18 People 21318 Fact-checks 7052 Articles People (18) Only Politics Associated Industries of Florida Wisconsin Medical Society Doctors Without Borders Families USA Focus on the Family The Family Foundation If You Only News Texas Medical Association Georgia Family Council Illinois Family Institute Wisconsin Family Action Broward County Medical Association Family Forward Oregon Focus on the Family Action Protect Families First National Partnership for Women & Families Wisconsin Working Families Party Fact-checks (21318) Jennifer Boysko stated on January 18, 2021 in a committee debate.: “The United States is the only industrialized, modernized country that does not already have a paid family medical leave program in place.” By Warren Fiske• January 28, 2021 Lisa Subeck stated on February 16, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: “The United States is an outlier, one of only about half a dozen countries, without any guarantee of paid leave for new parents and/or other health care needs.” By D.L. Davis• April 16, 2024 Claire McCaskill stated on August 22, 2017 in a town hall in Monett, Mo.: "We’re the only developed nation in the world that doesn’t have paid maternity leave." By Emily McCarter, Lucille Sherman• September 28, 2017 Kirsten Gillibrand stated on July 25, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "We are the only industrialized nation that doesn't guarantee workers paid family leave." By Jon Greenberg• July 26, 2016 Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: The United States is "the only advanced country on Earth" that doesn’t guarantee "paid maternity leave to our workers." By Steve Contorno• January 21, 2015 Barack Obama stated on June 23, 2014 in an op-ed for Huffington Post: "The United States is the only developed country in the world without paid maternity leave." By Steve Contorno• June 24, 2014 Bernie Sanders stated on October 14, 2015 in the CNN Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas: "Every other major country" has family paid leave. By Amy Sherman• October 14, 2015 Don Beyer stated on August 25, 2014 in a web post.: "The United States is the only industrialized country that does not guarantee paid time off to care for a new child." By Sean Gorman• August 25, 2014 Bernie Sanders stated on April 08, 2020 in an op-ed published in The Guardian: “It has been estimated that only 12% of workers in businesses that are likely to stay open during this crisis are receiving paid sick leave benefits as a result of the second coronavirus relief package." By Shefali Luthra• April 13, 2020 Vicki Shabo stated on December 12, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Cycle": "About 40 percent of workers don’t ... have a single paid sick day." By Katie Sanders• December 17, 2013 Andrew Cuomo stated on December 17, 2018 in a speech: New York has passed "the best paid family leave" program in the United States of America. By Jill Terreri Ramos• January 7, 2019 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 JD Vance stated on September 17, 2024 in comments made at a campaign rally: “We're bankrupting a lot of hospitals by forcing these hospitals to provide care for people who don't have the legal right to be in our country.” By Sam Whitehead• October 23, 2024 Family Forward Oregon stated on May 08, 2013 in a flier: Says paid family leave is "a program that is standard in all but five nations around the world." By Janie Har• May 18, 2013 Heidi Scheuermann stated on May 16, 2019 in floor debate: They understand the importance (of medical monitoring). It’s clear, though, that they want to do it in a way that is consistent with other states and S.37 just isn’t. By Elizabeth Gribkoff• May 24, 2019 Hillary Clinton stated on September 18, 2015 in a roundtable event on women's economic security: "Women fill two-thirds of minimum wage jobs." By Kaitlin DeWulf • November 13, 2015 Chris Larson stated on December 12, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: In the past year, Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois passed "highly popular” policies such as paid family leave, one of several issues that have been stymied in Wisconsin by Republicans. By Sophia Voight• January 30, 2024 John Delaney stated on April 13, 2019 in a Tweet: "Most of home care is paid by government programs." By Yanqi Xu• April 25, 2019 Dianne Feinstein stated on March 08, 2010 in a New York Times article: "We are the only industrialized nation that relies heavily on a for-profit medical insurance industry to provide basic health care." By Louis Jacobson• March 11, 2010 Moms Rising stated on July 13, 2016 in : "In North Carolina, paid family leave is more popular than college basketball." By Will Doran• July 15, 2016 Articles (7052) Fact checking Bernie Sanders' Madison speech By Tom Kertscher• March 28, 2016 The Democrats’ big IRA bill fulfills some Biden promises, leaves others behind By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• August 12, 2022 In Context: Joe Biden saying, ‘No one should have to choose between a job and a paycheck’ By Tom Kertscher• April 29, 2021 Fact-checking the first night of the Democratic convention in Philadelphia By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• July 25, 2016 Fact-checking the first Democratic presidential debate By Katie Sanders• October 14, 2015 Congress urges tech giants to fortify against foreign meddling before next election By John Kruzel• November 3, 2017 Fact-checking night one of the 2020 Democratic debates in Detroit By PolitiFact Staff • July 31, 2019 Fact-checking night one of the 2020 Democratic presidential debates in Detroit By PolitiFact Staff • July 30, 2019 Fact-checking Donald Trump's op-ed against Medicare for All in USA Today By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• October 10, 2018 PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for June 2019 By D.L. 