4 People 71 Fact-checks 22 Articles People (4) Sara Stevenson Shawn O'Connor Shawn Lindsay Shawn Thierry Fact-checks (71) Sara Stevenson stated on April 04, 2012 in an op-ed column.: "The Austin school district calendar lists 64 different dates for either a state-mandated test or make-up test." By W. Gardner Selby• April 20, 2012 Sara Stevenson stated on April 03, 2017 in to the editor of the Austin American-Statesman: Says a Texas Senate committee considering "private school voucher" legislation randomly called people to testify regardless of when the people submitted requests to testify. By W. Gardner Selby• April 14, 2017 Christine Lagarde stated on December 09, 2018 in an interview with CBS News' Face the Nation: "In the United States, if there was equal participation of women in the labor market, GDP would be up by 5 percent." By Jon Greenberg• December 12, 2018 John Lewis stated on May 17, 2013 in an op-ed: "The violent crime rate in America is the same as it was in 1968, yet our prison system has grown by over 500 percent." By Eric Stirgus• June 7, 2013 Shawn Lindsay stated on June 21, 2012 in a campaign press release: Says, "Yet in Salem they have traditionally waited until the money is almost gone to pay for the most important things in our state’s budget." By Janie Har• June 26, 2012 Viral image stated on February 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: Jill Biden was a teenage babysitter for Joe Biden’s family. By Ciara O'Rourke• February 22, 2021 Gavin Newsom stated on October 08, 2018 in a gubernatorial debate: "Only Duterte’s Philippines and Trump’s United States of America have money bail." By Louis Jacobson• October 9, 2018 Nia Gill stated on May 07, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: "There has not been a Democratic woman in Congress from New Jersey in almost four decades." By Bill Wichert• May 9, 2012 Richard Burr stated on June 08, 2017 in an interview: "This is not the first time (the Russians) have been involved in our elections." By Will Doran• June 20, 2017 Cory Booker stated on July 27, 2015 in a post on Instagram: "We built a new prison every 10 days between 1990 and 2005 to keep up with our mass incarceration explosion of nonviolent offenders." By Keely Herring• July 31, 2015 Vladimir Putin stated on July 16, 2018 in a press conference: "The Russian state has never interfered ... into internal American affairs including election process." By John Kruzel, Bill McCarthy• July 16, 2018 Shawn O'Connor stated on April 25, 2016 in a press release: "A simple review of the Backroom’s health code records will reveal that the restaurant already has a long-standing problem with rodent infestations." By Allie Morris• April 27, 2016 John Lewis stated on May 17, 2013 in an op-ed: "Black children constitute 18 percent of the nation's public school population but 40 percent of the children who are suspended or expelled." By Eric Stirgus• June 10, 2013 Instagram posts stated on January 11, 2023 in an Instagram post: “More contraception availability increases abortion demand." By Samantha Putterman• January 18, 2023 Mitt Romney stated on April 06, 2012 in Mitt Romney's website: "Women account for 92.3 percent of the jobs lost under Obama." By Molly Moorhead• April 10, 2012 Shawn Lindsay stated on February 09, 2011 in an e-mail: Says John Kitzhaber’s proposed budget for upcoming biennium represents 8 percent increase over last By Ian K. Kullgren• February 18, 2011 Facebook posts stated on April 29, 2024 in a Facebook post: Photos show the scene of an accident that left an unidentified woman in a coma after a “hit and run incident.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 30, 2024 X posts stated on December 01, 2024 in a post: Kash Patel posted on X that “the FBI is gay.” By Sara Swann• December 2, 2024 Facebook posts stated on March 19, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows “Trump supporters lining up on Fifth Ave in Manhattan on Sunday.” By Ciara O'Rourke• March 22, 2023 Viral image stated on January 03, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows “people coming from California to Washington DC” to protest election results. