35 People 24559 Fact-checks 7919 Articles People (35) Marcus Low Tom Lowe Left Action Credo Action Heritage Action Organizing for Action American Action Network Club for Growth Action ClearPath Action Fund Education Action Group Focus on the Family Action YG Action Fund American Leadership Action American Principles in Action Americans for Prosperity Action Citizen Action of Wisconsin Illinois Rising Action Impact America Action Madison Action Fund Priorities USA Action Fact-checks (24559) Anita Perry stated on October 14, 2011 in a campaign stop.: "My son had to resign his job because of federal regulations that Washington has put on us." By W. Gardner Selby• October 22, 2011 Casey Cagle stated on September 08, 2015 in press release: "Eighty-three law enforcement officers have died in the line of duty this year. Twenty-four of them were shot and killed in cold blood." By Nancy Badertscher• September 22, 2015 Facebook posts stated on September 11, 2022 in a photo on Facebook: Says of 9/11, “Two planes can’t cause three buildings to collapse in free-fall time.” By Sara Swann• September 12, 2022 Harry Reid stated on April 19, 2010 in a Senate floor speech: The financial services regulatory bill "will end taxpayer bailouts." By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• April 21, 2010 Rand Paul stated on March 02, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "We've repealed regulations for the first time in 20 years using the Congressional Review Act -- three regulations that were going to cost the economy hundreds of millions of dollars and tens of thousands of jobs." By Gabrielle Healy• March 2, 2017 Mitch McConnell stated on April 14, 2010 in a press conference: New financial regulation "actually guarantees future bailouts of Wall Street banks." By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• April 20, 2010 Karen Handel stated on July 18, 2013 in a Twitter post: "The Senate immigration bill is … filled with things like rewards for au pair agencies, Alaskan seafood processors and Vegas casinos." By Janel Davis• July 26, 2013 Harry Reid stated on August 23, 2010 in his Senate re-election campaign effort. : On birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants. By Lukas Pleva• August 25, 2010 Sherrod Brown stated on February 02, 2017 in a Senate floor speech: Says ExxonMobil "fought to kill" a rule requiring oil and mining companies to disclose payments made to foreign governments. By Jon Greenberg• February 8, 2017 Matthew Birmingham stated on March 16, 2019 in a press release: "Now there is a new threat that we’re seeing up close: the risk of exposure to powerful drugs that can kill in even tiny amounts." By Colin Meyn• March 20, 2019 Richard Shelby stated on March 25, 2010 in a letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner: "The bill reported out of committee sets up a $50 billion slush fund that, while intended for resolving failing firms, is available for virtually any purpose that the treasury secretary sees fit." By Catharine Richert• April 16, 2010 Ted Cruz stated on July 13, 2021 in an interview: "There is clear legal authority to handcuff and put in leg irons legislators that are trying to stop the legislature from being able to do business." By Brandon Mulder• July 16, 2021 Bob Goodlatte stated on November 21, 2014 in a news release.: "The President has decided to move forward with executive actions on immigration that he has said on numerous occasions that he didn’t have the constitutional power to take." By Sean Gorman• December 29, 2014 Rick Scott stated on October 25, 2010 in a CNN/St. Petersburg Times debate.: "Your tellers were paid kickbacks for directing elderly consumers from ... safe deposits to risky ones." By Aaron Sharockman• October 26, 2010 Michael Reagan stated on March 06, 2014 in an op-ed on Townhall.com: Says Ronald Reagan "got the Saudis to flood the market with cheap oil." By Jon Greenberg• March 13, 2014 Sherrod Brown stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: The financial services bill will end "too-big-to-fail." By Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2010 Ken Cuccinelli stated on August 22, 2013 in a TV ad.: "There’s only one candidate under investigation -- Terry McAuliffe." By Nancy Madsen• September 3, 2013 David Axelrod stated on January 31, 2010 in NBC's "Meet the Press": "We passed without, frankly, the help of the Republican caucus, we passed 25 tax cuts last year, mostly aimed at the middle class and small businesses." By Robert Farley• February 3, 2010 Luis Garcia stated on February 15, 2012 in a campaign press release: Says David Rivera "allowed House Republican leaders to strip key provisions from the STOCK Act" that would crack down on insider trading