75 People 24079 Fact-checks 8059 Articles People (75) Act for America Left Action Vote No on 3 What Happens in the USA Florida Supreme Court Right to Rise Protect Your Vote Rock the Vote True The Vote Vote No On 2 Vote No on 4 Vote NO on 8 Conservatives for Patients' Rights Constitutional Rights PAC Fight Right Inc. Ohio Right to Life Turn Right USA Basic Rights Oregon Get Georgia Right Texas Right to Life Fact-checks (24079) John Roberts stated on February 27, 2013 in a Supreme Court oral argument: "Do you know which state has the worst ratio of white voter turnout to African-American voter turnout? Massachusetts. Do you know what has the best, where African-American turnout actually exceeds white turnout? Mississippi." By Louis Jacobson• March 5, 2013 Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Ron Johnson and 36 other senators “voted for federal agencies to have access to your internet history without obtaining a warrant.” By Eric Litke• May 21, 2020 Barack Obama stated on December 13, 2010 in a television interview: "When Social Security was passed, there were all kinds of lawsuits," just as there have been in the legal battle over the new health care law. By Louis Jacobson• December 15, 2010 Rick Scott stated on February 11, 2012 in speech at CPAC: "We are poised to get rid of over 1,000 more regulations in 2012." By Katie Sanders• February 17, 2012 Mitt Romney stated on August 06, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Under Obama’s plan (for welfare), you wouldn’t have to work and wouldn’t have to train for a job. They just send you your welfare check." By Molly Moorhead• August 7, 2012 Americans United for Change stated on June 11, 2010 in a TV commercial: "Every day, oil continues to pour into the Gulf of Mexico. ... Even with disaster on our coast..., Richard Burr voted to let big oil off the hook." By Louis Jacobson• June 25, 2010 Jeffrey Toobin stated on May 02, 2022 in an interview on CNN: “There has never been a leak anything like this” draft of a Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade. “There’s never been a leak of a vote — much less an actual opinion, much less in a case of this significance.” By Madison Czopek• May 4, 2022 Chris Collins stated on August 01, 2016 in an interview on MSNBC.: Hillary Clinton "has already said she's going to wipe out the Second Amendment. She doesn't believe in the First Amendment. And, she also believes in big government, which flies in the face of the 10th Amendment" By Dan Clark• August 12, 2016 Ron Johnson stated on August 09, 2016 in a TV ad: "During his 18-year Senate career, (Russ Feingold) supported judges who voted to deny your individual Second Amendment right. … (He) promises to protect those rights, but that's not what his record shows." By Jonathan Anderson• October 19, 2016 Donald Trump stated on May 02, 2024 in an X post: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called voter ID “racist,” calls NRA a “terrorist organization” and supports affirmative action. By Amy Sherman• May 14, 2024 Bill McCollum stated on March 23, 2010 in a press release.: Florida's legal challenge of the federal health care bill is "bipartisan." By Aaron Sharockman• March 23, 2010 Facebook posts stated on February 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Dr. Robert Gallo, the man who helped discover the HIV virus, confessed he was "forced" to "create the HIV virus as a secret weapon to wipe out the African race." By Samantha Putterman• February 15, 2019 Mark Herring stated on March 10, 2016 in a letter: "Every (U.S. Supreme Court) nominee since 1875 has received a nomination hearing." By Warren Fiske, Sean Gorman• March 20, 2016 Joe Biden stated on September 27, 2020 in a speech: Says Amy Coney Barrett “has a written track record, disagreeing adamantly with the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the ACA. In fact, she publicly criticized Chief Justice Roberts’ opinion upholding the law eight years ago.” By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 28, 2020 Lindsey Graham stated on July 13, 2009 in a Senate hearing: "Now, there was a time when someone like Scalia and Ginsburg got 95-plus votes." By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 13, 2009 Newt Gingrich stated on October 25, 2016 in an interview with Fox News' Megyn Kelly: In the Paula Jones case, Bill Clinton paid an "$850,000 penalty." By Louis Jacobson• October 27, 2016 Viral image stated on July 01, 2024 in a Threads post: “In official capacity, Biden orders DOJ to arrest 6 justices of SCOTUS.