3 People 4429 Fact-checks 1702 Articles People (3) College presidents Portland Community College Mt. Hood Community College Fact-checks (4429) Chain email stated on June 28, 2010 in a chain e-mail.: When Obama went to Pakistan in 1981, he could not have been traveling as a U.S. citizen. By Alex Holt• July 30, 2010 Peter Nightingale stated on May 08, 2013 in a web commentary: "The UK has an unarmed police force and a firearm fatality rate that is 40 times lower per capita than in the U.S." By Michael McKinney• May 31, 2013 Instagram posts stated on November 05, 2024 in Instagram posts: A video of Vice President Kamala Harris talking to a voter on the phone is fake because the camera app was on while she was on the call. By Sofia Ahmed• November 6, 2024 Ron DeSantis stated on January 21, 2024 in a post on X: Says Winston Churchill said, “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 21, 2024 Social Media stated on November 08, 2016 in a viral Tweet: Says "thousands" at a Manhattan rally for Donald Trump were chanting "We hate Muslims, we hate blacks, we want our great country back." By Linda Qiu• November 9, 2016 Bloggers stated on April 14, 2018 in posts on the Internet: "British Intelligence Seizes Clinton Foundation Warehouse, $400 Million In Cash." By Louis Jacobson• April 20, 2018 Instagram posts stated on November 30, 2023 in an Instagram post: With Apple’s NameDrop, anyone placing an iPhone near your child’s “will automatically receive their contact information.” By Jeff Cercone• December 1, 2023 Bloggers stated on June 12, 2018 in a blog post: "Burka clad woman runs over baby, gets away with crime for one stunning reason ..." By Bill McCarthy• June 26, 2018 Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2024 in a Facebook post: Dr. Mehmet Oz said singer Adele used a “coffee trick” to lose weight. By Sofia Ahmed• April 26, 2024 Threads posts stated on June 16, 2024 in a Threads post: "Apple is … about to start charging us to use the FaceTime feature.” By Jeff Cercone• June 17, 2024 Mike Huckabee stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth undercard GOP debate. : "Only one out of five of the so-called ‘Syrian refugees’ who went into Europe were actually Syrian." By Linda Qiu• November 11, 2015 Instagram posts stated on February 27, 2024 in a post on Instagram: “Your legal name is in fact a corporation. This is why you always see your name written in ALL CAPS.” By Madison Czopek• March 1, 2024 Instagram posts stated on June 22, 2023 in an Instagram post: The Titan “submarine never happened. They faked their own deaths.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 22, 2023 X posts stated on December 19, 2023 in an X post: Migrants who enter the U.S. illegally get U.S. passports immediately after leaving a border processing center. By Samantha Putterman• December 21, 2023 TikTok posts stated on March 05, 2025 in a TikTok post: If you update your iPhone to iOS 18.3, you are going to have Starlink automatically installed in your phone. By Maria Briceño• March 31, 2025 John Axford stated on February 14, 2012 in a Tweet: All travelers -- even babies -- arriving in the U.S. by air must have a passport. By James B. Nelson• March 2, 2012 X posts stated on June 22, 2025 in an X post: Video shows “massive fire after Iranian missile made impact in Tel Aviv” in June 2025. By Maria Briceño• June 23, 2025 Instagram posts stated on November 05, 2024 in una publicación en Instagram: “Kamala Harris simuló una llamada con un votante, pero por error mostró que su telefono tenía abierta la cámara y en realidad no estaba hablando con nadie”. By Sofia Ahmed, Maria Briceño• November 7, 2024 Facebook posts stated on June 21, 2023 in a Facebook post: The Titan submersible was found June 21 with all five passengers alive. 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Here’s what we know about California arrest By Jeff Cercone• October 14, 2024 Are Iranian nuclear sites ‘obliterated,’ as Donald Trump said? Too soon to know, experts say By Louis Jacobson• June 23, 2025 E-mails twist context of Obama's memoir By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 10, 2008 Unpacking the edits in ‘60 Minutes’ report on Ron DeSantis, Florida vaccines By Daniel Funke• April 7, 2021 A Trump False: Ted Cruz has had a 'double passport' By W. Gardner Selby• January 11, 2016 People are reserving tickets to Trump’s Tulsa rally to leave empty seats. It probably won’t work By Bill McCarthy• June 16, 2020 Can green card, visa holders fly in the US under new Real ID rules? Here's what to know By Maria Briceño• May 12, 2025 PunditFact fact-checks the Aug. 31 news shows By Steve Contorno, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• August 31, 2014 Fact-checking the Aug. 31 news shows By Steve Contorno, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• August 31, 2014 What was the fake elector plot by Trump allies following the 2020 election? By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• July 27, 2023 Are you ready for Election 2020? Test yourself on the facts with PolitiTruth By Josie Hollingsworth• October 13, 2020 Dunkirk fact-check: Movie indulges a few myths but also uses the facts By Jon Greenberg• February 26, 2018 Fact-checking President Donald Trump's Florida rally By Allison Graves, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• February 18, 2017
