0 People 39 Fact-checks 18 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (39) Viral image stated on September 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Last year alone, 10 million fell ill from TB and 1.5 million died. ... Why don’t we wear masks for TB?” By Madison Czopek• September 18, 2020 Nick Seymour stated on January 07, 2017 in an op-ed: Tuberculosis recently passed "HIV/AIDS as the leading infectious killer globally." By Jon Greenberg• January 11, 2017 Kasim Reed stated on August 11, 2015 in a speech at the Commerce Club: "Peachtree and Pine is one of the leading sites for tuberculosis in the nation." By Nancy Badertscher• August 19, 2015 Doctors Without Borders stated on October 12, 2016 in a press release: A World Health Organization report shows "that more people are dying of TB." By Jon Greenberg• October 24, 2016 Marcus Low stated on March 19, 2016 in an interview with a South African journalist: "Most funding for tuberculosis research (is) provided by the U.S. National Institutes for Health." By Jon Greenberg• April 5, 2016 JD Vance stated on September 10, 2024 in an interview: “Communicable diseases like HIV and TB (tuberculosis) have skyrocketed” after Haitian migrants came to Springfield, Ohio. By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 26, 2024 Stuart Sternberg stated on June 21, 2010 in a press statement: The Tampa Bay Rays' "prices have been judged the most affordable in all of professional sports." By Aaron Sharockman• June 24, 2010 Battleground Texas stated on June 10, 2014 in an interview on Bloomberg TV: Says Dan Patrick has "called immigration into Texas an invasion" and "said immigrants coming into Texas bring ‘third-world diseases.’" By W. Gardner Selby• June 20, 2014 William Ruto stated on September 09, 2016 in a speech at a political rally: "Cancer and matters to do with kidney failure kill more people in Kenya today than malaria, tuberculosis and AIDS combined." By Jon Greenberg• October 13, 2016 Democratic National Committee stated on April 28, 2008 in a news release.: "McCain has voted repeatedly at least six times against funding for global HIV/AIDS, malaria and TB fund, once as one of only 14 senators." By Shawn Zeller• April 28, 2008 New Hampshire Democratic Party stated on July 06, 2012 in a Web advertisement titled “College vs. Smokes.”: "Bill O'Brien's Tea Party legislature tried to repeal kindergarten and compulsory education, defund Planned Parenthood and eliminate insurance coverage for birth control." By Jake Berry• July 16, 2012 James Rockall stated on May 09, 2017 in a tweet: "More (people) die from indoor air pollution than from malaria, HIV/AIDS and TB combined." By Smitha Rajan• May 18, 2017 George W. Bush stated on November 09, 2010 in his book, "Decision Points.": Says that in his first 17 months as president, the United States doubled its world-leading $500 million a year commitment to fighting global AIDS. By W. Gardner Selby• December 16, 2010 Sharron Angle stated on October 25, 2010 in a TV ad: Sen. Harry Reid voted "against declaring English our national language, twice." By Robert Farley• October 29, 2010 Viral image stated on April 01, 2019 in a Facebook post: The Mueller report was leaked. By Ciara O'Rourke• April 2, 2019 Viral image stated on August 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows “the aftermath of the ‘CHOP’ Zone’ in Seattle, WA. July 2020.” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 4, 2020 Phil Gingrey stated on July 07, 2014 in a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Amid the "crisis at our southern border," there are "reports of illegal migrants carrying deadly diseases such as … Ebola virus." By Louis Jacobson• July 18, 2014 Bloggers stated on December 12, 2018 in a blog post: "Migrants DEMAND $50,000 each to go home, or else …" By Miriam Valverde• December 13, 2018 Mahlon Mitchell stated on April 30, 2018 in a website campaign statement: Says he was "instrumental to passing two (recent) pieces of legislation that were a huge victory for firefighters across the state." By Eric Litke• May 7, 2018 Viral image stated on February 04, 2019 in a Facebook post: Muslim