0 People 2538 Fact-checks 1108 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (2538) Viral image stated on December 07, 2022 in an Instagram post: Elon Musk tweeted, “The Democrats paid the CEO Jack Dorsey of Twitter millions of dollars to block and delete people’s pages during the 2020 election.” By Ciara O'Rourke• December 9, 2022 Tweets stated on April 25, 2022 in a tweet: Elon Musk suspended Bill Gates from Twitter. By Bill McCarthy• April 27, 2022 Newt Gingrich stated on July 31, 2011 in a newspaper interview: Says his Twitter account has 1.3 million followers. By Eric Stirgus• August 9, 2011 Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2019 in a speech: "I know that we’ve been blocked. People come up to me and they say, ‘Sir, I can’t get you — I can’t follow you. They make it impossible.’" By Daniel Funke• July 17, 2019 Facebook posts stated on January 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Twitter is banned in Iran." By Tom Kertscher• January 24, 2020 Elon Musk stated on November 06, 2022 in a tweet: “My commitment to free speech extends even to not banning the account following my plane, even though that is a direct personal safety risk.” By Madison Czopek• December 19, 2022 Mark Cuban stated on June 30, 2017 in a tweet: "Twitter reaches only 15 percent of the population." By W. Gardner Selby• July 26, 2017 Sean Hannity stated on April 27, 2022 in a TV segment: Conservatives gained Twitter followers after the company announced its deal with Elon Musk because "Twitter lifted a broad anti-conservative, anti-Trump shadow ban.” By Bill McCarthy• May 2, 2022 Viral image stated on July 09, 2022 in an Instagram post: Elon Musk’s account “is suspended on Twitter after backing out of $44B deal.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 11, 2022 Viral image stated on May 27, 2021 in a viral image: Says Donald Trump was back on Twitter as of May 2021. By Tom Kertscher• May 28, 2021 Instagram posts stated on November 04, 2022 in an image: A Twitter employee was laid off after receiving a meme. By Andy Nguyen• November 8, 2022 Viral image stated on October 08, 2020 in a Facebook post: Twitter removed this tweet from Donald Trump: “My blood IS the vaccine!!!!!” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 9, 2020 Facebook posts stated on April 04, 2022 in a Facebook post: Twitter employee named Jackson Mulholland resigned in a tweet after Elon Musk joined the company’s board. By Jeff Cercone• April 7, 2022 Viral image stated on October 27, 2022 in an Instagram post: Former President Donald Trump issued an Oct. 27 statement saying he was told his Twitter account “will be back up and running on Monday.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 28, 2022 John Boehner stated on January 22, 2010 in a press release: "PWNED: House GOP Dominates Twitter, YouTube, Social Media in Congress." By Robert Farley• January 25, 2010 Donald Trump stated on May 26, 2020 in a tweet: “Twitter is completely stifling FREE SPEECH” by adding a fact-check label to Trump’s tweet. By Bill McCarthy• May 27, 2020 Instagram posts stated on August 19, 2021 in an Instagram post.: "Twitter has suspended the account of Afghanistan’s elected President… and have allowed the Taliban to keep their accounts." By Jason Asenso• August 23, 2021 Bloggers stated on February 22, 2023 in a blog post: “Elon Musk to acquire Facebook soon.” By Ciara O'Rourke• March 9, 2023 Bloggers stated on January 11, 2018 in a blog post: "Twitter caught leaking Donald Trump’s private messages in undercover sting." By Bill McCarthy• June 28, 2018 Threads posts stated on July 05, 2023 in a Threads post: Elon Musk tweeted that he “just downloaded Threads” and it “sucks.” By Loreben Tuquero• July 6, 2023 Articles (1108) Shadow banning: Did Twitter try to boost Dems and hurt GOP? By Jon Greenberg• July 26, 2018 Fact-checking Trump, Twitter enters uncharted waters By Jon Greenberg• May 28, 2020 Tonight: Follow our debate coverage on Twitter By Bill Adair• October 1, 2008 Tweets from the right: GOP leads in social media By Robert Farley• January 25, 2010 Follow us on Twitter By Bill Adair• July 3, 2008 Is Elon Musk under federal investigation? Here’s what we know By Michael Majchrowicz• November 11, 2022 Live Twitter feed: The inauguration of Donald Trump By Aaron Sharockman• January 20, 2017 Tweets from 2015 Global FactChecking Summit in London By W. Gardner Selby• July 23, 2015 How Elon Musk ditched Twitter's safeguards and primed X to spread misinformation By Madison Czopek• October 23, 2023 Gingrich v. Gawker By Martha M. Hamilton• August 9, 2011 A fake in 140 characters: How not to get tripped up by hoax Twitter accounts By Joshua Gillin• March 14, 2017 How Facebook, TikTok are addressing misinformation before Election Day By Daniel Funke• October 19, 2020 The Truth-O-Meter follows Texas politicos on Twitter By • October 14, 2010 How Meta, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube plan to address 2024 election misinformation By Sevana Wenn• July 6, 2023 From Miami '67 to Donald Trump 2020: The history of 'when the looting starts, the shooting starts' By Jon Greenberg• May 29, 2020 Inside the Truth-O-Meter, understanding the difference between True and Mostly True By Aaron Sharockman• February 3, 2015 The week in fact-checking: Donald Trump's Pants on Fire week, the death of George Floyd By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 29, 2020 Trump did not scrub tweets that likened U.S.-bound migrants to invaders in wake of El Paso shooting By John Kruzel• August 5, 2019 Live fact-checking the Ohio Democratic presidential debate By PolitiFact Staff • October 14, 2019 To suggest a fact-check, tweet with #PolitiFactThis By Bill Adair• October 9, 2012
