# claims

text: Says Donald Trump “proposes cutting a half a billion dollars of local police support.”
claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2020-08-23T00:00:00Z
title: Biden says Trump wants to cut local law enforcement aid. That’s correct
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/25/joe-biden/biden-says-trump-wants-cut-local-law-enforcement-a/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-08-21T00:00:00Z
title: No, this isn’t a real chyron about ‘gay hypnosis’ on Tucker Carlson’s show
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
An image shows a chyron on Tucker Carlson’s show that said “straight men turning homo after ‘gay hypnosis.’”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/aug/24/viral-image/no-isnt-real-chyron-about-gay-hypnosis-tucker-carl/


claimant: Tim O'Brien
claim_date: 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z
title: Bloomberg adviser slams Bernie Sanders’ decades-old writings about sex, cancer
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Bernie Sanders has said “things like women get cancer from having too many orgasms, or toddlers should run around naked and touch each others' genitals to insulate themselves from porn … He's written about women's rape fantasies."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/26/tim-obrien/bloomberg-adviser-slams-bernie-sanders-decades-old/


claimant: Arlen Parsa
claim_date: 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Thirty-four of the 47 men depicted in the famous "Declaration of Independence" painting were slaveholders.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/sep/10/arlen-parsa/evidence-shows-most-47-men-famous-declaration-inde/

title:
Evidence shows most of the 47 men in famous 'Declaration of Independence' painting were slaveholders


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-10-27T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump says NYSE opened a day after 9/11. It didn't
review_date: 2018-10-31T14:06:20Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says he didn't cancel a political rally because after Sept. 11, "the New York Stock Exchange was open the following day."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/oct/29/donald-trump/donald-trump-says-nyse-opened-day-after-911-it-did/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2021-02-28T00:00:00Z
title: In CPAC return, Trump falsely claims Biden halted ‘all deportations’
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Joe Biden “has effectively ordered a shutdown of ICE, halting virtually all deportations, everyone, murderers, everybody, no more.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/01/donald-trump/cpac-return-trump-falsely-claims-biden-halted-all-/


text: "Fall River, Massachusetts was not 'built by immigrants.' "
claimant: Breitbart
claim_date: 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z
title: Following Joe Kennedy's speech, Breitbart says Fall River, Mass. not built by immigrants
review_date: 2018-02-01T17:16:37Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/feb/01/breitbart/following-joe-kennedys-speech-breitbart-says-fall-/


claimant: "Hamilton"
claim_date: 2015-01-20T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/jul/01/fact-checking-hamilton-musical/
title: Fact-checking ‘Hamilton’ the musical
review_date: 2020-07-01T21:47:26Z
textual_rating: Not those three men
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr and James Madison confronted Alexander Hamilton over the Reynolds scandal.


text: On whether the federal government should set a minimum wage.
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2016-07-27T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump gets a Full Flop for stance on minimum wage
review_date: 2016-07-29T01:09:40Z
textual_rating: Full flop
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jul/28/donald-trump/donald-trump-gets-full-flop-stance-minimum-wage/


claimant: Tweets
claim_date: 2021-10-27T00:00:00Z
title: No, Marjorie Taylor Greene didn’t tweet about ‘flimsy circumstantial evidence’ related to Jan. 6
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Marjorie Taylor Greene tweeted: “People can’t really be convicted on such flimsy circumstantial evidence as ‘having a similar gait’ or ‘owning the identical shoes’ or ‘being in DC and not having any alibi for that time’ can they?! I don’t recognize this America.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/28/tweets/no-marjorie-taylor-greene-didnt-post-tweet-about-f/


claimant: Karen Handel
claim_date: 2017-03-21T00:00:00Z
title: Karen Handel makes dicey balanced budget claim in Georgia race to replace Tom Price
review_date: 2017-04-14T17:59:56Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"As chairman of the Fulton board of commissioners, I turned a $100 million deficit into a balanced budget."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/apr/14/karen-handel/karen-handels-dicey-balanced-budget-claim/


claimant: Anthony Scaramucci
claim_date: 2019-05-11T00:00:00Z
title: The Mooch misstates China’s WTO misbehavior
review_date: 2019-05-15T21:08:14Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
China’s developing country status in the World Trade Organization "means they can tariff and embargo."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/may/15/anthony-scaramucci/mooch-missteps-chinas-wto-misbehavior/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-12-09T00:00:00Z
title: No, chip on COVID-19 vaccine syringes would not be injected or track people
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
An optional microchip for COVID-19 vaccines “would give officials information on who has and has not been vaccinated” and “tracks the location of the patient.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/dec/15/facebook-posts/no-chip-covid-19-vaccine-syringes-would-not-be-inj/


text: Says the California congressional district he represents "has a higher GDP than Russia."
claimant: Ro Khanna
claim_date: 2019-12-20T00:00:00Z
title: Congressman says his Silicon Valley district has higher GDP than Russia. Wrong
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/dec/20/ro-khanna/does-ro-khannas-district-have-bigger-gdp-russia-no/


text: President Joe Biden is going to trial for “treason,” “sedition” and “crimes against humanity.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-08-28T00:00:00Z
title: No, President Joe Biden isn’t facing trial for treason, sedition and other crimes
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/30/facebook-posts/no-president-joe-biden-isnt-facing-trial-for-treas/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-03-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking whether Biden called Trump ‘xenophobic’ for restrictions on travel from China
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Speaking of his restriction on travel from China, “I had (Joe) Biden calling me xenophobic. … He called me a racist, because of the fact that he felt it was a racist thing to stop people from China coming in.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/27/donald-trump/fact-checking-whether-biden-called-trump-xenophobi/


claimant: Chris Taylor
claim_date: 2017-10-04T00:00:00Z
title: In the wake of Las Vegas, lawmaker says a Wisconsin bill would let everyone carry concealed weapons
review_date: 2017-10-06T18:11:39Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
In Wisconsin, "we have a bill that would allow hidden, deadly weapons -- every single person to carry one -- no training, no background check, even around schools."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/oct/06/chris-taylor/wake-las-vegas-lawmaker-says-wisconsin-bill-would-/


text: Says Donald Trump "thinks stop-and-frisk is fine."
claimant: Gwen Moore
claim_date: 2016-11-18T00:00:00Z
title: U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore says Donald Trump 'thinks stop-and-frisk is fine'
review_date: 2016-12-09T16:53:30Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/dec/09/gwen-moore/us-rep-gwen-moore-d-milwaukee-says-donald-trump-th/


text: "We're flying 1987 planes with 1987 technology."
claimant: Sean Duffy
claim_date: 2017-07-20T00:00:00Z
title: Testing Sean Duffy claim that 'We're flying 1987 planes with 1987 technology'
review_date: 2017-09-06T17:39:20Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/sep/06/sean-duffy/testing-sean-duffy-claim-were-flying-1987-planes-1/


text: Tariffs are "paid for mostly by China, by the way, not by us."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2019-05-09T00:00:00Z
title: Who pays for US tariffs on Chinese goods? You do
review_date: 2019-05-14T15:26:19Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/may/14/donald-trump/does-china-mostly-pay-us-tariffs-rather-us-consume/


claimant: Instagram post
claim_date: 2023-08-29T00:00:00Z
title: Justin Trudeau didn’t announce that the government is passing a ‘Digital Existence Act’
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the government is passing the “Digital Existence Act” in response to the new COVID-19 variant.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/31/instagram-posts/justin-trudeau-didnt-announce-that-the-government/


claimant: Instagram post
claim_date: 2020-09-22T00:00:00Z
title: No, Biden wasn’t reading pre-written response to question in Telemundo interview
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
A clip of Joe Biden shows him reading a response to an interview question from a teleprompter, saying “I lost that line.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/sep/23/instagram-posts/no-biden-wasnt-reading-pre-written-response-questi/


claimant: Reince Priebus
claim_date: 2016-07-17T00:00:00Z
title: Priebus wrongly says no Bush attended 2012 RNC
review_date: 2016-07-17T20:31:22Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says no one from the Bush family attended the 2012 Republican National Convention and "there was no President Bush" at the 2008 convention.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jul/17/reince-priebus/priebus-wrongly-says-no-bush-attended-2012-rnc/


claimant: Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs
claim_date: 2017-10-05T00:00:00Z
title: Is Oklahoma spending more than ever? Only if you ignore inflation
review_date: 2017-10-17T15:25:54Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"State government spending is at an all-time high. The state is on track to spend more in this fiscal year — more than $17.9 billion — than at any time in state history."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/oct/17/oklahoma-council-public-affairs/oklahoma-spending-more-ever-only-if-you-ignore-inf/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2019-10-02T00:00:00Z
title: No evidence 449,000 noncitizens were registered to vote in California
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"449,000 Californians turned down jury duty because they were not citizens… but they were registered voters."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/nov/11/viral-image/no-evidence-449000-noncitizens-were-registered-vot/


text: "North Carolina's teacher income is rising faster than any other state."
claimant: Tim Moore
claim_date: 2017-02-20T00:00:00Z
title: North Carolina Republican leader claims credit for the nation's best teacher pay raises
review_date: 2017-03-03T17:15:37Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/feb/28/tim-moore/north-carolina-republican-leader-claims-credit-nat/


claimant: Ron DeSantis
claim_date: 2022-02-07T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking Ron DeSantis’ claim that a U.S. process doesn't vet immigrants
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says the Biden administration’s Unaccompanied Alien Children process has “no vetting, no transparency.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/feb/18/ron-desantis/fact-checking-ron-desantis-claim-us-process-smuggl/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-09-13T00:00:00Z
title: No, AOC didn’t pay for her Met Gala ticket or dress
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spent $30,000 to attend the Met Gala and “God knows how much on that dress.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/sep/16/viral-image/no-aoc-didnt-pay-her-met-gala-ticket-or-dress/


text: Kamala Harris said looters are just feeding their hungry kids.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-10-28T00:00:00Z
title: Kamala Harris has condemned looting
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/oct/29/facebook-posts/kamala-harris-has-condemned-looting/


text: A video shows a dog trying to reach her puppies after the Turkey-Syria earthquake.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2023-02-08T00:00:00Z
title: Puppy rescue filmed in India in 2019, not in Turkey or Syria after the recent earthquake
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/10/viral-image/puppy-rescue-filmed-india-2019-not-turkey-or-syria/


claimant: Mike Pence
claim_date: 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z
title: Pence falsely says Clinton didn't 'send help' during Benghazi attack
review_date: 2016-07-14T21:57:23Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Hillary Clinton "took 13 hours to send help to Americans under fire" during the terrorist attack in Benghazi.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jul/14/mike-pence/pence-falsely-says-clinton-didnt-send-help-during-/


text: “Illegal aliens will receive $1,400 stimulus checks.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z
title: Most immigrants in US illegally aren't eligible for direct $1,400 stimulus checks
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/12/facebook-posts/most-immigrants-us-illegally-not-eligible-direct-1/


claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2020-10-07T00:00:00Z
title: No, video of Harris from 2019 doesn’t prove she lied about fracking in VP debate
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Video from 2019 shows Kamala Harris “caught in a major lie” about fracking during the 2020 vice presidential debate.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/oct/12/blog-posting/no-video-harris-2019-doesnt-prove-she-lied-about-f/


claimant: Instagram Post
claim_date: 2022-10-27T00:00:00Z
title: No, PayPal isn’t fining users $2,500 for spreading misinformation
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"PayPal has reinstated its policy to fine users $2,500 directly from their accounts if they spread 'misinformation.'"

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/nov/02/instagram-posts/no-paypal-isnt-fining-users-2500-for-spreading-mis/


claimant: Republican National Committee
claim_date: 2016-07-25T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2016/jul/25/fact-checking-opening-night-democratic-national-co/
title: Fact-checking the first night of the Democratic convention in Philadelphia
review_date: 2016-07-26T04:49:53Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Speakers at the Democratic National Convention made "zero mentions of the global terrorist threat posed by ISIS."


claimant: Republican National Committee
claim_date: 2016-07-25T00:00:00Z
title: RNC is right that no Democratic speaker mentioned ISIS on convention's first night
review_date: 2016-07-26T04:49:53Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Speakers at the Democratic National Convention made "zero mentions of the global terrorist threat posed by ISIS."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jul/26/republican-national-committee-republican/rnc-right-no-democratic-speaker-mentioned-isis-con/


text: Certain states are banning the sale of alcohol.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-03-30T00:00:00Z
title: No, states like Illinois and California aren’t banning alcohol sales
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/30/facebook-posts/no-states-illinois-and-california-arent-banning-al/


text: "‘He’s low risk,’ said Obama before freeing ISIS leader al Baghdadi."
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z
title: Spam news site circulates hoax linking Obama to former ISIS leader’s release
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jan/16/blog-posting/spam-news-site-circulates-hoax-linking-obama-forme/


text: Says #MeToo movement sign suggested assaulting First Lady Melania Trump.
claimant: Joshua Feuerstein
claim_date: 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z
title: #MeToo protester not pictured in 2016 photo of disturbing sign
review_date: 2018-10-11T17:18:32Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/oct/11/joshua-feuerstein/metoo-protester-not-pictured-2016-photo-disturbing/


text: In the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, “the perps were ANTIFA and BLM anarchists.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-10-17T00:00:00Z
title: Looking at the ideologies of the Whitmer kidnapping plot suspects
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/oct/21/viral-image/looking-ideologies-whitmer-kidnapping-plot-suspect/


text: "Breaking news — US Supreme Court has canceled universal vaccination in the United States."
claimant: Instagram post
claim_date: 2021-09-27T00:00:00Z
title: The US Supreme Court hasn’t ruled against the COVID-19 vaccines or mandatory vaccinations
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/sep/28/instagram-posts/us-supreme-court-hasnt-ruled-against-covid-19-vacc/


claimant: Kathleen Sebelius
claim_date: 2017-03-12T00:00:00Z
title: Florida Blue ended 2016 with 1 million members in Obamacare marketplace, Sebelius says
review_date: 2017-03-16T11:42:51Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Blue Cross Blue Shield ended "2016 open enrollment with 1 million members in the Florida marketplace."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/mar/15/kathleen-sebelius/florida-blue-ended-2016-1-million-members-obamacar/


text: The Anti-Defamation League classified “Let’s go Brandon” as hate speech.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-10-26T00:00:00Z
title: No, the ADL didn’t classify this anti-Biden slogan as hate speech
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/28/viral-image/no-adl-didnt-classify-anti-biden-slogan-hate-speec/


claimant: AFSCME
claim_date: 2016-08-10T00:00:00Z
title: Union-backed ad repeats inaccurate claim that Joe Heck wants to privatize Social Security
review_date: 2016-08-15T16:54:37Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"In Washington, Congressman Joe Heck supports privatizing (Social Security), turning our savings over to Wall Street and risking it on the stock market."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/aug/15/afscme/union-backed-ad-repeats-inaccurate-claim-joe-heck-/


text: "Ukraine was the No. 1 donor to Hillary Clinton when she was running for president.”
claimant: Marjorie Taylor Greene
claim_date: 2022-02-19T00:00:00Z
title: Marjorie Taylor Greene falsely claims Ukraine was ‘No. 1 donor’ to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/feb/22/marjorie-taylor-greene/marjorie-taylor-greene-falsely-claims-ukraine-was-/


text: Chick-fil-A “just hired a VP of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.”
claimant: Tweet
claim_date: 2023-05-29T00:00:00Z
title: Chick-fil-A did not ‘just hire’ a vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/may/31/tweets/chick-fil-a-did-not-just-hire-a-vice-president-of/


text: Says Mike Pence changed “his Twitter banner photo to Biden and Harris.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-01-06T00:00:00Z
title: No, Pence didn’t change his Twitter photo to an image of Biden and Harris
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/11/viral-image/no-pence-didnt-change-his-twitter-photo-image-bide/


claimant: Lara Logan
claim_date: 2021-02-19T00:00:00Z
title: Fox Nation host’s unsupported claim that helicopters sprayed oil on frozen Texas wind turbines
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"The reality" in Texas is that "you’re flying helicopters, using fossil fuels, to put oil on wind turbines to defrost them.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/feb/24/lara-logan/fox-nation-hosts-unsupported-claim-helicopters-spr/


text: A photo of Ukrainians with paintball guns proves the war is staged.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-05-16T00:00:00Z
title: No, this photo of Ukrainians training for combat doesn’t prove the war is fake
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/may/19/viral-image/no-photo-ukrainians-training-combat-doesnt-prove-w/


text: “SpongeBob’s license address is Jeffrey Epstein’s private island!”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-07-22T00:00:00Z
title: No, Jeffrey Epstein didn’t share an address with SpongeBob SquarePants
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jul/30/viral-image/no-jeffrey-epstein-didnt-share-address-spongebob-s/


claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2023-03-23T00:00:00Z
title: Grindr didn’t threaten to identify Republican politicians who use its app
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“The gay dating app Grindr says if Florida doesn’t stop passing homophobic and transphobic laws, they’ll reveal every Republican legislator and party official who secretly uses the app.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/28/instagram-posts/grindr-didnt-threaten-to-identify-republican-polit/


text: White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was involved in a covered-up DUI accident.
claimant: Tweets
claim_date: 2023-03-26T00:00:00Z
title: No evidence White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was involved in a drunken driving crash
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/apr/05/tweets/no-evidence-white-house-press-secretary-karine-jea/


text: Birth control pioneer Margaret Sanger "believed that people like me should be eliminated."
claimant: Ben Carson
claim_date: 2015-09-30T00:00:00Z
title: Did Margaret Sanger believe African-Americans "should be eliminated"?
review_date: 2017-04-11T17:54:02Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2015/oct/05/ben-carson/did-margaret-sanger-believe-african-americans-shou/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-11-29T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/nov/30/fact-checking-trumps-whopper-laden-interview-maria/
title: Fact-checking Trump’s whopper-laden interview with Maria Bartiromo
review_date: 2020-11-30T22:52:33Z
textual_rating: No proof of vote shifting
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"We have affidavits from many people talking about what went on with machines. They had glitches. …. we had glitches where they moved thousands of votes from my account to Biden's account."


text: Says “the feds closed the courtroom” when El Chapo started naming Democrats he paid off.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-05-11T00:00:00Z
title: No, El Chapo didn’t testify that he paid off Democrats
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/19/facebook-posts/no-el-chapo-didnt-testify-he-paid-democrats/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2022-10-28T00:00:00Z
title: Trump falsely said Democrats are playing ‘games’ with ‘unverified’ ballots in Pennsylvania
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Over 240,000 'unverified' ballots have already been sent out in Pennsylvania, a total mess. The Democrats are playing games again.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/nov/03/donald-trump/trump-falsely-said-democrats-are-playing-games-wit/


text: Cash App founder Bob Lee’s death is connected to FedNow.
claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2023-04-06T00:00:00Z
title: There’s no evidence Cash App founder Bob Lee was murdered by the federal government
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/apr/14/instagram-posts/theres-no-evidence-cash-app-founder-bob-lee-was-mu/


claimant: Bernie Sanders
claim_date: 2016-05-04T00:00:00Z
title: Bernie Sanders says minimum wage hike to $15 would reduce federal assistance by $7.6 billion a year
review_date: 2016-05-05T15:36:38Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Increasing the min. wage to $15 an hour would reduce spending on food stamps, public housing and other programs by over $7.6 billion a year."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/may/05/bernie-sanders/bernie-sanders-says-minimum-wage-hike-15-would-red/


text: "We have more illegal immigrants here" than we did five years ago.
claimant: Marco Rubio
claim_date: 2016-01-31T00:00:00Z
title: Marco Rubio incorrectly says illegal immigrant population is higher than 5 years ago
review_date: 2016-06-23T18:12:57Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jan/31/marco-rubio/marco-rubio-incorrectly-says-illegal-immigrant-pop/


claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2017-06-28T00:00:00Z
title: $13 million in crops rotted in Calif. because no one wanted to pick them?
review_date: 2017-07-24T18:05:39Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Over $13 million worth of crops have ROTTED in California, all because no one is willing to work jobs vacated by migrants."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jul/24/blog-posting/13-million-crops-rotted-calif-because-no-one-wante/


text: Photo shows R. Kelly being released from prison in 2021.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-06-02T00:00:00Z
title: An old photo of R. Kelly leaving jail is being shared online but the singer is still in custody
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jun/04/viral-image/old-photo-r-kelly-leaving-jail-being-shared-online/


claimant: Tucker Carlson
claim_date: 2023-04-25T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/apr/25/here-are-falsehoods-we-found-in-tucker-carlsons-fi/
title: Here are falsehoods we found in Tucker Carlson’s final Fox show
review_date: 2023-04-25T23:24:54Z
textual_rating: Wrongly targets Biden
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"The only job training program this administration has gotten behind in two and a half years is getting Black people to sell more weed in the cities. Literally! We’re legalizing weed, and we’re going to make sure the weed dispensaries have African American owners."


text: Donald Trump and Mike Pence want to gamble with your retirement benefits in the stock market
claimant: Harry Reid
claim_date: 2016-07-27T00:00:00Z
title: Harry Reid says Trump, Pence want to 'gamble' with Americans' retirement benefits
review_date: 2016-07-28T00:05:12Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jul/27/harry-reid/harry-reid-says-trump-pence-want-gamble-americans-/


claimant: ClearPath Action Fund
claim_date: 2016-09-28T00:00:00Z
title: Super PAC yanks ad about Portman's climate change views
review_date: 2016-10-10T19:55:02Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Rob Portman voted for the bipartisan bill to affirm climate change is real, humans significantly contribute to it and it needs to be addressed."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/oct/10/clearpath-action-fund/response-politifact-ohio-super-pac-takes-down-its-/


text: "Half of the American women who are murdered are killed by their intimate partners."
claimant: Andrew Cuomo
claim_date: 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z
title: Half of female homicides in the U.S. involve an intimate partner
review_date: 2018-03-16T15:31:52Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/mar/16/andrew-cuomo/half-female-homicides-us-involve-intimate-partner/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-02-08T00:00:00Z
title: Photo doesn’t show a deputy U.S. marshal behind President Joe Biden at the State of the Union
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
A photo shows a deputy U.S. marshal “keeping a close eye” on President Joe Biden at the State of the Union address on Feb. 7.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/10/facebook-posts/photo-doesnt-show-a-deputy-us-marshal-behind-presi/


claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2020-03-27T00:00:00Z
title: What’s true, what’s not in Biden’s attacks on Trump and getting experts in China amid coronavirus
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“There was no effort” to get American experts into China after it announced the coronavirus, and “we had one person in-country (and Trump) pulled him out of the country.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/03/joe-biden/whats-true-whats-not-bidens-attacks-trump-and-gett/


text: A video shows Joe Biden speaking slowly and slurring on the Fourth of July.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-07-04T00:00:00Z
title: Video of Joe Biden slowed down his speech
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jul/07/viral-image/video-joe-biden-slowed-down-his-speech/


text: Says Kamala Harris said only vaccinated people are hospitalized and dying from COVID-19.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-11-09T00:00:00Z
title: Altered video changes Kamala Harris’ comments about who’s dying from COVID-19
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/nov/17/viral-image/altered-video-changes-kamala-harris-comments-about/


text: "Chinese restaurant in Coral Springs, Fla., busted for selling dog meat to VIP customers."
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2016-12-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fake news: There's no Chinese restaurant selling dog meat in Coral Springs, Fla.
review_date: 2017-01-11T21:17:39Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jan/11/blog-posting/fake-news-theres-no-chinese-restaurant-selling-dog/


text: Nancy Pelosi’s son served on the Burisma board with Hunter Biden.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-10-29T00:00:00Z
title: No, Nancy Pelosi’s son didn’t serve on the Burisma board
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/nov/02/facebook-posts/no-nancy-pelosis-son-didnt-serve-burisma-board/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-06-15T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2018/jun/15/fact-checking-donald-trumps-unusual-white-house-la/
title: Fact-checking Donald Trump's interviews with Fox and Friends, reporters on the White House lawn
review_date: 2018-06-15T18:17:43Z
textual_rating: Not the Dems' policy
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“I hate the children being taken away. The Democrats have to change their law. That's their law. … That's the Democrats’ law. We can change it tonight. … The Democrats forced that law upon our nation.”


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-07-07T00:00:00Z
title: No evidence of ‘graphene oxide’ that’s ‘toxic’ in Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is "99% graphene oxide," which is "toxic to the human body and causes a number of problems.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/08/facebook-posts/no-evidence-graphene-oxide-s-toxic-pfizer-covid-19/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-03-29T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2018/mar/29/facts-donald-trump-amazon-taxes-usps-retail/
title: The facts behind Trump’s jabs at Amazon on taxes, USPS and lost retail jobs
review_date: 2018-03-29T22:48:54Z
textual_rating: Lacks context
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Amazon pays "little or no taxes to state & local governments, use our Postal System as their Delivery Boy (causing tremendous loss to the U.S.), and are putting many thousands of retailers out of business!"


text: “Today President Obama said there will NOT be a National Day of Prayer in May.”
claimant: Facebook posters
claim_date: 2016-04-26T00:00:00Z
title: Another lie that won't die: The multitudes say Obama has canceled National Day of Prayer
review_date: 2016-07-11T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/apr/29/facebook-posts/another-lie-wont-die-multitudes-say-obama-has-canc/


text: "Why should you get a break for racehorses and not get a break for child care?"
claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2019-06-11T00:00:00Z
title: Joe Biden says there are tax breaks for racehorses, not child care. That’s misleading
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/jun/19/joe-biden/joe-biden-says-there-are-tax-breaks-racehorses-not/


claimant: Chris Christie
claim_date: 2013-01-08T00:00:00Z
title: Chris Christie says current fiscal year income tax receipts higher than projected, before Sandy
review_date: 2016-07-15T15:25:54Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Gross income tax receipts are exceeding the Administration’s projections for this fiscal year prior to Sandy."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2013/jan/17/chris-christie/chris-christie-says-current-fiscal-year-income-tax/


text: “‘Child trafficking camp’ discovered in Arizona.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-12-05T00:00:00Z
title: No, a child trafficking camp wasn’t found in Arizona
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/07/viral-image/no-a-child-trafficking-camp-wasnt-found-in-arizona/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2019-11-21T00:00:00Z
title: No, Chris Wallace didn’t call Donald Trump a bunch of names on Twitter
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Chris Wallace tweeted to Donald Trump, "You’re a fraud. A charlatan. A thug. A loser. A trust fund baby."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/nov/21/viral-image/no-chris-wallace-didnt-call-donald-trump-bunch-nam/


text: “Herd immunity has been reached.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-08-04T00:00:00Z
title: No, the U.S. hasn’t achieved herd immunity from COVID-19
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/07/facebook-posts/no-us-hasnt-achieved-herd-immunity-covid-19/


claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2016-09-13T00:00:00Z
title: That Hillary Clinton 'undercover nurse' story is bogus
review_date: 2016-09-13T22:13:59Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Hillary Clinton had an "undercover nurse" with her at the Sept. 11 memorial ceremony in New York.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/sep/13/blog-posting/hillary-clinton-undercover-nurse-story-bogus/


claimant: Greg Gianforte's campaign
claim_date: 2017-05-24T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2017/may/25/parsing-statement-montana-politician-who-allegedly/
title: Fact-checking Montana politician Greg Gianforte's account of clash with Guardian reporter
review_date: 2017-05-25T20:00:10Z
textual_rating: No evidence
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Guardian reporter "Ben Jacobs was asked to leave. After asking Jacobs to lower the recorder, Jacobs declined."


claimant: Rick Scott
claim_date: 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z
title: Florida scores aren’t first: The facts about Rick Scott’s education ad
review_date: 2018-09-26T20:28:59Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Fourth grade reading and math scores, first in the nation. Eighth grade reading, first. High school AP classes and college education, both ranked first in the nation."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/sep/26/rick-scott/florida-aren-first-facts-about-rick-scotts-educati/


text: Hillary Clinton and Ralph Northam “label police as racists.”
claimant: Corey Stewart
claim_date: 2016-07-08T00:00:00Z
title: Corey Stewart misleadingly says Hillary Clinton, Ralph Northam 'label police as racists'
review_date: 2016-07-26T16:46:33Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jul/26/corey-stewart/corey-stewart-wrongly-says-hillary-clinton-ralph-n/


text: Adam Laxalt "supports eliminating Nevada's protections for legal abortions."
claimant: Catherine Cortez Masto
claim_date: 2022-06-14T00:00:00Z
title: Nevada GOP Senate hopeful Adam Laxalt open to tightening abortion restrictions, but not banning it
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jun/23/catherine-cortez-masto/gop-senate-hopeful-adam-laxalt-open-tightening-abo/


claimant: Emily Compagno
claim_date: 2022-07-05T00:00:00Z
title: Pregnant women in Kenya have the right to vote
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
In Kenya, “pregnant women can’t leave the house, so they absolutely have no constructive right to vote.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jul/14/emily-compagno/pregnant-women-kenya-have-right-vote/


text: "The waiting list for Pre-K is over in the House budget."
claimant: David Lewis
claim_date: 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z
title: Thousands more children and families could soon get access to free Pre-K, NC legislator says
review_date: 2017-06-07T15:26:30Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jun/06/david-lewis/thousands-more-children-and-families-could-soon-ge/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-11-25T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump falsely says family separations were Obama policy
review_date: 2018-11-29T19:42:13Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says of immigrant family separations at the border, "we had the exact same policy as the Obama administration."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/nov/29/donald-trump/donald-trump-falsely-says-family-separations-were-/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-10-03T00:00:00Z
title: Trump did not board Marine One with a portable oxygen concentrator
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Donald Trump boarded Marine One "with a portable oxygen concentrator in his pocket with the nasal cannula going up his back, hidden in his hair and tucked under his mask."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/oct/04/facebook-posts/trump-did-not-board-marine-one-portable-oxygen-con/


claimant: Tammy Baldwin
claim_date: 2016-09-19T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2016/oct/03/donald-trump-tax-returns-factsheet/
title: Factsheet: Donald Trump’s tax returns
review_date: 2016-09-28T13:50:06Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says that except for Donald Trump, "every other major party nominee" for the past 40 years has released their tax returns.


claimant: Tammy Baldwin
claim_date: 2016-09-19T00:00:00Z
title: Is Donald Trump the only major-party nominee in 40 years not to release his tax returns?
review_date: 2016-09-28T13:50:06Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says that except for Donald Trump, "every other major party nominee" for the past 40 years has released their tax returns.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/sep/28/tammy-baldwin/donald-trump-only-major-party-nominee-40-years-not/


text: With COVID-19, vaccinated people "are the real threat to" unvaccinated people.
claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2021-10-24T00:00:00Z
title: Key threat to unvaccinated people is other unvaccinated people
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/27/instagram-posts/key-threat-unvaccinated-people-other-unvaccinated-/


text: "On average, one person dies by suicide every 22 hours in West Virginia."
claimant: Shelley Moore Capito
claim_date: 2019-11-08T00:00:00Z
title: Shelley Moore Capito correct on suicides in West Virginia
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/nov/08/shelley-moore-capito/shelley-moore-capito-correct-suicides-west-virgini/


text: Video shows “current weather situation in Karachi.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-06-16T00:00:00Z
title: Video doesn’t show Cyclone Biparjoy battering Karachi
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jun/19/facebook-posts/video-doesnt-show-cyclone-biparjoy-battering-karac/


claimant: Eric Trump
claim_date: 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/26/fact-checking-second-night-2020-rnc/
title: Fact-checking the second night of the 2020 RNC
review_date: 2020-08-26T05:24:10Z
textual_rating: Some elements are true, need clarification
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Biden has pledged to stop border wall construction and give amnesty and health care to all illegal immigrants."


claimant: Erik Paulsen
claim_date: 2018-10-17T00:00:00Z
title: No, Dean Phillips was not involved in a sexual harassment case at one of his companies
review_date: 2018-10-30T17:50:59Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says "sleazy Keith Ellison and shady Dean Phillips both caught up in another sexual harassment scandal" and that Phillips is "charged with ignoring sexual harassment and discrimination at his companies."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/oct/29/erik-paulsen/no-dean-phillips-was-not-involved-sexual-harassmen/


text: Says U.S.-Mexico border has "1 million legal border crossings each and every day."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2016-08-31T00:00:00Z
title: Trump says 1 million legal crossings along U.S.-Mexico border
review_date: 2016-09-14T14:57:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/sep/14/donald-trump/trump-says-1-million-legal-crossings-along-us-mexi/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2019-03-28T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/mar/29/fact-checking-donald-trumps-grand-rapids-rally-aft/
title: Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Grand Rapids rally after the Mueller probe
review_date: 2019-03-29T18:47:55Z
textual_rating: Bad history, fuzzy budget
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“We have some breaking news. … I support the Great Lakes. Always have. They’re beautiful, they’re big, very deep. Record deepness, right? … And I’m going to get, in honor of my friends, full funding of $300 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which you have been trying to get for over 30 years.”


text: "I’m one of the first guys to introduce a climate change bill, way, way back in ‘87."
claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z
title: Was Joe Biden a climate change pioneer in Congress? History says yes
review_date: 2019-05-08T18:36:52Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/may/08/joe-biden/was-joe-biden-climate-change-pioneer-congress-hist/


claimant: Marco Rubio
claim_date: 2022-03-06T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2022/mar/09/us-can-replace-banned-russian-imports-domestic-oil/
title: With time and money, US can replace banned Russian imports with domestic oil
textual_rating: It will take time and money
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“We have more than enough ability in this country to produce enough oil to make up for the percentage that we buy from Russia."


