3 People 19678 Fact-checks 6682 Articles People (3) Tony Evers Now or Never PAC Never Back Down PAC Fact-checks (19678) Michele Bachmann stated on November 22, 2011 in a foreign policy debate in Washington, D.C.: Says Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that "if he has a nuclear weapon he will use it to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. He will use it against the United States of America." By Aaron Sharockman• November 23, 2011 Jeff Bridges stated on March 28, 2016 in a Facebook video: "Every bit of plastic that has ever been created still exists." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 14, 2016 Bill Clinton stated on January 08, 2008 in Dartmouth, N.H.: Barack Obama "said in 2004 there was no difference between (Obama) and George Bush on the war." By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 14, 2008 Rush Limbaugh stated on February 17, 2019 in in an interview: "Climate change is nothing but a bunch of computer models that attempt to tell us what's going to happen in 50 years or 30. Notice the predictions are never for next year or the next 10 years. They're always for way, way, way, way out there, when none of us are going to be around or alive to know whether or not they were true." By John Kruzel• February 19, 2019 Barack Obama stated on June 19, 2007 in Washington, DC.: "And it's going to be difficult for us to do this as long as we're spending $275 million a day on a war that should have never been authorized..." By John Frank• September 20, 2007 Instagram posts stated on February 05, 2023 in an Instagram post: “‘Satellites’ are on balloons and not in space.” By Sara Swann• February 7, 2023 John Loughlin stated on October 19, 2010 in a WPRI/Providence Journal debate: Tells David Cicilline, "94 percent of the carbon emissions which you so want to get rid of are caused by nature." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• October 28, 2010 Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in a speech: "I was among the earliest to criticize the rush to war (in Iraq), and yes, even before the war ever started." By Aaron Sharockman• June 22, 2016 Lynn Westmoreland stated on June 17, 2009 in a press release on the House GOP's blog.: The war spending bill "actually spends more money on the International Monetary Fund than on the war." By Catharine Richert• June 23, 2009 Other Space stated on July 14, 2015 in in a Change.org petition: "By declaring that Pluto was no longer a planet, the (International Astronomical Union) put into place a planetary definition that would have even declassified Earth as a planet if it existed as far from the sun as Pluto does." By Anna Bruzgulis• July 21, 2015 Jon Kyl stated on November 28, 2010 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Obama's position on nuclear arms is a "march toward global zero." By Robert Farley• November 30, 2010 Arthur Cyr stated on December 26, 2014 in a Providence Journal commentary: Says Nikita Khrushchev brought an extra shoe to a United Nations session in 1960, which he banged on the desk in protest. By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• January 18, 2015 Jerry Brown stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention.: Says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "denies that there's such a thing as evolution." By Chris Nichols• July 29, 2016 Sheldon Whitehouse stated on December 17, 2013 in a speech on the Senate floor: "61 percent of non-tea party Republicans actually agree...there is 'solid evidence the earth is warming,' ...[but] 70 percent of tea partiers, contrarily, say there is 'no solid evidence' the earth is warming." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• December 28, 2013 Dennis Kucinich stated on June 10, 2010 in a statement posted to his website: "The War in Afghanistan is officially the longest war Americans have ever been asked to endure." By Robert Higgs• July 23, 2010 Mitt Romney stated on March 02, 2010 in his book "No Apology.": Several times, Obama "has apologized for what he deems to be American arrogance, dismissiveness, and derision; for dictating solutions, for acting unilaterally ... ." By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 15, 2010 Joe Lieberman stated on September 10, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire": President Barack Obama "had the legal authority" to strike Syria without a vote from Congress. By Jon Greenberg• September 12, 2013 Rick Perry stated on February 24, 2015 in a