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Fact checks and Truth-O-Meter ratings
Fact checks of political claims and public statements.
Your information
Claim, topic, or person to find, for example gas prices or Joe Biden.
Truth-O-Meter rating, for example “Mostly false”; any includes all ratings.
Most fact checks to return, for example 20.
Example results
- Fact Checks
Fact Checks Rating Image URL Rating Said At Speaker Statement Fact Checker Fact Check URL Published Date 
Falsestated on January 17, 2025 in a statement:Joe Biden“The Equal Rights Amendment has become part of our Constitution.”Caleb McCullough2025-01-22Falsestated on July 13, 2024 in a statement to the media:Joe Biden“The idea that there’s political violence or violence in America like this is just unheard of.”Amy Sherman,2024-07-15Falsestated on May 14, 2024 in an interview with Yahoo Finance:Joe BidenInflation “was 9% when I came to office.”Louis Jacobson2024-05-15Falsestated on May 12, 2024 in a fundraising event in Seattle:Joe Biden“China’s in a situation where they have more retired than working.”Louis Jacobson2024-05-14Falsestated on April 26, 2024 in an interview with Howard Stern:Joe BidenSays he “got arrested” while protesting in favor of desegregation.Amy Sherman,2024-04-29
About PolitiFact
PolitiFact’s Search fact checks method returns matching fact checks and ratings, using a required claim, topic, or person as input.
Built by Fous from politifact.com and checked automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026. Fous is not affiliated with PolitiFact.
Actions
Search fact checks
1 credit per runFind 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.
What you provide
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Queryquery | Text | Required | Claim, topic, or person to find, for example gas prices or Joe Biden.Example: Joe Biden |
Ratingrating | Text | Optional | Truth-O-Meter rating, for example mostly_false; any includes all ratings.Example: False |
Max Resultsmax_results | Number | Optional | Most fact checks to return, for example 20.Example: 5 |
What you get
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Fact Checksfact_checks | List | Matching fact checks, newest first. |
Ratingfact_checks[].rating | Text | Truth-O-Meter rating label.Example: False |
Said Atfact_checks[].said_at | Text | Where and when the claim was stated, as shown by PolitiFact.Example: stated on January 17, 2025 in a statement: |
Speakerfact_checks[].speaker | Text | Person or group credited with the claim.Example: Joe Biden |
Statementfact_checks[].statement | Text | Statement checked.Example: “The Equal Rights Amendment has become part of our Constitution.” |
Fact Checkerfact_checks[].fact_checker | Text | Name of the fact checker.Example: Caleb McCullough |
Fact Check URLfact_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 Datefact_checks[].published_date | Date | Date the fact check was published.Example: 2025-01-22 |
Rating Image URLfact_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
{
"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
Run this workflow from your own code. In Studio, turn on Developer mode and create an API key.
# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
: "${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example}"
curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
--fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 120 \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_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
Is Fous affiliated with PolitiFact?
No. Fous is not affiliated with PolitiFact. This workflow reads the public politifact.com website and returns its data.
How much does it cost?
Each run costs 1 credit. 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; repeating the same request within a day may return the saved result. Fous checks this workflow automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026.
What has PolitiFact checked about a topic?
Search fact checks returns matching checks, newest first, for a claim, topic, or person.
What rating did a claim receive?
Search fact checks returns the Truth-O-Meter rating for each matching fact check.
Who made a checked statement?
Search fact checks returns the person or group credited with each matching claim.