claimant: Mike Pence
claim_date: 2020-08-26T00:00:00Z
title: Pence in RNC speech praises Trump’s COVID-19 ‘seamless’ response, leaves out his state feuds
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“President Trump marshalled the full resources of our federal government from the outset. He directed us to forge a seamless partnership with governors across America in both political parties.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/27/mike-pence/pence-rnc-speech-praises-trumps-covid-19-seamless-/


text: The Pelosis “are refusing to turn over surveillance video of their home.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-10-29T00:00:00Z
title: No, the Pelosis aren’t withholding surveillance video from police
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/oct/31/viral-image/no-the-pelosis-arent-withholding-surveillance-vide/


claimant: Facebook post
claim_date: 2022-02-04T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Binding masks to your face with gauze and wrapping pantyhose around your face and mask are now “suggestions to make your mask more ‘effective.’”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/feb/07/facebook-posts/research-fit-hacks-could-help-improve-future-mask-/

title:
Research into ‘fit hacks’ could help improve future mask design, but recommendations haven’t changed


text: Says Jon Ossoff is “a socialist.”
claimant: David Perdue
claim_date: 2020-11-16T00:00:00Z
title: Ga. Sen. David Perdue’s claim that Jon Ossoff is a socialist is Pants on Fire
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/nov/23/david-perdue/ga-sen-david-perdues-claim-jon-ossoff-socialist-pa/


text: Video shows Tucker Carlson advertising Affordable Care Act subsidies.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-06-19T00:00:00Z
title: Tucker Carlson video about Affordable Care Act subsidies was altered
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jun/22/facebook-posts/tucker-carlson-video-about-affordable-care-act-sub/


text: Video shows Joe Biden has a body double.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-09-06T00:00:00Z
title: No, this video doesn’t prove Biden has a body double
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/sep/07/viral-image/no-video-doesnt-prove-biden-has-body-double/


claimant: Independent Voice for Illinois PAC
claim_date: 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z
title: Anti-Duckworth Super Pac ad goes nuclear on Iran deal
review_date: 2016-10-14T17:33:47Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"...Secret documents reveal that Iran could obtain a nuclear weapon far sooner than we were told. And Tammy Duckworth voted ‘yes’ (on the Iran nuclear deal)."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/aug/23/independent-voice-illinois-pac/anti-duckworth-super-pac-ad-goes-nuclear-iran-deal/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-03-29T00:00:00Z
title: Chloroquine is not banned in Michigan, New York and Nevada
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says the governors of Michigan, New York and Nevada “have issued orders banning the prescription of hydroxychloroquine to patients with COVID-19.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/02/facebook-posts/chloroquine-not-banned-michigan-new-york-and-nevad/


text: "New law (in California) makes it illegal to shower and do laundry on same day"
claimant: Internet Rumors
claim_date: 2018-06-05T00:00:00Z
title: Is it illegal to shower and do laundry on the same day in California?
review_date: 2018-06-07T19:24:02Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jun/07/blog-posting/it-illegal-shower-and-do-laundry-same-day-californ/


claimant: Tammy Baldwin
claim_date: 2017-01-05T00:00:00Z
title: Tammy Baldwin: Federal government prohibited 'from negotiating lower prescription drug prices'
review_date: 2017-01-17T18:23:25Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
The federal government is prohibited "from negotiating lower prescription drug prices for our senior citizens."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jan/17/tammy-baldwin/tammy-baldwin-federal-government-prohibited-negoti/


claimant: Meme
claim_date: 2018-11-29T00:00:00Z
title: No, red trees don't symbolize blood of Jesus and the resurrection
review_date: 2018-12-03T22:26:14Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Red trees are significant to the early Christian church. In eastern Europe, the church would dye the trees red to symbolize the blood of Jesus & the resurrection."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/dec/03/blog-posting/no-red-trees-dont-symbolize-blood-jesus-and-resurr/


text: Wisconsin has “no tracing program going on that we can speak of."
claimant: Scott Fitzgerald
claim_date: 2020-04-26T00:00:00Z
title: Scott Fitzgerald says Wisconsin has no contact tracing program “we can speak of.” Not true.
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/04/scott-fitzgerald/scott-fitzgerald-says-wisconsin-has-no-contact-tra/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2022-10-31T00:00:00Z
title: Trump wrongly says Jimmy Carter said ‘don’t ever use’ mail ballots
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Former President Jimmy Carter said “don’t ever use” mail in ballots because “they can be so easily corrupted.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/nov/04/donald-trump/trump-wrongly-says-jimmy-carter-said-dont-ever-use/


text: "Wisconsin’s economy is in the best shape it’s been since 2000."
claimant: Scott Walker
claim_date: 2017-03-23T00:00:00Z
title: As possible re-election run looms, Scott Walker says Wisconsin economy is best it's been since 2000
review_date: 2017-04-13T21:31:03Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/apr/13/scott-walker/possible-re-election-run-looms-scott-walker-says-w/


text: Says Russian President Vladimir Putin said Pope Francis "is not a man of God."
claimant: Internet rumors
claim_date: 2017-08-05T00:00:00Z
title: Bloggers push fake story that Vladimir Putin said Pope Francis is 'not a man of God'
review_date: 2017-08-08T16:42:10Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/aug/08/blog-posting/vladimir-putin-said-pope-francis-not-man-god-blogg/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump said European nations have not put money into Ukraine. They have put in a lot
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Europe and other nations (need to) contribute to Ukraine. Because they’re not doing it. Just the United States. We’re putting up the bulk of the money."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/sep/25/donald-trump/donald-trump-said-european-nations-have-not-put-mo/


text: Video shows Attorney General Merrick Garland saying, “Wait for revenge.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2022-12-13T00:00:00Z
title: No, Merrick Garland doesn’t tell John Kennedy to ‘wait for revenge’ in this viral Facebook video
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/15/facebook-posts/no-merrick-garland-doesnt-tell-john-kennedy-to-wai/


text: "On three occasions, judges had to stop Jason Kander from manipulating elections."
claimant: Roy Blunt
claim_date: 2016-08-03T00:00:00Z
title: Roy Blunt wrong about Kander manipulating elections
review_date: 2016-11-06T18:04:52Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/nov/06/roy-blunt/roy-blunt-wrong-about-kander-manipulating-election/


text: Says Bernie Sanders “opposed Obamacare, didn't like the fact we didn't push a single-payer option.”
claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2020-02-23T00:00:00Z
title: Joe Biden leaves out key facts in claim that Bernie Sanders opposed Obamacare
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/27/joe-biden/joe-biden-leaves-out-key-facts-claim-bernie-sander/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2019-04-24T00:00:00Z
title: That rumor about Facebook going public with your posts and pictures is old, fake news
review_date: 2019-05-01T17:16:58Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Facebook is now a "public entity" that will be able to "use your photos" and "information" unless you post a statement declining your permission.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/may/01/facebook-posts/rumor-about-facebook-going-public-your-posts-and-p/


text: "California has added twice as many jobs as Florida" over the past year.
claimant: Jerry Brown
claim_date: 2016-04-26T00:00:00Z
title: Jerry Brown’s Half True Claim About California Doubling Florida’s Job Gains
review_date: 2016-05-07T01:34:57Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/may/06/jerry-brown/jerry-browns-mostly-true-claim-about-california-do/


claimant: Nikki Fried
claim_date: 2019-10-29T00:00:00Z
title: In 2019, few Florida felons got their voting rights back through clemency board
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
While previous clemency boards granted restoration of civil rights to thousands of Floridians, "so far this year, under this clemency board, four (felons) have gotten their rights back."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/nov/21/nikki-fried/2019-few-florida-felons-got-their-voting-rights-ba/


text: “The coronavirus is the common cold, folks.”
claimant: Rush Limbaugh
claim_date: 2020-02-24T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking Rush Limbaugh’s misleading claim that the new coronavirus is “the common cold”
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/27/rush-limbaugh/fact-checking-rush-limbaughs-misleading-claim-new-/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2019-11-06T00:00:00Z
title: No evidence Jefferson said ‘government will one day be corrupt and filled with liars’
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Thomas Jefferson said "the government will one day be corrupt and filled with liars and the people will flock to the one who tells the truth."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/nov/08/facebook-posts/no-evidence-jefferson-said-government-will-one-day/


text: "Our campaign staff was the first to unionize in the history of politics."
claimant: Randy Bryce
claim_date: 2018-03-14T00:00:00Z
title: First-ever political campaign staff to unionize? Randy Bryce says his
review_date: 2018-04-25T16:20:03Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/apr/25/randy-bryce/campaign-staff-randy-bryce-whos-running-paul-ryans/


text: “Dr. Fauci sat on Microsoft’s board of directors.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-05-07T00:00:00Z
title: No, Anthony Fauci wasn’t on Microsoft’s board of directors
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/11/viral-image/no-anthony-fauci-wasnt-microsofts-board-directors/


text: ABC News altered the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter’s photo to appear more Caucasian.
claimant: Tweets
claim_date: 2022-05-25T00:00:00Z
title: ABC News didn’t use an altered photo of the Uvalde school shooter to make him look more Caucasian
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/may/25/tweets/abc-news-didnt-use-altered-photo-uvalde-school-sho/


text: Says President Donald Trump "has not given this Congress a single email, phone record or document."
claimant: Jim Himes
claim_date: 2019-12-18T00:00:00Z
title: White House snubbed House’s document requests, Democrat says
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/dec/19/jim-himes/himes-says-white-house-snubbed-houses-document-req/


text: "Bill Gates worked to end livestock production, and is pushing lab grown meat."
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-05-04T00:00:00Z
title: What Bill Gates has to do with livestock, lab-grown meat
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/18/facebook-posts/what-bill-gates-has-do-livestock-lab-grown-meat/


claimant: Ron Johnson
claim_date: 2016-10-14T00:00:00Z
title: Debunking Ron Johnson claim Obamacare had no impact on uninsured in Wisconsin
review_date: 2016-11-04T17:13:57Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Prior to Obamacare here in Wisconsin, 95 percent of Wisconsinites were covered by insurance. After Obamacare, 95 percent of Wisconsinites were covered by insurance. It hasn’t had an impact."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/nov/04/ron-johnson/debunking-ron-johnson-claim-obamacare-had-no-impac/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-09-26T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2018/sep/26/fact-checking-donald-trumps-press-conference-eve-k/
title: Fact-checking Donald Trump’s press conference on eve of Kavanaugh, Ford hearings
review_date: 2018-09-26T23:18:49Z
textual_rating: Met 8 of 16
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"I was accused by — I believe it was four women … I mean, they made false statements about me knowing they were false. I never met them. I never met these people.”


text: Canada is to thank for American football.
claimant: Dave Grohl
claim_date: 2023-02-12T00:00:00Z
title: Should we thank Canada for football? Pretty much. Dave Grohl’s Super Bowl claim is largely right
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/13/dave-grohl/should-we-thank-canada-for-football-pretty-much-da/


claimant: Chris Murphy
claim_date: 2016-07-28T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2016/jul/28/fact-checking-potus-vpotus-and-virginia-sen-tim-ka/
title: Fact-checking the third night of the Democratic National Convention
review_date: 2016-07-28T01:56:40Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Ninety percent of Americans want our background check system strengthened and expanded to cover more gun sales."


claimant: TikTok video
claim_date: 2023-03-24T00:00:00Z
title: Alvin Bragg didn’t say he would drop charges against Donald Trump; this video’s a deepfake
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced that his office “has decided to drop all charges against Donald Trump.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/27/tiktok-posts/alvin-bragg-didnt-say-he-would-drop-charges-agains/


text: Officer Derek Chauvin’s knee was not on George Floyd's neck.
claimant: Instagram user
claim_date: 2021-04-08T00:00:00Z
title: Instagram post ignores full Floyd video to falsely claim officer’s knee was not on Floyd’s neck
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/apr/09/instagram-posts/instagram-post-ignores-full-floyd-video-falsely-cl/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-07-23T00:00:00Z
title: No, Target didn’t end its 'Shop with a Cop' program
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Target ended its “Heroes & Helpers” program that pairs children with police officers for holiday shopping trips.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/03/facebook-posts/no-target-didnt-end-its-shop-cop-program-distance-/


claimant: Chuck Schumer
claim_date: 2023-03-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking Chuck Schumer on Sullivan County, drug trafficking
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Sullivan County “has the highest opioid death rate in all of New York state” yet “it’s the only county in the Hudson Valley not included in the federal High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area” program.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/apr/04/charles-schumer/fact-checking-chuck-schumer-sullivan-county-drug-t/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z
title: No, Trump didn’t call Vermin Supreme the winner of the Iowa caucus
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Donald Trump tweeted, “I have it on good authority that the real reason for the delayed results from the #IowaCaucus is they are trying to hide the fact that the winner was @VerminSupreme. This is one time I hope the DNC is actually successful, as Vermin is the only candidate that is smart (and crazy) enough to possibly beat me!”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/05/viral-image/no-trump-didnt-call-vermin-supreme-winner-iowa-cau/


claimant: Corey Lewandowski
claim_date: 2016-04-17T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump manager Corey Lewandowski botches claim on Florida delegate selection
review_date: 2016-04-19T22:38:46Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"The chairman of the party of Florida, who is an avid and outward supporter of Marco Rubio, gets to appoint 30 of those delegates."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/apr/19/corey-lewandowski/donald-trump-manager-corey-lewandowski-botches-cla/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-09-11T00:00:00Z
title: Houston Texans stayed in their locker room for both songs
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Houston Texans coming out for the Black National Anthem then going into the locker room for THE REAL NATIONAL ANTHEM is DISGRACEFUL.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/sep/15/facebook-posts/houston-texans-stayed-their-locker-room-both-songs/


text: Lead levels in Milwaukee's water "are higher than Flint, MI."
claimant: Lena Taylor
claim_date: 2019-11-20T00:00:00Z
title: Milwaukee vs. Flint: Which city leads on lead?
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jan/10/lena-taylor/milwaukee-vs-flint-which-city-leads-lead/


text: Fauci, DOD and CDC funded deadly pathogen research at Sudan lab
claimant: TikTok posts
claim_date: 2023-04-27T00:00:00Z
title: Bannon’s ‘War Room’ mixes up labs in Sudan and South Sudan
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/may/08/tiktok-posts/bannons-war-room-mixes-up-labs-in-sudan-and-south/


text: “Marines are investigating 3 ancient pyramids discovered in Antarctica.”
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2022-02-02T00:00:00Z
title: No, Marines aren’t investigating Antarctica pyramids
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/apr/27/blog-posting/no-marines-arent-investigating-antarctica-pyramids/


text: Photo shows Angela Merkel, Theresa May and Dalia Grybauskaitė as teenagers.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-08-03T00:00:00Z
title: Photo shows Angela Merkel, but not other leaders
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/05/viral-image/photo-shows-angela-merkel-not-other-leaders/


text: Says Joe Biden planned a winter storm as "warfare, an attack on Texas by altering the jet stream."
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-02-15T00:00:00Z
title: Biden did not plan winter storm as ‘an attack on Texas’
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/feb/16/facebook-posts/biden-did-not-plan-winter-storm-attack-texas/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2019-05-06T00:00:00Z
title: No, an American Indian group did not jokingly give Donald Trump a disparaging Indian name
review_date: 2019-05-09T14:13:27Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says chiefs from the American Indian Nation gave Donald Trump a plaque of his new Indian name, "Walking Eagle," which actually depicts "a bird so full of s*** it can no longer fly."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/may/08/facebook-posts/no-american-indian-group-did-not-jokingly-give-don/


text: Says Florida Gov. Rick Scott "subtracted $1.3 billion from public schools."
claimant: Bill Nelson
claim_date: 2018-09-07T00:00:00Z
title: Bill Nelson cherry-picks Rick Scott's education funding record
review_date: 2018-09-28T12:46:38Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/sep/28/bill-nelson/bill-nelson-cherry-picks-rick-scotts-education-fun/


text: “Trump supporters tackled an Antifa thug, unmasked him, duct taped him to an electrical box.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-06-10T00:00:00Z
title: No, this photo doesn’t show an Antifa member taped up by Trump supporters
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jun/11/viral-image/no-photo-doesnt-show-antifa-member-taped-trump-sup/


text: “Andrew Tate officially gets sentenced to 15 years in prison! (Found guilty).”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-01-20T00:00:00Z
title: Andrew Tate remains in Romanian custody but he hasn’t been charged, convicted or sentenced
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/25/facebook-posts/andrew-tate-remains-in-romanian-custody-but-he-has/


claimant: Bill de Blasio
claim_date: 2016-11-18T00:00:00Z
title: New York City mayor says president can't defund sanctuary cities 'across the board'
review_date: 2016-12-01T15:51:47Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
On Donald Trump’s plan to cut federal funding to sanctuary cities, "because of a decision by the Supreme Court, no president's in a position to cut off funding across the board. It has to be very specific to the matter at hand."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/dec/01/bill-de-blasio/new-york-city-mayor-says-president-cant-defund-san/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-12-18T00:00:00Z
title: No, this isn’t a real Elon Musk tweet about journalists getting ‘murdered’
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Elon Musk said, “In some parts of the world, journalists get murdered for crossing the wrong people.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/20/viral-image/no-this-isnt-a-real-elon-musk-tweet-about-journali/


text: “Hillary Clinton indicted.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-04-07T00:00:00Z
title: Hillary Clinton wasn’t indicted, despite nonsense online claims
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/apr/10/facebook-posts/hillary-clinton-wasnt-indicted-despite-nonsense-on/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2016-05-08T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump wrongly says noncitizens can vote when there is same-day voter registration
review_date: 2016-05-09T21:19:38Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"You have to be a citizen to vote," but with same-day voter registration, "you have places where people just walk in and vote."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/may/08/donald-trump/donald-trump-wrongly-says-noncitizens-can-vote-whe/


claimant: Meghan McCain
claim_date: 2018-03-20T00:00:00Z
title: Comparing Facebook data use by Obama, Cambridge Analytica
review_date: 2018-03-22T20:43:46Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"It happened under Obama, and it was lauded by the media as being genius. And now under the Trump campaign — it’s the Cambridge Analytica scandal."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/mar/22/meghan-mccain/comparing-facebook-data-use-obama-cambridge-analyt/


text: "FBI confirms evidence of huge underground Clinton sex network."
claimant: Conservative Daily Post
claim_date: 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z
title: Evidence ridiculously thin for sensational claim of huge underground Clinton sex network
review_date: 2017-04-11T20:49:39Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/nov/04/conservative-daily-post/evidence-ridiculously-thin-sensational-claim-huge-/


claimant: David Canon
claim_date: 2016-07-09T00:00:00Z
title: Professor: House Speaker Paul Ryan has only proposed three bills that became law in his career.
review_date: 2016-08-10T20:51:03Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"(Paul Ryan) has actually proposed three — total, three — bills that have become law in his entire career dating back to 1999."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/aug/10/david-canon/professor-house-speaker-paul-ryan-has-only-propose/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-06-11T00:00:00Z
title: Sarah Huckabee Sanders didn’t tweet this conspiracy theory
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Sarah Huckabee Sanders tweeted, “It’s ‘odd’ that the ANTIFA insurgency happened just as COVID-19 loses steam It’s ‘odd’ that COVID-19 happened the moment impeachment failed. It’s ‘odd’ that impeachment happened the moment Russian hoax failed. The Russian hoax happened because Hillary lost? Notice the pattern?”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jun/29/viral-image/sarah-huckabee-sanders-didnt-tweet-conspiracy-theo/


claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2020-03-16T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/mar/16/fact-checking-sanders-biden-primary-debate/
title: Fact-checking the Sanders-Biden primary debate
review_date: 2020-03-16T03:47:49Z
textual_rating: Event with Andrew Cuomo
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"I went out and campaigned for (raising the minimum wage) … $15 an hour in New York City. Go talk to the governor."


text: On exceptions to Wisconsin's abortion ban
claimant: Derrick Van Orden
claim_date: 2023-04-13T00:00:00Z
title: Van Orden half-flips opinion on abortion ban
textual_rating: Half Flip
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jun/01/derrick-van-orden/van-orden-half-flips-opinion-on-abortion-ban/


text: "Who would sign up to speak for a (Haitian) dictator? Rob Portman."
claimant: Ohio Democrats
claim_date: 2016-08-23T00:00:00Z
title: Ohio Democrats' ad ties Sen. Rob Portman to Haitian dictator
review_date: 2016-08-24T15:15:44Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/aug/23/ohio-democratic-party/ohio-democrats-ad-ties-sen-rob-portman-haitian-dic/


claimant: Michael Bennet
claim_date: 2016-09-10T00:00:00Z
title: Bennet: Glenn said Democrats are 'evil' and he's 'tired of hearing' about reaching across the aisle
review_date: 2016-09-19T21:26:51Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says that Republican Darryl Glenn has described Democrats as "evil" and has said he's "tired of hearing about Republicans reaching across the aisle."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/sep/19/michael-bennet/bennet-glenn-said-democrats-are-evil-and-hes-tired/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-06-03T00:00:00Z
title: Photos show Tom Hanks in a movie, not after a health diagnosis
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Photo shows Tom Hanks after “wife Rita exposed his condition after he was spotted in a bad state. Tom will spend the remainder of his life in and out of hospitals.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jun/04/viral-image/photos-show-tom-hanks-movie-not-after-health-diagn/


text: McDonald’s added xylitol to its ice cream which is toxic to dogs.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2022-04-13T00:00:00Z
title: McDonald’s didn’t add xylitol, a sugar alcohol toxic to dogs, to its soft serve ice cream
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/apr/14/facebook-posts/mcdonalds-didnt-add-xylitol-sugar-alcohol-toxic-do/


claimant: Mahlon Mitchell
claim_date: 2018-04-30T00:00:00Z
title: Gubernatorial candidate Mitchell claims too much credit for firefighter legislation
review_date: 2018-05-07T15:54:25Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says he was "instrumental to passing two (recent) pieces of legislation that were a huge victory for firefighters across the state."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/may/07/mahlon-mitchell/gubernatorial-candidate-mitchell-claims-credit-fir/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2019-02-15T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/feb/15/donald-trumps-news-conference-about-national-emerg/
title: Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s claims about a national emergency
review_date: 2019-02-15T20:11:47Z
textual_rating: Unclear link to wall
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"We may be using one of the national emergencies that (President Barack Obama) signed having to do with cartels, criminal cartels."


claimant: Chuck Schumer
claim_date: 2017-10-04T00:00:00Z
title: Are Republicans paying for tax cuts with reductions in Medicare, Medicaid?
review_date: 2017-10-06T18:52:38Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"The Republicans are proposing to pay for their giant tax cut to the rich by gutting Medicare and Medicaid."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/oct/06/charles-schumer/are-republicans-paying-tax-cuts-reductions-medicar/


claimant: Jeanine Pirro
claim_date: 2021-03-20T00:00:00Z
title: Fox News’ Jeanine Pirro wrongly claims US border is ‘open to anyone from anywhere’
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
The southern U.S. border “is now open to anyone from anywhere in the world who wishes to enter our country.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/23/jeanine-pirro/fox-news-jeanine-pirro-wrongly-claims-us-border-op/


text: We've seen "our deficits cut by two-thirds."
claimant: Barack Obama
claim_date: 2015-01-20T00:00:00Z
title: Barack Obama claims deficit has decreased by two-thirds since taking office
review_date: 2017-04-11T15:47:32Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2015/jan/21/barack-obama/barack-obama-claims-deficit-has-decreased-two-thir/


text: Old photo shows Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and his mother wearing KKK garb.
claimant: Viral Image
claim_date: 2020-06-25T00:00:00Z
title: Image of toddler in KKK garb isn’t of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. It was taken before he was born
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jun/30/viral-image/image-toddler-kkk-garb-isnt-georgia-gov-brian-kemp/


text: Video shows footage from Russia invading Ukraine.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-02-24T00:00:00Z
title: Old footage of Russian planes mischaracterized amid new conflict
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/feb/25/viral-image/old-footage-russian-planes-mischaracterized-amid-n/


text: Says Nancy Pelosi delayed coronavirus funding so “Dems could campaign on it.”
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2020-03-06T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking claims that Pelosi held up coronavirus aid
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/10/blog-posting/fact-checking-claims-pelosi-held-coronavirus-aid/


claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2020-12-14T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/dec/15/fact-checking-joe-bidens-speech-after-electoral-co/
title: Fact-checking Joe Biden’s speech after Electoral College vote
review_date: 2020-12-15T23:06:48Z
textual_rating: Accurate
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"A few states went for recounts. All the counts were confirmed. The results in Georgia were counted three times. It didn’t change the outcome. The recount conducted in Wisconsin actually saw our margin grow."


text: The number of followers Katie Hobbs and Kari Lake have on Instagram suggests election fraud.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-11-16T00:00:00Z
title: Social media followings of Katie Hobbs, Kari Lake, not evidence of election fraud
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/nov/18/viral-image/social-media-followings-katie-hobbs-kari-lake-not/


text: On preserving 60-vote threshold to end a Senate filibuster.
claimant: Ted Cruz
claim_date: 2017-09-30T00:00:00Z
title: Ted Cruz flip-flops on requiring 60 Senate votes to end a filibuster
review_date: 2017-10-20T21:26:12Z
textual_rating: Full Flop
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/oct/20/ted-cruz/ted-cruz-flip-flops-60-senate-votes-end-filibuster/


claimant: Get Georgia Right
claim_date: 2022-04-08T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking an ad against Georgia’s Brian Kemp, false claims about the 2020 election
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Brian Kemp "dismissed concerns about voter fraud in the 2020 election" and "widespread illegal ballot harvesting continued, electing two Democrat senators."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/apr/14/get-georgia-right/fact-checking-ad-against-georgias-brian-kemp-and-f/


text: Says Paul Ryan backs a proposal that would be a "bailout" of Puerto Rico.
claimant: Center for Individual Freedom
claim_date: 2016-04-13T00:00:00Z
title: Is legislation backed by Paul Ryan to help debt-ridden Puerto Rico a 'bailout'?
review_date: 2016-05-10T20:39:09Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/may/06/center-individual-freedom/legislation-backed-paul-ryan-help-debt-ridden-puer/


claimant: Viral Image
claim_date: 2019-08-08T00:00:00Z
title: No, nurses in photo with Trump at Dayton hospital were not ‘paid actors’
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says a photo of Trump smiling with staff at a hospital in Dayton, Ohio, was staged and the nurses were paid actors.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/aug/16/viral-image/no-nurses-photo-trump-dayton-hospital-were-not-pai/


claimant: Tony Evers
claim_date: 2017-02-13T00:00:00Z
title: Tony Evers says graduation rates surpass 90 percent. Not so fast
review_date: 2017-03-10T15:39:41Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Wisconsin’s graduation rates have grown to over 90 percent" since Tony Evers became state school superintendent.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/mar/10/tony-evers/tony-evers-says-graduation-rates-surpass-90-percen/


text: Says Daniel Radcliffe has the coronavirus.
claimant: Tweets
claim_date: 2020-03-10T00:00:00Z
title: No, Daniel Radcliffe does not have the coronavirus
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/11/tweets/no-daniel-radcliffe-does-not-have-coronavirus/


claimant: John Garamendi
claim_date: 2018-04-02T00:00:00Z
title: California lawmaker says Coast Guard confiscates tons of illegal drugs
review_date: 2018-04-09T13:14:49Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"The Coast Guard confiscated 200 tons of contraband, heroin, and so forth. At the border they collected 20 tons."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/apr/09/john-garamendi/california-lawmaker-says-coast-guard-confiscates-t/


claimant: Larry Summers
claim_date: 2022-06-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking Larry Summers’ formula for unemployment, inflation, and recessions
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“When you have unemployment below 4% and inflation above 4%, recession always follows within two years.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jun/23/lawrence-summers/fact-checking-larry-summers-formula-unemploymen/


claimant: Carol Miller
claim_date: 2019-02-15T00:00:00Z
title: Would one fentanyl seizure be able to kill every West Virginian 32 times over?
review_date: 2019-03-06T18:47:26Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Just two weeks ago, Customs and Border Protection seized enough fentanyl to kill every person in West Virginia 32 times over."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/mar/06/carol-miller/would-one-fentanyl-seizure-be-able-kill-every-west/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2019-11-13T00:00:00Z
title: Trump didn’t donate salary to ‘rebuild military cemeteries,’ but he continues to donate his pay
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says President Trump donated his "second quarter salary to rebuild military cemeteries" and that the media ignored it and every other story of him donating his salary as POTUS.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/nov/14/facebook-posts/trump-didnt-donate-salary-rebuild-military-cemeter/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2019-03-30T00:00:00Z
title: No, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez didn’t advocate repealing daylight saving time
review_date: 2019-04-02T18:30:36Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, "We need to repeal Daylight Savings Time as a primary measure to decrease the rate of climate change. Less hours of sun shine equal less heat hitting Earth’s surface."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/apr/02/viral-image/no-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-didnt-advocate-repeali/


claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2021-04-28T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/apr/29/fact-checking-joe-bidens-first-speech-congress/
title: Fact-checking President Joe Biden's first speech to Congress
review_date: 2021-04-29T04:44:48Z
textual_rating: This is exaggerated.
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"When I was vice president, the president asked me to focus on providing help needed to address the root causes of migration. And it helped keep people in their own countries instead of being forced to leave. The plan was working, but the last administration decided it was not worth it."


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z
title: Facebook post cites doctors’ widely disputed calculations on COVID-19 death rate
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“So 2 doctors from Bakersfield discover that coronavirus mortality rate is 0.03%. 13x less deadly than what was previously thought! Their analysis has since been banned from YouTube.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/07/facebook-posts/facebook-post-cites-doctors-widely-disputed-calcul/


text: "They are literally chopping off the private parts of young kids."
claimant: Ron DeSantis
claim_date: 2022-08-05T00:00:00Z
title: Transition-related surgery limited to teens, not 'young kids.' Even then, it's rare
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/aug/10/ron-desantis/transition-related-surgery-limited-teens-not-young/


claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2022-07-19T00:00:00Z
title: No, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez did not ‘fake’ her arrest outside the Supreme Court
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was “faking being arrested” during an abortion-rights protest outside the Supreme Court.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jul/20/instagram-posts/no-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-did-not-fake-her-arres/


text: On supporting marriage rights for same-sex couples.
claimant: Thom Tillis
claim_date: 2022-11-29T00:00:00Z
title: Tillis vote shows shift in same-sex marriage position
textual_rating: Half Flip
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/17/thom-tillis/tillis-vote-shows-shift-same-sex-marriage-position/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2019-07-25T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/sep/27/trump-mentioned-crowdstrike-conspiracy-during-his-/
title: Trump mentioned the ‘Crowdstrike’ conspiracy during his call with Ukraine. Here’s what that means
textual_rating: It's an online hoax
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“I would like you to find out what happened with this whole situation with Ukraine, they say Crowdstrike.”


claimant: Bill Clinton
claim_date: 2016-07-26T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2016/jul/26/fact-checking-bill-clinton-second-night-democratic/
title: Fact-checking Bill Clinton on the second night of the Democratic convention
review_date: 2016-07-27T04:38:39Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"The approval of the United States was 20 points higher when (Hillary Clinton) left the secretary of state's office than when she took it."


claimant: Bill Clinton
claim_date: 2016-07-26T00:00:00Z
title: Bill Clinton exaggerates increase in world opinion of U.S. under Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
review_date: 2016-07-27T04:38:39Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"The approval of the United States was 20 points higher when (Hillary Clinton) left the secretary of state's office than when she took it."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jul/27/bill-clinton/bill-clinton-exaggerates-increase-world-opinion-us/


claimant: Marco Rubio
claim_date: 2015-10-29T00:00:00Z
title: Marco Rubio said there was never evidence that the attacks on Benghazi were spontaneous
review_date: 2016-05-11T18:16:37Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"There was never a single shred of evidence presented to anyone" that the attacks in Benghazi, Libya, were "spontaneous, and in fact, the CIA themselves understood that early on."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2015/nov/04/marco-rubio/marco-rubio-portrays-hillary-clinton-liar-her-stat/


claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2022-11-13T00:00:00Z
title: No, this clip doesn’t show voters being fraudulently added to Dallas’ pollbooks
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Footage shows Dallas pollbooks fraudulently “adding hundreds of voters in real time as the poll was being closed.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/nov/16/instagram-posts/no-this-clip-doesnt-show-voters-being-fraudulently/


text: The Michigan attorney general’s race was “stolen in the middle of the night from Matt DePerno.”
claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2022-11-09T00:00:00Z
title: No, the Michigan attorney general’s race wasn’t ‘stolen’
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/nov/10/instagram-posts/no-the-michigan-attorney-generals-race-wasnt-stole/


text: Says there are "fewer jobs in America today than when Barack Obama became president."
claimant: Chris Christie
claim_date: 2012-09-23T00:00:00Z
title: Chris Christie says America has fewer jobs than when Barack Obama became president
review_date: 2016-07-15T15:32:25Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2012/sep/26/chris-christie/chris-christie-says-america-has-fewer-jobs-when-ba/


claimant: Chain email
claim_date: 2017-05-11T00:00:00Z
title: No, thousands of dead people are not registered to vote in North Carolina
review_date: 2017-05-19T15:19:29Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says there are thousands of registered voters over 110 years old in North Carolina, including one who is 219 years old.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/may/18/chain-email/no-thousands-dead-people-are-not-registered-vote-n/


claimant: Josh Holmes
claim_date: 2021-03-28T00:00:00Z
title: The facts about Georgia’s ban on food, water giveaways to voters
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
A Georgia law has not “criminalized giving people bottles of water.” It pertains to political organizations.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/29/josh-holmes/facts-about-georgias-ban-food-water-giveaways-vote/


claimant: National Republican Congressional Committee
claim_date: 2016-10-11T00:00:00Z
title: NRCC: Morgan Carroll voted to let welfare recipients use benefit cards at strip club, pot shop ATMs
review_date: 2016-10-13T20:52:50Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Colorado congressional candidate Morgan Carroll "voted to allow welfare recipients to use your tax dollars at ATMs at strip clubs and pot dispensaries."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/oct/13/national-republican-congressional-committee/nrcc-morgan-carroll-voted-let-welfare-recipients-u/


text: Video shows a “man burning the Quran in Sweden.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-01-25T00:00:00Z
title: Video of Quran-burning man was from Denmark in 2021, not Sweden in 2023
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/31/facebook-posts/video-quran-burning-man-was-denmark-2021-not-swede/


text: President Donald Trump re-election ad said he’s "cutting illegal immigration in half."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2019-10-30T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump’s World Series ad said he cut illegal immigration in half. That’s False
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/oct/31/donald-trump/donald-trumps-world-series-ad-said-he-cut-illegal-/


claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2023-08-22T00:00:00Z
title: Video doesn’t show President Joe Biden dozing during event with Maui, Hawaii, wildfire survivors
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
A video showed President Joe Biden falling asleep during an event with the Maui, Hawaii, wildfire survivors and families.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/22/social-media/video-doesnt-show-president-joe-biden-dozing-durin/


text: Donald Trump is “against minimum wage.”
claimant: Tim Kaine
claim_date: 2016-07-14T00:00:00Z
title: Tim Kaine erroneously says Donald Trump is 'against minimum wage'
review_date: 2016-07-19T15:41:24Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jul/19/tim-kaine/tim-kaine-erroneously-says-donald-trump-against-mi/


claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2022/mar/02/fact-checking-joe-bidens-2022-state-union-address/
title: Fact-checking Joe Biden's 2022 State of the Union address
review_date: 2022-03-02T05:17:32Z
textual_rating: Needs context
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"The $2 trillion tax cut passed in the previous administration … benefitted the top 1% of Americans."


text: Say David Hogg is a crisis actor.
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2018-02-21T00:00:00Z
title: Why you shouldn't believe claims that Stoneman Douglas students are crisis actors
review_date: 2018-02-21T22:49:58Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/feb/21/blog-posting/why-you-shouldnt-believe-claims-stoneman-high-stud/


claimant: Ron Johnson
claim_date: 2016-10-10T00:00:00Z
title: Did Russ Feingold Social Security votes raise taxes and try to give benefits to illegal immigrants?
review_date: 2016-11-03T15:47:20Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Russ Feingold "voted to raise taxes on Social Security benefits for seniors, he even tried to give Social Security benefits to illegal immigrants."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/nov/03/ron-johnson/ron-johnson-russ-feingold-social-security-votes-ra/


text: Video shows a Ukrainian fighter pilot shooting down a Russian plane.
claimant: Facebook post
claim_date: 2022-02-25T00:00:00Z
title: This ‘Ghost of Kyiv’ clip is from a video game, not a video of fighting in Ukraine
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/feb/28/facebook-posts/ghost-kyiv-clip-video-game-not-video-fighting-ukra/


text: Former FBI agent Ted Gunderson was murdered.
claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2023-07-17T00:00:00Z
title: Former FBI agent Ted Gunderson wasn’t murdered. He died of cancer, according to family
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jul/18/instagram-posts/former-fbi-agent-ted-gunderson-wasnt-murdered-he-d/


text: "Over the past eight years, black youth unemployment is up."
claimant: Republican National Committee
claim_date: 2016-09-17T00:00:00Z
title: RNC makes weak case that 'over the past eight years, black youth unemployment is up'
review_date: 2016-09-21T02:12:52Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/sep/21/republican-national-committee-republican/rnc-weak-over-past-eight-years-black-youth-unempl/


text: Says Tammy Baldwin’s "Medicare for All" plan means senior citizens would "no longer have" Medicare.
claimant: Leah Vukmir
claim_date: 2018-10-19T00:00:00Z
title: Leah Vukmir's attack on Tammy Baldwin ignores that Medicare for All would replace, enhance Medicare
review_date: 2018-10-26T07:56:50Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/oct/26/leah-vukmir/leah-vukmirs-attack-tammy-baldwin-ignores-medicare/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2019-08-08T00:00:00Z
title: No, the same woman didn’t pretend to be a shooting victim and the mothers of shooting victims
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
A crisis actor played the parts of a shooting victim and the mothers of shooting victims in Las Vegas, Orlando and Thousand Oaks.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/aug/14/viral-image/no-same-woman-didnt-pretend-be-shooting-victim-and/


text: "Smart! 'Kuwait issues its own Trump-esque visa ban for five Muslim-majority countries.' "
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2017-02-02T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump wrong to say Kuwait followed his lead on visa ban
review_date: 2017-02-07T22:47:37Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/feb/07/donald-trump/donald-trump-wrong-say-kuwait-followed-his-lead-vi/


text: "More than 50 million people have filed for unemployment this year."
claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2020-08-20T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53858940
title: DNC 2020: Joe Biden convention speech fact-checked
review_date: 2020-08-21T00:00:00Z
language_code: en
publisher_name: BBC
publisher_site: bbc.co.uk
textual_rating:
This is true based on the total number of Americans who have filed for unemployment since the virus struck. The number of people currently claiming unemployment benefits is 14.8 million, according to the latest release of weekly figures. It has been declining since May, when there were more than 20 million claims.


