2 People 24766 Fact-checks 7633 Articles People (2) More Perfect Union North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party Fact-checks (24766) Marco Rubio stated on July 07, 2011 in an interview with CBS: "From now on, we have to pay the Russians $50 million an astronaut to send Americans to the space station" By Amy Sherman• July 13, 2011 Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says NASA spent more than $165 million over 10 years to develop a pen that "writes in zero gravity, upside down" and in extreme temperatures while the "Russians used a pencil instead." By Samantha Putterman• May 21, 2019 Kay Bailey Hutchison stated on April 03, 2010 in a press release.: "If the space-shuttle program is terminated, Russia and China will be the only nations ...with the capability to launch humans into space." By Ciara O'Rourke• April 22, 2010 Chain email stated on October 25, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Barack Obama is the "First President to terminate America’s ability to put a man in space." By Louis Jacobson• October 28, 2011 Rush Limbaugh stated on March 06, 2014 in a segment on 'The Rush Limbaugh Show': President Barack Obama shut down NASA space flights and turned the agency "into a Muslim outreach department." By Katie Sanders• March 12, 2014 John McCain stated on January 27, 2016 in a committee hearing: "Today Russia holds many of our most precious national security satellites at risk before they ever get off the ground." By Anthony Cave• January 30, 2016 Instagram posts stated on December 01, 2023 in a photo: The International Space Station is in a pool, not in space. By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• December 5, 2023 Instagram posts stated on June 14, 2023 in an Instagram post: NASA space rockets can’t reach space. By Tom Kertscher• June 26, 2023 Facebook posts stated on February 05, 2023 in a Facebook post: “There are no humans” on the International Space Station. By Ciara O'Rourke• February 9, 2023 Bill Nelson stated on October 17, 2012 in a debate: Says Connie Mack was "the only member of the Florida delegation that voted against a bill to help NASA." By Brittany Alana Davis• November 1, 2012 Instagram posts stated on October 25, 2022 in Instagram post: “If outer space was a vacuum, astronauts would train in vacuum chambers. Not in swimming pools. Outer Space is a hoax.” By Michael Majchrowicz• November 1, 2022 Donald Trump stated on March 08, 2018 in a cabinet meeting at the White House: The last private rocket launch "cost $80 million. If the government did it, the same thing would have cost probably 40 or 50 times that amount of money. I mean, literally." By Jon Greenberg• March 12, 2018 Facebook posts stated on January 04, 2025 in a Facebook post: Says Elon Musk said, “The Boeing Starliner’s stranded astronauts are not with us anymore,” and “they won’t come back.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 8, 2025 Viral image stated on May 08, 2023 in a Facebook post: NASA is “just a film studio, and all they do are movies.” By Ciara O'Rourke• May 11, 2023 Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2013 in a Facebook post: The very first meal on the surface of the moon was the Holy Communion. By Janel Davis• September 16, 2013 Bill Posey stated on February 14, 2011 in a press release responding to Obama's budget proposal.: "The president promised to close the space gap, but he now seems intent on repeating the events that created the space gap in the first place -- putting in place a new rocket design and then trying to underfund the effort..." By Laura Figueroa• February 23, 2011 Instagram posts stated on June 17, 2023 in an Instagram post: NASA faked footage of astronauts on the International Space Station. By Tom Kertscher, Ciara O'Rourke• June 23, 2023 Instagram posts stated on May 08, 2023 in an Instagram post: Dropped globe in video shows NASA astronauts filming in TV studio. By Jeff Cercone• May 8, 2023 Michael Sullivan stated on July 19, 2010 in a Twitter post: Says the director of NASA says its main mission is Muslim outreach. By W. Gardner Selby• August 1, 2010 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 Articles (7633) Fifty years after Apollo 11, moon landing hoaxes still thrive online By Daniel Funke• July 18, 2019 Obama's budget reshapes the U.S. space agenda By Louis Jacobson• February 15, 2010 Houston wasn't the first word spoken from the moon By W. Gardner Selby• July 20, 2015 No football, killer seat belts By W. Gardner Selby• July 15, 2011 Fact-checking Michael Bennet’s speech about the government shutdown By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• January 25, 2019 Space litter is a huge risk to satellites, and there's no way yet to clean it up By Jon Greenberg• November 6, 2019 Iranian missiles and the eastern U.S.: How big a threat? By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2015 TV ad in Florida said PolitiFact is funded by George Soros, but that’s misleading By Amy Sherman• April 26, 2018 President Clinton again on attack By Robert Farley• March 27, 2008 Iranian missiles and the eastern U.S.: How big a threat? By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2015 More than 13,000 fact-checks later, PolitiFact celebrates 10-year mark By Allison Graves• August 23, 2017 US presidents have observed Black History Month for nearly 50 years. Has that changed under Trump? By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• January 30, 2025 Jeb Bush, Hillary Clinton and college affordability: a Twitter battle By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• August 14, 2015 Fact-checking the war comparisons between Obama and Bush By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg• October 1, 2014 The Iraq war, for $100 month By Bill Adair• April 1, 2008 Introducing PolitiFact Vermont from VTDigger By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 1, 2018 Fitz-O-Meter to track county executive's pledges By Laura Johnston• January 23, 2011 New Earth photos appear dull because of cameras and lighting, not climate change By Zoe Weyand• April 7, 2026 PolitiFact gains nonprofit status with move to the Poynter Institute By Aaron Sharockman• February 12, 2018 What a GOP ad omits about Democrats’ spending proposal By Amy Sherman• October 21, 2021
