7 People 15261 Fact-checks 4939 Articles People (7) Viral BuzzFeed Viral image Christian Broadcasting Network Viral Truth Wire Viral media reports Viral Politics US Local 799 of the International Assoc. of Fire Fighters Fact-checks (15261) Ro Khanna stated on May 26, 2018 in in a tweet: "Amazon Echo is recording every conversation in a person's home and transmitting it to the cloud." By John Kruzel• May 31, 2018 Viral image stated on November 07, 2023 in an Instagram post: “NASA admits space and planets are fake.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 8, 2023 TikTok posts stated on June 03, 2023 in a TikTok post: “Cocaine, porn, evidence of child trafficking found in (Gov. Gretchen) Whitmer’s car.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 9, 2023 X posts stated on April 05, 2020 in social media posts: Say televangelist Pat Robertson said some young people “are doing all kinds of unnatural things with their sex organs. When people do that, they transfer all kinds of chemicals from ladies’ private parts and that’s where I think the (corona)virus came from.” By Anna Peterson• April 13, 2020 Viral image stated on June 29, 2020 in a viral image: Lawyer-couple who pointed guns at protesters are Black Lives Matter backers, Democrats and represent a police brutality victim. By Tom Kertscher• July 1, 2020 Barack Obama stated on October 08, 2012 in a campaign event outside Speaker John Boehner press conference in Derry, NH: Says Mitt Romney plans to "fire" Big Bird. By Maryalice Gill• October 9, 2012 John Cornyn stated on March 22, 2022 in a Senate judiciary committee hearing: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson called former President George W. Bush and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as “war criminals in a legal filing.” By Madison Czopek• March 24, 2022 Viral image stated on September 07, 2022 in an Instagram post: Video shows there weren’t Marines present during a recent speech by Joe Biden. By Ciara O'Rourke• September 8, 2022 Viral image stated on February 26, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photograph of a black couple pictures the Sundance Kid. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 5, 2019 Joe Rogan stated on July 20, 2021 in a podcast episode: The government is “monitoring SMS texts for dangerous misinformation about COVID vaccines.” By Bill McCarthy• July 26, 2021 Seth Moulton stated on October 08, 2017 in in an interview: "Background checks have been unequivocally shown to reduce gun violence." By John Kruzel• October 11, 2017 Bloggers stated on June 16, 2023 in a blog post: “Unprecedented UFO landing” in Las Vegas. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 21, 2023 Facebook posts stated on October 16, 2020 in a post: A photo shows a massive crowd at a recent Florida rally for Donald Trump. By Hayat Norimine• October 18, 2020 Viral image stated on May 28, 2024 in a Facebook post: Pfizer sued Barbara O’Neill “because she exposed secrets that will keep everyone safe from the bird flu outbreak.” By Ciara O'Rourke• May 31, 2024 Facebook posts stated on July 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: "The government will be infiltrating” personal text messages. By Tom Kertscher• July 15, 2021 Don Lemon stated on July 27, 2013 in a commentary on CNN: "More than 72 percent of children in the African-American community are born out of wedlock." By Louis Jacobson• July 29, 2013 Viral image stated on March 08, 2022 in a Facebook post: Video shows Volodymr Zelenskyy singing “Endless Love” with his wife. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 10, 2022 Viral image stated on April 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: A photo shows Queen Elizabeth giggling because Prince Philip surprised her dressed in uniform as a palace guard. By Ciara O'Rourke• April 13, 2021 Facebook posts stated on February 29, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Reba McEntire faces serious charges.