29 People 22420 Fact-checks 7483 Articles People (29) A Stronger Wisconsin Florida voter Political Insider Verfied Politics Politics WatchDog The Political Line The Political Voice Only Politics Political Thinkers Realtime Politics US Political Verified Politics Voters First Ohio League of Conservation Voters Big League Politics Politics Elite Trump Viral Politics US League of Women Voters of Florida Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy US Political News Fact-checks (22420) Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2019 in an ABC News interview: "Well, I got 52% (of women voters). And I will tell you — in my opinion I might have won women. ... Hey, Hillary Clinton focused on women, and I did phenomenally well." By Stefanie Pousoulides• June 20, 2019 Beto O'Rourke stated on April 29, 2019 in climate change plan: "Race is the No. 1 indicator for where toxic and polluting facilities are today." By Miriam Valverde• May 14, 2019 Barack Obama stated on June 21, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Women (are) paid 77 cents on the dollar for doing the same work as men." By Louis Jacobson• June 21, 2012 Instagram posts stated on November 25, 2024 in an Instagram post: AOC posted that Trump’s election victory emboldened a conservative news outlet to call for her resignation because she’s a woman. By Sofia Ahmed• November 26, 2024 Mitch McConnell stated on July 10, 2014 in remarks to voters in Kentucky: "More women are graduating from college now than men." By Molly O'Connor• July 18, 2014 Bernie Sanders stated on March 06, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Flint, Mich.: "Almost every poll has shown that Sanders vs. Trump does a lot better than Clinton vs. Trump … and, that’s true nationally." By Louis Jacobson• March 8, 2016 Mitch McConnell stated on August 05, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says he "voted for even stronger protections (in the Violence Against Women Act) than Obama's agenda will allow." By Steve Contorno• August 13, 2014 Zerlina Maxwell stated on March 02, 2019 in in a panel discussion: Says Bernie Sanders "did not mention race or gender until 23 minutes into this speech" announcing his 2020 presidential run. By John Kruzel• March 5, 2019 Michelle Obama stated on March 21, 2016 in an interview posted on Medium: "Research even shows that sending more girls to school can boost an entire country’s GDP." By Jon Greenberg• April 29, 2016 Tim Kaine stated on March 15, 2022 in a tweet.: “Virginia women are paid 80 cents for every dollar paid to Virginia men.” By Warren Fiske• March 18, 2022 Stacey Abrams stated on June 13, 2014 in In an article: More than 1.5 million people moved into Georgia between the past two Census counts, and a majority consider themselves, African-American, Latino or Asian-American. By April Hunt• June 17, 2014 Bobby Scott stated on February 26, 2019 in a speech.: "Women earn on average 80-cents on the dollar compared to white men doing similar jobs." By Warren Fiske• March 13, 2019 Cecile Richards stated on July 26, 2016 in remarks to the Texas delegation at the Democratic National Convention as webcast by the Texas Tribun: Barack Obama "ended up getting re-elected by the largest gender gap in the history of American elections." By W. Gardner Selby• July 29, 2016 Scott Walker stated on April 16, 2014 in a radio interview: "Graduation and third-grade reading scores are up in the state since I took office." By Dave Umhoefer• June 8, 2014 Priorities USA Action stated on May 16, 2016 in a television ad: Says Donald Trump said of women, "And you can tell them to go f--- themselves." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• May 18, 2016 George Will stated on June 14, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Says Jeb Bush "happens to be where a majority" of Republican voters are on giving legal status to illegal immigrants. By Jon Greenberg• June 14, 2015 Scott Walker stated on January 05, 2023 in Twitter: “Let’s be clear: ‘drag shows’ are strip shows.” By Laura Schulte• January 25, 2023 Wendy Davis stated on March 10, 2014 in a tweet: Women "are still paid 82 cents for every dollar a man earns in Texas." By W. Gardner Selby• March 20, 2014 Tim O'Brien stated on February 25, 2020 in a CNN interview: Says Bernie Sanders has said “things like women get cancer from having too many orgasms, or toddlers should run around naked and touch each others' genitals to insulate themselves from porn … He's written