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 5, 2024 Barack Obama stated on April 10, 2014 in speech at the Lyndon B. Johnson Library: During Lyndon B. Johnson’s first 20 years in Congress, "he opposed every civil rights measure that came up for a vote." By W. Gardner Selby• April 14, 2014 Vince Megna stated on January 01, 2013 in a statement on campaign website: "200 consumer laws were destroyed" in 2011 when Gov. Scott Walker signed Act 92. By Dave Umhoefer• January 14, 2013 Justice Democrats stated on April 25, 2019 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden "voted for the Iraq War, for mass incarceration, and for the Bankruptcy Reform Act while voting against gay marriage, reproductive rights, and school desegregation." By Jon Greenberg• April 26, 2019 Articles (8059) Fact-checks about Selma and the Voting Rights Act By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2015 Fact-checking claims about Selma and Voting Rights Act By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2015 Fact-checking the chief justice on voter turnout By Louis Jacobson• March 6, 2013 For the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, a look back at our fact-checks By Amy Sherman• August 7, 2015 Ask PolitiFact: Is it illegal to leak a draft Supreme Court opinion? By Bill McCarthy• May 5, 2022 Cataloging the political and policy uncertainties of the Roe decision leak By Julie Rovner• May 3, 2022 Democrats’ playbook for stopping Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick By Katie Akin, John Kruzel• July 3, 2018 In Context: Ted Nugent saying if Obama wins, 'I will either be dead or in jail' By Becky Bowers• April 19, 2012 President Donald Trump called for a judge’s impeachment. It’s unlikely to happen. By Amy Sherman• March 19, 2025 The legal challenge to mailing absentee ballot applications to Michigan voters, explained By Clara Hendrickson• July 16, 2020 Did the Supreme Court grant Trump new powers to reshape immigration and health care? By Jon Greenberg• July 22, 2020 Fact-checking voting laws: a year-end report By Amy Sherman• December 19, 2013 What to know as the ACA yet again heads to the Supreme Court By Julie Rovner• November 9, 2020 Ask PolitiFact: What is independent state legislature theory, and could it create election chaos? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 5, 2022 When did Hillary Clinton wipe clean her private email server? By Joshua Gillin, Linda Qiu, Aaron Sharockman• July 12, 2015 Tracking the shift after Joe Biden’s same-sex marriage ‘epiphany’ By Matthew Crowley• March 17, 2023 PunditFact: When did Hillary Clinton wipe her email server clean? By Joshua Gillin, Linda Qiu, Aaron Sharockman• July 12, 2015 7 questions about Obama's Supreme Court nomination By Lauren Carroll, C. Eugene Emery Jr.• March 16, 2016 Our roundup of recent Wisconsin recall ratings By Dave Umhoefer• May 29, 2012 Truth is elusive in Wisconsin recall campaign By Dave Umhoefer• May 30, 2012
Act for America Left Action Vote No on 3 What Happens in the USA Florida Supreme Court Right to Rise Protect Your Vote Rock the Vote True The Vote Vote No On 2 Vote No on 4 Vote NO on 8 Conservatives for Patients' Rights Constitutional Rights PAC Fight Right Inc. Ohio Right to Life Turn Right USA Basic Rights Oregon Get Georgia Right Texas Right to Life
John Roberts stated on February 27, 2013 in a Supreme Court oral argument: "Do you know which state has the worst ratio of white voter turnout to African-American voter turnout? Massachusetts. Do you know what has the best, where African-American turnout actually exceeds white turnout? Mississippi." By Louis Jacobson• March 5, 2013 Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Ron Johnson and 36 other senators “voted for federal agencies to have access to your internet history without obtaining a warrant.” By Eric Litke• May 21, 2020 Barack Obama stated on December 13, 2010 in a television interview: "When Social Security was passed, there were all kinds of lawsuits," just as there have been in the legal battle over the new health care law. By Louis Jacobson• December 15, 2010 Rick Scott stated on February 11, 2012 in speech at CPAC: "We are poised to get rid of over 1,000 more regulations in 2012." By Katie Sanders• February 17, 2012 Mitt Romney stated on August 06, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Under Obama’s plan (for welfare), you wouldn’t have to work and wouldn’t have to train for a job. They just send you your welfare check." By Molly Moorhead• August 7, 2012 Americans United for Change stated on June 11, 2010 in a TV commercial: "Every day, oil continues to pour into the Gulf of Mexico. ... Even with disaster on our coast..., Richard Burr voted to let big oil off the hook." By Louis Jacobson• June 25, 2010 Jeffrey Toobin stated on May 02, 2022 in an interview on CNN: “There has never been a leak anything like this” draft of a Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade. “There’s never been a leak of a vote — much less an actual opinion, much less in a case of this significance.” By Madison Czopek• May 4, 2022 Chris Collins stated on August 01, 2016 in an interview on MSNBC.: Hillary Clinton "has already said she's going to wipe out the Second Amendment. She doesn't believe in the First Amendment. And, she also believes in big government, which flies in the face of the 10th Amendment" By Dan Clark• August 12, 2016 Ron