14 People 23343 Fact-checks 7766 Articles People (14) Drunk History Washington Examiner Daily Washington Report U.S. Chamber of Commerce U.S. Energy Department Washington Free Beacon U.S. Census Bureau U.S. House Democrats U.S. Senate Democrats U.S. Trade Representative Washington State Democratic Party U.S. Dairy Export Council Sheriff David Clarke for U.S. Senate U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Fact-checks (23343) Rick Kriseman stated on June 24, 2017 in a "Tampa Bay Times" article: Says that compared to Rick Baker's time as mayor, Kriseman "had wet weather events that he did not experience" that caused sewage spills. Baker "went through significant periods of drought during his time as mayor." By Allison Graves• August 10, 2017 Jim Sensenbrenner stated on July 24, 2011 in a discussion at a town hall meeting: "One of the biggest polluters in our country is the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District." By Tom Kertscher• August 3, 2011 Jamie Samons stated on November 17, 2010 in a Providence Journal story: "We were one of the first states in the U.S. to build sewers, to bring the treatment plant on line." By Edward Fitzpatrick• November 28, 2010 Rick Baker stated on July 28, 2017 in a Facebook post: Says he "made St. Petersburg the state's best maintained large sewer system in 2007." By Allison Graves• August 18, 2017 Edwin Pacheco stated on October 04, 2010 in a press release from the Rhode Island Democratic Party: Says Christopher Little has "a history of working against environmental protection by defending the worst types of corporate polluters" By John Hill• October 19, 2010 Scott Walker stated on August 11, 2010 in campaign news releases in the wake of sewage dumping: "Since being elected, (Tom Barrett) has dumped 8.2 billion gallons of raw sewage into Lake Michigan." By Lee Bergquist• September 3, 2010 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 DeKalb County stated on December 23, 2010 in its website: "The Greenest County in America." By Eric Stirgus• January 3, 2011 Bloggers stated on January 13, 2021 in a story: Says Gen. David H. Berger, commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps., refused Nancy Pelosi’s request to use the Marines for inauguration security, telling her “we don’t work for you.” By Samantha Putterman• January 17, 2021 Republican Party of Florida stated on August 07, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie Crist rode on a jet that "belongs to a serial polluter with a history of environmental violations fined nearly $2 million for polluting water." By Joshua Gillin• August 15, 2014 Ron Johnson stated on October 10, 2009 in a speech at a tea party rally in Oshkosh: "Both the state and federal governments make more per gallon in gas taxes than the oil companies make themselves for doing all the work." By Dave Umhoefer• September 3, 2010 Viral image stated on September 30, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Gas prices during the Obama-Biden administration were $5.49 a gallon. By Madison Czopek• October 2, 2020 Barney Bishop stated on August 26, 2009 in a press release: "There's no evidence anywhere that offshore drilling has hurt tourism in any area where it has been allowed." By Aaron Sharockman• October 5, 2009 Josh Fox stated on January 19, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "Melissa Harris-Perry": "We had 6,000 oil and gas spills in 2012" with "more oil and gas spreading in the United States than the entire Exxon Valdez spill." By Katie Sanders• January 23, 2014 John Kerry stated on January 31, 2021 in in an interview: Says that Hurricane Harvey “dropped more water on Houston in five days than goes over Niagara Falls in a year.” By Brandon Mulder• February 5, 2021 Facebook posts stated on January 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Biden had to take a private plane to D.C. instead of a government plane “because they know he’s not a legitimate president” and "the military is now responsible for restoring legitimate civilian government.” By Samantha Putterman• January 21, 2021 Rush Limbaugh stated on April 29, 2010 in his radio program: Alaska's Prince William Sound "is pristine now." By Robert Farley• April 30, 2010 Sally Bethea stated on April 09, 2011 in an article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "In three years we could find close to 50 million gallons per day through a toilet replacement program." By Willoughby Mariano• April 4, 2011 U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on