0 People 360 Fact-checks 40 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (360) Breitbart stated on June 14, 2015 in an article on the Breitbart website: Says the California flag was supposed to be a pear, not a bear. By Jon Greenberg• June 18, 2015 Viral image stated on June 07, 2019 in a Facebook post: "FactCheck.org exposed Snopes.com as an extremely liberal propaganda site with an agenda to discredit anything that appears to be conservative." By Ciara O'Rourke• June 19, 2019 Viral image stated on June 04, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump is the first sitting U.S. president in 56 years to not attend a wreath-laying ceremony on Veterans Day. By Samantha Putterman• June 10, 2019 Ben Carson stated on February 13, 2016 in a GOP debate on CBS: Says "Joseph Stalin said if you want to bring America down you, have to undermine three things: our spiritual life, our patriotism and our morality." By Lauren Carroll• February 14, 2016 Chain email stated on March 17, 2014 in a chain email: Says President Barack Obama told a room of students, "Children, every time I clap my hands together, a child in America dies from gun violence," and then a child told him he could solve the problem by not clapping any more. By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2014 Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2023 in a Facebook post: A fact-check proves Michelle Obama is “a he.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 3, 2023 Bloggers stated on July 31, 2016 in a web article: "New regulation requires motorcycle owners to install 75 MPH governor by January 2017" By Nick Reid• April 2, 2017 Facebook posts stated on June 21, 2021 in social media posts: “Airlines begin to ban vaccinated people after Pilots die due to vaccine” By Kelsey Sena Tamakloe• June 28, 2021 Viral image stated on February 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Maxine Waters tweeted, “Every single gun owner I have talked to has told me, ‘As soon as I walked out of that gun store, I felt a killer growing inside of me.’ When will we acknowledge there is no such thing as a responsible gun owner?” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 20, 2020 Facebook posts stated on October 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Jeff Foxworthy wrote a ‘fence test’ for Republicans and Democrats. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 30, 2020 Facebook posts stated on August 01, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar has been "arrested 23 times" and is the "daughter of (a) Somali terrorist." By Daniel Funke• August 14, 2019 Facebook posts stated on July 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: Ex-AARP members wrote this letter criticizing the “Biden Regime.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 21, 2021 Viral image stated on August 28, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says a photo shows Donald Trump holding a sign that says, "No matter who is president, Jesus is still king." By Ciara O'Rourke• September 4, 2019 Sean Duffy stated on October 27, 2016 in an interview on CNN: "One of George Soros' companies has provided some of the (voting) machines" for some states. By Jon Greenberg• October 31, 2016 Viral image stated on July 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Werner Herzog said, "Dear America: You are waking up, as Germany once did, to the awareness that 1/3 of your people would kill another 1/3, while 1/3 watches." By Ciara O'Rourke• July 26, 2019 Chain email stated on October 31, 2010 in a message via the Internet: "Pres. Obama's finance team is recommending a . . . 1% tax on all transactions at any financial institution." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• November 12, 2010 Facebook posts stated on April 03, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Pete Buttigieg’s dog and pony show. He gets out of [the] car to ride his bike a few feet, pretending to save energy.” By Gabrielle Settles• April 6, 2021 Chain email stated on December 05, 2017 in a chain email: Says Russian President Vladimir Putin got a standing ovation from the Duma after he gave a speech saying Muslims are "taking over" other countries but won't take over Russia. By Sophie Kaplan• December 11, 2017 Facebook posts stated on August 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Workers have begun removing spires of Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom ahead of Hurricane Dorian." By Daniel Funke• September 4, 2019 Bloggers stated on July 24, 2018 in in a blog: ABC News recently banned reporters from wearing American flag lapel pins on air. By John Kruzel• July 25, 2018 Articles (40) Chain emails claim this picture's 'worth $678 million' By Sue Owen• January 6, 2014 Elon Musk calls for accountability in media, donates to PolitiFact By Josie Hollingsworth• May 24, 2018 Fake 'Arizona border raid' a lie that won't die By Becky Bowers• April 10, 2012 Debunked: Texas prisoner-cannibal didn’t request child for last meal By W. Gardner Selby• October 27, 2014 'Teabagger' group distorts Ted Cruz and others with images and fake quotations By Keely Herring• June 11, 2015 'Teabagger' group makes splash with fake-quote memes By Keely Herring• May 28, 2015 Fact-checking the integrity of the vote in 2016 By Jon Greenberg• December 17, 2016 Ask PolitiFact: Are you sure Donald Trump didn’t call the coronavirus a hoax? By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 8, 2020 When Internet satire gets passed off as "truth" By Louis Jacobson• November 12, 2013 Obama used a Koran? No, he didn't By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 20, 2007 Fact-checking an immigration meme that's been circulating for more than a decade By Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• July 5, 2018 Looking at claims Kamala Harris is the descendant of a slave owner By Ciara O'Rourke• August 14, 2020 Viral photo is of a doll, not a 12-week fetus By Stefanie Pousoulides• July 29, 2019 Explaining the Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy theories linked to Trump, Clinton By Daniel Funke, Jon Greenberg, John Kruzel• August 13, 2019 Hoaxes, fake news about the Las Vegas massacre By Louis Jacobson, Emily Tanaka, Miriam Valverde• October 2, 2017 7 steps to better fact-checking By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 20, 2014 Health misinformation website rebrands as pro-Trump outlet to get around ban from Facebook By Daniel Funke• June 5, 2020 Donald Trump says he spent a lot time with 9/11 responders. Here are the facts By Amy Sherman• July 30, 2019 The mistakes of summer By Bill Adair• August 24, 2008 Cannibalism in Haiti? Fact-checking the unfounded claims By Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 18, 2024
