1 People 5976 Fact-checks 2372 Articles People (1) 10 GOP Louisiana Lawmakers Fact-checks (5976) Viral image stated on April 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: Police say there is a suspected serial killer in Baton Rouge. By Ciara O'Rourke• April 16, 2021 Larry Pratt stated on December 15, 2016 in a radio interview.: Says President Barack Obama "has not condemned" shootings targeting police. By Warren Fiske• December 27, 2016 Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2022 in an image on Facebook: “The gunman at Greenwood Park Mall was a CIA asset.” By Madison Czopek• July 22, 2022 Occupy Democrats stated on August 23, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Bobby Jindal’s parents "used his birthright citizenship to become Americans, making him an anchor baby." By Jon Greenberg• August 25, 2015 Facebook posts stated on April 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: A serial killer is on the loose in Virginia. By Ciara O'Rourke• April 19, 2021 Bloggers stated on July 19, 2018 in a headline: "NASA prepping 17-year-old Alyssa Carson to become first human on Mars." By Erasmo Passaro• July 20, 2018 John McCain stated on June 04, 2008 in a news conference in Baton Rouge, La.: "I've supported every investigation (into Hurricane Katrina) and ways of finding out how – what caused the tragedy. I've met with people on the ground. I've met with the governor." By Adriel Bettelheim• June 11, 2008 Senate Majority PAC stated on March 26, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says the Koch brothers "funded the fight to let flood insurance premiums soar ... Now they’re spending millions to buy a Senate seat for Bill Cassidy so he can fight for them." By Louis Jacobson• April 8, 2014 David A. Clarke Jr. stated on July 17, 2016 in an interview: Says Barack Obama "said black males are two times more likely to be shot by a law enforcement officer than white males" and "that is a lie" because "there is no data." By Tom Kertscher• August 3, 2016 Gary Chambers Jr. stated on February 09, 2022 in a campaign video: "One in 13 Black Americans are deprived of the right to vote." By Amy Sherman• February 15, 2022 Brooke Rollins stated on March 07, 2025 in an X post: A $600,000 federal grant went to study “menstrual cycles in transgender men.” By Grace Abels• March 19, 2025 Vladimir Putin stated on January 19, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "In some of the states in the U.S., homosexuality remains a felony." By Katie Sanders• January 19, 2014 Jim Rubens stated on March 24, 2014 in in an interview at gun shop in Hudson, N.H.: Says when armed civilians stop mass shootings with guns, an average of 2.5 people die; otherwise, an average of 18 people die. By Jim Haddadin• June 6, 2014 JD Vance stated on January 22, 2026 in a press conference: "Right now we're focused on Minneapolis because that's where we have the highest concentration of people who have violated our immigration laws." By Amy Sherman• January 28, 2026 TheRedShtick.com stated on May 02, 2017 in an Internet post: "Donald Trump praises Colonel Sanders for his service in the Civil War." By Joshua Gillin• May 23, 2017 Instagram posts stated on January 05, 2024 in an Instagram reel: Police responded to alien creatures at a Miami mall on Jan. 1, 2024. By Sara Swann• January 8, 2024 Facebook posts stated on December 04, 2024 in a Facebook post: "The city of… is being warned to be alert & vigilant as there is a serial killer on the run,” Robert Thibodeau. By Maria Briceño• December 17, 2024 Instagram posts stated on May 26, 2022 in a video on Instagram: Active shooter drill at high school in Uvalde, Texas, two months before the elementary school shooting shows the event was a false flag. By Madison Czopek• May 31, 2022 Jerrold Nadler stated on January 28, 2017 in a CNN interview: "The various people who have, in fact, committed terrorist acts in this country, from 9/11 on, none of them came from any of the seven countries that are the subject of the president's executive order." By Miriam Valverde• January 29, 2017 Sheriff David Clarke for U.S. Senate stated on April 05, 2017 in a fund-raising email: Says Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. has said Black Lives Matter "is a terrorist movement, a hate group and calls it, Black LIES Matter." By Tom Kertscher• April 17, 2017 Articles (2372) What counts as a “mass shooting”? The