immigrants were responsible for 11,000 of 13,000 knife attacks in London in the past 12 months. By Ciara O'Rourke• February 8, 2019 Articles (18) Tuberculosis: A PolitiFact Sheet By Marta Cerava• June 1, 2016 World Health Day: Who's leading the charge on TB research? By Jon Greenberg• April 7, 2016 Looking at local claims By April Hunt• October 1, 2015 NIH helped fund research involving donated fetal tissue, but Fauci was not directly involved By Madison Czopek• June 17, 2021 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s misleading immigration claims in meeting with California officials By Miriam Valverde• May 17, 2018 Ask PolitiFact: Are there communities in the US under Sharia law? No By Jon Greenberg• September 3, 2019 Will COVID-19 force a massive absentee vote in November election? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• March 24, 2020 How political ambitions could support, or sink, pushes to protect abortion rights By Rachana Pradhan, Bram Sable-Smith• March 20, 2024 Many states are looking toward abortion bans with no exceptions for rape, incest By Louis Jacobson• July 18, 2022 Fact-checking Trump, Pelosi and Schumer’s White House fight over the border wall, shutdown By Louis Jacobson, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• December 11, 2018 Fact-checking Attorney General Jeff Sessions on the DACA immigration program By Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• September 5, 2017 Will Joe Biden’s vaccination requirements hold up in court? By Louis Jacobson• September 15, 2021 Meet the 'zombie stat' that just won't die By Jon Greenberg• July 3, 2014 A closer look at an anti-Hillary Clinton meme By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• July 31, 2015 Contact tracing: How it's used to fight COVID-19 By Daniel Funke• April 17, 2020 Ted Cruz and the Truth-O-Meter Already Hot By W. Gardner Selby• March 22, 2015 Ted Cruz photos by Associated Press included several of gun seemingly pointed at him By W. Gardner Selby• June 22, 2015 As Joe Biden announces his reelection bid, how has the economy fared on his watch? By Louis Jacobson• April 25, 2023
Viral image stated on September 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Last year alone, 10 million fell ill from TB and 1.5 million died. ... Why don’t we wear masks for TB?” By Madison Czopek• September 18, 2020 Nick Seymour stated on January 07, 2017 in an op-ed: Tuberculosis recently passed "HIV/AIDS as the leading infectious killer globally." By Jon Greenberg• January 11, 2017 Kasim Reed stated on August 11, 2015 in a speech at the Commerce Club: "Peachtree and Pine is one of the leading sites for tuberculosis in the nation." By Nancy Badertscher• August 19, 2015 Doctors Without Borders stated on October 12, 2016 in a press release: A World Health Organization report shows "that more people are dying of TB." By Jon Greenberg• October 24, 2016 Marcus Low stated on March 19, 2016 in an interview with a South African journalist: "Most funding for tuberculosis research (is) provided by the U.S. National Institutes for Health." By Jon Greenberg• April 5, 2016 JD Vance stated on September 10, 2024 in an interview: “Communicable diseases like HIV and TB (tuberculosis) have skyrocketed” after Haitian migrants came to Springfield, Ohio. By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 26, 2024 Stuart Sternberg stated on June 21, 2010 in a press statement: The Tampa Bay Rays' "prices have been judged the most affordable in all of professional sports." By Aaron Sharockman• June 24, 2010 Battleground Texas stated on June 10, 2014 in an interview on Bloomberg TV: Says Dan Patrick has "called immigration into Texas an invasion" and "said immigrants coming into Texas bring ‘third-world diseases.’" By W. Gardner Selby• June 20, 2014 William Ruto stated on September 09, 2016 in a speech at a political rally: "Cancer and matters to do with kidney failure kill more people in Kenya today than malaria, tuberculosis and AIDS combined." By Jon Greenberg• October 13, 2016 Democratic National Committee stated on April 28, 2008 in a news release.: "McCain has voted repeatedly at least six times against funding