1 People 18419 Fact-checks 6170 Articles People (1) Oregon Public Employees Retirement System Fact-checks (18419) Mike Pence stated on August 18, 2023 in comments at a conference: “After China sent a balloon over strategic sites in the United States … President Biden literally sent the secretary of state hat in hand to go kowtow and ask for a meeting.” By Amy Sherman• August 22, 2023 Viral image stated on December 01, 2020 in a Facebook post: China recovered from COVID-19 “without a vaccine.” By Ciara O'Rourke• December 4, 2020 Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Washington public school forces unvaccinated teens to wear ankle monitors” as a condition of playing team sports. By Emily Tian• August 25, 2021 Viral image stated on November 17, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Bill Gates tells G20 world leaders that ‘death panels’ will soon be required.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 21, 2022 Ann Coulter stated on June 10, 2009 in a column.: Says President Obama was wrong "about Muslims' historical contributions to mankind, such as algebra (actually that was the ancient Babylonians), the compass (that was the Chinese), pens (the Chinese again) and medical discoveries." By Catharine Richert• June 19, 2009 Marco Rubio stated on March 14, 2013 in a CPAC speech: "The Chinese government provides their people no access to the Internet." By Katie Sanders, Amy Sherman• March 15, 2013 Nikki Haley stated on October 12, 2023 in a town hall in Exeter, N.H.: China is “the largest developer of neuro-strike weapons, weapons engineered to change the brain activity of military commanders and segments of the population.” By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• November 1, 2023 Facebook posts stated on April 23, 2020 in a viral image circulating on social media attributing comments to Barack Obama: Says President Barack Obama "signed the medical appliance tax bill that forced companies to outsource manufacturing of masks, gowns, gloves and ventilaors [sic] to China, Europe and Russia to avoid the tax.” By Victoria Knight• May 1, 2020 Elissa Slotkin stated on August 09, 2024 in Meta ad: Mike Rogers “left Michigan to trade on his D.C. connections, helping Chinese tech companies get access to the U.S.” By Caleb McCullough• August 23, 2024 Marco Rubio stated on February 02, 2016 in an interview in Bow, N.H.: "Ted Cruz defended a Chinese company that stole an invention from an American inventor." By Jonathan Van Fleet• February 7, 2016 Michael Chippendale stated on December 16, 2011 in a public forum: "Hydrogen sulfide . . . [was] used in the genocide of Jews in Germany. " By Alex Kuffner• December 21, 2011 Facebook posts stated on June 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says these “elite” figures are on house arrest with ankle monitors “due to child trafficking crimes.” By Samantha Putterman• June 18, 2020 Tony Evers stated on August 20, 2019 in a tweet: "1 out of every 4 car accidents in the U.S. is caused by texting and driving." By Eric Litke• August 28, 2019 Andrew Yang stated on December 20, 2019 in a Democratic presidential primary debate: "They banned face masks in Hong Kong. Why? Because they have AI technology that now is using facial recognition to identify protesters if they so much as do anything on the street, so they can follow up with them and detain them later." By Bill McCarthy• December 20, 2019 Facebook posts stated on April 11, 2022 in a Facebook post: "Joe Biden is giving smartphones away to illegal border crossers.” By Andy Nguyen• April 14, 2022 David Dewhurst stated on April 17, 2012 in a TV ad.: Says Ted Cruz represents a Chinese company found guilty of stealing blueprints from an American manufacturer. By W. Gardner Selby• April 19, 2012 Facebook posts stated on March 31, 2020 in posts on the Internet: If you ask Amazon’s Alexa about the origin of the coronavirus pandemic, it says “the government planned” it. By Patrick Orsagos• April 16, 2020 Matt Flynn stated on April 12, 2018 in a TV interview: Says Foxconn "is under investigation in mainland China for securities fraud, environmental fraud and labor fraud." By Ahmed Elbenni• July 31, 2018 Rick Perry stated on September 30, 2011 in a speech: Coca-Cola’s CEO "said he finds it easier to do work in China than in the United States." By Eric Stirgus• October 10, 2011 Jamie Nadler stated on April 14, 2020 in a newspaper interview: “Small trials” to test convalescent plasma therapy for coronavirus patients “seem to have had some degree of success.” By Jaren Holmes, Julia Schneider• April 29, 2020 Articles (6170) Fact-checking claims about