18 People 22405 Fact-checks 7261 Articles People (18) Leo Berman Sondy Pope The Rhode Island Catholic Students for Trump Vets for Trump The Trump Talks Donald Trump Tiffany Trump Eric Trump Melania Trump Ivanka Trump Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops President Trump's lawyers Donald Trump Jr. Wisconsin Trump Victory Politics Elite Trump Citizens to Support MI Women & Children Students, Parents and Teachers supporting Marshall Tuck Fact-checks (22405) Donald Trump stated on April 12, 2026 in a Truth Social post: Pope Leo XIV “thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a nuclear weapon.” By Maria Briceño• April 13, 2026 X posts stated on May 08, 2025 in posts: Robert Prevost, the Roman Catholic cardinal who was chosen to be the new pope, is a “registered Republican.” By Grace Abels, Amy Sherman• May 9, 2025 Frank Keating stated on March 17, 2013 in an appearance on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "In the United States, 50 percent of social services are provided by the Catholic church." By Louis Jacobson• March 19, 2013 Newsmax stated on January 04, 2023 in a Facebook post: "Pope Benedict XVI and the Vatican requested that President Biden not attend Benedict’s funeral." By Samantha Putterman• January 6, 2023 X posts stated on May 08, 2025 in a post on X: Headline said, “Pope Leo XIV was a founding member of the 2020 anarchist Portland Autonomous Zone known as CHAZ.” By Madison Czopek• May 9, 2025 Tammy Baldwin stated on September 23, 2015 in an interview: "The pope and Donald Trump and Tammy Baldwin all agree" on eliminating the "carried-interest" tax break. By Tom Kertscher• September 24, 2015 Viral image stated on August 26, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Pope Francis said, "You cannot call yourself ‘Catholic’ and vote Democrat. It is a grave sin, one for which there is no redemption." By Ciara O'Rourke• August 27, 2019 TheNewYorkEvening.com stated on May 08, 2018 in a fake news blog post: "Pope Francis: Gun owners ‘can’t call themselves Christian’" By Jon Greenberg• May 10, 2018 Donald Trump stated on October 27, 2020 in a tweet by Trump War Room: Says Joe Biden said, “Why am I doing this? Why? What is my real aim?” By Miriam Valverde• October 27, 2020 Bloggers stated on July 10, 2018 in a blog post: Say "Pope says that the rights of Muslim migrants trump any safety concerns that you might have with them in your country." By Lucia Geng• July 12, 2018 Hillary Clinton stated on October 20, 2016 in a speech at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner: In 1928 "school boards sent home letters with children saying that if Al Smith is elected president, you will not be allowed to have or read a Bible." By Jon Greenberg• October 24, 2016 Bloggers stated on August 05, 2017 in Internet posts: Says Russian President Vladimir Putin said Pope Francis "is not a man of God." By Joshua Gillin• August 8, 2017 Conservative Beaver stated on January 10, 2021 in an article: Says Pope Francis “was arrested Saturday in connection with an 80-count indictment of charges including possession of child pornography, human trafficking, incest, possession of drug paraphernalia and felony fraud.” By Noah Y. Kim• January 11, 2021 Viral image stated on April 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Pope Francis kissing the hands of David Rockefeller & John Rothschild.” By Ciara O'Rourke• May 19, 2021 YouTube videos stated on February 29, 2020 in a YouTube video: Says the Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis and two aides tested positive for coronavirus. By Samantha Putterman• March 2, 2020 Bloggers stated on March 03, 2020 in a story: Says the Vatican reports that Pope Francis tested negative for the coronavirus before a second test came back positive. By Samantha Putterman• March 5, 2020 Donald Trump stated on May 29, 2018 in a Republican rally in Nashville, Tenn.: "We got $6 billion for opioid and getting rid of that scourge that’s taking over our country. And the numbers are way down." By Jon Greenberg• May 31, 2018 Sheldon Whitehouse stated on September 06, 2019 in an op-ed: "One unnamed donor gave $17 million