5 People 5364 Fact-checks 2236 Articles People (5) Freedom Partners Enterprise Florida Building a Better Ohio Competitive Enterprise Institute Freedom Partners Action Fund Fact-checks (5364) Rick Scott stated on October 20, 2010 in a Leadership Florida/Florida Press Association debate.: Says Alex Sink's plans for governor include $12.5 billion in new spending. By Aaron Sharockman• October 21, 2010 Internet commenters stated on September 10, 2015 in comments on various local blogs: Annexation would lead to overcrowding at Decatur’s city schools. By April Hunt• September 16, 2015 SFA Fund stated on December 28, 2023 in a campaign ad: Gov. Ron DeSantis “called China ‘Florida’s most important trading partner.’” By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• January 4, 2024 Rob Portman stated on August 29, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: Barack Obama has "never even worked in business." By Louis Jacobson• August 30, 2012 Alliance for Retired Americans stated on July 12, 2011 in an email blast: "Social Security doesn’t contribute a penny to the deficit." By W. Gardner Selby• August 2, 2011 Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Hillary Clinton was to be indicted over the Whitewater scandal four days before documents related to the case were destroyed in the Oklahoma City bombing. By Samantha Putterman• May 1, 2019 Paul Ryan stated on November 10, 2016 in an interview: "Because of Obamacare, Medicare is going broke." By Tom Kertscher• December 23, 2016 Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on October 13, 2014 in a debate: Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, "would help lift over a million Americans out of poverty." By Steve Contorno• October 14, 2014 Carl Paladino stated on July 17, 2016 in a conversation with The Buffalo News at the Republican National Convention.: In Buffalo's SolarCity project, "Andrew Cuomo will create maybe 500 jobs if it ever happens at all, at about $1.5 million per job." By Dan Clark• August 5, 2016 Mark Pocan stated on May 21, 2021 in Twitter: Says withdrawing troops from Afghanistan could save the U.S. $50 billion. By Laura Schulte• June 8, 2021 Allan Fung stated on June 26, 2014 in a letter to taxpayers: Cranston's 2014-2015 "budget funds 100 percent of the local police and fire pension and other retiree benefit costs." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• July 9, 2014 Cory Booker stated on April 04, 2012 in a news conference: Says New Jersey Devils managing partner Jeff Vanderbeek "took us into arbitration." By Bill Wichert• April 12, 2012 Americans for Prosperity: Florida stated on December 03, 2013 in a Web video: Says state Sens. Greg Evers, Nancy Detert and Charles Dean "got a failing grade from conservatives." By Rochelle Koff• January 28, 2014 Matt Gaetz stated on June 07, 2022 in a podcast episode: “Bennie Thompson actively cheer-led riots in the ’90s.” By Yacob Reyes• June 13, 2022 Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2015 in comments on social media.: Say President George W. Bush " ‘borrowed’ $1.37 trillion of Social Security surplus revenue to pay for his tax cuts for the rich and his war in Iraq and never paid it back." By Linda Qiu• August 3, 2015 Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2015 in social media posts.: "The House of Representatives just voted 300-131 to remove ‘country-of-origin labeling’ on chicken, pork, and beef sold in the U.S." By Linda Qiu• July 2, 2015 Rick Perry stated on January 15, 2015 in valedictory speech as governor to the Texas Legislature: Starting in December 2007, "1.4 million jobs were created in Texas. In that same period, the rest of the country lost 400,000 jobs." By W. Gardner Selby• January 22, 2015 Jeffrey Hernandez stated on March 23, 2012 in a letter to the Providence School District.: Says his reform efforts improved performance at all 10 low-performing schools in Palm Beach, Florida. By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 8, 2012 Facebook posts stated on October 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Kamala’s husband, a lawyer, represents the Communist Chinese Party in America!! Think about that!!” By Noah Y. Kim• November 2, 2020 Nikki Fried stated on October 12, 2019 in a speech to the Florida Democratic Party: "Hemp has 25,000-35,000 known usages. That