1 People 3657 Fact-checks 1723 Articles People (1) Drunk History Fact-checks (3657) Don Willett stated on January 12, 2017 in a speech at a Texas Public Policy Foundation event: "The overwhelming majority of America’s elite universities, they no longer require history majors to take a single course in American history." By W. Gardner Selby• January 30, 2017 Rick Santorum stated on April 02, 2012 in in a speech in Wisconsin: "I think it’s seven or eight of the California system of universities don’t even teach an American history course. It’s not even available to be taught." By Becky Bowers• April 3, 2012 Rick Santorum stated on April 10, 2015 in a speech to the NRA: Says Howard Zinn, "an anti-American Marxist," wrote "the most popular textbook that's taught in our high schools in America." By Louis Jacobson• April 15, 2015 Robert Koons stated on May 18, 2010 in an opinion piece published in the Austin American-Statesman: "In the history department at the University of Texas, out of 50 registered voters, only one is a Republican." By Ciara O'Rourke• May 23, 2010 Instagram posts stated on February 17, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Joe Biden changes the name of Black History Month.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 23, 2023 Marcia Morey stated on April 30, 2025 in a speech in the North Carolina House of Representatives: “Google caved in to Trump. They erased Black History Month from the calendar.” By Paul Specht• May 15, 2025 Bloggers stated on April 26, 2021 in a story's headline: Joe Biden’s 100-day approval rating “is the lowest in American history.” By Samantha Putterman• April 28, 2021 Donald Trump stated on September 30, 2025 in a speech to military brass: “You never heard Biden say” the U.S. has “the strongest military anywhere in the world.” By Louis Jacobson• October 2, 2025 Kionne McGhee stated on January 25, 2018 in a speech on the House floor: "There were slaves in 1845 who helped construct and build the Old Capitol." By Allison Graves• February 1, 2018 North Carolina Republican Party stated on February 24, 2023 in an email: “The left is determined to erase Mount Rushmore from our history books.” By Paul Specht• March 14, 2023 Steve Munisteri stated on August 31, 2010 in a press release.: Says the Austin chapter of the League of Women Voters has no Republicans among elected officers or on its debate committee. By W. Gardner Selby• September 20, 2010 Donald Trump stated on April 29, 2016 in a speech at the California Republican Party Convention: "In the history of Republican primaries, I’ve gotten the most votes in the history of the Republican party." By Chris Nichols• May 2, 2016 Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2025 in a Truth Social post: The Smithsonian Institution includes “nothing about success, nothing about brightness, nothing about the future.” By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson• August 20, 2025 Gretchen Carlson stated on March 10, 2010 in an episode of Fox & Friends: Says the Texas State Board of Education is considering eliminating references to Christmas and the Constitution in textbooks. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 12, 2010 Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: The longest filibuster in U.S. history was 75 days and “took place in 1964, when Democrats tried to block the Civil Rights Act.” By Samantha Putterman• July 30, 2020 Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee stated on December 04, 2022 in a tweet.: “The Virginia GOP education agenda (would) erase slavery from VA history.” By Warren Fiske• December 14, 2022 Social Media stated on March 05, 2025 in in social media posts: "Apple quietly removed International Women’s Day from their calendar app.” By Jeff Cercone• March 7, 2025 Amy Schumer stated on November 03, 2016 in a video: "Anyone who knows you can just" look it up to "see if you voted." By Tom Kertscher• November 9, 2016 Facebook posts stated on October 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Tennessee new law passed 48 hours ago now makes it illegal to teach Black history in the grades K-12." By Tom Kertscher• October 19, 2021 Kamala Harris stated on July 20, 2023 in a speech to the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority: Florida “decided middle school students will be taught that enslaved people benefited from