0 People 19371 Fact-checks 6208 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (19371) Social Media stated on July 05, 2025 in posts on social media: The Rainmaker Technology Corp.’s cloud seeding caused the July 4 flooding in Texas. By Madison Czopek• July 7, 2025 Social Media stated on September 24, 2024 in social media posts: Project 2025 would “cut” the Federal Emergency Management Agency and “kill federal-backed flood insurance.” By Madison Czopek• October 3, 2024 Ken Martin stated on August 05, 2025 in a press conference: Texas Republicans held one hearing on flood response but eight hearings on redistricting By Amy Sherman• August 6, 2025 Social Media stated on July 06, 2025 in a TikTok video: The Trump administration “has defunded not only the National Weather Service but also what’s known as NOAA.” By Louis Jacobson, Ella Moore, Amy Sherman• July 8, 2025 Facebook posts stated on January 10, 2025 in a post on Facebook: “So (Los Angeles), Hollywood, and California (get) 100% aid for the next 180 days while Western North Carolina got $750.” By Madison Czopek• January 16, 2025 X posts stated on July 12, 2025 in an X post: The Kerr County, Texas, sheriff “said he would apply for a green card for the Mexican rescue team that saved his family.” By Maria Briceño• July 14, 2025 Herschel Walker stated on November 16, 2022 in an ad: “(Raphael) Warnock’s camp was shut down for failing to report five findings of child abuse and neglect." By Tom Kertscher• November 29, 2022 Facebook posts stated on March 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: People protesting the Dakota Access pipeline “were intentionally poisoned” by government officials in North Dakota when a pilot “knowingly sprayed poisonous chemicals” over protesters’ camps. By Madison Czopek• April 12, 2022 Jared Moskowitz stated on January 22, 2026 in an X post: The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s “backlog of unanswered disaster assistance applications has exploded to the largest in its history.” By Samantha Putterman• January 28, 2026 Facebook posts stated on November 10, 2024 in a Facebook post: This video shows floods in Spain. By Marta Campabadal Graus• November 14, 2024 Bruce Rauner stated on June 12, 2018 in a speech: Says "massive floods" led to Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks at the Quincy Veterans’ Home. By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• June 18, 2018 Facebook posts stated on March 28, 2025 in a Facebook post: Images show damage from an “earthquake in Thailand.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 3, 2025 Linda Finn stated on February 26, 2013 in a news release: "Rhode Island could tell you who has a camper, but we couldn't figure out who has a gun." By Michael McKinney• March 7, 2013 TikTok posts stated on July 06, 2025 in una publicación en TikTok: “Si dios fuera ilegal lo deportariamos palabras del gobernador de Texas”. By Maria Briceño• July 7, 2025 Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2023 in an Instagram post: Photos show Gaza on Oct. 27. By Loreben Tuquero• October 31, 2023 Facebook posts stated on September 08, 2023 in a Facebook post: A FEMA office in Chicago is proof of a conspiracy. By Sara Swann• September 11, 2023 Brian Tyler Cohen stated on April 12, 2025 in an X post: Trump “just denied North Carolina’s request for FEMA relief from Hurricane Helene.” By Paul Specht• April 24, 2025 Rosemary Laird stated on March 14, 2017 in a Florida Senate committee hearing: "Currently, half a million Floridians have Alzheimer’s disease, and in less than 10 years, a 40 percent growth rate means that another 200,000 Floridians will develop this devastating illness." By Louis Jacobson• March 14, 2017 Robert Menendez stated on December 27, 2012 in a speech on the Senate floor: Says "10 days after Hurricane Katrina, this chamber passed two separate bills amounting to $60 billion. It has been nearly two months since we had Superstorm Sandy, and nothing has passed." By Bill Wichert• January 3, 2013 Bloggers stated on September 01, 2017 in Internet posts: "Navy destroyer strikes a building in downtown Houston." By Joshua Gillin• September 1, 2017 Articles (6208) Reports of 2 girls rescued from a tree fueled false hope after Texas storms. Here's how it spread. By Angela Fu, Loreben Tuquero• July 7, 2025 Florida’s attorney general said state is ‘under attack’ from weather modification. Is that true? By Loreben Tuquero• July 21, 2025 RFK Jr.'s 'chemtrails' probe shows the power conspiracy theories have to shape health policy By Stephanie Armour• October 20, 2025 Some viral videos of Texas flooding might be fake. Here’s how to spot them. By Grace Abels• July 7, 2025 Republican leaders want to put conditions on California wildfire aid. Is there precedent for that? By Jeff Cercone• January 22, 2025 ‘How about a little less Trump?’ PolitiFact readers share feedback on our fact-checking By Ellen Hine• October 21, 2025 On Facebook, posts about celebrity donations for Texas relief efforts went viral. They were baseless By Loreben Tuquero• July 10, 2025 Killing chickens, banning TikTok: Six times Trump criticized Democrats for things he also supported By Amy Sherman• February 3, 2025 Why does Grok post false, offensive things on X? Here are 4 revealing incidents. By Madison Czopek• July 10, 2025 Obama's Katrina Promises By Robert Farley• September 1, 2009 Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ interview: Fact-checking his statements on nuclear weapons, Mamdani, ICE By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• November 3, 2025 Two ships colliding with bridges in the same week? That’s not unusual, reports show By Jeff Cercone• April 4, 2024 A month-by-month look at the misinformation that caught our attention in a busy news year By Jeff Cercone• December 26, 2024 Fact-check: Trump misleads about ending 7 wars, US economy, renewable energy in UN speech By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 23, 2025 Are there more plane accidents happening this year? That’s not what federal data shows By Loreben Tuquero• February 24, 2025 Nihilistic violent extremism: What the FBI term means and why experts warn against overuse By Amy Sherman• October 13, 2025 United Facts of America: What are the fact-checkers seeing? By Seth Smalley• September 29, 2022 What North Carolina politicians are saying about Hurricane Florence By Rashaan Ayesh, Bill McCarthy• September 25, 2018 Gov. Rick Perry fulfills two promises to veterans By W. Gardner Selby• July 18, 2011 The Guard is strained, but so are Obama's facts By Stephanie Garry• July 9, 2008
Social Media stated on July 05, 2025 in posts on social media: The Rainmaker Technology Corp.’s cloud seeding caused the July 4 flooding in Texas. By Madison Czopek• July 7, 2025 Social Media stated on September 24, 2024 in social media posts: Project 2025 would “cut” the Federal Emergency Management Agency and “kill federal-backed flood insurance.” By Madison Czopek• October 3, 2024 Ken Martin stated on August 05, 2025 in a press conference: Texas Republicans held one hearing on flood response but eight hearings on redistricting By Amy Sherman• August 6, 2025 Social Media stated on July 06, 2025 in a TikTok video: The Trump administration “has defunded not only the National Weather Service but also what’s known as NOAA.” By Louis Jacobson, Ella Moore, Amy Sherman• July 8, 2025 Facebook posts stated on January 10, 2025 in a post on Facebook: “So (Los Angeles), Hollywood, and California (get) 100% aid for the next 180 days while Western North Carolina got $750.” By Madison Czopek• January 16, 2025 X posts stated on July 12, 2025 in an X post: The Kerr County, Texas, sheriff “said he would apply for a green card for the Mexican rescue team that saved his family.” By Maria Briceño• July 14, 2025 Herschel Walker stated on November 16, 2022 in an ad: “(Raphael) Warnock’s camp was shut down for failing to report five findings of child abuse and neglect." By Tom Kertscher• November 29, 2022 Facebook posts stated on March 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: People protesting the Dakota Access pipeline “were intentionally poisoned” by government officials in North Dakota when a pilot “knowingly sprayed poisonous chemicals” over protesters’ camps. By Madison Czopek• April 12, 2022 Jared Moskowitz stated on January 22, 2026 in an X post: The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s “backlog of unanswered disaster assistance applications has exploded to the largest in its history.” By Samantha Putterman• January 28, 2026 Facebook posts stated on November 10, 2024 in a Facebook post: This video shows floods in Spain. By Marta Campabadal Graus• November 14, 2024 Bruce Rauner stated on June 12, 2018 in a speech: Says "massive floods" led to Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks at the Quincy Veterans’ Home. By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• June 18, 2018 Facebook posts stated on March 28, 2025 in a Facebook post: Images show damage from an “earthquake in Thailand.