speech: "Thomas Paine wrote that ‘the duty of a patriot is to protect his country from his government.’" By Sean Gorman• March 9, 2015 Facebook posts stated on August 07, 2022 in posts: “The Earth just started spinning faster than ever before and scientists are gravely concerned.” By Kristin Hugo• August 31, 2022 Barack Obama stated on April 27, 2012 in a Web ad: Says Mitt Romney's comments indicated he would not have pursued Osama bin Laden. By Becky Bowers• April 30, 2012 Articles (6682) The "Fairy Tale" Fracas By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 14, 2008 Fact-checking the vice presidential debate By Becky Bowers• October 12, 2012 Have U.S. troops ever been under foreign control? By Louis Jacobson• March 29, 2011 Fact-checking claims about military strikes against Syria By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 9, 2013 Fact-checking claims about military strikes against Syria By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 9, 2013 International fact-checkers focus on fake photos By Louis Jacobson• July 6, 2015 Why do so many people think Obama is a Muslim? By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 26, 2010 Mix 'n match creditors with causes By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 20, 2008 Mailbag: ‘I am now starting to question your perspective’ By Louis Jacobson• April 8, 2019 Fact-checking the vice presidential debate By Becky Bowers• October 12, 2012 PolitiFact California’s Top 10 fact checks of 2016 By Chris Nichols• December 29, 2016 Space litter is a huge risk to satellites, and there's no way yet to clean it up By Jon Greenberg• November 6, 2019 Bill Clinton's DNC speech, annotated By Joseph Cariz, Adam Thorp• July 27, 2016 Fact-checking recent claims about climate change By Amy Sherman• May 30, 2014 Fact-checking recent claims about climate change By Amy Sherman• May 29, 2014 Fifty years after Apollo 11, moon landing hoaxes still thrive online By Daniel Funke• July 18, 2019 Adam Schiff's retelling of Donald Trump's Ukraine phone call isn't treason By Louis Jacobson• October 1, 2019 McCain's POW record attacked, again By Shawn Zeller• January 18, 2008 Earth, wind and fire By Robert Farley• February 20, 2009 In Context: Hilary Rosen saying Ann Romney 'never worked a day in her life' By Becky Bowers• April 13, 2012
Michele Bachmann stated on November 22, 2011 in a foreign policy debate in Washington, D.C.: Says Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that "if he has a nuclear weapon he will use it to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. He will use it against the United States of America." By Aaron Sharockman• November 23, 2011 Jeff Bridges stated on March 28, 2016 in a Facebook video: "Every bit of plastic that has ever been created still exists." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 14, 2016 Bill Clinton stated on January 08, 2008 in Dartmouth, N.H.: Barack Obama "said in 2004 there was no difference between (Obama) and George Bush on the war." By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 14, 2008 Rush Limbaugh stated on February 17, 2019 in in an interview: "Climate change is nothing but a bunch of computer models that attempt to tell us what's going to happen in 50 years or 30. Notice the predictions are never for next year or the next 10 years. They're always for way, way, way, way out there, when none of us are going to be around or alive to know whether or not they were true." By John Kruzel• February 19, 2019 Barack Obama stated on June 19, 2007 in Washington, DC.: "And it's going to be difficult for us to do this as long as we're spending $275 million a day on a war that should have never been authorized..." By John Frank• September 20, 2007 Instagram posts stated on February 05, 2023 in an Instagram post: “‘Satellites’ are on balloons and not in space.” By Sara Swann• February 7, 2023 John Loughlin stated on October 19, 2010 in a WPRI/Providence Journal debate: Tells David Cicilline, "94 percent of the carbon emissions which you so want to get rid of are caused by nature." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• October 28, 2010 Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in a speech: "I was among the earliest to criticize the rush to war (in Iraq), and yes, even before the war ever started." By Aaron Sharockman• June 22, 2016 Lynn Westmoreland stated on June 17, 2009 in a press release on the House GOP's blog.: The war spending bill "actually spends more money on the International Monetary Fund than on the war." By Catharine Richert• June 23, 2009 Other Space stated on July 14, 2015 in in a Change.org petition: "By declaring that Pluto was no longer a planet, the (International Astronomical Union) put into place a planetary definition that would have even declassified Earth as a planet if it existed as far from the sun as Pluto does." By Anna Bruzgulis• July 21, 2015 Jon Kyl stated on November 28, 2010 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Obama's position on nuclear arms is a "march toward global zero." By Robert Farley• November 30, 2010 Arthur Cyr stated on December 26, 2014 in a Providence Journal commentary: Says Nikita Khrushchev brought an extra shoe to a United Nations session in 1960, which he banged on the desk in protest. By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• January 18, 2015 Jerry Brown stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention.: Says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "denies that there's such a thing as evolution." By Chris Nichols• July 29, 2016 Sheldon Whitehouse stated on December 17, 2013 in a speech on the Senate floor: "61 percent of non-tea party Republicans actually agree...there is 'solid evidence the earth is warming,' ...[but] 70 percent of tea partiers, contrarily, say there is 'no solid evidence' the earth is warming." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• December 28, 2013 Dennis Kucinich stated on June 10, 2010 in a statement posted to his website: "The War in Afghanistan is officially the longest war Americans have ever been asked to endure." By Robert Higgs• July 23, 2010 Mitt Romney stated on March 02, 2010 in his book "No Apology.": Several times, Obama "has apologized for what he deems to be American arrogance, dismissiveness, and derision; for dictating solutions, for acting unilaterally ... ." By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 15, 2010 Joe Lieberman stated on September 10, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire": President Barack Obama "had the legal authority" to strike Syria without a vote from Congress. By Jon Greenberg• September 12, 2013 Rick Perry stated on February 24, 2015 in a speech: "Thomas Paine wrote that ‘the duty of a patriot is to protect his country from his government.’" By Sean Gorman• March 9, 2015 Facebook posts stated on August 07, 2022 in posts: “The Earth just started spinning faster than ever before and scientists are gravely concerned.” By Kristin Hugo• August 31, 2022 Barack Obama stated on April 27, 2012 in a Web ad: Says Mitt Romney's comments indicated he would not have pursued Osama bin Laden. By Becky Bowers• April 30, 2012
The "Fairy Tale" Fracas By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 14, 2008 Fact-checking the vice presidential debate By Becky Bowers• October 12, 2012 Have U.S. troops ever been under foreign control? By Louis Jacobson• March 29, 2011 Fact-checking claims about military strikes against Syria By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 9, 2013 Fact-checking claims about military strikes against Syria By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 9, 2013 International fact-checkers focus on fake photos By Louis Jacobson• July 6, 2015 Why do so many people think Obama is a Muslim? By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 26, 2010 Mix 'n match creditors with causes By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 20, 2008 Mailbag: ‘I am now starting to question your perspective’ By Louis Jacobson• April 8, 2019 Fact-checking the vice presidential debate By Becky Bowers• October 12, 2012 PolitiFact California’s Top 10 fact checks of 2016 By Chris Nichols• December 29, 2016 Space litter is a huge risk to satellites, and there's no way yet to clean it up By Jon Greenberg• November 6, 2019 Bill Clinton's DNC speech, annotated By Joseph Cariz, Adam Thorp• July 27, 2016 Fact-checking recent claims about climate change By Amy Sherman• May 30, 2014 Fact-checking recent claims about climate change By Amy Sherman• May 29, 2014 Fifty years after Apollo 11, moon landing hoaxes still thrive online By Daniel Funke• July 18, 2019 Adam Schiff's retelling of Donald Trump's Ukraine phone call isn't treason By Louis Jacobson• October 1, 2019 McCain's POW record attacked, again By Shawn Zeller• January 18, 2008 Earth, wind and fire By Robert Farley• February 20, 2009 In Context: Hilary Rosen saying Ann Romney 'never worked a day in her life' By Becky Bowers• April 13, 2012
