2 People 3367 Fact-checks 1248 Articles People (2) Science Vibe Dr. Drew Pinsky Fact-checks (3367) Facebook posts stated on May 01, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Dr. Sebi’s cousin was sent to life in prison for revealing these gatekept health secrets.” By Loreben Tuquero• May 7, 2024 Viral image stated on March 04, 2021 in a Facebook post: Video shows someone wearing an Anthony Fauci mask. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 5, 2021 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 Facebook posts stated on January 08, 2022 in a Facebook post: Says Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was photographed at dinner with Democratic lawmakers. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 11, 2022 Forbes blog stated on April 22, 2012 in a blog post: "The University of Florida announced this past week that it was dropping its computer science department ... Meanwhile, the athletic budget for the current year is $97.7 million, an increase of more than $2 million from last year." By Kim Wilmath• April 24, 2012 Facebook posts stated on March 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the U.S. is developing an “antivirus” that includes a chip to track your movement. By Samantha Putterman• April 3, 2020 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 Carrie Madej stated on October 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: COVID-19 vaccines contain “RNA-modifying transhumanism nanotechnology." By Tom Kertscher• October 21, 2021 Facebook posts stated on January 16, 2019 in a Facebook post: When using an ATM, customers should "press the cancel button twice before inserting the card. If anyone has set up the keypad to steal your pin code, this will cancel that set up." By Samantha Putterman• January 22, 2019 John McCain stated on August 03, 2010 in a report: Federal stimulus money went to a Georgia Tech project that will "apparently involve the professor jamming with 'world-renowned musicians' to 'hopefully also create satisfying works of art.'" By Willoughby Mariano• September 13, 2010 Eric Cantor stated on February 19, 2013 in a news release.: "The National Science Foundation spent $1.2 million paying seniors to play World of Warcraft to study the impact it had on their brain." By Sean Gorman• February 22, 2013 Ivanka Trump stated on June 12, 2017 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "While (women) represent 47 percent of the overall work force, we only make up 23 percent of STEM-related occupations." By Louis Jacobson• June 12, 2017 Ted Cruz stated on March 17, 2015 in an interview on "Late Night with Seth Meyers": "Many of the alarmists on global warming, they’ve got a problem because the science doesn’t back them up. In particular, satellite data demonstrate for the last 17 years, there’s been zero warming." By Lauren Carroll• March 20, 2015 X posts stated on October 02, 2024 in an X post: Kamala Harris campaign ad “features a mother expressing regret for not having an abortion.” By Loreben Tuquero• October 3, 2024 Instagram posts stated on February 26, 2024 in an Instagram post: There was an “attempt on Dr. Oz’s life” on TV over his diabetes cure. By Jeff Cercone• February 26, 2024 WorldNetDaily stated on February 01, 2021 in an article: “New evidence ties COVID-19 creation to research funded by Fauci" By Noah Y. Kim• February 8, 2021 Ted Cruz stated on December 15, 2020 in a tweet: Says that guidance urging vaccinated people to avoid travel and continue wearing masks is "profoundly anti-science." By Brandon Mulder• December 18, 2020 Jim Bridenstine stated on June 11, 2013 in a House floor speech: "This president spends 30 times as much money on global warming research as he does on weather forecasting and warning." By Louis Jacobson• June 14, 2013 WorldNetDaily stated on June 17, 2009 in an advertisement: White House spokesman Robert Gibbs "lied" when he said President Obama's birth certificate is posted on the Internet. By Robert Farley• July 28, 2009 Facebook posts stated on March 06, 2022 in a Facebook post: Dr. Anthony Fauci has not spoken or appeared publicly for several weeks. 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By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• March 11, 2021 How fake citations appeared in RFK Jr.’s MAHA report: Here are generative AI’s red flags in studies By Loreben Tuquero• May 30, 2025 Viral video of voting machine malfunction in Mississippi governor runoff, explained By John Kruzel• August 29, 2019 Who is Robert Malone? Joe Rogan’s guest was a vaccine scientist, became an anti-vaccine darling By Bill McCarthy• January 6, 2022 Why an analysis of COVID-19 vaccines from Florida’s surgeon general is flawed By Gabrielle Settles• October 13, 2022 Doubts raised over preprint study regarding myocarditis risk in teenage boys By Samantha Putterman• September 20, 2021 Examining the false claims that got Rand Paul, Marjorie Taylor Greene suspended on YouTube, Twitter By Bill McCarthy• August 11, 2021 Do pediatricians recommend vaccines to make a profit? There’s not much money there. By Madison Czopek• August 20, 2025
