1 People 18303 Fact-checks 6467 Articles People (1) Team PAC Fact-checks (18303) Brit Hume stated on September 29, 2020 in a Fox News interview: “I don’t think there’s any doubt (Joe) Biden’s senile.” By Miriam Valverde• October 1, 2020 Facebook posts stated on July 05, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says "Every single person who has cancer has a pH that is too acidic," and claims Dr. Otto Warburg won the Nobel Prize for proving that cancer can’t survive in an alkaline-rich environment and thrives in an acidic, low oxygen environment. By Samantha Putterman• July 17, 2019 Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2022 in a video on Facebook: “It’s been proven that sugar triggers and causes cancer. … So the best thing to do to prevent cancer is to avoid sugar.” By Sara Swann• April 18, 2022 Facebook posts stated on January 03, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says cutting out sugar and drinking hot lemon water will cure cancer. By Samantha Putterman• April 9, 2020 David Rouzer stated on December 03, 2020 in a tweet: The National Institutes of Health “states that regular marijuana use can reduce IQ by 8 points.” By Paul Specht• December 8, 2020 Instagram posts stated on March 20, 2024 in an Instagram post: A study that found sunbathing can increase the risk of heart disease is a cover-up for the “side-effects of the vax.” By Loreben Tuquero• March 26, 2024 Nikki Haley stated on October 12, 2023 in a town hall in Exeter, N.H.: China is “the largest developer of neuro-strike weapons, weapons engineered to change the brain activity of military commanders and segments of the population.” By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• November 1, 2023 Ron Fournier stated on May 10, 2015 in a pundit panel on "Face the Nation": Says Mike Huckabee appeared in diabetes infomercials to endorse "cures and treatments that no health agency supports." By Katie Sanders• May 13, 2015 Instagram posts stated on April 24, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Face masks may raise risk of stillbirths, testicular dysfunction and cognitive decline, study warns.” By Tom Kertscher• April 28, 2023 Barack Obama stated on August 14, 2012 in a news release: Says that as Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney "condemned coal-fired plants, saying they kill people." By Stephen Koff• August 23, 2012 Tommy Tuberville stated on March 02, 2023 in a speech at the CPAC conference: "Half the kids in this country, when they graduate, can’t read their diploma.” By Louis Jacobson• March 20, 2023 Joe Biden stated on July 21, 2020 in a campaign speech: On home health workers’ low pay and limited benefits, “40% are still on SNAP or Medicaid.” By Stephanie Stapleton• July 28, 2020 Tom Barrett stated on October 01, 2010 in a campaign TV ad: Says "Scott Walker says he would ban stem cell research" By Tom Kertscher• October 10, 2010 Peter Courtney stated on February 06, 2013 in a press release: Says, "Statistics indicate that one in eight children, and one in 18 adults in Oregon suffers from mental illness." By Janie Har• February 16, 2013 Alexander Strenger stated on October 01, 2018 in response cited in an interactive voter guide: Says 60 percent of Austin’s "waterways are found to be contaminated with fecal matter and deemed unsafe to swim." By W. Gardner Selby• October 16, 2018 Marijuana Policy Project stated on August 15, 2013 in a TV ad: Marijuana is "less toxic" than alcohol. By Rochelle Koff• August 19, 2013 Gil Kerlikowske stated on March 31, 2010 in an interview on C-SPAN's Washington Journal: "More people are driving under the influence of drugs than are driving under the influence of alcohol. A recent roadside survey showed that 16 percent of the people tested, tested positive for illicit or licit drugs. That's significantly higher than alcohol." By Louis Jacobson• April 5, 2010 Michele Bachmann stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech at CPAC: "Scientists tell us that we could have a cure in 10 years for Alzheimer's" were it not for "overzealous regulators, excessive taxation and greedy litigators." By Louis Jacobson• March 20, 2013 Nathan Deal stated on January 31, 2012 in a television commercial: "One out of every three automobile fatalities can be attributed to alcohol." By Willoughby Mariano• February 3, 2012 Marcia Fudge stated on January 01, 2013 in a news release: The so-called doc fix in the fiscal cliff deal will cut payments "for treating illnesses disproportionately impacting minorities, including end stage renal disease and diabetes." By Stephen