15 People 26130 Fact-checks 8415 Articles People (15) Ray McBerry Ray Cross Ray Lewis The Palmer Report Ban the Box RI Wisconsin Contractor Coalition Ban Ki-moon Bipartisan Report Drudge Report Resistance Report The Patriot Report Burnt Orange Report Daily Washington Report Viral media reports Various media reports 2 Fact-checks (26130) Instagram posts stated on July 08, 2023 in an Instagram post: The Wall Street Journal reporting proves that “Pizzagate” is real. By Samantha Putterman• July 11, 2023 Facebook posts stated on November 18, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Donald Trump has officially banned” same-sex marriage “in all 50 states in America.” By Maria Briceño• November 26, 2024 Viral image stated on October 18, 2022 in an Instagram post: There are “100,000 kids in cages” under the Getty art museum. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 20, 2022 Threads posts stated on November 17, 2024 in a Threads post: “Elon Musk thinks that posting what you eat is worthy of a suspension” from X. By Mia Penner• November 20, 2024 Instagram posts stated on March 23, 2023 in a screenshot shared on Instagram: “The gay dating app Grindr says if Florida doesn’t stop passing homophobic and transphobic laws, they’ll reveal every Republican legislator and party official who secretly uses the app.” By Madison Czopek• March 28, 2023 Donald Trump stated on December 27, 2024 in a U.S. Supreme Court brief: On banning TikTok By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• January 16, 2025 Instagram posts stated on June 06, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Mel Gibson has announced he has been secretly working on a 4 part docu series exposing the 34 billion dollar global child sex trafficking trade.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 14, 2023 Instagram posts stated on August 12, 2024 in an Instagram post: Kamala Harris posted about banning Barron Trump’s friend from X because he wore a “Biden Loves Minors” shirt. By Sofia Ahmed• August 14, 2024 Instagram posts stated on January 15, 2024 in a post: Women "store DNA" from all their male sexual partners. By Grace Abels• January 17, 2024 Instagram posts stated on December 17, 2024 in a photo: “A Coca-Cola truck filled with kids was found by police in Cicero, Illinois.” By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• December 18, 2024 Facebook posts stated on June 15, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Mel Gibson child sex-trafficking documentary blocked by Hollywood!” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 21, 2023 Stephen King stated on April 15, 2024 in an X post: “The 1864 Arizona law forbidding abortions, upheld by the State Supreme Court, also sets the age of consent for females at 10 years.” By Sofia Ahmed• April 19, 2024 National Right to Life Committee stated on December 31, 2013 in an article posted on the group’s website: "State Rep. Kathleen Peters has a 100 percent pro-abortion voting record – even voting against a ban on sex-selection abortions." By Joshua Gillin• January 9, 2014 Instagram posts stated on September 18, 2023 in an Instagram post: Video shows Republican Missouri state senators using flamethrowers to burn books. By Sara Swann• September 21, 2023 Facebook posts stated on February 04, 2025 in a Facebook post: “Breaking news: Taylor Swift officially banned from Super Bowl 2025.” By Loreben Tuquero• February 7, 2025 Facebook posts stated on April 06, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Nancy Pelosi busted, Speaker (Mike) Johnson just released it for everyone to see.” By Sara Swann• April 12, 2024 Instagram posts stated on November 26, 2023 in an Instagram post: Iceland has banned COVID-19 vaccines “amid soaring sudden deaths.” By Sara Swann• November 30, 2023 Instagram posts stated on April 22, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says Joe Biden said, “This country is doomed, not just because of African Americans, but because by 2040 this country is going to be minority white European." By Gabrielle Settles• April 23, 2021 Threads posts stated on November 03, 2024 in a Threads post: Former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social and addressed claims about his use of a microphone, saying “I was pretending to eat a corn dog.” By Jeff Cercone• November 4, 2024 Instagram posts stated on July 03, 2023 in a video.: “French President Macron has declared a total ban on social media reporting of events in France.” By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa• July 14, 2023 Articles (8415) Did Trump kill ‘Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1965’? Here’s why that claim caused confusion By Jeff Cercone• January 24, 2025 How Meta, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube plan to address 2024 election misinformation By Sevana Wenn• July 6, 2023 New Meta content rules let users call LGBTQ+ people ‘mentally ill.’ Here’s what medical experts say. By Grace Abels• January 10, 2025 Are Google, Meta AI hiding Trump information? Here’s what companies say happened By Jeff Cercone, Sara Swann• August 5, 2024 US frets about TikTok feeding data to China; banning app won’t end the threat, experts say By Madison Czopek• March 17, 2023 Does crowdsourced fact-checking work? Experts are skeptical about Meta’s plan By Angela Fu• January 8, 2025 PolitiFact readers’ feedback in the first 100 days of Trump presidency By Josie Hollingsworth• April 21, 2025 Are tech companies using your private data to train AI models? Here’s what we know By Maria Briceño• November 20, 2025 Did Denali National Park ban American flags? 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Instagram posts stated on July 08, 2023 in an Instagram post: The Wall Street Journal reporting proves that “Pizzagate” is real. By Samantha Putterman• July 11, 2023 Facebook posts stated on November 18, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Donald Trump has officially banned” same-sex marriage “in all 50 states in America.” By Maria Briceño• November 26, 2024 Viral image stated on October 18, 2022 in an Instagram post: There are “100,000 kids in cages” under the Getty art museum. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 20, 2022 Threads posts stated on November 17, 2024 in a Threads post: “Elon Musk thinks that posting what you eat is worthy of a suspension” from X. By Mia Penner• November 20, 2024 Instagram posts stated on March 23, 2023 in a screenshot shared on Instagram: “The gay dating app Grindr says if Florida doesn’t stop passing homophobic and transphobic laws, they’ll reveal every Republican legislator and party official who secretly uses the app.” By Madison Czopek• March 28, 2023 Donald Trump stated on December 27, 2024 in a U.S. Supreme Court brief: On banning TikTok By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• January 16, 2025 Instagram posts stated on June 06, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Mel Gibson has announced he has been secretly working on a 4 part docu series exposing the 34 billion dollar global child sex trafficking trade.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 14, 2023 Instagram posts stated on August 12, 2024 in an Instagram post: Kamala Harris posted about banning Barron Trump’s friend from X because he wore a “Biden Loves Minors” shirt. By Sofia Ahmed• August 14, 2024 Instagram posts stated on January 15, 2024 in a post: Women "store DNA" from all their male sexual partners. By Grace Abels• January 17, 2024 Instagram posts stated on December 17, 2024 in a photo: “A Coca-Cola truck filled with kids was found by police in Cicero, Illinois.” By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• December 18, 2024 Facebook posts stated on June 15, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Mel Gibson child sex-trafficking documentary blocked by Hollywood!” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 21, 2023 Stephen King stated on April 15, 2024 in an X post: “The 1864 Arizona law forbidding abortions, upheld by the State Supreme Court, also sets the age of consent for females at 10 years.” By Sofia Ahmed• April 19, 2024 National Right to Life Committee stated on December 31, 2013 in an article posted on the group’s website: "State Rep. Kathleen Peters has a 100 percent pro-abortion voting record – even voting against a ban on sex-selection abortions." By Joshua Gillin• January 9, 2014 Instagram posts stated on September 18, 2023 in an Instagram post: Video shows Republican Missouri state senators using flamethrowers to burn books. By Sara Swann• September 21, 2023 Facebook posts stated on February 04, 2025 in a Facebook post: “Breaking news: Taylor Swift officially banned from Super Bowl 2025.” By Loreben Tuquero• February 7, 2025 Facebook posts stated on April 06, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Nancy Pelosi busted, Speaker (Mike) Johnson just released it for everyone to see.” By Sara Swann• April 12, 2024 Instagram posts stated on November 26, 2023 in an Instagram post: Iceland has banned COVID-19 vaccines “amid soaring sudden deaths.” By Sara Swann• November 30, 2023 Instagram posts stated on April 22, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says Joe Biden said, “This country is doomed, not just because of African Americans, but because by 2040 this country is going to be minority white European." By Gabrielle Settles• April 23, 2021 Threads posts stated on November 03, 2024 in a Threads post: Former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social and addressed claims about his use of a microphone, saying “I was pretending to eat a corn dog.” By Jeff Cercone• November 4, 2024 Instagram posts stated on July 03, 2023 in a video.: “French President Macron has declared a total ban on social media reporting of events in France.” By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa• July 14, 2023
Did Trump kill ‘Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1965’? Here’s why that claim caused confusion By Jeff Cercone• January 24, 2025 How Meta, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube plan to address 2024 election misinformation By Sevana Wenn• July 6, 2023 New Meta content rules let users call LGBTQ+ people ‘mentally ill.’ Here’s what medical experts say. By Grace Abels• January 10, 2025 Are Google, Meta AI hiding Trump information? Here’s what companies say happened By Jeff Cercone, Sara Swann• August 5, 2024 US frets about TikTok feeding data to China; banning app won’t end the threat, experts say By Madison Czopek• March 17, 2023 Does crowdsourced fact-checking work? Experts are skeptical about Meta’s plan By Angela Fu• January 8, 2025 PolitiFact readers’ feedback in the first 100 days of Trump presidency By Josie Hollingsworth• April 21, 2025 Are tech companies using your private data to train AI models? Here’s what we know By Maria Briceño• November 20, 2025 Did Denali National Park ban American flags? No. Here’s what happened By Sara Swann• May 31, 2024 Meta ending third-party fact-checking partnership with US partners, including PolitiFact By Rebecca Catalanello, Katie Sanders• January 7, 2025 To ban or not to ban: Donald Trump’s and Joe Biden’s mixed messages on TikTok By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Samantha Putterman• June 13, 2024 How Elon Musk ditched Twitter's safeguards and primed X to spread misinformation By Madison Czopek• October 23, 2023 Fact-checking Progress 2028, the pro-Trump super PAC impersonating Democrats By Samantha Putterman• November 1, 2024 Fact-checking claims about domestic violence, Ray Rice By Katie Sanders, Derek Tsang• September 17, 2014 On Facebook, Elon Musk is an invention superhero. But many of these posts are made-up and feature AI By Loreben Tuquero• November 20, 2024 Kriseman has hits and misses tackling promises in his first year By Joshua Gillin• December 23, 2014 Meta breaks up with fact-checkers. Here’s how it affects PolitiFact. By Katie Sanders• January 9, 2025 Can social media platform outages impact U.S. elections? Not likely, experts say By Madison Czopek, Amy Sherman• March 6, 2024 The DOJ says a US media company promoted ‘Russian interests.’ Who were its 6 content creators? By Madison Czopek• September 16, 2024 ‘Not the AI election’: Why artificial intelligence did not define the 2024 campaign By Loreben Tuquero• December 19, 2024