definition varies By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• February 14, 2023 PolitiFact annotates Barack Obama's statement on shootings of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile By Louis Jacobson• July 8, 2016 10 years after Katrina, a look at President Obama's campaign promises By Charles Maldonado, Bob Marshall , Linda Qiu• August 20, 2015 Tracking misinformation about the Allen, Texas, mass shooting and response By Michael Williams• May 9, 2023 Nihilistic violent extremism: What the FBI term means and why experts warn against overuse By Amy Sherman• October 13, 2025 Fact-checking misinformation after the El Paso, Dayton shootings By Daniel Funke, John Kruzel• August 5, 2019 Jindal tries for GOP nod from back of the pack By April Hunt• September 14, 2015 No evidence of rising LGBTQ+ violent extremism or 'trans terrorism' By Grace Abels• February 26, 2024 Joe Biden’s release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve: What you need to know By Louis Jacobson• November 24, 2021 Fact-checking Broward Sheriff Scott Israel’s 'fact-checks' about Parkland shooting By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• March 9, 2018 Congress may ban the bump stock, but what is it? By Joshua Gillin• October 6, 2017 Have vaccine lotteries worked? Studies so far show mixed results By Louis Jacobson, Kelsey Sena Tamakloe• August 19, 2021 What's true, what's not about Santa Fe, Texas, school shooting By John Kruzel, Amy Sherman• May 18, 2018 Would Florida proposal ban virtually all guns? Here’s what we know By Amy Sherman• August 12, 2019 "Tea party" photo shows huge crowd — at different event By Catharine Richert• September 14, 2009 When Donald Trump was shot, the internet unleashed wild conspiracy theories By Katie Sanders• July 15, 2024 Are trans people ‘statistically’ more prone to commit gun violence? Data shows a different picture By Loreben Tuquero• September 9, 2025 In debate about stimulus, arguing about turf By Robert Farley• January 27, 2009 High Five: Most-clicked include fact checks on Foxconn, Paul Ryan and fatal police shooting By Tom Kertscher• September 5, 2017 Donald Trump says hundreds of migrants and their children have been implicated in U.S. terrorism By Lauren Carroll• June 14, 2016
Viral image stated on April 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: Police say there is a suspected serial killer in Baton Rouge. By Ciara O'Rourke• April 16, 2021 Larry Pratt stated on December 15, 2016 in a radio interview.: Says President Barack Obama "has not condemned" shootings targeting police. By Warren Fiske• December 27, 2016 Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2022 in an image on Facebook: “The gunman at Greenwood Park Mall was a CIA asset.” By Madison Czopek• July 22, 2022 Occupy Democrats stated on August 23, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Bobby Jindal’s parents "used his birthright citizenship to become Americans, making him an anchor baby." By Jon Greenberg• August 25, 2015 Facebook posts stated on April 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: A serial killer is on the loose in Virginia. By Ciara O'Rourke• April 19, 2021 Bloggers stated on July 19, 2018 in a headline: "NASA prepping 17-year-old Alyssa Carson to become first human on Mars." By Erasmo Passaro• July 20, 2018 John McCain stated on June 04, 2008 in a news conference in Baton Rouge, La.: "I've supported every investigation (into Hurricane Katrina) and ways of finding out how – what caused the tragedy. I've met with people on the ground. I've met with the governor." By Adriel Bettelheim• June 11, 2008 Senate Majority PAC stated on March 26, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says the Koch brothers "funded the fight to let flood insurance premiums soar ... Now they’re spending millions to buy a Senate seat for Bill Cassidy so he can fight for them." By Louis Jacobson• April 8, 2014 David A. Clarke Jr. stated on July 17, 2016 in an interview: Says Barack Obama "said black males are two times more likely to be shot by a law enforcement officer than white males" and "that is a lie" because "there is no data." By Tom Kertscher• August 3, 2016 Gary Chambers Jr. stated on February 09, 2022 in a campaign video: "One in 13 Black Americans are deprived of the right to vote." By Amy Sherman• February 15, 2022 Brooke Rollins stated on March 07, 2025 in an X post: A $600,000 federal