24 People 23799 Fact-checks 7469 Articles People (24) Social Media Accountability in Government Media Matters PJ Media Kid Rock Media Trackers Ban the Box RI Social Security Works Ban Ki-moon Oregon Healthy Kids Clayton County Government Viral media reports Department of Government Efficiency Fulton County Government Government is Not God PAC Milwaukeeans for Self-Governance Texans for Accountable Government Various media reports 2 Delaware Health and Social Services Coalition to Protect Kids NY Fact-checks (23799) X posts stated on February 16, 2024 in a post on X: The Kids Online Safety Act “would require everyone to upload your government ID in order to use most sites on the internet.” By Madison Czopek• February 23, 2024 Viral image stated on October 16, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Covid vaccinations now prohibited in people under 50 in Denmark.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 18, 2022 Keith Ellison stated on January 29, 2017 in a CBS 'Face The Nation' interview: "About three-quarters of (Syrian refugees) are women and children. A full third of them are kids under 12 years old." By Miriam Valverde• February 2, 2017 Instagram posts stated on April 24, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Canada’s new law allows government to take children away if parents don’t accept kids’ ‘gender identity.’” By Sara Swann• May 3, 2022 Facebook posts stated on October 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The Canadian government threatens to fire any government employee who uses ‘Let's Go Brandon’ in communications.” By Bill McCarthy• October 20, 2021 TikTok posts stated on May 03, 2025 in a video on TikTok: Video shows Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney saying effective June 1, “all vehicles manufactured before 2000 will be gradually phased off Canadian roads due to safety and emissions standards.” By Madison Czopek• May 6, 2025 John Thune stated on August 29, 2012 in at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: The Obama administration "even proposed banning farm kids from doing basic chores!" By Amy Sherman• August 30, 2012 Facebook posts stated on July 04, 2021 in a Facebook post: A Canadian mayor said Muslims must integrate after they “demanded removal of pork in all school canteens in Montreal.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 9, 2021 Instagram posts stated on May 22, 2023 in a post: Video shows boxes of books removed from a middle school library that were “banned by the DeSantis regime in Florida.” By Gabrielle Settles• June 1, 2023 Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America stated on April 15, 2013 in an ad shared on social media: The book Little Red Riding Hood is something "that’s been banned in America," but not assault weapons. By Louis Jacobson• August 27, 2013 Viral image stated on January 25, 2023 in an Instagram post: The United Kingdom banned COVID-19 booster vaccines for people under 50. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 31, 2023 Viral image stated on October 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: Facebook is changing its hate speech policy to ban “Let’s go Brandon.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 22, 2021 Aziz Ansari stated on June 16, 2015 in comments on "The Daily Show": "46 percent of women between the age of 16 to 24 despise sexual contact" in Japan. By Katie Sanders• June 23, 2015 Mitt Romney stated on December 07, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "Speaker Gingrich has said that we ought to get rid of our child labor laws." By Molly Moorhead• December 14, 2011 Ron DeSantis stated on December 06, 2023 in the fourth Republican presidential primary debate: Discussing gender-affirming surgical care for minors, said that Sweden “shut it down.” By Grace Abels• December 18, 2023 Robert Malone stated on January 03, 2023 in a video shared on Instagram: COVID-19 vaccines "provide zero benefit relative to risk for the young and healthy." By Tom Kertscher• January 10, 2023 Instagram posts stated on October 28, 2024 in an Instagram post: Vice President Kamala Harris’ mother “worked the MK Ultra program” and was “involved in secret mind-control experiments.” By Andy Nguyen• November 1, 2024 Facebook posts stated on December 07, 2021 in a post: "Canada joins the no jab, no food trend" By Monique Curet• December 10, 2021 Blake Masters stated on August 08, 2022 in an interview: On privatizing Social Security. By Tom Kertscher• August 25, 2022 Facebook posts stated on July 14, 2014 in posts on Facebook: Fox News is "banned in Canada" because it violates a law that "prevents ‘news’ channels from lying to their viewers." By Linda Qiu• July 14, 2014 Articles (7469) Rush Limbaugh, Cokie Roberts, Fox News 'banned' in Canada: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup By Dana Tims• July 17, 2014 US frets about TikTok feeding data to China; banning app won’t end the threat, experts say By Madison Czopek• March 17, 2023 In Russia, the truth of the war on Ukraine is available. The risk comes in sharing it By Jon Greenberg• March 21, 2022 Fact-check: President Donald Trump’s Super Bowl LIX interview with Fox’s Bret Baier By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• February 9, 2025 What does the approval of Pfizer's Covid vaccine for teens and preteens mean? By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez• May 14, 2021 COVID-19 and children: What we know, what we don’t By Sophie Austin, Samantha Putterman• July 10, 2020 Trump VP pick JD Vance says media twisted remarks on abortion, domestic violence. We looked closer By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 16, 2024 Memo detailing bill to require vasectomies in Pennsylvania written to parody Texas abortion law By Noah Y. Kim• October 6, 2021 Transgender youth health care: A fact-checker’s look at Supreme Court oral arguments in Tenn. case By Grace Abels• December 6, 2024 Will curbing social media help kids’ mental health? Florida may try. By Lawrence Mower• January 16, 2024 Pot 101 Update: What are the rules for advertising recreational marijuana in California? By Sami Soto• May 9, 2019 Pence's point on gender-affirming care for minors ignores parental consent rules for tattoos By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson• June 14, 2023 Ask PolitiFact: If Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as HHS secretary, could he ban vaccines? By Madison Czopek• November 20, 2024 Fact-checking the Dartmouth GOP debate By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• October 12, 2011 How QAnon is seeping into Florida during the 2020 presidential campaign By Steve Contorno, Daniel Funke• September 8, 2020 Ask PolitiFact: Children are far less likely to die from COVID-19. Why do they need vaccination? By Amy Sherman• October 27, 2021 Five misleading claims from Trump’s executive order on trans youth health care By Grace Abels• February 5, 2025 Michigan lawmakers invite COVID-19 conspiracy theorist to testify on bill to ban vaccine passports By Dave Boucher• May 6, 2021 What is critical race theory, and why are conservatives blocking it? By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• May 24, 2021 COVID-19 fact checks in review -- Wisconsin By Madeline Heim• December 28, 2020
Social Media Accountability in Government Media Matters PJ Media Kid Rock Media Trackers Ban the Box RI Social Security Works Ban Ki-moon Oregon Healthy Kids Clayton County Government Viral media reports Department of Government Efficiency Fulton County Government Government is Not God PAC Milwaukeeans for Self-Governance Texans for Accountable Government Various media reports 2 Delaware Health and Social Services Coalition to Protect Kids NY
X posts stated on February 16, 2024 in a post on X: The Kids Online Safety Act “would require everyone to upload your government ID in order to use most sites on the internet.” By Madison Czopek• February 23, 2024 Viral image stated on October 16, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Covid vaccinations now prohibited in people under 50 in Denmark.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 18, 2022 Keith Ellison stated on January 29, 2017 in a CBS 'Face The Nation' interview: "About three-quarters of (Syrian refugees) are women and children. A full third of them are kids under 12 years old." By Miriam Valverde• February 2, 2017 Instagram posts stated on April 24, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Canada’s new law allows government to take children away if parents don’t accept kids’ ‘gender identity.’” By Sara Swann• May 3, 2022 Facebook posts stated on October 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The Canadian government threatens to fire any government employee who uses ‘Let's Go Brandon’ in communications.” By Bill McCarthy• October 20, 2021 TikTok posts stated on May 03, 2025 in a video on TikTok: Video shows Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney saying effective June 1, “all vehicles manufactured before 2000 will be gradually phased off Canadian roads due to safety and emissions standards.” By Madison Czopek• May 6, 2025 John Thune stated on August 29, 2012 in at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: The Obama administration "even proposed banning farm kids from doing basic chores!" By Amy Sherman• August 30, 2012 Facebook posts stated on July 04, 2021 in a Facebook post: A Canadian mayor said Muslims must integrate after they “demanded removal of pork in all school canteens in Montreal.