2 People 26032 Fact-checks 8128 Articles People (2) Grok AI Energy Transfer Fact-checks (26032) TikTok posts stated on May 03, 2025 in a video on TikTok: Video shows Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney saying effective June 1, “all vehicles manufactured before 2000 will be gradually phased off Canadian roads due to safety and emissions standards.” By Madison Czopek• May 6, 2025 Facebook posts stated on September 20, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows Elon Musk promising $45,000 in Canadian currency for participating Canadian citizens. By Ciara O'Rourke• September 21, 2023 Facebook posts stated on December 31, 2021 in a video on Facebook: Walgreens refrigerators are scanning shoppers’ hands and foreheads for “the mark of the beast,” and that “if you don’t have the mark later on, you won’t be able to buy.” By Madison Czopek• January 11, 2022 Donald Trump stated on May 08, 2025 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press": “We have now close to $10 trillion” in investments. “We’re talking about essentially two months.” By Madison Czopek, Louis Jacobson• May 8, 2025 Instagram posts stated on June 09, 2023 in an Instagram post: Smoke that covered New York, New Jersey and Connecticut after the Canadian wildfires “was a planned operation in geoengineering.” By Tom Kertscher• June 14, 2023 Social Media stated on January 03, 2026 in social media posts: Images and videos show aftermath of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s capture. By Loreben Tuquero• January 5, 2026 Instagram posts stated on February 12, 2024 in an Instagram post: "Google proves that no one ever went to the moon.” By Samantha Putterman• February 16, 2024 Ro Khanna stated on May 26, 2018 in in a tweet: "Amazon Echo is recording every conversation in a person's home and transmitting it to the cloud." By John Kruzel• May 31, 2018 Donald Trump stated on February 22, 2026 in a TikTok post: U.S. men’s hockey Olympian Brady Tkachuk said about the Canadian hockey team, “They booed our national anthem, so I had to come out and teach those maple syrup eating f----s a lesson.” By Maria Briceño• February 27, 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 X posts stated on May 14, 2023 in a tweet: Photo shows former President Donald Trump “in the hood.” By Loreben Tuquero• May 16, 2023 Facebook posts stated on December 15, 2024 in a post: A video shows President Joe Biden saying, “There are no drones over the United States.” By Sara Swann• December 16, 2024 Facebook posts stated on February 15, 2021 in a text post: Says Joe Biden planned a winter storm as "warfare, an attack on Texas by altering the jet stream." By Daniel Funke• February 16, 2021 Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2023 in a Facebook post: Recent haze in New York City was caused by “Bill Gates’ sun-dimming technology.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 21, 2023 Facebook posts stated on May 23, 2023 in a Facebook post: Photo shows the U.S. Pentagon “is under attack.” By Tom Kertscher• May 25, 2023 Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2019 in a tweet: "Wow, Report Just Out! Google manipulated from 2.6 million to 16 million votes for Hillary Clinton in 2016 Election!" By John Kruzel• August 19, 2019 Social Media stated on June 05, 2026 in social media posts: This image shows a person stuffing ballots into a California ballot box. By Loreben Tuquero• June 8, 2026 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 July 15, 2022 in a Facebook post: The entire banking system in Canada is closing down. By Jill Terreri Ramos• July 28, 2022 Facebook posts stated on July 13, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Butler Police confirm the shooter’s name is Mark Violets. He is a known Antifa extremist.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 14, 2024 Articles (8128) How well do you understand AI? Here are 7 terms to know By Loreben Tuquero• August 10, 2023 What are 'smart cities' and why are conspiracy theorists linking them to wildfires? By Jeff Cercone• September 12, 2023 What is generative AI and why is it suddenly everywhere? Here’s how it works By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Jeff Cercone• June 19, 2023 Are tech companies using your private data to train AI models? Here’s what we know By Maria Briceño• November 20, 2025 What to make of an abysmal year for truth? PolitiFact names 2025 the Year of the Lies By Katie Sanders• December 15, 2025 How improperly using AI could deter you from voting, or hurt your health By Loreben Tuquero• July 17, 2023 Social media feeds are awash with Iran war misinformation. Here’s how to identify false imagery By Loreben Tuquero• March 12, 2026 Are Google, Meta AI hiding Trump information? Here’s what companies say happened By Jeff Cercone, Sara Swann• August 5, 2024 Musk’s AI-powered Grokipedia: A Wikipedia spin-off with less care to sourcing, accuracy By Loreben Tuquero• November 12, 2025 Can a nuclear bomb stop a hurricane? No, it’s a myth that has persisted for decades By Amy Sherman• August 26, 2019 United Facts of America: How Russian falsehoods spread to U.S. through faux local news By Loreben Tuquero• November 7, 2023 Princess Kate’s altered photo: What experts say happened and how to spot manipulated content online By Samantha Putterman• March 12, 2024 Fact-checking El-Sayed, McMorrow and Stevens in Michigan Senate debate By Caleb McCullough• May 29, 2026 Trump says Iran is a country ‘based on disinformation.’ Here’s how Iran conducts influence ops By Loreben Tuquero• March 23, 2026 What you need to know about net neutrality By John Kruzel• December 13, 2017 False war imagery flooded social media after US attack on Iran. How to tell real footage from fake By Loreben Tuquero• June 23, 2025 Did Gingrich leave speakership "in disgrace"? By Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• January 24, 2012 On Facebook, Elon Musk is an invention superhero. But many of these posts are made-up and feature AI By Loreben Tuquero• November 20, 2024 What is the future of automated fact-checking? Fact-checkers discuss By Grace Abels• June 28, 2022 The state of US contact tracing: Is it working? By Bill McCarthy• October 9, 2020
