1 People 3665 Fact-checks 1065 Articles People (1) Judicial Confirmation Network Fact-checks (3665) Chuck Todd stated on January 30, 2022 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press": “Clarence Thomas is about to become the only member of the current Supreme Court who was nominated by a president of one party and confirmed by a Senate controlled by the other party.” By Louis Jacobson• January 31, 2022 Mark Herring stated on March 29, 2016 in a letter: "Since 1900, six (U.S. Supreme Court) justices have been confirmed during election years, including Justice Anthony Kennedy, who was confirmed in the final year of the Reagan Administration." By Sean Gorman, Tom Kertscher• March 29, 2016 Ted Cruz stated on October 18, 2015 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "Republican leadership took the lead confirming Loretta Lynch as attorney general." By Louis Jacobson• October 18, 2015 Ted Cruz stated on February 14, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "It has been 80 years since a Supreme Court vacancy was nominated and confirmed in an election year. There is a long tradition that you don't do this in an election year." By Jon Greenberg• February 14, 2016 Bob Goodlatte stated on February 15, 2016 in a TV interview.: "It’s highly unusual to have a Supreme Court confirmation in a presidential election year. The last one was 1940." By Sean Gorman• February 22, 2016 Maggie Hassan stated on March 28, 2017 in a letter: Says there is a "traditional 60-vote threshold for confirming Supreme Court nominees." By Ella Nilsen• March 31, 2017 Barack Obama stated on June 04, 2013 in remarks in the White House Rose Garden: "My judicial nominees have waited three times longer to receive confirmation votes than those of my Republican predecessor." By Louis Jacobson• June 7, 2013 Mitch McConnell stated on February 01, 2017 in a tweet: "Not a single Democrat opposed Neil Gorsuch's confirmation in 2006." By Amy Sherman• February 3, 2017 Bloggers stated on June 02, 2017 in Internet posts: "NASA confirms Earth will experience 15 days of darkness In November 2017." By Joshua Gillin• June 14, 2017 Richard Durbin stated on February 01, 2017 in a interview on Morning Joe : Says President Barack Obama’s nominees met a standard of 60 votes, "a standard that was met by Elena Kagan as well as Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama's choices." By Kevin Hoffman• February 10, 2017 Jon Kyl stated on July 12, 2009 in a television interview: A new Rasmussen poll shows people "oppose (Sotomayor's) confirmation. Only 37 percent support it." By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 13, 2009 Roy Blunt stated on February 08, 2017 in a speech: "Somebody observed this week that you have to go back to the very founding of the government to the first administration of George Washington to find a time when it’s taken longer to put a Cabinet in place." By Grace Hase• March 25, 2017 Donald Trump stated on April 28, 2017 in the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting: "For the first time in the modern political era, we have confirmed a new justice in the first 100 days." By Lauren Carroll• April 28, 2017 Mitch McConnell stated on March 20, 2016 in "Fox News Sunday": Says Senate Republicans are "following a longstanding tradition of not filling vacancies on the Supreme Court in the middle of a presidential election year." By Lauren Carroll• March 22, 2016 Mitch McConnell stated on July 14, 2013 in an interview on 'Meet the Press.': Says Barack Obama is getting his nominees confirmed "faster than President (George W.) Bush was at the same time in his second term." By Jon Greenberg• July 18, 2013 Lindsey Graham stated on July 13, 2009 in a Senate hearing: "Now, there was a time when someone like Scalia and Ginsburg got 95-plus votes." By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 13, 2009 Gwen Moore stated on March 16, 2016 in a tweet: "Six justices" on the U.S. Supreme Court have been "confirmed in presidential election years since 1912." By Tom Kertscher• March 17, 2016 YourContent stated on March 01, 2020 in an article: “Florida hospital reports a coronavirus ‘infestation’ with multiple confirmed patients.” By Daniel Funke• March 2, 2020 Facebook posts stated on September 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says “Ruth Bader Ginsburg was nominated and confirmed 43 days before an election.” By Samantha Putterman• September 22, 2020 Cory Gardner stated on February 24, 2016 in a talk show: "It's been since 1888 