24 People 24817 Fact-checks 7889 Articles People (24) Kanye West ActionAid UK Accountability in Government Royce West Cornel West Ban the Box RI Ban Ki-moon Steve West Bing West Allen West Clayton County Government Freedom From Religion Foundation Department of Government Efficiency Fulton County Government Government is Not God PAC Milwaukeeans for Self-Governance Texans for Accountable Government Citizens Against Government Waste Colorado Citizens for Accountable Government South West News Service Fact-checks (24817) Donald Trump stated on December 13, 2016 in a speech: America’s federal business tax rate is the highest "in the world." By Tom Kertscher• December 15, 2016 Instagram posts stated on August 05, 2020 in a tweet: "The GOP lawyer who helped Kanye West get on the ballot in Wisconsin is actively working for Donald Trump's campaign." By Haley BeMiller• August 6, 2020 Kanye West stated on June 11, 2013 in a newspaper interview: I have the most Grammys of anyone my age, but I haven't won one against a white person. By Janel Davis• August 15, 2013 Donald Trump stated on April 26, 2018 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "Kanye (West) looks and he sees black unemployment at the lowest it’s been in the history of our country. He sees Hispanic unemployment at the lowest it’s been in the history of our country. He sees (women’s unemployment) the lowest it’s been in now almost 19 years." By Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2018 Viral image stated on June 06, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Kanye West scored "106 points against wheelchair basketball team." By Ciara O'Rourke• June 7, 2019 Kanye West stated on October 16, 2022 in an interview: Suggests fentanyl, not Derek Chauvin, killed George Floyd By Gabrielle Settles• October 18, 2022 Instagram posts stated on October 15, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says Kanye West got 40,000 votes in the presidential election in Kentucky. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 16, 2020 Viral image stated on December 07, 2022 in an Instagram post: Video shows former President Donald Trump saying he “just can’t be upset” with Kanye West. By Ciara O'Rourke• December 9, 2022 Viral image stated on December 09, 2021 in a Facebook post: Ghislaine Maxwell’s co-defendants include Beyonce and Kanye West. By Ciara O'Rourke• December 9, 2021 Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on August 20, 2020 in News release: Kanye West’s access to Wisconsin’s ballot was “denied by liberals.” By Haley BeMiller• August 21, 2020 Instagram posts stated on August 06, 2020 in an Instagram post: "Third party votes only siphon from (Democrats).” By Eric Litke• August 10, 2020 Instagram posts stated on November 04, 2022 in post: A wax figure of Ye was removed from Madame Tussauds museum but a figure of Adolf Hitler remained. By Michael Majchrowicz• November 8, 2022 Kanye West stated on October 11, 2018 in remarks at the White House: In Wisconsin, Foxconn has "4,000 jobs, people making $53,000 a year." By Tom Kertscher• October 12, 2018 Kevin McCarthy stated on November 29, 2022 in remarks to reporters outside the White House: "I think President Trump came out four times and condemned” Nick Fuentes. By Louis Jacobson• November 30, 2022 Kanye West stated on December 01, 2022 in an interview: Hitler “didn’t kill 6 million Jews” and “the Holocaust is not what happened.” By Gabrielle Settles• December 5, 2022 Viral image stated on January 20, 2025 in a Facebook post: Image shows President Donald Trump responding to a picture rapper Ye drew of them. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 23, 2025 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 Viral image stated on February 11, 2025 in a Facebook post: Video shows celebrities wearing T-shirts with graphics of a middle finger and the word “Kanye.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 13, 2025 Donald Trump stated on May 04, 2018 in the NRA convention: "I doubled my African-American poll numbers. We went from 11 to 22 in one week." By John Kruzel• May 7, 2018 Facebook posts stated on July 23, 2023 in a Facebook post: Beyoncé “is a defendant in a major human trafficking case.” By Jeff Cercone• July 25, 2023 Articles (7889) GOP guest column: Fact-check on Kanye, black workers rightly stuck to facts By David Jolly• May 2, 2018 In Context: Gwen Moore on Ebola and a travel ban By Tom Kertscher• October 16, 2014 How Ye stirred up antisemitism among social media users By Gabrielle Settles• October 25, 2022 Most viewed 2018 fact checks by PolitiFact Wisconsin By Tom Kertscher• December 20, 2018 Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally for Mike Braun in Evansville, Indiana By Louis Jacobson, Manuela Tobias• August 31, 2018 Fact checking Foxconn By D.L. Davis• January 30, 2019 Top election fact checks -- Wisconsin By Haley BeMiller• December 24, 2020 Fact-checking claims about Africa By Linda Qiu• August 7, 2014 New US visa bonds program: What is a visa bond? Who is affected? By Gabrielle Lazor, Samantha Putterman• August 5, 2025 Is Donald Trump's executive order a 'Muslim ban'? By Tom Kertscher• February 3, 2017 Fact-checking Donald Trump's interview on Fox & Friends By Allison Graves, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• April 26, 2018 The weird and wacky Truth-O-Meters of late By April Hunt• October 16, 2015 We answered your questions on government action on the coronavirus By Daniel Funke, Jon Greenberg, Josie Hollingsworth, Bill McCarthy, Samantha Putterman• March 17, 2020 Donald Trump and Joe Biden on Israel and Gaza: Comparing their positions By Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• June 25, 2024 U.S. would be only country with religious test at border under Trump, Clinton says By Allison Graves• September 2, 2016 Transgender youth health care: A fact-checker’s look at Supreme Court oral arguments in Tenn. case By Grace Abels• December 6, 2024 An open letter to YouTube’s CEO from the world’s fact-checkers By PolitiFact Staff • January 12, 2022 George Floyd did not die of a drug overdose. Why does misinformation about his death persist? By Madison Czopek• May 23, 2025 Would a U.S. strike in Syria violate international law? By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• September 12, 2013 Fact-checking Ron DeSantis' 2024 presidential campaign kickoff on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• May 25, 2023
