Stand up for the facts!

Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.
We need your help.

More Info

Latest Fact-Checks In Elections

Clear

Chuck Todd
stated on September 7, 2014 in a comment on "Meet the Press.":

"Eight out of the nine states with competitive Senate races, Hispanics make up less than 10 percent of the electorate."

True

By Linda Qiu • September 7, 2014

Republican Party of Florida
stated on August 7, 2014 in a campaign commercial:

Says Charlie Crist rode on a jet that "belongs to a serial polluter with a history of environmental violations fined nearly $2 million for polluting water."

True

By Joshua Gillin • August 15, 2014

Bob Donovan
stated on July 29, 2014 in a speech:

"There has never been an alderman who has defeated an incumbent mayor in the history of this great city."

True

By Dave Umhoefer • August 6, 2014

Jason Riley
stated on July 14, 2014 in comments on Fox News' "The Kelly File':

"Black voter turnout in 2012 exceeded the rate of white voter turnout, even in the states with the strictest voter ID laws."

True

By Linda Qiu • July 17, 2014

Joe Scarborough
stated on April 10, 2014 in comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":

Before "our last three presidents, you have to go back to the 1800s, early 1800s to find three presidents in a row being consecutively re-elected."

True

By Aaron Sharockman • April 10, 2014

Katrina vanden Heuvel
stated on March 16, 2014 in a broadcast of ABC's "This Week":

"The majority support (raising) the minimum wage."

True

By Jon Greenberg • March 16, 2014

Alex Sink
stated on February 3, 2014 in a debate:

Pinellas County voters "elected me as their chief financial officer … (and) elected me as (their) governor four years ago."

True

By Julie Kliegman • February 5, 2014

Lloyd Doggett
stated on November 22, 2013 in a video:

Travis County is "surrounded by red counties."

True

By W. Gardner Selby • January 21, 2014

Mark Obenshain
stated on November 27, 2013 in a statement.:

"Of the four statewide races this century within a 300-vote margin, three have been overturned in a recount."

True

By Nancy Madsen • December 17, 2013

Howard Fineman
stated on December 10, 2013 in comments on MSNBC's "All In with Chris Hayes":

Says Rep. Steve Stockman "basically wants gun-filled zones in schools."

True

By Jon Greenberg • December 13, 2013

Allan Levene
stated on November 2, 2013 in an article:

Says there’s no language in the U.S. Constitution that prevents someone from running for Congress simultaneously in multiple states.

True

By Eric Stirgus • November 20, 2013

George Will
stated on November 10, 2013 in comments on Fox's "Fox News Sunday":

Says 18 states and the District of Columbia have voted Democratic in six consecutive presidential elections.

True

By Jon Greenberg • November 10, 2013

Jonathan Karl
stated on November 3, 2013 in a conversation on ABC's "This Week":

"Before the Republican wave in 2010, Democrats had an advantage on the generic ballot in Congress. Even in 1994 with the Gingrich revolution ... Democrats had that advantage."

True

By Amy Sherman • November 3, 2013

League of Women Voters of Florida
stated on October 10, 2013 in a statement:

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned that the SAVE "database is not a foolproof means of verifying (citizenship on) the voter rolls."

True

By Amy Sherman • October 30, 2013

League of Women Voters of Texas Education Fund
stated on September 23, 2013 in a press release:

"Photo ID is not required for those who vote by mail."

True

By W. Gardner Selby • October 1, 2013

Steve Lonegan
stated on September 23, 2013 in an interview on the John Gambling radio program:

"I would be the first Republican senator elected in New Jersey in 41 years."

True

By Caryn Shinske • September 29, 2013

Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty
stated on June 4, 2013 in a web posting:

Says Madison Mayor Paul Soglin's stated intent when proposing that city contractors disclose private political donations was to "discourage contributions to organizations with which he disagrees."

True

By Dave Umhoefer • June 12, 2013

Mark Pocan
stated on May 13, 2013 in a speech:

"Nothing in the Constitution explicitly guarantees our right to vote."

True

By Tom Kertscher • May 30, 2013

Bee Moorhead
stated on April 23, 2013 in a civic summit.:

Says more Austinites voted in the city’s 1973 election featuring a mayor’s race than in the city’s most recent mayoral election.

True

By W. Gardner Selby • April 30, 2013

Patience Roggensack
stated on March 26, 2013 in a candidate forum:

Says she has bipartisan support, including "53 sheriffs throughout the state, Democrats and Republicans."

True

By Tom Kertscher • March 29, 2013

Previous Next