42 People 20424 Fact-checks 7260 Articles People (42) PolitiFact go PolitiFact go American Commitment Right to Rise Burger King John King Peter King Tom King Bob King Steven King Stephen King Phil King Karl King D.A. King Angus King Jessica King Steve King Chris King Now or Never PAC Rebuilding America Now Stop Gillnetting Now Fact-checks (20424) Steve King stated on May 06, 2009 in a Fox News interview: The federal Hate Crimes Prevention Act bill would create "special protection for pedophiles." By Robert Farley• May 14, 2009 Bill O'Reilly stated on October 23, 2009 in a comment on the O'Reilly Factor: When White House communications director Anita Dunn said that Mao Tse-tung was "one of her favorite philosophers, only Fox News picked that up." By Louis Jacobson• October 27, 2009 Mike Pence stated on March 17, 2009 in a TV interview: "Tens of billions of dollars (from taxpayer-funded bailouts) ... flowed straight through AIG into the coffers of foreign corporations and foreign banks." By Robert Farley• March 20, 2009 John Kline stated on October 08, 2009 in a press release: Under the Hate Crimes bill, "any pastor, preacher, priest, rabbi or imam who gives a sermon out of their moral traditions about sexual practices could be found guilty of a federal crime." By Robert Farley• October 9, 2009 Eric Johnson stated on March 26, 2012 in a Twitter post: "Obama tells Russia that he'll turn over America's defense system to them if re-elected." By Eric Stirgus• April 2, 2012 William Lacy Clay stated on August 18, 2017 in an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "Calling for the assassination of the president is a federal crime." By Emily Sanderson, Tessa Weinberg• September 15, 2017 Seth Moulton stated on March 24, 2026 in an interview on MS NOW: "Bombing civilian power infrastructure is a war crime.” By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• April 2, 2026 Charlotte Bergmann stated on January 10, 2012 in a campaign billboard along I-240.: "Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican." By Bartholomew Sullivan• January 23, 2012 Greg Abbott stated on July 16, 2010 in an interview with Fox News: "More lives have been lost because of the war with the drug cartels in Juarez alone, just a few blocks from the United States of America, than have been lost in the war in Afghanistan." By Ciara O'Rourke• October 5, 2010 Boyd Richie stated on November 15, 2011 in an email blast: Says King Street Patriots held a fundraiser featuring an author who believes that registering the poor to vote is un-American. By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• December 16, 2011 Philip Van Cleave stated on January 18, 2016 in a speech: Martin Luther King Jr. "was a Republican." By Sean Gorman• January 25, 2016 Bloggers stated on December 31, 2018 in a post on Facebook: "Since 2001, 63,000 of us were murdered by illegal aliens." By Ciara O'Rourke• January 9, 2019 Marco Rubio stated on November 23, 2013 in a press release: "Just days ago, Iran's Supreme Leader (Ali) Khamenei, who will oversee implementation of this agreement, was calling Israel a 'rabid dog' and accusing the United States of war crimes." By Julie Kliegman• November 27, 2013 Peter King stated on August 31, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": The United States had "allies lined up" for air strikes in Syria and then Obama "pulled the rug out." By Steve Contorno, Jon Greenberg• August 31, 2014 Danny Porter stated on May 04, 2015 in an interview with AM750 and 95.5 FM News/Talk WSB radio: "A sitting sheriff cannot be charged except by a warrant issued by a Superior Court judge." By Nancy Badertscher, April Hunt• May 6, 2015 John McCain stated on November 29, 2007 in a campaign event in St. Petersburg: " ... following World War II war crime trials were convened. The Japanese were tried and convicted and hung for war crimes committed against American POWs. Among those charges for which they were convicted was waterboarding." By John Frank• December 18, 2007 Charlie Crist stated on March 02, 2010 in his State of the State address.: "Florida's new fingerprint identification system is improving our rate of solving cold cases by 300 percent." By Aaron Sharockman• March 8, 2010 Facebook posts stated on September 11, 2022 in a Facebook post: King Charles III signed “a proclamation stating that Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election and is