2 People 24748 Fact-checks 7953 Articles People (2) Mr. Conservative Florida Grown Fact-checks (24748) Rick Perry stated on August 14, 2019 in a speech: "The U.S. now leads the world in producing both oil and natural gas, and at the same time reducing energy-related emissions." By Madlin Mekelburg• August 27, 2019 Cory Mason stated on February 23, 2012 in a news release: Says Wisconsin Assembly Republicans voted to repeal a law that ensures "that women cannot get paid less than a man for doing the same job." By Tom Kertscher• March 12, 2012 Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The coronavirus has made it to Mississippi and the lady that caught it wasn’t around nobody with it which means it is airborne. That means if the wind blows it your direction you’ll have it also.” By Ciara O'Rourke• March 3, 2020 Viral image stated on May 08, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a deer became "riddled with tumors from eating plants sprayed with Monsanto’s Roundup." By Samantha Putterman• May 17, 2019 John Boehner stated on July 15, 2010 in an op-ed in the Detroit News: "Since February 2009, our economy has lost roughly 3 million private sector jobs while the federal government has grown by more than 400,000 jobs." By Sabrina Eaton, Louis Jacobson• July 15, 2010 John Mica stated on November 25, 2010 in a Fox News interview.: TSA "started off with 16,500 screeners and the agency has mushroomed to 67,000 employees with 3,590 administrative people ... making over $105,000 per year on average." By Aaron Sharockman• December 17, 2010 Donald Trump stated on March 29, 2016 in an interview on CNN: Says Ted Cruz distributed the ad showing a nude Melania Trump on a rug. By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• March 31, 2016 Juan Williams stated on August 24, 2014 in comments on Fox News Sunday: The No. 1 cause of death for African-American males 15-34 is murder. By Linda Qiu• August 24, 2014 Instagram posts stated on May 09, 2024 in an Instagram post: “George Soros is a roaring, cold-blooded Nazi sociopath.” By Ciara O'Rourke• May 14, 2024 Ted Poe stated on October 24, 2013 in an email to a constituent: Obamacare medical device tax "has led to the loss of thousands of jobs" in U.S. By Sue Owen• December 6, 2013 Joseph Levy stated on February 25, 2013 in a legislative hearing : Says indoor workers get "less UV than outdoor workers, but they get more melanomas." By Janie Har• March 16, 2013 Rush Limbaugh stated on July 17, 2012 in his syndicated radio show: Says it's not "accidental" that the villain in the Batman movie is named Bane. By Molly Moorhead• July 18, 2012 Jack Keane stated on February 01, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "Al-Qaida has grown fourfold in five years." By Lauren Carroll• February 1, 2015 Hillary Clinton stated on June 27, 2016 in a speech in Cincinnati: "Risk analysts listed Donald Trump, a Donald Trump presidency, as one of the top threats facing the global economy, ahead of terrorism." By Louis Jacobson• June 27, 2016 Barack Obama stated on March 10, 2009 in a speech on education: "In eighth grade math, we’ve fallen to ninth place." By Alexander Lane• March 13, 2009 Chip Rogers stated on August 19, 2010 in a campaign flyer: "Congress and President Obama have accumulated more debt since he took office than the total amount of debt accumulated during the first 200 years of the United States existence." By Willoughby Mariano• September 1, 2010 Bobby Jindal stated on February 26, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "Our economy (in Louisiana) has grown 50 percent faster than the national GDP, even since the national recession." By Louis Jacobson• February 27, 2014 Joe Biden stated on January 17, 2010 in a fundraiser in Florida: "As long as I have served . . . This is the first time every single solitary decision has required 60 senators." By Catharine Richert• January 22, 2010 George Allen stated on November 05, 2010 in a newspaper Op/Ed: The debt is "nearly $6 trillion more than when President Obama was sworn into office." By Wes Hester• November 9, 2010 Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2009 