73 People 24508 Fact-checks 7973 Articles People (73) Dick Black Gary Black Diane Black Missouri GOP Texas GOP Black Lives Matter Anonymous GOP critics Red State Wave Red Wave News Wisconsin Assembly GOP GOP Daily Brief Iowa GOP state legislators Young, Gifted and Black Coalition American Commitment American Revolution True American American Crossroads Americans for Prosperity Really American 13th District GOP slate Fact-checks (24508) 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 Adam Jarchow stated on July 16, 2019 in a tweet: "Elected officials draw (legislative redistricting) maps. That’s it." By Eric Litke• August 23, 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 Common Cause stated on July 19, 2016 in an online video ad: "Half of all NC legislative candidates are unopposed because of gerrymandering." By Will Doran• August 9, 2016 Robin Hayes stated on January 10, 2018 in Press release: "A ‘gerrymander’ is by definition and common understanding, a strange looking ‘monster’ drawing. This map is clearly not that." By Paul Specht• January 10, 2018 Mandela Barnes stated on August 10, 2020 in a public forum: GOP-backed "racist disenfrachisement" led to only five polling places being open in Milwaukee for April 7 election. By Lawrence Andrea• August 14, 2020 Chris Christie stated on October 26, 2011 in a radio interview: Says "over the last 48 years, every governor at the midterm of his first term or her first term has lost seats in the Legislature, with the exception of Jim McGreevey in 2003." By Erin O'Neill• November 6, 2011 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 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 Robyn Vining stated on October 25, 2020 in an interview: My 2018 election was the first time Speaker Robin Vos has lost a Republican-held seat By Eric Litke• October 29, 2020 Lloyd Doggett stated on November 04, 2013 in a guest lecture: "During the last election, Democrats won over a million votes more than Republicans, but because of the way districts are designed, the Republicans got 33 more members of the House of Representatives than the Democrats did." By W. Gardner Selby• November 26, 2013 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 Thomas Norment, Jr. stated on March 29, 2011 in a press release.: On bipartisan redistricting. By Jacob Geiger• April 8, 2011 Chris Larson stated on November 09, 2020 in Twitter: “Jurisdictions representing about 80% of WI residents have passed referendums or resolutions in favor of fair maps.” By Laura Schulte• December 21, 2020 Nikema Williams stated on June 25, 2013 in a party press release: "Georgia is nearly 50 percent Democratic and (the Republican majority) diminished our voting strength to 32 percent through gerrymandered maps." By Janel Davis• July 19, 2013 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 Phil Berger stated on September 15, 2017 in In a press release: North Carolina has "the strictest anti-gerrymandering standards in the entire country." By Paul Specht• October 5, 2017 Chris Jones stated on February 23, 2019 in a floor speech.: Virginia House "Republicans have had more African-Americans on key committees than when the Democrats were in control." By Warren Fiske• March 5, 2019 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 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 Articles (7973) What is redistricting? And why should voters care? By Louis Jacobson• October 27, 2021 The legal fight over NC gerrymandering isn’t over. How we got here, and what’s next. By Elizabeth Thompson• July 2, 2019 On whether Wisconsin is the most gerrymandered state By Tom Kertscher• June 18, 2018 JD Vance called California’s congressional map ‘outrageous.’ It’s not an outlier By Louis Jacobson• August 4, 2025 PolitiFact Iowa: The term ‘red wave’ is more complicated than you think By Sabine Martin• November 29, 2022 Fact-checking the Nov. 23 shows By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• November 23, 2014 Latino power in Texas By W. Gardner Selby• June 23, 2011 PunditFact fact-checks the Nov. 23 shows By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• November 23, 2014 Fact-checking claims about race and Ferguson By Louis Jacobson• November 25, 2014 Georgia’s 'exact match' law and the Abrams-Kemp governor's election, explained By Miriam Valverde• October 19, 2018 Fact-checking the debate over food stamps By Louis Jacobson• July 12, 2013 PolitiFact Wisconsin's most clicked items for August 2019 By D.L. Davis• September 3, 2019 Ask PolitiFact: What is independent state legislature theory, and could it create election chaos? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 5, 2022 Is a second wave of coronavirus coming? By Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2020 Is Florida’s mid-decade redistricting plan ‘illegal,’ as some Democrats say? By Samantha Putterman• April 15, 2026 The race for the Georgia U.S. Senate seat: A guide By Louis Jacobson• April 8, 2022 It's Election Day -- Go Vote By Caryn Shinske• November 8, 2011 Vaccine misinformation: preparing for infodemic’s ‘second wave’ By Daniel Funke• December 21, 2020 Will children be counted if Missouri Amendment 3 passes? It depends By Veronica Mohesky• October 15, 2020 Weapons, helicopters and K9s: Debunking misinformation about the end of the war in Afghanistan By Samantha Putterman• September 3, 2021
