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Bloggers stated on November 12, 2016 in web posts:

"Final election 2016 numbers: Trump won" the popular vote.

By Louis Jacobson• November 14, 2016

Ken Legler stated on April 12, 2010 in Facebook and Twitter posts:

"Cell phone numbers go public this month."

By Ciara O'Rourke• April 14, 2010

Viral image stated on February 05, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Image of expansive pit shows a lithium mine.

By Michael Majchrowicz• March 31, 2021

Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2019 in a tweet:

"Wow, Report Just Out! Google manipulated from 2.6 million to 16 million votes for Hillary Clinton in 2016 Election!"

By John Kruzel• August 19, 2019

Cory Mason stated on January 13, 2011 in a news release:

"Republican (small business tax cut) bill spends $80 million for better Google searches, not job creation"

By Tom Kertscher• January 26, 2011

Donald Trump stated on August 28, 2018 in a tweet:

Says "96 percent of (Google News) results on ‘Trump News’ are from National Left-Wing Media."

By Louis Jacobson• August 29, 2018

Viral image stated on March 08, 2019 in a post on Facebook:

Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "was fired from ‘Hot Dog On A Stick’ in 2008 — for incompetence."

By Ciara O'Rourke• March 12, 2019

Facebook posts stated on January 05, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Google and Apple maps won’t give directions to Washington, D.C. because “they don’t want you going to a certain big rally.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• January 6, 2021

Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2025 in a video on Facebook:

Video shows “France and Denmark are sending troops to Greenland to prepare for (an) attack from Donald Trump.”

By Madison Czopek• April 1, 2025

Viral image stated on February 15, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Claims to show a photo of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with her legs spread.

By Ciara O'Rourke• February 26, 2019

Andrew Napolitano stated on June 16, 2016 in a segment on Fox & Friends:

"Attempts to find things like, ‘crime,’ ‘criminal activity,’ ‘indictment,’ have been filtered out by Google" in favor of Hillary Clinton.

By Allison Graves• June 23, 2016

X posts stated on October 22, 2024 in posts on X:

A photo shows The Atlantic published a story headlined “Trump is Literally Hitler.”

By Madison Czopek• October 23, 2024

Facebook posts stated on November 14, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Video shows floods in Spain and France.

By Marta Campabadal Graus• November 20, 2024

Debra Medina stated on January 29, 2010 in an interview:

"For the hour after the (Jan. 14) debate, 'Debra Medina' was the No. 1 search on Google and for the remainder of that night No. 3."

By W. Gardner Selby• February 5, 2010

Phyllis Schlafly stated on February 02, 2011 in an e-mail blast.:

Says broken compact fluorescent light bulbs "allegedly cause migraines and epilepsy attacks."

By W. Gardner Selby• March 5, 2011

Facebook posts stated on June 24, 2020 in an image:

Google and Apple “put a covid tracker on every phone.”

By Daniel Funke• June 25, 2020

Daily Mail stated on June 24, 2016 in a headline:

"Google search spike suggests many people don’t know why they voted for Brexit."

By Allison Graves• July 1, 2016

Mike Stenhouse stated on April 02, 2014 in a commentary in The Providence Journal:

"A grant for $5,000 [from the Governor’s Workforce Board] went to teach an employee at a company that makes ornamental business card holders how to use Facebook and Twitter."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 13, 2014

Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2019 in a speech:

"I know that we’ve been blocked. People come up to me and they say, ‘Sir, I can’t get you — I can’t follow you. They make it impossible.’"

By Daniel Funke• July 17, 2019

Facebook posts stated on September 03, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says an image depicts Hurricane Dorian over the Bahamas.

By Daniel Funke• September 5, 2019

Are tech companies using your private data to train AI models? Here’s what we know

By Maria Briceño• November 20, 2025

How a disinformation network exploited satire to become a popular source of false news on Facebook

By Daniel Funke• January 23, 2020

Congress urges tech giants to fortify against foreign meddling before next election

By John Kruzel• November 3, 2017

Contact tracing: How it's used to fight COVID-19

By Daniel Funke• April 17, 2020

Are Google, Meta AI hiding Trump information? Here’s what companies say happened

By Jeff Cercone, Sara Swann• August 5, 2024

Jeb Bush: ‘Only because I am going to be PolitiFacted’

By Joshua Gillin• December 2, 2014

The more outrageous, the better: How clickbait ads make money for fake news sites

By Joshua Gillin• October 4, 2017

The future of fact-checking is in digital technology, human trust

By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 12, 2017

7 ways to avoid misinformation about the election

By Daniel Funke• October 6, 2020

PolitiFact’s checklist for thorough fact-checking

By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 31, 2022

7 steps to better fact-checking

By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 20, 2014

7 Hillary Clinton quotes on the Internet that are complete fakes

By Louis Jacobson• March 23, 2016

Trump vowed to bring drive-thru COVID-19 test sites to store parking lots. Where does that stand?

By Bill McCarthy• April 9, 2020

The media's definition of fake news vs. Donald Trump's

By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 18, 2017

Should you worry about data from your period-tracking app being used against you?

By Victoria Knight, Hannah Norman• May 12, 2022

The ‘Storm Area 51’ trend, explained

By Daniel Funke• July 19, 2019

7 ways to avoid misinformation during the coronavirus pandemic

By Daniel Funke• March 12, 2020

United Facts of America: How Russian falsehoods spread to U.S. through faux local news

By Loreben Tuquero• November 7, 2023

Donald Trump gives oxygen to baseless QAnon conspiracy theory

By Daniel Funke• August 21, 2020

Herman Cain's golden oldies

By Willoughby Mariano• November 4, 2011

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