Marco Rubio stated on July 07, 2011 in an interview with CBS: "From now on, we have to pay the Russians $50 million an astronaut to send Americans to the space station" By Amy Sherman• July 13, 2011 Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says NASA spent more than $165 million over 10 years to develop a pen that "writes in zero gravity, upside down" and in extreme temperatures while the "Russians used a pencil instead." By Samantha Putterman• May 21, 2019 Kay Bailey Hutchison stated on April 03, 2010 in a press release.: "If the space-shuttle program is terminated, Russia and China will be the only nations ...with the capability to launch humans into space." By Ciara O'Rourke• April 22, 2010 Chain email stated on October 25, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Barack Obama is the "First President to terminate America’s ability to put a man in space." By Louis Jacobson• October 28, 2011 Rush Limbaugh stated on March 06, 2014 in a segment on 'The Rush Limbaugh Show': President Barack Obama shut down NASA space flights and turned the agency "into a Muslim outreach department." By Katie Sanders• March 12, 2014 John McCain stated on January 27, 2016 in a committee hearing: "Today Russia holds many of our most precious national security satellites at risk before they ever get off the ground." By Anthony Cave• January 30, 2016 Instagram posts stated on December 01, 2023 in a photo: The International Space Station is in a pool, not in space. By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• December 5, 2023 Instagram posts stated on June 14, 2023 in an Instagram post: NASA space rockets can’t reach space. By Tom Kertscher• June 26, 2023 Facebook posts stated on February 05, 2023 in a Facebook post: “There are no humans” on the International Space Station. By Ciara O'Rourke• February 9, 2023 Bill Nelson stated on October 17, 2012 in a debate: Says Connie Mack was "the only member of the Florida delegation that voted against a bill to help NASA." By Brittany Alana Davis• November 1, 2012 Instagram posts stated on October 25, 2022 in Instagram post: “If outer space was a vacuum, astronauts would train in vacuum chambers. Not in swimming pools. Outer Space is a hoax.” By Michael Majchrowicz• November 1, 2022 Donald Trump stated on March 08, 2018 in a cabinet meeting at the White House: The last private rocket launch "cost $80 million. If the government did it, the same thing would have cost probably 40 or 50 times that amount of money. I mean, literally." By Jon Greenberg• March 12, 2018 Facebook posts stated on January 04, 2025 in a Facebook post: Says Elon Musk said, “The Boeing Starliner’s stranded astronauts are not with us anymore,” and “they won’t come back.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 8, 2025 Viral image stated on May 08, 2023 in a Facebook post: NASA is “just a film studio, and all they do are movies.” By Ciara O'Rourke• May 11, 2023 Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2013 in a Facebook post: The very first meal on the surface of the moon was the Holy Communion. By Janel Davis• September 16, 2013 Bill Posey stated on February 14, 2011 in a press release responding to Obama's budget proposal.: "The president promised to close the space gap, but he now seems intent on repeating the events that created the space gap in the first place -- putting in place a new rocket design and then trying to underfund the effort..." By Laura Figueroa• February 23, 2011 Instagram posts stated on June 17, 2023 in an Instagram post: NASA faked footage of astronauts on the International Space Station. By Tom Kertscher, Ciara O'Rourke• June 23, 2023 Instagram posts stated on May 08, 2023 in an Instagram post: Dropped globe in video shows NASA astronauts filming in TV studio. By Jeff Cercone• May 8, 2023 Michael Sullivan stated on July 19, 2010 in a Twitter post: Says the director of NASA says its main mission is Muslim outreach. By W. Gardner Selby• August 1, 2010 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
Fifty years after Apollo 11, moon landing hoaxes still thrive online By Daniel Funke• July 18, 2019 Obama's budget reshapes the U.S. space agenda By Louis Jacobson• February 15, 2010 Houston wasn't the first word spoken from the moon By W. Gardner Selby• July 20, 2015 No football, killer seat belts By W. Gardner Selby• July 15, 2011 Fact-checking Michael Bennet’s speech about the government shutdown By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• January 25, 2019 Space litter is a huge risk to satellites, and there's no way yet to clean it up By Jon Greenberg• November 6, 2019 Iranian missiles and the eastern U.S.: How big a threat? By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2015 TV ad in Florida said PolitiFact is funded by George Soros, but that’s misleading By Amy Sherman• April 26, 2018 President Clinton again on attack By Robert Farley• March 27, 2008 Iranian missiles and the eastern U.S.: How big a threat? By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2015 More than 13,000 fact-checks later, PolitiFact celebrates 10-year mark By Allison Graves• August 23, 2017 US presidents have observed Black History Month for nearly 50 years. Has that changed under Trump? By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• January 30, 2025 Jeb Bush, Hillary Clinton and college affordability: a Twitter battle By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• August 14, 2015 Fact-checking the war comparisons between Obama and Bush By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg• October 1, 2014 The Iraq war, for $100 month By Bill Adair• April 1, 2008 Introducing PolitiFact Vermont from VTDigger By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 1, 2018 Fitz-O-Meter to track county executive's pledges By Laura Johnston• January 23, 2011 New Earth photos appear dull because of cameras and lighting, not climate change By Zoe Weyand• April 7, 2026 PolitiFact gains nonprofit status with move to the Poynter Institute By Aaron Sharockman• February 12, 2018 What a GOP ad omits about Democrats’ spending proposal By Amy Sherman• October 21, 2021
