PunditFact PunditFact is a project of the Poynter Institute, dedicated to checking the accuracy of claims by pundits, columnists, bloggers, political analysts, the hosts and guests of talk shows, and other members of the media. Scorecard True 0% 103 Checks Mostly True 0% 151 Checks Half True 0% 0 Checks Mostly False 0% 174 Checks False 0% 318 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 437 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for PunditFact Sean Hannity stated on September 17, 2025 in an episode of "Hannity": There was not “a single, prominent conservative voice in the country that even remotely wanted or hoped or was pushing to get Jimmy Kimmel taken off the air.” September 18, 2025 Charlie Kirk stated on December 8, 2024 in a post on X: The 14th Amendment “has never been challenged at SCOTUS.” December 12, 2024 Jesse Watters stated on May 28, 2024 in a segment of "Jesse Watters Primetime" on Fox News: Judge Juan Merchan “overrules every objection from the defense and sustains every objection from the prosecution” during former President Donald Trump’s New York trial. May 31, 2024 Benny Johnson stated on March 2, 2024 in a Facebook post: President Joe Biden was “rushed to hospital unexpectedly.” March 6, 2024 Sean Hannity stated on February 29, 2024 in a segment of "Hannity" on Fox News: In New York City “local elections, illegal immigrants can vote.” March 1, 2024 Tucker Carlson stated on February 6, 2024 in a video posted on X.: Since Russia invaded Ukraine, “not a single Western journalist has bothered to interview Putin.” February 8, 2024 Jesse Watters stated on January 31, 2024 in a segment of "Jesse Watters Primetime" on Fox News: “We think the Earth’s warming” because “we’re literally cooking the books” with flawed temperature data. February 8, 2024 Donna Brazile stated on February 4, 2024 in a roundtable on ABC's "This Week": Under President Joe Biden, “Black unemployment is the lowest in American history.” By Louis Jacobson • February 5, 2024 Stew Peters stated on November 9, 2023 in a post on X: “Footage from Israeli helicopter shows the IDF killing many people at October 7 concert in Israel.” November 17, 2023 Brian Krassenstein stated on October 12, 2023 in a post on X: It has been U.S. policy “for at least 79 years" to require Americans who intend to be evacuated from overseas to sign a promissory note. By Amy Sherman • October 13, 2023 Load More Latest Articles What to know about Tylenol’s 2017 social media post and pregnancy guidance • September 24, 2025 Beyond the Macrons’ lawsuit against Candace Owens: Why do people accuse powerful women of being men? • July 24, 2025 Cómo cuentas conservadoras en X promovieron teoría falsa implicando a Tim Walz en asesinato político • June 17, 2025 How conservative X accounts promoted wild theory implicating Gov. Tim Walz in lawmaker’s killing • June 15, 2025 Anonymous X account shares falsehoods to Elon Musk, top US officials. What we know about ‘Amuse’ • March 31, 2025 The fallout from spreading election falsehoods: lawsuits, settlements and bankruptcy filings • June 13, 2024 The UN adjusted its Gaza fatality reporting. Here’s what the data does and doesn’t tell us. • May 24, 2024 3 conspiracy theories Putin promoted in his Tucker Carlson interview that Carlson didn’t challenge • February 9, 2024 Taylor Swift: Singer, songwriter, psyop? How conservative pundits spread a wild theory • February 2, 2024 Hannity said he’d leave his beliefs out of the DeSantis-Newsom debate. His charts hinted otherwise. • December 1, 2023
