1 People 3626 Fact-checks 1405 Articles People (1) Free Market Florida Fact-checks (3626) Matt Gaetz stated on August 10, 2019 in an interview on Fox News: In Australia "they went and confiscated all the guns. You know who did what Australia did? Venezuela." By Amy Sherman• August 19, 2019 Hillary Clinton stated on May 02, 2008 in a speech at a Democratic Party dinner: There are prototype cars that get between 100 and 150 miles per gallon and "we could have those cars in your garages in a couple of years." By Robert Farley• May 6, 2008 David Axelrod stated on July 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "We had 2 percent of the global market (for advanced batteries) when he (Obama) started. We now have 16 percent, headed to 40 percent by 2015." By Robert Farley• July 15, 2010 Facebook posts stated on October 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Mass media destroyed! Blackout for mass arrests event!” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 20, 2021 Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says 194 people were killed in mass shootings in 2018 while undocumented immigrants killed 83,211 people. By Samantha Putterman• August 26, 2019 Facebook posts stated on November 02, 2020 in a series of images and screenshots: “If Biden wins the election, there are people out there planning on mass murdering poc and lbgtq+ people. Please stay inside during the election and a few days after.” By Daniel Funke, Tom Kertscher• November 3, 2020 Facebook posts stated on April 03, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says fluid milk production limitations mean grocery stores are short on milk even as farmers are dumping it By Eric Litke• April 10, 2020 Yolanda Adrean stated on June 20, 2011 in Website: "We [the city of Atlanta] are overbuilt on housing." By M.B. Pell• September 7, 2011 Joe Scarborough stated on October 02, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": About "3 percent of murders and crimes are committed with guns from people who actually (legally) purchase those guns." By Jon Greenberg• October 5, 2015 Facebook posts stated on May 26, 2022 in a photo on Facebook: With the $53 billion spent in Ukraine aid, the U.S. “could pay five SWAT members $80,000 each and have them at EVERY school front door.” By Sara Swann• June 3, 2022 Instagram posts stated on March 10, 2024 in a video: Video shows flooding in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on March 9, 2024. By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• March 19, 2024 Mike Villarreal stated on April 22, 2011 in a press conference: "The only segment in the beer market that is growing is the craft beer segment." By Ciara O'Rourke• April 6, 2011 X posts stated on May 14, 2022 in Twitter posts: The mass shooting in Buffalo, New York was a “false flag event.” By Gabrielle Settles• May 18, 2022 Steve Cannon stated on August 24, 2015 in press release: Buying the naming rights to the new Falcons stadium is the largest marketing deal in Mercedes-Benz history. By Nancy Badertscher• August 27, 2015 JD Vance stated on November 13, 2025 in an interview: Housing is expensive “because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants” and because of a housing shortage. By Samantha Putterman• November 20, 2025 Instagram posts stated on November 08, 2024 in an Instagram post: "BREAKING: Zillow CEO just said on CNBC Trump's deportation plan will help with housing affordability.” By Samantha Putterman• November 12, 2024 Roxanne Ross stated on May 15, 2011 in an online posting: Multnomah County’s food action plan "clearly plans to disrupt the free market system in terms of food choices making it harder and more expensive for many residents to eat their food of choice." By Janie Har• June 24, 2011 Facebook posts stated on May 30, 2022 in a Facebook post: Aaron Salter Jr. was killed by a mass shooter because he was working on creating a water-powered car engine. By Gabrielle Settles• June 2, 2022 David Cicilline stated on January 26, 2013 in a speech: More than 40 percent of sales nationally are made without background checks. By Michael McKinney• February 10, 2013 X posts stated on February 05, 2018 in a tweet attributed to @realdonaldtrump: "If the Dow Joans ever falls more than 1000 ‘points’ in a Single Day the sitting president should be 