0 People 737 Fact-checks 376 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (737) Marco Rubio stated on July 23, 2014 in a speech at Catholic University: "Having an active father makes children 98 percent more likely to graduate from college." By Amy Sherman• July 29, 2014 Kari Lake stated on September 27, 2024 in a TV interview: Rep. Ruben Gallego is “controlled by the cartels. His own father was a Colombian drug trafficker, and so he’s got links to the cartel.” By Caleb McCullough• October 3, 2024 Facebook posts stated on August 30, 2023 in a Facebook post: A new Florida law says “a father must submit a DNA test before signing the birth certificates.” By Samantha Putterman• September 6, 2023 Viral image stated on January 09, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Barack Obama’s real father is Communist Party propagandist Frank Marshall Davis.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 10, 2022 Donald Trump stated on April 02, 2019 in remarks to reporters: Says his father, Fred Trump, was "born in a very wonderful place in Germany." By Tom Kertscher• April 4, 2019 Texas Values stated on November 19, 2012 in an interview aired by Austin’s KTBC-TV, Channel 7: Says legislation supported by gay rights activists would strip "mother" and "father" from future Texas birth certificates. By W. Gardner Selby• November 30, 2012 Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in a campaign rally in Cleveland: Says Ted Cruz "never denied" his father was photographed with Lee Harvey Oswald. By Dylan Baddour• July 22, 2016 Jeanne Ives stated on January 15, 2018 in a campaign statement: Says President Barack Obama advocated "fathers in the home" as the solution to gun violence. By Brett Chase• January 26, 2018 Franklin Graham stated on August 19, 2010 in an interview on CNN: "The seed of Muslim is passed through the father." By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 26, 2010 X posts stated on May 29, 2022 in a tweet: TV interviews with two different men who are each identified as Uvalde victim's father show the Robb Elementary School mass shooting was staged. By Jeff Cercone• May 31, 2022 Kayleigh McEnany stated on July 06, 2021 in a TV segment: “We know most of our forefathers, all of our main Founding Fathers were against slavery, recognized the evils of it.” By Bill McCarthy• July 9, 2021 Ted Cruz stated on August 21, 2015 in speaking to reporters in Iowa: "It has been the law since the beginning of the country that the children of American citizens born ... abroad are American citizens by birth." By W. Gardner Selby• September 4, 2015 Barack Obama stated on June 15, 2008 in a speech at a Chicago church: "More than half of all black children live in single-parent households, a number that has doubled — doubled — since we were children." By Stephanie Garry• June 23, 2008 Facebook posts stated on February 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says in February Facebook post that "Britney won." By Tom Kertscher• July 14, 2021 Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke did his father-in-law’s "bidding on the El Paso City Council, pushing a downtown redevelopment scheme to bulldoze a poor Hispanic neighborhood while enriching developers like his father-in-law." By Madlin Mekelburg• March 14, 2019 Occupy Democrats stated on December 02, 2015 in a Facebook post: "If Trump had just put his father’s money in a mutual fund ... he’d have $8 billion." By Jon Greenberg• December 9, 2015 Chain email stated on May 19, 2008 in an e-mail message: From Obama's book: "I found a solace in nursing a pervasive sense of grievance and animosity against my mother's race." By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 10, 2008 Nancy Pelosi stated on June 17, 2014 in a tweet: Says 11 soccer players on the U.S. Men’s National Team are immigrants. By Steve Contorno• June 19, 2014 Viral image stated on August 03, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Angela Merkel is the daughter of Adolf Hitler, Justin Trudeau is the son of Fidel Castro and Barbara Bush is the daughter of Aleister Crowley. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 6, 2020 Facebook posts stated on March 26, 2015 in an online meme: Says Ted Cruz just flip-flopped about the president needing to be U.S.-born. By W. Gardner Selby• March 27, 2015 Articles (376) E-mails twist context of Obama's memoir By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 10, 2008 Were the founding fathers 'ordinary people'? By Tom Kertscher• July 2, 2015 Were the founding fathers just ordinary people? By Tom Kertscher• July 2, 2015 Donald Trump's latest conspiracy theory targets Ted Cruz's father By Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu• May 3, 2016 Germany, Scotland, Sweden: What has Donald Trump said about where his parents were from? By Madison Czopek• August 7, 2024 Were migrant children who died very sick before taken into U.S. custody, as Trump claimed? By Miriam Valverde• January 3, 2019 Getting the facts straight about the Founding Fathers By Lauren Carroll• July 3, 2014 Transcript of Devon Archer testimony doesn’t back key claims about Joe and Hunter Biden By Maria Briceño, Jeff Cercone, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• August 4, 2023 Our top 5 fact-checking reports for July 2014 By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 4, 2014 Were the Founding Fathers 'ordinary people'? By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 2, 2015 Another gem from Alabama: 'Gather your armies' By Robert Farley• June 18, 2010 Why do so many people think Obama is a Muslim? By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 26, 2010 Ted Cruz quip hearkens to FDR's gramps saying 'all horse thieves are Democrats' By W. Gardner Selby• December 16, 2015 Obama used a Koran? No, he didn't By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 20, 2007 Quip about Ben Franklin among 2011 favorites By Robert Higgs• December 19, 2011 Colbert goofs on Texas schools, Thomas Jefferson By W. Gardner Selby• April 24, 2012 Donald Trump's accusations about Hunter Biden and a payout from China: A closer look By Louis Jacobson• October 2, 2019 Anatomy of a talking point: Donald Trump on the JFK assassination By Linda Qiu• May 6, 2016 Republican convention: Talking about money By Willoughby Mariano• August 29, 2012 A look behind the NY Post headline about Joe Biden and a Ukraine meeting By Tom Kertscher• October 15, 2020
