3 People 16202 Fact-checks 5771 Articles People (3) Ban the Box RI Ban Ki-moon Ron Book Fact-checks (16202) Chain email stated on August 31, 2008 in a chain e-mail: "While Sarah was Mayor of Wasilla she tried to fire our highly respected City Librarian because the Librarian refused to consider removing from the library some books that Sarah wanted removed." By Robert Farley• September 9, 2008 X posts stated on February 01, 2022 in a post: "Books banned in Texas include 1984, Maus, and The Handmaid's Tale, but not Mein Kampf." By Nusaiba Mizan• February 14, 2022 Chain email stated on September 08, 2008 in : "The Books Sarah Palin tried to have banned." By Robert Farley• September 10, 2008 Donald Trump stated on April 06, 2016 in as a candidate in 2016 and as a possible hopeful in 2000: On banning assault weapons. By W. Gardner Selby• April 12, 2016 Kamala Harris stated on July 21, 2023 in in a speech in Jacksonville, Florida: "Some states have “tried to ban teaching Latino and Hispanic history.” By Marta Campabadal Graus• August 7, 2023 Instagram posts stated on May 22, 2023 in a post: Video shows boxes of books removed from a middle school library that were “banned by the DeSantis regime in Florida.” By Gabrielle Settles• June 1, 2023 Alfonso Lopez stated on January 19, 2015 in a floor speech.: Ronald Reagan "banned ownership of fully automatic rifles. He supported the assault weapons ban." By Warren Fiske• February 4, 2015 Joy Behar stated on March 23, 2021 in a TV segment: "In 2004, George W. Bush lifted the ban on those (AR-15 type) rifles, and since then, the number of massacres has increased 183%. During the ban, there were 12 incidents. Since he lifted the ban, there were 34 incidents." By Bill McCarthy• March 25, 2021 Direct Action for Rights & Equality stated on March 09, 2011 in an online petition: "Roughly 25% of RI has a criminal record" By Peter Lord• March 10, 2011 Pink stated on November 13, 2023 in an X post: These 13 books “have been banned from schools in Florida.” By Jeff Cercone• November 20, 2023 Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America stated on April 15, 2013 in an ad shared on social media: The book Little Red Riding Hood is something "that’s been banned in America," but not assault weapons. By Louis Jacobson• August 27, 2013 Oath Keepers stated on April 19, 2018 in a blog post: "California State Assembly bill would ban the (sale of the) Bible!" By Jon Greenberg• April 26, 2018 Caitlyn Jenner stated on March 31, 2017 in : Says North Carolina's replacement for HB2 "orders NC cities to discriminate against LGBT people until at least 2020 and unfair ‘bathroom bans’ remain." By Will Doran• April 4, 2017 Rick Perry stated on January 14, 2010 in a Republican gubernatorial debate: U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison "voted to continue Roe v. Wade." By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• January 27, 2010 Vladimir Putin stated on January 19, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "In some of the states in the U.S., homosexuality remains a felony." By Katie Sanders• January 19, 2014 Robin Vos stated on November 10, 2019 in a TV interview: Says 1,000 people failed gun background checks in Wisconsin in 2018, but "almost none of them were prosecuted for trying to do a background check and illegally buy a weapon." By Eric Litke• November 26, 2019 Donald Trump stated on August 04, 2019 in remarks in Morristown, N.J.: Asked what his administration would be doing about "the gun problem," said, "We have done much more than most administrations. … We’ve done, actually, a lot." By Louis Jacobson• August 8, 2019 X posts stated on April 28, 2021 in posts on social media: Sen. Joni Ernst's visual aid said liberals wanted to abolish lasagna, among other things. By Natalie Dunlap• April 29, 2021 National Rifle Association stated on September 04, 2012 in on NRA ILA's website: "Bill Nelson voted for a ban on millions of commonly owned firearms, which included many popular hunting and target rifles." By Amy Sherman• September 25, 2012 Facebook posts stated on April 06, 2023 in a Facebook post: Lead paint was not banned to protect children’s health, but because it would protect people from radiation. By Jeff Cercone• April 13, 2023 Articles (5771) With Roe reversed and Congress deadlocked, states take up new abortion laws By Julie Rovner• January 23, 2023 Marco Rubio's views on gay marriage and the Constitution By Joshua Gillin• April 17, 2015 Marco Rubio and a gay marriage constitutional amendment: what we know By Joshua Gillin• April 17, 2015 Ask PolitiFact: Is Hakeem Jeffries right about the GOP’s stance on book-banning? 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Chain email stated on August 31, 2008 in a chain e-mail: "While Sarah was Mayor of Wasilla she tried to fire our highly respected City Librarian because the Librarian refused to consider removing from the library some books that Sarah wanted removed." By Robert Farley• September 9, 2008 X posts stated on February 01, 2022 in a post: "Books banned in Texas include 1984, Maus, and The Handmaid's Tale, but not Mein Kampf." By Nusaiba Mizan• February 14, 2022 Chain email stated on September 08, 2008 in : "The Books Sarah Palin tried to have banned." By Robert Farley• September 10, 2008 Donald Trump stated on April 06, 2016 in as a candidate in 2016 and as a possible hopeful in 2000: On banning assault weapons. By W. Gardner Selby• April 12, 2016 Kamala Harris stated on July 21, 2023 in in a speech in Jacksonville, Florida: "Some states have “tried