1 People 2709 Fact-checks 1139 Articles People (1) Funny Or Die Fact-checks (2709) Peter Lavelle stated on July 23, 2014 in a segment on RT's "CrossTalk": "I'm not a conspiracy theorist and I never allow conspiracy theorists on my program." By Katie Sanders• July 30, 2014 Facebook posts stated on February 02, 2020 in a Facebook post: A list of 11 names are “Marines that gave their lives this week for everyone in this country. There is no media for them, not even a mention of their names.” By Tom Kertscher• March 20, 2020 Jon Rosenthal stated on January 05, 2021 in a tweet: Says that “the way to reach ‘herd immunity’ is for >70% of the population to get vaccinated.” By Brandon Mulder• January 15, 2021 Bloggers stated on December 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Santa Claus arrested by German police for not wearing a mask.” By Ciara O'Rourke• December 17, 2021 Viral image stated on August 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photos show the U.S. service members killed in a 2021 suicide bombing in Kabul. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 31, 2021 Viral image stated on August 01, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows “7 Marines killed in training exercise yesterday.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 4, 2020 Instagram posts stated on November 25, 2024 in an Instagram post: "Half of all Ukrainian aid was laundered and sent back to Democrat candidates for re-election." By Caleb McCullough• November 26, 2024 Tim Ryan stated on May 10, 2022 in an attack ad: “J.D. Vance profits off Russia propaganda.” By Jon Greenberg• May 24, 2022 West Virginia Democratic Party stated on July 10, 2020 in a tweet: “Under the leadership of @WVGovernor Justice, West Virginia now has the highest rate of COVID-19 spread from person to person than any other state.” By Patrick Orsagos• July 27, 2020 Rick Perry stated on November 22, 2011 in the CNN Republican presidential debate: "When you sanction the Iranian central bank, that will shut down (Iran's) economy." By W. Gardner Selby• November 23, 2011 Facebook posts stated on December 06, 2021 in a video: "COVID-19 vaccines do not stop transmission of COVID, but instead increase it.” By Jeff Cercone• December 9, 2021 Donald Trump stated on October 02, 2018 in a rally in Southaven, Miss.: Says Sen. Richard Blumenthal said he served in Vietnam in "Da Nang Province. Soldiers dying left and right as we battled up the hill." And "then he cried when (the press) caught him." By Jon Greenberg• October 4, 2018 SeaWorld stated on March 24, 2015 in an ad: "Whales live as long at SeaWorld" as they do in the wild. By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• March 24, 2015 Instagram posts stated on January 25, 2023 in an Instagram post: Wind farm construction is a possible cause of dead whales washing ashore in New Jersey. By Tom Kertscher• February 8, 2023 Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2020 in posts on the Internet: “The Democrats are pushing for an implanted microchip in humans, and everyone to be vaccinated.” By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2020 Facebook posts stated on July 25, 2021 in social media: CDC "will revoke the emergency use authorization" of the PCR COVID tests because those tests don't differentiate between COVID and flu viruses. "Translation: They've been adding flu cases to Covid cases when using that test.” By Victoria Knight• July 30, 2021 George Will stated on June 18, 2009 in a Washington Post op-ed: Every year tobacco kills more Americans than did World War II — more than AIDS, cocaine, heroin, alcohol, vehicular accidents, homicide and suicide combined. By Catharine Richert• June 29, 2009 Viral image stated on October 23, 2015 in posts on the Internet: Unlike Benghazi, there were no investigations of the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing, none about key aspects of the 9/11 attacks and the Iraq War, and none about embassy attacks under George W. Bush. By Louis Jacobson• October 27, 2015 Anissa Naouai stated on April 16, 2014 in comments on CNN: "The U.S. spends more money on its military than the 16 biggest military budgets in the world" combined. By Aaron Sharockman• April 16, 2014 AmericanNews.com stated on October 12, 2014 in a headline: "Oprah tells Fox News host ‘all