0 People 36 Fact-checks 12 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (36) Carlos Gimenez stated on January 18, 2017 in a state of the county speech: Miami-Dade is "the first community in the world to break the cycle of local transmission of the Zika virus." By Amy Sherman• January 24, 2017 Marco Rubio stated on September 07, 2016 in a statement by a spokeswoman: Says "Patrick Murphy is the only candidate to have voted against every measure to fund Zika." By Joshua Gillin• September 14, 2016 Rick Scott stated on December 02, 2016 in a press release: More than two months ago President Barack Obama signed a bill for more than $1 billion in Zika funding, but "the federal government has still only committed $7 million" to help Florida. By Amy Sherman• December 12, 2016 Bloggers stated on April 04, 2016 in a informal news website: "Evidence shows Zika virus turns fetus brains to liquid." By Jon Greenberg• April 4, 2016 Hillary Clinton stated on March 18, 2016 in a post on Medium: Congress will begin its recess "without having allocated one penny" to fight Zika. By Jon Greenberg• March 25, 2016 Bill Nelson stated on June 23, 2016 in an email statement: The House Zika bill "limits access to birth control services needed to help curb the spread of the virus" in Puerto Rico. By Jon Greenberg• June 28, 2016 Centre for Research on Globalization stated on February 04, 2016 in an article posted on the group's website: "The most likely triggering cause of (microcephaly)" is the "DTaP shot, a vaccine that had been recently mandated by the Brazilian government to be injected into pregnant women." By Jon Greenberg• February 16, 2016 Viral image stated on January 27, 2016 in comments on YouTube: "Bioweapon! Zika virus is being spread by GMO mosquitos (sic)" By Linda Qiu• February 9, 2016 NARAL Pro-Choice America stated on September 06, 2016 in a TV ad: "Marco Rubio voted against funding health clinics that provide critical care during this public health emergency (Zika)." By Amy Sherman• September 8, 2016 Marco Rubio stated on October 04, 2016 in a Spanish-language campaign ad: Says Patrick Murphy wrongly conveyed Rubio's stance on abortion for women infected by Zika. By Joshua Gillin• October 11, 2016 Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2020 in posts on social media: “Every election year has a disease” ... SARS in 2004; avian flu in 2008; swine flu in 2010; MERS in 2012; Ebola in 2014 and 2018; Zika in 2016 and the coronavirus in 2020. By Emily Venezky• March 11, 2020 Josh Earnest stated on August 03, 2016 in a White House press briefing: "The mosquito population in South Florida is larger than it is in many other communities in the country." By Joshua Gillin• August 5, 2016 Paul Ryan stated on August 03, 2016 in an op-ed: After initially agreeing with Republicans on an amount for Zika funding, "Democrats derailed it." By Jon Greenberg• August 4, 2016 Usain Bolt stated on May 18, 2016 in an interview on NBC: Zika mosquitoes "can’t catch me." By Linda Qiu• May 19, 2016 Al Gore stated on October 11, 2016 in a speech: Global warming leads to much quicker spread of the Zika virus because the increased temperature, "makes mosquitoes mature faster, . . . bite more due to having a higher metabolism, and makes the Zika virus inside of them incubate faster." By Joseph Cariz• October 28, 2016 Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on August 08, 2016 in a town hall in Broward County : Says Gov. Rick Scott "cut nearly $1 million from mosquito control and closed down the state’s mosquito research lab a few years ago." By Amy Sherman• August 9, 2016 Instagram posts stated on August 26, 2022 in an Instagram post: Moderna’s lawsuits against Pfizer-BioNTech shows COVID-19 vaccines were in the works before the pandemic started. By Sara Swann• August 30, 2022 Joyce Beatty stated on May 25, 2016 in in a press conference: In Ohio, "each year an estimated 1,000 children become victims of human trafficking, and over 3,000 more are at risk." By Nadia Pflaum• June 10, 2016 Joe Biden stated on March 15, 2020 in a Democratic primary debate: The World Health Organization offered the testing kits that they have available and to give it to us now. We refused them. We did not want to buy them.” By Jon Greenberg, Victoria Knight• March 16, 2020 Ryan Frazier stated on June 08, 2016 in a GOP U.S. Senate candidates debate: Says "Michael Bennet votes for President Obama's agenda 98 percent of the time. Hardly independent, hardly bipartisan." 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How conspiracy theorists hijacked pandemic preparedness By Sara Swann• August 10, 2023 Here’s how to fact-check your family at the Thanksgiving dinner table By Daniel Funke• November 25, 2019 Unpacking the noise around Dr. Anthony Fauci and beagle experiments By Bill McCarthy• October 28, 2021 How to fact-check coronavirus misinformation on your timeline By Daniel Funke• May 22, 2020 Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign of conspiracy theories: PolitiFact’s 2023 Lie of the Year By Madison Czopek, Katie Sanders• December 21, 2023
