4 People 5118 Fact-checks 1694 Articles People (4) Nrt Online nofakenews-online Online commentators Online petition Fact-checks (5118) X posts stated on April 18, 2023 in a Tweet: Missouri’s attorney general has a website “where people can report trans individuals and the people who help them.” By Grace Abels• April 20, 2023 Facebook posts stated on September 27, 2024 in a video: Shows video of damage from Hurricane Helene. By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• September 28, 2024 Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2023 in a video shared on Facebook.: Under the “2023 Solar Incentive Program,” U.S. homeowners can “now qualify to get a full, state-of-the-art solar system at absolutely no cost from the government.” By Madison Czopek• July 21, 2023 Instagram posts stated on April 17, 2024 in an Instagram post: Video compilation shows a tornado and storms in Dubai on April 17. By Sofia Ahmed• April 23, 2024 Facebook posts stated on April 27, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Fauci arrested.” By Ciara O'Rourke• May 4, 2023 Facebook posts stated on January 15, 2024 in a video: Congress has passed a $6,400 subsidy for low-income Americans. By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• January 19, 2024 Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2023 in a Facebook post: Walmart must refund 2022 customers $500. By Ciara O'Rourke• July 20, 2023 Instagram posts stated on November 16, 2024 in a video: Video shows President-elect Donald Trump announcing “free college education” in November 2024. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 27, 2024 X posts stated on September 11, 2025 in an X post: A book on Amazon titled “The Shooting of Charlie Kirk” with a Sept. 9 publication date is evidence the event was staged. By Samantha Putterman• September 12, 2025 Facebook posts stated on July 04, 2023 in a Facebook video.: President Joe Biden died and Vice President Kamala Harris was sworn into office. By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa• July 6, 2023 Viral image stated on April 22, 2024 in a Threads post: Lauren Boebert posted, “If they charge President Trump for his crimes, they could charge any of us for our crimes. The rule of law means nothing to these people.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 26, 2024 Facebook posts stated on May 20, 2023 in a post: “If you shopped at Walmart in 2022, you could be entitled to a $500 refund!” By Gabrielle Settles• May 26, 2023 Libs of TikTok stated on October 30, 2024 in an X post: “The lady who leaked passwords for voting systems in Colorado is the same person who tried to remove Trump from the ballot.” By Sofia Ahmed• November 2, 2024 Instagram posts stated on March 03, 2024 in an Instagram post: The Texas wildfires were started by directed energy weapons. By Sara Swann• March 5, 2024 Instagram posts stated on December 06, 2023 in an Instagram post: Macaulay Culkin’s “Home Alone” shopping trip that cost $19.83 in 1990 would cost $72.28 today, up from $44.40 in 2022. By Sara Swann• December 14, 2023 Viral image stated on October 09, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows “second night of missiles attacks against Israel.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 10, 2023 Facebook posts stated on September 09, 2023 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Hillary Clinton on a “lethal injection medical table.” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 21, 2023 X posts stated on June 02, 2025 in an X post: Target “opts out of Pride month and replaced its Pride collection with an America First Summer display.” By Gabrielle Lazor• June 6, 2025 Donald Trump stated on January 22, 2025 in an interview: The U.S. House Select Committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol “deleted and destroyed all of the information that they collected over two years.” By Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• January 24, 2025 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 Articles (1694) Fake mug shots of Donald Trump spread online ahead of his expected surrender in Georgia By Ciara O'Rourke• August 24, 2023 One year after Oct. 7, 2023, attack: The evolution of misinformation about Israel and Gaza By Maria Briceño, Sara Swann• October 4, 2024 Energy weapons, blue roofs and food supply attacks: Texas wildfires revive baseless claims By Jeff Cercone• March 6, 2024 PolitiFact reviewing story about beheaded babies (See editor's note) By Katie Sanders• October 20, 2023 How improperly using AI could deter you from voting, or hurt your health By Loreben Tuquero• July 17, 2023 Nihilistic violent extremism: What the FBI term means and why experts warn against overuse By Amy Sherman• October 13, 2025 The misinformation trap: the business of misleading migrants By Daniela Mendoza, Patricia Mercado Sánchez, Julie Ricard• July 3, 2023 Looking back at PolitiFact’s Lies of the Year, 2009-2022 By PolitiFact Staff • December 21, 2023 Explaining a deleted X post that said Israel is responsible for Gaza hospital strike By Jeff Cercone• October 19, 2023 Why Barack Obama's sexuality became a news story, and then a conspiracy theory By Grace Abels• October 17, 2023 Is it toxic? Why you should be wary of the internet’s ‘scary ingredient’ warnings By Grace Abels• August 20, 2025 Social media accounts use AI-generated audio to push 2024 election misinformation By Sara Swann• March 13, 2024 US hasn’t announced plans to expand immigration humanitarian parole program By Maria Ramirez Uribe• May 19, 2023 Will curbing social media help kids’ mental health? Florida may try. By Lawrence Mower• January 16, 2024 Can the U.S. keep aid to Gaza out of Hamas’ hands? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 23, 2023 Ron DeSantis’ baseless theory that the government wants to control people’s purchases By Louis Jacobson• April 12, 2023 PolitiFact and Florida NBC and Telemundo stations announce bilingual fact-checking partnership By PolitiFact Staff • May 25, 2023 From farming to doomsday prepping: How one YouTube channel changed to fuel misinformation By Madison Czopek• September 5, 2023 Amid images and news of actual war, false and misleading claims about Israel-Hamas thrive By Sara Swann• October 11, 2023 Here’s why social media panic over digital currency is overblown By Jeff Cercone• April 17, 2023
