2 People 2289 Fact-checks 1127 Articles People (2) Raging Elephants Mark Born Fact-checks (2289) Lars Larson stated on March 20, 2012 in an online post: "Every time the weight of that vehicle is reduced by a hundred pounds, your chances of dying are going to go up by about 5 percent. Peel three hundred pounds off – you’re 15 percent more likely to die in that car." By Janie Har• March 29, 2012 Minka Kelly stated on May 10, 2016 in a post on Instagram: "By the time you drink your coffee, an elephant is killed for its ivory tusks." By Linda Qiu• May 17, 2016 Instagram posts stated on March 19, 2024 in an Instagram post: Image shows elephants running for higher ground in the “past few weeks.” By Ciara O'Rourke• March 25, 2024 Rick Perry stated on December 15, 2011 in an Iowa TV ad.: Says Mitt Romney raised business taxes 20 percent in Massachusetts. By W. Gardner Selby• December 22, 2011 Instagram posts stated on September 28, 2022 in a video: "Walrus seen on Florida streets after Hurricane Ian hits land." By Gabrielle Settles• September 29, 2022 Viral image stated on February 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows an elephant carrying a lion cub to a pool of water so it wouldn’t die. By Ciara O'Rourke• February 20, 2020 Facebook posts stated on September 02, 2020 in a Facebook post: Anti-poaching organizations dye elephant tusks and rhino horns with “the same pink dye that is used to mark stolen banknotes.” By Noah Y. Kim• September 11, 2020 Peter Palumbo stated on September 09, 2010 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren": Rhode Island gives undocumented pregnant women health insurance, plus a cash card "with $400 a month on it" and "$250 a month or $275 a month to spend on food." By Cynthia Needham• September 19, 2010 Paul Ryan stated on August 18, 2012 in a campaign stop at The Villages: The Romney-Ryan plan for Medicare "does not affect" benefits for anyone 55 or older. By Katie Sanders• August 24, 2012 TikTok posts stated on January 11, 2023 in a video: Harvard Medical School students “learn how to care for LGBTQIA+ infants.” By Samantha Putterman• January 20, 2023 Martin O'Malley stated on November 12, 2015 in an interview with the Texas Tribune's Evan Smith: "If we pass immigration reform, it will make wages go up on average $250 for the average household." By Emma Hinchliffe• November 20, 2015 Fox News Channel stated on April 23, 2021 in a TV graphic: "Biden's climate requirements" will "cut 90% of red meat from diet" to a "max 4 lbs per year" and "one burger per month." By Bill McCarthy• April 26, 2021 Donald Trump stated on December 04, 2018 in in a tweet: Says the United States loses "250 Billion Dollars a year on illegal immigration, not including the terrible drug flow. Top Border Security, including a Wall, is $25 Billion. Pays for itself in two months." By Miriam Valverde• December 5, 2018 Viral image stated on January 29, 2023 in an Instagram post: This photo shows former President Donald Trump “last week.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 30, 2023 Instagram posts stated on July 04, 2023 in a post: Protestors in France have released animals from the zoo. By Samantha Putterman• July 7, 2023 Marjorie Taylor Greene stated on July 05, 2022 in a tweet: Says an image shows the Highland Park shooting suspect "in jail or rehab or a psychiatric center" before the shooting. By Bill McCarthy• July 5, 2022 Viral image stated on March 29, 2025 in a Facebook post: Video shows “how Denmark reacted when Trump said he wanted to buy Greenland.