95 People 26076 Fact-checks 8589 Articles People (95) Health Care for America Now Florida Agency for Health Care Administration Tim Walz College presidents Republican presidents United for Care Emory University University of Oregon People for the American Way Universal News Portal University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Protect Our Care Committee to Defend the President Save My Care Austin for a Better Future Better Austin Today Get EQUAL Texas Get Georgia Right Let's Get To Work Leaders for a Better Community Fact-checks (26076) Pete Buttigieg stated on August 11, 2024 in an interview on CNN State of the Union: Gov. Tim Walz delivered paid family leave in Minnesota but “Republicans are blocking” a Biden-Harris proposal. By Amy Sherman• August 16, 2024 Lindsey Graham stated on August 06, 2024 in an X post: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed “legislation giving free college … to illegal immigrants.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• August 9, 2024 JD Vance stated on August 07, 2024 in a campaign event in Eau Claire, Wisconsin: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a law that would “take children away from their parents if the parents don’t want to consent to sex changes.” By Grace Abels, Loreben Tuquero• August 27, 2024 Tony Perkins stated on September 11, 2024 in a Facebook post: “In 12 states, children born alive after a failed abortion have no legal protection, and in three more states children born alive after an abortion had legal rights that governors — like Tim Walz — repealed.” By Sara Swann• September 18, 2024 Tim Walz stated on September 14, 2024 in a speech: “In Project 2025, you’re going to have to register with a new federal agency when you get pregnant.” By Samantha Putterman• September 17, 2024 Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2024 in an Instagram post: Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz “says that if Democrats win they’ll make (U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) speaker of the house.” By Jeff Cercone• October 29, 2024 Donald Trump stated on January 03, 2026 in a post on Truth Social: Gov. Tim Walz had Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman killed. By Madison Czopek• January 6, 2026 Progress 2028 stated on October 21, 2024 in a Facebook post: A pro-Kamala Harris website shows she supports a mandatory gun buyback program. By Grace Abels• October 21, 2024 Donald Trump stated on October 16, 2017 in a White House cabinet meeting: "The cost-sharing reductions (were) a gift (that) they gave the insurance companies." By Jon Greenberg• October 18, 2017 Charlie Kirk stated on August 06, 2024 in a Threads post: “During Covid, Tim Walz rationed access to monoclonal antibody treatments based on skin color.” By Jeff Cercone• August 14, 2024 Social Media stated on September 24, 2024 in social media posts: Vice President Kamala Harris responded, “Next question please,” when asked about the economy during an Aug. 29 CNN interview. By Sofia Ahmed• September 27, 2024 Carla Sands stated on January 19, 2022 in an ad: Joe Biden's “$4 trillion” Build Back Better bill is "the largest expansion of welfare programs in 60 years." By Tom Kertscher• February 1, 2022 Instagram posts stated on August 13, 2024 in an Instagram post: Videos of media talking about Tim Walz as a "happy warrior" are proof of government propaganda legalized by Barack Obama. By Jeff Cercone• August 15, 2024 X posts stated on August 05, 2024 in an X post: Tim Walz “changed the Minnesota flag so it could resemble the Somalian flag.” By Jeff Cercone• August 6, 2024 Tim Walz stated on April 06, 2025 in an interview: “Less than half of Americans have $1,000 in savings.” By Claire Cranford• April 16, 2025 Barack Obama stated on July 01, 2009 in public statements: On a single-payer health care system. By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 16, 2009 VoteVets.org stated on September 27, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Minnesota congressional candidate Jim Hagedorn supports a plan that would take away health care for 340,000 veterans, with 17,000 in Minnesota possibly losing coverage. By Stephen Koff• October 11, 2018 Instagram posts stated on September 11, 2024 in an Instagram post: "Debate moderators made the false claim to Donald Trump that there is nowhere in the United States where abortion is legal up until birth." By Jeff Cercone• September 13, 2024 Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on February 28, 2010 in a roundtable segment on NBC's Meet the Press: "The Republicans have repeatedly said that they agree with 80 percent of what's in our bill." By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2010 JD Vance stated on August 07, 2024 in a speech: “When Tim Walz was asked by his country to go to Iraq, do you know what