16 People 23458 Fact-checks 7348 Articles People (16) Social Media ActionAid UK TikTok posts Libs of TikTok Jill Underly X posts YouTube videos Media Matters PJ Media Media Trackers Ban the Box RI Social Security Works Ban Ki-moon Viral media reports Various media reports 2 Delaware Health and Social Services Fact-checks (23458) X posts stated on April 18, 2024 in an X post: Video shows hecklers April 16 booing Joe Biden’s motorcade in his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania. By Jeff Cercone• April 19, 2024 TikTok posts stated on January 14, 2025 in a post: President-elect Donald Trump posted on X that he is “purchasing TikTok.” By Sara Swann• January 17, 2025 Instagram posts stated on January 14, 2025 in an Instagram post: Video shows “Israeli tourists celebrating” the Los Angeles wildfires. By Loreben Tuquero• January 15, 2025 X posts stated on August 23, 2025 in an X post: An Aug. 23 video shows “the military’s already showing up in Chicago” before a potential National Guard deployment. By Maria Briceño• August 25, 2025 X posts stated on July 29, 2025 in a post: Oprah Winfrey refused to open her private Maui road during July 29, 2025, tsunami warnings. By Maria Briceño• July 30, 2025 TikTok posts stated on December 09, 2024 in social media posts: Video shows CEO homicide suspect Luigi Mangione posted YouTube videos teasing his plans By Gideon Hess• December 10, 2024 Instagram posts stated on April 11, 2023 in an Instagram reel: The RESTRICT Act would allow the U.S. government to “charge you with a felony and $1 million for having a VPN.” By Sara Swann• April 19, 2023 Facebook posts stated on January 23, 2024 in a Facebook post: Video shows a convicted terrorist, Movsum Samadov, coming to the U.S. through the southern border. By Maria Briceño• January 30, 2024 X posts stated on October 18, 2025 in an X post: Video shows “No Kings” protest in the United Kingdom. By Maria Briceño• October 20, 2025 Social Media stated on July 24, 2024 in in social media posts: ABC News reporter said “government tried to kill” former President Donald Trump. By Jeff Cercone• July 26, 2024 TikTok posts stated on August 14, 2024 in a TikTok video: Video shows Boston Red Sox player Jarren Duran getting a “MASSIVE” ovation after his two-game suspension for homophobic slur. By Jeff Cercone• August 15, 2024 Instagram posts stated on February 08, 2024 in an Instagram post: King Charles’ cancer diagnosis is linked to mRNA cancer therapy trial in U.K. By Loreben Tuquero• February 9, 2024 Instagram posts stated on February 16, 2025 in an Instagram post: Says Barron Trump posted on X, “We’re on the brink of uncovering a dark legacy in this country that’s been hidden for far too long.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 21, 2025 Instagram posts stated on September 17, 2023 in an Instagram post: Videos show confrontation over LGBTQ+ representation. By Jeff Cercone• September 19, 2023 X posts stated on March 23, 2023 in a tweet: “Congress has officially banned TikTok.” By Samantha Putterman• March 28, 2023 Instagram posts stated on January 15, 2024 in an Instagram post: Video shows a “US-owned cargo ship was just hit by a missile off the coast of Yemen!” By Madison Czopek• January 16, 2024 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 Social Media stated on September 12, 2025 in social media posts: Former President Barack Obama eliminated a law that “held news corporations accountable for lying to the American people.” By Loreben Tuquero• September 17, 2025 TikTok posts stated on July 09, 2024 in a TikTok video: "Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa” had a “front-row seat” reserved at Donald Trump’s Miami rally. By Jeff Cercone• July 10, 2024 Facebook posts stated on July 05, 2024 in a video on Facebook: Video shows tornado caused by Hurricane Beryl in July 2024. By Madison Czopek• July 9, 2024 Articles (7348) How Facebook, TikTok are addressing misinformation before Election Day By Daniel Funke• October 19, 2020 How Elon Musk ditched Twitter's safeguards and primed X to spread misinformation By Madison Czopek• October 23, 2023 PolitiFact’s social media code of conduct By Josie Hollingsworth, Izz LaMagdeleine• August 31, 2022 How Meta, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube plan to address 2024 election misinformation By Sevana Wenn• July 6, 2023 To ban or not to ban: Donald Trump’s and Joe Biden’s mixed messages on TikTok By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Samantha Putterman• June 13, 2024 Social media accounts use AI-generated audio to push 2024 election misinformation By Sara Swann• March 13, 2024 How will social media platforms respond to election misinformation? It isn’t clear By Hana Stepnick• August 1, 2022 The DOJ says a US media company promoted ‘Russian interests.’ Who were its 6 content creators? By Madison Czopek• September 16, 2024 Fact-checking a video of doctors talking about coronavirus, hydroxychloroquine By Sophie Austin, Daniel Funke, Jon Greenberg• July 28, 2020 US frets about TikTok feeding data to China; banning app won’t end the threat, experts say By Madison Czopek• March 17, 2023 PolitiFact seeks talented reporter to join coverage of 2024 presidential election By PolitiFact Staff • July 31, 2023 Cuentas en redes sociales usan audio generado por IA para difundir desinformación sobre elecciones By Sara Swann• March 18, 2024 How Donald Trump’s untimely and untrue ‘death’ unfolded on social media By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Loreben Tuquero• September 2, 2025 An open letter to YouTube’s CEO from the world’s fact-checkers By PolitiFact Staff • January 12, 2022 QAnon ideas proliferate in 2022 midterms, raising continued concerns of violence By Madison Czopek• November 7, 2022 False war imagery flooded social media after US attack on Iran. How to tell real footage from fake By Loreben Tuquero• June 23, 2025 How AI, an old video and road closures fueled Easter weekend rumors about President Trump’s health By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Loreben Tuquero• April 6, 2026 What is Disease X? How conspiracy theorists hijacked pandemic preparedness By Sara Swann• August 10, 2023 From farming to doomsday prepping: How one YouTube channel changed to fuel misinformation By Madison Czopek• September 5, 2023 Live fact-checking the second 2024 Republican presidential primary debate By Ellen Hine• September 27, 2023
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X posts stated on April 18, 2024 in an X post: Video shows hecklers April 16 booing Joe Biden’s motorcade in his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania. By Jeff Cercone• April 19, 2024 TikTok posts stated on January 14, 2025 in a post: President-elect Donald Trump posted on X that he is “purchasing TikTok.” By Sara Swann• January 17, 2025 Instagram posts stated on January 14, 2025 in an Instagram post: Video shows “Israeli tourists celebrating” the Los Angeles wildfires. By Loreben Tuquero• January 15, 2025 X posts stated on August 23, 2025 in an X post: An Aug. 23 video shows “the military’s already showing up in Chicago” before a potential National Guard deployment. By Maria Briceño• August 25, 2025 X posts stated on July 29, 2025 in a post: Oprah Winfrey refused to open her private Maui road during July 29, 2025, tsunami warnings. By Maria Briceño• July 30, 2025 TikTok posts stated on December 09, 2024 in social media posts: Video shows CEO homicide suspect Luigi Mangione posted YouTube videos teasing his plans By Gideon Hess• December 10, 2024 Instagram posts stated on April 11, 2023 in an Instagram reel: The RESTRICT Act would allow the U.S. government to “charge you with a felony and $1 million for having a VPN.” By Sara Swann• April 19, 2023 Facebook posts stated on January 23, 2024 in a Facebook post: Video shows a convicted terrorist, Movsum Samadov, coming to the U.S. through the southern border. By Maria Briceño• January 30, 2024 X posts stated on October 18, 2025 in an X post: Video shows “No Kings” protest in the United Kingdom. By Maria Briceño• October 20, 2025 Social Media stated on July 24, 2024 in in social media posts: ABC News reporter said “government tried to kill” former President Donald Trump. By Jeff Cercone• July 26, 2024 TikTok posts stated on August 14, 2024 in a TikTok video: Video shows Boston Red Sox player Jarren Duran getting a “MASSIVE” ovation after his two-game suspension for homophobic slur. By Jeff Cercone• August 15, 2024 Instagram posts stated on February 08, 2024 in an Instagram post: King Charles’ cancer diagnosis is linked to mRNA cancer therapy trial in U.K. By Loreben Tuquero• February 9, 2024 Instagram posts stated on February 16, 2025 in an Instagram post: Says Barron Trump posted on X, “We’re on the brink of uncovering a dark legacy in this country that’s been hidden for far too long.