3 People 13466 Fact-checks 4896 Articles People (3) Grok AI Kevin Downing Never Back Down PAC Fact-checks (13466) Social Media stated on June 09, 2025 in social media posts: California Gov. Gavin Newsom shared images taken in 2021 and said they showed National Guard troops sleeping on the floor in June 2025. By Loreben Tuquero• June 10, 2025 Social Media stated on April 26, 2026 in social media posts: Video shows “unedited raw security footage” of the shooter at the April 25 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. By Maria Briceño• April 29, 2026 X posts stated on September 11, 2025 in an X post: A book on Amazon titled “The Shooting of Charlie Kirk” with a Sept. 9 publication date is evidence the event was staged. By Samantha Putterman• September 12, 2025 TikTok posts stated on August 16, 2025 in a post on TikTok: TikTok videos show police clearing out homeless encampments in Washington, D.C. By Maria Ramirez Uribe• August 22, 2025 Mike DeWine stated on November 14, 2012 in a news conference: "A man using bath salts reported that raccoons had set fire inside his home and stolen his cell phone." By Joe Guillen• December 7, 2012 X posts stated on January 25, 2026 in an X post: An image shows Alex Pretti holding a gun, not a phone, while pinned by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis. By Maria Briceño• January 27, 2026 Instagram posts stated on October 28, 2024 in social media posts: Photos show federal authorities arrested and charged a clone instead of the real Sean “Diddy” Combs. By Gideon Hess• October 29, 2024 X posts stated on June 30, 2025 in X posts: Idaho shooting suspect Wess Roley faced criminal charges and had a no-contact order from his family. By Loreben Tuquero• July 1, 2025 Social Media stated on January 07, 2026 in social media posts: Images of an unmasked man show the immigration officer who shot a woman in Minneapolis. By Loreben Tuquero• January 8, 2026 Viral image stated on August 22, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows interview with Elon Musk about making “passive income” with “Quantum AI.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 31, 2023 Facebook posts stated on August 10, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Elon Musk has announced his first robot girlfriend, with artificial intelligence.” By Maria Briceño• August 15, 2024 Social Media stated on April 05, 2026 in social media posts: Photos show rescues of U.S. F-15 airmen from Iran in April 2026. By Maria Briceño• April 6, 2026 Donald Trump stated on January 21, 2026 in remarks: In artificial intelligence, “We're leading China by a lot.” By Loreben Tuquero• January 29, 2026 Viral image stated on April 12, 2023 in a Facebook post: Elon Musk is offering people the opportunity to make $1 million “in 90 days while sleeping in.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 14, 2023 Viral image stated on August 23, 2024 in an X post: Photo of former President Donald Trump after an assassination attempt was generated by artificial intelligence. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 30, 2024 Donald Trump stated on December 09, 2025 in public events: The U.S. has received promises of investments totaling $18 trillion to $22 trillion since January. By Louis Jacobson, Nick Karmia• December 9, 2025 Donald Trump stated on January 21, 2026 in a speech in Davos: Protesters against the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota are conducting “fake protests done by agitators and professional insurrectionists. …They're professional troublemakers.” By Maria Briceño, Amy Sherman• January 26, 2026 Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2023 in Facebook posts: Photos show Target selling children’s clothing with satanic imagery. By Loreben Tuquero• June 6, 2023 Chris Kapenga stated on February 10, 2021 in Twitter: “The National Academy of Medicine points to a significant correlation between marijuana and psychosis, schizophrenia, and other psychotic disorders, particularly in teenagers where the risk of developing schizophrenia increases three fold.” By Haley BeMiller• March 5, 2021 Viral image stated on May 23, 2024 in a Facebook post: “The Simpsons” predicted Sean Combs’ legal problems. 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Social Media stated on June 09, 2025 in social media posts: California Gov. Gavin Newsom shared images taken in 2021 and said they showed National Guard troops sleeping on the floor in June 2025. By Loreben Tuquero• June 10, 2025 Social Media stated on April 26, 2026 in social media posts: Video shows “unedited raw security footage” of the shooter at the April 25 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. By Maria Briceño• April 29, 2026 X posts stated on September 11, 2025 in an X post: A book on Amazon titled “The Shooting of Charlie Kirk” with a Sept. 9 publication date is evidence the event was staged. By Samantha Putterman• September 12, 2025 TikTok posts stated on August 16, 2025 in a post on TikTok: TikTok videos show police clearing out homeless encampments in Washington, D.C. By Maria Ramirez Uribe• August 22, 2025 Mike DeWine stated on November 14, 2012 in a news conference: "A man using bath salts reported that raccoons had set fire inside his home and stolen his cell phone." By Joe Guillen• December 7, 2012 X posts stated on January 25, 2026 in an X post: An image shows Alex Pretti holding a gun, not a phone, while pinned by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis. By Maria Briceño• January 27, 2026 Instagram posts stated on October 28, 2024 in social media posts: Photos show federal authorities arrested and charged a clone instead of the real Sean “Diddy” Combs. By Gideon Hess• October 29, 2024 X posts stated on June 30, 2025 in X posts: Idaho shooting suspect Wess Roley faced criminal charges and had a no-contact order from his family. By Loreben Tuquero• July 1, 2025 Social Media stated on January 07, 2026 in social media posts: Images of an unmasked man show the immigration officer who shot a woman in Minneapolis. By Loreben Tuquero• January 8, 2026 Viral image stated on August 22, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows interview with Elon Musk about making “passive income” with “Quantum AI.