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 4, 2025 Charlotte Bergmann stated on January 10, 2012 in a campaign billboard along I-240.: "Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican." By Bartholomew Sullivan• January 23, 2012 Raging Elephants stated on January 07, 2011 in a web post: "Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican!" By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• January 17, 2011 Facebook posts stated on May 12, 2020 in a headline in a Facebook post: “Beachgoers trash Florida beaches with 13,000 pounds of litter after beaches reopen.” By Amy Sherman• May 18, 2020 Articles (1127) Looking at claims Kamala Harris is the descendant of a slave owner By Ciara O'Rourke• August 14, 2020 Lie of the Year 2021: Readers' Choice Poll By Josie Hollingsworth• December 7, 2021 No, Martin Luther King was not a Republican By Bill Adair• February 1, 2012 What a video shared by DeSantis campaign omits about Trump's LGBTQ+ rights record By Amy Sherman• July 7, 2023 Was McCain born in the USA? By Robert Farley• May 12, 2008 Donald Trump threatened insurance companies’ ‘bailouts.’ Here’s what that means By John Kruzel• July 31, 2017 Is Ted Cruz, born in Canada, eligible to run for president? (Updated) By Steve Contorno• March 26, 2015 Mailbag: 'I rate your piece False' By Louis Jacobson• November 28, 2014 Fact-checking Ted Cruz By Angie Drobnic Holan, W. Gardner Selby• May 4, 2016 Provocative Trump ad gives wrong impression on immigrants By Chris Nichols• January 23, 2018 PolitiFact Florida Mailbag: 'You are shills for this vicious fascist governor' By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 26, 2012 MOSTLY FALSE: Martin O'Malley's claim that immigration reform raises U.S. household incomes $250 By Emma Hinchliffe• November 27, 2015 Checking out Neil deGrasse Tyson’s comparison of mass shootings to other causes of death By Bill McCarthy• August 7, 2019 MLK, Romney and the GOP By W. Gardner Selby• January 18, 2013 Facts on the vitamin K shot for newborns By Grace Abels• March 24, 2026 Vote now for 'Lie of the Year'! By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 9, 2009 Howdying PolitiFact Tennessee By W. Gardner Selby• January 25, 2012 A Super Bowl ad says every American child will get a free Trump Account. Is that true? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• February 8, 2026 Elizabeth Warren’s DNA test: What it can and can’t tell us By Jon Greenberg• October 15, 2018 Kamala Harris is again facing attacks on her racial identity. Here’s more about her background. By Samantha Putterman• July 26, 2024
Lars Larson stated on March 20, 2012 in an online post: "Every time the weight of that vehicle is reduced by a hundred pounds, your chances of dying are going to go up by about 5 percent. Peel three hundred pounds off – you’re 15 percent more likely to die in that car." By Janie Har• March 29, 2012 Minka Kelly stated on May 10, 2016 in a post on Instagram: "By the time you drink your coffee, an elephant is killed for its ivory tusks." By Linda Qiu• May 17, 2016 Instagram posts stated on March 19, 2024 in an Instagram post: Image shows elephants running for higher ground in the “past few weeks.” By Ciara O'Rourke• March 25, 2024 Rick Perry stated on December 15, 2011 in an Iowa TV ad.: Says Mitt Romney raised business taxes 20 percent in Massachusetts. By W. Gardner Selby• December 22, 2011 Instagram posts stated on September 28, 2022 in a video: "Walrus seen on Florida streets after Hurricane Ian hits land." By Gabrielle Settles• September 29, 2022 Viral image stated on February 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows an elephant carrying a lion cub to a pool of water so it wouldn’t die. By Ciara O'Rourke• February 20, 2020 Facebook posts stated on September 02, 2020 in a Facebook post: Anti-poaching organizations dye elephant tusks and rhino horns with “the same pink dye that is used to mark stolen banknotes.” By Noah Y. Kim• September 11, 2020 Peter Palumbo stated on September 09, 2010 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren": Rhode Island gives undocumented pregnant women health insurance, plus a cash card "with $400 a month on it" and "$250 a month or $275 a month to spend on food." By Cynthia Needham• September 19, 2010 Paul Ryan stated on August 18, 2012 in a campaign stop at The Villages: The Romney-Ryan plan for Medicare "does not affect" benefits for anyone 55 or older. By Katie Sanders• August 24, 2012 TikTok posts stated on January 11, 2023 in a video: Harvard Medical School students “learn how to care for