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-10-06T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump falsely claims there's an 'open borders bill' backed by Democrats
review_date: 2018-10-08T15:32:53Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Every single Democrat in the U.S. Senate has signed up for the open borders, and it's a bill, it's called the ‘open borders bill.’"

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/oct/08/donald-trump/donald-trump-falsely-claims-theres-open-borders-bi/


claimant: Pete Buttigieg
claim_date: 2019-07-31T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/jul/31/fact-checking-night-one-2020-democratic-debates-de/
title: Fact-checking night one of the 2020 Democratic debates in Detroit
review_date: 2019-07-31T03:02:01Z
textual_rating: Not scientific consensus
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Science tells us we have 12 years before we reach the horizon of catastrophe when it comes to our climate."


text: “CDC admits old ‘science’ was wrong” on COVID-19 quarantine guidance
claimant: Duey Stroebel
claim_date: 2020-12-04T00:00:00Z
title: Wisconsin Sen. Stroebel misfires with claim CDC admits old ‘science’ was wrong on COVID quarantine
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/dec/07/duey-stroebel/wisconsin-sen-stroebel-misfires-claim-cdc-admits-o/


text: Says marijuana use among Colorado high school students "has not increased since legalization."
claimant: Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol
claim_date: 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z
title: Has Colorado teen pot use not increased since legalization?
review_date: 2016-10-06T16:41:46Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/oct/06/campaign-regulate-marijuana-alcohol/has-colorado-teen-pot-use-not-increased-legalizati/


text: "Local Government debt in Texas has increased nearly 40% in the past 5 years."
claimant: Donna Campbell
claim_date: 2019-05-15T00:00:00Z
title: How much has local government debt increased in Texas?
review_date: 2019-05-24T15:19:54Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/may/24/donna-campbell/how-much-has-local-government-debt-increased-texas/


claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2023-07-25T00:00:00Z
title: Tafari Campbell: Obamas’ personal chef did not tweet before his death about Barack Obama’s arrest
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Tafari Campbell, the Obamas’ personal chef who drowned, tweeted that he had “information that will lead to the arrest of Barack Obama.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jul/26/instagram-posts/tafari-campbell-obamas-personal-chef-did-not-tweet/


text: Says Anthony Fauci “wants Americans to get 4 shots per year.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-11-26T00:00:00Z
title: No, Fauci didn’t say he wants Americans to get four COVID-19 vaccine doses each year
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/dec/13/facebook-posts/no-fauci-didnt-say-he-wants-americans-get-four-cov/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2023-04-04T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/apr/05/fact-checking-trumps-post-indictment-speech-at-mar/
title: Fact-checking Trump’s post-indictment speech at Mar-a-Lago about Stormy Daniels payment
review_date: 2023-04-05T04:10:09Z
textual_rating: Not so friendly
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"I was working with (the National Archives and Records Administration) very nicely until the raid on my home."


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2016-05-31T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump says he wanted to keep veterans fundraising 'quiet,' but he touted it instead
review_date: 2016-05-31T22:05:21Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"I wanted to keep it private, because I don't think it's anybody's business if I want to send money to the vets."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/may/31/donald-trump/donald-trump-says-he-wanted-keep-veterans-fundrais/


text: Says an image of a pile of needles is from Nancy Pelosi’s congressional district in San Francisco.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-01-19T00:00:00Z
title: Photo of used needles mislabeled as coming from Pelosi’s district in San Francisco
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/29/viral-image/photo-used-needles-mislabeled-coming-pelosis-distr/


text: Says Donald Trump is “the worst jobs president in recorded history."
claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2020-09-18T00:00:00Z
title: Joe Biden jobs ad uses pandemic to tar Donald Trump
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/sep/24/joe-biden/donald-trump-worst-jobs-president-recorded-history/


text: "Foxconn tax break could exceed $1 million per job."
claimant: Jennifer Shilling
claim_date: 2017-08-14T00:00:00Z
title: Wisconsin paying Foxconn $1 million per job possible, if not likely
review_date: 2017-08-16T17:06:12Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/aug/16/jennifer-shilling/wisconsin-paying-foxconn-1-million-job-possible-if/


claimant: Newt Gingrich
claim_date: 2011-12-05T00:00:00Z
title: Newt Gingrich says unemployment only dropped because of people who stopped looking for work
review_date: 2016-07-15T16:29:26Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"The only reason the unemployment rate is going down is because … twice as many people dropped out of the employment pool as the number of jobs were created."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2011/dec/06/newt-gingrich/newt-gingrich-says-unemployment-only-dropped-becau/


text: Florida lawmakers danced “after passing anti-trans legislation.”
claimant: TikTok
claim_date: 2023-05-04T00:00:00Z
title: Were Florida lawmakers dancing after passing anti-trans bills? No, social media claims lack context
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/may/05/tiktok-posts/were-florida-lawmakers-dancing-after-passing-anti/


claimant: Jeff Sessions
claim_date: 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2017/sep/05/fact-checking-attorney-general-jeff-sessions-remar/
title: Fact-checking Attorney General Jeff Sessions on the DACA immigration program
review_date: 2017-09-05T21:48:07Z
textual_rating: Not proven
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
DACA also ‘denied jobs to hundreds of thousands of Americans by allowing those same illegal aliens to take those jobs’


text: A photo shows Hillary Clinton shaking hands with Osama bin Laden.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2016-06-03T00:00:00Z
title: This image of Hillary Clinton and Osama bin Laden is doctored
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/nov/05/viral-image/image-hillary-clinton-and-osama-bin-laden-doctored/


claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2021-03-25T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/mar/25/fact-checking-joe-bidens-first-press-conference/
title: Fact-checking Joe Biden’s first White House press conference
review_date: 2021-03-25T22:29:42Z
textual_rating: This is accurate
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Since (the American Rescue Plan) was passed, a majority of economic forecasters have significantly increased their projections on the economic growth that's going to take place this year. They're now projecting that it will exceed 6%."


text: Says Bob Saget died from the COVID-19 vaccine.
claimant: Tweets
claim_date: 2022-01-10T00:00:00Z
title: Social media posts try to connect Saget’s death to COVID-19 vaccine booster
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jan/10/tweets/social-media-posts-try-connect-sagets-death-covid-/


text: “The Biden Administration is buying Kamala Harris’ book with our taxpayer dollars.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-04-27T00:00:00Z
title: No, the Biden administration isn’t buying Kamala Harris’ book for migrant children
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/apr/27/facebook-posts/no-biden-administration-isnt-buying-kamala-harris-/


claimant: Mike Pence
claim_date: 2010-05-02T00:00:00Z
title: Republican Mike Pence says Obama cut budget for illegal immigration effort
review_date: 2016-07-15T13:57:36Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"This administration and this Congress have been systematically cutting funding to border security since the Democrats took control."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2010/may/05/mike-pence/republican-says-obama-cut-budget-illegal-immigrati/


text: There were two shooters in the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting.
claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2022-10-17T00:00:00Z
title: Video doesn’t prove two gunmen during the Las Vegas shooting. Authorities say he acted alone
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/oct/21/instagram-posts/video-doesnt-prove-two-gunmen-during-the-las-vegas/


claimant: Ilhan Omar
claim_date: 2019-02-07T00:00:00Z
title: Omar garbles details of McDonald's CEO and typical worker pay
review_date: 2019-02-12T19:20:03Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"In 2017, the CEO of McDonalds got paid $21.8 million. The median pay for a McDonald's worker that year was $7,000. This is a moral outrage. We need a $15 minimum wage so that no one is paid a poverty wage."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/feb/12/ilhan-omar/omar-trips-details-mcdonalds-ceo-and-typical-worke/


text: "ANTIFA is now carrying chain saws, and cutting down utility poles, and starting more fires."
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-09-13T00:00:00Z
title: No evidence for rumor that Antifa cut down utility poles to start fires on the West Coast
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/sep/14/facebook-posts/antifa-not-cutting-down-utility-poles-start-fires-/


claimant: Facebook
claim_date: 2021-08-08T00:00:00Z
title: No evidence airline crews walking off flights to protest vaccine mandate
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Flights across America are backed up because airline crews are “refusing the mandated jab” and walking off boarded flights.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/aug/12/facebook-posts/no-evidence-airline-crews-walking-flights-protest-/


claimant: National Republican Senatorial Committee
claim_date: 2017-08-14T00:00:00Z
title: A ridiculous statement in Republicans' radio ad says Sen. Bill Nelson 'supports murderers'
review_date: 2017-08-17T18:16:31Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Sen. Bill Nelson "has aligned himself with communists and dictators," "went to Venezuela to admire Chávez’s revolution" and "supports murderers."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/aug/17/national-republican-senatorial-committee/ridiculous-statement-republicans-radio-ad-says-sen/


text: A video shows Nancy Pelosi unveiling a portrait of former U.S. Energy Department employee.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z
title: Pelosi unveiled her own portrait at the U.S. Capitol
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/19/viral-image/pelosi-unveiled-her-own-portrait-us-capitol/


claimant: Facebook post
claim_date: 2020-07-06T00:00:00Z
title: No, the COVID-19 test is not going anywhere near your blood-brain barrier
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“The spot where they are ‘getting a sample’ for the COVID-19 test is called your Blood-Brain Barrier.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jul/08/facebook-posts/no-covid-19-test-not-go-near-blood-brain-barrie/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2019-06-26T00:00:00Z
title: Cory Booker and drug maker campaign cash: By the numbers
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Cory Booker has accepted over $400,000 from the pharmaceutical industry during his political career.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/jul/02/donald-trump/cory-booker-and-drug-maker-campaign-cash-numbers/


text: Video shows Sen. Chris Murphy running away because Sen. Ted Cruz said “just shut your mouth.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-04-10T00:00:00Z
title: Facebook post twists contentious exchange on U.S. Senate floor
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/apr/12/facebook-posts/facebook-post-twists-contentious-exchange-us-senat/


text: "I think we're actually ahead" on legalizing marijuana for recreational use in New York state.
claimant: Andrew Cuomo
claim_date: 2018-04-11T00:00:00Z
title: Cuomo says New York state is ahead of others on recreational marijuana, but it isn't
review_date: 2018-04-18T16:43:09Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/apr/17/andrew-cuomo/cuomo-says-new-york-state-ahead-others-recreationa/


claimant: Jeb Bush
claim_date: 2015-04-10T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2015/apr/15/jeb-bush/which-state-most-gun-permits/
title: Which state has the most gun permits?
review_date: 2016-05-11T17:45:15Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Florida has the most concealed weapon permits in the nation, "nearly double that of the second state, which is Texas."


text: Says Scott Walker's "listening sessions" are "invite-only and excluding the press."
claimant: Dana Wachs
claim_date: 2016-07-15T00:00:00Z
title: General public and the press not allowed to attend Gov. Scott Walker's 'listening sessions'?
review_date: 2016-09-08T15:41:48Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/aug/24/dana-wachs/general-public-and-press-not-allowed-attend-gov-sc/


claimant: YourNewsWire.com
claim_date: 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z
title: Deceptive Facebook post distorts California proposal on abortion med
review_date: 2018-08-30T14:37:51Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"California lawmakers are planning to push free abortion pills on all students across the state as part of a ‘super progressive’ new policy."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/aug/30/yournewswirecom/free-abortion-pills-will-not-be-pushed-california-/


text: The government is giving every household a $500 Walmart shopping credit to help with inflation.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2022-10-10T00:00:00Z
title: No, the government didn’t give a $500 Walmart credit to every household
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/oct/13/facebook-posts/no-government-didnt-give-500-walmart-credit-every-/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-03-05T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/mar/06/fact-checking-donald-trumps-fox-news-town-hall-scr/
title: Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Fox News town hall in Scranton
review_date: 2020-03-06T20:50:51Z
textual_rating: Not new, not better
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“We have many health care plans now, where it's 60%, even 65% less expensive than Obamacare. It's better than Obamacare.”


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2019-11-22T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/nov/22/fact-checking-trumps-falsehoods-fox-and-friends-ab/
title: Fact-checking Trump’s falsehoods on Fox & Friends about Ukraine, impeachment and Mueller report
review_date: 2019-11-22T18:57:52Z
textual_rating: They are giving money
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Why isn’t Germany putting up money? Why isn’t France putting up money (for Ukraine)? Why isn’t all of the European nations, why aren’t they putting up …"


text: The mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are “really gene therapy.”
claimant: Joe Rogan
claim_date: 2021-08-20T00:00:00Z
title: Joe Rogan falsely says mRNA vaccines are ‘gene therapy’
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/aug/31/joe-rogan/joe-rogan-falsely-says-mrna-vaccines-are-gene-ther/


text: “The legislature has long maintained that the law never allowed these illegal drop boxes.”
claimant: Robin Vos
claim_date: 2022-07-08T00:00:00Z
title: Vos’ claim on ‘illegal’ drop boxes conflicts with earlier stance on their use
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jul/29/robin-vos/vos-claim-illegal-drop-boxes-conflicts-earlier-sta/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2019-12-16T00:00:00Z
title: Twitter bots spread white supremacist’s bogus story about Virginia’s proposed assault weapons ban
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is planning to cut off the electricity "so Virginia residents cannot reveal what is happening once gun confiscation begins to take place."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/dec/20/facebook-posts/twitter-bots-spread-white-supremacists-bogus-story/


claimant: Jared Moskowitz
claim_date: 2023-03-26T00:00:00Z
title: Did Donald Trump tell governors to close states during the pandemic? The answer is complicated
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Former President Donald Trump “instructed all the governors to shut down” because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/apr/03/jared-moskowitz/did-donald-trump-tell-governors-close-states-durin/


text: “COVID ends next Wednesday.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-10-30T00:00:00Z
title: No, the coronavirus pandemic won’t end the day after Election Day
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/oct/31/viral-image/no-coronavirus-pandemic-wont-end-day-after-electio/


text: A schedule proves Donald Trump was recently participating in presidential activities.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-01-21T00:00:00Z
title: Website bug mistakenly put Trump’s name on Biden’s schedule
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jan/21/viral-image/website-bug-mistakenly-put-trumps-name-bidens-sche/


text: Says of disclosing his $20,000 speech about Syria, "there was no hiding. I released it."
claimant: Dennis Kucinich
claim_date: 2018-04-19T00:00:00Z
title: Dennis Kucinich said he didn't hide payment from Syria speech
review_date: 2018-04-26T16:06:54Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/apr/26/dennis-kucinich/dennis-kucinich-said-he-didnt-hide-payment-syria-s/


text: Under a new federal regulation, it will cost Pinellas County "$31 million to fix a single ditch."
claimant: David Jolly
claim_date: 2016-04-25T00:00:00Z
title: EPA regulation will force $31 million upgrade to Pinellas County ditch, U.S. Rep. David Jolly says
review_date: 2016-05-11T14:47:54Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/may/09/david-jolly/epa-regulation-will-force-31-million-upgrade-pinel/


text: It’s a myth that autism is genetic.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-12-15T00:00:00Z
title: Most scientists believe genetic factors play a role in autism
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/dec/20/viral-image/most-scientists-believe-genetic-factors-play-role-/


claimant: Keith Ellison
claim_date: 2017-01-29T00:00:00Z
title: Most Syrian refugees are women and children, as Keith Ellison said
review_date: 2017-02-02T21:53:56Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
About three-quarters of (Syrian refugees) are women and children. A full third of them are kids under 12 years old.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/feb/02/keith-ellison/rep-keith-ellison-correct-demographic-overview-syr/


claimant: Ricardo Lara
claim_date: 2018-10-24T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking immigration claim in California Insurance Commissioner race
review_date: 2018-10-30T21:35:56Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
As California's Insurance Commissioner, "Steve Poizner pledged to block immigrant children from ever getting MediCal health insurance."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/oct/30/ricardo-lara/fact-checking-immigration-claim-california-insuran/


claimant: Kimberley Strassel
claim_date: 2017-05-28T00:00:00Z
title: Did Obama seek back-channel talks with Iran during his 2008 campaign?
review_date: 2017-06-02T15:44:03Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
In 2008, "candidate Obama, he's not even president-elect, sends William Miller over to Iran to establish a back channel and let the Iranians know that should he win the election, they will have friendlier terms."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jun/02/kimberley-strassel/did-obama-seek-back-channel-talks-iran-during-his-/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2023-07-12T00:00:00Z
title: Take a breath: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene didn’t say this about the Titan submersible
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said, “How can the Titanic submersible run out of air if you breathe both in and out? I feel like this is more fake news BS.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jul/12/viral-image/take-a-breath-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-didnt-say/


text: The Obama administration left Trump with a “stockpile with a cupboard that was bare.”
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-04-08T00:00:00Z
title: Trump said the Obama admin left him a bare stockpile. Wrong
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/08/donald-trump/trump-said-obama-admin-left-him-bare-stockpile-wro/


claimant: Herschel Walker
claim_date: 2022-09-23T00:00:00Z
title: What Herschel Walker gets wrong, and right, about federal funding for more trees
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Joe Biden and Raphael Warnock "are spending $1.5 billion on ‘urban forestry’ and raising taxes on those making under $200k to pay for it.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/sep/01/herschel-walker/what-herschel-walker-gets-wrong-and-right-about-fe/


text: “The best type” of drinking water is H3O2, from fruits, “a more structured form of water.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-05-18T00:00:00Z
title: ‘H3O2’ not better than plain old H2O when it comes to drinking water
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/may/24/facebook-posts/h3o2-not-better-than-plain-old-h2o-when-it-comes-t/


text: "This is not the first time (the Russians) have been involved in our elections."
claimant: Richard Burr
claim_date: 2017-06-08T00:00:00Z
review_date: 2017-06-21T15:35:47Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jun/20/richard-burr/heres-every-time-russian-or-soviet-spies-tried-int/

title:
Here's every time Russian or Soviet spies tried to interfere in US elections. How does 2016 compare?


text: "Our Supreme Court has never taken away a constitutional right."
claimant: Tammy Baldwin
claim_date: 2022-05-04T00:00:00Z
title: Baldwin wrong that Supreme Court has never taken away a constitutional right
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jun/03/tammy-baldwin/baldwin-wrong-supreme-court-has-never-taken-away-c/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-09-29T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-check: Why Barack Obama failed to fill over 100 judgeships
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden “left me 128 judges to fill. You just don’t do that.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/oct/02/donald-trump/fact-check-why-barack-obama-failed-fill-over-100-j/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-05-10T00:00:00Z
title: There’s no plot to microchip people during COVID-19 tests
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“This is what Bill Gates and George Soros want to do… secretly stick you with a chip while testing you for the coronavirus... the Dems have a bill on the House floor ready to vote on it to require this.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/28/facebook-posts/theres-no-plot-microchip-people-during-covid-19-te/


claimant: Paul Wolfowitz
claim_date: 2016-09-11T00:00:00Z
title: Wolfowitz wrongly says Germany, France thought Iraq had WMD
review_date: 2016-09-13T20:30:20Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"The Germans, the French, countries that opposed us in the (Iraq) war, all believed (Saddam Hussein) had weapons of mass destruction."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/sep/13/paul-wolfowitz/wolfowitz-wrongly-says-germany-france-thought-iraq/


text: “President Trump has banned welfare for illegal immigrants which will save $57.4 billion a year.”
claimant: Facebook post
claim_date: 2020-04-09T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump didn’t ban welfare for immigrants illegally in the US
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/24/facebook-posts/donald-trump-didnt-ban-welfare-immigrants-illegall/


text: "YouTube witness makes shocking admission on live TV. CNN pulls plug immediately"
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2018-04-04T00:00:00Z
title: Fake news says CNN "pulled the plug" during YouTube shooting coverage
review_date: 2018-04-06T17:09:34Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/apr/06/blog-posting/fake-news-says-cnn-pulled-plug-during-youtube-shoo/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-04-12T00:00:00Z
title: Facebook posts falsely claim Dr. Fauci has millions invested in a coronavirus vaccine
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Dr. Anthony Fauci “stands to lose 100 million dollars on Bill Gates ‘vaccine’ for the coronavirus. Because he invested in this vaccine.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/15/facebook-posts/facebook-posts-falsely-claim-dr-fauci-has-millions/


text: Donald Trump is an “affirmative action advocate.”
claimant: Ron DeSantis
claim_date: 2023-06-29T00:00:00Z
title: Trump was 'fine with affirmative action' in 2015 interview, but has worked against it since
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jun/30/ron-desantis/trump-was-fine-with-affirmative-action-in-2015-int/


claimant: Kellyanne Conway
claim_date: 2018-02-11T00:00:00Z
title: Did Gillibrand 'defend and harbor' Bill Clinton during impeachment, as Kellyanne Conway said?
review_date: 2018-02-16T19:11:22Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"I don’t need a lecture from Kirsten Gillibrand or anybody else who protected and defended and harbored a sitting president who had sexual relations in the Oval Office and was impeached for lying."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/feb/16/kellyanne-conway/did-gillibrand-defend-and-harbor-bill-clinton-duri/


claimant: Pete Buttigieg
claim_date: 2020-02-19T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/feb/20/fact-checking-las-vegas-democratic-debate-bloomber/
title: Bloomberg on the defensive, fact-checking the Las Vegas Democratic debate
review_date: 2020-02-20T06:21:38Z
textual_rating: Endorsed Obama in 2012, but not in 2008
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Our party has a tradition that includes excellent presidents like Barack Obama who Mayor Bloomberg opposed."


text: California "is hemorrhaging population."
claimant: Ted Cruz
claim_date: 2018-09-21T00:00:00Z
title: Ted Cruz’s misleading claim: California ‘is hemorrhaging population’
review_date: 2018-09-28T22:55:47Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/sep/28/ted-cruz/ted-cruzs-misleading-claim-california-hemorrhaging/


claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2021-05-03T00:00:00Z
title: Biden didn’t mistake elementary students for high schoolers. He was joking
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Joe Suffers Brain Fart! Biden Visits Elementary School, Asks The Children If They’re High Schoolers (VIDEO).”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/may/05/blog-posting/biden-didnt-mistake-elementary-students-high-schoo/


text: Says Nancy Pelosi called Social Security recipients “leeches” and “burdens on society.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-04-09T00:00:00Z
title: Nancy Pelosi didn’t call Social Security recipients ‘leeches’
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/17/facebook-posts/nancy-pelosi-didnt-call-social-security-recipients/


text: “Social Security beneficiaries count on the post office to get their checks.”
claimant: Eva Longoria Bastón
claim_date: 2020-08-17T00:00:00Z
title: Some social security payments still come through the mail, though most are electronic
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/18/eva-longoria/most-people-receive-social-security-payments-elect/


text: “The sun prevents skin cancer.”
claimant: Facebook post
claim_date: 2023-05-08T00:00:00Z
title: Wear your sunscreen. The sun does not prevent skin cancer.
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/may/11/facebook-posts/wear-your-sunscreen-the-sun-does-not-prevent-skin/


text: Wearing foot patches can help adults grow inches in weeks.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2022-04-19T00:00:00Z
title: No, these patches won’t make you grow inches in weeks
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/apr/28/facebook-posts/no-these-patches-wont-make-you-grow-inches-weeks/


text: “Hunter Biden has been arrested!”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2022-03-24T00:00:00Z
title: No, Hunter Biden hasn’t been arrested despite persistent online rumors
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/mar/25/facebook-posts/no-hunter-biden-hasnt-been-arrested-despite-persis/


text: Photo shows severe flooding at a Houston airport.
claimant: Internet rumors
claim_date: 2017-08-28T00:00:00Z
title: Fake photo shows possible climate change effects, not flooded Houston airport
review_date: 2017-08-29T22:02:14Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/aug/29/blog-posting/fake-photo-shows-possible-climate-change-effects-n/


text: Says Joe Biden executive orders caused price increases of 50 cents in gas and 10% in food.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-03-07T00:00:00Z
title: No, the price of gas isn’t up 50 cents, price of food isn’t up 10% under Biden
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/10/facebook-posts/no-price-gas-isnt-50-cents-price-food-isnt-10-unde/


text: Says Oprah Winfrey for years “pimped young Hollywood girls to Harvey Weinstein to be raped.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z
title: No evidence Oprah helped Harvey Weinstein abuse women
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/11/facebook-posts/no-evidence-oprah-helped-harvey-weinstein-abuse-wo/


text: "In the 1960s, liberals emptied our psych wards."
claimant: Mike Pence
claim_date: 2023-04-14T00:00:00Z
title: Mike Pence said ‘liberals’ emptied mental health hospitals in 1960s. They didn’t act alone.
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/apr/20/mike-pence/mike-pence-said-liberals-emptied-mental-hospitals/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-07-04T00:00:00Z
title: No, Congo doctor didn’t say he resigned from COVID-19 response team over cases being falsified
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Quotes Dr. Denis Mukwege as saying he resigned from the Congolese coronavirus response team because he was ordered to fabricate COVID-19 case and death numbers.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jul/13/facebook-posts/no-congo-doctor-didnt-say-he-resigned-covid-19-res/


text: Says "over 40 Republican leaders denounced" Steve Watkins’ campaign
claimant: Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
claim_date: 2018-10-22T00:00:00Z
title: Democrats fail to mention that things have changed in Kansas
review_date: 2018-10-25T20:13:25Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/oct/25/democratic-congressional-campaign-committee/democrats-fail-mention-things-have-changed-kansas/


claimant: Erin Burnett
claim_date: 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z
title: Erin Burnett corrects inaccurate statements about Insurrection Act
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
If President Trump decides to deploy the U.S. military domestically, he would be “mobilizing U.S. military troops on American soil for the first time since 1807.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jun/02/erin-burnett/erin-burnett-corrects-inaccurate-statements-about-/


text: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., “is now worth $29 million dollars.”
claimant: Facebook post
claim_date: 2023-04-23T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/apr/03/facebook-posts/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-isnt-worth-29-million-her/

title:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez isn't worth $29 million. Her financial disclosure shows a far lower figure.


text: Says Jill Karofsky as a prosecutor “went easy on” a Madison man in a 1999 sexual assault case
claimant: Republican State Leadership Committee
claim_date: 2020-03-27T00:00:00Z
title: Ads attack Jill Karofsky over sexual assault sentence, but she wasn’t even involved
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/27/republican-state-leadership-committee/ads-attack-jill-karofsky-over-sexual-assault-case/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-09-29T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump’s dubious statement about presiding over ‘the greatest economy’ in history
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Before the coronavirus pandemic, the United States had “the greatest economy in the history of our country.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/oct/01/donald-trump/donald-trumps-dubious-statement-about-presiding-ov/


text: A photo shows paleontologists in Greece discovering the skeleton of a giant.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2012-07-11T00:00:00Z
title: Old, manipulated photo of giant skull recirculates online
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/12/facebook-posts/old-manipulated-photo-giant-skull-recirculates-onl/


claimant: Travis Allen
claim_date: 2017-06-15T00:00:00Z
title: Travis Allen’s Mostly False claim on the California gas tax
review_date: 2017-12-15T06:23:14Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"This new gas tax does not increase (road) capacity anywhere in the state. It will build no new lanes of freeways. If Californians didn’t like their traffic before, they’re going to like it even less when they’re stuck in the exact same traffic and paying more for their gas."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/dec/15/travis-allen/travis-allen-claims-californias-gas-tax-increase-w/


claimant: Instagram post
claim_date: 2019-06-07T00:00:00Z
title: Zuckerberg video about 'billions of people's stolen data' is a deepfake
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
A video of Mark Zuckerberg shows him talking about controlling "billions of people’s stolen data" to control the future.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/jun/12/instagram-posts/zuckerberg-video-about-billions-peoples-stolen-dat/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2022-06-05T00:00:00Z
title: Sorry, free health insurance for Americans 25 and older is not a reality
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Joe Biden approved a “new card” that “gives free health insurance to Americans” who are 25 and older.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jun/10/facebook-posts/sorry-free-health-insurance-americans-25-and-older/


text: Mehmet Oz is “pro-abortion.”
claimant: Dave McCormick
claim_date: 2022-05-04T00:00:00Z
title: Mehmet Oz supports abortion in limited cases, but wants Roe v. Wade overturned
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/may/11/dave-mccormick/mehmet-oz-supports-abortion-limited-cases-wants-ro/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-07-03T00:00:00Z
title: No, Delaware doesn’t limit what parents can buy with child support payments
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Child support card” in Delaware "controls what mothers can and cannot buy with child support money.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/26/viral-image/no-delaware-doesnt-limit-what-parents-can-buy-chil/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-02-26T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/feb/28/fact-checking-president-donald-trump-coronavirus/
title: Fact-checking President Donald Trump on the coronavirus
review_date: 2020-02-28T19:53:59Z
textual_rating: Public health experts dispute
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says the number of coronavirus cases in the United States is "going very substantially down, not up."


text: H.R. 1 would “prevent removal of ineligible voters from registration rolls.”
claimant: Elise Stefanik
claim_date: 2021-03-03T00:00:00Z
title: GOP lawmaker misleads about HR 1 and removal of ineligible voters
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/04/elise-stefanik/gop-lawmaker-misleads-about-hr-1-and-removal-ineli/


text: "Abortion providers like Planned Parenthood do little other than provide abortions."
claimant: Sean Duffy
claim_date: 2017-01-24T00:00:00Z
title: Sean Duffy's off-base claim about Planned Parenthood and abortions
review_date: 2017-02-24T16:49:04Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/feb/24/sean-duffy/sean-duffys-base-claim-about-planned-parenthood-an/


text: “Anybody that wants a test (for the coronavirus) can get a test.”
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-03-06T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump’s wrong claim that ‘anybody’ can get tested for coronavirus
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/11/donald-trump/donald-trumps-wrong-claim-anybody-can-get-tested-c/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2019-05-10T00:00:00Z
title: RFK, not JFK, wondered whether God is black
review_date: 2019-05-10T19:30:26Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
John F. Kennedy said, "What if we go to heaven and we, all our lives, have treated the Negro as an inferior, and God is there, and we look up and He is not white? What then is our response?"