Carlos Gimenez stated on January 18, 2017 in a state of the county speech: Miami-Dade is "the first community in the world to break the cycle of local transmission of the Zika virus." By Amy Sherman• January 24, 2017 Marco Rubio stated on September 07, 2016 in a statement by a spokeswoman: Says "Patrick Murphy is the only candidate to have voted against every measure to fund Zika." By Joshua Gillin• September 14, 2016 Rick Scott stated on December 02, 2016 in a press release: More than two months ago President Barack Obama signed a bill for more than $1 billion in Zika funding, but "the federal government has still only committed $7 million" to help Florida. By Amy Sherman• December 12, 2016 Bloggers stated on April 04, 2016 in a informal news website: "Evidence shows Zika virus turns fetus brains to liquid." By Jon Greenberg• April 4, 2016 Hillary Clinton stated on March 18, 2016 in a post on Medium: Congress will begin its recess "without having allocated one penny" to fight Zika. By Jon Greenberg• March 25, 2016 Bill Nelson stated on June 23, 2016 in an email statement: The House Zika bill "limits access to birth control services needed to help curb the spread of the virus" in Puerto Rico. By Jon Greenberg• June 28, 2016 Centre for Research on Globalization stated on February 04, 2016 in an article posted on the group's website: "The most likely triggering cause of (microcephaly)" is the "DTaP shot, a vaccine that had been recently mandated by the Brazilian government to be injected into pregnant women." By Jon Greenberg• February 16, 2016 Viral image stated on January 27, 2016 in comments on YouTube: "Bioweapon! Zika virus is being spread by GMO mosquitos (sic)" By Linda Qiu• February 9, 2016 NARAL Pro-Choice America stated on September 06, 2016 in a TV ad: "Marco Rubio voted against funding health clinics that provide critical care during this public health emergency (Zika)." By Amy Sherman• September 8, 2016 Marco Rubio stated on October 04, 2016 in a Spanish-language campaign ad: Says Patrick Murphy wrongly conveyed Rubio's stance on abortion for women infected by Zika. By Joshua Gillin• October 11, 2016 Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2020 in posts on social media: “Every election year has a disease” ... SARS in 2004; avian flu in 2008; swine flu in 2010; MERS in 2012; Ebola in 2014 and 2018; Zika in 2016 and the coronavirus in 2020. By Emily Venezky• March 11, 2020 Josh Earnest stated on August 03, 2016 in a White House press briefing: "The mosquito population in South Florida is larger than it is in many other communities in the country." By Joshua Gillin• August 5, 2016 Paul Ryan stated on August 03, 2016 in an op-ed: After initially agreeing with Republicans on an amount for Zika funding, "Democrats derailed it." By Jon Greenberg• August 4, 2016 Usain Bolt stated on May 18, 2016 in an interview on NBC: Zika mosquitoes "can’t catch me." By Linda Qiu• May 19, 2016 Al Gore stated on October 11, 2016 in a speech: Global warming leads to much quicker spread of the Zika virus because the increased temperature, "makes mosquitoes mature faster, . . . bite more due to having a higher metabolism, and makes the Zika virus inside of them incubate faster." By Joseph Cariz• October 28, 2016 Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on August 08, 2016 in a town hall in Broward County : Says Gov. Rick Scott "cut nearly $1 million from mosquito control and closed down the state’s mosquito research lab a few years ago." By Amy Sherman• August 9, 2016 Instagram posts stated on August 26, 2022 in an Instagram post: Moderna’s lawsuits against Pfizer-BioNTech shows COVID-19 vaccines were in the works before the pandemic started. By Sara Swann• August 30, 2022 Joyce Beatty stated on May 25, 2016 in in a press conference: In Ohio, "each year an estimated 1,000 children become victims of human trafficking, and over 3,000 more are at risk." By Nadia Pflaum• June 10, 2016 Joe Biden stated on March 15, 2020 in a Democratic primary debate: The World Health Organization offered the testing kits that they have available and to give it to us now. We refused them. We did not want to buy them.” By Jon Greenberg, Victoria Knight• March 16, 2020 Ryan Frazier stated on June 08, 2016 in a GOP U.S. Senate candidates debate: Says "Michael Bennet votes for President Obama's agenda 98 percent of the time. Hardly independent, hardly bipartisan." By Alan Gathright• June 22, 2016
Africa Check debunks HIV stat By Aaron Sharockman• May 12, 2016 Disease-carrying mosquitoes are adapting. How researchers are racing, and stumbling, to keep up By Jon Greenberg• December 21, 2016 Launching PolitiFact Global News Service By Jon Greenberg• February 9, 2016 Launching PolitiFact Global News Service By Jon Greenberg• February 9, 2016 Earth Day 2016: 6 things to know about climate change By Linda Qiu• April 21, 2016 Fact-checking Tim Kaine, Rick Scott's super PAC on 'Meet the Press' By Jon Greenberg, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• August 7, 2016 Fact-checking the U.S. Senate debate between Marco Rubio and Patrick Murphy By Joshua Gillin, Allison Graves, Katie Sanders, Amy Sherman• October 18, 2016 What is Disease X? How conspiracy theorists hijacked pandemic preparedness By Sara Swann• August 10, 2023 Here’s how to fact-check your family at the Thanksgiving dinner table By Daniel Funke• November 25, 2019 Unpacking the noise around Dr. Anthony Fauci and beagle experiments By Bill McCarthy• October 28, 2021 How to fact-check coronavirus misinformation on your timeline By Daniel Funke• May 22, 2020 Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign of conspiracy theories: PolitiFact’s 2023 Lie of the Year By Madison Czopek, Katie Sanders• December 21, 2023
