4 People 14188 Fact-checks 5211 Articles People (4) Vet TV People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals State Public Service Announcement Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials Fact-checks (14188) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on July 23, 2018 in a tweet: In New York City, "for every one person experiencing homelessness here, there are about three vacant apartments." By Jon Greenberg• July 25, 2018 Viral image stated on March 05, 2022 in a tweet: “The Simpsons” predicted Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. By Yacob Reyes• March 25, 2022 Donald Trump stated on December 15, 2015 in the Republican debate in Las Vegas: The 9/11 terrorists' friends, family, girlfriends in the United States "were sent back for the most part to Saudi Arabia. They knew what was going on. They went home, and they wanted to watch their boyfriends on television." By Jon Greenberg• December 17, 2015 Bloggers stated on October 11, 2018 in : If you get a flu shot, you're "poisoning yourself." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• October 25, 2018 Instagram posts stated on July 12, 2022 in Instagram posts: Actor Tom Holland is “confirmed to have died.” By Bill McCarthy• July 14, 2022 Facebook posts stated on February 26, 2023 in a post: The officers who beat Tyre Nichols targeted him because he was “allegedly dating” one of their wives. By Madison Czopek• February 2, 2023 Marco Rubio stated on November 23, 2013 in a press release: "Just days ago, Iran's Supreme Leader (Ali) Khamenei, who will oversee implementation of this agreement, was calling Israel a 'rabid dog' and accusing the United States of war crimes." By Julie Kliegman• November 27, 2013 Facebook posts stated on August 10, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Elon Musk has announced his first robot girlfriend, with artificial intelligence.” By Maria Briceño• August 15, 2024 Dennis Prager stated on May 18, 2017 in an appearance on CNN: "It was a 100 percent lie that (Donald Trump’s) election unleashed anti-Semitism. … Hundreds of Jewish community centers had bomb threats called in. To the best of our knowledge to this day, 90 percent of them were called in by an American Jewish kid living in Israel, and the other 10 percent were a black radical who was trying to impress his girlfriend." By Louis Jacobson• May 22, 2017 Jodie Laubenberg stated on April 04, 2013 in a Texas House floor debate.: Says Texas state funds were spent on "a TV series on spouses cheating on their wives, kind of glorifying the act of cheating." By W. Gardner Selby• April 15, 2013 Facebook posts stated on January 09, 2025 in a Facebook post: Video shows “The Simpsons” predicted the Los Angeles wildfires. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 21, 2025 Viral image stated on January 04, 2020 in a post on Facebook: An image shows animals burning in the Australia wildfires By Samantha Putterman• January 6, 2020 Ron Johnson stated on December 15, 2011 in a television interview: "President Obama has increased the federal workforce 192,000 individuals -- about 10 percent since he’s taken office -- while we’ve lost 2 million jobs." By Dave Umhoefer• December 15, 2011 Hugh Fitzsimons stated on January 19, 2014 in a blog post on campaign website: Female buffalo lead the herd. By Sue Owen• February 11, 2014 Viral image stated on February 16, 2022 in a video on Facebook: Buzz Aldrin’s comments during an interview with Conan O’Brien prove the moon landing was fake. By Ciara O'Rourke• February 16, 2022 Viral image stated on February 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says “The Simpsons” predicted the coronavirus. By Ciara O'Rourke• February 27, 2020 Mick Mulvaney stated on October 17, 2019 in a news conference: Says Donald Trump "will not be profiting" from the G-7 summit meeting to be held at Trump’s Doral resort. By Tom Kertscher• October 18, 2019 Bloggers stated on July 16, 2017 in a fake news blog post: Say Oscar Pistorius "commits suicide in prison." By Jon Greenberg• July 24, 2017 Yes on 10 campaign stated on September 28, 2018 in a TV advertisement: California’s rent control measure Proposition 10 would have "No effect on homeowners" By Chris Nichols• October 5, 2018 Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund stated on September 26, 2008 in a TV ad: "Palin (proposed) a $150 bounty for the severed foreleg of each killed wolf." 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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on July 23, 2018 in a tweet: In New York City, "for every one person experiencing homelessness here, there are about three vacant apartments." By Jon Greenberg• July 25, 2018 Viral image stated on March 05, 2022 in a tweet: “The Simpsons” predicted Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. By Yacob Reyes• March 25, 2022 Donald Trump stated on December 15, 2015 in the Republican debate in Las Vegas: The 9/11 terrorists' friends, family, girlfriends in the United States "were sent back for the most part to Saudi Arabia. They knew what was going on. They went home, and they wanted to watch their boyfriends on television." By Jon Greenberg• December 17, 2015 Bloggers stated on October 11, 2018 in : If you get a flu shot, you're "poisoning yourself." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• October 25, 2018 Instagram posts stated on July 12, 2022 in Instagram posts: Actor Tom Holland is “confirmed to have died.” By Bill McCarthy• July 14, 2022 Facebook posts stated on February 26, 2023 in a post: The officers who beat Tyre Nichols targeted him because he was “allegedly dating” one of their wives. By Madison Czopek• February 2, 2023 Marco Rubio stated on November 23, 2013 in a press release: "Just days ago, Iran's Supreme Leader (Ali) Khamenei, who will oversee implementation of this agreement, was calling Israel a 'rabid dog' and accusing the United States of war crimes." By Julie Kliegman• November 27, 2013 Facebook posts stated on August 10, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Elon Musk has announced his first robot girlfriend, with artificial intelligence.” By Maria Briceño• August 15, 2024 Dennis Prager stated on May 18, 2017 in an appearance on CNN: "It was a 100 percent lie that (Donald Trump’s) election unleashed anti-Semitism. … Hundreds of Jewish community centers had bomb threats called in. To the best of our knowledge to this day, 90 percent of them were called in by an American Jewish kid living in Israel, and the other 10 percent were a black radical who was trying to impress his girlfriend." By Louis Jacobson• May 22, 2017 Jodie Laubenberg stated on April 04, 2013 in a Texas House floor debate.: Says Texas state funds were spent on "a TV series on spouses cheating on their wives, kind of glorifying the act of cheating." By W. Gardner Selby• April 15, 2013 Facebook posts stated on January 09, 2025 in a Facebook post: Video shows “The Simpsons” predicted the Los Angeles wildfires. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 21, 2025 Viral image stated on January 04, 2020 in a post on Facebook: An image shows animals burning in the Australia wildfires By Samantha Putterman• January 6, 2020 Ron Johnson stated on December 15, 2011 in a television interview: "President Obama has increased the federal workforce 192,000 individuals -- about 10 percent since he’s taken office -- while we’ve lost 2 million jobs." By Dave Umhoefer• December 15, 2011 Hugh Fitzsimons stated on January 19, 2014 in a blog post on campaign website: Female buffalo lead the herd. By Sue Owen• February 11, 2014 Viral image stated on February 16, 2022 in a video on Facebook: Buzz Aldrin’s comments during an interview with Conan O’Brien prove the moon landing was fake. By Ciara O'Rourke• February 16, 2022 Viral image stated on February 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says “The Simpsons” predicted the coronavirus. By Ciara O'Rourke• February 27, 2020 Mick Mulvaney stated on October 17, 2019 in a news conference: Says Donald Trump "will not be profiting" from the G-7 summit meeting to be held at Trump’s Doral resort. By Tom Kertscher• October 18, 2019 Bloggers stated on July 16, 2017 in a fake news blog post: Say Oscar Pistorius "commits suicide in prison." By Jon Greenberg• July 24, 2017 Yes on 10 campaign stated on September 28, 2018 in a TV advertisement: California’s rent control measure Proposition 10 would have "No effect on homeowners" By Chris Nichols• October 5, 2018 Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund stated on September 26, 2008 in a TV ad: "Palin (proposed) a $150 bounty for the severed foreleg of each killed wolf." By John Frank• October 1, 2008
Fact-checking claims about California’s rent control measure Prop 10 By Chris Nichols• October 11, 2018 Fact-checking Trump’s Iowa town hall: Wuhan scientist, wars, ‘no inflation’ and DeSantis on Fauci By Madison Czopek, Sara Swann• January 11, 2024 We answered your questions on coronavirus seasonality, immunity and transmission By Josie Hollingsworth, Samantha Putterman, Emily Venezky• March 13, 2020 The $130,000 Stormy Daniels payoff: Was it a campaign expenditure? By Jon Greenberg• May 3, 2018 Booker vs. the Truth-O-Meter By Caryn Shinske• December 20, 2012 2021 Lie of the Year Readers’ Choice poll results By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 15, 2021 Fact-checking "Wizard of Oz" ad that casts Nancy Pelosi as Wicked Witch of the West By Robert Farley• September 15, 2010 The DeSant-O-Meter: Tracking the campaign promises of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis By Amy Sherman• March 5, 2019 Yes, a deadly flesh-eating worm was found in the US. No, you shouldn't panic about screwworms By Grace Abels• August 26, 2025 Charlie Crist vs. Ron DeSantis: How months of digs and dubious claims size up By Yacob Reyes• November 7, 2022 Who is Cory Booker? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Amy Sherman• June 20, 2019 Democrats pound Rick Perry By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• June 28, 2010 A Nobel Prize and a horse dewormer: Explaining the controversy over ivermectin and COVID-19 By Tom Kertscher• September 8, 2021 A new side effect of H1N1 virus: exaggeration By Robert Farley• October 14, 2009 PolitiFact Virginia's Top 10 claims from the gubernatorial race By Sean Gorman• November 5, 2013 It's hard to pin down Hollywood's benefit to Virginia By Sean Gorman• March 25, 2013 Who is Tim Walz? What to know about Kamala Harris’ new running mate By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• August 6, 2024 Candidates use and abuse numbers to make a point By W. Gardner Selby• October 13, 2010 Perry's Coyote Special difficult to order? By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• April 24, 2012 The week in fact-checking: George Floyd protests, Trump attacks WHO By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 5, 2020