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/may/10/viral-image/rfk-not-jfk-wondered-whether-god-black/


claimant: William Barr
claim_date: 2020-09-02T00:00:00Z
title: DOJ didn’t indict someone in Texas for fraudulently casting 1,700 ballots
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“We indicted someone in Texas, 1,700 ballots collected from people who could vote, he made them out and voted for the person he wanted to.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/sep/22/william-barr/doj-didnt-indict-someone-texas-fraudulently-castin/


claimant: Raphael Warnock
claim_date: 2022-10-14T00:00:00Z
title: Is the Black-white disparity in maternal mortality as big as Raphael Warnock said?
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely to die (from maternal mortality) even when they have the insurance and the income.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/oct/17/raphael-warnock/black-white-disparity-maternal-mortality-big-rapha/


text: “FDA announces 2 deaths of Pfizer vaccine trial participants from ‘serious adverse events.’”
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2020-12-08T00:00:00Z
title: Two vaccine trial participants died, but the FDA didn’t connect their deaths to the vaccine
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/dec/11/blog-posting/two-vaccine-trial-participants-died-fda-didnt-conn/


text: “Canada just made it illegal to protest against the LGBT!”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-04-05T00:00:00Z
title: Did Canada make it illegal to protest LGBTQ+ people? No, here’s what a proposed bill would do
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/apr/12/facebook-posts/did-canada-make-it-illegal-to-protest-lgbtq-people/


claimant: Gus Bilirakis
claim_date: 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z
title: Gus Bilirakis wrongly cites study to defend U.S. withdrawal from Paris agreement
review_date: 2017-06-21T18:56:22Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
A study by the National Economics Research Association showed that the deal could cost 2.7 million lost jobs in the U.S. by 2025 should our country adhere to the commitments made by the Obama Administration.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jun/21/gus-bilirakis/gus-bilirakis-cites-flawed-study-defend-us-wit/


claimant: Bill Clinton
claim_date: 2019-08-05T00:00:00Z
title: Did mass shooting deaths fall under the 1994 assault weapon ban? Checking Bill Clinton's claim
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"After (the assault weapon ban) passed in 1994, there was a big drop in mass shooting deaths. When the ban expired, they rose again."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/aug/07/bill-clinton/did-mass-shooting-deaths-fall-under-1994-assault-w/


text: When Rick Scott "was deposed in lawsuits about his company, he took the Fifth 75 times."
claimant: Florida Democratic Party
claim_date: 2014-06-17T00:00:00Z
title: Rick Scott took the 5th Amendment 75 times, Democratic party ad says
review_date: 2018-11-03T19:47:10Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2014/jun/17/florida-democratic-party/rick-scott-took-5th-75-times-democratic-party-ad-s/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-11-03T00:00:00Z
title: Sharpiegate, voter fraud claim in Arizona is False
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Voters in Maricopa County, Ariz., were forced to vote using Sharpie pens that aren’t read by voting machines.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/nov/04/facebook-posts/voting-machines-dont-read-ballots-filled-sharpies-/


claimant: Marc Butler
claim_date: 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z
title: Disproportionate share of SAFE Act arrests made in New York City
review_date: 2017-03-24T21:20:08Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"We have counties where there have been one arrest under the SAFE Act. It indicates there's not a whole lot of interest in enforcing this in our upstate counties."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/mar/24/marc-butler/most-safe-act-arrests-have-been-new-york-city/


text: “‘Satellites’ are on balloons and not in space.”
claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2023-02-05T00:00:00Z
title: Balloon-powered satellites? Space conspiracies flourish after Chinese spy balloon discovery
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/07/instagram-posts/balloon-powered-satellites-space-conspiracies-flou/


claimant: Ben Carson
claim_date: 2015-10-08T00:00:00Z
title: Ben Carson says Mahmoud Abbas, Ali Khamenei, Vladimir Putin knew each other in 1968 Moscow
review_date: 2016-04-19T15:47:36Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Mahmoud Abbas, Ali Khamenei, Vladimir Putin met each other "in the class of 1968 at Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2015/oct/09/ben-carson/ben-carson-says-mahmoud-abbas-ali-khamenei-vladimi/


claimant: Cory Gardner
claim_date: 2020-09-15T00:00:00Z
title: Gardner’s bill has as much to do with politics as preexisting conditions
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says he authored legislation “to guarantee coverage to people with pre-existing conditions -- no matter what happens to Obamacare.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/sep/18/cory-gardner/gardners-bill-has-more-do-politics-preexisting-con/


claimant: National Rifle Association
claim_date: 2018-03-21T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2018/mar/24/fact-checking-march-our-lives/
title: Fact-checking the March For Our Lives
review_date: 2018-03-23T16:45:12Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"March For Our Lives is backed by radicals with a history of violent threats, language and actions."


claimant: National Rifle Association
claim_date: 2018-03-21T00:00:00Z
title: NRA says violent radicals are behind the March For Our Lives
review_date: 2018-03-23T16:45:12Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"March For Our Lives is backed by radicals with a history of violent threats, language and actions."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/mar/23/national-rifle-association/nra-says-violent-radicals-are-behind-march-our-liv/


text: Says she never tweeted comments linking pedophilia and Islam.
claimant: Kathy Barnette
claim_date: 2022-05-14T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/may/16/kathy-barnette/senate-candidate-kathy-barnette-tweeted-headline-s/

title:
Senate candidate Kathy Barnette tweeted a headline that said, ‘Pedophilia is a cornerstone of Islam’


text: “Over 90% of the American people think we have to get assault weapons off the street — period.”
claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2019-09-13T00:00:00Z
title: Biden exaggerated the percentage of Americans who favor an assault weapons ban
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/sep/12/joe-biden/biden-exaggerated-percentage-americans-who-favor-a/


text: Video shows House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announcing U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi “will be impeached.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-05-05T00:00:00Z
title: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy didn’t announce that his predecessor ‘will be impeached’
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/may/09/facebook-posts/house-speaker-kevin-mccarthy-didnt-announce-that-h/


text: Says Ted Cruz distributed the ad showing a nude Melania Trump on a rug.
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2016-03-29T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump has no evidence that Ted Cruz was responsible for naked Melania ad
review_date: 2016-04-13T14:42:48Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/mar/31/donald-trump/donald-trump-has-no-evidence-ted-cruz-was-responsi/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2018-05-16T00:00:00Z
title: There’s still no evidence Barbara Walters wrote this about Jane Fonda
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Barabara Walters wrote that Jane Fonda "betrayed not only the idea of our country, but specific men who served and sacrificed during the Vietnam War."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jan/13/facebook-posts/theres-still-no-evidence-barbara-walters-wrote-abo/


claimant: Facebook
claim_date: 2023-01-27T00:00:00Z
title: Claim vastly overstates government’s spending on TSA’s gender-neutral screening technology
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
The Transportation Security Administration spent “a couple hundred million dollars” on gender-neutral screening technology.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/27/facebook-posts/claim-vastly-overstates-governments-spending-on-ts/


text: Potential Foxconn changes are due to "the wave of economic uncertainty" from Evers administration.
claimant: Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders
claim_date: 2019-01-30T00:00:00Z
title: Pants on Fire: Robin Vos, Scott Fitzgerald blame Tony Evers for Foxconn changes
review_date: 2019-02-01T17:38:13Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/feb/01/wisconsin-republican-legislative-leaders/robin-vos-scott-fitzgerald-have-no-business-blamin/


text: Iran's regime 'every Friday declares war on us.'
claimant: Sebastian Gorka
claim_date: 2017-11-13T00:00:00Z
title: Former White House aide Gorka says Iran 'every Friday declares war on us'
review_date: 2017-11-17T00:01:19Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/nov/16/sebastian-gorka/fact-check-former-white-house-aide-says-iran-every/


claimant: Jim Justice
claim_date: 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z
title: Is Jim Justice right about a record surplus in 2019?
review_date: 2019-03-06T19:57:02Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"This is the largest cumulative surplus for the first six months of any fiscal year in state history."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/mar/06/jim-justice/jim-justice-right-about-record-surplus-2019/


text: Says a "Local Hero" was "arrested after killing 30 pedophiles in murder spree"
claimant: Viral Image
claim_date: 2019-05-08T00:00:00Z
title: No, that story about a Nebraska man being arrested after killing 30 pedophiles is fake
review_date: 2019-05-16T14:14:37Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/may/16/viral-image/no-story-about-nebraska-man-being-arrested-after-k/


claimant: Antonio Villaraigosa
claim_date: 2017-03-23T00:00:00Z
title: Villaraigosa’s Mostly True claim about the rise in school graduation rates
review_date: 2017-05-05T19:20:05Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"When I became mayor of Los Angeles, we had a 44 percent (high school) graduation rate. I said that was unacceptable. I challenged that notion. I said the mayor needs to be involved with our schools. We need to partner together. As I left, after a number of reforms, we grew our graduation rate from 44 percent to 72."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/may/05/antonio-villaraigosa/villaraigosas-mostly-true-claim-about-rise-school-/


text: Says his administration has issued several thousand special visas to Afghan translators.
claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2021-08-18T00:00:00Z
title: Joe Biden overshoots on visas for Afghans who helped U.S.
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/aug/19/joe-biden/joe-biden-overshoots-visas-afghans-who-helped-us/


claimant: Scott Walker
claim_date: 2018-04-09T00:00:00Z
title: Scott Walker claim of Eric Holder making Supreme Court race 'highly partisan' ignores GOP role
review_date: 2018-04-11T20:22:42Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says "Eric Holder and his group came in and made" the Wisconsin Supreme Court race "highly partisan."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/apr/11/scott-walker/scott-walker-claim-eric-holder-making-supreme-cour/


claimant: Environmental Defense Fund Action
claim_date: 2018-10-29T00:00:00Z
title: Did Texas U.S. Rep. John Culberson use campaign money for fossils and collectibles?
review_date: 2018-11-03T18:15:50Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Texas U.S. Rep. John Culberson "was caught using campaign cash on collectibles, including Civil War memorabilia and fossils."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/nov/03/environmental-defense-fund-action/did-texas-us-rep-john-culberson-use-campaign-money/


claimant: Donna Shalala
claim_date: 2019-07-21T00:00:00Z
title: Yes, children at Homestead facility get far less time to call family than federal prisoners
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says children at Homestead migrant facility "get 30 minutes over a month to talk to family members. If they were in a prison — a federal prison — they would get 300 minutes."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/jul/23/donna-shalala/yes-children-homestead-facility-get-far-less-time-/


claimant: Newt Gingrich
claim_date: 2016-07-20T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2016/jul/20/fact-checking-pence-cruz-third-night-republican-na/
title: The third night of the 2016 Republican National Convention, fact-checked
review_date: 2016-07-21T03:03:06Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Just 9 percent of Muslims in Pakistan support ISIS. Unfortunately, that 9 percent is 16 million people. And that’s just one country."


text: "Wall Street comes out en masse with its money against House Democrats every election."
claimant: Nancy Pelosi
claim_date: 2017-01-31T00:00:00Z
title: Nancy Pelosi overstates Wall Street refusal to support Democrats
review_date: 2017-02-18T15:49:39Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/feb/01/nancy-pelosi/pelosi-overstates-wall-street-refusal-support-demo/


claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2020-07-22T00:00:00Z
title: Biden wrong that McDonald’s workers can’t jump to competing chains
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“McDonald’s (makes) you all sign noncompete contracts that you cannot go across town to try to get a job at Burger King.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jul/28/joe-biden/biden-wrong-mcdonalds-workers-cant-jump-competing-/


text: "Navy destroyer strikes a building in downtown Houston."
claimant: Internet rumors
claim_date: 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z
title: Internet rumor about Navy destroyer hitting Houston building isn’t anchored in reality
review_date: 2017-09-01T19:55:57Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/sep/01/blog-posting/internet-rumor-about-navy-destroyer-hitting-housto/


claimant: Bernie Sanders
claim_date: 2016-04-17T00:00:00Z
review_date: 2016-04-20T16:14:06Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says that in her speech to the pro-Israel group AIPAC, Hillary Clinton "had one line on the Palestinian people."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/apr/20/bernie-sanders/bernie-sanders-says-hillary-clinton-had-one-line-p/

title:
Bernie Sanders says Hillary Clinton had 'one line on the Palestinian people' in key speech on Israel


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-05-22T00:00:00Z
title: Yes, prices are higher under Biden, but recovery from the pandemic is key reason
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Lumber, gas, wheat, coal and corn cost more in April 2021 "in Joe Biden's America" than they did a year earlier.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/may/27/facebook-posts/yes-prices-are-higher-under-biden-recovery-pandemi/


claimant: Tom Palzewicz
claim_date: 2018-05-14T00:00:00Z
title: 40-year Wisconsin Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner has 'led' on only 1 bill? That's Pants on Fire
review_date: 2018-05-17T12:43:57Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Jim Sensenbrenner "has been in office for 40 years" and "he's led on exactly one bill," the Patriot Act.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/may/17/tom-palzewicz/pants-fire-claim-40-year-wisconsin-congressman-has/


text: "There are 43 states that have now passed voter suppression laws."
claimant: James Clyburn
claim_date: 2021-03-25T00:00:00Z
title: James Clyburn misspeaks in saying 43 states have passed voting restrictions
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/29/james-clyburn/james-clyburn-misspeaks-saying-43-states-have-pass/


text: "Senate report admits Clinton ‘gifted’ children to human traffickers"
claimant: YourNewsWire.com
claim_date: 2018-06-17T00:00:00Z
title: False headline wrongly links Hillary Clinton to former government shortcomings on immigration
review_date: 2018-06-18T21:01:45Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jun/18/yournewswirecom/false-headline-wrongly-links-hillary-clinton-forme/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-05-02T00:00:00Z
title: No, this video doesn’t show a Republican lawmaker confronting U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Video shows U.S. Rep. Doug Collins exploding “with rage after Pelosi admits dirty ‘squad’ plan for Trump impeachment.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/may/04/facebook-posts/no-this-video-doesnt-show-a-republican-lawmaker-co/


claimant: Eric Swalwell
claim_date: 2019-06-27T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/jun/28/fact-checking-2nd-night-democratic-debate-miami/
title: Fact-checking the 2nd night of the Democratic debate in Miami
review_date: 2019-06-28T16:49:26Z
textual_rating: Frequent attack needs context
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“This president, though, for immigrants, there is nothing he will not do to separate a family, cage a child, or erase their existence by weaponizing the census."


text: The United States "is the only major country that taxes its own exports."
claimant: Kevin Brady
claim_date: 2016-06-24T00:00:00Z
title: Texas Republican Kevin Brady errs in comparison of U.S. tax code
review_date: 2016-06-28T15:37:11Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jun/28/kevin-brady/texas-republican-kevin-brady-errs-comparison-us-ta/


text: "Black homeownership just hit the highest level it has ever been in the history of our country."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2017-12-08T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump wrong that black homeownership rate is at a record high
review_date: 2017-12-11T19:51:25Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/dec/11/donald-trump/donald-trump-wrong-black-homeownership-rate-record/


text: On home health workers’ low pay and limited benefits, “40% are still on SNAP or Medicaid.”
claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2020-07-21T00:00:00Z
title: Biden is right. Pay for home health workers is paltry
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jul/28/joe-biden/biden-right-pay-home-health-workers-paltry/


text: U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley made U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland cry at a committee hearing.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-03-06T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/08/facebook-posts/no-us-sen-josh-hawley-didnt-make-us-attorney-gener/

title:
No, U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley didn’t make U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland cry in committee hearing


text: "Newspapers have framed this election as my fight against the Illinois mafia."
claimant: Bruce Rauner
claim_date: 2018-03-20T00:00:00Z
title: Bruce Rauner cites own remarks as proof of outside support for election night claim
review_date: 2018-03-22T13:48:10Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/mar/21/bruce-rauner/rauner-cites-own-remarks-proof-outside-support-ele/


text: If we stopped testing right now, we'd have very few cases, if any.
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-06-15T00:00:00Z
title: Trump’s take on COVID testing gives short shrift to public health realities
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jun/17/donald-trump/trumps-take-covid-testing-gives-short-shrift-publi/


claimant: Scott Jones
claim_date: 2016-08-22T00:00:00Z
title: Scott Jones falsely claims judges ruled on allegations of unwanted sexual advances
review_date: 2016-10-17T17:16:43Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says allegations that he made unwanted sexual advances on a female sheriff’s deputy "were found by two separate judges to not have merit."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/oct/17/scott-jones/scott-jones-falsely-claims-judges-ruled-allegation/


claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2017-01-02T00:00:00Z
title: Supreme Court's Ginsburg not retiring, despite what fake news headline says
review_date: 2017-01-13T21:14:22Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says "Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is resigning from the post of associate justice of the Supreme Court."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jan/13/blog-posting/supreme-courts-ginsburg-not-retiring-despite-what-/


text: "NEW INFO SAYS KOBE BRYANT AND ALL 4 OF HIS DAUGHTER HAVE DIED FROM HELICOPTER CRASH."
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2020-01-26T00:00:00Z
title: Viral post falsely claims Kobe Bryant died with 'all four' daughters
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jan/27/blog-posting/Viral-post-falsely-claims-Kobe-died-all-daughters/


text: “We passed one of the first (COVID-19) bills in the entire country, empowering Gov. Evers to act.”
claimant: Robin Vos
claim_date: 2020-11-23T00:00:00Z
title: Wisconsin Assembly speaker says state passed one of the first COVID-19 bills, but that’s wrong
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/nov/25/robin-vos/wisconsin-assembly-speaker-says-state-passed-one-f/


text: Donald Trump “never left” the White House.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2022-02-02T00:00:00Z
title: It’s not true that Donald Trump never left the White House
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/feb/03/facebook-posts/its-not-true-donald-trump-never-left-white-house/


claimant: Paul Sperry
claim_date: 2018-01-13T00:00:00Z
title: Commentator: El Paso fencing in 2010 drove down violent crime, illegal crossings and drug smuggling
review_date: 2018-01-22T20:09:32Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says border fencing finished near El Paso in 2010 dramatically curtailed illegal crossings, local crime and drug smuggling.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jan/22/paul-sperry/commentator-el-paso-fencing-2010-drove-down-violen/


text: More poll workers caught filling out ballots in Delaware County Pennsylvania.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-11-05T00:00:00Z
title: No, Pennsylvania poll workers weren’t caught fraudulently filling out ballots
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/nov/06/facebook-posts/no-pennsylvania-poll-workers-werent-caught-fraudul/


claimant: Jeff Sessions
claim_date: 2016-07-18T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2016/jul/19/fact-checking-benghazi-night-republican-convention/
title: Fact-checking the first night of the 2016 Republican National Convention
review_date: 2016-07-19T02:35:51Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Hillary Clinton "has been a champion of globalist trade agreements. ... Worst of all, they are now pushing the disastrous 5,000-page Obamatrade — the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement."


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-10-12T00:00:00Z
title: Biden’s tax plan would not impose 40% capital gains tax on most home sales
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Joe Biden’s “capital gains tax means that when you sell your home you’ll owe taxes of 40% of your profit!”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/oct/16/facebook-posts/bidens-tax-plan-would-not-impose-40-capital-gains-/


text: "San Juan city council votes unanimously to impeach Trump-hating mayor."
claimant: AsAmericanAsApplePie.org
claim_date: 2017-10-15T00:00:00Z
title: Fake blog posts say San Juan city council impeaches Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz
review_date: 2017-10-18T14:52:33Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/oct/17/asamericanasapplepieorg/fake-blog-posts-say-san-juan-city-council-impeache/


claimant: Dana Perino
claim_date: 2022-01-04T00:00:00Z
title: Virginia law restricting military-gear purchases didn’t affect I-95 recovery efforts
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
A law backed by Virginia Democrats barred local sheriffs from having military equipment that “would have come in very helpful” with the I-95 traffic jam.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jan/10/dana-perino/virginia-law-restricting-military-gear-purchases-d/


text: “You’re not going to get COVID if you have these vaccinations.”
claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2021-07-21T00:00:00Z
title: Joe Biden exaggerates efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/22/joe-biden/biden-exaggerates-efficacy-covid-19-vaccines/


claimant: NARAL Pro-Choice America
claim_date: 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z
title: NARAL misleads in attack on Marco Rubio about Zika funding
review_date: 2016-09-08T16:11:48Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Marco Rubio voted against funding health clinics that provide critical care during this public health emergency (Zika)."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/sep/08/naral-pro-choice/naral-misleads-attack-marco-rubio-about-zika-fundi/


text: “Melania dug up the WH Rose Garden, removing roses from every First Lady since 1913.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-08-22T00:00:00Z
title: No, Melania Trump didn’t remove roses from every first lady since 1913
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/24/facebook-posts/no-melania-trump-didnt-remove-roses-every-first-la/


text: “Wikileaks releases moon landing cut scenes filmed in the Nevada desert.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-10-23T00:00:00Z
title: No, Wikileaks didn’t release evidence that the moon landing was faked
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/oct/25/viral-image/no-wikileaks-didnt-release-evidence-that-the-moon/


text: "He even supports putting a female inmate in shackles during childbirth."
claimant: Andrew Cuomo
claim_date: 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z
title: Cuomo attacks Molinaro's record on shackling pregnant inmates
review_date: 2018-10-19T21:36:21Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/oct/19/andrew-cuomo/cuomo-attacks-molinaro-record-womens-issues/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2017-11-02T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2017/nov/03/donald-trump-said-donna-brazile-called-democratic-/
title: Donald Trump said Donna Brazile called Democratic primary 'rigged,' but did she?
review_date: 2017-11-03T23:24:09Z
textual_rating: Didn't use that word
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Donna Brazile just stated the DNC RIGGED the system to illegally steal the Primary from Bernie Sanders."


text: After learning some officers are Jewish, “Ilhan Omar says police shouldn’t exist.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2019-03-18T00:00:00Z
title: No, Ilhan Omar didn’t say that police shouldn’t exist because there are Jewish cops
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/apr/12/viral-image/no-ilhan-omar-didnt-say-police-shouldnt-exist-beca/


text: “I certainly supported Barack Obama and Joe Biden. ... I was there both times for them.”
claimant: Mike Bloomberg
claim_date: 2020-02-26T00:00:00Z
title: Mike Bloomberg exaggerates his support for Obama in 2008, 2012
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/03/michael-bloomberg/mike-bloomberg-exaggerates-his-support-obama-2008-/


claimant: Kathleen Vinehout
claim_date: 2017-08-06T00:00:00Z
title: Senator: Under Scott Walker, state is 16,000 manufacturing jobs lower than during recession
review_date: 2017-08-30T15:20:01Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin is "still 16,000 manufacturing jobs lower than we were during the recession."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/aug/30/kathleen-vinehout/senator-under-scott-walker-state-16000-manufacturi/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2019-02-26T00:00:00Z
title: No, the Black Panthers did not create the WIC program
review_date: 2019-03-06T14:14:36Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says the WIC program was created by the Black Panthers to help feed single mothers and children in their communities.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/mar/05/facebook-posts/no-black-panthers-did-not-create-wic-program/


claimant: Mike McCabe
claim_date: 2018-07-06T00:00:00Z
title: Mike McCabe says Minnesota is imprisoning half as many people as Wisconsin, with same crime rates
review_date: 2018-09-05T16:28:39Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Minnesota is "imprisoning half as many people as Wisconsin, and yet our states have virtually identical crime rates."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/sep/05/mike-mccabe/mike-mccabe-says-minnesota-imprisoning-half-many-p/


text: "We're the highest developed nation taxed in the world."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z
title: Once again, Trump overstates U.S. tax ranking
review_date: 2017-10-18T21:29:02Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/oct/18/donald-trump/once-again-trump-overstates-us-tax-ranking/


claimant: Sean Hannity
claim_date: 2016-08-23T00:00:00Z
review_date: 2016-09-02T18:39:12Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says that in 2015, "illegal" immigrants accounted for 75 percent of federal drug possession convictions and 5 percent to 30 percent of convictions for murder and kidnapping plus two other crimes.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/sep/02/sean-hannity/sean-hannity-says-illegal-immigrants-account-75-pe/

title:
Sean Hannity says illegal immigrants account for up to 75 percent of convictions for selected crimes


text: “Actually, I won Wisconsin.”
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-12-06T00:00:00Z
title: Recount finds Trump did not win Wisconsin, despite his victory claim
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/dec/09/donald-trump/recount-finds-trump-did-not-win-wisconsin-despite-/


text: "In WI, over 79% of Title X patients rely on Planned Parenthood for their basic health care."
claimant: Mark Pocan
claim_date: 2019-08-19T00:00:00Z
title: Wisconsin Democrat's claim about reliance on Planned Parenthood for health care is in the ballpark
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/nov/08/mark-pocan/wisconsin-democrats-claim-about-reliance-planned-p/


text: “Mandela Barnes came out in favor of abortion up until the moment of birth.”
claimant: National Republican Senatorial Committee
claim_date: 2022-10-06T00:00:00Z
title: NRSC wrong that Mandela Barnes has come out “in favor of abortion up until the moment of birth.”
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/oct/20/national-republican-senatorial-committee/nrsc-wrong-that-mandela-barnes-has-come-out-in-fav/


text: "I have consistently voted against the Hyde Amendment."
claimant: Bernie Sanders
claim_date: 2019-06-06T00:00:00Z
title: Bernie Sanders oversimplifies record on Hyde Amendment
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/jun/11/bernie-sanders/bernie-sanders-oversimplifies-record-hyde-amendmen/


claimant: Tucker Carlson
claim_date: 2023-04-25T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/apr/25/here-are-falsehoods-we-found-in-tucker-carlsons-fi/
title: Here are falsehoods we found in Tucker Carlson’s final Fox show
review_date: 2023-04-25T23:24:54Z
textual_rating: Research shows racial bias
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Marcia Fudge’s lived experience tells her that there is racism in home appraisals — but there’s still no data on that. There’s no evidence whatsoever. It is, at this point, completely made up."


text: Photos show Joe Biden with a “Chinese handler.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-01-21T00:00:00Z
title: Photos show Biden with a Secret Service agent, not a ‘Chinese handler’
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/25/viral-image/photos-show-biden-secret-service-agent-not-chinese/


text: "We are the only industrialized nation that doesn't guarantee workers paid family leave."
claimant: Kirsten Gillibrand
claim_date: 2016-07-25T00:00:00Z
title: Yes, the United States is the only industrialized nation without paid family leave
review_date: 2016-07-26T02:49:53Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jul/26/kirsten-gillibrand/yes-us-only-industrialized-nation-without-paid-fam/


claimant: Bill Nelson
claim_date: 2016-11-16T00:00:00Z
title: Bill Nelson says Donald Trump intends to expand oil drilling
review_date: 2016-11-22T17:14:39Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Donald Trump said he intends "to open up additional areas off the coast to oil drilling" during the campaign.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/nov/22/bill-nelson/bill-nelson-says-donald-trump-intends-expand-oil-d/


text: Antony Blinken “confesses that Biden” is responsible for the Nord Stream pipeline leaks.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2022-10-04T00:00:00Z
title: No, Blinken didn’t say Biden is responsible for Nord Stream leaks
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/oct/06/facebook-posts/no-blinken-didnt-say-biden-responsible-nord-stream/


text: Originally "almost all models predicted" Dorian would hit Alabama
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2019-09-04T00:00:00Z
title: Trump said ‘almost all models predicted’ Dorian would hit Alabama. He’s wrong
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/sep/05/donald-trump/trump-said-almost-all-models-predicted-dorian-woul/


text: "Democrats are nowhere to be found on DACA."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-03-05T00:00:00Z
title: Are Democrats 'nowhere to be found on DACA,' as Donald Trump claimed?
review_date: 2018-03-07T18:56:01Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/mar/07/donald-trump/are-democrats-nowhere-be-found-daca-donald-trump-c/


claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2018-12-12T00:00:00Z
title: No, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez did not repeat a quote that disparages socialism
review_date: 2018-12-18T20:59:23Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Quotes incoming U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as saying "under capitalism, man oppresses man. Under socialism, it’s the other way around."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/dec/18/blog-posting/meme-mocks-ocasio-cortez-repeating-quote-disparagi/


text: The earthquake in Turkey is a "scripted" use of geo engineering weather modification HAARP.
claimant: Facebook post
claim_date: 2023-02-07T00:00:00Z
title: Turkey-Syria earthquakes were natural disasters, not geoengineered
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/15/facebook-posts/turkey-syria-earthquakes-were-natural-disaster-not/


claimant: Bernie Sanders
claim_date: 2019-07-10T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/jul/15/thinking-small-why-bernie-sanders-and-other-2020-c/
title: Thinking small: Why Bernie Sanders and other 2020 candidates seek low-dollar campaign contributions
review_date: 2019-07-15T13:30:29Z
textual_rating: Unable to verify
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"We have now received some 2 million individual contributions — which I think is an all-time world's record — up to this point."


text: Video shows U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan asking U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler, “What are you hiding?”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-06-05T00:00:00Z
title: House committee hearing mischaracterized on social media
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jun/12/facebook-posts/house-committee-hearing-mischaracterized-on-social/


claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2021-10-21T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/oct/22/fact-checking-joe-biden-cnns-town-hall/
title: Fact-checking Joe Biden at CNN’s town hall
review_date: 2021-10-22T18:19:07Z
textual_rating: Exaggerated
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"When we had community policing initially in the late ’90s, violent crime dropped significantly. And the reason it did, is because we had a significant number of police."


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-05-15T00:00:00Z
title: Still no connection between COVID-19 vaccines and AIDS
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Your government quietly confirmed the fully vaccinated are developing Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/may/16/viral-image/still-no-connection-between-covid-19-vaccines-and-/


text: "The VA negotiates prescription drug prices. Medicare doesn't do that."
claimant: Seth Moulton
claim_date: 2019-06-02T00:00:00Z
title: Seth Moulton correct that prescription drug prices can be negotiated for VA, but not Medicare
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/jun/07/seth-moulton/seth-moulton-correct-prescription-drug-prices-can-/


claimant: Mike Gibbons
claim_date: 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z
title: Ohio Republican wrongly says Sherrod Brown likes communism
review_date: 2018-03-27T13:19:52Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"A lot" of Sen. Sherrod Brown’s policies "reflect that interest in Marxism" and a fondness for communism.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/mar/27/mike-gibbons/ohio-republican-wrongly-says-sherrod-brown-likes-c/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-11-03T00:00:00Z
title: No, Whitmer didn’t say she wouldn’t certify election results in Michigan if Trump wins
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said, “I will not certify the vote in my state for Donald Trump, no matter the outcome.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/nov/04/viral-image/no-whitmer-didnt-say-she-wouldnt-certify-election-/


claimant: Instagram post
claim_date: 2021-02-11T00:00:00Z
title: Chart comparing New York and Florida on COVID-19 is flawed. Here’s why
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Due to differing lockdown orders, New York has more COVID-19 cases, deaths, hospitalizations and job losses than Florida, and New York also lags on vaccinations.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/feb/26/instagram-posts/chart-comparing-new-york-and-florida-covid-19-flaw/


text: "The single largest expense in over half of American households is childcare."
claimant: Ivanka Trump
claim_date: 2017-04-25T00:00:00Z
title: Ivanka Trump wrongly says child care single largest expense for half of households
review_date: 2017-04-26T19:04:03Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/apr/26/ivanka-trump/ivanka-trump-wrongly-says-child-care-costs-top-oth/


text: Says Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey said, “A few right winged nuts won’t affect our bottom line.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-02-24T00:00:00Z
title: No, Coca-Cola’s CEO didn’t say this about conservatives
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/feb/24/facebook-posts/no-coca-colas-ceo-didnt-say-about-conservatives/


text: "Joe Biden admits he is governing like a 'dictator.'"
claimant: Charlie Kirk
claim_date: 2021-01-26T00:00:00Z
title: Biden did not admit he’s ‘governing like a dictator’
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/28/charlie-kirk/biden-did-not-admit-hes-governing-dictator/


text: A photo shows an elephant carrying a lion cub to a pool of water so it wouldn’t die.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-02-17T00:00:00Z
title: This photo of an elephant carrying a lion cub is fake
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/20/viral-image/photo-elephant-carrying-lion-cub-fake/


text: "There are 390 million guns out on the streets of a country of 329 million people."
claimant: Beto O'Rourke
claim_date: 2019-09-04T00:00:00Z
title: How many guns are on the streets in the United States?
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/sep/09/beto-orourke/how-many-guns-are-streets-united-states/


claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z
title: Joe Biden’s boast about Social Security inflation adjustment is Pants on Fire
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"On my watch, for the first time in 10 years, seniors are getting an increase in their Social Security checks."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/nov/02/joe-biden/Joe-Biden-pants-on-fire-social-security-inflation/


text: Says Ann Coulter said, "I am a settler. I am descended from settlers — not from immigrants."
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2018-12-03T00:00:00Z
title: Yes, Ann Coulter said she descended from 'settlers,' not 'immigrants'
review_date: 2018-12-06T22:42:43Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/dec/06/blog-posting/yes-ann-coulter-said-she-descended-settlers-not-im/


text: "Paul Ryan has blocked all action to strengthen our gun laws."
claimant: Giffords PAC
claim_date: 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z
title: Gabrielle Giffords group claims gun-rights backer Paul Ryan has blocked all gun-control measures
review_date: 2018-04-06T15:03:47Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/apr/06/giffords/gabrielle-giffords-group-claims-gun-rights-backer-/


claimant: Kevin McCarthy
claim_date: 2018-08-15T00:00:00Z
title: MOSTLY TRUE: Visa overstays account for ‘half’ of all people in the country illegally
review_date: 2018-08-25T01:10:48Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Half of everyone that’s here illegally (in the U.S.) came here legally on a visa and have overstayed their visa."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/aug/24/kevin-mccarthy/mostly-true-visa-overstays-account-half-all-people/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2019-11-19T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/nov/19/fact-checking-trump-ukraine-impeachment-day-3/
title: Fact-checking the Trump impeachment hearings: Vindman, Volker, Morrison and Williams
review_date: 2019-11-19T21:23:24Z
textual_rating: No, not highest ever
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"They're using this impeachment hoax for their own political gain to try and damage the Republican Party and damage the President, but it's had the opposite effect. Because you've seen the polls and we're now the highest — I'm the highest I've ever I've ever been in the polls."


