0 People 61 Fact-checks 93 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (61) Facebook posts stated on September 20, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows Elon Musk promising $45,000 in Canadian currency for participating Canadian citizens. By Ciara O'Rourke• September 21, 2023 Viral image stated on November 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump’s book “The Art of the Deal” advises: “Never admit defeat. You win. If you don’t win, claim they cheated.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 20, 2020 Facebook posts stated on March 04, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Asteroid warning: NASA tracks a 4KM killer rock on approach - Could end human civilisation.” By Tom Kertscher• March 5, 2020 Facebook posts stated on February 15, 2021 in a text post: Says Joe Biden planned a winter storm as "warfare, an attack on Texas by altering the jet stream." By Daniel Funke• February 16, 2021 Donald Trump stated on November 10, 2015 in the Fox Business Network debate: Says President Dwight Eisenhower "moved 1.5 million illegal immigrants out of this country." By Lauren Carroll• November 11, 2015 Michael Skolnik stated on June 16, 2015 in comments on CNN: "For most black people in the history of this country … it was illegal to pass as a white person. You were actually put in jail if you tried to pass." By Anna Bruzgulis• June 18, 2015 Paul Summers stated on September 02, 2012 in in an op-ed article written for Tennessee newspapers.: Tennessee's appeals court judges "were selected by a handful of party officials in Nashville" before the system of "merit selection" was put into effect. By Tom Humphrey• September 14, 2012 Florida Hometown Democracy stated on September 09, 2010 in a web ad supporting Amendment 4.: "For every dollar a county gets in taxes from new development, it costs us 40 to 50 percent more to provide services." By Aaron Sharockman• September 9, 2010 Barack Obama stated on May 03, 2012 in a graphical tool on the campaign website: Says under Mitt Romney, "Medicare could end as we know it, leaving Julia with nothing but a voucher to buy insurance, which means $6,350 extra per year for a similar plan." By Becky Bowers• May 24, 2012 Ted Cruz stated on September 24, 2017 in an interview at the Texas Tribune Festival: "In 2017, I've done 17 town halls." By W. Gardner Selby• October 4, 2017 Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2023 in a Facebook post: The U.S. "takes 87% of all the prescription medications in the world." By Tom Kertscher• June 1, 2023 Al Gore stated on October 11, 2016 in a speech: Global warming leads to much quicker spread of the Zika virus because the increased temperature, "makes mosquitoes mature faster, . . . bite more due to having a higher metabolism, and makes the Zika virus inside of them incubate faster." By Joseph Cariz• October 28, 2016 Ron DeSantis stated on September 29, 2023 in a speech: Six million or 7 million people have “come illegally under Biden.” By Marta Campabadal Graus, Samantha Putterman• October 4, 2023 National Republican Congressional Committee stated on September 22, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says “Lucy McBath voted to release criminals from prison. Murderers, rapists.” By Noah Y. Kim• October 12, 2020 Donald Trump stated on April 09, 2025 in a memo: The 2020 election was “rigged” and Chris Krebs, former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency director, “baselessly” dismissed “election malfeasance.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• April 10, 2025 Facebook posts stated on November 01, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Megyn Kelly and Candace Owens sign $700 million deal with CBS for morning show to compete with ‘The View.’” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 8, 2024 Viral image stated on January 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: H&M advertised a sweatshirt that said, “Koolest Kid in the Klan.