54 People 25579 Fact-checks 8231 Articles People (54) Nrt Online nofakenews-online Online commentators Online petition New York Times New York Post New York Citizens Audit New York Republican State Committee Act for America Jill Underly NARAL Pro-Choice New York New York Times Editorial Board New York City Police Benevolent Association Ban the Box RI 18% of the American public Ban Ki-moon Children at Risk Everytown for Gun Safety Safety For All Initiative Stand For Children Tennessee Fact-checks (25579) Samantha Bee stated on June 21, 2017 in a segment on her show "Full Frontal": The New York State Senate "passed legislation allowing minors to race snowmobiles, get their own hunting licenses, and not be employed gathering or picking rags, cigar stumps, or collecting bones." By Dan Clark• June 30, 2017 X posts stated on February 16, 2024 in a post on X: The Kids Online Safety Act “would require everyone to upload your government ID in order to use most sites on the internet.” By Madison Czopek• February 23, 2024 National Republican Congressional Committee stated on November 25, 2016 in a TV ad : Says "Morgan Carroll opposed requiring convicted sex offenders to register their online profiles, making it harder to track online sex offenders and child predators." By Alan Gathright• November 1, 2016 Viral image stated on May 07, 2019 in a Facebook post: An app called Talking Angela asks children personal questions and takes their photo. By Ciara O'Rourke• May 14, 2019 Facebook posts stated on October 18, 2020 in a text post: Says “Hunter Biden had 25,000 pics of him torturing and raping children under age 10 in China on his laptop.” By Daniel Funke• October 20, 2020 Barack Obama stated on May 30, 2019 in an on stage interview in Brazil: "Anybody can buy any weapon, any time without much, if any, regulation. They buy it over the internet. They can buy machine guns." By Jon Greenberg• June 4, 2019 M.J. Hegar stated on August 21, 2018 in an interview on Spectrum Cable's "Capital Tonight": Says U.S. Rep. John Carter "hasn’t held a town hall in five years." By W. Gardner Selby• August 29, 2018 Chris Sgro stated on March 17, 2016 in a speech urging Charlotte's anti-discrimination ordinance be left intact: "There have not been any public safety issues" in cities that allow transgender people to use the bathroom of the gender they identify as. By Will Doran• April 1, 2016 Left Action stated on October 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Hunter Biden was chairman of the World Food Program, which just won the Nobel Peace Prize. Eric Trump, Donald J Trump Jr, Ivanka Trump are banned from ever operating a charity again because they stole donations to children with cancer." By Daniel Funke• October 21, 2020 Instagram posts stated on February 20, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Because the Covid shots are still manufactured under the Emergency Use Authorization, they can change up to 49% of the ingredients without FDA approval." By Samantha Putterman• February 22, 2023 Dianne Feinstein stated on March 07, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's Hardball: "We have no regulation of drones in the United States in their commercial use." By Becky Bowers• March 11, 2013 X posts stated on May 24, 2022 in a Facebook post: The shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde County, Texas, was a false flag. By Ciara O'Rourke• May 25, 2022 Instagram posts stated on October 25, 2022 in an Instagram post: Proposed Senate bill would give FDA power to approve dietary supplements and “ban herbs.” By Jeff Cercone• October 27, 2022 Adrian Garcia stated on February 05, 2016 in a campaign news release: "Gene Green is the NRA’s favorite Democrat in Congress. ... "It’s no wonder the congressman has a lifetime A rating from the NRA." By Emma Hinchliffe• February 5, 2016 Tom Cotton stated on October 03, 2013 in an MSNBC interview: The health care marketplaces have "no privacy protections." By Julie Kliegman• October 9, 2013 David Boies stated on April 08, 2014 in the Civil Rights Summit at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library: Every one of "more than 30 federal judges who have considered the issue of gay and lesbian rights since last June… ruled that marriage is a constitutional right and you cannot deprive individual citizens of that right based on their sexual orientation." By W. Gardner Selby• April 16, 2014 Greg Abbott stated on October 13, 2010 in a campaign television ad: Says he's arrested more criminals, "including thousands of child predators and sex offenders," than any previous Texas attorney general. By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• November 11, 2010 Viral image stated on April 04, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Measles kills 11 people in 19 years (since 2000). MMR vaccine kills 445 infants in 1 year (since 2018)." By Ciara O'Rourke• April 15, 2019 Viral image stated on October 27, 2022 in an Instagram post: Facebook changed its name because it is a “dead entity” whose assets were seized. