0 People 656 Fact-checks 76 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (656) Bloggers stated on June 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is proposing a "nationwide motorcycle ban." By Samantha Putterman• July 25, 2019 Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi’s "4th husband" filed for divorce. By Tom Kertscher• April 20, 2020 Bloggers stated on December 03, 2019 in a story: Adam Schiff Paid Witnesses Over $40 Million To Testify Against Trump By Samantha Putterman• January 21, 2020 Threads posts stated on November 02, 2024 in a post: “Elon Musk bans Stephen King permanently from platform X after he trolled the tech mogul.” By Grace Abels• November 8, 2024 Donald Trump stated on November 09, 2025 in a Truth Social post: “DOGE halts yearly payment of $2.5 million to Barack Obama for ‘royalties linked to Obamacare.’” By Loreben Tuquero• November 10, 2025 Threads posts stated on November 04, 2024 in a post: “Mark Cuban’s net worth takes a $1 billion hit after controversial endorsement” of Kamala Harris By Grace Abels• November 6, 2024 Facebook posts stated on September 06, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Gordon Ramsay calls Tim Walz a ‘woke creep,’ throws him out of Hell’s Kitchen.” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 12, 2024 Threads posts stated on November 02, 2024 in a post: “Riley Gaines criticizes Whoopi Goldberg on The View: ‘You’re a disgrace to real women!’” By Grace Abels• November 7, 2024 Threads posts stated on November 10, 2024 in a post: “Taylor Swift Cancels Red State Shows After Massive Red Wave, ‘I Won’t Be Performing Here Anymore.’” By Grace Abels• November 12, 2024 Social Media stated on May 28, 2024 in social media posts: "Warner Bros Cancels $10 Million Project Starring 'Woke' Robert De Niro.” By Jeff Cercone• May 30, 2024 Threads posts stated on November 17, 2024 in a post: “Elon Musk bans DreamWorks Animation from X for promoting Pride.” By Grace Abels• November 19, 2024 Bloggers stated on June 12, 2020 in an article: “Obama’s daughters caught on camera burning US flag at DC protest.” By Madison Czopek• June 23, 2020 Chain email stated on May 19, 2014 in messages on the Internet: "Solar panels drain the sun’s energy." By Louis Jacobson• May 29, 2014 Facebook posts stated on December 11, 2014 in social media postings: "Newly Elected Republican Senators Sign Pledge to Eliminate Food Stamp Program in 2015." By Louis Jacobson• January 6, 2015 Threads posts stated on November 03, 2024 in a Threads post: Former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social and addressed claims about his use of a microphone, saying “I was pretending to eat a corn dog.” By Jeff Cercone• November 4, 2024 Instagram posts stated on June 29, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Muslim BTS fan accidentally plays the song 'Dynamite' instead of Azaan on loudspeakers at 4am; gets arrested.” By Bill McCarthy• July 1, 2021 Viral image stated on April 16, 2019 in an image shared on Facebook: Says Sen. Kamala Harris "introduced a bill today to forbid a police officers from drawing his/her gun without permission from their supervisor." By Peter Jancarik, Lasha Kavtaradze• April 17, 2019 Facebook posts stated on January 28, 2025 in a Facebook post: “Elon Musk shocks the world by blocking Pride on X forever: ‘Children must come first.’” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 4, 2025 Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump said he believes suicide bombers deserve the death penalty. By Samantha Putterman• May 30, 2019 Mr. Conservative stated on November 12, 2013 in a Web post: Says the Obama administration is handing out a pamphlet titled, "What To Do When The Veteran In Your Classroom Attempts A Mass Shooting" By Louis Jacobson• November 12, 2013 Articles (76) When Internet satire gets passed off as "truth" By Louis Jacobson• November 12, 2013 When Internet satire gets passed off as "truth" By Louis Jacobson• November 13, 2013 When online satire gets presented as the facts By Louis Jacobson• November 15, 2013 Chain e-mail on Gabrielle Giffords doesn't hold up By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2011 Mailbag: Post-election edition By Louis Jacobson• November 21, 2018 Mailbag: ‘Please clean up your act’ By Louis Jacobson• December 28, 2017 From 2014 satire to AI posts: How a baseless rumor about Jennifer Aniston and Obama gained traction By Loreben Tuquero• February 5, 2025 How a disinformation network exploited satire to become a popular source of false news on Facebook By Daniel Funke• January 23, 2020 Fact-checking fake news reveals how hard it is to kill pervasive ‘nasty weed’ online By Joshua Gillin• January 27, 2017 The top 10 most viewed fact-checks of 2014 By Steve Contorno• January 2, 2015 Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement is real, but the couple is often targeted by false claims By Loreben Tuquero• August 27, 2025 Chain e-mails are back — and they're still wrong By Bill Adair, Alexander Lane• February 11, 2009 Memo detailing bill to require vasectomies in Pennsylvania written to parody Texas abortion law By Noah Y. Kim• October 6, 2021 Just kidding: Andy Borowitz says Texas gun shops outnumber abortion clinics more than 12,000-to-1 By W. Gardner Selby• June 22, 2015 Singer is pretty much right that U.S. ranks 37th By Louis Jacobson• September 15, 2009 Cartoonist incorrect about last state inspection of Texas plant By W. Gardner Selby• May 1, 2013 'Teabagger' group distorts Ted Cruz and others with images and fake quotations By Keely Herring• June 11, 2015 'Teabagger' group makes splash with fake-quote memes By Keely Herring• May 28, 2015 15 of our wackiest COVID-19 fact-checks By Daniel Funke• March 15, 2021 USS Gabrielle Giffords is not a gun-free vessel By W. Gardner Selby• June 12, 2017