text: Protesters “broke into the White House.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-05-30T00:00:00Z
title: Video clips show the Ohio Statehouse, not the White House
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/30/viral-image/video-clips-show-ohio-statehouse-not-white-house/?fbclid=IwAR2h1ABrE7-UFBJBa8VKMr-Ea6yLA-dNjwfGxD-a0JUUG8z7qOne0anax3w


claimant: Instagram post
claim_date: 2020-11-20T00:00:00Z
title: Did Kyle Rittenhouse use COVID-19 stimulus funds to buy AR-15 used in Kenosha shootings?
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Kyle Rittenhouse used his COVID-19 stimulus check to purchase the AR-15 he used in the fatal Kenosha shooting."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/nov/25/instagram-posts/kyle-rittenhouse-use-covid-19-stimulus-kenosha/


claimant: Facebook
claim_date: 2023-05-04T00:00:00Z
title: Yes, a Texas bill would give GOP power to call election do-overs in left-leaning Harris County
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Texas Republicans just voted to give a Republican appointee the power to single-handedly CANCEL election results in the state’s largest Democratic county.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/may/04/facebook-posts/texas-senate-oks-state-power-to-declare-do-over-el/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-11-10T00:00:00Z
title: No, this isn’t a photo of Katie Hobbs in a Maricopa County ballot tabulation room
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Image shows Arizona gubernatorial candidate and Secretary of State Katie Hobbs in the room where ballots were being counted in Maricopa County.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/nov/11/viral-image/no-this-isnt-a-photo-of-katie-hobbs-in-a-maricopa/


text: “We have a national debt the size of our nation’s economy for the first time since World War II.”
claimant: Mike Pence
claim_date: 2023-03-24T00:00:00Z
title: U.S. national debt is as big as the economy, but it has been for a while
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/30/mike-pence/us-national-debt-big-economy-it-has-been-while/


text: Dave McCormick is "liberal, pro-Biden, pro-China."
claimant: Mehmet Oz
claim_date: 2022-04-12T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/apr/19/mehmet-oz/dr-oz-misses-facts-calling-gop-senate-rival-mccorm/

title:
Dr. Oz misses the facts in calling GOP Senate rival McCormick liberal and supportive of Biden, China


claimant: Anonymous caller
claim_date: 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z
title: Anonymous caller warns of local police arresting you about your taxes unless you call back soon
review_date: 2018-04-11T21:37:51Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says that unless the recipient called back about "your tax filings," you "will be taken into custody by the local cops as there are more serious allegations pressed on your name."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/apr/11/anonymous-caller/anonymous-caller-warns-police-arrest-taxes-call-ba/


text: A photo of a wounded young child was captured in Ukraine in 2022.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2022-02-24T00:00:00Z
title: Photo of injured child is from Syria in 2018, not Russia-Ukraine conflict
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/mar/01/facebook-posts/photo-injured-child-syria-2018-not-russia-ukraine-/


claimant: Lee Zeldin
claim_date: 2021-12-08T00:00:00Z
title: Poll shows support for voter ID across groups, with one exception
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Voter ID is supported by an overwhelming majority of NYers, from all across the state, walks of life, & political parties.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/dec/18/lee-zeldin/poll-shows-support-voter-id-details-unclear/


text: “No candidate has ever won both Florida and Ohio and lost.”
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-12-09T00:00:00Z
title: Trump said no candidate has won Florida and Ohio and lost. Pants on Fire!
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/dec/10/donald-trump/trump-said-no-candidate-has-won-florida-and-ohio-a/


claimant: Evan Jenkins
claim_date: 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z
title: Did Evan Jenkins correctly cite past PolitiFact rulings in a debate?
review_date: 2018-05-02T22:47:54Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"All the things Patrick (Morrisey) is saying — (that I supported) Hillary Clinton, cap and trade, Planned Parenthood — PolitiFact went through each and every allegation and said, ‘False, False, False, False.’ "

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/may/02/evan-jenkins/did-evan-jenkins-correctly-cite-past-politifact-ru/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2016-07-24T00:00:00Z
title: No, Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders wouldn't have won even if super delegates were nixed
review_date: 2016-07-26T02:18:26Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"An analysis showed that Bernie Sanders would have won the Democratic nomination if it were not for the Super Delegates."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jul/25/donald-trump/no-donald-trump-bernie-sanders-wouldnt-have-won-ev/


claimant: Andrew Gillum
claim_date: 2018-09-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking an attack on Ron DeSantis about pre-existing conditions and Affordable Care Act
review_date: 2018-10-18T16:58:51Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"In Congress, Ron DeSantis demanded that any new health law eliminate protections for people with pre-existing conditions."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/oct/18/andrew-gillum/fact-checking-attack-ron-desantis-about-pre-existi/


text: “No one has died of cancer or heart disease since the COVID-19 thing started.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-08-14T00:00:00Z
title: No, cancer and heart disease deaths didn’t disappear during the pandemic
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/aug/27/viral-image/no-cancer-and-heart-disease-deaths-didnt-disappear/


text: University of Miami researchers have found that the COVID-19 vaccine affects sperm production.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z
title: University of Miami researchers looked at effects of COVID-19, not vaccines
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/may/19/viral-image/university-miami-researchers-looked-effects-covid-/


claimant: Mark Kirk
claim_date: 2016-06-15T00:00:00Z
title: U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk falsely attacks Duckworth on IRS expansion
review_date: 2016-10-14T18:30:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Rep. Tammy "Duckworth has been a staunch supporter of expanding the spending, size and reach of the IRS."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jul/21/mark-kirk/congresswoman-tammy-duckworth-staunch-supporter-ir/


text: The opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics predicted the COVID-19 pandemic.
claimant: Facebook post
claim_date: 2021-07-25T00:00:00Z
title: No, the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics didn’t predict the pandemic
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/30/facebook-posts/no-opening-ceremony-2012-london-olympics-didnt-pre/


claimant: Dinesh D'Souza
claim_date: 2016-04-17T00:00:00Z
title: Dinesh D'Souza incorrectly places Bernie Sanders in the top 1 percent
review_date: 2016-04-20T16:18:08Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"As a U.S. senator with salary and perks, ‪#‎Bernie‬ is in the top 1 percent, but still paid only 13 percent in taxes last year."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/apr/20/dinesh-dsouza/dinesh-dsouza-incorrectly-places-bernie-sanders-to/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-08-27T00:00:00Z
title: 'Perfectly legal' for Rittenhouse to carry a gun? False
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“At 17 years old Kyle (Rittenhouse) was perfectly legal to be able to possess that rifle without parental supervision.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/28/facebook-posts/did-kyle-rittenhouse-break-law-carrying-assault-st/


text: "Joe Biden's wide open southern border" is to blame for fentanyl deaths in the U.S.
claimant: Kayleigh McEnany
claim_date: 2023-02-07T00:00:00Z
title: Are Biden’s border policies to blame for fentanyl deaths? Experts say no
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/10/kayleigh-mcenany/are-bidens-border-policies-to-blame-for-fentanyl-d/


claimant: Nicholas Burns
claim_date: 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z
title: Does the U.S. have about as many military band members as diplomats?
review_date: 2017-03-31T19:51:41Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"There are about as many members of the Armed Forces marching bands as there are American diplomats."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/mar/31/nicholas-burns/are-there-more-military-band-members-diplomats/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-03-05T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/mar/06/fact-checking-donald-trumps-fox-news-town-hall-scr/
title: Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Fox News town hall in Scranton
review_date: 2020-03-06T20:50:51Z
textual_rating: Replaced old barriers
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“The wall is way under construction, we're up to 129 miles already. ... We will have by early next year almost 500 miles of wall.”


claimant: Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
claim_date: 2019-09-08T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/sep/10/democrats-target-republicans-donald-trump-military/
title: Democrats target Republicans, Donald Trump on military money used for wall: A rundown of projects
review_date: 2019-09-10T20:01:19Z
textual_rating: Critical value varies
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Critical defense and military preparedness projects pay the price,” to help build for a border wall.


text: “CEO of Pfizer arrested, charged with fraud.”
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2021-11-05T00:00:00Z
title: No, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla wasn’t arrested on fraud charges
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/nov/08/blog-posting/no-pfizer-ceo-albert-bourla-wasnt-arrested-fraud-c/


text: Says Michelle Obama "had a staff of 23" while Melania Trump "has a staff of 4."
claimant: Turning Point USA
claim_date: 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z
title: Did Michelle Obama have a staff of 23 while Melania Trump has just 4?
review_date: 2019-03-12T18:48:03Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/mar/12/turning-point-usa/did-michelle-obama-have-staff-23-while-melania-tru/


text: "Hillary Clinton and her campaign of 2008 started the birther controversy."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2016-09-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking Donald Trump's claim Hillary Clinton started Obama birther movement
review_date: 2017-04-11T19:29:17Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/sep/16/donald-trump/fact-checking-donald-trumps-claim-hillary-clinton-/


text: "Hillary Clinton and her campaign of 2008 started the birther controversy."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2016-09-16T00:00:00Z
title: Did Hillary Clinton start the Obama birther movement?
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2015/sep/23/donald-trump/hillary-clinton-obama-birther-fact-check/


text: Says Ken Paxton "shut down the world’s largest human trafficking marketplace."
claimant: Ken Paxton
claim_date: 2018-10-25T00:00:00Z
review_date: 2018-11-01T20:49:01Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/nov/01/ken-paxton/ken-paxton-airs-mostly-false-claim-about-texas-shu/

title:
Ken Paxton airs Mostly False claim about Texas shutting down world's largest trafficking marketplace


text: In COVID-19 crisis, “only 20% of African Americans had jobs where they could work from home.”
claimant: Desiree Rogers
claim_date: 2020-06-10T00:00:00Z
title: Blacks, Hispanics less likely to have jobs where they can work from home
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jun/16/desiree-rogers/blacks-hispanics-less-likely-have-jobs-where-they-/


claimant: Corey Stewart
claim_date: 2018-07-21T00:00:00Z
title: Stewart off the mark in repeated attacks on Kaine's support for military
review_date: 2018-07-25T19:44:46Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"President Trump proposed the increase to $700 billion to our military budget, which included the 355-ship Navy, which included a military pay increase, a modest one, which included, a yet even more modest housing allowance, but yet (Sen. Tim Kaine) even voted against giving more money to our men and women who are in the military service and against our housing allowance."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jul/25/corey-stewart/stewart-mark-repeated-attacks-kaines-support-milit/


text: The Trump administration has denied "4.2 million American workers overtime."
claimant: Florida Democratic Party
claim_date: 2019-06-17T00:00:00Z
title: Florida Democrats say Donald Trump denied overtime pay for millions. That needs context
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/jun/25/florida-democratic-party/fact-checking-florida-democrats-attack-trump-about/


text: "Less mass shootings under Trump!"
claimant: Ron Tusler
claim_date: 2019-08-04T00:00:00Z
title: Pants on Fire: State rep claims mass shootings are down under Trump
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/aug/06/ron-tusler/pants-fire-state-rep-claims-mass-shootings-are-dow/


text: The GOP tax plan "Sabotages the health care of 13 MILLION Americans."
claimant: Nancy Pelosi
claim_date: 2017-11-27T00:00:00Z
title: Pelosi’s problematic claim GOP tax plan ‘sabotages’ health care of 13 million Americans
review_date: 2017-11-29T22:53:13Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/nov/29/nancy-pelosi/pelosis-problematic-claim-gop-tax-plan-sabotages-h/


claimant: Becoming American Initiative
claim_date: 2018-07-03T00:00:00Z
title: Did Ronald Reagan say immigrants made America great?
review_date: 2018-07-03T20:58:05Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Ronald Reagan said immigrants "brought with them courage and the values of family, work, and freedom. Let us pledge to each other that we can make America great again."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jul/03/becoming-american-initiative/did-ronald-reagan-say-immigrants-made-america-grea/


claimant: Oliver North
claim_date: 2018-05-20T00:00:00Z
title: No links between Ritalin and school shootings, as NRA's Oliver North claimed
review_date: 2018-05-22T15:06:19Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Perpetrators of school shootings "have been drugged in many cases … many of these young boys have been on Ritalin since they were in kindergarten."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/may/22/oliver-north/no-connection-ritalin-school-shootings-nra/


claimant: Scott Fitzgerald
claim_date: 2019-09-22T00:00:00Z
title: Sen. Scott Fitzgerald misfires with claim on gun background checks and Second Amendment
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Universal background checks involve asking people "to submit the serial numbers to their guns to a state or federal official," and that violates the Second Amendment.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/oct/04/scott-fitzgerald/wisconsin-lawmaker-takes-aim-and-misses-claim-gun-/


claimant: Rick Kriseman
claim_date: 2017-06-24T00:00:00Z
title: Can Rick Baker thank the weather for leaving office without a sewage crisis?
review_date: 2017-08-10T14:43:51Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says that compared to Rick Baker's time as mayor, Kriseman "had wet weather events that he did not experience" that caused sewage spills. Baker "went through significant periods of drought during his time as mayor."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/aug/10/rick-kriseman/was-weather-during-krisemans-term-perfect-storm-se/


text: Donald Trump said, “I never told anybody but she knighted me in private.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-09-11T00:00:00Z
title: No, Trump didn’t say Queen Elizabeth II secretly knighted him
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/sep/13/viral-image/no-trump-didnt-say-queen-elizabeth-ii-secretly-kni/


text: Says Jen Psaki said Joe Biden wants to protect “marked people.”
claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2021-10-22T00:00:00Z
title: No, Jen Psaki didn’t talk about the mark of the beast in this press conference
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/28/instagram-posts/no-jen-psaki-didnt-talk-about-mark-beast-press-con/


claimant: Instagram
claim_date: 2020-08-05T00:00:00Z
title: Yes, a Trump lawyer helped Kanye West try to get on Wisconsin’s ballot
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"The GOP lawyer who helped Kanye West get on the ballot in Wisconsin is actively working for Donald Trump's campaign."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/06/instagram-posts/yes-trump-lawyer-helped-kanye-west-try-get-wiscons/


text: “Biden orders dishonorable discharge for 46% of troops who refuse vaccine.”
claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2021-09-27T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/01/instagram-posts/biden-hasnt-ordered-dishonorable-discharges-vaccin/

title:
Biden hasn’t ordered dishonorable discharges for vaccine refusers in military, as viral post claimed


text: “The White House presented commemorative coins” dedicated to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2022-04-17T00:00:00Z
title: Commemorative Zelenskyy coins created by private gift shop, not Biden White House
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/apr/25/facebook-posts/commemorative-zelenskyy-coins-created-private-gift/


claimant: Shenggen Fan
claim_date: 2017-02-02T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/mar/03/shenggen-fan/fuzzy-math-foreign-aid-and-trade/
title: The fuzzy math of foreign aid and trade
review_date: 2017-03-03T18:05:02Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Every dollar of foreign aid for agricultural research "will bring $4 in trade with the countries and the United States ... generating employment back in the U.S."


text: "New data shows that death is proportional to dose" for COVID-19.
claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2021-10-04T00:00:00Z
title: No clear evidence that COVID-19 vaccines have caused any deaths in the US
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/05/instagram-posts/no-clear-evidence-covid-19-vaccines-have-caused-an/


text: “This is Tara Reade” in a photo with Joe Biden.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z
title: No, this isn’t a photo of Joe Biden and Tara Reade
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/04/viral-image/no-isnt-photo-joe-biden-and-tara-reade/


text: "U.S. deaths since 1/22 (2020): COVID-19: 27, flu, 4,700; abortion: 118,000."
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-03-17T00:00:00Z
title: Post compares number of abortions to COVID-19, flu deaths using flawed numbers
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/24/facebook-posts/post-leans-flawed-numbers-compare-number-abortions/


claimant: Sherri Tenpenny
claim_date: 2021-06-08T00:00:00Z
title: Sherri Tenpenny makes false COVID-19 vaccine magnetism claim to Ohio lawmakers
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
The COVID-19 vaccines make people "magnetized. They can put a key on their forehead, it sticks. They can put spoons and forks all over them, and they can stick."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jun/09/sherri-tenpenny/sherri-tenpenny-makes-false-covid-19-vaccine-magne/


claimant: Dan Bongino
claim_date: 2022-02-05T00:00:00Z
title: In graphic labeled ‘top ten most unhealthy U.S. cities,’ Dan Bongino actually showed the healthiest
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
The “top ten most unhealthy U.S. cities” are San Francisco; Seattle; Portland, Oregon; San Diego; Honolulu; Washington; Austin, Texas; Irving, Texas; Portland, Maine; and Denver."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/feb/08/dan-bongino/graphic-labeled-top-ten-most-unhealthy-us-cities-d/


claimant: VoteVets
claim_date: 2018-09-27T00:00:00Z
title: Veterans group says Jim Hagedorn's health care positions would harm Minnesota veterans
review_date: 2018-10-11T14:52:29Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Minnesota congressional candidate Jim Hagedorn supports a plan that would take away health care for 340,000 veterans, with 17,000 in Minnesota possibly losing coverage.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/oct/11/votevetsorg/veterans-group-says-jim-hagedorns-health-care-posi/


text: Video shows gunfire in Venezuela.
claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2022-10-13T00:00:00Z
title: Shooting video taken in Brazil, not Venezuela
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/oct/14/instagram-posts/shooting-video-taken-brazil-not-venezuela/


text: Donald Trump has said “nuclear proliferation is OK.”
claimant: Mark Warner
claim_date: 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z
title: Mark Warner exaggerates in saying Donald Trump is 'OK' with nuclear proliferation
review_date: 2016-10-11T19:03:33Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/oct/11/mark-warner/mark-warner-says-donald-trump-ok-nuclear-prolifera/


claimant: Brian Kolb
claim_date: 2017-12-09T00:00:00Z
title: Does NY spend more to create jobs than any other state?
review_date: 2018-01-05T19:18:34Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"New York state spends more than $8 billion in taxpayer money each year on job-creation programs - more than the combined total of the next three largest states"

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jan/05/brian-kolb/does-ny-spend-more-create-jobs-any-other-state/


text: Says Georgia “has more day-of voting rights than Colorado.”
claimant: Tim Scott
claim_date: 2021-04-06T00:00:00Z
title: Tim Scott overlooks Colorado’s massive vote-by-mail system in Georgia comparison
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/apr/07/tim-scott/tim-scott-overlooks-colorados-massive-vote-mail-sy/


text: "Pope Francis To Followers: 'Koran And Holy Bible Are The Same' "
claimant: USA Snich
claim_date: 2016-12-21T00:00:00Z
title: Fake news: Pope Francis did not say the Koran and the Holy Bible are the same
review_date: 2017-01-06T16:49:04Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jan/05/usa-snich/fake-news-pope-francis-did-not-say-koran-and-holy-/


text: “Democrats introduce bill to ‘euthanize seniors’ to save Social Security.”
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2020-05-10T00:00:00Z
title: No, Democrats aren’t advocating euthanizing senior citizens to save Social Security
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/14/blog-posting/no-democrats-arent-advocating-euthanizing-senior-c/


claimant: Kofi Annan
claim_date: 2016-04-19T00:00:00Z
title: Former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan says the war on drugs has failed
review_date: 2016-04-21T21:56:58Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Studies have consistently failed to establish the existence of a link between the harshness of a country’s drug laws and its levels of drug use.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/apr/22/kofi-annan/former-un-secretary-general-says-war-drugs-has-fai/


text: Says Katie Porter is part of a “radical group of Democrats with an extreme agenda to abolish ICE.”
claimant: Mimi Walters
claim_date: 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z
title: Katie Porter has called for immigration reform, but not to abolish ICE
review_date: 2018-10-22T17:50:38Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/oct/22/mimi-walters/katie-porter-has-called-immigration-reform-not-abo/


claimant: bitcoingrower.life
claim_date: 2018-04-15T00:00:00Z
title: Website falsely claims applications accepted for nonexistent Canadian immigration program
review_date: 2018-04-24T19:32:36Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Apply Now and Win the Canada Diversity Immigration Visa Lottery (DV-2019) Program | Live and Work in Canada."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/apr/24/blog-posting/website-falsely-claims-applications-accepted-nonex/


text: A photo shows Kyle Rittenhouse wearing a “Klan outfit.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-09-06T00:00:00Z
title: No, this isn’t a photo of Kyle Rittenhouse in a KKK hood
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/nov/19/viral-image/no-isnt-photo-kyle-rittenhouse-kkk-hood/


text: Joe Biden launched unarmed nuclear bombs as a “Russia threat.”
claimant: TikTok posts
claim_date: 2023-06-24T00:00:00Z
title: No evidence that test of US nuclear missile was done to threaten Russia
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jun/30/tiktok-posts/no-evidence-that-test-of-us-nuclear-missile-was-do/


text: “Trump is addressing to the nation today.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2022-06-27T00:00:00Z
title: Trump didn’t give an address to the nation on June 27
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jun/28/facebook-posts/trump-didnt-give-address-nation-june-27/


claimant: Philip Levine
claim_date: 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z
title: Did Rick Scott brag about Florida's minimum wage? Philip Levine claim misleads
review_date: 2017-11-06T14:06:35Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Florida "workers are paid $8.10 an hour, and our current governor (Rick Scott) runs ads bragging about it."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/nov/06/philip-levine/levine-wrongly-says-scott-ad-bragged-about-states-/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-08-31T00:00:00Z
title: Kamala Harris didn’t say ‘take the guns first, go through due process second.’ That was Trump
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Quotes Kamala Harris as saying “Take the guns first. Go through due process second, I like taking the guns early.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/sep/18/facebook-posts/kamala-harris-didnt-say-take-guns-first-go-through/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-09-29T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump falsely says 308,000 military people died waiting for care on Biden’s watch
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Joe Biden “had 308,000 military people dying because you couldn’t provide them proper healthcare in the military.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/sep/30/donald-trump/donald-trump-falsely-says-308000-military-people-d/


claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2021-04-28T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/apr/29/fact-checking-joe-bidens-first-speech-congress/
title: Fact-checking President Joe Biden's first speech to Congress
review_date: 2021-04-29T04:44:48Z
textual_rating: Study backs it up
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"A recent study shows that 55 of the nation’s biggest corporations paid zero in federal income tax last year."


text: "The Capitol was built by slaves."
claimant: Nancy Pelosi
claim_date: 2008-12-28T00:00:00Z
title: The legend of slaves building Capitol is correct
review_date: 2016-07-26T02:26:06Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2009/jan/20/nancy-pelosi/legend-slaves-building-capitol-correct/


claimant: Nancy Pelosi
claim_date: 2017-04-27T00:00:00Z
title: Nancy Pelosi on target about what Donald Trump might save under his tax plan
review_date: 2017-04-28T19:28:54Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"The ‘tax plan’ rolled out by @realDonaldTrump would have cut his taxes by $30 million in 2005 (the only year we have returns for)."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/apr/28/nancy-pelosi/nancy-pelosi-target-about-what-donald-trump-might-/


text: "Foxconn is bringing 13,000 high-tech jobs to Wisconsin."
claimant: Scott Walker
claim_date: 2017-07-26T00:00:00Z
title: Scott Walker says Foxconn 'bringing' 13,000 jobs to Wisconsin -- what exactly does that mean?
review_date: 2017-07-27T22:24:20Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jul/27/scott-walker/scott-walker-says-foxconn-bringing-13000-jobs-wisc/


claimant: Gavin Newsom
claim_date: 2017-03-07T00:00:00Z
title: In debate over iPhone vs. health care costs, Gavin Newsom’s claims are Mostly True
review_date: 2017-03-10T18:50:19Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Cost of iPhone: $399 - Cost of healthcare for 1 year: $10,345 - Hearing @jasoninthehouse compare the 2 as if they are the same: priceless"

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/mar/10/gavin-newsom/debate-over-iphone-vs-health-care-costs-gavin-news/


text: “Inauguration Cancelled, Trump Remains in Office.”
claimant: Facebook
claim_date: 2021-01-15T00:00:00Z
title: Claim that inauguration canceled, Trump to remain president is bogus
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/16/facebook-posts/claim-inauguration-canceled-trump-remain-president/


text: "Illegal crossings at our southern border have been cut by over 40 percent."
claimant: Mike Pence
claim_date: 2018-04-25T00:00:00Z
title: Mike Pence uses outdated figure in claiming large drop in illegal border crossings
review_date: 2018-05-15T15:53:13Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/may/11/mike-pence/mike-pence-uses-outdated-figure-claiming-large-dro/


text: “Disturbing Pfizer ad tells kids they’ll get superpowers from COVID jab.”
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2021-11-03T00:00:00Z
title: Pfizer ad doesn’t say COVID-19 vaccines gives kids superpowers
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/nov/16/blog-posting/pfizer-ad-doesnt-say-covid-19-vaccines-gives-kids-/


text: “Ted Cruz erupts as FBI director tries to defend Biden over Mar-a-Lago raid” in video.
claimant: face
claim_date: 2022-08-16T00:00:00Z
title: No, this video doesn’t show Ted Cruz questioning FBI director over Mar-a-Lago search
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/aug/18/facebook-posts/no-video-doesnt-show-ted-cruz-questioning-fbi-dire/


claimant: Facebook post
claim_date: 2020-04-29T00:00:00Z
title: Experts say COVID-19 may well be “here to stay,” even after a vaccine
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
COVID-19 is “here to stay” and “we need to accept that and be prepared to deal with COVID long term.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/29/facebook-posts/experts-say-covid-19-may-well-be-here-stay-even-af/


text: The Freedom to Vote Act "automatically registers ineligible voters."
claimant: Heritage Action
claim_date: 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z
title: Conservative group distorts voter registration section in Senate Democrats’ bill
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/21/heritage-action/conservative-group-distorts-voter-registration-sec/


text: Says Tennessee Senate candidate Phil Bredesen "supports single-payer health care."
claimant: Senate Leadership Fund
claim_date: 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z
title: GOP super PAC wrongly says Democrat Bredesen supports single-payer health plan
review_date: 2018-09-20T22:02:49Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/sep/20/senate-leadership-fund/gop-super-pac-wrongly-says-democrat-bredesen-suppo/


claimant: Cavalier Johnson
claim_date: 2022-04-09T00:00:00Z
title: Milwaukee’s high gun rate rivals New York’s
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
In a recent year, the Milwaukee Police Department "collected more guns per capita off the streets than in New York.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/may/24/cavalier-johnson/milwaukees-high-gun-rate-rivals-new-yorks/


text: "Alabama is operating government on the lowest amount of tax revenue of any state in the nation."
claimant: Sue Bell Cobb
claim_date: 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z
title: Alabama ranks lowest by state and local tax revenue per capita
review_date: 2018-05-01T13:53:56Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/may/01/sue-bell-cobb/alabama-lowest-state-local-tax-revenue-capita/


claimant: MSNBC
claim_date: 2020-03-05T00:00:00Z
title: Bad math at MSNBC: Bloomberg’s ad spending wasn’t enough to give every American $1 million
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Bloomberg spent $500 million on ads. The U.S. population is 327 million. He could have given each American $1 million and still have money left over.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/06/msnbc/bad-math-msnbc-bloombergs-ad-spending-wasnt-enough/


claimant: Ronna McDaniel
claim_date: 2021-02-22T00:00:00Z
title: Yes, the ACLU has criticized HR 1. Here’s why
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says the American Civil Liberties Union opposes H.R. 1 on grounds that “it threatens our freedom of speech.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/01/ronna-mcdaniel/yes-aclu-has-criticized-hr-1-heres-why/


claimant: Greg Abbott
claim_date: 2019-06-09T00:00:00Z
title: Did people lie about the maternal mortality rate in Texas, as Abbott said?
review_date: 2019-06-11T23:26:03Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Turns out the critics of the Texas maternal mortality rate were just lying. It’s less than half of what the critics said. It’s about 1/10 of 1%."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/jun/11/greg-abbott/abbott-maternal-mortality-texas-critics-lying/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2016-07-21T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2016/jul/29/top-10-fact-checks-rnc-dnc/
title: The top 10 fact-checks at the RNC, DNC
review_date: 2016-07-22T03:57:57Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"While Hillary Clinton plans a massive, and I mean massive, tax increase, I have proposed the largest tax reduction of any candidate who has run for president this year, Democrat or Republican."


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2016-07-21T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump says he had the biggest tax cuts of any 2016 candidate
review_date: 2016-07-22T03:57:57Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"While Hillary Clinton plans a massive, and I mean massive, tax increase, I have proposed the largest tax reduction of any candidate who has run for president this year, Democrat or Republican."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jul/21/donald-trump/donald-trump-says-he-had-biggest-tax-cuts-any-2016/


text: Says Mary Taylor has a work schedule that is "almost untraceable."
claimant: Mike DeWine
claim_date: 2018-03-20T00:00:00Z
title: Mike DeWine TV ad says GOP opponent Mary Taylor's work schedule is 'almost untraceable'
review_date: 2018-04-03T21:15:50Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/apr/03/mike-dewine/mike-dewines-tv-ad-says-gop-opponent-mary-taylors-/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2019-10-13T00:00:00Z
title: No, Barr didn’t tweet that the US gave Iran taxpayer dollars so Iran could buy uranium from Russia
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Attorney General William Barr tweeted that the US "gave Iran USA taxpayer dollars" so Iran could purchase uranium from Russia.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/oct/15/facebook-posts/no-barr-didnt-tweet-us-gave-iran-taxpayer-dollars-/


claimant: Viral Image
claim_date: 2019-09-18T00:00:00Z
title: No, that badly bruised woman in photo was not former U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison’s girlfriend
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says a photo of a woman with multiple bruises on her face is Democrat Keith Ellison’s girlfriend and he is responsible for her injuries.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/sep/27/viral-image/no-badly-bruised-woman-photo-was-not-former-us-rep/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-07-16T00:00:00Z
title: Much evidence COVID-19 vaccines save lives, even though they’re free to patients
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“If the shot actually saved lives, they’d be priced so high that you literally could not afford them, you know like insulin.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/21/viral-image/much-evidence-covid-19-vaccines-save-lives-even-th/


claimant: Instagram post
claim_date: 2020-11-14T00:00:00Z
title: Video of movers loading truck at White House as Trump speaks was altered for comic effect
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Video shows movers carrying boxes out of the White House as President Trump discusses 2020 election results.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/nov/24/instagram-posts/video-movers-loading-truck-white-house-trump-speak/


text: “Biden campaign director arrested for electoral fraud.”
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2020-11-15T00:00:00Z
title: No, a Biden campaign official wasn’t arrested for election fraud in Texas
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/nov/17/blog-posting/no-biden-campaign-official-wasnt-arrested-election/


text: These photos show Jacob Blake posing with a gun.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z
title: These photos don’t show Jacob Blake posing with a gun
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/26/viral-image/these-photos-doesnt-show-jacob-blake-posing-gun/


claimant: Jenny Wilson
claim_date: 2018-04-20T00:00:00Z
title: Yes, $1 million from Mitt Romney’s failed White House bid is fueling his Senate run
review_date: 2018-04-27T15:16:42Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Mitt Romney is using "a million of his presidential campaign dollars to finance his Utah Senate race."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/apr/27/jenny-wilson/yes-1-million-mitt-romneys-failed-white-house-bid-/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2019-06-09T00:00:00Z
title: Media wasn't silent, as post claims, about Colorado school shooting suspects
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
The media was silent that "the Colorado school shooter is a transsexual, Trump-hating, Christian-hating, leftist freak."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/jun/06/facebook-posts/media-reported-details-about-colorado-school-shoot/


text: Residents of New York state “pay the highest taxes in the nation.”
claimant: Nicholas Langworthy
claim_date: 2021-03-17T00:00:00Z
title: Does New York state have the highest taxes in the United States?
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/apr/12/nicholas-langworthy/does-new-york-state-have-highest-taxes-united-stat/


claimant: Bill Clinton
claim_date: 2016-07-26T00:00:00Z
title: Bill Clinton: Hillary tripled AIDS treatment without spending more
review_date: 2016-08-10T17:53:23Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Hillary Clinton tripled the number of people with AIDS whose "lives are being saved .. and it did not cost you any more money."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/aug/10/bill-clinton/bill-clinton-hillary-tripled-aids-treatment-withou/


claimant: Greg Steube
claim_date: 2019-12-04T00:00:00Z
title: GOP congressman says terrorists in Iraq had more due process rights than Trump. He’s wrong
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"We provided terrorists in Iraq more rights and due process in the Central Criminal Court of Iraq" than House Democratic leadership has afforded President Donald Trump in the impeachment inquiry.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/dec/10/greg-steube/gop-congressman-says-terrorists-iraq-had-more-due-/


text: Says Dr. Anthony Fauci planned the AIDS epidemic.
claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2021-10-26T00:00:00Z
title: A video clip shows Fauci plotted AIDS pandemic? Pants on Fire!
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/28/instagram-posts/video-clip-shows-fauci-plotted-aids-pandemic-pants/


text: Says a 392-year-old shark was discovered in the Arctic Ocean
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-01-21T00:00:00Z
title: Viral photo does show longest-living shark species, but exact age is unclear
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jan/28/facebook-posts/viral-photo-does-show-longest-living-shark-species/


text: Student ID cards are a “source of fraud” at the polls.
claimant: Tina Lambert
claim_date: 2023-02-20T00:00:00Z
title: Republican lawmaker says student IDs are a source of voter fraud. She cited no examples.
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/23/tina-lambert/republican-lawmaker-says-student-ids-are-source-vo/


text: Says George Soros was an “SS in the National Socialist German Workers Party. Nazi Party.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2016-11-26T00:00:00Z
title: No, George Soros wasn’t a Nazi soldier
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/10/facebook-posts/no-george-soros-wasnt-nazi-soldier/


text: Says President Joe Biden fell asleep during a meeting with Israel’s prime minister.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-08-28T00:00:00Z
title: Video clips disprove claim about Biden’s meeting with Israeli prime minister
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/aug/30/viral-image/video-clips-disprove-claim-about-bidens-meeting-is/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2019-11-10T00:00:00Z
title: Trump did not fire Alexander Vindman from the National Security Council for testifying against him
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says President Donald Trump "fired Lt. Col. Vindman because he testified agaisnt (sic) him and corroborated the Whistleblowers (sic) testimony."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/nov/21/facebook-posts/trump-did-not-fire-alexander-vindman-national-secu/


claimant: Nikki Haley
claim_date: 2020-01-06T00:00:00Z
title: Nikki Haley’s Pants on Fire claim that top Democrats are mourning Soleimani
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says the Democratic leadership and presidential candidates "are mourning the loss of (Qassem) Soleimani"

