10 People 25293 Fact-checks 8122 Articles People (10) Elon Musk JD Vance Vance Smith X posts JD Wooten Violence Policy Center Coalition to Stop Gun Violence Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence Education Fund Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort Educational Fund Fact-checks (25293) X posts stated on March 23, 2025 in a post: Video shows “leaked audio” of Vice President JD Vance criticizing Elon Musk and saying “he's making us look bad.” By Grace Abels• March 24, 2025 Elon Musk stated on February 26, 2024 in an X post: Democrats don’t deport undocumented migrants “because every illegal is a highly likely vote at some point.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• March 6, 2024 Facebook posts stated on September 25, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Elon Musk silences Taylor Swift: Shocking ban wipes out 1 million followers and costs her a staggering $72 million!” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 27, 2024 Viral image stated on August 07, 2024 in an Instagram post: Says Elon Musk posted on X, “Any harassment of Trump supporters using the term ‘weird’ will be punished.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 15, 2024 Elon Musk stated on February 02, 2024 in an X post: Biden’s strategy is to “get as many illegals in the country as possible” and “legalize them to create a permanent majority.” By Amy Sherman• February 6, 2024 Threads posts stated on September 12, 2024 in a post on Threads: An image shows Taylor Swift responding to Elon Musk's X post about giving her a child by saying she's happy to take his daughter Vivian and ‘give her all the love and respect she deserves.’ By Andy Nguyen• September 18, 2024 Elon Musk stated on February 20, 2025 in a speech at CPAC: President Joe Biden’s immigration policy was “a giant voter importation scam.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• February 21, 2025 Threads posts stated on September 12, 2024 in a post on Threads: An image shows Travis Kelce responding to Elon Musk X post that followed Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris. By Madison Czopek• September 13, 2024 Viral image stated on November 06, 2024 in a Threads post: Says Elon Musk posted on X, “Allow me to remind everyone of the United States overstepping its bounds by helping to end apartheid in my home country.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 8, 2024 Facebook posts stated on October 09, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Donald Trump is back on Twitter,” thanks to Elon Musk. By Sara Swann• October 10, 2022 Viral image stated on October 19, 2022 in an Instagram post: On Oct. 19, Donald Trump tweeted, “Thank you Elon Musk, I’m back!!!” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 20, 2022 Viral image stated on October 27, 2022 in an Instagram post: Former President Donald Trump issued an Oct. 27 statement saying he was told his Twitter account “will be back up and running on Monday.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 28, 2022 Threads posts stated on January 28, 2025 in a Threads post: “Elon Musk says Italians should stay in Italy and the Japanese in Japan.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 7, 2025 Social Media stated on September 06, 2024 in in social media posts: Haitian immigrants are eating pets and wildlife in Springfield, Ohio. By Jeff Cercone• September 9, 2024 JD Vance stated on October 26, 2022 in a tweet: Rep. Tim Ryan “wanted to decriminalize fentanyl.” By Amy Sherman• October 31, 2022 Mike Johnson stated on May 08, 2024 in a press conference: “The millions (of immigrants) that have been paroled can simply go to their local welfare office or the DMV and register to vote.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• May 20, 2024 Donald Trump stated on September 10, 2024 in at a Sept. 10 presidential debate: "In Springfield (Ohio), they're eating the dogs, the people that came in, they're eating the cats. They're eating, they're eating the pets of the people that live there.” By Jeff Cercone• September 11, 2024 Viral image stated on September 16, 2024 in an X post: The FBI said it would “visit” Elon Musk for writing on X, “No one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala.” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 17, 2024 X posts stated on October 31, 2024 in X posts: A video shows Haitians showing duplicate IDs, claiming they are voting for Vice President Kamala Harris in multiple Georgia counties. By Loreben Tuquero• November 1, 2024 Viral image stated on August 22, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows interview with Elon Musk about making “passive income” with “Quantum AI.