20 People 21896 Fact-checks 7462 Articles People (20) Florida Supreme Court Watts Up With That Charlie Justice Democrats Rising Right to Rise Moms Rising Stand Up To China Justice Democrats Jim Justice Demand Justice Illinois Rising Action Foundation for a Secure and Prosperous America Americans for Job Security Secure America Now Social Security Works Wisconsin Association for Justice Ending Spending Action Fund Save Flexible Spending Plans Environmental Justice League of R.I Rhode Island Retirement Security Coalition Fact-checks (21896) David Axelrod stated on March 14, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: "Under the ruling of the Supreme Court, any lobbyist could go into any legislator and say, if you don't vote our way on this bill, we're going to run a million-dollar campaign against you in your district." By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2010 Amy Klobuchar stated on October 30, 2022 in an interview on Meet the Press: “One in six local election officials have received threats of violence” and threats against judges have doubled over four years and threats against members of Congress have increased by 10 times over five years. By Amy Sherman• November 1, 2022 Susan Collins stated on June 12, 2026 in an interview with the media: The Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling on abortion “has not had an impact on the state of Maine in that Maine actually expanded its law.” By Amy Sherman• June 23, 2026 Charlie Sykes stated on April 06, 2011 in comments made during his radio show: Says JoAnne Kloppenburg’s side had a "3-to-1 money advantage" in the Wisconsin Supreme Court campaign. By Dave Umhoefer• April 10, 2011 Joe Biden stated on October 09, 2020 in a TV campaign ad: Says Donald Trump “is pushing to slash Medicare benefits." By Stephanie Stapleton• October 23, 2020 Justin Clark stated on October 28, 2020 in a tweet: “Major decision protecting voting rights in Pa. Ballots received after Election Day will not be counted.” By Jessica Calefati• October 29, 2020 Ed Fallone stated on February 05, 2013 in an interview: Wisconsin's Supreme Court justices are "deciding fewer opinions in civil and criminal cases than they used to." By Tom Kertscher• February 18, 2013 New Hampshire Democratic Party stated on February 16, 2016 in a press release: Blocking a U.S. Supreme Court nomination during the remaining months of President Obama’s term "would leave the nation’s highest court with an unprecedented year-long vacancy." By Clay Wirestone• February 19, 2016 Jeffrey Toobin stated on April 12, 2010 in an interview on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report": "A filibuster has never really been successfully used against a Supreme Court justice." By Louis Jacobson• April 14, 2010 Sheldon Whitehouse stated on September 06, 2019 in an op-ed: "One unnamed donor gave $17 million to the Leo-affiliated Judicial Crisis Network to block the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland and to support Gorsuch; then a donor — perhaps the same one — gave another $17 million to prop up Kavanaugh." By John Kruzel• September 11, 2019 Jon Tester stated on October 04, 2018 in in a debate: "Dark money is paying for over 80 percent of (Kavanaugh’s) ads." By John Kruzel• October 5, 2018 Lindsey Graham stated on September 19, 2020 in a tweet: On confirming a Supreme Court justice nominee in a presidential election year. By Jon Greenberg• September 21, 2020 Jeb Bush stated on November 18, 2015 in a speech at the Citadel: For NATO exercises, "we don’t have enough of our own hardware and equipment even for training purposes. So the Brits are spotting us choppers." 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David Axelrod stated on March 14, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: "Under the ruling of the Supreme Court, any lobbyist could go into any legislator and say, if you don't vote our way on this bill, we're going to run a million-dollar campaign against you in your district." By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2010 Amy Klobuchar stated on October 30, 2022 in an interview on Meet the Press: “One in six local election officials have received threats of violence” and threats against judges have doubled over four years and threats against members of Congress have increased by 10 times over five years. By Amy Sherman• November 1, 2022 Susan Collins stated on June 12, 2026 in an interview with the media: The Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling on abortion “has not had an impact on the state of Maine in that Maine actually expanded its law.” By Amy Sherman• June 23, 2026 Charlie Sykes stated on April 06, 2011 in comments made during his radio show: Says JoAnne Kloppenburg’s side had a "3-to-1 money advantage" in the Wisconsin Supreme Court campaign. By Dave Umhoefer• April 10, 2011 Joe Biden stated on October 09, 2020 in a TV campaign ad: Says Donald Trump “is pushing to slash Medicare benefits." By Stephanie Stapleton• October 23, 2020 Justin Clark stated on October 28, 2020 in a tweet: “Major decision protecting voting rights in Pa. Ballots received after Election Day will not be counted.” By Jessica Calefati• October 29, 2020 Ed Fallone stated on February 05, 2013 in an interview: Wisconsin's Supreme Court justices are "deciding fewer opinions in civil and criminal cases