0 People 341 Fact-checks 138 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (341) Chris Christie stated on January 22, 2012 in an interview on “Meet the Press”: Says the New York Giants "train in New Jersey, they play in New Jersey and most of their players live in New Jersey." By Erin O'Neill• January 29, 2012 Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2012 in Facebook posts: A photo shows paleontologists in Greece discovering the skeleton of a giant. By Bill McCarthy• October 12, 2021 Instagram posts stated on September 26, 2022 in an Instagram post: “There are giant human caucasian skeletons in Ohio that predate any known civilizations.” By Madison Czopek• September 30, 2022 Bloggers stated on July 11, 2018 in a blog post: "Giant rats plague New York City as 4 homeless men found eaten alive" By Katie Akin• July 16, 2018 Facebook posts stated on September 13, 2023 in an image shared on Facebook: Giant human skeletons as large as 36 feet have been “unearthed and documented” in historical records. By Madison Czopek• September 22, 2023 Viral image stated on November 02, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Smithsonian admits to destruction of thousands of giant human skeletons in early 1900s.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 3, 2022 Adam Putnam stated on October 30, 2011 in an interview on the CBS News show "Sunday Morning": Says the giant African land snail "carries human meningitis." By Becky Bowers• November 3, 2011 Instagram posts stated on October 29, 2022 in Instagram post: Photo shows Stanford scientists' "3D model of how Joseph, the husband of Mary the Mother of Jesus Christ, might have looked.” By Michael Majchrowicz• November 4, 2022 Bloggers stated on April 01, 2016 in a post on Facebook: An Alton, Ill., man caught a 736-pound Giant Mekong catfish in the Mississippi River. By Emily Venezky• February 14, 2020 John McCain stated on September 17, 2008 in : On whether the government should bail out insurance giant AIG. By Adriel Bettelheim• September 19, 2008 Facebook posts stated on July 06, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the Wyoming State Parks Department said it “discovered what looks like a giant root system stemming from the base of the Devils Tower.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 8, 2021 Ron DeSantis stated on June 17, 2023 in a tweet: Protests of (Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence) at a Los Angeles Dodgers game led to a "virtually empty stadium for the game itself.” By Jeff Cercone, Amy Sherman• June 19, 2023 Harry Reid stated on July 11, 2016 in remarks on the Senate floor: "(Koch Industries) is among the worst in toxic air pollution in the entire United States ... and churns out more climate-changing greenhouse gases than oil giants Chevron, Shell and Valero." By Riley Snyder• July 19, 2016 Facebook posts stated on July 06, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Moscow was engulfed in flames” after a giant explosion. By Ciara O'Rourke• July 8, 2022 Facebook posts stated on April 12, 2022 in a Facebook post: “A bird pooped on Joe Biden during his speech” in Iowa. By Jeff Cercone• April 13, 2022 Facebook posts stated on July 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: The opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics predicted the COVID-19 pandemic. By Madison Czopek• July 30, 2021 Instagram posts stated on January 11, 2024 in a post: A video showing an orb exploding Jan. 1 at a Miami mall is proof that the Blue Beam project started. By Sofia Ahmed• January 12, 2024 Social Media stated on March 05, 2025 in in social media posts: "Apple quietly removed International Women’s Day from their calendar app.” By Jeff Cercone• March 7, 2025 Barack Obama stated on September 24, 2008 in a speech in Dunedin, Fla.: "I introduced a bill that would’ve helped stop the multimillion-dollar bonus packages that CEOs grab on their way out.. (McCain) opposed that idea." By Adriel Bettelheim• September 25, 2008 Ted Cruz stated on May 01, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says Donald Trump’s "only economic agenda is imposing massive taxes on the American people with a 40 percent tax hike of a giant tariff." By Linda Qiu• May 1, 2016 Articles (138) Real or hoax? Massive gator spotted roaming golf course By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• June 3, 2016 Congress urges tech giants to fortify against foreign meddling before next election By John Kruzel• November 3, 2017 Obama's executive pay misfire By Adriel Bettelheim• September 25, 2008 Truth-O-Meter takes on Christie, supporters in weekend claims By Caryn Shinske• January 31, 2012 Is ad blowing smoke about Blunt's help for Phillip Morris? By Robert Farley• October 5, 2010 Al Franken fact-checks Ted Cruz By W. Gardner Selby• May 24, 2017 PolitiFact wins two Green Eyeshade awards By Josie Hollingsworth• June 4, 2018 Health care group exaggerates CEO pay By Louis Jacobson• September 16, 2009 Trump takes aim at Amazon in barbed tweet. What are the facts? By John Kruzel• August 16, 2017 Feb. 23 Sunday shows to feature Kiev, George W. Bush By Katie Sanders• February 21, 2014 Tracing civil rights legislation before and after Martin Luther King Jr.’s death By Amy Sherman• June 8, 2020 In Context: “Government’s the only thing that we all belong to” By Bill Wichert• October 10, 2012 Why Infowars’ Alex Jones was banned from Apple, Facebook, Youtube and Spotify By Manuela Tobias• August 7, 2018 Primary preview: Santorum on Freddie and Fannie By Becky Bowers, Robert Higgs• February 21, 2012 Fauci said all you have to do is ask for his financial disclosure. Yes, but it could take a while. By Jon Greenberg• January 13, 2022 Fact-checking Ted Cruz on 'Meet the Press' By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu, Aaron Sharockman• May 1, 2016 One year after Grant Park, a look at promises By Bill Adair• November 3, 2009 Fact checking Foxconn By D.L. Davis• January 30, 2019 What you need to know about net neutrality By John Kruzel• December 13, 2017 The facts behind Trump’s jabs at Amazon on taxes, USPS and lost retail jobs By Manuela Tobias• March 29, 2018
