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Joe Biden stated on October 16, 2019 in answering questions from reporters:
"I entered as one of the poorest men in Congress, left one of the poorest men in government, in Congress and as vice president."
By Tom Kertscher• October 30, 2019
VoteVets stated on March 02, 2022 in an ad:
"Donald Trump's appeasement of Putin wasn't just a personal act of treason, it's the Republican Party's official position."
By Tom Kertscher• March 10, 2022
Yes on 79 stated on August 20, 2012 in a state voters' pamphlet argument:
Says "One of the state’s largest governments made charging this tax one of their top priorities just this year."
By Janie Har• September 25, 2012
Mark Pocan stated on December 16, 2016 in an interview:
Says Donald Trump's first 17 Cabinet appointments "have a net worth of more than a third of America."
By Tom Kertscher• December 30, 2016
Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says CEOs got advance notice of COVID, then resigned to dump stock.
By Tom Kertscher• April 13, 2020
Ron Johnson stated on May 17, 2020 in various statements:
On keeping inspectors general independent of the president
By Eric Litke• May 29, 2020
Donald Trump Jr. stated on May 24, 2022 in a video:
“American journalist” Jack Posobiec was “arrested at World Economic Forum.”
By Monique Curet• May 25, 2022
Donald Trump stated on October 27, 2020 in a tweet:
“CAN I CHANGE MY VOTE? ... The answer in most states is YES.”
By Daniel Funke, Louis Jacobson• October 27, 2020
Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2021 in a Facebook post:
A bodyguard of a high-ranking Democrat in Congress fired the shot that killed Ashli Babbitt on Jan. 6.
By Samantha Putterman• July 14, 2021
Jennifer Shilling stated on May 11, 2016 in a teleconference:
Under Donald Trump's tax plan, "the top 0.1 percent of taxpayers -- people earning multiple millions of dollars a year, on average --  would get more tax relief than the bottom 60 percent of taxpayers combined."
By Tom Kertscher• May 20, 2016
Chris Abele stated on July 19, 2013 in a letter:
On residency requirements for public workers
By Dave Umhoefer• July 21, 2013
Tony Evers stated on November 13, 2019 in a public forum:
On whether he can release one day’s worth of emails.
By Eric Litke• December 27, 2019
Barbara Boxer stated on July 26, 2016 in remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia:
Says Donald Trump "said a woman should be punished for exercising her right to choose."  
By Lauren Carroll• July 27, 2016
Gerald Daugherty stated on May 10, 2012 in a mailed campaign flier:
Says he "is the reason we do not pay a toll every time we pass over the bridge at MoPac and William Cannon."
By Sue Owen• October 19, 2012
Facebook posts stated on January 20, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says a video shows Joe Biden boasted in 2006 “about voting for ‘700 miles of fence’” and “talking about immigration in some entirely different ways than he does today.”
By Tom Kertscher• January 26, 2021
Rand Paul stated on November 10, 2019 in an interview on Meet the Press:
President Donald Trump's phone call with the Ukrainian president "sounds exactly like what Joe Biden did."
By Amy Sherman• November 11, 2019
Rick Scott stated on January 29, 2020 in a TV ad in Iowa:
"Vice President Biden threatened a foreign country and forced them to fire a prosecutor who was investigating a company," that paid his son Hunter.
By Amy Sherman• January 30, 2020
Tom Cotton stated on April 04, 2017 in an interview on CNN:
"It is unusual" for a White House official like former National Security Adviser Susan Rice to make unmasking requests.
By Lauren Carroll• April 6, 2017
Mark Finchem stated on August 25, 2022 in a radio show:
“In Arizona, we have flood the zone with fake ballots.”
By Amy Sherman• August 30, 2022
Donald Trump Jr. stated on November 01, 2019 in a Tweet:
"Tens of thousands" of people leave New York every week.
By Jill Terreri Ramos• November 8, 2019

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By Linda Qiu• July 26, 2015

Rand Paul attacks Hillary Clinton's use of personal email on Fox News Sunday

By Linda Qiu• July 26, 2015

Could Trump (or any president) be indicted after leaving office? Mueller, legal experts say yes

By Bill McCarthy• July 26, 2019

Without full Mueller report, Trump obstruction questions leave legal experts wondering

By John Kruzel• March 25, 2019

Did Trump inherit a mess? 8 charts show otherwise

By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2017

How unusual is the turnover among top Trump administration officials?

By Louis Jacobson• April 12, 2019

Principles of PolitiFact

By Bill Adair• May 31, 2013

Principles of PolitiFact and the Truth-O-Meter

By Bill Adair• February 21, 2011

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By Linda Qiu• September 7, 2016

Principles of PolitiFact

By Bill Adair• June 3, 2013

PolitiFact National posts principles of PolitiFact

By Bill Adair, W. Gardner Selby• February 22, 2011

Principles of PolitiFact Florida and the Truth-O-Meter

By Bill Adair• February 22, 2011

PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for April 2020

By D.L. Davis• May 4, 2020

Some GOP hopefuls want to honor Confederate Braxton Bragg with US base. Here's what to know.

By Louis Jacobson• June 16, 2023

Fact-checking the first night of the Democratic convention in Philadelphia

By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• July 25, 2016

Was there a double standard on the investigations of David Petraeus and Hillary Clinton?

By Adam Thorp• July 7, 2016

What Rod Rosenstein's role means to the Mueller probe

By John Kruzel• September 24, 2018

Fact-checking Philly’s new distinction as a coronavirus hot spot

By Jessica Calefati• April 13, 2020

The $130,000 Stormy Daniels payoff: Was it a campaign expenditure?

By Jon Greenberg• May 3, 2018

Team Trump says administration’s action on health care ‘is working.’ Is it?

By Shefali Luthra• January 13, 2020