that a Senate of a different party than the president in the White House confirmed a Supreme Court nominee." By Alan Gathright• February 26, 2016 Articles (1065) Live: Fact-checking Senate confirmation hearings for Kash Patel, Tulsi Gabbard, Robert Kennedy Jr. By PolitiFact Staff • January 30, 2025 Is Donald Trump’s pick of Matthew Whitaker for acting attorney general legal? By John Kruzel• November 15, 2018 Fact-checking the talking point about an 80-year Supreme Court 'tradition' By Linda Qiu• February 18, 2016 Will recess appointment handcuff consumer cop? By Stephen Koff• January 17, 2012 Fact-checking claims about the 80-year SCOTUS nomination ‘tradition’ By Linda Qiu• February 17, 2016 What Mitch McConnell said about Supreme Court confirmations in election years By Amy Sherman• July 2, 2018 Flip-flopping on the filibuster By Becky Bowers, Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Lilly Maier• November 22, 2013 Ask PolitiFact: How hard will it be for Joe Biden to get his Cabinet confirmed? By Louis Jacobson• December 14, 2020 Live: Fact-checking Trump's Cabinet nominees' Senate confirmation hearings By PolitiFact Staff • January 14, 2025 PunditFact checks the Oct. 18 Sunday news shows By Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu• October 18, 2015 Fact checking the Oct. 18 Sunday news shows By Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu• October 18, 2015 Do dog catchers have to release their tax returns? By Molly Moorhead• July 16, 2012 Do dog catchers have to release their tax returns? By Molly Moorhead• July 13, 2012 Muslim prayer rugs on Texas-Mexico border? No confirmed finds By W. Gardner Selby• October 27, 2014 7 questions about Obama's Supreme Court nomination By Lauren Carroll, C. Eugene Emery Jr.• March 16, 2016 Is the Pentagon court-martialing Christian soliders? By Becky Bowers• May 6, 2013 Fact-checking the Feb. 14 Sunday shows By Jon Greenberg, Linda Qiu• February 14, 2016 How unusual is the turnover among top Trump administration officials? By Louis Jacobson• April 12, 2019 How Republicans could fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat, explained By Louis Jacobson• September 20, 2020 Fact-check: Senate confirmation hearing for defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth By Louis Jacobson, Sara Swann• January 14, 2025
Chuck Todd stated on January 30, 2022 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press": “Clarence Thomas is about to become the only member of the current Supreme Court who was nominated by a president of one party and confirmed by a Senate controlled by the other party.” By Louis Jacobson• January 31, 2022 Mark Herring stated on March 29, 2016 in a letter: "Since 1900, six (U.S. Supreme Court) justices have been confirmed during election years, including Justice Anthony Kennedy, who was confirmed in the final year of the Reagan Administration." By Sean Gorman, Tom Kertscher• March 29, 2016 Ted Cruz stated on October 18, 2015 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "Republican leadership took the lead confirming Loretta Lynch as attorney general." By Louis Jacobson• October 18, 2015 Ted Cruz stated on February 14, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "It has been 80 years since a Supreme Court vacancy was nominated and confirmed in an election year. There is a long tradition that you don't do this in an election year." By Jon Greenberg• February 14, 2016 Bob Goodlatte stated on February 15, 2016 in a TV interview.: "It’s highly unusual to have a Supreme Court confirmation in a presidential election year. The last one was 1940." By Sean Gorman• February 22, 2016 Maggie Hassan stated on March 28, 2017 in a letter: Says there is a "traditional 60-vote threshold for confirming Supreme Court nominees." By Ella Nilsen• March 31, 2017 Barack Obama stated on June 04, 2013 in remarks in the White House Rose Garden: "My judicial nominees have waited three times longer to receive confirmation votes than those of my Republican predecessor." By Louis Jacobson• June 7, 2013 Mitch McConnell stated on February 01, 2017 in a tweet: "Not a single Democrat opposed Neil Gorsuch's confirmation in 2006." By Amy Sherman• February 3, 2017 Bloggers stated on June 02, 2017 in Internet posts: "NASA confirms Earth will experience 15 days of darkness In November 2017." By Joshua Gillin• June 14, 2017 Richard Durbin stated on February 01, 2017 in a interview on Morning Joe : Says President Barack Obama’s nominees met a standard of 60 votes, "a standard that was met by Elena