26 People 19847 Fact-checks 7045 Articles People (26) Florida Supreme Court Act for America Just the News Vote No on 3 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 Planned Parenthood Votes Fact-checks (19847) Byron Donalds stated on May 04, 2026 in an interview: Congress passed the 1965 Voting Rights Act because “the Democrat party at the time, especially in the South, were racially gerrymandering districts to disenfranchise Black voters.” By Samantha Putterman• May 8, 2026 Arlen Specter stated on April 21, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Daily Rundown: "Congress can tell [the Supreme Court] which cases they ought to hear. We have that authority." By Catharine Richert• April 29, 2010 Sean Duffy stated on June 07, 2012 in a news release: President Barack Obama’s health care reform "slashed $500 billion from Medicare." By Tom Kertscher• July 11, 2012 Occupy Democrats stated on October 15, 2018 in a post on Facebook: "The Postal Service only gives tribal residents PO boxes. The Republican-controlled Supreme Court just said it’s totally okay for North Dakota to demand that ONLY residents with street addresses can vote. Native Americans were the last to get the right to vote, and now they are the first to lose it." By Tessa Weinberg• October 23, 2018 Stephen Kretzmann stated on August 17, 2010 in a website: Georgia's U.S. senators voted for legislation that would "gut clean air protections and increase oil dependence." By Eric Stirgus• September 7, 2010 Donald Trump stated on January 13, 2020 in a tweet.: "I was the person who saved Pre-Existing Conditions in your healthcare." By Shefali Luthra• January 15, 2020 Richard Cordray stated on September 25, 2018 in an ad: Says "Mike DeWine wanted to allow insurance companies to refuse to pay for pre-existing conditions." By Amy Sherman• October 4, 2018 Michael Screnock stated on January 29, 2018 in a radio ad: Says Tim Burns and Rebecca Dallet "have openly criticized laws signed by Governor Walker that they disagree with and are campaigning as activists who will implement their policies from the bench." By Tom Kertscher• February 14, 2018 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 Charles Schumer stated on July 27, 2010 in a press conference: "Eight of the nine justices in the Supreme Court decision (on campaign finance) said that not only is it constitutional for Congress to require disclosure of the special interest money, but they recommend we do it." By Alex Holt• August 4, 2010 Donald Trump stated on October 31, 2024 in a social media post: “I never mentioned” wanting to end the Affordable Care Act. By Louis Jacobson• November 2, 2024 Barack Obama stated on April 02, 2012 in a Rose Garden press conference: If the Supreme Court throws out the federal health care law, it "would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress." By Molly Moorhead• April 4, 2012 Rick Perry stated on January 14, 2010 in a Republican gubernatorial debate: U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison "voted to continue Roe v. Wade." By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• January 27, 2010 Trey Martinez Fischer stated on February 25, 2013 in press conference in the Texas House Speaker’s Committee Room.: Says that since 1975, redistricting by Texas lawmakers has always been found in violation of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. By W. Gardner Selby• March 1, 2013 National Rifle Association stated on September 24, 2014 in a campaign ad: "Mary Landrieu voted to take away your gun rights." By Steve Contorno• October 1, 2014 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 Greg Abbott stated on April 27, 2013 in remarks at FreedomWorks Texas Summit in Austin: Says he has sued the Obama administration 25 times. By Sue Owen• May 10, 2013 Lucy McBath stated on September 09, 2020 in an ad: Says Karen Handel voted with Donald Trump, "gutting health care for millions, supporting horrific child separation policies" and for "abortion bans." By Tom Kertscher• September 14, 2020 Bob Barr stated on June 29, 2008 in an interview with Fox News.: "The legislation ... that Senator McCain supports would provide the authority for the federal government to surveille American citizens in their own country without any suspicion whatsoever that they're engaging in discussions with terrorists or about criminal activity." By Adriel Bettelheim• July 2, 2008 