TikTok posts stated on May 03, 2025 in a video on TikTok: Video shows Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney saying effective June 1, “all vehicles manufactured before 2000 will be gradually phased off Canadian roads due to safety and emissions standards.” By Madison Czopek• May 6, 2025 Facebook posts stated on September 20, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows Elon Musk promising $45,000 in Canadian currency for participating Canadian citizens. By Ciara O'Rourke• September 21, 2023 Facebook posts stated on December 31, 2021 in a video on Facebook: Walgreens refrigerators are scanning shoppers’ hands and foreheads for “the mark of the beast,” and that “if you don’t have the mark later on, you won’t be able to buy.” By Madison Czopek• January 11, 2022 Donald Trump stated on May 08, 2025 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press": “We have now close to $10 trillion” in investments. “We’re talking about essentially two months.” By Madison Czopek, Louis Jacobson• May 8, 2025 Instagram posts stated on June 09, 2023 in an Instagram post: Smoke that covered New York, New Jersey and Connecticut after the Canadian wildfires “was a planned operation in geoengineering.” By Tom Kertscher• June 14, 2023 Social Media stated on January 03, 2026 in social media posts: Images and videos show aftermath of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s capture. By Loreben Tuquero• January 5, 2026 Instagram posts stated on February 12, 2024 in an Instagram post: "Google proves that no one ever went to the moon.” By Samantha Putterman• February 16, 2024 Ro Khanna stated on May 26, 2018 in in a tweet: "Amazon Echo is recording every conversation in a person's home and transmitting it to the cloud." By John Kruzel• May 31, 2018 Donald Trump stated on February 22, 2026 in a TikTok post: U.S. men’s hockey Olympian Brady Tkachuk said about the Canadian hockey team, “They booed our national anthem, so I had to come out and teach those maple syrup eating f----s a lesson.” By Maria Briceño• February 27, 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 X posts stated on May 14, 2023 in a tweet: Photo shows former President Donald Trump “in the hood.” By Loreben Tuquero• May 16, 2023 Facebook posts stated on December 15, 2024 in a post: A video shows President Joe Biden saying, “There are no drones over the United States.” By Sara Swann• December 16, 2024 Facebook posts stated on February 15, 2021 in a text post: Says Joe Biden planned a winter storm as "warfare, an attack on Texas by altering the jet stream." By Daniel Funke• February 16, 2021 Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2023 in a Facebook post: Recent haze in New York City was caused by “Bill Gates’ sun-dimming technology.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 21, 2023 Facebook posts stated on May 23, 2023 in a Facebook post: Photo shows the U.S. Pentagon “is under attack.” By Tom Kertscher• May 25, 2023 Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2019 in a tweet: "Wow, Report Just Out! Google manipulated from 2.6 million to 16 million votes for Hillary Clinton in 2016 Election!" By John Kruzel• August 19, 2019 Social Media stated on June 05, 2026 in social media posts: This image shows a person stuffing ballots into a California ballot box. By Loreben Tuquero• June 8, 2026 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 July 15, 2022 in a Facebook post: The entire banking system in Canada is closing down. By Jill Terreri Ramos• July 28, 2022 Facebook posts stated on July 13, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Butler Police confirm the shooter’s name is Mark Violets. He is a known Antifa extremist.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 14, 2024
How well do you understand AI? Here are 7 terms to know By Loreben Tuquero• August 10, 2023 What are 'smart cities' and why are conspiracy theorists linking them to wildfires? By Jeff Cercone• September 12, 2023 What is generative AI and why is it suddenly everywhere? Here’s how it works By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Jeff Cercone• June 19, 2023 Are tech companies using your private data to train AI models? Here’s what we know By Maria Briceño• November 20, 2025 What to make of an abysmal year for truth? PolitiFact names 2025 the Year of the Lies By Katie Sanders• December 15, 2025 How improperly using AI could deter you from voting, or hurt your health By Loreben Tuquero• July 17, 2023 Social media feeds are awash with Iran war misinformation. Here’s how to identify false imagery By Loreben Tuquero• March 12, 2026 Are Google, Meta AI hiding Trump information? Here’s what companies say happened By Jeff Cercone, Sara Swann• August 5, 2024 Musk’s AI-powered Grokipedia: A Wikipedia spin-off with less care to sourcing, accuracy By Loreben Tuquero• November 12, 2025 Can a nuclear bomb stop a hurricane? No, it’s a myth that has persisted for decades By Amy Sherman• August 26, 2019 United Facts of America: How Russian falsehoods spread to U.S. through faux local news By Loreben Tuquero• November 7, 2023 Princess Kate’s altered photo: What experts say happened and how to spot manipulated content online By Samantha Putterman• March 12, 2024 Fact-checking El-Sayed, McMorrow and Stevens in Michigan Senate debate By Caleb McCullough• May 29, 2026 Trump says Iran is a country ‘based on disinformation.’ Here’s how Iran conducts influence ops By Loreben Tuquero• March 23, 2026 What you need to know about net neutrality By John Kruzel• December 13, 2017 False war imagery flooded social media after US attack on Iran. How to tell real footage from fake By Loreben Tuquero• June 23, 2025 Did Gingrich leave speakership "in disgrace"? By Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• January 24, 2012 On Facebook, Elon Musk is an invention superhero. But many of these posts are made-up and feature AI By Loreben Tuquero• November 20, 2024 What is the future of automated fact-checking? Fact-checkers discuss By Grace Abels• June 28, 2022 The state of US contact tracing: Is it working? By Bill McCarthy• October 9, 2020
