1 People 5248 Fact-checks 1769 Articles People (1) Science Vibe Fact-checks (5248) Rick Santorum stated on April 02, 2012 in in a speech in Wisconsin: "I think it’s seven or eight of the California system of universities don’t even teach an American history course. It’s not even available to be taught." By Becky Bowers• April 3, 2012 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 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 Melissa Melendez stated on July 09, 2020 in a tweet: “There is no science or data to suggest that kids are at risk from COVID.” By Chris Nichols• July 10, 2020 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 Tim Moore stated on June 07, 2018 in a TV interview: States with voter ID laws have seen "zero decrease" in participation. "Most have seen an increase." By Paul Specht• June 20, 2018 Jeff Sessions stated on March 07, 2018 in a speech in Sacramento: "California won’t let law enforcement officers like you and your people transfer prisoners to ICE custody or even to communicate with ICE that you’re about to release them from your custody — people that ICE is looking for." By Chris Nichols• March 7, 2018 Instagram posts stated on January 17, 2023 in a post: "Climate change is a naturally occurring phenomenon that can be tracked throughout prehistoric eras." By Andy Nguyen• January 23, 2023 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 Articles (1769) Why Wolf and the Senate GOP are fighting over unemployment center layoffs By Cassie Owens• November 23, 2016 After doctored Pelosi video, expert warns of unchecked ‘misinformation campaigns’ By Chris Nichols• May 28, 2019 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 Candidate for California governor employs fake ads to protest Facebook policy By Chris Nichols• November 5, 2019 Laurel or Yanny? 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By Emily Benson, Emilee Kessler• October 12, 2021 Did Congressman Jeff Denham really call the GOP health bill ‘bipartisan’ ? By Chris Nichols• May 12, 2017 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
Rick Santorum stated on April 02, 2012 in in a speech in Wisconsin: "I think it’s seven or eight of the California system of universities don’t even teach an American history course. It’s not even available to be taught." By Becky Bowers• April 3, 2012 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 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 Melissa Melendez stated on July 09, 2020 in a tweet: “There is no science or data to suggest that kids are at risk from COVID.” By Chris Nichols• July 10, 2020 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 Tim Moore stated on June 07, 2018 in a TV interview: States with voter ID laws have seen "zero decrease" in participation. "Most have seen an increase." By Paul Specht• June 20, 2018 Jeff Sessions stated on March 07, 2018 in a speech in Sacramento: "California won’t let law enforcement officers like you and your people transfer prisoners to ICE custody or even to communicate with ICE that you’re about to release them from your custody — people that ICE is looking for." By Chris Nichols• March 7, 2018 Instagram posts stated on January 17, 2023 in a post: "Climate change is a naturally occurring phenomenon that can be tracked throughout prehistoric eras." By Andy Nguyen• January 23, 2023 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
Why Wolf and the Senate GOP are fighting over unemployment center layoffs By Cassie Owens• November 23, 2016 After doctored Pelosi video, expert warns of unchecked ‘misinformation campaigns’ By Chris Nichols• May 28, 2019 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 Candidate for California governor employs fake ads to protest Facebook policy By Chris Nichols• November 5, 2019 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 Climate scientists reject Trump’s prediction 'It’ll start getting cooler' in California By Chris Nichols• September 14, 2020 Fact-checker’s guide to Hillary Clinton's UC Davis speech By Chris Nichols• October 12, 2017 Could Obamacare repeal cost California 200K jobs? By Chris Nichols• January 12, 2017 PunditFact fact-checks the July 13 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• July 13, 2014 Viral video of voting machine malfunction in Mississippi governor runoff, explained By John Kruzel• August 29, 2019 Fact-checking the July 13 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• July 13, 2014 Claims abound on California’s ‘highest-in-the-nation’ costs. Not all are factual. By Chris Nichols• November 16, 2017 Do 60 or 70% of West Virginia University students have COVID-19 immunity? By Emily Benson, Emilee Kessler• October 12, 2021 Did Congressman Jeff Denham really call the GOP health bill ‘bipartisan’ ? By Chris Nichols• May 12, 2017 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