he did? He dropped out of the Army and allowed his unit to go without him.” By Sara Swann• August 9, 2024 Articles (8589) VP debate fact-check: What JD Vance and Tim Walz got right, wrong on abortion, immigration By PolitiFact Staff • October 2, 2024 2024 DNC Night 3 fact-check: What speakers got right, wrong in Chicago speeches By PolitiFact Staff • August 21, 2024 DNC 2024: Read our fact-checks and stories from the convention By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Sara Swann• August 23, 2024 Walz has conflated IVF and IUI when discussing his family. What’s the difference? By Jeff Cercone• August 22, 2024 Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier By Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 16, 2024 Do you know Vance and Walz’s talking points? Prep for the vice presidential debate with fact-checks By Sara Swann• September 29, 2024 Who is Tim Walz? What to know about Kamala Harris’ new running mate By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• August 6, 2024 In Context: What Gov. Tim Walz said about the border wall and investing in a 'ladder factory' By Madison Czopek• August 6, 2024 How conservative X accounts promoted wild theory implicating Gov. Tim Walz in lawmaker’s killing By Madison Czopek• June 15, 2025 Lie of the Year: Interview with Howard Dean By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 17, 2010 Keeping it simple, sometimes wrong By David Baumann• October 15, 2007 Four fact-checks from Kamala Harris and Tim Walz’s CNN interview By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• August 30, 2024 Is the fight to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act dead? By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• March 29, 2017 4 questions on the fight over Obamacare and what happens next By Jon Greenberg• July 20, 2017 Trump shared a ‘Kamala’s Project 2025’ graphic that makes inaccurate claims about Harris’ plans By Maria Briceño, Madison Czopek• September 27, 2024 Fact-checking Donald Trump's health care speech By Jon Greenberg, John Kruzel• July 24, 2017 How Obamacare, Medicare and ‘Medicare for All’ muddy the campaign trail By Shefali Luthra• May 13, 2019 Fact-checking Tim Walz before his 2024 DNC speech – plus the attacks on his record By Amy Sherman• August 21, 2024 How PolitiFact is covering Election 2024 By PolitiFact Staff • August 23, 2024 Pre-existing conditions: Does any GOP proposal match the ACA? By Jon Greenberg• October 17, 2018
Health Care for America Now Florida Agency for Health Care Administration Tim Walz College presidents Republican presidents United for Care Emory University University of Oregon People for the American Way Universal News Portal University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Protect Our Care Committee to Defend the President Save My Care Austin for a Better Future Better Austin Today Get EQUAL Texas Get Georgia Right Let's Get To Work Leaders for a Better Community
Pete Buttigieg stated on August 11, 2024 in an interview on CNN State of the Union: Gov. Tim Walz delivered paid family leave in Minnesota but “Republicans are blocking” a Biden-Harris proposal. By Amy Sherman• August 16, 2024 Lindsey Graham stated on August 06, 2024 in an X post: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed “legislation giving free college … to illegal immigrants.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• August 9, 2024 JD Vance stated on August 07, 2024 in a campaign event in Eau Claire, Wisconsin: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a law that would “take children away from their parents if the parents don’t want to consent to sex changes.” By Grace Abels, Loreben Tuquero• August 27, 2024 Tony Perkins stated on September 11, 2024 in a Facebook post: “In 12 states, children born alive after a failed abortion have no legal protection, and in three more states children born alive after an abortion had legal rights that governors — like Tim Walz — repealed.” By Sara Swann• September 18, 2024 Tim Walz stated on September 14, 2024 in a speech: “In Project 2025, you’re going to have to register with a new federal agency when you get pregnant.” By Samantha Putterman• September 17, 2024 Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2024 in an Instagram post: Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz “says that if Democrats win they’ll make (U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) speaker of the house.” By Jeff Cercone• October 29, 2024 Donald Trump stated on January 03, 2026 in a post on Truth Social: Gov. Tim Walz had Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman killed. By Madison Czopek• January 6, 2026 Progress 2028 stated on October 21, 2024 in a Facebook post: A pro-Kamala Harris website shows she supports a mandatory gun buyback program. By Grace Abels• October 21, 2024 Donald