than they used to." By Tom Kertscher• February 18, 2013 New Hampshire Democratic Party stated on February 16, 2016 in a press release: Blocking a U.S. Supreme Court nomination during the remaining months of President Obama’s term "would leave the nation’s highest court with an unprecedented year-long vacancy." By Clay Wirestone• February 19, 2016 Jeffrey Toobin stated on April 12, 2010 in an interview on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report": "A filibuster has never really been successfully used against a Supreme Court justice." By Louis Jacobson• April 14, 2010 Sheldon Whitehouse stated on September 06, 2019 in an op-ed: "One unnamed donor gave $17 million to the Leo-affiliated Judicial Crisis Network to block the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland and to support Gorsuch; then a donor — perhaps the same one — gave another $17 million to prop up Kavanaugh." By John Kruzel• September 11, 2019 Jon Tester stated on October 04, 2018 in in a debate: "Dark money is paying for over 80 percent of (Kavanaugh’s) ads." By John Kruzel• October 5, 2018 Lindsey Graham stated on September 19, 2020 in a tweet: On confirming a Supreme Court justice nominee in a presidential election year. By Jon Greenberg• September 21, 2020 Jeb Bush stated on November 18, 2015 in a speech at the Citadel: For NATO exercises, "we don’t have enough of our own hardware and equipment even for training purposes. So the Brits are spotting us choppers." By Amy Sherman• November 25, 2015 Facebook posts stated on May 09, 2020 in Facebook post: Under an 1866 Supreme Court ruling, stay-at-home orders are illegal and can be disregarded with impunity By Emily Venezky• May 13, 2020 Stephen Carter stated on October 09, 2018 in in an interview: The 5-4 decisions the Supreme Court reaches "are going up." By John Kruzel• October 12, 2018 Steve Chabot stated on October 21, 2021 in a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee: We are seeing “the Justice Department treat American parents as domestic terrorists” under the Patriot Act. By Jon Greenberg• October 22, 2021 Greg Abbott stated on May 12, 2016 in addressing the Republican Party of Texas state convention: "ISIS is running through a border made porous by Barack Obama’s policies." By Dylan Baddour• June 17, 2016 JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on March 15, 2016 in a website posting: In the primary election, a "right-wing group spent more than $100,000,000 to support" Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley. By James B. Nelson• March 21, 2016 Jerry Brown stated on January 25, 2018 in a State of the State Address: California’s prisons budget in 1970 "was about 3 percent of the general fund. Now, it’s 8.9 percent, about $12 billion." By Chris Nichols• January 25, 2018 John McCain stated on January 06, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "I have never asked for nor received a single earmark or pork barrel project for my state." By John Frank• January 15, 2008
Supreme Court strikes down use of primary law Donald Trump used to impose tariffs By Louis Jacobson• February 20, 2026 Is it legal to protest outside justices’ homes? The law suggests no By Sara Swann• May 13, 2022 PolitiFact’s Top 5 fact-checks for February 2016 By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 1, 2016 Most states don’t explicitly ban guns at polls. Some lawmakers want to change that By Amy Sherman• March 31, 2022 Election officials want safe voting. Here’s how they boosted security since 2020’s threats. By Amy Sherman• October 23, 2024 Democrats’ playbook for stopping Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick By Katie Akin, John Kruzel• July 3, 2018 Obama overstates impact of Supreme Court decision By Louis Jacobson• January 26, 2010 12 fact-checks from Donald Trump's all-women Fox News town hall By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• October 16, 2024 Can the U.S. government revoke your citizenship? What to know about denaturalization By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 14, 2025 Fact-checking the Arizona Senate debate between Ruben Gallego, Kari Lake By Louis Jacobson, Mia Osmonbekov• October 10, 2024 What can the federal government do right now to protect voting rights before the 2022 midterms? By Amy Sherman• February 18, 2022 How a rumor about Justice Alito in 'hiding' jumped to primetime TV By Bill McCarthy• May 11, 2022 Ask PolitiFact: Is the Biden administration pushing for no-knock raids to seize guns? By Noah Y. Kim• April 9, 2021 Donald Trump’s tariff powers face a high-stakes legal test By Louis Jacobson• July 29, 2025 7 questions about Obama's Supreme Court nomination By Lauren Carroll, C. Eugene Emery Jr.• March 16, 2016 Fact-checking Donald Trump's Davos speech on Greenland, US economy By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• January 21, 2026 The Supreme Court will decide Donald Trump’s immunity case. Here are the arguments. By Louis Jacobson• April 22, 2024 How political ambitions could support, or sink, pushes to protect abortion rights By Rachana Pradhan, Bram Sable-Smith• March 20, 2024 Ask PolitiFact: What branch of government is ‘really’ responsible for the crisis at the border? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 17, 2024 Supreme Court declines to overturn ACA, again By Julie Rovner• June 17, 2021