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 21, 2025 Instagram posts stated on September 17, 2023 in an Instagram post: Videos show confrontation over LGBTQ+ representation. By Jeff Cercone• September 19, 2023 X posts stated on March 23, 2023 in a tweet: “Congress has officially banned TikTok.” By Samantha Putterman• March 28, 2023 Instagram posts stated on January 15, 2024 in an Instagram post: Video shows a “US-owned cargo ship was just hit by a missile off the coast of Yemen!” By Madison Czopek• January 16, 2024 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 Social Media stated on September 12, 2025 in social media posts: Former President Barack Obama eliminated a law that “held news corporations accountable for lying to the American people.” By Loreben Tuquero• September 17, 2025 TikTok posts stated on July 09, 2024 in a TikTok video: "Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa” had a “front-row seat” reserved at Donald Trump’s Miami rally. By Jeff Cercone• July 10, 2024 Facebook posts stated on July 05, 2024 in a video on Facebook: Video shows tornado caused by Hurricane Beryl in July 2024. By Madison Czopek• July 9, 2024
How Facebook, TikTok are addressing misinformation before Election Day By Daniel Funke• October 19, 2020 How Elon Musk ditched Twitter's safeguards and primed X to spread misinformation By Madison Czopek• October 23, 2023 PolitiFact’s social media code of conduct By Josie Hollingsworth, Izz LaMagdeleine• August 31, 2022 How Meta, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube plan to address 2024 election misinformation By Sevana Wenn• July 6, 2023 To ban or not to ban: Donald Trump’s and Joe Biden’s mixed messages on TikTok By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Samantha Putterman• June 13, 2024 Social media accounts use AI-generated audio to push 2024 election misinformation By Sara Swann• March 13, 2024 How will social media platforms respond to election misinformation? It isn’t clear By Hana Stepnick• August 1, 2022 The DOJ says a US media company promoted ‘Russian interests.’ Who were its 6 content creators? By Madison Czopek• September 16, 2024 Fact-checking a video of doctors talking about coronavirus, hydroxychloroquine By Sophie Austin, Daniel Funke, Jon Greenberg• July 28, 2020 US frets about TikTok feeding data to China; banning app won’t end the threat, experts say By Madison Czopek• March 17, 2023 PolitiFact seeks talented reporter to join coverage of 2024 presidential election By PolitiFact Staff • July 31, 2023 Cuentas en redes sociales usan audio generado por IA para difundir desinformación sobre elecciones By Sara Swann• March 18, 2024 How Donald Trump’s untimely and untrue ‘death’ unfolded on social media By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Loreben Tuquero• September 2, 2025 An open letter to YouTube’s CEO from the world’s fact-checkers By PolitiFact Staff • January 12, 2022 QAnon ideas proliferate in 2022 midterms, raising continued concerns of violence By Madison Czopek• November 7, 2022 False war imagery flooded social media after US attack on Iran. How to tell real footage from fake By Loreben Tuquero• June 23, 2025 How AI, an old video and road closures fueled Easter weekend rumors about President Trump’s health By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Loreben Tuquero• April 6, 2026 What is Disease X? How conspiracy theorists hijacked pandemic preparedness By Sara Swann• August 10, 2023 From farming to doomsday prepping: How one YouTube channel changed to fuel misinformation By Madison Czopek• September 5, 2023 Live fact-checking the second 2024 Republican presidential primary debate By Ellen Hine• September 27, 2023