by members of Congress. By Amy Sherman• March 16, 2012 Bob Goodlatte stated on April 18, 2016 in a website post.: "Before taking executive action on immigration, President Obama stated 22 times that he does not have the authority to change immigration laws on his own." By Warren Fiske• April 25, 2016 Articles (7919) Baltimore bridge collapse: Why the federal government is paying upfront to fix it By Jeff Cercone, Loreben Tuquero• April 2, 2024 Fact-checking claims about New York’s marijuana laws By Jill Terreri Ramos• August 27, 2023 A ‘crook’? ‘Totally exonerated’? Misleading claims about Ga. Sen. David Perdue and his stock trades By Tom Kertscher• December 4, 2020 Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act, annotated By Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• March 31, 2015 Was Silicon Valley Bank demise caused by Trump easing regulation, 'woke' efforts, or something else? By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Yacob Reyes• March 13, 2023 CNN/St. Pete Times debate includes talk about Alex Sink's banking background By Aaron Sharockman• October 26, 2010 Fact-checking Donald Trump's address to Congress By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• March 1, 2017 High 5: Most-clicked fact checks include guns, Paul Ryan, governor's race By Tom Kertscher• May 1, 2018 A primer on Trump before his second Georgia visit By April Hunt• November 29, 2015 Comparing the Great Recession and the Great Depression By Louis Jacobson• September 19, 2013 Fact-checking Rick Scott at CPAC By Angie Drobnic Holan, Katie Sanders• February 17, 2012 Ron DeSantis doesn’t want a statewide stay-home order in Florida. Health experts say he should By Amy Sherman• March 27, 2020 Fact-checking Jeb Bush vs. Donald Trump after CNN debate By Joshua Gillin, Amy Sherman• September 17, 2015 Mailbag: ‘If your uncle had large mammary glands, he'd be your aunt!’ By W. Gardner Selby• November 21, 2011 Donald Trump's campaign promises for the first 100 days By Linda Qiu• November 10, 2016 PolitiFact previews Donald Trump's State of the Union address By Jon Greenberg• January 29, 2018 Fact-checking the Democratic presidential debate in Manchester, New Hampshire By Jon Greenberg, Miriam Valverde• February 8, 2020 NYC mass shooting sparks questions about Nevada’s little-used red flag gun law. How does it work? By Gabrielle Lazor, Amy Sherman• July 30, 2025 The big picture: Where Obamacare stands, August 2017 By Jon Greenberg• August 17, 2017 Why are banks like First Republic and Silicon Valley failing? And how unusual is this? By Louis Jacobson• May 3, 2023
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Anita Perry stated on October 14, 2011 in a campaign stop.: "My son had to resign his job because of federal regulations that Washington has put on us." By W. Gardner Selby• October 22, 2011 Casey Cagle stated on September 08, 2015 in press release: "Eighty-three law enforcement officers have died in the line of duty this year. Twenty-four of them were shot and killed in cold blood." By Nancy Badertscher• September 22, 2015 Facebook posts stated on September 11, 2022 in a photo on Facebook: Says of 9/11, “Two planes can’t cause three buildings to collapse in free-fall time.” By Sara Swann• September 12, 2022 Harry Reid stated on April 19, 2010 in a Senate floor speech: The financial services regulatory bill "will end taxpayer bailouts." By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• April 21, 2010 Rand Paul stated on March 02, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "We've repealed regulations for the first time in 20 years using the Congressional Review Act -- three regulations that were going to cost the economy hundreds of millions of dollars and tens of thousands of jobs." By Gabrielle Healy• March 2, 2017 Mitch McConnell stated on April 14, 2010 in a press conference: New financial regulation "actually guarantees future bailouts of Wall Street banks." By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• April 20, 2010 Karen Handel stated on July 18, 2013 in a Twitter post: "The Senate immigration bill is … filled with things like rewards for au pair agencies, Alaskan seafood processors and Vegas casinos." By Janel Davis• July 26, 2013 Harry Reid stated on August 23, 2010 in his Senate re-election campaign effort. : On birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants. By Lukas Pleva• August 25, 2010 Sherrod Brown stated on February 02, 2017 in a Senate floor speech: Says ExxonMobil "fought to kill" a rule requiring oil and mining companies to disclose payments made to foreign governments. By Jon Greenberg• February 8, 2017 Matthew Birmingham stated on March 16, 2019 in a press release: "Now there is a new threat that we’re