in a speech at the White House.: "Californians consume 40 percent less energy per person than the national average" By Catharine Richert• July 7, 2009 Articles (7953) Ronda Storms' food stamp law affects cash assistance, too By Katie Sanders• February 10, 2012 Examining projected COVID-19 deaths in Texas By Madlin Mekelburg• May 1, 2020 How Geraldo Rivera touched off Dan Patrick's debate challenge By W. Gardner Selby• August 24, 2018 Rubio ad claims he helped constituent's daughter get cancer-fighting drug before FDA approval By Joshua Gillin• August 31, 2016 Fact-checking claims about the debt crisis By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 22, 2011 Rick Scott's 2015 State of the State speech annotated By Joshua Gillin, Angie Drobnic Holan, Katie Sanders• March 3, 2015 Mailbag: PolitiFact reader swears Longoria catch was real By Aaron Sharockman• June 8, 2011 The federal health care law: What came true and what didn’t By Steve Contorno, Angie Drobnic Holan• March 20, 2015 Did Vladimir Putin know Donald Trump was in Moscow in 2013? By Louis Jacobson• July 16, 2018 Ask PolitiFact: Why did Hunter Biden leave the Navy? By Noah Y. Kim• October 1, 2020 Taking the measure of the federal workforce under Donald Trump By Louis Jacobson• January 22, 2018 Mailbag: 'You look ridiculous' By Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2017 Who killed more terrorists, Obama or Bush? It depends By Lauren Carroll• April 18, 2016 Leffingwell and fellow Austin City Council incumbents victorious By W. Gardner Selby• May 13, 2012 PunditFact: Why Obama won't label ISIS 'Islamic extremists' By Lauren Carroll, Katie Sanders• February 22, 2015 Why Obama won't label ISIS 'Islamic' extremists By Lauren Carroll, Katie Sanders• February 22, 2015 Fact-checking John Legend's 2015 Oscar speech By Katie Sanders• February 23, 2015 Would a ‘talking filibuster’ get the Senate moving? By Louis Jacobson• March 9, 2021 Checking Austin taxes, affordability and a claim about a Rick Perry Republican lobbyist By W. Gardner Selby• May 9, 2012 A Democrat, a Libertarian and a Green walk into a room... By • October 20, 2010
Rick Perry stated on August 14, 2019 in a speech: "The U.S. now leads the world in producing both oil and natural gas, and at the same time reducing energy-related emissions." By Madlin Mekelburg• August 27, 2019 Cory Mason stated on February 23, 2012 in a news release: Says Wisconsin Assembly Republicans voted to repeal a law that ensures "that women cannot get paid less than a man for doing the same job." By Tom Kertscher• March 12, 2012 Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The coronavirus has made it to Mississippi and the lady that caught it wasn’t around nobody with it which means it is airborne. That means if the wind blows it your direction you’ll have it also.” By Ciara O'Rourke• March 3, 2020 Viral image stated on May 08, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a deer became "riddled with tumors from eating plants sprayed with Monsanto’s Roundup." By Samantha Putterman• May 17, 2019 John Boehner stated on July 15, 2010 in an op-ed in the Detroit News: "Since February 2009, our economy has lost roughly 3 million private sector jobs while the federal government has grown by more than 400,000 jobs." By Sabrina Eaton, Louis Jacobson• July 15, 2010 John Mica stated on November 25, 2010 in a Fox News interview.: TSA "started off with 16,500 screeners and the agency has mushroomed to 67,000 employees with 3,590 administrative people ... making over $105,000 per year on average." By Aaron Sharockman• December 17, 2010 Donald Trump stated on March 29, 2016 in an interview on CNN: Says Ted Cruz distributed the ad showing a nude Melania Trump on a rug. By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• March 31, 2016 Juan Williams stated on August 24, 2014 in comments on Fox News Sunday: The No. 1 cause of death for African-American males 15-34 is murder. By Linda Qiu• August 24, 2014 Instagram posts stated on May 09, 2024 in an Instagram post: “George Soros is a roaring, cold-blooded Nazi sociopath.” By Ciara O'Rourke• May 14, 2024 Ted Poe stated on October 