white people have to die.’" By Amy Sherman• January 16, 2018 Articles (1139) Ukrainian soldiers believed to be alive, details of their captivity unclear By Monique Curet• March 3, 2022 United Facts of America: How Russian falsehoods spread to U.S. through faux local news By Loreben Tuquero• November 7, 2023 Mailbag: The Twitter edition By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 17, 2009 OMG! Welfare Death Spiral?! Read before you FWD or RT By Sue Owen• January 11, 2013 LA protests: What US law says about Trump’s deployment of CA National Guard, U.S. Marines By Gabrielle Lazor, Amy Sherman• June 10, 2025 Bad report about European Union countries providing airplanes for Ukraine stokes confusion By Monique Curet• March 4, 2022 Lie of the Year 2022: Putin’s lies to wage war and conceal horror in Ukraine By Rebecca Catalanello, Louis Jacobson• December 13, 2022 A narrative that Netanyahu died spread widely on social media. Here’s how it unfolded By Loreben Tuquero• March 17, 2026 Rick Perry alone among presidential prospects in military service? By W. Gardner Selby• March 25, 2015 The DOJ says a US media company promoted ‘Russian interests.’ Who were its 6 content creators? By Madison Czopek• September 16, 2024 Russia and its influence on the presidential election By Lauren Carroll• December 1, 2016 The week in fact-checking: presidential power, antibody testing By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 17, 2020 Michael Flynn's troubling penchant for conspiracy theories By Lauren Carroll• February 14, 2017 Have people been prosecuted for mishandling White House records? By Yacob Reyes• August 10, 2022 Who is Seth Moulton? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Louis Jacobson• June 21, 2019 Texas-bound Beck will need bigger blackboards By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• July 12, 2011 Four things to know about Russia's 2016 misinformation campaign By Lauren Carroll• April 4, 2017 McCain steps in on Wright By Robert Farley• April 30, 2008 Fact-checking 'the best campaign ad ever' By Robert Farley• May 26, 2010 Mailbag on George P. Bush claim: 'Like saying you took a shower when you took a bath' By W. Gardner Selby• February 19, 2018
Peter Lavelle stated on July 23, 2014 in a segment on RT's "CrossTalk": "I'm not a conspiracy theorist and I never allow conspiracy theorists on my program." By Katie Sanders• July 30, 2014 Facebook posts stated on February 02, 2020 in a Facebook post: A list of 11 names are “Marines that gave their lives this week for everyone in this country. There is no media for them, not even a mention of their names.” By Tom Kertscher• March 20, 2020 Jon Rosenthal stated on January 05, 2021 in a tweet: Says that “the way to reach ‘herd immunity’ is for >70% of the population to get vaccinated.” By Brandon Mulder• January 15, 2021 Bloggers stated on December 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Santa Claus arrested by German police for not wearing a mask.” By Ciara O'Rourke• December 17, 2021 Viral image stated on August 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photos show the U.S. service members killed in a 2021 suicide bombing in Kabul. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 31, 2021 Viral image stated on August 01, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows “7 Marines killed in training exercise yesterday.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 4, 2020 Instagram posts stated on November 25, 2024 in an Instagram post: "Half of all Ukrainian aid was laundered and sent back to Democrat candidates for re-election." By Caleb McCullough• November 26, 2024 Tim Ryan stated on May 10, 2022 in an attack ad: “J.D. Vance profits off Russia propaganda.” By Jon Greenberg• May 24, 2022 West Virginia Democratic Party stated on July 10, 2020 in a tweet: “Under the leadership of @WVGovernor Justice, West Virginia now has the highest rate of COVID-19 spread from person to person than any other state.” By Patrick Orsagos• July 27, 2020 Rick Perry stated on November 22, 2011 in the CNN Republican presidential debate: "When you sanction the Iranian central bank, that will shut down (Iran's) economy." By W. Gardner Selby• November 23, 2011 Facebook posts stated on December 06, 2021 in a video: "COVID-19 vaccines do not stop transmission of COVID, but