slavery.” By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• July 24, 2023 Articles (1723) Readers: PolitiFact doesn't know much about history By W. Gardner Selby• February 6, 2017 US presidents have observed Black History Month for nearly 50 years. Has that changed under Trump? By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• January 30, 2025 A history of breaches and violence at the US Capitol By Amy Sherman• January 7, 2021 'Indoctrination'? Banning Black history? Unraveling competing claims about rejected Florida AP class By Yacob Reyes, Gabrielle Settles• January 25, 2023 Texan Pete Gallego: This Congress the least productive, least popular in U.S. history By W. Gardner Selby• December 18, 2014 History is not their best subject By John Frank• December 18, 2007 Biggest Texas tax cut ever? Not By W. Gardner Selby• May 6, 2015 A far-left group bombed the Capitol in 1983. Here’s how that’s different from the Jan. 6 attack By Madison Czopek• February 22, 2022 Did a Florida school district send permission slips to teach kids Black history? Here are the facts By Samantha Putterman• February 16, 2024 Biggest tax increase or biggest tax cut? By Robert Farley• March 25, 2010 Did the world know about global warming a century ago, as Dean Phillips said? By Louis Jacobson• January 21, 2024 Ask PolitiFact: Is Hakeem Jeffries right about the GOP’s stance on book-banning? By Louis Jacobson• March 30, 2023 English is Liberia's official language from a history of US slavery and colonization By Grace Abels• July 10, 2025 Donald Trump’s ‘s---hole countries’ remark and its policy history By Miriam Valverde• January 12, 2018 The Jan. 6 committee’s planned subpoena of Donald Trump: What does it mean? By Louis Jacobson• October 14, 2022 Republicans, Democrats hope to break with 40 years of election history By Erin O'Neill, Bill Wichert• May 9, 2012 Democrats who supported Syria action rewrite history on Iraq war By Becky Bowers, Julie Kliegman• September 16, 2013 Did Ted Cruz gin up Iowa voter histories? By W. Gardner Selby• February 4, 2016 A history lesson for Obama on Social Security, Medicare By Louis Jacobson• December 9, 2010 Playing the ref on Halliburton and the Iraq war By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 9, 2010
Don Willett stated on January 12, 2017 in a speech at a Texas Public Policy Foundation event: "The overwhelming majority of America’s elite universities, they no longer require history majors to take a single course in American history." By W. Gardner Selby• January 30, 2017 Rick Santorum stated on April 02, 2012 in in a speech in Wisconsin: "I think it’s seven or eight of the California system of universities don’t even teach an American history course. It’s not even available to be taught." By Becky Bowers• April 3, 2012 Rick Santorum stated on April 10, 2015 in a speech to the NRA: Says Howard Zinn, "an anti-American Marxist," wrote "the most popular textbook that's taught in our high schools in America." By Louis Jacobson• April 15, 2015 Robert Koons stated on May 18, 2010 in an opinion piece published in the Austin American-Statesman: "In the history department at the University of Texas, out of 50 registered voters, only one is a Republican." By Ciara O'Rourke• May 23, 2010 Instagram posts stated on February 17, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Joe Biden changes the name of Black History Month.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 23, 2023 Marcia Morey stated on April 30, 2025 in a speech in the North Carolina House of Representatives: “Google caved in to Trump. They erased Black History Month from the calendar.” By Paul Specht• May 15, 2025 Bloggers stated on April 26, 2021 in a story's headline: Joe Biden’s 100-day approval rating “is the lowest in American history.” By Samantha Putterman• April 28, 2021 Donald Trump stated on September 30, 2025 in a speech to military brass: “You never heard Biden say” the U.S. has “the strongest military anywhere in the world.” By Louis Jacobson• October 2, 2025 Kionne McGhee stated on January 25, 2018 in a speech on the House floor: "There were slaves in 1845 who helped construct and build the Old Capitol." By Allison Graves• February 1, 2018 North Carolina Republican Party stated on February 24, 2023 in an email: “The left is determined to erase Mount Rushmore from our history books.” By Paul Specht• March 14, 2023 Steve Munisteri stated on