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Bloggers stated on April 6, 2017 in a headline:

"Massive Bumble Bee recall after 2 employees admit cooking a man and mixing him with a batch of tuna."

By Joshua Gillin • June 26, 2017

TikTok posts stated on June 9, 2025 in a video:

Craigslist ad was “recruiting people for LA ‘protests.’”

By Maria Briceño • June 12, 2025

Donald Trump stated on October 11, 2024 in a Truth Social post:

“It has just come out that Democrats in Washington and the Democrat Governor’s Office of North Carolina (Roy Cooper) were blocking people and money from coming into North Carolina.”

By Amy Sherman, Paul Specht • October 12, 2024

Instagram posts stated on August 24, 2024 in an Instagram post:

World Economic Forum “document confirms 6 billion humans will die in 2025.”

By Madison Czopek • August 29, 2024

Katrina Shankland stated on November 15, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter:

“I have been a state legislator for 11 years, passing over 170 bills into law and delivering for Wisconsin families.”

By Hope Karnopp • December 8, 2023

Viral image stated on August 13, 2022 in an Instagram post:

There’s polio in New York City’s tap water.

By Ciara O'Rourke • August 17, 2022

Instagram posts stated on July 25, 2022 in social media posts:

‘The White House is now trying to protect Joe Biden by changing the definition of the word recession.'

By Louis Jacobson • July 27, 2022

Facebook posts stated on August 23, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“FDA approval means nothing when you realize the FDA also approves pesticides in our food!"

By Jason Asenso • August 27, 2021

Instagram posts stated on March 15, 2020 in an image:

"COVID-19 started because we eat animals."

By Daniel Funke • March 18, 2020

Ted Cruz stated on December 8, 2019 in a TV interview:

"Ukraine blatantly interfered in our election."

By Madlin Mekelburg • December 12, 2019

Josh Hawley stated on September 10, 2019 in a tweet:

"Meth production in MO has cratered over last decade. MO Hwy Patrol reported 1,326 meth lab seizures in 2006, only 50 in 2018."

By Greta Serrin • October 10, 2019

Vicky Hartzler stated on August 14, 2018 in a tweet:

Current school lunch requirements "cause large amounts of food waste and diminished use of school lunches!"

By Kathryn B. Palmer • September 9, 2018

FreedomJunkshun.com stated on November 6, 2017 in a headline:

"Supreme Court issues its first bench warrant ever."

By Joshua Gillin, Susan Areson • November 9, 2017

Rick Baker stated on June 14, 2017 in a "Tampa Bay Times" article:

Says Rick Kriseman is $35 million over budget on St. Petersburg’s new police station.

By Allison Graves • August 25, 2017

Bloggers stated on December 21, 2016 in a headline:

"Chinese restaurant in Coral Springs, Fla., busted for selling dog meat to VIP customers."

By Joshua Gillin • January 11, 2017

Joe Scarborough stated on October 2, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe":

About "3 percent of murders and crimes are committed with guns from people who actually (legally) purchase those guns."

By Jon Greenberg • October 5, 2015

Allen West stated on March 19, 2015 in a post on his website:

"EPA wants to regulate … the family BBQ."

By Louis Jacobson • March 26, 2015

Dana Perino stated on February 9, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Five" on Fox News:

On climate change, "the temperature readings have been fabricated, and it's all blowing up in their (scientists') faces."

By Jon Greenberg • February 13, 2015

Elisabeth Hasselbeck stated on November 19, 2013 in comments on Fox News Channel's "Fox and Friends":

A Census Bureau worker says he was told to skew information to bring the unemployment rate down "as we headed into an election season."

By Jon Greenberg • November 20, 2013

Louise Slaughter stated on October 9, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC:

"Eighty percent of the antibiotics in this country are fed to livestock."

By Becky Bowers • October 15, 2013

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Stool sample with cyclospora oocysts CDC

What is cyclosporiasis and how can you avoid catching this, uh, ‘explosive’ GI illness?

By Madison Czopek • July 6, 2026

New York strip steaks at Sam's Club in Bentonville, Ark. 09-24-25

A protein primer: Why is it important, how much should you eat, how much is too much?

By Madison Czopek • February 18, 2026

Wild Turkey head photo in NH Thanksgiving

Bird flu might impact price, but not safety of Thanksgiving turkey

By Grace Abels • November 21, 2025

Packaging for the biologic medication Humira 07-18-2014

What are biologics and will the Trump administration’s plans make them cheaper?

By Madison Czopek • November 13, 2025

Trump’s baseless ‘manipulated’ data claim in firing BLS chief Erika McEntarfer follows long history

By Louis Jacobson • August 1, 2025

Trump in Bedminster, N.J. No. 2, 6-13-2023

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Bedminster speech following documents indictment

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Samantha Putterman • June 14, 2023

Transcript: What Dr. Fauci told PolitiFact

By Katie Sanders • May 14, 2021

Why Europe took a closer look at AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine

By Noah Y. Kim • March 18, 2021

Reports of 88% death rate for COVID-19 patients on ventilators leave out a big caveat

By Louis Jacobson • April 28, 2020

Fred Fleitz: Slanted fact check whiffs on Ted Cruz Iran inspections claim

By W. Gardner Selby • September 23, 2015

How do Barack Obama’s criminal justice claims stack up?

By Linda Qiu • July 16, 2015

Mailbag: Immigrant gardener edition

By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2011

McConnell’s fuzzy math doesn’t compute

By Alexander Lane • March 4, 2009

Is McCain within margin of error?

By Alexander Lane • October 31, 2008