0 People 16516 Fact-checks 5842 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (16516) Charles Schumer stated on September 03, 2021 in an interview with WSYR-TV: “All” Americans in Afghanistan who “have wanted to come out have come out.” By Louis Jacobson• September 7, 2021 Viral image stated on October 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: In-N-Out cups say “F--- Joe Biden.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 29, 2021 Donald Trump stated on October 09, 2016 in the second presidential debate: Says a tweet he sent out "wasn’t saying, ‘check out a sex tape.’ It was just ‘take a look at" the background of Alicia Machado. By Louis Jacobson• October 10, 2016 Charles Schumer stated on April 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "No one questioned that she (Judge Sotomayor) was out of the mainstream." By Robert Farley• April 13, 2010 James Jolly stated on October 01, 2010 in a University of Georgia System newsletter: "Every student paying out-of-state tuition actually covers more than the cost of instruction." By Willoughby Mariano• December 17, 2010 Joe Biden stated on February 10, 2022 in a speech: “Millions of hardworking Americans will no longer have to worry about unexpected medical bills.” By Victoria Knight• March 1, 2022 Loretta Sanchez stated on October 05, 2016 in a U.S. Senate campaign debate.: "If you give guns to gangs, you can get out of jail free, if (California’s Proposition 57) passes. If you do a drive-by shooting, you can get out of jail free, if Proposition 57 passes. If you discharge guns on a school yard, you can get out of jail free." By Chris Nichols• October 7, 2016 Viral image stated on May 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Birmingham is officially out of gas and fuel and can’t get anymore.” By Ciara O'Rourke• May 10, 2021 John Kasich stated on February 27, 2016 in a television ad: "Twenty million Americans are out of work." By Louis Jacobson• March 9, 2016 Lou Greenwald stated on August 09, 2012 in an interview with Blue Jersey: Says "about 100,000 kids in this country leave their home state and go to another state to be educated. Out of that 100,000 young people, 30,000 of them are from New Jersey, by far the largest amount." By Erin O'Neill• August 16, 2012 John Charles stated on May 16, 2012 in a blog post.: Says "TriMet now spends $1.63 in benefits for every $1.00 spent on wages." By Ian K. Kullgren• June 5, 2012 Jon Erpenbach stated on June 06, 2019 in a tweet: "If out-of-state drivers paid gas tax, they would contribute $73 million to fix our roads" By Mica Soellner• June 28, 2019 Jay Nixon stated on August 20, 2015 in comments at the Missouri State Fair: "Almost nine out of every 10 pennies that would be spent" turning a 200-mile stretch of Interstate 70 into a toll road "would be from folks outside Missouri." By Allison Graves• September 29, 2015 Organizing for Action stated on March 26, 2014 in a fundraising email: A Koch brothers group is "going to college campuses, giving away free booze to try to bribe young folks out of getting health insurance." By Julie Kliegman• April 1, 2014 Amy Klobuchar stated on December 05, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Over time there have been 160-some carve-outs to the filibuster." By Louis Jacobson• December 9, 2021 JB Pritzker stated on October 31, 2019 in an interview: "Illinois lost population in 94 out of the last 95 years, so it’s not like it’s a new thing that we have a slight out-trickle of people leaving the state." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• November 8, 2019 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 John G. Edwards stated on February 07, 2012 in a radio interview: "They're saying that 40 percent of the traffic that goes over [the Sakonnet River Bridge is from] out of state." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• February 20, 2012 Viral image stated on July 12, 2023 in an Instagram post: U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said, “How can the Titanic submersible run out of air if you breathe both in and out? I feel like this is more fake news BS.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 12, 2023 Sheila Resseger stated on January 10, 2015 in a newspaper commentary: "By spring 2014, parents of 60,000 students in New York state had refused to let them take the Common Core Tests." By Katie Mulvaney• February 15, 2015 Articles (5842) Joe Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race. Read PolitiFact's updating coverage. By PolitiFact Staff • July 21, 2024 Behind the rhetoric: The in-state, out-of-state campaign money debate By Tom Kertscher• May 22, 2012 How unprecedented is it for President Joe Biden to drop out this late? Very By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson• July 21, 2024 More voters turned out for Austin election of '73 than for latest election with mayor's race? By W. Gardner Selby• April 30, 2013 Obama's Iraq flip-flop? Nope By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 10, 2008 Obama gets Promise Kept for bin Laden campaign vow By Bill Adair• May 2, 2011 Will Social Security checks go out if there’s a government shutdown? By Louis Jacobson• September 26, 2023 Mailbag: Lie of the Year edition By Louis Jacobson• December 14, 2012 Did Andrew Yang break the law? We may never know By Libby Stanford• September 20, 2019 Pasco House race mailers stretch truth to attack opponents By Rich Shopes• October 14, 2013 Fact-checking Jeff Brandes vs. Jim Frishe in the state Senate GOP primary By Katie Sanders• July 23, 2012 Truth-O-Meter looks at the future of Social Security; checks claims in political campaign mailer By Caryn Shinske• October 11, 2011 Newsmax, Fox News air outdated, out-of-context photos of empty shelves in segments bashing Biden By Bill McCarthy• October 22, 2021 Trump makes provocative entry into 2016 presidential race By Nancy Badertscher• July 13, 2015 E-mails twist context of Obama's memoir By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 10, 2008 Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and the case of the missing question By Jon Greenberg• July 25, 2018 Sid Miller says West Texas towns 'out of water' By W. Gardner Selby• April 14, 2015 Obama keeps his promise on getting combat troops out of Iraq By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 20, 2010 Are tech companies using your private data to train AI models? Here’s what we know By Maria Briceño• November 20, 2025 In 2008, Obama vowed to kill Osama bin Laden By Bill Adair• May 2, 2011