August 31, 2010 in a press release.: Says the Austin chapter of the League of Women Voters has no Republicans among elected officers or on its debate committee. By W. Gardner Selby• September 20, 2010 Donald Trump stated on April 29, 2016 in a speech at the California Republican Party Convention: "In the history of Republican primaries, I’ve gotten the most votes in the history of the Republican party." By Chris Nichols• May 2, 2016 Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2025 in a Truth Social post: The Smithsonian Institution includes “nothing about success, nothing about brightness, nothing about the future.” By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson• August 20, 2025 Gretchen Carlson stated on March 10, 2010 in an episode of Fox & Friends: Says the Texas State Board of Education is considering eliminating references to Christmas and the Constitution in textbooks. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 12, 2010 Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: The longest filibuster in U.S. history was 75 days and “took place in 1964, when Democrats tried to block the Civil Rights Act.” By Samantha Putterman• July 30, 2020 Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee stated on December 04, 2022 in a tweet.: “The Virginia GOP education agenda (would) erase slavery from VA history.” By Warren Fiske• December 14, 2022 Social Media stated on March 05, 2025 in in social media posts: "Apple quietly removed International Women’s Day from their calendar app.” By Jeff Cercone• March 7, 2025 Amy Schumer stated on November 03, 2016 in a video: "Anyone who knows you can just" look it up to "see if you voted." By Tom Kertscher• November 9, 2016 Facebook posts stated on October 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Tennessee new law passed 48 hours ago now makes it illegal to teach Black history in the grades K-12." By Tom Kertscher• October 19, 2021 Kamala Harris stated on July 20, 2023 in a speech to the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority: Florida “decided middle school students will be taught that enslaved people benefited from slavery.” By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• July 24, 2023
Readers: PolitiFact doesn't know much about history By W. Gardner Selby• February 6, 2017 US presidents have observed Black History Month for nearly 50 years. Has that changed under Trump? By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• January 30, 2025 A history of breaches and violence at the US Capitol By Amy Sherman• January 7, 2021 'Indoctrination'? Banning Black history? Unraveling competing claims about rejected Florida AP class By Yacob Reyes, Gabrielle Settles• January 25, 2023 Texan Pete Gallego: This Congress the least productive, least popular in U.S. history By W. Gardner Selby• December 18, 2014 History is not their best subject By John Frank• December 18, 2007 Biggest Texas tax cut ever? Not By W. Gardner Selby• May 6, 2015 A far-left group bombed the Capitol in 1983. Here’s how that’s different from the Jan. 6 attack By Madison Czopek• February 22, 2022 Did a Florida school district send permission slips to teach kids Black history? Here are the facts By Samantha Putterman• February 16, 2024 Biggest tax increase or biggest tax cut? By Robert Farley• March 25, 2010 Did the world know about global warming a century ago, as Dean Phillips said? By Louis Jacobson• January 21, 2024 Ask PolitiFact: Is Hakeem Jeffries right about the GOP’s stance on book-banning? By Louis Jacobson• March 30, 2023 English is Liberia's official language from a history of US slavery and colonization By Grace Abels• July 10, 2025 Donald Trump’s ‘s---hole countries’ remark and its policy history By Miriam Valverde• January 12, 2018 The Jan. 6 committee’s planned subpoena of Donald Trump: What does it mean? By Louis Jacobson• October 14, 2022 Republicans, Democrats hope to break with 40 years of election history By Erin O'Neill, Bill Wichert• May 9, 2012 Democrats who supported Syria action rewrite history on Iraq war By Becky Bowers, Julie Kliegman• September 16, 2013 Did Ted Cruz gin up Iowa voter histories? By W. Gardner Selby• February 4, 2016 A history lesson for Obama on Social Security, Medicare By Louis Jacobson• December 9, 2010 Playing the ref on Halliburton and the Iraq war By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 9, 2010