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Jennifer Boysko stated on January 18, 2021 in a committee debate.: “The United States is the only industrialized, modernized country that does not already have a paid family medical leave program in place.” By Warren Fiske• January 28, 2021 Lisa Subeck stated on February 16, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: “The United States is an outlier, one of only about half a dozen countries, without any guarantee of paid leave for new parents and/or other health care needs.” By D.L. Davis• April 16, 2024 Claire McCaskill stated on August 22, 2017 in a town hall in Monett, Mo.: "We’re the only developed nation in the world that doesn’t have paid maternity leave." By Emily McCarter, Lucille Sherman• September 28, 2017 Kirsten Gillibrand stated on July 25, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "We are the only industrialized nation that doesn't guarantee workers paid family leave." By Jon Greenberg• July 26, 2016 Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: The United States is "the only advanced country on Earth" that doesn’t guarantee "paid maternity leave to our workers." By Steve Contorno• January 21, 2015 Barack Obama stated on June 23, 2014 in an op-ed for Huffington Post: "The United States is the only developed country in the world without paid maternity leave." By Steve Contorno• June 24, 2014 Bernie Sanders stated on October 14, 2015 in the CNN Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas: "Every other major country" has family paid leave. By Amy Sherman• October 14, 2015 Don Beyer stated on August 25, 2014 in a web post.: "The United States is the only industrialized country that does not guarantee paid time off to care for a new child." By Sean Gorman• August 25, 2014 Bernie Sanders stated on April 08, 2020 in an op-ed published in The Guardian: “It has been estimated that only 12% of workers in businesses that are likely to stay open during this crisis are receiving paid sick leave benefits as a result of the second coronavirus relief package." By Shefali Luthra• April 13, 2020 Vicki Shabo stated on December 12, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Cycle": "About 40 percent of workers don’t ... have a single paid sick day." By Katie Sanders• December 17, 2013 Andrew Cuomo stated on December 17, 2018 in a speech: New York has passed "the best paid family leave" program in the United States of America. By Jill Terreri Ramos• January 7, 2019 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 JD Vance stated on September 17, 2024 in comments made at a campaign rally: “We're bankrupting a lot of hospitals by forcing these hospitals to provide care for people who don't have the legal right to be in our country.” By Sam Whitehead• October 23, 2024 Family Forward Oregon stated on May 08, 2013 in a flier: Says paid family leave is "a program that is standard in all but five nations around the world." By Janie Har• May 18, 2013 Heidi Scheuermann stated on May 16, 2019 in floor debate: They understand the importance (of medical monitoring). It’s clear, though, that they want to do it in a way that is consistent with other states and S.37 just isn’t. By Elizabeth Gribkoff• May 24, 2019 Hillary Clinton stated on September 18, 2015 in a roundtable event on women's economic security: "Women fill two-thirds of minimum wage jobs." By Kaitlin DeWulf • November 13, 2015 Chris Larson stated on December 12, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: In the past year, Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois passed "highly popular” policies such as paid family leave, one of several issues that have been stymied in Wisconsin by Republicans. By Sophia Voight• January 30, 2024 John Delaney stated on April 13, 2019 in a Tweet: "Most of home care is paid by government programs." By Yanqi Xu• April 25, 2019 Dianne Feinstein stated on March 08, 2010 in a New York Times article: "We are the only industrialized nation that relies heavily on a for-profit medical insurance industry to provide basic health care." By Louis Jacobson• March 11, 2010 Moms Rising stated on July 13, 2016 in : "In North Carolina, paid family leave is more popular than college basketball." By Will Doran• July 15, 2016
Fact checking Bernie Sanders' Madison speech By Tom Kertscher• March 28, 2016 The Democrats’ big IRA bill fulfills some Biden promises, leaves others behind By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• August 12, 2022 In Context: Joe Biden saying, ‘No one should have to choose between a job and a paycheck’ By Tom Kertscher• April 29, 2021 Fact-checking the first night of the Democratic convention in Philadelphia By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• July 25, 2016 Fact-checking the first Democratic presidential debate By Katie Sanders• October 14, 2015 Congress urges tech giants to fortify against foreign meddling before next election By John Kruzel• November 3, 2017 Fact-checking night one of the 2020 Democratic debates in Detroit By PolitiFact Staff • July 31, 2019 Fact-checking night one of the 2020 Democratic presidential debates in Detroit By PolitiFact Staff • July 30, 2019 Fact-checking Donald Trump's op-ed against Medicare for All in USA Today By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• October 10, 2018 PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for June 2019 By D.L. Davis• July 3, 2019 ‘Medicare for All' emerges as early divide in first Democratic presidential primary debate By Jon Greenberg, Shefali Luthra• June 27, 2019 What you need to know about Medicare for All By Jon Greenberg• November 5, 2019 Joe Biden’s promises on the economy: A closer look By Louis Jacobson• January 22, 2021 The Stump Speech Analyzer: Biden rolls out plan for economy, attacks Trump’s divisive rhetoric By Sophie Austin• July 10, 2020 How the 2008 and 2020 recessions will be different, and why that matters By Louis Jacobson• March 20, 2020 Fact-checking J.D. Vance and Tim Ryan in Ohio Senate race By Amy Sherman• November 4, 2022 Fact-checking the Republican debate in Michigan By Becky Bowers• November 10, 2011 Rhetoric doesn't pay the bills By Alexander Lane• June 24, 2008 Giuliani's energy juggernaut By Asjylyn Loder• January 11, 2008 Here are falsehoods we found in Tucker Carlson’s final Fox show By Madison Czopek, Amy Sherman• April 25, 2023
