38 People 16671 Fact-checks 6285 Articles People (38) "Watch The Water" Maxine Waters Critics of water fluoridation Portlanders for Water Reform Austin Water Utility Clean Water Portland Food & Water Watch Progress Texas Texas GOP Texas Values Battleground Texas Texas Future Get EQUAL Texas Libertarian Party of Texas Texas Organizing Project Texas Association of Business Texas Department of Transportation Texas Medical Association Texas Right to Life Texas secession petition Fact-checks (16671) Travis Allen stated on February 13, 2017 in a press release: "The Oroville dam failure was entirely avoidable: California passed a $7.5 Billion water bond in 2014 but Jerry Brown didn't spend $1 on new water storage or improvements to existing infrastructure like Oroville." By Chris Nichols• February 16, 2017 Kirk Watson stated on October 21, 2012 in an answer for the League of Women Voters, Austiin Area, Voters Guide.: "Texas’ population is projected to double in the next 50 years or so, but our basic amount of water will remain about where it is now." By W. Gardner Selby• November 9, 2012 Michael Moore stated on November 11, 2016 in remarks on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": In Flint, Mich., "the pipes still haven't been replaced. The water is still poisoned." By Louis Jacobson• November 21, 2016 Instagram posts stated on September 27, 2022 in a post: "$12 billion more for Ukraine on top of $100+ billion while Jackson, Mississippi has yet to receive any funding to fix their water infrastructure." By Gabrielle Settles• October 6, 2022 Kathleen Vinehout stated on February 24, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin children are crossing "condemned bridges in the middle of the winter to get to the school bus." By Tom Kertscher• March 3, 2017 Greg Abbott stated on June 16, 2021 in a press conference: “Carnage" is being caused "by people who are coming across the border." By Brandon Mulder• July 2, 2021 Mitt Romney stated on February 04, 2012 in a speech in Las Vegas, Nev.: "President Obama is shrinking our military." By Louis Jacobson• February 8, 2012 Lena Taylor stated on November 20, 2019 in news release: Lead levels in Milwaukee's water "are higher than Flint, MI." By D.L. Davis• January 10, 2020 Rick Kriseman stated on June 24, 2017 in a "Tampa Bay Times" article: Says that compared to Rick Baker's time as mayor, Kriseman "had wet weather events that he did not experience" that caused sewage spills. Baker "went through significant periods of drought during his time as mayor." By Allison Graves• August 10, 2017 Bill White stated on May 17, 2010 in an e-mail: "Rick Perry attempted to fast-track unnecessary coal-fired power plants, which degrade air quality and would cost billions. Fortunately, a court stopped him." By Ciara O'Rourke• June 7, 2010 Joe Biden stated on July 09, 2009 in a news release.: "Across the country, $174 billion of the Recovery Act have been committed in its first 130 days." By Catharine Richert• July 15, 2009 Glenn Beck stated on July 22, 2009 in his TV program: John Holdren, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, "has proposed forcing abortions and putting sterilants in the drinking water to control population." By Robert Farley• July 29, 2009 Ted Cruz stated on December 15, 2020 in a tweet: Says that guidance urging vaccinated people to avoid travel and continue wearing masks is "profoundly anti-science." By Brandon Mulder• December 18, 2020 Independent Texans stated on September 03, 2013 in a white paper on Proposition 6: $6 billion water bond program voters passed in 2011 "has yet to be tapped." By Sue Owen• October 29, 2013 Andy Biggs stated on May 07, 2020 in a letter: "States like New York, Illinois and California have been vocal in their demands for funding to bail out their pension systems, which were failing long before the COVID-19 outbreak, and other programs that aren’t related to this crisis." By Jill Terreri Ramos• May 19, 2020 Beto O'Rourke stated on April 29, 2019 in climate change plan: "60 million Americans live in a place where the water they drink is unsafe." By Miriam Valverde• May 7, 2019 Charles Krauthammer stated on January 02, 2014 in a "Washington Post" op-ed: Buried in the Affordable Care Act is "a huge government bailout." By Jon Greenberg• January 13, 2014 Michelle Wolf stated on April 29, 2018 in a speech at the White House Correspondents Dinner: "Flint still doesn’t have clean water." By Louis Jacobson• May 1, 2018 Lara Logan stated on February 19, 2021 in a TV segment: "The reality" in Texas is that "you’re flying helicopters, using fossil fuels, to put oil on wind turbines to defrost them.” By Bill McCarthy• February 24, 2021 Bernie Sanders