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Facebook posts stated on June 24, 2020 in an image:

Google and Apple “put a covid tracker on every phone.”

By Daniel Funke• June 25, 2020

TikTok posts stated on May 15, 2021 in a TikTok post:

The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine contains a Bluetooth microchip.

By Bill McCarthy• May 21, 2021

Jocelyn Benson stated on May 20, 2021 in a campaign fundraising email:

A Republican bill in Michigan “would make it a crime for election officials … to share information about how to vote by mail and where to find a ballot drop box.”

By Clara Hendrickson• May 26, 2021

Facebook posts stated on November 20, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says people can send Christmas cards to "a recovering American soldier" at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

By Samantha Putterman• December 4, 2019

Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2019 in a Facebook post:

"When you pull up to the gas pump to fill up your car, get your cell phone and search for Bluetooth devices. If a sequence of letters and numbers show up don’t pay at the pump. One of the pumps has a credit card skimmer inside of it. All of these skimmers run on bluetooth."

By Cade Moisey, Patrick Orsagos, Mary Alice Truitt, Davis Versprille• May 17, 2019

Karl Rove stated on March 16, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":

After Russia went to war with Georgia in 2008, the U.S. sent a "very strong message" to Vladimir Putin by sending "warships to the Black Sea" and airlifting "combat troops that Georgia had in Afghanistan" back to Georgia.

By Louis Jacobson• March 19, 2014

Instagram posts stated on October 19, 2020 in an Instagram post:

“15 days left to vote BUT if you are voting by mail, you need to vote TODAY. USPS says it needs a 14 day roundtrip to be counted on election day.”

By Amy Sherman• October 20, 2020

LaKeshia Myers stated on June 06, 2023 in News release:

During the spring 2020 election in Milwaukee, a reduction to only five polling locations “came days before the election and was done without proper notice to voters.”

By D.L. Davis• September 8, 2023

Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2025 in a Facebook post:

“Elon Musk exposes hidden $20K roof grant. Congress approved it."

By Jeff Cercone• March 28, 2025

Troy Fraser stated on April 19, 2011 in a Texas Senate committee hearing.:

Says it probably costs more than $300,000 to run for a seat on the Pedernales Electric Cooperative board of directors.

By W. Gardner Selby• May 2, 2011

Instagram posts stated on July 16, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Videos show Planned Parenthood “aiding sex traffickers in their crimes.”

By Sara Swann• July 20, 2023

Facebook posts stated on February 29, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Setting on Apple’s new Journal app “lets anyone near you know your FULL NAME and EXACTLY where you’re geo-located.”

By Jeff Cercone• March 4, 2024

Club for Growth stated on December 12, 2012 in a newsletter:

"In Minnesota, well over 6,200 election-day registrations from 2008 proved fraudulent."

By Tom Kertscher• January 16, 2013

X posts stated on September 09, 2024 in an X post:

"Dallas County Texas (tells) election workers to (illegally) lie on registration & use a church address to register homeless people to vote!”

By Jeff Cercone• September 11, 2024

Facebook posts stated on December 09, 2022 in a reel:

Cellphones can be used to pop popcorn kernels.

By Ciara O'Rourke• December 19, 2022

Bill Richardson stated on October 11, 2007 in Manchester, N.H.:

The form students fill out to get college financial aid is "longer than the form to get U.S. citizenship."

By Jeffrey S. Solochek• November 20, 2007

Instagram posts stated on January 19, 2023 in a post:

Video shows hidden theater “where elites sacrifice kids.”

By Jeff Cercone• January 20, 2023

Ivanka Trump stated on December 21, 2017 in an interview on "Fox & Friends":

In April, "the vast majority will be (filling out their taxes) on a single postcard."

By Louis Jacobson• December 21, 2017

Viral image stated on June 12, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Video shows “U.S. Navy deploys in Miami due to Russian warships 6/12.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• June 14, 2024

Michael Doherty stated on November 28, 2012 in an op-ed on NorthJersey.com:

Says a new state report "confirms" that red-light cameras "lead to more accidents, more injuries and greater cost."

By Bill Wichert• December 6, 2012

U.S. Postal Service postcard causes confusion about mail-in voting in California

By Chris Nichols• September 11, 2020

Fact-checking the controversy over the USPS voting mailer

By Amy Sherman• September 15, 2020

Ukrainian soldiers believed to be alive, details of their captivity unclear

By Monique Curet• March 3, 2022

2020 election lawsuits and ballot access: what you need to know

By Amy Sherman• November 2, 2020

Trump’s cascade of falsehoods about voting by mail

By Amy Sherman• November 1, 2020

USS Gabrielle Giffords is not a gun-free vessel

By W. Gardner Selby• June 12, 2017

In uncertain times, fact-checkers are working with special urgency

By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2026

What To Know Before Voting In-Person In California

By Chris Nichols• October 30, 2020

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

Voting Counts: After problematic primary, New York hopes for a smoother election in November

By Jill Terreri Ramos• September 25, 2020

There’s A Lot Of Misinformation About California’s March Primary Election. Here Are The Facts.

By Chris Nichols• February 11, 2020

Advice For Making Sure Your Mail-In Ballot Gets Counted In California

By Chris Nichols• October 23, 2020

Rubio calls Snowden scandal 'most damaging' espionage case in U.S. history. Is it?

By Joshua Gillin• April 22, 2014

How the GOP spun a 'dead voter' allegation in Nevada

By Amy Sherman• October 26, 2021

What’s in the Senate Democrats’ new voting rights bill?

By Amy Sherman• September 21, 2021

As Joe Biden prepares to speak at the DNC, what has he accomplished as president?

By Louis Jacobson• August 19, 2024

Were Oregon voters mailed the ‘wrong’ ballots for the primary election?

By Tom Kertscher• May 22, 2020

Despite Trump remarks on El Paso and Dayton, it's a weak link between video games, mass shootings

By Tom Kertscher• August 6, 2019

Why Barack Obama's sexuality became a news story, and then a conspiracy theory

By Grace Abels• October 17, 2023

PolitiFact Sheet: Hillary Clinton’s email controversy

By Lauren Carroll• July 19, 2016

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