10 People 24927 Fact-checks 8049 Articles People (10) NJ-CAN Jill Underly Vote No On 2 Gingrich 2 Gingrich Foundation for a Secure and Prosperous America Americans for Job Security Secure America Now Social Security Works Various media reports 2 Rhode Island Retirement Security Coalition Fact-checks (24927) 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 Facebook posts stated on April 02, 2024 in Facebook posts: A Social Security Administration database shows “how many people each of the 43 states are registering to vote who DO NOT HAVE IDs.” By Madison Czopek• April 11, 2024 Tulsi Gabbard stated on June 28, 2019 in an interview: "There’s a hacking conference that’s held every year in Las Vegas, where I think a 14- or 15-year old-girl from Florida hacked into a replica of Florida’s election system in less than 15 minutes." By Tom Kertscher• July 3, 2019 Instagram posts stated on April 03, 2024 in Instagram posts: More than 2 million people registered to vote so far this year without photo ID in Arizona, Pennsylvania and Texas. By Sofia Ahmed• April 5, 2024 Chip Roy stated on January 23, 2023 in a tweet: "Under Biden, we have seen over 4.6 million encounters at our southern border. Most have been released into the interior and will stay here indefinitely." By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 3, 2023 Instagram posts stated on March 07, 2024 in an Instagram post: “300,000 illegal immigrants were able to use a simple app to get a free flight to our country.” By Marta Campabadal Graus• March 15, 2024 Elon Musk stated on October 02, 2024 in a post on X: With U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s CBP One app, it “takes less than 5 minutes and zero documentation to get approved as an illegal immigrant and be flown to the United States with air tickets paid for by the American taxpayer.” By Jeff Cercone, Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 4, 2024 Donald Trump stated on June 06, 2024 in a campaign rally: Joe Biden’s immigration order limiting asylum is “pro-child trafficking.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• June 20, 2024 Roy Cooper stated on August 24, 2023 in a veto statement: GOP-authored elections bill “requires valid votes to be tossed out … if a computer rejects a signature.” By Paul Specht• September 1, 2023 Instagram posts stated on March 17, 2020 in social media posts: “While all COVID-19 news has been going on, the U.S. Government has been sneakily trying to remove end-to-end encryption” which means “the government will be able to see all of your messages and listen to all of your calls.” By Patrick Orsagos• April 9, 2020 Steve Scalise stated on February 02, 2021 in an interview on Fox News: “Now (Biden) is saying that people who came here illegally can jump ahead of other Americans who have been waiting to get the vaccine.” By Victoria Knight• February 8, 2021 Viral image stated on September 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says a new Apple update will “scan U.S iPhones for images.” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 16, 2021 Marcia Fudge stated on May 08, 2019 in a hearing: Ohio "thought that our (voting) machines were so awful we got rid of them, but South Carolina bought them. This is true. South Carolina bought all the machines we got rid of because they were not effective." By Amy Sherman• May 23, 2019 John Cornyn stated on July 09, 2020 in an interview: Says “no one under the age of 20 has died of the coronavirus. We still don’t know whether children can get it and transmit it to others.” By Madlin Mekelburg• July 10, 2020 Sheldon Whitehouse stated on October 23, 2012 in a debate: "The Ryan budget gets rid of Medicare in 10 years and turns it into a voucher program." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• November 2, 2012 Charlie Kirk stated on April 03, 2020 in a tweet: “The Chinese Communist Party is using Zoom as a way to spy on our citizens.” By Bill McCarthy• April 7, 2020 Dick Cheney stated on March 09, 2014 in a broadcast of CBS' "Face the Nation": On Syria, "a lot of the allies signed on. At the last minute, Obama backed off." By Jon Greenberg• March 9, 2014 Marco Rubio stated on March 19, 2020 in a tweet: For coronavirus cases “in the U.S. 38% of those hospitalized are under 35.” By Amy Sherman• March 20, 2020 Tucker Carlson stated on June 28, 2021 in a show: “In Texas, the power companies have automatically raised the temperature of people's thermostats in the middle of a heatwave without their permission." By