0 People 2988 Fact-checks 1157 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (2988) Facebook posts stated on July 05, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says "Every single person who has cancer has a pH that is too acidic," and claims Dr. Otto Warburg won the Nobel Prize for proving that cancer can’t survive in an alkaline-rich environment and thrives in an acidic, low oxygen environment. By Samantha Putterman• July 17, 2019 Viral image stated on August 13, 2022 in a Facebook post: "If your body's pH is alkaline, you cannot get cancer. And if you have cancer, it goes away." By Ciara O'Rourke• August 26, 2022 Al Gore stated on June 11, 2013 in a keynote address: The ocean is now "much more acidic . . . than it has been for many millions of years." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• July 22, 2013 Sheldon Whitehouse stated on June 12, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: The oceans "have become 30 percent more acidic." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• July 21, 2013 Facebook posts stated on July 27, 2022 in a Facebook reel: Consuming “rice and beans, milk, cheese, butter and eggs” causes disease by age 30. By Grace Abels• August 5, 2022 Facebook posts stated on March 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The CDC issued its first warning on Jan 8. Trump held campaign rallies on Jan 9, Jan 14, Jan 28, Jan 30, Feb 10, Feb 19, Feb 20, Feb 21, & Feb 28. He golfed on Jan 18, Jan 19, Feb 1, Feb 15, Mar 7, Mar 8. The first time he admitted the coronavirus might be a problem was Mar 13.” By Emily Venezky• April 9, 2020 Facebook posts stated on August 14, 2023 in a Reel: Lucky Charms contains an unsafe amount of cleaning compound trisodium phosphate. By Grace Abels• August 25, 2023 Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Alkaline foods” can heal the body of cancer. By Ciara O'Rourke• April 28, 2022 Steve Stockman stated on February 22, 2013 in a tweet: Says president is ‘spending $2.2 billion to give away "ObamaPhones." ’ By Sue Owen• March 15, 2013 Christine Drazan stated on January 05, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Governor Kate Brown wants to make Oregon’s mask mandate PERMANENT.” By Gabrielle Settles• February 7, 2022 Instagram posts stated on January 25, 2021 in a video: Says Bill Gates said “at least 3 billion people need to die” from the planet. By Daniel Funke• January 27, 2021 Melissa Agard stated on February 10, 2021 in Twitter: "Youth usage of marijuana has actually gone down in states that have fully legalized.” By Madeline Heim• March 5, 2021 Facebook posts stated on March 02, 2023 in a video shared on Facebook: Video shows that certain drinks can “test positive” for COVID-19 when using at-home COVID-19 tests. By Madison Czopek• March 10, 2023 Viral image stated on March 01, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows a man wearing a “government issue Saint Laurent hazardous materials suit.” By Ciara O'Rourke• March 3, 2020 Facebook posts stated on September 29, 2021 in a post: Dr. Herbert Smitherman invented Crest toothpaste, Folgers coffee, Safeguard soap and Bounce fabric softener. By Monique Curet• November 8, 2021 Instagram posts stated on February 01, 2025 in an Instagram post: Recent plane crashes in the United States were “human sacrifice rituals” for the Super Bowl. By Ciara O'Rourke• February 7, 2025 Steve Troxler stated on July 10, 2018 in a speech: The Black River’s water quality is "rated at the very top in North Carolina." By Paul Specht• August 1, 2018 Instagram posts stated on March 07, 2024 in a screenshot shared on Instagram: “White House announces there will be 2 ‘intermissions’ during tonight’s State of the Union.” By Madison Czopek• March 8, 2024 Viral image stated on January 04, 2020 in a post on Facebook: An image shows animals burning in the Australia wildfires By Samantha Putterman• January 6, 2020 Hillary Clinton stated on November 20, 2007 in a speech in Shenandoah, Iowa: "A ham and cheese sandwich on one slice of bread is the responsibility of the USDA ... But a ham and cheese sandwich on two slices of bread is the responsibility of the Food and Drug Administration." By Bill Adair• December 10, 2007 Articles (1157) 'Obama phones'? No, they've been around for years By Catharine Richert• October 28, 2009 Ad watch: Priorities USA’s timeline on coronavirus and Trump’s inaction By Emily Venezky• April 21, 2020 Is it toxic? 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Gardner Selby• February 17, 2015 No, undocumented immigrants are not tied to 50% of Texas murders By Jon Greenberg• July 7, 2015 A $50 million question By Tom Kertscher• January 9, 2014 How low is Gov. Jim Justice’s approval rating in West Virginia? By Glenn Kittle, Ryan Schmitt• November 8, 2019 February's 5 top-read fact-checks By Aaron Sharockman• March 5, 2015 This GivingTuesday, support PolitiFact’s independent fact-checking By Ellen Hine• November 28, 2023 Here’s a look back at Wisconsin absentee voting trends By Hope Karnopp• May 10, 2024 Obama's overseas travel sets off the Obameter By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 7, 2009 PunditFact fact-checks the June 28 news shows By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• June 28, 2015
