1 People 10252 Fact-checks 2986 Articles People (1) Grok AI Fact-checks (10252) Facebook posts stated on April 24, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Facebook is now a "public entity" that will be able to "use your photos" and "information" unless you post a statement declining your permission. By Samantha Putterman• May 1, 2019 Instagram posts stated on October 06, 2024 in Instagram posts: Video shows Oct. 6, 2024, fires in Beirut caused by Israeli airstrikes. By Sofia Ahmed• October 7, 2024 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 Social Media stated on January 12, 2025 in social media posts: An image shows Robert Redford’s Oscar statuette destroyed in the Los Angeles wildfires. By Sofia Ahmed• January 15, 2025 Donald Trump stated on May 08, 2025 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press": “We have now close to $10 trillion” in investments. “We’re talking about essentially two months.” By Madison Czopek, Louis Jacobson• May 8, 2025 Viral image stated on October 06, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows hundreds of “sitting ships” waiting to dock at U.S. ports. By Samantha Putterman• October 13, 2021 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 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 Instagram posts stated on September 17, 2024 in an Instagram post: CDC warns a third of adults may die from dangerous bacteria in ramen noodles. By Jeff Cercone• September 18, 2024 James Fishback stated on February 26, 2026 in a speech: Artificial intelligence data centers "drive up electric bills by 30 or 40%" and "suck up 500,000 gallons of water a day.” By Samantha Putterman• March 4, 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 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 Facebook posts stated on December 03, 2024 in a video: “Leaked secret recording” captured Ghana’s Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia calling Ghanaians “gullible and weak-minded.” By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• December 11, 2024 Social Media stated on January 24, 2026 in posts: Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, “Only criminals carry guns on our streets, we need law and order.” By Maria Briceño• January 26, 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 World Food Program stated on February 05, 2017 in a tweet: "Food waste is the 3rd largest contributor" of greenhouse gas emissions. By Jon Greenberg• February 14, 2017 Facebook posts stated on March 10, 2023 in a video shared on Facebook: “At a top robotics company in Japan this week, four robots being developed for military applications killed 29 humans in the lab.” By Madison Czopek• March 27, 2023 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 Facebook posts stated on May 11, 2024 in a video: “They are hiding the fact that Barbara O’Neill’s cousin was sentenced to life in prison for revealing these gatekept health secrets.” By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• May 16, 2024 Instagram posts stated on September 25, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Maricopa County official purged machine records before audit started." By Bill McCarthy• September 28, 2021 Articles (2986) Are tech companies using your private data to train AI models? 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Facebook posts stated on April 24, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Facebook is now a "public entity" that will be able to "use your photos" and "information" unless you post a statement declining your permission. By Samantha Putterman• May 1, 2019 Instagram posts stated on October 06, 2024 in Instagram posts: Video shows Oct. 6, 2024, fires in Beirut caused by Israeli airstrikes. By Sofia Ahmed• October 7, 2024 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 Social Media stated on January 12, 2025 in social media posts: An image shows Robert Redford’s Oscar statuette destroyed in the Los Angeles wildfires. By Sofia Ahmed• January 15, 2025 Donald Trump stated on May 08, 2025 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press": “We have now close to $10 trillion” in investments. “We’re talking about essentially two months.” By Madison Czopek, Louis Jacobson• May 8, 2025 Viral image stated on October 06, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows hundreds of “sitting ships” waiting to dock at U.S. ports. By Samantha Putterman• October 13, 2021 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 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 Instagram posts stated on September 17, 2024 in an Instagram post: CDC warns a third of adults may die from dangerous bacteria in ramen noodles. By Jeff Cercone• September 18, 2024 James Fishback stated on February 26, 2026 in a speech: Artificial intelligence data centers "drive up electric bills by 30 or 40%" and "suck up 500,000 gallons of water a day.” By Samantha Putterman• March 4, 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 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 Facebook posts stated on December 03, 2024 in a video: “Leaked secret recording” captured Ghana’s Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia calling Ghanaians “gullible and weak-minded.” By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• December 11, 2024 Social Media stated on January 24, 2026 in posts: Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, “Only criminals carry guns on our streets, we need law and order.” By Maria Briceño• January 26, 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 World Food Program stated on February 05, 2017 in a tweet: "Food waste is the 3rd largest contributor" of greenhouse gas emissions. By Jon Greenberg• February 14, 2017 Facebook posts stated on March 10, 2023 in a video shared on Facebook: “At a top robotics company in Japan this week, four robots being developed for military applications killed 29 humans in the lab.” By Madison Czopek• March 27, 2023 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 Facebook posts stated on May 11, 2024 in a video: “They are hiding the fact that Barbara O’Neill’s cousin was sentenced to life in prison for revealing these gatekept health secrets.” By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• May 16, 2024 Instagram posts stated on September 25, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Maricopa County official purged machine records before audit started." By Bill McCarthy• September 28, 2021
Are tech companies using your private data to train AI models? Here’s what we know By Maria Briceño• November 20, 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 Musk’s AI-powered Grokipedia: A Wikipedia spin-off with less care to sourcing, accuracy By Loreben Tuquero• November 12, 2025 ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ could block AI regulations for 10 years, leaving its harms unchecked By Loreben Tuquero• June 17, 2025 Can ChatGPT fact-check? PolitiFact tested By Grace Abels• May 30, 2023 Social media accounts use AI-generated audio to push 2024 election misinformation By Sara Swann• March 13, 2024 How well do you understand AI? Here are 7 terms to know By Loreben Tuquero• August 10, 2023 The AI president: How Donald Trump uses artificial intelligence to promote himself, mock others By Loreben Tuquero• October 23, 2025 AI-generated audio deepfakes are increasing. We tested 4 tools designed to detect them. By Loreben Tuquero• March 20, 2024 Ask PolitiFact: Were the pictures in the Jesus ‘washed feet’ Super Bowl ad AI-generated? By Madison Czopek• February 13, 2024 PolitiFact readers respond to our fact-checks about transgender stats, book bans and climate change By Amy Sherman• July 31, 2023 Are Google, Meta AI hiding Trump information? Here’s what companies say happened By Jeff Cercone, Sara Swann• August 5, 2024 What to make of an abysmal year for truth? PolitiFact names 2025 the Year of the Lies By Katie Sanders• December 15, 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 How improperly using AI could deter you from voting, or hurt your health By Loreben Tuquero• July 17, 2023 What is the future of automated fact-checking? Fact-checkers discuss By Grace Abels• June 28, 2022 Why does Grok post false, offensive things on X? Here are 4 revealing incidents. By Madison Czopek• July 10, 2025 Adam Raine called ChatGPT his ‘only friend.’ Now his family blames the technology for his death By Loreben Tuquero• December 19, 2025 Social media clips of crying U.S. soldiers may be AI-generated. Here’s how to spot them By Loreben Tuquero• April 16, 2026 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
