6 People 15729 Fact-checks 5467 Articles People (6) Marc Short Missouri GOP Uniting Missouri PAC Missouri Democratic Party Missouri Department of Economic Development Missouri House Democratic Caucus Fact-checks (15729) Elizabeth Warren stated on March 12, 2019 in a press release: The Boeing 737 Max 8, the type of plane that crashed in Ethiopia, continues to fly in the United States, despite the FAA saying "software updates are likely coming." By Jon Greenberg• March 12, 2019 Bloggers stated on August 06, 2017 in Internet posts: U.S. Sen. John McCain "was singlehandedly responsible for starting a fire on (the) USS Forrestal aircraft carrier." By Joshua Gillin• August 7, 2017 Instagram posts stated on January 31, 2025 in an Instagram post: Video shows a missile crashed in a Philadelphia neighborhood Jan. 31, not a jet. By Ciara O'Rourke• February 5, 2025 Instagram posts stated on April 23, 2023 in an Instagram post: "Healthy pilots are suffering from myocarditis and dropping dead on flights” because of the COVID-19 vaccines. By Jeff Cercone• April 28, 2023 Facebook posts stated on July 31, 2024 in a Facebook post: A plane crashed into the Milad Tower, July 31, 2024. By Marta Campabadal Graus• August 8, 2024 Facebook posts stated on August 12, 2024 in a post on Facebook: Dr. Leo Ferreira, a cancer researcher shown in a video clip, was on the plane that crashed in Brazil on Aug. 9. By Madison Czopek• August 15, 2024 Instagram posts stated on September 12, 2022 in a video: A CNN report on 9/11 proved that a plane never hit the Pentagon. By Gabrielle Settles• September 15, 2022 Kate Obenshain stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor": Compared to President Obama, "President Reagan rushed home from Santa Barbara vacation, from the Reagan ranch when the Korean jetliner was shot out of the air by the Russians." By Jon Greenberg• July 21, 2014 Facebook posts stated on April 12, 2024 in a video: Filmmaker Mike deGruy died for "exposing the truth." By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• April 17, 2024 Social Media stated on June 13, 2024 in in social media posts: Video shows Biden wandered off from world leaders at G7 skydiving event. By Jeff Cercone• June 14, 2024 Instagram posts stated on November 21, 2022 in an Instagram post: Qatar refused “to receive the German national team’s plane, which bears the gay logo, which forced them to return the plane to the airport of the Sultanate of Oman.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 29, 2022 Instagram posts stated on January 31, 2025 in a post on Instagram: CNN reported on the Potomac River plane and helicopter crash “hours before it happened.” By Madison Czopek• February 4, 2025 Facebook posts stated on January 16, 2023 in a Facebook post: A video shows the deadly Jan. 15 plane crash in Nepal. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 20, 2023 Instagram posts stated on April 19, 2023 in an Instagram post: “1,900 food production companies have been destroyed” as part of conspiracy. By Jeff Cercone• April 26, 2023 Facebook posts stated on October 17, 2021 in a Rumble video: There is an “epidemic of plane crashes linked to vaccine-related strokes in pilots.” By Noah Y. Kim• October 19, 2021 Facebook posts stated on March 02, 2022 in a video: "Ukrainian civilian fleeing Kyiv captures footage of downed Russian tie fighter." By Monique Curet• March 9, 2022 Instagram posts stated on September 12, 2022 in an image: “No plane debris was found at the Pentagon.” By Gabrielle Settles• September 14, 2022 Threads posts stated on February 05, 2025 in a post: President Donald Trump said he “‘didn’t have time’ to meet the families of the men, women and children who tragically died in the plane crash.” By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• February 14, 2025 Instagram posts stated on December 14, 2024 in a video: Video shows a drone crashed in New Jersey. By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• December 17, 2024 X posts stated on January 30, 2025 in an X post: “The VIP on the Black Hawk helicopter that crashed was Barack Obama.” By Sofia Ahmed• January 30, 2025 Articles (5467) Are there more plane accidents happening this year? That’s not what federal data shows By Loreben Tuquero• February 24, 2025 No, these aren’t images of the B-52 bomber crash at Edwards Air Force Base By Maria Briceño• June 16, 2026 