Brandon Mulder• July 9, 2021 Facebook posts stated on May 21, 2023 in a post shared on Facebook: An Arizona judge was “forced to overturn” an election and ruled “274,000 ballots must be thrown out.” By Madison Czopek• May 24, 2023 Articles (8049) US frets about TikTok feeding data to China; banning app won’t end the threat, experts say By Madison Czopek• March 17, 2023 Much has changed since Jimmy Carter’s report on fraud in mail voting By Amy Sherman• September 22, 2021 The security risks of Pokémon Go, explained By Nadia Pflaum• July 14, 2016 Will curbing social media help kids’ mental health? Florida may try. By Lawrence Mower• January 16, 2024 PolitiFact Wisconsin’s recent ‘High Five’ fact checks By D.L. Davis, Madeline Heim, Laura Schulte• January 9, 2023 As Russia invades Ukraine, misinformers exploit TikTok’s audio features to spread fake war footage By Bill McCarthy• March 4, 2022 Fact-checking Trump’s election fraud falsehoods in White House remarks By Daniel Funke, Clara Hendrickson, Louis Jacobson, Noah Y. Kim, Ilana Strauss• November 6, 2020 Fact-checking the June 26 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• June 26, 2016 Is gel nail polish safe? Answers on UV lights and ‘banned’ chemicals By Grace Abels• March 2, 2026 Proposition 2 poses no cost to state taxpayers? By W. Gardner Selby• November 6, 2011 Ask PolitiFact: How does Joe Biden’s proposed asylum rule differ from Donald Trump’s ‘transit ban’? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 2, 2023 Texas Department of Public Safety says whoa to California congressman's ISIS claim By W. Gardner Selby• October 10, 2014 In Russia, the truth of the war on Ukraine is available. The risk comes in sharing it By Jon Greenberg• March 21, 2022 Case study: How Facebook pages exploit Russia’s war in Ukraine with false videos By Grace Abels• July 27, 2022 The perfect last-minute Valentine’s Day gift By Becky Bowers• February 13, 2012 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 Georgia’s 'exact match' law and the Abrams-Kemp governor's election, explained By Miriam Valverde• October 19, 2018 Are tech companies using your private data to train AI models? Here’s what we know By Maria Briceño• November 20, 2025 The highs and lows of the 2010 campaign By Louis Jacobson• November 1, 2010 Texas organizers battle misinformation on encrypted messaging apps By Nusaiba Mizan• November 23, 2022
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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 Facebook posts stated on April 02, 2024 in Facebook posts: A Social Security Administration database shows “how many people each of the 43 states are registering to vote who DO NOT HAVE IDs.” By Madison Czopek• April 11, 2024 Tulsi Gabbard stated on June 28, 2019 in an interview: "There’s a hacking conference that’s held every year in Las Vegas, where I think a 14- or 15-year old-girl from Florida hacked into a replica of Florida’s election system in less than 15 minutes." By Tom Kertscher• July 3, 2019 Instagram posts stated on April 03, 2024 in Instagram posts: More than 2 million people registered to vote so far this year without photo ID in Arizona, Pennsylvania and Texas. By Sofia Ahmed• April 5, 2024 Chip Roy stated on January 23, 2023 in a tweet: "Under Biden, we have seen over 4.6 million encounters at our southern border. Most have been released into the interior and will stay here indefinitely." By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 3, 2023 Instagram posts stated on March 07, 2024 in an Instagram post: “300,000 illegal immigrants were able to use a simple app to get a free flight to our country.” By Marta Campabadal Graus• March 15, 2024 Elon Musk stated on October 02, 2024 in a post on X: With U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s CBP One app, it “takes less than 5 minutes and zero documentation to get approved as an illegal immigrant and be flown to the United States with air tickets paid for by the American taxpayer.” By Jeff Cercone, Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 4, 2024 Donald Trump stated on June 06, 2024 in a campaign rally: Joe Biden’s immigration order limiting asylum is “pro-child trafficking.