0 People 17331 Fact-checks 6563 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (17331) Kevin O'Toole stated on August 21, 2011 in an opinion piece in the Times of Trenton: "As we near the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, we should not forget that some of the hijackers used New Jersey driver’s licenses to board those aircraft." By Bill Wichert• August 28, 2011 Scott Walker stated on January 03, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Wisconsin Democrats during the previous administration adopted "double-digit tax increases." By Tom Kertscher• January 25, 2012 news.groopspeak.com stated on November 29, 2017 in a headline: "Breaking: federal judge grants permission to subpoena Trump." By Amy Sherman• December 5, 2017 Robert Kraig stated on October 03, 2011 in a news release, blog: Wisconsin bill "grants drug companies and medical device manufacturers immunity from injuries and deaths caused by their products." By Tom Kertscher• October 14, 2011 Citizens for a Strong America stated on March 31, 2011 in a TV ad: Says Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate JoAnne Kloppenburg "put an 80-year-old farmer in jail for refusing to plant native vegetation on his farm." By Tom Kertscher• April 1, 2011 Donald Trump stated on October 20, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "New Day": Says CIA Director George Tenet told the Bush administration that the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack "was coming. So they did have advanced notice." By Jon Greenberg• October 21, 2015 Jim Sullivan stated on October 22, 2010 in campaign literature distributed to district residents: Says he "stood up to his own party by voting against the budget to stop runaway government spending." By Tom Kertscher• October 23, 2010 Donald Trump stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech on terrorism and immigration: There is "no system to vet" refugees from the Middle East. By Linda Qiu• June 13, 2016 Ben Carson stated on November 16, 2015 in an official statement posted on Facebook.: "There is currently no ability to vet these people," referring to Syrian refugees. By Linda Qiu• November 19, 2015 Ted Cruz stated on February 21, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "About 70 percent of Republicans nationwide ... don't think Donald Trump is the right guy" to take on Hillary Clinton in November. By Linda Qiu• February 21, 2016 Pam Bondi stated on July 31, 2010 in a debate: "By the year 2015 (Medicaid will) take up half our budget." By Amy Sherman• September 8, 2010 LaWana Mayfield stated on April 16, 2018 in a Facebook post: "I am still waiting for someone to produce pieces of the alleged plane" that caused the Twin Towers to collapse. By Paul Specht• April 25, 2018 Scott Walker stated on January 11, 2018 in a tweet: Says Paul Soglin took Madison backward -- "businesses have left and murders have gone up." By Tom Kertscher• January 31, 2018 Scott Walker stated on February 27, 2015 in an interview: "I unsealed my records" at Marquette University. By Tom Kertscher• March 12, 2015 Terry Moulton stated on April 28, 2011 in letters to constituents: "Wisconsin is one of the few states in the country that do not currently require a photographic identification" to vote. By Dave Umhoefer• May 18, 2011 Wisconsin Education Association Council stated on November 15, 2011 in a news release: State budget cuts for local schools resulted in "nearly 4,000 educator layoffs" By Dave Umhoefer• November 28, 2011 Florida Democratic Party stated on April 27, 2017 in a press release: Donald Trump’s "golf course on the island defaulted, like so many of his other failed business schemes. The failure left Puerto Rican taxpayers with a nearly $33 million bill." By Amy Sherman• May 4, 2017 Infowars stated on November 04, 2021 in a video: “Sending your child to school” on a day when vaccines are being administered “is implied consent” for getting the COVID-19 vaccine. By Kayla Steinberg• November 10, 2021 Bernie Sanders stated on November 14, 2015 in the Democratic debate in Iowa: Out of the total U.S. military budget, "significantly less than 10 percent of that money is used to fight international terrorism." By Jon Greenberg• November 15, 2015 Democratic National Committee stated on December 06, 2011 in a Democratic Natonal Committee advertisement: Says it cost Massachusetts taxpayers $100,000 when Mitt Romney and his staff purchased computer hard drives. 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Kevin O'Toole stated on August 21, 2011 in an opinion piece in the Times of Trenton: "As we near the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, we should not forget that some of the hijackers used New Jersey driver’s licenses to board those aircraft." By Bill Wichert• August 28, 2011 Scott Walker stated on January 03, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Wisconsin Democrats during the previous administration adopted "double-digit tax increases." By Tom Kertscher• January 25, 2012 news.groopspeak.com stated on November 29, 2017 in a headline: "Breaking: federal judge grants permission to subpoena Trump." By Amy Sherman• December 5, 2017 Robert Kraig stated on October 03, 2011 in a news release, blog: Wisconsin bill "grants drug companies and medical device manufacturers immunity from injuries and deaths caused by their products." By Tom Kertscher• October 14, 2011 Citizens for a Strong America stated on March 31, 2011 in a TV ad: Says Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate JoAnne Kloppenburg "put