Facebook posts stated on May 01, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Dr. Sebi’s cousin was sent to life in prison for revealing these gatekept health secrets.” By Loreben Tuquero• May 7, 2024 Viral image stated on March 04, 2021 in a Facebook post: Video shows someone wearing an Anthony Fauci mask. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 5, 2021 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 Facebook posts stated on January 08, 2022 in a Facebook post: Says Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was photographed at dinner with Democratic lawmakers. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 11, 2022 Forbes blog stated on April 22, 2012 in a blog post: "The University of Florida announced this past week that it was dropping its computer science department ... Meanwhile, the athletic budget for the current year is $97.7 million, an increase of more than $2 million from last year." By Kim Wilmath• April 24, 2012 Facebook posts stated on March 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the U.S. is developing an “antivirus” that includes a chip to track your movement. By Samantha Putterman• April 3, 2020 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 Carrie Madej stated on October 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: COVID-19 vaccines contain “RNA-modifying transhumanism nanotechnology." By Tom Kertscher• October 21, 2021 Facebook posts stated on January 16, 2019 in a Facebook post: When using an ATM, customers should "press the cancel button twice before inserting the card. If anyone has set up the keypad to steal your pin code, this will cancel that set up." By Samantha Putterman• January 22, 2019 John McCain stated on August 03, 2010 in a report: Federal stimulus money went to a Georgia Tech project that will "apparently involve the professor jamming with 'world-renowned musicians' to 'hopefully also create satisfying works of art.'" By Willoughby Mariano• September 13, 2010 Eric Cantor stated on February 19, 2013 in a news release.: "The National Science Foundation spent $1.2 million paying seniors to play World of Warcraft to study the impact it had on their brain." By Sean Gorman• February 22, 2013 Ivanka Trump stated on June 12, 2017 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "While (women) represent 47 percent of the overall work force, we only make up 23 percent of STEM-related occupations." By Louis Jacobson• June 12, 2017 Ted Cruz stated on March 17, 2015 in an interview on "Late Night with Seth Meyers": "Many of the alarmists on global warming, they’ve got a problem because the science doesn’t back them up. In particular, satellite data demonstrate for the last 17 years, there’s been zero warming." By Lauren Carroll• March 20, 2015 X posts stated on October 02, 2024 in an X post: Kamala Harris campaign ad “features a mother expressing regret for not having an abortion.” By Loreben Tuquero• October 3, 2024 Instagram posts stated on February 26, 2024 in an Instagram post: There was an “attempt on Dr. Oz’s life” on TV over his diabetes cure. By Jeff Cercone• February 26, 2024 WorldNetDaily stated on February 01, 2021 in an article: “New evidence ties COVID-19 creation to research funded by Fauci" By Noah Y. Kim• February 8, 2021 Ted Cruz stated on December 15, 2020 in a tweet: Says that guidance urging vaccinated people to avoid travel and continue wearing masks is "profoundly anti-science." By Brandon Mulder• December 18, 2020 Jim Bridenstine stated on June 11, 2013 in a House floor speech: "This president spends 30 times as much money on global warming research as he does on weather forecasting and warning." By Louis Jacobson• June 14, 2013 WorldNetDaily stated on June 17, 2009 in an advertisement: White House spokesman Robert Gibbs "lied" when he said President Obama's birth certificate is posted on the Internet. By Robert Farley• July 28, 2009 Facebook posts stated on March 06, 2022 in a Facebook post: Dr. Anthony Fauci has not spoken or appeared publicly for several weeks. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 7, 2022
PolitiFact Florida Mailbag: Marco Rubio, Allen West and the University of Florida By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 30, 2012 Fact-checking ‘Plandemic’: A documentary full of false conspiracy theories about the coronavirus By Daniel Funke• May 8, 2020 V-Safe: How everyday people help the CDC track COVID-19 vaccine safety with their phones By Amanda Michelle Gomez• August 26, 2021 How improperly using AI could deter you from voting, or hurt your health By Loreben Tuquero• July 17, 2023 Jon Stewart's PolitiFact segment: The annotated edition By Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2011 Laurel or Yanny? A fact-checker’s guide By Allison Graves• May 16, 2018 ‘Fauci lied:’ How misunderstanding about science and public health has helped fuel false claims By Samantha Putterman• February 24, 2022 What to know about the study on lockdowns and COVID-19 deaths by economists By Samantha Putterman• February 7, 2022 Ask KHN-PolitiFact: Is my cloth mask good enough to face the delta variant? By Amanda Michelle Gomez• September 20, 2021 Did the White House say the pandemic is over? By Jon Greenberg• October 28, 2020 PolitiFact’s guide to commonly misunderstood vaccine terms, and how to talk about them By Samantha Putterman• November 23, 2021 When it comes to COVID-19, is it time to change the definition of ‘fully vaccinated’? By Victoria Knight• December 6, 2021 You’re fully vaccinated against COVID-19. What can you do now? By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• March 11, 2021 How fake citations appeared in RFK Jr.’s MAHA report: Here are generative AI’s red flags in studies By Loreben Tuquero• May 30, 2025 Viral video of voting machine malfunction in Mississippi governor runoff, explained By John Kruzel• August 29, 2019 Who is Robert Malone? Joe Rogan’s guest was a vaccine scientist, became an anti-vaccine darling By Bill McCarthy• January 6, 2022 Why an analysis of COVID-19 vaccines from Florida’s surgeon general is flawed By Gabrielle Settles• October 13, 2022 Doubts raised over preprint study regarding myocarditis risk in teenage boys By Samantha Putterman• September 20, 2021 Examining the false claims that got Rand Paul, Marjorie Taylor Greene suspended on YouTube, Twitter By Bill McCarthy• August 11, 2021 Do pediatricians recommend vaccines to make a profit? There’s not much money there. By Madison Czopek• August 20, 2025
