56 People 21152 Fact-checks 7262 Articles People (56) Florida Supreme Court Vote No on 3 Clean Virginia Virginia Foxx Virginia Lottery Protect Your Vote states-news.com Rock the Vote True The Vote Vote No On 2 Vote No on 4 Vote NO on 8 Pine Tree Results PAC State Department State Farm Insurance Planned Parenthood Votes Democratic Party of Virginia Republican Party of Virginia Virginia Education Association Virginia First Foundation Fact-checks (21152) Ted Budd stated on March 21, 2022 in a tweet: “Pat McCrory appointed the ‘Republican’ judge who sided with Democrats in the partisan Democrat lawsuit/power-grab over redistricting.” By Paul Specht• March 29, 2022 Planned Parenthood stated on October 10, 2012 in in a mailer: Says Mitt Romney and George Allen "would overturn Roe v. Wade and allow states to end safe, legal abortion even in cases of rape, incest or when a woman's life is at risk." By Becky Bowers• October 19, 2012 Ron Tusler stated on September 12, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: Wisconsin Republicans are backing “a nonpartisan redistricting plan based off the Iowa Model. ... Republicans, Democrats, and the Governor pushed this plan last time redistricting happened in 2020.” By D.L. Davis• December 8, 2023 Virginia House Democratic Caucus stated on March 05, 2020 in Voting record: On a referendum that could strip legislators of their redistricting power. By Warren Fiske• March 24, 2020 Fentrice Driskell stated on April 29, 2026 in an interview: “Under federal law, you cannot engage in partisan gerrymandering.” By Samantha Putterman• May 1, 2026 North Carolina state House Democratic Caucus stated on January 31, 2022 in a tweet: Republican state Sens. Paul Newton and Warren Daniel “refused to even give testimony” in North Carolina’s latest redistricting case. By Paul Specht• February 17, 2022 Dave Hansen stated on March 05, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin is "the most -- if not Number 1, number 2 -- gerrymandered state in the country" for state legislative boundaries. By Tom Kertscher• March 17, 2017 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 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 Turning Point USA stated on March 27, 2021 in a video posted on Instagram: HR 1 “gives the federal government the power to establish their own committees” to take over the redistricting process. By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2021 Robin Vos stated on September 15, 2023 in News release: Gov. Tony Evers and Democrats "rejected our (Iowa model redistricting) proposal to enact the very plan they originally endorsed." By Vanessa Swales• December 22, 2023 Mark Obenshain stated on November 27, 2013 in a statement.: "Of the four statewide races this century within a 300-vote margin, three have been overturned in a recount." By Nancy Madsen• December 17, 2013 Donald Trump stated on April 08, 2024 in a video posted on Truth Social: "All legal scholars, both sides, wanted, and in fact demanded” that Roe v. Wade be overturned. By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• April 10, 2024 Janet Bewley stated on November 05, 2021 in News release: “Wisconsin is almost equally divided on partisan lines” and therefore new Legislative maps could be drawn to “represent that 50-50 split.” By Madeline Heim• November 23, 2021 Alan Hays stated on July 13, 2011 in a public hearing about redistricting: "Your tax dollars are not being used to sue you, the people." By Amy Sherman• July 20, 2011 Deb Butler stated on January 12, 2022 in a tweet: Says the “NC appeals court” acknowledged the state’s election maps “are skewed,” but didn’t block them because they are “partisan hacks.” By Paul Specht• January 21, 2022 Ohio Republican Party stated on September 11, 2012 in an election flier : Says Ohio's Issue 2 will create a redistricting commission that will "have a blank check to spend our money." By Joe Guillen• October 3, 2012 Jerry Tillman stated on November 15, 2019 in a speech: Says the U.S. Constitution "doesn’t say anything about (redistricting) being fair. … it’s set up to be partisan." By Paul Specht• November 26, 2019 Tom Cotton stated on October 21, 2021 in a tweet: The newly drawn congressional district map in Arkansas “keeps communities together.” By Louis