to the Leo-affiliated Judicial Crisis Network to block the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland and to support Gorsuch; then a donor — perhaps the same one — gave another $17 million to prop up Kavanaugh." By John Kruzel• September 11, 2019 Sierra Club stated on February 23, 2008 in a letter from Sierra Club executive director Carl Pope to supporters: John McCain has "a consistent pattern of ducking important environmental votes." By Shawn Zeller• March 4, 2008 Viral image stated on October 01, 2015 in Facebook posts: Pope Francis uses a modest compact car to get around, while Creflo Dollar drives an expensive sports car. By April Hunt• October 7, 2015 Articles (7261) How faithful is ‘Conclave’ about the process of picking a new pope? We fact-checked the movie By Loreben Tuquero• May 1, 2025 The facts on what the Catholic Church has said about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine By Noah Y. Kim• March 9, 2021 Fact-checking the namesake of Pope Francis on his U.S. visit By Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• September 23, 2015 How long will the Iran war last? See Trump’s timeline shift By Amy Sherman, Zoe Weyand• March 30, 2026 ‘Cheap fakes’: Viral videos keep clipping Biden’s words out of context By Bill McCarthy• February 14, 2022 The AI president: How Donald Trump uses artificial intelligence to promote himself, mock others By Loreben Tuquero• October 23, 2025 The health care law, Catholics and birth control By Becky Bowers• February 10, 2012 Leo Berman claim about Obama topped our charts By W. Gardner Selby• June 7, 2011 Ask PolitiFact: Did Pete Hegseth’s tattoos bar him from National Guard service in 2021? 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Donald Trump stated on April 12, 2026 in a Truth Social post: Pope Leo XIV “thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a nuclear weapon.” By Maria Briceño• April 13, 2026 X posts stated on May 08, 2025 in posts: Robert Prevost, the Roman Catholic cardinal who was chosen to be the new pope, is a “registered Republican.” By Grace Abels, Amy Sherman• May 9, 2025 Frank Keating stated on March 17, 2013 in an appearance on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "In the United States, 50 percent of social services are provided by the Catholic church." By Louis Jacobson• March 19, 2013 Newsmax stated on January 04, 2023 in a Facebook post: "Pope Benedict XVI and the Vatican requested that President Biden not attend Benedict’s funeral." By Samantha Putterman• January 6, 2023 X posts stated on May 08, 2025 in a post on X: Headline said, “Pope Leo XIV was a founding member of the 2020 anarchist Portland Autonomous Zone known as CHAZ.” By Madison Czopek• May 9, 2025 Tammy Baldwin stated on September 23, 2015 in an interview: "The pope and Donald Trump and Tammy Baldwin all agree" on eliminating the "carried-interest" tax break. By Tom Kertscher• September 24, 2015 Viral image stated on August 26, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Pope Francis said, "You cannot call yourself ‘Catholic’ and vote Democrat. It is a grave sin, one for which there is no redemption." By Ciara O'Rourke• August 27, 2019 TheNewYorkEvening.com stated on May 08, 2018 in a fake news blog post: "Pope Francis: Gun owners ‘can’t call themselves Christian’" By Jon Greenberg• May 10, 2018 Donald Trump stated on October 27, 2020 in a tweet by Trump War Room: Says Joe Biden said, “Why am I doing this? Why? What is my real aim?” By Miriam Valverde• October 27, 2020 Bloggers stated on July 10, 2018 in a blog post: Say "Pope says that the rights of Muslim migrants trump any safety concerns that you might have with them in your country." By Lucia Geng• July 12, 2018 Hillary Clinton stated on October 20, 2016 in a speech at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner: In 1928 "school boards sent home letters with children saying that if Al Smith is elected president, you will not be allowed to have or read a Bible." By Jon Greenberg• October 24, 2016 Bloggers stated on August 05, 2017 in Internet posts: Says Russian President Vladimir Putin said Pope Francis "is not a man of God." By