seeing up close: the risk of exposure to powerful drugs that can kill in even tiny amounts." By Colin Meyn• March 20, 2019 Richard Shelby stated on March 25, 2010 in a letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner: "The bill reported out of committee sets up a $50 billion slush fund that, while intended for resolving failing firms, is available for virtually any purpose that the treasury secretary sees fit." By Catharine Richert• April 16, 2010 Ted Cruz stated on July 13, 2021 in an interview: "There is clear legal authority to handcuff and put in leg irons legislators that are trying to stop the legislature from being able to do business." By Brandon Mulder• July 16, 2021 Bob Goodlatte stated on November 21, 2014 in a news release.: "The President has decided to move forward with executive actions on immigration that he has said on numerous occasions that he didn’t have the constitutional power to take." By Sean Gorman• December 29, 2014 Rick Scott stated on October 25, 2010 in a CNN/St. Petersburg Times debate.: "Your tellers were paid kickbacks for directing elderly consumers from ... safe deposits to risky ones." By Aaron Sharockman• October 26, 2010 Michael Reagan stated on March 06, 2014 in an op-ed on Townhall.com: Says Ronald Reagan "got the Saudis to flood the market with cheap oil." By Jon Greenberg• March 13, 2014 Sherrod Brown stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: The financial services bill will end "too-big-to-fail." By Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2010 Ken Cuccinelli stated on August 22, 2013 in a TV ad.: "There’s only one candidate under investigation -- Terry McAuliffe." By Nancy Madsen• September 3, 2013 David Axelrod stated on January 31, 2010 in NBC's "Meet the Press": "We passed without, frankly, the help of the Republican caucus, we passed 25 tax cuts last year, mostly aimed at the middle class and small businesses." By Robert Farley• February 3, 2010 Luis Garcia stated on February 15, 2012 in a campaign press release: Says David Rivera "allowed House Republican leaders to strip key provisions from the STOCK Act" that would crack down on insider trading by members of Congress. By Amy Sherman• March 16, 2012 Bob Goodlatte stated on April 18, 2016 in a website post.: "Before taking executive action on immigration, President Obama stated 22 times that he does not have the authority to change immigration laws on his own." By Warren Fiske• April 25, 2016
Baltimore bridge collapse: Why the federal government is paying upfront to fix it By Jeff Cercone, Loreben Tuquero• April 2, 2024 Fact-checking claims about New York’s marijuana laws By Jill Terreri Ramos• August 27, 2023 A ‘crook’? ‘Totally exonerated’? Misleading claims about Ga. Sen. David Perdue and his stock trades By Tom Kertscher• December 4, 2020 Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act, annotated By Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• March 31, 2015 Was Silicon Valley Bank demise caused by Trump easing regulation, 'woke' efforts, or something else? By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Yacob Reyes• March 13, 2023 CNN/St. Pete Times debate includes talk about Alex Sink's banking background By Aaron Sharockman• October 26, 2010 Fact-checking Donald Trump's address to Congress By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• March 1, 2017 High 5: Most-clicked fact checks include guns, Paul Ryan, governor's race By Tom Kertscher• May 1, 2018 A primer on Trump before his second Georgia visit By April Hunt• November 29, 2015 Comparing the Great Recession and the Great Depression By Louis Jacobson• September 19, 2013 Fact-checking Rick Scott at CPAC By Angie Drobnic Holan, Katie Sanders• February 17, 2012 Ron DeSantis doesn’t want a statewide stay-home order in Florida. Health experts say he should By Amy Sherman• March 27, 2020 Fact-checking Jeb Bush vs. Donald Trump after CNN debate By Joshua Gillin, Amy Sherman• September 17, 2015 Mailbag: ‘If your uncle had large mammary glands, he'd be your aunt!’ By W. Gardner Selby• November 21, 2011 Donald Trump's campaign promises for the first 100 days By Linda Qiu• November 10, 2016 PolitiFact previews Donald Trump's State of the Union address By Jon Greenberg• January 29, 2018 Fact-checking the Democratic presidential debate in Manchester, New Hampshire By Jon Greenberg, Miriam Valverde• February 8, 2020 NYC mass shooting sparks questions about Nevada’s little-used red flag gun law. How does it work? By Gabrielle Lazor, Amy Sherman• July 30, 2025 The big picture: Where Obamacare stands, August 2017 By Jon Greenberg• August 17, 2017 Why are banks like First Republic and Silicon Valley failing? And how unusual is this? By Louis Jacobson• May 3, 2023
