28 People 21136 Fact-checks 7355 Articles People (28) Clean Virginia Josh Fox Friends of Democracy Friends of Greenlight NY FOX News Students for Trump Vets for Trump The Trump Talks Donald Trump Tiffany Trump Eric Trump Melania Trump Ivanka Trump Clean Water Portland Fox News Channel Keep Conservatives United Friends of Miami First Keep Austin Healthy PAC Put Alaska First PAC Friends of Clearwater PAC Fact-checks (21136) Threads posts stated on October 18, 2024 in a Threads post: Photo shows former President Donald Trump sitting on a black towel on “Fox & Friends” because “they don’t want him to stain the sofa.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 22, 2024 Mitt Romney stated on January 23, 2012 in a debate in Tampa, Fla.: "When I was fighting against cap and trade, the speaker was sitting down with Nancy Pelosi on a sofa encouraging it." By Katie Sanders• January 24, 2012 Bob Marshall stated on February 02, 2012 in a legislative hearing.: "You're supposed to throw away your shoes" if mercury from a broken CFL light bulb gets on them. By Sean Gorman• February 13, 2012 Donald Trump stated on January 04, 2018 in a tweet: "I authorized Zero access to White House (actually turned him down many times) for author of phony book! I never spoke to him for book." By John Kruzel• January 5, 2018 Viral image stated on November 24, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows Adam Schiff and Jeffrey Epstein. By Ciara O'Rourke• December 10, 2019 Tim Kaine stated on September 06, 2016 in a speech: "When Moammar Gadhafi was set to visit the United Nations, and no one would let him stay in New York, Trump allowed Gadhafi to set up an elaborate tent at his Westchester County (New York) estate." By Sean Gorman• September 15, 2016 Bloggers stated on July 16, 2017 in Internet posts: Shepard Smith was fired from Fox News. By John Kruzel• July 18, 2017 Patrick Morrisey stated on July 17, 2018 in an ad: Says Joe Manchin said "yes to repealing Obamacare. He lied." By Louis Jacobson• July 24, 2018 Scott Walker stated on October 24, 2017 in news release: On NFL players protesting during the national anthem. By Tom Kertscher• October 25, 2017 Marco Rubio stated on June 26, 2010 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "We are picking up oil with shovels and paper and plastic bags." By Laura Figueroa• July 7, 2010 Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a presidential debate: "I did not — I did not — I do not say that. I do not say that" climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese. By Lauren Carroll• September 27, 2016 Patrick Morrisey stated on August 21, 2018 in a Donald Trump rally in Charleston, W.Va.: Says Joe Manchin "strongly supported and voted for Hillary Clinton after she said, ‘We’re going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of work.’" By Kristen Mohammadi• September 13, 2018 Bernie Sanders stated on January 24, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Donald Trump "thinks that climate change is a hoax, invented by the Chinese." By Louis Jacobson• January 24, 2016 Hogan Gidley stated on January 17, 2021 in a Fox News interview: President Donald Trump “can’t say anything (about the U.S. Capitol riot) because the platforms have removed him.” By Bill McCarthy• January 18, 2021 Hillary Clinton stated on June 02, 2016 in a foreign policy speech : Says "Donald Trump says climate change is a hoax invented by the Chinese." By Louis Jacobson• June 3, 2016 Viral image stated on July 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: “All the books” have been removed from the classrooms of a Minnesota middle school because administrators “claim that the books cannot be cleaned.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 16, 2020 Stephen Colbert stated on June 23, 2016 in a comedy sketch: Says "Paul Ryan shut off the C-SPAN cameras when the Democrats started their sit-in." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 27, 2016 Donald Trump stated on March 30, 2020 in an interview on "Fox and Friends": “We inherited a broken test” for COVID-19. By Jon Greenberg• March 31, 2020 Rob Portman stated on July 06, 2010 in a television campaign ad: A bill to cap carbon emissions "could cost Ohio 100,000 jobs." By Stephen Koff• August 2, 2010 Mike Gallagher stated on April 12, 2022 in News release: “Inflation has gone up every month of the Biden presidency and just hit another 40-year high.” By Laura Schulte• April 22, 2022 Articles (7355) Key takeaways from the Jan. 6 committee’s prime time hearing By Jon Greenberg• June 10, 2022 Timeline: What the Trump administration has said about Epstein files release By Grace Abels• July 8, 2025 On Bob Marshall and light bulbs By Sean Gorman• February 22, 2012 Did Obama team announce Iran deal to avoid bad publicity on health care? By Louis Jacobson• November 25, 2013 A fact-checker's guide to Michael Wolff's 'Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House' By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 9, 2018 Fox News airs misleading graphics about Schiff, Taylor By Bill McCarthy• November 13, 2019 Could Trump (or any president) be indicted after leaving office? Mueller, legal experts say yes By Bill McCarthy• July 26, 2019 Fact-checking Jeff Brandes vs. Jim Frishe in the state Senate GOP primary By Katie Sanders• July 23, 2012 In context: Hillary Clinton’s comments about coal jobs By Lauren Carroll• May 10, 2016 PolitiFact fact-checks the April 10 shows By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• April 10, 2016 Donald Trump and hush money: Is it legal? Is it any worse than jaywalking? By Jon Greenberg• August 23, 2018 Reopening in the COVID era: How to adapt to a new normal By Julie Appleby• May 11, 2020 Fact-checking the April 10 Sunday shows By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• April 10, 2016 Looking back: Tulsi Gabbard’s Fox News presence in the Obama years By Bill McCarthy• November 22, 2019 What Donald Trump, Hunter Biden and Devon Archer have in common: a news cycle By Maria Briceño, Jeff Cercone, Amy Sherman• August 2, 2023 In Context: Did Donald Trump suggest Barack Obama has terrorist sympathies? By Lauren Carroll• June 15, 2016 At stake in mifepristone case: abortion, FDA’s authority and return to 1873 obscenity law By Sarah Varney• March 25, 2024 ‘Cheap fake’ videos, and the phrase itself, take 2024 election’s center stage By Sara Swann• June 21, 2024 Fact-checking Trump’s falsehoods on Fox & Friends about Ukraine, impeachment and Mueller report By Daniel Funke, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• November 22, 2019 Ask PolitiFact: Can the president intervene in a federal criminal case? By Louis Jacobson• February 19, 2020
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Threads posts stated on October 18, 2024 in a Threads post: Photo shows former President Donald Trump sitting on a black towel on “Fox & Friends” because “they don’t want him to stain the sofa.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 22, 2024 Mitt Romney stated on January 23, 2012 in a debate in Tampa, Fla.: "When I was fighting against cap and trade, the speaker was sitting down with Nancy Pelosi on a sofa encouraging it." By Katie Sanders• January 24, 2012 Bob Marshall stated on February 02, 2012 in a legislative hearing.: "You're supposed to throw away your shoes" if mercury from a broken CFL light bulb gets on them. By Sean Gorman• February 13, 2012 Donald Trump stated on January 04, 2018 in a tweet: "I authorized Zero access to White House (actually turned him down many times) for author of phony book! I never spoke to him for book." By John Kruzel• January 5, 2018 Viral image stated on November 24, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows Adam Schiff and Jeffrey Epstein. By Ciara O'Rourke• December 10, 2019 Tim Kaine stated on September 06, 2016 in a speech: "When Moammar Gadhafi was set to visit the United Nations, and no one would let him stay in New York, Trump allowed Gadhafi to set up an elaborate tent at his Westchester County (New York) estate." By Sean Gorman• September 15, 2016 Bloggers stated on July 16, 2017 in Internet posts: Shepard Smith was fired from Fox News. By John Kruzel• July 18, 2017 Patrick Morrisey stated on July 17, 2018 in an ad: Says Joe Manchin said "yes to repealing Obamacare. He lied." By Louis Jacobson• July 24, 2018 Scott Walker stated on October 24, 2017 in news release: On NFL players protesting during the national anthem. By Tom Kertscher• October 25, 2017 Marco Rubio stated on June 26, 2010 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "We are picking up oil with shovels and paper and plastic bags." By Laura Figueroa• July 7, 