16 People 25991 Fact-checks 8054 Articles People (16) Political Insider Florida for All Salmon for All Center for Individual Freedom Safety For All Initiative Families USA Focus on the Family The Family Foundation Georgia Family Council Illinois Family Institute Wisconsin Family Action Family Forward Oregon Focus on the Family Action Protect Families First National Partnership for Women & Families Wisconsin Working Families Party Fact-checks (25991) Barney Simms stated on June 29, 2010 in a letter: "Have the suburbs been inundated with former residents of Atlanta housing projects? Absolutely not." By Eric Stirgus• July 20, 2010 Bloggers stated on July 12, 2018 in a blog post: "Hillary in hiding as police discover dead body hidden in Huma Abedin’s dumpster." By Bill McCarthy• July 19, 2018 Viral image stated on May 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: A long list shows “new CDC guidelines for reopening schools.” By Ciara O'Rourke• May 22, 2020 Kamala Harris stated on September 12, 2024 in a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina: Former President Donald Trump “started out with $400 million on a silver platter and then filed for bankruptcy six times.” By Louis Jacobson• September 20, 2024 Viral image stated on February 25, 2023 in an Instagram post: Photos of an apartment building in Kyiv are evidence the war in Ukraine “is fake.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 27, 2023 Patricia McCloskey stated on August 24, 2020 in a speech at the 2020 Republican National Convention: Democrats and Joe Biden “want to abolish the suburbs altogether by ending single-family home zoning.” By Bill McCarthy• August 25, 2020 Donald Trump stated on April 07, 2018 in a tweet: EPA administrator Scott Pruitt's short-term rental "was about market rate." By Jon Greenberg• April 10, 2018 Philip Levine stated on March 02, 2017 in a post on Facebook: Says Airbnb "decreases real estate values and increases costs for workforce housing." By Amy Sherman• March 20, 2017 Bee Moorhead stated on September 29, 2015 in an oped article in the Austin American-Statesman: Texas has "outstripped the national poverty rate" since "at least 1959." By W. Gardner Selby• October 12, 2015 Leah Vukmir stated on July 05, 2018 in a news release: Says Mark Pocan’s proposal to eliminate the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would "eliminate border enforcement." By Tom Kertscher• July 13, 2018 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on July 23, 2018 in a tweet: In New York City, "for every one person experiencing homelessness here, there are about three vacant apartments." By Jon Greenberg• July 25, 2018 Facebook posts stated on July 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: "SIX of the most prominent activists during the Ferguson riots have all been found burned to death in their cars. There are no coincidences here." By Samantha Putterman• July 25, 2019 Bill Lynch stated on July 15, 2010 in in a press release: Cicilline "continues to accept hundreds of thousands of dollars in lobbyist, corporate PAC and insider money to fund his campaign." By Cynthia Needham• August 1, 2010 Donald Trump stated on August 16, 2020 in a Wall Street Journal op-ed: “For the past three years, the state senator who represents Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco, has led a push to abolish single-family zoning in California.” By Chris Nichols• August 17, 2020 Paul Workman stated on June 15, 2017 in an oped commentary in the Austin American-Statesman: Says it’s documented that City of Austin fees for building an apartment complex are nearly 10 times what Dallas levies. By Shonda Novak, W. Gardner Selby• July 13, 2017 Tom DeLay stated on September 01, 2016 in an interview on MSNBC: Says most illegal immigrants draw "welfare benefits, they’re sending their kids to school, they’re using the public services." By Dylan Baddour• September 28, 2016 Bloggers stated on October 27, 2018 in a post on Facebook: "Pipe bomber suspect pictured last year with Izzy Hernandez. ... a Democrat Donor/Supporter." By Tessa Weinberg• November 1, 2018 Justin Hewlett stated on May 16, 2012 in a campaign mailer.: Says the majority of candidates in Texas’ 25th Congressional District live outside the district. By W. Gardner Selby• May 23, 2012 Chain email stated on July 25, 2010 in an e-mail: After Hurricane Katrina, "Dallas and San Antonio took in 5,000 to 10,000 refugees each, but (Bill) White brought in 250,000 and put them up in his 'buddies' empty apartment buildings and let the federal government pay their rents for over two years. They did not return to New Orleans, most of them are on welfare." By Ciara O'Rourke• September 19, 2010 Mark Pocan stated on January 11, 2017 in a letter: Says Betsy DeVos and her family "have donated extensively to