0 People 168 Fact-checks 105 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (168) Marjorie Taylor Greene stated on March 25, 2025 in a Newsmax interview: On PBS, "they now have drag queen storytime instead of good old ‘Sesame Street.’" By Grace Abels• April 1, 2025 Barack Obama stated on October 08, 2012 in a campaign event outside Speaker John Boehner press conference in Derry, NH: Says Mitt Romney plans to "fire" Big Bird. By Maryalice Gill• October 9, 2012 Florida voter stated on August 17, 2011 in a robocall from the Pink Slip Rick website, played on MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow" show.: Says Gov. Rick Scott cut state funding for PBS. By Amy Sherman• August 22, 2011 Facebook posts stated on April 02, 2020 in a Facebook post: Kennedy Center, PBS donated to Democrats after getting COVID-19 stimulus money. By Tom Kertscher• April 22, 2020 X posts stated on July 21, 2024 in an X post: A July 21 video aired by PBS News shows President Joe Biden’s “first video address following dropping out of the presidential race.” By Loreben Tuquero• July 22, 2024 Rob Portman stated on July 19, 2011 in a television interview: "We rank below Ethiopia, I'm told, in terms of our exports per capita, well below any of the other developed countries we trade with, and well below China and (South) Korea." By Tom Feran• August 25, 2011 Donald Trump stated on March 24, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Nancy Pelosi’s coronavirus bill includes “tax credits for solar and wind energy … retirement plans for community newspaper employees … $300 million for PBS … climate change studies” and more. By Louis Jacobson• March 24, 2020 Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2020 in social media: Shows a waitress saying, "I lost my job. But I'll sleep better knowing” that the coronavirus relief bill included funding for the Kennedy Center, refugee resettlement, PBS, and congressional salaries: “Thanks, Democrats” By Louis Jacobson• March 31, 2020 Volusia County Republican Party stated on April 02, 2017 in in an email: "The United States Department of Education has introduced an Islamic indoctrination program for the public schools, called ‘Access Islam.’ " By Amy Sherman• April 5, 2017 Viral image stated on July 04, 2022 in a Facebook post: A video shows Joe Biden speaking slowly and slurring on the Fourth of July. By Ciara O'Rourke• July 7, 2022 Facebook posts stated on December 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: President Joe Biden “has the lowest approval rating of any president ever.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 4, 2022 Barack Obama stated on June 01, 2016 in in a town hall: "We've seen more manufacturing jobs created since I've been president than anytime since the 1990s. That's a fact." By Neelesh Moorthy• June 16, 2016 Michele Bachmann stated on November 23, 2011 in an interview: Says Newt Gingrich "has said that we should make the 11 million illegal workers that are in this country legal." By Eric Stirgus• November 29, 2011 Brit Hume stated on May 18, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": The media "widely overlooked" comments made by former President Bill Clinton that Hillary Clinton had a terrible concussion that took six months to recover from. By Jon Greenberg• May 18, 2014 Pete Buttigieg stated on October 15, 2019 in a Democratic presidential debate: Americans "say that what they want is a choice" to join a single-payer system like Medicare rather than ending private insurance. By Louis Jacobson• October 16, 2019 Richard Licht stated on February 05, 2012 in a television interview: "We aren't the only state cutting back on public television." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• February 14, 2012 Cavalier Johnson stated on April 09, 2022 in TV interview: In a recent year, the Milwaukee Police Department "collected more guns per capita off the streets than in New York.” By Vanessa Swales• May 24, 2022 Viral image stated on July 06, 2022 in a Facebook post: Video shows Joe Biden putting a Medal of Honor on a Vietnam War veteran backward. By Ciara O'Rourke• July 8, 2022 Florida voter stated on August 17, 2011 in a robocall from the Pink Slip Rick website, played on MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow" show.: Says Gov. Rick Scott is "spending a quarter of a million of our tax dollars to robocall people." By Amy Sherman• August 22, 2011 