0 People 1940 Fact-checks 859 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (1940) Alex Jones stated on May 11, 2025 in en una publicación en X: Un vídeo muestra al presidente francés, Emmanuel Macron, al primer ministro del Reino Unido, Keir Starmer, y al canciller alemán, Friedrich Merz, con una bolsa de cocaína tras visitar al presidente ucraniano, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. By Maria Briceño, Madison Czopek• May 16, 2025 Alex Jones stated on May 11, 2025 in a post on X: A video shows French President Emmanuel Macron, United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Freidrich Merz with a bag of cocaine after visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. By Maria Briceño, Madison Czopek• May 13, 2025 Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2022 in a Facebook post: A recent on-air protest can’t be real because "there are no live on air television broadcasts in Russia. None. Ever.” By Jeff Cercone• March 17, 2022 Viral image stated on October 09, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows “second night of missiles attacks against Israel.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 10, 2023 Instagram posts stated on May 27, 2024 in an Instagram post: When Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Ukraine recently "he announced that they were going to suspend elections in Ukraine." By Jeff Cercone• May 29, 2024 Facebook posts stated on March 19, 2024 in a Facebook post: Transgender female athletes complained that their uniforms were ill-fitting. By Loreben Tuquero• March 28, 2024 Viral image stated on January 04, 2022 in a Facebook post: Photo shows former French education minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem herding sheep as a child in Morocco. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 6, 2022 Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: "No hay calentamiento global, de hecho las gráficas indican que nos estamos enfriando cada vez más”. By Maria Briceño• July 28, 2023 Bill Belichick stated on January 24, 2015 in a news conference: Atmospheric conditions could push a football’s pressure "down approximately one-and-a-half pounds per square inch." By Jon Greenberg• January 29, 2015 Instagram posts stated on May 15, 2023 in an Instagram post: “We are about 1 degree Celsius above the coldest it’s been in the last 10,000 years” and “that’s why we shouldn’t be panicking.” By Tom Kertscher• May 17, 2023 Eric Greitens stated on January 17, 2017 in his state of the state address: "Over 200 of our 520 school districts did not have a single student in physics." By Grace Hase• February 24, 2017 Tom Suozzi stated on January 21, 2022 in a campaign ad: “The Manhattan DA is actually proposing to downgrade armed robbery to a misdemeanor, and to stop prosecuting resisting arrest.” By Tyler Smith, Jonny Walker• March 16, 2022 John McCain stated on April 26, 2013 in a speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce: "Over half" of science, technology, engineering and mathematics students "receiving advanced degrees are not citizens of the United States of America." By Louis Jacobson• April 30, 2013 Dave Brat stated on October 15, 2014 in a speech.: "I’ll be the only economist in the (U.S.) House." By Sean Gorman• November 9, 2014 Bob Schieffer stated on December 09, 2013 in comments at a forum at the Center for Strategic and International Studies: Iran President Hassan "Rouhani has more Cabinet members with Ph.D.s from American universities" than members of Barack Obama’s Cabinet. By Katie Sanders• December 16, 2013 Hillary Clinton stated on February 24, 2015 in a conference in Silicon Valley: "You had more women getting computer sciences degrees in the '80s by a factor of 2-plus than you do now." By Louis Jacobson• March 3, 2015 Bloggers stated on September 02, 2017 in an article on an unreliable website: "30,000 scientists have come forward confirming that man-made climate change is a hoax perpetuated by the elite in order to make money." By Jon Greenberg• September 8, 2017 Sean Casten stated on August 18, 2019 in a campaign email: "Most climate scientists agree that we only have less than a decade to turn things around or else we’ll be stuck with a 'worst case scenario' including rising sea levels, devastating droughts, and worsening famines." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• September 1, 2019 Social Media stated on August 06, 2024 in a post: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill “redefining ‘sexual orientation’ to include pedophiles.” By Sara Swann• August 16, 2024 Newt Gingrich stated on December 10, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: In New York City, "an entry level janitor gets paid twice as much as an entry level teacher." By Louis Jacobson• December 12, 2011 Articles (859) Deflategate and the limits of science By Jon Greenberg• June 22, 2015 Fact-checking Joe Biden’s CNN drive-in town hall in Pennsylvania By Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• September 18, 2020 How much do we know about climate change and hurricanes? By Manuela Tobias• September 12, 2017 Red State debate top PolitiFact Rhode Island item in March By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 1, 2014 What the U.S. Supreme Court decision means for the deportation of criminal immigrants By Miriam Valverde• April 23, 2018 Perry keeps promises on border security, trafficking By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• July 7, 2011 Who is Seth Moulton? 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Alex Jones stated on May 11, 2025 in en una publicación en X: Un vídeo muestra al presidente francés, Emmanuel Macron, al primer ministro del Reino Unido, Keir Starmer, y al canciller alemán, Friedrich Merz, con una bolsa de cocaína tras visitar al presidente ucraniano, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. By Maria Briceño, Madison Czopek• May 16, 2025 Alex Jones stated on May 11, 2025 in a post on X: A video shows French President Emmanuel Macron, United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Freidrich Merz with a bag of cocaine after visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. By Maria Briceño, Madison Czopek• May 13, 2025 Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2022 in a Facebook post: A recent on-air protest can’t be real because "there are no live on air television broadcasts in Russia. None. Ever.” By Jeff Cercone• March 17, 2022 Viral image stated on October 09, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows “second night of missiles attacks against Israel.