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 4, 2021 Articles (22) Why randomized controlled trials on mask wearing and the coronavirus are scant By Noah Y. Kim• March 12, 2021 School shooting survivor claims CNN asked him to read ‘scripted’ question By John Kruzel• February 23, 2018 Owning up to error about Austin's student test dates By W. Gardner Selby• April 20, 2012 Mailbag: ‘It is all junk!’ By W. Gardner Selby• May 7, 2012 Are Rick Perry, Rand Paul and Barack Obama on the same page on Iraq? By Lauren Carroll• July 16, 2014 Yes, the price of plywood is up in the range of 252%, with market factors to blame By Tom Kertscher• April 15, 2021 Doubts raised over preprint study regarding myocarditis risk in teenage boys By Samantha Putterman• September 20, 2021 The ‘shaking’ COVID-19 vaccine side-effect videos and what we know about them By Samantha Putterman, Paul Specht• January 20, 2021 How unprecedented is it for President Joe Biden to drop out this late? Very By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson• July 21, 2024 What Donald Trump said about intelligence briefings By Joseph Cariz• September 10, 2016 Political vitriol is bad these days, but experts say it’s been worse By Tom Kertscher• January 17, 2011 Hurricanes and tropical storms lead to flood of misinformation By Amy Sherman• August 28, 2019 Ask PolitiFact: Did Pete Hegseth’s tattoos bar him from National Guard service in 2021? By Sara Swann• November 19, 2024 Ask PolitiFact: Was Iran ‘weeks away’ from having a nuclear weapon, as Trump said? By Amy Sherman• June 23, 2025 Top 10 PolitiFact Texas fact-checks of 2017 By W. Gardner Selby• December 27, 2017 Does the federal health information privacy law protect President Trump? By Julie Appleby, Victoria Knight• October 7, 2020 Vietnam and Afghanistan: Different wars, similar endings? By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• August 17, 2021 Year of the Lies: Farmer says some Trump tariff statements ‘as far from the truth as you can get’ By Amy Sherman• December 16, 2025 Fact-checking President Joe Biden’s NATO press conference By Jeff Cercone, Madison Czopek, Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 12, 2024 RNC 2024 Day 2: Fact-checking Kari Lake, Nikki Haley's claims on Biden's immigration record By Louis Jacobson, Ranjan Jindal, Mia Penner, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 17, 2024
Sara Stevenson stated on April 04, 2012 in an op-ed column.: "The Austin school district calendar lists 64 different dates for either a state-mandated test or make-up test." By W. Gardner Selby• April 20, 2012 Sara Stevenson stated on April 03, 2017 in to the editor of the Austin American-Statesman: Says a Texas Senate committee considering "private school voucher" legislation randomly called people to testify regardless of when the people submitted requests to testify. By W. Gardner Selby• April 14, 2017 Christine Lagarde stated on December 09, 2018 in an interview with CBS News' Face the Nation: "In the United States, if there was equal participation of women in the labor market, GDP would be up by 5 percent." By Jon Greenberg• December 12, 2018 John Lewis stated on May 17, 2013 in an op-ed: "The violent crime rate in America is the same as it was in 1968, yet our prison system has grown by over 500 percent." By Eric Stirgus• June 7, 2013 Shawn Lindsay stated on June 21, 2012 in a campaign press release: Says, "Yet in Salem they have traditionally waited until the money is almost gone to pay for the most important things in our state’s budget." By Janie Har• June 26, 2012 Viral image stated on February 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: Jill Biden was a teenage babysitter for Joe Biden’s family. By Ciara O'Rourke• February 22, 2021 Gavin Newsom stated on October 08, 2018 in a gubernatorial debate: "Only Duterte’s Philippines and Trump’s United States of America have money bail." By Louis Jacobson• October 9, 2018 Nia Gill stated on May 07, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: "There has not been a Democratic woman in Congress from New Jersey in almost four decades." By Bill Wichert• May 9, 2012 Richard Burr stated on June 08, 2017 in an interview: "This is not the first time (the Russians) have been involved in our elections." By Will Doran• June 20, 2017 Cory Booker stated on July 27, 2015 in a post on Instagram: "We built a new prison every 10 days between 1990 and 2005 to keep up with our mass incarceration explosion of nonviolent