47 People 25238 Fact-checks 8253 Articles People (47) Center for Western Priorities Immigration Policy Center Center for American Progress Center for Individual Freedom Centers for Disease Control Violence Policy Center National Women's Law Center Oregon Center for Public Policy Virginia Center for Public Safety Center for American Progress Action Fund Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity Grok AI National Center for Public Policy Research Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy Coalition To Save Memorial Hospital Birthing Center The Palmer Report Bipartisan Report Drudge Report Resistance Report The Patriot Report Fact-checks (25238) James Fishback stated on February 26, 2026 in a speech: Artificial intelligence data centers "drive up electric bills by 30 or 40%" and "suck up 500,000 gallons of water a day.” By Samantha Putterman• March 4, 2026 Facebook posts stated on December 01, 2025 in a Facebook post: A new North Carolina law “prohibits the use of wireless communication devices while driving.” By Paul Specht• December 4, 2025 Maria Sachs stated on October 01, 2013 in a press conference at AutoNation in Fort Lauderdale: "In 2011, texting surpassed alcohol as the leading contributing factor in teen driving deaths." By Rochelle Koff• October 29, 2013 Peter King stated on December 09, 2014 in a radio show appearance: "Nobody suffered any lasting injuries" from the CIA interrogation program. By Steve Contorno• December 15, 2014 Hank Johnson stated on October 18, 2013 in a letter: Says "by reducing chronic health care costs in the State of Georgia, we can reduce the $32.8 billion lost each year due to lack of productivity and economic costs." By Eric Stirgus• October 18, 2013 Evan McMullin stated on April 01, 2022 in an ad: “Mike Lee advised Trump's legal challenges to overturn our election” and “was one of only two senators who was in on the scheme.” By Tom Kertscher• April 11, 2022 X posts stated on January 25, 2026 in an X post: An image shows Alex Pretti holding a gun, not a phone, while pinned by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis. By Maria Briceño• January 27, 2026 Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Ron Johnson and 36 other senators “voted for federal agencies to have access to your internet history without obtaining a warrant.” By Eric Litke• May 21, 2020 Marco Rubio stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: Regarding the USA Freedom Act, "There is nothing we are allowed to do under this bill that we could not do before." By Lauren Carroll• December 16, 2015 Social Media stated on July 21, 2023 in Facebook post: These images show LeBron James dressed in pink for the “Barbie” movie. By Nuria Diaz Muñoz• July 27, 2023 John Cornyn stated on August 03, 2010 in a press release: "Taxpayer money will provide iPod Touch devices to high school students in Utah, BlackBerry smart phones to smokers who kick the habit and funding for a study of exotic ants in East Africa." By Ciara O'Rourke• August 24, 2010 Occupy Democrats stated on July 11, 2014 in a Facebook photo post: Says Ted Cruz "was just bribed by the Kochs to introduce a bill that would give them and their allies America’s national forests, parks, and other public lands and open them for mining, drilling, fracking and logging." By W. Gardner Selby• August 17, 2014 Chris Christie stated on April 29, 2011 in a speech at the Harvard Graduate School of Education: "For a young man or woman who is entering the ninth grade in Newark this year, they have a 29 percent graduation rate." By Erin O'Neill• June 15, 2011 Kirk Watson stated on October 21, 2012 in an answer for the League of Women Voters, Austiin Area, Voters Guide.: "Texas’ population is projected to double in the next 50 years or so, but our basic amount of water will remain about where it is now." By W. Gardner Selby• November 9, 2012 Facebook posts stated on April 19, 2026 in Facebook posts: Video shows President Donald Trump at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. By Loreben Tuquero• April 21, 2026 Facebook posts stated on March 28, 2022 in a post: Pfizer staged the Will Smith and Chris Rock confrontation at the Academy Awards because it "has a new alopecia medication coming out." By Monique Curet• March 31, 2022 Jenny Wilson stated on April 20, 2018 in in a press release: Says Mitt Romney is using "a million of his presidential campaign dollars to finance his Utah Senate race." By John Kruzel• April 27, 2018 Social Media stated on January 07, 2026 in social media posts: Images of an unmasked man show the immigration officer who shot a woman in Minneapolis. By Loreben Tuquero• January 8, 2026 Donald Trump stated on January 21, 2026 in remarks: In artificial