1 People 20936 Fact-checks 6498 Articles People (1) Friends of Voter Owned Elections Fact-checks (20936) Breitbart stated on June 14, 2015 in an article on the Breitbart website: Says the California flag was supposed to be a pear, not a bear. By Jon Greenberg• June 18, 2015 Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2023 in a Facebook post: A fact-check proves Michelle Obama is “a he.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 3, 2023 Sean Duffy stated on October 27, 2016 in an interview on CNN: "One of George Soros' companies has provided some of the (voting) machines" for some states. By Jon Greenberg• October 31, 2016 Viral image stated on October 17, 2022 in an Instagram post: It’s impossible for colloidal silver to turn you blue. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 21, 2022 Facebook posts stated on April 03, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Pete Buttigieg’s dog and pony show. He gets out of [the] car to ride his bike a few feet, pretending to save energy.” By Gabrielle Settles• April 6, 2021 Viral image stated on June 07, 2019 in a Facebook post: "FactCheck.org exposed Snopes.com as an extremely liberal propaganda site with an agenda to discredit anything that appears to be conservative." By Ciara O'Rourke• June 19, 2019 Facebook posts stated on June 02, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says photo shows that Chick-fil-A distributed “Back the Blue” T-shirts to employees in response to recent protests over police brutality. By Samantha Putterman• June 11, 2020 Facebook posts stated on May 12, 2022 in a Facebook post: Amazon will ship baby formula to U.S. addresses if you change your preferred country on its website from the U.S. to Canada. By Ciara O'Rourke• May 17, 2022 Viral image stated on June 04, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump is the first sitting U.S. president in 56 years to not attend a wreath-laying ceremony on Veterans Day. By Samantha Putterman• June 10, 2019 Viral image stated on October 14, 2021 in an Instagram post: There will be a “clown purge” on Oct. 30. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 21, 2021 Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2013 in multiple posts: Barack Obama’s Columbia University ID says he was a foreign student and went by "Barry Soetoro." By Clayton Youngman• December 9, 2015 Facebook posts stated on June 03, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Bruno Mars is Michael Jackson’s son. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 7, 2021 Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2016 in a multitude of Facebook posts: "Today President Obama said there will NOT be a National Day of Prayer in May." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 29, 2016 Instagram posts stated on June 12, 2024 in an Instagram post: Ancestry.com proves President Joe Biden “is not real.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 14, 2024 Chain email stated on March 17, 2014 in a chain email: Says President Barack Obama told a room of students, "Children, every time I clap my hands together, a child in America dies from gun violence," and then a child told him he could solve the problem by not clapping any more. By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2014 Viral image stated on July 04, 2024 in a Threads post: A McDonald’s billboard said, “Hey crypto bro’s we are hiring.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 5, 2024 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 Instagram posts stated on January 09, 2025 in an Instagram post: “The LAFD are using women’s handbags to hold water to put out fires.” By Marta Campabadal Graus• January 14, 2025 Viral image stated on October 15, 2022 in an Instagram post: Photo shows a taxi driver in New York City who “drives around taking people to kill.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 19, 2022 Viral image stated on October 27, 2024 in a Facebook post: A photo shows actor Keanu Reeves holding an anti-Trump shirt. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 5, 2024 Articles (6498) Chain emails claim this picture's 'worth $678 million' By Sue Owen• January 6, 2014 'Teabagger' group distorts Ted Cruz and others with images and fake quotations By Keely Herring• June 11, 2015 'Teabagger' group makes splash with fake-quote memes By Keely Herring• May 28, 2015 Elon Musk calls for accountability in media, donates to PolitiFact By Josie Hollingsworth• May 24, 2018 Looking at claims Kamala Harris is the descendant of a slave owner By Ciara O'Rourke• August 14, 2020 Fact-checking the integrity of the vote in 2016 By Jon Greenberg• December 17, 2016 Obama used a Koran? No, he didn't By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 20, 2007 Fake 'Arizona border raid' a lie that won't die By Becky Bowers• April 10, 2012 Donald Trump says he spent a lot time with 9/11 responders. Here are the facts By Amy Sherman• July 30, 2019 Debunked: Texas prisoner-cannibal didn’t request child for last meal By W. Gardner Selby• October 27, 2014 From 2014 satire to AI posts: How a baseless rumor about Jennifer Aniston and Obama gained traction By Loreben Tuquero• February 5, 2025 The mistakes of summer By Bill Adair• August 24, 2008 Hoaxes, fake news about the Las Vegas massacre By Louis Jacobson, Emily Tanaka, Miriam Valverde• October 2, 2017 We started fact-checking in partnership with Facebook a year ago today. Here's what we've learned By Aaron Sharockman• December 15, 2017 When Internet satire gets passed off as "truth" By Louis Jacobson• November 12, 2013 Fact-checking an immigration meme that's been circulating for more than a decade By Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• July 5, 2018 7 steps to better fact-checking By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 20, 2014 There’s no evidence that the Clintons were involved in Jeffrey Epstein’s death By Daniel Funke• August 12, 2019 New information doesn't fix Donald Trump's 9/11 claim By Lauren Carroll• December 2, 2015 Ask PolitiFact: Are you sure Donald Trump didn’t call the coronavirus a hoax? By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 8, 2020
