Did New York Gov. Kathy Hochul warn truck drivers against boycotting or she would "seize" their bank accounts and homes? No, that's not true: Hochul's press secretary denied this claim in an email to Lead Stories. A search in an online ne
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PolitiFact→ Tony Evers – Is Gov. Evers right that Wisconsin’s unemployment rate hit an all-time low last year?
“In April last year, our state unemployment rate hit a record low of 2.4%. Last year, Wisconsin had an all-time lowest number of unemployed workers ever in modern history.”
PolitiFact→ Texas Gov. Abbott suggests feds violated court order by snipping razor wire at border. Is it true?
As U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson and other congressional Republicans gathered on the banks of the Rio Grande to highli
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Georgia Gov. Kemp Lawyers Did NOT Notify Sec. of State Raffensperger ‘17,852 Invalid 2020 Votes’ Counted In Fulton County
Did Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's legal staff notify Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in late 2023 that 17,852 invalid 2020 votes were counted in Georgia's Fulton County? No, that's not true: The State Election Board told Lead Stories th
PolitiFact→ DeSantis Watch – Does Gov. Ron DeSantis want to cut Social Security and Medicare? Here’s what his record shows
Ron DeSantis “wants to cut Social Security and Medicare.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Iowa Gov. Reynolds Was NOT Interrupted By Trump Chants At Rally Where She Endorsed DeSantis
Was Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds interrupted by Trump chants during the speech in which she endorsed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for the presidential race? No, that's not true: The audio of the November 6, 2023, speech has been edited to include
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Gov. Gavin Newsom can’t be seen slipping down airplane stairs in viral video
Video shows California Gov. Gavin Newsom falling down airplane stairs.
PolitiFact→ Alex Mooney – Does Gov. Jim Justice oppose the “right-to-work” policy?
Jim Justice "opposes the Right to Work”
PolitiFact→ Jim Justice – Is Gov. Jim Justice right that West Virginia had its biggest tourism year in 2022?
“2022 was the biggest tourism year ever in West Virginia”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – California Gov. Gavin Newsom is a human, despite what social media posts say
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is “not human.”
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Arizona’s Senate cannot and did not indict Gov. Katie Hobbs
Arizona Senate “indicted” Gov. Katie Hobbs.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is not trying to create ‘quarantine camps’
CLAIM: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is trying to create “quarantine camps” in which people can be held against their will if they have COVID-19 or other diseases.
PolitiFact→ Travis Tritt – Why Travis Tritt’s claim about Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s finances and Dominion is False
When elected Georgia governor in 2018, “Brian Kemp was over $7 million in debt.” Kemp “cut a deal” to select Dominion Voting Systems as Georgia’s voting machine vendor and “has never been in debt since.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Gov. Gavin Newsom isn’t trying to block Donald Trump from the California primary ballot
Fox News reported that California Gov. Gavin Newsom said former President Donald Trump “is not eligible for future presidential elections & has asked the California’s State Assembly to pass a bill that will remove Trump’s name on any future b
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Expect to see Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis campaigning; he wasn’t arrested, as post claims
“US Navy SEALs are arresting Ron DeSantis” for running a child sex trafficking ring.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Baby got bad info: Gov. Ron DeSantis didn’t misspell Sir Mix-a-Lot’s name in his yearbook
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said in his yearbook that his “Mount Rushmore is Jesus, Sir-Mixes-a-Lot, and Nintendo 64.”
PolitiFact→ Gavin Newsom – Gov. Newsom said more Floridians move to California. He’s technically right, but it’s close to equal
"Per capita, more Floridians move to California than Californians moving to Florida.”
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – Gov. Ron DeSantis’ claim about benefits for immigrants in California is missing context
“A place like California, they give (immigrants in the country illegally) benefits. They give unemployment checks.”
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking the Republican attacks against Gov. Ron DeSantis on Disney, taxes
Attacks against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis began before he entered the 2024 presidential race. We’ve fact-checked claims about his record on taxes and elections and his fight with Disney.
PolitiFact→ Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis enters the 2024 presidential race
Gov. Ron DeSantis is running for president. Here’s a roundup of our recent coverage of the Florida Republican.
PolitiFact→ Greg Abbott – Gov. Greg Abbott says fentanyl is the leading cause of death for Americans 18 to 45. Is that true?
“Fentanyl is the leading cause of death for Americans 18-45.”