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 Articles (7045) Preexisting conditions — a cudgel Democrats are using to batter Republicans in the 2020 campaigns By Tom Kertscher• October 5, 2020 PolitiFact Sheet: King vs. Burwell By Katie Sanders• June 17, 2015 PolitiFact Sheet: King vs. Burwell By Katie Sanders• June 19, 2015 Sen. John McCain fought to clean up money in politics. Are we better off today? By Miriam Valverde• August 31, 2018 Are Sensenbrenner and Moore in agreement on Voting Rights Act? By Dave Umhoefer• March 6, 2013 Could a President Vivek Ramaswamy lay off 75% of federal workers by himself? By Louis Jacobson• September 26, 2023 Ask PolitiFact: What is independent state legislature theory, and could it create election chaos? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 5, 2022 For the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, a look back at our fact-checks By Amy Sherman• August 7, 2015 What’s in the voting rights bill named for John Lewis? By Amy Sherman• October 11, 2021 'Super PACs' and other groups have poor record for accuracy By Bill Adair• October 14, 2010 Why Democrats’ control of the White House and Congress isn't enough to pass law protecting abortion By Madison Czopek• May 10, 2022 Congress could try barring Trump from office under 14th Amendment, but it likely won’t By Caleb McCullough• November 7, 2024 Explaining Iowa’s 6-vote 2nd District U.S. House appeal By Mary Hartel• December 18, 2020 Fact-checking claims about same-sex marriage By Amy Sherman• April 27, 2015 Fact-checking the Arizona Senate debate between Ruben Gallego, Kari Lake By Louis Jacobson, Mia Osmonbekov• October 10, 2024 Harris, once Biden’s voice on abortion, would take an outspoken approach to health By Julie Appleby, Stephanie Armour, Julie Rovner• July 21, 2024 Cataloging the political and policy uncertainties of the Roe decision leak By Julie Rovner• May 3, 2022 Many states are looking toward abortion bans with no exceptions for rape, incest By Louis Jacobson• July 18, 2022 Is Florida’s mid-decade redistricting plan ‘illegal,’ as some Democrats say? By Samantha Putterman• April 15, 2026 Fact-checks about Selma and the Voting Rights Act By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2015
Florida Supreme Court Act for America Just the News Vote No on 3 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 Planned Parenthood Votes
Byron Donalds stated on May 04, 2026 in an interview: Congress passed the 1965 Voting Rights Act because “the Democrat party at the time, especially in the South, were racially gerrymandering districts to disenfranchise Black voters.” By Samantha Putterman• May 8, 2026 Arlen Specter stated on April 21, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Daily Rundown: "Congress can tell [the Supreme Court] which cases they ought to hear. We have that authority." By Catharine Richert• April 29, 2010 Sean Duffy stated on June 07, 2012 in a news release: President Barack Obama’s health care reform "slashed $500 billion from Medicare." By Tom Kertscher• July 11, 2012 Occupy Democrats stated on October 15, 2018 in a post on Facebook: "The Postal Service only gives tribal residents PO boxes. The Republican-controlled Supreme Court just said it’s totally okay for North Dakota to demand that ONLY residents with street addresses can vote. Native Americans were the last to get the right to vote, and now they are the first to lose it." By Tessa Weinberg• October 23, 2018 Stephen Kretzmann stated on August 17, 2010 in a website: Georgia's U.S. senators voted for legislation that would "gut clean air protections and increase oil dependence." By Eric Stirgus• September 7, 2010 Donald Trump stated on January 13, 2020 in a tweet.: "I was the person who saved Pre-Existing Conditions in your healthcare." By Shefali Luthra• January 15, 2020 Richard Cordray stated on September 25, 2018 in an ad: Says "Mike DeWine wanted to allow insurance companies to refuse to pay for pre-existing conditions." By Amy Sherman• October 4, 2018 Michael Screnock stated on January 29, 2018 in a radio ad: Says Tim Burns and Rebecca Dallet "have openly criticized laws signed by Governor Walker that they disagree with and are campaigning as activists who will implement their policies from the bench." By Tom Kertscher• February 14, 2018 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 Charles Schumer stated on July 27, 2010 in a