PolitiFact Refuses to Fact-Check Warren, Harris About Michael Brown

It won't rate their claim because it's 'open to some dispute'

Nic Rowan
August 14, 2019 6:20 PM

The fact-checking website PolitiFact refused to use its signature Truth-O-Meter to rate the false claim by Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) and Kamala Harris (D., Calif.) that the death of Michael Brown was a "murder."

Biden Takes Trump’s Comments on MS-13 Out of Context

Politifact rates Biden's claim that Trump accused all immigrants of violence 'false'

Cameron Cawthorne
August 9, 2019 5:10 PM

Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden on Wednesday claimed President Donald Trump asserted that immigrants would "carve you up with a knife," but Biden took Trump's words out of context and didn't mention he was referring to the murderous MS-13 gang.

PolitiFact Rates Ilhan Omar’s Gun Violence Claim ‘False’

Patrick Hauf
June 12, 2019 6:05 PM

Last week Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) shared a frightening statistic about shooting deaths in America, but it turns out her number was wildly inaccurate.

Election Law Expert: ‘No Good Evidence’ Voter Laws Changed Outcomes in Georgia, Florida

PolitiFact knocks Kamala Harris for claiming voter suppression prevented Abrams, Gillum from winning governor's races

David Rutz
May 10, 2019 12:35 PM

An election law expert said Democrats should stop claiming the Georgia and Florida governor's races in 2018 were "stolen" by Republicans, saying there is no evidence to support such a notion.

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.

Ocasio-Cortez Blasts PolitiFact, WaPo for Fact Checking: ‘I Say True Things All the Time’

Cameron Cawthorne
January 7, 2019 5:34 PM

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) on Monday blasted multiple fact-checking media sources for their coverage of her statements, saying, "I say true things all the time."

Politifact Rates Verbatim Manchin Quote Threatening Violence ‘Mostly True’

Manchin wanted to 'beat the living crap' and stopped himself from 'kicking living crap' out of Republican

Elizabeth Harrington
November 5, 2018 4:20 PM

Politifact reported it was only "mostly true" that Democratic incumbent senator Joe Manchin (W.Va.) said he wanted to "beat the living crap out of" his Republican opponent Patrick Morrisey.

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.

PolitiFact Retracts Fact Check After Erroneously Ruling Anti-Claire McCaskill Ad ‘False’

Alex Griswold
October 17, 2018 2:29 PM

PolitiFact retracted a fact check and issued a second ruling Wednesday after it missed importance evidence backing up a campaign ad attacking Sen. Claire McCaskill (D., Mo.).

Clinton Spreads ‘Four Pinocchio,’ ‘False’ Claim About Kavanaugh

Kamala Harris previously claimed the Supreme Court nominee was 'going after birth control'

Alex Griswold
September 12, 2018 11:11 AM

Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton repeated a claim about Brett Kavanaugh that multiple fact-checkers have ruled is false.