1 People 5162 Fact-checks 1728 Articles People (1) Science Vibe Fact-checks (5162) 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 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 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 Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2023 in Facebook videos: Audio shows former President Donald Trump warned “300 million Americans” will die from a catastrophe “in a matter of weeks.” By Loreben Tuquero• November 29, 2023 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 Facebook posts stated on September 12, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook: “Portugal lanza monedas de 7 euros para honrar al legendario futbolista Cristiano Ronaldo”. By Marta Campabadal Graus• September 20, 2024 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 Facebook posts stated on November 29, 2023 in a Facebook post: Audio shows breaking news that “Biden approves $5,200 for Americans older than 25.” By Loreben Tuquero• December 5, 2023 Special Operations OPSEC Education Fund stated on August 15, 2012 in a Web video: The Obama administration "willfully leaked the existence of STUXNET (a computer worm used against Iran), allowing our enemies to learn more of our secrets and of our operations." By Jon Greenberg• August 24, 2012 Viral image stated on October 21, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Broken voting machines in Russellville, Ark., tried to automatically tally votes meant for Donald Trump as votes for Joe Biden. By Bill McCarthy• November 3, 2020 Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: Mail-in voting requires no signature verification. By Amy Sherman• July 30, 2021 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 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 Jeb Bush stated on March 15, 2013 in a speech at CPAC: "Already, a prototype driverless car has traveled more than 300,000 miles in the crowded maze of California streets without a single accident." By Amy Sherman• March 25, 2013 Barack Obama stated on June 26, 2012 in a speech: The federal government has made investments in science and technology inventing the products that led to the creation of Google. By Eric Stirgus• July 9, 2012 Social Media stated on May 21, 2025 in posts: Video shows the Qatari emir saying, “I truly regret inviting Trump, the robber, to the Middle East.” By Grace Abels• May 21, 2025 David McKinley stated on November 15, 2018 in a tweet: The United States "spends more on potato chips than we do on ALL energy R&D." By Kristen Mohammadi, Lili Zecevic• December 6, 2018 Nancy Pelosi stated on May 23, 2018 in a CNN town hall: A recent spending bill had at least "$1.6 billion in there ... for schools to give them an opportunity to secure them." By Louis Jacobson• May 24, 2018 Articles (1728) Did the White House say the pandemic is over? By Jon Greenberg• October 28, 2020 PolitiFact Florida Mailbag: Marco Rubio, Allen West and the University of Florida By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 30, 2012 Laurel or Yanny? 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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 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 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 Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2023 in Facebook videos: Audio shows former President Donald Trump warned “300 million Americans” will die from a catastrophe “in a matter of weeks.” By Loreben Tuquero• November 29, 2023 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 Facebook posts stated on September 12, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook: “Portugal lanza monedas de 7 euros para honrar al legendario futbolista Cristiano Ronaldo”. By Marta Campabadal Graus• September 20, 2024 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 Facebook posts stated on November 29, 2023 in a Facebook post: Audio shows breaking news that “Biden approves $5,200 for Americans older than 25.” By Loreben Tuquero• December 5, 2023 Special Operations OPSEC Education Fund stated on August 15, 2012 in a Web video: The Obama administration "willfully leaked the existence of STUXNET (a computer worm used against Iran), allowing our enemies to learn more of our secrets and of our operations." By Jon Greenberg• August 24, 2012 Viral image stated on October 21, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Broken voting machines in Russellville, Ark., tried to automatically tally votes meant for Donald Trump as votes for Joe Biden. By Bill McCarthy• November 3, 2020 Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: Mail-in voting requires no signature verification. By Amy Sherman• July 30, 2021 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 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 Jeb Bush stated on March 15, 2013 in a speech at CPAC: "Already, a prototype driverless car has traveled more than 300,000 miles in the crowded maze of California streets without a single accident." By Amy Sherman• March 25, 2013 Barack Obama stated on June 26, 2012 in a speech: The federal government has made investments in science and technology inventing the products that led to the creation of Google. By Eric Stirgus• July 9, 2012 Social Media stated on May 21, 2025 in posts: Video shows the Qatari emir saying, “I truly regret inviting Trump, the robber, to the Middle East.” By Grace Abels• May 21, 2025 David McKinley stated on November 15, 2018 in a tweet: The United States "spends more on potato chips than we do on ALL energy R&D." By Kristen Mohammadi, Lili Zecevic• December 6, 2018 Nancy Pelosi stated on May 23, 2018 in a CNN town hall: A recent spending bill had at least "$1.6 billion in there ... for schools to give them an opportunity to secure them." By Louis Jacobson• May 24, 2018
Did the White House say the pandemic is over? By Jon Greenberg• October 28, 2020 PolitiFact Florida Mailbag: Marco Rubio, Allen West and the University of Florida By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 30, 2012 Laurel or Yanny? A fact-checker’s guide By Allison Graves• May 16, 2018 It's hard to pin down Hollywood's benefit to Virginia By Sean Gorman• March 25, 2013 Viral video of voting machine malfunction in Mississippi governor runoff, explained By John Kruzel• August 29, 2019 What is generative AI and why is it suddenly everywhere? Here’s how it works By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Jeff Cercone• June 19, 2023 Thinking small: Why Bernie Sanders and other 2020 candidates seek low-dollar campaign contributions By Tom Kertscher• July 15, 2019 AI-generated audio deepfakes are increasing. We tested 4 tools designed to detect them. By Loreben Tuquero• March 20, 2024 What does extreme weather tell us about climate change? By Jon Greenberg• August 10, 2021 The Senate takes up immigration By Molly Moorhead• May 9, 2013 The Senate takes up immigration By Molly Moorhead• May 9, 2013 Did the world know about global warming a century ago, as Dean Phillips said? By Louis Jacobson• January 21, 2024 On Cantor and World of Warcraft: Readers weigh in By Sean Gorman• February 27, 2013 Ad Watch: Masters’ video game style immigration ad blurs the facts By Jon Greenberg• July 18, 2022 You and your neighbors, a virtual power plant? Growing effort is money-saving and climate friendly By Tom Kertscher• August 8, 2023 Jon Stewart's PolitiFact segment: The annotated edition By Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2011 Charlie Kirk tributes sounded like Adele and Bieber, but were AI. How to spot synthetic music By Loreben Tuquero• October 1, 2025 What to know about claims that Trump rally shooter used ‘encrypted’ messaging, bank accounts By Madison Czopek• August 2, 2024 What to know about the study on lockdowns and COVID-19 deaths by economists By Samantha Putterman• February 7, 2022 Ex-Wisconsin football star: 'Women don’t know football … they are incapable' By Tom Kertscher• October 10, 2017
