PolitiFact

Fact checks and Truth-O-Meter ratings

Fact checks of political claims and public statements.

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Search fact checks

Find PolitiFact fact checks matching a claim, topic, or person, newest first. For an exact person match, returns checks of that person’s statements; otherwise searches fact-check text. Topic ratings are filtered from matching search pages.

Your information

Query

Claim, topic, or person to find, for example gas prices or Joe Biden.

RatingOptional

Truth-O-Meter rating, for example “Mostly false”; any includes all ratings.

Max ResultsOptional

Most fact checks to return, for example 20.

1 credit per completed run

The same inputs also work from your code or an AI assistant. See For developers.

Example results

Fact checks

About the PolitiFact tool

PolitiFact’s Search fact checks method returns matching fact checks and ratings, using a required claim, topic, or person as input.

Built from politifact.com. Last checked Sep 29, 2026.

Actions

Search fact checks

1 credit

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Query`query`	Text	Required	Claim, topic, or person to find, for example gas prices or Joe Biden.Example: Joe Biden
Rating`rating`	Text	Optional	Truth-O-Meter rating, for example mostly_false; any includes all ratings.Example: False
Max Results`max_results`	Number	Optional	Most fact checks to return, for example 20.Example: 5

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Fact Checks`fact_checks`	List	Matching fact checks, newest first.
Rating`fact_checks[].rating`	Text	Truth-O-Meter rating label.Example: False
Said At`fact_checks[].said_at`	Text	Where and when the claim was stated, as shown by PolitiFact.Example: stated on January 17, 2025 in a statement:
Speaker`fact_checks[].speaker`	Text	Person or group credited with the claim.Example: Joe Biden
Statement`fact_checks[].statement`	Text	Statement checked.Example: “The Equal Rights Amendment has become part of our Constitution.”
Fact Checker`fact_checks[].fact_checker`	Text	Name of the fact checker.Example: Caleb McCullough
Fact Check URL`fact_checks[].fact_check_url`	Text	Link to the fact-check page.Example: https://politifact.com/factchecks/2025/jan/22/joe-biden/bidens-false-claim-that…
Published Date`fact_checks[].published_date`	Date	Date the fact check was published.Example: 2025-01-22
Rating Image URL`fact_checks[].rating_image_url`	Text	Link to the rating image.Example: https://politifact.com/wp-content/themes/politifact-wp/assets/img/meter-false.j…

Example result

For Query: Joe Biden, Rating: False, Max Results: 5

JSON

{
  "fact_checks": [
    {
      "rating": "False",
      "said_at": "stated on January 17, 2025 in a statement:",
      "speaker": "Joe Biden",
      "statement": "“The Equal Rights Amendment has become part of our Constitution.”",
      "fact_checker": "Caleb McCullough",
      "fact_check_url": "https://politifact.com/factchecks/2025/jan/22/joe-biden/bidens-false-claim-that-the-equal-rights-amendment/",
      "published_date": "2025-01-22",
      "rating_image_url": "https://politifact.com/wp-content/themes/politifact-wp/assets/img/meter-false.jpg"
    },
    {
      "rating": "False",
      "said_at": "stated on July 13, 2024 in a statement to the media:",
      "speaker": "Joe Biden",
      "statement": "“The idea that there’s political violence or violence in America like this is just unheard of.”",
      "fact_checker": "Amy Sherman,",
      "fact_check_url": "https://politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/15/joe-biden/is-political-violence-unheard-of-the-long-history/",
      "published_date": "2024-07-15",
      "rating_image_url": "https://politifact.com/wp-content/themes/politifact-wp/assets/img/meter-false.jpg"
    },
    {
      "rating": "False",
      "said_at": "stated on May 14, 2024 in an interview with Yahoo Finance:",
      "speaker": "Joe Biden",
      "statement": "Inflation “was 9% when I came to office.”",
      "fact_checker": "Louis Jacobson",
      "fact_check_url": "https://politifact.com/factchecks/2024/may/15/joe-biden/joe-biden-wrong-that-he-inherited-9-inflatio/",
      "published_date": "2024-05-15",
      "rating_image_url": "https://politifact.com/wp-content/themes/politifact-wp/assets/img/meter-false.jpg"
    }
  ]
}

For developers

Call it from your code with one request. Change the values in input to run it on new data. To get an API key, open Developers at the bottom of Studio, turn on Developer mode and go to API keys.

cURL

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 180 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@politifact",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "search_fact_checks",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "query": "Joe Biden",
    "rating": "false",
    "max_results": 5
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

What you can do with it

Research fact checks about a claim, topic, or person
Review Truth-O-Meter ratings for matching claims
Track statements credited to a person or group
Find publication dates for relevant fact checks

Questions about PolitiFact

Can I run it with my own inputs?

Yes. Change the inputs in Studio and press Run, or send new inputs from your code, or ask a connected AI assistant.

Can I call this PolitiFact tool as an API?

Yes. Send a POST request to /v1/query with your Fous API key and the inputs, and get JSON back.

How much does it cost?

Each completed run costs 1 credit. Failed runs without a completed receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted. With pay as you go, a credit costs 1¢. Monthly plans cost less per credit.

Do I need a PolitiFact account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from politifact.com when you run it. Some results are reused for up to 24 hours, and results that use your account or key are never reused. It was last verified on Sep 29, 2026.