14 People 25582 Fact-checks 8268 Articles People (14) Majority Forward Majority PAC Social Media Social Security Works George W. Bush Major Garrett People's Majority Patriot Majority USA House Majority PAC Patriot Majority PAC Senate Majority PAC Major Gross Profit Delaware Health and Social Services Florida House Majority Office Fact-checks (25582) Mitt Romney stated on October 06, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Since President Obama took office, there are over 450,000 more unemployed women." By Louis Jacobson• October 10, 2012 David Brooks stated on May 10, 2010 in a column: Elena Kagan "has published five scholarly review articles, mostly on administrative law and the First Amendment. These articles were mostly on technical and procedural issues." By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 17, 2010 Jennette Gayer stated on September 15, 2011 in a meeting: "We have had over 40 days this summer where it was unsafe to breathe the air." By Eric Stirgus• September 30, 2011 Organizers for Bernie 2020 stated on February 04, 2020 in a tweet: Says Democrats "blocked the Iowa poll" and "blocked the Iowa caucus." By Tom Kertscher• February 4, 2020 Fred Clark stated on February 01, 2012 in a Democratic Party radio address: Says Gov. Scott Walker "made more than $70 million in cuts to job training programs through (Wisconsin’s) technical colleges." By Dave Umhoefer• February 5, 2012 Lynn Jenkins stated on July 29, 2014 in a press conference: In the "do-nothing Senate," there are 352 House bills "sitting on Harry Reid’s desk awaiting action," including 55 introduced by Democrats. By Louis Jacobson• August 6, 2014 H. Marlene O'Toole stated on March 12, 2015 in House Education Appropriations Committee Hearing: The delay in school testing "was not that of a vendor, the problem was not that of the test materials itself, it was the product of a cyber attack." By Amy Sherman• March 16, 2015 Facebook posts stated on April 21, 2020 in Facebook post: Homeless people are immune to COVID-19 By Laura Schulte• May 1, 2020 Instagram posts stated on January 28, 2022 in an Instagram post: Military data from 2021 show military members experienced spikes of 300% in miscarriages, almost 300% in cancer diagnoses and 1,000% in neurological issues. By Jeff Cercone• January 31, 2022 Gavin Newsom stated on February 19, 2020 in a State of the State Address: "Back in 2005, when we did that first point-in-time count, there were over 188,000 thousand people that were deemed homeless in the state of California. … That’s 35,000 more than we have today.” By Chris Nichols• February 21, 2020 Paul Espinosa stated on October 09, 2018 in a tweet: "From 1990 to 2015 under (Democratic) control, W. Va. teacher pay rank plummeted from 30th in the nation to 48th." By Anja Martin• December 7, 2018 Tony Evers stated on January 12, 2021 in Speech: "The Legislature spent the last decade passing laws deliberately making it even harder for people to access these critical supports when they need it most, exacerbating the problems with our already-outdated system.” By Laura Schulte• February 2, 2021 Barack Obama stated on August 14, 2010 in his weekly address: "Some Republican leaders in Congress" are "pushing to make privatizing Social Security a key part of their legislative agenda if they win a majority in Congress this fall." By Robert Farley• August 18, 2010 Jim Sullivan stated on January 31, 2011 in a meeting with Journal Sentinel reporters and editors: When the Milwaukee County mental health facility is full, "cops sit out there in their squad cars with a mentally ill patient" and sometimes "spend an entire shift out there doing that." By Tom Kertscher• February 10, 2011 Barack Obama stated on May 18, 2008 in a speech in Gresham, Ore.: "Privatizing Social Security was a bad idea when George W. Bush proposed it. It's a bad idea today. Sen. McCain's campaign went even further ... suggesting ... to cut cost-of-living adjustments or to raise the retirement age." By Adriel Bettelheim• May 22, 2008 Facebook posts stated on July 29, 2021 in an image: “It would cost $20 billion to end homelessness in the U.S.” and “halting global warming would cost $300 billion.” By Emily Tian• August 27, 2021 Sam Brown stated on August 28, 2024 in a campaign appearance: Proposed Nevada constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights would put “essentially no limit on access to abortion.” By Caleb McCullough• September 13, 2024 Frank Wolf stated on April 19, 2011 in a news release.: The U.S. has "over $62 trillion in unfunded liabilities." By Wes Hester• May 23, 2011 Dana Perino stated on April 22, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Five" on Fox News: "A lot of the problems with forest fires ... is