3 People 16342 Fact-checks 5727 Articles People (3) Lee May Kris Mayes Chad Mayes Fact-checks (16342) Ken Cuccinelli stated on August 22, 2019 in a panel discussion: A federal pilot program to DNA test illegal immigrants showed "something like 30% (of test subjects) are fake families." By John Kruzel• August 26, 2019 Wendy Davis stated on June 27, 2010 in a speech at the Texas Democratic convention: "We caught (the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) lying to us about the results of air quality studies in the Barnett Shale." By Ciara O'Rourke• July 25, 2010 Donald Trump stated on May 11, 2016 in a tweet: Says "Elizabeth Warren lied when she says I want to abolish the Federal Minimum Wage." By Louis Jacobson• May 19, 2016 Dan Patrick stated on April 28, 2014 in a mailer to voters: "PolitiFact Texas gave" a David Dewhurst TV ad "a ‘Pants-on-Fire’ rating as an outrageous lie." By W. Gardner Selby• May 1, 2014 Christopher Blazejewski stated on June 12, 2012 in a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House (which was transmitted electronically): "Under current law, if you go on a dating website and you say you're 32 and you're actually 42, you've committed a misdemeanor." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 25, 2012 Bloggers stated on April 09, 2018 in a web post: Says Buzz Aldrin "passes UFO lie detector test leaving experts convinced that he encountered alien life." By Louis Jacobson• April 10, 2018 TikTok posts stated on June 24, 2023 in a TikTok post: Joe Biden launched unarmed nuclear bombs as a “Russia threat.” By Tom Kertscher• June 30, 2023 Facebook posts stated on June 20, 2023 in a Facebook post: The Pentagon “said we accidentally sent $6.2 billion to Ukraine.” By Tom Kertscher• June 22, 2023 Mitt Romney stated on May 12, 2011 in a speech in Ann Arbor, Mich.: President Obama’s health care law "represents a government takeover of health care." By Louis Jacobson• May 13, 2011 Bloggers stated on July 16, 2017 in Internet posts: Shepard Smith was fired from Fox News. By John Kruzel• July 18, 2017 Instagram posts stated on June 02, 2021 in an Instagram post: An email from Dr. Anthony Fauci shows "everyone was lied to" about wearing masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. By Tom Kertscher• June 2, 2021 Donald Trump stated on June 01, 2016 in a rally in Sacramento, Calif.: Says Hillary Clinton has spoken "such lies about my foreign policy. They said I want Japan to … get nuclear weapons. Give me a break." By Louis Jacobson• June 2, 2016 Pat Kreitlow stated on June 06, 2012 in a news release: Says GOP U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy of Wisconsin "voted twice to end Medicare." By Tom Kertscher• June 25, 2012 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 Greg Abbott stated on November 17, 2015 in Network TV interview: In Texas, "we've had three ISIS-related incidents already." By Filipa Ioannou• December 9, 2015 Rush Limbaugh stated on December 15, 2020 in a radio show segment: The American Medical Association rescinded a previous statement and now says "hydroxychloroquine is okay" for COVID-19. By Bill McCarthy• December 16, 2020 Tom Graves stated on June 13, 2009 in a rally: "I've traveled the country advocating for the FairTax ..." By Eric Stirgus• June 5, 2010 Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan slapping special counsel Robert Mueller. By Ciara O'Rourke• April 12, 2023 Ed Gillespie stated on September 09, 2014 in a TV ad.: Says Mark Warner told PolitiFact National's "Lie of the Year" in 2013. By Warren Fiske• September 28, 2014 Wayne Rogers stated on May 03, 2014 in a broadcast of "Cashin' In" on Fox News: "There are over 200 documented cases where (Obama) has lied." By Jon Greenberg• May 6, 2014 Articles (5727) Readers’ Choice: Vote for the 2024 Lie of the Year! By PolitiFact Staff • December 4, 2024 ‘A defining moment’: Here is PolitiFact readers’ choice for 2024 Lie of the Year By Ellen Hine• December 17, 2024 Six big moments from the June 8 James Comey hearing By John Kruzel• June 8, 2017 Rick Perry airs 2010 "lie of year" in fund-raising pitch By W. Gardner Selby• August 25, 2011 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sued PolitiFact’s owner in 2020 over flu vaccine fact-check By Aaron Sharockman• December 21, 2023 Donald Trump responds to Lie of the Year, says he's ‘been proven right’ By Louis Jacobson• December 22, 2015 Jon Stewart's PolitiFact segment: The annotated edition By Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2011 Lie of the Year: Interview with Howard Dean By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 17, 2010 Notable misstatements about Donald Trump from 2017 By John Kruzel• December 12, 2017 Three times James Comey’s testimony contradicted Donald Trump By Lauren Carroll• June 8, 2017 Why we fact-checked Jon Stewart and The Daily Show, and 11 reasons we’re sad to see him go By Aaron Sharockman• August 6, 2015 The (false) talking point that simply won't die By Bill Adair• May 16, 2011 As America watched Jan. 6 hearing, Fox viewers heard Tucker Carlson’s alternate reality By Bill McCarthy• June 10, 2022 Mailbag: Lie of the Year 2011 Edition By Louis Jacobson• December 23, 2011 Mailbag: Lie of the Year 2011 Edition By Louis Jacobson• December 23, 2011 Attention SXSW! PolitiFact still has a rocking song By Alex Wilts• March 18, 2015 Sarah Sanders and the history of press secretary falsehoods By Julianna Rennie• April 24, 2019 Fact-checking the Dec. 13 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• December 13, 2015 Vote now for 'Lie of the Year'! By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 9, 2009 We asked, you answered: PolitiFact readers’ choice for the 2022 Lie of the Year By Louis Jacobson• December 13, 2022