press conference: "Eight of the nine justices in the Supreme Court decision (on campaign finance) said that not only is it constitutional for Congress to require disclosure of the special interest money, but they recommend we do it." By Alex Holt• August 4, 2010 Donald Trump stated on October 31, 2024 in a social media post: “I never mentioned” wanting to end the Affordable Care Act. By Louis Jacobson• November 2, 2024 Barack Obama stated on April 02, 2012 in a Rose Garden press conference: If the Supreme Court throws out the federal health care law, it "would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress." By Molly Moorhead• April 4, 2012 Rick Perry stated on January 14, 2010 in a Republican gubernatorial debate: U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison "voted to continue Roe v. Wade." By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• January 27, 2010 Trey Martinez Fischer stated on February 25, 2013 in press conference in the Texas House Speaker’s Committee Room.: Says that since 1975, redistricting by Texas lawmakers has always been found in violation of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. By W. Gardner Selby• March 1, 2013 National Rifle Association stated on September 24, 2014 in a campaign ad: "Mary Landrieu voted to take away your gun rights." By Steve Contorno• October 1, 2014 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 Greg Abbott stated on April 27, 2013 in remarks at FreedomWorks Texas Summit in Austin: Says he has sued the Obama administration 25 times. By Sue Owen• May 10, 2013 Lucy McBath stated on September 09, 2020 in an ad: Says Karen Handel voted with Donald Trump, "gutting health care for millions, supporting horrific child separation policies" and for "abortion bans." By Tom Kertscher• September 14, 2020 Bob Barr stated on June 29, 2008 in an interview with Fox News.: "The legislation ... that Senator McCain supports would provide the authority for the federal government to surveille American citizens in their own country without any suspicion whatsoever that they're engaging in discussions with terrorists or about criminal activity." By Adriel Bettelheim• July 2, 2008 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
Preexisting conditions — a cudgel Democrats are using to batter Republicans in the 2020 campaigns By Tom Kertscher• October 5, 2020 PolitiFact Sheet: King vs. Burwell By Katie Sanders• June 17, 2015 PolitiFact Sheet: King vs. Burwell By Katie Sanders• June 19, 2015 Sen. John McCain fought to clean up money in politics. Are we better off today? By Miriam Valverde• August 31, 2018 Are Sensenbrenner and Moore in agreement on Voting Rights Act? By Dave Umhoefer• March 6, 2013 Could a President Vivek Ramaswamy lay off 75% of federal workers by himself? By Louis Jacobson• September 26, 2023 Ask PolitiFact: What is independent state legislature theory, and could it create election chaos? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 5, 2022 For the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, a look back at our fact-checks By Amy Sherman• August 7, 2015 What’s in the voting rights bill named for John Lewis? By Amy Sherman• October 11, 2021 'Super PACs' and other groups have poor record for accuracy By Bill Adair• October 14, 2010 Why Democrats’ control of the White House and Congress isn't enough to pass law protecting abortion By Madison Czopek• May 10, 2022 Congress could try barring Trump from office under 14th Amendment, but it likely won’t By Caleb McCullough• November 7, 2024 Explaining Iowa’s 6-vote 2nd District U.S. House appeal By Mary Hartel• December 18, 2020 Fact-checking claims about same-sex marriage By Amy Sherman• April 27, 2015 Fact-checking the Arizona Senate debate between Ruben Gallego, Kari Lake By Louis Jacobson, Mia Osmonbekov• October 10, 2024 Harris, once Biden’s voice on abortion, would take an outspoken approach to health By Julie Appleby, Stephanie Armour, Julie Rovner• July 21, 2024 Cataloging the political and policy uncertainties of the Roe decision leak By Julie Rovner• May 3, 2022 Many states are looking toward abortion bans with no exceptions for rape, incest By Louis Jacobson• July 18, 2022 Is Florida’s mid-decade redistricting plan ‘illegal,’ as some Democrats say? By Samantha Putterman• April 15, 2026 Fact-checks about Selma and the Voting Rights Act By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2015