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 28, 2022 Will Cain stated on October 01, 2021 in a Fox News segment: "You are more likely, as a child, to end up in the hospital because of the vaccine than you are because of COVID. That's data from the CDC and from VAERS." By Bill McCarthy• October 7, 2021 Articles (8231) Adam Raine called ChatGPT his ‘only friend.’ Now his family blames the technology for his death By Loreben Tuquero• December 19, 2025 Social media posts criticize 988 suicide hotline for calling police. Here’s what you need to know. By Aneri Pattani• August 11, 2022 Nihilistic violent extremism: What the FBI term means and why experts warn against overuse By Amy Sherman• October 13, 2025 Super Bowl Ad Watch: Mike Bloomberg on gun control By Bill McCarthy• February 3, 2020 Live chat on Obama and doctored photos By W. Gardner Selby• October 10, 2013 No, Florida can’t ‘kidnap’ trans kids under proposed law, but it does affect custody disputes By Grace Abels• May 4, 2023 Why does federal law make it easier for 18-year-olds to buy AR-15s than handguns? By Madison Czopek• July 1, 2022 At stake in mifepristone case: abortion, FDA’s authority and return to 1873 obscenity law By Sarah Varney• March 25, 2024 Fact-checking misleading attacks on HR 1, Democrats’ voting rights bill By Amy Sherman• February 3, 2021 Trump’s transgender athlete order includes an immigration fraud penalty. Why? By Grace Abels• February 20, 2025 How strong are HIPAA protections in a post-Roe world? By Louis Jacobson• July 7, 2022 Introducing PolitiFact’s Mueller Report book club By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 6, 2019 How an alternative gateway to VAERS data helps fuel vaccine misinformation By Gabrielle Settles• February 28, 2022 Video makes it look like left-leaning groups plotted post-election coup. That’s not the whole story By Samantha Putterman• November 5, 2020 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally in New York City By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• October 27, 2024 A look behind Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's data on southern African migrants By Nusaiba Mizan• January 10, 2022 Joe Biden tackles immigration, hoping to undo Trump-era policies By Miriam Valverde• January 21, 2021 Meet Section 230: ‘the most important law protecting internet speech’ By Daniel Funke• March 1, 2021 Will curbing social media help kids’ mental health? Florida may try. By Lawrence Mower• January 16, 2024 How Elon Musk ditched Twitter's safeguards and primed X to spread misinformation By Madison Czopek• October 23, 2023
Nrt Online nofakenews-online Online commentators Online petition New York Times New York Post New York Citizens Audit New York Republican State Committee Act for America Jill Underly NARAL Pro-Choice New York New York Times Editorial Board New York City Police Benevolent Association Ban the Box RI 18% of the American public Ban Ki-moon Children at Risk Everytown for Gun Safety Safety For All Initiative Stand For Children Tennessee
Samantha Bee stated on June 21, 2017 in a segment on her show "Full Frontal": The New York State Senate "passed legislation allowing minors to race snowmobiles, get their own hunting licenses, and not be employed gathering or picking rags, cigar stumps, or collecting bones." By Dan Clark• June 30, 2017 X posts stated on February 16, 2024 in a post on X: The Kids Online Safety Act “would require everyone to upload your government ID in order to use most sites on the internet.” By Madison Czopek• February 23, 2024 National Republican Congressional Committee stated on November 25, 2016 in a TV ad : Says "Morgan Carroll opposed requiring convicted sex offenders to register their online profiles, making it harder to track online sex offenders and child predators." By Alan Gathright• November 1, 2016 Viral image stated on May 07, 2019 in a Facebook post: An app called Talking Angela asks children personal questions and takes their photo. By Ciara O'Rourke• May 14, 2019 Facebook posts stated on October 18, 2020 in a text post: Says “Hunter Biden had 25,000 pics of him torturing and raping children under age 10 in China on his laptop.” By Daniel Funke• October 20, 2020 Barack Obama stated on May 30, 2019 in an on stage interview in Brazil: "Anybody can buy any weapon, any time without much, if any, regulation. They buy it over the internet. They can buy machine guns." By Jon Greenberg• June 4, 2019 M.J. Hegar stated on August 21, 2018 in an interview on Spectrum Cable's "Capital Tonight": Says U.S. Rep. John Carter "hasn’t held a town hall in five years." By W. Gardner Selby• August 29, 2018 Chris Sgro stated on March 17, 2016 in a speech urging Charlotte's anti-discrimination ordinance be left intact: "There have not been any public safety issues" in cities that allow transgender people to use the bathroom of the gender they identify as. By Will Doran• April 1, 2016 Left Action stated on October 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Hunter Biden was chairman of the World Food Program, which just won the Nobel Peace Prize. Eric