21 People 25758 Fact-checks 8382 Articles People (21) No Tax For Tracks US Political US Uncut Yes on 10 campaign Children at Risk ABC NEWS-US US Political News Stand For Children Tennessee Freedom From Religion Foundation 10 GOP Louisiana Lawmakers Viral Politics US American Federation for Children Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Committee for Our Children's Future Committee of Austin's Children PAC Make Us Great Again US Daily News 24 Children's Defense Fund-Texas Uncle Sam's Misguided Children Citizens to Support MI Women & Children Fact-checks (25758) Chip Roy stated on February 01, 2022 in a tweet: Pfizer is "literally using the force of government and the culture of fear to jab children under 5 — with zero basis in science — to make billions of dollars." By Nusaiba Mizan• February 15, 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 Randy Forbes stated on June 16, 2015 in a written statement.: "The average age a child is trafficked into the commercial sex trade industry is between 11 and 14 years old." By Sean Gorman• July 6, 2015 Kim Reynolds stated on July 14, 2020 in at a press conference: “Kids are less likely to get it (COVID-19). You know, they’re less likely to spread. So I think there’s some pretty good data out there that will help alleviate some of the concerns.” By Lyle Muller• July 16, 2020 Nationwide stated on February 01, 2015 in an ad during the Super Bowl: "The No. 1 cause of childhood deaths is preventable accidents." By Steve Contorno• February 2, 2015 Instagram posts stated on October 25, 2021 in viral text: Children who receive COVID-19 vaccinations "will be walking factories of spike proteins" that will "undoubtedly cause illnesses to spread like wildfire in schools." By Vivian Lam• November 2, 2021 Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: Children ages 5 to 9 “are not affected by” the coronavirus. By Tom Kertscher• April 23, 2021 Gwen Moore stated on May 29, 2014 in remarks on the House floor: "Milwaukee has the second-highest" number of children recovered from sex trafficking. By Tom Kertscher• June 1, 2014 Emma Watson stated on September 20, 2014 in a speech at the UN: Based on current trends, "15.5 million girls will be married in the next 16 years as children." By Jon Greenberg• September 29, 2014 Dan Forest stated on September 02, 2020 in an interview: "All evidence points to the fact that our kids are 17 times more likely to have ill effects from the seasonal flu than they are from the coronavirus.” By Paul Specht• September 14, 2020 Robert Malone stated on January 03, 2023 in a video shared on Instagram: COVID-19 vaccines "provide zero benefit relative to risk for the young and healthy." By Tom Kertscher• January 10, 2023 Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence stated on June 17, 2014 in a gun-control rally claim: An average of nine children a day in the U.S. die of gunshot wounds. By Ian K. Kullgren• June 27, 2014 John Cornyn stated on July 09, 2020 in an interview: Says “no one under the age of 20 has died of the coronavirus. We still don’t know whether children can get it and transmit it to others.” By Madlin Mekelburg• July 10, 2020 Peter McCollough stated on December 06, 2021 in a podcast: Teens are “more likely to be hospitalized with myocarditis” from the COVID-19 vaccines than to be “hospitalized with COVID.” By Jeff Cercone• December 23, 2021 Mallard Fillmore stated on February 09, 2013 in a syndicated cartoon: Comic strip says government study shows Head Start "has little or no impact on the children it’s supposed to help." By Sue Owen• February 26, 2013 Donald Trump stated on September 17, 2014 in an interview on ESPN's "Mike and Mike": "Much more than 50 percent of parents out there are spankers." By Jon Greenberg• September 17, 2014 Children's Healthcare of Atlanta stated on November 20, 2010 in a press release: "Georgia has the second-highest rate of childhood obesity in the United States." By Willoughby Mariano• November 8, 2010 Kathy Hochul stated on February 27, 2022 in a news conference: “We are No. 1 among all large states in having fully vaccinated teenagers. We are No. 2 in all large states for having fully vaccinated five- to 11- year-olds.” By Jill Terreri Ramos• March 11, 2022 Tucker Carlson stated on August 09, 2014 in a broadcast of "Fox and Friends Weekend.": "Far more children died last year drowning in their bathtubs than were killed accidentally by guns." By Jon Greenberg• August 15, 2014 Facebook posts stated on October 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: Social media posts suggest a CDC graph shows the COVID-19 vaccine is harmful to children and that California’s school vaccine mandate is dangerous. By Sasha Hupka• November 3, 2021 Articles (8382) Donald Trump says students don’t catch, spread COVID-19. Studies say it’s not that simple By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• July 24, 2020 RFK Jr. ended COVID vaccine recommendation for kids, pregnant women. What do facts show about risk? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 29, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: Children are far less likely to die from COVID-19. Why do they need vaccination? By Amy Sherman• October 27, 2021 Doubts raised over preprint study regarding myocarditis risk in teenage boys By Samantha Putterman• September 20, 2021 COVID-19 and children: What we know, what we don’t By Sophie Austin, Samantha Putterman• July 10, 2020 North Carolina 'Raise The Age' push: Four mini fact-checks on criminal justice reform By Will Doran• May 3, 2017 3 things to know about COVID-19 and children after FDA officials said COVID-19 vaccines are deadly By Madison Czopek• December 3, 2025 Should I get a COVID-19 vaccination? Answering questions for vaccine skeptics By Noah Y. Kim, Samantha Putterman• May 27, 2021 Will curbing social media help kids’ mental health? Florida may try. By Lawrence Mower• January 16, 2024 1% or 85%: Two numbers before SCOTUS purport to show trans youth ‘regret’ rates. Which is it? By Grace Abels• December 16, 2024 In Context: ‘Never going to learn how safe this vaccine is unless we start giving it’ By Tom Kertscher• November 1, 2021 Pence's point on gender-affirming care for minors ignores parental consent rules for tattoos By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson• June 14, 2023 Fact-checking Florida’s surgeon general on COVID-19 vaccine requirements for kids, masking By Madison Czopek• March 18, 2022 Ask PolitiFact: Why is the COVID-19 vaccine not among required school vaccinations? By Amy Sherman• August 16, 2021 Fact-checking ‘Plandemic 2’: Another video full of conspiracy theories about COVID-19 By Daniel Funke• August 18, 2020 Project 2025: Are Biden campaign warnings about plan for Trump election win correct? By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 12, 2024 Testing Obamacare on the Truth-O-Meter By Angie Drobnic Holan, Tom Kertscher• September 30, 2013 Were the early 1960s a golden age for health care? By Louis Jacobson• January 20, 2012 COVID-19 fact checks in review -- Wisconsin By Madeline Heim• December 28, 2020 How safe is it for elementary schools to meet in person? By Noah Y. Kim• December 8, 2020
No Tax For Tracks US Political US Uncut Yes on 10 campaign Children at Risk ABC NEWS-US US Political News Stand For Children Tennessee Freedom From Religion Foundation 10 GOP Louisiana Lawmakers Viral Politics US American Federation for Children Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Committee for Our Children's Future Committee of Austin's Children PAC Make Us Great Again US Daily News 24 Children's Defense Fund-Texas Uncle Sam's Misguided Children Citizens to Support MI Women & Children
Chip Roy stated on February 01, 2022 in a tweet: Pfizer is "literally using the force of government and the culture of fear to jab children under 5 — with zero basis in science — to make billions of dollars." By Nusaiba Mizan• February 15, 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 Randy Forbes stated on June 16, 2015 in a written statement.: "The average age a child is trafficked into the commercial sex trade industry is between 11 and 14 years old." By Sean Gorman• July 6, 2015 Kim Reynolds stated on July 14, 2020 in at a press conference: “Kids are less likely to get it (COVID-19). You know, they’re less likely to spread. So I think there’s some pretty good data out there that will help alleviate some of the concerns.” By Lyle Muller• July 16, 2020 Nationwide stated on February 01, 2015 in an ad during the Super Bowl: "The No. 1 cause of childhood deaths is preventable accidents." By Steve Contorno• February 2, 2015 Instagram posts stated on October 25, 2021 in viral text: Children who receive COVID-19 vaccinations "will be walking factories of spike proteins" that will "undoubtedly cause illnesses to spread like wildfire in schools." By Vivian Lam• November 2, 2021 Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: Children ages 5 to 9 “are not affected by” the coronavirus. By Tom Kertscher• April 23, 2021 Gwen Moore stated on May 29, 2014 in remarks on the House floor: "Milwaukee has the second-highest" number of children recovered from sex trafficking. By Tom Kertscher• June 1, 2014 Emma Watson stated on September 20, 2014 in a speech at the UN: Based on current trends, "15.5 million girls will be married in the next 16 years as children." By Jon Greenberg• September 29, 2014 Dan Forest stated on September 02, 2020 in an interview: "All evidence points to the fact that our kids are 17 times more