Johnson stated on August 09, 2016 in a TV ad: "During his 18-year Senate career, (Russ Feingold) supported judges who voted to deny your individual Second Amendment right. … (He) promises to protect those rights, but that's not what his record shows." By Jonathan Anderson• October 19, 2016 Donald Trump stated on May 02, 2024 in an X post: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called voter ID “racist,” calls NRA a “terrorist organization” and supports affirmative action. By Amy Sherman• May 14, 2024 Bill McCollum stated on March 23, 2010 in a press release.: Florida's legal challenge of the federal health care bill is "bipartisan." By Aaron Sharockman• March 23, 2010 Facebook posts stated on February 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Dr. Robert Gallo, the man who helped discover the HIV virus, confessed he was "forced" to "create the HIV virus as a secret weapon to wipe out the African race." By Samantha Putterman• February 15, 2019 Mark Herring stated on March 10, 2016 in a letter: "Every (U.S. Supreme Court) nominee since 1875 has received a nomination hearing." By Warren Fiske, Sean Gorman• March 20, 2016 Joe Biden stated on September 27, 2020 in a speech: Says Amy Coney Barrett “has a written track record, disagreeing adamantly with the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the ACA. In fact, she publicly criticized Chief Justice Roberts’ opinion upholding the law eight years ago.” By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 28, 2020 Lindsey Graham stated on July 13, 2009 in a Senate hearing: "Now, there was a time when someone like Scalia and Ginsburg got 95-plus votes." By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 13, 2009 Newt Gingrich stated on October 25, 2016 in an interview with Fox News' Megyn Kelly: In the Paula Jones case, Bill Clinton paid an "$850,000 penalty." By Louis Jacobson• October 27, 2016 Viral image stated on July 01, 2024 in a Threads post: “In official capacity, Biden orders DOJ to arrest 6 justices of SCOTUS.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 5, 2024 Barack Obama stated on April 10, 2014 in speech at the Lyndon B. Johnson Library: During Lyndon B. Johnson’s first 20 years in Congress, "he opposed every civil rights measure that came up for a vote." By W. Gardner Selby• April 14, 2014 Vince Megna stated on January 01, 2013 in a statement on campaign website: "200 consumer laws were destroyed" in 2011 when Gov. Scott Walker signed Act 92. By Dave Umhoefer• January 14, 2013 Justice Democrats stated on April 25, 2019 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden "voted for the Iraq War, for mass incarceration, and for the Bankruptcy Reform Act while voting against gay marriage, reproductive rights, and school desegregation." By Jon Greenberg• April 26, 2019
Fact-checks about Selma and the Voting Rights Act By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2015 Fact-checking claims about Selma and Voting Rights Act By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2015 Fact-checking the chief justice on voter turnout By Louis Jacobson• March 6, 2013 For the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, a look back at our fact-checks By Amy Sherman• August 7, 2015 Ask PolitiFact: Is it illegal to leak a draft Supreme Court opinion? By Bill McCarthy• May 5, 2022 Cataloging the political and policy uncertainties of the Roe decision leak By Julie Rovner• May 3, 2022 Democrats’ playbook for stopping Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick By Katie Akin, John Kruzel• July 3, 2018 In Context: Ted Nugent saying if Obama wins, 'I will either be dead or in jail' By Becky Bowers• April 19, 2012 President Donald Trump called for a judge’s impeachment. It’s unlikely to happen. By Amy Sherman• March 19, 2025 The legal challenge to mailing absentee ballot applications to Michigan voters, explained By Clara Hendrickson• July 16, 2020 Did the Supreme Court grant Trump new powers to reshape immigration and health care? By Jon Greenberg• July 22, 2020 Fact-checking voting laws: a year-end report By Amy Sherman• December 19, 2013 What to know as the ACA yet again heads to the Supreme Court By Julie Rovner• November 9, 2020 Ask PolitiFact: What is independent state legislature theory, and could it create election chaos? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 5, 2022 When did Hillary Clinton wipe clean her private email server? By Joshua Gillin, Linda Qiu, Aaron Sharockman• July 12, 2015 Tracking the shift after Joe Biden’s same-sex marriage ‘epiphany’ By Matthew Crowley• March 17, 2023 PunditFact: When did Hillary Clinton wipe her email server clean? By Joshua Gillin, Linda Qiu, Aaron Sharockman• July 12, 2015 7 questions about Obama's Supreme Court nomination By Lauren Carroll, C. Eugene Emery Jr.• March 16, 2016 Our roundup of recent Wisconsin recall ratings By Dave Umhoefer• May 29, 2012 Truth is elusive in Wisconsin recall campaign By Dave Umhoefer• May 30, 2012