instead increase it.” By Jeff Cercone• December 9, 2021 Donald Trump stated on October 02, 2018 in a rally in Southaven, Miss.: Says Sen. Richard Blumenthal said he served in Vietnam in "Da Nang Province. Soldiers dying left and right as we battled up the hill." And "then he cried when (the press) caught him." By Jon Greenberg• October 4, 2018 SeaWorld stated on March 24, 2015 in an ad: "Whales live as long at SeaWorld" as they do in the wild. By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• March 24, 2015 Instagram posts stated on January 25, 2023 in an Instagram post: Wind farm construction is a possible cause of dead whales washing ashore in New Jersey. By Tom Kertscher• February 8, 2023 Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2020 in posts on the Internet: “The Democrats are pushing for an implanted microchip in humans, and everyone to be vaccinated.” By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2020 Facebook posts stated on July 25, 2021 in social media: CDC "will revoke the emergency use authorization" of the PCR COVID tests because those tests don't differentiate between COVID and flu viruses. "Translation: They've been adding flu cases to Covid cases when using that test.” By Victoria Knight• July 30, 2021 George Will stated on June 18, 2009 in a Washington Post op-ed: Every year tobacco kills more Americans than did World War II — more than AIDS, cocaine, heroin, alcohol, vehicular accidents, homicide and suicide combined. By Catharine Richert• June 29, 2009 Viral image stated on October 23, 2015 in posts on the Internet: Unlike Benghazi, there were no investigations of the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing, none about key aspects of the 9/11 attacks and the Iraq War, and none about embassy attacks under George W. Bush. By Louis Jacobson• October 27, 2015 Anissa Naouai stated on April 16, 2014 in comments on CNN: "The U.S. spends more money on its military than the 16 biggest military budgets in the world" combined. By Aaron Sharockman• April 16, 2014 AmericanNews.com stated on October 12, 2014 in a headline: "Oprah tells Fox News host ‘all white people have to die.’" By Amy Sherman• January 16, 2018
Ukrainian soldiers believed to be alive, details of their captivity unclear By Monique Curet• March 3, 2022 United Facts of America: How Russian falsehoods spread to U.S. through faux local news By Loreben Tuquero• November 7, 2023 Mailbag: The Twitter edition By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 17, 2009 OMG! Welfare Death Spiral?! Read before you FWD or RT By Sue Owen• January 11, 2013 LA protests: What US law says about Trump’s deployment of CA National Guard, U.S. Marines By Gabrielle Lazor, Amy Sherman• June 10, 2025 Bad report about European Union countries providing airplanes for Ukraine stokes confusion By Monique Curet• March 4, 2022 Lie of the Year 2022: Putin’s lies to wage war and conceal horror in Ukraine By Rebecca Catalanello, Louis Jacobson• December 13, 2022 A narrative that Netanyahu died spread widely on social media. Here’s how it unfolded By Loreben Tuquero• March 17, 2026 Rick Perry alone among presidential prospects in military service? By W. Gardner Selby• March 25, 2015 The DOJ says a US media company promoted ‘Russian interests.’ Who were its 6 content creators? By Madison Czopek• September 16, 2024 Russia and its influence on the presidential election By Lauren Carroll• December 1, 2016 The week in fact-checking: presidential power, antibody testing By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 17, 2020 Michael Flynn's troubling penchant for conspiracy theories By Lauren Carroll• February 14, 2017 Have people been prosecuted for mishandling White House records? By Yacob Reyes• August 10, 2022 Who is Seth Moulton? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Louis Jacobson• June 21, 2019 Texas-bound Beck will need bigger blackboards By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• July 12, 2011 Four things to know about Russia's 2016 misinformation campaign By Lauren Carroll• April 4, 2017 McCain steps in on Wright By Robert Farley• April 30, 2008 Fact-checking 'the best campaign ad ever' By Robert Farley• May 26, 2010 Mailbag on George P. Bush claim: 'Like saying you took a shower when you took a bath' By W. Gardner Selby• February 19, 2018
