# claims

text: George Soros was an SS officer.
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2018-10-18T00:00:00Z
title: Viral photo of SS officer is not George Soros
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/oct/31/blog-posting/viral-photo-ss-officer-not-george-soros/


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:
"I don’t think (the spread of the coronavirus to the United States is) inevitable. I think that there’s a chance it could get worse. There’s a chance that it could get fairly, substantially worse, but nothing’s inevitable ... There’s a chance that it won’t spread, too."


text: The 2015 Legislature "passed the fewest laws in 20 years."
claimant: Greg Abbott
claim_date: 2016-05-12T00:00:00Z
title: Greg Abbott says Texas legislators last year passed fewest measures into law in 20 years
review_date: 2016-06-06T14:59:21Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jun/03/greg-abbott/greg-abbott-says-texas-legislators-last-year-passe/


text: "America’s tax code hasn’t been updated in 30 years."
claimant: Paul Ryan
claim_date: 2016-09-26T00:00:00Z
title: Is Paul Ryan right that the federal tax code has not been updated in 30 years?
review_date: 2016-11-16T17:41:51Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/nov/16/paul-ryan/paul-ryan-right-federal-tax-code-has-not-been-upda/


text: The war in Ukraine is “scripted and staged.”
claimant: Facebook
claim_date: 2022-02-25T00:00:00Z
title: Evidence of Russia’s war in Ukraine is plentiful and proves it is not ‘staged’
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/mar/04/facebook-posts/evidence-russias-war-ukraine-plentiful-and-proves-/


text: "(Ron) DeSantis' bill would remove: background checks, instruction, training and oversight."
claimant: Gavin Newsom
claim_date: 2023-02-23T00:00:00Z
title: Gavin Newsom overstates the effect of Florida's permitless carry bill
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/06/gavin-newsom/gavin-newsom-overstates-effect-floridas-permitless/


text: The Atlanta shooting suspect wrote an anti-China post on Facebook prior to the shootings.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-03-17T00:00:00Z
title: Anti-China post supposedly written by Atlanta shooting suspect is fake
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/18/facebook-posts/anti-china-post-supposedly-written-atlanta-shootin/


text: "Youth usage of marijuana has actually gone down in states that have fully legalized.”
claimant: Melissa Agard
claim_date: 2021-02-11T00:00:00Z
title: Wisconsin Democratic lawmaker overstates youth marijuana claim
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/05/melissa-agard/wisconsin-democratic-lawmaker-overstates-youth-mar/


claimant: Beto O'Rourke
claim_date: 2019-09-05T00:00:00Z
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: Puerto Rico loses most
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says “Trump is defunding hurricane recovery in Puerto Rico, and laying off of Russia in Europe, to fund his racist border wall.”


text: Says "Hillary (Clinton) wants to increase the number (of Syrian refugees) by 500 percent."
claimant: Newt Gingrich
claim_date: 2016-07-20T00:00:00Z
title: Newt Gingrich says Hillary Clinton wants to increase number of Syrian refugees by 500 percent
review_date: 2016-07-21T04:09:28Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jul/20/newt-gingrich/gingrich-says-clinton-wants-increase-number-syrian/


text: COVID-19 vaccines have killed 676,000 Americans.
claimant: Steve Kirsch
claim_date: 2023-08-08T00:00:00Z
title: Activist misuses federal data to make Pants on Fire claim that COVID-19 vaccines killed 676,000
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/14/steve-kirsch/activist-misuses-federal-data-to-make-pants-on-fir/


claimant: Matthew Rosendale
claim_date: 2017-07-31T00:00:00Z
title: Republican Senate hopeful's absurd claim Montana Sen. Jon Tester supports a national gun registry
review_date: 2017-08-21T20:38:24Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Sen. Jon Tester "believes that we should have a national registration so that the people of Montana should have to ask permission before they purchase a gun, ask permission from the federal government."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/aug/21/matthew-rosendale/republican-senate-hopeful-claims-montana-sen-jon-t/


text: "Mark Harris has said he would cut Social Security and Medicare"
claimant: Dan McCready
claim_date: 2018-10-10T00:00:00Z
title: McCready is half right about Harris wanting to cut entitlements
review_date: 2018-11-02T00:38:13Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/nov/02/dan-mccready/mccready-half-right-about-harris-wanting-cut-entit/


claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2018-12-19T00:00:00Z
title: Fired CNN 'Journalist of the Year' recipient was not Jim Acosta, or any other CNN reporter
review_date: 2018-12-20T21:35:25Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says "CNN Journalist Of The Year Fired For Creating Fake News Stories," with image of CNN reporter Jim Acosta.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/dec/20/blog-posting/fired-cnn-journalist-year-was-not-jim-acosta-or-an/


claimant: Jeff Sessions
claim_date: 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z
title: Jeff Sessions cites 'longstanding policy' to deflect senators' questions in Russia hearing
review_date: 2017-06-14T18:05:39Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"It's a longstanding policy of the Department of Justice not to comment on conversations that the attorney general has had with the president of the United States."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jun/14/jeff-sessions/jeff-sessions-cites-longstanding-policy-deflect-se/


claimant: William Johnson
claim_date: 2016-07-08T00:00:00Z
title: Law enforcement lobbyist says pro-police speech is 'markedly absent' from Obama
review_date: 2016-07-12T20:57:15Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Condemning violence against the police and urging support for the police" is "markedly absent" from President Barack Obama’s public remarks.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jul/12/william-johnson/law-enforcement-lobbyist-says-pro-police-speech-ma/


claimant: Americans for Safe Access
claim_date: 2014-06-05T00:00:00Z
title: Ad says Debbie Wasserman Schultz wants to send medical pot users to prison
review_date: 2016-05-11T19:25:55Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Judging by a recent vote, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz "thinks it's okay for medical marijuana patients to go to federal prison."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2014/jun/10/americans-safe-access/ad-says-debbie-wasserman-schultz-wants-send-medica/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-04-26T00:00:00Z
title: Biden plotted to kidnap John F. Kennedy Jr.? Another unsubstantiated conspiracy
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Joe Biden was involved in a plot to kidnap JFK Jr. according to the just declassified FBI files, and also made several threats."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/27/facebook-posts/biden-plotted-kidnap-john-f-kennedy-jr-another-uns/


text: Joe Biden talked about eating wooden corn dog sticks.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-01-17T00:00:00Z
title: No, Joe Biden didn’t say you have to eat the wooden stick on a corn dog
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jan/22/viral-image/no-joe-biden-didnt-say-you-have-eat-wooden-stick-c/


text: "Elected officials draw (legislative redistricting) maps. That’s it."
claimant: Adam Jarchow
claim_date: 2019-07-16T00:00:00Z
title: Former Wisconsin rep. misses mark on redistricting claim
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/aug/23/adam-jarchow/former-wisconsin-rep-misses-mark-redistricting-cla/


claimant: Rush Limbaugh
claim_date: 2017-09-07T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2017/sep/10/context-what-rush-limbaugh-said-about-hurricane-ir/
title: In context: What Rush Limbaugh said about Hurricane Irma before evacuation
review_date: 2017-09-10T19:52:40Z
textual_rating: Rush pushes his agenda
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
There’s corruption everywhere in our politics, and it is epitomized during national disasters and emergencies because the left is always working on moving their agenda forward.


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-02-06T00:00:00Z
title: No, William Barr didn’t tweet this about Mitt Romney
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
William Barr tweeted, “BREAKING NEWS Senator Mitt Romney is the only Republican Senator who voted to remove President Trump from office… IN A COMPLETELY UNRELATED STORY Senator Mitt Romney is also the only Republican Senator who has a son who sits on the board of a Ukrainian Energy Company.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/07/viral-image/no-william-barr-didnt-tweet-about-mitt-romney/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-07-03T00:00:00Z
title: Post crediting Blackfeet Tribe leader for Washington logo is true
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says a leader of the Blackfeet Nation tribe designed the current Washington Redskins logo and once said it “made us all proud to have an Indian on a big-time team."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jul/16/facebook-posts/post-about-blackfeet-tribe-leader-creating-washing/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-03-15T00:00:00Z
title: In debate, Joe Biden said no more oil drilling and no new fracking, didn’t say shutdowns
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Joe Biden “just announced on CNN he will completely shut down drilling for oil and natural gas on day one of his administration.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/20/facebook-posts/debate-joe-biden-said-no-more-oil-drilling-and-no-/


text: "Since 1978, California has spent $5 billion to put 13 people to death."
claimant: Tom Steyer
claim_date: 2016-09-14T00:00:00Z
title: Did California spend $5 billion to execute 13 people?
review_date: 2016-09-21T16:37:59Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/sep/21/tom-steyer/did-california-spend-5-billion-execute-13-people/


text: "Obama orders ban on Christmas cards to military."
claimant: Tdtalliance.com
claim_date: 2016-12-12T00:00:00Z
title: Fake news blog says Obama bans sending Christmas cards to military
review_date: 2016-12-23T16:20:46Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/dec/23/tdtalliancecom/fake-news-blog-says-obama-bans-sending-christmas-c/


text: “Rebecca Washington is set to replace Sha’Carri Richardson on the U.S. Olympic team.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-07-05T00:00:00Z
title: False post about Sha’Carri Richardson’s replacement at Olympics came from joke account
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/06/viral-image/false-post-about-shacarri-richardsons-replacement-/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-05-19T00:00:00Z
title: The facts on Donald Trump’s claim of 182 miles of border wall construction
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“On the Southern border, as you know, the wall is going up, it's going up very rapidly. We're at 182 miles.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/20/donald-trump/facts-donald-trumps-claim-182-miles-border-wall-co/


claimant: Sen. Rick Scott
claim_date: 2020-01-29T00:00:00Z
title: Sen. Rick Scott’s Iowa ad misleads about Joe Biden and prosecutor in Ukraine
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Vice President Biden threatened a foreign country and forced them to fire a prosecutor who was investigating a company," that paid his son Hunter