Charles Schumer stated on September 03, 2021 in an interview with WSYR-TV: “All” Americans in Afghanistan who “have wanted to come out have come out.” By Louis Jacobson• September 7, 2021 Viral image stated on October 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: In-N-Out cups say “F--- Joe Biden.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 29, 2021 Donald Trump stated on October 09, 2016 in the second presidential debate: Says a tweet he sent out "wasn’t saying, ‘check out a sex tape.’ It was just ‘take a look at" the background of Alicia Machado. By Louis Jacobson• October 10, 2016 Charles Schumer stated on April 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "No one questioned that she (Judge Sotomayor) was out of the mainstream." By Robert Farley• April 13, 2010 James Jolly stated on October 01, 2010 in a University of Georgia System newsletter: "Every student paying out-of-state tuition actually covers more than the cost of instruction." By Willoughby Mariano• December 17, 2010 Joe Biden stated on February 10, 2022 in a speech: “Millions of hardworking Americans will no longer have to worry about unexpected medical bills.” By Victoria Knight• March 1, 2022 Loretta Sanchez stated on October 05, 2016 in a U.S. Senate campaign debate.: "If you give guns to gangs, you can get out of jail free, if (California’s Proposition 57) passes. If you do a drive-by shooting, you can get out of jail free, if Proposition 57 passes. If you discharge guns on a school yard, you can get out of jail free." By Chris Nichols• October 7, 2016 Viral image stated on May 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Birmingham is officially out of gas and fuel and can’t get anymore.” By Ciara O'Rourke• May 10, 2021 John Kasich stated on February 27, 2016 in a television ad: "Twenty million Americans are out of work." By Louis Jacobson• March 9, 2016 Lou Greenwald stated on August 09, 2012 in an interview with Blue Jersey: Says "about 100,000 kids in this country leave their home state and go to another state to be educated. Out of that 100,000 young people, 30,000 of them are from New Jersey, by far the largest amount." By Erin O'Neill• August 16, 2012 John Charles stated on May 16, 2012 in a blog post.: Says "TriMet now spends $1.63 in benefits for every $1.00 spent on wages." By Ian K. Kullgren• June 5, 2012 Jon Erpenbach stated on June 06, 2019 in a tweet: "If out-of-state drivers paid gas tax, they would contribute $73 million to fix our roads" By Mica Soellner• June 28, 2019 Jay Nixon stated on August 20, 2015 in comments at the Missouri State Fair: "Almost nine out of every 10 pennies that would be spent" turning a 200-mile stretch of Interstate 70 into a toll road "would be from folks outside Missouri." By Allison Graves• September 29, 2015 Organizing for Action stated on March 26, 2014 in a fundraising email: A Koch brothers group is "going to college campuses, giving away free booze to try to bribe young folks out of getting health insurance." By Julie Kliegman• April 1, 2014 Amy Klobuchar stated on December 05, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Over time there have been 160-some carve-outs to the filibuster." By Louis Jacobson• December 9, 2021 JB Pritzker stated on October 31, 2019 in an interview: "Illinois lost population in 94 out of the last 95 years, so it’s not like it’s a new thing that we have a slight out-trickle of people leaving the state." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• November 8, 2019 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 John G. Edwards stated on February 07, 2012 in a radio interview: "They're saying that 40 percent of the traffic that goes over [the Sakonnet River Bridge is from] out of state." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• February 20, 2012 Viral image stated on July 12, 2023 in an Instagram post: U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said, “How can the Titanic submersible run out of air if you breathe both in and out? I feel like this is more fake news BS.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 12, 2023 Sheila Resseger stated on January 10, 2015 in a newspaper commentary: "By spring 2014, parents of 60,000 students in New York state had refused to let them take the Common Core Tests." By Katie Mulvaney• February 15, 2015
Joe Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race. Read PolitiFact's updating coverage. By PolitiFact Staff • July 21, 2024 Behind the rhetoric: The in-state, out-of-state campaign money debate By Tom Kertscher• May 22, 2012 How unprecedented is it for President Joe Biden to drop out this late? Very By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson• July 21, 2024 More voters turned out for Austin election of '73 than for latest election with mayor's race? By W. Gardner Selby• April 30, 2013 Obama's Iraq flip-flop? Nope By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 10, 2008 Obama gets Promise Kept for bin Laden campaign vow By Bill Adair• May 2, 2011 Will Social Security checks go out if there’s a government shutdown? By Louis Jacobson• September 26, 2023 Mailbag: Lie of the Year edition By Louis Jacobson• December 14, 2012 Did Andrew Yang break the law? We may never know By Libby Stanford• September 20, 2019 Pasco House race mailers stretch truth to attack opponents By Rich Shopes• October 14, 2013 Fact-checking Jeff Brandes vs. Jim Frishe in the state Senate GOP primary By Katie Sanders• July 23, 2012 Truth-O-Meter looks at the future of Social Security; checks claims in political campaign mailer By Caryn Shinske• October 11, 2011 Newsmax, Fox News air outdated, out-of-context photos of empty shelves in segments bashing Biden By Bill McCarthy• October 22, 2021 Trump makes provocative entry into 2016 presidential race By Nancy Badertscher• July 13, 2015 E-mails twist context of Obama's memoir By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 10, 2008 Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and the case of the missing question By Jon Greenberg• July 25, 2018 Sid Miller says West Texas towns 'out of water' By W. Gardner Selby• April 14, 2015 Obama keeps his promise on getting combat troops out of Iraq By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 20, 2010 Are tech companies using your private data to train AI models? Here’s what we know By Maria Briceño• November 20, 2025 In 2008, Obama vowed to kill Osama bin Laden By Bill Adair• May 2, 2011
