16 People 25621 Fact-checks 8292 Articles People (16) Zack Space Other Space America First Patients First Good Jobs First Florida First Initiative Florida First Project Health First Wisconsin Voters First Ohio America First Legal Friends of Miami First Lone Star First Protect Families First Virginia First Foundation Put Alaska First PAC America First Political Committee Fact-checks (25621) Bernie Sanders stated on June 12, 2026 in an X post: "Today, Elon Musk, a trillionaire, pays the same amount into Social Security as someone making $184,500." By Caleb McCullough• June 17, 2026 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 September 14, 2022 in a photo on Facebook: If Jeff Bezos’ net worth reaches $1 trillion, “he could literally end world poverty and give everyone $1 billion and he will still have $91.5 billion left.” By Sara Swann• September 16, 2022 David Brooks stated on December 09, 2011 in a column in the New York Times: Newt Gingrich "has suggested" building "a mirror system in space" could improve the Earth’s habitability. By Louis Jacobson• December 12, 2011 Instagram posts stated on June 14, 2023 in an Instagram post: NASA space rockets can’t reach space. By Tom Kertscher• June 26, 2023 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 Steve Goreham stated on August 05, 2013 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "Global surface temperatures have been flat for 16 years." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 25, 2013 Instagram posts stated on February 10, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Humans are not causing climate change.” Magnetic pole shifting “is causing havoc worldwide in weather, climate, earthquakes, tsunamis, etc.” By Loreben Tuquero• February 15, 2023 Facebook posts stated on January 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: The 1986 Challenger Space Shuttle disaster was a hoax; the crew did not die and are still alive today. By Samantha Putterman• February 1, 2019 Facebook posts stated on July 27, 2022 in a Facebook post: “96% of U.S. climate data is corrupted.” By Madison Czopek• August 19, 2022 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 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 Doonesbury stated on February 13, 2011 in a comic strip: Since Sept. 11, 2001, "270,000 Americans were killed by gunfire at home." By Louis Jacobson• February 14, 2011 Bloggers stated on April 09, 2018 in a web post: Says Buzz Aldrin "passes UFO lie detector test leaving experts convinced that he encountered alien life." By Louis Jacobson• April 10, 2018 Barry Smitherman stated on November 17, 2013 in : "The Earth is not warming." By W. Gardner Selby• December 13, 2013 Facebook posts stated on March 04, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Asteroid warning: NASA tracks a 4KM killer rock on approach - Could end human civilisation.” By Tom Kertscher• March 5, 2020 Jim Justice stated on July 27, 2020 in a press conference: West Virginia is the state with the oldest population. By Patrick Orsagos• July 29, 2020 Other Space stated on July 14, 2015 in in a Change.org petition: "By declaring that Pluto was no longer a planet, the (International Astronomical Union) put into place a planetary definition that would have even declassified Earth as a planet if it existed as far from the sun as Pluto does." By Anna Bruzgulis• July 21, 2015 Bernie Sanders stated on June 24, 2019 in Press conference in Washington D.C.: "Forty years ago, a federal Pell Grant paid for nearly 80% of tuition, fees, room and board at a four-year college." By Lola Duffort, Kit Norton• June 26, 2019 Facebook posts stated on March 10, 2014 in a post from Being Liberal: Says Marco Rubio believes the earth is 9,000 years old and that humans hunted dinosaurs to extinction; says Rand Paul believes the earth is 10,000 years old and God removed dinosaurs "to make space for humans." By Tim Ryan• March 25, 2014 Articles (8292) A divide over fences By Tom Tobin• October 23, 2007 Obama and Romney square off over international relations By Jim Tharpe• November 3, 2012 This campaign season's Pants on Fire guide By Robert Farley• October 30, 2010 Obama's budget reshapes the U.S. space agenda By Louis Jacobson• February 15, 2010 Antisemitic claims about Brooklyn synagogue tunnel spread on social media By Sofia Ahmed, Jeff Cercone• January 12, 2024 Mailbag: 'This seems like an "Onion" spoof' By Louis Jacobson• May 26, 2015 Truth-O-Meter travels back in time By Willoughby Mariano• September 26, 2010 No football, killer seat belts By W. Gardner Selby• July 15, 2011 Space policy keeps rocketing to prominence By Louis Jacobson• August 2, 2010 How factual is the 'King of Bain' video? By Louis Jacobson• January 13, 2012 In Context: What Baltimore's mayor said about space for rioters By Jon Greenberg• April 28, 2015 Has President Obama kept his campaign promises? By J.B. Wogan• November 5, 2012 Kevin Faulconer Wants To Tackle California's Homelessness Crisis. What Did He Do As San Diego Mayor? By Chris Nichols• July 23, 2021 Fifty years after Apollo 11, moon landing hoaxes still thrive online By Daniel Funke• July 18, 2019 Iranian missiles and the eastern U.S.: How big a threat? By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2015 Chris Christie trots out PolitiFact-tested claims in think tank appearance By Bill Wichert• July 9, 2012 Iranian missiles and the eastern U.S.: How big a threat? By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2015 Trump directed the Pentagon to create a Space Force. What would it look like? By Manuela Tobias• August 13, 2018 Obama’s hot mic moment with Russian president in 2012 was unrelated to Ukrainian aid in 2014 By Amy Sherman• November 14, 2019 Health Savings Accounts, backed by GOP, cover fancy saunas but not insurance premiums By Amanda Seitz• December 8, 2025
