1 People 1591 Fact-checks 1212 Articles People (1) Reader Fact-checks (1591) Democratic Underground stated on August 17, 2021 in an Instagram post: “The second-largest investor in Regeneron” is a firm whose CEO is Ron DeSantis’ “number one political donor.” By Tom Kertscher• August 19, 2021 Viral image stated on August 18, 2021 in in a photo in a reddit thread: A photo shows two COVID-19 patients lying on the floor awaiting treatment in Florida. By Amy Sherman• August 20, 2021 Ron DeSantis stated on January 25, 2022 in a tweet: “Without a shred of clinical data to support its decision, the Biden Administration has revoked the emergency use authorization for lifesaving monoclonal antibody treatments.” By Jon Greenberg, Gabrielle Settles• January 31, 2022 Tulsi Gabbard stated on January 26, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Biden won’t allow Delta-variant COVID patients to get proven and effective monoclonal treatments even though there are 50,000-100,000 Americans infected by Delta EVERY DAY.” By Samantha Putterman• January 31, 2022 Andrew Cuomo stated on November 19, 2018 in a radio interview: "There is nothing that we have done on Amazon that we have not done with hundreds of other projects." By Jill Terreri Ramos• December 7, 2018 Alex Jones stated on October 03, 2020 in a Facebook post: “President Trump is in great danger. Evidence is mounting that he’s being deliberately killed at Walter Reed Military Hospital.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 5, 2020 Instagram posts stated on June 26, 2021 in an Instagram post: A video shows an animal chip scanner detecting a microchip where a woman was vaccinated. By Samantha Putterman• July 1, 2021 Reader stated on September 03, 2015 in an email from a reader: Atlanta has issued an increasing number of citations - and collected an increasing amount of revenue - since Mayor Kasim Reed took office in 2010. By April Hunt• September 11, 2015 Donald Trump stated on November 13, 2016 in a tweet: "The @nytimes sent a letter to their subscribers apologizing for their BAD coverage of me." By Lauren Carroll• November 15, 2016 Todd Young stated on June 19, 2013 in a letter to a constituent: "Nearly 70 percent of all federal spending will go towards Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid" in fiscal year 2014. By Louis Jacobson• July 2, 2013 Dan Stein stated on July 07, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": The Senate immigration bill "unleashes a massive increase in overall immigration. … We're talking about a population increase under the Senate bill of over 70 million people in 20 years." By Louis Jacobson• July 9, 2013 Laura Ingraham stated on February 04, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Laura Ingraham Show": Says Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has an "immigrant family background." By Jon Greenberg• February 17, 2015 Reader stated on October 24, 2015 in a Tweet to PolitiFact Georgia: "How is a misogynist bigot of epic proportions (like U.S. Rep. Steven Smith) allowed to serve?" By April Hunt• October 28, 2015 worldnewsdailyreport.com stated on October 15, 2018 in a post on Facebook: Says a pro-choice activist in California 'proudly breaks world record by getting her 27th abortion' By Ciara O'Rourke• October 17, 2018 Chain email stated on October 07, 2010 in a chain e-mail.: Says Texas voters are being asked to act this November on a proposed constitutional amendment affecting property taxes. By W. Gardner Selby• October 21, 2010 Viral image stated on October 17, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Ann Landers said, "At age 20, we worry about what others think of us. At age 40, we don’t care what they think. At age 60, we discover that they have not been thinking of us at all." By Ciara O'Rourke• October 25, 2019 Barack Obama stated on August 05, 2009 in a speech in Wakarusa, Ind.: Stimulus tax cuts "began showing up in paychecks of 4.8 million Indiana households about three months ago." By Louis Jacobson• August 5, 2009 Viral image stated on October 21, 2015 in an image on the Internet: "CNN's Crap Polling" is so bad that it shows that "no one under the age of 50 has an opinion of Hillary Clinton." By Louis Jacobson• October 21, 2015 Bloggers stated on January 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi said, "If impeachment fails, I will resign immediately." By Ciara