Fact-checking claims about Russia, Ukraine and MH 17 By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Derek Tsang• July 23, 2014 Fact-checking claims about MH 17, Russia and Ukraine By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Derek Tsang• July 23, 2014 Did Donald Trump’s firing of aviation officials make the DC crash likelier? Doubtful, experts say By Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero• January 30, 2025 Was Joe Biden’s uncle eaten by cannibals after World War II crash? Experts say it’s highly unlikely By Louis Jacobson• April 18, 2024 PunditFact fact-checks the July 20 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• July 20, 2014 Fact-checking the July 20 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• July 20, 2014 PolitiFact New Jersey remembers solemn anniversary By Caryn Shinske• September 11, 2013 They said what? Fact-checking the Missouri governor debate By Benjamin Brink, Minh Connors, Noah Crider, Paul Schloesser, William Skipworth• October 10, 2020 March 16 shows to talk latest news on Ukraine, missing Malaysian plane By Katie Sanders• March 14, 2014 France gave the US Statue of Liberty, Qatar offered Trump $400M plane. Experts say it’s not the same By Grace Abels• May 15, 2025 Can Trump legally accept a $400 million plane from Qatar? What experts, Constitution say By Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero• May 13, 2025 ‘Cheap fake’ videos, and the phrase itself, take 2024 election’s center stage By Sara Swann• June 21, 2024 In Context: Ron Johnson comparing the 2016 elections to 9/11 By Tom Kertscher• May 16, 2016 How the coronavirus shook the stock market, explained By Bill McCarthy• March 10, 2020 100 PolitiFact fact-checks from President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office By Claire Cranford, Ellen Hine• April 29, 2025 Were Missouri protesters upset Paris attacks stole their spotlight? By Katherine Knott• November 23, 2015 What Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has said about election fraud, QAnon and other conspiracy theories By Daniel Funke• February 2, 2021 Trump's press conference: Fact-checking what he said on Iran’s air defenses, his bin Laden warning By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• April 6, 2026
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Elizabeth Warren stated on March 12, 2019 in a press release: The Boeing 737 Max 8, the type of plane that crashed in Ethiopia, continues to fly in the United States, despite the FAA saying "software updates are likely coming." By Jon Greenberg• March 12, 2019 Bloggers stated on August 06, 2017 in Internet posts: U.S. Sen. John McCain "was singlehandedly responsible for starting a fire on (the) USS Forrestal aircraft carrier." By Joshua Gillin• August 7, 2017 Instagram posts stated on January 31, 2025 in an Instagram post: Video shows a missile crashed in a Philadelphia neighborhood Jan. 31, not a jet. By Ciara O'Rourke• February 5, 2025 Instagram posts stated on April 23, 2023 in an Instagram post: "Healthy pilots are suffering from myocarditis and dropping dead on flights” because of the COVID-19 vaccines. By Jeff Cercone• April 28, 2023 Facebook posts stated on July 31, 2024 in a Facebook post: A plane crashed into the Milad Tower, July 31, 2024. By Marta Campabadal Graus• August 8, 2024 Facebook posts stated on August 12, 2024 in a post on Facebook: Dr. Leo Ferreira, a cancer researcher shown in a video clip, was on the plane that crashed in Brazil on Aug. 9. By Madison Czopek• August 15, 2024 Instagram posts stated on September 12, 2022 in a video: A CNN report on 9/11 proved that a plane never hit the Pentagon. By Gabrielle Settles• September 15, 2022 Kate Obenshain stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor": Compared to President Obama, "President Reagan rushed home from Santa Barbara vacation, from the Reagan ranch when the Korean jetliner was shot out of the air by the Russians." By Jon Greenberg• July 21, 2014 Facebook posts stated on April 12, 2024 in a video: Filmmaker Mike deGruy died for "exposing the truth." By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• April 17, 2024 Social Media stated on June 13, 2024 in in social media posts: Video shows Biden wandered off from world leaders at G7 skydiving event. By Jeff Cercone• June 14, 2024 Instagram posts stated on November 21, 2022 in an Instagram post: Qatar refused “to receive the German national team’s plane, which bears the gay logo, which forced them to return the plane to the airport of the Sultanate of Oman.