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jan/30/rick-scott/sen-rick-scotts-iowa-ad-misleads-about-joe-biden-a/


text: A serial killer is on the loose in Virginia.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-04-15T00:00:00Z
title: Police have said no foul play is suspected in three recent Virginia deaths
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/apr/19/facebook-posts/police-have-said-no-foul-play-suspected-three-rece/


text: “Biden’s banking nominee demands all ‘private bank accounts’ be eliminated”
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2021-11-14T00:00:00Z
title: Biden nominee explores idea of eliminating private accounts, does not demand it
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/nov/19/blog-posting/biden-nominee-explores-idea-eliminating-private-ac/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-06-07T00:00:00Z
title: No, Anthony Bourdain didn’t tweet about bat soup in Wuhan
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Anthony Bourdain tweeted, “This might be the best bat soup I ever had in my life. Someday everyone’s gonna be talking about Wuhan.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jun/09/viral-image/no-anthony-bourdain-didnt-tweet-about-bat-soup-wuh/


text: Says Joe Biden and Kamala Harris distrusted COVID-19 vaccines.
claimant: TikTok posts
claim_date: 2021-06-16T00:00:00Z
title: Biden, Harris distrusted Trump with COVID-19 vaccines, not the vaccines themselves
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/23/tiktok-posts/biden-harris-doubted-trump-covid-19-vaccines-not-v/


claimant: Hillary Clinton
claim_date: 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z
title: Hillary Clinton says Donald Trump cited Miss Universe pageant as evidence of foreign policy chops
review_date: 2016-06-03T18:33:51Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Donald Trump "says he has foreign policy experience because he ran the Miss Universe pageant in Russia."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jun/03/hillary-clinton/hillary-clinton-says-donald-trump-cited-miss-unive/


text: "Trump Removing Marines From the Navy."
claimant: Vet TV
claim_date: 2017-05-23T00:00:00Z
title: Story that Donald Trump will split Marines from Navy is unfounded
review_date: 2017-06-07T15:37:55Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jun/07/vet-tv/idea-donald-trump-will-split-marines-navy-unfounde/


text: "New York has the third lowest rate of gun-caused death in America."
claimant: Brian Kavanagh
claim_date: 2017-01-17T00:00:00Z
title: Rate of gun-caused deaths in NY among lowest in the country
review_date: 2018-02-01T16:47:52Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/feb/01/brian-kavanagh/rate-gun-caused-deaths-ny-among-lowest-country/


text: Says Donald Trump’s "Make America Great Again" caps are "made in China."
claimant: Celia Israel
claim_date: 2016-08-23T00:00:00Z
title: Celia Israel repeats unverified claim that Donald Trump's campaign hats are made in China
review_date: 2016-08-24T22:09:47Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/aug/24/celia-israel/celia-israel-repeats-unverified-claim-donald-trump/


claimant: Business Insider
claim_date: 2018-06-21T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2018/jun/22/photo-showing-melania-trump-wearing-jacket-saying-/
title: Photo showing Melania Trump wearing jacket saying 'I really don't care' is real
review_date: 2018-06-22T08:18:22Z
textual_rating: Photo is real
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Melania flew to Texas to visit immigrant children wearing a jacket that says 'I really don't care, do u?'


text: "Simply being in this country without documentation is not a crime"
claimant: Kathy Sheehan
claim_date: 2017-11-16T00:00:00Z
title: Is living as an undocumented immigrant in the U.S. a crime?
review_date: 2017-12-02T02:38:19Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/dec/02/kathy-sheehan/being-undocumented-immigrant-us-not-crime/


text: "Hawaii is being attacked by direct energy weapons."
claimant: Instagram
claim_date: 2023-08-17T00:00:00Z
title: No evidence direct energy weapons caused Maui wildfires
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/18/instagram-posts/no-evidence-direct-energy-weapons-caused-maui-wild/


text: Says a photo shows a “lithium mine for hybrid cars.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-05-19T00:00:00Z
title: Photo shows a gold mine, not lithium mine for hybrid cars
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/may/26/facebook-posts/photo-shows-gold-mine-not-lithium-mine-hybrid-cars/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-07-23T00:00:00Z
title: New Florida law doesn't require university students, faculty and staff to register political views
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Gov. Ron DeSantis “just signed legislation requiring students, faculty and staff at Florida’s public universities and colleges to register their political views with the state.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jun/25/viral-image/new-florida-law-requires-public-universities-surve/


text: “From the moment we passed that signature legislation, Mike (Bloomberg) called it a disgrace.”
claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2020-02-19T00:00:00Z
title: Yes, Mike Bloomberg called Obamacare a disgrace
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/20/joe-biden/obamacare-disgrace-biden-highlights-bloombergs-neg/


text: Says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi deleted a video of her telling people to go to Chinatown.
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-04-16T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump falsely claims Nancy Pelosi deleted video telling people to go to Chinatown
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/16/donald-trump/donald-trump-falsely-claims-nancy-pelosi-deleted-v/


claimant: Van Wanggaard
claim_date: 2020-07-30T00:00:00Z
title: No, order doesn’t require masks in your house or walking your dog
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says he opposes statewide mask order because it would require him to “wear a mask in my house, or walking my dog.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jul/30/van-wanggaard/Evers-Wisconsin-mask-order-not-require-masks-house/


claimant: Facebook
claim_date: 2021-07-31T00:00:00Z
title: Feds did not drop off immigrants illegally in the country at Mexican restaurant in Florida
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Two federal government buses “stopped in front of a Mexican restaurant in the very small town of Green Cove Springs Florida… The passengers were illegal immigrants, straight from the southern border.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/aug/05/facebook-posts/feds-did-not-drop-immigrants-illegally-country-mex/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2017-03-20T00:00:00Z
title: Trump: Since China joined WTO, U.S. has lost 60,000 factories
review_date: 2017-03-24T14:06:53Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Since China joined — that’s another beauty — the WTO in 2001, the U.S. has lost many more than 60,000 factories."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/mar/24/donald-trump/trump-china-joined-wto-us-has-lost-60000-factories/


text: "Closing our state’s wage gap would make a $9 billion difference to Missouri women."
claimant: Chris Koster
claim_date: 2016-04-22T00:00:00Z
title: Koster might oversimplify, but size of gender wage gap is real
review_date: 2016-05-18T16:37:04Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/may/18/chris-koster/koster-might-oversimplify-size-gender-wage-gap-rea/


text: "Legislators themselves cannot afford to buy housing in California."
claimant: Chad Mayes
claim_date: 2017-01-17T00:00:00Z
title: MOSTLY FALSE: Claim Calif. lawmakers can’t afford housing distorts the truth
review_date: 2017-02-08T19:21:21Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/feb/08/chad-mayes/claim-california-lawmakers-cant-afford-housing-dis/


text: A CNN chyron said, “Antifa has just taken responsibility for storming Capital Hill.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-01-07T00:00:00Z
title: A CNN chyron said, “Antifa has just taken responsibility for storming Capital Hill.”
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/08/viral-image/cnn-chyron-said-antifa-has-just-taken-responsibili/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2022-04-21T00:00:00Z
title: Trump is wrong about Marjorie Taylor Greene legal challenge and Georgia officials
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger “perhaps in collusion with the Radical Left Democrats” are attempting to “unseat” U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/apr/22/donald-trump/trump-wrong-about-marjorie-taylor-greene-legal-cha/


claimant: Mario Diaz-Balart
claim_date: 2017-01-30T00:00:00Z
title: Is Trump's immigration ban comparable to Obama's Cuba rule change?
review_date: 2017-01-31T15:07:10Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says former President Barack Obama "took similar action against Cuban refugees" as President Donald Trump did in his executive order.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jan/31/mario-diaz-balart/trumps-immigration-ban-comparable-obamas-cuba-rule/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-07-05T00:00:00Z
title: No, players on the US women’s soccer team didn’t disrespect flag, veteran during national anthem
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Members of the US Women’s National Soccer team turned their backs on the flag as a 98-year-old World War II veteran played the anthem.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/06/facebook-posts/no-players-us-womens-soccer-team-didnt-disrespect-/


text: On supporting the eventual Republican presidential nominee.
claimant: Paul Ryan
claim_date: 2016-05-05T00:00:00Z
title: Vexed by Donald Trump, has Paul Ryan changed his position on backing GOP presidential nominee?
review_date: 2016-05-10T20:33:18Z
textual_rating: Half Flip
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/may/06/paul-ryan/vexed-donald-trump-has-paul-ryan-changed-his-posit/


text: “CDC quietly deletes 6,000 COVID vaccine deaths from its CDC website total in one day.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-07-22T00:00:00Z
title: Reports to the CDC’s vaccine early warning system are not ‘vaccine deaths’
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/28/facebook-posts/reports-cdcs-vaccine-early-warning-system-are-not-/


claimant: Tom Cotton
claim_date: 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z
title: Arkansas senator says of 1 million green cards issued, few are employment-based
review_date: 2017-02-14T20:35:43Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Of 1 million green cards issued a year, "almost none of those green cards are based on job skills or demonstrated economic needs."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/feb/14/tom-cotton/arkansas-senator-says-1-million-green-cards-issue-/


text: If you paid rent in March or April, “they got to give” you your money back.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-04-22T00:00:00Z
title: No, there’s no COVID-19 law that requires rent (or mortgage) refunds
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/20/facebook-posts/no-theres-no-covid-19-law-requires-rent-or-mortgag/


claimant: Greg Abbott
claim_date: 2017-11-15T00:00:00Z
title: Greg Abbott makes unconfirmed claims about Texas jobless rate and jobs gained
review_date: 2017-11-16T22:33:39Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"The Texas unemployment rate is now the lowest it’s been in 40 years & Texas led the nation last month in new job creation."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/nov/16/greg-abbott/greg-abbott-makes-false-claims-about-texas-unemplo/


text: Says John Brennan "was a member of the Communist Party during the Cold War."
claimant: Ron DeSantis
claim_date: 2018-07-16T00:00:00Z
title: Was John Brennan once a member of the Communist Party?
review_date: 2018-07-20T02:31:25Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jul/19/ron-desantis/was-john-brennan-once-member-communist-party/


text: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wore a Nazi cross symbol.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2022-03-16T00:00:00Z
title: Zelenskyy’s shirt bears emblem of Ukraine armed forces, not Nazi cross
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/mar/25/facebook-posts/zelenskys-shirt-bears-emblem-ukraine-armed-forces-/


text: "No fracking waste is being dumped in New York State"
claimant: Basil Seggos
claim_date: 2016-09-07T00:00:00Z
title: Landfills in upstate New York still accept fracking waste
review_date: 2016-10-01T01:25:29Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/oct/01/basil-seggos/fracking-waste-being-dumped-new-york/


text: A “dead man on the ballot” is evidence the Democrats cheated in the election.
claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2022-11-09T00:00:00Z
title: Deceased lawmaker’s re-election isn’t evidence of fraud, it was too late to withdraw his name
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/nov/10/instagram-posts/deceased-lawmakers-re-election-isnt-evidence-of-fr/


text: “CDC Director Robert Redfield says healthy people should NOT wear masks.”
claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2020-09-17T00:00:00Z
title: CDC director says healthy people should wear masks
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/sep/18/instagram-posts/cdc-director-says-healthy-people-should-wear-masks/


claimant: Sherrod Brown
claim_date: 2018-04-09T00:00:00Z
title: Sherrod Brown credits Obamacare for helping pay for opioid treatment
review_date: 2018-04-20T19:04:41Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Right now in Ohio 200,000 people are getting opioid treatment because they have insurance under the Affordable Care Act."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/apr/20/sherrod-brown/sherrod-brown-credits-obamacare-helping-pay-opioid/


claimant: Tony Evers
claim_date: 2020-04-21T00:00:00Z
title: Has “Safer At Home” in Wisconsin saved 300+ lives?
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Wisconsin measures have "prevented the death of at least 300 Wisconsinites, and perhaps as many as 1,400 lives."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/01/tony-evers/has-safer-home-wisconsin-saved-300-lives/


