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Facebook posts stated on December 1, 2024 in a post:

“Joe Rogan to replace Rachel Maddow as MSNBC’s prime-time host after Elon Musk takeover.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 10, 2024

Instagram posts stated on November 24, 2024 in an Instagram post:

“Rachel Maddow MELTS DOWN over Elon Musk posting memes about buying MSNBC.”

By Caleb McCullough • November 25, 2024

Rachel Maddow stated on June 21, 2018 in in a monologue:

"There isn't a system" for reuniting families separated under Trump’s zero tolerance border policy.

By John Kruzel • June 29, 2018

Rachel Maddow stated on July 13, 2015 in a television show:

Under Scott Walker, "the Wisconsin middle class is shrinking at a faster rate than any other state in the country."

By Kevin Crowe, Tom Kertscher • August 24, 2015

Rachel Maddow stated on August 4, 2015 in a segment on her MSNBC show:

"Fox changed around their poll eligibility criteria on the day they announced who is in and out of their debate."

By Jon Greenberg • August 6, 2015

Rachel Maddow stated on July 13, 2015 in a segment on her show:

Despite what Donald Trump claims, "there weren’t 15,000 people who turned out in Phoenix" to see Trump speak.

By Katie Sanders • July 15, 2015

Rachel Maddow stated on November 17, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show":

On immigration, what reports say President Barack Obama "plans to do is roughly on the same scale" as what President George H.W. Bush did.

By Jon Greenberg • November 24, 2014

Rachel Maddow stated on March 27, 2012 in her book "Drift":

"Not even old Gen. Eisenhower … saluted military personnel" as president.

By Aaron Sharockman • September 24, 2014

Rachel Maddow stated on June 4, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Rachel Maddow Show":

In February, John McCain "suggested" the Bergdahl-Taliban swap that he now calls "outrageous and dangerous."

By Jon Greenberg • June 10, 2014

Rachel Maddow stated on June 3, 2014 in comments on "The Rachel Maddow Show":

"The Pentagon made up" the since-debunked heroics of POW Jessica Lynch as she tried to avoid capture in Iraq.

By Aaron Sharockman • June 5, 2014

Rachel Maddow stated on April 21, 2014 in a segment on 'The Rachel Maddow Show':

"Oklahoma’s Republican Gov. Mary Fallin signed a new law which makes you pay a special fee. It will essentially fine people for the crime of using solar power."

By Katie Sanders • April 24, 2014

Rachel Maddow stated on February 17, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show":

"When the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport needed to stop its earthquake spike a few years ago, they temporarily shut down the wells that were injecting fracking fluid into the ground ... (and) those earthquakes stopped."

By Jon Greenberg • February 19, 2014

Rachel Maddow stated on January 2, 2014 in comments on her show:

The Foundation for Government Accountability, which supported a Florida law requiring drug testing of welfare recipients, is a "Koch brothers affiliated group."

By Amy Sherman, Katie Sanders • January 9, 2014

Rachel Maddow stated on October 28, 2013 in comments on her TV show:

"Rand Paul’s speech ... on 'Gattaca' was totally ripped off of Wikipedia."

By Julie Kliegman, Steve Contorno • November 1, 2013

Rachel Maddow stated on June 28, 2013 in On “The Rachel Maddow Show,” broadcast on MSNBC:

Says Ohio budget item later signed into law by Gov. John Kasich requires women seeking an abortion to undergo a "mandatory vaginal probe."

By Henry J. Gomez • July 9, 2013

Rachel Maddow stated on October 25, 2011 in a TV commentary.:

Says "tanking" Rick Perry’s federal tax plan has "huge tax cuts for rich people and big tax hikes for everyone else."

By W. Gardner Selby • November 2, 2011

Rachel Maddow stated on October 19, 2011 in a segment on The Rachel Maddow Show:

"A recent Department of Labor study guessed Wall Street fees cost a worker 28 percent of the value of your plan over the span of your career."

By Molly Moorhead • October 28, 2011

Rachel Maddow stated on September 19, 2011 in on "The Rachel Maddow Show":

"Poverty among Americans 65 and over is statistically unchanged" in recent years because of Social Security.

By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 19, 2011

Rachel Maddow stated on April 12, 2011 in an episode of The Rachel Maddow Show.:

Says Texas routinely gets "a lot more federal spending" than it pays in taxes.

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 22, 2011

Scott Randolph stated on April 4, 2011 in comments during an appearance on 'The Rachel Maddow Show' on MSNBC:

"We have a guy who is going to be speaker of the House in four years, and his name has been on the ballot one time."

By Aaron Sharockman • April 11, 2011

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Letter from a Rachel Maddow fan

By Bill Adair • May 11, 2012

PolitiFact fields fire after rating False a Rachel Maddow statement

By W. Gardner Selby • February 28, 2011

Responding to Rachel Maddow

By Bill Adair, Greg Borowski • February 25, 2011

Responding to Rachel Maddow

By Bill Adair, Greg Borowski • February 25, 2011

Maddow takes on Fox News over New Black Panther Party

By Louis Jacobson • February 9, 2011

Checking Rachel Maddow

By Bill Adair • August 12, 2010

CBS denies Joe Rogan to ‘60 Minutes’ rumor. Here’s how it spread.

By Loreben Tuquero • June 5, 2026

On Facebook, posts about celebrity donations for Texas relief efforts went viral. They were baseless

By Loreben Tuquero • July 10, 2025

George Santos has been arrested. Here’s a recap of his alleged falsehoods.

By Louis Jacobson • May 10, 2023

A guide to George Santos’ dubious statements about drag, Brazil, his 9/11 connection and more

By Louis Jacobson • March 1, 2023

Trump speaks to reporters midterm election day Nov. 8, 2022

Donald Trump, the least accurate politician we’ve ever covered, eyes another White House run

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • November 14, 2022

Jd Vance and Tim Ryan combination photo 2022

Fact-checking J.D. Vance and Tim Ryan in Ohio Senate debate

By Amy Sherman • October 18, 2022

Ukrainians catch train out of Lviv in February 2022

The realities of Biden’s plan to admit 100,000 Ukrainians to the US

By Madison Czopek • April 12, 2022

Maricopa County Republican audit 4-29-21

Ask PolitiFact: Why are Arizona Republicans auditing election results?

By Amy Sherman • May 4, 2021

Update: Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick died of natural causes

By Bill McCarthy, Jon Greenberg • April 20, 2021

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What we know about Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick’s death

By Bill McCarthy • February 22, 2021

Fact-checking Donald Trump, Joe Biden in the final presidential debate

By PolitiFact Staff • October 23, 2020

US officials say Iran sent the ‘Proud Boys’ email threats to voters

By Amy Sherman • October 22, 2020

How to watch the final 2020 presidential debate

By Josie Hollingsworth • October 21, 2020

Donald Trump’s immigration promises: failures and achievements

By Miriam Valverde • July 27, 2020

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