WaPo Gives Four Pinocchios to Planned Parenthood President

She claimed thousands of women died every year before Roe v. Wade

Jeffrey Cimmino
May 29, 2019 8:23 AM

The Washington Post's fact checker gave four Pinocchios to Planned Parenthood President Leana Wen's claim that "thousands" of women died every year prior to the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision.

WaPo Gives Ocasio-Cortez Three Pinocchios for ‘Misleading’ Claims About Trump, Opioid Crisis

Jeffrey Cimmino
March 12, 2019 9:59 AM

The Washington Post's fact checker gave Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) "Three Pinocchios" for her "misleading" claims about President Donald Trump's use of federal funds to address the nation's opioid crisis.

Maybe Ocasio-Cortez Keeps Getting Fact-Checked Because She Keeps Saying Wrong S**t

Alex Griswold
January 25, 2019 1:41 PM

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) made a factual error Thursday when explaining a factual error she made while defending herself from a Washington Post fact-check that found she made several factual errors.

WaPo Fact Checker Gives Ocasio-Cortez ‘Three Pinocchios’ for Minimum Wage Claims

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Jeffrey Cimmino
January 24, 2019 9:15 AM

The Washington Post's fact checker gave Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) a "Three Pinocchio" rating for comments she made regarding the minimum wage and a living wage during a Monday interview.

Laughably False Anti-GOP Meme Gets ‘True’ Rating From Snopes

Paul Crookston
December 7, 2018 1:35 PM

Fact-checker Snopes contradicted various reporters and fact-checkers Thursday by coming to the defense of a liberal meme about Obamacare repeal.

PolitiFact Gives North Dakota Dem Party ‘Pants on Fire’ Rating for False Claim About Hunters Losing Licenses by Voting

Jeffrey Cimmino
November 2, 2018 9:56 PM

Hunters who vote in North Dakota's midterm elections next week will not lose their hunting licenses, despite a new ad by the North Dakota Democratic Party claiming that voting could cost hunters their out-of-state licenses.

WaPo Fact Checker Gives O’Rourke Four Pinocchios for Claim He Didn’t Try to Leave Scene of a DWI

Jeffrey Cimmino
September 25, 2018 10:09 AM

The Washington Post fact checker concluded Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D., Texas) incorrectly claimed he did not try to leave the scene of a DWI during a debate last week.

WaPo Fact Checker: Dem Congressional Candidate’s Ad ‘Stretches His Résumé to Elastic Extremes’

Jeffrey Cimmino
September 11, 2018 9:58 AM

The Washington Post face checker determined an ad released by Democratic congressional candidate Andy Kim exaggerates his prior work experience in the administration of former President George W. Bush.

PolitiFact: Kamala Harris Tweet Takes Kavanaugh’s Remarks About Birth Control ‘Out of Context’

Jeffrey Cimmino
September 11, 2018 7:54 AM

Politifact rated a claim by Sen. Kamala Harris (D., Calif.) during the hearing for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh as "false." Harris claimed Kavanaugh characterized birth control as abortion-inducing drugs during his hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week.

Washington Post Gives Nelson ‘Four Pinocchios’ for False Claim About Florida Election Hacking

Jack Heretik
August 17, 2018 11:25 AM

The Washington Post gave Sen. Bill Nelson (D., Fla.) "Four Pinocchios" for his claim that Florida's elections systems are currently under siege by foreign entities and that Russia has access to voter rolls in Florida.