LGBTQIA+ infants.” By Samantha Putterman• January 20, 2023 Martin O'Malley stated on November 12, 2015 in an interview with the Texas Tribune's Evan Smith: "If we pass immigration reform, it will make wages go up on average $250 for the average household." By Emma Hinchliffe• November 20, 2015 Fox News Channel stated on April 23, 2021 in a TV graphic: "Biden's climate requirements" will "cut 90% of red meat from diet" to a "max 4 lbs per year" and "one burger per month." By Bill McCarthy• April 26, 2021 Donald Trump stated on December 04, 2018 in in a tweet: Says the United States loses "250 Billion Dollars a year on illegal immigration, not including the terrible drug flow. Top Border Security, including a Wall, is $25 Billion. Pays for itself in two months." By Miriam Valverde• December 5, 2018 Viral image stated on January 29, 2023 in an Instagram post: This photo shows former President Donald Trump “last week.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 30, 2023 Instagram posts stated on July 04, 2023 in a post: Protestors in France have released animals from the zoo. By Samantha Putterman• July 7, 2023 Marjorie Taylor Greene stated on July 05, 2022 in a tweet: Says an image shows the Highland Park shooting suspect "in jail or rehab or a psychiatric center" before the shooting. By Bill McCarthy• July 5, 2022 Viral image stated on March 29, 2025 in a Facebook post: Video shows “how Denmark reacted when Trump said he wanted to buy Greenland.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 4, 2025 Charlotte Bergmann stated on January 10, 2012 in a campaign billboard along I-240.: "Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican." By Bartholomew Sullivan• January 23, 2012 Raging Elephants stated on January 07, 2011 in a web post: "Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican!" By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• January 17, 2011 Facebook posts stated on May 12, 2020 in a headline in a Facebook post: “Beachgoers trash Florida beaches with 13,000 pounds of litter after beaches reopen.” By Amy Sherman• May 18, 2020
Looking at claims Kamala Harris is the descendant of a slave owner By Ciara O'Rourke• August 14, 2020 Lie of the Year 2021: Readers' Choice Poll By Josie Hollingsworth• December 7, 2021 No, Martin Luther King was not a Republican By Bill Adair• February 1, 2012 What a video shared by DeSantis campaign omits about Trump's LGBTQ+ rights record By Amy Sherman• July 7, 2023 Was McCain born in the USA? By Robert Farley• May 12, 2008 Donald Trump threatened insurance companies’ ‘bailouts.’ Here’s what that means By John Kruzel• July 31, 2017 Is Ted Cruz, born in Canada, eligible to run for president? (Updated) By Steve Contorno• March 26, 2015 Mailbag: 'I rate your piece False' By Louis Jacobson• November 28, 2014 Fact-checking Ted Cruz By Angie Drobnic Holan, W. Gardner Selby• May 4, 2016 Provocative Trump ad gives wrong impression on immigrants By Chris Nichols• January 23, 2018 PolitiFact Florida Mailbag: 'You are shills for this vicious fascist governor' By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 26, 2012 MOSTLY FALSE: Martin O'Malley's claim that immigration reform raises U.S. household incomes $250 By Emma Hinchliffe• November 27, 2015 Checking out Neil deGrasse Tyson’s comparison of mass shootings to other causes of death By Bill McCarthy• August 7, 2019 MLK, Romney and the GOP By W. Gardner Selby• January 18, 2013 Facts on the vitamin K shot for newborns By Grace Abels• March 24, 2026 Vote now for 'Lie of the Year'! By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 9, 2009 Howdying PolitiFact Tennessee By W. Gardner Selby• January 25, 2012 A Super Bowl ad says every American child will get a free Trump Account. Is that true? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• February 8, 2026 Elizabeth Warren’s DNA test: What it can and can’t tell us By Jon Greenberg• October 15, 2018 Kamala Harris is again facing attacks on her racial identity. Here’s more about her background. By Samantha Putterman• July 26, 2024