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 2, 2021 TikTok posts stated on January 16, 2024 in a video: A possible measles exposure at Dulles and Reagan airports is related to “Disease X.” By Katelyn Ferral• January 17, 2024 Threads posts stated on October 23, 2024 in a Threads post: Kamala Harris’ statements about Trump invoking Adolf Hitler were based on a “debunked hoax from The Atlantic.” By Sofia Ahmed• October 25, 2024 Dinesh D'Souza stated on November 06, 2024 in a post on X: The 2024 election results show that Joe Biden’s 80 million votes in 2020 were a “lie.” By Madison Czopek• November 6, 2024 Articles (93) Does our Rauner-Trump fact-check still hold up? By Marc Filippino• October 12, 2016 What’s next after Trump’s impeachment? By Louis Jacobson• December 19, 2019 The facts behind Paul Revere's ride, cited by Donald Trump in NRA speech By Jon Greenberg• May 3, 2017 Who is Byron Donalds, the Florida politico in the House speaker scramble? By Kirby Wilson• January 5, 2023 The Senate impeachment trial is here. So what’s next? By Louis Jacobson• January 15, 2020 PolitiFact answers the Senate's impeachment questions By Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy• January 31, 2020 Did the Clinton Foundation keep its promises? A PolitiFact scorecard By Jon Greenberg• May 7, 2015 Did the Clinton Foundation keep its promises? A PunditFact scorecard By Jon Greenberg• May 7, 2015 Ted Cruz and the Truth-O-Meter Already Hot By W. Gardner Selby• March 22, 2015 The House impeached Donald Trump over his speech before the Capitol attack. Here’s what happens next By Louis Jacobson• January 13, 2021 Ridiculous claims light up the Truth-O-Meter By Bill Adair• September 8, 2010 Fact-checking attacks on Common Core school standards By Cara Fitzpatrick, Amy Sherman, Jeffrey S. Solochek• October 21, 2013 Fact-checking attacks on Common Core school standards By Cara Fitzpatrick, Amy Sherman, Jeffrey S. Solochek• October 21, 2013 What is Disease X? How conspiracy theorists hijacked pandemic preparedness By Sara Swann• August 10, 2023 Rand Paul on the Truth-O-Meter By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 27, 2014 Checking the facts on Santorum and his speech near Knoxville By Becky Bowers• March 12, 2012 Fact-checking attacks on Common Core school standards By Cara Fitzpatrick, Amy Sherman, Jeffrey S. Solochek• October 21, 2013 ‘We have nothing to hide.’ How Donald Trump shifted on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files By Amy Sherman• November 17, 2025 Who’s right on life expectancy, Ron DeSantis or Nikki Haley? 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Facebook posts stated on September 20, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows Elon Musk promising $45,000 in Canadian currency for participating Canadian citizens. By Ciara O'Rourke• September 21, 2023 Viral image stated on November 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump’s book “The Art of the Deal” advises: “Never admit defeat. You win. If you don’t win, claim they cheated.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 20, 2020 Facebook posts stated on March 04, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Asteroid warning: NASA tracks a 4KM killer rock on approach - Could end human civilisation.” By Tom Kertscher• March 5, 2020 Facebook posts stated on February 15, 2021 in a text post: Says Joe Biden planned a winter storm as "warfare, an attack on Texas by altering the jet stream." By Daniel Funke• February 16, 2021 Donald Trump stated on November 10, 2015 in the Fox Business Network debate: Says President Dwight Eisenhower "moved 1.5 million illegal immigrants out of this country." By Lauren Carroll• November 11, 2015 Michael Skolnik stated on June 16, 2015 in comments on CNN: "For most black people in the history of this country … it was illegal to pass as a white person. You were actually put in jail if you tried to pass." By Anna Bruzgulis• June 18, 2015 Paul Summers stated on September 02, 2012 in in an op-ed article written for Tennessee newspapers.: Tennessee's appeals court judges "were selected by a handful of party officials in Nashville" before the system of "merit selection" was put into effect. By Tom Humphrey• September 14, 2012 Florida Hometown Democracy stated on September 09, 2010 in a web ad supporting Amendment 4.: "For every dollar a county gets in taxes from new development, it costs us 40 to 50 percent more to provide services." By Aaron Sharockman• September 9, 2010 Barack Obama stated on May 03, 2012 in a graphical tool on the campaign website: Says under Mitt Romney, "Medicare could end as we know it, leaving Julia with nothing but a voucher to buy insurance, which means $6,350 extra per year for a similar plan." By Becky Bowers• May 24, 2012 Ted Cruz stated on September 24, 2017 in an interview at the Texas Tribune Festival: "In 2017, I've