Breitbart stated on June 14, 2015 in an article on the Breitbart website: Says the California flag was supposed to be a pear, not a bear. By Jon Greenberg• June 18, 2015 Viral image stated on June 07, 2019 in a Facebook post: "FactCheck.org exposed Snopes.com as an extremely liberal propaganda site with an agenda to discredit anything that appears to be conservative." By Ciara O'Rourke• June 19, 2019 Viral image stated on June 04, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump is the first sitting U.S. president in 56 years to not attend a wreath-laying ceremony on Veterans Day. By Samantha Putterman• June 10, 2019 Ben Carson stated on February 13, 2016 in a GOP debate on CBS: Says "Joseph Stalin said if you want to bring America down you, have to undermine three things: our spiritual life, our patriotism and our morality." By Lauren Carroll• February 14, 2016 Chain email stated on March 17, 2014 in a chain email: Says President Barack Obama told a room of students, "Children, every time I clap my hands together, a child in America dies from gun violence," and then a child told him he could solve the problem by not clapping any more. By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2014 Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2023 in a Facebook post: A fact-check proves Michelle Obama is “a he.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 3, 2023 Bloggers stated on July 31, 2016 in a web article: "New regulation requires motorcycle owners to install 75 MPH governor by January 2017" By Nick Reid• April 2, 2017 Facebook posts stated on June 21, 2021 in social media posts: “Airlines begin to ban vaccinated people after Pilots die due to vaccine” By Kelsey Sena Tamakloe• June 28, 2021 Viral image stated on February 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Maxine Waters tweeted, “Every single gun owner I have talked to has told me, ‘As soon as I walked out of that gun store, I felt a killer growing inside of me.’ When will we acknowledge there is no such thing as a responsible gun owner?” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 20, 2020 Facebook posts stated on October 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Jeff Foxworthy wrote a ‘fence test’ for Republicans and Democrats. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 30, 2020 Facebook posts stated on August 01, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar has been "arrested 23 times" and is the "daughter of (a) Somali terrorist." By Daniel Funke• August 14, 2019 Facebook posts stated on July 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: Ex-AARP members wrote this letter criticizing the “Biden Regime.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 21, 2021 Viral image stated on August 28, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says a photo shows Donald Trump holding a sign that says, "No matter who is president, Jesus is still king." By Ciara O'Rourke• September 4, 2019 Sean Duffy stated on October 27, 2016 in an interview on CNN: "One of George Soros' companies has provided some of the (voting) machines" for some states. By Jon Greenberg• October 31, 2016 Viral image stated on July 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Werner Herzog said, "Dear America: You are waking up, as Germany once did, to the awareness that 1/3 of your people would kill another 1/3, while 1/3 watches." By Ciara O'Rourke• July 26, 2019 Chain email stated on October 31, 2010 in a message via the Internet: "Pres. Obama's finance team is recommending a . . . 1% tax on all transactions at any financial institution." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• November 12, 2010 Facebook posts stated on April 03, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Pete Buttigieg’s dog and pony show. He gets out of [the] car to ride his bike a few feet, pretending to save energy.” By Gabrielle Settles• April 6, 2021 Chain email stated on December 05, 2017 in a chain email: Says Russian President Vladimir Putin got a standing ovation from the Duma after he gave a speech saying Muslims are "taking over" other countries but won't take over Russia. By Sophie Kaplan• December 11, 2017 Facebook posts stated on August 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Workers have begun removing spires of Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom ahead of Hurricane Dorian." By Daniel Funke• September 4, 2019 Bloggers stated on July 24, 2018 in in a blog: ABC News recently banned reporters from wearing American flag lapel pins on air. By John Kruzel• July 25, 2018
Chain emails claim this picture's 'worth $678 million' By Sue Owen• January 6, 2014 Elon Musk calls for accountability in media, donates to PolitiFact By Josie Hollingsworth• May 24, 2018 Fake 'Arizona border raid' a lie that won't die By Becky Bowers• April 10, 2012 Debunked: Texas prisoner-cannibal didn’t request child for last meal By W. Gardner Selby• October 27, 2014 'Teabagger' group distorts Ted Cruz and others with images and fake quotations By Keely Herring• June 11, 2015 'Teabagger' group makes splash with fake-quote memes By Keely Herring• May 28, 2015 Fact-checking the integrity of the vote in 2016 By Jon Greenberg• December 17, 2016 Ask PolitiFact: Are you sure Donald Trump didn’t call the coronavirus a hoax? By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 8, 2020 When Internet satire gets passed off as "truth" By Louis Jacobson• November 12, 2013 Obama used a Koran? No, he didn't By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 20, 2007 Fact-checking an immigration meme that's been circulating for more than a decade By Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• July 5, 2018 Looking at claims Kamala Harris is the descendant of a slave owner By Ciara O'Rourke• August 14, 2020 Viral photo is of a doll, not a 12-week fetus By Stefanie Pousoulides• July 29, 2019 Explaining the Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy theories linked to Trump, Clinton By Daniel Funke, Jon Greenberg, John Kruzel• August 13, 2019 Hoaxes, fake news about the Las Vegas massacre By Louis Jacobson, Emily Tanaka, Miriam Valverde• October 2, 2017 7 steps to better fact-checking By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 20, 2014 Health misinformation website rebrands as pro-Trump outlet to get around ban from Facebook By Daniel Funke• June 5, 2020 Donald Trump says he spent a lot time with 9/11 responders. Here are the facts By Amy Sherman• July 30, 2019 The mistakes of summer By Bill Adair• August 24, 2008 Cannibalism in Haiti? Fact-checking the unfounded claims By Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 18, 2024