'loaded' into a very big cannon and Shot into the sun at TREMENDOUS SPEED! No excuses!" By Amy Sherman• February 6, 2018 Articles (1405) PolitiFact’s top 10 fact-checks of 2022 By Sara Swann• December 26, 2022 What’s behind the dubious claim that psychiatric drugs fuel mass shootings? By John Kruzel• August 16, 2019 The history of the AR-15 and how it became a symbol of American gun culture By Sara Swann• June 28, 2022 PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for 2019 By D.L. Davis• December 26, 2019 PolitiFact's Top 5 for May 2015 By Miles Adair• June 4, 2015 PolitiFact sheet: Does Donald Trump’s ‘SNL’ appearance trigger equal time for the Republican field? By Katie Sanders• October 21, 2015 Is the U.S. economy working for everyone? What the data shows By Louis Jacobson• July 2, 2019 Eager to be ahead of the economy curve By Adriel Bettelheim• September 18, 2008 The pros and cons of a gas tax holiday By Ellie Borst, Louis Jacobson• June 23, 2022 Fact-checking Joe Biden's 2023 State of the Union address By PolitiFact Staff • February 8, 2023 Why many Democrats have supported the USMCA deal By Bill McCarthy• January 15, 2020 Have there been more US mass shootings than days in 2024? Common statistic needs context By Amy Sherman• February 16, 2024 Fact or Fiction? A Look At Claims About SB 50, One Of California’s Most Controversial Housing Bills By Chris Nichols• January 21, 2020 Trump says he left Biden a perfect economy, but the facts say otherwise By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Yacob Reyes• November 16, 2022 9 charts show how consumers, businesses have soured on the economy in Trump’s first 100 days By Louis Jacobson• April 28, 2025 Gun violence spiked during pandemic, even as the deadliest mass shootings waned By Noah Y. Kim• March 23, 2021 What counts as a “mass shooting”? The definition varies By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• February 14, 2023 How is a ‘mass shooting’ defined? By Chris Nichols• October 4, 2017 What we know about mass shootings By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• February 15, 2018 That viral tweet about mass shootings by country? It needs additional context By Jon Greenberg• August 5, 2019
Matt Gaetz stated on August 10, 2019 in an interview on Fox News: In Australia "they went and confiscated all the guns. You know who did what Australia did? Venezuela." By Amy Sherman• August 19, 2019 Hillary Clinton stated on May 02, 2008 in a speech at a Democratic Party dinner: There are prototype cars that get between 100 and 150 miles per gallon and "we could have those cars in your garages in a couple of years." By Robert Farley• May 6, 2008 David Axelrod stated on July 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "We had 2 percent of the global market (for advanced batteries) when he (Obama) started. We now have 16 percent, headed to 40 percent by 2015." By Robert Farley• July 15, 2010 Facebook posts stated on October 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Mass media destroyed! Blackout for mass arrests event!” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 20, 2021 Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says 194 people were killed in mass shootings in 2018 while undocumented immigrants killed 83,211 people. By Samantha Putterman• August 26, 2019 Facebook posts stated on November 02, 2020 in a series of images and screenshots: “If Biden wins the election, there are people out there planning on mass murdering poc and lbgtq+ people. Please stay inside during the election and a few days after.” By Daniel Funke, Tom Kertscher• November 3, 2020 Facebook posts stated on April 03, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says fluid milk production limitations mean grocery stores are short on milk even as farmers are dumping it By Eric Litke• April 10, 2020 Yolanda Adrean stated on June 20, 2011 in Website: "We [the city of Atlanta] are overbuilt on housing." By M.B. Pell• September 7, 2011 Joe Scarborough stated on October 02, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": About "3 percent of murders and crimes are committed with guns from people who actually (legally) purchase those guns." By Jon Greenberg• October 5, 2015 Facebook posts stated on May 26, 2022 in a photo on Facebook: With the $53 billion spent in Ukraine