America, in the middle of a once-in-a-century pandemic." By Louis Jacobson• July 13, 2021 Duey Stroebel stated on March 07, 2021 in a TV interview: "We’ve had more voter turnout since voter ID was passed than ever before." By Eric Litke• March 19, 2021 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 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
Fact-checking 5 claims in the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on Roe v. Wade By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• May 3, 2022 How Ted Nugent’s claim about voter turnout, suppression presents a false choice By Amy Sherman• January 26, 2022 For the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, a look back at our fact-checks By Amy Sherman• August 7, 2015 Fact-checking 5 claims in the final Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• June 24, 2022 Fact-checks about Selma and the Voting Rights Act By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2015 Fact-checking claims about Selma and Voting Rights Act By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2015 Fact-checking voting laws: a year-end report By Amy Sherman• December 19, 2013 Fact-checking the chief justice on voter turnout By Louis Jacobson• March 6, 2013 Georgia’s election law sparks ‘Jim Crow’ rhetoric, as well as pushback By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 30, 2021 House Democrats and HR 1: Voting rights expansion or federal power grab? By Amy Sherman• February 8, 2019 In New York, uneven progress on increasing voter access By Jill Terreri Ramos• August 22, 2022 Bruce Elfant says U.S. voter turnout about 100th among industrialized nations; Texas not high either By W. Gardner Selby• August 25, 2015 Six times PolitiFact checked claims about the NC constitutional amendments By Will Doran• November 2, 2018 Answering Questions About Vote-By-Mail In California Amid COVID-19, Attacks By Trump By Chris Nichols• June 3, 2020 A closer look at turnout, young voters and a key Bernie Sanders strategy By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2020 Biden made a lot of promises about race. Can he keep them? By Amy Sherman• January 26, 2021 Voter suppression or little step? How the SAVE America Act affects married women who change names By Amy Sherman• March 19, 2026 In Jan. 6 hearing, former AG Bill Barr discredits ‘2,000 Mules’ voter fraud film By Jon Greenberg, Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman• June 13, 2022 What’s in the voting rights bill named for John Lewis? By Amy Sherman• October 11, 2021 Does voting by mail lead to higher turnout in red, blue and purple states? It’s not that simple By Chris Nichols• May 18, 2020
