1 People 530 Fact-checks 192 Articles People (1) Coast Guard Fact-checks (530) John Garamendi stated on April 02, 2018 in a CNN interview: "The Coast Guard confiscated 200 tons of contraband, heroin, and so forth. At the border they collected 20 tons." By Miriam Valverde• April 9, 2018 Facebook posts stated on April 01, 2024 in a Facebook post: It’s a sign of war that the U.S. Navy is assisting the U.S. Coast Guard in cleaning up Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge site. By Jeff Cercone• April 5, 2024 Coast Guard stated on July 20, 2015 in news release: "Every year the First Coast Guard District saves 350 lives in the Northeast." By Mark Reynolds• August 2, 2015 Tim Kaine stated on August 13, 2016 in : On drilling off the Atlantic coast By Sean Gorman• August 29, 2016 Rand Paul stated on October 19, 2025 in an interview: “About 25% of the time the Coast Guard boards a ship, there are no drugs.” By Samantha Putterman• October 22, 2025 Kirsten Gillibrand stated on March 27, 2017 in an interview in the Press-Republican newspaper in Plattsburgh: The Keystone XL pipeline "doesn’t even have any oil for America." By Dan Clark• April 16, 2017 Jim Moran stated on February 15, 2012 in s speech.: "And the revenue generated by drilling off Virginia’s coast? $40 million over 10 years." By Nancy Madsen• March 23, 2012 Louie Gohmert stated on May 10, 2011 in a radio interview.: Says Gov. Rick Perry has been "begging" for the federal government to send the Coast Guard to patrol two lakes on the U.S.-Mexico border. By W. Gardner Selby• May 24, 2011 Donald Trump stated on June 06, 2018 in a conference call about hurricane season: Says that people "went out in their boats to watch" Hurricane Harvey. By W. Gardner Selby• June 7, 2018 Scott Walker stated on June 20, 2015 in a speech: Says Barack Obama told the U.S. Coast Guard Academy "that the number one threat to the military and the world today is global warming." By Tom Kertscher• June 25, 2015 Marco Rubio stated on March 08, 2012 in a press release: The RESTORE Act started as an "effort to dedicate as much BP fine money as possible towards Gulf Coast restoration" but now "could steer money to places like the Great Lakes and West Coast." By Amy Sherman• March 22, 2012 Tammy Baldwin stated on July 30, 2012 in a TV ad: "I led the fight to require the Coast Guard to buy their engines from us, not foreign companies." By Tom Kertscher• August 22, 2012 Mark Warner stated on October 20, 2014 in a TV ad.: Ed Gillespie’s "firm even lobbied for five foreign governments, including a dictator now awaiting trial for war crimes." By Nancy Madsen• October 24, 2014 Bob McDonnell stated on January 27, 2010 in the Republican response to the State of the Union: "Here in Virginia, we have the opportunity to become the first state on the East Coast to explore for and produce oil and natural gas offshore." By Aaron Sharockman• January 28, 2010 Bill Nelson stated on June 21, 2018 in an ad: Says he "actually wrote the bipartisan law that makes it illegal to drill off Florida’s coast." By Allison Graves• June 29, 2018 Facebook posts stated on November 29, 2021 in a post: A Canary Islands volcano eruption could lead to a mega tsunami in the U.S., with a 160-foot wave and no warnings. By Monique Curet• December 6, 2021 Bill Nelson stated on June 15, 2009 in a statement.: Oil money from federal leases "can only be used to clean up the mess and damages from drilling." By Robert Farley• June 15, 2009 Progress Florida stated on May 03, 2010 in a press release.: "Incoming House Speaker Dean Cannon and incoming Senate President Mike Haridopolos have said they plan to champion efforts next legislative session to allow oil rigs off Florida's coast." By Aaron Sharockman• May 4, 2010 X posts stated on September 11, 2020 in a Tweet: “Here is the fire drone video that Twitter, Google, and YouTube didn't want us to see.” By Noah Y. Kim• September 