text: An old image shows a drug store with a marijuana leaf sign.
claimant: Viral Image
claim_date: 2019-12-15T00:00:00Z
title: Image of 1800s-era drug store with marijuana plant sign isn’t legitimate
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/dec/18/viral-image/image-1800s-era-drug-store-marijuana-plant-sign-is/


text: “People are less likely to just vote for party now. … They’re looking at the personalities.”
claimant: Robyn Vining
claim_date: 2020-10-25T00:00:00Z
title: Voters choosing more on party than personality, but Trump is the exception for some
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/nov/02/robyn-vining/voters-choosing-more-party-personality-trump-excep/


claimant: National Rifle Association
claim_date: 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z
title: Patrick Murphy wants to ban 'commonly owned semi-automatic firearms,' NRA says
review_date: 2016-10-11T16:02:12Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Patrick Murphy "supports a gun ban on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms used for hunting, recreational shooting and self defense."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/oct/11/national-rifle-association/patrick-murphy-wants-ban-commonly-owned-guns-nra-s/


text: “If you have had a flu shot in the last 3-5 years, you will probably test positive” for COVID-19.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-04-27T00:00:00Z
title: Flu shots aren’t causing false positive COVID-19 tests
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/21/viral-image/flu-shots-arent-causing-false-positive-covid-19-te/


claimant: Beto O'Rourke
claim_date: 2019-02-11T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/feb/12/donald-trump-vs-beto-orourke-immigration-messaging/
title: Donald Trump vs. Beto O’Rourke on immigration messaging
review_date: 2019-02-12T23:17:12Z
textual_rating: Nearly 400,000 in FY2018
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"1.6 million apprehensions the first year of the George W. Bush administration. A little more than 300,000 apprehensions last year."


claimant: Sid Miller
claim_date: 2016-11-10T00:00:00Z
title: Sid Miller says Texas university offers 'safe spaces' for students fearing Donald Trump
review_date: 2016-11-17T17:41:13Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Texas A&M University - Commerce "offers counseling, safe spaces for students who are afraid of President-elect Trump."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/nov/17/sid-miller/sid-miller-says-texas-university-trump-safe-spaces/


text: The U.S. State Department has started a special immigrants visa “evacuation operation.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-02-20T00:00:00Z
title: That special immigrant visa and ‘evacuation program’? The State Department says it’s not legit
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/22/facebook-posts/that-special-immigrant-visa-and-evacuation-program/


text: The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines contain a deadly parasite.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-10-10T00:00:00Z
title: No, this isn’t a picture of a parasite in the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/13/viral-image/no-isnt-picture-parasite-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine/


claimant: Mike Pence
claim_date: 2020-01-03T00:00:00Z
title: Mike Pence lacks evidence in claiming Soleimani helped 9/11 terrorists
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Qassem Soleimani "assisted in the clandestine travel to Afghanistan of 10 of the 12 terrorists who carried out the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jan/07/mike-pence/mike-pence-lacks-evidence-claiming-soleimani-helpe/


claimant: Ron Johnson
claim_date: 2017-06-26T00:00:00Z
title: Ron Johnson offers credible projection for federal debt by 2047
review_date: 2017-06-30T15:21:38Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"We are $20 trillion in debt. The Congressional Budget Office projects an additional $129 trillion of accumulated deficits over the next 30 years."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jun/30/ron-johnson/ron-johnson-offers-credible-projection-federal-deb/


text: “The day before 9/11 the Pentagon reported $2.3 trillion missing.”
claimant: Instagram post
claim_date: 2023-06-25T00:00:00Z
title: Pentagon did not report trillions of dollars missing the day before 9/11
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jun/29/instagram-posts/pentagon-did-not-report-trillions-of-dollars-missi/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-04-02T00:00:00Z
title: No, this video doesn’t show people in China destroying 5G poles
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Video shows “the Chinese are destroying the 5G poles as they are aware that it is the thing triggering the corona symptoms.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/07/viral-image/no-video-doesnt-show-people-china-destroying-5g-po/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2022-08-18T00:00:00Z
title: Study didn’t find that vaccines prolong COVID-19 contagiousness
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
A New England Journal of Medicine study found that vaccinated people are “5x more contagious than the unvaccinated 10 days after SARS-CoV-2 infection.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/aug/24/facebook-posts/study-didnt-find-vaccines-prolong-covid-19-contagi/


text: "Las Vegas Shooting Witnesses Report Multiple Gunmen Dressed as Security Guards."
claimant: Internet rumors
claim_date: 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z
title: Blog peddles fake story saying security guards ID'd as shooters at Mandalay Bay
review_date: 2017-10-03T17:38:49Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/oct/03/blog-posting/blog-peddles-fake-story-saying-security-guards-idd/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-04-07T00:00:00Z
title: Trump has a tiny financial stake in a company that manufactures hydroxychloroquine
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Donald Trump "himself has a financial stake in the French company that makes the brand-name version of hydroxychloroquine.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/09/facebook-posts/trump-has-tiny-financial-stake-company-manufacture/


text: Says "Hillary Clinton filed for divorce In New York courts."
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2017-02-08T00:00:00Z
title: Internet resurrects false claim that Bill and Hillary Clinton are divorcing
review_date: 2017-02-20T21:36:31Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/feb/20/blog-posting/internet-resurrects-false-claim-bill-and-hillary-c/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-12-06T00:00:00Z
title: No, early Georgia election results aren’t evidence of fraud
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
News clip showing Herschel Walker with early lead in Georgia U.S. Senate runoff is evidence of fraud.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/08/viral-image/no-early-georgia-election-results-arent-evidence-o/


text: Says Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan “is the Green New Deal.”
claimant: Citizens United
claim_date: 2021-03-31T00:00:00Z
title: Citizens United calls Biden’s infrastructure plan the Green New Deal. It isn’t.
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/apr/02/citizens-united/citizens-united-calls-bidens-infrastructure-plan-g/


text: “Kyle Rittenhouse files $400 million suit against CNN!”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-01-28T00:00:00Z
title: No, Kyle Rittenhouse didn’t sue CNN for $400 million
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/dec/01/viral-image/no-kyle-rittenhouse-didnt-sue-cnn-400-million/


claimant: Bruce Rauner
claim_date: 2016-09-19T00:00:00Z
title: Bruce Rauner pits father against daughter in Illinois workers' comp battle
review_date: 2016-10-14T16:46:06Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Even our attorney general who is a strong Democrat, she has said that we need causation in our workers’ comp system. That’s the No. 1 thing pushing our manufacturing jobs out of Illinois.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/oct/03/bruce-rauner/bruce-rauner-pits-father-against-daughter-illinois/


claimant: Thomas Massie
claim_date: 2022-01-30T00:00:00Z
title: Neo-Nazi, not Voltaire, originated quote about 'who rules over you'
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Voltaire said, “To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jan/31/thomas-massie/gop-rep-thomas-massie-wrongly-credits-neo-nazis-qu/


text: Video shows missile attack in Beirut explosion.
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2020-08-06T00:00:00Z
title: Fake video shows missile attack in Beirut explosion
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/07/blog-posting/fake-video-shows-missile-attack-beirut-explosion/


claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2020-12-15T00:00:00Z
title: Austrian politician goofed in testing Coca-Cola sample for COVID-19
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
An Austrian politician “exposed the defectiveness of the government’s Covid-19 tests by demonstrating how even a glass of Coca Cola will test positive for Covid-19.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/dec/17/instagram-posts/austrian-politician-goofed-testing-coca-cola-sampl/


claimant: Corey Lewandowski
claim_date: 2018-02-11T00:00:00Z
title: Have Democrats gained 50 seats formerly held by Republicans since Trump was elected?
review_date: 2018-02-15T14:51:45Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Fifty seats have already changed hands from the Republicans to the Democrats since Donald Trump was elected."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/feb/15/corey-lewandowski/have-democrats-gained-50-seats-formerly-held-repub/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2019-09-12T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/sep/16/appearing-orange-and-other-donald-trump-complaints/
title: Donald Trump’s complaints about light bulbs, fact-checked
review_date: 2019-09-16T20:20:24Z
textual_rating: Isn't true for LEDs
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"And very importantly, I don't know if you know this, they have warnings. If it breaks, it’s considered a hazardous waste site; it’s gases inside."


text: There was "serious voter fraud" in California.
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2016-11-27T00:00:00Z
title: Pants On Fire for Trump's claim about 'serious voter fraud' in California
review_date: 2016-11-29T00:39:49Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/nov/28/donald-trump/pants-fire-trumps-claim-about-california-voter-fra/


text: Ron Johnson didn’t “show up” for a day of impeachment hearings.
claimant: Mark Pocan
claim_date: 2021-02-12T00:00:00Z
title: Yes, Ron Johnson attended the impeachment hearings
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/feb/16/mark-pocan/yes-ron-johnson-attended-impeachment-hearings/


text: "The Obama-Biden Administration did not conduct workplace raids—in fact, it ended them."
claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2019-09-12T00:00:00Z
title: Biden says Obama ended workplace raids of immigrants. That's Half True
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/sep/18/joe-biden/biden-says-obama-ended-workplace-raids-immigrants/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump wrongly says Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush had Florida's winner-take-all primary set
review_date: 2016-07-11T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio "had it set so that the winner takes everything, because they wanted to make sure that I didn't get anything" in the Florida primary.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/apr/18/donald-trump/donald-trump-says-marco-rubio-and-jeb-bush-had-flo/


text: Says a teenage Pete Buttigieg was arrested in the late 1990s for killing dogs.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-02-09T00:00:00Z
title: Fake newspaper clip says a teenage Pete Buttigieg killed dogs. He didn’t
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/14/facebook-posts/fake-newspaper-clip-says-teenage-pete-buttigieg-ki/


claimant: Richard Burr
claim_date: 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z
title: In Russia investigation, Senate hearings have uncommon transparency says Sen. Richard Burr
review_date: 2017-06-15T13:23:42Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says the Senate Intelligence Committee has held 10 public hearings this year, "more than double that held by the committee in any recent year."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jun/14/richard-burr/russia-investigation-senate-hearings-have-uncommon/


text: Says the Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner paid for a Wall Street Journal ad critical of the president.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-08-28T00:00:00Z
title: No, the Tampa Bay Bucs owner didn’t pay for the WSJ ad critical of Biden
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/sep/10/viral-image/no-tampa-bay-bucs-owner-didnt-pay-wsj-ad-critical-/


text: “Kamala Harris wants the riots to continue and not let up, not now not even after the election.”
claimant: YouTube videos
claim_date: 2020-08-28T00:00:00Z
title: No, Kamala Harris didn’t say she wants riots to continue
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/sep/04/youtube-videos/no-kamala-harris-didnt-say-she-wants-riots-continu/


text: "United Airlines flight attendant slaps crying baby during flight."
claimant: Now8News.com
claim_date: 2017-04-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fake news story says United flight attendant slapped baby during flight from Chicago
review_date: 2017-04-18T18:56:41Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/apr/18/now8newscom/fake-news-story-says-united-flight-attendant-slapp/


