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Fact-checks (24877)

Viral image stated on June 02, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“Tim Tebow says he is wearing #85 to honor his former friend/teammate and fellow TE Aaron Hernandez, who passed away in 2017.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• June 8, 2021
The Gateway Pundit stated on June 21, 2018 in a headline:
"Migrant mother and ‘crying girl’ on Time cover never separated."
By Amy Sherman• June 25, 2018
Bloggers stated on October 24, 2021 in a blog post:
“COP26 luxury EVs to be recharged using diesel generators”
By Jon Greenberg• October 26, 2021
Bloggers stated on October 22, 2018 in a post on Facebook:
"'Caravan' Migrant Army Paint Swastika on American Flag, Burn It in the Street."  
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• October 25, 2018
X posts stated on May 08, 2023 in a tweet:
Photo shows migrants heading to U.S. border in May 2023.
By Samantha Putterman• May 8, 2023
Roger Goodell stated on January 20, 2014 in an interview on NFL.com:
"The extra point is almost automatic. … (The NFL) had five missed extra points this year out of 1,200 some odd" attempts.
By Katie Sanders• January 31, 2014
Instagram posts stated on April 06, 2023 in a post:
"Scientists struggle to understand why Antarctica hasn’t warmed for over 70 years despite rise in CO2."
By Andy Nguyen• April 21, 2023
Bloggers stated on October 21, 2018 in a post on Facebook:
The migration of Hondurans toward the United States "was funded by Democrat activists."  
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• October 26, 2018
Lamar Smith stated on September 21, 2013 in a flier mailed to constituents:
"In 2010, the non-partisan Government Accountability Office found that only 6.5 percent of the U.S.-Mexico border was under full control of the Border Patrol."
By Sue Owen• October 1, 2013
Social Media stated on April 06, 2026 in social media posts:
Photos and clips show the moon from Artemis II.
By Maria Briceño• April 8, 2026
Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on October 06, 2014 in a campaign ad:
"The only candidate pocketing big money from people who want to destroy coal is Mitch McConnell."
By Steve Contorno• October 8, 2014
Bloggers stated on February 02, 2018 in a headline:
"First NFL team declares bankruptcy over kneeling thugs."
By Amy Sherman• February 7, 2018
Bloggers stated on November 26, 2018 in a post on Facebook:
Photo of migrant mother at U.S.-Mexico border running from tear gas with children "was a staged hoax."
By Samantha Putterman• November 29, 2018
Viral image stated on September 20, 2020 in a Facebook post:
A Time magazine cover shows Donald Trump looking at a child in a cage.
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 21, 2020
Facebook posts stated on October 26, 2021 in a Facebook post:
A White House photographer took a picture of Donald Trump at the White House on Oct. 24.
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 27, 2021
Jerry Patterson stated on June 09, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth:
Says Sierra Club sued him to stop oil and gas activity on Texas coast, but "we won" and "the turtles are fine."
By Sue Owen• September 12, 2012
Viral image stated on July 16, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Joe Biden said, “We don’t need any more N***** bigshots.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 22, 2020
Viral image stated on August 19, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“This USPS employee was caught taking down Trump signs. These people are also responsible for the mail in ballots they are pushing so hard.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 21, 2020
TikTok posts stated on July 12, 2025 in una publicación en TikTok:
El sheriff del condado Kerr, Texas dijo, “que se debe solicitar la residencia permanente para el equipo de rescate mexicano que rescató a su familia”.
By Maria Briceño• July 16, 2025
TikTok posts stated on July 16, 2025 in a Threads post:
Elk, grizzly bears, bison and mountain lions are fleeing Yellowstone National Park to Salt Lake City, Utah.
By Maria Briceño• August 7, 2025

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The misinformation trap: the business of misleading migrants

By Daniela Mendoza, Patricia Mercado Sánchez, Julie Ricard• July 3, 2023

High Five: Corporate taxes, Aaron Rodgers' taxes and a government jet honeymoon

By Tom Kertscher• October 3, 2017

How large is the migrant caravan? Estimates vary

By Ciara O'Rourke• October 29, 2018

Trump’s pardon comments omit why former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández was prosecuted

By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• December 1, 2025

“Muslims laughing” at Notre Dame and fact-checking photos in the era of false news

By Ciara O'Rourke• May 28, 2019

Princess Kate’s altered photo: What experts say happened and how to spot manipulated content online

By Samantha Putterman• March 12, 2024

The Fredo flap and the nuances of an insult

By Jon Greenberg• August 14, 2019

No evidence photo of Trump watching Baghdadi raid was staged

By Daniel Funke, Louis Jacobson• October 28, 2019

New Earth photos appear dull because of cameras and lighting, not climate change

By Zoe Weyand• April 7, 2026

After 8 years of fact-checking Paul Ryan, our top 15 claims

By Tom Kertscher• April 11, 2018

Fact-check: Los Angeles fires fuel falsehoods, including by Trump, about water management

By Jeff Cercone, Caleb McCullough• January 10, 2025

What we know about images of Border Patrol and Haitian migrants

By Amy Sherman• September 24, 2021

The Internet's overreach on the Ebola outbreak

By Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• August 13, 2014

Paul Ryan -- near retirement? -- on the Truth-O-Meter

By Tom Kertscher• December 14, 2017

Verificamos lo que dijo el Presidente Donald Trump durante el Estado de la Unión 2026

By PolitiFact Staff • February 25, 2026

Top 5 falsehoods about Ebola

By Aaron Sharockman• October 15, 2014

Fact-checking Marco Rubio’s statements about the Iran nuclear deal

By Amy Sherman• April 27, 2017

5 falsehoods about Ebola

By Aaron Sharockman• October 16, 2014

Tucker Carlson’s ‘Patriot Purge’ film on Jan. 6 is full of falsehoods, conspiracy theories

By Bill McCarthy• November 5, 2021

Donald Trump's inaugural address: annotated

By Allison Graves, Miriam Valverde• January 20, 2017