Trump stated on October 16, 2017 in a White House cabinet meeting: "The cost-sharing reductions (were) a gift (that) they gave the insurance companies." By Jon Greenberg• October 18, 2017 Charlie Kirk stated on August 06, 2024 in a Threads post: “During Covid, Tim Walz rationed access to monoclonal antibody treatments based on skin color.” By Jeff Cercone• August 14, 2024 Social Media stated on September 24, 2024 in social media posts: Vice President Kamala Harris responded, “Next question please,” when asked about the economy during an Aug. 29 CNN interview. By Sofia Ahmed• September 27, 2024 Carla Sands stated on January 19, 2022 in an ad: Joe Biden's “$4 trillion” Build Back Better bill is "the largest expansion of welfare programs in 60 years." By Tom Kertscher• February 1, 2022 Instagram posts stated on August 13, 2024 in an Instagram post: Videos of media talking about Tim Walz as a "happy warrior" are proof of government propaganda legalized by Barack Obama. By Jeff Cercone• August 15, 2024 X posts stated on August 05, 2024 in an X post: Tim Walz “changed the Minnesota flag so it could resemble the Somalian flag.” By Jeff Cercone• August 6, 2024 Tim Walz stated on April 06, 2025 in an interview: “Less than half of Americans have $1,000 in savings.” By Claire Cranford• April 16, 2025 Barack Obama stated on July 01, 2009 in public statements: On a single-payer health care system. By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 16, 2009 VoteVets.org stated on September 27, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Minnesota congressional candidate Jim Hagedorn supports a plan that would take away health care for 340,000 veterans, with 17,000 in Minnesota possibly losing coverage. By Stephen Koff• October 11, 2018 Instagram posts stated on September 11, 2024 in an Instagram post: "Debate moderators made the false claim to Donald Trump that there is nowhere in the United States where abortion is legal up until birth." By Jeff Cercone• September 13, 2024 Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on February 28, 2010 in a roundtable segment on NBC's Meet the Press: "The Republicans have repeatedly said that they agree with 80 percent of what's in our bill." By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2010 JD Vance stated on August 07, 2024 in a speech: “When Tim Walz was asked by his country to go to Iraq, do you know what he did? He dropped out of the Army and allowed his unit to go without him.” By Sara Swann• August 9, 2024
VP debate fact-check: What JD Vance and Tim Walz got right, wrong on abortion, immigration By PolitiFact Staff • October 2, 2024 2024 DNC Night 3 fact-check: What speakers got right, wrong in Chicago speeches By PolitiFact Staff • August 21, 2024 DNC 2024: Read our fact-checks and stories from the convention By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Sara Swann• August 23, 2024 Walz has conflated IVF and IUI when discussing his family. What’s the difference? By Jeff Cercone• August 22, 2024 Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier By Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 16, 2024 Do you know Vance and Walz’s talking points? Prep for the vice presidential debate with fact-checks By Sara Swann• September 29, 2024 Who is Tim Walz? What to know about Kamala Harris’ new running mate By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• August 6, 2024 In Context: What Gov. Tim Walz said about the border wall and investing in a 'ladder factory' By Madison Czopek• August 6, 2024 How conservative X accounts promoted wild theory implicating Gov. Tim Walz in lawmaker’s killing By Madison Czopek• June 15, 2025 Lie of the Year: Interview with Howard Dean By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 17, 2010 Keeping it simple, sometimes wrong By David Baumann• October 15, 2007 Four fact-checks from Kamala Harris and Tim Walz’s CNN interview By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• August 30, 2024 Is the fight to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act dead? By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• March 29, 2017 4 questions on the fight over Obamacare and what happens next By Jon Greenberg• July 20, 2017 Trump shared a ‘Kamala’s Project 2025’ graphic that makes inaccurate claims about Harris’ plans By Maria Briceño, Madison Czopek• September 27, 2024 Fact-checking Donald Trump's health care speech By Jon Greenberg, John Kruzel• July 24, 2017 How Obamacare, Medicare and ‘Medicare for All’ muddy the campaign trail By Shefali Luthra• May 13, 2019 Fact-checking Tim Walz before his 2024 DNC speech – plus the attacks on his record By Amy Sherman• August 21, 2024 How PolitiFact is covering Election 2024 By PolitiFact Staff • August 23, 2024 Pre-existing conditions: Does any GOP proposal match the ACA? By Jon Greenberg• October 17, 2018
