2 People 8759 Fact-checks 2751 Articles People (2) Occupy Providence Providence City Council Fact-checks (8759) Viral image stated on August 09, 2017 in a Twitter post: "Bill Clinton gave North Korea $5 billion and two nuclear reactors in 1994, essentially giving them nukes." By Joshua Gillin• August 9, 2017 Richard Burr stated on April 18, 2017 in a speech in Youngsville, NC: "The pace of missile development between (Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un) has increased the testing about twenty-fold." By Will Doran• April 24, 2017 X posts stated on August 23, 2025 in an X post: An Aug. 23 video shows “the military’s already showing up in Chicago” before a potential National Guard deployment. By Maria Briceño• August 25, 2025 Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: John McCain "has threatened extinction for North Korea and sung songs about bombing Iran." By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 29, 2008 Bloggers stated on May 29, 2017 in a story: Courts have "quietly confirmed" that the MMR vaccine causes autism. By Samantha Putterman• February 11, 2019 Juan Williams stated on June 03, 2018 in on a panel: North Korea's history of international negotiations shows "they'll take the concessions, they'll keep them in their pocket and then they won't deliver." By John Kruzel• June 7, 2018 Bloggers stated on March 03, 2020 in a story: Says the Vatican reports that Pope Francis tested negative for the coronavirus before a second test came back positive. By Samantha Putterman• March 5, 2020 Bloggers stated on July 12, 2014 in a post on the blog "Outside the Beltway": "North Korea is telling its people that their men’s national team is in the World Cup final." By Jon Greenberg• July 17, 2014 Instagram posts stated on January 19, 2023 in a post: Video shows hidden theater “where elites sacrifice kids.” By Jeff Cercone• January 20, 2023 TikTok posts stated on September 05, 2021 in a TikTok post: “Paris police beat a woman for shopping at a mall with no vaccine passport.” By Gabrielle Settles• October 12, 2021 TikTok posts stated on September 07, 2025 in a TikTok post: Video shows Chicago salt trucks were used “to slow traffic and block access points in response to an incoming ICE operation.” By Maria Briceño• September 8, 2025 Facebook posts stated on May 31, 2022 in a Facebook post: Illinois high school to implement race-based grading system in 2022-2023 school year By Jill Terreri Ramos• June 3, 2022 Bloggers stated on November 08, 2017 in a fake news headline: "Snapchat is shutting down!' By Susan Areson, Emily Tanaka• November 13, 2017 Adam Kinzinger stated on September 21, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "Since Debbie Halvorson has been in politics, Illinois has lost hundreds of thousands of jobs." By Louis Jacobson• October 7, 2010 National Republican Congressional Committee stated on September 10, 2012 in a campaign commercial: Says Illinois Democrat David Gill "would end Medicare." By Louis Jacobson• September 28, 2012 Mitt Romney stated on February 04, 2012 in a speech in Las Vegas, Nev., on Feb. 4, 2012: "If you take into account all the people who are struggling for work, or have just stopped looking, the real unemployment rate is over 15 percent." By Louis Jacobson• February 8, 2012 Threads posts stated on August 19, 2024 in Threads posts: The Democratic National Convention was “nearly empty” during its first day. By Sofia Ahmed• August 22, 2024 Viral image stated on May 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows “the plane that brings our dead military home. It is made so that when they shoot their salute for their service it looks like an angel carrying them home.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 7, 2021 Facebook posts stated on February 07, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi was arrested after ripping a copy of the State of the Union speech. By Ciara O'Rourke• February 19, 2020 Tricia McLaughlin stated on October 12, 2025 in an X post: A video shows a “burglary arrest Chicago Police made over a year ago.” By Maria Briceño• October 15, 2025 Articles (2751) The big picture: The North Korea situation as Trump heads to the UN By Miriam Valverde• September 17, 2017 So the Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un handshake happened. Now what? By Jon Greenberg, John Kruzel• June 12, 2018 Greatest hits of the Virginia governor's race (so far) By Sean Gorman, Julie Kliegman, Nancy Madsen• October 22, 2013 Crime and punishment on the Truth-O-Meter By Dave Umhoefer• April 22, 2015 Ted Cruz: Barack Obama has been offering amnesty to illegal immigrants By W. Gardner Selby• July 9, 2014 Looking at news coverage of the Hunter Biden story in other countries By Ciara O'Rourke• October 30, 2020 'Hooray, Mr. President! We honor your great plans!' By Robert Farley• September 28, 2009 Trump tweeted a video of Pelosi ripping his State of the Union speech. Here’s what you need to know By Daniel Funke• February 11, 2020 Obama would keep his enemies closer By Robert Farley• May 22, 2008 Who is Donald Trump’s State of the Union guest Ji Seong-ho, who defected from North Korea? By Amy Sherman• January 31, 2018 Social media fears about lack of coverage for protest injuries are overblown By Michelle Andrews• June 12, 2020 Tammy Duckworth pega a Mark Kirk por sus logros militares By Matt Dietrich• November 7, 2016 Retiring Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn on the Truth-O-Meter By Tom Kertscher• January 8, 2018 After hottest month on record, can novel solutions address ‘urban heat islands’? 