Joshua Gillin• August 8, 2017 Conservative Beaver stated on January 10, 2021 in an article: Says Pope Francis “was arrested Saturday in connection with an 80-count indictment of charges including possession of child pornography, human trafficking, incest, possession of drug paraphernalia and felony fraud.” By Noah Y. Kim• January 11, 2021 Viral image stated on April 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Pope Francis kissing the hands of David Rockefeller & John Rothschild.” By Ciara O'Rourke• May 19, 2021 YouTube videos stated on February 29, 2020 in a YouTube video: Says the Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis and two aides tested positive for coronavirus. By Samantha Putterman• March 2, 2020 Bloggers stated on March 03, 2020 in a story: Says the Vatican reports that Pope Francis tested negative for the coronavirus before a second test came back positive. By Samantha Putterman• March 5, 2020 Donald Trump stated on May 29, 2018 in a Republican rally in Nashville, Tenn.: "We got $6 billion for opioid and getting rid of that scourge that’s taking over our country. And the numbers are way down." By Jon Greenberg• May 31, 2018 Sheldon Whitehouse stated on September 06, 2019 in an op-ed: "One unnamed donor gave $17 million to the Leo-affiliated Judicial Crisis Network to block the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland and to support Gorsuch; then a donor — perhaps the same one — gave another $17 million to prop up Kavanaugh." By John Kruzel• September 11, 2019 Sierra Club stated on February 23, 2008 in a letter from Sierra Club executive director Carl Pope to supporters: John McCain has "a consistent pattern of ducking important environmental votes." By Shawn Zeller• March 4, 2008 Viral image stated on October 01, 2015 in Facebook posts: Pope Francis uses a modest compact car to get around, while Creflo Dollar drives an expensive sports car. By April Hunt• October 7, 2015
How faithful is ‘Conclave’ about the process of picking a new pope? We fact-checked the movie By Loreben Tuquero• May 1, 2025 The facts on what the Catholic Church has said about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine By Noah Y. Kim• March 9, 2021 Fact-checking the namesake of Pope Francis on his U.S. visit By Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• September 23, 2015 How long will the Iran war last? See Trump’s timeline shift By Amy Sherman, Zoe Weyand• March 30, 2026 ‘Cheap fakes’: Viral videos keep clipping Biden’s words out of context By Bill McCarthy• February 14, 2022 The AI president: How Donald Trump uses artificial intelligence to promote himself, mock others By Loreben Tuquero• October 23, 2025 The health care law, Catholics and birth control By Becky Bowers• February 10, 2012 Leo Berman claim about Obama topped our charts By W. Gardner Selby• June 7, 2011 Ask PolitiFact: Did Pete Hegseth’s tattoos bar him from National Guard service in 2021? By Sara Swann• November 19, 2024 How the Trump-backed policy bill rolls back Obamacare By Julie Appleby, Phil Galewitz• June 5, 2025 Live: Fact-checking Trump VP JD Vance’s 2024 RNC speech in Milwaukee By PolitiFact Staff • July 17, 2024 Flashback: Obama, the Mexico border and Shariah law By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, W. Gardner Selby• May 16, 2011 Pope Francis defended truth as misinformation trailed him By Katie Sanders• April 24, 2025 Fact-checking Matt Gaetz's CNN comments about Immaculate Conception, missing FBI texts By Allison Graves• January 25, 2018 ‘I never said it': RFK Jr. downplays past statements during Senate confirmation hearing By Madison Czopek, Samantha Putterman• January 30, 2025 President Trump's Supreme Court Pick: Brett Kavanaugh By Lucia Geng• July 10, 2018 GOP guest column: Fact-check on Kanye, black workers rightly stuck to facts By David Jolly• May 2, 2018 The Antisemitism Awareness Act: What to know By Louis Jacobson• May 10, 2024 In Context: Here's the transcript of what Donald Trump said about punishing women for abortion By Tom Kertscher• March 31, 2016 McCain and the sinister ministers By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 15, 2008
