11 People 19934 Fact-checks 6800 Articles People (11) Grok AI Austin for a Better Future Better Austin Today Leaders for a Better Community Better Future Michigan A Better Wisconsin Together Building a Better Ohio Protect Your Vote Your Choice Colorado Protect Your Vote Ohio Your Action News 3 Fact-checks (19934) Limberbutt McCubbins stated on July 09, 2015 in comments on his website.: "Limberbutt McCubbins (a five-year-old cat) is a candidate" in the 2016 presidential election. By Linda Qiu• July 14, 2015 Central Falls Police Department stated on January 28, 2013 in a news release: "Statistics show one male cat can father 420,000 kittens in five years." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• February 2, 2013 Viral image stated on February 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says “The Simpsons” predicted the coronavirus. By Ciara O'Rourke• February 27, 2020 Facebook posts stated on June 28, 2023 in a Facebook post: The World Economic Forum "wants to slaughter millions of pet cats and dogs to fight climate change." By Tom Kertscher• July 6, 2023 Bloggers stated on August 09, 2018 in a blog post: "Science says that being single will kill you faster than obesity." By Katie Akin• August 20, 2018 Ron DeSantis stated on February 02, 2021 in a press conference: The result of lockdowns “has been the destruction of millions of lives across America as well as increased deaths from suicide, substance abuse and despair without any corresponding benefit in Covid mortality.” By Phil Galewitz• February 23, 2021 Social Media stated on June 09, 2025 in social media posts: California Gov. Gavin Newsom shared images taken in 2021 and said they showed National Guard troops sleeping on the floor in June 2025. By Loreben Tuquero• June 10, 2025 X posts stated on June 30, 2025 in X posts: Idaho shooting suspect Wess Roley faced criminal charges and had a no-contact order from his family. By Loreben Tuquero• July 1, 2025 Social Media stated on February 05, 2026 in social media posts: An image shows Jeffrey Epstein “still alive and walking the streets of Tel Aviv,” Israel. By Loreben Tuquero• February 6, 2026 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 Social Media stated on February 08, 2026 in social media posts: An image shows Bad Bunny wearing a dress and burning the U.S. flag. By Loreben Tuquero• February 9, 2026 Facebook posts stated on May 06, 2024 in a Facebook post: Image shows Rihanna at the 2024 Met Gala. By Sara Swann• May 8, 2024 Viral image stated on May 07, 2019 in a Facebook post: An app called Talking Angela asks children personal questions and takes their photo. By Ciara O'Rourke• May 14, 2019 Social Media stated on July 24, 2025 in social media posts: Images show “Egyptian youth who put some food, baby formula, rice, and flour in bottles and threw them into the sea, hoping it would reach Gaza.” By Loreben Tuquero• July 28, 2025 Facebook posts stated on June 10, 2023 in a Facebook post: World Economic Forum “calls for AI to rewrite Bible, create ‘religions that are actually correct’” By Sara Swann• June 23, 2023 People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals stated on October 08, 2013 in a robo-call and video: "Live cats have holes drilled into their skulls," posts put into their heads and coils put into their eyes, and some have had their ears cut off or are intentionally deafened or starved at UW-Madison labs that do research to improve hearing in humans. By Tom Kertscher• October 18, 2013 James Fishback stated on February 26, 2026 in a speech: Artificial intelligence data centers "drive up electric bills by 30 or 40%" and "suck up 500,000 gallons of water a day.” By Samantha Putterman• March 4, 2026 Social Media stated on February 22, 2026 in social media posts: Image shows Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, after the killing of Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the head of Jalisco New Generation Cartel. By Maria Briceño• February 23, 2026 American Bird Conservancy stated on March 29, 2013 in a press release: A proposed bill in the Florida Legislature "would authorize the public hoarding of cats by feral cat activists." By Amy Sherman• April 16, 2013 Instagram posts stated on July 22, 2024 in an Instagram post: There are nine states “where Biden’s name can’t be removed and no one can be added. That’s over 130 electoral votes in the toilet.” By Ranjan Jindal, Amy Sherman• July 23, 2024 Articles (6800) Adam Raine called ChatGPT his ‘only friend.’ Now his family blames the technology for his death By Loreben Tuquero• December 19, 2025 How to talk to your children about AI chatbots and their safety By Madison Czopek• December 19, 2025 Not-so-innocent ‘cat memes’: AI creations give life to unsubstantiated Springfield, Ohio, claims By Loreben Tuquero• September 25, 2024 Are Google, Meta AI hiding Trump information? Here’s what companies say happened By Jeff Cercone, Sara Swann• August 5, 2024 What is generative AI and why is it suddenly everywhere? Here’s how it works By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Jeff Cercone• June 19, 2023 Are tech companies using your private data to train AI models? Here’s what we know By Maria Briceño• November 20, 2025 Why does Grok post false, offensive things on X? Here are 4 revealing incidents. By Madison Czopek• July 10, 2025 Social media feeds are awash with Iran war misinformation. Here’s how to identify false imagery By Loreben Tuquero• March 12, 2026 How improperly using AI could deter you from voting, or hurt your health By Loreben Tuquero• July 17, 2023 What to make of an abysmal year for truth? PolitiFact names 2025 the Year of the Lies By Katie Sanders• December 15, 2025 ‘Not the AI election’: Why artificial intelligence did not define the 2024 campaign By Loreben Tuquero• December 19, 2024 Can ChatGPT fact-check? PolitiFact tested By Grace Abels• May 30, 2023 Mailbag: “PolitiFact Florida has finally lost all credibility." By Katie Sanders• July 11, 2013 On X, support for American Eagle ads with Sydney Sweeney’s ‘good jeans’ overwhelms criticism By Loreben Tuquero• August 1, 2025 ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ could block AI regulations for 10 years, leaving its harms unchecked By Loreben Tuquero• June 17, 2025 How well do you understand AI? 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Limberbutt McCubbins stated on July 09, 2015 in comments on his website.: "Limberbutt McCubbins (a five-year-old cat) is a candidate" in the 2016 presidential election. By Linda Qiu• July 14, 2015 Central Falls Police Department stated on January 28, 2013 in a news release: "Statistics show one male cat can father 420,000 kittens in five years." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• February 2, 2013 Viral image stated on February 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says “The Simpsons” predicted the coronavirus. By Ciara O'Rourke• February 27, 2020 Facebook posts stated on June 28, 2023 in a Facebook post: The World Economic Forum "wants to slaughter millions of pet cats and dogs to fight climate change." By Tom Kertscher• July 6, 2023 Bloggers stated on August 09, 2018 in a blog post: "Science says that being single will kill you faster than obesity." By Katie Akin• August 20, 2018 Ron DeSantis stated on February 02, 2021 in a press conference: The result of lockdowns “has been the destruction of millions of lives across America as well as increased deaths from suicide, substance abuse and despair without any corresponding benefit in Covid mortality.” By Phil Galewitz• February 23, 2021 Social Media stated on June 09, 2025 in social media posts: California Gov. Gavin Newsom shared images taken in 2021 and said they showed National Guard troops sleeping on the floor in June 2025. By Loreben Tuquero• June 10, 2025 X posts stated on June 30, 2025 in X posts: Idaho shooting suspect Wess Roley faced criminal charges and had a no-contact order from his family. By Loreben Tuquero• July 1, 2025 Social Media stated on February 05, 2026 in social media posts: An image shows Jeffrey Epstein “still alive and walking the streets of Tel Aviv,” Israel. By Loreben Tuquero• February 6, 2026 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 Social Media stated on February 08, 2026 in social media posts: An image shows Bad Bunny wearing a dress and burning the U.S. flag. By Loreben Tuquero• February 9, 2026 Facebook posts stated on May 06, 2024 in a Facebook post: Image shows Rihanna at the 2024 Met Gala. By Sara Swann• May 8, 2024 Viral image stated on May 07, 2019 in a Facebook post: An app called