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jan/07/nikki-haley/nikki-haleys-pants-fire-claim-top-democrats-are-mo/


text: "Ford is moving all of their small-car production to Mexico."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2016-10-20T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump says Ford is moving all small-car production to Mexico
review_date: 2016-10-23T22:00:03Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/oct/23/donald-trump/donald-trump-says-ford-moving-all-small-car-produc/


claimant: Kris Kobach
claim_date: 2017-09-07T00:00:00Z
title: Is there evidence of voter fraud in New Hampshire, as Kris Kobach said? Not really
review_date: 2017-09-15T19:08:29Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Facts have come to light that indicate that a pivotal, close election was likely changed through voter fraud on November 8, 2016: New Hampshire’s U.S. Senate Seat, and perhaps also New Hampshire’s four electoral college votes in the presidential election."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/sep/15/kris-kobach/there-evidence-voter-fraud-new-hampshire-kris-koba/


claimant: Kris Kobach
claim_date: 2017-09-07T00:00:00Z
title: Kris Kobach’s claim that there is now ‘proof’ of voter fraud in New Hampshire
review_date: 2017-09-25T12:16:46Z
textual_rating: Four Pinocchios
language_code: en
publisher_name: Washington Post
publisher_site: washingtonpost.com
text:
"Facts have come to light that indicate that a pivotal, close election was likely changed through voter fraud on November 8, 2016: New Hampshire’s U.S. Senate Seat, and perhaps also New Hampshire’s four electoral college votes in the presidential election."

url:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2017/09/25/kris-kobachs-claim-that-there-is-now-proof-of-voter-fraud-in-new-hampshire/


claimant: Instagram post
claim_date: 2023-05-17T00:00:00Z
title: No, COVID-19 vaccines didn’t cause 500% increase in HIV infections within US military
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“U.S. military is now testing soldiers for AIDS, after DOD database reports 500% increase in HIV since the COVID vaccine rollout.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/may/19/instagram-posts/no-covid-19-vaccines-didnt-cause-500-increase-in-h/


claimant: National Republican Congressional Committee
claim_date: 2016-10-25T00:00:00Z
title: NRCC says Morgan Carroll 'opposed' tracking sexual predators. But she wanted stronger enforcement
review_date: 2016-11-02T16:28:31Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says "Morgan Carroll opposed requiring convicted sex offenders to register their online profiles, making it harder to track online sex offenders and child predators."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/nov/01/national-republican-congressional-committee/nrcc-says-morgan-carroll-voted-against-tracking-ch/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-02-21T00:00:00Z
title: Don’t waste your time. You can’t block Facebook’s Community Standards
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Facebook users can avoid “problems with your Facebook going against community standards” by changing your settings.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/feb/24/facebook-posts/dont-waste-your-time-you-cant-block-facebooks-comm/


text: The omnibus bill "does not designate a single dollar for Planned Parenthood."
claimant: Robert Pittenger
claim_date: 2018-04-02T00:00:00Z
title: Pittenger says bill doesn't designate money for Planned Parenthood
review_date: 2018-04-06T17:15:10Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/apr/06/robert-pittenger/pittenger-says-bill-doesnt-designate-money-planned/


text: "According to Pew Research, 99 percent of the people in Afghanistan support oppressive Sharia law."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2016-06-13T00:00:00Z
title: Trump mostly correct about Sharia law support in Afghanistan
review_date: 2016-06-16T15:32:55Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jun/16/donald-trump/trump-mostly-correct-about-sharia-law-support-afgh/


claimant: Tommy Tuberville
claim_date: 2020-08-17T00:00:00Z
title: Senate hopeful Tommy Tuberville fumbles the facts about COVID-19 and football
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Amid COVID-19, 25 of the 26 Republican governors "have decided to play football," but "three-fourths" of the 24 Democratic governors "have decided not to play already and most will probably not play.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/19/tommy-tuberville/senate-hopeful-tommy-tuberville-fumbles-facts-abou/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-04-03T00:00:00Z
title: Are bottling limitations on liquid milk to blame for milk dumping?
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says fluid milk production limitations mean grocery stores are short on milk even as farmers are dumping it

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/10/facebook-posts/are-bottling-limitations-liquid-milk-blame-milk-du/


text: "Many presidents don’t get the chance to put a Supreme Court justice on."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-10-24T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump said many presidents don't get to appoint a justice. He's wrong
review_date: 2018-10-25T20:17:37Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/oct/25/donald-trump/donald-trump-said-many-presidents-dont-get-appoint/


text: Clicking on this link in a text message lets sex traffickers track you.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-08-24T00:00:00Z
title: These texts are suspicious, but not tied to sex trafficking
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/26/facebook-posts/these-texts-are-suspicious-not-tied-sex-traffickin/


text: Elon Musk said, “I predict that I will buy tomorrow the entire Meta company.”
claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2022-12-02T00:00:00Z
title: Altered video appears to show Elon Musk saying he’ll buy Meta
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/20/instagram-posts/altered-video-appears-to-show-elon-musk-saying-hel/


text: Says PolitiFact reported that "95 percent of what (Donald Trump) says is a lie."
claimant: Joy Behar
claim_date: 2017-09-06T00:00:00Z
title: Joy Behar claims that PolitiFact said Donald Trump lies 95 percent of the time
review_date: 2017-09-18T21:04:01Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/sep/18/joy-behar/joy-behar-politifact-said-trump-lies-95-percent-ti/


claimant: Whoopi Goldberg
claim_date: 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z
title: Whoopi Goldberg warned about another Hollywood blacklist. Here’s what she was talking about
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"The last time people (created a Hollywood blacklist), people ended up killing themselves … They were accused, and they lost their right to work."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/sep/05/whoopi-goldberg/whoopi-goldberg-warned-about-another-hollywood-bla/


claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2021-08-17T00:00:00Z
title: No, the chaos in Afghanistan isn’t a ‘false flag’
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
The chaos at the Kabul airport as the Taliban took over Afghanistan’s capital was a “false flag event to provoke WW3.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/aug/19/instagram-posts/no-chaos-afghanistan-isnt-false-flag/


claimant: Mike Pence
claim_date: 2017-03-19T00:00:00Z
title: Discussing health care, Mike Pence is wrong about how car insurance works
review_date: 2017-03-23T15:19:42Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says President Donald Trump’s proposal to allow Americans to buy health insurance across state lines would make it the same as "the way you buy car insurance" today.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/mar/23/mike-pence/discussing-health-care-mike-pence-wrong-about/


text: “A farm with 2,500 dairy cattle is similar in waste load to a city of 411,000 people.”
claimant: Jill Karofsky
claim_date: 2021-07-08T00:00:00Z
title: Wisconsin state justice misses mark on how much waste produced by cows at factory farms
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/20/jill-karofsky/wisconsin-state-justice-misses-mark-how-much-waste/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-06-23T00:00:00Z
title: No, AOC didn’t tweet this about closing businesses until after the election
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted, “It’s vital that Governors maintain restrictions on businesses until after the November Elections because economic recovery will help Trump be re-elected. A few business closures or job losses is a small price to pay to be free from his presidency. #KeepUsClosed.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jun/23/viral-image/no-aoc-didnt-tweet-about-closing-businesses-until-/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2018-07-13T00:00:00Z
title: Two-pronged attack on Democrats over Social Security wrong on both counts
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says the Democratic Party "took Social Security from the independent ‘Trust Fund’ and put it into the general fund so that Congress could spend it" and "eliminated the income tax deduction for Social Security (FICA) withholding."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jan/29/facebook-posts/two-pronged-attack-democrats-over-social-security-/


claimant: Terry McAuliffe, D
claim_date: 2018-11-28T00:00:00Z
title: Terry McAuliffe is mostly right about his jobs record
review_date: 2018-12-04T19:09:42Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
During his governorship: "Every single city and county in Virginia, their unemployment dropped, and in most of the rural communities, it dropped more than 50 percent."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/dec/04/terry-mcauliffe/terry-mcauliffe-mostly-right-about-his-jobs-record/


claimant: Tweets
claim_date: 2020-10-02T00:00:00Z
title: Trump did not ask supporters for $421 million to help him recover from COVID-19
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Donald Trump’s reelection campaign emailed supporters to “donate to help him recover from” COVID-19.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/oct/02/tweets/trump-did-not-ask-supporters-421-million-help-him-/


claimant: Ron DeSantis
claim_date: 2023-05-25T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/may/25/fact-checking-ron-desantis-2024-presidential-campa/
title: Fact-checking Ron DeSantis' 2024 presidential campaign kickoff on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk
review_date: 2023-05-25T02:36:45Z
textual_rating: Misleading
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"So the whole book ban thing is a hoax. There's not been a single book banned in the state of Florida."


claimant: Rep. Chris Collins
claim_date: 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z
title: Clinton's views do not go against the Constitution
review_date: 2016-08-12T20:30:57Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Hillary Clinton "has already said she's going to wipe out the Second Amendment. She doesn't believe in the First Amendment. And, she also believes in big government, which flies in the face of the 10th Amendment"

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/aug/12/chris-collins/clintons-views-do-not-go-against-constitution/


text: COVID-19 vaccines are responsible for the health problems featured in recent news reports.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-08-15T00:00:00Z
title: Articles about health problems unrelated to COVID-19 vaccines
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/aug/19/viral-image/articles-about-health-problems-unrelated-covid-19-/


text: “Jamaica has not recorded any case of the coronavirus.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-03-19T00:00:00Z
title: Jamaica has had thousands of COVID-19 cases and hundreds of deaths
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/22/viral-image/jamaica-has-had-thousands-covid-19-cases-and-hundr/


claimant: Julian Bradley
claim_date: 2021-03-15T00:00:00Z
title: Yes, Wisconsin inmates are eligible for stimulus checks -- just as before
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
The latest stimulus package "sends stimulus checks to imprisoned murderers, rapists, and child molesters.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/26/julian-bradley/yes-wisconsin-inmates-are-eligible-stimulus-checks/


claimant: Michael Moore
claim_date: 2017-10-04T00:00:00Z
title: Michael Moore flubs stats on people killed with guns during home invasions
review_date: 2017-10-25T21:27:59Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"People who die from a home invasion make up a sad but minuscule .04 percent of all gun murders in the US. And over a third of them are killed by their own gun that the criminal has either stolen or wrestled from them."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/oct/25/michael-moore/michael-moore-flubs-stats-people-killed-guns-durin/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-10-30T00:00:00Z
title: Cameras didn’t malfunction during Paul Pelosi assault. The investigation continues
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Security cameras at Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home malfunctioned “for the duration of the break-in, so officials have ended their investigation.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/nov/01/viral-image/cameras-didnt-malfunction-during-paul-pelosi-assau/


claimant: Katie Pavlich
claim_date: 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z
title: Katie Pavlich falsely claims Biden administration is ‘engaging in,’ ‘enabling’ human trafficking
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“The Biden administration is engaging in human trafficking because they are enabling this to happen” at the southern border.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/apr/06/katie-pavlich/katie-pavlich-falsely-claims-biden-administration-/


claimant: Nikki Haley
claim_date: 2020-08-24T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/25/fact-checking-night-1-2020-rnc/
title: Fact-checking night 1 of the 2020 RNC
review_date: 2020-08-25T04:59:42Z
textual_rating: Exaggerates
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"When we brought in good-paying jobs (to South Carolina), Biden and Obama sued us. I fought back, and they gave up."


claimant: Al Franken
claim_date: 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z
title: Did Reagan and H.W. Bush issue actions similar to DACA, as Al Franken said?
review_date: 2017-09-08T19:46:57Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"President (Ronald) Reagan did a similar thing. George H.W. Bush did a similar order" as former President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/sep/08/al-franken/did-reagan-and-hw-bush-issue-orders-similar-daca-a/


claimant: Rush Limbaugh
claim_date: 2019-10-25T00:00:00Z
title: Limbaugh wrongly claims Republicans are being shut out of impeachment hearings
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump "doesn’t feature the opposition party, it doesn’t feature cross-examination."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/oct/30/rush-limbaugh/limbaugh-wrongly-claims-republicans-are-being-shut/


text: Black cats in Vietnam are being killed and consumed as a COVID-19 cure.
claimant: South West News Service
claim_date: 2020-04-24T00:00:00Z
title: Evidence lacking that cats eaten as COVID-19 cure
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/08/south-west-news-service/Evidence-lacking-that-cats-eaten-as-COVID-19-cure/


text: Says Gov. Pat McCrory "tried to cut education funding to its lowest budget share in over 30 years."
claimant: Roy Cooper
claim_date: 2016-08-29T00:00:00Z
title: Roy Cooper ad attacking Pat McCrory on education leaves out important details
review_date: 2016-10-12T21:01:41Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/sep/01/roy-cooper/roy-cooper-ad-attacking-pat-mccrory-education-leav/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-03-18T00:00:00Z
title: No, Trump didn’t tweet this about $1,000 checks
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Donald Trump tweeted, “I ordered the Treasury secretary to send checks to Americans! First however, we will go through your social media history from the last 4 years and search for any post with #NotMyPresident in it. I wouldn’t think of offending you with a check if I’m not your president! #MAGA”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/19/viral-image/no-trump-didnt-tweet-about-1000-checks/


claimant: Mick McGuire
claim_date: 2022-03-24T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking false claim about Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s record on immigration
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Ketanji Brown Jackson has "a weak record — defund police, abolish ICE and now a completely open border policy."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/mar/25/mick-mcguire/claim-nominee-ketanji-brown-jackson-wants-defund-p/


claimant: Mandy Cohen
claim_date: 2020-07-28T00:00:00Z
title: Is there a correlation between North Carolina's mask law and its coronavirus cases?
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
There’s a “direct correlation” between North Carolina’s mask requirement and COVID-19 stabilization.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/05/mandy-cohen/there-correlation-between-north-carolinas-mask-law/


text: States with voter ID laws have seen “zero decrease” in participation. “Most have seen an increase
claimant: Tim Moore
claim_date: 2018-06-07T00:00:00Z
title: States with voter ID laws have seen 'zero decrease' in turnout, NC Republican says
review_date: 2018-06-20T23:16:56Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jun/20/tim-moore/states-voter-id-laws-have-seen-zero-decrease-turno/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-02-28T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump is wrong about the Pulse nightclub shooting
review_date: 2018-03-01T23:03:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"You take Pulse nightclub. If you had one person in that room that could carry a gun and knew how to use it, it wouldn’t have happened, or certainly to the extent that it did."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/mar/01/donald-trump/donald-trump-wrong-about-pulse-nightclub-shooting/


text: "Attention hunters: Voting in North Dakota could cost you your out-of-state hunting licenses."
claimant: North Dakota Democratic-NPL
claim_date: 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z
title: Voting will not cost you your hunting license in North Dakota
review_date: 2018-11-02T22:22:09Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/nov/02/north-dakota-NPL/voting-will-not-cost-hunting-license-north-dakota/


claimant: widely-circulated social media post
claim_date: 2020-04-23T00:00:00Z
title: Social media image about mask efficacy right in sentiment, but percentages are ‘bonkers’
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
COVID-19’s “contagion probability” between two people is 70% if the carrier is not masked, 5% if the carrier is masked, and 1.5% if both parties are.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jul/01/viral-image/social-media-image-about-mask-efficacy-right-senti/


text: Reuters reported that Nancy Pelosi bought 10 million shares of cannabis stock.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-10-07T00:00:00Z
title: Pelosi didn’t buy millions of shares of cannabis stock before Biden’s marijuana reform announcement
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/nov/03/viral-image/pelosi-didnt-buy-millions-of-shares-of-cannabis-st/


text: Says of the GOP health care proposal, "pre-existing conditions are in the bill."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2017-04-30T00:00:00Z
title: Does the GOP's new health care bill still cover pre-existing conditions, as Trump claims?
review_date: 2017-05-01T20:27:43Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/may/01/donald-trump/does-new-version-ahca-still-cover-pre-existing-con/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-07-19T00:00:00Z
title: No, Psaki didn’t tweet about Biden, Trump and kneepads
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Jen Psaki said, “President Biden might need kneepads for riding his bike, but the last guy needed kneepads for visiting the Kremlin.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jun/21/viral-image/no-psaki-didnt-tweet-about-biden-trump-and-kneepad/


text: Greta Thunberg “going on hunger strike until Trump is removed.”
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2020-05-04T00:00:00Z
title: No, Greta Thunberg isn’t protesting Trump with a hunger strike
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/05/blog-posting/no-greta-thunberg-isnt-protesting-trump-hunger-str/


text: "This election actually was not unusually close."
claimant: Mitch McConnell
claim_date: 2021-01-06T00:00:00Z
title: Mitch McConnell says, accurately, that Joe Biden’s win wasn’t unusually close
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/08/mitch-mcconnell/mitch-mcconnell-says-accurately-joe-bidens-win-was/


text: “Mitt Romney: ‘Trump has some very serious emotional problems, he must resign before we…’”
claimant: Internet Rumors
claim_date: 2018-06-06T00:00:00Z
title: Hoax story wrongly credits Mitt Romney with Bernie Sanders quotes
review_date: 2018-06-08T16:34:12Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jun/08/blog-posting/hoax-story-wrongly-credits-mitt-romney-bernie-sand/


text: You can “reverse HIV naturally.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2022-04-25T00:00:00Z
title: No, your diet can’t reverse HIV naturally
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/apr/27/facebook-posts/no-your-diet-cant-reverse-hiv-naturally/


claimant: US Daily News 24
claim_date: 2017-07-28T00:00:00Z
title: Headline states Debbie Wasserman Schultz headed to mental hospital, but that's not true
review_date: 2017-08-02T16:35:53Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Debbie Wasserman Schultz "going to mental hospital after what she did overnight desperate to escape arrest."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/aug/02/usdailynews24/headline-states-debbie-wasserman-schultz-headed-me/


text: "Zero Amish children diagnosed with cancer, diabetes or autism."
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-07-09T00:00:00Z
title: No Amish kids get cancer, diabetes, autism? That’s Pants on Fire!
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jul/13/facebook-posts/no-amish-kids-get-cancer-diabetes-autism-thats-pan/


claimant: Vladimir Putin
claim_date: 2018-07-16T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2018/jul/16/vladimir-putin-didnt-know-trump-was-moscow-2013/
title: Did Vladimir Putin know Donald Trump was in Moscow in 2013?
review_date: 2018-07-16T20:55:46Z
textual_rating: Unlikely but possible
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"When President Trump was at Moscow (for the Miss Universe pageant in 2013), I didn't even know that he was in Moscow."


text: Former President Donald Trump said “any indictment of me is an indictment of you.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2023-03-14T00:00:00Z
title: Former President Donald Trump’s Truth Social posts about his possible arrest don’t include this one
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/22/viral-image/former-president-donald-trumps-truth-social-posts/


text: “More than 91% of the spending in this $1.9 trillion package is not used for pandemic relief.”
claimant: Scott Fitzgerald
claim_date: 2021-02-27T00:00:00Z
title: Fitzgerald overstates claim on pork in COVID-19 relief bill
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/01/scott-fitzgerald/fitzgerald-overstates-claim-pork-covid-19-relief-b/


claimant: Chris Murphy
claim_date: 2017-05-12T00:00:00Z
title: Mostly True: Trump uses Russia's 'law firm of the year' to counter claim he's too close to Russia
review_date: 2017-05-16T19:29:20Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Law firm @POTUS used to show he has no ties to Russia was named Russia Law Firm of the Year for their extensive ties to Russia. Unreal."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/may/16/chris-murphy/donald-trump-chris-murphy-russian-law-firm-year/


text: Says Proposition 205 "blocks market entry" for new marijuana dispensaries.
claimant: Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy
claim_date: 2016-09-15T00:00:00Z
title: Does Arizona’s recreational marijuana initiative block new dispensaries?
review_date: 2016-09-30T16:39:11Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/sep/30/arizonans-responsible-drug-policy/does-arizonas-recreational-marijuana-initiative-bl/


text: "Elijah Cummings’ house was broken into after Trump publicly attacked him on Twitter."
claimant: Chelsea Handler
claim_date: 2019-08-02T00:00:00Z
title: Chelsea Handler blames Trump’s tweets for break-in at Cummings’ home. That’s wrong
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/aug/02/chelsea-handler/chelsea-handler-blames-trumps-tweets-break-cumming/


text: On whether the Senate should vote in a timely manner on a Supreme Court nominee.
claimant: Tammy Baldwin
claim_date: 2017-02-02T00:00:00Z
title: Tammy Baldwin changes views on how quickly to act on a Supreme Court nomination
review_date: 2017-02-22T15:19:36Z
textual_rating: Full Flop
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/feb/22/tammy-baldwin/tammy-baldwin-changes-views-how-quickly-act-suprem/


text: Says Ivanka Trump was targeted in the Florida condominium building collapse.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-06-24T00:00:00Z
title: No cause yet for condo collapse near Miami, no evidence Ivanka Trump targeted
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jun/25/facebook-posts/no-cause-yet-condo-collapse-near-miami-no-evidence/


text: New Jersey U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance was "rated among the most bipartisan in Congress."
claimant: Congressional Leadership Fund
claim_date: 2018-09-27T00:00:00Z
title: New Jersey's Leonard Lance is bipartisan, at least from this perspective
review_date: 2018-10-02T14:42:43Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/oct/02/congressional-leadership-fund/new-jerseys-leonard-lance-bipartisan-least-perspec/


text: "Allegiant Air is rewarding everyone with 2 free plane tickets to celebrate April Aviation Week!"
claimant: allegiant.com.flywithallegiant.win/Nn57col
claim_date: 2018-04-22T00:00:00Z
title: False claim circulates about Allegiant Air offering 2 free tickets
review_date: 2018-04-23T21:43:20Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/apr/23/blog-posting/false-claim-circulates-about-allegiant-air-offerin/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-02-11T00:00:00Z
title: Photo of Army sergeant’s family wasn’t taken when Pelosi ripped up Trump’s speech
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
The widow and son of a deceased military veteran looked on in horror as Speaker Nancy Pelosi ripped up a copy of the State of the Union.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/11/facebook-posts/photo-army-sergeants-family-wasnt-taken-when-pelos/


text: "New Jersey police chief says black people ‘have no value’ and should all be executed."
claimant: Truth Examiner
claim_date: 2017-11-02T00:00:00Z
title: New Jersey police chief said black people have 'no value' and that he'd like to be on firing squad
review_date: 2017-12-14T21:31:16Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/dec/14/truth-examiner/new-jersey-police-chief-said-black-people-have-no-/


text: “I’ve been in and out of Iraq and Afghanistan over 40 times.”
claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z
title: Biden exaggerates trips to Iraq, Afghanistan in State of the Union address
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/mar/03/joe-biden/biden-exaggerates-trips-iraq-afghanistan-state-uni/


claimant: Mike Pence
claim_date: 2009-03-17T00:00:00Z
title: Tens of billions in AIG bailout went to foreign companies
review_date: 2016-07-15T14:47:56Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Tens of billions of dollars (from taxpayer-funded bailouts) ... flowed straight through AIG into the coffers of foreign corporations and foreign banks."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2009/mar/20/mike-pence/tens-billions-aig-bailout-went-foreign-comanies/


claimant: William Barr
claim_date: 2019-03-24T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/mar/25/without-full-mueller-report-trump-obstruction-ques/
title: Without full Mueller report, Trump obstruction questions leave legal experts wondering
review_date: 2019-03-26T00:11:40Z
textual_rating: Legal experts divided
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"The special counsel's decision to describe the facts of his obstruction investigation without reaching any legal conclusions leaves it to the attorney general to determine whether the conduct described in the report constitutes a crime."


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-05-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fake Twitter account posing as CBS shared false information about Buffalo shooting arrests, victim
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
CBS News reported that two more suspects were arrested in the Buffalo shooting, and that one more victim was identified.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/may/18/viral-image/fake-twitter-account-posing-cbs-shared-false-infor/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2019-08-14T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says CNN President Jeff Zucker ordered employees to downplay Bill Clinton’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and make it look like Epstein was "Trump’s partner in all of this.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/aug/16/facebook-posts/no-cnn-president-jeff-zucker-didnt-order-employees/

title:
No, CNN president Jeff Zucker didn’t order employees to downplay Clinton’s relationship with Epstein


text: Says Wisconsin’s coronavirus cases will peak on April 26, 2020
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-03-29T00:00:00Z
title: Study now says Wis. coronavirus cases will peak April 26. But that’s not the date that went viral.
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/31/facebook-posts/wisconsin-coronavirus-cases-peak-april-26-may-22/


claimant: Kwame Raoul
claim_date: 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z
title: AG candidate Raoul makes false claim about opponent’s stance on gay adoption
review_date: 2018-09-18T17:34:08Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"We know [Erika Harold would] discriminate against a loving gay couple who want to adopt a child, favoring an abusive straight couple instead."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/sep/17/kwame-raoul/raouls-false-claim-about-opponents-stance-gay-adop/


claimant: Stan Greenberg
claim_date: 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z
title: Did most Americans lose wealth, income under Barack Obama?
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"What was the reality for most Americans during the Obama presidency? Most lost wealth and their incomes fell, particularly for those at the bottom of the ladder."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/sep/10/stanley-greenberg/did-most-americans-lose-wealth-income-under-barack/


text: Kroger stores are charging a “BLM charge.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-07-24T00:00:00Z
title: Kroger stores aren’t taxing customers with a ‘BLM charge’
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jul/24/viral-image/kroger-stores-arent-taxing-customers-blm-charge/


claimant: Tony Evers
claim_date: 2018-08-27T00:00:00Z
title: Tony Evers wrong to blame Scott Walker's rejection of Medicaid money for higher health costs
review_date: 2018-09-07T18:32:39Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Scott Walker refused federal funds and "Wisconsin families now pay nearly 50% more than Minnesotans for the same health care."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/sep/07/tony-evers/evers-base-attacking-walker-health-care/


text: Joe Biden plagiarized Donald Trump in his Democratic National Convention speech.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-11-28T00:00:00Z
title: No, Biden didn’t plagiarize Donald Trump
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/dec/01/facebook-posts/no-biden-didnt-plagiarize-donald-trump/


text: Says the Joker's "Red Hood" origin story is "the true one."
claimant: Jake Tapper
claim_date: 2017-08-23T00:00:00Z
title: Joker origin story draws out the geek in CNN's Jake Tapper (and us, too)
review_date: 2017-08-25T14:26:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/aug/25/jake-tapper/joker-origin-story-draws-out-geek-cnns-jake-tapper/


text: “The MOB in PA was HIRED by the Biden team to create fake ballots by the thousands!!”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-11-17T00:00:00Z
title: Joe Biden did not hire the mob to fabricate ballots in Philadelphia
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/nov/18/facebook-posts/joe-biden-did-not-hire-mob-fabricate-ballots-phila/


text: The Obama administration gave Iran "$400 million in ransom payment cash."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2016-08-21T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump's Mostly False claim that $400 million payment to Iran was 'ransom'
review_date: 2016-08-25T15:12:25Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/aug/24/donald-trump/donald-trump-calls-400-million-payment-iran-ransom/


text: "Twitter, Google and Facebook are burying the FBI criminal investigation of Clinton."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2016-10-30T00:00:00Z
title: Trump says Twitter, Google, Facebook buried Clinton emails story
review_date: 2016-11-02T21:31:02Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/nov/02/donald-trump/trump-says-twitter-google-facebook-buried-clinton-/


claimant: Senate Majority PAC
claim_date: 2022-10-19T00:00:00Z
title: Ad on Sen. Ron Johnson's Jan. 6 comments makes a point but comes with caveat
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says "Ron Johnson is making excuses for rioters who tried to overthrow our government, even calling them ‘peaceful protests.’”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/nov/03/senate-majority-pac/ad-sen-ron-johnsons-jan-6-comments-makes-point-com/


text: The CDC recommends that only people with COVID-19 symptoms should wear masks.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-04-27T00:00:00Z
title: To fight COVID-19, CDC now says wear masks in public
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/01/facebook-posts/fight-COVID-CDC-now-says-wear-masks-in-public/


claimant: Allen West
claim_date: 2021-10-11T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/oct/12/what-allen-west-got-wrong-about-covid-19-and-treat/
title: What Allen West got wrong about COVID-19 and treatments
review_date: 2021-10-12T21:51:53Z
textual_rating: Some unproven ideas
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Why not promote protocols such as Regeneron monoclonal antibody infusion therapy? Why not promote Budesonide nebulizer treatments? Why not promote healthy over the counter therapies such as zinc — which I take — D3, vitamin C, Hydroxychloroquine, and yes, Ivermectin?"


text: West Virginia University’s incoming freshman class has the "highest-ever GPA"
claimant: Gordon Gee
claim_date: 2018-02-12T00:00:00Z
title: Does West Virginia University’s incoming freshman class have the highest-ever GPA?
review_date: 2018-09-28T14:55:41Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/sep/28/e-gordon-gee/does-west-virginia-universitys-incoming-freshman-c/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-07-12T00:00:00Z
title: Altered images of Fox News host Sean Hannity, Elon Musk make a false promise
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Fox News reported on “an energy-saving device that can save 90% of electricity” from Elon Musk.
truefalse

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/11/facebook-posts/altered-images-of-fox-news-host-sean-hannity-elon/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2022-01-30T00:00:00Z
title: Trump falsely says Electoral Count Act talks prove he was right on Pence’s power
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Proposed changes to the Electoral Count act show Pence had the power and “could have overturned the election!”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/feb/01/donald-trump/trump-falsely-says-electoral-count-act-talks-prove/


claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2020-09-29T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/sep/30/fact-checking-first-2020-presidential-debate-joe-b/
title: Fact-checking the first 2020 presidential debate, Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump
review_date: 2020-09-30T06:14:49Z
textual_rating: Needs context
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Trump suggested that "maybe you could inject some bleach in your arm and that would take care of (the coronavirus)."


text: "White men account for 69 percent of those arrested for violent crimes."
claimant: Sally Kohn
claim_date: 2015-03-19T00:00:00Z
title: Sally Kohn: 'White men account for 69 percent of those arrested for violent crimes'
review_date: 2017-04-11T18:51:41Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2015/apr/02/sally-kohn/sally-kohn-white-men-69-percent-arrested-violent/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-10-26T00:00:00Z
title: No evidence that masks cause dangerous carbon dioxide buildup for children
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Unmask your kids! Any carbon dioxide concentrations above” 2,000 parts per million are “dangerous!”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/nov/01/facebook-posts/no-evidence-masks-cause-dangerous-carbon-dioxide-b/


text: “These ‘peaceful’ protesters burned these horses to death.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z
title: No evidence of fire or burned horses after truck drives through Tulsa protest
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jun/08/facebook-posts/no-evidence-fire-or-burned-horses-after-truck-driv/


claimant: New York Times
claim_date: 2017-04-19T00:00:00Z
title: New York Times tweet fumbles comparisons of New England Patriots' visits to White House
review_date: 2017-04-20T20:37:30Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Images show the turnout for President Donald Trump's 2017 ceremony with the New England Patriots was smaller than the team’s turnout with President Barack Obama in 2015.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/apr/20/new-york-times/new-york-times-tweet-fumbles-comparisons-patriots-/


claimant: American Leadership Action
claim_date: 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z
title: Ad dissects John Fetterman’s 2013 armed chase of a Black man
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
As a mayor, "John Fetterman chased down an innocent, unarmed Black man," wielded a shotgun and "falsely accused the man, triggering a confrontation with police."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/sep/12/american-leadership-action/ad-dissects-john-fettermans-2013-armed-chase-black/


text: "Small business confidence is at an all-time high."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump correct that small business optimism is at record high
review_date: 2018-01-31T04:36:01Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jan/31/donald-trump/donald-trump-correct-small-business-optimism-recor/


text: After the shootings of Dallas policemen, "nearly 500 people applied in just 12 days."
claimant: Hillary Clinton
claim_date: 2016-07-28T00:00:00Z
title: Clinton: Deaths of Dallas police drew nearly 500 job applicants
review_date: 2016-07-29T04:08:07Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jul/28/hillary-clinton/clinton-deaths-dallas-police-drew-nearly-500-job-a/


claimant: Joy Reid
claim_date: 2017-08-13T00:00:00Z
title: Did Confederate symbols gain prominence in the civil rights era?
review_date: 2017-08-15T21:52:39Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"The idea of putting up (Confederate) monuments actually didn’t happen right after the Civil War. It happened during the 1960s."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/aug/15/joy-reid/did-confederate-symbols-gain-prominence-civil-righ/


text: “California store owner prices all items at $951 so thieves can be prosecuted.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-12-14T00:00:00Z
title: Story about California store owner pricing items at $951 to prosecute thieves is satire
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/dec/15/facebook-posts/story-about-california-store-owner-pricing-items-9/


claimant: Chris Christie
claim_date: 2023-08-23T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/aug/24/fact-checks-first-republican-presidential-debate/
title: Fact-check: What Republican candidates got right, wrong in first debate on Fox News
review_date: 2023-08-24T09:43:08Z
textual_rating: California wasn't blue then
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
In 1980, Jimmy Carter "was defeated by a conservative governor (Ronald Reagan) from a blue state who knew how to get results."


claimant: Gavin Newsom
claim_date: 2018-11-29T00:00:00Z
title: Did California's border closure cost $5.3M in economic loss? Are 'billions’ at stake?
review_date: 2018-12-04T00:54:46Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
There was "an estimated $5.3 million of economic loss just for a few hours of shutting down the border. You’re talking about millions and millions of dollars — billions of dollars — of economic consequence, if we continue with this rhetoric around shutting down the border without considering what that means."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/dec/03/gavin-newsom/did-californias-border-closure-cost-53m-economic-l/


text: The United States is "very energy independent."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2019-09-12T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump exaggerates US energy independence
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/sep/13/donald-trump/trump-exaggerates-us-energy-independence/


text: "Bill Gates Outlines 2018 Plan To Depopulate The Planet."
claimant: Mysterious-times.com
claim_date: 2018-04-30T00:00:00Z
title: No, Bill Gates did not outline 2018 plan to depopulate the planet
review_date: 2018-05-03T15:08:42Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/may/03/blog-posting/no-bill-gates-did-not-outline-2018-plan-depopulate/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2019-02-15T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/feb/15/donald-trumps-news-conference-about-national-emerg/
title: Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s claims about a national emergency
review_date: 2019-02-15T20:05:46Z
textual_rating: Undercut by govt. data
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"A big majority of the big drugs, the big drug loads don't go through ports of entry. They can't go through ports of entry."


