Fact Check Posts – Politifact

Donald Trump
stated on November 22, 2025 a Truth Social post

“I have just gotten the highest poll numbers of my ‘political career.’”

By Louis Jacobson • November 24, 2025

Donald Trump
stated on March 2, 2024 a speech

“Eighty-two percent of the country understands that (the 2020 election) was a rigged election.”

By Paul Specht • March 7, 2024

Kamala Harris
stated on July 31, 2023 an interview with ABC News

“There are polls that also say I have great approval ratings.”

By Louis Jacobson • August 8, 2023

Elise Stefanik
stated on February 9, 2023 a Tweet

53% of Americans made aware of the Hunter Biden laptop story would have changed their vote in 2020.

By Jill Terreri Ramos • February 25, 2023

Terri Bryant
stated on September 21, 2021 a radio interview

“75% of Republicans have been vaccinated” against COVID-19 in Illinois.

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • October 3, 2021

E. Gordon Gee
stated on September 20, 2018 an interview with the Daily Athenaeum

In public approval, "the press is rated right now below that of Congress, and that is very low; it’s in the single digits."

By Mary Alice Truitt • October 29, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on August 13, 2018 a tweet

Says Ohio Gov. John Kasich is "very unpopular."

By Amy Sherman • August 14, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on July 29, 2018 a tweet

"Wow, highest Poll Numbers in the history of the Republican Party. That includes Honest Abe Lincoln and Ronald Reagan."

By Louis Jacobson • July 30, 2018

Tony Evers
stated on June 27, 2018 a campaign email

"I’m the first Democrat to ever lead Scott Walker in an election year."

By Samantha West • July 26, 2018

Travis Allen
stated on February 1, 2018 an interview on Capital Public Radio

"Californians are overwhelmingly against this concept of the illegal sanctuary state."

By Chris Nichols • February 7, 2018

Travis Allen
stated on January 2, 2018 interview on Fox News

"Seventy four percent of Californians are absolutely against sanctuary state" policies.

By Chris Nichols • January 9, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on July 16, 2017 a tweet

Says his job approval poll numbers are "not bad" relative to other presidents at this point in his presidency.

By John Kruzel • July 17, 2017

Gwen Moore
stated on June 19, 2017 an interview

"There are so many data that demonstrate that poor people, surprisingly, are less likely to use drugs than people with means."

July 7, 2017

Citizen Action of Wisconsin
stated on February 28, 2017 a website posting

Says "people who come to" their dissent actions "get a ‘cease and desist’ letter" from Ron Johnson's office.

March 2, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on January 11, 2017 a press conference

Americans don't "care at all" about Donald Trump's tax returns.

By Joshua Gillin • January 11, 2017

Gary Johnson
stated on August 22, 2016 media appearances

"None of the polls being conducted right now have us on the top line. None of them. It's always Trump and Clinton and then second question, third question. ... If we were included in the top line, as Johnson/Trump/Clinton, we'd be at 20 percent."

By Adam Thorp • August 29, 2016

Sean Hannity
stated on August 23, 2016 while interviewing Donald Trump in Austin

"All of Texas is conservative, except a little bit of Austin."

By W. Gardner Selby • August 26, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on April 21, 2016 an online campaign ad

Says Donald Trump "has the second-highest disapproval ratings of anyone running for president."

By Dylan Baddour • May 27, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on April 11, 2016 a rally in Rome, N.Y.

"My numbers are better right now than Ronald Reagan's numbers were with Jimmy Carter."

By Louis Jacobson • April 14, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on February 4, 2016 a Democratic debate in New Hampshire

"Not one Republican has the guts to recognize that climate change is real."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 10, 2016

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