intelligence, “We're leading China by a lot.” By Loreben Tuquero• January 29, 2026 Tim Kaine stated on April 05, 2011 in a YouTube video: Virginia was named "best managed state, best state for business and best state to raise a child" while I was governor. By Jacob Geiger• April 7, 2011 Articles (8253) Is U.S. nearly alone in allowing late-term abortions? Not exactly. By W. Gardner Selby• November 5, 2015 What to make of an abysmal year for truth? PolitiFact names 2025 the Year of the Lies By Katie Sanders• December 15, 2025 How to talk to your children about AI chatbots and their safety By Madison Czopek• December 19, 2025 ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ could block AI regulations for 10 years, leaving its harms unchecked By Loreben Tuquero• June 17, 2025 How AI, an old video and road closures fueled Easter weekend rumors about President Trump’s health By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Loreben Tuquero• April 6, 2026 Adam Raine called ChatGPT his ‘only friend.’ Now his family blames the technology for his death By Loreben Tuquero• December 19, 2025 Fact-checking the NSA phone records program By Lauren Carroll, Kirby Wilson• June 4, 2015 Does the U.S. already have the biggest diplomatic presence in Cuba? By Katie Sanders• December 23, 2014 Not-so-innocent ‘cat memes’: AI creations give life to unsubstantiated Springfield, Ohio, claims By Loreben Tuquero• September 25, 2024 In Context: Laura Pressley’s ‘something was planted’ in World Trade Center By Dylan Baddour• November 14, 2014 Princess Kate’s altered photo: What experts say happened and how to spot manipulated content online By Samantha Putterman• March 12, 2024 What is generative AI and why is it suddenly everywhere? Here’s how it works By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Jeff Cercone• June 19, 2023 Social media accounts use AI-generated audio to push 2024 election misinformation By Sara Swann• March 13, 2024 The state of US contact tracing: Is it working? By Bill McCarthy• October 9, 2020 Are tech companies using your private data to train AI models? Here’s what we know By Maria Briceño• November 20, 2025 Can ChatGPT fact-check? PolitiFact tested By Grace Abels• May 30, 2023 What are 'smart cities' and why are conspiracy theorists linking them to wildfires? By Jeff Cercone• September 12, 2023 ‘Not the AI election’: Why artificial intelligence did not define the 2024 campaign By Loreben Tuquero• December 19, 2024 Trump says Iran is a country ‘based on disinformation.’ Here’s how Iran conducts influence ops By Loreben Tuquero• March 23, 2026 What the Equality Act debate gets wrong about gender, sex By Daniel Funke, Miriam Valverde• March 4, 2021
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James Fishback stated on February 26, 2026 in a speech: Artificial intelligence data centers "drive up electric bills by 30 or 40%" and "suck up 500,000 gallons of water a day.” By Samantha Putterman• March 4, 2026 Facebook posts stated on December 01, 2025 in a Facebook post: A new North Carolina law “prohibits the use of wireless communication devices while driving.” By Paul Specht• December 4, 2025 Maria Sachs stated on October 01, 2013 in a press conference at AutoNation in Fort Lauderdale: "In 2011, texting surpassed alcohol as the leading contributing factor in teen driving deaths." By Rochelle Koff• October 29, 2013 Peter King stated on December 09, 2014 in a radio show appearance: "Nobody suffered any lasting injuries" from the CIA interrogation program. By Steve Contorno• December 15, 2014 Hank Johnson stated on October 18, 2013 in a letter: Says "by reducing chronic health care costs in the State of Georgia, we can reduce the $32.8 billion lost each year due to lack of productivity and economic costs." By Eric Stirgus• October 18, 2013 Evan McMullin stated on April 01, 2022 in an ad: “Mike Lee advised Trump's legal challenges to overturn our election” and “was one of only two senators who was in on the scheme.” By Tom Kertscher• April 11, 2022 X posts stated on January 25, 2026 in an X post: An image shows Alex Pretti holding a gun, not a phone, while pinned by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis. By Maria Briceño• January 27, 2026 Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Ron Johnson and 36 other senators “voted for federal agencies to have access to your internet history without obtaining a warrant.” By Eric Litke• May 21, 2020 Marco Rubio stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: Regarding the USA Freedom Act, "There is nothing we are allowed to do under this bill that we could not do before." By Lauren Carroll• December 16, 2015 Social Media stated on July 21, 2023 in Facebook post: These images show LeBron James