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 31, 2023 Articles (8122) Ask PolitiFact: Could Elon Musk’s assassination ‘jokes’ compromise security clearance? By Madison Czopek• September 25, 2024 ‘A defining moment’: Here is PolitiFact readers’ choice for 2024 Lie of the Year By Ellen Hine• December 17, 2024 Readers’ Choice: Vote for the 2024 Lie of the Year! By PolitiFact Staff • December 4, 2024 2 weeks, 450+ posts: How Elon Musk uses his X profile to push FEMA, immigration, voting falsehoods By Madison Czopek• October 23, 2024 Meta and X removed the accounts of Trump’s assassination attempt suspect: That’s not uncommon By Maria Briceño, Loreben Tuquero• September 17, 2024 Elon Musk’s ‘mind-blowing’ chart isn’t new: People with work permits get Social Security numbers By Maria Ramirez Uribe• April 2, 2025 Trump VP pick JD Vance says media twisted remarks on abortion, domestic violence. We looked closer By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 16, 2024 Why did JD Vance accuse Kamala Harris of engaging in censorship ‘at an industrial scale’? We explain By Jeff Cercone, Samantha Putterman• October 3, 2024 On X, support for American Eagle ads with Sydney Sweeney’s ‘good jeans’ overwhelms criticism By Loreben Tuquero• August 1, 2025 How Elon Musk ditched Twitter's safeguards and primed X to spread misinformation By Madison Czopek• October 23, 2023 How an unsubstantiated, anonymous affidavit about the ABC presidential debate was amplified online By Jeff Cercone• September 20, 2024 Why does Grok post false, offensive things on X? Here are 4 revealing incidents. By Madison Czopek• July 10, 2025 What’s behind recent false claims about immigrants and crime? By Jeff Cercone• September 27, 2024 Anonymous X account shares falsehoods to Elon Musk, top US officials. What we know about 'Amuse' By Madison Czopek• March 31, 2025 Fact-checking J.D. Vance and Tim Ryan in Ohio Senate race By Amy Sherman• November 4, 2022 In Context: Here’s what JD Vance said about school shootings being a ‘fact of life’ (transcript) By Jeff Cercone• September 9, 2024 Fact-checking Biden’s NBC remarks about Vance’s views on abortion, climate and classified documents By Amy Sherman• July 16, 2024 Timeline: What the Trump administration has said about Epstein files release By Grace Abels• July 8, 2025 'Rough road ahead': Charlie Kirk’s assassination highlights the rise in US political violence By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• September 11, 2025 JD Vance is Trump’s VP pick. His relationship with Trump, controversies and comments, fact-checked By Samantha Putterman• July 16, 2024
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X posts stated on March 23, 2025 in a post: Video shows “leaked audio” of Vice President JD Vance criticizing Elon Musk and saying “he's making us look bad.” By Grace Abels• March 24, 2025 Elon Musk stated on February 26, 2024 in an X post: Democrats don’t deport undocumented migrants “because every illegal is a highly likely vote at some point.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• March 6, 2024 Facebook posts stated on September 25, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Elon Musk silences Taylor Swift: Shocking ban wipes out 1 million followers and costs her a staggering $72 million!” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 27, 2024 Viral image stated on August 07, 2024 in an Instagram post: Says Elon Musk posted on X, “Any harassment of Trump supporters using the term ‘weird’ will be punished.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 15, 2024 Elon Musk stated on February 02, 2024 in an X post: Biden’s strategy is to “get as many illegals in the country as possible” and “legalize them to create a permanent majority.” By Amy Sherman• February 6, 2024 Threads posts stated on September 12, 2024 in a post on Threads: An image shows Taylor Swift responding to Elon Musk's X post about giving her a child by saying she's happy to take his daughter Vivian and ‘give her all the love and respect she deserves.’ By Andy Nguyen• September 18, 2024 Elon Musk stated on February 20, 2025 in a speech at CPAC: President Joe Biden’s immigration policy was “a giant voter importation scam.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• February 21, 2025 Threads posts stated on September 12, 2024 in a post on Threads: An image shows Travis Kelce responding to Elon Musk X post that followed Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris. By Madison Czopek• September 13, 2024 Viral image stated on November 06, 2024 in a Threads post: Says Elon Musk posted on X, “Allow me to remind everyone of the United States overstepping its bounds by helping to end apartheid in my home country.