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Viral image stated on August 09, 2017 in a Twitter post: "Bill Clinton gave North Korea $5 billion and two nuclear reactors in 1994, essentially giving them nukes." By Joshua Gillin• August 9, 2017 Richard Burr stated on April 18, 2017 in a speech in Youngsville, NC: "The pace of missile development between (Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un) has increased the testing about twenty-fold." By Will Doran• April 24, 2017 X posts stated on August 23, 2025 in an X post: An Aug. 23 video shows “the military’s already showing up in Chicago” before a potential National Guard deployment. By Maria Briceño• August 25, 2025 Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: John McCain "has threatened extinction for North Korea and sung songs about bombing Iran." By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 29, 2008 Bloggers stated on May 29, 2017 in a story: Courts have "quietly confirmed" that the MMR vaccine causes autism. By Samantha Putterman• February 11, 2019 Juan Williams stated on June 03, 2018 in on a panel: North Korea's history of international negotiations shows "they'll take the concessions, they'll keep them in their pocket and then they won't deliver." By John Kruzel• June 7, 2018 Bloggers stated on March 03, 2020 in a story: Says the Vatican reports that Pope Francis tested negative for the coronavirus before a second test came back positive. By Samantha Putterman• March 5, 2020 Bloggers stated on July 12, 2014 in a post on the blog "Outside the Beltway": "North Korea is telling its people that their men’s national team is in the World Cup final." By Jon Greenberg• July 17, 2014 Instagram posts stated on January 19, 2023 in a post: Video shows hidden theater “where elites sacrifice kids.” By Jeff Cercone• January 20, 2023 TikTok posts stated on September 05, 2021 in a TikTok post: “Paris police beat a woman for shopping at a mall with no vaccine passport.” By Gabrielle Settles• October 12, 2021 TikTok posts stated on September 07, 2025 in a TikTok post: Video shows Chicago salt trucks were used “to slow traffic and block access points in response to an incoming ICE operation.” By Maria Briceño• September 8, 2025 Facebook posts stated on May 31, 2022 in a Facebook post: Illinois high school to implement race-based grading system in 2022-2023 school year By Jill Terreri Ramos• June 3, 2022 Bloggers stated on November 08, 2017 in a fake news headline: "Snapchat is shutting down!' By Susan Areson, Emily Tanaka• November 13, 2017 Adam Kinzinger stated on September 21, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "Since Debbie Halvorson has been in politics, Illinois has lost hundreds of thousands of jobs." By Louis Jacobson• October 7, 2010 National Republican Congressional Committee stated on September 10, 2012 in a campaign commercial: Says Illinois Democrat David Gill "would end Medicare." By Louis Jacobson• September 28, 2012 Mitt Romney stated on February 04, 2012 in a speech in Las Vegas, Nev., on Feb. 4, 2012: "If you take into account all the people who are struggling for work, or have just stopped looking, the real unemployment rate is over 15 percent." By Louis Jacobson• February 8, 2012 Threads posts stated on August 19, 2024 in Threads posts: The Democratic National Convention was “nearly empty” during its first day. By Sofia Ahmed• August 22, 2024 Viral image stated on May 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows “the plane that brings our dead military home. It is made so that when they shoot their salute for their service it looks like an angel carrying them home.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 7, 2021 Facebook posts stated on February 07, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi was arrested after ripping a copy of the State of the Union speech. By Ciara O'Rourke• February 19, 2020 Tricia McLaughlin stated on October 12, 2025 in an X post: A video shows a “burglary arrest Chicago Police made over a year ago.” By Maria Briceño• October 15, 2025
The big picture: The North Korea situation as Trump heads to the UN By Miriam Valverde• September 17, 2017 So the Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un handshake happened. Now what? By Jon Greenberg, John Kruzel• June 12, 2018 Greatest hits of the Virginia governor's race (so far) By Sean Gorman, Julie Kliegman, Nancy Madsen• October 22, 2013 Crime and punishment on the Truth-O-Meter By Dave Umhoefer• April 22, 2015 Ted Cruz: Barack Obama has been offering amnesty to illegal immigrants By W. Gardner Selby• July 9, 2014 Looking at news coverage of the Hunter Biden story in other countries By Ciara O'Rourke• October 30, 2020 'Hooray, Mr. President! We honor your great plans!' By Robert Farley• September 28, 2009 Trump tweeted a video of Pelosi ripping his State of the Union speech. Here’s what you need to know By Daniel Funke• February 11, 2020 Obama would keep his enemies closer By Robert Farley• May 22, 2008 Who is Donald Trump’s State of the Union guest Ji Seong-ho, who defected from North Korea? By Amy Sherman• January 31, 2018 Social media fears about lack of coverage for protest injuries are overblown By Michelle Andrews• June 12, 2020 Tammy Duckworth pega a Mark Kirk por sus logros militares By Matt Dietrich• November 7, 2016 Retiring Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn on the Truth-O-Meter By Tom Kertscher• January 8, 2018 After hottest month on record, can novel solutions address ‘urban heat islands’? By Tom Kertscher• August 17, 2023 Six times PolitiFact checked claims about the NC constitutional amendments By Will Doran• November 2, 2018 Sorting out the truth on national security By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 23, 2008 From Pyongyang to Singapore, a quick history of Dennis Rodman and North Korea By Bill McCarthy• June 12, 2018 10 photos falsely linked to Canada’s ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests By Luiz Romero• February 14, 2022 The U.S. attack against a Venezuelan ‘drug carrying boat’ raises legal questions By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2025 The facts on what the Catholic Church has said about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine By Noah Y. Kim• March 9, 2021
