0 People 182 Fact-checks 108 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (182) Instagram posts stated on July 19, 2023 in an Instagram post: A wind turbine must “spin continually for over four years just to replace the energy it took to manufacture it.” By Tom Kertscher• July 28, 2023 Viral image stated on September 16, 2021 in a Facebook post: A wind turbine “could never generate as much energy as was invested in building it.” By Jon Greenberg• October 12, 2021 Eli Bremer stated on March 23, 2022 in an interview with Fox News: “If you look at windmills” and the greenhouse gas emissions from building to retiring them, “the overall return is negative.” By Jon Greenberg• March 28, 2022 George Will stated on April 03, 2011 in a roundtable segment on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "We lost more jobs in this great recession than the last four recessions combined." By Louis Jacobson• April 4, 2011 Nancy Pelosi stated on May 16, 2011 in an interview with Bloomberg television: "In the first year of the Obama administration, more jobs were created in the private sector than in the eight years of the Bush administration." By Louis Jacobson• May 17, 2011 Harry Reid stated on October 07, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "Sharron Angle voted to protect sex offenders." By Louis Jacobson• October 15, 2010 Instagram posts stated on September 08, 2024 in an Instagram post: Video shows a Ku Klux Klan member at a rally for former President Donald Trump. By Ciara O'Rourke• September 12, 2024 WorldNetDaily stated on January 21, 2018 in a headline: "California To Register Illegal Aliens To Vote – Automatically." By Chris Nichols• January 24, 2018 Barack Obama stated on May 26, 2009 in a speech at the White House.: "Walking in the door (Sonia Sotomayor) would bring more experience on the bench, and more varied experience on the bench, than anyone currently serving on the United States Supreme Court had when they were appointed." By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 26, 2009 Sheldon Whitehouse stated on June 19, 2012 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: "No one in Rhode Island -- not just children, no one in Rhode Island -- should eat more than one serving of freshwater fish caught in our state each month." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• July 2, 2012 Viral image stated on November 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Only Reuters” reported that the doctor who detected the omicron variant said its symptoms are “very mild.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 30, 2021 Jeff Stone stated on February 21, 2017 in a press release: "Since the passage of Proposition 47 by voters in 2014 and the signing of AB 109 in 2011, violent crime has been on the rise in California, up 12 percent in 2015 statewide according to the FBI." By Chris Nichols• March 6, 2017 Facebook posts stated on October 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: California’s shipping backlog is, in part, caused by a “California Truck Ban which says all trucks must be 2011 or newer and a law called AB 5 which prohibits Owner Operators.” By Samantha Putterman• October 19, 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 John Cox stated on April 23, 2018 in a campaign TV ad: GOP candidate for California governor Travis Allen "on the floor vote … refused to join Republicans opposing driver licenses for illegal aliens." By Chris Nichols• May 29, 2018 Harry Reid stated on August 02, 2011 in a Senate floor speech: There was a "loss of eight million jobs during the Bush eight years." By Louis Jacobson• August 3, 2011 Club for Growth stated on October 05, 2022 in an ad: As attorney general, Catherine Cortez Masto “opposed tougher laws on methamphetamine dealers.