X posts stated on April 18, 2023 in a Tweet: Missouri’s attorney general has a website “where people can report trans individuals and the people who help them.” By Grace Abels• April 20, 2023 Facebook posts stated on September 27, 2024 in a video: Shows video of damage from Hurricane Helene. By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• September 28, 2024 Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2023 in a video shared on Facebook.: Under the “2023 Solar Incentive Program,” U.S. homeowners can “now qualify to get a full, state-of-the-art solar system at absolutely no cost from the government.” By Madison Czopek• July 21, 2023 Instagram posts stated on April 17, 2024 in an Instagram post: Video compilation shows a tornado and storms in Dubai on April 17. By Sofia Ahmed• April 23, 2024 Facebook posts stated on April 27, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Fauci arrested.” By Ciara O'Rourke• May 4, 2023 Facebook posts stated on January 15, 2024 in a video: Congress has passed a $6,400 subsidy for low-income Americans. By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• January 19, 2024 Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2023 in a Facebook post: Walmart must refund 2022 customers $500. By Ciara O'Rourke• July 20, 2023 Instagram posts stated on November 16, 2024 in a video: Video shows President-elect Donald Trump announcing “free college education” in November 2024. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 27, 2024 X posts stated on September 11, 2025 in an X post: A book on Amazon titled “The Shooting of Charlie Kirk” with a Sept. 9 publication date is evidence the event was staged. By Samantha Putterman• September 12, 2025 Facebook posts stated on July 04, 2023 in a Facebook video.: President Joe Biden died and Vice President Kamala Harris was sworn into office. By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa• July 6, 2023 Viral image stated on April 22, 2024 in a Threads post: Lauren Boebert posted, “If they charge President Trump for his crimes, they could charge any of us for our crimes. The rule of law means nothing to these people.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 26, 2024 Facebook posts stated on May 20, 2023 in a post: “If you shopped at Walmart in 2022, you could be entitled to a $500 refund!” By Gabrielle Settles• May 26, 2023 Libs of TikTok stated on October 30, 2024 in an X post: “The lady who leaked passwords for voting systems in Colorado is the same person who tried to remove Trump from the ballot.” By Sofia Ahmed• November 2, 2024 Instagram posts stated on March 03, 2024 in an Instagram post: The Texas wildfires were started by directed energy weapons. By Sara Swann• March 5, 2024 Instagram posts stated on December 06, 2023 in an Instagram post: Macaulay Culkin’s “Home Alone” shopping trip that cost $19.83 in 1990 would cost $72.28 today, up from $44.40 in 2022. By Sara Swann• December 14, 2023 Viral image stated on October 09, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows “second night of missiles attacks against Israel.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 10, 2023 Facebook posts stated on September 09, 2023 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Hillary Clinton on a “lethal injection medical table.” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 21, 2023 X posts stated on June 02, 2025 in an X post: Target “opts out of Pride month and replaced its Pride collection with an America First Summer display.” By Gabrielle Lazor• June 6, 2025 Donald Trump stated on January 22, 2025 in an interview: The U.S. House Select Committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol “deleted and destroyed all of the information that they collected over two years.” By Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• January 24, 2025 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
Fake mug shots of Donald Trump spread online ahead of his expected surrender in Georgia By Ciara O'Rourke• August 24, 2023 One year after Oct. 7, 2023, attack: The evolution of misinformation about Israel and Gaza By Maria Briceño, Sara Swann• October 4, 2024 Energy weapons, blue roofs and food supply attacks: Texas wildfires revive baseless claims By Jeff Cercone• March 6, 2024 PolitiFact reviewing story about beheaded babies (See editor's note) By Katie Sanders• October 20, 2023 How improperly using AI could deter you from voting, or hurt your health By Loreben Tuquero• July 17, 2023 Nihilistic violent extremism: What the FBI term means and why experts warn against overuse By Amy Sherman• October 13, 2025 The misinformation trap: the business of misleading migrants By Daniela Mendoza, Patricia Mercado Sánchez, Julie Ricard• July 3, 2023 Looking back at PolitiFact’s Lies of the Year, 2009-2022 By PolitiFact Staff • December 21, 2023 Explaining a deleted X post that said Israel is responsible for Gaza hospital strike By Jeff Cercone• October 19, 2023 Why Barack Obama's sexuality became a news story, and then a conspiracy theory By Grace Abels• October 17, 2023 Is it toxic? Why you should be wary of the internet’s ‘scary ingredient’ warnings By Grace Abels• August 20, 2025 Social media accounts use AI-generated audio to push 2024 election misinformation By Sara Swann• March 13, 2024 US hasn’t announced plans to expand immigration humanitarian parole program By Maria Ramirez Uribe• May 19, 2023 Will curbing social media help kids’ mental health? Florida may try. By Lawrence Mower• January 16, 2024 Can the U.S. keep aid to Gaza out of Hamas’ hands? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 23, 2023 Ron DeSantis’ baseless theory that the government wants to control people’s purchases By Louis Jacobson• April 12, 2023 PolitiFact and Florida NBC and Telemundo stations announce bilingual fact-checking partnership By PolitiFact Staff • May 25, 2023 From farming to doomsday prepping: How one YouTube channel changed to fuel misinformation By Madison Czopek• September 5, 2023 Amid images and news of actual war, false and misleading claims about Israel-Hamas thrive By Sara Swann• October 11, 2023 Here’s why social media panic over digital currency is overblown By Jeff Cercone• April 17, 2023