Bloggers stated on June 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is proposing a "nationwide motorcycle ban." By Samantha Putterman• July 25, 2019 Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi’s "4th husband" filed for divorce. By Tom Kertscher• April 20, 2020 Bloggers stated on December 03, 2019 in a story: Adam Schiff Paid Witnesses Over $40 Million To Testify Against Trump By Samantha Putterman• January 21, 2020 Threads posts stated on November 02, 2024 in a post: “Elon Musk bans Stephen King permanently from platform X after he trolled the tech mogul.” By Grace Abels• November 8, 2024 Donald Trump stated on November 09, 2025 in a Truth Social post: “DOGE halts yearly payment of $2.5 million to Barack Obama for ‘royalties linked to Obamacare.’” By Loreben Tuquero• November 10, 2025 Threads posts stated on November 04, 2024 in a post: “Mark Cuban’s net worth takes a $1 billion hit after controversial endorsement” of Kamala Harris By Grace Abels• November 6, 2024 Facebook posts stated on September 06, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Gordon Ramsay calls Tim Walz a ‘woke creep,’ throws him out of Hell’s Kitchen.” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 12, 2024 Threads posts stated on November 02, 2024 in a post: “Riley Gaines criticizes Whoopi Goldberg on The View: ‘You’re a disgrace to real women!’” By Grace Abels• November 7, 2024 Threads posts stated on November 10, 2024 in a post: “Taylor Swift Cancels Red State Shows After Massive Red Wave, ‘I Won’t Be Performing Here Anymore.’” By Grace Abels• November 12, 2024 Social Media stated on May 28, 2024 in social media posts: "Warner Bros Cancels $10 Million Project Starring 'Woke' Robert De Niro.” By Jeff Cercone• May 30, 2024 Threads posts stated on November 17, 2024 in a post: “Elon Musk bans DreamWorks Animation from X for promoting Pride.” By Grace Abels• November 19, 2024 Bloggers stated on June 12, 2020 in an article: “Obama’s daughters caught on camera burning US flag at DC protest.” By Madison Czopek• June 23, 2020 Chain email stated on May 19, 2014 in messages on the Internet: "Solar panels drain the sun’s energy." By Louis Jacobson• May 29, 2014 Facebook posts stated on December 11, 2014 in social media postings: "Newly Elected Republican Senators Sign Pledge to Eliminate Food Stamp Program in 2015." By Louis Jacobson• January 6, 2015 Threads posts stated on November 03, 2024 in a Threads post: Former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social and addressed claims about his use of a microphone, saying “I was pretending to eat a corn dog.” By Jeff Cercone• November 4, 2024 Instagram posts stated on June 29, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Muslim BTS fan accidentally plays the song 'Dynamite' instead of Azaan on loudspeakers at 4am; gets arrested.” By Bill McCarthy• July 1, 2021 Viral image stated on April 16, 2019 in an image shared on Facebook: Says Sen. Kamala Harris "introduced a bill today to forbid a police officers from drawing his/her gun without permission from their supervisor." By Peter Jancarik, Lasha Kavtaradze• April 17, 2019 Facebook posts stated on January 28, 2025 in a Facebook post: “Elon Musk shocks the world by blocking Pride on X forever: ‘Children must come first.’” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 4, 2025 Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump said he believes suicide bombers deserve the death penalty. By Samantha Putterman• May 30, 2019 Mr. Conservative stated on November 12, 2013 in a Web post: Says the Obama administration is handing out a pamphlet titled, "What To Do When The Veteran In Your Classroom Attempts A Mass Shooting" By Louis Jacobson• November 12, 2013
When Internet satire gets passed off as "truth" By Louis Jacobson• November 12, 2013 When Internet satire gets passed off as "truth" By Louis Jacobson• November 13, 2013 When online satire gets presented as the facts By Louis Jacobson• November 15, 2013 Chain e-mail on Gabrielle Giffords doesn't hold up By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2011 Mailbag: Post-election edition By Louis Jacobson• November 21, 2018 Mailbag: ‘Please clean up your act’ By Louis Jacobson• December 28, 2017 From 2014 satire to AI posts: How a baseless rumor about Jennifer Aniston and Obama gained traction By Loreben Tuquero• February 5, 2025 How a disinformation network exploited satire to become a popular source of false news on Facebook By Daniel Funke• January 23, 2020 Fact-checking fake news reveals how hard it is to kill pervasive ‘nasty weed’ online By Joshua Gillin• January 27, 2017 The top 10 most viewed fact-checks of 2014 By Steve Contorno• January 2, 2015 Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement is real, but the couple is often targeted by false claims By Loreben Tuquero• August 27, 2025 Chain e-mails are back — and they're still wrong By Bill Adair, Alexander Lane• February 11, 2009 Memo detailing bill to require vasectomies in Pennsylvania written to parody Texas abortion law By Noah Y. Kim• October 6, 2021 Just kidding: Andy Borowitz says Texas gun shops outnumber abortion clinics more than 12,000-to-1 By W. Gardner Selby• June 22, 2015 Singer is pretty much right that U.S. ranks 37th By Louis Jacobson• September 15, 2009 Cartoonist incorrect about last state inspection of Texas plant By W. Gardner Selby• May 1, 2013 'Teabagger' group distorts Ted Cruz and others with images and fake quotations By Keely Herring• June 11, 2015 'Teabagger' group makes splash with fake-quote memes By Keely Herring• May 28, 2015 15 of our wackiest COVID-19 fact-checks By Daniel Funke• March 15, 2021 USS Gabrielle Giffords is not a gun-free vessel By W. Gardner Selby• June 12, 2017