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 3, 2025 Linda Finn stated on February 26, 2013 in a news release: "Rhode Island could tell you who has a camper, but we couldn't figure out who has a gun." By Michael McKinney• March 7, 2013 TikTok posts stated on July 06, 2025 in una publicación en TikTok: “Si dios fuera ilegal lo deportariamos palabras del gobernador de Texas”. By Maria Briceño• July 7, 2025 Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2023 in an Instagram post: Photos show Gaza on Oct. 27. By Loreben Tuquero• October 31, 2023 Facebook posts stated on September 08, 2023 in a Facebook post: A FEMA office in Chicago is proof of a conspiracy. By Sara Swann• September 11, 2023 Brian Tyler Cohen stated on April 12, 2025 in an X post: Trump “just denied North Carolina’s request for FEMA relief from Hurricane Helene.” By Paul Specht• April 24, 2025 Rosemary Laird stated on March 14, 2017 in a Florida Senate committee hearing: "Currently, half a million Floridians have Alzheimer’s disease, and in less than 10 years, a 40 percent growth rate means that another 200,000 Floridians will develop this devastating illness." By Louis Jacobson• March 14, 2017 Robert Menendez stated on December 27, 2012 in a speech on the Senate floor: Says "10 days after Hurricane Katrina, this chamber passed two separate bills amounting to $60 billion. It has been nearly two months since we had Superstorm Sandy, and nothing has passed." By Bill Wichert• January 3, 2013 Bloggers stated on September 01, 2017 in Internet posts: "Navy destroyer strikes a building in downtown Houston." By Joshua Gillin• September 1, 2017
Reports of 2 girls rescued from a tree fueled false hope after Texas storms. Here's how it spread. By Angela Fu, Loreben Tuquero• July 7, 2025 Florida’s attorney general said state is ‘under attack’ from weather modification. Is that true? By Loreben Tuquero• July 21, 2025 RFK Jr.'s 'chemtrails' probe shows the power conspiracy theories have to shape health policy By Stephanie Armour• October 20, 2025 Some viral videos of Texas flooding might be fake. Here’s how to spot them. By Grace Abels• July 7, 2025 Republican leaders want to put conditions on California wildfire aid. Is there precedent for that? By Jeff Cercone• January 22, 2025 ‘How about a little less Trump?’ PolitiFact readers share feedback on our fact-checking By Ellen Hine• October 21, 2025 On Facebook, posts about celebrity donations for Texas relief efforts went viral. They were baseless By Loreben Tuquero• July 10, 2025 Killing chickens, banning TikTok: Six times Trump criticized Democrats for things he also supported By Amy Sherman• February 3, 2025 Why does Grok post false, offensive things on X? Here are 4 revealing incidents. By Madison Czopek• July 10, 2025 Obama's Katrina Promises By Robert Farley• September 1, 2009 Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ interview: Fact-checking his statements on nuclear weapons, Mamdani, ICE By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• November 3, 2025 Two ships colliding with bridges in the same week? That’s not unusual, reports show By Jeff Cercone• April 4, 2024 A month-by-month look at the misinformation that caught our attention in a busy news year By Jeff Cercone• December 26, 2024 Fact-check: Trump misleads about ending 7 wars, US economy, renewable energy in UN speech By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 23, 2025 Are there more plane accidents happening this year? That’s not what federal data shows By Loreben Tuquero• February 24, 2025 Nihilistic violent extremism: What the FBI term means and why experts warn against overuse By Amy Sherman• October 13, 2025 United Facts of America: What are the fact-checkers seeing? By Seth Smalley• September 29, 2022 What North Carolina politicians are saying about Hurricane Florence By Rashaan Ayesh, Bill McCarthy• September 25, 2018 Gov. Rick Perry fulfills two promises to veterans By W. Gardner Selby• July 18, 2011 The Guard is strained, but so are Obama's facts By Stephanie Garry• July 9, 2008