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 24, 2024 Facebook posts stated on July 14, 2014 in posts on Facebook: Fox News is "banned in Canada" because it violates a law that "prevents ‘news’ channels from lying to their viewers." By Linda Qiu• July 14, 2014 Articles (4939) What we know about the St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protesters, fearing 'angry mob' By Tom Kertscher• June 30, 2020 Why the juvenile suspects in the Chiefs parade shooting haven’t been named, unlike Kyle Rittenhouse By Sara Swann• February 23, 2024 The Jeff Sessions confirmation hearings, Day 1 By Joshua Gillin, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders, Miriam Valverde• January 10, 2017 Why the Gabby Petito case, but not others, has drawn so much attention By Noah Y. Kim• September 22, 2021 What we know about Dallas incident from Trump’s speech on protests By Madlin Mekelburg• June 2, 2020 Baseless claims of ‘cheating’: Pennsylvania is a magnet for election misinformation By Amy Sherman• November 2, 2024 Was there a double standard on the investigations of David Petraeus and Hillary Clinton? By Adam Thorp• July 7, 2016 McConnell vs. Paul on the Patriot Act and telephone records: What the government accesses By Lauren Carroll• June 2, 2015 Does Mike Pence call his wife ‘Mother’? By John Kruzel• March 27, 2018 Ukraine war fuels surge of fake content impersonating BBC, CNN coverage By Bill McCarthy• April 22, 2022 PolitiFact's guide to navigating politics on Thanksgiving By Lauren Carroll• November 22, 2016 Key question in the Jimmy Kimmel case: Does the FCC have the power to regulate speech? By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• September 18, 2025 How many oil and gas jobs are there in West Virginia? It's surprisingly hard to say By Stephanie Alvaro, Jensen Mills• April 5, 2019 PolitiFact's Top 5 for May 2016 By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 1, 2016 Fact-checking claims about domestic violence, Ray Rice By Katie Sanders, Derek Tsang• September 17, 2014 In Context: What Scott Walker said about a Canada wall By Tom Kertscher• September 3, 2015 Hillary Clinton's email: Did she follow all the rules? By Lauren Carroll• March 12, 2015 Happy birthday, PolitiFact! PolitiFact turns 8 By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 24, 2015 Photo of Covington students in black paint at a basketball game goes viral. Here's what we know By Samantha Putterman• January 25, 2019 Viral videos spread flimsy Alligator Alcatraz ‘incinerators’ rumor By Maria Briceño• July 10, 2025
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Ro Khanna stated on May 26, 2018 in in a tweet: "Amazon Echo is recording every conversation in a person's home and transmitting it to the cloud." By John Kruzel• May 31, 2018 Viral image stated on November 07, 2023 in an Instagram post: “NASA admits space and planets are fake.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 8, 2023 TikTok posts stated on June 03, 2023 in a TikTok post: “Cocaine, porn, evidence of child trafficking found in (Gov. Gretchen) Whitmer’s car.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 9, 2023 X posts stated on April 05, 2020 in social media posts: Say televangelist Pat Robertson said some young people “are doing all kinds of unnatural things with their sex organs. When people do that, they transfer all kinds of chemicals from ladies’ private parts and that’s where I think the (corona)virus came from.” By Anna Peterson• April 13, 2020 Viral image stated on June 29, 2020 in a viral image: Lawyer-couple who pointed guns at protesters are Black Lives Matter backers, Democrats and represent a police brutality victim. By Tom Kertscher• July 1, 2020 Barack Obama stated on October 08, 2012 in a campaign event outside Speaker John Boehner press conference in Derry, NH: Says Mitt Romney plans to "fire" Big Bird. By Maryalice Gill• October 9, 2012 John Cornyn stated on March 22, 2022 in a Senate judiciary committee hearing: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson called former President George W. Bush and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as “war criminals in a legal filing.” By Madison Czopek• March 24, 2022 Viral image stated on September 07, 2022 in an Instagram post: Video shows there weren’t Marines present during a recent speech by Joe Biden. By Ciara O'Rourke• September 8, 2022 Viral image stated on February 26, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photograph of a black couple pictures the Sundance Kid. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 5, 2019 Joe Rogan stated on July 20, 2021 in a podcast episode: The government is “monitoring SMS texts for dangerous misinformation about COVID vaccines.” By Bill McCarthy• July 26, 2021 Seth Moulton stated on October 08, 2017 in in an interview: "Background checks have been unequivocally shown to reduce gun violence." By John Kruzel• October 11, 2017 Bloggers stated on June 16, 2023 in a blog post: “Unprecedented UFO landing” in Las Vegas. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 21, 2023 Facebook posts stated on October 16, 2020 in a post: A photo shows a massive crowd at a recent Florida rally for Donald Trump. By Hayat Norimine• October 18, 2020 Viral image stated on May 28, 2024 in a Facebook post: Pfizer sued Barbara O’Neill “because she exposed secrets that will keep everyone safe from the bird flu outbreak.” By Ciara O'Rourke• May 31, 2024 Facebook posts stated on July 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: "The government will be infiltrating” personal text messages. By Tom Kertscher• July 15, 2021 Don Lemon stated on July 27, 2013 in a commentary on CNN: "More than 72 percent of children in the African-American community are born out of wedlock." By Louis Jacobson• July 29, 2013 Viral image stated on March 08, 2022 in a Facebook post: Video shows Volodymr Zelenskyy singing “Endless Love” with his wife. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 10, 2022 Viral image stated on April 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: A photo shows Queen Elizabeth giggling because Prince Philip surprised her dressed in uniform as a palace guard. By Ciara O'Rourke• April 13, 2021 Facebook posts stated on February 29, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Reba McEntire faces serious charges.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 24, 2024 Facebook posts stated on July 14, 2014 in posts on Facebook: Fox News is "banned in Canada" because it violates a law that "prevents ‘news’ channels from lying to their viewers." By Linda Qiu• July 14, 2014
What we know about the St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protesters, fearing 'angry mob' By Tom Kertscher• June 30, 2020 Why the juvenile suspects in the Chiefs parade shooting haven’t been named, unlike Kyle Rittenhouse By Sara Swann• February 23, 2024 The Jeff Sessions confirmation hearings, Day 1 By Joshua Gillin, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders, Miriam Valverde• January 10, 2017 Why the Gabby Petito case, but not others, has drawn so much attention By Noah Y. Kim• September 22, 2021 What we know about Dallas incident from Trump’s speech on protests By Madlin Mekelburg• June 2, 2020 Baseless claims of ‘cheating’: Pennsylvania is a magnet for election misinformation By Amy Sherman• November 2, 2024 Was there a double standard on the investigations of David Petraeus and Hillary Clinton? By Adam Thorp• July 7, 2016 McConnell vs. Paul on the Patriot Act and telephone records: What the government accesses By Lauren Carroll• June 2, 2015 Does Mike Pence call his wife ‘Mother’? By John Kruzel• March 27, 2018 Ukraine war fuels surge of fake content impersonating BBC, CNN coverage By Bill McCarthy• April 22, 2022 PolitiFact's guide to navigating politics on Thanksgiving By Lauren Carroll• November 22, 2016 Key question in the Jimmy Kimmel case: Does the FCC have the power to regulate speech? By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• September 18, 2025 How many oil and gas jobs are there in West Virginia? It's surprisingly hard to say By Stephanie Alvaro, Jensen Mills• April 5, 2019 PolitiFact's Top 5 for May 2016 By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 1, 2016 Fact-checking claims about domestic violence, Ray Rice By Katie Sanders, Derek Tsang• September 17, 2014 In Context: What Scott Walker said about a Canada wall By Tom Kertscher• September 3, 2015 Hillary Clinton's email: Did she follow all the rules? By Lauren Carroll• March 12, 2015 Happy birthday, PolitiFact! PolitiFact turns 8 By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 24, 2015 Photo of Covington students in black paint at a basketball game goes viral. Here's what we know By Samantha Putterman• January 25, 2019 Viral videos spread flimsy Alligator Alcatraz ‘incinerators’ rumor By Maria Briceño• July 10, 2025
