0 People 5229 Fact-checks 2468 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (5229) Rand Paul stated on March 14, 2013 in a speech at the CPAC conference: Says the federal government is supporting a study in Hawaii to "develop a menu for when we colonize Mars." By Louis Jacobson• March 15, 2013 Facebook posts stated on November 29, 2021 in a post: A Canary Islands volcano eruption could lead to a mega tsunami in the U.S., with a 160-foot wave and no warnings. By Monique Curet• December 6, 2021 Facebook posts stated on May 01, 2023 in a Facebook post: "NASA just announced a 100-foot-wide fissure-crack just opened up Yellowstone volcano in 24 hours.” By Jeff Cercone• May 3, 2023 Bloggers stated on October 29, 2018 in a Facebook post: The U.S. Geological Survey increased Yellowstone volcano eruption threat level to "high" By Ciara O'Rourke• November 3, 2018 Facebook posts stated on November 27, 2023 in a video caption: “8 MINUTES AGO! The largest underwater volcano has SUDDENLY CRACKED OPEN the Earth!” By Grace Abels• November 30, 2023 Instagram posts stated on December 11, 2024 in an Instagram post: Video shows “Yellowstone’s super volcano is now really, really exploding.” By Loreben Tuquero• December 17, 2024 Mike Huebsch stated on April 07, 2015 in testimony before a state Senate committee: "The elimination of essentially every automobile would be offset by one volcano exploding." By James B. Nelson• April 17, 2015 TikTok posts stated on September 12, 2023 in a TikTok video: Hawaii wildfire was intentionally set because there’s “120 million tons of lithium in Maui.” By Jeff Cercone• September 14, 2023 TikTok posts stated on July 16, 2025 in a Threads post: Elk, grizzly bears, bison and mountain lions are fleeing Yellowstone National Park to Salt Lake City, Utah. By Maria Briceño• August 7, 2025 Facebook posts stated on July 06, 2024 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Mount Etna erupting in Sicily in July 2024. By Loreben Tuquero• July 8, 2024 John Loughlin stated on October 19, 2010 in a WPRI/Providence Journal debate: Tells David Cicilline, "94 percent of the carbon emissions which you so want to get rid of are caused by nature." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• October 28, 2010 Instagram posts stated on September 05, 2023 in an Instagram reel: Video shows Hawaiians being evicted after Maui wildfires. By Sara Swann• September 13, 2023 Facebook posts stated on January 10, 2025 in a Facebook post: Video clips show “wildfires in Los Angeles, California.” By Loreben Tuquero• January 16, 2025 Leo Berman stated on April 27, 2011 in a Texas Tribune article: Says the hospital listed on Barack Obama’s just-publicized long-form birth certificate denies the president was born there. By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, Ciara O'Rourke• April 27, 2011 Facebook posts stated on August 22, 2023 in a Facebook post: Smart-city plans are behind wildfires in Tenerife. By Jeff Cercone• August 25, 2023 Instagram posts stated on September 03, 2023 in an Instagram post: Video shows President Joe Biden confirmed “the Lahaina fires were planned.” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 7, 2023 Brian Schatz stated on July 24, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: "For several days in July of 2012, Greenland surface ice cover melted more than at any time in 30 years of satellite observation. During that month, an estimated 97% of the ice sheet thawed." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 5, 2013 X posts stated on May 21, 2024 in X posts: Video shows turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight that had one casualty. By Loreben Tuquero• May 21, 2024 Karl Rove stated on March 16, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": After Russia went to war with Georgia in 2008, the U.S. sent a "very strong message" to Vladimir Putin by sending "warships to the Black Sea" and airlifting "combat troops that Georgia had in Afghanistan" back to Georgia. By Louis Jacobson• March 19, 2014 Jack Posobiec stated on October 24, 2021 in a post: A photo taken on Jan. 6, 2021, at the United States Capitol riot was “doctored to look as if the Capitol was on fire.” By Monique Curet• November 3, 2021 Articles (2468) The Obama birth certificate: a timeline By Martha M. Hamilton• April 27, 2011 Fact-checking misinformation about the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis By PolitiFact Staff • May 29, 2020 Does new research say Ebola is airborne? By Jon Greenberg• February 24, 2015 Does new research say Ebola is airborne? By Jon Greenberg• February 24, 2015 PolitiFact Live! for May 18 By Aaron Sharockman• May 18, 2017 PolitiFact Live for May 11 By Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• May 11, 2017 Could gas tax hike leave California with 'highest fuel prices in nation?' By Chris Nichols• April 6, 2017 Learn how PunditFact tracks the networks By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 9, 2014 What’s in Georgia’s new voting law that lost it the All-Star Game By Amy Sherman• April 7, 2021 Jeb Bush’s story of the mom who inspired him to help the disabled By Amy Sherman• April 4, 2013 Obama's birth certificate: Final chapter. This time we mean it! By Robert Farley• July 1, 2009 Biden wrong on sneezing By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 4, 2009 Space litter is a huge risk to satellites, and there's no way yet to clean it up By Jon Greenberg• November 6, 2019 Experts pan plexiglass on the vice presidential debate stage By Jon Greenberg• October 8, 2020 Who is Tulsi Gabbard? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Miriam Valverde• June 12, 2019 High-speed train not a Mickey Mouse line By Alexander Lane• February 27, 2009 For Trump, no signal yet refugee policy will change after U.S. airstrike in Syria By Miriam Valverde• April 7, 2017 Fact-checking claims about the Chinese spy balloon By Sara Swann, Loreben Tuquero• February 7, 2023 Chat with PolitiFact about Koch ads, Clippers owner By Becky Bowers• May 1, 2014 PolitiFact Live! for June 29 By Katie Sanders• June 29, 2017