PolitiFact→ Greg Abbott – Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas is No. 1 state for business, but is it?
"Businesses large and small have led Texas to be ranked the number one state for business every year that I’ve been governor."
PolitiFact→ DeSantis Watch – Rep. Ron DeSantis backed raising Social Security and Medicare age; Gov. DeSantis has different tack
"Ron DeSantis wants to raise the retirement age to 70."
Poynter→ Fact-checking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new book, ‘The Courage to Be Free’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new book is as much a memoir as it is a map of his political ideology. An anecdote about playing Little League baseball is tied to […] The post Fact-checking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new book, ‘The Coura
Truth or Fiction?→ EPA Chief, Ohio Gov. Drink Tap Water in Viral Video
On February 22 2022, a Reddit account shared the following video to r/therewasanattempt (the attempt was, in the words of the post, “by the Ohio Governor and EPA Chief to prove the tap water was safe by pretending to drink it”):
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Soros Did NOT Endorse Florida Gov. DeSantis For GOP Nomination For President — Soros Predicted He’ll Run
Did liberal billionaire philanthropist George Soros endorse Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential race? No, that's not true: In remarks to the Munich Security Conference in February 2023, Soros s
The Dispatch→ Gov. Sununu: Why New Hampshire’s Different
What happens at the Gridiron, doesn't stay. The post Gov. Sununu: Why New Hampshire’s Different appeared first on The Dispatch.
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – Gov. Ron DeSantis falsely claims bivalent booster vaccine increases chances of COVID-19 infection
"Almost every study now has said with these new boosters, you're more likely to get infected with the bivalent booster."
PolitiFact→ Checking claims in Iowa Gov. Reynolds’ sixth Condition of the State Address
Gov. Kim Reynolds introduced proposals that ensure school choice and parental involvement during her Condition of the State Address on Tuesday. Here are the facts behind the speech.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Did NOT Tweet About Celebrating Christmas By ‘Putting Migrants On A Bus’
Did Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tweet about celebrating Christmas by "putting migrants on a bus and kicking them out into the freezing cold"? No, that's not true: The tweet is fake. It combines a genuine photo of the governor's family with a m
PolitiFact→ 5 key fact checks on Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and GOP challenger Tim Michels
5 key fact checks on Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and GOP challenger Tim Michels
Truth or Fiction?→ Gov. Ron Desantis ‘Made Voting Easier in Certain Florida Counties Battered by Hurricane Ian – But Only Republican-Leaning Ones’?
On October 18 2022, two posts on Imgur indicated that Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis “made voting easier” for counties reeling from Hurricane Ian — with the caveat that the provisions were granted only to “Republic
PolitiFact→ Tim Michels – Wisconsin Gov. Evers is not a career politician
Says Tony Evers is “a career politician.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Florida Gov. DeSantis Sued for ‘Fraudulent and Illegal Scheme’ Against Immigrants
Attorneys representing a group of immigrants filed a class-action lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on September 20 2022, accusing him of organizing their wrongful transport from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard. The group Lawyers for Civil
Snopes→ 2 Men Convicted in Plot to Kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer
A jury convicted two men of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020, delivering a swift verdict in a plot that was broken up by the FBI.
Snopes→ Judge Blocks Florida ‘Woke’ Law Pushed by Gov. DeSantis
U.S. District Judge Mark Walker said the “Stop WOKE” act violates the First Amendment and is impermissibly vague.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Gov. Ron DeSantis On Hannity Talking About Mar-A-Lago Search — It’s Doctored Video
Did Gov. Ron DeSantis argue with Sean Hannity about the FBI's role in the search of Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago home? No, that's not true: Video purporting to show the Florida governor defending the FBI search in a FOX News segment with Han
PolitiFact→ Evers-O-Meter update of Gov. Tony Evers campaign promises
Evers-O-Meter update of Gov. Tony Evers campaign promises
PolitiFact→ Greg Abbott – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Claims Chicago’s “Tougher” Gun Laws Fail To Prevent Gun Violence
We need to realize that people who think that ‘well, maybe if we could just implement tougher gun laws, it’s going to solve it,’ Chicago and LA and New York disprove that thesis. And so, if you’re looking for a real solution, Chicago teaches th
PolitiFact→ Republican Party of Wisconsin – Wis. Gov. Evers didn’t cause slowdown of state crime labs
On Gov. Tony “Evers’ watch…the efficiency of the state crime lab has plummeted.”