16, 2020 Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2024 in a Facebook post: Photo shows a pink dolphin spotted off the North Carolina coast. By Sara Swann• June 24, 2024 Articles (192) Fact-checking Chuck Schumer on Coast Guard staffing’s role in Mexican ship’s Brooklyn Bridge crash By Maria Ramirez Uribe• May 22, 2025 PolitiFact state sites are now from coast to coast By Bill Adair• September 26, 2010 Is the Trump Winery the largest winery on the East Coast? By Sean Gorman• March 22, 2016 Obama's Katrina Promises By Robert Farley• September 1, 2009 Hurricane season: Check the barometer and the Obameter By Martha M. Hamilton• August 24, 2011 Did Donald Trump’s firing of aviation officials make the DC crash likelier? Doubtful, experts say By Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero• January 30, 2025 As Obama heads to Gulf, the facts on the spill By Bill Adair• May 28, 2010 The Gulf Coast oil spill and cap and trade By Robert Farley• June 4, 2010 Jerry Patterson: ‘We’re producing oil and gas, and the turtles are fine’ By W. Gardner Selby• September 12, 2012 McCain's slippery statement on oil By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 25, 2008 Clay Pell's full-time residency in R.I. tough to measure By John Hill• March 9, 2014 Fact-checking Trump’s falsehoods about Hurricane Dorian By Amy Sherman• September 3, 2019 Julián Castro’s national moment By W. Gardner Selby• September 4, 2012 Fact checking a Donald Trump appearance in Milwaukee By Tom Kertscher• April 1, 2016 Checking the GOP response to the State of the Union By Bill Adair• January 28, 2010 Sorting out the truth on energy By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 3, 2008 Top claims from the U.S. Senate race By Nancy Madsen• November 4, 2014 Our June High Five: Readers ran to Walker items By Sarah Hauer• July 1, 2015 Fact-checking Obama's State of the Union speech By Bill Adair• January 28, 2010 Cookie-cutter ads from coast to coast By Bill Adair• October 19, 2010
John Garamendi stated on April 02, 2018 in a CNN interview: "The Coast Guard confiscated 200 tons of contraband, heroin, and so forth. At the border they collected 20 tons." By Miriam Valverde• April 9, 2018 Facebook posts stated on April 01, 2024 in a Facebook post: It’s a sign of war that the U.S. Navy is assisting the U.S. Coast Guard in cleaning up Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge site. By Jeff Cercone• April 5, 2024 Coast Guard stated on July 20, 2015 in news release: "Every year the First Coast Guard District saves 350 lives in the Northeast." By Mark Reynolds• August 2, 2015 Tim Kaine stated on August 13, 2016 in : On drilling off the Atlantic coast By Sean Gorman• August 29, 2016 Rand Paul stated on October 19, 2025 in an interview: “About 25% of the time the Coast Guard boards a ship, there are no drugs.” By Samantha Putterman• October 22, 2025 Kirsten Gillibrand stated on March 27, 2017 in an interview in the Press-Republican newspaper in Plattsburgh: The Keystone XL pipeline "doesn’t even have any oil for America." By Dan Clark• April 16, 2017 Jim Moran stated on February 15, 2012 in s speech.: "And the revenue generated by drilling off Virginia’s coast? $40 million over 10 years." By Nancy Madsen• March 23, 2012 Louie Gohmert stated on May 10, 2011 in a radio interview.: Says Gov. Rick Perry has been "begging" for the federal government to send the Coast Guard to patrol two lakes on the U.S.