Facebook posts stated on July 05, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says "Every single person who has cancer has a pH that is too acidic," and claims Dr. Otto Warburg won the Nobel Prize for proving that cancer can’t survive in an alkaline-rich environment and thrives in an acidic, low oxygen environment. By Samantha Putterman• July 17, 2019 Viral image stated on August 13, 2022 in a Facebook post: "If your body's pH is alkaline, you cannot get cancer. And if you have cancer, it goes away." By Ciara O'Rourke• August 26, 2022 Al Gore stated on June 11, 2013 in a keynote address: The ocean is now "much more acidic . . . than it has been for many millions of years." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• July 22, 2013 Sheldon Whitehouse stated on June 12, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: The oceans "have become 30 percent more acidic." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• July 21, 2013 Facebook posts stated on July 27, 2022 in a Facebook reel: Consuming “rice and beans, milk, cheese, butter and eggs” causes disease by age 30. By Grace Abels• August 5, 2022 Facebook posts stated on March 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The CDC issued its first warning on Jan 8. Trump held campaign rallies on Jan 9, Jan 14, Jan 28, Jan 30, Feb 10, Feb 19, Feb 20, Feb 21, & Feb 28. He golfed on Jan 18, Jan 19, Feb 1, Feb 15, Mar 7, Mar 8. The first time he admitted the coronavirus might be a problem was Mar 13.” By Emily Venezky• April 9, 2020 Facebook posts stated on August 14, 2023 in a Reel: Lucky Charms contains an unsafe amount of cleaning compound trisodium phosphate. By Grace Abels• August 25, 2023 Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Alkaline foods” can heal the body of cancer. By Ciara O'Rourke• April 28, 2022 Steve Stockman stated on February 22, 2013 in a tweet: Says president is ‘spending $2.2 billion to give away "ObamaPhones." ’ By Sue Owen• March 15, 2013 Christine Drazan stated on January 05, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Governor Kate Brown wants to make Oregon’s mask mandate PERMANENT.” By Gabrielle Settles• February 7, 2022 Instagram posts stated on January 25, 2021 in a video: Says Bill Gates said “at least 3 billion people need to die” from the planet. By Daniel Funke• January 27, 2021 Melissa Agard stated on February 10, 2021 in Twitter: "Youth usage of marijuana has actually gone down in states that have fully legalized.” By Madeline Heim• March 5, 2021 Facebook posts stated on March 02, 2023 in a video shared on Facebook: Video shows that certain drinks can “test positive” for COVID-19 when using at-home COVID-19 tests. By Madison Czopek• March 10, 2023 Viral image stated on March 01, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows a man wearing a “government issue Saint Laurent hazardous materials suit.” By Ciara O'Rourke• March 3, 2020 Facebook posts stated on September 29, 2021 in a post: Dr. Herbert Smitherman invented Crest toothpaste, Folgers coffee, Safeguard soap and Bounce fabric softener. By Monique Curet• November 8, 2021 Instagram posts stated on February 01, 2025 in an Instagram post: Recent plane crashes in the United States were “human sacrifice rituals” for the Super Bowl. By Ciara O'Rourke• February 7, 2025 Steve Troxler stated on July 10, 2018 in a speech: The Black River’s water quality is "rated at the very top in North Carolina." By Paul Specht• August 1, 2018 Instagram posts stated on March 07, 2024 in a screenshot shared on Instagram: “White House announces there will be 2 ‘intermissions’ during tonight’s State of the Union.” By Madison Czopek• March 8, 2024 Viral image stated on January 04, 2020 in a post on Facebook: An image shows animals burning in the Australia wildfires By Samantha Putterman• January 6, 2020 Hillary Clinton stated on November 20, 2007 in a speech in Shenandoah, Iowa: "A ham and cheese sandwich on one slice of bread is the responsibility of the USDA ... But a ham and cheese sandwich on two slices of bread is the responsibility of the Food and Drug Administration." By Bill Adair• December 10, 2007
'Obama phones'? No, they've been around for years By Catharine Richert• October 28, 2009 Ad watch: Priorities USA’s timeline on coronavirus and Trump’s inaction By Emily Venezky• April 21, 2020 Is it toxic? Why you should be wary of the internet’s ‘scary ingredient’ warnings By Grace Abels• August 20, 2025 Ham & cheese, hold the bureaucracy By Bill Adair• December 10, 2007 Fox News, Barack Obama and their ‘lazy’ back-and-forth By Jon Greenberg• May 14, 2015 ‘Mother of all bombs’ dropped on ISIS target: What we know so far By Lauren Carroll, Gabrielle Healy• April 13, 2017 Seven spooky things that people say are in the COVID-19 vaccines but definitely aren’t By Samantha Putterman• October 28, 2021 Mailbag: 'A farcical and quixotic quest for some holy grail of honesty' By Louis Jacobson• July 6, 2012 Everything you need to know about Paxlovid — especially, should you take it? By Michelle Andrews• August 2, 2022 Fact or Fiction? A Look At Claims About SB 50, One Of California’s Most Controversial Housing Bills By Chris Nichols• January 21, 2020 Abbott touts 50 election fraud convictions; we subtract 29 By W. Gardner Selby• April 17, 2012 Greg Abbott's (50) promises By W. Gardner Selby• February 17, 2015 No, undocumented immigrants are not tied to 50% of Texas murders By Jon Greenberg• July 7, 2015 A $50 million question By Tom Kertscher• January 9, 2014 How low is Gov. Jim Justice’s approval rating in West Virginia? By Glenn Kittle, Ryan Schmitt• November 8, 2019 February's 5 top-read fact-checks By Aaron Sharockman• March 5, 2015 This GivingTuesday, support PolitiFact’s independent fact-checking By Ellen Hine• November 28, 2023 Here’s a look back at Wisconsin absentee voting trends By Hope Karnopp• May 10, 2024 Obama's overseas travel sets off the Obameter By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 7, 2009 PunditFact fact-checks the June 28 news shows By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• June 28, 2015