0 People 134 Fact-checks 54 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (134) Facebook posts stated on November 26, 2016 in a Facebook post: Says George Soros was an “SS in the National Socialist German Workers Party. Nazi Party.” By Bill McCarthy• February 10, 2020 Bloggers stated on October 18, 2018 in a post on Facebook: George Soros was an SS officer. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 31, 2018 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 Viral image stated on October 29, 2018 in a Facebook post: "Illegal refugees get $3,874/mo. Under the Federal Assistance Program. Our SS checks are approximately $1,200/mo." By Miriam Valverde• November 21, 2018 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 Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: “People born before 1957 are getting $1,728 added to their Social Security checks.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 19, 2022 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 Viral image stated on August 03, 2020 in a Facebook post: “This man funds #ANTIFA. He is a real #NAZI. His name is George Soros.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 6, 2020 Bernie Sanders stated on September 12, 2019 in comments during the Democratic presidential primary debate in Houston: "Was it 150 million people on private insurance? 50 million of those people lose their private insurance every year when they quit their jobs, or they go unemployed, or their employer changes their insurance policy." By Emmarie Huetteman• September 13, 2019 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 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 Ben Carson stated on October 09, 2015 in his book "A More Perfect Union": "German citizens were disarmed by their government in the late 1930s," which allowed the Nazis to "carry out their evil intentions with relatively little resistance." By Jon Greenberg• October 26, 2015 Facebook posts stated on April 06, 2023 in a video shared on Facebook: U.S. public schools don't teach the Declaration of Independence. By Madison Czopek• April 7, 2023 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 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 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 Instagram posts stated on June 14, 2020 in an image: Nazi Germany’s Hermann Göring worked to "defund and eliminate the police departments so that they would not interfere with his Brown Shirts." By Daniel Funke• June 18, 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 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 Articles (54) Mailbag: Social Security as a Ponzi scheme By W. Gardner Selby• August 31, 2011 RFK Jr.’s statements about autism and environmental toxins conflict with ample research By Madison Czopek• April 24, 2025 The big picture: The North Korea situation as Trump heads to the UN By Miriam Valverde• September 17, 2017 PolitiFact Florida Top 5 in April 2016 By Amy Sherman• May 2, 2016 Greatest hits of the Virginia governor's race (so far) By Sean Gorman, Julie Kliegman, Nancy Madsen• October 22, 2013 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 So the Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un handshake happened. Now what? By Jon Greenberg, John Kruzel• June 12, 2018 'Hooray, Mr. President! We honor your great plans!' By Robert Farley• September 28, 2009 RFK Jr. exaggerates share of autistic population with severe limitations By Louis Jacobson• April 21, 2025 Fact-checking Trump’s claims on Tylenol, autism and vaccines By Grace Abels, Samantha Putterman• September 23, 2025 NJ.com readers offer mixed reactions to Paul Mulshine’s column on Social Security By Bill Wichert• October 12, 2011 Who is Donald Trump’s State of the Union guest Ji Seong-ho, who defected from North Korea? By Amy Sherman• January 31, 2018 Did the Jefferson County Port Authority release Rob Vescovo’s Social Security number and more? By Lauren Richey• March 26, 2019 Tammy Duckworth pega a Mark Kirk por sus logros militares By Matt Dietrich• November 7, 2016 Crime and punishment on the Truth-O-Meter By Dave Umhoefer• April 22, 2015 Retiring Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn on the Truth-O-Meter By Tom Kertscher• January 8, 2018 United Facts of America: How Russian falsehoods spread to U.S. through faux local news By Loreben Tuquero• November 7, 2023 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 Sorting out the truth on national security By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 23, 2008
Facebook posts stated on November 26, 2016 in a Facebook post: Says George Soros was an “SS in the National Socialist German Workers Party. Nazi Party.” By Bill McCarthy• February 10, 2020 Bloggers stated on October 18, 2018 in a post on Facebook: George Soros was an SS officer. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 31, 2018 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 Viral image stated on October 29, 2018 in a Facebook post: "Illegal refugees get $3,874/mo. Under the Federal Assistance Program. Our SS checks are approximately $1,200/mo." By Miriam Valverde• November 21, 2018 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 Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: “People born before 1957 are getting $1,728 added to their Social Security checks.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 19, 2022 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 Viral image stated on August 03, 2020 in a Facebook post: “This man funds #ANTIFA. He is a real #NAZI. His name is George Soros.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 6, 2020 Bernie Sanders stated on September 12, 2019 in comments during the Democratic presidential primary debate in Houston: "Was it 150 million people on private insurance? 50 million of those people lose their private insurance every year when they quit their jobs, or they go unemployed, or their employer changes their insurance policy." By Emmarie Huetteman• September 13, 2019 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 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 Ben Carson stated on October 09, 2015 in his book "A More Perfect Union": "German citizens were disarmed by their government in the late 1930s," which allowed the Nazis to "carry out their evil intentions with relatively little resistance." By Jon Greenberg• October 26, 2015 Facebook posts stated on April 06, 2023 in a video shared on Facebook: U.S. public schools don't teach the Declaration of Independence. By Madison Czopek• April 7, 2023 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 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 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 Instagram posts stated on June 14, 2020 in an image: Nazi Germany’s Hermann Göring worked to "defund and eliminate the police departments so that they would not interfere with his Brown Shirts." By Daniel Funke• June 18, 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 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
Mailbag: Social Security as a Ponzi scheme By W. Gardner Selby• August 31, 2011 RFK Jr.’s statements about autism and environmental toxins conflict with ample research By Madison Czopek• April 24, 2025 The big picture: The North Korea situation as Trump heads to the UN By Miriam Valverde• September 17, 2017 PolitiFact Florida Top 5 in April 2016 By Amy Sherman• May 2, 2016 Greatest hits of the Virginia governor's race (so far) By Sean Gorman, Julie Kliegman, Nancy Madsen• October 22, 2013 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 So the Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un handshake happened. Now what? By Jon Greenberg, John Kruzel• June 12, 2018 'Hooray, Mr. President! We honor your great plans!' By Robert Farley• September 28, 2009 RFK Jr. exaggerates share of autistic population with severe limitations By Louis Jacobson• April 21, 2025 Fact-checking Trump’s claims on Tylenol, autism and vaccines By Grace Abels, Samantha Putterman• September 23, 2025 NJ.com readers offer mixed reactions to Paul Mulshine’s column on Social Security By Bill Wichert• October 12, 2011 Who is Donald Trump’s State of the Union guest Ji Seong-ho, who defected from North Korea? By Amy Sherman• January 31, 2018 Did the Jefferson County Port Authority release Rob Vescovo’s Social Security number and more? By Lauren Richey• March 26, 2019 Tammy Duckworth pega a Mark Kirk por sus logros militares By Matt Dietrich• November 7, 2016 Crime and punishment on the Truth-O-Meter By Dave Umhoefer• April 22, 2015 Retiring Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn on the Truth-O-Meter By Tom Kertscher• January 8, 2018 United Facts of America: How Russian falsehoods spread to U.S. through faux local news By Loreben Tuquero• November 7, 2023 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 Sorting out the truth on national security By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 23, 2008