dressed in pink for the “Barbie” movie. By Nuria Diaz Muñoz• July 27, 2023 John Cornyn stated on August 03, 2010 in a press release: "Taxpayer money will provide iPod Touch devices to high school students in Utah, BlackBerry smart phones to smokers who kick the habit and funding for a study of exotic ants in East Africa." By Ciara O'Rourke• August 24, 2010 Occupy Democrats stated on July 11, 2014 in a Facebook photo post: Says Ted Cruz "was just bribed by the Kochs to introduce a bill that would give them and their allies America’s national forests, parks, and other public lands and open them for mining, drilling, fracking and logging." By W. Gardner Selby• August 17, 2014 Chris Christie stated on April 29, 2011 in a speech at the Harvard Graduate School of Education: "For a young man or woman who is entering the ninth grade in Newark this year, they have a 29 percent graduation rate." By Erin O'Neill• June 15, 2011 Kirk Watson stated on October 21, 2012 in an answer for the League of Women Voters, Austiin Area, Voters Guide.: "Texas’ population is projected to double in the next 50 years or so, but our basic amount of water will remain about where it is now." By W. Gardner Selby• November 9, 2012 Facebook posts stated on April 19, 2026 in Facebook posts: Video shows President Donald Trump at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. By Loreben Tuquero• April 21, 2026 Facebook posts stated on March 28, 2022 in a post: Pfizer staged the Will Smith and Chris Rock confrontation at the Academy Awards because it "has a new alopecia medication coming out." By Monique Curet• March 31, 2022 Jenny Wilson stated on April 20, 2018 in in a press release: Says Mitt Romney is using "a million of his presidential campaign dollars to finance his Utah Senate race." By John Kruzel• April 27, 2018 Social Media stated on January 07, 2026 in social media posts: Images of an unmasked man show the immigration officer who shot a woman in Minneapolis. By Loreben Tuquero• January 8, 2026 Donald Trump stated on January 21, 2026 in remarks: In artificial intelligence, “We're leading China by a lot.” By Loreben Tuquero• January 29, 2026 Tim Kaine stated on April 05, 2011 in a YouTube video: Virginia was named "best managed state, best state for business and best state to raise a child" while I was governor. By Jacob Geiger• April 7, 2011
Is U.S. nearly alone in allowing late-term abortions? Not exactly. By W. Gardner Selby• November 5, 2015 What to make of an abysmal year for truth? PolitiFact names 2025 the Year of the Lies By Katie Sanders• December 15, 2025 How to talk to your children about AI chatbots and their safety By Madison Czopek• December 19, 2025 ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ could block AI regulations for 10 years, leaving its harms unchecked By Loreben Tuquero• June 17, 2025 How AI, an old video and road closures fueled Easter weekend rumors about President Trump’s health By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Loreben Tuquero• April 6, 2026 Adam Raine called ChatGPT his ‘only friend.’ Now his family blames the technology for his death By Loreben Tuquero• December 19, 2025 Fact-checking the NSA phone records program By Lauren Carroll, Kirby Wilson• June 4, 2015 Does the U.S. already have the biggest diplomatic presence in Cuba? By Katie Sanders• December 23, 2014 Not-so-innocent ‘cat memes’: AI creations give life to unsubstantiated Springfield, Ohio, claims By Loreben Tuquero• September 25, 2024 In Context: Laura Pressley’s ‘something was planted’ in World Trade Center By Dylan Baddour• November 14, 2014 Princess Kate’s altered photo: What experts say happened and how to spot manipulated content online By Samantha Putterman• March 12, 2024 What is generative AI and why is it suddenly everywhere? Here’s how it works By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Jeff Cercone• June 19, 2023 Social media accounts use AI-generated audio to push 2024 election misinformation By Sara Swann• March 13, 2024 The state of US contact tracing: Is it working? By Bill McCarthy• October 9, 2020 Are tech companies using your private data to train AI models? Here’s what we know By Maria Briceño• November 20, 2025 Can ChatGPT fact-check? PolitiFact tested By Grace Abels• May 30, 2023 What are 'smart cities' and why are conspiracy theorists linking them to wildfires? By Jeff Cercone• September 12, 2023 ‘Not the AI election’: Why artificial intelligence did not define the 2024 campaign By Loreben Tuquero• December 19, 2024 Trump says Iran is a country ‘based on disinformation.’ Here’s how Iran conducts influence ops By Loreben Tuquero• March 23, 2026 What the Equality Act debate gets wrong about gender, sex By Daniel Funke, Miriam Valverde• March 4, 2021