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 31, 2023 Facebook posts stated on August 10, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Elon Musk has announced his first robot girlfriend, with artificial intelligence.” By Maria Briceño• August 15, 2024 Social Media stated on April 05, 2026 in social media posts: Photos show rescues of U.S. F-15 airmen from Iran in April 2026. By Maria Briceño• April 6, 2026 Donald Trump stated on January 21, 2026 in remarks: In artificial intelligence, “We're leading China by a lot.” By Loreben Tuquero• January 29, 2026 Viral image stated on April 12, 2023 in a Facebook post: Elon Musk is offering people the opportunity to make $1 million “in 90 days while sleeping in.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 14, 2023 Viral image stated on August 23, 2024 in an X post: Photo of former President Donald Trump after an assassination attempt was generated by artificial intelligence. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 30, 2024 Donald Trump stated on December 09, 2025 in public events: The U.S. has received promises of investments totaling $18 trillion to $22 trillion since January. By Louis Jacobson, Nick Karmia• December 9, 2025 Donald Trump stated on January 21, 2026 in a speech in Davos: Protesters against the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota are conducting “fake protests done by agitators and professional insurrectionists. …They're professional troublemakers.” By Maria Briceño, Amy Sherman• January 26, 2026 Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2023 in Facebook posts: Photos show Target selling children’s clothing with satanic imagery. By Loreben Tuquero• June 6, 2023 Chris Kapenga stated on February 10, 2021 in Twitter: “The National Academy of Medicine points to a significant correlation between marijuana and psychosis, schizophrenia, and other psychotic disorders, particularly in teenagers where the risk of developing schizophrenia increases three fold.” By Haley BeMiller• March 5, 2021 Viral image stated on May 23, 2024 in a Facebook post: “The Simpsons” predicted Sean Combs’ legal problems. By Ciara O'Rourke• May 30, 2024
Are Google, Meta AI hiding Trump information? Here’s what companies say happened By Jeff Cercone, Sara Swann• August 5, 2024 How fake citations appeared in RFK Jr.’s MAHA report: Here are generative AI’s red flags in studies By Loreben Tuquero• May 30, 2025 What is generative AI and why is it suddenly everywhere? Here’s how it works By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Jeff Cercone• June 19, 2023 What to make of an abysmal year for truth? PolitiFact names 2025 the Year of the Lies By Katie Sanders• December 15, 2025 Can ChatGPT fact-check? PolitiFact tested By Grace Abels• May 30, 2023 Ask PolitiFact: Were the pictures in the Jesus ‘washed feet’ Super Bowl ad AI-generated? By Madison Czopek• February 13, 2024 Don’t fall for video of priest turning away ICE agents from his church, it isn’t legit By Maria Briceño• December 8, 2025 A pro-Ron DeSantis ad used AI to create Donald Trump’s voice. It won’t be the last, experts say. By Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero• July 18, 2023 The AI president: How Donald Trump uses artificial intelligence to promote himself, mock others By Loreben Tuquero• October 23, 2025 Are tech companies using your private data to train AI models? Here’s what we know By Maria Briceño• November 20, 2025 AI-generated audio deepfakes are increasing. We tested 4 tools designed to detect them. By Loreben Tuquero• March 20, 2024 ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ could block AI regulations for 10 years, leaving its harms unchecked By Loreben Tuquero• June 17, 2025 Social media accounts use AI-generated audio to push 2024 election misinformation By Sara Swann• March 13, 2024 Trump says Iran is a country ‘based on disinformation.’ Here’s how Iran conducts influence ops By Loreben Tuquero• March 23, 2026 ‘Not the AI election’: Why artificial intelligence did not define the 2024 campaign By Loreben Tuquero• December 19, 2024 PolitiFact on the road: Dean Phillips talks AI, and voters question Nikki Haley in CNN town hall By Ellen Hine• January 19, 2024 Social media clips of crying U.S. soldiers may be AI-generated. Here’s how to spot them By Loreben Tuquero• April 16, 2026 Musk’s AI-powered Grokipedia: A Wikipedia spin-off with less care to sourcing, accuracy By Loreben Tuquero• November 12, 2025 How improperly using AI could deter you from voting, or hurt your health By Loreben Tuquero• July 17, 2023 PolitiFact readers respond to our fact-checks about transgender stats, book bans and climate change By Amy Sherman• July 31, 2023