text: "Obama administration kept illegal Mexican kids in detention camps as ‘experiment’"
claimant: Internet Rumors
claim_date: 2018-06-16T00:00:00Z
title: Did Obama detain illegal Mexican children as an experiment?
review_date: 2018-06-25T16:39:10Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jun/25/blog-posting/did-obama-detain-illegal-mexican-children-experime/


claimant: Nancy Pelosi
claim_date: 2019-12-17T00:00:00Z
title: Nancy Pelosi claims 200K “will be prohibited from voting” in Wisconsin. That's wrong.
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says voter roll purge would mean "more than 200,000 registered Wisconsin voters will be prohibited from voting."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/dec/18/nancy-pelosi/nancy-pelosi-claims-200k-will-be-prohibited-voting/


text: The Titan “submarine never happened. They faked their own deaths.”
claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2023-06-22T00:00:00Z
title: Baseless claims that Titan passengers faked their own deaths start to spread online
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jun/22/instagram-posts/aseless-claims-that-titan-passengers-faked-their-o/


text: Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema “are Republicans … Just look at the way they vote.”
claimant: Don Lemon
claim_date: 2021-09-29T00:00:00Z
title: No, Manchin and Sinema don’t vote with Republicans
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/sep/30/don-lemon/no-manchin-and-sinema-dont-vote-republicans/


claimant: Ryan Zinke
claim_date: 2018-02-23T00:00:00Z
title: Ryan Zinke wrong that gas prices are down 40% under Trump
review_date: 2018-02-26T22:48:06Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Under the previous administration it was … $100 to fill a car. American energy has delivered. Now it's $60. That’s $40 you have in your pocket … that you wouldn’t have."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/feb/26/ryan-zinke/ryan-zinke-wrong-gas-prices-are-down-40-under-trum/


text: Says Ted Cruz "never denied" his father was photographed with Lee Harvey Oswald.
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2016-07-22T00:00:00Z
title: Pants on Fire for claim Ted Cruz never denied father photographed with Lee Harvey Oswald
review_date: 2016-07-22T22:56:43Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jul/22/donald-trump/pants-fire-claim-ted-cruz-never-denied-father-phot/


claimant: Raphael Warnock
claim_date: 2022-08-29T00:00:00Z
title: Raphael Warnock exaggerates success rate for reaching child tax credit recipients
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
The child tax credit passed under President Joe Biden “has helped 97% of the families with children who are living in poverty.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/sep/07/raphael-warnock/raphael-warnock-exaggerates-success-rate-reaching-/


claimant: Mike Pence
claim_date: 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z
title: Mike Pence: Hillary Clinton failed to keep U.S. troops in Iraq
review_date: 2016-10-05T02:40:37Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Iraq has been overrun by ISIS because Hillary Clinton failed to renegotiate . . . a status of forces agreement."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/oct/05/mike-pence/mike-pence-clinton-failed-keep-troops-iraq/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2018/oct/08/trump-stump-his-reasons-fear-democrats-fact-checke/
title: Donald Trump on the campaign trail: His three reasons to fear Democrats, fact-checked
review_date: 2018-10-08T15:42:40Z
textual_rating: Distorts the facts
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Democrats in Washington want to raid Medicare to pay for their socialist agenda. They're going to destroy it."


text: “You go to a store, they don’t have bread.”
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2022-03-29T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump says stores don’t have bread. They do
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/mar/30/donald-trump/donald-trump-says-stores-dont-have-bread-they-do/


text: “We spent billions on a border wall and quit when it was 90% finished.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-03-23T00:00:00Z
title: Border barrier wasn’t 90% finished when Biden halted construction
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/29/facebook-posts/border-barrier-wasnt-90-finished-when-biden-halted/


text: Says all Vegas hotels but Trump’s have donated food, rooms in COVID response.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-04-09T00:00:00Z
title: Trump’s Vegas hotel hasn’t made donations, but it isn’t the only one
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/16/facebook-posts/trumps-vegas-hotel-hasnt-made-donations-it-isnt-on/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2019-11-15T00:00:00Z
title: Homeopathic supplements are not proven to treat the flu
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“If you have the Flu… get these two items… Sambucol (and) Oscillococcinum… in 48 hours you will feel better. In 72 hours you will be almost symptom-free.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/27/facebook-posts/homeopathic-supplements-are-not-proven-treat-flu/


text: Poor people pay "in some cases, up to 25 percent of (their) income for water."
claimant: Matt Damon
claim_date: 2017-04-20T00:00:00Z
title: Matt Damon: Poor often pay 25% of their income on water
review_date: 2017-05-01T22:27:59Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/may/01/matt-damon/matt-damon-some-pay-25-their-income-water/


claimant: Tulsi Gabbard
claim_date: 2022-01-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking Tulsi Gabbard’s misleading claim about monoclonal antibody treatments, delta patients
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Biden won’t allow Delta-variant COVID patients to get proven and effective monoclonal treatments even though there are 50,000-100,000 Americans infected by Delta EVERY DAY.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jan/31/tulsi-gabbard/fact-checking-tulsi-gabbards-misleading-claim-abou/


claimant: Tweets
claim_date: 2022-04-04T00:00:00Z
title: No, NATO Allied Land Command leader wasn’t captured by Russians in Ukraine
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“The Russian army captured the U.S Major General Roger L. Cloutier Jr. … in the besieged Ukrainian Azov camp in Mariupol.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/apr/05/tweets/no-nato-allied-land-command-leader-wasnt-captured-/


claimant: Steve Adler
claim_date: 2018-04-25T00:00:00Z
title: Steve Adler, playing on Jeopardy clue, makes Mostly True claim about Austin's wide appeal
review_date: 2018-04-26T22:14:43Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Austin is the "safest big city in Texas with an unemployment rate under 3% that has been named the best place to live in the entire United States two years running."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/apr/26/steve-adler/steve-adler-jeopardy-austin-safety-best-place-live/


text: The U.S. Senate cannot convict a former President
claimant: Scott Walker
claim_date: 2021-01-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact check: Senate conviction of ex-president is debated by both sides
review_date: 2021-01-29T00:30:41Z
textual_rating: Missing Context
language_code: en
publisher_name: USA Today
publisher_site: usatoday.com
url:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/01/28/fact-check-senate-conviction-ex-president-debated-both-sides/4294872001/


text: The U.S. Senate cannot convict a former President
claimant: Scott Walker
claim_date: 2021-01-26T00:00:00Z
title: Walker overreaches claiming Senate can’t convict Trump after departure
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/28/scott-walker/walker-overreaches-claiming-senate-cant-convict-tr/


text: “Biden says he doesn’t need voters to get elected.”
claimant: TikTok posts
claim_date: 2020-11-02T00:00:00Z
title: Video misrepresents Biden’s speech in Michigan
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/nov/03/tiktok-posts/video-misrepresents-bidens-speech-michigan/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-03-11T00:00:00Z
title: No, MSNBC didn’t say it hopes coronavirus kills enough people to hurt Trump
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“MSNBC actually said on air ‘I hope enough people die from coronavirus that it harms Trump’s re-election.’”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/18/facebook-posts/no-msnbc-didnt-say-it-hopes-coronavirus-kills-enou/


claimant: Tweets
claim_date: 2020-02-22T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking Bernie Sanders’ record of voting on sanctions against Russia
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Not once in his entire career in Washington, D.C., which started way back in 1991, has Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders ever voted yes on sanctions against Russia."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/27/tweets/dating-back-1991-and-his-time-house-bernie-sanders/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2019-11-22T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/nov/22/fact-checking-trumps-falsehoods-fox-and-friends-ab/
title: Fact-checking Trump’s falsehoods on Fox & Friends about Ukraine, impeachment and Mueller report
review_date: 2019-11-22T18:57:52Z
textual_rating: Wrong in two ways
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"(Adam Schiff) made up my phone call. He made it up. He made up a phone call, and then when I released it, everybody was embarrassed."


text: The unemployment rate may be as high as "42 percent."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2015-09-28T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump says the unemployment rate may be 42 percent
review_date: 2016-06-15T20:47:22Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2015/sep/30/donald-trump/donald-trump-says-unemployment-rate-may-be-42-perc/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-09-26T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2018/sep/26/fact-checking-donald-trumps-press-conference-eve-k/
title: Fact-checking Donald Trump’s press conference on eve of Kavanaugh, Ford hearings
review_date: 2018-09-26T23:20:10Z
textual_rating: Biden didn't say that
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"It's not for the FBI (to investigate), if you look at what Joe Biden said, he said, ‘They don't do this,’ and he said it very clearly."


text: "Colin Kaepernick immediately loses Nike endorsement after anti-white rant."
claimant: Conservative Columns
claim_date: 2018-09-03T00:00:00Z
title: No, Colin Kaepernick hasn’t lost his Nike deal
review_date: 2018-09-05T21:33:36Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/sep/05/blog-posting/no-colin-kaepernick-hasnt-lost-his-nike-deal/


claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2023-03-09T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/mar/10/fact-checking-6-claims-in-joe-bidens-budget-speech/
title: Fact-checking 6 claims in Joe Biden’s budget speech on the economy, taxes and Medicare
review_date: 2023-03-10T21:25:06Z
textual_rating: Yes, with a big asterisk
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"In my first two years in office, I brought down the deficit a record $1.7 trillion, more than any president has in American history."


claimant: Wisconsin Republican Party
claim_date: 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z
title: Wisconsin GOP takes jabs at Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mahlon Mitchell
review_date: 2018-08-09T13:30:51Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Mahlon Mitchell "received a massive raise on the backs of hard-working firefighters and turned the union into his own personal political slush fund."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/aug/09/republican-party-wisconsin/wisconsin-gop-takes-jabs-democratic-gubernatorial-/


claimant: Allen West
claim_date: 2021-10-10T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/oct/12/what-allen-west-got-wrong-about-covid-19-and-treat/
title: What Allen West got wrong about COVID-19 and treatments
review_date: 2021-10-12T21:51:53Z
textual_rating: Omits key facts
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"I can attest that, after this experience, I am even more dedicated to fighting against vaccine mandates. Instead of enriching the pockets of Big Pharma and corrupt bureaucrats and politicians, we should be advocating the monoclonal antibody infusion therapy."


text: “I represent more, or just as many or more, people than Joe Manchin does.”
claimant: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
claim_date: 2021-12-20T00:00:00Z
title: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrong about representing more constituents than Joe Manchin
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/dec/22/alexandria-ocasio-cortez/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-wrong-about-representing-/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-04-02T00:00:00Z
title: No, the Postal Service isn't losing a fortune on Amazon
review_date: 2018-04-02T21:58:29Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Only fools, or worse, are saying that our money losing Post Office makes money with Amazon. THEY LOSE A FORTUNE, and this will be changed."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/apr/02/donald-trump/trump-usps-postal-service-amazon-losing-fortune/


claimant: Facebook
claim_date: 2021-07-22T00:00:00Z
title: No proof military is moving equipment into cities due to Maricopa audit
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“This week the military was moving big equipment into the major big cities preparing for the Maricopa audit results.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/23/facebook-posts/no-proof-military-moving-equipment-cities-due-mari/


claimant: Roger Williams
claim_date: 2016-11-16T00:00:00Z
title: Mostly False: Roger Williams' claim that a lot of trucks not inspected crossing U.S.-Mexico border
review_date: 2016-12-05T20:44:13Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"NAFTA allows a lot of trucks from Mexico, for example, to leave there and ... drive straight through without even being inspected."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/dec/05/roger-williams/mostly-false-roger-williams-claim-lot-trucks-not-i/


text: "Jefferson Davis statue to be replaced with Obama likeness."
claimant: TDAlliance.com
claim_date: 2017-05-12T00:00:00Z
title: Obama statue replacing Jefferson Davis in New Orleans, fake news website says
review_date: 2017-05-18T15:04:01Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/may/18/tdalliancecom/obama-statue-replacing-jefferson-davis-new-orleans/


claimant: Chuck Todd
claim_date: 2020-05-10T00:00:00Z
title: NBC’s Chuck Todd, ‘Meet the Press’ leave out key context in shortened Barr clip
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Attorney General William Barr didn’t cite the "rule of law” in explaining his decision in the Michael Flynn case during a CBS News interview.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/11/chuck-todd/nbcs-chuck-todd-meet-press-leave-out-key-context-s/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z
title: Immigration, MS-13 and crime: the facts behind Donald Trump’s exaggerations
review_date: 2018-02-07T15:49:39Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Many gang members have taken advantage of "glaring loopholes and our laws to enter the country as illegal, unaccompanied, alien minors."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/feb/07/donald-trump/immigration-ms-13-and-crime-facts-behind-donald-tr/


text: "More astronauts have been to the moon than farmers who paid the inheritance tax in 2013."
claimant: Bill Maher
claim_date: 2015-04-17T00:00:00Z
title: Bill Maher says more Americans have been to the moon than farmers who paid the estate tax in 2013
review_date: 2016-05-16T19:51:52Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2015/apr/23/bill-maher/bill-maher-says-more-americans-have-been-moon-farm/


text: "I’m the first Democrat to ever lead Scott Walker in an election year."
claimant: Tony Evers
claim_date: 2018-06-27T00:00:00Z
title: Evers' boast of being first to lead Walker in poll falls short of finish line
review_date: 2018-07-27T00:04:50Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jul/26/tony-evers/evers-boast-beating-walker-poll-short-finish-line/


text: “‘LOL’ stands for ‘Lucifer our Lord.’ Satanists end their prayers by saying ‘Lucifer our Lord’.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-06-26T00:00:00Z
title: No, texting LOL doesn’t make you a Satanist
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/06/viral-image/no-texting-lol-doesnt-make-you-satanist/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2018/nov/27/fact-checking-donald-trumps-statement-saudi-arabia/
title: Fact-checking Donald Trump's statement on Saudi Arabia, Khashoggi murder
review_date: 2018-11-27T15:14:27Z
textual_rating: CIA says he did
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Our intelligence agencies continue to assess all information, but it could very well be that the crown prince had knowledge of this tragic event — maybe he did and maybe he didn’t!"


text: "It begins: California appoints first illegal alien to state office."
claimant: The Breaking Dawn
claim_date: 2018-05-10T00:00:00Z
title: Headline exaggerates appointment of undocumented immigrant in California
review_date: 2018-05-14T19:02:34Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/may/14/breaking-dawn/headline-exaggerates-appointment-undocumented-immi/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-07-07T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking which Trump supporters and allies got PPP loans
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Lists eight wealthy politicians and public figures who “got millions (or close to it) in PPP loans.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jul/13/facebook-posts/fact-checking-which-trump-supporters-and-allies-go/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-04-05T00:00:00Z
title: Photos show money on the streets of Venezuela in 2019, not Italy in 2020
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“In Italy, they have thrown their money on the streets. A clear message to the whole world that money is not enough when health is in danger.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/09/facebook-posts/photos-show-money-streets-venezuela-2019-not-italy/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-10-10T00:00:00Z
title: No, Kamala Harris didn’t say this about churches
review_date: 2020-10-13T20:53:17Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Kamala Harris said, “American churches are PROPAGANDA CENTERS for intolerant homophobic, xenophobic vitriol."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/oct/13/facebook-posts/no-kamala-harris-didnt-say-about-churches/


text: “Trans species man who self-identifies as a deer accidentally shot by hunters.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-10-18T00:00:00Z
title: Story about man who identifies as deer originated on satire site
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/oct/18/viral-image/story-about-man-who-identifies-deer-originated-sat/


text: There have been no new COVID-19 variants since Dr. Anthony Fauci retired.
claimant: Instagram post
claim_date: 2023-04-06T00:00:00Z
title: COVID-19 did not stop mutating when Fauci stepped down from top role
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/apr/07/instagram-posts/covid-19-did-not-stop-mutating-when-fauci-stepped/


claimant: Sarah Godlewski
claim_date: 2021-01-09T00:00:00Z
title: Black and Latina women carried the brunt of job loss in December
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“It wasn’t all women that lost jobs (in the December jobs report), it was mostly Black and Latina women. In fact, white women gained employment.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/15/sarah-godlewski/black-and-latina-women-carried-brunt-job-loss-dece/


claimant: Eddie Rodriguez
claim_date: 2017-11-09T00:00:00Z
title: Domestic violence not confirmed as consistent predictor of mass shootings
review_date: 2017-12-04T16:36:27Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says that "perpetrators of domestic violence accounted for 54% of mass shootings between 2009 and 2016, according to the advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/dec/03/eddie-rodriguez/domestic-violence-not-confirmed-precursor-mass-sho/


text: A video shows migrants faking tears for news cameras.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-03-02T00:00:00Z
title: Video shows migrants reacting after authorities fired tear gas
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/20/facebook-posts/video-shows-migrants-reacting-after-authorities-fi/


claimant: Jonathan Brostoff
claim_date: 2021-01-08T00:00:00Z
title: Capitol Police, not Secret Service, shot and killed woman in U.S. Capitol assault
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
The woman killed during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol assault was shot by a Secret Service agent, not Capitol Police.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/08/jonathan-brostoff/capitol-police-not-secret-service-shot-and-killed-/


claimant: Beto O'Rourke
claim_date: 2019-06-27T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/jun/27/fact-checking-democratic-debate-miami-night-1/
title: Fact-checking the Democratic debate in Miami, night 1
review_date: 2019-06-27T04:15:03Z
textual_rating: Largely accurate
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Republicans passed "a $2 trillion tax cut that favored corporations while they were sitting on record piles of cash and the very wealthiest in this country at a time of historic wealth inequality."


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-10-24T00:00:00Z
title: Trump wrong to claim U.S. is padding COVID-19 stats
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
U.S. is “really not doing (COVID-19) reporting right” because deaths are being improperly counted and hospitals have an “incentive” to pad stats.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/oct/27/donald-trump/trump-wrong-claim-us-padding-covid-19-stats/


text: "The president in no way, form or fashion has ever promoted or encouraged violence."
claimant: Sarah Huckabee Sanders
claim_date: 2017-06-29T00:00:00Z
title: Has Donald Trump never 'promoted or encouraged violence,' as Sarah Huckabee Sanders said?
review_date: 2017-07-05T15:45:04Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jul/05/sarah-huckabee-sanders/has-donald-trump-never-promoted-or-encouraged-viol/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-10-22T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/oct/23/fact-checking-donald-trump-joe-biden-final-preside/
title: Fact-checking Donald Trump, Joe Biden in the final presidential debate
review_date: 2020-10-23T05:51:14Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Biden "doesn’t come from Scranton … He lived there for a short period of time before he even knew it, and he left."


claimant: Ron Johnson
claim_date: 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z
title: Sen. Ron Johnson says people walk up to U.S. border, say a few words and are let in
review_date: 2018-04-27T16:10:30Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"We have laws on the books where people can walk right up to our ports of entry, say ‘I have a credible fear of persecution,’ and we bring them in. We don’t send them back."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/apr/27/ron-johnson/sen-ron-johnson-says-people-walk-us-border-say-few/


text: Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin’s collapse was caused by the COVID-19 vaccine.
claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2023-01-04T00:00:00Z
title: Damar Hamlin remains in hospital as anti-vaxxers speculate about his collapse
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/04/instagram-posts/damar-hamlin-remains-hospital-anti-vaxxers-spread/


text: Says Vice President Kamala Harris called the unvaccinated “dirty Trump people.”
claimant: Instagram post
claim_date: 2021-12-07T00:00:00Z
title: No, Kamala Harris didn’t call unvaccinated Americans ‘dirty Trump people’
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/dec/08/instagram-posts/no-kamala-harris-didnt-call-unvaccinated-americans/


claimant: Cynthia Nixon
claim_date: 2018-03-30T00:00:00Z
title: Do most children outside New York City lack full-day pre-kindergarten, as Nixon said?
review_date: 2018-03-30T20:04:15Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Four years after Gov. Andrew Cuomo promised universal pre-K, "79 percent of 4 year olds outside New York City lack full day pre-K."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/mar/30/cynthia-nixon/do-most-children-outside-new-york-city-lack-full-d/


text: "Florida's water is dirtier and sicker than when Gov. DeSantis first took office."
claimant: Lindsay Cross
claim_date: 2023-01-03T00:00:00Z
title: Is Florida's water 'dirtier' under DeSantis? Here's what the data shows
review_date: 2023-02-23T18:41:37Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/13/lindsay-cross/floridas-water-dirtier-under-desantis-heres-what-d/


claimant: Jim Patterson
claim_date: 2017-04-10T00:00:00Z
title: Will California soon have the highest gas tax in the nation?
review_date: 2017-04-11T22:23:16Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
California will have the "highest gas tax in the nation" once its 12 cent gas tax hike goes into effect.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/apr/11/jim-patterson/will-california-soon-have-highest-gas-tax-nation/


text: Video shows Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system engaged in military combat.
claimant: Facebook
claim_date: 2021-06-02T00:00:00Z
title: Facebook post about Israel’s missile defense system shows video game footage
review_date: 2021-06-10T22:08:38Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jun/09/facebook-posts/facebook-post-about-israels-missile-defense-system/


claimant: Bruce Rauner
claim_date: 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z
title: Rauner ad rewrites property tax history
review_date: 2018-10-15T16:12:23Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"For decades, Madigan kept property taxes high and made a fortune helping cronies like Pritzker dodge them."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/oct/07/bruce-rauner/rauner-ad-rewrites-property-tax-history/


text: "I would do press events in May, I would never be asked about coronavirus.''
claimant: Ron DeSantis
claim_date: 2020-07-03T00:00:00Z
title: DeSantis falsely claims he was never asked about COVID-19
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jul/03/ron-desantis/desantis-falsely-claims-he-was-never-asked-about-c/


text: An Illinois couple who received five vote-by-mail applications can vote five times.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-08-07T00:00:00Z
title: No, receiving multiple ballot applications doesn’t let you vote more than once
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/13/facebook-posts/no-receiving-multiple-ballot-applications-doesnt-l/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2018/nov/02/heres-latest-migrant-caravans/
title: Here’s the latest on the migrant caravans
review_date: 2018-11-03T19:01:26Z
textual_rating: Needs more context
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"At this very moment, large, well-organized caravans of migrants are marching towards our southern border. Some people call it an invasion. It’s like an invasion. They have violently overrun the Mexican border."


text: "Morgue employee cremated by mistake while taking a nap."
claimant: worldnewsdailyreport.com
claim_date: 2017-03-03T00:00:00Z
title: It's fake news that Texas morgue employee cremated while taking a nap
review_date: 2017-12-14T15:12:22Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/dec/14/worldnewsdailyreportcom/its-fake-news-texas-morgue-employee-cremated-while/


text: "California is home to the largest death row population in the Western Hemisphere."
claimant: Yes On 62
claim_date: 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z
title: Truth be told: California has ‘largest death row in Western Hemisphere’
review_date: 2016-08-12T22:24:45Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/aug/12/yes-62-death-penalty-repeal/does-california-have-largest-death-row-western-hem/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2016/sep/15/5-big-falsehoods-2016-election/
title: 5 big falsehoods of the 2016 election
review_date: 2016-09-07T21:06:49Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"I released the most extensive financial review of anybody in the history of politics. … You don't learn much in a tax return."


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump says his financial disclosures more than make up for lack of releasing tax returns
review_date: 2016-09-07T21:06:49Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"I released the most extensive financial review of anybody in the history of politics. … You don't learn much in a tax return."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/sep/07/donald-trump/donald-trump-says-his-financial-disclosures-more-m/


text: Says a ballot can be emailed to Wisconsin voters even a day before the election.
claimant: Ben Wikler
claim_date: 2020-04-06T00:00:00Z
title: Since-deleted tweet claimed email ballots remain an option. Not true
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/07/ben-wikler/-deleted-tweet-claimed-email-ballots-remain-option/


text: "We admit about 100,000 permanent immigrants from the Middle East every year."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2016-08-15T00:00:00Z
title: Trump says U.S. admits 100,000 "permanent immigrants" annually from Middle East
review_date: 2016-08-19T16:13:03Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/aug/19/donald-trump/trump-says-us-admits-100000-permanent-immigrants-a/


text: Video shows people collapsing because of COVID-19 vaccines.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2023-01-28T00:00:00Z
title: Videos of people ‘dropping suddenly’ aren’t related to COVID-19 vaccines
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/31/viral-image/videos-of-people-dropping-suddenly-arent-related-t/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-03-08T00:00:00Z
title: How 'vital to our national security' is steel, aluminum?
review_date: 2018-03-09T21:45:44Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
American aluminum and steel "are vital to our national security. ... They are the bedrock of our defense industrial base."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/mar/09/donald-trump/how-vital-our-national-security-are-steel-aluminum/


text: "More than half of Planned Parenthood facilities are in rural or medically underserved areas."
claimant: Carolyn Maloney
claim_date: 2017-03-16T00:00:00Z
title: NY Rep. Maloney: More than half Planned Parenthood clinics are in underserved areas
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/mar/24/carolyn-maloney/ny-rep-maloney-most-planned-parenthood-clinics-are/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2019-08-12T00:00:00Z
title: No, the daughter of a Trump appointee didn’t pose as an El Paso or Dayton shooting victim
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
The daughter of a Donald Trump appointee posed as an El Paso shooting victim in a photo with the president.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/aug/14/viral-image/no-daughter-trump-appointee-didnt-pose-el-paso/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2019-11-29T00:00:00Z
title: Social posts falsely connect Trump’s impeachment to Biden’s dealings in Ukraine
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Joe Biden "blackmailed Ukraine with a billion in tax dollars to drop an investigation into his son and Democrats want to impeach President Trump for simply asking if it was true?"`

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/dec/10/facebook-posts/social-posts-falsely-connect-trumps-impeachment-bi/


text: Says Hunter Biden “died of a crack overdose.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-10-25T00:00:00Z
title: Hunter Biden is alive, despite social media claims about overdose
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/oct/27/facebook-posts/hunter-biden-alive-despite-social-media-claims-abo/


text: “Over the past two years, climate and weather disaster damage has cost the U.S. over $400 billion.”
claimant: Tammy Baldwin
claim_date: 2019-12-10T00:00:00Z
title: Wisconsin Sen. Baldwin makes point with claim on costs of climate change damage in U.S.
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/05/tammy-baldwin/wisconsin-sen-baldwin-makes-cents-costs-climate-ch/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2019-02-24T00:00:00Z
title: Facebook post shares photo of actor and claims he is Chelsea Clinton's 'dead bodyguard'
review_date: 2019-03-01T17:56:16Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Chelsea Clinton’s bodyguard "Jack Gordon" was found dead in a river after telling "damaging information" to federal prosecutors.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/mar/01/facebook-posts/facebook-post-shares-photo-actor-and-claims-its-ch/


text: Vladimir Putin “released 35,000 children from tunnels and subway in Ukraine.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2022-04-16T00:00:00Z
title: No, Putin didn’t free 35,000 children from Ukraine
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/apr/20/facebook-posts/no-putin-didnt-free-35000-children-ukraine/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-07-14T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump gives false version of Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders ‘unity’ policy on immigrants
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Under Joe Biden’s policy, immigrants in the country illegally “get welfare benefits. United States citizens don't get what they're looking to give illegal immigrants.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jul/17/donald-trump/donald-trump-gives-false-version-joe-biden-bernie-/


claimant: Liquid Death
claim_date: 2022-10-27T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
In Georgia, it's "illegal to give people water within 150 feet of a polling place" and "punishable by up to a year in prison."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/nov/08/liquid-death/giving-water-voter-within-150-feet-ga-polling-plac/

title:
Giving water to voter within 150 feet of Georgia polling place is punishable by up to a year in jail


text: "Today, 27 million people .. are enslaved."
claimant: Bob Corker
claim_date: 2017-02-15T00:00:00Z
title: Are 27 million people trapped in modern slavery?
review_date: 2017-02-17T21:18:10Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/feb/17/bob-corker/are-27-million-people-trapped-modern-slavery/


claimant: Rick Scott
claim_date: 2021-01-20T00:00:00Z
title: Is the Paris Climate Agreement easier on China and India than on the US?
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
The Paris Climate Agreement is “bad for America,” because it "does nothing to hold real polluters, like Communist China and India, accountable."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/26/rick-scott/paris-climate-agreement-easier-china-and-india-us/


text: Passports aren’t required to enter the United States from Mexico and Canada.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-03-20T00:00:00Z
title: Yes, passports are generally required to enter the US with some exceptions
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/25/facebook-posts/yes-passports-are-generally-required-enter-us-some/


text: Recent wildfires in Canada were simultaneously ignited using weapons.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-06-08T00:00:00Z
title: No, this video doesn’t show that weapons ignited Canada’s wildfires
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jun/13/facebook-posts/no-this-video-doesnt-show-that-weapons-ignited-can/


text: “Hiroshima and Nagasaki were never nuked.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-08-11T00:00:00Z
title: Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed in 1945, despite conspiracy theories
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/14/facebook-posts/hiroshima-and-nagasaki-were-bombed-in-1945-despite/


text: Says a celebrity praises locals for their help after an automotive breakdown.
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2017-01-05T00:00:00Z
title: No, a celebrity's car didn't break down in your hometown
review_date: 2017-01-06T21:05:21Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jan/06/blog-posting/celebrity-praise-helpful-locals-are-fake-stories-c/


claimant: Mike Bost
claim_date: 2018-10-22T00:00:00Z
title: In Illinois, Mike Bost attacks Brendan Kelly's record as prosecutor
review_date: 2018-11-05T19:34:59Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Brendan Kelly "allowed half of the criminals he faced to walk free" and "failed to protect women who were violently assaulted," allowing "those guilty of sexual assault to cut inexcusable plea deals."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/nov/05/mike-bost/illinois-mike-bost-attacks-brendan-kellys-record-p/


text: "Since 1999, firearm deaths in Ohio have risen 58 percent."
claimant: Richard Cordray
claim_date: 2018-04-02T00:00:00Z
title: Cordray on point about increase in firearm deaths in Ohio
review_date: 2018-04-12T15:17:10Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/apr/12/richard-cordray/cordray-point-about-increase-firearm-deaths-ohio/


text: “First time in 70 years the National Day Of Prayer was not observed in our nation’s capital!”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-05-06T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking posts about the 2021 National Day of Prayer
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/may/07/facebook-posts/fact-checking-posts-about-2021-national-day-prayer/


text: "George P. Bush to place statue of (Mexican general) Santa Anna at the Alamo."
claimant: Rick Range
claim_date: 2019-12-10T00:00:00Z
title: No, Texas has no plans for Santa Anna statue at Alamo
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/dec/17/rick-range/no-texas-has-no-plans-santa-anna-statue-Alamo/


text: Video implies talk between Barack Obama and Kamala Harris has coded references to pedophilia.
claimant: Facebook post
claim_date: 2022-08-15T00:00:00Z
title: No, Barack Obama and Kamala Harris did not have a coded conversation about pedophilia in 2020
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/aug/19/facebook-posts/no-barack-obama-and-kamala-harris-did-not-have-cod/


text: "The United States is now the No. 1 energy producer in the world. That happened just recently."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-09-29T00:00:00Z
title: Did the United States recently become the No. 1 energy producer in the world?
review_date: 2018-10-05T04:41:02Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/oct/04/donald-trump/united-states-no-1-energy-producer-world/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump: GOP just passed veteran's Choice after 44-year wait. Actually, it's 4 years old
review_date: 2018-10-02T19:20:54Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Republicans "just passed" the Veterans Choice program after 44 years of trying. "They've been trying to pass that one for many, many decades."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/oct/02/donald-trump/donald-trump-gop-finally-passed-veterans-choice-af/


text: “States run elections, not the federal government.”
claimant: Wisconsin Senate Republicans
claim_date: 2021-10-26T00:00:00Z
title: Every level of government contributes to elections, with local taking on the biggest role
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/nov/03/wisconsin-senate-republicans/every-level-government-contributes-elections-local/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-11-17T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump’s jab at Georgia recount ignores key voting principles
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Georgia’s secretary of state won’t let the people recounting ballots check the signatures for fraud.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/nov/18/donald-trump/donald-trumps-jab-georgia-recount-ignores-key-voti/


claimant: Doug Jones
claim_date: 2017-11-30T00:00:00Z
title: Doug Jones launches misleading attack ad about Roy Moore's court record on sex crime cases
review_date: 2017-12-06T23:02:28Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"In a 2014 case involving a man convicted of abusing two underage girls, Judge Roy Moore disagreed and wrote the dissenting opinion."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/dec/06/doug-jones/jones-ad-wrongly-attacks-moore-sex-crime-case/


claimant: Turning Point USA
claim_date: 2016-12-08T00:00:00Z
title: Facebook image revives made-up claim Nancy Pelosi praised employers cutting hours
review_date: 2016-12-12T23:32:33Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi said, "Employers cutting hours is a good thing. It then gives that person time to pursue their dreams and passions."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/dec/12/turning-point-usa/facebook-image-revives-made-claim-nancy-pelosi-pra/


claimant: Bernie Sanders
claim_date: 2019-05-10T00:00:00Z
title: Bernie Sanders: ‘Exploitative’ payday loans in Wisconsin average 574% annual rate
review_date: 2019-05-16T21:28:14Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Wisconsin payday loans have a 574% average annual interest rate, "exploitative lending that keeps Americans trapped in debt"

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/may/14/bernie-sanders/bernie-sanders-payday-loans-wisconsin/


claimant: Mike Bishop
claim_date: 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z
title: Campaign ad accuses Elissa Slotkin of carpetbagging in Michigan 8th Congressional District
review_date: 2018-09-19T20:05:51Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Michigan congressional candidate Elissa Slotkin "just parachuted into the district to run for Congress" and "admitted that she doesn’t know our area."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/sep/19/mike-bishop/campaign-ad-accuses-elissa-slotkin-carpetbagging/


text: The Trump administration “built nearly 500 miles of border wall.”
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2023-07-29T00:00:00Z
title: How many miles of border wall did Donald Trump build? It depends on how it’s counted
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/09/donald-trump/how-many-miles-of-border-wall-did-donald-trump-bui/


claimant: Liz Cheney
claim_date: 2021-04-11T00:00:00Z
title: Liz Cheney’s dubious claim that just 6% of Biden plan is “infrastructure”
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Something less than 6% ... of this proposal that President Biden has put forward is actually focused on infrastructure.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/apr/13/liz-cheney/liz-cheneys-dubious-claim-just-6-biden-plan-infras/


text: "The servers of the Pakistani gentleman that worked on the DNC" are "missing."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-07-16T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump's 'missing' server comments get all of the details wrong
review_date: 2018-07-16T22:35:34Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jul/16/donald-trump/missing-servers-donald-trump-vladimir-putin/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-12-29T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/jan/03/were-migrant-children-very-sick-border-patrol-took/
title: Were migrant children who died very sick before taken into U.S. custody, as Trump claimed?
review_date: 2019-01-03T16:50:33Z
textual_rating: No initial illness reported
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says the two migrant children who died "were very sick before they were given over to Border Patrol."


