13 People 23454 Fact-checks 7591 Articles People (13) Barry Bone Students for Trump Vets for Trump The Trump Talks Donald Trump Tiffany Trump Eric Trump Melania Trump Ivanka Trump President Trump's lawyers Donald Trump Jr. Wisconsin Trump Victory Politics Elite Trump Fact-checks (23454) Instagram posts stated on January 31, 2024 in an Instagram post: The presence of soft tissue and carbon-14 in dinosaur bones proves they lived “only a few thousand years” ago, not millions of years ago. By Sofia Ahmed• February 8, 2024 Donald Trump stated on October 02, 2018 in a rally in Southaven, Miss.: Says Sen. Richard Blumenthal said he served in Vietnam in "Da Nang Province. Soldiers dying left and right as we battled up the hill." And "then he cried when (the press) caught him." By Jon Greenberg• October 4, 2018 Ted Cruz stated on April 22, 2016 in an attack ad: Says Donald Trump thinks "a grown man pretending to be a woman (should) be allowed to use the women's restroom." By Linda Qiu• April 25, 2016 Donald Trump stated on February 09, 2017 in a tweet: Says CNN’s Chris Cuomo "never asked" Sen. Richard Blumenthal about Blumenthal's misstatements on his own service in Vietnam. By Jon Greenberg• February 9, 2017 Threads posts stated on November 03, 2024 in a Threads post: Former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social and addressed claims about his use of a microphone, saying “I was pretending to eat a corn dog.” By Jeff Cercone• November 4, 2024 Viral image stated on June 04, 2020 in a Facebook post: The man pictured in a mugshot is not Derek Chauvin, the officer who was recorded kneeling on George Floyd’s neck. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 5, 2020 Universal News Portal stated on March 10, 2018 in a headline: Says Jennifer Aniston said, "Me and all the Trump supporter celebrities decide to make a company named ‘celebrities for Trump’" By Amy Sherman• March 12, 2018 Viral image stated on July 05, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Michael Kors said, "I’m tired of pretending I like blacks." By Ciara O'Rourke• July 11, 2019 Facebook posts stated on September 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden has a medical device implanted in his skull so he can hear someone give him answers to questions. By Miriam Valverde• September 30, 2020 Facebook posts stated on May 03, 2023 in a video: “The government has been putting ground up human teeth and bone in our food and calling it 'calcium phosphate.’” By Gabrielle Settles• May 16, 2023 Facebook posts stated on August 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says the "bones of children" were found on Jeffrey Epstein’s island. By Samantha Putterman• September 4, 2019 Tucker Carlson stated on May 09, 2024 in an Instagram post: Lyme disease became endemic because of U.S. government bioweapons labs. By Sofia Ahmed• May 16, 2024 John Cornyn stated on March 09, 2011 in a hearing: Says that during the first 19 months of the Obama administration, the U.S. detained people from nations designated as state sponsors of terrorism on the southwestern border. By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• April 1, 2011 Barry Bone stated on June 13, 2013 in an opinion column in the Westlake Picayune.: Says that when the Rolling Stones performed in an Austin park, they paid $25,000 to the nearby city of Rollingwood "for one night of inconvenience." By W. Gardner Selby• June 17, 2013 Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2014 in a Facebook meme: "McDonald’s hamburgers are only 15 percent ‘real beef.’ The other 85 percent is meat filler cleansed with ammonia, which causes stomach and intestinal cancer." By Linda Qiu• September 3, 2014 Samantha Bee stated on June 21, 2017 in a segment on her show "Full Frontal": The New York State Senate "passed legislation allowing minors to race snowmobiles, get their own hunting licenses, and not be employed gathering or picking rags, cigar stumps, or collecting bones." By Dan Clark• June 30, 2017 Our American Century stated on May 13, 2022 in an ad: Kathy Barnette "pretends she's America First, but repeatedly attacked President Trump." By Tom Kertscher• May 17, 2022 Facebook posts stated on September 13, 2023 in an image shared on Facebook: Giant human skeletons as large as 36 feet have been “unearthed and documented” in historical records. By Madison Czopek• September 22, 2023 Viral image stated on July 01, 2024 in Instagram post: Michael J. Fox “doesn’t have Parkinson’s disease.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 3, 2024 Viral image stated on March 12, 2023 in a Facebook post: Audio captures former Presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama debating Michelle Obama’s gender. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 14, 2023 Articles (7591) Pants on Fire in Review 2020 -- Wisconsin By Haley BeMiller• December 28, 2020 Fox News airs misleading graphics about Schiff, Taylor By Bill McCarthy• November 13, 2019 Is a new military draft coming after Karoline Leavitt's comments? Why it's unlikely By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• March 9, 2026 Does fluoride cause cancer, IQ loss and more? Fact-checking Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claim By Samantha Putterman• November 8, 2024 Was Trump a 'draft dodger'? By Jon Greenberg• July 21, 2015 Rolling Stones claim starts up Texas Truth-O-Meter By W. 