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• June 20, 2024 Roy Cooper stated on August 24, 2023 in a veto statement: GOP-authored elections bill “requires valid votes to be tossed out … if a computer rejects a signature.” By Paul Specht• September 1, 2023 Instagram posts stated on March 17, 2020 in social media posts: “While all COVID-19 news has been going on, the U.S. Government has been sneakily trying to remove end-to-end encryption” which means “the government will be able to see all of your messages and listen to all of your calls.” By Patrick Orsagos• April 9, 2020 Steve Scalise stated on February 02, 2021 in an interview on Fox News: “Now (Biden) is saying that people who came here illegally can jump ahead of other Americans who have been waiting to get the vaccine.” By Victoria Knight• February 8, 2021 Viral image stated on September 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says a new Apple update will “scan U.S iPhones for images.” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 16, 2021 Marcia Fudge stated on May 08, 2019 in a hearing: Ohio "thought that our (voting) machines were so awful we got rid of them, but South Carolina bought them. This is true. South Carolina bought all the machines we got rid of because they were not effective." By Amy Sherman• May 23, 2019 John Cornyn stated on July 09, 2020 in an interview: Says “no one under the age of 20 has died of the coronavirus. We still don’t know whether children can get it and transmit it to others.” By Madlin Mekelburg• July 10, 2020 Sheldon Whitehouse stated on October 23, 2012 in a debate: "The Ryan budget gets rid of Medicare in 10 years and turns it into a voucher program." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• November 2, 2012 Charlie Kirk stated on April 03, 2020 in a tweet: “The Chinese Communist Party is using Zoom as a way to spy on our citizens.” By Bill McCarthy• April 7, 2020 Dick Cheney stated on March 09, 2014 in a broadcast of CBS' "Face the Nation": On Syria, "a lot of the allies signed on. At the last minute, Obama backed off." By Jon Greenberg• March 9, 2014 Marco Rubio stated on March 19, 2020 in a tweet: For coronavirus cases “in the U.S. 38% of those hospitalized are under 35.” By Amy Sherman• March 20, 2020 Tucker Carlson stated on June 28, 2021 in a show: “In Texas, the power companies have automatically raised the temperature of people's thermostats in the middle of a heatwave without their permission." By Brandon Mulder• July 9, 2021 Facebook posts stated on May 21, 2023 in a post shared on Facebook: An Arizona judge was “forced to overturn” an election and ruled “274,000 ballots must be thrown out.” By Madison Czopek• May 24, 2023
US frets about TikTok feeding data to China; banning app won’t end the threat, experts say By Madison Czopek• March 17, 2023 Much has changed since Jimmy Carter’s report on fraud in mail voting By Amy Sherman• September 22, 2021 The security risks of Pokémon Go, explained By Nadia Pflaum• July 14, 2016 Will curbing social media help kids’ mental health? Florida may try. By Lawrence Mower• January 16, 2024 PolitiFact Wisconsin’s recent ‘High Five’ fact checks By D.L. Davis, Madeline Heim, Laura Schulte• January 9, 2023 As Russia invades Ukraine, misinformers exploit TikTok’s audio features to spread fake war footage By Bill McCarthy• March 4, 2022 Fact-checking Trump’s election fraud falsehoods in White House remarks By Daniel Funke, Clara Hendrickson, Louis Jacobson, Noah Y. Kim, Ilana Strauss• November 6, 2020 Fact-checking the June 26 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• June 26, 2016 Is gel nail polish safe? Answers on UV lights and ‘banned’ chemicals By Grace Abels• March 2, 2026 Proposition 2 poses no cost to state taxpayers? By W. Gardner Selby• November 6, 2011 Ask PolitiFact: How does Joe Biden’s proposed asylum rule differ from Donald Trump’s ‘transit ban’? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 2, 2023 Texas Department of Public Safety says whoa to California congressman's ISIS claim By W. Gardner Selby• October 10, 2014 In Russia, the truth of the war on Ukraine is available. The risk comes in sharing it By Jon Greenberg• March 21, 2022 Case study: How Facebook pages exploit Russia’s war in Ukraine with false videos By Grace Abels• July 27, 2022 The perfect last-minute Valentine’s Day gift By Becky Bowers• February 13, 2012 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 Georgia’s 'exact match' law and the Abrams-Kemp governor's election, explained By Miriam Valverde• October 19, 2018 Are tech companies using your private data to train AI models? Here’s what we know By Maria Briceño• November 20, 2025 The highs and lows of the 2010 campaign By Louis Jacobson• November 1, 2010 Texas organizers battle misinformation on encrypted messaging apps By Nusaiba Mizan• November 23, 2022