Marco Rubio stated on July 23, 2014 in a speech at Catholic University: "Having an active father makes children 98 percent more likely to graduate from college." By Amy Sherman• July 29, 2014 Kari Lake stated on September 27, 2024 in a TV interview: Rep. Ruben Gallego is “controlled by the cartels. His own father was a Colombian drug trafficker, and so he’s got links to the cartel.” By Caleb McCullough• October 3, 2024 Facebook posts stated on August 30, 2023 in a Facebook post: A new Florida law says “a father must submit a DNA test before signing the birth certificates.” By Samantha Putterman• September 6, 2023 Viral image stated on January 09, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Barack Obama’s real father is Communist Party propagandist Frank Marshall Davis.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 10, 2022 Donald Trump stated on April 02, 2019 in remarks to reporters: Says his father, Fred Trump, was "born in a very wonderful place in Germany." By Tom Kertscher• April 4, 2019 Texas Values stated on November 19, 2012 in an interview aired by Austin’s KTBC-TV, Channel 7: Says legislation supported by gay rights activists would strip "mother" and "father" from future Texas birth certificates. By W. Gardner Selby• November 30, 2012 Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in a campaign rally in Cleveland: Says Ted Cruz "never denied" his father was photographed with Lee Harvey Oswald. By Dylan Baddour• July 22, 2016 Jeanne Ives stated on January 15, 2018 in a campaign statement: Says President Barack Obama advocated "fathers in the home" as the solution to gun violence. By Brett Chase• January 26, 2018 Franklin Graham stated on August 19, 2010 in an interview on CNN: "The seed of Muslim is passed through the father." By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 26, 2010 X posts stated on May 29, 2022 in a tweet: TV interviews with two different men who are each identified as Uvalde victim's father show the Robb Elementary School mass shooting was staged. By Jeff Cercone• May 31, 2022 Kayleigh McEnany stated on July 06, 2021 in a TV segment: “We know most of our forefathers, all of our main Founding Fathers were against slavery, recognized the evils of it.” By Bill McCarthy• July 9, 2021 Ted Cruz stated on August 21, 2015 in speaking to reporters in Iowa: "It has been the law since the beginning of the country that the children of American citizens born ... abroad are American citizens by birth." By W. Gardner Selby• September 4, 2015 Barack Obama stated on June 15, 2008 in a speech at a Chicago church: "More than half of all black children live in single-parent households, a number that has doubled — doubled — since we were children." By Stephanie Garry• June 23, 2008 Facebook posts stated on February 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says in February Facebook post that "Britney won." By Tom Kertscher• July 14, 2021 Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke did his father-in-law’s "bidding on the El Paso City Council, pushing a downtown redevelopment scheme to bulldoze a poor Hispanic neighborhood while enriching developers like his father-in-law." By Madlin Mekelburg• March 14, 2019 Occupy Democrats stated on December 02, 2015 in a Facebook post: "If Trump had just put his father’s money in a mutual fund ... he’d have $8 billion." By Jon Greenberg• December 9, 2015 Chain email stated on May 19, 2008 in an e-mail message: From Obama's book: "I found a solace in nursing a pervasive sense of grievance and animosity against my mother's race." By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 10, 2008 Nancy Pelosi stated on June 17, 2014 in a tweet: Says 11 soccer players on the U.S. Men’s National Team are immigrants. By Steve Contorno• June 19, 2014 Viral image stated on August 03, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Angela Merkel is the daughter of Adolf Hitler, Justin Trudeau is the son of Fidel Castro and Barbara Bush is the daughter of Aleister Crowley. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 6, 2020 Facebook posts stated on March 26, 2015 in an online meme: Says Ted Cruz just flip-flopped about the president needing to be U.S.-born. By W. Gardner Selby• March 27, 2015
E-mails twist context of Obama's memoir By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 10, 2008 Were the founding fathers 'ordinary people'? By Tom Kertscher• July 2, 2015 Were the founding fathers just ordinary people? By Tom Kertscher• July 2, 2015 Donald Trump's latest conspiracy theory targets Ted Cruz's father By Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu• May 3, 2016 Germany, Scotland, Sweden: What has Donald Trump said about where his parents were from? By Madison Czopek• August 7, 2024 Were migrant children who died very sick before taken into U.S. custody, as Trump claimed? By Miriam Valverde• January 3, 2019 Getting the facts straight about the Founding Fathers By Lauren Carroll• July 3, 2014 Transcript of Devon Archer testimony doesn’t back key claims about Joe and Hunter Biden By Maria Briceño, Jeff Cercone, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• August 4, 2023 Our top 5 fact-checking reports for July 2014 By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 4, 2014 Were the Founding Fathers 'ordinary people'? By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 2, 2015 Another gem from Alabama: 'Gather your armies' By Robert Farley• June 18, 2010 Why do so many people think Obama is a Muslim? By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 26, 2010 Ted Cruz quip hearkens to FDR's gramps saying 'all horse thieves are Democrats' By W. Gardner Selby• December 16, 2015 Obama used a Koran? No, he didn't By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 20, 2007 Quip about Ben Franklin among 2011 favorites By Robert Higgs• December 19, 2011 Colbert goofs on Texas schools, Thomas Jefferson By W. Gardner Selby• April 24, 2012 Donald Trump's accusations about Hunter Biden and a payout from China: A closer look By Louis Jacobson• October 2, 2019 Anatomy of a talking point: Donald Trump on the JFK assassination By Linda Qiu• May 6, 2016 Republican convention: Talking about money By Willoughby Mariano• August 29, 2012 A look behind the NY Post headline about Joe Biden and a Ukraine meeting By Tom Kertscher• October 15, 2020