2010 Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a presidential debate: "I did not — I did not — I do not say that. I do not say that" climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese. By Lauren Carroll• September 27, 2016 Patrick Morrisey stated on August 21, 2018 in a Donald Trump rally in Charleston, W.Va.: Says Joe Manchin "strongly supported and voted for Hillary Clinton after she said, ‘We’re going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of work.’" By Kristen Mohammadi• September 13, 2018 Bernie Sanders stated on January 24, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Donald Trump "thinks that climate change is a hoax, invented by the Chinese." By Louis Jacobson• January 24, 2016 Hogan Gidley stated on January 17, 2021 in a Fox News interview: President Donald Trump “can’t say anything (about the U.S. Capitol riot) because the platforms have removed him.” By Bill McCarthy• January 18, 2021 Hillary Clinton stated on June 02, 2016 in a foreign policy speech : Says "Donald Trump says climate change is a hoax invented by the Chinese." By Louis Jacobson• June 3, 2016 Viral image stated on July 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: “All the books” have been removed from the classrooms of a Minnesota middle school because administrators “claim that the books cannot be cleaned.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 16, 2020 Stephen Colbert stated on June 23, 2016 in a comedy sketch: Says "Paul Ryan shut off the C-SPAN cameras when the Democrats started their sit-in." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 27, 2016 Donald Trump stated on March 30, 2020 in an interview on "Fox and Friends": “We inherited a broken test” for COVID-19. By Jon Greenberg• March 31, 2020 Rob Portman stated on July 06, 2010 in a television campaign ad: A bill to cap carbon emissions "could cost Ohio 100,000 jobs." By Stephen Koff• August 2, 2010 Mike Gallagher stated on April 12, 2022 in News release: “Inflation has gone up every month of the Biden presidency and just hit another 40-year high.” By Laura Schulte• April 22, 2022
Key takeaways from the Jan. 6 committee’s prime time hearing By Jon Greenberg• June 10, 2022 Timeline: What the Trump administration has said about Epstein files release By Grace Abels• July 8, 2025 On Bob Marshall and light bulbs By Sean Gorman• February 22, 2012 Did Obama team announce Iran deal to avoid bad publicity on health care? By Louis Jacobson• November 25, 2013 A fact-checker's guide to Michael Wolff's 'Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House' By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 9, 2018 Fox News airs misleading graphics about Schiff, Taylor By Bill McCarthy• November 13, 2019 Could Trump (or any president) be indicted after leaving office? Mueller, legal experts say yes By Bill McCarthy• July 26, 2019 Fact-checking Jeff Brandes vs. Jim Frishe in the state Senate GOP primary By Katie Sanders• July 23, 2012 In context: Hillary Clinton’s comments about coal jobs By Lauren Carroll• May 10, 2016 PolitiFact fact-checks the April 10 shows By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• April 10, 2016 Donald Trump and hush money: Is it legal? Is it any worse than jaywalking? By Jon Greenberg• August 23, 2018 Reopening in the COVID era: How to adapt to a new normal By Julie Appleby• May 11, 2020 Fact-checking the April 10 Sunday shows By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• April 10, 2016 Looking back: Tulsi Gabbard’s Fox News presence in the Obama years By Bill McCarthy• November 22, 2019 What Donald Trump, Hunter Biden and Devon Archer have in common: a news cycle By Maria Briceño, Jeff Cercone, Amy Sherman• August 2, 2023 In Context: Did Donald Trump suggest Barack Obama has terrorist sympathies? By Lauren Carroll• June 15, 2016 At stake in mifepristone case: abortion, FDA’s authority and return to 1873 obscenity law By Sarah Varney• March 25, 2024 ‘Cheap fake’ videos, and the phrase itself, take 2024 election’s center stage By Sara Swann• June 21, 2024 Fact-checking Trump’s falsehoods on Fox & Friends about Ukraine, impeachment and Mueller report By Daniel Funke, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• November 22, 2019 Ask PolitiFact: Can the president intervene in a federal criminal case? By Louis Jacobson• February 19, 2020