1 People 632 Fact-checks 237 Articles People (1) Center for Western Priorities Fact-checks (632) Raymond Walter stated on June 23, 2017 in a press release: "Western New Yorkers pay some of the highest property taxes in the state." By Dan Clark• July 7, 2017 Chet Edwards stated on September 06, 2010 in a TV ad.: Says opponent Bill Flores helped run a company that laid off over 3,000 workers and paid off executives with millions. By W. Gardner Selby• September 15, 2010 Mike Rogers stated on June 15, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Thousands of Westerners and Americans" are fighting with extremists in eastern Syria and Iraq. By Steve Contorno• June 18, 2014 Chris Jacobs stated on September 01, 2016 in a campaign ad: "After how hard you work and how much you pay in taxes, New York City ends up getting the money. I'm Chris Jacobs. I think it's time we have someone in Albany that's making sure our region gets our fair share" By Dan Clark• October 14, 2016 Roy Cooper stated on December 03, 2024 in comments to reporters: North Carolina Republicans “took money out of western North Carolina” with Hurricane Helene relief bill. By Paul Specht• January 29, 2025 Jim Moran stated on January 10, 2012 in a newspaper column.: "The U.S. gun homicide rate is 20 times the combined rate of other western nations." By Nancy Madsen• January 27, 2012 Gavin Newsom stated on March 13, 2019 in a news conference: California has "the largest death row in the Western Hemisphere, the largest death row in the United States of America — two times the size of the next largest state: Florida." By Chris Nichols• March 13, 2019 Chain email stated on October 01, 2007 in : "Obama was enrolled in a Wahabi school in Jakarta. Wahabism is the RADICAL teaching that is followed by the Muslim terrorists who are now waging Jihad against the western world." By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 20, 2007 Facebook posts stated on March 26, 2021 in Facebook posts: Nostradamus predicted that a “feeble man” would rule the “Western World” after a time of “plague.” By Noah Y. Kim• March 30, 2021 X posts stated on November 12, 2024 in a social media post: “Red Cross is set to close shelters across North Carolina on Nov. 15. Families staying in these shelters are being told: ‘If you don’t have a safe place to take your children, you won’t be leaving with them.’” By Paul Specht• November 18, 2024 Viral image stated on May 04, 2023 in an Instagram post: “The Democratic Party just confirmed Michelle Obama will be its nominee and nobody noticed.” By Ciara O'Rourke• May 9, 2023 Trey Gowdy stated on May 11, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "We were the last flag flying in Benghazi." By Louis Jacobson• May 16, 2014 Helen Glover stated on July 09, 2010 in a comment on her talk show: Phoenix is the kidnapping capital "of the Western Hemisphere." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• July 15, 2010 Carl Levin stated on October 11, 2009 in an appearance on 'Meet the Press': Other Western countries have ended their "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policies. By Catharine Richert• October 12, 2009 Yes On 62 campaign to abolish California's death penalty stated on August 01, 2016 in a twitter image: "California is home to the largest death row population in the Western Hemisphere." By Chris Nichols• August 12, 2016 Jerome Adams stated on March 27, 2020 in a television interview: “They’re furloughing nurses in hospitals in western New York state.” By Jill Terreri Ramos• April 2, 2020 Donald Trump stated on October 11, 2024 in a Truth Social post: “It has just come out that Democrats in Washington and the Democrat Governor’s Office of North Carolina (Roy Cooper) were blocking people and money from coming into North Carolina.” By Amy Sherman, Paul Specht• October 12, 2024 Jeb Bush stated on October 21, 2015 in a post on his website: "The federal government owns about half of the West, yet it continues to acquire more land." By Joshua Gillin• October 27, 2015 X posts stated on November 20, 2024 in an X post: FEMA delivered “only four” temporary housing units to Helene victims in North Carolina as of Nov. 20. By Paul Specht• December 10, 2024 Tucker Carlson stated on February 06, 2024 in a video posted on X.: Since Russia invaded Ukraine, “not a single Western journalist has bothered to interview Putin.” By Madison Czopek• February 