9 People 23136 Fact-checks 7497 Articles People (9) Heidi Group Liberal Groups Anonymous cyber-squatter Americans for Safe Access American International Group Education Action Group Pew Environment Group Bear Education and Resource Group Nation of Islam Research Group Fact-checks (23136) Andrew Napolitano stated on June 28, 2010 in comments on the 'Glenn Beck' show: "There are mechanisms in place to shut down the Internet privately." By Lukas Pleva• July 6, 2010 Facebook posts stated on September 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Arizona audit” shows 86,391 voters “don’t appear to exist.” By Amy Sherman• September 30, 2021 Steve Scalise stated on February 02, 2021 in an interview on Fox News: “Now (Biden) is saying that people who came here illegally can jump ahead of other Americans who have been waiting to get the vaccine.” By Victoria Knight• February 8, 2021 Gus Bilirakis stated on April 15, 2009 in a news release: It is "the Department of Homeland Security's view that returning military veterans and gun owners are likely to commit terrorist acts." By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 16, 2009 Donald Trump stated on January 11, 2017 in a press conference at Trump Tower: The Russians "tried to hack the Republican National Committee, and they were unable to break through." By Lauren Carroll• January 11, 2017 Meghan McCain stated on March 20, 2018 in a discussion on "The View": "It happened under Obama, and it was lauded by the media as being genius. And now under the Trump campaign — it’s the Cambridge Analytica scandal." By Manuela Tobias• March 22, 2018 Charlie Kirk stated on April 03, 2020 in a tweet: “The Chinese Communist Party is using Zoom as a way to spy on our citizens.” By Bill McCarthy• April 7, 2020 Ronny Jackson stated on January 16, 2022 in a tweet: "In 2022, illegal immigrants will have MORE FREEDOMS and easier access to healthcare and ballot boxes than most Americans... Just think about that." By Nusaiba Mizan• January 31, 2022 JD Vance stated on January 22, 2026 in a press conference: "Right now we're focused on Minneapolis because that's where we have the highest concentration of people who have violated our immigration laws." By Amy Sherman• January 28, 2026 John Blust stated on June 13, 2025 in an email: “Democrats have 24 more seats (in Congress) than they would have if illegal aliens were not counted in the census.” By Paul Specht• August 7, 2025 TikTok posts stated on February 08, 2025 in a TikTok post: People can get student debt “erased” by filing Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act complaints because the Department of Government Efficiency accessed federal student loan databases. By Claire Cranford• March 27, 2025 Mark Udall stated on June 09, 2013 in a Senate speech rebroadcast on ABC's "This Week": Currently, the intelligence community "can collect business records on law-abiding Americans who have no connection to terrorism." By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• June 13, 2013 Joe Biden stated on September 29, 2020 in in comments during the first presidential debate: “There's 100 million people that have preexisting conditions.” By Victoria Knight• October 1, 2020 Instagram posts stated on November 03, 2022 in a video: A video shows a whistleblower creating fraudulent military ballots during the 2020 presidential election. By Madison Czopek• November 10, 2022 Michael Bloomberg stated on January 01, 2020 in a television ad: "Mayor Bloomberg helped lower the number of uninsured by 40 percent, covering 700,000 more New Yorkers" By Jill Terreri Ramos• January 28, 2020 Carly Fiorina stated on December 17, 2015 in a column posted on Medium: "When we held recent economic dialogues with China, we agreed on over 100 different things — including wildlife trafficking and volcano research. None of these 100-plus points of agreement addressed cybersecurity." By Louis Jacobson• January 7, 2016 Jeb Bush stated on August 26, 2012 in an interview on 'Meet the Press.': "If you look at the number of illegal immigrants coming into the country, it is net zero. It's been that way now for almost two years." By Amy Sherman• August 28, 2012 Facebook posts stated on April 02, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Hackers are posting sexual videos and pictures on your (Facebook) walls! You don’t see them, but your friends do, then it seems as if you posted it." By Samantha Putterman• April 3, 2019 Tulsi Gabbard stated on June 28, 2019 in an interview: "There’s a hacking conference that’s held every year in Las Vegas, where I think a 14- or 15-year old-girl from Florida hacked into a replica of Florida’s election system in less than 15 minutes." By Tom Kertscher• July 3, 2019 Reince Priebus stated on January 08, 2017 in an interview: Says Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta’s email password was "password." By Tom Kertscher• January 11, 2017 Articles (7497) By the numbers: How common are data breaches — and what can you do about them? By Daniel Funke• September 23, 2019 How generative AI could help foreign adversaries influence U.S. elections By Loreben Tuquero• December 5, 2023 Trump says Iran is a country ‘based on disinformation.’ Here’s how Iran conducts influence ops By Loreben Tuquero• March 23, 2026 How well do you understand AI? Here are 7 terms to know By Loreben Tuquero• August 10, 2023 Ask PolitiFact: Why are Arizona Republicans auditing election results? By Amy Sherman• May 4, 2021 Are tech companies using your private data to train AI models? Here’s what we know By Maria Briceño• November 20, 2025 2017 Lie of the Year: Russian election interference is a 'made-up story' By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 12, 2017 Antisemitic claims about Brooklyn synagogue tunnel spread on social media By Sofia Ahmed, Jeff Cercone• January 12, 2024 More immigrants equal better odds for Democrats after the next census? Why those claims are flawed By Jeff Cercone• March 25, 2024 Four things to know about Russia's 2016 misinformation campaign By Lauren Carroll• April 4, 2017 What to know about claims that Trump rally shooter used ‘encrypted’ messaging, bank accounts By Madison Czopek• August 2, 2024 The security risks of Pokémon Go, explained By Nadia Pflaum• July 14, 2016 Fact-check: Trump misleads about birthright citizenship, birth tourism before SCOTUS hearing By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• March 31, 2026 Fact-checking Democrats on the shutdown's effects on food safety, hurricane prep By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• January 15, 2019 How an alternative gateway to VAERS data helps fuel vaccine misinformation By Gabrielle Settles• February 28, 2022 Murder at the Texas border, California's immigrant influx: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup By Dana Tims• July 25, 2014 Michigan Republican-led investigation rejects Trump's claim that Nov. 3 election was stolen By Dave Boucher, Clara Hendrickson• June 23, 2021 Truth-O-Meter rattles saber, burns britches By Willoughby Mariano• January 9, 2011 Ask PolitiFact: Is it illegal to leak a draft Supreme Court opinion? By Bill McCarthy• May 5, 2022 Rouhani Meter tracks Iran president's campaign promises By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 12, 2015
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Andrew Napolitano stated on June 28, 2010 in comments on the 'Glenn Beck' show: "There are mechanisms in place to shut down the Internet privately." By Lukas Pleva• July 6, 2010 Facebook posts stated on September 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Arizona audit” shows 86,391 voters “don’t appear to exist.” By Amy Sherman• September 30, 2021 Steve Scalise stated on February 02, 2021 in an interview on Fox News: “Now (Biden) is saying that people who came here illegally can jump ahead of other Americans who have been waiting to get the vaccine.” By Victoria Knight• February 8, 2021 Gus Bilirakis stated on April 15, 2009 in a news release: It is "the Department of Homeland Security's view that returning military veterans and gun owners are likely to commit terrorist acts." By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 16, 2009 Donald Trump stated on January 11, 2017 in a press conference at Trump Tower: The Russians "tried to hack the Republican National Committee, and they were unable to break through." By Lauren Carroll• January 11, 2017 Meghan McCain stated on March 20, 2018 in a discussion on "The View": "It happened under Obama, and it was lauded by the media as being genius. And now under the Trump campaign — it’s the Cambridge Analytica scandal." By Manuela Tobias• March 22, 2018 Charlie Kirk stated on April 03, 2020 in a tweet: “The Chinese Communist Party is using Zoom as a way to spy on our citizens.” By Bill McCarthy• April 7, 2020 Ronny Jackson stated on January 16, 2022 in a tweet: "In 2022, illegal immigrants will have MORE FREEDOMS and easier access to healthcare and ballot boxes than most Americans... Just think about that." By Nusaiba Mizan• January 31, 2022 JD Vance stated on January 22, 2026 in a press conference: "Right now we're focused on Minneapolis because that's where we have the highest concentration of people who have violated our immigration laws." By Amy Sherman• January 28, 2026 John Blust stated on June 13, 2025 in an email: “Democrats have 24 more seats (in Congress) than they would have if illegal aliens were not counted in the census.” By Paul Specht• August 7, 2025 TikTok posts stated on February 08, 2025 in a TikTok post: People