4 People 13735 Fact-checks 5333 Articles People (4) PolitiFact go PolitiFact go Grok AI Baby Got PAC Don't Let Florida Go To Pot Fact-checks (13735) X posts stated on September 11, 2025 in an X post: A book on Amazon titled “The Shooting of Charlie Kirk” with a Sept. 9 publication date is evidence the event was staged. By Samantha Putterman• September 12, 2025 Instagram posts stated on October 06, 2024 in Instagram posts: Video shows Oct. 6, 2024, fires in Beirut caused by Israeli airstrikes. By Sofia Ahmed• October 7, 2024 Instagram posts stated on June 02, 2023 in an Instagram post: In a simulation, an AI-enabled drone operated by the U.S. Air Force killed its operators and “started taking out communication towers.” By Loreben Tuquero• June 5, 2023 Facebook posts stated on April 09, 2021 in Facebook post: “This is all about a certificate of vaccination where they get you a national ID, and then the AI can track you.” By Michael Majchrowicz• April 16, 2021 John Cornyn stated on July 09, 2010 in a Talking Points Memo article: "There have been 30 published polls in this election cycle and Harry Reid's been trailing in every single one." By Ciara O'Rourke• July 17, 2010 Bill Powers stated on September 27, 2012 in his "State of the University" address.: "We confer more PhDs each year than any other university in America except Berkeley." By W. Gardner Selby• October 10, 2012 Facebook posts stated on September 23, 2023 in a post: Image shows Sen. Rand Paul in a bathrobe on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. By Grace Abels• September 25, 2023 Instagram posts stated on October 28, 2024 in social media posts: Photos show federal authorities arrested and charged a clone instead of the real Sean “Diddy” Combs. By Gideon Hess• October 29, 2024 Facebook posts stated on February 21, 2025 in Facebook posts: Photos show Elon Musk in a fight during a science conference. By Sofia Ahmed• February 26, 2025 Viral image stated on July 10, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows Elon Musk “urging everyone in the UK to take advantage of this great opportunity before the big banks close completely.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 12, 2023 Facebook posts stated on February 12, 2025 in a Facebook post: Video shows Barron Trump singing on “America’s Got Talent.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 21, 2025 Social Media stated on September 01, 2023 in a post on X: A video shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. By Loreben Tuquero• September 7, 2023 Facebook posts stated on March 26, 2023 in a Facebook post: Images show “Putin has been arrested.” By Jeff Cercone• March 28, 2023 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 Facebook posts stated on May 06, 2024 in a post on Facebook: Images show Katy Perry at the 2024 Met Gala. By Madison Czopek• May 7, 2024 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 Carolyn Tomei stated on May 15, 2013 in a House floor speech: Says, "In Oregon in 2010, 49 percent of all pregnancies were unintended." By Janie Har• May 24, 2013 Facebook posts stated on December 03, 2024 in a video: “Leaked secret recording” captured Ghana’s Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia calling Ghanaians “gullible and weak-minded.” By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• December 11, 2024 Robocaller stated on January 21, 2024 in a robocall: Says President Joe Biden said that Democrats should not vote in the New Hampshire primary. By Amy Sherman• January 22, 2024 Tommy Tuberville stated on February 03, 2025 in an interview on "The Megyn Kelly Show" podcast: As head football coach at Texas Tech University, “I recruited (Patrick Mahomes) ... I’ve got to be very good friends with him.” By Madison Czopek• February 9, 2025 Articles (5333) What to make of an abysmal year for truth? PolitiFact names 2025 the Year of the Lies By Katie Sanders• December 15, 2025 ‘Not the AI election’: Why artificial intelligence did not define the 2024 campaign By Loreben Tuquero• December 19, 2024 A narrative that Netanyahu died spread widely on social media. Here’s how it unfolded By Loreben Tuquero• March 17, 2026 Are Google, Meta AI hiding Trump information? Here’s what companies say happened By Jeff Cercone, Sara Swann• August 5, 2024 Are tech companies using your private data to train AI models? Here’s what we know By Maria Briceño• November 20, 2025 ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ could block AI regulations for 10 years, leaving its harms unchecked By Loreben Tuquero• June 17, 2025 Charlie Kirk tributes sounded like Adele and Bieber, but were AI. How to spot synthetic music By Loreben Tuquero• October 1, 2025 A pro-Ron DeSantis ad used AI to create Donald Trump’s voice. It won’t be the last, experts say. By Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero• July 18, 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 Not-so-innocent ‘cat memes’: AI creations give life to unsubstantiated Springfield, Ohio, claims By Loreben Tuquero• September 25, 2024 How generative AI could help foreign adversaries influence U.S. elections By Loreben Tuquero• December 5, 2023 Don’t fall for video of priest turning away ICE agents from his church, it isn’t legit By Maria Briceño• December 8, 2025 ‘How about a little less Trump?’ PolitiFact readers share feedback on our fact-checking By Ellen Hine• October 21, 2025 PolitiFact readers respond to our fact-checks about transgender stats, book bans and climate change By Amy Sherman• July 31, 2023 Can ChatGPT fact-check? PolitiFact tested By Grace Abels• May 30, 2023 Labor Day means candidates (Rick Perry included) making job claims By W. Gardner Selby• September 7, 2015 What are 'smart cities' and why are conspiracy theorists linking them to wildfires? By Jeff Cercone• September 12, 2023 The AI president: How Donald Trump uses artificial intelligence to promote himself, mock others By Loreben Tuquero• October 23, 2025 Social media accounts use AI-generated audio to push 2024 election misinformation By Sara Swann• March 13, 2024 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