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Bernie Sanders stated on June 12, 2026 in an X post: "Today, Elon Musk, a trillionaire, pays the same amount into Social Security as someone making $184,500." By Caleb McCullough• June 17, 2026 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 September 14, 2022 in a photo on Facebook: If Jeff Bezos’ net worth reaches $1 trillion, “he could literally end world poverty and give everyone $1 billion and he will still have $91.5 billion left.” By Sara Swann• September 16, 2022 David Brooks stated on December 09, 2011 in a column in the New York Times: Newt Gingrich "has suggested" building "a mirror system in space" could improve the Earth’s habitability. By Louis Jacobson• December 12, 2011 Instagram posts stated on June 14, 2023 in an Instagram post: NASA space rockets can’t reach space. By Tom Kertscher• June 26, 2023 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 Steve Goreham stated on August 05, 2013 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "Global surface temperatures have been flat for 16 years." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 25, 2013 Instagram posts stated on February 10, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Humans are not causing climate change.” Magnetic pole shifting “is causing havoc worldwide in weather, climate, earthquakes, tsunamis, etc.” By Loreben Tuquero• February 15, 2023 Facebook posts stated on January 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: The 1986 Challenger Space Shuttle disaster was a hoax; the crew did not die and are still alive today. By Samantha Putterman• February 1, 2019 Facebook posts stated on July 27, 2022 in a Facebook post: “96% of U.S. climate data is corrupted.” By Madison Czopek• August 19, 2022 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 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 Doonesbury stated on February 13, 2011 in a comic strip: Since Sept. 11, 2001, "270,000 Americans were killed by gunfire at home." By Louis Jacobson• February 14, 2011 Bloggers stated on April 09, 2018 in a web post: Says Buzz Aldrin "passes UFO lie detector test leaving experts convinced that he encountered alien life." By Louis Jacobson• April 10, 2018 Barry Smitherman stated on November 17, 2013 in : "The Earth is not warming." By W. Gardner Selby• December 13, 2013 Facebook posts stated on March 04, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Asteroid warning: NASA tracks a 4KM killer rock on approach - Could end human civilisation.” By Tom Kertscher• March 5, 2020 Jim Justice stated on July 27, 2020 in a press conference: West Virginia is the state with the oldest population. By Patrick Orsagos• July 29, 2020 Other Space stated on July 14, 2015 in in a Change.org petition: "By declaring that Pluto was no longer a planet, the (International Astronomical Union) put into place a planetary definition that would have even declassified Earth as a planet if it existed as far from the sun as Pluto does." By Anna Bruzgulis• July 21, 2015 Bernie Sanders stated on June 24, 2019 in Press conference in Washington D.C.: "Forty years ago, a federal Pell Grant paid for nearly 80% of tuition, fees, room and board at a four-year college." By Lola Duffort, Kit Norton• June 26, 2019 Facebook posts stated on March 10, 2014 in a post from Being Liberal: Says Marco Rubio believes the earth is 9,000 years old and that humans hunted dinosaurs to extinction; says Rand Paul believes the earth is 10,000 years old and God removed dinosaurs "to make space for humans." By Tim Ryan• March 25, 2014
A divide over fences By Tom Tobin• October 23, 2007 Obama and Romney square off over international relations By Jim Tharpe• November 3, 2012 This campaign season's Pants on Fire guide By Robert Farley• October 30, 2010 Obama's budget reshapes the U.S. space agenda By Louis Jacobson• February 15, 2010 Antisemitic claims about Brooklyn synagogue tunnel spread on social media By Sofia Ahmed, Jeff Cercone• January 12, 2024 Mailbag: 'This seems like an "Onion" spoof' By Louis Jacobson• May 26, 2015 Truth-O-Meter travels back in time By Willoughby Mariano• September 26, 2010 No football, killer seat belts By W. Gardner Selby• July 15, 2011 Space policy keeps rocketing to prominence By Louis Jacobson• August 2, 2010 How factual is the 'King of Bain' video? By Louis Jacobson• January 13, 2012 In Context: What Baltimore's mayor said about space for rioters By Jon Greenberg• April 28, 2015 Has President Obama kept his campaign promises? By J.B. Wogan• November 5, 2012 Kevin Faulconer Wants To Tackle California's Homelessness Crisis. What Did He Do As San Diego Mayor? By Chris Nichols• July 23, 2021 Fifty years after Apollo 11, moon landing hoaxes still thrive online By Daniel Funke• July 18, 2019 Iranian missiles and the eastern U.S.: How big a threat? By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2015 Chris Christie trots out PolitiFact-tested claims in think tank appearance By Bill Wichert• July 9, 2012 Iranian missiles and the eastern U.S.: How big a threat? By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2015 Trump directed the Pentagon to create a Space Force. What would it look like? By Manuela Tobias• August 13, 2018 Obama’s hot mic moment with Russian president in 2012 was unrelated to Ukrainian aid in 2014 By Amy Sherman• November 14, 2019 Health Savings Accounts, backed by GOP, cover fancy saunas but not insurance premiums By Amanda Seitz• December 8, 2025