Chris Christie stated on January 22, 2012 in an interview on “Meet the Press”: Says the New York Giants "train in New Jersey, they play in New Jersey and most of their players live in New Jersey." By Erin O'Neill• January 29, 2012 Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2012 in Facebook posts: A photo shows paleontologists in Greece discovering the skeleton of a giant. By Bill McCarthy• October 12, 2021 Instagram posts stated on September 26, 2022 in an Instagram post: “There are giant human caucasian skeletons in Ohio that predate any known civilizations.” By Madison Czopek• September 30, 2022 Bloggers stated on July 11, 2018 in a blog post: "Giant rats plague New York City as 4 homeless men found eaten alive" By Katie Akin• July 16, 2018 Facebook posts stated on September 13, 2023 in an image shared on Facebook: Giant human skeletons as large as 36 feet have been “unearthed and documented” in historical records. By Madison Czopek• September 22, 2023 Viral image stated on November 02, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Smithsonian admits to destruction of thousands of giant human skeletons in early 1900s.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 3, 2022 Adam Putnam stated on October 30, 2011 in an interview on the CBS News show "Sunday Morning": Says the giant African land snail "carries human meningitis." By Becky Bowers• November 3, 2011 Instagram posts stated on October 29, 2022 in Instagram post: Photo shows Stanford scientists' "3D model of how Joseph, the husband of Mary the Mother of Jesus Christ, might have looked.” By Michael Majchrowicz• November 4, 2022 Bloggers stated on April 01, 2016 in a post on Facebook: An Alton, Ill., man caught a 736-pound Giant Mekong catfish in the Mississippi River. By Emily Venezky• February 14, 2020 John McCain stated on September 17, 2008 in : On whether the government should bail out insurance giant AIG. By Adriel Bettelheim• September 19, 2008 Facebook posts stated on July 06, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the Wyoming State Parks Department said it “discovered what looks like a giant root system stemming from the base of the Devils Tower.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 8, 2021 Ron DeSantis stated on June 17, 2023 in a tweet: Protests of (Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence) at a Los Angeles Dodgers game led to a "virtually empty stadium for the game itself.” By Jeff Cercone, Amy Sherman• June 19, 2023 Harry Reid stated on July 11, 2016 in remarks on the Senate floor: "(Koch Industries) is among the worst in toxic air pollution in the entire United States ... and churns out more climate-changing greenhouse gases than oil giants Chevron, Shell and Valero." By Riley Snyder• July 19, 2016 Facebook posts stated on July 06, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Moscow was engulfed in flames” after a giant explosion. By Ciara O'Rourke• July 8, 2022 Facebook posts stated on April 12, 2022 in a Facebook post: “A bird pooped on Joe Biden during his speech” in Iowa. By Jeff Cercone• April 13, 2022 Facebook posts stated on July 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: The opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics predicted the COVID-19 pandemic. By Madison Czopek• July 30, 2021 Instagram posts stated on January 11, 2024 in a post: A video showing an orb exploding Jan. 1 at a Miami mall is proof that the Blue Beam project started. By Sofia Ahmed• January 12, 2024 Social Media stated on March 05, 2025 in in social media posts: "Apple quietly removed International Women’s Day from their calendar app.” By Jeff Cercone• March 7, 2025 Barack Obama stated on September 24, 2008 in a speech in Dunedin, Fla.: "I introduced a bill that would’ve helped stop the multimillion-dollar bonus packages that CEOs grab on their way out.. (McCain) opposed that idea." By Adriel Bettelheim• September 25, 2008 Ted Cruz stated on May 01, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says Donald Trump’s "only economic agenda is imposing massive taxes on the American people with a 40 percent tax hike of a giant tariff." By Linda Qiu• May 1, 2016
Real or hoax? Massive gator spotted roaming golf course By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• June 3, 2016 Congress urges tech giants to fortify against foreign meddling before next election By John Kruzel• November 3, 2017 Obama's executive pay misfire By Adriel Bettelheim• September 25, 2008 Truth-O-Meter takes on Christie, supporters in weekend claims By Caryn Shinske• January 31, 2012 Is ad blowing smoke about Blunt's help for Phillip Morris? By Robert Farley• October 5, 2010 Al Franken fact-checks Ted Cruz By W. Gardner Selby• May 24, 2017 PolitiFact wins two Green Eyeshade awards By Josie Hollingsworth• June 4, 2018 Health care group exaggerates CEO pay By Louis Jacobson• September 16, 2009 Trump takes aim at Amazon in barbed tweet. What are the facts? By John Kruzel• August 16, 2017 Feb. 23 Sunday shows to feature Kiev, George W. Bush By Katie Sanders• February 21, 2014 Tracing civil rights legislation before and after Martin Luther King Jr.’s death By Amy Sherman• June 8, 2020 In Context: “Government’s the only thing that we all belong to” By Bill Wichert• October 10, 2012 Why Infowars’ Alex Jones was banned from Apple, Facebook, Youtube and Spotify By Manuela Tobias• August 7, 2018 Primary preview: Santorum on Freddie and Fannie By Becky Bowers, Robert Higgs• February 21, 2012 Fauci said all you have to do is ask for his financial disclosure. Yes, but it could take a while. By Jon Greenberg• January 13, 2022 Fact-checking Ted Cruz on 'Meet the Press' By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu, Aaron Sharockman• May 1, 2016 One year after Grant Park, a look at promises By Bill Adair• November 3, 2009 Fact checking Foxconn By D.L. Davis• January 30, 2019 What you need to know about net neutrality By John Kruzel• December 13, 2017 The facts behind Trump’s jabs at Amazon on taxes, USPS and lost retail jobs By Manuela Tobias• March 29, 2018