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 10, 2023 Instagram posts stated on May 27, 2024 in an Instagram post: When Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Ukraine recently "he announced that they were going to suspend elections in Ukraine." By Jeff Cercone• May 29, 2024 Facebook posts stated on March 19, 2024 in a Facebook post: Transgender female athletes complained that their uniforms were ill-fitting. By Loreben Tuquero• March 28, 2024 Viral image stated on January 04, 2022 in a Facebook post: Photo shows former French education minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem herding sheep as a child in Morocco. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 6, 2022 Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: "No hay calentamiento global, de hecho las gráficas indican que nos estamos enfriando cada vez más”. By Maria Briceño• July 28, 2023 Bill Belichick stated on January 24, 2015 in a news conference: Atmospheric conditions could push a football’s pressure "down approximately one-and-a-half pounds per square inch." By Jon Greenberg• January 29, 2015 Instagram posts stated on May 15, 2023 in an Instagram post: “We are about 1 degree Celsius above the coldest it’s been in the last 10,000 years” and “that’s why we shouldn’t be panicking.” By Tom Kertscher• May 17, 2023 Eric Greitens stated on January 17, 2017 in his state of the state address: "Over 200 of our 520 school districts did not have a single student in physics." By Grace Hase• February 24, 2017 Tom Suozzi stated on January 21, 2022 in a campaign ad: “The Manhattan DA is actually proposing to downgrade armed robbery to a misdemeanor, and to stop prosecuting resisting arrest.” By Tyler Smith, Jonny Walker• March 16, 2022 John McCain stated on April 26, 2013 in a speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce: "Over half" of science, technology, engineering and mathematics students "receiving advanced degrees are not citizens of the United States of America." By Louis Jacobson• April 30, 2013 Dave Brat stated on October 15, 2014 in a speech.: "I’ll be the only economist in the (U.S.) House." By Sean Gorman• November 9, 2014 Bob Schieffer stated on December 09, 2013 in comments at a forum at the Center for Strategic and International Studies: Iran President Hassan "Rouhani has more Cabinet members with Ph.D.s from American universities" than members of Barack Obama’s Cabinet. By Katie Sanders• December 16, 2013 Hillary Clinton stated on February 24, 2015 in a conference in Silicon Valley: "You had more women getting computer sciences degrees in the '80s by a factor of 2-plus than you do now." By Louis Jacobson• March 3, 2015 Bloggers stated on September 02, 2017 in an article on an unreliable website: "30,000 scientists have come forward confirming that man-made climate change is a hoax perpetuated by the elite in order to make money." By Jon Greenberg• September 8, 2017 Sean Casten stated on August 18, 2019 in a campaign email: "Most climate scientists agree that we only have less than a decade to turn things around or else we’ll be stuck with a 'worst case scenario' including rising sea levels, devastating droughts, and worsening famines." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• September 1, 2019 Social Media stated on August 06, 2024 in a post: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill “redefining ‘sexual orientation’ to include pedophiles.” By Sara Swann• August 16, 2024 Newt Gingrich stated on December 10, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: In New York City, "an entry level janitor gets paid twice as much as an entry level teacher." By Louis Jacobson• December 12, 2011
Deflategate and the limits of science By Jon Greenberg• June 22, 2015 Fact-checking Joe Biden’s CNN drive-in town hall in Pennsylvania By Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• September 18, 2020 How much do we know about climate change and hurricanes? By Manuela Tobias• September 12, 2017 Red State debate top PolitiFact Rhode Island item in March By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 1, 2014 What the U.S. Supreme Court decision means for the deportation of criminal immigrants By Miriam Valverde• April 23, 2018 Perry keeps promises on border security, trafficking By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• July 7, 2011 Who is Seth Moulton? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Louis Jacobson• June 21, 2019 The death of Michael Brown, legal facts and Democratic messaging By Louis Jacobson• August 14, 2019 In Context: Laura Pressley’s ‘something was planted’ in World Trade Center By Dylan Baddour• November 14, 2014 A look at the claims that scorched in 2014 By April Hunt• December 22, 2014 Has a Venezuelan gang member been arrested in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin? By Hope Karnopp• September 27, 2024 Trump officials say ICE has higher detention standards than prisons, jails. Is that true? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 16, 2025 Ron DeSantis’ baseless theory that the government wants to control people’s purchases By Louis Jacobson• April 12, 2023 Rick Perry’s count of $10,000 college degrees By W. Gardner Selby• June 4, 2013 Immigrant deaths and the science behind temperatures rising inside parked cars, trucks By W. Gardner Selby• July 25, 2017 By the numbers: Is college worth the cost? By Bill McCarthy• September 5, 2019 March mailbag: Physically fit adults and carcinogens in marijuana By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 3, 2014 Is the migrant caravan an invasion? By Miriam Valverde• November 7, 2018 PolitiFact reporters face online harassment; we keep fact-checking anyway By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 13, 2022 Michael McCaul correct on military not screening recruits for mental health By W. Gardner Selby• April 7, 2014