about women's rape fantasies." By Bill McCarthy• February 26, 2020 Donald Trump stated on May 02, 2016 in an interview on CNN's "New Day": "Frankly, (Hillary Clinton) doesn’t do very well with women." By Louis Jacobson• May 2, 2016 Articles (7483) PolitiFact’s guide to understanding public opinion polls By Louis Jacobson• November 21, 2019 How many trans people are there in the U.S., and why do we overestimate it? By Grace Abels• July 13, 2023 Most Republicans still falsely believe Trump’s stolen election claims By Jon Greenberg• June 14, 2022 1% or 85%: Two numbers before SCOTUS purport to show trans youth ‘regret’ rates. Which is it? By Grace Abels• December 16, 2024 Why is 2020 not like 2016? Fewer undecideds, for one By Louis Jacobson• October 31, 2020 Fact-checking the Florida constitutional amendments By John Bartosek, Laura Figueroa, Aaron Sharockman, Amy Sherman, Cristina Silva• October 28, 2010 Mailbag: Hillary Clinton edition By Louis Jacobson• May 21, 2015 Midterm elections: What does history say? And what could make 2022 different? By Louis Jacobson• September 12, 2022 In Context: Debbie Wasserman Schultz on Scott Walker giving ‘women the back of his hand.’ By Tom Kertscher, Amy Sherman• September 4, 2014 Prop 1 would not undermine parental consent for minors’ gender-affirming care, experts say By Jill Terreri Ramos• October 18, 2024 PolitiFact’s Top 5 fact-checks for March 2016 By Lauren Carroll• April 4, 2016 Why polling about abortion hides the true complexity of what Americans think By Louis Jacobson• May 5, 2022 Congress urges tech giants to fortify against foreign meddling before next election By John Kruzel• November 3, 2017 Checking LGBTQ+ talking points at the 2024 RNC By Grace Abels• July 24, 2024 Trump froze out Project 2025 in his campaign. Now its blueprint is his health care playbook. By Stephanie Armour• February 24, 2025 Political group takes aim at Ben Carson’s past statements on women's issues By Joshua Gillin• November 13, 2015 A closer look at turnout, young voters and a key Bernie Sanders strategy By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2020 Ultraviolet attacks Chris Christie on women's issues By Keely Herring• July 13, 2015 The battleground states where Republicans want to overhaul voting laws By Amy Sherman• January 31, 2022 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Univision town hall with Latino voters By Maria Briceño, Marta Campabadal Graus, Louis Jacobson• October 17, 2024
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Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2019 in an ABC News interview: "Well, I got 52% (of women voters). And I will tell you — in my opinion I might have won women. ... Hey, Hillary Clinton focused on women, and I did phenomenally well." By Stefanie Pousoulides• June 20, 2019 Beto O'Rourke stated on April 29, 2019 in climate change plan: "Race is the No. 1 indicator for where toxic and polluting facilities are today." By Miriam Valverde• May 14, 2019 Barack Obama stated on June 21, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Women (are) paid 77 cents on the dollar for doing the same work as men." By Louis Jacobson• June 21, 2012 Instagram posts stated on November 25, 2024 in an Instagram post: AOC posted that Trump’s election victory emboldened a conservative news outlet to call for her resignation because she’s a woman. By Sofia Ahmed• November 26, 2024 Mitch McConnell stated on July 10, 2014 in remarks to voters in Kentucky: "More women are graduating from college now than men." By Molly O'Connor• July 18, 2014 Bernie Sanders stated on March 06, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Flint, Mich.: "Almost every poll has shown that Sanders vs. Trump does a lot better than Clinton vs. Trump … and, that’s true nationally." By Louis Jacobson• March 8, 2016 Mitch McConnell stated on August 05, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says he "voted for even stronger protections (in the Violence Against Women Act) than Obama's agenda will allow." By Steve Contorno• August 13, 2014 Zerlina Maxwell stated on March 02, 2019 in in a panel discussion: Says Bernie Sanders "did not mention race or gender until 23 minutes into this speech" announcing his 2020 presidential run. By John Kruzel• March 5, 2019 Michelle Obama stated on March 21, 2016 in an interview posted on Medium: "Research even shows that sending more girls to school can boost an entire country’s GDP." By Jon Greenberg• April 29, 2016 