the rightful president by law.” By Madison Czopek• September 12, 2022 True Pundit stated on February 08, 2017 in a web post: Says a video shows "Coretta Scott King thanking Jeff Sessions for Rosa Parks library." By Louis Jacobson• February 9, 2017 Jim DeMint stated on June 15, 2012 in a news release: Says President Obama's new immigration plan "is amnesty." By Jon Greenberg• June 20, 2012 Articles (7260) In Context: Ted Nugent saying if Obama wins, 'I will either be dead or in jail' By Becky Bowers• April 19, 2012 Mailbag: 'What are you? The kings of truth?' By Louis Jacobson• March 11, 2013 Focus on the facts By Robert Farley• April 23, 2008 One year into Russia’s war in Ukraine: A look at U.S. aid, and why the U.S. is involved By Louis Jacobson• February 23, 2023 Mad Money: The AIG edition By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 18, 2009 A Pants on Fire claim about hate crimes bill By Robert Farley• May 14, 2009 Mailbag: Hitting 'a new low' on health care By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 5, 2009 Russia, Ukraine, and the contested language of genocide By Louis Jacobson• April 11, 2022 War crime prosecutions in the Russia-Ukraine war: What to expect By Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2022 Hillary Clinton's acceptance speech, annotated By Joseph Cariz, Taylor Leighton, Adam Thorp• July 29, 2016 Trump disagrees with his own intelligence team. We catalog the differences By Louis Jacobson• January 31, 2019 Foreclosure freeze from banks, not Obama By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 23, 2009 In context: “Dreamers” and background checks By Miriam Valverde• December 12, 2016 RNC goes after Clinton, Obama on Iraq By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 30, 2007 PolitiFact's Top 10 pundit checks for 2009 By Robert Farley• December 30, 2009 The "Fairy Tale" Fracas By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 14, 2008 Chris Wallace asked why Vladimir Putin’s critics end up dead. Here are the details By Manuela Tobias• July 19, 2018 Bill on Hillary: She can win anywhere By Lissa August• September 24, 2007 Can the president pardon himself? 4 questions about the presidential pardon By Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel• July 21, 2017 Sorting out the truth about guns in Mexico By David Adams, Robert Farley• April 16, 2009
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Steve King stated on May 06, 2009 in a Fox News interview: The federal Hate Crimes Prevention Act bill would create "special protection for pedophiles." By Robert Farley• May 14, 2009 Bill O'Reilly stated on October 23, 2009 in a comment on the O'Reilly Factor: When White House communications director Anita Dunn said that Mao Tse-tung was "one of her favorite philosophers, only Fox News picked that up." By Louis Jacobson• October 27, 2009 Mike Pence stated on March 17, 2009 in a TV interview: "Tens of billions of dollars (from taxpayer-funded bailouts) ... flowed straight through AIG into the coffers of foreign corporations and foreign banks." By Robert Farley• March 20, 2009 John Kline stated on October 08, 2009 in a press release: Under the Hate Crimes bill, "any pastor, preacher, priest, rabbi or imam who gives a sermon out of their moral traditions about sexual practices could be found guilty of a federal crime." By Robert Farley• October 9, 2009 Eric Johnson stated on March 26, 2012 in a Twitter post: "Obama tells Russia that he'll turn over America's defense system to them if re-elected." By Eric Stirgus• April 2, 2012 William Lacy Clay stated on August 18, 2017 in an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "Calling for the assassination of the president is a federal crime." By Emily Sanderson, Tessa Weinberg• September 15, 2017 Seth Moulton stated on March 24, 2026 in an interview on MS NOW: "Bombing civilian power infrastructure is a war crime.” By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• April 2, 2026 Charlotte Bergmann stated on January 10, 2012 in a campaign billboard along I-240.: "Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican." By Bartholomew Sullivan• January 23, 2012 Greg Abbott stated on July 16, 2010 in an interview with Fox News: "More lives have been lost because of the war with the drug cartels in Juarez alone, just a few blocks from the United States of America, than have been lost in the war in Afghanistan." By Ciara