means it is going to be something that will replace plastics, and styrofoam and concrete." By Amy Sherman• October 22, 2019 Articles (2236) PolitiFact launches 2024 swing district project, bringing fact-checking to key U.S. Senate races By Aaron Sharockman• August 19, 2024 How much would Bernie Sanders’ health care plan cost the middle class? By Linda Qiu• January 13, 2016 Secret behind Trump University’s A rating: Doing nothing By Jon Greenberg• March 8, 2016 Steve Witkoff said Iran is ‘a week away’ from material to make a bomb. Experts are skeptical By Amy Sherman• February 26, 2026 Government jobs vs. private jobs: Which help the economy more? By Louis Jacobson• February 15, 2013 Readers criticize ruling on graduation rates of Rutgers University's football team By Erin O'Neill• February 13, 2012 Fresh (re-baked) blasts from Ted Cruz, David Dewhurst By W. Gardner Selby• July 10, 2012 Are Floridians better off than they were four years ago? By Louis Jacobson• October 8, 2020 Ad Watch: Michigan Democrats call James’ tough-on-China stance hypocritical. Is it? By Clara Hendrickson• August 7, 2020 Star-Ledger wins award for launch of Truth-O-Meter By Caryn Shinske• April 27, 2012 Ask PolitiFact: Was Iran ‘weeks away’ from having a nuclear weapon, as Trump said? By Amy Sherman• June 23, 2025 PolitiFact partners with Noticias Telemundo to bring fact-checking in Spanish for 2020 election By PolitiFact Staff • March 21, 2019 Mailbag: 'You are not very good at fact checking' By Louis Jacobson• November 7, 2014 Fact-checking claims about the GOP agenda By Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• November 12, 2014 PolitiFact partnering with NBC News for 2016 election By Aaron Sharockman• December 13, 2015 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s press conference on eve of Kavanaugh, Ford hearings By Jon Greenberg, Kyra Haas, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• September 26, 2018 PunditFact: Fact-checking claims about the GOP agenda By Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• November 12, 2014 Fact-checking U.S. Sen. 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Rick Scott stated on October 20, 2010 in a Leadership Florida/Florida Press Association debate.: Says Alex Sink's plans for governor include $12.5 billion in new spending. By Aaron Sharockman• October 21, 2010 Internet commenters stated on September 10, 2015 in comments on various local blogs: Annexation would lead to overcrowding at Decatur’s city schools. By April Hunt• September 16, 2015 SFA Fund stated on December 28, 2023 in a campaign ad: Gov. Ron DeSantis “called China ‘Florida’s most important trading partner.’” By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• January 4, 2024 Rob Portman stated on August 29, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: Barack Obama has "never even worked in business." By Louis Jacobson• August 30, 2012 Alliance for Retired Americans stated on July 12, 2011 in an email blast: "Social Security doesn’t contribute a penny to the deficit." By W. Gardner Selby• August 2, 2011 Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Hillary Clinton was to be indicted over the Whitewater scandal four days before documents related to the case were destroyed in the Oklahoma City bombing. By Samantha Putterman• May 1, 2019 Paul Ryan stated on November 10, 2016 in an interview: "Because of Obamacare, Medicare is going broke." By Tom Kertscher• December 23, 2016 Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on October 13, 2014 in a debate: Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, "would help lift over a million Americans out of poverty." By Steve Contorno• October 14, 2014 Carl Paladino stated on July 17, 2016 in a conversation with The Buffalo News at the Republican National Convention.: In Buffalo's SolarCity project, "Andrew Cuomo will create maybe 500 jobs if it ever happens at all, at about $1.5 million per job." By Dan Clark• August 5, 2016 Mark Pocan stated on May 21, 2021 in Twitter: Says withdrawing troops from Afghanistan could save the U.S. $50 billion. By Laura Schulte• June 8, 2021 Allan Fung stated on June 26, 2014 in a letter to taxpayers: Cranston's 2014-2015 "budget funds 100 percent of the local police and fire pension and other retiree benefit costs." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• July 9, 2014 Cory Booker stated on April 04, 2012 in a news conference: Says New Jersey Devils managing partner Jeff Vanderbeek "took us into arbitration." By Bill Wichert• April 12, 2012 Americans for Prosperity: Florida stated on December 03, 2013 in a Web video: Says state Sens. Greg Evers, Nancy Detert and Charles Dean "got a failing grade from conservatives." By Rochelle Koff• January 28, 2014 Matt Gaetz stated on June 07, 2022 in a podcast episode: “Bennie Thompson actively cheer-led riots in the ’90s.” By Yacob Reyes• June 13, 2022 Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2015 in comments on social media.: Say President George W. Bush " ‘borrowed’ $1.37 trillion of Social Security surplus revenue to pay for his tax cuts for the rich and his war in Iraq and never paid it back." By Linda Qiu• August 3, 2015 Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2015 in social media posts.: "The House of Representatives just voted 300-131 to remove ‘country-of-origin labeling’ on chicken, pork, and beef sold in the U.S." By Linda Qiu• July 2, 2015 Rick Perry stated on January 15, 2015 in valedictory speech as governor to the Texas Legislature: Starting in December 2007, "1.4 million jobs were created in Texas. In that same period, the rest of the country lost 400,000 jobs." By W. Gardner Selby• January 22, 2015 Jeffrey Hernandez stated on March 23, 2012 in a letter to the Providence School District.: Says his reform efforts improved performance at all 10 low-performing schools in Palm Beach, Florida. By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 8, 2012 Facebook posts stated on October 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Kamala’s husband, a lawyer, represents the Communist Chinese Party in America!! Think about that!!” By Noah Y. Kim• November 2, 2020 Nikki Fried stated on October 12, 2019 in a speech to the Florida Democratic Party: "Hemp has 25,000-35,000 known usages. That means it is going to be something that will replace plastics, and styrofoam and concrete." By Amy Sherman• October 22, 2019
PolitiFact launches 2024 swing district project, bringing fact-checking to key U.S. Senate races By Aaron Sharockman• August 19, 2024 How much would Bernie Sanders’ health care plan cost the middle class? By Linda Qiu• January 13, 2016 Secret behind Trump University’s A rating: Doing nothing By Jon Greenberg• March 8, 2016 Steve Witkoff said Iran is ‘a week away’ from material to make a bomb. Experts are skeptical By Amy Sherman• February 26, 2026 Government jobs vs. private jobs: Which help the economy more? By Louis Jacobson• February 15, 2013 Readers criticize ruling on graduation rates of Rutgers University's football team By Erin O'Neill• February 13, 2012 Fresh (re-baked) blasts from Ted Cruz, David Dewhurst By W. Gardner Selby• July 10, 2012 Are Floridians better off than they were four years ago? By Louis Jacobson• October 8, 2020 Ad Watch: Michigan Democrats call James’ tough-on-China stance hypocritical. Is it? By Clara Hendrickson• August 7, 2020 Star-Ledger wins award for launch of Truth-O-Meter By Caryn Shinske• April 27, 2012 Ask PolitiFact: Was Iran ‘weeks away’ from having a nuclear weapon, as Trump said? By Amy Sherman• June 23, 2025 PolitiFact partners with Noticias Telemundo to bring fact-checking in Spanish for 2020 election By PolitiFact Staff • March 21, 2019 Mailbag: 'You are not very good at fact checking' By Louis Jacobson• November 7, 2014 Fact-checking claims about the GOP agenda By Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• November 12, 2014 PolitiFact partnering with NBC News for 2016 election By Aaron Sharockman• December 13, 2015 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s press conference on eve of Kavanaugh, Ford hearings By Jon Greenberg, Kyra Haas, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• September 26, 2018 PunditFact: Fact-checking claims about the GOP agenda By Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• November 12, 2014 Fact-checking U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio's new book 'American Dreams' By Steve Contorno• January 15, 2015 Reduction of jobs by 911,000 puts spotlight on BLS and Biden’s legacy By Louis Jacobson• September 11, 2025 PunditFact fact-checks the Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu• November 22, 2015