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 29, 2022 Instagram posts stated on January 31, 2025 in a post on Instagram: CNN reported on the Potomac River plane and helicopter crash “hours before it happened.” By Madison Czopek• February 4, 2025 Facebook posts stated on January 16, 2023 in a Facebook post: A video shows the deadly Jan. 15 plane crash in Nepal. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 20, 2023 Instagram posts stated on April 19, 2023 in an Instagram post: “1,900 food production companies have been destroyed” as part of conspiracy. By Jeff Cercone• April 26, 2023 Facebook posts stated on October 17, 2021 in a Rumble video: There is an “epidemic of plane crashes linked to vaccine-related strokes in pilots.” By Noah Y. Kim• October 19, 2021 Facebook posts stated on March 02, 2022 in a video: "Ukrainian civilian fleeing Kyiv captures footage of downed Russian tie fighter." By Monique Curet• March 9, 2022 Instagram posts stated on September 12, 2022 in an image: “No plane debris was found at the Pentagon.” By Gabrielle Settles• September 14, 2022 Threads posts stated on February 05, 2025 in a post: President Donald Trump said he “‘didn’t have time’ to meet the families of the men, women and children who tragically died in the plane crash.” By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• February 14, 2025 Instagram posts stated on December 14, 2024 in a video: Video shows a drone crashed in New Jersey. By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• December 17, 2024 X posts stated on January 30, 2025 in an X post: “The VIP on the Black Hawk helicopter that crashed was Barack Obama.” By Sofia Ahmed• January 30, 2025
Are there more plane accidents happening this year? That’s not what federal data shows By Loreben Tuquero• February 24, 2025 No, these aren’t images of the B-52 bomber crash at Edwards Air Force Base By Maria Briceño• June 16, 2026 Fact-checking claims about Russia, Ukraine and MH 17 By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Derek Tsang• July 23, 2014 Fact-checking claims about MH 17, Russia and Ukraine By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Derek Tsang• July 23, 2014 Did Donald Trump’s firing of aviation officials make the DC crash likelier? Doubtful, experts say By Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero• January 30, 2025 Was Joe Biden’s uncle eaten by cannibals after World War II crash? Experts say it’s highly unlikely By Louis Jacobson• April 18, 2024 PunditFact fact-checks the July 20 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• July 20, 2014 Fact-checking the July 20 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• July 20, 2014 PolitiFact New Jersey remembers solemn anniversary By Caryn Shinske• September 11, 2013 They said what? Fact-checking the Missouri governor debate By Benjamin Brink, Minh Connors, Noah Crider, Paul Schloesser, William Skipworth• October 10, 2020 March 16 shows to talk latest news on Ukraine, missing Malaysian plane By Katie Sanders• March 14, 2014 France gave the US Statue of Liberty, Qatar offered Trump $400M plane. Experts say it’s not the same By Grace Abels• May 15, 2025 Can Trump legally accept a $400 million plane from Qatar? What experts, Constitution say By Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero• May 13, 2025 ‘Cheap fake’ videos, and the phrase itself, take 2024 election’s center stage By Sara Swann• June 21, 2024 In Context: Ron Johnson comparing the 2016 elections to 9/11 By Tom Kertscher• May 16, 2016 How the coronavirus shook the stock market, explained By Bill McCarthy• March 10, 2020 100 PolitiFact fact-checks from President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office By Claire Cranford, Ellen Hine• April 29, 2025 Were Missouri protesters upset Paris attacks stole their spotlight? By Katherine Knott• November 23, 2015 What Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has said about election fraud, QAnon and other conspiracy theories By Daniel Funke• February 2, 2021 Trump's press conference: Fact-checking what he said on Iran’s air defenses, his bin Laden warning By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• April 6, 2026