claimant: John Calipari
claim_date: 2018-01-20T00:00:00Z
title: Are college basketball graduation rates at an all-time high, as John Calipari said?
review_date: 2018-02-01T16:26:43Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"We have the highest graduation rate of basketball players in the history of the NCAA. We have the highest graduation rate of African-American basketball players in the history of the NCAA in basketball."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/feb/01/john-calipari/college-basketball-graduation-rate-all-time-high-j/


text: "Adam Laxalt fought an investigation into the oil industry, then they funded his campaign."
claimant: Catherine Cortez Masto
claim_date: 2022-06-17T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/aug/12/catherine-cortez-masto/fact-checking-whether-senate-hopeful-adam-laxalt-h/

title:
Fact-checking whether Senate hopeful Adam Laxalt helped oil industry then got campaign money from it


claimant: Americans for Prosperity
claim_date: 2018-08-29T00:00:00Z
title: Attack ad falsely says Bredesen backed gas, sales tax hikes that never happened
review_date: 2018-08-30T16:09:34Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
As Tennessee governor, Phil Bredesen "supported higher taxes on us. Higher gas taxes. Higher sales taxes."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/aug/30/americans-prosperity/attack-ad-falsely-says-bredesen-backed-gassales-ta/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2019-07-15T00:00:00Z
title: Facebook post on deaths of 6 people from Ferguson stretches what’s known
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"SIX of the most prominent activists during the Ferguson riots have all been found burned to death in their cars. There are no coincidences here."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/jul/25/facebook-posts/facebook-post-deaths-6-people-ferguson-stretches-w/


text: A vigilante “shot down the Chinese spy balloon in an extraordinary act.”
claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2023-02-04T00:00:00Z
title: The US government, not a vigilante, shot down a Chinese balloon
review_date: 2023-02-10T22:05:02Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/06/instagram-posts/us-government-not-vigilante-shot-down-chinese-ball/


text: Says Taylor Swift wants to remove the Statue of Liberty
claimant: Facebook post
claim_date: 2020-06-23T00:00:00Z
title: No, Taylor Swift didn’t say we should remove the Statue of Liberty
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jul/02/facebook-posts/no-taylor-swift-didnt-say-we-should-remove-statue-/


text: 250,000 trucks are participating in the “Freedom Convoy” in Canada.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-01-27T00:00:00Z
title: Looking at how many trucks are participating in the “Freedom Convoy” in Canada
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jan/28/viral-image/looking-how-many-trucks-are-participating-freedom-/


claimant: Facebook post
claim_date: 2022-08-25T00:00:00Z
title: Political commentator Ben Shapiro didn’t receive Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Screenshots show that conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro received more than $20,000 in Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/aug/26/facebook-posts/political-commentator-ben-shapiro-didnt-receive-pp/


claimant: Viral Image
claim_date: 2019-01-15T00:00:00Z
review_date: 2019-01-20T19:03:52Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
After the White House fast food dinner, Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence said the "coastal elite media" trashed it "for not being organic vegan" and that it was "a perfect blue collar party."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/jan/18/viral-image/clemsons-trevor-lawrence-did-not-say-white-house-f/

title:
Clemson's Trevor Lawrence did not say White House fast food dinner was 'a perfect blue collar party'


claimant: Tommy Tuberville
claim_date: 2020-10-08T00:00:00Z
title: Tommy Tuberville wrong twice in attack on Alabama Sen. Doug Jones on abortion
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Doug Jones "has voted to spend our tax dollars on late-term abortions" and "supports abortion up until birth."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/oct/14/tommy-tuberville/tommy-tuberville-wrong-twice-attack-alabama-sen-do/


text: 3,000-Pound Great White Shark Captured in Great Lakes.
claimant: NotAllowedTo.com
claim_date: 2017-06-22T00:00:00Z
title: It's fake news that a 3,000-pound shark was caught in Lake Michigan
review_date: 2017-07-12T15:03:45Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jul/12/blog-posting/its-fake-news-3000-pound-shark-was-caught-lake-mic/


text: "For the first time in history, most new hires of prime working age are minorities and women."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2019-09-22T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking Trump on hiring of minorities, women
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/sep/27/donald-trump/fact-checking-trump-hiring-minorities-women/


claimant: Jake Tapper
claim_date: 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z
title: Nancy Pelosi deviated from tradition in introducing President Trump at 2020 State of the Union
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Traditionally, the Speaker says: ‘Members of Congress, I have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you the President of the United States.’ (Tonight) Speaker Pelosi said, ‘Members of Congress, the President of the United States.’ "

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/05/jake-tapper/nancy-pelosi-deviated-tradition-introducing-presid/


text: “Criminal caught after cutting off 37 man buns.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2023-02-17T00:00:00Z
title: No man buns were harmed as fake news about a vigilante cutting them off spread on social media
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/17/viral-image/no-man-buns-were-harmed-fake-news-about-vigilante/


claimant: Chris Christie
claim_date: 2012-09-30T00:00:00Z
title: Chris Christie claims Barack Obama has not outlined plan to reduce federal deficit by $4 trillion
review_date: 2016-07-15T15:27:45Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"(Barack Obama) says he’s going to reduce the long-term debt and deficit by $4 trillion, doesn’t say how he's going to do it."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2012/oct/04/chris-christie/chris-christie-claims-barack-obama-has-not-outline/


text: Says Donald Trump "never said that" more nations should get nuclear weapons.
claimant: Mike Pence
claim_date: 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z
title: At debate, Mike Pence claims Trump never said more nations should have nuclear weapons
review_date: 2016-10-05T05:08:05Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/oct/05/mike-pence/debate-mike-pence-claims-trump-never-said-more-nat/


text: Angelina Jolie is dead.
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2023-03-18T00:00:00Z
title: Angelina Jolie is alive, despite social media posts claiming otherwise
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/20/blog-posting/angelina-jolie-alive-despite-social-media-posts-cl/


text: Cal Cunningham “got a $40,000 tax incentive to update his butler’s pantry.”
claimant: Thom Tillis
claim_date: 2020-09-14T00:00:00Z
title: What Tillis leaves out about Cunningham's butler's pantry
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/sep/28/thom-tillis/what-tillis-leaves-out-about-cunninghams-butlers-p/


claimant: Cory Booker
claim_date: 2019-11-20T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/nov/21/no-proof-voter-suppression-kept-stacey-abrams-gove/
textual_rating: Not provable
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Right here in this great state of Georgia, it was the voter suppression, particularly of African-American communities, that prevented us from having a Gov. Stacey Abrams right now."

title:
No proof voter suppression kept Stacey Abrams from governorship, as Democrats said in Atlanta debate


claimant: Ted Cruz
claim_date: 2020-02-24T00:00:00Z
title: Do Democrats support abortion up until (and after) birth?
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Democrats are embracing “abortion up until the moment of birth and even, horrifically, after that.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/27/ted-cruz/do-democrats-support-abortion-until-and-after-birt/


text: “Congress has officially banned TikTok.”
claimant: Tweets
claim_date: 2023-03-23T00:00:00Z
title: A ban of TikTok? So far, that’s talk. The app isn’t banned for the U.S. public.
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/28/tweets/a-ban-of-tiktok-so-far-thats-talk-the-app-isnt-ban/


claimant: Mark Pocan
claim_date: 2019-05-29T00:00:00Z
title: Pocan says Trump tweet “directly contradicted” Mueller comments
review_date: 2019-05-30T19:36:44Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Donald Trump's claim that "there was insufficient evidence and therefore, in our country, a person is innocent" directly contradicts Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s statement.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/may/30/mark-pocan/pocan-says-trump-tweet-contradicted-mueller/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2019-10-07T00:00:00Z
title: Trump campaign says Minneapolis wants to charge $530,000 for rally. That’s correct.
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Minneapolis "city government preemptively informed the Target Center that it would be responsible for $530,000 in security and other costs" related to a Trump rally, "more than 26 times the estimated security costs for a 2009 Target Center health care rally held by President Barack Obama."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/oct/08/donald-trump/trump-campaign-says-minneapolis-wants-charge-53000/


claimant: Bernie Sanders
claim_date: 2016-05-16T00:00:00Z
title: Bernie Sanders links Puerto Rico's debt crisis to Wall Street greed
review_date: 2016-05-19T14:36:24Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Puerto Rico’s $70 billion debt is unsustainable and it is unpayable. And the reason why it is unsustainable has everything to do with the greed of Wall Street vulture funds."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/may/19/bernie-sanders/bernie-sanders-links-puerto-ricos-debt-crisis-wall/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-11-06T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/nov/06/fact-checking-falsehoods-trumps-nov-5-election-rem/
title: Fact-checking Trump’s election fraud falsehoods in White House remarks
review_date: 2020-11-06T04:02:08Z
textual_rating: Wrong
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"We were ahead in the vote in North Carolina by a lot, a tremendous number of votes, and we’re still ahead by a lot, but not as many, because they’re finding ballots all of a sudden."


text: Photo shows Joe Biden groping Jen Psaki.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-05-17T00:00:00Z
title: No, this isn’t a real photo of Joe Biden and Jen Psaki
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/may/18/viral-image/no-isnt-real-photo-joe-biden-and-jen-psaki/


text: "We stopped traffic coming through -- 78 percent."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2017-08-28T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump repeats false claim about illegal border crossings
review_date: 2017-08-31T15:09:21Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/aug/31/donald-trump/donald-trump-repeats-false-claim-about-border-stop/


text: "Over the past decade, drug prices have risen at three times the rate of inflation."
claimant: Tammy Baldwin
claim_date: 2021-03-23T00:00:00Z
title: U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin partly right that drug price hikes outpace inflation
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/apr/07/tammy-baldwin/us-sen-tammy-baldwin-generally-right-drug-price-hi/


claimant: Tulsi Gabbard
claim_date: 2019-02-19T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/feb/27/tulsi-gabbard/tulsi-gabbard/
title: Fact-checking Tulsi Gabbard on farmers' bankruptcies, median income
review_date: 2019-02-27T16:03:53Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Farmers are declaring bankruptcy "in record numbers" and "the median income for U.S. farm households was -$1,548 in 2018."


text: “1977: Biden said integrating black students would turn schools into ‘a jungle… a racial jungle.’”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-06-23T00:00:00Z
title: Biden said that without ‘orderly integration’ his children would grow up in a ‘racial jungle’
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jun/29/viral-image/biden-said-without-orderly-integration-his-childre/


claimant: John Barrasso
claim_date: 2021-11-14T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/nov/16/How-the-Build-Back-Better-bill-affects-taxes/
title: How the Build Back Better bill affects taxes for millionaires, the middle class
textual_rating: Needs context
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Under the Democrats’ Build Back Better bill, “the experts are telling us that 30% of middle class Americans will end up paying higher taxes” while giving “a tax break to two-thirds of the millionaires in America.”


