3 People 7519 Fact-checks 2652 Articles People (3) Zack Space Other Space Coalition to Stop the Proposed Tax Hike Amendment Fact-checks (7519) Facebook posts stated on July 12, 2022 in a Facebook post: Claims the James Webb Space Telescope is “fakery they got for the masses” By Andy Nguyen• July 18, 2022 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 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 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 Instagram posts stated on February 05, 2023 in an Instagram post: “‘Satellites’ are on balloons and not in space.” By Sara Swann• February 7, 2023 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 Facebook posts stated on May 08, 2022 in a photo: Says photo shows "the sharpest image of the sun ever recorded." By Monique Curet• May 11, 2022 Facebook posts stated on June 25, 2023 in a Facebook reel: NASA warns of “internet apocalypse,” which “means they can execute the Great Reset in silence without anyone knowing it.” By Sara Swann• June 29, 2023 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 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 Ted Cruz stated on November 10, 2014 in a Facebook post: Says Obama's net neutrality proposal "puts the government in charge of determining Internet pricing, terms of service and what types of products and services can be delivered." By Lauren Carroll• November 13, 2014 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 Facebook posts stated on May 11, 2024 in a Facebook post: Aurora borealis sightings a “fabricated light show” created by a HAARP experiment. By Jeff Cercone• May 13, 2024 Facebook posts stated on May 20, 2024 in a video: Footage “shows a completely flat horizon proving the flat Earth and completely destroying the globe theory.” By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• May 29, 2024 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 Bloggers stated on March 29, 2018 in a blog post: NASA Has Just Confirmed Earth Has A New Moon By Miriam Valverde• March 30, 2018 Viral image stated on July 20, 2022 in an Instagram post: NASA photos of the moon and Earth show that “space is fake.” By Grace Abels• July 28, 2022 Facebook posts stated on April 06, 2024 in a Facebook reel: There are no real pictures of satellites on Google Images because outer space is not real. By Sofia Ahmed• April 18, 2024 American Crossroads stated on September 22, 2010 in an election ad: Says Lee Fisher "wanted a $1.1 billion tax increase which could have driven countless jobs out of state." By Tom Feran• October 5, 2010 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 Articles (2652) What you need to know about net neutrality By John Kruzel• December 13, 2017 Space policy keeps rocketing to prominence By Louis Jacobson• August 2, 2010 What is net neutrality? By Lauren Carroll• November 13, 2014 Space litter is a huge risk to satellites, and there's no way yet to clean it up By Jon Greenberg• November 6, 2019 Bidding farewell to Newt: our five favorite fact-checks By Louis Jacobson• May 3, 2012 Bidding farewell to Newt: our five favorite fact-checks By Louis Jacobson• May 2, 2012 Key question in the Jimmy Kimmel case: Does the FCC have the power to regulate speech? By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• September 18, 2025 Fact-checking Michael Bennet’s speech about the government shutdown By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• January 25, 2019 Kamala Harris’ ‘Saturday Night Live’ appearance and ‘equal time’ for Donald Trump: What to know By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• November 4, 2024 Fact-checking claims about the Chinese spy balloon By Sara Swann, Loreben Tuquero• February 7, 2023 Mailbag: Catching up on reader complaints, comments By Louis Jacobson• March 8, 2012 The facts behind Iowa Gov. Reynolds’ Condition of the State Address By Natalie Dunlap, Brian Grace, Lyle Muller, Sarah Watson• January 13, 2021 Obama's budget reshapes the U.S. space agenda By Louis Jacobson• February 15, 2010 Mailbag: 'I rate your "fact-check" to be Mostly Useless' By Louis Jacobson• April 8, 2015 Newt Gingrich and the Truth-O-Meter By Louis Jacobson• December 29, 2011 La Tierra no es plana. Aquí te contamos por qué. By Maria Briceño, Marta Campabadal Graus• April 25, 2023 PolitiFact Georgia at 5 shares some favorite claims By Nancy Badertscher• June 2, 2015 Trump directed the Pentagon to create a Space Force. What would it look like? By Manuela Tobias• August 13, 2018 Just how big is the proposed casino in Miami? By Amy Sherman• October 17, 2011 Rick Scott challenges Legislature to help him keep his promises By Joshua Gillin, Amy Sherman• February 27, 2015