Chain email stated on June 28, 2010 in a chain e-mail.: When Obama went to Pakistan in 1981, he could not have been traveling as a U.S. citizen. By Alex Holt• July 30, 2010 Peter Nightingale stated on May 08, 2013 in a web commentary: "The UK has an unarmed police force and a firearm fatality rate that is 40 times lower per capita than in the U.S." By Michael McKinney• May 31, 2013 Instagram posts stated on November 05, 2024 in Instagram posts: A video of Vice President Kamala Harris talking to a voter on the phone is fake because the camera app was on while she was on the call. By Sofia Ahmed• November 6, 2024 Ron DeSantis stated on January 21, 2024 in a post on X: Says Winston Churchill said, “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 21, 2024 Social Media stated on November 08, 2016 in a viral Tweet: Says "thousands" at a Manhattan rally for Donald Trump were chanting "We hate Muslims, we hate blacks, we want our great country back." By Linda Qiu• November 9, 2016 Bloggers stated on April 14, 2018 in posts on the Internet: "British Intelligence Seizes Clinton Foundation Warehouse, $400 Million In Cash." By Louis Jacobson• April 20, 2018 Instagram posts stated on November 30, 2023 in an Instagram post: With Apple’s NameDrop, anyone placing an iPhone near your child’s “will automatically receive their contact information.” By Jeff Cercone• December 1, 2023 Bloggers stated on June 12, 2018 in a blog post: "Burka clad woman runs over baby, gets away with crime for one stunning reason ..." By Bill McCarthy• June 26, 2018 Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2024 in a Facebook post: Dr. Mehmet Oz said singer Adele used a “coffee trick” to lose weight. By Sofia Ahmed• April 26, 2024 Threads posts stated on June 16, 2024 in a Threads post: "Apple is … about to start charging us to use the FaceTime feature.” By Jeff Cercone• June 17, 2024 Mike Huckabee stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth undercard GOP debate. : "Only one out of five of the so-called ‘Syrian refugees’ who went into Europe were actually Syrian." By Linda Qiu• November 11, 2015 Instagram posts stated on February 27, 2024 in a post on Instagram: “Your legal name is in fact a corporation. This is why you always see your name written in ALL CAPS.” By Madison Czopek• March 1, 2024 Instagram posts stated on June 22, 2023 in an Instagram post: The Titan “submarine never happened. They faked their own deaths.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 22, 2023 X posts stated on December 19, 2023 in an X post: Migrants who enter the U.S. illegally get U.S. passports immediately after leaving a border processing center. By Samantha Putterman• December 21, 2023 TikTok posts stated on March 05, 2025 in a TikTok post: If you update your iPhone to iOS 18.3, you are going to have Starlink automatically installed in your phone. By Maria Briceño• March 31, 2025 John Axford stated on February 14, 2012 in a Tweet: All travelers -- even babies -- arriving in the U.S. by air must have a passport. By James B. Nelson• March 2, 2012 X posts stated on June 22, 2025 in an X post: Video shows “massive fire after Iranian missile made impact in Tel Aviv” in June 2025. By Maria Briceño• June 23, 2025 Instagram posts stated on November 05, 2024 in una publicación en Instagram: “Kamala Harris simuló una llamada con un votante, pero por error mostró que su telefono tenía abierta la cámara y en realidad no estaba hablando con nadie”. By Sofia Ahmed, Maria Briceño• November 7, 2024 Facebook posts stated on June 21, 2023 in a Facebook post: The Titan submersible was found June 21 with all five passengers alive. By Tom Kertscher• June 22, 2023 TikTok posts stated on March 17, 2021 in a video caption: “You will need a WHO Yellow Vaccination Passport if you plan on traveling internationally once borders open.” By Daniel Funke• March 22, 2021
Test yourself with our new free game: PolitiTruth By Aaron Sharockman• November 16, 2017 Michigan lawmakers invite COVID-19 conspiracy theorist to testify on bill to ban vaccine passports By Dave Boucher• May 6, 2021 When George Washington fought fake news By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 2, 2018 When George Washington fought misinformation By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 21, 2022 Trump’s transgender athlete order includes an immigration fraud penalty. Why? By Grace Abels• February 20, 2025 The facts behind Paul Revere's ride, cited by Donald Trump in NRA speech By Jon Greenberg• May 3, 2017 How vaccine passports might work in the US By Daniel Funke• March 31, 2021 A ‘third assassination attempt’ against Trump? Here’s what we know about California arrest By Jeff Cercone• October 14, 2024 Are Iranian nuclear sites ‘obliterated,’ as Donald Trump said? Too soon to know, experts say By Louis Jacobson• June 23, 2025 E-mails twist context of Obama's memoir By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 10, 2008 Unpacking the edits in ‘60 Minutes’ report on Ron DeSantis, Florida vaccines By Daniel Funke• April 7, 2021 A Trump False: Ted Cruz has had a 'double passport' By W. Gardner Selby• January 11, 2016 People are reserving tickets to Trump’s Tulsa rally to leave empty seats. It probably won’t work By Bill McCarthy• June 16, 2020 Can green card, visa holders fly in the US under new Real ID rules? Here's what to know By Maria Briceño• May 12, 2025 PunditFact fact-checks the Aug. 31 news shows By Steve Contorno, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• August 31, 2014 Fact-checking the Aug. 31 news shows By Steve Contorno, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• August 31, 2014 What was the fake elector plot by Trump allies following the 2020 election? By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• July 27, 2023 Are you ready for Election 2020? Test yourself on the facts with PolitiTruth By Josie Hollingsworth• October 13, 2020 Dunkirk fact-check: Movie indulges a few myths but also uses the facts By Jon Greenberg• February 26, 2018 Fact-checking President Donald Trump's Florida rally By Allison Graves, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• February 18, 2017