the Chinese spy balloon By Sara Swann, Loreben Tuquero• February 7, 2023 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s case against the World Health Organization, China By Jon Greenberg• June 2, 2020 Overwhelming majority of ballot boxes are secure, rare for ballots to be lost or destroyed By Jill Terreri Ramos• October 31, 2024 To ban or not to ban: Donald Trump’s and Joe Biden’s mixed messages on TikTok By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Samantha Putterman• June 13, 2024 V-Safe: How everyday people help the CDC track COVID-19 vaccine safety with their phones By Amanda Michelle Gomez• August 26, 2021 Fact-checking the Michigan Senate debate between Mike Rogers and Elissa Slotkin By Caleb McCullough• October 9, 2024 NOAA firings came just before a U.S. tornado outbreak. Did public warning systems work? By Loreben Tuquero• March 26, 2025 The week in fact-checking: A race for a vaccine, CPAPs and coronavirus By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 10, 2020 How Elon Musk ditched Twitter's safeguards and primed X to spread misinformation By Madison Czopek• October 23, 2023 MyPillow CEO Lindell’s film not intended to be taken as fact By Noah Y. Kim, Amy Sherman• February 5, 2021 PolitiFact’s guide to understanding tariffs and international trade By Louis Jacobson• November 18, 2019 Does Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster increase stroke risk? ‘Very unlikely,’ agencies say By Gabrielle Settles• January 18, 2023 US frets about TikTok feeding data to China; banning app won’t end the threat, experts say By Madison Czopek• March 17, 2023 Follow live fact-checks of the fourth Republican primary debate By Ellen Hine• December 5, 2023 Fact-checking Arizona’s 2020 Senate race between McSally and Kelly By Miriam Valverde• October 30, 2020 What we know about the source of the coronavirus pandemic By Daniel Funke• April 17, 2020 Are foreign adversaries China and Russia amplifying hurricane misinformation? Early signs say yes By Jeff Cercone• October 14, 2024 Space litter is a huge risk to satellites, and there's no way yet to clean it up By Jon Greenberg• November 6, 2019 Fact-checking claims about Cuba By Amy Sherman• January 20, 2015 Comparison of presidents’ classified records handling distorts cooperation with authorities By Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero• January 31, 2023
Mike Pence stated on August 18, 2023 in comments at a conference: “After China sent a balloon over strategic sites in the United States … President Biden literally sent the secretary of state hat in hand to go kowtow and ask for a meeting.” By Amy Sherman• August 22, 2023 Viral image stated on December 01, 2020 in a Facebook post: China recovered from COVID-19 “without a vaccine.” By Ciara O'Rourke• December 4, 2020 Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Washington public school forces unvaccinated teens to wear ankle monitors” as a condition of playing team sports. By Emily Tian• August 25, 2021 Viral image stated on November 17, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Bill Gates tells G20 world leaders that ‘death panels’ will soon be required.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 21, 2022 Ann Coulter stated on June 10, 2009 in a column.: Says President Obama was wrong "about Muslims' historical contributions to mankind, such as algebra (actually that was the ancient Babylonians), the compass (that was the Chinese), pens (the Chinese again) and medical discoveries." By Catharine Richert• June 19, 2009 Marco Rubio stated on March 14, 2013 in a CPAC speech: "The Chinese government provides their people no access to the Internet." By Katie Sanders, Amy Sherman• March 15, 2013 Nikki Haley stated on October 12, 2023 in a town hall in Exeter, N.H.: China is “the largest developer of neuro-strike weapons, weapons engineered to change the brain activity of military commanders and segments of the population.” By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• November 1, 2023 Facebook posts stated on April 23, 2020 in a viral image circulating on social media attributing comments to Barack Obama: Says President Barack Obama "signed the medical appliance tax bill that forced companies to outsource manufacturing of masks, gowns, gloves and ventilaors [sic] to China, Europe and Russia to avoid the tax.” By Victoria Knight• May 1, 2020 Elissa Slotkin stated on August 09, 2024 in Meta ad: Mike Rogers “left Michigan to trade on his D.C. connections, helping Chinese tech companies get access to the U.S.” By Caleb McCullough• August 23, 2024 Marco Rubio stated on February 02, 2016 in an interview