17 People 12166 Fact-checks 5478 Articles People (17) Obama Girl Obama's heckler Barack Obama Michelle Obama Students for Trump Vets for Trump The Trump Talks Donald Trump Tiffany Trump Eric Trump Melania Trump Ivanka Trump Motion Picture Association of America President Trump's lawyers Donald Trump Jr. Wisconsin Trump Victory Politics Elite Trump Fact-checks (12166) Bloggers stated on March 05, 2017 in Internet posts: A photo shows "Obama being dragged before a judge in handcuffs for wiretapping Trump." By Joshua Gillin• March 9, 2017 Donald Trump stated on May 29, 2018 in a tweet: "Democrats mistakenly tweet 2014 pictures from Obama’s term showing children from the Border in steel cages." By Amy Sherman• May 29, 2018 Viral image stated on March 12, 2023 in a Facebook post: Audio captures former Presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama debating Michelle Obama’s gender. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 14, 2023 Bloggers stated on August 26, 2017 in in a tweet: "Obama is in Texas serving meals!" By Manuela Tobias• August 28, 2017 Ron Johnson stated on July 15, 2019 in a tweet: "Republican policies have led to business investment growth that’s 10 times faster than what we saw under President Obama." By Mica Soellner• October 9, 2019 Facebook posts stated on October 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: A White House photographer took a picture of Donald Trump at the White House on Oct. 24. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 27, 2021 Viral image stated on September 08, 2022 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Queen Elizabeth II meeting Donald Trump wearing a brooch given to her by Barack Obama. By Ciara O'Rourke• September 12, 2022 Democratic National Committee stated on September 20, 2019 in a press release: Says Donald Trump is breaking a campaign pledge to bring manufacturing jobs back to Wisconsin and Pennsylvania since the two states "have lost the most manufacturing jobs in the past year." By Mica Soellner• October 18, 2019 Bloggers stated on September 28, 2018 in a post on Facebook: Says Tom Hanks was photographed wearing a T-shirt with an anti-Trump message that begins, "I was going to be a Trump voter for Halloween but…" By Rebecca Catalanello• October 10, 2018 Facebook posts stated on April 23, 2024 in a Facebook post: Photo shows former President Barack Obama wearing an anti-Donald Trump T-shirt. By Sara Swann• April 25, 2024 Viral image stated on November 05, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photo of "Obama’s White House staff" shows the alleged Ukraine whistleblower. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 12, 2019 Facebook posts stated on October 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says President Obama used government funds to pay for his personal vacations for the next 20 years and Trump sent him a bill. By Samantha Putterman• November 25, 2019 Viral image stated on September 02, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows “‘kids in cages’ taken in 2014 under the Obama admin.” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 9, 2020 Viral image stated on May 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photograph shows Barack Obama bowing to Ayatollah Khamenei. By Ciara O'Rourke• May 23, 2019 Joe Biden stated on October 31, 2020 in a rally: "I’ve released 22 years of my tax returns. You can go online and look. (Donald Trump) hasn’t released one.” By Bill McCarthy• October 31, 2020 Viral image stated on September 29, 2018 in social media posts: Says a photo shows Barack Obama holding a Michelle Obama 2020 t-shirt. By Miriam Valverde• October 3, 2018 Facebook posts stated on April 24, 2024 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Hillary Clinton holding an anti-Donald Trump T-shirt. By Sara Swann• April 26, 2024 X posts stated on October 27, 2024 in Social media posts: Photo shows people lined up outside Madison Square Garden before an Oct. 27 rally by former President Donald Trump. By Gideon Hess• October 28, 2024 Donald Trump stated on August 24, 2016 in a speech in Tampa: "Since President Obama came into office, another 2 million Hispanics have joined the ranks of those in poverty. … The number of Hispanic children living in poverty increased by 15 percent in that short period of time." By Louis Jacobson• August 25, 2016 Facebook posts stated on February 26, 2024 in a Facebook post: Donald Trump called his wife "Mercedes" instead of Melania. 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By Aaron Sharockman• November 17, 2016 Donald Trump's unusual North Korea video, explained By Manuela Tobias• June 14, 2018 PolitiFact's top 10 fact-checks of 2018 By Jon Greenberg• December 27, 2018 Did Trump inherit a mess? 8 charts show otherwise By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2017 In context: The Winston Churchill and MLK busts By Miriam Valverde• January 22, 2017 Fact-checking the second night of the 2020 RNC By PolitiFact Staff • August 26, 2020 Fact-checking Trump’s visit to Wisconsin By Eric Litke• June 26, 2020 Fact-checking Trump’s falsehoods on Fox & Friends about Ukraine, impeachment and Mueller report By Daniel Funke, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• November 22, 2019 A birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein: What we know and what Trump says about its authenticity By Grace Abels• September 9, 2025 PolitiFact’s 15 most popular social media fact-checks from 2023 By Matthew Crowley• December 21, 2023 Fact-checking Hillary Clinton's acceptance of the Democratic nomination By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• July 29, 2016 From 2014 satire to AI posts: How a baseless rumor about Jennifer Aniston and Obama gained traction By Loreben Tuquero• February 5, 2025 PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for October 2019 By D.L. 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Bloggers stated on March 05, 2017 in Internet posts: A photo shows "Obama being dragged before a judge in handcuffs for wiretapping Trump." By Joshua Gillin• March 9, 2017 Donald Trump stated on May 29, 2018 in a tweet: "Democrats mistakenly tweet 2014 pictures from Obama’s term showing children from the Border in steel cages." By Amy Sherman• May 29, 2018 Viral image stated on March 12, 2023 in a Facebook post: Audio captures former Presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama debating Michelle Obama’s gender. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 14, 2023 Bloggers stated on August 26, 2017 in in a tweet: "Obama is in Texas serving meals!" By Manuela Tobias• August 28, 2017 Ron Johnson stated on July 15, 2019 in a tweet: "Republican policies have led to business investment growth that’s 10 times faster than what we saw under President Obama." By Mica Soellner• October 9, 2019 Facebook posts stated on October 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: A White House photographer took a picture of Donald Trump at the White House on Oct. 24. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 27, 2021 Viral image stated on September 08, 2022 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Queen Elizabeth II meeting Donald Trump wearing a brooch given to her by Barack Obama. By Ciara O'Rourke• September 12, 2022 Democratic National Committee stated on September 20, 2019 in a press release: Says Donald Trump is breaking a campaign pledge to bring manufacturing jobs back to Wisconsin and Pennsylvania since the two states "have lost the most manufacturing jobs in the past year." By Mica Soellner• October 18, 2019 Bloggers stated on September 28, 2018 in a post on Facebook: Says Tom Hanks was photographed wearing a T-shirt with an anti-Trump message that begins, "I was going to be a Trump voter for Halloween but…" By Rebecca Catalanello• October 10, 2018 Facebook posts stated on April 23, 2024 in a Facebook post: Photo shows former President Barack Obama wearing an anti-Donald Trump T-shirt. By Sara Swann• April 25, 2024 Viral image stated on November 05, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photo of "Obama’s White House staff" shows the alleged Ukraine whistleblower. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 12, 2019 Facebook posts stated on October 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says President Obama used government funds to pay for his personal vacations for the next 20 years and Trump sent him a bill. By Samantha Putterman• November 25, 2019 Viral image stated on September 02, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows “‘kids in cages’ taken in 2014 under the Obama admin.” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 9, 2020 Viral image stated on May 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photograph shows Barack Obama bowing to Ayatollah Khamenei. By Ciara O'Rourke• May 23, 2019 Joe Biden stated on October 31, 2020 in a rally: "I’ve released 22 years of my tax returns. You can go online and look. (Donald Trump) hasn’t released one.” By Bill McCarthy• October 31, 2020 Viral image stated on September 29, 2018 in social media posts: Says a photo shows Barack Obama holding a Michelle Obama 2020 t-shirt. By Miriam Valverde• October 3, 2018 Facebook posts stated on April 24, 2024 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Hillary Clinton holding an anti-Donald Trump T-shirt. By Sara Swann• April 26, 2024 X posts stated on October 27, 2024 in Social media posts: Photo shows people lined up outside Madison Square Garden before an Oct. 27 rally by former President Donald Trump. By Gideon Hess• October 28, 2024 Donald Trump stated on August 24, 2016 in a speech in Tampa: "Since President Obama came into office, another 2 million Hispanics have joined the ranks of those in poverty. … The number of Hispanic children living in poverty increased by 15 percent in that short period of time." By Louis Jacobson• August 25, 2016 Facebook posts stated on February 26, 2024 in a Facebook post: Donald Trump called his wife "Mercedes" instead of Melania. By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 28, 2024
The big picture: Where Obamacare stands, August 2017 By Jon Greenberg• August 17, 2017 Who plays more golf: Donald Trump or Barack Obama? By Allison Graves, John Kruzel, Manuela Tobias• October 10, 2017 Donald Trump's misleading comments on Obama's calls to fallen soldiers' families By Manuela Tobias• October 17, 2017 Fact-checking the California governor's debate with John Cox and Gavin Newsom By Kyra Haas, Manuela Tobias• October 8, 2018 Fact-checking Trump, Ukraine impeachment hearings, day 1 By Daniel Funke, Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• November 13, 2019 Coming 2017: the Trump-O-Meter! By Aaron Sharockman• November 17, 2016 Donald Trump's unusual North Korea video, explained By Manuela Tobias• June 14, 2018 PolitiFact's top 10 fact-checks of 2018 By Jon Greenberg• December 27, 2018 Did Trump inherit a mess? 8 charts show otherwise By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2017 In context: The Winston Churchill and MLK busts By Miriam Valverde• January 22, 2017 Fact-checking the second night of the 2020 RNC By PolitiFact Staff • August 26, 2020 Fact-checking Trump’s visit to Wisconsin By Eric Litke• June 26, 2020 Fact-checking Trump’s falsehoods on Fox & Friends about Ukraine, impeachment and Mueller report By Daniel Funke, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• November 22, 2019 A birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein: What we know and what Trump says about its authenticity By Grace Abels• September 9, 2025 PolitiFact’s 15 most popular social media fact-checks from 2023 By Matthew Crowley• December 21, 2023 Fact-checking Hillary Clinton's acceptance of the Democratic nomination By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• July 29, 2016 From 2014 satire to AI posts: How a baseless rumor about Jennifer Aniston and Obama gained traction By Loreben Tuquero• February 5, 2025 PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for October 2019 By D.L. Davis• November 1, 2019 Top 5 most popular fact-checks for April 2014 By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 7, 2014 Fact-checking Donald Trump's first press conference as president-elect By Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• January 11, 2017