done 17 town halls." By W. Gardner Selby• October 4, 2017 Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2023 in a Facebook post: The U.S. "takes 87% of all the prescription medications in the world." By Tom Kertscher• June 1, 2023 Al Gore stated on October 11, 2016 in a speech: Global warming leads to much quicker spread of the Zika virus because the increased temperature, "makes mosquitoes mature faster, . . . bite more due to having a higher metabolism, and makes the Zika virus inside of them incubate faster." By Joseph Cariz• October 28, 2016 Ron DeSantis stated on September 29, 2023 in a speech: Six million or 7 million people have “come illegally under Biden.” By Marta Campabadal Graus, Samantha Putterman• October 4, 2023 National Republican Congressional Committee stated on September 22, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says “Lucy McBath voted to release criminals from prison. Murderers, rapists.” By Noah Y. Kim• October 12, 2020 Donald Trump stated on April 09, 2025 in a memo: The 2020 election was “rigged” and Chris Krebs, former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency director, “baselessly” dismissed “election malfeasance.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• April 10, 2025 Facebook posts stated on November 01, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Megyn Kelly and Candace Owens sign $700 million deal with CBS for morning show to compete with ‘The View.’” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 8, 2024 Viral image stated on January 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: H&M advertised a sweatshirt that said, “Koolest Kid in the Klan.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 2, 2021 TikTok posts stated on January 16, 2024 in a video: A possible measles exposure at Dulles and Reagan airports is related to “Disease X.” By Katelyn Ferral• January 17, 2024 Threads posts stated on October 23, 2024 in a Threads post: Kamala Harris’ statements about Trump invoking Adolf Hitler were based on a “debunked hoax from The Atlantic.” By Sofia Ahmed• October 25, 2024 Dinesh D'Souza stated on November 06, 2024 in a post on X: The 2024 election results show that Joe Biden’s 80 million votes in 2020 were a “lie.” By Madison Czopek• November 6, 2024
Does our Rauner-Trump fact-check still hold up? By Marc Filippino• October 12, 2016 What’s next after Trump’s impeachment? By Louis Jacobson• December 19, 2019 The facts behind Paul Revere's ride, cited by Donald Trump in NRA speech By Jon Greenberg• May 3, 2017 Who is Byron Donalds, the Florida politico in the House speaker scramble? By Kirby Wilson• January 5, 2023 The Senate impeachment trial is here. So what’s next? By Louis Jacobson• January 15, 2020 PolitiFact answers the Senate's impeachment questions By Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy• January 31, 2020 Did the Clinton Foundation keep its promises? A PolitiFact scorecard By Jon Greenberg• May 7, 2015 Did the Clinton Foundation keep its promises? A PunditFact scorecard By Jon Greenberg• May 7, 2015 Ted Cruz and the Truth-O-Meter Already Hot By W. Gardner Selby• March 22, 2015 The House impeached Donald Trump over his speech before the Capitol attack. Here’s what happens next By Louis Jacobson• January 13, 2021 Ridiculous claims light up the Truth-O-Meter By Bill Adair• September 8, 2010 Fact-checking attacks on Common Core school standards By Cara Fitzpatrick, Amy Sherman, Jeffrey S. Solochek• October 21, 2013 Fact-checking attacks on Common Core school standards By Cara Fitzpatrick, Amy Sherman, Jeffrey S. Solochek• October 21, 2013 What is Disease X? How conspiracy theorists hijacked pandemic preparedness By Sara Swann• August 10, 2023 Rand Paul on the Truth-O-Meter By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 27, 2014 Checking the facts on Santorum and his speech near Knoxville By Becky Bowers• March 12, 2012 Fact-checking attacks on Common Core school standards By Cara Fitzpatrick, Amy Sherman, Jeffrey S. Solochek• October 21, 2013 ‘We have nothing to hide.’ How Donald Trump shifted on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files By Amy Sherman• November 17, 2025 Who’s right on life expectancy, Ron DeSantis or Nikki Haley? Both By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 11, 2024 Fact-check: Haley calls out Florida’s property insurance, inflation rate in CNN debate with DeSantis By Louis Jacobson• January 11, 2024
