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Tom Kertscher is a contributing writer for PolitiFact. Previously, he was a fact-checker for PolitiFact Wisconsin.

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Facebook posts
stated on March 28, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Images show a great white shark on the beach in North Carolina.

By Tom Kertscher • March 29, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on March 22, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Climate change is caused by corporations using "weather modification patents.”

By Tom Kertscher • March 29, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on March 23, 2023 in a Facebook post:

“Trump just shared a bombshell letter from Stormy Daniels debunking DA Bragg's case.”

By Tom Kertscher • March 27, 2023
Joe Biden
stated on March 13, 2023 in an executive action:

On drilling on federal lands.

By Tom Kertscher • March 15, 2023
Washington Free Beacon
stated on February 2, 2023 in a tweet:

"The Biden administration is floating a new” climate strategy: Don't leave your house."

By Tom Kertscher • March 8, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on February 26, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Rifles “were involved in 297 deaths” in the U.S. in 2022 and “constipation killed 2,167.”

By Tom Kertscher • February 28, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on February 8, 2023 in a Facebook post:

The dog dewormer fenbendazole can cure cancer in humans.

By Tom Kertscher • February 20, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on February 7, 2023 in a post on Facebook:

"In the month since Republicans took the House majority," they are trying to "impose a 30% tax on everything."

By Tom Kertscher • February 10, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on February 6, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Earthquake in Turkey and Syria is "a systemic attack against Kurdish people."

By Tom Kertscher • February 9, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on January 25, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Wind farm construction is a possible cause of dead whales washing ashore in New Jersey.

By Tom Kertscher • February 8, 2023