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-05-09T00:00:00Z
title: Did Donald Trump sign the first military pay raise in 10 years?
review_date: 2018-05-10T18:03:06Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says the 2018 defense authorization bill includes raises for the military "for the first time in 10 years."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/may/10/donald-trump/did-donald-trump-sign-first-military-pay-raise-10-/


text: Says Joe Scarborough is party to an "unsolved mystery" from his time as a congressman in Florida.
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2017-11-29T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump's Pants on Fire 'unsolved mystery' attack on Joe Scarborough
review_date: 2017-11-29T15:54:11Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/nov/29/donald-trump/donald-trumps-pants-fire-unsolved-mystery-attack-j/


claimant: Facebook post
claim_date: 2023-04-06T00:00:00Z
title: Lead paint was banned to protect kids, not to expose them to radiation
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Lead paint was not banned to protect children’s health, but because it would protect people from radiation.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/apr/13/facebook-posts/lead-paint-was-banned-protect-kids-not-expose-them/


claimant: Seamless Florida
claim_date: 2017-08-07T00:00:00Z
title: Rick Baker PAC dramatizes Mayor Kriseman's inaction to candidate's 'go back to Africa' rant
review_date: 2017-08-15T13:22:24Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"When Rick Baker heard (racist remarks from another mayoral candidate), he went after Congemi. Rick Kriseman he just looked away. Tolerating bigotry in silence is no virtue; taking it on is."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/aug/15/seamless-florida/seamless-florida-ad-dramatizes-mayor-rick-kriseman/


text: "One in five American households have nobody under the same roof that's got a job."
claimant: Mike Pence
claim_date: 2016-10-31T00:00:00Z
title: Is Mike Pence right that 1 in 5 U.S. households don't have anyone working?
review_date: 2016-11-03T16:39:40Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/nov/03/mike-pence/mike-pence-right-1-5-us-households-dont-have-anyon/


claimant: Mike Pence
claim_date: 2018-07-19T00:00:00Z
title: Mike Pence accurately cites ICE arrest, deportation data for 2017
review_date: 2018-07-25T13:16:03Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
In 2017, ICE "arrested more than 127,000 illegal immigrants with criminal convictions or facing charges of breaking our nation's’ laws," and removed nearly 5,000 gang members.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jul/25/mike-pence/mike-pence-accurately-cites-ice-arrest-deportation/


text: "With this plan, the typical family of four will save $1,182 a year on their taxes."
claimant: Paul Ryan
claim_date: 2017-11-02T00:00:00Z
title: Would the House GOP tax plan save a typical family $1,182?
review_date: 2017-11-04T20:17:20Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/nov/03/paul-ryan/would-house-gop-tax-plan-save-typical-family-1182/


claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2015-08-13T00:00:00Z
title: Pie chart of 'federal spending' circulating on the Internet is misleading
review_date: 2017-04-11T15:19:26Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says 57% of federal spending goes to the military and just 1% goes to food and agriculture, including food stamps.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2015/aug/17/facebook-posts/pie-chart-federal-spending-circulating-internet-mi/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-07-02T00:00:00Z
title: It’s not against the law to carry a firearm while wearing a face mask
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
People carrying guns can’t wear face masks to protect against the coronavirus because it’s a “class 4 felony.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jul/08/facebook-posts/its-not-against-law-carry-firearm-while-wearing-fa/


text: The 2018 Academy Awards show was the "lowest rated Oscars in HISTORY."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump is correct about record-low ratings for 2018 Oscars
review_date: 2018-03-06T21:40:39Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/mar/06/donald-trump/donald-trump-correct-about-record-low-ratings-2018/


claimant: BlueNC
claim_date: 2018-08-06T00:00:00Z
title: Could this NC constitutional amendment make abortion illegal?
review_date: 2018-08-14T21:16:34Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
A proposed constitutional amendment "will pave the way for making abortion illegal under North Carolina’s constitution."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/aug/14/bluenc/could-nc-constitutional-amendment-make-abortion-il/


claimant: Dan Patrick
claim_date: 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z
title: Dan Patrick says he proposed directing education budget to drive up teacher salaries $10,000
review_date: 2018-02-23T17:18:20Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Last year, I proposed directing more of the education budget to teacher salaries, a move that would have resulted in an average $10,000 raise for teachers."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/feb/23/dan-patrick/dan-patricks-2017-teacher-pay-proposal-didnt-make-/


text: Americans don't "care at all" about Donald Trump's tax returns.
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2017-01-11T00:00:00Z
title: Trump wrong that Americans don't care about his tax returns
review_date: 2017-01-12T00:05:45Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jan/11/donald-trump/trump-wrong-reporters-are-only-ones-who-care-about/


claimant: Romaine Quinn
claim_date: 2020-06-18T00:00:00Z
title: Wisconsin GOP lawmaker Quinn only partially right in claim about Evers recording
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Gov. Evers “has refused to identify or discipline the staff member who secretly taped” a conversation with GOP leaders.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jun/29/romaine-quinn/wisconsin-gop-lawmaker-quinn-only-partially-right-/


text: “In certain swing states, there were more votes than people who voted, and in big numbers.”
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-11-22T00:00:00Z
title: Trump's Pants on Fire claim about votes exceeding voters in swing states
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/nov/23/donald-trump/no-there-have-not-been-more-votes-people-who-voted/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2017-07-25T00:00:00Z
title: Are there over $4 trillion of untaxed corporate earnings offshore, as Donald Trump said?
review_date: 2017-08-03T21:47:53Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Untaxed corporate earnings used to be "$2.5 trillion … I guess it’s $5 trillion now. Whatever it is, it’s a lot more. So we have anywhere from 4 (trillion) to 5 or even more trillions of dollars sitting offshore."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/aug/03/donald-trump/are-there-over-4-trillion-untaxed-corporate-earnin/


text: “Belarus declares war on Poland.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2022-07-08T00:00:00Z
title: No, Belarus hasn’t declared war on Poland
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jul/11/facebook-posts/no-belarus-hasnt-declared-war-poland/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2022-02-27T00:00:00Z
title: No, this former Ukrainian beauty queen has not joined the Ukrainian military to fight Russians
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“The former Miss Universe-Ukraine, Anastasiia Lenna, turned in her high heels for some combat boots to fight for her country.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/mar/07/facebook-posts/no-former-ukrainian-beauty-queen-has-not-joined-uk/


text: “Massive 78% of mail-in ballots proved fraudulent, judge orders election do-over.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-03-03T00:00:00Z
title: Judge did order new election in small Miss. city after finding ballot problems, evidence of fraud
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/05/facebook-posts/judge-did-order-new-election-small-miss-city-after/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-05-16T00:00:00Z
title: No, electric cars weren’t abandoned because batteries too costly to replace
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says photos show a “boneyard” of electric cars abandoned in France because the cars’ batteries were too expensive to replace.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/may/17/facebook-posts/no-electric-cars-werent-abandoned-because-batterie/


text: Taco Bell is selling menudo for the month of November.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2019-11-03T00:00:00Z
title: No, Taco Bell isn’t selling this traditional beef tripe soup
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/nov/05/viral-image/no-taco-bell-isnt-selling-traditional-beef-tripe-s/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-03-28T00:00:00Z
title: Post saying new coronavirus stays in the air for 8 hours is false
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says COVID-19 remains in the air for eight hours and that everyone is now required to wear masks “everywhere.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/02/facebook-posts/fact-checking-claims-say-covid-19-airborne/


text: "Today California is kicking our butt, creating more jobs and more economic growth than Texas."
claimant: Julián Castro
claim_date: 2016-07-17T00:00:00Z
title: Julián Castro says California besting Texas in creating jobs, economic growth
review_date: 2016-08-17T21:03:17Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/aug/17/julian-castro/julian-castro-says-california-besting-texas-creati/


text: "There are no background checks on long guns (AR15s) in Texas."
claimant: Alyssa Milano
claim_date: 2017-11-05T00:00:00Z
title: Alyssa Milano: no background checks in Texas for long gun sales. Is that true?
review_date: 2017-11-06T22:46:56Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/nov/06/alyssa-milano/alyssa-milano-no-background-checks-texas-long-gun-/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-09-29T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2018/sep/29/fact-checking-donald-trumps-rally-wheeling-wva/
title: Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally in Wheeling, W.Va.
review_date: 2018-09-30T03:06:12Z
textual_rating: Trump is correct
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Unemployment for Americans without high school diplomas – that’s a big thing – recently reached the lowest rate ever recorded."


text: Says Hillary Clinton supported and continues to "support fracking."
claimant: Bernie Sanders
claim_date: 2016-04-10T00:00:00Z
title: Does Hillary Clinton support fracking?
review_date: 2016-04-13T21:24:29Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/apr/13/bernie-sanders/does-hillary-clinton-support-fracking/


text: "Trump warns Russia over Jehovah’s Witnesses ban and urges members to seek asylum in the U.S."
claimant: Internet rumors
claim_date: 2017-04-24T00:00:00Z
title: Reports that Trump offered asylum to Russian Jehovah’s Witnesses use fake quotes
review_date: 2017-04-28T15:19:52Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/apr/28/blog-posting/reports-trump-offered-asylum-russian-jehovahs-witn/


text: “Coroner saying George Floyd died of drug overdose, not police brutality.”
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2020-09-27T00:00:00Z
title: Two autopsies found George Floyd’s death was a homicide
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/sep/25/blog-posting/two-autopsies-found-george-floyds-death-was-homici/


text: “Mayor Bloomberg was busy blaming African Americans and Latinos for the housing crisis in 2008.”
claimant: Elizabeth Warren
claim_date: 2020-02-19T00:00:00Z
title: Mike Bloomberg’s redlining remarks distorted by Elizabeth Warren
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/20/elizabeth-warren/mike-bloombergs-redlining-remarks-distorted-elizab/


text: Says the USMCA is the “biggest trade deal ever made.”
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-01-30T00:00:00Z
title: Trump says the USMCA is the biggest trade deal ever – but there’s been bigger
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/06/donald-trump/trump-says-usmca-biggest-trade-deal-ever-theres-be/


claimant: Peggy Hubbard
claim_date: 2023-01-30T00:00:00Z
title: Was “a tractor trailer worth” of classified documents found at the University of Delaware?
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“More classified documents (were) found at the University of Delaware,” the “equivalent of a tractor trailer worth.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/02/peggy-hubbard/was-a-tractor-trailer-worth-of-classified-document/


claimant: Elizabeth Warren
claim_date: 2019-11-20T00:00:00Z
title: Elizabeth Warren misstates findings of racial disparities in student loans
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Today in America — a new study came out — 20 years out, whites who borrowed money, 94% of them have paid off their student loan debt; 5% of African-Americans have paid it off."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/nov/21/elizabeth-warren/elizabeth-warren-misstates-findings-racial-dispari/


text: Video shows a girl hitting former Vice President Mike Pence in the head with a water balloon.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2023-07-14T00:00:00Z
title: This girl has good aim, but she didn’t hit former Vice President Mike Pence with a water balloon
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jul/17/viral-image/this-girl-has-good-aim-but-she-didnt-hit-former-vi/


claimant: Steve Chabot
claim_date: 2021-10-21T00:00:00Z
title: No, the federal government isn’t using the Patriot Act to treat parents like domestic terrorists
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
We are seeing “the Justice Department treat American parents as domestic terrorists” under the Patriot Act.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/22/steve-chabot/no-federal-government-isnt-using-patriot-act-treat/


claimant: Marjorie Taylor Greene
claim_date: 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z
title: $5.1 billion for one school’s diversity program? Marjorie Taylor Greene is wrong
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Illinois “received $5.1 billion at an elementary school there that used it for equity and diversity.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/03/marjorie-taylor-greene/51-billion-for-one-schools-diversity-program-marjo/


text: "Texas man admits kidnapping 79 people."
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2019-12-18T00:00:00Z
title: No, a Texas man dressed up as an alien didn’t kidnap 79 people
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jan/28/viral-image/no-texas-man-dressed-alien-didnt-kidnap-79-people/


claimant: Beto O’Rourke
claim_date: 2019-07-11T00:00:00Z
title: O’Rourke on point with claim on U.S. incarcerating migrant children
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"We are incarcerating more children than any time ... since we interned Japanese-Americans during World War II"