November 16, 2011 in a television commercial: Says Sen. Sherrod Brown "voted to block American energy production and increase energy taxes." By Sabrina Eaton• December 6, 2011 Mike Polensek stated on November 18, 2010 in a public meeting: "We're worse than a Third World country in terms of water quality and the way we treat our sewage." By Tom Feran• January 4, 2011 Articles (7766) Fact-checking the St. Petersburg mayoral debate between Rick Baker, Rick Kriseman By Allison Graves, Katie Sanders• July 26, 2017 What North Carolina politicians are saying about Hurricane Florence By Rashaan Ayesh, Bill McCarthy• September 25, 2018 Baltimore bridge collapse: Why the federal government is paying upfront to fix it By Jeff Cercone, Loreben Tuquero• April 2, 2024 McCain's slippery statement on oil By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 25, 2008 Ohio derailment is just the latest serious industrial accident in the U.S. By Louis Jacobson• February 15, 2023 Our favorite pundit fact-checks of 2010 By Robert Farley• December 29, 2010 McDonnell sums up his term By Sean Gorman, Nancy Madsen• January 9, 2014 Will you pay $500 more for gas this year because of the Iran war? Fact-checking Democrat Ed Markey By Amy Sherman• March 26, 2026 On Bob Marshall and light bulbs By Sean Gorman• February 22, 2012 Super Bowl legends explored and exposed By Alex Kuffner• February 5, 2012 Donald Trump repeats inaccurate claims on economy in local news interview in Pennsylvania By Louis Jacobson• May 8, 2024 State of the Union fact-check: Trump exaggerates on economy, immigration By PolitiFact Staff • February 25, 2026 The Alaska U.S. Senate race: the fact-checks so far By Lauren Carroll• September 4, 2014 First 100 Days: Obama's two biggest promises By Bill Adair• April 28, 2009 Checking hurricane claims by Limbaugh, McCain, Chris Christie and Rick Perry By W. Gardner Selby• August 24, 2017 Some claims held water. Others needed to be flushed. By Willoughby Mariano• April 10, 2011 Truth-O-Meter rattles saber, burns britches By Willoughby Mariano• January 9, 2011 Fact-checking Ted Cruz's 'Real State of the Union' By Nusaiba Mizan• March 17, 2022 Fact-checking Donald Trump's 100-day rally in Warren, Michigan By Madison Czopek, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• April 30, 2025 Inaccurate data used to show cost-of-living increases between Trump and Biden presidencies By Sofia Ahmed• April 5, 2024
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Rick Kriseman stated on June 24, 2017 in a "Tampa Bay Times" article: Says that compared to Rick Baker's time as mayor, Kriseman "had wet weather events that he did not experience" that caused sewage spills. Baker "went through significant periods of drought during his time as mayor." By Allison Graves• August 10, 2017 Jim Sensenbrenner stated on July 24, 2011 in a discussion at a town hall meeting: "One of the biggest polluters in our country is the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District." By Tom Kertscher• August 3, 2011 Jamie Samons stated on November 17, 2010 in a Providence Journal story: "We were one of the first states in the U.S. to build sewers, to bring the treatment plant on line." By Edward Fitzpatrick• November 28, 2010 Rick Baker stated on July 28, 2017 in a Facebook post: Says he "made St. Petersburg the state's best maintained large sewer system in 2007." By Allison Graves• August 18, 2017 Edwin Pacheco stated on October 04, 2010 in a press release from the Rhode Island Democratic Party: Says Christopher Little has "a history of working against environmental protection by defending the worst types of corporate polluters" By John Hill• October 19, 2010 Scott Walker stated on August 11, 2010 in campaign news releases in the wake of sewage dumping: "Since being elected, (Tom Barrett) has dumped 8.2 billion gallons of raw sewage into Lake Michigan." By Lee Bergquist• September 3, 2010 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 DeKalb County stated on December 23, 2010 in its website: "The Greenest County in America." By Eric Stirgus• January 3, 2011 Bloggers stated on January 13, 2021 in a story: Says Gen. David H. Berger, commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps., refused Nancy Pelosi’s request to use the Marines for inauguration security, telling her “we don’t work for you.” By Samantha Putterman• January 17, 2021 Republican Party of Florida stated on August 07, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie Crist rode on a jet that "belongs to a serial polluter with a history of environmental violations fined nearly $2 million for polluting water." By Joshua Gillin• August 15, 2014 Ron Johnson stated on October 10, 2009 in a speech at a tea party rally in Oshkosh: "Both the state and federal governments make more per gallon in gas taxes than the oil companies make themselves for doing all the work." By Dave Umhoefer• September 3, 2010 Viral image stated on September 30, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Gas prices during the Obama-Biden administration were $5.49 a gallon. By Madison Czopek• October 2, 2020 Barney Bishop stated on August 26, 2009 in a press release: "There's no evidence anywhere that offshore drilling has hurt tourism in any area where it has been allowed." By Aaron Sharockman• October 5, 2009 Josh Fox stated on January 19, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "Melissa Harris-Perry": "We had 6,000 oil and gas spills in 2012" with "more oil and gas spreading in the United States than the entire Exxon Valdez spill." By Katie Sanders• January 23, 2014 John Kerry stated on January 31, 2021 in in an interview: Says that Hurricane Harvey “dropped more water on Houston in five days than goes over Niagara Falls in a year.” By Brandon Mulder• February 5, 2021 Facebook posts stated on January 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Biden had to take a private plane to D.C. instead of a government plane “because they know he’s not a legitimate president” and "the military is now responsible for restoring legitimate civilian government.” By Samantha Putterman• January 21, 2021 Rush Limbaugh stated on April 29, 2010 in his radio program: Alaska's Prince William Sound "is pristine now." By Robert Farley• April 30, 2010 Sally Bethea stated on April 09, 2011 in an article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "In three years we could find close to 50 million gallons per day through a toilet replacement program." By Willoughby Mariano• April 4, 2011 U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on November 16, 2011 in a television commercial: Says Sen. Sherrod Brown "voted to block American energy production and increase energy taxes." By Sabrina Eaton• December 6, 2011 Mike Polensek stated on November 18, 2010 in a public meeting: "We're worse than a Third World country in terms of water quality and the way we treat our sewage." By Tom Feran• January 4, 2011
Fact-checking the St. Petersburg mayoral debate between Rick Baker, Rick Kriseman By Allison Graves, Katie Sanders• July 26, 2017 What North Carolina politicians are saying about Hurricane Florence By Rashaan Ayesh, Bill McCarthy• September 25, 2018 Baltimore bridge collapse: Why the federal government is paying upfront to fix it By Jeff Cercone, Loreben Tuquero• April 2, 2024 McCain's slippery statement on oil By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 25, 2008 Ohio derailment is just the latest serious industrial accident in the U.S. By Louis Jacobson• February 15, 2023 Our favorite pundit fact-checks of 2010 By Robert Farley• December 29, 2010 McDonnell sums up his term By Sean Gorman, Nancy Madsen• January 9, 2014 Will you pay $500 more for gas this year because of the Iran war? Fact-checking Democrat Ed Markey By Amy Sherman• March 26, 2026 On Bob Marshall and light bulbs By Sean Gorman• February 22, 2012 Super Bowl legends explored and exposed By Alex Kuffner• February 5, 2012 Donald Trump repeats inaccurate claims on economy in local news interview in Pennsylvania By Louis Jacobson• May 8, 2024 State of the Union fact-check: Trump exaggerates on economy, immigration By PolitiFact Staff • February 25, 2026 The Alaska U.S. Senate race: the fact-checks so far By Lauren Carroll• September 4, 2014 First 100 Days: Obama's two biggest promises By Bill Adair• April 28, 2009 Checking hurricane claims by Limbaugh, McCain, Chris Christie and Rick Perry By W. Gardner Selby• August 24, 2017 Some claims held water. Others needed to be flushed. By Willoughby Mariano• April 10, 2011 Truth-O-Meter rattles saber, burns britches By Willoughby Mariano• January 9, 2011 Fact-checking Ted Cruz's 'Real State of the Union' By Nusaiba Mizan• March 17, 2022 Fact-checking Donald Trump's 100-day rally in Warren, Michigan By Madison Czopek, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• April 30, 2025 Inaccurate data used to show cost-of-living increases between Trump and Biden presidencies By Sofia Ahmed• April 5, 2024