Koff• January 4, 2013 Articles (6467) Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ interview with the National Association of Black Journalists By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• September 17, 2024 Could 10-year-old rape victim have gotten abortion in Ohio? Experts say exceptions in law are vague By Jeff Cercone• July 21, 2022 A brief history of Senate illness and recovery, and what it means for John Fetterman By Louis Jacobson• October 26, 2022 Science shows mask-wearing is largely safe for children By Louis Jacobson• August 12, 2021 Does fluoride cause cancer, IQ loss and more? Fact-checking Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claim By Samantha Putterman• November 8, 2024 Biden debate prep fuels false and misleading claims about body doubles and drugs By Sara Swann• June 26, 2024 The COVID-19 pandemic is not over. How will we know when it is? By Bill McCarthy• January 13, 2022 Debating the origins of the COVID-19 virus: What we know, what we don’t know By Tom Kertscher, Noah Y. Kim• May 17, 2021 Ask PolitiFact: What's going on with EcoHealth Alliance, the NIH and coronavirus research? By Noah Y. Kim• October 28, 2021 What are peptides, and are they safe? By Grace Abels• March 6, 2026 RFK Jr.’s Wi-Fi claim about human blood-brain barriers isn’t backed by definitive research By Madison Czopek, Sara Swann• July 10, 2023 How should top-tier sports be handling the coronavirus? By Louis Jacobson• June 18, 2021 How to ‘detox’ your body for free (Hint: It doesn’t require juice, teas or flushes) By Grace Abels• April 1, 2026 What is stopping a cure for Alzheimer's disease? By Louis Jacobson• March 20, 2013 Space litter is a huge risk to satellites, and there's no way yet to clean it up By Jon Greenberg• November 6, 2019 Trump directed the Pentagon to create a Space Force. What would it look like? By Manuela Tobias• August 13, 2018 How contagious is the delta variant? It isn’t easy to quantify By Amy Sherman• July 28, 2021 PolitiFact announces health news fact-checking partnership with Kaiser Health News By Josie Hollingsworth• April 2, 2019 Military service is 'conservative value' and questioning Dem veterans' 'cognitive thought process' By Tom Kertscher• May 2, 2018 Fact-checking the NRA's response to proposed gun laws after Las Vegas By Jon Greenberg• October 10, 2017
Brit Hume stated on September 29, 2020 in a Fox News interview: “I don’t think there’s any doubt (Joe) Biden’s senile.” By Miriam Valverde• October 1, 2020 Facebook posts stated on July 05, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says "Every single person who has cancer has a pH that is too acidic," and claims Dr. Otto Warburg won the Nobel Prize for proving that cancer can’t survive in an alkaline-rich environment and thrives in an acidic, low oxygen environment. By Samantha Putterman• July 17, 2019 Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2022 in a video on Facebook: “It’s been proven that sugar triggers and causes cancer. … So the best thing to do to prevent cancer is to avoid sugar.” By Sara Swann• April 18, 2022 Facebook posts stated on January 03, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says cutting out sugar and drinking hot lemon water will cure cancer. By Samantha Putterman• April 9, 2020 David Rouzer stated on December 03, 2020 in a tweet: The National Institutes of Health “states that regular marijuana use can reduce IQ by 8 points.” By Paul Specht• December 8, 2020 Instagram posts stated on March 20, 2024 in an Instagram post: A study that found sunbathing can increase the risk of heart disease is a cover-up for the “side-effects of the vax.” By Loreben Tuquero• March 26, 2024 Nikki Haley stated on October 12, 2023 in a town hall in Exeter, N.H.: China is “the largest developer of neuro-strike weapons, weapons engineered to change the brain activity of military commanders and segments of the population.” By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• November 1, 2023 Ron Fournier stated on May 10, 2015 in a pundit panel on "Face the Nation": Says Mike Huckabee appeared in diabetes infomercials to endorse "cures and treatments that no health agency supports." By Katie Sanders• May 13, 2015 Instagram posts stated on April 24, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Face masks may raise risk of stillbirths, testicular dysfunction and cognitive decline, study warns.” By Tom Kertscher• April 28, 2023 Barack Obama stated on August 14, 2012 in a news release: Says that as Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney "condemned coal-fired