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 8, 2024 Facebook posts stated on October 09, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Donald Trump is back on Twitter,” thanks to Elon Musk. By Sara Swann• October 10, 2022 Viral image stated on October 19, 2022 in an Instagram post: On Oct. 19, Donald Trump tweeted, “Thank you Elon Musk, I’m back!!!” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 20, 2022 Viral image stated on October 27, 2022 in an Instagram post: Former President Donald Trump issued an Oct. 27 statement saying he was told his Twitter account “will be back up and running on Monday.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 28, 2022 Threads posts stated on January 28, 2025 in a Threads post: “Elon Musk says Italians should stay in Italy and the Japanese in Japan.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 7, 2025 Social Media stated on September 06, 2024 in in social media posts: Haitian immigrants are eating pets and wildlife in Springfield, Ohio. By Jeff Cercone• September 9, 2024 JD Vance stated on October 26, 2022 in a tweet: Rep. Tim Ryan “wanted to decriminalize fentanyl.” By Amy Sherman• October 31, 2022 Mike Johnson stated on May 08, 2024 in a press conference: “The millions (of immigrants) that have been paroled can simply go to their local welfare office or the DMV and register to vote.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• May 20, 2024 Donald Trump stated on September 10, 2024 in at a Sept. 10 presidential debate: "In Springfield (Ohio), they're eating the dogs, the people that came in, they're eating the cats. They're eating, they're eating the pets of the people that live there.” By Jeff Cercone• September 11, 2024 Viral image stated on September 16, 2024 in an X post: The FBI said it would “visit” Elon Musk for writing on X, “No one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala.” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 17, 2024 X posts stated on October 31, 2024 in X posts: A video shows Haitians showing duplicate IDs, claiming they are voting for Vice President Kamala Harris in multiple Georgia counties. By Loreben Tuquero• November 1, 2024 Viral image stated on August 22, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows interview with Elon Musk about making “passive income” with “Quantum AI.” By Ciara O'Rourke• August 31, 2023
Ask PolitiFact: Could Elon Musk’s assassination ‘jokes’ compromise security clearance? By Madison Czopek• September 25, 2024 ‘A defining moment’: Here is PolitiFact readers’ choice for 2024 Lie of the Year By Ellen Hine• December 17, 2024 Readers’ Choice: Vote for the 2024 Lie of the Year! By PolitiFact Staff • December 4, 2024 2 weeks, 450+ posts: How Elon Musk uses his X profile to push FEMA, immigration, voting falsehoods By Madison Czopek• October 23, 2024 Meta and X removed the accounts of Trump’s assassination attempt suspect: That’s not uncommon By Maria Briceño, Loreben Tuquero• September 17, 2024 Elon Musk’s ‘mind-blowing’ chart isn’t new: People with work permits get Social Security numbers By Maria Ramirez Uribe• April 2, 2025 Trump VP pick JD Vance says media twisted remarks on abortion, domestic violence. We looked closer By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 16, 2024 Why did JD Vance accuse Kamala Harris of engaging in censorship ‘at an industrial scale’? We explain By Jeff Cercone, Samantha Putterman• October 3, 2024 On X, support for American Eagle ads with Sydney Sweeney’s ‘good jeans’ overwhelms criticism By Loreben Tuquero• August 1, 2025 How Elon Musk ditched Twitter's safeguards and primed X to spread misinformation By Madison Czopek• October 23, 2023 How an unsubstantiated, anonymous affidavit about the ABC presidential debate was amplified online By Jeff Cercone• September 20, 2024 Why does Grok post false, offensive things on X? Here are 4 revealing incidents. By Madison Czopek• July 10, 2025 What’s behind recent false claims about immigrants and crime? By Jeff Cercone• September 27, 2024 Anonymous X account shares falsehoods to Elon Musk, top US officials. What we know about 'Amuse' By Madison Czopek• March 31, 2025 Fact-checking J.D. Vance and Tim Ryan in Ohio Senate race By Amy Sherman• November 4, 2022 In Context: Here’s what JD Vance said about school shootings being a ‘fact of life’ (transcript) By Jeff Cercone• September 9, 2024 Fact-checking Biden’s NBC remarks about Vance’s views on abortion, climate and classified documents By Amy Sherman• July 16, 2024 Timeline: What the Trump administration has said about Epstein files release By Grace Abels• July 8, 2025 'Rough road ahead': Charlie Kirk’s assassination highlights the rise in US political violence By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• September 11, 2025 JD Vance is Trump’s VP pick. His relationship with Trump, controversies and comments, fact-checked By Samantha Putterman• July 16, 2024