can get student debt “erased” by filing Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act complaints because the Department of Government Efficiency accessed federal student loan databases. By Claire Cranford• March 27, 2025 Mark Udall stated on June 09, 2013 in a Senate speech rebroadcast on ABC's "This Week": Currently, the intelligence community "can collect business records on law-abiding Americans who have no connection to terrorism." By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• June 13, 2013 Joe Biden stated on September 29, 2020 in in comments during the first presidential debate: “There's 100 million people that have preexisting conditions.” By Victoria Knight• October 1, 2020 Instagram posts stated on November 03, 2022 in a video: A video shows a whistleblower creating fraudulent military ballots during the 2020 presidential election. By Madison Czopek• November 10, 2022 Michael Bloomberg stated on January 01, 2020 in a television ad: "Mayor Bloomberg helped lower the number of uninsured by 40 percent, covering 700,000 more New Yorkers" By Jill Terreri Ramos• January 28, 2020 Carly Fiorina stated on December 17, 2015 in a column posted on Medium: "When we held recent economic dialogues with China, we agreed on over 100 different things — including wildlife trafficking and volcano research. None of these 100-plus points of agreement addressed cybersecurity." By Louis Jacobson• January 7, 2016 Jeb Bush stated on August 26, 2012 in an interview on 'Meet the Press.': "If you look at the number of illegal immigrants coming into the country, it is net zero. It's been that way now for almost two years." By Amy Sherman• August 28, 2012 Facebook posts stated on April 02, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Hackers are posting sexual videos and pictures on your (Facebook) walls! You don’t see them, but your friends do, then it seems as if you posted it." By Samantha Putterman• April 3, 2019 Tulsi Gabbard stated on June 28, 2019 in an interview: "There’s a hacking conference that’s held every year in Las Vegas, where I think a 14- or 15-year old-girl from Florida hacked into a replica of Florida’s election system in less than 15 minutes." By Tom Kertscher• July 3, 2019 Reince Priebus stated on January 08, 2017 in an interview: Says Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta’s email password was "password." By Tom Kertscher• January 11, 2017
By the numbers: How common are data breaches — and what can you do about them? By Daniel Funke• September 23, 2019 How generative AI could help foreign adversaries influence U.S. elections By Loreben Tuquero• December 5, 2023 Trump says Iran is a country ‘based on disinformation.’ Here’s how Iran conducts influence ops By Loreben Tuquero• March 23, 2026 How well do you understand AI? Here are 7 terms to know By Loreben Tuquero• August 10, 2023 Ask PolitiFact: Why are Arizona Republicans auditing election results? By Amy Sherman• May 4, 2021 Are tech companies using your private data to train AI models? Here’s what we know By Maria Briceño• November 20, 2025 2017 Lie of the Year: Russian election interference is a 'made-up story' By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 12, 2017 Antisemitic claims about Brooklyn synagogue tunnel spread on social media By Sofia Ahmed, Jeff Cercone• January 12, 2024 More immigrants equal better odds for Democrats after the next census? Why those claims are flawed By Jeff Cercone• March 25, 2024 Four things to know about Russia's 2016 misinformation campaign By Lauren Carroll• April 4, 2017 What to know about claims that Trump rally shooter used ‘encrypted’ messaging, bank accounts By Madison Czopek• August 2, 2024 The security risks of Pokémon Go, explained By Nadia Pflaum• July 14, 2016 Fact-check: Trump misleads about birthright citizenship, birth tourism before SCOTUS hearing By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• March 31, 2026 Fact-checking Democrats on the shutdown's effects on food safety, hurricane prep By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• January 15, 2019 How an alternative gateway to VAERS data helps fuel vaccine misinformation By Gabrielle Settles• February 28, 2022 Murder at the Texas border, California's immigrant influx: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup By Dana Tims• July 25, 2014 Michigan Republican-led investigation rejects Trump's claim that Nov. 3 election was stolen By Dave Boucher, Clara Hendrickson• June 23, 2021 Truth-O-Meter rattles saber, burns britches By Willoughby Mariano• January 9, 2011 Ask PolitiFact: Is it illegal to leak a draft Supreme Court opinion? By Bill McCarthy• May 5, 2022 Rouhani Meter tracks Iran president's campaign promises By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 12, 2015
