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TikTok posts stated on December 04, 2024 in a video:
Mitchell County, North Carolina, sheriff’s deputies “stole” generators intended for Hurricane Helene victims.
By Paul Specht• January 6, 2025
Facebook posts stated on September 25, 2023 in a Facebook post:
The life span of a wind tower generator lasts just three to four years.
By Loreben Tuquero• October 30, 2023
Viral image stated on August 11, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says a photo shows a gas-powered van towing a diesel generator that is charging an electric car.  
By Samantha Putterman• August 23, 2019
X posts stated on May 14, 2023 in a tweet:
Photo shows former President Donald Trump “in the hood.”
By Loreben Tuquero• May 16, 2023
Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows an electric car charging station that uses "12 gallons of diesel fuel per hour, and it takes three hours to fully charge a car to get 200 miles. That's 36 gallons for 200 miles. 5.6 mpg."
By Andy Nguyen• July 19, 2021
Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Photo of electric charging station “powered by diesel generator” is emblematic of the electric vehicle movement.
By Jeff Cercone• February 28, 2023
Bloggers stated on October 24, 2021 in a blog post:
“COP26 luxury EVs to be recharged using diesel generators”
By Jon Greenberg• October 26, 2021
X posts stated on November 09, 2021 in a tweet:
Photos show “diesel generators” at the COP26 climate change conference.
By Tom Kertscher• November 10, 2021
Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address:
"America is No. 1 in wind power."
By Joshua Gillin• January 21, 2015
Social Media stated on July 21, 2023 in Facebook post:
These images show LeBron James dressed in pink for the “Barbie” movie.
By Nuria Diaz Muñoz• July 27, 2023
Donald Trump stated on December 15, 2017 in White House graphic:
"Current immigration policy imposes as much as $300 billion annually in net fiscal costs on U.S. taxpayers."  
By Miriam Valverde• January 23, 2018
Greg Abbott stated on February 03, 2022 in a press conference:
"As compared to last year, Texas has about 15% more power generation capacity."
By Nusaiba Mizan• April 4, 2022
Tim Echols stated on October 26, 2015 in an opinion piece in a trade magazine:
"Our state has no major rivers to produce big hydropower."
By April Hunt• November 10, 2015
Bob Gibbs stated on July 21, 2010 in a statement posted to his website:
"In the 18th Congressional District, 100% of electric generation comes from coal."
By Robert Higgs• July 24, 2010
Jon Brien stated on March 22, 2011 in a news release:
Woonsocket needs a garbage-burning power plant because "residents are paying through the nose for electricity that’s fueled by foreign oil, at prices that are skyrocketing."
By Peter Lord• March 27, 2011
Boyd Richie stated on June 16, 2010 in an e-mail:
Says Rep. Ken Legler "voted against installing fire sprinklers and emergency power generators in nursing homes."
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 9, 2010
Barack Obama stated on March 12, 2016 in remarks in Dallas at a Democratic National Committee reception:
"Right now, here in Texas, wind power is already cheaper than dirty fossil fuels."
By W. Gardner Selby• April 12, 2016
Charlie Crist stated on February 03, 2022 in Twitter:
“New Jersey and Maryland produce more solar power than Florida, the Sunshine State!”
By Yacob Reyes• February 11, 2022
New Hampshire Democratic Party stated on June 27, 2011 in a statement by state Democratic chairman Ray Buckley in a call with reporters:
"Mitt Romney is the first Massachusetts politician to run for president and not win the New Hampshire primary in a generation."
By Jake Berry• July 10, 2011
TikTok posts stated on August 16, 2025 in a post on TikTok:
TikTok videos show police clearing out homeless encampments in Washington, D.C.
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• August 22, 2025

Articles (656)

What is generative AI and why is it suddenly everywhere? Here’s how it works

By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Jeff Cercone• June 19, 2023

Social media accounts use AI-generated audio to push 2024 election misinformation

By Sara Swann• March 13, 2024

How well do you understand AI? Here are 7 terms to know

By Loreben Tuquero• August 10, 2023

How generative AI could help foreign adversaries influence U.S. elections

By Loreben Tuquero• December 5, 2023

How improperly using AI could deter you from voting, or hurt your health

By Loreben Tuquero• July 17, 2023

Will millennials be the largest voting bloc in 2018, as Rock the Vote predicts?

By Amy Sherman• February 13, 2018

‘Not the AI election’: Why artificial intelligence did not define the 2024 campaign

By Loreben Tuquero• December 19, 2024

Charlie Kirk tributes sounded like Adele and Bieber, but were AI. How to spot synthetic music

By Loreben Tuquero• October 1, 2025

Image mocks a Tesla recharging with a generator. Here’s what it doesn’t show.

By Tom Kertscher• November 12, 2021

Don’t fall for video of priest turning away ICE agents from his church, it isn’t legit

By Maria Briceño• December 8, 2025

Not-so-innocent ‘cat memes’: AI creations give life to unsubstantiated Springfield, Ohio, claims

By Loreben Tuquero• September 25, 2024

AI-generated audio deepfakes are increasing. We tested 4 tools designed to detect them.

By Loreben Tuquero• March 20, 2024

How fake citations appeared in RFK Jr.’s MAHA report: Here are generative AI’s red flags in studies

By Loreben Tuquero• May 30, 2025

Hollywood Hills deaths after Irma prompt new regulations, but what will they do?

By Allison Graves• September 22, 2017

On Facebook, Elon Musk is an invention superhero. But many of these posts are made-up and feature AI

By Loreben Tuquero• November 20, 2024

Fact-checking Texas Republicans on blackout blame

By Brandon Mulder• February 18, 2021

Lie of the Year generates more discussion

By Bill Adair• January 7, 2011

False war imagery flooded social media after US attack on Iran. How to tell real footage from fake

By Loreben Tuquero• June 23, 2025

Ask PolitiFact: What’s up with Puerto Rico’s electricity bills?

By Nuria Diaz Muñoz• July 14, 2022

Reports offer multiple takes on the benefit of film tax credits like Rhode Island's

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• December 19, 2010