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Instagram posts stated on January 31, 2024 in an Instagram post: The presence of soft tissue and carbon-14 in dinosaur bones proves they lived “only a few thousand years” ago, not millions of years ago. By Sofia Ahmed• February 8, 2024 Donald Trump stated on October 02, 2018 in a rally in Southaven, Miss.: Says Sen. Richard Blumenthal said he served in Vietnam in "Da Nang Province. Soldiers dying left and right as we battled up the hill." And "then he cried when (the press) caught him." By Jon Greenberg• October 4, 2018 Ted Cruz stated on April 22, 2016 in an attack ad: Says Donald Trump thinks "a grown man pretending to be a woman (should) be allowed to use the women's restroom." By Linda Qiu• April 25, 2016 Donald Trump stated on February 09, 2017 in a tweet: Says CNN’s Chris Cuomo "never asked" Sen. Richard Blumenthal about Blumenthal's misstatements on his own service in Vietnam. By Jon Greenberg• February 9, 2017 Threads posts stated on November 03, 2024 in a Threads post: Former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social and addressed claims about his use of a microphone, saying “I was pretending to eat a corn dog.” By Jeff Cercone• November 4, 2024 Viral image stated on June 04, 2020 in a Facebook post: The man pictured in a mugshot is not Derek Chauvin, the officer who was recorded kneeling on George Floyd’s neck. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 5, 2020 Universal News Portal stated on March 10, 2018 in a headline: Says Jennifer Aniston said, "Me and all the Trump supporter celebrities decide to make a company named ‘celebrities for Trump’" By Amy Sherman• March 12, 2018 Viral image stated on July 05, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Michael Kors said, "I’m tired of pretending I like blacks." By Ciara O'Rourke• July 11, 2019 Facebook posts stated on September 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden has a medical device implanted in his skull so he can hear someone give him answers to questions. By Miriam Valverde• September 30, 2020 Facebook posts stated on May 03, 2023 in a video: “The government has been putting ground up human teeth and bone in our food and calling it 'calcium phosphate.’” By Gabrielle Settles• May 16, 2023 Facebook posts stated on August 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says the "bones of children" were found on Jeffrey Epstein’s island. By Samantha Putterman• September 4, 2019 Tucker Carlson stated on May 09, 2024 in an Instagram post: Lyme disease became endemic because of U.S. government bioweapons labs. By Sofia Ahmed• May 16, 2024 John Cornyn stated on March 09, 2011 in a hearing: Says that during the first 19 months of the Obama administration, the U.S. detained people from nations designated as state sponsors of terrorism on the southwestern border. By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• April 1, 2011 Barry Bone stated on June 13, 2013 in an opinion column in the Westlake Picayune.: Says that when the Rolling Stones performed in an Austin park, they paid $25,000 to the nearby city of Rollingwood "for one night of inconvenience." By W. Gardner Selby• June 17, 2013 Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2014 in a Facebook meme: "McDonald’s hamburgers are only 15 percent ‘real beef.’ The other 85 percent is meat filler cleansed with ammonia, which causes stomach and intestinal cancer." By Linda Qiu• September 3, 2014 Samantha Bee stated on June 21, 2017 in a segment on her show "Full Frontal": The New York State Senate "passed legislation allowing minors to race snowmobiles, get their own hunting licenses, and not be employed gathering or picking rags, cigar stumps, or collecting bones." By Dan Clark• June 30, 2017 Our American Century stated on May 13, 2022 in an ad: Kathy Barnette "pretends she's America First, but repeatedly attacked President Trump." By Tom Kertscher• May 17, 2022 Facebook posts stated on September 13, 2023 in an image shared on Facebook: Giant human skeletons as large as 36 feet have been “unearthed and documented” in historical records. By Madison Czopek• September 22, 2023 Viral image stated on July 01, 2024 in Instagram post: Michael J. Fox “doesn’t have Parkinson’s disease.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 3, 2024 Viral image stated on March 12, 2023 in a Facebook post: Audio captures former Presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama debating Michelle Obama’s gender. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 14, 2023
Pants on Fire in Review 2020 -- Wisconsin By Haley BeMiller• December 28, 2020 Fox News airs misleading graphics about Schiff, Taylor By Bill McCarthy• November 13, 2019 Is a new military draft coming after Karoline Leavitt's comments? Why it's unlikely By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• March 9, 2026 Does fluoride cause cancer, IQ loss and more? Fact-checking Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claim By Samantha Putterman• November 8, 2024 Was Trump a 'draft dodger'? By Jon Greenberg• July 21, 2015 Rolling Stones claim starts up Texas Truth-O-Meter By W. Gardner Selby• June 18, 2013 PolitiFact's fact-checks of the week By Aaron Sharockman• May 1, 2016 Fact-checking the Democratic presidential debate in Manchester, New Hampshire By Jon Greenberg, Miriam Valverde• February 8, 2020 In context: Democrats’ TV ads from the month of August By Bill McCarthy• August 28, 2019 'Pretending to be gay' By Tom Kertscher• July 3, 2018 Puberty blockers: The facts and the myths By Grace Abels• August 28, 2023 In context: Adam Schiff’s dramatized version of the Trump-Zelensky call By Bill McCarthy• September 30, 2019 In Context: Did Joe Biden confuse Donald Trump with George W. Bush? By Noah Y. Kim• October 26, 2020 Who is Donald Trump’s State of the Union guest Ji Seong-ho, who defected from North Korea? By Amy Sherman• January 31, 2018 Fact-checking Trump, Ukraine impeachment hearings, day 1 By Daniel Funke, Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• November 13, 2019 A Pennsylvania Republican said she was arrested for telling voters to stay in line. Was she? By Loreben Tuquero• October 31, 2024 Debate preview: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Wisconsin By Tom Kertscher• September 26, 2016 Our ten most popular fact-checks from 2016 By Will Doran• January 3, 2017 Dan Patrick: Planned Parenthood solely kills babies and sells body parts By W. Gardner Selby• October 23, 2015 Top 5 for PolitiFact Florida in January 2016 By Amy Sherman• February 1, 2016
