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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
Greg Abbott stated on September 07, 2021 in a press conference:
The Texas abortion law “provides at least six weeks for a person to be able to get an abortion.”
By Amy Sherman• September 9, 2021
Peter Navarro stated on August 18, 2019 in an interview:
U.S. tariffs on China are "not hurting anybody" in the United States.  
By Tom Kertscher• August 20, 2019
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
Jim Skaggs stated on November 05, 2014 in as quoted in a news story:
Austin is "burdened by the fastest-growing tax increases of any major city in the nation."
By W. Gardner Selby• November 28, 2014
Rick Santorum stated on February 14, 2012 in a video ad airing in Michigan:
Says Mitt Romney supports cap and trade.
By Molly Moorhead• February 16, 2012
Bloggers stated on October 07, 2009 in a posting on the conservative Web site TownHall.com:
The Baucus health care bill would require taxes on medical devices such as X-ray machines, female condoms, HIV tests and surgical needles.
By Louis Jacobson• October 9, 2009
Laura Ingraham stated on June 12, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Laura Ingraham Show":
Americans "invented the automobile."
By Jon Greenberg• June 13, 2014
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
Donald Trump stated on February 12, 2017 in a tweet:
Says "72% of refugees admitted into U.S. (2/3 -2/11) during COURT BREAKDOWN are from 7 countries: SYRIA, IRAQ, SOMALIA, IRAN, SUDAN, LIBYA & YEMEN."
By Allison Graves• February 12, 2017
Linda Koop stated on February 25, 2014 in a campaign mail flier:
Says Stefani Carter "repeatedly used her campaign contributors’ donations to rent margarita machines for our state house office."
By Sue Owen• March 21, 2014
Power to the Patients stated on April 19, 2022 in a television ad:
About a federal hospital price transparency requirement, “Nobody’s enforcing that law.”
By Julie Appleby• August 9, 2022
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
David Madland stated on December 06, 2013 in a broadcast of CNN's "Crossfire":
"The CBO just said if we cut this (unemployment benefits) extension, we will kill jobs, because those people who are looking for work won't have any money to spend."
By Jon Greenberg• December 10, 2013
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
Viral image stated on June 11, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Sarah Huckabee Sanders tweeted, “It’s ‘odd’ that the ANTIFA insurgency happened just as COVID-19 loses steam It’s ‘odd’ that COVID-19 happened the moment impeachment failed. It’s ‘odd’ that impeachment happened the moment Russian hoax failed. The Russian hoax happened because Hillary lost? Notice the pattern?”
By Ciara O'Rourke• June 29, 2020
Bloggers stated on March 20, 2013 in blog posts:
The Air Force wants taxpayers to fund a fantasy football league.
By Becky Bowers• March 22, 2013
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 April 22, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Fires at food processing plants are an “attempt to starve us.”
By Jeff Cercone• April 26, 2022
Facebook posts stated on January 19, 2023 in a video:
The Transportation Security Administration spent “a couple hundred million dollars” on gender-neutral screening technology.
By Gabrielle Settles• January 27, 2023

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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

Truth-O-Meter cares about your health. And gas prices.

By Willoughby Mariano• March 27, 2011

McCain's slippery statement on oil

By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 25, 2008

Election may be over, but we're just getting started

By Robert Higgs• November 8, 2010

New Trump tariffs could put even more downward pressure on economy because they’re less targeted

By Louis Jacobson• January 29, 2025

The effects of Donald Trump's trade war

By Manuela Tobias• July 30, 2018

Did Trump inherit a mess? 8 charts show otherwise

By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2017

Fact-checking Donald Trump's Davos speech on Greenland, US economy

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• January 21, 2026

A Facebook post told of an Illinois voter’s touch-screen voting snag. Election officials responded.

By Madison Czopek• November 6, 2024

Viral video of voting machine malfunction in Mississippi governor runoff, explained

By John Kruzel• August 29, 2019

What’s happening with mailboxes and mail-sorting machines?

By Noah Y. Kim• August 19, 2020

Fact or Fiction? A Look At Claims About SB 50, One Of California’s Most Controversial Housing Bills

By Chris Nichols• January 21, 2020

PolitiFact’s guide to understanding tariffs and international trade

By Louis Jacobson• November 18, 2019

Fact-checking the GOP debate in New Hampshire

By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 13, 2011

Voting machine malfunctions are typical, not evidence of ‘stealing’ the election

By Samantha Putterman• November 4, 2020

Comparing Clinton, Trump, Johnson and Stein on five issues

By Allison Graves• November 1, 2016

Donald Trump cites Ronald Reagan as a protectionist hero. Was he?

By Louis Jacobson• July 1, 2016

Revving up on claims about Mercedes' move

By April Hunt• April 15, 2015

A product says it's ‘FDA approved,’ ‘FDA registered’ or ‘FDA certified.’ What does that even mean?

By Madison Czopek• October 29, 2025