4 People 24241 Fact-checks 7665 Articles People (4) Zack Space Other Space Freedom From Religion Foundation Georgia Association of Homes and Services for Children Fact-checks (24241) 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 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 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 Instagram posts stated on August 11, 2023 in an Instagram post: Photos are proof that Hawaii fires were caused by a “direct energy weapon assault on the people.” By Jeff Cercone• August 11, 2023 Bill Nelson stated on October 17, 2012 in a debate: Says Connie Mack was "the only member of the Florida delegation that voted against a bill to help NASA." By Brittany Alana Davis• November 1, 2012 Marco Rubio stated on February 04, 2016 in a town hall in Manchester, N.H.: China is "practicing how to blow up our satellites." By Louis Jacobson• February 5, 2016 Facebook posts stated on January 04, 2025 in a Facebook post: Says Elon Musk said, “The Boeing Starliner’s stranded astronauts are not with us anymore,” and “they won’t come back.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 8, 2025 Instagram posts stated on June 14, 2023 in an Instagram post: NASA space rockets can’t reach space. By Tom Kertscher• June 26, 2023 Viral image stated on May 15, 2022 in a Facebook post: Photo from “data leak at Elon Musk AND NASA … are said to be from one of Elon Musk’s Space-X satellites.” By Ciara O'Rourke• May 18, 2022 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 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 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 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 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 Threads posts stated on November 10, 2024 in a post: Elon Musk’s Starlink technology manipulated votes in the 2024 election to benefit Donald Trump. By Madison Czopek, Sara Swann• November 12, 2024 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 Viral image stated on October 31, 2023 in a Facebook post: Elon Musk is dead. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 9, 2023 Threads posts stated on December 11, 2024 in a post on Threads: Photos show mysterious drones reported flying over parts of New Jersey in November and December 2024. By Madison Czopek• December 13, 2024 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 Viral image stated on March 11, 2023 in an Instagram post: Elon Musk tweeted, “The world is flat.” By Ciara O'Rourke• March 13, 2023 Articles (7665) Space litter is a huge risk to satellites, and there's no way yet to clean it up By Jon Greenberg• November 6, 2019 Fact-checking Michael Bennet’s speech about the government shutdown By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• January 25, 2019 Space policy keeps rocketing to prominence By Louis Jacobson• August 2, 2010 Antisemitic claims about Brooklyn synagogue tunnel spread on social media By Sofia Ahmed, Jeff Cercone• January 12, 2024 Ask PolitiFact: Could Elon Musk’s assassination ‘jokes’ compromise security clearance? By Madison Czopek• September 25, 2024 2 weeks, 450+ posts: How Elon Musk uses his X profile to push FEMA, immigration, voting falsehoods By Madison Czopek• October 23, 2024 Fact-checking claims about the Chinese spy balloon By Sara Swann, Loreben Tuquero• February 7, 2023 How to stay warm without power in a winter storm By Daniel Funke• February 18, 2021 Ask PolitiFact: Why are some border gates open in Arizona? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 5, 2023 La Tierra no es plana. Aquí te contamos por qué. By Maria Briceño, Marta Campabadal Graus• April 25, 2023 PunditFact fact-checks the May 11 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• May 11, 2014 Hurricanes and tropical storms lead to flood of misinformation By Amy Sherman• August 28, 2019 Elon Musk calls for accountability in media, donates to PolitiFact By Josie Hollingsworth• May 24, 2018 Fact-checking the May 11 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• May 11, 2014 How to make sure your ballot is counted this fall By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• August 17, 2020 Texas wildfire claims By W. Gardner Selby• September 6, 2011 Ohio derailment is just the latest serious industrial accident in the U.S. By Louis Jacobson• February 15, 2023 In Context: Laura Pressley’s ‘something was planted’ in World Trade Center By Dylan Baddour• November 14, 2014 Key questions for reopening schools under COVID-19 By Jon Greenberg, Emily Venezky• July 10, 2020 Ask PolitiFact: Is the State Department about to pay Tesla $400 million for Cybertrucks? No By Louis Jacobson• February 13, 2025