grant went to study “menstrual cycles in transgender men.” By Grace Abels• March 19, 2025 Vladimir Putin stated on January 19, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "In some of the states in the U.S., homosexuality remains a felony." By Katie Sanders• January 19, 2014 Jim Rubens stated on March 24, 2014 in in an interview at gun shop in Hudson, N.H.: Says when armed civilians stop mass shootings with guns, an average of 2.5 people die; otherwise, an average of 18 people die. By Jim Haddadin• June 6, 2014 JD Vance stated on January 22, 2026 in a press conference: "Right now we're focused on Minneapolis because that's where we have the highest concentration of people who have violated our immigration laws." By Amy Sherman• January 28, 2026 TheRedShtick.com stated on May 02, 2017 in an Internet post: "Donald Trump praises Colonel Sanders for his service in the Civil War." By Joshua Gillin• May 23, 2017 Instagram posts stated on January 05, 2024 in an Instagram reel: Police responded to alien creatures at a Miami mall on Jan. 1, 2024. By Sara Swann• January 8, 2024 Facebook posts stated on December 04, 2024 in a Facebook post: "The city of… is being warned to be alert & vigilant as there is a serial killer on the run,” Robert Thibodeau. By Maria Briceño• December 17, 2024 Instagram posts stated on May 26, 2022 in a video on Instagram: Active shooter drill at high school in Uvalde, Texas, two months before the elementary school shooting shows the event was a false flag. By Madison Czopek• May 31, 2022 Jerrold Nadler stated on January 28, 2017 in a CNN interview: "The various people who have, in fact, committed terrorist acts in this country, from 9/11 on, none of them came from any of the seven countries that are the subject of the president's executive order." By Miriam Valverde• January 29, 2017 Sheriff David Clarke for U.S. Senate stated on April 05, 2017 in a fund-raising email: Says Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. has said Black Lives Matter "is a terrorist movement, a hate group and calls it, Black LIES Matter." By Tom Kertscher• April 17, 2017
What counts as a “mass shooting”? The definition varies By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• February 14, 2023 PolitiFact annotates Barack Obama's statement on shootings of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile By Louis Jacobson• July 8, 2016 10 years after Katrina, a look at President Obama's campaign promises By Charles Maldonado, Bob Marshall , Linda Qiu• August 20, 2015 Tracking misinformation about the Allen, Texas, mass shooting and response By Michael Williams• May 9, 2023 Nihilistic violent extremism: What the FBI term means and why experts warn against overuse By Amy Sherman• October 13, 2025 Fact-checking misinformation after the El Paso, Dayton shootings By Daniel Funke, John Kruzel• August 5, 2019 Jindal tries for GOP nod from back of the pack By April Hunt• September 14, 2015 No evidence of rising LGBTQ+ violent extremism or 'trans terrorism' By Grace Abels• February 26, 2024 Joe Biden’s release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve: What you need to know By Louis Jacobson• November 24, 2021 Fact-checking Broward Sheriff Scott Israel’s 'fact-checks' about Parkland shooting By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• March 9, 2018 Congress may ban the bump stock, but what is it? By Joshua Gillin• October 6, 2017 Have vaccine lotteries worked? Studies so far show mixed results By Louis Jacobson, Kelsey Sena Tamakloe• August 19, 2021 What's true, what's not about Santa Fe, Texas, school shooting By John Kruzel, Amy Sherman• May 18, 2018 Would Florida proposal ban virtually all guns? Here’s what we know By Amy Sherman• August 12, 2019 "Tea party" photo shows huge crowd — at different event By Catharine Richert• September 14, 2009 When Donald Trump was shot, the internet unleashed wild conspiracy theories By Katie Sanders• July 15, 2024 Are trans people ‘statistically’ more prone to commit gun violence? Data shows a different picture By Loreben Tuquero• September 9, 2025 In debate about stimulus, arguing about turf By Robert Farley• January 27, 2009 High Five: Most-clicked include fact checks on Foxconn, Paul Ryan and fatal police shooting By Tom Kertscher• September 5, 2017 Donald Trump says hundreds of migrants and their children have been implicated in U.S. terrorism By Lauren Carroll• June 14, 2016