Kagan as well as Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama's choices." By Kevin Hoffman• February 10, 2017 Jon Kyl stated on July 12, 2009 in a television interview: A new Rasmussen poll shows people "oppose (Sotomayor's) confirmation. Only 37 percent support it." By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 13, 2009 Roy Blunt stated on February 08, 2017 in a speech: "Somebody observed this week that you have to go back to the very founding of the government to the first administration of George Washington to find a time when it’s taken longer to put a Cabinet in place." By Grace Hase• March 25, 2017 Donald Trump stated on April 28, 2017 in the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting: "For the first time in the modern political era, we have confirmed a new justice in the first 100 days." By Lauren Carroll• April 28, 2017 Mitch McConnell stated on March 20, 2016 in "Fox News Sunday": Says Senate Republicans are "following a longstanding tradition of not filling vacancies on the Supreme Court in the middle of a presidential election year." By Lauren Carroll• March 22, 2016 Mitch McConnell stated on July 14, 2013 in an interview on 'Meet the Press.': Says Barack Obama is getting his nominees confirmed "faster than President (George W.) Bush was at the same time in his second term." By Jon Greenberg• July 18, 2013 Lindsey Graham stated on July 13, 2009 in a Senate hearing: "Now, there was a time when someone like Scalia and Ginsburg got 95-plus votes." By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 13, 2009 Gwen Moore stated on March 16, 2016 in a tweet: "Six justices" on the U.S. Supreme Court have been "confirmed in presidential election years since 1912." By Tom Kertscher• March 17, 2016 YourContent stated on March 01, 2020 in an article: “Florida hospital reports a coronavirus ‘infestation’ with multiple confirmed patients.” By Daniel Funke• March 2, 2020 Facebook posts stated on September 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says “Ruth Bader Ginsburg was nominated and confirmed 43 days before an election.” By Samantha Putterman• September 22, 2020 Cory Gardner stated on February 24, 2016 in a talk show: "It's been since 1888 that a Senate of a different party than the president in the White House confirmed a Supreme Court nominee." By Alan Gathright• February 26, 2016
Live: Fact-checking Senate confirmation hearings for Kash Patel, Tulsi Gabbard, Robert Kennedy Jr. By PolitiFact Staff • January 30, 2025 Is Donald Trump’s pick of Matthew Whitaker for acting attorney general legal? By John Kruzel• November 15, 2018 Fact-checking the talking point about an 80-year Supreme Court 'tradition' By Linda Qiu• February 18, 2016 Will recess appointment handcuff consumer cop? By Stephen Koff• January 17, 2012 Fact-checking claims about the 80-year SCOTUS nomination ‘tradition’ By Linda Qiu• February 17, 2016 What Mitch McConnell said about Supreme Court confirmations in election years By Amy Sherman• July 2, 2018 Flip-flopping on the filibuster By Becky Bowers, Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Lilly Maier• November 22, 2013 Ask PolitiFact: How hard will it be for Joe Biden to get his Cabinet confirmed? By Louis Jacobson• December 14, 2020 Live: Fact-checking Trump's Cabinet nominees' Senate confirmation hearings By PolitiFact Staff • January 14, 2025 PunditFact checks the Oct. 18 Sunday news shows By Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu• October 18, 2015 Fact checking the Oct. 18 Sunday news shows By Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu• October 18, 2015 Do dog catchers have to release their tax returns? By Molly Moorhead• July 16, 2012 Do dog catchers have to release their tax returns? By Molly Moorhead• July 13, 2012 Muslim prayer rugs on Texas-Mexico border? No confirmed finds By W. Gardner Selby• October 27, 2014 7 questions about Obama's Supreme Court nomination By Lauren Carroll, C. Eugene Emery Jr.• March 16, 2016 Is the Pentagon court-martialing Christian soliders? By Becky Bowers• May 6, 2013 Fact-checking the Feb. 14 Sunday shows By Jon Greenberg, Linda Qiu• February 14, 2016 How unusual is the turnover among top Trump administration officials? By Louis Jacobson• April 12, 2019 How Republicans could fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat, explained By Louis Jacobson• September 20, 2020 Fact-check: Senate confirmation hearing for defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth By Louis Jacobson, Sara Swann• January 14, 2025
