PolitiFact

The Poynter Institute

English Español

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.

I would like to contribute

Reporter

Adrianne Uphold is a student at West Virginia University who is working with PolitiFact West Virginia.

Featured Statements

West Virginia Republican Party
stated on November 3, 2018 in a tweet:

"What did Joe Manchin say about civility? Today, he said he wanted to ‘beat the living crap out of’ his Republican opponent during their debate."

By Adrianne Uphold • November 5, 2018
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on September 14, 2018 in a tweet:

"West Virginia added the highest percentage of new construction jobs in 2017 in the United States, at 14.4%. This amounted to 4,300 additional jobs! In fact, #WV was the only state with double-digit growth!"

By Adrianne Uphold • November 2, 2018
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on September 4, 2018 in a tweet:

"In 2017, the number of new business registrations in West Virginia grew nearly 11 percent (8,318 new businesses registered for the year). This comes off the heels of a 12 percent increase in new business registrations during 2016."

By Alanna Longnecker • September 20, 2018
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on September 7, 2018 in a tweet:

"Thanks to President Trump and Republicans over the past year through July, U.S. manufacturing added 327,000 jobs, the most of any 12-month period since April 1995, when the figure added a healthy 345,000 positions."

By Adrianne Uphold • September 6, 2018

PolitiFact West Virginia's state of the state 2019

By Louis Jacobson • January 7, 2019
Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally in Charleston, W.Va.

By Louis Jacobson • August 22, 2018