Latest Fact-checks in Technology Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category John Rich stated on January 5, 2023 in a Facebook post: Cellphone data used to arrest the Idaho quadruple-murder suspect proves that criticism of the “2000 Mules” movie’s use of cell data is unfounded. Viral image stated on December 18, 2022 in a Facebook post: Elon Musk said, “In some parts of the world, journalists get murdered for crossing the wrong people.” Elon Musk stated on November 6, 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.” Viral image stated on November 13, 2022 in an Instagram post: Photo shows Jeff Bezos’s clone. Viral image stated on November 15, 2022 in an Instagram post: Amazon’s Alexa confirms Michelle Obama “was born Michael LaVaughn Robinson.” Debbie Lesko stated on August 30, 2022 in a tweet: Electric vehicles are unaffordable because “the average cost of replacing an electric vehicle battery is over $10,000, while the average cost of replacing the battery of a gas-powered car is $100 to $200.” Instagram posts stated on August 2, 2022 in an Instagram post: "AirPods are essentially microwaving your brain.” Tim Ryan stated on May 10, 2022 in an attack ad: “J.D. Vance profits off Russia propaganda.” Facebook posts stated on May 10, 2022 in a Facebook post: The NewProfilePic app is Russian spyware. Facebook posts stated on April 30, 2022 in a post: “Space X’s Starlink internet constellation has angered Russia as it was reported that the Starlink satellite constellation was used to guide the fire” on the Russian ship Moskva. 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.” Facebook posts stated on April 25, 2022 in a Facebook post: Elon Musk tweeted, “The fact that an 18 year old can't take out a $10,000 business loan” but “can take out a $100,000 student loan tells you everything you need to know.” X posts stated on April 25, 2022 in a tweet: Elon Musk suspended Bill Gates from Twitter. Facebook posts stated on April 18, 2022 in a Facebook post: After Russia invaded Ukraine, Google Maps “opened all military and strategic facilities in Russia.” Facebook posts stated on April 11, 2022 in a Facebook post: "Joe Biden is giving smartphones away to illegal border crossers.” Tulsi Gabbard stated on March 15, 2022 in a Fox News appearance: "What is happening here is not so different from what we're seeing happening in Russia, where you have got state TV and controlled messaging across the board." Jesse Watters stated on February 14, 2022 in a TV segment: “Durham’s documents show that Hillary Clinton hired people who hacked into Trump’s home and office computers” and “planted evidence, fabricated evidence connecting Trump to Russia.” Brian Tyler Cohen stated on February 2, 2022 in a tweet: "Iowa Republicans have introduced a bill that would put government-installed cameras in every single classroom to livestream school activities for parents to spy on teachers and children." Facebook posts stated on January 19, 2022 in a post: "If the FAA is worried about what the 5G deployment will do to the planes, what do you think it will do to our bodies?" Iowa Senate Democrats stated on January 5, 2022 in a statement on Facebook: Gov. Kim Reynolds, touting $210 million for Iowa broadband, “failed to mention these are actually federal funds approved by Rep. Cindy Axne and signed into law by President Joe Biden.” Jon Erpenbach stated on December 12, 2021 in TV interview: The push for high-speed internet for rural areas, from the start, “was a Democratic thing.” Bloggers stated on December 17, 2021 in a blog post: "Electromagnetic radiation from wireless technologies, including and especially 5G, can cause the same symptoms as COVID-19!" Dave Loebsack stated on November 6, 2021 in a tweet: Ashley Hinson’s and Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ no votes on the infrastructure bill are "denying rural Iowa broadband internet." Cindy Axne stated on November 5, 2021 in a tweet: “Iowa ranks 45th in the U.S. for internet connectivity." Carrie Madej stated on October 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: COVID-19 vaccines contain “RNA-modifying transhumanism nanotechnology." Viral image stated on October 5, 2021 in a viral image: Facebook planted Frances Haugen as its own pretend whistleblower. Viral image stated on September 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows a gravestone in Japan with a QR code. Viral image stated on September 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says a new Apple update will “scan U.S iPhones for images.” Kevin McCarthy stated on August 31, 2021 in a statement via Twitter: “If these (telecom and internet) companies comply with the Democrat order to turn over private information, they are in violation of federal law and subject to losing their ability to operate in the United States.” Viral image stated on August 7, 2021 in a viral image: Suggests a suspicious link between the COVID-19 delta variant and company named Delta that works in 5G.