O'Rourke• January 24, 2020 Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Mitch McConnell was cured of polio when he was a child by government-funded care and now he’s trying to take that same care away from millions of Americans By Samantha Putterman• April 29, 2019 Articles (1212) What Allen West got wrong about COVID-19 and treatments By Amy Sherman• October 12, 2021 Monoclonal coronavirus cocktails for all, for free? Not as simple as Trump’s sell By Jon Greenberg• October 9, 2020 WATCH: DeSantis, monoclonal antibodies and the FDA: What's effective? By Aaron Sharockman• February 10, 2022 Lie of the Year 2018: Readers' Choice Poll By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 30, 2018 Lie of the Year 2016: Readers' Choice poll By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 2, 2016 The 2013 Lie of the Year Finalists: Vote in the Readers' Poll By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 2, 2013 Mailbag: Readers react to Mar-a-Lago reports, Biden promises By Maria Ramirez Uribe• August 16, 2022 2020 Lie of the Year Readers’ Choice poll results By Miriam Valverde• December 17, 2020 Mailbag: We 'blew it' . . . or we're an 'island of sanity' By Louis Jacobson• July 3, 2011 Mailbag: 'Your article is complete hogwash' By Louis Jacobson• January 29, 2016 Mailbag: Lie of the Year Readers' Poll edition By Steve Contorno• December 16, 2013 Mailbag: Reader's PolitiFact rating, ‘Out of Date’ By W. Gardner Selby• August 19, 2014 Mailbag: PolitiFact Texas proves facts ‘are irrelevant to what you do’ By W. Gardner Selby• May 6, 2013 Reader: Ted Cruz 'dead-on' about cancelled health plans in Texas By W. Gardner Selby• February 5, 2016 Mailbag: 'Ya gotta do better' By Louis Jacobson• July 9, 2018 Mailbag: The stolen election myth, abortion laws, defending fact-checkers By Jon Greenberg• July 13, 2022 Mailbag: Readers’ appreciation and feedback By Maria Ramirez Uribe• November 21, 2022 Reader says politically correct terms undermine fact check of Rick Perry on murders by "aliens" By W. Gardner Selby• July 20, 2015 Loaded chain email No. 9 reader favorite of 2012 By W. Gardner Selby• December 19, 2012 Lie of the Year 2017: Readers' Choice poll By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 27, 2017
Democratic Underground stated on August 17, 2021 in an Instagram post: “The second-largest investor in Regeneron” is a firm whose CEO is Ron DeSantis’ “number one political donor.” By Tom Kertscher• August 19, 2021 Viral image stated on August 18, 2021 in in a photo in a reddit thread: A photo shows two COVID-19 patients lying on the floor awaiting treatment in Florida. By Amy Sherman• August 20, 2021 Ron DeSantis stated on January 25, 2022 in a tweet: “Without a shred of clinical data to support its decision, the Biden Administration has revoked the emergency use authorization for lifesaving monoclonal antibody treatments.” By Jon Greenberg, Gabrielle Settles• January 31, 2022 Tulsi Gabbard stated on January 26, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Biden won’t allow Delta-variant COVID patients to get proven and effective monoclonal treatments even though there are 50,000-100,000 Americans infected by Delta EVERY DAY.” By Samantha Putterman• January 31, 2022 Andrew Cuomo stated on November 19, 2018 in a radio interview: "There is nothing that we have done on Amazon that we have not done with hundreds of other projects." By Jill Terreri Ramos• December 7, 2018 Alex Jones stated on October 03, 2020 in a Facebook post: “President Trump is in great danger. Evidence is mounting that he’s being deliberately killed at Walter Reed Military Hospital.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 5, 2020 Instagram posts stated on June 26, 2021 in an Instagram post: A video shows an animal chip scanner detecting a microchip where a woman was vaccinated. By Samantha Putterman• July 1, 2021 Reader stated on September 03, 2015 in an email from a reader: Atlanta has issued an increasing number of citations - and collected an increasing amount of revenue - since Mayor Kasim Reed took office in 2010. By April Hunt• September 11, 2015 Donald Trump stated on November 13, 2016 in a tweet: "The @nytimes sent a letter to their subscribers apologizing for their BAD coverage of me." By Lauren Carroll• November 15, 2016 Todd Young stated on June 19, 2013 in a letter to a constituent: "Nearly 70 percent of all federal spending will