groups which promote the idea that students who identify as LGBT must undergo 'conversion' therapy." By Tom Kertscher, Dave Umhoefer• January 25, 2017 Articles (8054) Comparing the Breonna Taylor and Justine Damond cases By Ciara O'Rourke• September 24, 2020 ‘The California price’: Why it costs so much to build a home in the Golden State By Chris Nichols• November 19, 2019 Fact-checking coronavirus claims by Pennsylvania politicians By Jessica Calefati• March 25, 2020 Fact-checking Pete Buttigieg’s Fox News town hall in Des Moines, Iowa By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• January 27, 2020 A primary primer: A look inside the Gingrich file By Dave Umhoefer• March 30, 2012 Fact-checking claims about California’s rent control measure Prop 10 By Chris Nichols• October 11, 2018 City officials and residents say there is no Venezuelan gang “takeover” in Aurora, Colorado By Sofia Ahmed• September 9, 2024 4 questions on the fight over Obamacare and what happens next By Jon Greenberg• July 20, 2017 Texas whups nation in poverty--for 50-plus years? By W. Gardner Selby• October 14, 2015 Sacramento Could Be One Of First Cities To Reform Single-Family Zoning. Here’s How It Would Work. By Chris Nichols• February 25, 2021 Is Stockton really home to ‘second highest rent increases’ in the nation? There’s no simple answer. By Chris Nichols• October 10, 2019 Mailbag: 'Compromise' ratings get readers riled By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 6, 2009 Fact-checking claims about Breonna Taylor’s death By Noah Y. Kim, Miriam Valverde• September 25, 2020 No, really -- it's True By Tom Kertscher• June 8, 2015 Disease-carrying mosquitoes are adapting. How researchers are racing, and stumbling, to keep up By Jon Greenberg• December 21, 2016 Critics accuse President Donald Trump of insider trading. Experts say that’s a stretch. By Louis Jacobson• April 10, 2025 Sorting out the police reports highlighted in an ad attacking US Senate candidate Herschel Walker By Tom Kertscher• April 4, 2022 A ‘crook’? ‘Totally exonerated’? Misleading claims about Ga. Sen. David Perdue and his stock trades By Tom Kertscher• December 4, 2020 Does a bullet analysis clear Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer? What an ‘inconclusive’ result means By Loreben Tuquero• April 2, 2026 Joe Biden’s plan to reunify families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border under Trump By Miriam Valverde• February 15, 2021
Political Insider Florida for All Salmon for All Center for Individual Freedom Safety For All Initiative Families USA Focus on the Family The Family Foundation Georgia Family Council Illinois Family Institute Wisconsin Family Action Family Forward Oregon Focus on the Family Action Protect Families First National Partnership for Women & Families Wisconsin Working Families Party
Barney Simms stated on June 29, 2010 in a letter: "Have the suburbs been inundated with former residents of Atlanta housing projects? Absolutely not." By Eric Stirgus• July 20, 2010 Bloggers stated on July 12, 2018 in a blog post: "Hillary in hiding as police discover dead body hidden in Huma Abedin’s dumpster." By Bill McCarthy• July 19, 2018 Viral image stated on May 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: A long list shows “new CDC guidelines for reopening schools.” By Ciara O'Rourke• May 22, 2020 Kamala Harris stated on September 12, 2024 in a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina: Former President Donald Trump “started out with $400 million on a silver platter and then filed for bankruptcy six times.” By Louis Jacobson• September 20, 2024 Viral image stated on February 25, 2023 in an Instagram post: Photos of an apartment building in Kyiv are evidence the war in Ukraine “is fake.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 27, 2023 Patricia McCloskey stated on August 24, 2020 in a speech at the 2020 Republican National Convention: Democrats and Joe Biden “want to abolish the suburbs altogether by ending single-family home zoning.” By Bill McCarthy• August 25, 2020 Donald Trump stated on April 07, 2018 in a tweet: EPA administrator Scott Pruitt's short-term rental "was about market rate." By Jon Greenberg• April 10, 2018 Philip Levine stated on March 02, 2017 in a post on Facebook: Says Airbnb "decreases real estate values and increases costs for workforce housing." By Amy Sherman• March 20, 2017 Bee Moorhead stated on September 29, 2015 in an oped article in the Austin American-Statesman: Texas has "outstripped the national poverty rate" since "at least 1959." By W. Gardner Selby• October 12, 2015 Leah Vukmir stated on July 05, 2018 in a news release: Says Mark Pocan’s proposal to eliminate the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would "eliminate border enforcement." By Tom Kertscher• July 13, 2018 