24, 2013 in an email to a constituent: Obamacare medical device tax "has led to the loss of thousands of jobs" in U.S. By Sue Owen• December 6, 2013 Joseph Levy stated on February 25, 2013 in a legislative hearing : Says indoor workers get "less UV than outdoor workers, but they get more melanomas." By Janie Har• March 16, 2013 Rush Limbaugh stated on July 17, 2012 in his syndicated radio show: Says it's not "accidental" that the villain in the Batman movie is named Bane. By Molly Moorhead• July 18, 2012 Jack Keane stated on February 01, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "Al-Qaida has grown fourfold in five years." By Lauren Carroll• February 1, 2015 Hillary Clinton stated on June 27, 2016 in a speech in Cincinnati: "Risk analysts listed Donald Trump, a Donald Trump presidency, as one of the top threats facing the global economy, ahead of terrorism." By Louis Jacobson• June 27, 2016 Barack Obama stated on March 10, 2009 in a speech on education: "In eighth grade math, we’ve fallen to ninth place." By Alexander Lane• March 13, 2009 Chip Rogers stated on August 19, 2010 in a campaign flyer: "Congress and President Obama have accumulated more debt since he took office than the total amount of debt accumulated during the first 200 years of the United States existence." By Willoughby Mariano• September 1, 2010 Bobby Jindal stated on February 26, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "Our economy (in Louisiana) has grown 50 percent faster than the national GDP, even since the national recession." By Louis Jacobson• February 27, 2014 Joe Biden stated on January 17, 2010 in a fundraiser in Florida: "As long as I have served . . . This is the first time every single solitary decision has required 60 senators." By Catharine Richert• January 22, 2010 George Allen stated on November 05, 2010 in a newspaper Op/Ed: The debt is "nearly $6 trillion more than when President Obama was sworn into office." By Wes Hester• November 9, 2010 Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2009 in a speech at the White House.: "Californians consume 40 percent less energy per person than the national average" By Catharine Richert• July 7, 2009
Ronda Storms' food stamp law affects cash assistance, too By Katie Sanders• February 10, 2012 Examining projected COVID-19 deaths in Texas By Madlin Mekelburg• May 1, 2020 How Geraldo Rivera touched off Dan Patrick's debate challenge By W. Gardner Selby• August 24, 2018 Rubio ad claims he helped constituent's daughter get cancer-fighting drug before FDA approval By Joshua Gillin• August 31, 2016 Fact-checking claims about the debt crisis By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 22, 2011 Rick Scott's 2015 State of the State speech annotated By Joshua Gillin, Angie Drobnic Holan, Katie Sanders• March 3, 2015 Mailbag: PolitiFact reader swears Longoria catch was real By Aaron Sharockman• June 8, 2011 The federal health care law: What came true and what didn’t By Steve Contorno, Angie Drobnic Holan• March 20, 2015 Did Vladimir Putin know Donald Trump was in Moscow in 2013? By Louis Jacobson• July 16, 2018 Ask PolitiFact: Why did Hunter Biden leave the Navy? By Noah Y. Kim• October 1, 2020 Taking the measure of the federal workforce under Donald Trump By Louis Jacobson• January 22, 2018 Mailbag: 'You look ridiculous' By Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2017 Who killed more terrorists, Obama or Bush? It depends By Lauren Carroll• April 18, 2016 Leffingwell and fellow Austin City Council incumbents victorious By W. Gardner Selby• May 13, 2012 PunditFact: Why Obama won't label ISIS 'Islamic extremists' By Lauren Carroll, Katie Sanders• February 22, 2015 Why Obama won't label ISIS 'Islamic' extremists By Lauren Carroll, Katie Sanders• February 22, 2015 Fact-checking John Legend's 2015 Oscar speech By Katie Sanders• February 23, 2015 Would a ‘talking filibuster’ get the Senate moving? By Louis Jacobson• March 9, 2021 Checking Austin taxes, affordability and a claim about a Rick Perry Republican lobbyist By W. Gardner Selby• May 9, 2012 A Democrat, a Libertarian and a Green walk into a room... By • October 20, 2010