Talking Angela asks children personal questions and takes their photo. By Ciara O'Rourke• May 14, 2019 Social Media stated on July 24, 2025 in social media posts: Images show “Egyptian youth who put some food, baby formula, rice, and flour in bottles and threw them into the sea, hoping it would reach Gaza.” By Loreben Tuquero• July 28, 2025 Facebook posts stated on June 10, 2023 in a Facebook post: World Economic Forum “calls for AI to rewrite Bible, create ‘religions that are actually correct’” By Sara Swann• June 23, 2023 People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals stated on October 08, 2013 in a robo-call and video: "Live cats have holes drilled into their skulls," posts put into their heads and coils put into their eyes, and some have had their ears cut off or are intentionally deafened or starved at UW-Madison labs that do research to improve hearing in humans. By Tom Kertscher• October 18, 2013 James Fishback stated on February 26, 2026 in a speech: Artificial intelligence data centers "drive up electric bills by 30 or 40%" and "suck up 500,000 gallons of water a day.” By Samantha Putterman• March 4, 2026 Social Media stated on February 22, 2026 in social media posts: Image shows Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, after the killing of Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the head of Jalisco New Generation Cartel. By Maria Briceño• February 23, 2026 American Bird Conservancy stated on March 29, 2013 in a press release: A proposed bill in the Florida Legislature "would authorize the public hoarding of cats by feral cat activists." By Amy Sherman• April 16, 2013 Instagram posts stated on July 22, 2024 in an Instagram post: There are nine states “where Biden’s name can’t be removed and no one can be added. That’s over 130 electoral votes in the toilet.” By Ranjan Jindal, Amy Sherman• July 23, 2024
Adam Raine called ChatGPT his ‘only friend.’ Now his family blames the technology for his death By Loreben Tuquero• December 19, 2025 How to talk to your children about AI chatbots and their safety By Madison Czopek• December 19, 2025 Not-so-innocent ‘cat memes’: AI creations give life to unsubstantiated Springfield, Ohio, claims By Loreben Tuquero• September 25, 2024 Are Google, Meta AI hiding Trump information? Here’s what companies say happened By Jeff Cercone, Sara Swann• August 5, 2024 What is generative AI and why is it suddenly everywhere? Here’s how it works By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Jeff Cercone• June 19, 2023 Are tech companies using your private data to train AI models? Here’s what we know By Maria Briceño• November 20, 2025 Why does Grok post false, offensive things on X? Here are 4 revealing incidents. By Madison Czopek• July 10, 2025 Social media feeds are awash with Iran war misinformation. Here’s how to identify false imagery By Loreben Tuquero• March 12, 2026 How improperly using AI could deter you from voting, or hurt your health By Loreben Tuquero• July 17, 2023 What to make of an abysmal year for truth? PolitiFact names 2025 the Year of the Lies By Katie Sanders• December 15, 2025 ‘Not the AI election’: Why artificial intelligence did not define the 2024 campaign By Loreben Tuquero• December 19, 2024 Can ChatGPT fact-check? PolitiFact tested By Grace Abels• May 30, 2023 Mailbag: “PolitiFact Florida has finally lost all credibility." By Katie Sanders• July 11, 2013 On X, support for American Eagle ads with Sydney Sweeney’s ‘good jeans’ overwhelms criticism By Loreben Tuquero• August 1, 2025 ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ could block AI regulations for 10 years, leaving its harms unchecked By Loreben Tuquero• June 17, 2025 How well do you understand AI? Here are 7 terms to know By Loreben Tuquero• August 10, 2023 Charlie Kirk tributes sounded like Adele and Bieber, but were AI. How to spot synthetic music By Loreben Tuquero• October 1, 2025 How fake citations appeared in RFK Jr.’s MAHA report: Here are generative AI’s red flags in studies By Loreben Tuquero• May 30, 2025 Musk’s AI-powered Grokipedia: A Wikipedia spin-off with less care to sourcing, accuracy By Loreben Tuquero• November 12, 2025 PolitiFact readers respond to our fact-checks about transgender stats, book bans and climate change By Amy Sherman• July 31, 2023