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John Rich stated on January 5, 2023 in a Facebook post: Cellphone data used to arrest the Idaho quadruple-murder suspect proves that criticism of the “2000 Mules” movie’s use of cell data is unfounded. Viral image stated on December 18, 2022 in a Facebook post: Elon Musk said, “In some parts of the world, journalists get murdered for crossing the wrong people.” Elon Musk stated on November 6, 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.” Viral image stated on November 13, 2022 in an Instagram post: Photo shows Jeff Bezos’s clone. Viral image stated on November 15, 2022 in an Instagram post: Amazon’s Alexa confirms Michelle Obama “was born Michael LaVaughn Robinson.” Debbie Lesko stated on August 30, 2022 in a tweet: Electric vehicles are unaffordable because “the average cost of replacing an electric vehicle battery is over $10,000, while the average cost of replacing the battery of a gas-powered car is $100 to $200.” Instagram posts stated on August 2, 2022 in an Instagram post: "AirPods are essentially microwaving your brain.” Tim Ryan stated on May 10, 2022 in an attack ad: “J.D. Vance profits off Russia propaganda.” Facebook posts stated on May 10, 2022 in a Facebook post: The NewProfilePic app is Russian spyware. Facebook posts stated on April 30, 2022 in a post: “Space X’s Starlink internet constellation has angered Russia as it was reported that the Starlink satellite constellation was used to guide the fire” on the Russian ship Moskva. 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.” Facebook posts stated on April 25, 2022 in a Facebook post: Elon Musk tweeted, “The fact that an 18 year old can't take out a $10,000 business loan” but “can take out a $100,000 student loan tells you everything you need to know.” X posts stated on April 25, 2022 in a tweet: Elon Musk suspended Bill Gates from Twitter. Facebook posts stated on April 18, 2022 in a Facebook post: After Russia invaded Ukraine, Google Maps “opened all military and strategic facilities in Russia.” Facebook posts stated on April 11, 2022 in a Facebook post: "Joe Biden is giving smartphones away to illegal border crossers.” Tulsi Gabbard stated on March 15, 2022 in a Fox News appearance: "What is happening here is not so different from what we're seeing happening in Russia, where you have got state TV and controlled messaging across the board." Jesse Watters stated on February 14, 2022 in a TV segment: “Durham’s documents show that Hillary Clinton hired people who hacked into Trump’s home and office computers” and “planted evidence, fabricated evidence connecting Trump to Russia.” Brian Tyler Cohen stated on February 2, 2022 in a tweet: "Iowa Republicans have introduced a bill that would put government-installed cameras in every single classroom to livestream school activities for parents to spy on teachers and children." Facebook posts stated on January 19, 2022 in a post: "If the FAA is worried about what the 5G deployment will do to the planes, what do you think it will do to our bodies?" Iowa Senate Democrats stated on January 5, 2022 in a statement on Facebook: Gov. Kim Reynolds, touting $210 million for Iowa broadband, “failed to mention these are actually federal funds approved by Rep. Cindy Axne and signed into law by President Joe Biden.” Jon Erpenbach stated on December 12, 2021 in TV interview: The push for high-speed internet for rural areas, from the start, “was a Democratic thing.” Bloggers stated on December 17, 2021 in a blog post: "Electromagnetic radiation from wireless technologies, including and especially 5G, can cause the same symptoms as COVID-19!" Dave Loebsack stated on November 6, 2021 in a tweet: Ashley Hinson’s and Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ no votes on the infrastructure bill are "denying rural Iowa broadband internet." Cindy Axne stated on November 5, 2021 in a tweet: “Iowa ranks 45th in the U.S. for internet connectivity." Carrie Madej stated on October 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: COVID-19 vaccines contain “RNA-modifying transhumanism nanotechnology." Viral image stated on October 5, 2021 in a viral image: Facebook planted Frances Haugen as its own pretend whistleblower. Viral image stated on September 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows a gravestone in Japan with a QR code. Viral image stated on September 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says a new Apple update will “scan U.S iPhones for images.” Kevin McCarthy stated on August 31, 2021 in a statement via Twitter: “If these (telecom and internet) companies comply with the Democrat order to turn over private information, they are in violation of federal law and subject to losing their ability to operate in the United States.” Viral image stated on August 7, 2021 in a viral image: Suggests a suspicious link between the COVID-19 delta variant and company named Delta that works in 5G.