TikTok posts stated on September 19, 2024 in a video: Video claims to show Donald Trump in an interview with Diddy By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• September 20, 2024 Articles (105) PBS News and PolitiFact announce partnership through 2024 election cycle By PolitiFact Staff • July 12, 2024 Fact-checking the calls on the robocalls By Amy Sherman• August 22, 2011 PBS NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff to headline second day of United Facts of America By Matthew Crowley• September 27, 2022 In Context: Did Susan Rice lie about unmasking Trump associates? By Lauren Carroll• April 7, 2017 PunditFact fact-checks the May 18 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• May 18, 2014 Fact-checking the May 18 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• May 18, 2014 Clinton avoids media on Atlanta visit but regularly hits Truth-O-Meter By Nancy Badertscher• May 28, 2015 PolitiFact Texas at the Texas Tribune Festival By W. Gardner Selby• September 23, 2012 A promise or a projection on unemployment? By Robert Farley• July 9, 2009 United Facts of America to feature top-flight voices on elections, AI, vaccines By Matthew Crowley• November 1, 2023 The VA story the networks didn't cover this week By Jon Greenberg• August 28, 2014 United Facts of America: Woodruff, Stirewalt discuss media’s role in fighting disinformation By Tori Gantz• September 29, 2022 UPDATED: Who pays taxes? Roberton Williams knows By W. Gardner Selby• September 19, 2012 Happy Birthday, PolitiFact! PolitiFact turns 6 By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 22, 2013 Happy Birthday, PolitiFact! PolitiFact turns 6 By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 22, 2013 Get the facts from tonight's Senate debate By Nancy Madsen• October 13, 2014 Julián Castro and Mitt Romney's advice to borrow from your parents By W. Gardner Selby• September 6, 2012 For Labor Day, we check claims about jobs and wages By Bill Adair• September 2, 2011 Fact-checking the PBS Democratic presidential debate By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Joshua Gillin, Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu• February 11, 2016 Q&A about our new network scorecards By Aaron Sharockman• July 15, 2014
Marjorie Taylor Greene stated on March 25, 2025 in a Newsmax interview: On PBS, "they now have drag queen storytime instead of good old ‘Sesame Street.’" By Grace Abels• April 1, 2025 Barack Obama stated on October 08, 2012 in a campaign event outside Speaker John Boehner press conference in Derry, NH: Says Mitt Romney plans to "fire" Big Bird. By Maryalice Gill• October 9, 2012 Florida voter stated on August 17, 2011 in a robocall from the Pink Slip Rick website, played on MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow" show.: Says Gov. Rick Scott cut state funding for PBS. By Amy Sherman• August 22, 2011 Facebook posts stated on April 02, 2020 in a Facebook post: Kennedy Center, PBS donated to Democrats after getting COVID-19 stimulus money. By Tom Kertscher• April 22, 2020 X posts stated on July 21, 2024 in an X post: A July 21 video aired by PBS News shows President Joe Biden’s “first video address following dropping out of the presidential race.” By Loreben Tuquero• July 22, 2024 Rob Portman stated on July 19, 2011 in a television interview: "We rank below Ethiopia, I'm told, in terms of our exports per capita, well below any of the other developed countries we trade with, and well below China and (South) Korea." By Tom Feran• August 25, 2011 Donald Trump stated on March 24, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Nancy Pelosi’s coronavirus bill includes “tax credits for solar and wind energy … retirement plans for community newspaper employees … $300 million for PBS … climate change studies” and more. By Louis Jacobson• March 24, 2020 Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2020 in social media: Shows a waitress saying, "I lost my job. But I'll sleep better knowing” that the coronavirus relief bill included funding for the Kennedy Center, refugee resettlement, PBS, and congressional salaries: “Thanks, Democrats” By Louis Jacobson• March 31, 2020 Volusia County Republican Party stated on April 02, 2017 in in an email: "The United States Department of Education has introduced an Islamic indoctrination program for the public schools, called ‘Access Islam.’ " By Amy Sherman• April 5, 2017 Viral image stated on July 04, 2022 in a Facebook post: A video shows Joe Biden speaking slowly and slurring on the Fourth of July. By Ciara O'Rourke• July 7, 2022 Facebook posts stated on December 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: President Joe Biden “has the lowest approval rating of any president ever.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 4, 2022 Barack Obama stated on June 01, 2016 in in a town hall: "We've seen more manufacturing jobs created since I've been president than anytime since the 1990s. That's a fact." By Neelesh Moorthy• June 16, 2016 Michele Bachmann stated on November 23, 2011 in an interview: Says Newt Gingrich "has said that we should make the 11 million illegal workers that are in this country legal." By Eric Stirgus• November 29, 2011 Brit Hume stated on May 18, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": The media "widely overlooked" comments made by former President Bill Clinton that Hillary Clinton had a terrible concussion that took six months to recover from. By Jon Greenberg• May 18, 2014 Pete Buttigieg stated on October 15, 2019 in a Democratic presidential debate: Americans "say that what they want is a choice" to join a single-payer system like Medicare rather than ending private insurance. By Louis Jacobson• October 16, 2019 Richard Licht stated on February 05, 2012 in a television interview: "We aren't the only state cutting back on public television." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• February 14, 2012 Cavalier Johnson stated on April 09, 2022 in TV interview: In a recent year, the Milwaukee Police Department "collected more guns per capita off the streets than in New York.” By Vanessa Swales• May 24, 2022 Viral image stated on July 06, 2022 in a Facebook post: Video shows Joe Biden putting a Medal of Honor on a Vietnam War veteran backward. By Ciara O'Rourke• July 8, 2022 Florida voter stated on August 17, 2011 in a robocall from the Pink Slip Rick website, played on MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow" show.: Says Gov. Rick Scott is "spending a quarter of a million of our tax dollars to robocall people." By Amy Sherman• August 22, 2011 TikTok posts stated on September 19, 2024 in a video: Video claims to show Donald Trump in an interview with Diddy By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• September 20, 2024
PBS News and PolitiFact announce partnership through 2024 election cycle By PolitiFact Staff • July 12, 2024 Fact-checking the calls on the robocalls By Amy Sherman• August 22, 2011 PBS NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff to headline second day of United Facts of America By Matthew Crowley• September 27, 2022 In Context: Did Susan Rice lie about unmasking Trump associates? By Lauren Carroll• April 7, 2017 PunditFact fact-checks the May 18 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• May 18, 2014 Fact-checking the May 18 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• May 18, 2014 Clinton avoids media on Atlanta visit but regularly hits Truth-O-Meter By Nancy Badertscher• May 28, 2015 PolitiFact Texas at the Texas Tribune Festival By W. Gardner Selby• September 23, 2012 A promise or a projection on unemployment? By Robert Farley• July 9, 2009 United Facts of America to feature top-flight voices on elections, AI, vaccines By Matthew Crowley• November 1, 2023 The VA story the networks didn't cover this week By Jon Greenberg• August 28, 2014 United Facts of America: Woodruff, Stirewalt discuss media’s role in fighting disinformation By Tori Gantz• September 29, 2022 UPDATED: Who pays taxes? Roberton Williams knows By W. Gardner Selby• September 19, 2012 Happy Birthday, PolitiFact! PolitiFact turns 6 By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 22, 2013 Happy Birthday, PolitiFact! PolitiFact turns 6 By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 22, 2013 Get the facts from tonight's Senate debate By Nancy Madsen• October 13, 2014 Julián Castro and Mitt Romney's advice to borrow from your parents By W. Gardner Selby• September 6, 2012 For Labor Day, we check claims about jobs and wages By Bill Adair• September 2, 2011 Fact-checking the PBS Democratic presidential debate By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Joshua Gillin, Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu• February 11, 2016 Q&A about our new network scorecards By Aaron Sharockman• July 15, 2014
