0 People 53 Fact-checks 27 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (53) David Rouzer stated on December 03, 2020 in a tweet: The National Institutes of Health “states that regular marijuana use can reduce IQ by 8 points.” By Paul Specht• December 8, 2020 Ruth Marcus stated on July 27, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The best evidence is that you lose -- if you use marijuana as a teenager regularly -- eight IQ points." By Jon Greenberg• July 27, 2014 Viral image stated on May 03, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump scored a 73 on an IQ test administered to him while in high school at New York Military Academy. By Samantha Putterman• May 14, 2019 Facebook posts stated on January 06, 2022 in a post: “Biden announces Medicare stimulus that provides free dental work to all Seniors who need it! Crowns and implants included.” By Monique Curet• January 27, 2022 American Civil Liberties Union of Florida stated on May 27, 2014 in a news release: Florida has "the most errors and exonerations from death row." By Amy Sherman• June 2, 2014 Facebook posts stated on February 08, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows “the earthquake in Turkey.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 21, 2023 Viral image stated on October 31, 2024 in an Instagram post: Vice President Kamala Harris didn’t respond to questions about a cognitive test in a CBS News interview that aired Oct. 28, 2024. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 31, 2024 Facebook posts stated on November 14, 2024 in a Facebook post: Video shows floods in Spain and France. By Marta Campabadal Graus• November 20, 2024 Viral image stated on October 12, 2024 in a Threads post: Says Donald Trump posted on Truth Social it “should be illegal” and is “election interference” for Barack Obama to criticize him. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 17, 2024 Viral image stated on June 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Rudy Giuliani filed for Nancy Pelosi’s impeachment. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 28, 2019 Bloggers stated on November 07, 2018 in a post on Facebook: "Democrats just elected (include)… a man who preys on underage prostitutes … and an anti-semitic racist who beats women." By Ciara O'Rourke• November 13, 2018 Marijuana Policy Project stated on August 15, 2013 in a TV ad: Marijuana is "less toxic" than alcohol. By Rochelle Koff• August 19, 2013 Viral image stated on October 06, 2024 in a Threads post: Says former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that former President Barack Obama “was ashamed at how much better of a golfer that I am.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 15, 2024 X posts stated on September 03, 2024 in una publicación en X: “Un grupo de 32 venezolanos armados tomaron esta noche un edificio de apartamentos en Chicago”. By Sofia Ahmed, Maria Briceño• September 9, 2024 Bloggers stated on October 21, 2018 in a post on Facebook: The migration of Hondurans toward the United States "was funded by Democrat activists." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• October 26, 2018 Facebook posts stated on October 31, 2024 in a Facebook post: Video shows floods in Valencia, Spain. By Maria Briceño• November 8, 2024 Rick Perry stated on June 25, 2013 in a press release: Says Texas law requires state agencies to give preference to goods produced and grown in Texas. By Sue Owen• June 12, 2013 Bloggers stated on June 26, 2018 in a blog post: "A Trump fan was just charged with trying to murder Maxine Waters on same day Trump threatened her." By Bill McCarthy• June 28, 2018 Facebook posts stated on November 10, 2024 in a Facebook post: This video shows floods in Spain. By Marta Campabadal Graus• November 14, 2024 Ben Carson stated on October 08, 2015 in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer: "In the class of 1968 at Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow, Mahmoud Abbas was one of the members of that class, and so was Ali Khamenei. And that's where they first established relationships with the young Vladimir Putin." By Louis Jacobson• October 9, 2015 Articles (27) PunditFact fact-checks the July 27 news shows By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• July 27, 2014 Fact-checking the July 27 news shows By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• July 27, 2014 Does fluoride cause cancer, IQ loss and more? Fact-checking Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claim By Samantha Putterman• November 8, 2024 The Truth-O-Meter follows Texas politicos on Twitter By • October 14, 2010 Ask PolitiFact: What does Florida’s move to ban fluoride mean for public health? By Maria Briceño• May 2, 2025 Sadler, Cruz saddle up for second debate By W. Gardner Selby• October 19, 2012 Is the Center for Immigration Studies a hate group, as the Southern Poverty Law Center says? By Amy Sherman• March 22, 2017 Mailbag: Pandering to "room-temperature IQs" By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 2, 2010 RFK Jr. exaggerates share of autistic population with severe limitations By Louis Jacobson• April 21, 2025 How much power does Donald Trump have to change the census and who is counted in it? By Louis Jacobson• August 8, 2025 Ad Watch: Fact-checking a video about Biden’s academic record By Daniel Funke• May 7, 2020 In Nov. 1 Milwaukee rally, Trump offers falsehoods on economy, climate change By Louis Jacobson• November 2, 2024 2017 Lie of the Year Readers’ Poll results By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 12, 2017 How Donald Trump’s untimely and untrue ‘death’ unfolded on social media By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Loreben Tuquero• September 2, 2025 3 fact-checks about the death penalty By Aaron Sharockman• June 3, 2014 3 fact-checks about the death penalty By Aaron Sharockman• June 3, 2014 Are there white nationalists in the White House? By Louis Jacobson• August 15, 2017 Did a nongovernment organization in Mexico encourage migrants to vote for Biden? What we know By Maria Briceño• April 19, 2024 Tucker Carlson parts ways with Fox News. These are some of his most consequential falsehoods. By Madison Czopek• April 24, 2023 Books: 'The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Religion and Politics' By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 28, 2012