Ken Cuccinelli stated on August 22, 2019 in a panel discussion: A federal pilot program to DNA test illegal immigrants showed "something like 30% (of test subjects) are fake families." By John Kruzel• August 26, 2019 Wendy Davis stated on June 27, 2010 in a speech at the Texas Democratic convention: "We caught (the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) lying to us about the results of air quality studies in the Barnett Shale." By Ciara O'Rourke• July 25, 2010 Donald Trump stated on May 11, 2016 in a tweet: Says "Elizabeth Warren lied when she says I want to abolish the Federal Minimum Wage." By Louis Jacobson• May 19, 2016 Dan Patrick stated on April 28, 2014 in a mailer to voters: "PolitiFact Texas gave" a David Dewhurst TV ad "a ‘Pants-on-Fire’ rating as an outrageous lie." By W. Gardner Selby• May 1, 2014 Christopher Blazejewski stated on June 12, 2012 in a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House (which was transmitted electronically): "Under current law, if you go on a dating website and you say you're 32 and you're actually 42, you've committed a misdemeanor." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 25, 2012 Bloggers stated on April 09, 2018 in a web post: Says Buzz Aldrin "passes UFO lie detector test leaving experts convinced that he encountered alien life." By Louis Jacobson• April 10, 2018 TikTok posts stated on June 24, 2023 in a TikTok post: Joe Biden launched unarmed nuclear bombs as a “Russia threat.” By Tom Kertscher• June 30, 2023 Facebook posts stated on June 20, 2023 in a Facebook post: The Pentagon “said we accidentally sent $6.2 billion to Ukraine.” By Tom Kertscher• June 22, 2023 Mitt Romney stated on May 12, 2011 in a speech in Ann Arbor, Mich.: President Obama’s health care law "represents a government takeover of health care." By Louis Jacobson• May 13, 2011 Bloggers stated on July 16, 2017 in Internet posts: Shepard Smith was fired from Fox News. By John Kruzel• July 18, 2017 Instagram posts stated on June 02, 2021 in an Instagram post: An email from Dr. Anthony Fauci shows "everyone was lied to" about wearing masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. By Tom Kertscher• June 2, 2021 Donald Trump stated on June 01, 2016 in a rally in Sacramento, Calif.: Says Hillary Clinton has spoken "such lies about my foreign policy. They said I want Japan to … get nuclear weapons. Give me a break." By Louis Jacobson• June 2, 2016 Pat Kreitlow stated on June 06, 2012 in a news release: Says GOP U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy of Wisconsin "voted twice to end Medicare." By Tom Kertscher• June 25, 2012 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 Greg Abbott stated on November 17, 2015 in Network TV interview: In Texas, "we've had three ISIS-related incidents already." By Filipa Ioannou• December 9, 2015 Rush Limbaugh stated on December 15, 2020 in a radio show segment: The American Medical Association rescinded a previous statement and now says "hydroxychloroquine is okay" for COVID-19. By Bill McCarthy• December 16, 2020 Tom Graves stated on June 13, 2009 in a rally: "I've traveled the country advocating for the FairTax ..." By Eric Stirgus• June 5, 2010 Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan slapping special counsel Robert Mueller. By Ciara O'Rourke• April 12, 2023 Ed Gillespie stated on September 09, 2014 in a TV ad.: Says Mark Warner told PolitiFact National's "Lie of the Year" in 2013. By Warren Fiske• September 28, 2014 Wayne Rogers stated on May 03, 2014 in a broadcast of "Cashin' In" on Fox News: "There are over 200 documented cases where (Obama) has lied." By Jon Greenberg• May 6, 2014
Readers’ Choice: Vote for the 2024 Lie of the Year! By PolitiFact Staff • December 4, 2024 ‘A defining moment’: Here is PolitiFact readers’ choice for 2024 Lie of the Year By Ellen Hine• December 17, 2024 Six big moments from the June 8 James Comey hearing By John Kruzel• June 8, 2017 Rick Perry airs 2010 "lie of year" in fund-raising pitch By W. Gardner Selby• August 25, 2011 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sued PolitiFact’s owner in 2020 over flu vaccine fact-check By Aaron Sharockman• December 21, 2023 Donald Trump responds to Lie of the Year, says he's ‘been proven right’ By Louis Jacobson• December 22, 2015 Jon Stewart's PolitiFact segment: The annotated edition By Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2011 Lie of the Year: Interview with Howard Dean By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 17, 2010 Notable misstatements about Donald Trump from 2017 By John Kruzel• December 12, 2017 Three times James Comey’s testimony contradicted Donald Trump By Lauren Carroll• June 8, 2017 Why we fact-checked Jon Stewart and The Daily Show, and 11 reasons we’re sad to see him go By Aaron Sharockman• August 6, 2015 The (false) talking point that simply won't die By Bill Adair• May 16, 2011 As America watched Jan. 6 hearing, Fox viewers heard Tucker Carlson’s alternate reality By Bill McCarthy• June 10, 2022 Mailbag: Lie of the Year 2011 Edition By Louis Jacobson• December 23, 2011 Mailbag: Lie of the Year 2011 Edition By Louis Jacobson• December 23, 2011 Attention SXSW! PolitiFact still has a rocking song By Alex Wilts• March 18, 2015 Sarah Sanders and the history of press secretary falsehoods By Julianna Rennie• April 24, 2019 Fact-checking the Dec. 13 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• December 13, 2015 Vote now for 'Lie of the Year'! By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 9, 2009 We asked, you answered: PolitiFact readers’ choice for the 2022 Lie of the Year By Louis Jacobson• December 13, 2022