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Donald Trump stated on December 13, 2016 in a speech: America’s federal business tax rate is the highest "in the world." By Tom Kertscher• December 15, 2016 Instagram posts stated on August 05, 2020 in a tweet: "The GOP lawyer who helped Kanye West get on the ballot in Wisconsin is actively working for Donald Trump's campaign." By Haley BeMiller• August 6, 2020 Kanye West stated on June 11, 2013 in a newspaper interview: I have the most Grammys of anyone my age, but I haven't won one against a white person. By Janel Davis• August 15, 2013 Donald Trump stated on April 26, 2018 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "Kanye (West) looks and he sees black unemployment at the lowest it’s been in the history of our country. He sees Hispanic unemployment at the lowest it’s been in the history of our country. He sees (women’s unemployment) the lowest it’s been in now almost 19 years." By Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2018 Viral image stated on June 06, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Kanye West scored "106 points against wheelchair basketball team." By Ciara O'Rourke• June 7, 2019 Kanye West stated on October 16, 2022 in an interview: Suggests fentanyl, not Derek Chauvin, killed George Floyd By Gabrielle Settles• October 18, 2022 Instagram posts stated on October 15, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says Kanye West got 40,000 votes in the presidential election in Kentucky. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 16, 2020 Viral image stated on December 07, 2022 in an Instagram post: Video shows former President Donald Trump saying he “just can’t be upset” with Kanye West. By Ciara O'Rourke• December 9, 2022 Viral image stated on December 09, 2021 in a Facebook post: Ghislaine Maxwell’s co-defendants include Beyonce and Kanye West. By Ciara O'Rourke• December 9, 2021 Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on August 20, 2020 in News release: Kanye West’s access to Wisconsin’s ballot was “denied by liberals.” By Haley BeMiller• August 21, 2020 Instagram posts stated on August 06, 2020 in an Instagram post: "Third party votes only siphon from (Democrats).” By Eric Litke• August 10, 2020 Instagram posts stated on November 04, 2022 in post: A wax figure of Ye was removed from Madame Tussauds museum but a figure of Adolf Hitler remained. By Michael Majchrowicz• November 8, 2022 Kanye West stated on October 11, 2018 in remarks at the White House: In Wisconsin, Foxconn has "4,000 jobs, people making $53,000 a year." By Tom Kertscher• October 12, 2018 Kevin McCarthy stated on November 29, 2022 in remarks to reporters outside the White House: "I think President Trump came out four times and condemned” Nick Fuentes. By Louis Jacobson• November 30, 2022 Kanye West stated on December 01, 2022 in an interview: Hitler “didn’t kill 6 million Jews” and “the Holocaust is not what happened.” By Gabrielle Settles• December 5, 2022 Viral image stated on January 20, 2025 in a Facebook post: Image shows President Donald Trump responding to a picture rapper Ye drew of them. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 23, 2025 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 Viral image stated on February 11, 2025 in a Facebook post: Video shows celebrities wearing T-shirts with graphics of a middle finger and the word “Kanye.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 13, 2025 Donald Trump stated on May 04, 2018 in the NRA convention: "I doubled my African-American poll numbers. We went from 11 to 22 in one week." By John Kruzel• May 7, 2018 Facebook posts stated on July 23, 2023 in a Facebook post: Beyoncé “is a defendant in a major human trafficking case.” By Jeff Cercone• July 25, 2023
GOP guest column: Fact-check on Kanye, black workers rightly stuck to facts By David Jolly• May 2, 2018 In Context: Gwen Moore on Ebola and a travel ban By Tom Kertscher• October 16, 2014 How Ye stirred up antisemitism among social media users By Gabrielle Settles• October 25, 2022 Most viewed 2018 fact checks by PolitiFact Wisconsin By Tom Kertscher• December 20, 2018 Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally for Mike Braun in Evansville, Indiana By Louis Jacobson, Manuela Tobias• August 31, 2018 Fact checking Foxconn By D.L. Davis• January 30, 2019 Top election fact checks -- Wisconsin By Haley BeMiller• December 24, 2020 Fact-checking claims about Africa By Linda Qiu• August 7, 2014 New US visa bonds program: What is a visa bond? Who is affected? By Gabrielle Lazor, Samantha Putterman• August 5, 2025 Is Donald Trump's executive order a 'Muslim ban'? By Tom Kertscher• February 3, 2017 Fact-checking Donald Trump's interview on Fox & Friends By Allison Graves, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• April 26, 2018 The weird and wacky Truth-O-Meters of late By April Hunt• October 16, 2015 We answered your questions on government action on the coronavirus By Daniel Funke, Jon Greenberg, Josie Hollingsworth, Bill McCarthy, Samantha Putterman• March 17, 2020 Donald Trump and Joe Biden on Israel and Gaza: Comparing their positions By Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• June 25, 2024 U.S. would be only country with religious test at border under Trump, Clinton says By Allison Graves• September 2, 2016 Transgender youth health care: A fact-checker’s look at Supreme Court oral arguments in Tenn. case By Grace Abels• December 6, 2024 An open letter to YouTube’s CEO from the world’s fact-checkers By PolitiFact Staff • January 12, 2022 George Floyd did not die of a drug overdose. Why does misinformation about his death persist? By Madison Czopek• May 23, 2025 Would a U.S. strike in Syria violate international law? By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• September 12, 2013 Fact-checking Ron DeSantis' 2024 presidential campaign kickoff on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• May 25, 2023