because of bad policy (not to clear out the forests) that was put in place by environmentalists." By Jon Greenberg• May 1, 2014 Viral image stated on October 23, 2015 in posts on the Internet: Unlike Benghazi, there were no investigations of the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing, none about key aspects of the 9/11 attacks and the Iraq War, and none about embassy attacks under George W. Bush. By Louis Jacobson• October 27, 2015 Articles (8268) The Trump-to-Biden transition process: How it’s gone off the rails By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• November 20, 2020 Of debt, taxes and time travel By Wes Hester• July 5, 2011 Is healthcare.gov working 'great' now? By Steve Contorno• March 14, 2014 Fact-checking the Jan. 12 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• January 12, 2014 PunditFact fact-checks the Sunday Jan. 2 shows By Aaron Sharockman• January 12, 2014 In light of UVA story, pundits ask: Are 1 in 5 college women sexually assaulted? By Steve Contorno• December 7, 2014 The 2019 Chicago mayor’s race is heating up: Here’s what we’re watching By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• November 11, 2018 Pundits debate rape on campus in light of UVA story By Steve Contorno• December 7, 2014 PunditFact fact-checks the Feb. 23 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• February 23, 2014 Fact-checking the Feb. 23 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• February 23, 2014 There’s a new COVID-19 variant and cases are ticking up. What do you need to know? By Julie Appleby• January 8, 2024 Fact-checking Barack Obama By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 21, 2011 Is new Missouri rule a ‘ban’ on transgender adults? It imposes major health care access barriers By Grace Abels• April 24, 2023 The 2010 e-mail Hall of Shame, election edition By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 1, 2010 The Michael Moore movie gets a fact-check By Bill Adair• October 1, 2009 What happens if a president or nominee dies or is incapacitated? Around elections, it gets thorny By Louis Jacobson• October 2, 2020 Are 20 percent of women sexually assaulted before they graduate college? By Steve Contorno• May 2, 2014 How close is today's economy to the Great Depression? By Louis Jacobson• June 17, 2011 Ask PolitiFact: I got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Am I going to be OK? By Bill McCarthy• April 13, 2021 Booker latest Democrat to exaggerate gun violence statistic By Louis Jacobson• April 4, 2013
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Mitt Romney stated on October 06, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Since President Obama took office, there are over 450,000 more unemployed women." By Louis Jacobson• October 10, 2012 David Brooks stated on May 10, 2010 in a column: Elena Kagan "has published five scholarly review articles, mostly on administrative law and the First Amendment. These articles were mostly on technical and procedural issues." By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 17, 2010 Jennette Gayer stated on September 15, 2011 in a meeting: "We have had over 40 days this summer where it was unsafe to breathe the air." By Eric Stirgus• September 30, 2011 Organizers for Bernie 2020 stated on February 04, 2020 in a tweet: Says Democrats "blocked the Iowa poll" and "blocked the Iowa caucus." By Tom Kertscher• February 4, 2020 Fred Clark stated on February 01, 2012 in a Democratic Party radio address: Says Gov. Scott Walker "made more than $70 million in cuts to job training programs through (Wisconsin’s) technical colleges." By Dave Umhoefer• February 5, 2012 Lynn Jenkins stated on July 29, 2014 in a press conference: In the "do-nothing Senate," there are 352 House bills "sitting on Harry Reid’s desk awaiting action," including 55 introduced by Democrats. By Louis Jacobson• August 6, 2014 H. Marlene O'Toole stated on March 12, 2015 in House Education Appropriations Committee Hearing: The delay in school testing "was not that of a vendor, the problem was not that of the test materials itself, it was the product of a cyber attack." By Amy Sherman• March 16, 2015 Facebook posts stated on April 21, 2020 in Facebook post: Homeless people are immune to COVID-19 By Laura Schulte• May 1, 2020 Instagram posts stated on January 28, 2022 in an Instagram post: Military data from 2021 show military members experienced spikes of 300% in miscarriages, almost 300% in cancer diagnoses and 1,000% in neurological issues. By Jeff Cercone• January 31, 2022 Gavin Newsom stated on February 19, 2020 in a State of the State Address: "Back in 2005, when we did that first point-in-time count, there were over 188,000 thousand people that were deemed homeless in the