8, 2024 Articles (237) Obama on leave, Biden in stocks, Western threats in Syria: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup By Dana Tims• June 30, 2014 Back to the future: Fact-checking claims about Iraq By Katie Sanders• June 27, 2014 What's old is new again: Fact-checking claims about Iraq By Katie Sanders• June 25, 2014 What we know about Steve Scalise attending a white power event By Steve Contorno• January 6, 2015 Did Democrats want expansion of slavery, while Republicans opposed it? By Laura Schulte• January 9, 2024 Ask PolitiFact: What is China's Belt and Road Initiative, and why is Joe Biden concerned? By Louis Jacobson• June 16, 2021 Ask PolitiFact: Why are millions of Americans not working but excluded from the ‘unemployed’ rate? By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• August 4, 2023 Fact-checking the latest claims about the Islamic State By Angie Drobnic Holan, Katie Sanders• September 11, 2014 Is the Buffalo Bills' Highmark stadium built on an early Erie Indian village? By Cassidey Kavathas• April 21, 2022 Ask PolitiFact: Does Black Lives Matter aim to destroy the nuclear family? By Tom Kertscher, Amy Sherman• August 28, 2020 Fact-checking vaccine claims in alleged disinformation campaign by Russian intelligence By Noah Y. Kim• March 9, 2021 Gov. McDonnell's road cost claim revisited By Warren Fiske• February 22, 2011 Obama used a Koran? No, he didn't By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 20, 2007 Unsupported claim: Ted Cruz took a bribe to file federal lands proposal By W. Gardner Selby• August 17, 2014 What is a MAGA Republican? By Jon Greenberg• September 21, 2022 Pregúntale a PolitiFact: ¿Por qué el gobierno excluye de las cifras de desempleo a ciertas personas? By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• August 4, 2023 The case for and against establishing a no-fly zone over Ukraine By Louis Jacobson• March 7, 2022 Phoenix kidnapping falsehood rises from ashes By Louis Jacobson• February 19, 2013 Would Joe Biden’s proposals raise taxes on 60% of Americans? Not directly By Louis Jacobson• June 30, 2021 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is especially lawless. Could Putin be tried for war crimes? By Louis Jacobson• March 2, 2022
Raymond Walter stated on June 23, 2017 in a press release: "Western New Yorkers pay some of the highest property taxes in the state." By Dan Clark• July 7, 2017 Chet Edwards stated on September 06, 2010 in a TV ad.: Says opponent Bill Flores helped run a company that laid off over 3,000 workers and paid off executives with millions. By W. Gardner Selby• September 15, 2010 Mike Rogers stated on June 15, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Thousands of Westerners and Americans" are fighting with extremists in eastern Syria and Iraq. By Steve Contorno• June 18, 2014 Chris Jacobs stated on September 01, 2016 in a campaign ad: "After how hard you work and how much you pay in taxes, New York City ends up getting the money. I'm Chris Jacobs. I think it's time we have someone in Albany that's making sure our region gets our fair share" By Dan Clark• October 14, 2016 Roy Cooper stated on December 03, 2024 in comments to reporters: North Carolina Republicans “took money out of western North Carolina” with Hurricane Helene relief bill. By Paul Specht• January 29, 2025 Jim Moran stated on January 10, 2012 in a newspaper column.: "The U.S. gun homicide rate is 20 times the combined rate of other western nations." By Nancy Madsen• January 27, 2012 Gavin Newsom stated on March 13, 2019 in a news conference: California has "the largest death row in the Western Hemisphere, the largest death row in the United States of America — two times the size of the next largest state: Florida." By Chris Nichols• March 13, 2019 Chain email stated on October 01, 2007 in : "Obama was enrolled in a Wahabi school in Jakarta. Wahabism is the RADICAL teaching that is followed by the Muslim terrorists who are now waging Jihad against the western world." By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 20, 2007 Facebook posts stated on March 26, 2021 in Facebook posts: Nostradamus predicted that a “feeble man” would rule the “Western World” after a time of “plague.” By Noah Y. Kim• March 30, 2021 X posts stated on November 12, 2024 in a social media post: “Red Cross is set to close shelters across North Carolina on Nov. 15. Families staying in these shelters are being told: ‘If you don’t have a safe place to take your children, you won’t be leaving with them.’” By Paul Specht• November 18, 2024 Viral image stated on May 04, 2023 in an Instagram post: “The Democratic Party just confirmed Michelle Obama will be its nominee and nobody noticed.” By Ciara O'Rourke• May 9, 2023 Trey Gowdy stated on May 11, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "We were the last flag flying in Benghazi." By Louis Jacobson• May 16, 2014 Helen Glover stated on July 09, 2010 in a comment on her talk show: Phoenix is the kidnapping capital "of the Western Hemisphere." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• July 15, 2010 Carl Levin stated on October 11, 2009 in an appearance on 'Meet the Press': Other Western countries have ended their "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policies. By Catharine Richert• October 12, 2009 Yes On 62 campaign to abolish California's death penalty stated on August 01, 2016 in a twitter image: "California is home to the largest death row population in the Western Hemisphere." By Chris Nichols• August 12, 2016 Jerome Adams stated on March 27, 2020 in a television interview: “They’re furloughing nurses in hospitals in western New York state.” By Jill Terreri Ramos• April 2, 2020 Donald Trump stated on October 11, 2024 in a Truth Social post: “It has just come out that Democrats in Washington and the Democrat Governor’s Office of North Carolina (Roy Cooper) were blocking people and money from coming into North Carolina.” By Amy Sherman, Paul Specht• October 12, 2024 Jeb Bush stated on October 21, 2015 in a post on his website: "The federal government owns about half of the West, yet it continues to acquire more land." By Joshua Gillin• October 27, 2015 X posts stated on November 20, 2024 in an X post: FEMA delivered “only four” temporary housing units to Helene victims in North Carolina as of Nov. 20. By Paul Specht• December 10, 2024 Tucker Carlson stated on February 06, 2024 in a video posted on X.: Since Russia invaded Ukraine, “not a single Western journalist has bothered to interview Putin.” By Madison Czopek• February 8, 2024
Obama on leave, Biden in stocks, Western threats in Syria: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup By Dana Tims• June 30, 2014 Back to the future: Fact-checking claims about Iraq By Katie Sanders• June 27, 2014 What's old is new again: Fact-checking claims about Iraq By Katie Sanders• June 25, 2014 What we know about Steve Scalise attending a white power event By Steve Contorno• January 6, 2015 Did Democrats want expansion of slavery, while Republicans opposed it? By Laura Schulte• January 9, 2024 Ask PolitiFact: What is China's Belt and Road Initiative, and why is Joe Biden concerned? By Louis Jacobson• June 16, 2021 Ask PolitiFact: Why are millions of Americans not working but excluded from the ‘unemployed’ rate? By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• August 4, 2023 Fact-checking the latest claims about the Islamic State By Angie Drobnic Holan, Katie Sanders• September 11, 2014 Is the Buffalo Bills' Highmark stadium built on an early Erie Indian village? By Cassidey Kavathas• April 21, 2022 Ask PolitiFact: Does Black Lives Matter aim to destroy the nuclear family? By Tom Kertscher, Amy Sherman• August 28, 2020 Fact-checking vaccine claims in alleged disinformation campaign by Russian intelligence By Noah Y. Kim• March 9, 2021 Gov. McDonnell's road cost claim revisited By Warren Fiske• February 22, 2011 Obama used a Koran? No, he didn't By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 20, 2007 Unsupported claim: Ted Cruz took a bribe to file federal lands proposal By W. Gardner Selby• August 17, 2014 What is a MAGA Republican? By Jon Greenberg• September 21, 2022 Pregúntale a PolitiFact: ¿Por qué el gobierno excluye de las cifras de desempleo a ciertas personas? By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• August 4, 2023 The case for and against establishing a no-fly zone over Ukraine By Louis Jacobson• March 7, 2022 Phoenix kidnapping falsehood rises from ashes By Louis Jacobson• February 19, 2013 Would Joe Biden’s proposals raise taxes on 60% of Americans? Not directly By Louis Jacobson• June 30, 2021 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is especially lawless. Could Putin be tried for war crimes? By Louis Jacobson• March 2, 2022
