1 People 23970 Fact-checks 7244 Articles People (1) Say Anything Blog Fact-checks (23970) Bloggers stated on May 08, 2020 in a blog post: Says Mike Pence was caught on a hot mic delivering empty boxes of PPE to a nursing home and pretended they were heavy. By Samantha Putterman• May 8, 2020 X posts stated on August 28, 2024 in an X post: C-SPAN captions for a JD Vance speech said, “Single person clapping.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 30, 2024 Viral image stated on January 17, 2022 in a Facebook post: “DirecTV cancels OAN after Joe Biden orders media outlets and tech giants to banish voices that deviate from the regime’s official narrative.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 19, 2022 Donald Trump stated on June 04, 2017 in a tweet: "At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack and Mayor of London says there is ‘no reason to be alarmed!’ " By Katie Sanders• June 4, 2017 Viral image stated on May 06, 2019 in a Facebook post: "70% of Americans in poverty are white." By Ciara O'Rourke• May 16, 2019 Threads posts stated on August 06, 2025 in a Threads post: The official U.S. government website erased sections of the U.S. Constitution without amending it. By Samantha Putterman• August 7, 2025 Facebook posts stated on March 19, 2025 in una publicación en Facebook: El presidente Donald Trump “firma orden ejecutiva para obligar a los bancos a que les quiten un 10% de dinero” de sus ahorros a los inmigrantes. By Maria Briceño• March 21, 2025 Facebook posts stated on October 01, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez crying on CNN. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 2, 2023 Chain email stated on March 07, 2023 in a chain email: Because of daylight saving time, “NO alarm set for the 2:00 a.m. hour will go off” on March 12. By Madison Czopek• March 9, 2023 JB Pritzker stated on October 30, 2025 in a press conference: The federal government “decided to shut down the SNAP machines, so that they can’t be used.” By Amy Sherman• November 3, 2025 Pat Toomey stated on September 13, 2016 in In a press release: McGinty previously told a local community newspaper in her native Philadelphia that she 'has found an alarming undercurrent of misinformed people in the 'T' part of the state' outside of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. By Mark Dent• September 16, 2016 Mark Pocan stated on February 12, 2021 in a tweet: Ron Johnson didn’t “show up” for a day of impeachment hearings. By Eric Litke• February 16, 2021 Tucker Carlson stated on July 14, 2021 in a TV segment: “It now appears there actually was meaningful voter fraud in Fulton County, Georgia, last November. That is not a conspiracy theory. It's true.” By Bill McCarthy• July 20, 2021 Social Media stated on January 29, 2024 in an X post: Elon Musk is not allowing X users to search for Taylor Swift on the platform “out of fear they will find this pro-Biden image of her.” By Katelyn Ferral• January 30, 2024 Jeb Hensarling stated on August 02, 2013 in a press release: Says "the acting chief of the IRS said he – and the majority of IRS employees – would rather stay with his current" health "plan than switch to Obamacare." By Sue Owen• August 9, 2013 Stephen Colbert stated on June 23, 2016 in a comedy sketch: Says "Paul Ryan shut off the C-SPAN cameras when the Democrats started their sit-in." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 27, 2016 Donald Trump stated on February 07, 2020 in a comment to reporters: "I thought it was a terrible thing when (Nancy Pelosi) ripped up the speech. First of all, it's an official document. You're not allowed. It's illegal what she did. She broke the law." By Bill McCarthy• February 7, 2020 Facebook posts stated on March 26, 2024 in a Facebook reel: Video of the ship colliding with the Baltimore bridge proves the bridge collapse wasn’t “an accident.” By Sara Swann• April 2, 2024 Roger Williams stated on October 28, 2021 in in a speech: "U.S. households are on track to spend $19 billion more on energy by 2030." By Nusaiba Mizan• November 30, 2021 Instagram posts stated on October 12, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Nancy Pelosi (purchased) 10,000 shares of Amgen, manufacturer of Nplate, a drug used to treat radiation sickness.” By Sara Swann• October 25, 2022 Articles (7244) How to watch the final 2020 presidential debate By Josie Hollingsworth• October 21, 2020 How to watch the 2020 vice presidential debate By Josie Hollingsworth• October 6, 2020 An X account is impersonating an Iranian journalist. The platform’s guidelines allow it By Loreben Tuquero• July 1, 2025 Donald Trump calls the coronavirus the ‘Chinese virus.’ Health experts say that’s wrong By Miriam Valverde• March 19, 2020 The facts behind Paul Revere's ride, cited by Donald Trump in NRA speech By Jon Greenberg• May 3, 2017 ISIS camp near El Paso? FALSE By W. Gardner Selby• April 17, 2015 Texas allows rifles to be toted publicly, but not in manner 'calculated to alarm' By W. Gardner Selby• July 8, 2016 Ask PolitiFact: Is Hakeem Jeffries right about the GOP’s stance on book-banning? By Louis Jacobson• March 30, 2023 Medicare 'cuts' and a talking point that won't die By Becky Bowers• November 2, 2012 Biden: 'I did the math' By Robert Farley• March 6, 2009 What Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has said on abortion By Allison Graves• July 10, 2018 The data behind DayOne's 1 in 8 claim By Jacqueline Tempera• May 15, 2016 When will Social Security sunset? Barring congressional changes, money will deplete by 2034 By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• February 22, 2023 McCain's 'warning' on Fannie & Freddie By Adriel Bettelheim• September 17, 2008 We'll be back! By Bill Adair• November 6, 2008 Breast cancer and birth control: New study shows how science can be distorted By Céline Gounder• November 24, 2025 Muslim prayer rugs on Texas-Mexico border? No confirmed finds By W. Gardner Selby• October 27, 2014 How to stay warm without power in a winter storm By Daniel Funke• February 18, 2021 Go mobile with PolitiFact apps By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 20, 2013 Few firm beliefs and low trust: Americans not sure what’s true in age of health misinformation By Darius Tahir• August 25, 2023
Bloggers stated on May 08, 2020 in a blog post: Says Mike Pence was caught on a hot mic delivering empty boxes of PPE to a nursing home and pretended they were heavy. By Samantha Putterman• May 8, 2020 X posts stated on August 28, 2024 in an X post: C-SPAN captions for a JD Vance speech said, “Single person clapping.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 30, 2024 Viral image stated on January 17, 2022 in a Facebook post: “DirecTV cancels OAN after Joe Biden orders media outlets and tech giants to banish voices that deviate from the regime’s official narrative.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 19, 2022 Donald Trump stated on June 04, 2017 in a tweet: "At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack and Mayor of London says there is ‘no reason to be alarmed!’ " By Katie Sanders• June 4, 2017 Viral image stated on May 06, 2019 in a Facebook post: "70% of Americans in poverty are white." By Ciara O'Rourke• May 16, 2019 Threads posts stated on August 06, 2025 in a Threads post: The official U.S. government website erased sections of the U.S. Constitution without amending it. By Samantha Putterman• August 7, 2025 Facebook posts stated on March 19, 2025 in una publicación en Facebook: El presidente Donald Trump “firma orden ejecutiva para obligar a los bancos a que les quiten un 10% de dinero” de sus ahorros a los inmigrantes. By Maria Briceño• March 21, 2025 Facebook posts stated on October 01, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez crying on CNN. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 2, 2023 Chain email stated on March 07, 2023 in a chain email: Because of daylight saving time, “NO alarm set for the 2:00 a.m. hour will go off” on March 12. By Madison Czopek• March 9, 2023 JB Pritzker stated on October 30, 2025 in a press conference: The federal government “decided to shut down the SNAP machines, so that they can’t be used.” By Amy Sherman• November 3, 2025 Pat Toomey stated on September 13, 2016 in In a press release: McGinty previously told a local community newspaper in her native Philadelphia that she 'has found an alarming undercurrent of misinformed people in the 'T' part of the state' outside of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. By Mark Dent• September 16, 2016 Mark Pocan stated on February 12, 2021 in a tweet: Ron Johnson didn’t “show up” for a day of impeachment hearings. By Eric Litke• February 16, 2021 Tucker Carlson stated on July 14, 2021 in a TV segment: “It now appears there actually was meaningful voter fraud in Fulton County, Georgia, last November. That is not a conspiracy theory. It's true.” By Bill McCarthy• July 20, 2021 Social Media stated on January 29, 2024 in an X post: Elon Musk is not allowing X users to search for Taylor Swift on the platform “out of fear they will find this pro-Biden image of her.” By Katelyn Ferral• January 30, 2024 Jeb Hensarling stated on August 02, 2013 in a press release: Says "the acting chief of the IRS said he – and the majority of IRS employees – would rather stay with his current" health "plan than switch to Obamacare." By Sue Owen• August 9, 2013 Stephen Colbert stated on June 23, 2016 in a comedy sketch: Says "Paul Ryan shut off the C-SPAN cameras when the Democrats started their sit-in." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 27, 2016 Donald Trump stated on February 07, 2020 in a comment to reporters: "I thought it was a terrible thing when (Nancy Pelosi) ripped up the speech. First of all, it's an official document. You're not allowed. It's illegal what she did. She broke the law." By Bill McCarthy• February 7, 2020 Facebook posts stated on March 26, 2024 in a Facebook reel: Video of the ship colliding with the Baltimore bridge proves the bridge collapse wasn’t “an accident.” By Sara Swann• April 2, 2024 Roger Williams stated on October 28, 2021 in in a speech: "U.S. households are on track to spend $19 billion more on energy by 2030." By Nusaiba Mizan• November 30, 2021 Instagram posts stated on October 12, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Nancy Pelosi (purchased) 10,000 shares of Amgen, manufacturer of Nplate, a drug used to treat radiation sickness.” By Sara Swann• October 25, 2022
How to watch the final 2020 presidential debate By Josie Hollingsworth• October 21, 2020 How to watch the 2020 vice presidential debate By Josie Hollingsworth• October 6, 2020 An X account is impersonating an Iranian journalist. The platform’s guidelines allow it By Loreben Tuquero• July 1, 2025 Donald Trump calls the coronavirus the ‘Chinese virus.’ Health experts say that’s wrong By Miriam Valverde• March 19, 2020 The facts behind Paul Revere's ride, cited by Donald Trump in NRA speech By Jon Greenberg• May 3, 2017 ISIS camp near El Paso? FALSE By W. Gardner Selby• April 17, 2015 Texas allows rifles to be toted publicly, but not in manner 'calculated to alarm' By W. Gardner Selby• July 8, 2016 Ask PolitiFact: Is Hakeem Jeffries right about the GOP’s stance on book-banning? By Louis Jacobson• March 30, 2023 Medicare 'cuts' and a talking point that won't die By Becky Bowers• November 2, 2012 Biden: 'I did the math' By Robert Farley• March 6, 2009 What Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has said on abortion By Allison Graves• July 10, 2018 The data behind DayOne's 1 in 8 claim By Jacqueline Tempera• May 15, 2016 When will Social Security sunset? Barring congressional changes, money will deplete by 2034 By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• February 22, 2023 McCain's 'warning' on Fannie & Freddie By Adriel Bettelheim• September 17, 2008 We'll be back! By Bill Adair• November 6, 2008 Breast cancer and birth control: New study shows how science can be distorted By Céline Gounder• November 24, 2025 Muslim prayer rugs on Texas-Mexico border? No confirmed finds By W. Gardner Selby• October 27, 2014 How to stay warm without power in a winter storm By Daniel Funke• February 18, 2021 Go mobile with PolitiFact apps By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 20, 2013 Few firm beliefs and low trust: Americans not sure what’s true in age of health misinformation By Darius Tahir• August 25, 2023