Rand Paul stated on March 14, 2013 in a speech at the CPAC conference: Says the federal government is supporting a study in Hawaii to "develop a menu for when we colonize Mars." By Louis Jacobson• March 15, 2013 Facebook posts stated on November 29, 2021 in a post: A Canary Islands volcano eruption could lead to a mega tsunami in the U.S., with a 160-foot wave and no warnings. By Monique Curet• December 6, 2021 Facebook posts stated on May 01, 2023 in a Facebook post: "NASA just announced a 100-foot-wide fissure-crack just opened up Yellowstone volcano in 24 hours.” By Jeff Cercone• May 3, 2023 Bloggers stated on October 29, 2018 in a Facebook post: The U.S. Geological Survey increased Yellowstone volcano eruption threat level to "high" By Ciara O'Rourke• November 3, 2018 Facebook posts stated on November 27, 2023 in a video caption: “8 MINUTES AGO! The largest underwater volcano has SUDDENLY CRACKED OPEN the Earth!” By Grace Abels• November 30, 2023 Instagram posts stated on December 11, 2024 in an Instagram post: Video shows “Yellowstone’s super volcano is now really, really exploding.” By Loreben Tuquero• December 17, 2024 Mike Huebsch stated on April 07, 2015 in testimony before a state Senate committee: "The elimination of essentially every automobile would be offset by one volcano exploding." By James B. Nelson• April 17, 2015 TikTok posts stated on September 12, 2023 in a TikTok video: Hawaii wildfire was intentionally set because there’s “120 million tons of lithium in Maui.” By Jeff Cercone• September 14, 2023 TikTok posts stated on July 16, 2025 in a Threads post: Elk, grizzly bears, bison and mountain lions are fleeing Yellowstone National Park to Salt Lake City, Utah. By Maria Briceño• August 7, 2025 Facebook posts stated on July 06, 2024 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Mount Etna erupting in Sicily in July 2024. By Loreben Tuquero• July 8, 2024 John Loughlin stated on October 19, 2010 in a WPRI/Providence Journal debate: Tells David Cicilline, "94 percent of the carbon emissions which you so want to get rid of are caused by nature." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• October 28, 2010 Instagram posts stated on September 05, 2023 in an Instagram reel: Video shows Hawaiians being evicted after Maui wildfires. By Sara Swann• September 13, 2023 Facebook posts stated on January 10, 2025 in a Facebook post: Video clips show “wildfires in Los Angeles, California.” By Loreben Tuquero• January 16, 2025 Leo Berman stated on April 27, 2011 in a Texas Tribune article: Says the hospital listed on Barack Obama’s just-publicized long-form birth certificate denies the president was born there. By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, Ciara O'Rourke• April 27, 2011 Facebook posts stated on August 22, 2023 in a Facebook post: Smart-city plans are behind wildfires in Tenerife. By Jeff Cercone• August 25, 2023 Instagram posts stated on September 03, 2023 in an Instagram post: Video shows President Joe Biden confirmed “the Lahaina fires were planned.” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 7, 2023 Brian Schatz stated on July 24, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: "For several days in July of 2012, Greenland surface ice cover melted more than at any time in 30 years of satellite observation. During that month, an estimated 97% of the ice sheet thawed." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 5, 2013 X posts stated on May 21, 2024 in X posts: Video shows turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight that had one casualty. By Loreben Tuquero• May 21, 2024 Karl Rove stated on March 16, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": After Russia went to war with Georgia in 2008, the U.S. sent a "very strong message" to Vladimir Putin by sending "warships to the Black Sea" and airlifting "combat troops that Georgia had in Afghanistan" back to Georgia. By Louis Jacobson• March 19, 2014 Jack Posobiec stated on October 24, 2021 in a post: A photo taken on Jan. 6, 2021, at the United States Capitol riot was “doctored to look as if the Capitol was on fire.” By Monique Curet• November 3, 2021
The Obama birth certificate: a timeline By Martha M. Hamilton• April 27, 2011 Fact-checking misinformation about the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis By PolitiFact Staff • May 29, 2020 Does new research say Ebola is airborne? By Jon Greenberg• February 24, 2015 Does new research say Ebola is airborne? By Jon Greenberg• February 24, 2015 PolitiFact Live! for May 18 By Aaron Sharockman• May 18, 2017 PolitiFact Live for May 11 By Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• May 11, 2017 Could gas tax hike leave California with 'highest fuel prices in nation?' By Chris Nichols• April 6, 2017 Learn how PunditFact tracks the networks By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 9, 2014 What’s in Georgia’s new voting law that lost it the All-Star Game By Amy Sherman• April 7, 2021 Jeb Bush’s story of the mom who inspired him to help the disabled By Amy Sherman• April 4, 2013 Obama's birth certificate: Final chapter. This time we mean it! By Robert Farley• July 1, 2009 Biden wrong on sneezing By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 4, 2009 Space litter is a huge risk to satellites, and there's no way yet to clean it up By Jon Greenberg• November 6, 2019 Experts pan plexiglass on the vice presidential debate stage By Jon Greenberg• October 8, 2020 Who is Tulsi Gabbard? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Miriam Valverde• June 12, 2019 High-speed train not a Mickey Mouse line By Alexander Lane• February 27, 2009 For Trump, no signal yet refugee policy will change after U.S. airstrike in Syria By Miriam Valverde• April 7, 2017 Fact-checking claims about the Chinese spy balloon By Sara Swann, Loreben Tuquero• February 7, 2023 Chat with PolitiFact about Koch ads, Clippers owner By Becky Bowers• May 1, 2014 PolitiFact Live! for June 29 By Katie Sanders• June 29, 2017