David Rouzer stated on December 03, 2020 in a tweet: The National Institutes of Health “states that regular marijuana use can reduce IQ by 8 points.” By Paul Specht• December 8, 2020 Ruth Marcus stated on July 27, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The best evidence is that you lose -- if you use marijuana as a teenager regularly -- eight IQ points." By Jon Greenberg• July 27, 2014 Viral image stated on May 03, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump scored a 73 on an IQ test administered to him while in high school at New York Military Academy. By Samantha Putterman• May 14, 2019 Facebook posts stated on January 06, 2022 in a post: “Biden announces Medicare stimulus that provides free dental work to all Seniors who need it! Crowns and implants included.” By Monique Curet• January 27, 2022 American Civil Liberties Union of Florida stated on May 27, 2014 in a news release: Florida has "the most errors and exonerations from death row." By Amy Sherman• June 2, 2014 Facebook posts stated on February 08, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows “the earthquake in Turkey.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 21, 2023 Viral image stated on October 31, 2024 in an Instagram post: Vice President Kamala Harris didn’t respond to questions about a cognitive test in a CBS News interview that aired Oct. 28, 2024. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 31, 2024 Facebook posts stated on November 14, 2024 in a Facebook post: Video shows floods in Spain and France. By Marta Campabadal Graus• November 20, 2024 Viral image stated on October 12, 2024 in a Threads post: Says Donald Trump posted on Truth Social it “should be illegal” and is “election interference” for Barack Obama to criticize him. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 17, 2024 Viral image stated on June 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Rudy Giuliani filed for Nancy Pelosi’s impeachment. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 28, 2019 Bloggers stated on November 07, 2018 in a post on Facebook: "Democrats just elected (include)… a man who preys on underage prostitutes … and an anti-semitic racist who beats women." By Ciara O'Rourke• November 13, 2018 Marijuana Policy Project stated on August 15, 2013 in a TV ad: Marijuana is "less toxic" than alcohol. By Rochelle Koff• August 19, 2013 Viral image stated on October 06, 2024 in a Threads post: Says former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that former President Barack Obama “was ashamed at how much better of a golfer that I am.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 15, 2024 X posts stated on September 03, 2024 in una publicación en X: “Un grupo de 32 venezolanos armados tomaron esta noche un edificio de apartamentos en Chicago”. By Sofia Ahmed, Maria Briceño• September 9, 2024 Bloggers stated on October 21, 2018 in a post on Facebook: The migration of Hondurans toward the United States "was funded by Democrat activists." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• October 26, 2018 Facebook posts stated on October 31, 2024 in a Facebook post: Video shows floods in Valencia, Spain. By Maria Briceño• November 8, 2024 Rick Perry stated on June 25, 2013 in a press release: Says Texas law requires state agencies to give preference to goods produced and grown in Texas. By Sue Owen• June 12, 2013 Bloggers stated on June 26, 2018 in a blog post: "A Trump fan was just charged with trying to murder Maxine Waters on same day Trump threatened her." By Bill McCarthy• June 28, 2018 Facebook posts stated on November 10, 2024 in a Facebook post: This video shows floods in Spain. By Marta Campabadal Graus• November 14, 2024 Ben Carson stated on October 08, 2015 in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer: "In the class of 1968 at Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow, Mahmoud Abbas was one of the members of that class, and so was Ali Khamenei. And that's where they first established relationships with the young Vladimir Putin." By Louis Jacobson• October 9, 2015
PunditFact fact-checks the July 27 news shows By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• July 27, 2014 Fact-checking the July 27 news shows By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• July 27, 2014 Does fluoride cause cancer, IQ loss and more? Fact-checking Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claim By Samantha Putterman• November 8, 2024 The Truth-O-Meter follows Texas politicos on Twitter By • October 14, 2010 Ask PolitiFact: What does Florida’s move to ban fluoride mean for public health? By Maria Briceño• May 2, 2025 Sadler, Cruz saddle up for second debate By W. Gardner Selby• October 19, 2012 Is the Center for Immigration Studies a hate group, as the Southern Poverty Law Center says? By Amy Sherman• March 22, 2017 Mailbag: Pandering to "room-temperature IQs" By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 2, 2010 RFK Jr. exaggerates share of autistic population with severe limitations By Louis Jacobson• April 21, 2025 How much power does Donald Trump have to change the census and who is counted in it? By Louis Jacobson• August 8, 2025 Ad Watch: Fact-checking a video about Biden’s academic record By Daniel Funke• May 7, 2020 In Nov. 1 Milwaukee rally, Trump offers falsehoods on economy, climate change By Louis Jacobson• November 2, 2024 2017 Lie of the Year Readers’ Poll results By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 12, 2017 How Donald Trump’s untimely and untrue ‘death’ unfolded on social media By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Loreben Tuquero• September 2, 2025 3 fact-checks about the death penalty By Aaron Sharockman• June 3, 2014 3 fact-checks about the death penalty By Aaron Sharockman• June 3, 2014 Are there white nationalists in the White House? By Louis Jacobson• August 15, 2017 Did a nongovernment organization in Mexico encourage migrants to vote for Biden? What we know By Maria Briceño• April 19, 2024 Tucker Carlson parts ways with Fox News. These are some of his most consequential falsehoods. By Madison Czopek• April 24, 2023 Books: 'The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Religion and Politics' By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 28, 2012