likely to have ill effects from the seasonal flu than they are from the coronavirus.” By Paul Specht• September 14, 2020 Robert Malone stated on January 03, 2023 in a video shared on Instagram: COVID-19 vaccines "provide zero benefit relative to risk for the young and healthy." By Tom Kertscher• January 10, 2023 Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence stated on June 17, 2014 in a gun-control rally claim: An average of nine children a day in the U.S. die of gunshot wounds. By Ian K. Kullgren• June 27, 2014 John Cornyn stated on July 09, 2020 in an interview: Says “no one under the age of 20 has died of the coronavirus. We still don’t know whether children can get it and transmit it to others.” By Madlin Mekelburg• July 10, 2020 Peter McCollough stated on December 06, 2021 in a podcast: Teens are “more likely to be hospitalized with myocarditis” from the COVID-19 vaccines than to be “hospitalized with COVID.” By Jeff Cercone• December 23, 2021 Mallard Fillmore stated on February 09, 2013 in a syndicated cartoon: Comic strip says government study shows Head Start "has little or no impact on the children it’s supposed to help." By Sue Owen• February 26, 2013 Donald Trump stated on September 17, 2014 in an interview on ESPN's "Mike and Mike": "Much more than 50 percent of parents out there are spankers." By Jon Greenberg• September 17, 2014 Children's Healthcare of Atlanta stated on November 20, 2010 in a press release: "Georgia has the second-highest rate of childhood obesity in the United States." By Willoughby Mariano• November 8, 2010 Kathy Hochul stated on February 27, 2022 in a news conference: “We are No. 1 among all large states in having fully vaccinated teenagers. We are No. 2 in all large states for having fully vaccinated five- to 11- year-olds.” By Jill Terreri Ramos• March 11, 2022 Tucker Carlson stated on August 09, 2014 in a broadcast of "Fox and Friends Weekend.": "Far more children died last year drowning in their bathtubs than were killed accidentally by guns." By Jon Greenberg• August 15, 2014 Facebook posts stated on October 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: Social media posts suggest a CDC graph shows the COVID-19 vaccine is harmful to children and that California’s school vaccine mandate is dangerous. By Sasha Hupka• November 3, 2021
Donald Trump says students don’t catch, spread COVID-19. Studies say it’s not that simple By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• July 24, 2020 RFK Jr. ended COVID vaccine recommendation for kids, pregnant women. What do facts show about risk? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 29, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: Children are far less likely to die from COVID-19. Why do they need vaccination? By Amy Sherman• October 27, 2021 Doubts raised over preprint study regarding myocarditis risk in teenage boys By Samantha Putterman• September 20, 2021 COVID-19 and children: What we know, what we don’t By Sophie Austin, Samantha Putterman• July 10, 2020 North Carolina 'Raise The Age' push: Four mini fact-checks on criminal justice reform By Will Doran• May 3, 2017 3 things to know about COVID-19 and children after FDA officials said COVID-19 vaccines are deadly By Madison Czopek• December 3, 2025 Should I get a COVID-19 vaccination? Answering questions for vaccine skeptics By Noah Y. Kim, Samantha Putterman• May 27, 2021 Will curbing social media help kids’ mental health? Florida may try. By Lawrence Mower• January 16, 2024 1% or 85%: Two numbers before SCOTUS purport to show trans youth ‘regret’ rates. Which is it? By Grace Abels• December 16, 2024 In Context: ‘Never going to learn how safe this vaccine is unless we start giving it’ By Tom Kertscher• November 1, 2021 Pence's point on gender-affirming care for minors ignores parental consent rules for tattoos By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson• June 14, 2023 Fact-checking Florida’s surgeon general on COVID-19 vaccine requirements for kids, masking By Madison Czopek• March 18, 2022 Ask PolitiFact: Why is the COVID-19 vaccine not among required school vaccinations? By Amy Sherman• August 16, 2021 Fact-checking ‘Plandemic 2’: Another video full of conspiracy theories about COVID-19 By Daniel Funke• August 18, 2020 Project 2025: Are Biden campaign warnings about plan for Trump election win correct? By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 12, 2024 Testing Obamacare on the Truth-O-Meter By Angie Drobnic Holan, Tom Kertscher• September 30, 2013 Were the early 1960s a golden age for health care? By Louis Jacobson• January 20, 2012 COVID-19 fact checks in review -- Wisconsin By Madeline Heim• December 28, 2020 How safe is it for elementary schools to meet in person? By Noah Y. Kim• December 8, 2020
