Michigan

PolitiFact Michigan is a project of the Detroit Free Press to fact-check statements about Michigan issues and claims made by Michigan politicians. Statements are rated on the Truth-O-Meter, which measures the accuracy of a claim from True to Pants on Fire false.

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Mostly True
0% 4 Checks
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0% 0 Checks
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0% 16 Checks
False
0% 70 Checks
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0% 18 Checks
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All Fact-checks for Michigan

Gretchen Whitmer
Gretchen Whitmer
stated on February 2, 2026 in a Substack:
Under Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, there are “fewer families living in poverty” than under her predecessor.
Half-True
February 6, 2026
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 15, 2024 in Facebook posts:
Residents in states across the U.S. are eligible for a $2,200 holiday stimulus payment.
False
December 20, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 4, 2024 in a Facebook post:
"The city of… is being warned to be alert & vigilant as there is a serial killer on the run,” Robert Thibodeau.
False
By Maria Briceño • December 17, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 12, 2024 in a video:
FEMA brought 300 semi trucks to Michigan’s Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport
False
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • November 21, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 30, 2024 in a post:
“It’s now been confirmed by Dominion that their voting machines have a programming issue that will affect vote counts.”
False
By Sara Swann • November 5, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 30, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Data shows some voters cast multiple votes, meaning "at least 164,568 illegal votes have been cast” in Michigan.
False
October 31, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on October 22, 2024 in a Threads post:
“The cheat has begun” because “Michigan, Georgia and Pennsylvania have officially announced that they will not have election results available on election night.”
False
October 25, 2024
United Auto Workers
United Auto Workers
stated on October 23, 2024 in a Meta ad:
Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers “wants to cut Medicare and Social Security.”
False
By Caleb McCullough • October 24, 2024
X posts
X posts
stated on October 19, 2024 in a post:
Michigan has “more registered voters than eligible citizens. This creates a huge risk of election fraud.”
False
By Sara Swann • October 23, 2024
Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
stated on October 14, 2024 in a debate:
“About 400,000 manufacturing jobs in the state of Michigan will go away with EV mandates.”
False
By Caleb McCullough • October 18, 2024
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