Fact Check Posts – Politifact

Donald Trump
stated on June 25, 2025 in a Truth Social post:

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is a communist.

By Amy Sherman, Ella Moore • June 26, 2025

Levar Stoney
stated on October 26, 2022 in a news conference.:

“I don’t get involved in the hiring and firing of police chiefs.”

By Warren Fiske • November 2, 2022

Byron Brown
stated on September 9, 2021 in a debate:

“Three percent is not a modest tax increase, if you own a $100,000 home in the city of Buffalo, that means an extra $300 a year.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 28, 2021

George P. Bush
stated on August 13, 2020 in a tweet:

Says a video shared to his social media shows vehicles with broken windows in a parking garage used by state agencies in Texas on “the same night the City of Austin voted to cut $150 million” from the police department.”

By Madlin Mekelburg • August 24, 2020

Viral image
stated on November 5, 2019 in a Facebook post:

"These are real ads running in New York City calling for the removal of ‘trash’ which includes white people, Trump supporters, and Christians."

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 6, 2019

Roger Stone
stated on September 28, 2018 in a Facebook post:

As mayor of Newark, N.J., Cory Booker "stole $600,000 from a city water authority and laundered it through his law firm."

By Daniel Funke • October 14, 2019

Viral image
stated on April 27, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says Bill de Blasio is "banning hot dog sales to stop climate change."

By Ciara O'Rourke • May 7, 2019

stated on April 24, 2019 in in a tweet:

Says one year ago, "no cities in the South had guaranteed paid sick days."

By Madlin Mekelburg • May 3, 2019

Marco Rubio
stated on October 15, 2018 in a gathering in West Miami of Ron DeSantis supporters:

After Hurricane Hermine in 2016, Tallahassee "didn’t have power for weeks because (Mayor Andrew Gillum) stood in the way of crews being able to come in and restore power, because they weren’t members of the right union or something."

By Amy Sherman • October 16, 2018

Republican Party of Florida
stated on October 10, 2018 in an ad:

Says Andrew Gillum is running "from the FBI."

By Amy Sherman • October 12, 2018

Maram Museitif
stated on May 24, 2017 in as quoted in a Central Health press release:

Says Arabic "is the third most-common language in Austin."

By W. Gardner Selby • June 5, 2017

Ellen Troxclair
stated on February 23, 2017 in an interview with Austin’s Fox 7 about her proposed affordability plan:

"Since 2012," city of Austin "property taxes have gone up almost 30 percent while incomes have only risen 4 percent."

By W. Gardner Selby • April 7, 2017

Jim Kenney
stated on March 27, 2017 in a tweet:

"Immigrants are responsible for 96 percent of our small biz growth since 2000."

By Cassie Owens • March 28, 2017

Ridesharing Works for Austin
stated on April 26, 2016 in a voter mailer noted by a reader:

If Austin voters reject Proposition 1, a "completely new City-run" criminal background check "process will cost millions in processing fees, additional staff, and bureaucracy" with taxpayers getting "the bill."

By W. Gardner Selby • April 30, 2016

Dan Forest
stated on April 6, 2016 in a tweet:

Charlotte’s anti-discrimination ordinance would have "opened all bathrooms to all sexes at all times" if it hadn’t been overturned.

By Will Doran • April 8, 2016

Pat McCrory
stated on March 28, 2016 in a speech in Clayton, N.C.:

"We have not taken away any rights that have currently existed in any city in North Carolina" with the passage of HB2.

By Will Doran • March 30, 2016

Ora Houston
stated on September 8, 2015 in an Austin City Council meeting about the city budget:

"HIV/AIDS among women is skyrocketing in Austin."

By Mary Ann Roser • October 2, 2015

Hillary Davis
stated on May 6, 2015 in a hearing at the General Assembly :

"The profit [from automated traffic enforcement cameras] is going to the private corporations, not to the city or state."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 14, 2015

Mike Stenhouse
stated on November 14, 2014 in a radio interview:

"According to HUD, it is patently unfair and socially unjust that wealthy people can live in an exclusive neighborhood."

By Katie Mulvaney • December 14, 2014

Jim Skaggs
stated on November 5, 2014 in as quoted in a news story:

Austin is "burdened by the fastest-growing tax increases of any major city in the nation."

By W. Gardner Selby • November 28, 2014

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