-Mexico border. By W. Gardner Selby• May 24, 2011 Donald Trump stated on June 06, 2018 in a conference call about hurricane season: Says that people "went out in their boats to watch" Hurricane Harvey. By W. Gardner Selby• June 7, 2018 Scott Walker stated on June 20, 2015 in a speech: Says Barack Obama told the U.S. Coast Guard Academy "that the number one threat to the military and the world today is global warming." By Tom Kertscher• June 25, 2015 Marco Rubio stated on March 08, 2012 in a press release: The RESTORE Act started as an "effort to dedicate as much BP fine money as possible towards Gulf Coast restoration" but now "could steer money to places like the Great Lakes and West Coast." By Amy Sherman• March 22, 2012 Tammy Baldwin stated on July 30, 2012 in a TV ad: "I led the fight to require the Coast Guard to buy their engines from us, not foreign companies." By Tom Kertscher• August 22, 2012 Mark Warner stated on October 20, 2014 in a TV ad.: Ed Gillespie’s "firm even lobbied for five foreign governments, including a dictator now awaiting trial for war crimes." By Nancy Madsen• October 24, 2014 Bob McDonnell stated on January 27, 2010 in the Republican response to the State of the Union: "Here in Virginia, we have the opportunity to become the first state on the East Coast to explore for and produce oil and natural gas offshore." By Aaron Sharockman• January 28, 2010 Bill Nelson stated on June 21, 2018 in an ad: Says he "actually wrote the bipartisan law that makes it illegal to drill off Florida’s coast." By Allison Graves• June 29, 2018 Facebook posts stated on November 29, 2021 in a post: A Canary Islands volcano eruption could lead to a mega tsunami in the U.S., with a 160-foot wave and no warnings. By Monique Curet• December 6, 2021 Bill Nelson stated on June 15, 2009 in a statement.: Oil money from federal leases "can only be used to clean up the mess and damages from drilling." By Robert Farley• June 15, 2009 Progress Florida stated on May 03, 2010 in a press release.: "Incoming House Speaker Dean Cannon and incoming Senate President Mike Haridopolos have said they plan to champion efforts next legislative session to allow oil rigs off Florida's coast." By Aaron Sharockman• May 4, 2010 X posts stated on September 11, 2020 in a Tweet: “Here is the fire drone video that Twitter, Google, and YouTube didn't want us to see.” By Noah Y. Kim• September 16, 2020 Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2024 in a Facebook post: Photo shows a pink dolphin spotted off the North Carolina coast. By Sara Swann• June 24, 2024
Fact-checking Chuck Schumer on Coast Guard staffing’s role in Mexican ship’s Brooklyn Bridge crash By Maria Ramirez Uribe• May 22, 2025 PolitiFact state sites are now from coast to coast By Bill Adair• September 26, 2010 Is the Trump Winery the largest winery on the East Coast? By Sean Gorman• March 22, 2016 Obama's Katrina Promises By Robert Farley• September 1, 2009 Hurricane season: Check the barometer and the Obameter By Martha M. Hamilton• August 24, 2011 Did Donald Trump’s firing of aviation officials make the DC crash likelier? Doubtful, experts say By Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero• January 30, 2025 As Obama heads to Gulf, the facts on the spill By Bill Adair• May 28, 2010 The Gulf Coast oil spill and cap and trade By Robert Farley• June 4, 2010 Jerry Patterson: ‘We’re producing oil and gas, and the turtles are fine’ By W. Gardner Selby• September 12, 2012 McCain's slippery statement on oil By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 25, 2008 Clay Pell's full-time residency in R.I. tough to measure By John Hill• March 9, 2014 Fact-checking Trump’s falsehoods about Hurricane Dorian By Amy Sherman• September 3, 2019 Julián Castro’s national moment By W. Gardner Selby• September 4, 2012 Fact checking a Donald Trump appearance in Milwaukee By Tom Kertscher• April 1, 2016 Checking the GOP response to the State of the Union By Bill Adair• January 28, 2010 Sorting out the truth on energy By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 3, 2008 Top claims from the U.S. Senate race By Nancy Madsen• November 4, 2014 Our June High Five: Readers ran to Walker items By Sarah Hauer• July 1, 2015 Fact-checking Obama's State of the Union speech By Bill Adair• January 28, 2010 Cookie-cutter ads from coast to coast By Bill Adair• October 19, 2010