Breitbart stated on June 14, 2015 in an article on the Breitbart website: Says the California flag was supposed to be a pear, not a bear. By Jon Greenberg• June 18, 2015 Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2023 in a Facebook post: A fact-check proves Michelle Obama is “a he.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 3, 2023 Sean Duffy stated on October 27, 2016 in an interview on CNN: "One of George Soros' companies has provided some of the (voting) machines" for some states. By Jon Greenberg• October 31, 2016 Viral image stated on October 17, 2022 in an Instagram post: It’s impossible for colloidal silver to turn you blue. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 21, 2022 Facebook posts stated on April 03, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Pete Buttigieg’s dog and pony show. He gets out of [the] car to ride his bike a few feet, pretending to save energy.” By Gabrielle Settles• April 6, 2021 Viral image stated on June 07, 2019 in a Facebook post: "FactCheck.org exposed Snopes.com as an extremely liberal propaganda site with an agenda to discredit anything that appears to be conservative." By Ciara O'Rourke• June 19, 2019 Facebook posts stated on June 02, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says photo shows that Chick-fil-A distributed “Back the Blue” T-shirts to employees in response to recent protests over police brutality. By Samantha Putterman• June 11, 2020 Facebook posts stated on May 12, 2022 in a Facebook post: Amazon will ship baby formula to U.S. addresses if you change your preferred country on its website from the U.S. to Canada. By Ciara O'Rourke• May 17, 2022 Viral image stated on June 04, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump is the first sitting U.S. president in 56 years to not attend a wreath-laying ceremony on Veterans Day. By Samantha Putterman• June 10, 2019 Viral image stated on October 14, 2021 in an Instagram post: There will be a “clown purge” on Oct. 30. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 21, 2021 Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2013 in multiple posts: Barack Obama’s Columbia University ID says he was a foreign student and went by "Barry Soetoro." By Clayton Youngman• December 9, 2015 Facebook posts stated on June 03, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Bruno Mars is Michael Jackson’s son. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 7, 2021 Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2016 in a multitude of Facebook posts: "Today President Obama said there will NOT be a National Day of Prayer in May." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 29, 2016 Instagram posts stated on June 12, 2024 in an Instagram post: Ancestry.com proves President Joe Biden “is not real.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 14, 2024 Chain email stated on March 17, 2014 in a chain email: Says President Barack Obama told a room of students, "Children, every time I clap my hands together, a child in America dies from gun violence," and then a child told him he could solve the problem by not clapping any more. By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2014 Viral image stated on July 04, 2024 in a Threads post: A McDonald’s billboard said, “Hey crypto bro’s we are hiring.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 5, 2024 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 Instagram posts stated on January 09, 2025 in an Instagram post: “The LAFD are using women’s handbags to hold water to put out fires.” By Marta Campabadal Graus• January 14, 2025 Viral image stated on October 15, 2022 in an Instagram post: Photo shows a taxi driver in New York City who “drives around taking people to kill.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 19, 2022 Viral image stated on October 27, 2024 in a Facebook post: A photo shows actor Keanu Reeves holding an anti-Trump shirt. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 5, 2024
Chain emails claim this picture's 'worth $678 million' By Sue Owen• January 6, 2014 'Teabagger' group distorts Ted Cruz and others with images and fake quotations By Keely Herring• June 11, 2015 'Teabagger' group makes splash with fake-quote memes By Keely Herring• May 28, 2015 Elon Musk calls for accountability in media, donates to PolitiFact By Josie Hollingsworth• May 24, 2018 Looking at claims Kamala Harris is the descendant of a slave owner By Ciara O'Rourke• August 14, 2020 Fact-checking the integrity of the vote in 2016 By Jon Greenberg• December 17, 2016 Obama used a Koran? No, he didn't By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 20, 2007 Fake 'Arizona border raid' a lie that won't die By Becky Bowers• April 10, 2012 Donald Trump says he spent a lot time with 9/11 responders. Here are the facts By Amy Sherman• July 30, 2019 Debunked: Texas prisoner-cannibal didn’t request child for last meal By W. Gardner Selby• October 27, 2014 From 2014 satire to AI posts: How a baseless rumor about Jennifer Aniston and Obama gained traction By Loreben Tuquero• February 5, 2025 The mistakes of summer By Bill Adair• August 24, 2008 Hoaxes, fake news about the Las Vegas massacre By Louis Jacobson, Emily Tanaka, Miriam Valverde• October 2, 2017 We started fact-checking in partnership with Facebook a year ago today. Here's what we've learned By Aaron Sharockman• December 15, 2017 When Internet satire gets passed off as "truth" By Louis Jacobson• November 12, 2013 Fact-checking an immigration meme that's been circulating for more than a decade By Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• July 5, 2018 7 steps to better fact-checking By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 20, 2014 There’s no evidence that the Clintons were involved in Jeffrey Epstein’s death By Daniel Funke• August 12, 2019 New information doesn't fix Donald Trump's 9/11 claim By Lauren Carroll• December 2, 2015 Ask PolitiFact: Are you sure Donald Trump didn’t call the coronavirus a hoax? By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 8, 2020