to ban teaching Latino and Hispanic history.” By Marta Campabadal Graus• August 7, 2023 Instagram posts stated on May 22, 2023 in a post: Video shows boxes of books removed from a middle school library that were “banned by the DeSantis regime in Florida.” By Gabrielle Settles• June 1, 2023 Alfonso Lopez stated on January 19, 2015 in a floor speech.: Ronald Reagan "banned ownership of fully automatic rifles. He supported the assault weapons ban." By Warren Fiske• February 4, 2015 Joy Behar stated on March 23, 2021 in a TV segment: "In 2004, George W. Bush lifted the ban on those (AR-15 type) rifles, and since then, the number of massacres has increased 183%. During the ban, there were 12 incidents. Since he lifted the ban, there were 34 incidents." By Bill McCarthy• March 25, 2021 Direct Action for Rights & Equality stated on March 09, 2011 in an online petition: "Roughly 25% of RI has a criminal record" By Peter Lord• March 10, 2011 Pink stated on November 13, 2023 in an X post: These 13 books “have been banned from schools in Florida.” By Jeff Cercone• November 20, 2023 Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America stated on April 15, 2013 in an ad shared on social media: The book Little Red Riding Hood is something "that’s been banned in America," but not assault weapons. By Louis Jacobson• August 27, 2013 Oath Keepers stated on April 19, 2018 in a blog post: "California State Assembly bill would ban the (sale of the) Bible!" By Jon Greenberg• April 26, 2018 Caitlyn Jenner stated on March 31, 2017 in : Says North Carolina's replacement for HB2 "orders NC cities to discriminate against LGBT people until at least 2020 and unfair ‘bathroom bans’ remain." By Will Doran• April 4, 2017 Rick Perry stated on January 14, 2010 in a Republican gubernatorial debate: U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison "voted to continue Roe v. Wade." By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• January 27, 2010 Vladimir Putin stated on January 19, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "In some of the states in the U.S., homosexuality remains a felony." By Katie Sanders• January 19, 2014 Robin Vos stated on November 10, 2019 in a TV interview: Says 1,000 people failed gun background checks in Wisconsin in 2018, but "almost none of them were prosecuted for trying to do a background check and illegally buy a weapon." By Eric Litke• November 26, 2019 Donald Trump stated on August 04, 2019 in remarks in Morristown, N.J.: Asked what his administration would be doing about "the gun problem," said, "We have done much more than most administrations. … We’ve done, actually, a lot." By Louis Jacobson• August 8, 2019 X posts stated on April 28, 2021 in posts on social media: Sen. Joni Ernst's visual aid said liberals wanted to abolish lasagna, among other things. By Natalie Dunlap• April 29, 2021 National Rifle Association stated on September 04, 2012 in on NRA ILA's website: "Bill Nelson voted for a ban on millions of commonly owned firearms, which included many popular hunting and target rifles." By Amy Sherman• September 25, 2012 Facebook posts stated on April 06, 2023 in a Facebook post: Lead paint was not banned to protect children’s health, but because it would protect people from radiation. By Jeff Cercone• April 13, 2023
With Roe reversed and Congress deadlocked, states take up new abortion laws By Julie Rovner• January 23, 2023 Marco Rubio's views on gay marriage and the Constitution By Joshua Gillin• April 17, 2015 Marco Rubio and a gay marriage constitutional amendment: what we know By Joshua Gillin• April 17, 2015 Ask PolitiFact: Is Hakeem Jeffries right about the GOP’s stance on book-banning? By Louis Jacobson• March 30, 2023 Fact-checking Vladimir Putin By Aaron Sharockman• January 19, 2014 Fact-checking the Sunday Jan. 19 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• January 19, 2014 Fact-checking Newsom-DeSantis debate: Immigration, abortion, book bans and a poop map By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• December 1, 2023 ‘Don’t say gay’ vs. ‘parental rights': Fact-checking claims about Florida’s HB 1557 By Yacob Reyes• March 23, 2022 Fact-checking Ron DeSantis' 2024 presidential campaign kickoff on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• May 25, 2023 Fact-checking the claims on Elena Kagan By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan• May 10, 2010 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s mistakes about European travel due to coronavirus By Miriam Valverde• March 12, 2020 Explaining a post-Roe legal landscape for medication abortion By Victoria Knight• May 27, 2022 Cataloging the political and policy uncertainties of the Roe decision leak By Julie Rovner• May 3, 2022 The meaning, history and political rhetoric surrounding the term abortion ‘ban’ By Samantha Putterman• May 15, 2024 Can Trump ban protesters from wearing masks? How states have used anti-mask laws before By Gabrielle Lazor, Amy Sherman• June 12, 2025 PolitiFact's oddest fact-checks of 2012 By Bill Adair, Becky Bowers• December 26, 2012 The history of the AR-15 and how it became a symbol of American gun culture By Sara Swann• June 28, 2022 Do you know Trump and Harris’ talking points? Prep for the presidential debate with fact-checks By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• September 6, 2024 'Zuckerbucks' for 2022 elections? Republicans say thumbs down By Amy Sherman• March 15, 2022 Kathleen Peters, David Jolly attack each other in bid to fill Bill Young's seat By Joshua Gillin• January 13, 2014