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/jul/26/beto-orourke/orourke-point-claim-us-incarcerating-children/


text: “While California is dying … Gavin (Newsom) is vacationing in Stevensville, MT!”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-05-18T00:00:00Z
title: No, California Gov. Gavin Newsom hasn’t been vacationing in Montana
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/22/facebook-posts/no-california-gov-gavin-newsom-hasnt-been-vacation/


claimant: Chris Wallace
claim_date: 2017-10-08T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2017/oct/10/fact-checking-nras-talking-points-after-las-vegas/
title: Fact-checking the NRA's response to proposed gun laws after Las Vegas
review_date: 2017-10-10T22:24:35Z
textual_rating: Not the best example
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Charleston, S.C., murderer Dylann Roof "got (his) gun because the background check wasn't complete in 72 hours even though he would have failed that background check. ... couldn't it be four days or five days and not three days and he gets his gun?"


claimant: Wayne LaPierre
claim_date: 2017-02-24T00:00:00Z
title: Are Mexican drug cartels working with 100,000 street gang members in Chicago?
review_date: 2017-03-14T17:01:37Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"According to the FBI, Mexican drug cartels are working with 100,000 street gang members in Chicago alone."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/mar/14/wayne-lapierre/are-mexican-drug-cartels-working-100000-street-gan/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-11-13T00:00:00Z
title: Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother did not bring him to a Kenosha riot armed with a rifle
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother “drove him across state lines and dropped him off in the middle of a riot armed with an assault rifle” in Kenosha.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/nov/15/viral-image/kyle-rittenhouses-mother-did-not-bring-him-kenosha/


text: Bowe Bergdahl wanders off during court-martial
claimant: Duffel Blog
claim_date: 2017-10-12T00:00:00Z
title: No, Bowe Bergdahl didn't wander off during court
review_date: 2017-11-16T18:41:54Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/nov/16/duffel-blog/no-bowe-bergdahl-didnt-wander-during-court/


text: There was a recent attempt to assassinate Donald Trump in Reno, Nevada.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-07-27T00:00:00Z
title: Social media post misleadingly presents old news as a recent attempt to assassinate Donald Trump
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jul/31/facebook-posts/social-media-post-misleadingly-presents-old-news-a/


text: The five people aboard the Titan submersible “have been found dead.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-06-21T00:00:00Z
title: Search continues for Titan passengers, despite social media claims
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jun/22/facebook-posts/search-continues-for-titan-passengers-despite-soci/


text: Lee Zeldin “voted for abortion bans even when the mother’s health is at risk.”
claimant: Kathy Hochul
claim_date: 2022-06-30T00:00:00Z
title: Zeldin supported bill with narrow exceptions
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jul/17/kathy-hochul/zeldin-supported-bill-narrow-exceptions/


text: A video shows that a “Nuremberg 2.0 crimes against humanity trial starts Jan 2023.”
claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2022-10-23T00:00:00Z
title: No, this video doesn't show that a “crimes against humanity” trial is coming next year
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/oct/25/instagram-posts/no-this-video-doesnt-show-that-a-crimes-against-hu/


text: A military Humvee labeled “COVID-19 quarantine team” was on Interstate 696 in Michigan.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-03-16T00:00:00Z
title: No, the military doesn’t have COVID-19 quarantine team Humvees in Michigan
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/25/viral-image/no-military-doesnt-have-covid-19-quarantine-team-h/


claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2021-10-31T00:00:00Z
title: Claim that COVID-19 vaccinated in UK are developing immunity problems is false
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
United Kingdom “government reports suggest the fully vaccinated are rapidly developing Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/nov/08/blog-posting/no-proof-covid-19-vaccinated-uk-are-developing-imm/


text: Says that under the Obama administration, "the debt has nearly doubled."
claimant: Mike Pence
claim_date: 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z
title: Mike Pence claims national debt has nearly doubled under President Obama
review_date: 2016-08-09T21:44:07Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/aug/09/mike-pence/mike-pence-claims-national-debt-has-nearly-doubled/


text: Steve Chabot "voted to strip insurance protections for pre-existing conditions."
claimant: Aftab Pureval
claim_date: 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z
title: Chabot’s votes contradict his health care talk
review_date: 2018-09-12T19:16:38Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/sep/12/aftab-pureval/chabots-votes-contradict-his-health-care-talk/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-08-09T00:00:00Z
title: No evidence that a video showing planes leaving a trail was weather-modifying ‘geoengineering’
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Video shows military planes over Nashville "dispersing materials into the atmosphere" for geoengineering.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/23/facebook-posts/no-evidence-that-a-video-showing-planes-leaving-a/


text: "New data shows in-person learning isn't driving spikes in cases."
claimant: Mike Gallagher
claim_date: 2020-12-07T00:00:00Z
title: Data shows in-person learning safer than expected, not driving case spikes
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/dec/18/mike-gallagher/data-shows-person-learning-safer-expected-not-driv/


text: “Buyers with good credit scores will pay even more to cover for those with bad credit."
claimant: Nikki Haley
claim_date: 2023-04-21T00:00:00Z
title: New mortgage rules don’t punish those with good credit to reward people with bad credit
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/may/03/nikki-haley/new-mortgage-rules-dont-punish-those-with-good-cre/


text: "Pope Francis: Gun owners ‘can’t call themselves Christian’"
claimant: New York Evening News
claim_date: 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z
title: No, Pope Francis didn't say gun owners can't call themselves Christians
review_date: 2018-05-10T14:36:24Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/may/10/thenewyorkeveningcom/no-pope-francis-didnt-say-gun-owners-cant-call-the/


claimant: Hillary Clinton
claim_date: 2020-07-20T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says President Donald Trump “is still yet to say anything as the president of the United States about bounties on American troops.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jul/23/hillary-clinton/fact-checking-hillary-clinton-donald-trumps-respon/

title:
Fact-checking Hillary Clinton on Donald Trump's response to reports of Russian bounties on US troops


claimant: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
claim_date: 2019-06-18T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/jun/20/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-compared-migrant-camps-co/
textual_rating: Loaded language confuses issue
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"This administration has established concentration camps on the southern border of the United States for immigrants."

title:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the U.S. is running concentration camps. Many historians are skeptical


claimant: Mark Warner
claim_date: 2016-06-19T00:00:00Z
title: Mark Warner says average holding time for stocks has fallen to four months
review_date: 2016-07-06T15:20:46Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“The average time someone used to hold a share of stock back in the ’60s was eight years. Now, the average time is four months.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jul/06/mark-warner/mark-warner-says-average-holding-time-stocks-has-f/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-09-13T00:00:00Z
title: No, Tim Tebow didn’t write this about a cashless society
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Tim Tebow wrote, “The government might be preparing us for a cashless society, but it was predicted by the Bible.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/sep/17/viral-image/no-tim-tebow-didnt-write-about-cashless-society/


text: Says Joe Biden and Kamala Harris support abortion “up to the moment of birth.”
claimant: Mike Pence
claim_date: 2020-10-07T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking Pence’s claim on Democrats and abortion ‘up to the moment of birth’
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/oct/09/mike-pence/fact-checking-pences-claim-democrats-and-abortion-/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2019-10-07T00:00:00Z
title: Pelosi, Romney and Kerry don’t have sons working for companies linked to Ukraine
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says the sons of Nancy Pelosi, Mitt Romney and John Kerry are all on the boards of "energy companies doing business in Ukraine."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/oct/10/facebook-posts/pelosi-romney-and-kerry-dont-have-sons-working-com/


claimant: Debbie Wasserman Schultz
claim_date: 2015-12-09T00:00:00Z
title: Debbie Wasserman Schultz wrongly says Marco Rubio called for internment of Muslims
review_date: 2016-05-11T20:00:22Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Marco Rubio said "we should be considering internment" of Muslims, and "maybe we should close down cafes and diners where Muslims gather and in fact compared them to the Nazi party."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2015/dec/10/debbie-wasserman-schultz/debbie-wasserman-schultz-wrongly-says-marco-rubio-/


text: "Dead people also voted."
claimant: Claudia Tenney
claim_date: 2020-12-08T00:00:00Z
title: No, dead people did not vote in NY-22
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/dec/22/claudia-tenney/ny-22-some-voters-cast-ballots-mail-and-died-elect/


text: Says China "stole Coronavirus from Canada and weaponized it into a Bioweapon."
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2020-01-26T00:00:00Z
title: Websites spin unproven link between Canada, China about coronavirus outbreak
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jan/28/blog-posting/websites-spin-conspiracy-theory-about-coronavirus-/


text: Ronald Reagan said, "Nancy Pelosi is extremely evil."
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2019-01-26T00:00:00Z
title: No, Ronald Reagan didn't call Nancy Pelosi evil
review_date: 2019-02-01T16:23:46Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/feb/01/viral-image/no-ronald-reagan-didnt-call-nancy-pelosi-evil/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-04-29T00:00:00Z
title: No proof for pro-Trump conspiracy theory of secret watermarks on Ariz. ballots
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
An audit of the 2020 election in Maricopa County, Ariz., “is confirming the rumors that real ballots have a special watermark.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/may/04/facebook-posts/no-proof-pro-trump-conspiracy-theory-secret-waterm/


text: "New York is bombed. At this moment, there are many injured.”
claimant: Instagram post
claim_date: 2023-01-22T00:00:00Z
title: Photo from 2017 used in false post alleging a recent New York bombing
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/23/instagram-posts/photo-2017-used-false-post-alleging-recent-new-yor/


text: "I was the first member of Congress to contribute to Donald Trump."
claimant: Lamar Smith
claim_date: 2016-11-09T00:00:00Z
title: Lamar Smith 'first member of Congress to contribute to Donald Trump'
review_date: 2016-11-11T20:11:53Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/nov/11/lamar-smith/lamar-smith-first-member-Congress-donate-Trump-Don/


text: People are handing out masks “doused with chemicals which knocks you out cold” so they can rob you.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-04-05T00:00:00Z
title: A widespread warning about thieves knocking out their victims with face masks lacks evidence
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/09/viral-image/widespread-warning-about-thieves-knocking-out-thei/


claimant: Sarah Huckabee Sanders
claim_date: 2017-03-05T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2017/dec/12/trump-teams-falsehoods-2017/
title: The Trump team’s falsehoods of 2017
review_date: 2017-03-05T22:04:52Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Everybody acts like President Trump is the one that came up with this idea. ... There are multiple news outlets that have reported" former President Barack Obama ordered wiretapping on Trump.


