28 People 22286 Fact-checks 7843 Articles People (28) Donald Trump Donald Trump Jr. Planned Parenthood Votes Donald Carcieri Donald Eastman Donald Rumsfeld Students for Trump Donald Verrilli Vets for Trump Joe Donald Donald McEachin Donald Payne Planned Parenthood Byron Donalds The Trump Talks Tiffany Trump Eric Trump Melania Trump Ivanka Trump President Trump's lawyers Fact-checks (22286) Donald Trump stated on March 31, 2022 in a public statement: The Strategic Petroleum Reserve has “been mostly empty” for decades. By Louis Jacobson• April 1, 2022 Sam Brown stated on August 09, 2024 in an X post: Jacky Rosen “said ending taxes on tips would ‘hurt working Nevada families.’” By Seth A. Richardson• August 23, 2024 Leah Vukmir stated on January 25, 2018 in an article : Says Sen. Tammy Baldwin "claims to support a 'Buy America' philosophy, but her actions speak louder than her empty words." By D.L. Davis• March 12, 2018 Viral image stated on June 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photos show the inside of the BOK Center during Donald Trump’s rally in Tulsa. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 22, 2020 Donald Trump stated on July 08, 2026 in remarks to reporters: President Joe Biden "raised the cost of housing by 40 and 50% — the cost of (a) rental — because they were housing illegal aliens in all of those empty units." By Carsten Oyer• July 10, 2026 Instagram posts stated on March 29, 2024 in an Instagram post: The FBI admitted that Venezuela emptied its prisons and sent the inmates to the U.S. By Sofia Ahmed• April 4, 2024 Facebook posts stated on November 05, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Active crime scene in Spalding County, Ga., where ballots for President Donald Trump were discovered in a dumpster.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 6, 2020 Ainsley Earhardt stated on March 13, 2020 in the Fox & Friends show: “It’s actually the safest time to fly.” By Daniel Funke• March 13, 2020 JD Vance stated on January 12, 2025 in a Fox News interview: “Some of these (California) reservoirs have been dry for 15, 20 years." By Caleb McCullough• January 17, 2025 Viral image stated on June 19, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows thousands of Donald Trump supporters outside his Orlando rally. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 28, 2019 Realtime Politics stated on December 11, 2016 in : "Democrats Filing TREASON Charges Against Trump, McConnell, Giuliani, & Comey." By Louis Jacobson• December 15, 2016 Instagram posts stated on August 02, 2024 in an Instagram post: President Joe Biden walked “onto an empty airplane for no reason.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 7, 2024 Sean Spicer stated on January 21, 2017 in a press conference: "That was the largest audience to witness an inauguration, period." By Linda Qiu• January 22, 2017 Facebook posts stated on September 22, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Taylor Swift’s concert attendance drops after Harris endorsement: ‘No Fans, just empty seats and echoes.’” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 25, 2024 Facebook posts stated on July 04, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says the National Mall’s webcam was "abruptly shut down" and removed from the White House’s website to stop viewers from seeing the lack of attendees at president Trump’s Fourth of July event. By Samantha Putterman• July 9, 2019 X posts stated on August 14, 2024 in a post: Photo from an Aug. 14 campaign event in Michigan shows “JD Vance couldn’t fill a small room.” By Sara Swann• August 15, 2024 Donald Trump stated on May 26, 2018 in a tweet: "The Failing @nytimes quotes ‘a senior White House official,’ who doesn’t exist, as saying ‘even if the meeting were reinstated, holding it on June 12 would be impossible, given the lack of time and the amount of planning needed.’ WRONG AGAIN! Use real people, not phony sources." By Louis Jacobson• May 29, 2018 Bloggers stated on September 21, 2020 in a blog post: Photo shows Dianne Feinstein “bullying” Lisa Murkowski over “the now empty seat of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 23, 2020 Facebook posts stated on July 29, 2022 in a Facebook post: Empty store shelves at a Walmart in South Carolina were because of a meat shortage. By Gabrielle Settles• August 16, 2022 Donald Trump stated on March 03, 2026 in remarks at the White House: The 2015 Iran nuclear agreement “gave (Iran) the right to have top-of-the-line nuclear weapons.” By Louis Jacobson• March 5, 2026 Articles (7843) Column: Why a correspondents’ dinner at a White House ballroom could endanger press freedom By Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2026 Fact-checking falsehoods after shooting in hotel hosting correspondents’ dinner Trump attended By Amy Sherman• April 26, 2026 People are reserving tickets to Trump’s Tulsa rally to leave empty seats. It probably won’t work By Bill McCarthy• June 16, 2020 6 months in office, Trump’s mixed record on 6 major promises By John Kruzel• July 20, 2017 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Fox News town hall with Sean Hannity By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• September 5, 2024 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally in New York City By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• October 27, 2024 Donald Trump has repeated immigration falsehoods throughout the 2024 campaign. Here are the facts. By Maria Ramirez Uribe• November 4, 2024 Fact-checking the 2020 vice presidential debate, Kamala Harris vs. Mike Pence By PolitiFact Staff • October 8, 2020 The week in fact-checking: Renaming military bases, Trump rally By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 20, 2020 Time flies: PolitiFact is 13! By Aaron Sharockman• August 21, 2020 In Nov. 1 Milwaukee rally, Trump offers falsehoods on economy, climate change By Louis Jacobson• November 2, 2024 Newsmax, Fox News air outdated, out-of-context photos of empty shelves in segments bashing Biden By Bill McCarthy• October 22, 2021 Fact-checking Donald Trump's fake news awards By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Manuela Tobias• January 18, 2018 Mailbag: ‘I rate your service as Scorched Pantyhose’ By Louis Jacobson• April 30, 2018 A timeline of Donald Trump’s talk about nonexistent James Comey tapes By Manuela Tobias• June 22, 2017 Fact-check: Trump misleads about ending 7 wars, US economy, renewable energy in UN speech By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 23, 2025 The Trump team’s falsehoods of 2017 By Manuela Tobias• December 12, 2017 Michelle Obama didn’t mention Trump by name at 2016 DNC. In 2020 encore, she didn’t pull punches By Bill McCarthy• August 18, 2020 Trump wants to designate antifa as a terrorist organization, but lacks legal authority for it By Miriam Valverde• June 1, 2020 Fact-checking Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s first 2024 presidential debate By PolitiFact Staff • September 11, 2024
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Donald Trump stated on March 31, 2022 in a public statement: The Strategic Petroleum Reserve has “been mostly empty” for decades. By Louis Jacobson• April 1, 2022 Sam Brown stated on August 09, 2024 in an X post: Jacky Rosen “said ending taxes on tips would ‘hurt working Nevada families.’” By Seth A. Richardson• August 23, 2024 Leah Vukmir stated on January 25, 2018 in an article : Says Sen. Tammy Baldwin "claims to support a 'Buy America' philosophy, but her actions speak louder than her empty words." By D.L. Davis• March 12, 2018 Viral image stated on June 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photos show the inside of the BOK Center during Donald Trump’s rally in Tulsa. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 22, 2020 Donald Trump stated on July 08, 2026 in remarks to reporters: President Joe Biden "raised the cost of housing by 40 and 50% — the cost of (a) rental — because they were housing illegal aliens in all of those empty units." By Carsten Oyer• July 10, 2026 Instagram posts stated on March 29, 2024 in an Instagram post: The FBI admitted that Venezuela emptied its prisons and sent the inmates to the U.S. By Sofia Ahmed• April 4, 2024 Facebook posts stated on November 05, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Active crime scene in Spalding County, Ga., where ballots for President Donald Trump were discovered in a dumpster.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 6, 2020 Ainsley Earhardt stated on March 13, 2020 in the Fox & Friends show: “It’s actually the safest time to fly.” By Daniel Funke• March 13, 2020 JD Vance stated on January 12, 2025 in a Fox News interview: “Some of these (California) reservoirs have been dry for 15, 20 years." By Caleb McCullough• January 17, 2025 Viral image stated on June 19, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows thousands of Donald Trump supporters outside his Orlando rally. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 28, 2019 Realtime Politics stated on December 11, 2016 in : "Democrats Filing TREASON Charges Against Trump, McConnell, Giuliani, & Comey." By Louis Jacobson• December 15, 2016 Instagram posts stated on August 02, 2024 in an Instagram post: President Joe Biden walked “onto an empty airplane for no reason.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 7, 2024 Sean Spicer stated on January 21, 2017 in a press conference: "That was the largest audience to witness an inauguration, period." By Linda Qiu• January 22, 2017 Facebook posts stated on September 22, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Taylor Swift’s concert attendance drops after Harris endorsement: ‘No Fans, just empty seats and echoes.’” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 25, 2024 Facebook posts stated on July 04, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says the National Mall’s webcam was "abruptly shut down" and removed from the White House’s website to stop viewers from seeing the lack of attendees at president Trump’s Fourth of July event. By Samantha Putterman• July 9, 2019 X posts stated on August 14, 2024 in a post: Photo from an Aug. 14 campaign event in Michigan shows “JD Vance couldn’t fill a small room.” By Sara Swann• August 15, 2024 Donald Trump stated on May 26, 2018 in a tweet: "The Failing @nytimes quotes ‘a senior White House official,’ who doesn’t exist, as saying ‘even if the meeting were reinstated, holding it on June 12 would be impossible, given the lack of time and the amount of planning needed.’ WRONG AGAIN! Use real people, not phony sources." By Louis Jacobson• May 29, 2018 Bloggers stated on September 21, 2020 in a blog post: Photo shows Dianne Feinstein “bullying” Lisa Murkowski over “the now empty seat of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 23, 2020 Facebook posts stated on July 29, 2022 in a Facebook post: Empty store shelves at a Walmart in South Carolina were because of a meat shortage. By Gabrielle Settles• August 16, 2022 Donald Trump stated on March 03, 2026 in remarks at the White House: The 2015 Iran nuclear agreement “gave (Iran) the right to have top-of-the-line nuclear weapons.” By Louis Jacobson• March 5, 2026
Column: Why a correspondents’ dinner at a White House ballroom could endanger press freedom By Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2026 Fact-checking falsehoods after shooting in hotel hosting correspondents’ dinner Trump attended By Amy Sherman• April 26, 2026 People are reserving tickets to Trump’s Tulsa rally to leave empty seats. It probably won’t work By Bill McCarthy• June 16, 2020 6 months in office, Trump’s mixed record on 6 major promises By John Kruzel• July 20, 2017 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Fox News town hall with Sean Hannity By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• September 5, 2024 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally in New York City By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• October 27, 2024 Donald Trump has repeated immigration falsehoods throughout the 2024 campaign. Here are the facts. By Maria Ramirez Uribe• November 4, 2024 Fact-checking the 2020 vice presidential debate, Kamala Harris vs. Mike Pence By PolitiFact Staff • October 8, 2020 The week in fact-checking: Renaming military bases, Trump rally By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 20, 2020 Time flies: PolitiFact is 13! By Aaron Sharockman• August 21, 2020 In Nov. 1 Milwaukee rally, Trump offers falsehoods on economy, climate change By Louis Jacobson• November 2, 2024 Newsmax, Fox News air outdated, out-of-context photos of empty shelves in segments bashing Biden By Bill McCarthy• October 22, 2021 Fact-checking Donald Trump's fake news awards By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Manuela Tobias• January 18, 2018 Mailbag: ‘I rate your service as Scorched Pantyhose’ By Louis Jacobson• April 30, 2018 A timeline of Donald Trump’s talk about nonexistent James Comey tapes By Manuela Tobias• June 22, 2017 Fact-check: Trump misleads about ending 7 wars, US economy, renewable energy in UN speech By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 23, 2025 The Trump team’s falsehoods of 2017 By Manuela Tobias• December 12, 2017 Michelle Obama didn’t mention Trump by name at 2016 DNC. In 2020 encore, she didn’t pull punches By Bill McCarthy• August 18, 2020 Trump wants to designate antifa as a terrorist organization, but lacks legal authority for it By Miriam Valverde• June 1, 2020 Fact-checking Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s first 2024 presidential debate By PolitiFact Staff • September 11, 2024