for global HIV/AIDS, malaria and TB fund, once as one of only 14 senators." By Shawn Zeller• April 28, 2008 New Hampshire Democratic Party stated on July 06, 2012 in a Web advertisement titled “College vs. Smokes.”: "Bill O'Brien's Tea Party legislature tried to repeal kindergarten and compulsory education, defund Planned Parenthood and eliminate insurance coverage for birth control." By Jake Berry• July 16, 2012 James Rockall stated on May 09, 2017 in a tweet: "More (people) die from indoor air pollution than from malaria, HIV/AIDS and TB combined." By Smitha Rajan• May 18, 2017 George W. Bush stated on November 09, 2010 in his book, "Decision Points.": Says that in his first 17 months as president, the United States doubled its world-leading $500 million a year commitment to fighting global AIDS. By W. Gardner Selby• December 16, 2010 Sharron Angle stated on October 25, 2010 in a TV ad: Sen. Harry Reid voted "against declaring English our national language, twice." By Robert Farley• October 29, 2010 Viral image stated on April 01, 2019 in a Facebook post: The Mueller report was leaked. By Ciara O'Rourke• April 2, 2019 Viral image stated on August 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows “the aftermath of the ‘CHOP’ Zone’ in Seattle, WA. July 2020.” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 4, 2020 Phil Gingrey stated on July 07, 2014 in a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Amid the "crisis at our southern border," there are "reports of illegal migrants carrying deadly diseases such as … Ebola virus." By Louis Jacobson• July 18, 2014 Bloggers stated on December 12, 2018 in a blog post: "Migrants DEMAND $50,000 each to go home, or else …" By Miriam Valverde• December 13, 2018 Mahlon Mitchell stated on April 30, 2018 in a website campaign statement: Says he was "instrumental to passing two (recent) pieces of legislation that were a huge victory for firefighters across the state." By Eric Litke• May 7, 2018 Viral image stated on February 04, 2019 in a Facebook post: Muslim immigrants were responsible for 11,000 of 13,000 knife attacks in London in the past 12 months. By Ciara O'Rourke• February 8, 2019
Tuberculosis: A PolitiFact Sheet By Marta Cerava• June 1, 2016 World Health Day: Who's leading the charge on TB research? By Jon Greenberg• April 7, 2016 Looking at local claims By April Hunt• October 1, 2015 NIH helped fund research involving donated fetal tissue, but Fauci was not directly involved By Madison Czopek• June 17, 2021 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s misleading immigration claims in meeting with California officials By Miriam Valverde• May 17, 2018 Ask PolitiFact: Are there communities in the US under Sharia law? No By Jon Greenberg• September 3, 2019 Will COVID-19 force a massive absentee vote in November election? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• March 24, 2020 How political ambitions could support, or sink, pushes to protect abortion rights By Rachana Pradhan, Bram Sable-Smith• March 20, 2024 Many states are looking toward abortion bans with no exceptions for rape, incest By Louis Jacobson• July 18, 2022 Fact-checking Trump, Pelosi and Schumer’s White House fight over the border wall, shutdown By Louis Jacobson, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• December 11, 2018 Fact-checking Attorney General Jeff Sessions on the DACA immigration program By Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• September 5, 2017 Will Joe Biden’s vaccination requirements hold up in court? By Louis Jacobson• September 15, 2021 Meet the 'zombie stat' that just won't die By Jon Greenberg• July 3, 2014 A closer look at an anti-Hillary Clinton meme By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• July 31, 2015 Contact tracing: How it's used to fight COVID-19 By Daniel Funke• April 17, 2020 Ted Cruz and the Truth-O-Meter Already Hot By W. Gardner Selby• March 22, 2015 Ted Cruz photos by Associated Press included several of gun seemingly pointed at him By W. Gardner Selby• June 22, 2015 As Joe Biden announces his reelection bid, how has the economy fared on his watch? By Louis Jacobson• April 25, 2023