aid, the U.S. “could pay five SWAT members $80,000 each and have them at EVERY school front door.” By Sara Swann• June 3, 2022 Instagram posts stated on March 10, 2024 in a video: Video shows flooding in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on March 9, 2024. By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• March 19, 2024 Mike Villarreal stated on April 22, 2011 in a press conference: "The only segment in the beer market that is growing is the craft beer segment." By Ciara O'Rourke• April 6, 2011 X posts stated on May 14, 2022 in Twitter posts: The mass shooting in Buffalo, New York was a “false flag event.” By Gabrielle Settles• May 18, 2022 Steve Cannon stated on August 24, 2015 in press release: Buying the naming rights to the new Falcons stadium is the largest marketing deal in Mercedes-Benz history. By Nancy Badertscher• August 27, 2015 JD Vance stated on November 13, 2025 in an interview: Housing is expensive “because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants” and because of a housing shortage. By Samantha Putterman• November 20, 2025 Instagram posts stated on November 08, 2024 in an Instagram post: "BREAKING: Zillow CEO just said on CNBC Trump's deportation plan will help with housing affordability.” By Samantha Putterman• November 12, 2024 Roxanne Ross stated on May 15, 2011 in an online posting: Multnomah County’s food action plan "clearly plans to disrupt the free market system in terms of food choices making it harder and more expensive for many residents to eat their food of choice." By Janie Har• June 24, 2011 Facebook posts stated on May 30, 2022 in a Facebook post: Aaron Salter Jr. was killed by a mass shooter because he was working on creating a water-powered car engine. By Gabrielle Settles• June 2, 2022 David Cicilline stated on January 26, 2013 in a speech: More than 40 percent of sales nationally are made without background checks. By Michael McKinney• February 10, 2013 X posts stated on February 05, 2018 in a tweet attributed to @realdonaldtrump: "If the Dow Joans ever falls more than 1000 ‘points’ in a Single Day the sitting president should be 'loaded' into a very big cannon and Shot into the sun at TREMENDOUS SPEED! No excuses!" By Amy Sherman• February 6, 2018
PolitiFact’s top 10 fact-checks of 2022 By Sara Swann• December 26, 2022 What’s behind the dubious claim that psychiatric drugs fuel mass shootings? By John Kruzel• August 16, 2019 The history of the AR-15 and how it became a symbol of American gun culture By Sara Swann• June 28, 2022 PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for 2019 By D.L. Davis• December 26, 2019 PolitiFact's Top 5 for May 2015 By Miles Adair• June 4, 2015 PolitiFact sheet: Does Donald Trump’s ‘SNL’ appearance trigger equal time for the Republican field? By Katie Sanders• October 21, 2015 Is the U.S. economy working for everyone? What the data shows By Louis Jacobson• July 2, 2019 Eager to be ahead of the economy curve By Adriel Bettelheim• September 18, 2008 The pros and cons of a gas tax holiday By Ellie Borst, Louis Jacobson• June 23, 2022 Fact-checking Joe Biden's 2023 State of the Union address By PolitiFact Staff • February 8, 2023 Why many Democrats have supported the USMCA deal By Bill McCarthy• January 15, 2020 Have there been more US mass shootings than days in 2024? Common statistic needs context By Amy Sherman• February 16, 2024 Fact or Fiction? A Look At Claims About SB 50, One Of California’s Most Controversial Housing Bills By Chris Nichols• January 21, 2020 Trump says he left Biden a perfect economy, but the facts say otherwise By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Yacob Reyes• November 16, 2022 9 charts show how consumers, businesses have soured on the economy in Trump’s first 100 days By Louis Jacobson• April 28, 2025 Gun violence spiked during pandemic, even as the deadliest mass shootings waned By Noah Y. Kim• March 23, 2021 What counts as a “mass shooting”? The definition varies By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• February 14, 2023 How is a ‘mass shooting’ defined? By Chris Nichols• October 4, 2017 What we know about mass shootings By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• February 15, 2018 That viral tweet about mass shootings by country? It needs additional context By Jon Greenberg• August 5, 2019
