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Fact-checks (13875)

Chain email stated on July 14, 2013 in an email:
"U.S. Department of Homeland Security has told banks -- in writing -- it may inspect safe deposit boxes without warrant and seize any gold, silver, guns or other valuables it finds inside those boxes!"
By Julie Kliegman• July 26, 2013
Instagram posts stated on December 04, 2021 in an Instagram post:
"By declining the vax, I am 100% safe from adverse reactions and 99.8% safe from COVID."
By Andy Nguyen• January 3, 2022
Facebook posts stated on June 24, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Fluoride will eat a hole through concrete, so it’s not safe for your teeth.
By Jeff Cercone• July 12, 2022
Instagram posts stated on June 21, 2021 in an Instagram post:
mRNA technology in COVID-19 vaccines was never tested in humans.
By Tom Kertscher• June 25, 2021
Safe Routes to Schools stated on November 10, 2010 in a mailer:
Half of children struck by cars near schools are hit by parents driving children to school.
By Janie Har• November 11, 2010
Facebook posts stated on October 13, 2022 in a post on Facebook:
If a sealed bag of raw poultry appears “puffy,” it means the protein is not safe to consume.
By Michael Majchrowicz• October 14, 2022
Jack Kingston stated on December 25, 2010 in a newspaper article:
The nation's food supply is "99.99 percent safe."
By Willoughby Mariano• January 19, 2011
Charlie Crist stated on February 12, 2014 in newspaper articles:
On oil drilling off Florida’s coast
By Amy Sherman• February 20, 2014
Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2022 in a post:
“Know what they always find in Alzheimer’s patients? Excessive aluminum in the brain. Know what makes your body hoard aluminum? Fluoride.”
By Monique Curet• July 29, 2022
Kendrick Meek stated on April 29, 2010 in an interview on CNN.:
"The governor switched his position once again on offshore oil drilling."
By Aaron Sharockman• April 30, 2010
Kamala Harris stated on April 15, 2024 in a moderated conversation:
“As many as 75% of school shootings resulted from a gun that was not secured.”
By Samantha Putterman• April 22, 2024
Facebook posts stated on June 03, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Boiling tap water causes fluoride in the water to be “more toxic.”
By Tom Kertscher• June 6, 2023
TikTok posts stated on June 24, 2023 in a TikTok post:
Joe Biden launched unarmed nuclear bombs as a “Russia threat.”
By Tom Kertscher• June 30, 2023
Gary Black stated on April 04, 2012 in a press conference:
"Lean, finely textured beef is the proper name [not pink slime], and it is a safe, widely used product."
By Eric Stirgus• April 10, 2012
Facebook posts stated on April 04, 2023 in a Facebook post:
"Vitamins aren’t FDA approved, but Twinkies are.”
By Jeff Cercone• April 7, 2023
The Partnership for Safe Medicines stated on April 18, 2019 in a TV ad:
Florida state senators "are pushing a new government program that allows prescription drugs from China without FDA inspection."
By Amy Sherman• April 25, 2019
Alex Sink stated on May 15, 2010 in email:
"Rick Scott's even saying he wants more offshore drilling."
By Amy Sherman• May 18, 2010
Facebook posts stated on April 05, 2024 in Facebook posts:
COVID-19 “vaccine injuries exposed in newly uncovered data.”
By Sofia Ahmed• April 17, 2024
Gary Kelly stated on May 03, 2020 in an interview on CBS:
Regarding the risks of coronavirus transmission on an airplane, “It’s as safe as an environment as you’re going to find.”
By Victoria Knight• May 11, 2020
Barack Obama stated on June 15, 2010 in an address from the Oval Office:
"I've issued a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling."
By Robert Farley• June 16, 2010

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By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• April 12, 2012

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By Samantha Putterman• May 18, 2022

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By Grace Abels• August 20, 2025

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By Samantha Putterman• April 1, 2020

Vaccines, variants and July Fourth: How to celebrate safely

By Jon Greenberg• June 30, 2021

Is gel nail polish safe? Answers on UV lights and ‘banned’ chemicals

By Grace Abels• March 2, 2026

For Trump, no signal yet refugee policy will change after U.S. airstrike in Syria

By Miriam Valverde• April 7, 2017

Ten questions about the debt ceiling

By Louis Jacobson• October 13, 2013

Bird flu might impact price, but not safety of Thanksgiving turkey

By Grace Abels• November 21, 2025

Kingston re-uses Barely True talking point

By Willoughby Mariano• June 21, 2011

COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy: Why scientists and doctors say it's safe

By Bill McCarthy• August 16, 2021

In Context: ‘Never going to learn how safe this vaccine is unless we start giving it’

By Tom Kertscher• November 1, 2021

In Context: What Sarah Huckabee Sanders said about abortions and classroom safety

By Samantha Putterman• June 28, 2022

How safe is it for elementary schools to meet in person?

By Noah Y. Kim• December 8, 2020

The race to create a coronavirus vaccine: A primer

By Louis Jacobson• April 6, 2020

Does fluoride cause cancer, IQ loss and more? Fact-checking Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claim

By Samantha Putterman• November 8, 2024

Here's what AFT’s Randi Weingarten said about reopening schools during COVID-19

By Madison Czopek• May 2, 2023

Generally recognized as safe? The FDA may reconsider corn syrup, other processed food ingredients

By Madison Czopek• March 3, 2026

What is the risk of getting coronavirus on a plane?

By Noah Y. Kim• September 4, 2020