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 9, 2021 Instagram posts stated on May 22, 2023 in a post: Video shows boxes of books removed from a middle school library that were “banned by the DeSantis regime in Florida.” By Gabrielle Settles• June 1, 2023 Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America stated on April 15, 2013 in an ad shared on social media: The book Little Red Riding Hood is something "that’s been banned in America," but not assault weapons. By Louis Jacobson• August 27, 2013 Viral image stated on January 25, 2023 in an Instagram post: The United Kingdom banned COVID-19 booster vaccines for people under 50. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 31, 2023 Viral image stated on October 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: Facebook is changing its hate speech policy to ban “Let’s go Brandon.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 22, 2021 Aziz Ansari stated on June 16, 2015 in comments on "The Daily Show": "46 percent of women between the age of 16 to 24 despise sexual contact" in Japan. By Katie Sanders• June 23, 2015 Mitt Romney stated on December 07, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "Speaker Gingrich has said that we ought to get rid of our child labor laws." By Molly Moorhead• December 14, 2011 Ron DeSantis stated on December 06, 2023 in the fourth Republican presidential primary debate: Discussing gender-affirming surgical care for minors, said that Sweden “shut it down.” By Grace Abels• December 18, 2023 Robert Malone stated on January 03, 2023 in a video shared on Instagram: COVID-19 vaccines "provide zero benefit relative to risk for the young and healthy." By Tom Kertscher• January 10, 2023 Instagram posts stated on October 28, 2024 in an Instagram post: Vice President Kamala Harris’ mother “worked the MK Ultra program” and was “involved in secret mind-control experiments.” By Andy Nguyen• November 1, 2024 Facebook posts stated on December 07, 2021 in a post: "Canada joins the no jab, no food trend" By Monique Curet• December 10, 2021 Blake Masters stated on August 08, 2022 in an interview: On privatizing Social Security. By Tom Kertscher• August 25, 2022 Facebook posts stated on July 14, 2014 in posts on Facebook: Fox News is "banned in Canada" because it violates a law that "prevents ‘news’ channels from lying to their viewers." By Linda Qiu• July 14, 2014
Rush Limbaugh, Cokie Roberts, Fox News 'banned' in Canada: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup By Dana Tims• July 17, 2014 US frets about TikTok feeding data to China; banning app won’t end the threat, experts say By Madison Czopek• March 17, 2023 In Russia, the truth of the war on Ukraine is available. The risk comes in sharing it By Jon Greenberg• March 21, 2022 Fact-check: President Donald Trump’s Super Bowl LIX interview with Fox’s Bret Baier By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• February 9, 2025 What does the approval of Pfizer's Covid vaccine for teens and preteens mean? By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez• May 14, 2021 COVID-19 and children: What we know, what we don’t By Sophie Austin, Samantha Putterman• July 10, 2020 Trump VP pick JD Vance says media twisted remarks on abortion, domestic violence. We looked closer By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 16, 2024 Memo detailing bill to require vasectomies in Pennsylvania written to parody Texas abortion law By Noah Y. Kim• October 6, 2021 Transgender youth health care: A fact-checker’s look at Supreme Court oral arguments in Tenn. case By Grace Abels• December 6, 2024 Will curbing social media help kids’ mental health? Florida may try. By Lawrence Mower• January 16, 2024 Pot 101 Update: What are the rules for advertising recreational marijuana in California? By Sami Soto• May 9, 2019 Pence's point on gender-affirming care for minors ignores parental consent rules for tattoos By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson• June 14, 2023 Ask PolitiFact: If Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as HHS secretary, could he ban vaccines? By Madison Czopek• November 20, 2024 Fact-checking the Dartmouth GOP debate By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• October 12, 2011 How QAnon is seeping into Florida during the 2020 presidential campaign By Steve Contorno, Daniel Funke• September 8, 2020 Ask PolitiFact: Children are far less likely to die from COVID-19. Why do they need vaccination? By Amy Sherman• October 27, 2021 Five misleading claims from Trump’s executive order on trans youth health care By Grace Abels• February 5, 2025 Michigan lawmakers invite COVID-19 conspiracy theorist to testify on bill to ban vaccine passports By Dave Boucher• May 6, 2021 What is critical race theory, and why are conservatives blocking it? By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• May 24, 2021 COVID-19 fact checks in review -- Wisconsin By Madeline Heim• December 28, 2020