offenders." By Keely Herring• July 31, 2015 Vladimir Putin stated on July 16, 2018 in a press conference: "The Russian state has never interfered ... into internal American affairs including election process." By John Kruzel, Bill McCarthy• July 16, 2018 Shawn O'Connor stated on April 25, 2016 in a press release: "A simple review of the Backroom’s health code records will reveal that the restaurant already has a long-standing problem with rodent infestations." By Allie Morris• April 27, 2016 John Lewis stated on May 17, 2013 in an op-ed: "Black children constitute 18 percent of the nation's public school population but 40 percent of the children who are suspended or expelled." By Eric Stirgus• June 10, 2013 Instagram posts stated on January 11, 2023 in an Instagram post: “More contraception availability increases abortion demand." By Samantha Putterman• January 18, 2023 Mitt Romney stated on April 06, 2012 in Mitt Romney's website: "Women account for 92.3 percent of the jobs lost under Obama." By Molly Moorhead• April 10, 2012 Shawn Lindsay stated on February 09, 2011 in an e-mail: Says John Kitzhaber’s proposed budget for upcoming biennium represents 8 percent increase over last By Ian K. Kullgren• February 18, 2011 Facebook posts stated on April 29, 2024 in a Facebook post: Photos show the scene of an accident that left an unidentified woman in a coma after a “hit and run incident.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 30, 2024 X posts stated on December 01, 2024 in a post: Kash Patel posted on X that “the FBI is gay.” By Sara Swann• December 2, 2024 Facebook posts stated on March 19, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows “Trump supporters lining up on Fifth Ave in Manhattan on Sunday.” By Ciara O'Rourke• March 22, 2023 Viral image stated on January 03, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows “people coming from California to Washington DC” to protest election results. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 4, 2021
Why randomized controlled trials on mask wearing and the coronavirus are scant By Noah Y. Kim• March 12, 2021 School shooting survivor claims CNN asked him to read ‘scripted’ question By John Kruzel• February 23, 2018 Owning up to error about Austin's student test dates By W. Gardner Selby• April 20, 2012 Mailbag: ‘It is all junk!’ By W. Gardner Selby• May 7, 2012 Are Rick Perry, Rand Paul and Barack Obama on the same page on Iraq? By Lauren Carroll• July 16, 2014 Yes, the price of plywood is up in the range of 252%, with market factors to blame By Tom Kertscher• April 15, 2021 Doubts raised over preprint study regarding myocarditis risk in teenage boys By Samantha Putterman• September 20, 2021 The ‘shaking’ COVID-19 vaccine side-effect videos and what we know about them By Samantha Putterman, Paul Specht• January 20, 2021 How unprecedented is it for President Joe Biden to drop out this late? Very By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson• July 21, 2024 What Donald Trump said about intelligence briefings By Joseph Cariz• September 10, 2016 Political vitriol is bad these days, but experts say it’s been worse By Tom Kertscher• January 17, 2011 Hurricanes and tropical storms lead to flood of misinformation By Amy Sherman• August 28, 2019 Ask PolitiFact: Did Pete Hegseth’s tattoos bar him from National Guard service in 2021? By Sara Swann• November 19, 2024 Ask PolitiFact: Was Iran ‘weeks away’ from having a nuclear weapon, as Trump said? By Amy Sherman• June 23, 2025 Top 10 PolitiFact Texas fact-checks of 2017 By W. Gardner Selby• December 27, 2017 Does the federal health information privacy law protect President Trump? By Julie Appleby, Victoria Knight• October 7, 2020 Vietnam and Afghanistan: Different wars, similar endings? By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• August 17, 2021 Year of the Lies: Farmer says some Trump tariff statements ‘as far from the truth as you can get’ By Amy Sherman• December 16, 2025 Fact-checking President Joe Biden’s NATO press conference By Jeff Cercone, Madison Czopek, Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 12, 2024 RNC 2024 Day 2: Fact-checking Kari Lake, Nikki Haley's claims on Biden's immigration record By Louis Jacobson, Ranjan Jindal, Mia Penner, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 17, 2024