claimant: Sarah Huckabee Sanders
claim_date: 2017-03-05T00:00:00Z
title: Why the White House defense of Trump wiretap accusation is misleading
review_date: 2017-03-05T22:04:52Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Everybody acts like President Trump is the one that came up with this idea. ... There are multiple news outlets that have reported" former President Barack Obama ordered wiretapping on Trump.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/mar/05/sarah-huckabee-sanders/why-white-houses-defense-trump-accusing-obama-wire/


text: “Breaking dead DNC leaker has just been identified.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-06-16T00:00:00Z
title: Old misinformation about Democratic party staffer Seth Rich gains new traction online
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jun/19/facebook-posts/old-misinformation-about-democratic-party-staffer/


claimant: Facebook post
claim_date: 2023-04-13T00:00:00Z
title: Expecting to hear AOC and Hunter Biden on the phone? Stop. It’s not in this video.
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
A video shows Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., playing a phone conversation between Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Hunter Biden.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/apr/17/facebook-posts/expecting-to-hear-aoc-and-hunter-biden-on-the-phon/


text: Says Rep. Kyrsten Sinema supported a bill that is "essentially encouraging child trafficking."
claimant: Martha McSally
claim_date: 2018-09-16T00:00:00Z
title: In Arizona, McSally falsely claims Sinema backed bill encouraging child trafficking
review_date: 2018-10-03T19:10:56Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/oct/02/martha-mcsally/did-kyrsten-sinema-support-bill-encouraging-child-/


text: Pouring soda on raw pork will cause parasites to emerge.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-04-04T00:00:00Z
title: Does pouring soda on raw pork reveal parasites? Don’t believe this myth
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/apr/07/facebook-posts/does-pouring-soda-on-raw-pork-reveal-parasites-don/


text: "Less than half" of jobs at the Carrier manufacturing plant in Indiana "are actually staying."
claimant: Heather McGhee
claim_date: 2016-12-04T00:00:00Z
title: Did Donald Trump's Carrier deal actually save 'less than half' of jobs headed to Mexico?
review_date: 2016-12-04T23:46:03Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/dec/04/heather-mcghee/did-donald-trumps-carrier-deal-actually-save-less-/


claimant: Mark Harris
claim_date: 2018-11-22T00:00:00Z
title: Republican says Democrats cut billions from Medicare, but leaves some info out
review_date: 2018-11-03T21:13:06Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Liberal Democrats" who back Dan McCready "cut $716 BILLION from Medicare to fund their healthcare scheme: Obamacare."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/nov/03/mark-harris/republican-says-democrats-cut-billions-medicare-le/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2016-09-26T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump says Hillary Clinton lauded controversial Trans-Pacific trade deal
review_date: 2016-09-27T03:22:57Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Hillary Clinton called the Trans-Pacific Partnership “the gold standard. You called it the gold standard of trade deals. You said it’s the finest deal you’ve ever seen.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/sep/27/donald-trump/donald-trump-says-hillary-clinton-lauded-controver/


text: “Walmart has just pledged $100 million to Black Lives Matter.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-07-24T00:00:00Z
title: Walmart pledged $100M for a racial equity center, not for Black Lives Matter
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jul/28/facebook-posts/walmart-pledged-100m-racial-equity-center-not-blac/


text: "For four years, I was a full professor at the University of Pennsylvania."
claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2022-04-14T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking Joe Biden on being a full professor for four years
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/apr/22/joe-biden/fact-checking-joe-biden-being-full-professor-four-/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2019-09-02T00:00:00Z
title: No, Kevin Hart wasn’t ‘paralyzed from the neck down,’ didn’t injure vocal cords in car crash
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says after a car accident comedian Kevin Hart has been "paralyzed from the neck down" and his "vocal cords have been paralyzed as well, leaving him with the inability to speak."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/sep/09/facebook-posts/no-kevin-hart-wasnt-paralyzed-neck-down-didnt-inju/


claimant: Rebecca Kleefisch
claim_date: 2022-03-09T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Gov. Tony Evers gave $2.4 million in COVID relief money to Planned Parenthood affiliates throughout Wisconsin “to bail them out and fund abortions."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/mar/25/rebecca-kleefisch/yes-evers-gave-covid-relief-money-planned-parentho/

title:
Yes, Evers gave COVID relief money to Planned Parenthood — but it’s not being used to fund abortions


text: COVID spelled backward is “divoc” which means "possession of the evil spirit" in Hebrew.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2022-01-19T00:00:00Z
title: No, COVID spelled backward doesn’t mean evil spirit possession in Hebrew
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/feb/11/facebook-posts/covid-spelled-backward-divoc-which-means-possessio/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z
title: No, there was not a man ‘dressed in Muslim garb’ walking in a Notre Dame tower during the fire
review_date: 2019-04-16T22:22:36Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
A video clip from the Notre Dame cathedral fire shows a man walking alone in a tower of the church "dressed in Muslim garb."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/apr/16/facebook-posts/no-there-was-not-lone-man-dressed-muslim-garb-walk/


claimant: David A. Clarke Jr.
claim_date: 2017-12-30T00:00:00Z
title: Despite David Clarke's tweet, no evidence Hillary Clinton ever called Democratic voters 'stupid'
review_date: 2018-01-05T16:53:12Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Hillary Clinton once said "the average Democrat voter is just plain stupid, they’re easy to manipulate."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jan/05/david-clarke-jr/despite-david-clarkes-tweet-no-evidence-hillary-cl/


claimant: Roger Stone
claim_date: 2016-10-26T00:00:00Z
title: No, Hillary Clinton did not meet with Broward elections supervisor Brenda Snipes
review_date: 2016-10-31T18:20:30Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Hillary Clinton "shows up in Broward County" and had a private meeting with elections supervisor Brenda Snipes.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/oct/31/roger-stone/no-roger-stone-hillary-clinton-did-not-meet-browar/


claimant: Ted Cruz
claim_date: 2015-03-11T00:00:00Z
title: Ted Cruz says Iran annually has Death to America holiday
review_date: 2016-07-21T01:50:14Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Here, we have Thanksgiving, we have Christmas, we have the 4th of July. Every year in Iran, they celebrate Death to America day."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2015/mar/13/ted-cruz/ted-cruz-says-iran-annually-has-death-america-holi/


claimant: Monica Crowley
claim_date: 2022-06-12T00:00:00Z
title: The Pants on Fire claim that communists have controlled U.S. institutions for decades
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Soviet and Chinese communists have “grabbed control” of U.S. entertainment, movies, television, music, academia, K-12 education and the news media.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jun/17/monica-crowley/pants-fire-claim-communists-have-controlled-us-ins/


claimant: Bernie Sanders
claim_date: 2019-07-12T00:00:00Z
title: Checking Bernie Sanders on life expectancy in Virginia, West Virginia
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"In 2014 ... in McDowell County, W.Va., one of the poorest counties in the nation, life expectancy for men was 64 years. In Fairfax County, Va., a wealthy county, just 350 miles away, life expectancy was nearly 82 years, an 18 year differential. The life expectancy gap for women in the two counties was 12 years."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/jul/18/bernie-sanders/checking-bernie-sanders-life-expectancy-wva-virgin/


text: "The murder rate in our country is the highest it’s been in 47 years."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump wrong that murder rate is highest in 47 years
review_date: 2017-02-08T17:47:12Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/feb/08/donald-trump/donald-trump-wrong-murder-rate-highest-47-years/


claimant: National Republican Senatorial Committee
claim_date: 2021-06-22T00:00:00Z
title: Republicans mislead in welfare attack on Raphael Warnock
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Sen. Raphael Warnock “voted for welfare for politicians plan. Up to $25 million of government money for Warnock’s own political campaign.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jun/25/national-republican-senatorial-committee/republicans-mislead-welfare-attack-raphael-warnock/


text: Elon Musk said he’s buying Snapchat.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-11-30T00:00:00Z
title: No, Elon Musk didn't tweet that he’s buying Snapchat
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/nov/30/viral-image/no-elon-musk-didnt-tweet-that-hes-buying-snapchat/


text: Says Hillary Clinton "is the one that labeled African-American youth as ‘superpredators.’"
claimant: Reince Priebus
claim_date: 2016-08-28T00:00:00Z
title: Did Hillary Clinton call African-American youth 'superpredators?'
review_date: 2017-04-11T17:48:08Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/aug/28/reince-priebus/did-hillary-clinton-call-african-american-youth-su/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-07-14T00:00:00Z
title: Don’t fall for this hoax about monthly stimulus checks
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“You must apply to get your second stimulus check! I’ve already filed for mine and will be receiving $2,000 a month for the rest of the year.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jul/16/facebook-posts/dont-fall-hoax-about-monthly-stimulus-checks/


text: "Half of all NC legislative candidates are unopposed because of gerrymandering."
claimant: Common Cause
claim_date: 2016-07-19T00:00:00Z
title: Common Cause video says half of all NC legislative races are uncontested due to gerrymandering
review_date: 2016-08-10T16:34:11Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/aug/09/common-cause/common-cause-video-says-half-all-nc-legislative-ra/


claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2020-02-09T00:00:00Z
title: Claim 'busts' Melania Trump for touting false credentials
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Melania Trump lied under oath in 2013 about graduating from college with a bachelor’s degree in architecture.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/20/blog-posting/claim-about-melania-trump-touting-false-credential/


text: Kathy Barnette "pretends she's America First, but repeatedly attacked President Trump."
claimant: Our American Century
claim_date: 2022-05-13T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/may/17/our-american-century/senate-hopeful-kathy-barnette-criticized-trump-unt/

title:
Senate hopeful Kathy Barnette criticized Trump until he won 2016 nomination, then became a supporter


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z
title: No, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez didn't say we have time to shoot down Chinese missiles
review_date: 2019-03-13T16:16:52Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, "We’ll never have to worry about China attacking us! They are 12 hours ahead, so we’ll have plenty of time to shoot down their missiles!"

