Category: Fact Check
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Fact Check: Hunter Biden has been indicted twice, but he has not been sentenced to prison
Some social media users claim that Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden’s son, has been sentenced to prison. But that’s not so. A photo in a… Read More
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Fact Check: Elon Musk has not invented an energy-saving device that reduces power bills
Entrepreneur Elon Musk is known for leading innovating companies such as SpaceX and Tesla. But Facebook posts claiming he has a new invention that will… Read More
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Posts Use Transposed Mugshot of Epstein to Target Kamala Harris
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take A federal judge has ordered the release of documents that will identify scores… Read More
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Fact Check: No, migrants aren’t being given US passports when they enter the country
In the United States, people can obtain a U.S. passport if they were born here or after going through the legal immigration process to become… Read More
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Fact Check: No, this video doesn’t show Trump promoting $6,400 spending cards
Ahead of the 2024 election, social media users are claiming that former President Donald Trump is giving out thousands of dollars to Americans. A Dec.… Read More
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The Whoppers of 2023
Summary Another year of fact-checking is nearly done, which means it’s time for our review of the biggest whoppers we’ve written about over the last… Read More
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Fact Check: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sued PolitiFact’s owner in 2020 over flu vaccine fact-check
PolitiFact has a backstory with the recipient of our 2023 Lie of the Year recipient, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. In August 2020, Kennedy’s Children’s Health… Read More
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Fact Check: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign of conspiracy theories: PolitiFact’s 2023 Lie of the Year
As pundits and politicos spar over whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign will factor into the outcome of the 2024 election, one thing is… Read More
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Fact Check: Ve los reportes de PolitiFact en Español en estaciones de Telemundo en Florida
PolitiFact en 2023 se alió con estaciones de Telemundo en Florida para compartir nuestras verificaciones con el público de la reconocida cadena de televisión hispanohablante.… Read More
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Fact Check: Edited images falsely depict Donald Trump talking about deadly Panera Bread lemonade
Former President Donald Trump did not talk about deadly Panera Bread lemonade in an Iowa speech, although images with fabricated captions appear to show that… Read More