in Bow, N.H.: "Ted Cruz defended a Chinese company that stole an invention from an American inventor." By Jonathan Van Fleet• February 7, 2016 Michael Chippendale stated on December 16, 2011 in a public forum: "Hydrogen sulfide . . . [was] used in the genocide of Jews in Germany. " By Alex Kuffner• December 21, 2011 Facebook posts stated on June 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says these “elite” figures are on house arrest with ankle monitors “due to child trafficking crimes.” By Samantha Putterman• June 18, 2020 Tony Evers stated on August 20, 2019 in a tweet: "1 out of every 4 car accidents in the U.S. is caused by texting and driving." By Eric Litke• August 28, 2019 Andrew Yang stated on December 20, 2019 in a Democratic presidential primary debate: "They banned face masks in Hong Kong. Why? Because they have AI technology that now is using facial recognition to identify protesters if they so much as do anything on the street, so they can follow up with them and detain them later." By Bill McCarthy• December 20, 2019 Facebook posts stated on April 11, 2022 in a Facebook post: "Joe Biden is giving smartphones away to illegal border crossers.” By Andy Nguyen• April 14, 2022 David Dewhurst stated on April 17, 2012 in a TV ad.: Says Ted Cruz represents a Chinese company found guilty of stealing blueprints from an American manufacturer. By W. Gardner Selby• April 19, 2012 Facebook posts stated on March 31, 2020 in posts on the Internet: If you ask Amazon’s Alexa about the origin of the coronavirus pandemic, it says “the government planned” it. By Patrick Orsagos• April 16, 2020 Matt Flynn stated on April 12, 2018 in a TV interview: Says Foxconn "is under investigation in mainland China for securities fraud, environmental fraud and labor fraud." By Ahmed Elbenni• July 31, 2018 Rick Perry stated on September 30, 2011 in a speech: Coca-Cola’s CEO "said he finds it easier to do work in China than in the United States." By Eric Stirgus• October 10, 2011 Jamie Nadler stated on April 14, 2020 in a newspaper interview: “Small trials” to test convalescent plasma therapy for coronavirus patients “seem to have had some degree of success.” By Jaren Holmes, Julia Schneider• April 29, 2020
Fact-checking claims about the Chinese spy balloon By Sara Swann, Loreben Tuquero• February 7, 2023 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s case against the World Health Organization, China By Jon Greenberg• June 2, 2020 Overwhelming majority of ballot boxes are secure, rare for ballots to be lost or destroyed By Jill Terreri Ramos• October 31, 2024 To ban or not to ban: Donald Trump’s and Joe Biden’s mixed messages on TikTok By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Samantha Putterman• June 13, 2024 V-Safe: How everyday people help the CDC track COVID-19 vaccine safety with their phones By Amanda Michelle Gomez• August 26, 2021 Fact-checking the Michigan Senate debate between Mike Rogers and Elissa Slotkin By Caleb McCullough• October 9, 2024 NOAA firings came just before a U.S. tornado outbreak. Did public warning systems work? By Loreben Tuquero• March 26, 2025 The week in fact-checking: A race for a vaccine, CPAPs and coronavirus By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 10, 2020 How Elon Musk ditched Twitter's safeguards and primed X to spread misinformation By Madison Czopek• October 23, 2023 MyPillow CEO Lindell’s film not intended to be taken as fact By Noah Y. Kim, Amy Sherman• February 5, 2021 PolitiFact’s guide to understanding tariffs and international trade By Louis Jacobson• November 18, 2019 Does Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster increase stroke risk? ‘Very unlikely,’ agencies say By Gabrielle Settles• January 18, 2023 US frets about TikTok feeding data to China; banning app won’t end the threat, experts say By Madison Czopek• March 17, 2023 Follow live fact-checks of the fourth Republican primary debate By Ellen Hine• December 5, 2023 Fact-checking Arizona’s 2020 Senate race between McSally and Kelly By Miriam Valverde• October 30, 2020 What we know about the source of the coronavirus pandemic By Daniel Funke• April 17, 2020 Are foreign adversaries China and Russia amplifying hurricane misinformation? Early signs say yes By Jeff Cercone• October 14, 2024 Space litter is a huge risk to satellites, and there's no way yet to clean it up By Jon Greenberg• November 6, 2019 Fact-checking claims about Cuba By Amy Sherman• January 20, 2015 Comparison of presidents’ classified records handling distorts cooperation with authorities By Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero• January 31, 2023