Tim Kaine stated on March 15, 2022 in a tweet.: “Virginia women are paid 80 cents for every dollar paid to Virginia men.” By Warren Fiske• March 18, 2022 Stacey Abrams stated on June 13, 2014 in In an article: More than 1.5 million people moved into Georgia between the past two Census counts, and a majority consider themselves, African-American, Latino or Asian-American. By April Hunt• June 17, 2014 Bobby Scott stated on February 26, 2019 in a speech.: "Women earn on average 80-cents on the dollar compared to white men doing similar jobs." By Warren Fiske• March 13, 2019 Cecile Richards stated on July 26, 2016 in remarks to the Texas delegation at the Democratic National Convention as webcast by the Texas Tribun: Barack Obama "ended up getting re-elected by the largest gender gap in the history of American elections." By W. Gardner Selby• July 29, 2016 Scott Walker stated on April 16, 2014 in a radio interview: "Graduation and third-grade reading scores are up in the state since I took office." By Dave Umhoefer• June 8, 2014 Priorities USA Action stated on May 16, 2016 in a television ad: Says Donald Trump said of women, "And you can tell them to go f--- themselves." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• May 18, 2016 George Will stated on June 14, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Says Jeb Bush "happens to be where a majority" of Republican voters are on giving legal status to illegal immigrants. By Jon Greenberg• June 14, 2015 Scott Walker stated on January 05, 2023 in Twitter: “Let’s be clear: ‘drag shows’ are strip shows.” By Laura Schulte• January 25, 2023 Wendy Davis stated on March 10, 2014 in a tweet: Women "are still paid 82 cents for every dollar a man earns in Texas." By W. Gardner Selby• March 20, 2014 Tim O'Brien stated on February 25, 2020 in a CNN interview: Says Bernie Sanders has said “things like women get cancer from having too many orgasms, or toddlers should run around naked and touch each others' genitals to insulate themselves from porn … He's written about women's rape fantasies." By Bill McCarthy• February 26, 2020 Donald Trump stated on May 02, 2016 in an interview on CNN's "New Day": "Frankly, (Hillary Clinton) doesn’t do very well with women." By Louis Jacobson• May 2, 2016
PolitiFact’s guide to understanding public opinion polls By Louis Jacobson• November 21, 2019 How many trans people are there in the U.S., and why do we overestimate it? By Grace Abels• July 13, 2023 Most Republicans still falsely believe Trump’s stolen election claims By Jon Greenberg• June 14, 2022 1% or 85%: Two numbers before SCOTUS purport to show trans youth ‘regret’ rates. Which is it? By Grace Abels• December 16, 2024 Why is 2020 not like 2016? Fewer undecideds, for one By Louis Jacobson• October 31, 2020 Fact-checking the Florida constitutional amendments By John Bartosek, Laura Figueroa, Aaron Sharockman, Amy Sherman, Cristina Silva• October 28, 2010 Mailbag: Hillary Clinton edition By Louis Jacobson• May 21, 2015 Midterm elections: What does history say? And what could make 2022 different? By Louis Jacobson• September 12, 2022 In Context: Debbie Wasserman Schultz on Scott Walker giving ‘women the back of his hand.’ By Tom Kertscher, Amy Sherman• September 4, 2014 Prop 1 would not undermine parental consent for minors’ gender-affirming care, experts say By Jill Terreri Ramos• October 18, 2024 PolitiFact’s Top 5 fact-checks for March 2016 By Lauren Carroll• April 4, 2016 Why polling about abortion hides the true complexity of what Americans think By Louis Jacobson• May 5, 2022 Congress urges tech giants to fortify against foreign meddling before next election By John Kruzel• November 3, 2017 Checking LGBTQ+ talking points at the 2024 RNC By Grace Abels• July 24, 2024 Trump froze out Project 2025 in his campaign. Now its blueprint is his health care playbook. By Stephanie Armour• February 24, 2025 Political group takes aim at Ben Carson’s past statements on women's issues By Joshua Gillin• November 13, 2015 A closer look at turnout, young voters and a key Bernie Sanders strategy By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2020 Ultraviolet attacks Chris Christie on women's issues By Keely Herring• July 13, 2015 The battleground states where Republicans want to overhaul voting laws By Amy Sherman• January 31, 2022 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Univision town hall with Latino voters By Maria Briceño, Marta Campabadal Graus, Louis Jacobson• October 17, 2024