Jacobson• October 22, 2021 Glenn Youngkin stated on July 10, 2022 in a TV interview.: “In Virginia, we actually do protect same-sex marriage.” By Warren Fiske• July 15, 2022 Articles (7262) What is redistricting? And why should voters care? By Louis Jacobson• October 27, 2021 Is Florida’s mid-decade redistricting plan ‘illegal,’ as some Democrats say? By Samantha Putterman• April 15, 2026 Hakeem Jeffries ‘maximum warfare’ comment was about redistricting, not a call to violence By Amy Sherman• April 27, 2026 The legal fight over NC gerrymandering isn’t over. How we got here, and what’s next. By Elizabeth Thompson• July 2, 2019 Will children be counted if Missouri Amendment 3 passes? It depends By Veronica Mohesky• October 15, 2020 Ask PolitiFact: What is independent state legislature theory, and could it create election chaos? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 5, 2022 Midterm elections: What does history say? And what could make 2022 different? By Louis Jacobson• September 12, 2022 Can states punish women for traveling out of state to get an abortion? By Louis Jacobson• June 29, 2022 What states would ban same-sex marriage if the Supreme Court overturned Obergefell? By Louis Jacobson• July 20, 2022 Ad Watch: Kaine attacks Allen on abortion and birth control By Sean Gorman• October 25, 2012 Scott Walker on gay marriage ban ruling: "I don't have any choice" but to appeal. Is he right? By Dave Umhoefer• July 21, 2014 How state abortion laws changed after the Dobbs decision reversed Roe v. Wade By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Louis Jacobson• June 21, 2023 Unpacking the theory that the 14th Amendment could keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office in 2024 By Louis Jacobson• February 4, 2022 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 Supreme Court declines to overturn ACA, again By Julie Rovner• June 17, 2021 Donald Trump has lost dozens of election lawsuits. Here’s why By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 10, 2020 Who is Ginni Thomas, and why does the Jan. 6 committee want to talk to her? By Jeff Cercone, Madison Czopek• September 23, 2022 How much power does Donald Trump have to change the census and who is counted in it? By Louis Jacobson• August 8, 2025 On whether Wisconsin is the most gerrymandered state By Tom Kertscher• June 18, 2018
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Ted Budd stated on March 21, 2022 in a tweet: “Pat McCrory appointed the ‘Republican’ judge who sided with Democrats in the partisan Democrat lawsuit/power-grab over redistricting.” By Paul Specht• March 29, 2022 Planned Parenthood stated on October 10, 2012 in in a mailer: Says Mitt Romney and George Allen "would overturn Roe v. Wade and allow states to end safe, legal abortion even in cases of rape, incest or when a woman's life is at risk." By Becky Bowers• October 19, 2012 Ron Tusler stated on September 12, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: Wisconsin Republicans are backing “a nonpartisan redistricting plan based off the Iowa Model. ... Republicans, Democrats, and the Governor pushed this plan last time redistricting happened in 2020.” By D.L. Davis• December 8, 2023 Virginia House Democratic Caucus stated on March 05, 2020 in Voting record: On a referendum that could strip legislators of their redistricting power. By Warren Fiske• March 24, 2020 Fentrice Driskell stated on April 29, 2026 in an interview: “Under federal law, you cannot engage in partisan gerrymandering.” By Samantha Putterman• May 1, 2026 North Carolina state House Democratic Caucus stated on January 31, 2022 in a tweet: Republican state Sens. Paul Newton and Warren Daniel “refused to even give testimony” in North Carolina’s latest redistricting case. By Paul Specht• February 17, 2022 Dave Hansen stated on March 05, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin is "the most -- if not Number 1, number 2 -- gerrymandered state in the country" for state legislative boundaries. By Tom Kertscher• March 17, 2017 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 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 Turning Point USA stated on March 27, 2021 in a video posted on Instagram: HR 1 “gives the federal government the power to establish their own