Trump, Donald J Trump Jr, Ivanka Trump are banned from ever operating a charity again because they stole donations to children with cancer." By Daniel Funke• October 21, 2020 Instagram posts stated on February 20, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Because the Covid shots are still manufactured under the Emergency Use Authorization, they can change up to 49% of the ingredients without FDA approval." By Samantha Putterman• February 22, 2023 Dianne Feinstein stated on March 07, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's Hardball: "We have no regulation of drones in the United States in their commercial use." By Becky Bowers• March 11, 2013 X posts stated on May 24, 2022 in a Facebook post: The shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde County, Texas, was a false flag. By Ciara O'Rourke• May 25, 2022 Instagram posts stated on October 25, 2022 in an Instagram post: Proposed Senate bill would give FDA power to approve dietary supplements and “ban herbs.” By Jeff Cercone• October 27, 2022 Adrian Garcia stated on February 05, 2016 in a campaign news release: "Gene Green is the NRA’s favorite Democrat in Congress. ... "It’s no wonder the congressman has a lifetime A rating from the NRA." By Emma Hinchliffe• February 5, 2016 Tom Cotton stated on October 03, 2013 in an MSNBC interview: The health care marketplaces have "no privacy protections." By Julie Kliegman• October 9, 2013 David Boies stated on April 08, 2014 in the Civil Rights Summit at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library: Every one of "more than 30 federal judges who have considered the issue of gay and lesbian rights since last June… ruled that marriage is a constitutional right and you cannot deprive individual citizens of that right based on their sexual orientation." By W. Gardner Selby• April 16, 2014 Greg Abbott stated on October 13, 2010 in a campaign television ad: Says he's arrested more criminals, "including thousands of child predators and sex offenders," than any previous Texas attorney general. By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• November 11, 2010 Viral image stated on April 04, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Measles kills 11 people in 19 years (since 2000). MMR vaccine kills 445 infants in 1 year (since 2018)." By Ciara O'Rourke• April 15, 2019 Viral image stated on October 27, 2022 in an Instagram post: Facebook changed its name because it is a “dead entity” whose assets were seized. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 28, 2022 Will Cain stated on October 01, 2021 in a Fox News segment: "You are more likely, as a child, to end up in the hospital because of the vaccine than you are because of COVID. That's data from the CDC and from VAERS." By Bill McCarthy• October 7, 2021
Adam Raine called ChatGPT his ‘only friend.’ Now his family blames the technology for his death By Loreben Tuquero• December 19, 2025 Social media posts criticize 988 suicide hotline for calling police. Here’s what you need to know. By Aneri Pattani• August 11, 2022 Nihilistic violent extremism: What the FBI term means and why experts warn against overuse By Amy Sherman• October 13, 2025 Super Bowl Ad Watch: Mike Bloomberg on gun control By Bill McCarthy• February 3, 2020 Live chat on Obama and doctored photos By W. Gardner Selby• October 10, 2013 No, Florida can’t ‘kidnap’ trans kids under proposed law, but it does affect custody disputes By Grace Abels• May 4, 2023 Why does federal law make it easier for 18-year-olds to buy AR-15s than handguns? By Madison Czopek• July 1, 2022 At stake in mifepristone case: abortion, FDA’s authority and return to 1873 obscenity law By Sarah Varney• March 25, 2024 Fact-checking misleading attacks on HR 1, Democrats’ voting rights bill By Amy Sherman• February 3, 2021 Trump’s transgender athlete order includes an immigration fraud penalty. Why? By Grace Abels• February 20, 2025 How strong are HIPAA protections in a post-Roe world? By Louis Jacobson• July 7, 2022 Introducing PolitiFact’s Mueller Report book club By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 6, 2019 How an alternative gateway to VAERS data helps fuel vaccine misinformation By Gabrielle Settles• February 28, 2022 Video makes it look like left-leaning groups plotted post-election coup. That’s not the whole story By Samantha Putterman• November 5, 2020 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally in New York City By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• October 27, 2024 A look behind Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's data on southern African migrants By Nusaiba Mizan• January 10, 2022 Joe Biden tackles immigration, hoping to undo Trump-era policies By Miriam Valverde• January 21, 2021 Meet Section 230: ‘the most important law protecting internet speech’ By Daniel Funke• March 1, 2021 Will curbing social media help kids’ mental health? Florida may try. By Lawrence Mower• January 16, 2024 How Elon Musk ditched Twitter's safeguards and primed X to spread misinformation By Madison Czopek• October 23, 2023