34 People 24494 Fact-checks 7956 Articles People (34) Johnson Controls Centers for Disease Control State Public Service Announcement Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials Choose: New Jersey Environment New Jersey New Century Times New York Post New Leadership PAC New Approach Oregon New Day for America New Georgia Encyclopedia New York Times One New Jersey New Republican PAC Americans for Prosperity: New Jersey AFL-CIO of New Jersey New Bedford Republican Committee New Jersey Tea Party New York Citizens Audit Fact-checks (24494) Leah Vukmir stated on October 09, 2010 in a campaign brochure distributed door-to-door: "For the first time in history, Wisconsin has more government jobs than manufacturing jobs." By Tom Kertscher• October 11, 2010 Newt Gingrich stated on December 10, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: In New York City, "an entry level janitor gets paid twice as much as an entry level teacher." By Louis Jacobson• December 12, 2011 Frederica Wilson stated on February 27, 2011 in a Washington Post profile: "We closed that plant down. It was a $27 million-dollar plant, operating full steam, and we closed it down." By Trenton Daniel• March 7, 2011 Cody Smith stated on February 21, 2019 in a statement: "On our current trajectory, we’ll be 2,000 prison beds short by 2021... We’ll need two new prisons soon, at the cost of $485 million over the next five years." By Lauren Richey• May 8, 2019 Facebook posts stated on December 04, 2021 in a Facebook post: Microsoft and Bill Gates created a 1999 video game called “Omikron.” By Samantha Putterman• December 17, 2021 Bobby Scott stated on July 14, 2011 in a letter.: (Rep. Bob Goodlatte's) balanced budget amendment does not require a balanced budget. By Sean Gorman• August 1, 2011 Greg Walden stated on January 29, 2013 in a Tweet: Says "Did you know that the #KeystoneXL project is expected to create 20,000 American jobs, including more than 800 in Oregon?" By Charles Pope• February 27, 2013 Instagram posts stated on November 28, 2022 in a post: The 2021 infrastructure bill requires all new vehicles to have kill switches that will stop vehicle operation and alert law enforcement when drivers are impaired. By Gabrielle Settles• December 5, 2022 John Boehner stated on June 26, 2013 in a news conference: "About 95 percent of (Ohio’s) electricity comes from burning coal." By Tom Feran• July 5, 2013 Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: Haiti, Tanzania and Madagascar refused the COVID-19 vaccines and now all three of their presidents have died unexpectedly. By Samantha Putterman• July 12, 2021 John McCain stated on July 15, 2008 in Albuquerque, N.M.: In the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, offshore drilling "did not cause any real difficulties." By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 25, 2008 Kelly O'Donnell stated on January 19, 2010 in a segment on NBC's Today show: In Massachusetts, Scott Brown's Republican affiliation is "not a secret, but clearly not on display." By Louis Jacobson• January 20, 2010 Glenn Grothman stated on November 06, 2015 in : On support for the Export-Import Bank By James B. Nelson• November 6, 2015 Facebook posts stated on November 26, 2016 in a Facebook post: Says George Soros was an “SS in the National Socialist German Workers Party. Nazi Party.” By Bill McCarthy• February 10, 2020 Facebook posts stated on March 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Boil some orange peels wit cayenne pepper in it stand over the pot breathe in the steam so all that mucus can release from yo nasal… MUCUS is the problem its where THE VIRUS LIVES!!!” By Emily Venezky• March 25, 2020 Jim Bognet stated on June 12, 2020 in a press release: U.S. Rep. Matt “Cartwright proposes to defund the Wilkes-Barre police.” By Jessica Calefati• July 9, 2020 JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on March 16, 2011 in a newspaper interview: Says Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser "has prejudged matters that are likely to come before the court." By Tom Kertscher• March 27, 2011 Chain email stated on October 19, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Michelle Obama ordered $400 worth of lobster and caviar at a New York hotel. By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 2, 2008 Vernon Jones stated on June 03, 2010 in a candidate forum: "I have a record on the environment of creating green energy ... taking trash and turning it into cash." By Eric Stirgus• June 30, 2010 TikTok posts stated on July 19, 2025 in a post on TikTok: “The White House just announced that Trump only has four days left” because of his chronic venous insufficiency. By Madison Czopek• July 21, 2025 Articles (7956) Pence vs. the Truth-O-Meter By Robert Farley• January 28, 2011 Election may be over, but we're just getting started By Robert Higgs• November 8, 2010 Our most-clicked Scott Walker items By Tom Kertscher• September 21, 2015 McCain's slippery statement on oil By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 25, 2008 Comparing Clinton, Trump, Johnson and Stein on five issues By Allison Graves• November 1, 2016 Checking hurricane claims by Limbaugh, McCain, Chris Christie and Rick Perry By W. Gardner Selby• August 24, 2017 Juneteenth’s 156-year path to becoming a federal holiday: Here’s the history By Jon Greenberg• June 17, 2021 A look back at PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 15, 2014 In Context: James Comey’s past comments on interference in FBI investigations By Lauren Carroll• June 6, 2017 Fact-checking the GOP debate in New Hampshire By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 13, 2011 Yes, a deadly flesh-eating worm was found in the US. No, you shouldn't panic about screwworms By Grace Abels• August 26, 2025 Lie of the Year: the Romney campaign's ad on jeeps made in China By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 13, 2012 Lie of the Year: the Romney campaign's ad on Jeeps made in China By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 12, 2012 Obama's birth certificate: Final chapter. This time we mean it! By Robert Farley• July 1, 2009 Did Trump inherit a mess? 8 charts show otherwise By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2017 Why an analysis of COVID-19 vaccines from Florida’s surgeon general is flawed By Gabrielle Settles• October 13, 2022 Bidding farewell to Newt: our five favorite fact-checks By Louis Jacobson• May 3, 2012 Bidding farewell to Newt: our five favorite fact-checks By Louis Jacobson• May 2, 2012 Fact-checking Ron DeSantis' book: What 'The Courage to Be Free' glosses over about his record By Yacob Reyes, Amy Sherman• March 2, 2023 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s rally in Charlotte, N.C. By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 25, 2024
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Leah Vukmir stated on October 09, 2010 in a campaign brochure distributed door-to-door: "For the first time in history, Wisconsin has more government jobs than manufacturing jobs." By Tom Kertscher• October 11, 2010 Newt Gingrich stated on December 10, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: In New York City, "an entry level janitor gets paid twice as much as an entry level teacher." By Louis Jacobson• December 12, 2011 Frederica Wilson stated on February 27, 2011 in a Washington Post profile: "We closed that plant down. It was a $27 million-dollar plant, operating full steam, and we closed it down." By Trenton Daniel• March 7, 2011 Cody Smith stated on February 21, 2019 in a statement: "On our current trajectory, we’ll be 2,000 prison beds short by 2021... We’ll need two new prisons soon, at the cost of $485 million over the next five years." By Lauren Richey• May 8, 2019 Facebook posts stated on December 04, 2021 in a Facebook post: Microsoft and Bill Gates created a 1999 video game called “Omikron.” By Samantha Putterman• December 17, 2021 Bobby Scott stated on July 14, 2011 in a letter.: (Rep. Bob Goodlatte's) balanced budget amendment does not require a balanced budget. By Sean Gorman• August 1, 2011 Greg Walden stated on January 29, 2013 in a Tweet: Says "Did you know that the #KeystoneXL project is expected to create 20,000 American jobs, including more than 800 in Oregon?" By Charles Pope• February 27, 2013 Instagram posts stated on November 28, 2022 in a post: The 2021 infrastructure bill requires all new vehicles to have kill switches that will stop vehicle operation and alert law enforcement when drivers are impaired. By Gabrielle Settles• December 5, 2022 John Boehner stated on June 26, 2013 in a news conference: "About 95 percent of (Ohio’s) electricity comes from burning coal." By Tom Feran• July 5, 2013 Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: Haiti, Tanzania and Madagascar refused the COVID-19 vaccines and now all three of their presidents have died unexpectedly. By Samantha Putterman• July 12, 2021 John McCain stated on July 15, 2008 in Albuquerque, N.M.: In the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, offshore drilling "did not cause any real difficulties." By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 25, 2008 Kelly O'Donnell stated on January 19, 2010 in a segment on NBC's Today show: In Massachusetts, Scott Brown's Republican affiliation is "not a secret, but clearly not on display." By Louis Jacobson• January 20, 2010 Glenn Grothman stated on November 06, 2015 in : On support for the Export-Import Bank By James B. Nelson• November 6, 2015 Facebook posts stated on November 26, 2016 in a Facebook post: Says George Soros was an “SS in the National Socialist German Workers Party. Nazi Party.” By Bill McCarthy• February 10, 2020 Facebook posts stated on March 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Boil some orange peels wit cayenne pepper in it stand over the pot breathe in the steam so all that mucus can release from yo nasal… MUCUS is the problem its where THE VIRUS LIVES!!!” By Emily Venezky• March 25, 2020 Jim Bognet stated on June 12, 2020 in a press release: U.S. Rep. Matt “Cartwright proposes to defund the Wilkes-Barre police.” By Jessica Calefati• July 9, 2020 JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on March 16, 2011 in a newspaper interview: Says Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser "has prejudged matters that are likely to come before the court." By Tom Kertscher• March 27, 2011 Chain email stated on October 19, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Michelle Obama ordered $400 worth of lobster and caviar at a New York hotel. By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 2, 2008 Vernon Jones stated on June 03, 2010 in a candidate forum: "I have a record on the environment of creating green energy ... taking trash and turning it into cash." By Eric Stirgus• June 30, 2010 TikTok posts stated on July 19, 2025 in a post on TikTok: “The White House just announced that Trump only has four days left” because of his chronic venous insufficiency. By Madison Czopek• July 21, 2025
Pence vs. the Truth-O-Meter By Robert Farley• January 28, 2011 Election may be over, but we're just getting started By Robert Higgs• November 8, 2010 Our most-clicked Scott Walker items By Tom Kertscher• September 21, 2015 McCain's slippery statement on oil By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 25, 2008 Comparing Clinton, Trump, Johnson and Stein on five issues By Allison Graves• November 1, 2016 Checking hurricane claims by Limbaugh, McCain, Chris Christie and Rick Perry By W. Gardner Selby• August 24, 2017 Juneteenth’s 156-year path to becoming a federal holiday: Here’s the history By Jon Greenberg• June 17, 2021 A look back at PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 15, 2014 In Context: James Comey’s past comments on interference in FBI investigations By Lauren Carroll• June 6, 2017 Fact-checking the GOP debate in New Hampshire By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 13, 2011 Yes, a deadly flesh-eating worm was found in the US. No, you shouldn't panic about screwworms By Grace Abels• August 26, 2025 Lie of the Year: the Romney campaign's ad on jeeps made in China By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 13, 2012 Lie of the Year: the Romney campaign's ad on Jeeps made in China By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 12, 2012 Obama's birth certificate: Final chapter. This time we mean it! By Robert Farley• July 1, 2009 Did Trump inherit a mess? 8 charts show otherwise By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2017 Why an analysis of COVID-19 vaccines from Florida’s surgeon general is flawed By Gabrielle Settles• October 13, 2022 Bidding farewell to Newt: our five favorite fact-checks By Louis Jacobson• May 3, 2012 Bidding farewell to Newt: our five favorite fact-checks By Louis Jacobson• May 2, 2012 Fact-checking Ron DeSantis' book: What 'The Courage to Be Free' glosses over about his record By Yacob Reyes, Amy Sherman• March 2, 2023 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s rally in Charlotte, N.C. By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 25, 2024
