12 People 25399 Fact-checks 8181 Articles People (12) Ron Book Internet commenters Freedom From Religion Foundation Now or Never PAC Rebuilding America Now Stop Gillnetting Now Wisconsin Jobs Now Common Sense Now Unleash Prosperity Now One Wisconsin Now Secure America Now Health Care for America Now Fact-checks (25399) Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Clint Eastwood said Hollywood is "the place of traitors and pedophilians" and he’s decided to "leave" it to "fight against traitors with real American patriots with president Trump." By Samantha Putterman• June 21, 2019 JB Pritzker stated on July 28, 2024 in in remarks on ABC's "This Week": Sen. JD Vance is “known for his obsession with couches.” By Loreben Tuquero• July 31, 2024 Aziz Ansari stated on June 16, 2015 in comments on "The Daily Show": "46 percent of women between the age of 16 to 24 despise sexual contact" in Japan. By Katie Sanders• June 23, 2015 Viral image stated on December 22, 2018 in a post on Facebook: “The first Statue of Liberty given to the U.S. by France was a Black woman which the U.S. rejected.” By Noah Y. Kim• July 31, 2020 Ben Carson stated on February 13, 2016 in a GOP debate on CBS: Says "Joseph Stalin said if you want to bring America down you, have to undermine three things: our spiritual life, our patriotism and our morality." By Lauren Carroll• February 14, 2016 Viral image stated on February 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the 2008 book “End of Days” predicted the current coronavirus outbreak. By Ciara O'Rourke• February 26, 2020 Facebook posts stated on March 08, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says President Theodore Roosevelt said "To anger a conservative, lie to him. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth." By Samantha Putterman• March 11, 2019 Monica Crowley stated on June 12, 2022 in an interview with Fox News: Soviet and Chinese communists have “grabbed control” of U.S. entertainment, movies, television, music, academia, K-12 education and the news media. By Louis Jacobson• June 17, 2022 Marco Rubio stated on June 14, 2011 in his first speech on the U.S. Senate floor: "Anywhere in the world, when someone uses a mobile phone, e-mail, the Internet or GPS, they are enjoying the benefits of the American miracle." By Becky Bowers• June 15, 2011 Chain email stated on September 08, 2008 in : "The Books Sarah Palin tried to have banned." By Robert Farley• September 10, 2008 Facebook posts stated on January 16, 2014 in a graphic on the Internet: "In 1916, the U.S. government predicted that by the 1940s all paper would come from hemp and that no more trees would need to be cut down." By Louis Jacobson• January 17, 2014 Viral image stated on February 06, 2024 in a Facebook post: Ben Shapiro posted that Tracy Chapman stole “the spotlight from Luke (Combs)” at the Grammys as part of “the woke war on straight white male success” By Grace Abels• February 8, 2024 Facebook posts stated on December 02, 2014 in a meme on social media: "794 law enforcement officers have fallen in the line of duty since B.H. Obama took office, with no special recognition from the White House." By Louis Jacobson• December 2, 2014 Facebook posts stated on October 07, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes President John F. Kennedy as saying "If the United States ever experienced [a coup to overthrow the government] it will come from the CIA and not the Pentagon." By Samantha Putterman• October 16, 2019 Viral image stated on July 21, 2022 in an Instagram post: The New York Times reported on a conservative activist’s “superdiarrhea.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 22, 2022 Facebook posts stated on November 04, 2024 in a post on Facebook: Santiago Flight 513 “landed after 35 years with 92 skeletons on board!” By Madison Czopek• November 8, 2024 Threads posts stated on November 10, 2024 in a post: Elon Musk’s Starlink technology manipulated votes in the 2024 election to benefit Donald Trump. By Madison Czopek, Sara Swann• November 12, 2024 Chain email stated on April 27, 2009 in : "Barack Obama's nominee for 'regulatory czar' has advocated a 'Fairness Doctrine' for the Internet" that would require links to opposing opinions. By Robert Farley• May 5, 2009 Facebook posts stated on July 06, 2023 in a Facebook post: Deaths of four alternative medicine doctors show they are being targeted for their ideas. 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Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Clint Eastwood said Hollywood is "the place of traitors and pedophilians" and he’s decided to "leave" it to "fight against traitors with real American patriots with president Trump." By Samantha Putterman• June 21, 2019 JB Pritzker stated on July 28, 2024 in in remarks on ABC's "This Week": Sen. JD Vance is “known for his obsession with couches.” By Loreben Tuquero• July 31, 2024 Aziz Ansari stated on June 16, 2015 in comments on "The Daily Show": "46 percent of women between the age of 16 to 24 despise sexual contact" in Japan. By Katie Sanders• June 23, 2015 Viral image stated on December 22, 2018 in a post on Facebook: “The first Statue of Liberty given to the U.S. by France was a Black woman which the U.S. rejected.” By Noah Y. Kim• July 31, 2020 Ben Carson stated on February 13, 2016 in a GOP debate on CBS: Says "Joseph Stalin said if you want to bring America down you, have to undermine three things: our spiritual life, our patriotism and our morality." By Lauren Carroll• February 14, 2016 Viral image stated on February 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the 2008 book “End of Days” predicted the current coronavirus outbreak. By Ciara O'Rourke• February 26, 2020 Facebook posts stated on March 08, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says President Theodore Roosevelt said "To anger a conservative, lie to him. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth." By Samantha Putterman• March 11, 2019 Monica Crowley stated on June 12, 2022 in an interview with Fox News: Soviet and Chinese communists have “grabbed control” of U.S. entertainment, movies, television, music, academia, K-12 education and the news media. By Louis Jacobson• June 17, 2022 Marco Rubio stated on June 14, 2011 in his first speech on the U.S. Senate floor: "Anywhere in the world, when someone uses a mobile phone, e-mail, the Internet or GPS, they are enjoying the benefits of the American miracle." By Becky Bowers• June 15, 2011 Chain email stated on September 08, 2008 in : "The Books Sarah Palin tried to have banned." By Robert Farley• September 10, 2008 Facebook posts stated on January 16, 2014 in a graphic on the Internet: "In 1916, the U.S. government predicted that by the 1940s all paper would come from hemp and that no more trees would need to be cut down." By Louis Jacobson• January 17, 2014 Viral image stated on February 06, 2024 in a Facebook post: Ben Shapiro posted that Tracy Chapman stole “the spotlight from Luke (Combs)” at the Grammys as part of “the woke war on straight white male success” By Grace Abels• February 8, 2024 Facebook posts stated on December 02, 2014 in a meme on social media: "794 law enforcement officers have fallen in the line of duty since B.H. Obama took office, with no special recognition from the White House." By Louis Jacobson• December 2, 2014 Facebook posts stated on October 07, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes President John F. Kennedy as saying "If the United States ever experienced [a coup to overthrow the government] it will come from the CIA and not the Pentagon." By Samantha Putterman• October 16, 2019 Viral image stated on July 21, 2022 in an Instagram post: The New York Times reported on a conservative activist’s “superdiarrhea.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 22, 2022 Facebook posts stated on November 04, 2024 in a post on Facebook: Santiago Flight 513 “landed after 35 years with 92 skeletons on board!” By Madison Czopek• November 8, 2024 Threads posts stated on November 10, 2024 in a post: Elon Musk’s Starlink technology manipulated votes in the 2024 election to benefit Donald Trump. By Madison Czopek, Sara Swann• November 12, 2024 Chain email stated on April 27, 2009 in : "Barack Obama's nominee for 'regulatory czar' has advocated a 'Fairness Doctrine' for the Internet" that would require links to opposing opinions. By Robert Farley• May 5, 2009 Facebook posts stated on July 06, 2023 in a Facebook post: Deaths of four alternative medicine doctors show they are being targeted for their ideas. By Jeff Cercone• July 11, 2023 Barack Obama stated on June 26, 2012 in a speech: The federal government has made investments in science and technology inventing the products that led to the creation of Google. By Eric Stirgus• July 9, 2012
A stat about sex that might shock you By Katie Sanders• June 24, 2015 7 steps to better fact-checking By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 20, 2014 In Context: Were Paul Ryan's poverty comments a 'thinly veiled racial attack'? By Tom Kertscher• March 14, 2014 PolitiFact’s checklist for thorough fact-checking By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 31, 2022 Giuliani's "culture of life," defined By Tom Tobin• October 1, 2007 What Ben Carson said about Hillary Clinton, Saul Alinsky and Lucifer By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 20, 2016 Cannibalism in Haiti? Fact-checking the unfounded claims By Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 18, 2024 Donald Trump's St. Patrick's Day 'Irish proverb' was probably not Irish By Lauren Carroll• March 17, 2017 Meet Section 230: ‘the most important law protecting internet speech’ By Daniel Funke• March 1, 2021 E-mails twist context of Obama's memoir By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 10, 2008 Why the Gabby Petito case, but not others, has drawn so much attention By Noah Y. Kim• September 22, 2021 Fact-checking 'Mank,' the movie about the movie 'Citizen Kane' By Noah Y. Kim• April 16, 2021 Tyler Robinson: What's known about Charlie Kirk shooting suspect's politics, bullet casing etchings By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• September 12, 2025 United Facts of America: How memes can fuel political strategy By Seth Smalley• September 28, 2022 Fact-checking fake news on International Fact-checking Day By Allison Graves• April 2, 2017 Biden’s verbal blunders: Separating the real from the fake By Amy Sherman• October 5, 2020 The man who would be the regulatory czar By Robert Farley• May 5, 2009 How misinformers manufacture and embellish embarrassing presidential moments By Bill McCarthy• April 12, 2022 Inside fact-checking: A conversation with Lucas Graves, author of 'Deciding What's True' By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 14, 2016 Kamala Harris is again facing attacks on her racial identity. Here’s more about her background. By Samantha Putterman• July 26, 2024