state of California. … That’s 35,000 more than we have today.” By Chris Nichols• February 21, 2020 Paul Espinosa stated on October 09, 2018 in a tweet: "From 1990 to 2015 under (Democratic) control, W. Va. teacher pay rank plummeted from 30th in the nation to 48th." By Anja Martin• December 7, 2018 Tony Evers stated on January 12, 2021 in Speech: "The Legislature spent the last decade passing laws deliberately making it even harder for people to access these critical supports when they need it most, exacerbating the problems with our already-outdated system.” By Laura Schulte• February 2, 2021 Barack Obama stated on August 14, 2010 in his weekly address: "Some Republican leaders in Congress" are "pushing to make privatizing Social Security a key part of their legislative agenda if they win a majority in Congress this fall." By Robert Farley• August 18, 2010 Jim Sullivan stated on January 31, 2011 in a meeting with Journal Sentinel reporters and editors: When the Milwaukee County mental health facility is full, "cops sit out there in their squad cars with a mentally ill patient" and sometimes "spend an entire shift out there doing that." By Tom Kertscher• February 10, 2011 Barack Obama stated on May 18, 2008 in a speech in Gresham, Ore.: "Privatizing Social Security was a bad idea when George W. Bush proposed it. It's a bad idea today. Sen. McCain's campaign went even further ... suggesting ... to cut cost-of-living adjustments or to raise the retirement age." By Adriel Bettelheim• May 22, 2008 Facebook posts stated on July 29, 2021 in an image: “It would cost $20 billion to end homelessness in the U.S.” and “halting global warming would cost $300 billion.” By Emily Tian• August 27, 2021 Sam Brown stated on August 28, 2024 in a campaign appearance: Proposed Nevada constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights would put “essentially no limit on access to abortion.” By Caleb McCullough• September 13, 2024 Frank Wolf stated on April 19, 2011 in a news release.: The U.S. has "over $62 trillion in unfunded liabilities." By Wes Hester• May 23, 2011 Dana Perino stated on April 22, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Five" on Fox News: "A lot of the problems with forest fires ... is because of bad policy (not to clear out the forests) that was put in place by environmentalists." By Jon Greenberg• May 1, 2014 Viral image stated on October 23, 2015 in posts on the Internet: Unlike Benghazi, there were no investigations of the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing, none about key aspects of the 9/11 attacks and the Iraq War, and none about embassy attacks under George W. Bush. By Louis Jacobson• October 27, 2015
The Trump-to-Biden transition process: How it’s gone off the rails By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• November 20, 2020 Of debt, taxes and time travel By Wes Hester• July 5, 2011 Is healthcare.gov working 'great' now? By Steve Contorno• March 14, 2014 Fact-checking the Jan. 12 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• January 12, 2014 PunditFact fact-checks the Sunday Jan. 2 shows By Aaron Sharockman• January 12, 2014 In light of UVA story, pundits ask: Are 1 in 5 college women sexually assaulted? By Steve Contorno• December 7, 2014 The 2019 Chicago mayor’s race is heating up: Here’s what we’re watching By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• November 11, 2018 Pundits debate rape on campus in light of UVA story By Steve Contorno• December 7, 2014 PunditFact fact-checks the Feb. 23 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• February 23, 2014 Fact-checking the Feb. 23 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• February 23, 2014 There’s a new COVID-19 variant and cases are ticking up. What do you need to know? By Julie Appleby• January 8, 2024 Fact-checking Barack Obama By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 21, 2011 Is new Missouri rule a ‘ban’ on transgender adults? It imposes major health care access barriers By Grace Abels• April 24, 2023 The 2010 e-mail Hall of Shame, election edition By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 1, 2010 The Michael Moore movie gets a fact-check By Bill Adair• October 1, 2009 What happens if a president or nominee dies or is incapacitated? Around elections, it gets thorny By Louis Jacobson• October 2, 2020 Are 20 percent of women sexually assaulted before they graduate college? By Steve Contorno• May 2, 2014 How close is today's economy to the Great Depression? By Louis Jacobson• June 17, 2011 Ask PolitiFact: I got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Am I going to be OK? By Bill McCarthy• April 13, 2021 Booker latest Democrat to exaggerate gun violence statistic By Louis Jacobson• April 4, 2013