plants, saying they kill people." By Stephen Koff• August 23, 2012 Tommy Tuberville stated on March 02, 2023 in a speech at the CPAC conference: "Half the kids in this country, when they graduate, can’t read their diploma.” By Louis Jacobson• March 20, 2023 Joe Biden stated on July 21, 2020 in a campaign speech: On home health workers’ low pay and limited benefits, “40% are still on SNAP or Medicaid.” By Stephanie Stapleton• July 28, 2020 Tom Barrett stated on October 01, 2010 in a campaign TV ad: Says "Scott Walker says he would ban stem cell research" By Tom Kertscher• October 10, 2010 Peter Courtney stated on February 06, 2013 in a press release: Says, "Statistics indicate that one in eight children, and one in 18 adults in Oregon suffers from mental illness." By Janie Har• February 16, 2013 Alexander Strenger stated on October 01, 2018 in response cited in an interactive voter guide: Says 60 percent of Austin’s "waterways are found to be contaminated with fecal matter and deemed unsafe to swim." By W. Gardner Selby• October 16, 2018 Marijuana Policy Project stated on August 15, 2013 in a TV ad: Marijuana is "less toxic" than alcohol. By Rochelle Koff• August 19, 2013 Gil Kerlikowske stated on March 31, 2010 in an interview on C-SPAN's Washington Journal: "More people are driving under the influence of drugs than are driving under the influence of alcohol. A recent roadside survey showed that 16 percent of the people tested, tested positive for illicit or licit drugs. That's significantly higher than alcohol." By Louis Jacobson• April 5, 2010 Michele Bachmann stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech at CPAC: "Scientists tell us that we could have a cure in 10 years for Alzheimer's" were it not for "overzealous regulators, excessive taxation and greedy litigators." By Louis Jacobson• March 20, 2013 Nathan Deal stated on January 31, 2012 in a television commercial: "One out of every three automobile fatalities can be attributed to alcohol." By Willoughby Mariano• February 3, 2012 Marcia Fudge stated on January 01, 2013 in a news release: The so-called doc fix in the fiscal cliff deal will cut payments "for treating illnesses disproportionately impacting minorities, including end stage renal disease and diabetes." By Stephen Koff• January 4, 2013
Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ interview with the National Association of Black Journalists By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• September 17, 2024 Could 10-year-old rape victim have gotten abortion in Ohio? Experts say exceptions in law are vague By Jeff Cercone• July 21, 2022 A brief history of Senate illness and recovery, and what it means for John Fetterman By Louis Jacobson• October 26, 2022 Science shows mask-wearing is largely safe for children By Louis Jacobson• August 12, 2021 Does fluoride cause cancer, IQ loss and more? Fact-checking Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claim By Samantha Putterman• November 8, 2024 Biden debate prep fuels false and misleading claims about body doubles and drugs By Sara Swann• June 26, 2024 The COVID-19 pandemic is not over. How will we know when it is? By Bill McCarthy• January 13, 2022 Debating the origins of the COVID-19 virus: What we know, what we don’t know By Tom Kertscher, Noah Y. Kim• May 17, 2021 Ask PolitiFact: What's going on with EcoHealth Alliance, the NIH and coronavirus research? By Noah Y. Kim• October 28, 2021 What are peptides, and are they safe? By Grace Abels• March 6, 2026 RFK Jr.’s Wi-Fi claim about human blood-brain barriers isn’t backed by definitive research By Madison Czopek, Sara Swann• July 10, 2023 How should top-tier sports be handling the coronavirus? By Louis Jacobson• June 18, 2021 How to ‘detox’ your body for free (Hint: It doesn’t require juice, teas or flushes) By Grace Abels• April 1, 2026 What is stopping a cure for Alzheimer's disease? By Louis Jacobson• March 20, 2013 Space litter is a huge risk to satellites, and there's no way yet to clean it up By Jon Greenberg• November 6, 2019 Trump directed the Pentagon to create a Space Force. What would it look like? By Manuela Tobias• August 13, 2018 How contagious is the delta variant? It isn’t easy to quantify By Amy Sherman• July 28, 2021 PolitiFact announces health news fact-checking partnership with Kaiser Health News By Josie Hollingsworth• April 2, 2019 Military service is 'conservative value' and questioning Dem veterans' 'cognitive thought process' By Tom Kertscher• May 2, 2018 Fact-checking the NRA's response to proposed gun laws after Las Vegas By Jon Greenberg• October 10, 2017