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 14, 2022 Joe Biden stated on May 22, 2012 in a speech at Keene State College: Says in the last six months of the Bush administration, the U.S. lost 3.5 million jobs, including 760,000 jobs during January 2009 alone. By Jake Berry• June 1, 2012 Luis Alejo stated on September 25, 2015 in a press release: "Everyone on California’s roads is properly licensed, tested and insured." By Chris Nichols• November 9, 2015 Instagram posts stated on April 25, 2021 in an Instagram post: Photo that shows COVID-19 test swabs labeled positive and negative proves that the tests are fixed. By Samantha Putterman• April 28, 2021 Articles (108) Texas lawmaker questions Obama’s long-form birth certificate By • April 27, 2011 No, police didn’t stop mass shootings in Des Moines and Omaha By Daniel Funke• August 5, 2019 Arnold Schwarzenegger pumps up California’s clean energy debate By Chris Nichols• January 5, 2016 How to fact-check coronavirus misinformation on your timeline By Daniel Funke• May 22, 2020 Gavin Newsom promised to expand homeless services. What has he done? By Chris Nichols• October 4, 2019 Experts warn against accepting link between blood type and coronavirus risk By Madison Czopek• March 23, 2020 About that chain email you got … we check those, too By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• February 29, 2012 Have fatal shootings by police in California dropped 40 percent since 2015? By Chris Nichols• March 7, 2019 Fact-checking the pro-Clinton super PAC's attack on Donald Trump's comments about women By Lauren Carroll• May 17, 2016 Pew study finds Rush Limbaugh least trustworthy news source By Aaron Sharockman• October 21, 2014 March High Five: Our most-clicked items for the month By James B. Nelson• April 6, 2016 A scorecard on the economy under Barack Obama By Louis Jacobson• June 1, 2012 Our April High Five includes (surprise!) an election flavor By James B. Nelson• May 9, 2016 What the Equality Act debate gets wrong about gender, sex By Daniel Funke, Miriam Valverde• March 4, 2021 What is ballot harvesting, and why is Trump tweeting about it during an election-year pandemic? By Amy Sherman• May 29, 2020 Fact checking a Ted Cruz campaign appearance in Milwaukee By Tom Kertscher• March 31, 2016 In Context: Laura Pressley’s ‘something was planted’ in World Trade Center By Dylan Baddour• November 14, 2014 Ad Watch: Val Demings’ ad attacks Rubio on abortion By Yacob Reyes• June 30, 2022 RFK Jr.’s Wi-Fi claim about human blood-brain barriers isn’t backed by definitive research By Madison Czopek, Sara Swann• July 10, 2023 Donald Trump: Why so low on the meter, so high in the polls? By Tom Kertscher• April 1, 2016
Instagram posts stated on July 19, 2023 in an Instagram post: A wind turbine must “spin continually for over four years just to replace the energy it took to manufacture it.” By Tom Kertscher• July 28, 2023 Viral image stated on September 16, 2021 in a Facebook post: A wind turbine “could never generate as much energy as was invested in building it.” By Jon Greenberg• October 12, 2021 Eli Bremer stated on March 23, 2022 in an interview with Fox News: “If you look at windmills” and the greenhouse gas emissions from building to retiring them, “the overall return is negative.” By Jon Greenberg• March 28, 2022 George Will stated on April 03, 2011 in a roundtable segment on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "We lost more jobs in this great recession than the last four recessions combined." By Louis Jacobson• April 4, 2011 Nancy Pelosi stated on May 16, 2011 in an interview with Bloomberg television: "In the first year of the Obama administration, more jobs were created in the private sector than in the eight years of the Bush administration." By Louis Jacobson• May 17, 2011 Harry Reid stated on October 07, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "Sharron Angle voted to protect sex offenders." By Louis Jacobson• October 15, 2010 Instagram posts stated on September 08, 2024 in an Instagram post: Video shows a Ku Klux Klan member at a rally for former President Donald Trump. By Ciara O'Rourke• September 12, 2024 WorldNetDaily stated on January 21, 2018 in a headline: "California To Register Illegal Aliens To Vote – Automatically." By Chris Nichols• January 24, 2018 Barack Obama stated on May 26, 2009 in a speech at the White House.: "Walking in the door (Sonia Sotomayor) would bring more experience on the bench, and more varied experience on the bench, than anyone currently serving on the United States Supreme Court had when they were appointed." By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 26, 2009 Sheldon Whitehouse stated on June 19, 2012 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: "No one in Rhode Island -- not just children, no one in Rhode Island -- should eat more than one serving of freshwater fish caught in our state each month." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• July 2, 2012 Viral image stated on November 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Only Reuters” reported that the doctor who detected the omicron variant said its symptoms are “very mild.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 30, 2021 Jeff Stone stated on February 21, 2017 in a press release: "Since the passage of Proposition 47 by voters in 2014 and the signing of AB 109 in 2011, violent crime has been on the rise in California, up 12 percent in 2015 statewide according to the FBI." By Chris Nichols• March 6, 2017 Facebook posts stated on October 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: California’s shipping backlog is, in part, caused by a “California Truck Ban which says all trucks must be 2011 or newer and a law called AB 5 which prohibits Owner Operators.” By Samantha Putterman• October 19, 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 John Cox stated on April 23, 2018 in a campaign TV ad: GOP candidate for California governor Travis Allen "on the floor vote … refused to join Republicans opposing driver licenses for illegal aliens." By Chris Nichols• May 29, 2018 Harry Reid stated on August 02, 2011 in a Senate floor speech: There was a "loss of eight million jobs during the Bush eight years." By Louis Jacobson• August 3, 2011 Club for Growth stated on October 05, 2022 in an ad: As attorney general, Catherine Cortez Masto “opposed tougher laws on methamphetamine dealers.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 14, 2022 Joe Biden stated on May 22, 2012 in a speech at Keene State College: Says in the last six months of the Bush administration, the U.S. lost 3.5 million jobs, including 760,000 jobs during January 2009 alone. By Jake Berry• June 1, 2012 Luis Alejo stated on September 25, 2015 in a press release: "Everyone on California’s roads is properly licensed, tested and insured." By Chris Nichols• November 9, 2015 Instagram posts stated on April 25, 2021 in an Instagram post: Photo that shows COVID-19 test swabs labeled positive and negative proves that the tests are fixed. By Samantha Putterman• April 28, 2021
Texas lawmaker questions Obama’s long-form birth certificate By • April 27, 2011 No, police didn’t stop mass shootings in Des Moines and Omaha By Daniel Funke• August 5, 2019 Arnold Schwarzenegger pumps up California’s clean energy debate By Chris Nichols• January 5, 2016 How to fact-check coronavirus misinformation on your timeline By Daniel Funke• May 22, 2020 Gavin Newsom promised to expand homeless services. What has he done? By Chris Nichols• October 4, 2019 Experts warn against accepting link between blood type and coronavirus risk By Madison Czopek• March 23, 2020 About that chain email you got … we check those, too By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• February 29, 2012 Have fatal shootings by police in California dropped 40 percent since 2015? By Chris Nichols• March 7, 2019 Fact-checking the pro-Clinton super PAC's attack on Donald Trump's comments about women By Lauren Carroll• May 17, 2016 Pew study finds Rush Limbaugh least trustworthy news source By Aaron Sharockman• October 21, 2014 March High Five: Our most-clicked items for the month By James B. Nelson• April 6, 2016 A scorecard on the economy under Barack Obama By Louis Jacobson• June 1, 2012 Our April High Five includes (surprise!) an election flavor By James B. Nelson• May 9, 2016 What the Equality Act debate gets wrong about gender, sex By Daniel Funke, Miriam Valverde• March 4, 2021 What is ballot harvesting, and why is Trump tweeting about it during an election-year pandemic? By Amy Sherman• May 29, 2020 Fact checking a Ted Cruz campaign appearance in Milwaukee By Tom Kertscher• March 31, 2016 In Context: Laura Pressley’s ‘something was planted’ in World Trade Center By Dylan Baddour• November 14, 2014 Ad Watch: Val Demings’ ad attacks Rubio on abortion By Yacob Reyes• June 30, 2022 RFK Jr.’s Wi-Fi claim about human blood-brain barriers isn’t backed by definitive research By Madison Czopek, Sara Swann• July 10, 2023 Donald Trump: Why so low on the meter, so high in the polls? By Tom Kertscher• April 1, 2016