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on July 23, 2018 in a tweet: In New York City, "for every one person experiencing homelessness here, there are about three vacant apartments." By Jon Greenberg• July 25, 2018 Facebook posts stated on July 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: "SIX of the most prominent activists during the Ferguson riots have all been found burned to death in their cars. There are no coincidences here." By Samantha Putterman• July 25, 2019 Bill Lynch stated on July 15, 2010 in in a press release: Cicilline "continues to accept hundreds of thousands of dollars in lobbyist, corporate PAC and insider money to fund his campaign." By Cynthia Needham• August 1, 2010 Donald Trump stated on August 16, 2020 in a Wall Street Journal op-ed: “For the past three years, the state senator who represents Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco, has led a push to abolish single-family zoning in California.” By Chris Nichols• August 17, 2020 Paul Workman stated on June 15, 2017 in an oped commentary in the Austin American-Statesman: Says it’s documented that City of Austin fees for building an apartment complex are nearly 10 times what Dallas levies. By Shonda Novak, W. Gardner Selby• July 13, 2017 Tom DeLay stated on September 01, 2016 in an interview on MSNBC: Says most illegal immigrants draw "welfare benefits, they’re sending their kids to school, they’re using the public services." By Dylan Baddour• September 28, 2016 Bloggers stated on October 27, 2018 in a post on Facebook: "Pipe bomber suspect pictured last year with Izzy Hernandez. ... a Democrat Donor/Supporter." By Tessa Weinberg• November 1, 2018 Justin Hewlett stated on May 16, 2012 in a campaign mailer.: Says the majority of candidates in Texas’ 25th Congressional District live outside the district. By W. Gardner Selby• May 23, 2012 Chain email stated on July 25, 2010 in an e-mail: After Hurricane Katrina, "Dallas and San Antonio took in 5,000 to 10,000 refugees each, but (Bill) White brought in 250,000 and put them up in his 'buddies' empty apartment buildings and let the federal government pay their rents for over two years. They did not return to New Orleans, most of them are on welfare." By Ciara O'Rourke• September 19, 2010 Mark Pocan stated on January 11, 2017 in a letter: Says Betsy DeVos and her family "have donated extensively to groups which promote the idea that students who identify as LGBT must undergo 'conversion' therapy." By Tom Kertscher, Dave Umhoefer• January 25, 2017
Comparing the Breonna Taylor and Justine Damond cases By Ciara O'Rourke• September 24, 2020 ‘The California price’: Why it costs so much to build a home in the Golden State By Chris Nichols• November 19, 2019 Fact-checking coronavirus claims by Pennsylvania politicians By Jessica Calefati• March 25, 2020 Fact-checking Pete Buttigieg’s Fox News town hall in Des Moines, Iowa By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• January 27, 2020 A primary primer: A look inside the Gingrich file By Dave Umhoefer• March 30, 2012 Fact-checking claims about California’s rent control measure Prop 10 By Chris Nichols• October 11, 2018 City officials and residents say there is no Venezuelan gang “takeover” in Aurora, Colorado By Sofia Ahmed• September 9, 2024 4 questions on the fight over Obamacare and what happens next By Jon Greenberg• July 20, 2017 Texas whups nation in poverty--for 50-plus years? By W. Gardner Selby• October 14, 2015 Sacramento Could Be One Of First Cities To Reform Single-Family Zoning. Here’s How It Would Work. By Chris Nichols• February 25, 2021 Is Stockton really home to ‘second highest rent increases’ in the nation? There’s no simple answer. By Chris Nichols• October 10, 2019 Mailbag: 'Compromise' ratings get readers riled By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 6, 2009 Fact-checking claims about Breonna Taylor’s death By Noah Y. Kim, Miriam Valverde• September 25, 2020 No, really -- it's True By Tom Kertscher• June 8, 2015 Disease-carrying mosquitoes are adapting. How researchers are racing, and stumbling, to keep up By Jon Greenberg• December 21, 2016 Critics accuse President Donald Trump of insider trading. Experts say that’s a stretch. By Louis Jacobson• April 10, 2025 Sorting out the police reports highlighted in an ad attacking US Senate candidate Herschel Walker By Tom Kertscher• April 4, 2022 A ‘crook’? ‘Totally exonerated’? Misleading claims about Ga. Sen. David Perdue and his stock trades By Tom Kertscher• December 4, 2020 Does a bullet analysis clear Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer? What an ‘inconclusive’ result means By Loreben Tuquero• April 2, 2026 Joe Biden’s plan to reunify families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border under Trump By Miriam Valverde• February 15, 2021