Viral image stated on December 07, 2022 in an Instagram post: Elon Musk tweeted, “The Democrats paid the CEO Jack Dorsey of Twitter millions of dollars to block and delete people’s pages during the 2020 election.” By Ciara O'Rourke• December 9, 2022 Tweets stated on April 25, 2022 in a tweet: Elon Musk suspended Bill Gates from Twitter. By Bill McCarthy• April 27, 2022 Newt Gingrich stated on July 31, 2011 in a newspaper interview: Says his Twitter account has 1.3 million followers. By Eric Stirgus• August 9, 2011 Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2019 in a speech: "I know that we’ve been blocked. People come up to me and they say, ‘Sir, I can’t get you — I can’t follow you. They make it impossible.’" By Daniel Funke• July 17, 2019 Facebook posts stated on January 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Twitter is banned in Iran." By Tom Kertscher• January 24, 2020 Elon Musk stated on November 06, 2022 in a tweet: “My commitment to free speech extends even to not banning the account following my plane, even though that is a direct personal safety risk.” By Madison Czopek• December 19, 2022 Mark Cuban stated on June 30, 2017 in a tweet: "Twitter reaches only 15 percent of the population." By W. Gardner Selby• July 26, 2017 Sean Hannity stated on April 27, 2022 in a TV segment: Conservatives gained Twitter followers after the company announced its deal with Elon Musk because "Twitter lifted a broad anti-conservative, anti-Trump shadow ban.” By Bill McCarthy• May 2, 2022 Viral image stated on July 09, 2022 in an Instagram post: Elon Musk’s account “is suspended on Twitter after backing out of $44B deal.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 11, 2022 Viral image stated on May 27, 2021 in a viral image: Says Donald Trump was back on Twitter as of May 2021. By Tom Kertscher• May 28, 2021 Instagram posts stated on November 04, 2022 in an image: A Twitter employee was laid off after receiving a meme. By Andy Nguyen• November 8, 2022 Viral image stated on October 08, 2020 in a Facebook post: Twitter removed this tweet from Donald Trump: “My blood IS the vaccine!!!!!” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 9, 2020 Facebook posts stated on April 04, 2022 in a Facebook post: Twitter employee named Jackson Mulholland resigned in a tweet after Elon Musk joined the company’s board. By Jeff Cercone• April 7, 2022 Viral image stated on October 27, 2022 in an Instagram post: Former President Donald Trump issued an Oct. 27 statement saying he was told his Twitter account “will be back up and running on Monday.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 28, 2022 John Boehner stated on January 22, 2010 in a press release: "PWNED: House GOP Dominates Twitter, YouTube, Social Media in Congress." By Robert Farley• January 25, 2010 Donald Trump stated on May 26, 2020 in a tweet: “Twitter is completely stifling FREE SPEECH” by adding a fact-check label to Trump’s tweet. By Bill McCarthy• May 27, 2020 Instagram posts stated on August 19, 2021 in an Instagram post.: "Twitter has suspended the account of Afghanistan’s elected President… and have allowed the Taliban to keep their accounts." By Jason Asenso• August 23, 2021 Bloggers stated on February 22, 2023 in a blog post: “Elon Musk to acquire Facebook soon.” By Ciara O'Rourke• March 9, 2023 Bloggers stated on January 11, 2018 in a blog post: "Twitter caught leaking Donald Trump’s private messages in undercover sting." By Bill McCarthy• June 28, 2018 Threads posts stated on July 05, 2023 in a Threads post: Elon Musk tweeted that he “just downloaded Threads” and it “sucks.” By Loreben Tuquero• July 6, 2023
Shadow banning: Did Twitter try to boost Dems and hurt GOP? By Jon Greenberg• July 26, 2018 Fact-checking Trump, Twitter enters uncharted waters By Jon Greenberg• May 28, 2020 Tonight: Follow our debate coverage on Twitter By Bill Adair• October 1, 2008 Tweets from the right: GOP leads in social media By Robert Farley• January 25, 2010 Follow us on Twitter By Bill Adair• July 3, 2008 Is Elon Musk under federal investigation? Here’s what we know By Michael Majchrowicz• November 11, 2022 Live Twitter feed: The inauguration of Donald Trump By Aaron Sharockman• January 20, 2017 Tweets from 2015 Global FactChecking Summit in London By W. Gardner Selby• July 23, 2015 How Elon Musk ditched Twitter's safeguards and primed X to spread misinformation By Madison Czopek• October 23, 2023 Gingrich v. Gawker By Martha M. Hamilton• August 9, 2011 A fake in 140 characters: How not to get tripped up by hoax Twitter accounts By Joshua Gillin• March 14, 2017 How Facebook, TikTok are addressing misinformation before Election Day By Daniel Funke• October 19, 2020 The Truth-O-Meter follows Texas politicos on Twitter By • October 14, 2010 How Meta, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube plan to address 2024 election misinformation By Sevana Wenn• July 6, 2023 From Miami '67 to Donald Trump 2020: The history of 'when the looting starts, the shooting starts' By Jon Greenberg• May 29, 2020 Inside the Truth-O-Meter, understanding the difference between True and Mostly True By Aaron Sharockman• February 3, 2015 The week in fact-checking: Donald Trump's Pants on Fire week, the death of George Floyd By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 29, 2020 Trump did not scrub tweets that likened U.S.-bound migrants to invaders in wake of El Paso shooting By John Kruzel• August 5, 2019 Live fact-checking the Ohio Democratic presidential debate By PolitiFact Staff • October 14, 2019 To suggest a fact-check, tweet with #PolitiFactThis By Bill Adair• October 9, 2012