stated on March 06, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.: "(Flint, Mich., is) paying three times more for poison water than I am paying in Burlington, Vt., for clean water." By Joshua Gillin• March 7, 2016 Articles (6285) What the federal infrastructure bill means for water systems nationwide By Jon Greenberg• September 2, 2022 Perry-O-Meter debuts to gauge governor's promises By W. Gardner Selby• January 14, 2011 PolitiFact California’s Top 10 Most Popular Fact Checks of 2017 By Chris Nichols• December 13, 2017 PolitiFact California's Top 10 fact checks (so far) in 2017 By Chris Nichols• July 14, 2017 Fact-checking COVID-19 prevention, treatment myths By Daniel Funke• March 26, 2020 Who made Big Apple sweeter? By Neil Skene• November 21, 2007 Florida’s attorney general said state is ‘under attack’ from weather modification. Is that true? By Loreben Tuquero• July 21, 2025 Nelson, Scott fact-checked each other in their first Florida Senate debate. We fact-checked them By Kyra Haas, Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• October 2, 2018 Rating Obama's response to the foreclosure crisis By Molly Moorhead• May 28, 2012 Fact-checking Texas Republicans on blackout blame By Brandon Mulder• February 18, 2021 How to stay warm without power in a winter storm By Daniel Funke• February 18, 2021 Are homemade face masks effective against COVID-19? By Daniel Funke• April 1, 2020 Fact-checking the Democratic debate in Flint, Mich. By Lauren Carroll, C. Eugene Emery Jr., Joshua Gillin, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• March 7, 2016 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s false and misleading claims about immigration, the border wall By Miriam Valverde• January 24, 2019 Income inequality in Texas, Maxine Waters' secret edge, Obama on D-Day: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup By Dana Tims• June 2, 2014 How both sides play tricks with stimulus numbers By Louis Jacobson, Catharine Richert• July 15, 2009 Kamala Harris Says She ‘Took On The Big Banks’ As California Atty. General. Did She Go Far Enough? By Chris Nichols• August 25, 2020 Who's to blame for the Flint water crisis? By Louis Jacobson• February 15, 2016 How the U.S. funds disaster recovery By John Kruzel• September 14, 2017 Why are banks like First Republic and Silicon Valley failing? And how unusual is this? By Louis Jacobson• May 3, 2023
"Watch The Water" Maxine Waters Critics of water fluoridation Portlanders for Water Reform Austin Water Utility Clean Water Portland Food & Water Watch Progress Texas Texas GOP Texas Values Battleground Texas Texas Future Get EQUAL Texas Libertarian Party of Texas Texas Organizing Project Texas Association of Business Texas Department of Transportation Texas Medical Association Texas Right to Life Texas secession petition
Travis Allen stated on February 13, 2017 in a press release: "The Oroville dam failure was entirely avoidable: California passed a $7.5 Billion water bond in 2014 but Jerry Brown didn't spend $1 on new water storage or improvements to existing infrastructure like Oroville." By Chris Nichols• February 16, 2017 Kirk Watson stated on October 21, 2012 in an answer for the League of Women Voters, Austiin Area, Voters Guide.: "Texas’ population is projected to double in the next 50 years or so, but our basic amount of water will remain about where it is now." By W. Gardner Selby• November 9, 2012 Michael Moore stated on November 11, 2016 in remarks on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": In Flint, Mich., "the pipes still haven't been replaced. The water is still poisoned." By Louis Jacobson• November 21, 2016 Instagram posts stated on September 27, 2022 in a post: "$12 billion more for Ukraine on top of $100+ billion while Jackson, Mississippi has yet to receive any funding to fix their water infrastructure." By Gabrielle Settles• October 6, 2022 Kathleen Vinehout stated on February 24, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin children are crossing "condemned bridges in the middle of the winter to get to the school bus." By Tom Kertscher• March 3, 2017 Greg Abbott stated on June 16, 2021 in a press conference: “Carnage" is being caused "by people who are coming across the border." By Brandon Mulder• July 2, 2021 Mitt Romney stated on February 04, 2012 in a speech in Las Vegas, Nev.: "President Obama is shrinking our military." By Louis Jacobson• February 8, 2012 Lena Taylor stated on November 20, 2019 in news release: Lead levels in Milwaukee's water "are higher than Flint, MI." By D.L. Davis• January 10, 2020 Rick Kriseman stated on June 24, 2017 in a "Tampa Bay Times" article: Says that compared to Rick Baker's time as mayor, Kriseman "had wet weather events that he did not experience" that caused sewage spills. Baker "went through significant periods of drought during his time as mayor." By Allison Graves• August 10, 2017 Bill White stated on May 17, 2010 in an e-mail: "Rick Perry attempted to fast-track unnecessary coal-fired power plants, which degrade air quality and would cost billions. Fortunately, a court stopped him." By Ciara O'Rourke• June 7, 2010 Joe Biden stated on July 09, 2009 in a news release.: "Across the country, $174 billion of the Recovery Act have been committed in its first 130 days." By Catharine Richert• July 15, 2009 Glenn Beck stated on July 22, 2009 in his TV program: John Holdren, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, "has proposed forcing abortions and putting sterilants in the drinking water to control population." By Robert Farley• July 29, 2009 Ted Cruz stated on December 15, 2020 in a tweet: Says that guidance urging vaccinated people to avoid travel and continue wearing masks is "profoundly anti-science." By Brandon Mulder• December 18, 2020 Independent Texans stated on September 03, 2013 in a white paper on Proposition 6: $6 billion water bond program voters passed in 2011 "has yet to be tapped." By Sue Owen• October 29, 2013 Andy Biggs stated on May 07, 2020 in a letter: "States like New York, Illinois and California have been vocal in their demands for funding to bail out their pension systems, which were failing long before the COVID-19 outbreak, and other programs that aren’t related to this crisis." By Jill Terreri Ramos• May 19, 2020 Beto O'Rourke stated on April 29, 2019 in climate change plan: "60 million Americans live in a place where the water they drink is unsafe." By Miriam Valverde• May 7, 2019 Charles Krauthammer stated on January 02, 2014 in a "Washington Post" op-ed: Buried in the Affordable Care Act is "a huge government bailout." By Jon Greenberg• January 13, 2014 Michelle Wolf stated on April 29, 2018 in a speech at the White House Correspondents Dinner: "Flint still doesn’t have clean water." By Louis Jacobson• May 1, 2018 Lara Logan stated on February 19, 2021 in a TV segment: "The reality" in Texas is that "you’re flying helicopters, using fossil fuels, to put oil on wind turbines to defrost them.” By Bill McCarthy• February 24, 2021 Bernie Sanders stated on March 06, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.: "(Flint, Mich., is) paying three times more for poison water than I am paying in Burlington, Vt., for clean water." By Joshua Gillin• March 7, 2016
What the federal infrastructure bill means for water systems nationwide By Jon Greenberg• September 2, 2022 Perry-O-Meter debuts to gauge governor's promises By W. Gardner Selby• January 14, 2011 PolitiFact California’s Top 10 Most Popular Fact Checks of 2017 By Chris Nichols• December 13, 2017 PolitiFact California's Top 10 fact checks (so far) in 2017 By Chris Nichols• July 14, 2017 Fact-checking COVID-19 prevention, treatment myths By Daniel Funke• March 26, 2020 Who made Big Apple sweeter? By Neil Skene• November 21, 2007 Florida’s attorney general said state is ‘under attack’ from weather modification. Is that true? By Loreben Tuquero• July 21, 2025 Nelson, Scott fact-checked each other in their first Florida Senate debate. We fact-checked them By Kyra Haas, Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• October 2, 2018 Rating Obama's response to the foreclosure crisis By Molly Moorhead• May 28, 2012 Fact-checking Texas Republicans on blackout blame By Brandon Mulder• February 18, 2021 How to stay warm without power in a winter storm By Daniel Funke• February 18, 2021 Are homemade face masks effective against COVID-19? By Daniel Funke• April 1, 2020 Fact-checking the Democratic debate in Flint, Mich. By Lauren Carroll, C. Eugene Emery Jr., Joshua Gillin, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• March 7, 2016 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s false and misleading claims about immigration, the border wall By Miriam Valverde• January 24, 2019 Income inequality in Texas, Maxine Waters' secret edge, Obama on D-Day: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup By Dana Tims• June 2, 2014 How both sides play tricks with stimulus numbers By Louis Jacobson, Catharine Richert• July 15, 2009 Kamala Harris Says She ‘Took On The Big Banks’ As California Atty. General. Did She Go Far Enough? By Chris Nichols• August 25, 2020 Who's to blame for the Flint water crisis? By Louis Jacobson• February 15, 2016 How the U.S. funds disaster recovery By John Kruzel• September 14, 2017 Why are banks like First Republic and Silicon Valley failing? And how unusual is this? By Louis Jacobson• May 3, 2023