John Rich stated on January 5, 2023 in a Facebook post: Cellphone data used to arrest the Idaho quadruple-murder suspect proves that criticism of the “2000 Mules” movie’s use of cell data is unfounded.
Viral image stated on December 18, 2022 in a Facebook post: Elon Musk said, “In some parts of the world, journalists get murdered for crossing the wrong people.”
Elon Musk stated on November 6, 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.”
Viral image stated on November 15, 2022 in an Instagram post: Amazon’s Alexa confirms Michelle Obama “was born Michael LaVaughn Robinson.”
Debbie Lesko stated on August 30, 2022 in a tweet: Electric vehicles are unaffordable because “the average cost of replacing an electric vehicle battery is over $10,000, while the average cost of replacing the battery of a gas-powered car is $100 to $200.”
Instagram posts stated on August 2, 2022 in an Instagram post: "AirPods are essentially microwaving your brain.”
Facebook posts stated on April 30, 2022 in a post: “Space X’s Starlink internet constellation has angered Russia as it was reported that the Starlink satellite constellation was used to guide the fire” on the Russian ship Moskva.
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.”
Facebook posts stated on April 25, 2022 in a Facebook post: Elon Musk tweeted, “The fact that an 18 year old can't take out a $10,000 business loan” but “can take out a $100,000 student loan tells you everything you need to know.”
Facebook posts stated on April 18, 2022 in a Facebook post: After Russia invaded Ukraine, Google Maps “opened all military and strategic facilities in Russia.”
Facebook posts stated on April 11, 2022 in a Facebook post: "Joe Biden is giving smartphones away to illegal border crossers.”
Tulsi Gabbard stated on March 15, 2022 in a Fox News appearance: "What is happening here is not so different from what we're seeing happening in Russia, where you have got state TV and controlled messaging across the board."
Jesse Watters stated on February 14, 2022 in a TV segment: “Durham’s documents show that Hillary Clinton hired people who hacked into Trump’s home and office computers” and “planted evidence, fabricated evidence connecting Trump to Russia.”
Brian Tyler Cohen stated on February 2, 2022 in a tweet: "Iowa Republicans have introduced a bill that would put government-installed cameras in every single classroom to livestream school activities for parents to spy on teachers and children."
Facebook posts stated on January 19, 2022 in a post: "If the FAA is worried about what the 5G deployment will do to the planes, what do you think it will do to our bodies?"
Iowa Senate Democrats stated on January 5, 2022 in a statement on Facebook: Gov. Kim Reynolds, touting $210 million for Iowa broadband, “failed to mention these are actually federal funds approved by Rep. Cindy Axne and signed into law by President Joe Biden.”
Jon Erpenbach stated on December 12, 2021 in TV interview: The push for high-speed internet for rural areas, from the start, “was a Democratic thing.”
Bloggers stated on December 17, 2021 in a blog post: "Electromagnetic radiation from wireless technologies, including and especially 5G, can cause the same symptoms as COVID-19!"
Dave Loebsack stated on November 6, 2021 in a tweet: Ashley Hinson’s and Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ no votes on the infrastructure bill are "denying rural Iowa broadband internet."
Cindy Axne stated on November 5, 2021 in a tweet: “Iowa ranks 45th in the U.S. for internet connectivity."
Carrie Madej stated on October 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: COVID-19 vaccines contain “RNA-modifying transhumanism nanotechnology."
Viral image stated on October 5, 2021 in a viral image: Facebook planted Frances Haugen as its own pretend whistleblower.
Viral image stated on September 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows a gravestone in Japan with a QR code.
Viral image stated on September 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says a new Apple update will “scan U.S iPhones for images.”
Kevin McCarthy stated on August 31, 2021 in a statement via Twitter: “If these (telecom and internet) companies comply with the Democrat order to turn over private information, they are in violation of federal law and subject to losing their ability to operate in the United States.”
Viral image stated on August 7, 2021 in a viral image: Suggests a suspicious link between the COVID-19 delta variant and company named Delta that works in 5G.
