0 People 10 Fact-checks 6 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (10) X posts stated on March 23, 2023 in a tweet: “Congress has officially banned TikTok.” By Samantha Putterman• March 28, 2023 Brian Kilmeade stated on March 14, 2024 in on Fox & Friends: The Chinese government “owns” TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance. By Jeff Cercone• March 15, 2024 Facebook posts stated on October 09, 2021 in a Facebook post: A photo shows sex traffickers using an abandoned child car seat to lure in victims. By Bill McCarthy• October 18, 2021 Facebook posts stated on November 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says white vans with external locks are “utilized for sex trafficking.” By Bill McCarthy• February 29, 2020 Joe Manchin stated on June 14, 2018 in a campaign ad: "I voted to fund President Trump’s wall." By Matthew Gold, Anderson Small• October 5, 2018 Instagram posts stated on December 12, 2022 in an Instagram post: Human traffickers are putting toxin-laced tissues on gas pumps and door handles, then waiting for potential victims to pass out. By Jeff Cercone• December 16, 2022 X posts stated on October 26, 2025 in a post on X: Video shows Hurricane Melissa hitting Jamaica on Oct. 26, 2025. By Maria Briceño• October 27, 2025 Brian Tyler Cohen stated on May 03, 2023 in a Facebook post: House Speaker “Kevin McCarthy has quietly implemented a pay raise for members (of Congress) that could be $30,000+ per person. It circumvents the Constitution by instead reimbursing their rent, utilities, & meals.” By Louis Jacobson• May 11, 2023 Ted Cruz stated on October 19, 2025 in an X post: Democrats are “dishonestly sending around a video from 2017” claiming it was an Oct. 18 ‘No Kings’ rally in Boston. By Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero• October 20, 2025 West Virginians For Health Freedom stated on August 29, 2025 in a billboard in Morgantown, W.Va.: “Vaccine makers are exempt from all liability for vaccine injury and death.” By Natalie Ribar• October 15, 2025 Articles (6) To ban or not to ban: Donald Trump’s and Joe Biden’s mixed messages on TikTok By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Samantha Putterman• June 13, 2024 Ad Watch: Super PAC attacks Biden in misleading ‘defund the police’ ad By Bill McCarthy• July 29, 2020 US frets about TikTok feeding data to China; banning app won’t end the threat, experts say By Madison Czopek• March 17, 2023 Timeline: The Trump impeachment inquiry By John Kruzel, Bill McCarthy• October 3, 2019 Medicare and Social Security: What you paid compared with what you get By Louis Jacobson• February 1, 2013 As Joe Biden announces his reelection bid, how has the economy fared on his watch? By Louis Jacobson• April 25, 2023
X posts stated on March 23, 2023 in a tweet: “Congress has officially banned TikTok.” By Samantha Putterman• March 28, 2023 Brian Kilmeade stated on March 14, 2024 in on Fox & Friends: The Chinese government “owns” TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance. By Jeff Cercone• March 15, 2024 Facebook posts stated on October 09, 2021 in a Facebook post: A photo shows sex traffickers using an abandoned child car seat to lure in victims. By Bill McCarthy• October 18, 2021 Facebook posts stated on November 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says white vans with external locks are “utilized for sex trafficking.” By Bill McCarthy• February 29, 2020 Joe Manchin stated on June 14, 2018 in a campaign ad: "I voted to fund President Trump’s wall." By Matthew Gold, Anderson Small• October 5, 2018 Instagram posts stated on December 12, 2022 in an Instagram post: Human traffickers are putting toxin-laced tissues on gas pumps and door handles, then waiting for potential victims to pass out. By Jeff Cercone• December 16, 2022 X posts stated on October 26, 2025 in a post on X: Video shows Hurricane Melissa hitting Jamaica on Oct. 26, 2025. By Maria Briceño• October 27, 2025 Brian Tyler Cohen stated on May 03, 2023 in a Facebook post: House Speaker “Kevin McCarthy has quietly implemented a pay raise for members (of Congress) that could be $30,000+ per person. It circumvents the Constitution by instead reimbursing their rent, utilities, & meals.” By Louis Jacobson• May 11, 2023 Ted Cruz stated on October 19, 2025 in an X post: Democrats are “dishonestly sending around a video from 2017” claiming it was an Oct. 18 ‘No Kings’ rally in Boston. By Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero• October 20, 2025 West Virginians For Health Freedom stated on August 29, 2025 in a billboard in Morgantown, W.Va.: “Vaccine makers are exempt from all liability for vaccine injury and death.” By Natalie Ribar• October 15, 2025
To ban or not to ban: Donald Trump’s and Joe Biden’s mixed messages on TikTok By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Samantha Putterman• June 13, 2024 Ad Watch: Super PAC attacks Biden in misleading ‘defund the police’ ad By Bill McCarthy• July 29, 2020 US frets about TikTok feeding data to China; banning app won’t end the threat, experts say By Madison Czopek• March 17, 2023 Timeline: The Trump impeachment inquiry By John Kruzel, Bill McCarthy• October 3, 2019 Medicare and Social Security: What you paid compared with what you get By Louis Jacobson• February 1, 2013 As Joe Biden announces his reelection bid, how has the economy fared on his watch? By Louis Jacobson• April 25, 2023