Facebook posts stated on July 12, 2022 in a Facebook post: Claims the James Webb Space Telescope is “fakery they got for the masses” By Andy Nguyen• July 18, 2022 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 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 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 Instagram posts stated on February 05, 2023 in an Instagram post: “‘Satellites’ are on balloons and not in space.” By Sara Swann• February 7, 2023 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 Facebook posts stated on May 08, 2022 in a photo: Says photo shows "the sharpest image of the sun ever recorded." By Monique Curet• May 11, 2022 Facebook posts stated on June 25, 2023 in a Facebook reel: NASA warns of “internet apocalypse,” which “means they can execute the Great Reset in silence without anyone knowing it.” By Sara Swann• June 29, 2023 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 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 Ted Cruz stated on November 10, 2014 in a Facebook post: Says Obama's net neutrality proposal "puts the government in charge of determining Internet pricing, terms of service and what types of products and services can be delivered." By Lauren Carroll• November 13, 2014 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 Facebook posts stated on May 11, 2024 in a Facebook post: Aurora borealis sightings a “fabricated light show” created by a HAARP experiment. By Jeff Cercone• May 13, 2024 Facebook posts stated on May 20, 2024 in a video: Footage “shows a completely flat horizon proving the flat Earth and completely destroying the globe theory.” By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• May 29, 2024 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 Bloggers stated on March 29, 2018 in a blog post: NASA Has Just Confirmed Earth Has A New Moon By Miriam Valverde• March 30, 2018 Viral image stated on July 20, 2022 in an Instagram post: NASA photos of the moon and Earth show that “space is fake.” By Grace Abels• July 28, 2022 Facebook posts stated on April 06, 2024 in a Facebook reel: There are no real pictures of satellites on Google Images because outer space is not real. By Sofia Ahmed• April 18, 2024 American Crossroads stated on September 22, 2010 in an election ad: Says Lee Fisher "wanted a $1.1 billion tax increase which could have driven countless jobs out of state." By Tom Feran• October 5, 2010 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
What you need to know about net neutrality By John Kruzel• December 13, 2017 Space policy keeps rocketing to prominence By Louis Jacobson• August 2, 2010 What is net neutrality? By Lauren Carroll• November 13, 2014 Space litter is a huge risk to satellites, and there's no way yet to clean it up By Jon Greenberg• November 6, 2019 Bidding farewell to Newt: our five favorite fact-checks By Louis Jacobson• May 3, 2012 Bidding farewell to Newt: our five favorite fact-checks By Louis Jacobson• May 2, 2012 Key question in the Jimmy Kimmel case: Does the FCC have the power to regulate speech? By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• September 18, 2025 Fact-checking Michael Bennet’s speech about the government shutdown By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• January 25, 2019 Kamala Harris’ ‘Saturday Night Live’ appearance and ‘equal time’ for Donald Trump: What to know By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• November 4, 2024 Fact-checking claims about the Chinese spy balloon By Sara Swann, Loreben Tuquero• February 7, 2023 Mailbag: Catching up on reader complaints, comments By Louis Jacobson• March 8, 2012 The facts behind Iowa Gov. Reynolds’ Condition of the State Address By Natalie Dunlap, Brian Grace, Lyle Muller, Sarah Watson• January 13, 2021 Obama's budget reshapes the U.S. space agenda By Louis Jacobson• February 15, 2010 Mailbag: 'I rate your "fact-check" to be Mostly Useless' By Louis Jacobson• April 8, 2015 Newt Gingrich and the Truth-O-Meter By Louis Jacobson• December 29, 2011 La Tierra no es plana. Aquí te contamos por qué. By Maria Briceño, Marta Campabadal Graus• April 25, 2023 PolitiFact Georgia at 5 shares some favorite claims By Nancy Badertscher• June 2, 2015 Trump directed the Pentagon to create a Space Force. What would it look like? By Manuela Tobias• August 13, 2018 Just how big is the proposed casino in Miami? By Amy Sherman• October 17, 2011 Rick Scott challenges Legislature to help him keep his promises By Joshua Gillin, Amy Sherman• February 27, 2015
