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John Cornyn stated on May 23, 2016 in Senate floor remarks:

"Vietnamese is the third most commonly spoken language in Texas."

By W. Gardner Selby • May 26, 2016

Brett Bittner stated on May 2, 2012 in an interview:

Taxpayers subsidize 80 percent of each MARTA trip

By Chris Joyner • May 18, 2012

John Cornyn stated on July 9, 2010 in a Talking Points Memo article:

"There have been 30 published polls in this election cycle and Harry Reid's been trailing in every single one."

By Ciara O'Rourke • July 17, 2010

Gavin Newsom stated on July 18, 2025 in an X post:

Florida: #51 in mental health care, #1 in home insurance costs, #1 in elder fraud, #1 in rent hikes.

By Ella Moore, Samantha Putterman • July 23, 2025

Donald Trump stated on May 8, 2025 in a Truth Social post:

The Digital Equity Act is a handout "based on race,” and “illegal.”

By Amy Sherman • May 13, 2025

Patty Murray stated on February 20, 2025 in a Senate floor speech:

“The single biggest driver of our national debt since 2001 has been Republican tax cuts.”

By Louis Jacobson • February 25, 2025

Joe Biden stated on August 2, 2024 in a written statement:

"Since Vice President Harris and I took office … incomes have risen faster than prices."

By Louis Jacobson • August 6, 2024

Joe Biden stated on January 12, 2023 in remarks at the White House:

“Take-home pay for workers is going up.”

By Louis Jacobson • January 13, 2023

Viral image stated on November 9, 2022 in an Instagram post:

When 36% of the vote was in, Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro had 370,706 votes and 56.6% of the vote while Doug Mastriano had 844,669 and 41.6%.

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 11, 2022

Miguel Cardona stated on August 21, 2022 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

"Adjusted for inflation, over the last 25 years teachers have made a $29 increase in their salary."

By Louis Jacobson • August 24, 2022

Kevin Rinke stated on June 1, 2022 in a campaign ad:

"Dead people always vote Democrat."

By Clara Hendrickson, Louis Jacobson • June 2, 2022

Joe Biden stated on March 14, 2022 in a speech to the National League of Cities:

“Make no mistake: The current spike in gas prices is largely the fault of Vladimir Putin.”

By Louis Jacobson • March 16, 2022

Patrick Gaspard stated on February 13, 2022 in remarks on ABC's "This Week":

"Inflation has been caused by the global economies shutting down all at once, reopening all at once. And … the U.S. economy is recovering at a far faster pace than any other country in the OECD."

By Louis Jacobson • February 16, 2022

Bernie Sanders stated on February 7, 2020 in campaign talking points issued days before the New Hampshire primary:

“Pete Buttigieg is a favorite candidate of Wall Street and the health care industry.”

By Victoria Knight • February 19, 2020

Erica Smith stated on December 6, 2019:

Says she's beating Democratic opponent Cal Cunningham and is also the first black, female US Senate candidate to be beating an incumbent Senator (Thom Tillis) in "every poll out of the gate."

By Paul Specht • January 10, 2020

Josh Hawley stated on September 25, 2018 in a tweet:

Says Claire McCaskill "has had Chuck Schumer spend more dark money for her than for any senator in America. $16 million and counting!"

By Theo DeRosa • October 25, 2018

Greg Abbott stated on August 30, 2018 in a TV ad:

Says Texas "high school graduation rates are at all-time highs."

By W. Gardner Selby • September 7, 2018

Roger Williams stated on July 19, 2018 in an interview on "Mornings with Maria" on the Fox Business Network:

Says he’s "never voted ‘present’ in the House instead of taking a yes or no position.

By W. Gardner Selby • July 26, 2018

Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2018 in remarks to reporters on the White House grounds:

"You can’t (end the separation of families at the border) through an executive order."

By Jon Greenberg • June 21, 2018

Greg Abbott stated on February 19, 2018 in a conference call with voters:

Says Texas ranks among the nation’s top five states for its high school graduation rate.

By W. Gardner Selby • March 2, 2018

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Pope Francis 2023 interview with AP, black backdrop

Pope Francis defended truth as misinformation trailed him

By Katie Sanders • April 24, 2025

Still of Cardinal Lawrence from Conclave, from Focus Features

How faithful is ‘Conclave’ about the process of picking a new pope? We fact-checked the movie

By Loreben Tuquero • May 1, 2025

Trump, Faulkner Town Hall Fox News, 10-16-2024

12 fact-checks from Donald Trump’s all-women Fox News town hall

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson, Matthew Crowley, Samantha Putterman • October 16, 2024

Barack Obama at the DNC in Chicago, 8-20-2024

Fact-checking DNC Night 2: What Democratic speakers got right, wrong

By PolitiFact Staff • August 20, 2024

Comparing economic performance for Latinos under Trump, Biden

By Louis Jacobson • July 8, 2024

FL Gov. Ron DeSantis state of the state in Tallahassee, 2-9-2024

Ron DeSantis touted many top rankings for Florida in State of the State. We checked them out.

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Samantha Putterman • January 9, 2024

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign of conspiracy theories: PolitiFact’s 2023 Lie of the Year

By Katie Sanders, Madison Czopek • December 21, 2023

Did Donald Trump make these 27 campaign promises? Fact-checking this viral list

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • October 26, 2023

DeSantis podium politics and eggs, new hampshire, 10-13-2023

Fact-checking Ron DeSantis in New Hampshire on education, economy and drugs

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • October 15, 2023

Ron DeSantis at New Hampshire round-table, 5-19-2023

As Ron DeSantis kicks off his presidential bid, how has Florida fared economically on his watch?

By Louis Jacobson • May 24, 2023

PolitiFact readers respond to our fact-checks related to Biden, Trump

By Jeff Cercone • April 3, 2023

Smoke plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio Feb. 6, 2023

Ask PolitiFact: We’ve seen reports of three train derailments this month. Is this normal?

By Madison Czopek • February 16, 2023

Midterm elections: What does history say? And what could make 2022 different?

By Louis Jacobson • September 12, 2022

What’s in Texas Republicans’ voting bill and its last-minute additions?

By Brandon Mulder • June 2, 2021

Split in voting methods puts COVID, mail center stage in Wisconsin

By Eric Litke • October 10, 2020

DNC Night 4: Biden speaking to empty room

PolitiFact’s complete coverage of the 2020 Democratic National Convention

By Katie Sanders, PolitiFact Staff • August 21, 2020

Texas economy falls from No. 3 to 21 in rankings, probably due to oil slump

By W. Gardner Selby • March 28, 2017

Fact-checking Donald Trump at CPAC

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Jon Greenberg, Miriam Valverde • February 24, 2017

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Hillary Clinton’s top 10 campaign promises

By Lauren Carroll • July 22, 2016

Is Ted Cruz, born in Canada, eligible to run for president? (Updated)

By Steve Contorno • March 26, 2015