claimant: A Stronger Wisconsin
claim_date: 2018-08-20T00:00:00Z
review_date: 2018-09-12T11:39:45Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"When two judges said it was illegal to fire a teacher" who viewed pornography at school, "Tony Evers worked with Republicans and Democrats and changed the law."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/sep/12/stronger-wisconsin/group-defending-governor-candidate-tony-evers-hand/

title:
Group defending governor candidate Tony Evers in handling of teacher porn case is partially accurate


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2021-06-27T00:00:00Z
title: In attack on Bill Barr, Trump repeats falsehood about 2020 election
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Facts have now come out to show conclusively” that the 2020 presidential election wasn’t legitimate.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jun/29/donald-trump/attack-bill-barr-trump-repeats-falsehood-about-202/


claimant: Joni Ernst
claim_date: 2019-03-06T00:00:00Z
title: Ernst uses flabby $93 trillion estimate for Green New Deal
review_date: 2019-03-13T13:38:51Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"At $93 trillion, the Green New Deal would cost more than the entire recorded spending of the U.S. since the Constitution went into effect in 1789."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/mar/12/joni-ernst/joni-ernst-says-green-new-deal-would-cost-93-trill/


claimant: Julián Castro
claim_date: 2017-10-29T00:00:00Z
title: Julián Castro says nearly all DACA recipients employed, in school or serving in military
review_date: 2018-01-10T19:06:22Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says a "recent analysis" showed that 91 percent of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients are employed, in school or serving in the military.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jan/10/julian-castro/julian-castro-daca-recipients-employed-school-mili/


text: Adam Laxalt "wants to restrict" and "worked to limit access to birth control."
claimant: Catherine Cortez Masto
claim_date: 2022-06-14T00:00:00Z
title: GOP Nevada Senate hopeful Adam Laxalt backed birth control restrictions as attorney general
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jun/23/catherine-cortez-masto/gop-nevada-senate-hopeful-adam-laxalt-backed-birth/


text: “No city in the state can quarantine itself without state approval.”
claimant: Andrew Cuomo
claim_date: 2020-03-17T00:00:00Z
title: Cuomo correctly says no quarantine without state approval
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/20/andrew-cuomo/cuomo-correctly-says-no-quarantine-without-state-a/


claimant: Roy Cooper
claim_date: 2017-07-28T00:00:00Z
title: Cooper says Dems won nearly half of 2016 vote, but hold only 35% of NCGA seats
review_date: 2017-08-09T21:01:36Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Last year, Democrats won nearly 50% of the vote, yet they hold only 38% of the seats in the State House and 30% of the seats in the State Senate”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/aug/09/roy-cooper/cooper-says-dems-won-nearly-half-2016-vote-hold-on/


text: Says Osama bin Laden endorsed Joe Biden
claimant: Donald Trump Jr.
claim_date: 2020-06-18T00:00:00Z
title: No, Osama bin Laden did not endorse Joe Biden
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jun/19/donald-trump-jr/no-osama-bin-laden-did-not-endorse-joe-biden/


text: “Joe Biden is no longer the President-elect according to RealClearPolitics.”
claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2020-11-09T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking social media posts about Biden’s lead in battleground states
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/nov/10/instagram-posts/fact-checking-social-media-posts-about-bidens-lead/


claimant: Instagram post
claim_date: 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z
title: Video underestimates California’s capacity to accommodate electric cars and recycle their batteries
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Electric cars in California are not sustainable as only 10% of their batteries are recyclable and the state can’t recycle them.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/aug/11/instagram-posts/video-underestimates-californias-capacity-accommod/


text: "Puerto Rico mayor facing fraud charges over $3M in federal disaster relief"
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2018-07-15T00:00:00Z
title: Misleading story links San Juan mayor to hurricane relief fraud
review_date: 2018-07-20T02:36:33Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jul/19/blog-posting/misleading-article-implies-puerto-rico-hurricane-a/


text: “Coolmath Games is being taken down cause it was run by the Mexican drug cartel?”
claimant: Facebook post
claim_date: 2021-06-15T00:00:00Z
title: There’s no evidence Coolmath Games is getting ‘taken down’
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jun/21/facebook-posts/theres-no-evidence-coolmath-games-getting-taken-do/


text: “MSNBC announced Trump won 2020 election.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2022-02-08T00:00:00Z
title: No, MSNBC didn’t announce Donald Trump won the 2020 election
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/feb/10/facebook-posts/no-msnbc-didnt-announce-donald-trump-won-2020-elec/


text: “Monkey virus DNA found in COVID-19 shots”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-06-12T00:00:00Z
title: No, the COVID-19 vaccines don’t contain ‘monkey virus DNA’
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jun/21/facebook-posts/no-the-covid-19-vaccines-dont-contain-monkey-virus/


text: A new federal program “is giving homeowners up to $3,708 every year.”
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2021-10-14T00:00:00Z
title: Don’t fall for social media posts promising thousands in new stimulus money
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/19/blog-posting/dont-fall-social-media-posts-promising-thousands-n/


claimant: chicagosuntimes.live
claim_date: 2018-07-16T00:00:00Z
title: No, Queen Elizabeth did not say she sided with Donald Trump on immigration
review_date: 2018-07-18T19:55:17Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Queen Elizabeth said, "Muslim refugees are dividing nationality, I fully agree with Donald Trump we should deport them to avoid bloody terrorist attacks."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jul/18/blog-posting/no-queen-elizabeth-did-not-side-donald-trump-immig/


claimant: Newt Gingrich
claim_date: 2011-11-30T00:00:00Z
title: Newt Gingrich says you can use food stamps to get to Hawaii
review_date: 2016-07-15T16:31:40Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
People can use food stamps "for anything," including "to go to Hawaii," and even millionaires can qualify.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2011/dec/01/newt-gingrich/Gingrich-says-use-food-stamps-Hawaii/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2018/nov/27/fact-checking-donald-trumps-statement-saudi-arabia/
title: Fact-checking Donald Trump's statement on Saudi Arabia, Khashoggi murder
review_date: 2018-11-27T14:43:41Z
textual_rating: It's tough to switch
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"If we foolishly cancel these (military) contracts, Russia and China would be the enormous beneficiaries — and very happy to acquire all of this newfound business."


text: During his tenure as mayor of New York City, “street homelessness decreased by 28 percent.”
claimant: Michael Bloomberg
claim_date: 2020-01-30T00:00:00Z
title: Bloomberg makes accurate claim on reducing street homelessness, though full picture much different
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/01/michael-bloomberg/bloombergs-claim-reducing-street-homelessness-corr/


text: "They say the ocean will rise one-eighth of an inch over the next 200 to 300 years."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2022-11-15T00:00:00Z
title: Trump vastly understates how much experts expect sea levels to rise
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/nov/17/donald-trump/trump-vastly-understates-how-much-experts-expect-s/


claimant: Mandela Barnes
claim_date: 2021-05-23T00:00:00Z
title: Yes, it’s been decades since the minimum wage kept up with inflation, and years since it increased
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“It’s been over 50 years since minimum (wage) and inflation parted ways, then over a decade since the federal minimum went up at all.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jun/19/mandela-barnes/yes-its-been-decades-minimum-wage-kept-inflation-a/


text: Ben Shapiro said on Twitter that his “red pill moment” was sharing cupcakes with poor kids.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-03-29T00:00:00Z
title: No, Ben Shapiro didn’t say that sharing cupcakes with poor kids ‘enraged’ him as a child
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/31/facebook-posts/no-ben-shapiro-didnt-say-sharing-cupcakes-poor-kid/


text: "Tampa man loses testicles after trying to 'fill scuba tank with weed smoke.'"
claimant: Internet rumors
claim_date: 2017-04-13T00:00:00Z
title: Tale of intoxicated Tampa diver losing his testicles in explosion is fake news
review_date: 2017-04-18T19:02:09Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/apr/18/blog-posting/tale-intoxicated-diver-losing-his-testicles-explos/


text: Young people "have a greater chance of being killed by the HPV vaccine than COVID-19.”
claimant: Jeff Shipley
claim_date: 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z
title: COVID-19 vs. HPV vaccine: COVID is more deadly
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/12/jeff-shipley/covid-19-vs-hpv-vaccine-covid-more-deadly/


text: "American homeownership rate in Q2 2016 was 62.9% - lowest rate in 51yrs."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2016-07-30T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump correctly claims homeownership is at a 51-year low
review_date: 2016-08-02T21:12:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/aug/02/donald-trump/donald-trump-correctly-claims-homeownership-51-yea/


claimant: Dallas Woodhouse
claim_date: 2018-12-08T00:00:00Z
title: NC GOP leader mostly right about the lack of protests in the election fraud investigation
review_date: 2018-12-21T21:40:43Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says no elections protest was filed, McCready conceded and "every" county board certified its results from the Mark Harris, Dan McCready race.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/dec/21/dallas-woodhouse/nc-gop-leader-mostly-right-about-lack-protests-ele/


claimant: Pat Robertson
claim_date: 2016-11-08T00:00:00Z
title: Pat Robertson absurdly says Sanger, King conspired in black genocide
review_date: 2016-11-14T13:41:09Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Margaret Sanger “wanted a black Christian leader to be like a Judas goat and lead the blacks to genocide. Remember that? And they picked Martin Luther King as their spokesman.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/nov/14/pat-robertson/pat-robertson-absurdly-says-sanger-king-conspired-/


text: The official pride flag was altered to include Ukrainian colors.
claimant: Tweets
claim_date: 2022-05-24T00:00:00Z
title: No, the Ukrainian colors were not added to an official pride flag
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jun/10/tweets/no-ukrainian-colors-were-not-added-official-pride-/


text: "I led the fight to add 200 new police officers to make our city safer."
claimant: Cavalier Johnson
claim_date: 2022-01-06T00:00:00Z
title: New Milwaukee officers maintain, not increase, police staffing
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/feb/23/cavalier-johnson/new-milwaukee-officers-maintain-not-increase-polic/


claimant: Facebook user
claim_date: 2020-09-29T00:00:00Z
title: Biden’s 'nobody’s going to build another' coal plant, in context
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Joe Biden “made it clear..No More Coal Fired Power Plants!! So, No More Coal!! Wake Up WV, PA,OH, KY”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/oct/02/facebook-posts/bidens-nobodys-going-build-another-coal-plant-cont/


text: Says "Mimi Walters raised taxes on middle-class Californians."
claimant: Katie Porter
claim_date: 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking Democrat Katie Porter's tax attack ad in California 45
review_date: 2018-09-07T16:04:42Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/sep/07/katie-porter/fact-checking-democrat-katie-porters-tax-attack-ad/


text: "There have been zero reported instances of any child born alive after an abortion in Texas."
claimant: Donna Howard
claim_date: 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z
title: No infant has been reported 'born alive' after an abortion in Texas
review_date: 2019-04-18T20:20:45Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/apr/18/donna-howard/no-infant-has-been-reported-born-alive-after-abort/


claimant: Paul Espinosa
claim_date: 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z
title: How low does West Virginia rank in teacher pay?
review_date: 2018-12-07T17:34:32Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"From 1990 to 2015 under (Democratic) control, W. Va. teacher pay rank plummeted from 30th in the nation to 48th."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/dec/07/paul-espinosa/how-low-does-west-virginia-rank-teacher-pay/


text: “Hillary is taken to Gitmo.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2022-02-21T00:00:00Z
title: No, Hillary Clinton wasn’t taken to Guantanamo Bay
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/feb/23/facebook-posts/no-hillary-clinton-wasnt-taken-guantanamo-bay/


claimant: Kevin McCarthy
claim_date: 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z
title: House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy wrong on telecom law violations in Jan. 6 records request
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Telecom and social media platforms risk breaking the law, and could see their US business suffer, if they comply with records requests from the Jan. 6 investigation committee.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/sep/02/kevin-mccarthy/house-gop-leader-kevin-mccarthy-wrong-telecom-law-/


claimant: Facebook post
claim_date: 2022-05-04T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2022/may/10/why-democrats-control-white-house-and-congress-isn/
title: Why Democrats’ control of the White House and Congress isn't enough to pass law protecting abortion
textual_rating: Missing context
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"The Democrats control the Senate, House, and White House. They have the power to make legal abortion the law of the land once and for all."


text: NC has the "strictest anti-gerrymandering standards" in the U.S.
claimant: Phil Berger
claim_date: 2017-09-15T00:00:00Z
title: Berger says NC has the "strictest anti-gerrymandering" standards in America
review_date: 2017-10-05T18:33:09Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/oct/05/phil-berger/berger-says-nc-has-strictest-anti-gerrymandering-s/


text: “In New York state, if you’re white, you have to go to the back of the line to get medical help.”
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2022-01-15T00:00:00Z
title: No, New York has not delayed COVID-19 treatment for white people
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jan/27/donald-trump/no-new-york-has-not-delayed-covid-19-treatment-whi/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-04-26T00:00:00Z
title: No, a McDonald’s in Maryland wasn’t closed because of a sex trafficking investigation
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
A McDonald’s restaurant in Elkton, Md., was permanently closed “due to a sex trafficking investigation.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/apr/28/facebook-posts/no-mcdonalds-maryland-wasnt-closed-because-sex-tra/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-07-08T00:00:00Z
title: Misinformation about Clintons, Moïse started as satire
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was going to “expose Clinton Foundation fraud” before he was assassinated.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/13/viral-image/misinformation-about-clintons-moise-started-satire/


text: "When Trump won, we had the lowest voter turnout in 20 years."
claimant: Bernie Sanders
claim_date: 2017-04-16T00:00:00Z
title: Bernie Sanders wrong that voter turnout hit 20-year low in 2016
review_date: 2017-04-18T18:59:56Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/apr/18/bernie-sanders/bernie-sanders-wrong-voter-turnout-hit-20-year-low/


text: MMA fighter Victoria Lee died because of a COVID-19 vaccine.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-01-08T00:00:00Z
title: No cause of death given for MMA fighter Victoria Lee
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/11/facebook-posts/no-cause-death-given-mma-fighter-victoria-lee/


text: Chelsea Clinton is married to George Soros’ nephew.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2019-07-22T00:00:00Z
title: No evidence Chelsea Clinton is married to George Soros’ nephew
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/jul/25/viral-image/no-evidence-chelsea-clinton-married-george-soross-/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-07-23T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump falsely says new Carter Page documents show Steele dossier launched Russia probe
review_date: 2018-07-23T15:44:27Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says the newly released documents underlying the FBI’s surveillance of former campaign adviser Carter Page show the Steele dossier "was responsible for starting" Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into links between the Trump campaign and Russia.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jul/23/donald-trump/donald-trump-falsely-says-new-carter-page-document/


claimant: Don Blankenship
claim_date: 2017-12-03T00:00:00Z
title: Convicted mining CEO and GOP candidate says official papers reveal 'Obama's deadliest cover-up'
review_date: 2017-12-11T23:16:59Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says "Obama’s deadliest cover-up (in an explosion that killed 29 miners) has been uncovered" by internal government documents.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/dec/11/don-blankenship/convicted-w-va-mining-ceo-falsely-says-government-/


text: Says Dino Rossi "stripped" health care "from 45,000 children."
claimant: House Majority PAC
claim_date: 2018-09-12T00:00:00Z
title: Did Dino Rossi take away health care coverage from 45,000 children?
review_date: 2018-09-18T14:55:38Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/sep/18/house-majority-pac/dino-rossi-take-away-coverage-45000-children/


claimant: Gregg Jarrett
claim_date: 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2018/aug/02/fact-checking-fox-news-analysts-pro-trump-book-rus/
title: Fact-checking Fox News analyst’s pro-Trump book ‘The Russia Hoax’
review_date: 2017-05-31T20:02:21Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"You can collude all you want with a foreign government in an election. There's no such statute" (that makes collusion a crime).


claimant: Gregg Jarrett
claim_date: 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fox News host wrong that no law forbids Russia-Trump collusion
review_date: 2017-05-31T20:02:21Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"You can collude all you want with a foreign government in an election. There's no such statute" (that makes collusion a crime).

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/may/31/gregg-jarrett/fox-news-hosts-wrong-no-law-forbids-russia-trump-c/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-11-03T00:00:00Z
title: Items found in trash outside a New Jersey elections office were not discarded or shredded ballots
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Trash bins discovered outside the Gloucester County Board of Elections containing blank ballots as well as bags of shredded ballots from Tuesday’s election!”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/nov/05/facebook-posts/items-found-trash-outside-new-jersey-elections-off/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump says tax bill led to bonuses for 3 million workers
review_date: 2018-01-31T02:57:43Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Since we passed tax cuts, over 3 million workers have gotten tax cut bonuses — many of them thousands and thousands of dollars."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jan/30/donald-trump/trump-says-tax-bill-led-bonuses-three-million-work/


text: "Vietnamese is the third most commonly spoken language in Texas."
claimant: John Cornyn
claim_date: 2016-05-23T00:00:00Z
title: John Cornyn says Vietnamese third most common language spoken in Texas
review_date: 2016-05-26T21:40:55Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/may/26/john-cornyn/john-cornyn-says-vietnamese-third-most-common-lang/


text: “CNN says Dick Cheney will be advising Biden on foreign policy.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-11-07T00:00:00Z
title: No, CNN didn’t say Dick Cheney will be a foreign policy adviser for Biden
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/nov/10/viral-image/no-cnn-didnt-say-dick-cheney-will-be-foreign-polic/


text: "If you don't pay income taxes ... you'll have more money" under the Republican tax plan.
claimant: Tim Scott
claim_date: 2017-11-26T00:00:00Z
title: If you pay no taxes, will you end up with more money under GOP tax plan?
review_date: 2017-11-29T17:39:33Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/nov/29/tim-scott/if-you-pay-no-taxes-will-you-end-more-money-under-/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-04-20T00:00:00Z
title: No, Derek Chauvin’s conviction in George Floyd murder wasn’t fake
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Derek Chauvin’s trial and conviction for the murder of George Floyd was faked as part of a “false flag.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/apr/21/facebook-posts/no-derek-chauvins-conviction-george-floyd-murder-w/


text: Bull sharks were released in an Arkansas river.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-03-25T00:00:00Z
title: No, bull sharks weren’t dumped in an Arkansas river
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/25/viral-image/no-bull-sharks-werent-dumped-arkansas-river/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-03-14T00:00:00Z
title: Stock market record point rise followed record point drop
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says that “over a 45-minute period that we had the press conference” on the coronavirus on March 13, 2020, the stock market set "an all-time record."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/19/donald-trump/stock-market-record-point-rise-followed-record-poi/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-03-10T00:00:00Z
title: Yes, Biden did call voters a ‘damn liar,’ a ‘lying dog-faced pony soldier’ and ‘full of s---’
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Joe Biden “attacked voters this primary,” saying “damn liar,” “full of s---” and “dog-faced pony soldier.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/12/facebook-posts/yes-biden-did-call-voters-damn-liar-lying-dog-face/


text: “Fully vaccinated Australians in hospital for COVID-19 surpass unvaccinated”
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2022-01-14T00:00:00Z
title: In Australia, the vaccination status of hospitalized COVID-19 patients doesn’t tell the whole story
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jan/14/blog-posting/australia-vaccination-status-hospitalized-covid-19/


claimant: Paul Manafort
claim_date: 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z
title: Trump campaign wrong about Clinton influence on debates against Sanders, Trump
review_date: 2016-07-31T22:42:06Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"The DNC hack showed you that the Clinton campaign was working to schedule (primary) debates against (Bernie) Sanders," and the Clinton campaign is continuing this "ploy" against Donald Trump.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jul/31/paul-manafort/trump-campaign-chief-dnc-leak-proves-clinton-campa/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2016-12-06T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking Donald Trump's tweet on Air Force One, Boeing
review_date: 2016-12-06T22:42:42Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control, more than $4 billion. Cancel order!"

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/dec/06/donald-trump/fact-checking-donald-trumps-tweet-air-force-one-bo/


claimant: Reince Priebus
claim_date: 2017-07-09T00:00:00Z
title: China and North Korea, 'consistently over many, many years,' have meddled in U.S. elections?
review_date: 2017-07-13T19:39:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"It's an absolute fact" that China and North Korea "have consistently over many, many years" meddled in U.S. elections.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jul/13/reince-priebus/china-and-north-korea-consistently-over-many-many-/


claimant: Liberal Blogger
claim_date: 2017-02-11T00:00:00Z
title: Fake news alert: Texas congressman from Pecos wishes for another 9/11 to show up judges
review_date: 2017-02-15T17:16:10Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says a Republican U.S. House member from Texas, Rob McCaskill, tweeted that he "can’t wait for the next 9/11."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/feb/15/liberal-blogger/fake-news-texas-congressman-pecos-wishes-another-9/


text: "In the House, Republicans dramatically outperformed historical precedents."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-11-07T00:00:00Z
title: Were GOP's House losses dramatically smaller than historical pattern?
review_date: 2018-11-08T21:17:04Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/nov/08/donald-trump/were-gops-house-losses-dramatically-smaller-histor/


claimant: Amy Klobuchar
claim_date: 2020-01-03T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/jan/23/stump-speech-analyzer-amy-klobuchar/
title: The Stump Speech Analyzer: Amy Klobuchar
review_date: 2020-01-23T23:05:57Z
textual_rating: Correct, for Canada
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
To bring in less expensive drugs from other countries, "you don't need Congress to get this done. The president can do this herself.


text: Says a series of photos shows Iranian rockets being launched toward U.S. air bases in Iraq.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z
title: Old photos of Iran, Israel missile strikes recycled for attack on US bases
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jan/08/facebook-posts/old-photos-iran-israel-missile-strikes-recycled-at/


text: Says a series of photos shows Iranian rockets being launched toward U.S. air bases in Iraq.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z
title: Facebook users share out-of-context photos after Iran strike on US bases
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jan/08/facebook-posts/facebook-users-share-out-context-photos-after-iran/


claimant: Josh Hawley
claim_date: 2018-09-13T00:00:00Z
title: Hawley misconstrues McCaskill's support for "Keep Families Together Act"
review_date: 2018-10-08T18:19:17Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says a bill co-sponsored by Sen. Claire McCaskill "would give a free pass to any illegal immigrant who brings a child to the border."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/oct/06/josh-hawley/hawley-misconstrues-mccaskills-support-keep-famili/


text: "You've got a medical report on me that meets the same standard as Mitt Romney and Barack Obama."
claimant: Hillary Clinton
claim_date: 2016-09-12T00:00:00Z
title: Comparing the medical histories of Clinton, Trump, Romney and Obama
review_date: 2016-09-14T16:12:53Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/sep/14/hillary-clinton/comparing-medical-histories-clinton-trump-romney-o/


text: A funeral home used a truck to advertise the message "Don't get vaccinated."
claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2021-09-27T00:00:00Z
title: Ad agency, not funeral home, was behind vaccination message on truck
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/sep/28/instagram-posts/ad-agency-not-funeral-home-was-behind-vaccination-/


text: This photo shows former President Donald Trump “last week.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2023-01-29T00:00:00Z
title: Old photo of former President Donald Trump used to hawk diet pills
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/30/viral-image/old-photo-former-president-donald-trump-used-hawk/


text: "Malia Obama suspended after racist anti-white attack goes viral."
claimant: Only Politics
claim_date: 2018-04-09T00:00:00Z
title: Fake story says Malia Obama suspended from Harvard
review_date: 2018-04-10T20:06:26Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/apr/10/only-politics/fake-story-says-malia-obama-suspended-harvard/


claimant: Bjorn Lomborg
claim_date: 2021-09-03T00:00:00Z
title: Hurricanes and climate change: Getting to the real numbers
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
The frequency (and strength) of hurricanes making landfall in the continental U.S. has declined slightly since 1900.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/sep/09/bjorn-lomborg/hurricanes-and-climate-change-getting-real-numbers/


text: The Vatican owns a telescope called Lucifer.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-11-21T00:00:00Z
title: No, the Vatican doesn’t own a telescope called Lucifer
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/nov/22/facebook-posts/no-vatican-doesnt-own-telescope-called-lucifer/


claimant: John Cox
claim_date: 2018-04-23T00:00:00Z
title: Did a GOP candidate for California governor really donate to Jerry Brown and Gavin Newsom?
review_date: 2018-05-25T18:40:06Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Republican candidate for California governor Travis Allen "gave campaign donations to Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom and Barbara Boxer."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/may/25/john-cox/did-gop-candidate-california-governor-really-donat/


text: Lady Gaga announced she would cover her face "until Trump gets fired from office."
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2016-11-25T00:00:00Z
title: Lady Gaga did not say she would cover her face until Trump is 'fired from office'
review_date: 2016-12-01T20:26:30Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/dec/01/blog-posting/lady-gaga-did-not-say-she-would-cover-her-face-unt/


claimant: Gateway Pundit
claim_date: 2021-11-27T00:00:00Z
title: US southern border 'completely open'? That’s False
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Because of omicron, “the Biden administration has decided to leave the U.S. southern border completely open.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/dec/02/gateway-pundit/us-southern-border-completely-open-s-false/


claimant: Kaya Jones
claim_date: 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z
title: No, Donald Trump could not seek a third term if an impeachment trial failed
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"If the impeachment reaches the house and passes to the senate and isn’t passed the first term is nullified and Trump can run two more terms."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/oct/02/kaya-jones/donald-trump-third-term-failed-impeachment-would/


text: Masks have negative impacts on 68% of children.
claimant: Instagram user
claim_date: 2021-01-26T00:00:00Z
title: No, study didn't prove that masks have negative effects on 68% of children
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/29/instagram-posts/no-masks-dont-have-negative-effects-68-children/


text: Says he and his running mate "are the only candidates that do believe in free trade."
claimant: Gary Johnson
claim_date: 2016-09-04T00:00:00Z
title: Testing Gary Johnson claim that he is only candidate in favor of free trade
review_date: 2016-10-25T17:05:50Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/oct/25/gary-johnson/testing-gary-johnson-claim-he-only-candidate-favor/


text: Says Joe Biden said a racial slur.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-02-25T00:00:00Z
title: Joe Biden stumbled over his words in a recent speech
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/feb/26/facebook-posts/joe-biden-stumbled-over-his-words-recent-speech/


text: "Susan Rice arrested for criminal ‘unmasking’ of Trump officials."
claimant: TheLastLineOfDefense.org
claim_date: 2017-09-18T00:00:00Z
title: Troll site makes up story that Susan Rice arrested for unmasking Trump officials
review_date: 2017-09-19T19:50:12Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/sep/19/thelastlineofdefenseorg/troll-site-makes-story-susan-rice-arrested-unmaski/


text: Photos of monkeypox lesions prove the current virus outbreak is a hoax.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2022-05-21T00:00:00Z
title: No, these photos don’t prove monkeypox is a hoax
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/may/23/facebook-posts/no-these-photos-dont-prove-monkeypox-hoax/


text: “Wisconsin's archaic abortion ban is older than 20 states."
claimant: Tony Evers
claim_date: 2022-06-13T00:00:00Z
title: Yes, Wisconsin’s abortion law is older than 20 U.S. states
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jun/22/tony-evers/yes-wisconsins-abortion-law-older-20-us-states/


claimant: Amy Klobuchar
claim_date: 2019-02-18T00:00:00Z
title: Would the 2013 immigration bill have saved $158 billion, as Amy Klobuchar said?
review_date: 2019-02-20T17:12:36Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Comprehensive immigration reform, the bill we had back in 2013 ... brought the debt down $158 billion."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/feb/20/amy-klobuchar/would-2013-immigration-bill-have-saved-158-b/


text: "U.S. government reports record tax haul after Trump tax cuts spur economic growth."
claimant: Patriot News Alerts
claim_date: 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z
title: Did the U.S. have a record tax haul after Trump tax cuts spurred economic growth?
review_date: 2018-08-17T15:33:20Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/aug/17/patriot-news-alerts/did-us-have-record-tax-haul-after-trump-tax-cuts-s/


text: Says James Clapper said "that the FBI was spying on (Trump's) campaign."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-05-23T00:00:00Z
title: Did ex-intelligence chief Clapper say FBI spied on Trump campaign? No
review_date: 2018-05-23T21:44:36Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/may/23/donald-trump/did-ex-intelligence-chief-clapper-say-fbi-spied-tr/


text: “There's not been a single book banned in the state of Florida.”
claimant: Ron DeSantis
claim_date: 2023-05-24T00:00:00Z
title: Ron DeSantis said that not ‘a single book’ was banned in Florida. Districts have removed dozens.
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/may/31/ron-desantis/ron-desantis-said-that-not-a-single-book-was-banne/


claimant: Adam Schiff
claim_date: 2017-08-06T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2017/aug/10/does-muellers-grand-jury-mean-indictment-imminent/
title: Does Mueller’s grand jury mean an indictment is imminent?
review_date: 2017-08-10T15:47:15Z
textual_rating: Correct about grand juries
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"You can’t read that (the impaneling of a grand jury necessarily) means that indictments are going to follow."


claimant: Tweets
claim_date: 2022-02-13T00:00:00Z
title: No, Greenpeace USA didn’t place a derogatory sign on Trump’s Las Vegas hotel
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Greenpeace USA had a banner on Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas making fun of Donald Trump’s genitalia.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/feb/22/tweets/no-greenpeace-usa-didnt-place-derogatory-sign-trum/


text: “Under Greg Abbott’s leadership, Texas is putting taxpayer dollars into Chinese companies.”
claimant: Don Huffines
claim_date: 2022-02-12T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/feb/24/don-huffines/primary-texas-governor-misleading-claim-about-greg/

title:
In primary for Texas governor, a misleading claim about Greg Abbott and investing tax money in China


text: The Colorado caucus system for selecting Republican delegates is "rigged."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2016-04-11T00:00:00Z
title: Trump calls Colorado caucus system 'rigged,' but there's no proof rules favor anyone
review_date: 2016-04-19T22:19:53Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/apr/19/donald-trump/trump-calls-colorado-caucus-system-rigged-theres-n/


text: $2,000 stimulus checks were due on Jan. 19.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2022-01-18T00:00:00Z
title: No sign of more federal stimulus checks
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/feb/03/facebook-posts/no-sign-more-federal-stimulus-checks/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z
title: Viral post gets it wrong about extent of slavery in 1860
review_date: 2017-08-28T01:54:32Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"At the PEAK of slavery in 1860, only 1.4% of Americans owned slaves. What your history books (don't) tell you is that 3,000 blacks owned a total of 20,000 slaves the same year."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/aug/24/viral-image/viral-post-gets-it-wrong-extent-slavery-1860/


claimant: Gavin Newsom
claim_date: 2016-07-27T00:00:00Z
title: Pence's support for conversion therapy not a settled matter
review_date: 2016-12-02T18:55:05Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "advocated diverting taxpayer dollars to so-called conversion therapy."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/dec/02/gavin-newsom/pences-support-conversion-therapy-not-settled-matt/


text: "Austin is number one in Texas in startups, venture capital and patents."
claimant: Steve Adler
claim_date: 2015-04-25T00:00:00Z
title: Steve Adler correctly says Austin No. 1 in Texas in startups, venture capital investment, patents
review_date: 2016-05-13T15:30:23Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/may/13/steve-adler/steve-adler-correctly-says-austin-no-1-texas-start/


text: "Of the 14 wealthy OECD countries with a wealth tax in 1996, 10 have since then abandoned it."
claimant: Joel Griffith
claim_date: 2019-04-28T00:00:00Z
title: Skeptic of Elizabeth Warren's plan says 10 European countries scrapped wealth taxes
review_date: 2019-05-10T14:11:48Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/may/10/joel-griffith/some-countries-ditched-wealth-taxes-what-might-mea/


text: “Covid vaccinations now prohibited in people under 50 in Denmark.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-10-16T00:00:00Z
title: Denmark is focusing its COVID-19 booster campaign on people over 50, it’s not banning everyone else
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/oct/18/viral-image/denmark-is-focusing-its-covid-19-booster-campaign/


text: Coca-Cola made cans that say “Try to be less white.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-06-10T00:00:00Z
title: No, Coca-Cola didn’t make ‘Try to be less white’ cans
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jun/10/viral-image/no-coca-cola-didnt-make-try-be-less-white-cans/


text: House Democrats kicked Nancy Pelosi from office.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2022-09-26T00:00:00Z
title: Did the Democrats oust Nancy Pelosi? No.
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/sep/27/facebook-posts/did-democrats-oust-nancy-pelosi-no/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2019-07-21T00:00:00Z
title: No evidence to support Paul Walker-Clinton conspiracy theory
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Paul Walker was set to come forward to expose “Clinton Foundation crimes against children in Haiti” before he was killed.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/10/facebook-posts/no-evidence-support-paul-walker-clinton-conspiracy/


claimant: Facebook post
claim_date: 2020-05-15T00:00:00Z
title: Blog post wrong on what Bill Gates said about COVID-19 vaccine
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Bill Gates Explains That The COVID Vaccine Will Use Experimental Technology And Permanently Alter Your DNA”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/20/facebook-posts/no-specific-covid-19-vaccine-experimental-or-other/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-07-19T00:00:00Z
title: This van was testing kids for COVID-19, not queerness
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Video shows a van “‘Queer testing’ kids without parental approval … (that) involves clothing removal.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jul/27/facebook-posts/this-van-was-testing-kids-for-covid-19-not-queerne/


claimant: Kayleigh McEnany
claim_date: 2020-03-12T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/mar/15/trump-inflates-google-coronavirus-website-mnuchin-/
title: Trump inflates Google coronavirus website, Mnuchin recasts what Trump said on European cargo
review_date: 2020-03-15T22:35:02Z
textual_rating: Tests sent, not given
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Joe Biden just lied, saying coronavirus tests should be in the millions, not thousands. Has anyone told Joe that 1 million tests have already been distributed?"