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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 Adam Jarchow stated on July 16, 2019 in a tweet: "Elected officials draw (legislative redistricting) maps. That’s it." By Eric Litke• August 23, 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 Common Cause stated on July 19, 2016 in an online video ad: "Half of all NC legislative candidates are unopposed because of gerrymandering." By Will Doran• August 9, 2016 Robin Hayes stated on January 10, 2018 in Press release: "A ‘gerrymander’ is by definition and common understanding, a strange looking ‘monster’ drawing. This map is clearly not that." By Paul Specht• January 10, 2018 Mandela Barnes stated on August 10, 2020 in a public forum: GOP-backed "racist disenfrachisement" led to only five polling places being open in Milwaukee for April 7 election. By Lawrence Andrea• August 14, 2020 Chris Christie stated on October 26, 2011 in a radio interview: Says "over the last 48 years, every governor at the midterm of his first term or her first term has lost seats in the Legislature, with the exception of Jim McGreevey in 2003." By Erin O'Neill• November 6, 2011 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 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 Robyn Vining stated on October 25, 2020 in an interview: My 2018 election was the first time Speaker Robin Vos has lost a Republican-held seat By Eric Litke• October 29, 2020 Lloyd Doggett stated on November 04, 2013 in a guest lecture: "During the last election, Democrats won over a million votes more than Republicans, but because of the way districts are designed, the Republicans got 33 more members of the House of Representatives than the Democrats did." By W. Gardner Selby• November 26, 2013 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 Thomas Norment, Jr. stated on March 29, 2011 in a press release.: On bipartisan redistricting. By Jacob Geiger• April 8, 2011 Chris Larson stated on November 09, 2020 in Twitter: “Jurisdictions representing about 80% of WI residents have passed referendums or resolutions in favor of fair maps.” By Laura Schulte• December 21, 2020 Nikema Williams stated on June 25, 2013 in a party press release: "Georgia is nearly 50 percent Democratic and (the Republican majority) diminished our voting strength to 32 percent through gerrymandered maps." By Janel Davis• July 19, 2013 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 Phil Berger stated on September 15, 2017 in In a press release: North Carolina has "the strictest anti-gerrymandering standards in the entire country." By Paul Specht• October 5, 2017 Chris Jones stated on February 23, 2019 in a floor speech.: Virginia House "Republicans have had more African-Americans on key committees than when the Democrats were in control." By Warren Fiske• March 5, 2019 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 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
What is redistricting? And why should voters care? By Louis Jacobson• October 27, 2021 The legal fight over NC gerrymandering isn’t over. How we got here, and what’s next. By Elizabeth Thompson• July 2, 2019 On whether Wisconsin is the most gerrymandered state By Tom Kertscher• June 18, 2018 JD Vance called California’s congressional map ‘outrageous.’ It’s not an outlier By Louis Jacobson• August 4, 2025 PolitiFact Iowa: The term ‘red wave’ is more complicated than you think By Sabine Martin• November 29, 2022 Fact-checking the Nov. 23 shows By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• November 23, 2014 Latino power in Texas By W. Gardner Selby• June 23, 2011 PunditFact fact-checks the Nov. 23 shows By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• November 23, 2014 Fact-checking claims about race and Ferguson By Louis Jacobson• November 25, 2014 Georgia’s 'exact match' law and the Abrams-Kemp governor's election, explained By Miriam Valverde• October 19, 2018 Fact-checking the debate over food stamps By Louis Jacobson• July 12, 2013 PolitiFact Wisconsin's most clicked items for August 2019 By D.L. Davis• September 3, 2019 Ask PolitiFact: What is independent state legislature theory, and could it create election chaos? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 5, 2022 Is a second wave of coronavirus coming? By Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2020 Is Florida’s mid-decade redistricting plan ‘illegal,’ as some Democrats say? By Samantha Putterman• April 15, 2026 The race for the Georgia U.S. Senate seat: A guide By Louis Jacobson• April 8, 2022 It's Election Day -- Go Vote By Caryn Shinske• November 8, 2011 Vaccine misinformation: preparing for infodemic’s ‘second wave’ By Daniel Funke• December 21, 2020 Will children be counted if Missouri Amendment 3 passes? It depends By Veronica Mohesky• October 15, 2020 Weapons, helicopters and K9s: Debunking misinformation about the end of the war in Afghanistan By Samantha Putterman• September 3, 2021