go towards Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid" in fiscal year 2014. By Louis Jacobson• July 2, 2013 Dan Stein stated on July 07, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": The Senate immigration bill "unleashes a massive increase in overall immigration. … We're talking about a population increase under the Senate bill of over 70 million people in 20 years." By Louis Jacobson• July 9, 2013 Laura Ingraham stated on February 04, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Laura Ingraham Show": Says Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has an "immigrant family background." By Jon Greenberg• February 17, 2015 Reader stated on October 24, 2015 in a Tweet to PolitiFact Georgia: "How is a misogynist bigot of epic proportions (like U.S. Rep. Steven Smith) allowed to serve?" By April Hunt• October 28, 2015 worldnewsdailyreport.com stated on October 15, 2018 in a post on Facebook: Says a pro-choice activist in California 'proudly breaks world record by getting her 27th abortion' By Ciara O'Rourke• October 17, 2018 Chain email stated on October 07, 2010 in a chain e-mail.: Says Texas voters are being asked to act this November on a proposed constitutional amendment affecting property taxes. By W. Gardner Selby• October 21, 2010 Viral image stated on October 17, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Ann Landers said, "At age 20, we worry about what others think of us. At age 40, we don’t care what they think. At age 60, we discover that they have not been thinking of us at all." By Ciara O'Rourke• October 25, 2019 Barack Obama stated on August 05, 2009 in a speech in Wakarusa, Ind.: Stimulus tax cuts "began showing up in paychecks of 4.8 million Indiana households about three months ago." By Louis Jacobson• August 5, 2009 Viral image stated on October 21, 2015 in an image on the Internet: "CNN's Crap Polling" is so bad that it shows that "no one under the age of 50 has an opinion of Hillary Clinton." By Louis Jacobson• October 21, 2015 Bloggers stated on January 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi said, "If impeachment fails, I will resign immediately." By Ciara O'Rourke• January 24, 2020 Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Mitch McConnell was cured of polio when he was a child by government-funded care and now he’s trying to take that same care away from millions of Americans By Samantha Putterman• April 29, 2019
What Allen West got wrong about COVID-19 and treatments By Amy Sherman• October 12, 2021 Monoclonal coronavirus cocktails for all, for free? Not as simple as Trump’s sell By Jon Greenberg• October 9, 2020 WATCH: DeSantis, monoclonal antibodies and the FDA: What's effective? By Aaron Sharockman• February 10, 2022 Lie of the Year 2018: Readers' Choice Poll By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 30, 2018 Lie of the Year 2016: Readers' Choice poll By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 2, 2016 The 2013 Lie of the Year Finalists: Vote in the Readers' Poll By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 2, 2013 Mailbag: Readers react to Mar-a-Lago reports, Biden promises By Maria Ramirez Uribe• August 16, 2022 2020 Lie of the Year Readers’ Choice poll results By Miriam Valverde• December 17, 2020 Mailbag: We 'blew it' . . . or we're an 'island of sanity' By Louis Jacobson• July 3, 2011 Mailbag: 'Your article is complete hogwash' By Louis Jacobson• January 29, 2016 Mailbag: Lie of the Year Readers' Poll edition By Steve Contorno• December 16, 2013 Mailbag: Reader's PolitiFact rating, ‘Out of Date’ By W. Gardner Selby• August 19, 2014 Mailbag: PolitiFact Texas proves facts ‘are irrelevant to what you do’ By W. Gardner Selby• May 6, 2013 Reader: Ted Cruz 'dead-on' about cancelled health plans in Texas By W. Gardner Selby• February 5, 2016 Mailbag: 'Ya gotta do better' By Louis Jacobson• July 9, 2018 Mailbag: The stolen election myth, abortion laws, defending fact-checkers By Jon Greenberg• July 13, 2022 Mailbag: Readers’ appreciation and feedback By Maria Ramirez Uribe• November 21, 2022 Reader says politically correct terms undermine fact check of Rick Perry on murders by "aliens" By W. Gardner Selby• July 20, 2015 Loaded chain email No. 9 reader favorite of 2012 By W. Gardner Selby• December 19, 2012 Lie of the Year 2017: Readers' Choice poll By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 27, 2017
