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Live fact-checking Election 2024

Elections

President-elect Donald Trump speaks Nov. 6, 2024, at the Palm Beach County Convention Center during an election night watch party. (AP)

By PolitiFact Staff November 5, 2024

PolitiFact is fact-checking the days following Election Day 2024.

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stated on December 8, 2021 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt:

Gas prices were "$1.86 when I left" the White House.

false

false

Louise Slaughter

stated on September 5, 2017 in a tweet:

Rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program "will harm our economy."

true

true

stated on March 2, 2017 in a headline:

"Doctors who discovered cancer enzymes in vaccines all found murdered."

pants-fire

pants-fire

David Menchetti

stated on November 28, 2016 in testimony before the Illinois House Labor and Commerce Committee:

"The causation standard in Indiana is exactly the same as it is in Illinois."

true

true

stated on September 16, 2016 in a White House press conference:

"If you look at any real analysis," the Trans-Pacific Partnership is "going to generate better-paying jobs that are more stable."

half-true

half-true

stated on November 17, 2015 in press release:

While the smoking rate nationally has fallen, more than 18 percent of Georgians still light up.

mostly-true

mostly-true

NextGen Climate Action Committee

stated on August 8, 2014 in a campaign ad:

Says Rick Scott "is letting Duke (Energy) keep collecting billions" despite troubled power plants.

half-true

half-true

Georgia Department of Transportation

stated on July 19, 2011 in a press release:

The Northwest Corridor highway project in Cobb and Cherokee counties "is expected to create over 9,700 jobs statewide."

false

false

Republican National Committee

stated on June 5, 2008 in in a news release:

Obama couldn't have afforded his home without Rezko's help.

false

false

Facebook posts
stated on December 9, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Taylor Swift vowed to leave Elon Musk’s “toxic app X,” during the final moments of her Eras tour, calling him “rich, talented but heartless and immoral.”

By Sofia Ahmed • December 12, 2024
Jay Rothman
stated on December 1, 2024 in TV interview:

“The Universities of Wisconsin are 43rd out of 50 states in the nation, in terms of public support for our universities. The $855 million (budget request) gets us up to average.”

By Hope Karnopp • December 12, 2024
Threads posts
stated on December 9, 2024 in a post:

“A $7.20 an hour McDonalds employee … now gets a cool 1/2 million dollar reward” for helping police find the suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter.

By Sara Swann • December 11, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on December 3, 2024 in a video:

“Leaked secret recording” captured Ghana’s Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia calling Ghanaians “gullible and weak-minded.”

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • December 11, 2024
Mike Johnson
stated on December 5, 2024 in remarks to reporters:

About 1% of federal employees are “actually working in the office.”

By Louis Jacobson • December 11, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on December 2, 2024 in an Instagram post:

“New $40K AIDS cure is nearly 100% effective and requires two shots yearly.”

By Marta Campabadal Graus • December 11, 2024
Threads posts
stated on December 8, 2024 in Threads posts:

Photo shows pile of X-rated DVDs found at former Syrian president Bashar Assad’s palace.

By Sofia Ahmed • December 11, 2024
Social Media
stated on December 9, 2024 in in social media posts:

Substack article shows manifesto of Luigi Mangione, the suspect in health care executive's killing.

By Jeff Cercone • December 10, 2024
Social Media
stated on December 7, 2024 in posts:

“Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was set to testify against Nancy Pelosi for insider trading.”

By Loreben Tuquero • December 10, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on December 1, 2024 in a post:

“Joe Rogan to replace Rachel Maddow as MSNBC’s prime-time host after Elon Musk takeover.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 10, 2024