X posts stated on September 11, 2025 in an X post: A book on Amazon titled “The Shooting of Charlie Kirk” with a Sept. 9 publication date is evidence the event was staged. By Samantha Putterman• September 12, 2025 Instagram posts stated on October 06, 2024 in Instagram posts: Video shows Oct. 6, 2024, fires in Beirut caused by Israeli airstrikes. By Sofia Ahmed• October 7, 2024 Instagram posts stated on June 02, 2023 in an Instagram post: In a simulation, an AI-enabled drone operated by the U.S. Air Force killed its operators and “started taking out communication towers.” By Loreben Tuquero• June 5, 2023 Facebook posts stated on April 09, 2021 in Facebook post: “This is all about a certificate of vaccination where they get you a national ID, and then the AI can track you.” By Michael Majchrowicz• April 16, 2021 John Cornyn stated on July 09, 2010 in a Talking Points Memo article: "There have been 30 published polls in this election cycle and Harry Reid's been trailing in every single one." By Ciara O'Rourke• July 17, 2010 Bill Powers stated on September 27, 2012 in his "State of the University" address.: "We confer more PhDs each year than any other university in America except Berkeley." By W. Gardner Selby• October 10, 2012 Facebook posts stated on September 23, 2023 in a post: Image shows Sen. Rand Paul in a bathrobe on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. By Grace Abels• September 25, 2023 Instagram posts stated on October 28, 2024 in social media posts: Photos show federal authorities arrested and charged a clone instead of the real Sean “Diddy” Combs. By Gideon Hess• October 29, 2024 Facebook posts stated on February 21, 2025 in Facebook posts: Photos show Elon Musk in a fight during a science conference. By Sofia Ahmed• February 26, 2025 Viral image stated on July 10, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows Elon Musk “urging everyone in the UK to take advantage of this great opportunity before the big banks close completely.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 12, 2023 Facebook posts stated on February 12, 2025 in a Facebook post: Video shows Barron Trump singing on “America’s Got Talent.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 21, 2025 Social Media stated on September 01, 2023 in a post on X: A video shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. By Loreben Tuquero• September 7, 2023 Facebook posts stated on March 26, 2023 in a Facebook post: Images show “Putin has been arrested.” By Jeff Cercone• March 28, 2023 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 Facebook posts stated on May 06, 2024 in a post on Facebook: Images show Katy Perry at the 2024 Met Gala. By Madison Czopek• May 7, 2024 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 Carolyn Tomei stated on May 15, 2013 in a House floor speech: Says, "In Oregon in 2010, 49 percent of all pregnancies were unintended." By Janie Har• May 24, 2013 Facebook posts stated on December 03, 2024 in a video: “Leaked secret recording” captured Ghana’s Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia calling Ghanaians “gullible and weak-minded.” By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• December 11, 2024 Robocaller stated on January 21, 2024 in a robocall: Says President Joe Biden said that Democrats should not vote in the New Hampshire primary. By Amy Sherman• January 22, 2024 Tommy Tuberville stated on February 03, 2025 in an interview on "The Megyn Kelly Show" podcast: As head football coach at Texas Tech University, “I recruited (Patrick Mahomes) ... I’ve got to be very good friends with him.” By Madison Czopek• February 9, 2025
What to make of an abysmal year for truth? PolitiFact names 2025 the Year of the Lies By Katie Sanders• December 15, 2025 ‘Not the AI election’: Why artificial intelligence did not define the 2024 campaign By Loreben Tuquero• December 19, 2024 A narrative that Netanyahu died spread widely on social media. Here’s how it unfolded By Loreben Tuquero• March 17, 2026 Are Google, Meta AI hiding Trump information? Here’s what companies say happened By Jeff Cercone, Sara Swann• August 5, 2024 Are tech companies using your private data to train AI models? Here’s what we know By Maria Briceño• November 20, 2025 ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ could block AI regulations for 10 years, leaving its harms unchecked By Loreben Tuquero• June 17, 2025 Charlie Kirk tributes sounded like Adele and Bieber, but were AI. How to spot synthetic music By Loreben Tuquero• October 1, 2025 A pro-Ron DeSantis ad used AI to create Donald Trump’s voice. It won’t be the last, experts say. By Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero• July 18, 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 Not-so-innocent ‘cat memes’: AI creations give life to unsubstantiated Springfield, Ohio, claims By Loreben Tuquero• September 25, 2024 How generative AI could help foreign adversaries influence U.S. elections By Loreben Tuquero• December 5, 2023 Don’t fall for video of priest turning away ICE agents from his church, it isn’t legit By Maria Briceño• December 8, 2025 ‘How about a little less Trump?’ PolitiFact readers share feedback on our fact-checking By Ellen Hine• October 21, 2025 PolitiFact readers respond to our fact-checks about transgender stats, book bans and climate change By Amy Sherman• July 31, 2023 Can ChatGPT fact-check? PolitiFact tested By Grace Abels• May 30, 2023 Labor Day means candidates (Rick Perry included) making job claims By W. Gardner Selby• September 7, 2015 What are 'smart cities' and why are conspiracy theorists linking them to wildfires? By Jeff Cercone• September 12, 2023 The AI president: How Donald Trump uses artificial intelligence to promote himself, mock others By Loreben Tuquero• October 23, 2025 Social media accounts use AI-generated audio to push 2024 election misinformation By Sara Swann• March 13, 2024 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