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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 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 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 Instagram posts stated on August 11, 2023 in an Instagram post: Photos are proof that Hawaii fires were caused by a “direct energy weapon assault on the people.” By Jeff Cercone• August 11, 2023 Bill Nelson stated on October 17, 2012 in a debate: Says Connie Mack was "the only member of the Florida delegation that voted against a bill to help NASA." By Brittany Alana Davis• November 1, 2012 Marco Rubio stated on February 04, 2016 in a town hall in Manchester, N.H.: China is "practicing how to blow up our satellites." By Louis Jacobson• February 5, 2016 Facebook posts stated on January 04, 2025 in a Facebook post: Says Elon Musk said, “The Boeing Starliner’s stranded astronauts are not with us anymore,” and “they won’t come back.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 8, 2025 Instagram posts stated on June 14, 2023 in an Instagram post: NASA space rockets can’t reach space. By Tom Kertscher• June 26, 2023 Viral image stated on May 15, 2022 in a Facebook post: Photo from “data leak at Elon Musk AND NASA … are said to be from one of Elon Musk’s Space-X satellites.” By Ciara O'Rourke• May 18, 2022 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 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 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 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 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 Threads posts stated on November 10, 2024 in a post: Elon Musk’s Starlink technology manipulated votes in the 2024 election to benefit Donald Trump. By Madison Czopek, Sara Swann• November 12, 2024 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 Viral image stated on October 31, 2023 in a Facebook post: Elon Musk is dead. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 9, 2023 Threads posts stated on December 11, 2024 in a post on Threads: Photos show mysterious drones reported flying over parts of New Jersey in November and December 2024. By Madison Czopek• December 13, 2024 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 Viral image stated on March 11, 2023 in an Instagram post: Elon Musk tweeted, “The world is flat.” By Ciara O'Rourke• March 13, 2023
Space litter is a huge risk to satellites, and there's no way yet to clean it up By Jon Greenberg• November 6, 2019 Fact-checking Michael Bennet’s speech about the government shutdown By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• January 25, 2019 Space policy keeps rocketing to prominence By Louis Jacobson• August 2, 2010 Antisemitic claims about Brooklyn synagogue tunnel spread on social media By Sofia Ahmed, Jeff Cercone• January 12, 2024 Ask PolitiFact: Could Elon Musk’s assassination ‘jokes’ compromise security clearance? By Madison Czopek• September 25, 2024 2 weeks, 450+ posts: How Elon Musk uses his X profile to push FEMA, immigration, voting falsehoods By Madison Czopek• October 23, 2024 Fact-checking claims about the Chinese spy balloon By Sara Swann, Loreben Tuquero• February 7, 2023 How to stay warm without power in a winter storm By Daniel Funke• February 18, 2021 Ask PolitiFact: Why are some border gates open in Arizona? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 5, 2023 La Tierra no es plana. Aquí te contamos por qué. By Maria Briceño, Marta Campabadal Graus• April 25, 2023 PunditFact fact-checks the May 11 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• May 11, 2014 Hurricanes and tropical storms lead to flood of misinformation By Amy Sherman• August 28, 2019 Elon Musk calls for accountability in media, donates to PolitiFact By Josie Hollingsworth• May 24, 2018 Fact-checking the May 11 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• May 11, 2014 How to make sure your ballot is counted this fall By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• August 17, 2020 Texas wildfire claims By W. Gardner Selby• September 6, 2011 Ohio derailment is just the latest serious industrial accident in the U.S. By Louis Jacobson• February 15, 2023 In Context: Laura Pressley’s ‘something was planted’ in World Trade Center By Dylan Baddour• November 14, 2014 Key questions for reopening schools under COVID-19 By Jon Greenberg, Emily Venezky• July 10, 2020 Ask PolitiFact: Is the State Department about to pay Tesla $400 million for Cybertrucks? No By Louis Jacobson• February 13, 2025