an 80-year-old farmer in jail for refusing to plant native vegetation on his farm." By Tom Kertscher• April 1, 2011 Donald Trump stated on October 20, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "New Day": Says CIA Director George Tenet told the Bush administration that the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack "was coming. So they did have advanced notice." By Jon Greenberg• October 21, 2015 Jim Sullivan stated on October 22, 2010 in campaign literature distributed to district residents: Says he "stood up to his own party by voting against the budget to stop runaway government spending." By Tom Kertscher• October 23, 2010 Donald Trump stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech on terrorism and immigration: There is "no system to vet" refugees from the Middle East. By Linda Qiu• June 13, 2016 Ben Carson stated on November 16, 2015 in an official statement posted on Facebook.: "There is currently no ability to vet these people," referring to Syrian refugees. By Linda Qiu• November 19, 2015 Ted Cruz stated on February 21, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "About 70 percent of Republicans nationwide ... don't think Donald Trump is the right guy" to take on Hillary Clinton in November. By Linda Qiu• February 21, 2016 Pam Bondi stated on July 31, 2010 in a debate: "By the year 2015 (Medicaid will) take up half our budget." By Amy Sherman• September 8, 2010 LaWana Mayfield stated on April 16, 2018 in a Facebook post: "I am still waiting for someone to produce pieces of the alleged plane" that caused the Twin Towers to collapse. By Paul Specht• April 25, 2018 Scott Walker stated on January 11, 2018 in a tweet: Says Paul Soglin took Madison backward -- "businesses have left and murders have gone up." By Tom Kertscher• January 31, 2018 Scott Walker stated on February 27, 2015 in an interview: "I unsealed my records" at Marquette University. By Tom Kertscher• March 12, 2015 Terry Moulton stated on April 28, 2011 in letters to constituents: "Wisconsin is one of the few states in the country that do not currently require a photographic identification" to vote. By Dave Umhoefer• May 18, 2011 Wisconsin Education Association Council stated on November 15, 2011 in a news release: State budget cuts for local schools resulted in "nearly 4,000 educator layoffs" By Dave Umhoefer• November 28, 2011 Florida Democratic Party stated on April 27, 2017 in a press release: Donald Trump’s "golf course on the island defaulted, like so many of his other failed business schemes. The failure left Puerto Rican taxpayers with a nearly $33 million bill." By Amy Sherman• May 4, 2017 Infowars stated on November 04, 2021 in a video: “Sending your child to school” on a day when vaccines are being administered “is implied consent” for getting the COVID-19 vaccine. By Kayla Steinberg• November 10, 2021 Bernie Sanders stated on November 14, 2015 in the Democratic debate in Iowa: Out of the total U.S. military budget, "significantly less than 10 percent of that money is used to fight international terrorism." By Jon Greenberg• November 15, 2015 Democratic National Committee stated on December 06, 2011 in a Democratic Natonal Committee advertisement: Says it cost Massachusetts taxpayers $100,000 when Mitt Romney and his staff purchased computer hard drives. By Jake Berry• December 19, 2011
The data behind DayOne's 1 in 8 claim By Jacqueline Tempera• May 15, 2016 PolitiFact Sheet: 5 questions about Syrian refugees By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu• November 19, 2015 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s NBC interview, claims about firing FBI Director James Comey By Lauren Carroll• May 12, 2017 Donald Trump over-counts U.S. 'illegals' By W. Gardner Selby• July 29, 2015 Donald Trump and Rick Scott allege fraud in Broward, Palm Beach vote counting without any evidence By Amy Sherman, Manuela Tobias• November 13, 2018 Yes, more bureaucracy; but how to measure it? By Robert Farley• September 11, 2009 Donald Trump says hundreds of migrants and their children have been implicated in U.S. terrorism By Lauren Carroll• June 14, 2016 Were two-thirds of groups targeted by IRS not conservative? By Louis Jacobson• June 12, 2013 Hunter Biden investigation: What's a special counsel, and why did Merrick Garland appoint one? By Jeff Cercone, Amy Sherman• August 11, 2023 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago press conference with Mike Johnson By Louis Jacobson• April 12, 2024 Fact-checking Sunday show spin on the special counsel’s findings on Joe Biden’s classified documents By Louis Jacobson• February 13, 2024 ‘All they had to do was ask,’ said Trump: A timeline of efforts to retrieve presidential records By Jeff Cercone• August 25, 2022 New information doesn't fix Donald Trump's 9/11 claim By Lauren Carroll• December 2, 2015 Some politicians spoke the truth in 2014 By Louis Jacobson• December 24, 2014 Fact-checking claims about the defeat of House No. 2 Eric Cantor By Katie Sanders• June 18, 2014 Lots of fiction, few facts in discussion of torture report By Katie Sanders• December 18, 2014 Are the Clinton WikiLeaks emails doctored, or are they authentic? By Lauren Carroll• October 23, 2016 Impeachment articles against Wisconsin elections official riddled with false and misleading claims By Tyler Katzenberger• October 5, 2023 Michele Bachmann's comments on 9/11 and the Muslim Brotherhood By Julie Kliegman• September 11, 2013 From Russia with love. Was Trump campaign in touch with foreign government? By Linda Qiu• December 18, 2016