committees” to take over the redistricting process. By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2021 Robin Vos stated on September 15, 2023 in News release: Gov. Tony Evers and Democrats "rejected our (Iowa model redistricting) proposal to enact the very plan they originally endorsed." By Vanessa Swales• December 22, 2023 Mark Obenshain stated on November 27, 2013 in a statement.: "Of the four statewide races this century within a 300-vote margin, three have been overturned in a recount." By Nancy Madsen• December 17, 2013 Donald Trump stated on April 08, 2024 in a video posted on Truth Social: "All legal scholars, both sides, wanted, and in fact demanded” that Roe v. Wade be overturned. By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• April 10, 2024 Janet Bewley stated on November 05, 2021 in News release: “Wisconsin is almost equally divided on partisan lines” and therefore new Legislative maps could be drawn to “represent that 50-50 split.” By Madeline Heim• November 23, 2021 Alan Hays stated on July 13, 2011 in a public hearing about redistricting: "Your tax dollars are not being used to sue you, the people." By Amy Sherman• July 20, 2011 Deb Butler stated on January 12, 2022 in a tweet: Says the “NC appeals court” acknowledged the state’s election maps “are skewed,” but didn’t block them because they are “partisan hacks.” By Paul Specht• January 21, 2022 Ohio Republican Party stated on September 11, 2012 in an election flier : Says Ohio's Issue 2 will create a redistricting commission that will "have a blank check to spend our money." By Joe Guillen• October 3, 2012 Jerry Tillman stated on November 15, 2019 in a speech: Says the U.S. Constitution "doesn’t say anything about (redistricting) being fair. … it’s set up to be partisan." By Paul Specht• November 26, 2019 Tom Cotton stated on October 21, 2021 in a tweet: The newly drawn congressional district map in Arkansas “keeps communities together.” By Louis Jacobson• October 22, 2021 Glenn Youngkin stated on July 10, 2022 in a TV interview.: “In Virginia, we actually do protect same-sex marriage.” By Warren Fiske• July 15, 2022
What is redistricting? And why should voters care? By Louis Jacobson• October 27, 2021 Is Florida’s mid-decade redistricting plan ‘illegal,’ as some Democrats say? By Samantha Putterman• April 15, 2026 Hakeem Jeffries ‘maximum warfare’ comment was about redistricting, not a call to violence By Amy Sherman• April 27, 2026 The legal fight over NC gerrymandering isn’t over. How we got here, and what’s next. By Elizabeth Thompson• July 2, 2019 Will children be counted if Missouri Amendment 3 passes? It depends By Veronica Mohesky• October 15, 2020 Ask PolitiFact: What is independent state legislature theory, and could it create election chaos? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 5, 2022 Midterm elections: What does history say? And what could make 2022 different? By Louis Jacobson• September 12, 2022 Can states punish women for traveling out of state to get an abortion? By Louis Jacobson• June 29, 2022 What states would ban same-sex marriage if the Supreme Court overturned Obergefell? By Louis Jacobson• July 20, 2022 Ad Watch: Kaine attacks Allen on abortion and birth control By Sean Gorman• October 25, 2012 Scott Walker on gay marriage ban ruling: "I don't have any choice" but to appeal. Is he right? By Dave Umhoefer• July 21, 2014 How state abortion laws changed after the Dobbs decision reversed Roe v. Wade By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Louis Jacobson• June 21, 2023 Unpacking the theory that the 14th Amendment could keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office in 2024 By Louis Jacobson• February 4, 2022 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 Supreme Court declines to overturn ACA, again By Julie Rovner• June 17, 2021 Donald Trump has lost dozens of election lawsuits. Here’s why By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 10, 2020 Who is Ginni Thomas, and why does the Jan. 6 committee want to talk to her? By Jeff Cercone, Madison Czopek• September 23, 2022 How much power does Donald Trump have to change the census and who is counted in it? By Louis Jacobson• August 8, 2025 On whether Wisconsin is the most gerrymandered state By Tom Kertscher• June 18, 2018