O'Rourke• October 5, 2010 Boyd Richie stated on November 15, 2011 in an email blast: Says King Street Patriots held a fundraiser featuring an author who believes that registering the poor to vote is un-American. By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• December 16, 2011 Philip Van Cleave stated on January 18, 2016 in a speech: Martin Luther King Jr. "was a Republican." By Sean Gorman• January 25, 2016 Bloggers stated on December 31, 2018 in a post on Facebook: "Since 2001, 63,000 of us were murdered by illegal aliens." By Ciara O'Rourke• January 9, 2019 Marco Rubio stated on November 23, 2013 in a press release: "Just days ago, Iran's Supreme Leader (Ali) Khamenei, who will oversee implementation of this agreement, was calling Israel a 'rabid dog' and accusing the United States of war crimes." By Julie Kliegman• November 27, 2013 Peter King stated on August 31, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": The United States had "allies lined up" for air strikes in Syria and then Obama "pulled the rug out." By Steve Contorno, Jon Greenberg• August 31, 2014 Danny Porter stated on May 04, 2015 in an interview with AM750 and 95.5 FM News/Talk WSB radio: "A sitting sheriff cannot be charged except by a warrant issued by a Superior Court judge." By Nancy Badertscher, April Hunt• May 6, 2015 John McCain stated on November 29, 2007 in a campaign event in St. Petersburg: " ... following World War II war crime trials were convened. The Japanese were tried and convicted and hung for war crimes committed against American POWs. Among those charges for which they were convicted was waterboarding." By John Frank• December 18, 2007 Charlie Crist stated on March 02, 2010 in his State of the State address.: "Florida's new fingerprint identification system is improving our rate of solving cold cases by 300 percent." By Aaron Sharockman• March 8, 2010 Facebook posts stated on September 11, 2022 in a Facebook post: King Charles III signed “a proclamation stating that Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election and is the rightful president by law.” By Madison Czopek• September 12, 2022 True Pundit stated on February 08, 2017 in a web post: Says a video shows "Coretta Scott King thanking Jeff Sessions for Rosa Parks library." By Louis Jacobson• February 9, 2017 Jim DeMint stated on June 15, 2012 in a news release: Says President Obama's new immigration plan "is amnesty." By Jon Greenberg• June 20, 2012
In Context: Ted Nugent saying if Obama wins, 'I will either be dead or in jail' By Becky Bowers• April 19, 2012 Mailbag: 'What are you? The kings of truth?' By Louis Jacobson• March 11, 2013 Focus on the facts By Robert Farley• April 23, 2008 One year into Russia’s war in Ukraine: A look at U.S. aid, and why the U.S. is involved By Louis Jacobson• February 23, 2023 Mad Money: The AIG edition By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 18, 2009 A Pants on Fire claim about hate crimes bill By Robert Farley• May 14, 2009 Mailbag: Hitting 'a new low' on health care By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 5, 2009 Russia, Ukraine, and the contested language of genocide By Louis Jacobson• April 11, 2022 War crime prosecutions in the Russia-Ukraine war: What to expect By Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2022 Hillary Clinton's acceptance speech, annotated By Joseph Cariz, Taylor Leighton, Adam Thorp• July 29, 2016 Trump disagrees with his own intelligence team. We catalog the differences By Louis Jacobson• January 31, 2019 Foreclosure freeze from banks, not Obama By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 23, 2009 In context: “Dreamers” and background checks By Miriam Valverde• December 12, 2016 RNC goes after Clinton, Obama on Iraq By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 30, 2007 PolitiFact's Top 10 pundit checks for 2009 By Robert Farley• December 30, 2009 The "Fairy Tale" Fracas By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 14, 2008 Chris Wallace asked why Vladimir Putin’s critics end up dead. Here are the details By Manuela Tobias• July 19, 2018 Bill on Hillary: She can win anywhere By Lissa August• September 24, 2007 Can the president pardon himself? 4 questions about the presidential pardon By Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel• July 21, 2017 Sorting out the truth about guns in Mexico By David Adams, Robert Farley• April 16, 2009
