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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

X posts stated on January 31, 2023 in tweets:

President Joe Biden said, “The idea that we’re going to send in tanks to Ukraine, that’s called World War III.”

By Jeff Cercone• February 2, 2023

Instagram posts stated on February 06, 2025 in an Instagram post:

A ‘60 Minutes’ clip shows Kamala Harris lying while cameras roll. “

By Sofia Ahmed• February 11, 2025

Threads posts stated on December 01, 2024 in a Threads post:

A CNN headline says, “Elon Musk considers melting down Statue of Liberty to make series of limited edition cyber trucks"

By Sofia Ahmed• December 2, 2024

Threads posts stated on November 26, 2024 in a Threads post:

“Elon Musk said he might run for governor of California.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• December 12, 2024

Viral image stated on May 15, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Photo from “data leak at Elon Musk AND NASA … are said to be from one of Elon Musk’s Space-X satellites.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• May 18, 2022

Facebook posts stated on October 10, 2024 in a post:

Photos show that Disney World was “destroyed by Hurricane Milton.”

By Sara Swann• October 14, 2024

Susan Crawford stated on March 12, 2025 in TV debate:

"Brad Schimel said that he wanted to be part of Donald Trump's support network."

By D.L. Davis• March 28, 2025

Rick Scott stated on June 05, 2011 in an interview on CNN:

"Studies show that people that are on welfare are higher users of drugs than people not on welfare."

By Aaron Sharockman• June 9, 2011

Elon Musk stated on February 16, 2024 in a post:

There is “clear scientific consensus” that “hormonal birth control makes you fat, doubles risk of depression and triples risk of suicide.”

By Samantha Putterman• February 23, 2024

Instagram posts stated on September 03, 2024 in an Instagram post:

“Kamala Harris said she will shut down X if elected.”

By Sofia Ahmed• September 5, 2024

Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Fires at food processing plants are an “attempt to starve us.”

By Jeff Cercone• April 26, 2022

Facebook posts stated on June 05, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Video shows Elon Musk and Jack Ma presenting “a new software called ‘Quantum AI.’”

By Ciara O'Rourke• June 9, 2023

Facebook posts stated on November 01, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Elon Musk is releasing a low-cost house.

By Marta Campabadal Graus• November 8, 2024

Threads posts stated on December 05, 2024 in a post on Threads:

Elon Musk wrote on X that “without CEOs, the world would not be able to function” and “America will be destitute without us.”

By Madison Czopek• December 6, 2024

Facebook posts stated on April 30, 2022 in a post:

“Space X’s Starlink internet constellation has angered Russia as it was reported that the Starlink satellite constellation was used to guide the fire” on the Russian ship Moskva.

By Monique Curet• May 5, 2022

Republican Party of Florida stated on October 04, 2018 in an ad:

After Hurricane Hermine struck Tallahassee, "utility companies lined up trucks to restore power. But as mayor, Andrew Gillum refused help from workers."

By Amy Sherman• October 10, 2018

Michael Steele stated on January 31, 2009 in a speech to House Republicans:

"You and I know that in the history of mankind and womankind, government — federal, state, local, or otherwise — has never created one job."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 10, 2009

Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2025 in in a Facebook post:

Elon Musk said “Tesla is finished” and needs “drastic changes immediately.”

By Claire Cranford• March 26, 2025

Facebook posts stated on December 12, 2024 in a post:

Images show Taylor Swift with Elon Musk promoting a household energy consumption reduction device.

By Sara Swann• December 13, 2024

Is Elon Musk under federal investigation? Here’s what we know

By Michael Majchrowicz• November 11, 2022

In Context: What Baltimore's mayor said about space for rioters

By Jon Greenberg• April 28, 2015

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

Fact-check: Bahamas evacuees without visas ordered off US-bound ferry

By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• September 10, 2019

DOGE touts billions in canceled government contracts. Where are the numbers coming from?

By Caleb McCullough• February 21, 2025

What does the law say about Donald Trump’s deleted tweets?

By John Kruzel• September 27, 2017

'Transgender monkeys'? Musk highlights misleading posts in push for new Government Efficiency group

By Caleb McCullough, Mia Osmonbekov, Amy Sherman• November 18, 2024

Sorting through Trump's shift on releasing White House visitor logs

By Louis Jacobson• April 19, 2017

Making sense of 'bleach' and hammer claims: What really happened with Hillary Clinton's emails?

By Samantha Putterman• June 16, 2023

Meta ending third-party fact-checking partnership with US partners, including PolitiFact

By Rebecca Catalanello, Katie Sanders• January 7, 2025

How Elon Musk ditched Twitter's safeguards and primed X to spread misinformation

By Madison Czopek• October 23, 2023

Fact-checking Donald Trump on Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico

By Manuela Tobias• September 26, 2017

"Pardon me, but your bias is showing!"

By • August 3, 2010

Trump and Musk’s public attacks on each other add to questions about DOGE’s accomplishments, future

By Madison Czopek, Amy Sherman• June 5, 2025

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement is real, but the couple is often targeted by false claims

By Loreben Tuquero• August 27, 2025

Republicans push for noncitizen voting ban in Congress. But a federal ban already exists.

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 12, 2024

Elon Musk claims ‘massive' Social Security fraud. How much money is actually lost to fraud, waste?

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• March 12, 2025

Why does Grok post false, offensive things on X? Here are 4 revealing incidents.

By Madison Czopek• July 10, 2025

McCain's slippery statement on oil

By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 25, 2008

Does Obama practice what he preaches?

By David Baumann• September 9, 2007

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