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/mar/13/viral-image/no-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-didnt-say-we-have-time/


claimant: Andrea Stewart-Cousins
claim_date: 2022-05-03T00:00:00Z
title: More than 50 years ago in New York, Republican support for abortion
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
When the New York State Senate voted to legalize abortion in 1970, 12 Republican senators voted in favor of it.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/may/07/andrea-stewart-cousins/more-50-years-ago-new-york-republican-support-abor/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-03-18T00:00:00Z
title: No, COVID-19 relief law doesn’t give federal workers a $21,000 bonus
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Pelosi’s $1.9 trillion bailout gives EVERY federal employee a $21,000 bonus check… they never lost their job!”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/19/facebook-posts/no-covid-19-relief-law-doesnt-give-federal-workers/


claimant: Florida Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee
claim_date: 2017-08-10T00:00:00Z
title: Democrats mislead in attack linking Florida Senate candidate to Trump’s plan to repeal Obamacare
review_date: 2017-08-14T20:33:22Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Jose Felix Diaz supports President Donald Trump's "plan to slash Medicare, charge older Americans an age tax and cut coverage for pre-existing conditions."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/aug/14/florida-democratic-legislative-campaign-committee/democrats-mislead-attack-linking-florida-senate-ca/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-09-15T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/sep/16/fact-checking-donald-trumps-abc-town-hall/
title: Fact-checking Donald Trump’s ABC News town hall
review_date: 2020-09-16T18:54:50Z
textual_rating: Needs context
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Nancy Pelosi was standing in the streets of Chinatown in San Francisco," after he announced the China travel ban.


text: “Pelosi was in (Wuhan) China 6 days after the impeachment HOAX failed.”
claimant: Facebook
claim_date: 2020-04-22T00:00:00Z
title: The ridiculous claim that Pelosi flew to Wuhan, China, after impeachment failed
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/30/facebook-posts/ridiculous-claim-pelosi-flew-wuhan-china-after-imp/


text: Says Jon Ossoff "doesn't even live in (his) district."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2017-06-20T00:00:00Z
title: Trump is right: Ossoff does not live in Georgia's 6th Congressional District
review_date: 2017-06-20T17:25:09Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jun/20/donald-trump/trump-right-ossoff-does-not-live-georgias-6th-cong/


text: The Black River’s water quality is “rated at the very top in North Carolina.”
claimant: Steve Troxler
claim_date: 2018-07-10T00:00:00Z
title: Defending hog farms, Steve Troxler says North Carolina river among cleanest in the state
review_date: 2018-08-01T15:30:38Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/aug/01/steve-troxler/defending-hog-farms-steve-troxler-says-north-carol/


text: Says "the latest polls show us tied neck-and-neck" with Sen. Ted Cruz.
claimant: Beto O'Rourke
claim_date: 2017-08-10T00:00:00Z
title: Beto O'Rourke says latest polls show he's running even with Ted Cruz
review_date: 2017-09-14T21:54:03Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/sep/14/beto-orourke/beto-orourke-says-latest-polls-show-hes-running-ev/


claimant: Iowa Democratic Party
claim_date: 2020-04-21T00:00:00Z
title: Did Joni Ernst flip her position on health care funding?
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Joni Ernst "claims she ‘pushed for’ new funding for hospitals and COVID-19 testing after opposing It for weeks.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/21/iowa-democratic-party/did-joni-ernst-flip-her-position-health-care-fundi/


text: People who are vaccinated for the coronavirus “cannot spread it to you."
claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2021-10-07T00:00:00Z
title: Joe Biden overstates how well vaccines prevent person-to-person virus spread
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/14/joe-biden/joe-biden-overstates-effectiveness-vaccines-preven/


text: Actor Mark Wahlberg said “Hollywood pedophiles have ‘nowhere left to hide.’”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2023-07-18T00:00:00Z
title: Fabricated story stars Mark Wahlberg denouncing ‘blood drinking pedophiles’
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jul/18/viral-image/fabricated-story-stars-mark-wahlberg-denouncing-bl/


text: “SCOTUS overturned the 2020 election.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2022-07-06T00:00:00Z
title: No, the Supreme Court didn’t overturn 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/jul/08/facebook-posts/no-supreme-court-didnt-overturn-2020-election/


text: There will be a “clown purge” on Oct. 30.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-10-14T00:00:00Z
title: Old ‘clown purge’ warning spreads on social media again
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/21/viral-image/old-clown-purge-warning-spreads-social-media-again/


text: Tesla launched a cryptocurrency platform that “aims to help families become wealthier.”
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2022-12-19T00:00:00Z
title: No, Tesla didn’t launch this cryptocurrency trading platform
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/20/blog-posting/no-tesla-didnt-launch-this-cryptocurrency-trading/


claimant: Viral Image
claim_date: 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z
title: No, old photo of women in KKK attire was digitally altered to include ‘Democrat Party’ on sign
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Old photograph shows a group of women in KKK attire holding a sign that reads "Women of the Democrat Party."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/aug/07/viral-image/no-old-photo-women-kkk-attire-was-digitally-altere/


claimant: Focus on the Family
claim_date: 2022-06-28T00:00:00Z
title: Anti-abortion group exaggerates how states regulate late-term abortions
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Abortion is available at any point of pregnancy and for any reason in Alaska, Colorado, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon and Vermont.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jul/12/focus-family/anti-abortion-group-exaggerates-how-states-regulat/


claimant: Pete Buttigieg
claim_date: 2023-02-21T00:00:00Z
title: Marco Rubio and Pete Buttigieg debated over train inspections; here’s what to know
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Sen. Marco Rubio signed a 2021 letter that “supports waivers that would reduce visual track inspections.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/02/pete-buttigieg/marco-rubio-and-pete-buttigieg-debated-over-train/


claimant: Uber
claim_date: 2016-11-28T00:00:00Z
title: Uber cherry picks data from study about drunken driving
review_date: 2016-12-09T21:09:29Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
A recent study found "that cities where Uber operates have 3.6%-5.6% fewer drunk driving deaths than cities without access to ridesharing."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/dec/09/uber/uber-cherry-picks-data-study-about-drunken-driving/


text: Says David Hogg wasn’t at school during the Parkland school shooting.
claimant: Internet rumors
claim_date: 2018-03-26T00:00:00Z
title: David Hogg not at school during shooting? Bloggers spread misinformation
review_date: 2018-03-27T16:42:09Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/mar/27/blog-posting/david-hogg-not-school-during-shooting-s-fake-news/


claimant: Gateway Pundit
claim_date: 2021-10-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fairfax County, Va., lawsuit involved absentee-ballot applications, not ballots
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Fairfax County (Va.) is not requiring the last four digits of Social Security Numbers on absentee ballots in this election.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/nov/01/gateway-pundit/fairfax-county-va-lawsuit-involved-absentee-ballot/


claimant: Paul Ryan
claim_date: 2017-12-13T00:00:00Z
title: Paul Ryan claims 1986 tax reform, like the current one, had low public support just before passage
review_date: 2017-12-18T17:26:38Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
The 1986 tax reform approved under Ronald Reagan "was polling at about 18 percent right before they passed it."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/dec/18/paul-ryan/paul-ryan-claims-1986-tax-reform-current-one-had-l/


text: Says John Elway told NFL players “Kneel on my field and you’re fired on the spot.”
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z
title: No, John Elway didn’t threaten to fire players who kneeled during anthem
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jul/02/blog-posting/no-john-elway-didnt-threaten-fire-players-who-knee/


claimant: Facebook post
claim_date: 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z
title: Trump family ‘disallowed’ from operating charities in New York? No.
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"The Trump family was disallowed from operating any charity in the State of New York because they stole from a kids cancer charity."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/oct/24/facebook-posts/trump-family-disallowed-operating-charities-new-yo/


claimant: Leah Vukmir
claim_date: 2017-10-12T00:00:00Z
title: In Wisconsin, thousands on probation commit new crimes but don't get probation revoked?
review_date: 2017-10-20T17:03:57Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
In 2016, there were 5,570 people in Wisconsin "who committed crimes on probation and they were not revoked."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/oct/20/leah-vukmir/wisconsin-thousands-probation-commit-new-crimes-do/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2019-02-09T00:00:00Z
title: Did Kurt Cobain predict and express approval of a Donald Trump presidency? No.
review_date: 2019-02-12T16:33:55Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Quotes Kurt Cobain saying in 1993 that he wouldn’t be surprised if his generation eventually elected a "true outsider" a "business tycoon who can’t be bought" … "someone like Donald Trump"

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/feb/12/facebook-posts/did-kurt-cobain-predict-and-express-approval-donal/


text: Walmart stores are being converted to FEMA camps to imprison Americans.
claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2023-04-28T00:00:00Z
title: No, Walmart stores aren’t becoming FEMA camps
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/may/05/instagram-posts/no-walmart-stores-arent-becoming-fema-camps/


text: Five JetBlue pilots died from the COVID-19 vaccine.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-07-18T00:00:00Z
title: Deaths of JetBlue pilots falsely connected to COVID-19 vaccine
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/21/facebook-posts/deaths-jetblue-pilots-falsely-connected-covid-19-v/


text: “Data from around the world suggests that omicron favors the fully vaccinated.”
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2022-01-04T00:00:00Z
title: No, omicron does not favor the vaccinated
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jan/07/blog-posting/no-omicron-does-not-favor-vaccinated/


claimant: Chris Murphy
claim_date: 2023-04-03T00:00:00Z
title: Do loose gun laws lead to more gun deaths? Fact-checking Sen. Chris Murphy’s claim
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“The 5 states with the highest gun homicide rates in the nation all have loose gun laws” while “the 5 states with the lowest rates have some of the toughest laws.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/apr/11/chris-murphy/fact-checking-chris-murphy-on-how-much-firearm-law/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z
title: Puerto Rico's power grid was weak, not dead, before hurricanes
review_date: 2018-09-13T15:15:20Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Puerto Rico’s electric grid and their electric generating plant was dead before the storms ever hit. It was in very bad shape. It was in bankruptcy. It had no money. It was largely -- you know, it was largely closed."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/sep/13/donald-trump/puerto-ricos-power-grid-was-weak-not-dead-hurrican/


claimant: Michelle Obama
claim_date: 2020-08-17T00:00:00Z
title: Michelle Obama right that 2 votes per precinct enabled Trump win in Michigan
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“In one of the states that determined the outcome” of the 2016 presidential race, “the winning margin averaged out to just two votes per precinct — two votes.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/18/michelle-obama/michelle-obama-right-2-votes-precinct-enabled-trum/


claimant: Facebook post
claim_date: 2022-03-14T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Comparing the price of oil and gas in June 2008 to March 2022 shows that oil companies are “price gouging.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/mar/17/facebook-posts/persistent-high-gas-prices-dont-prove-price-gougin/

title:
Persistent high gas prices don’t prove price gouging — and neither do comparisons to 2008 gas prices


claimant: Jason Isaac
claim_date: 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z
title: Jason Isaac makes Mostly False claim that abortion is the leading killer of black Americans
review_date: 2018-03-02T19:55:34Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says abortion is "the leading cause of death for black Americans and kills as many as 1,000 black children every day."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/mar/02/jason-isaac/jason-isaac-makes-mostly-false-claim-abortion-lead/


text: "Robert Redford Says: Michelle And Barack Obama Should Get Five Years In Prison."
claimant: Internet Rumors
claim_date: 2018-03-28T00:00:00Z
title: No, Robert Redford didn't say Michelle and Barack Obama should go to prison
review_date: 2018-03-30T14:36:29Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/mar/30/blog-posting/no-robert-redford-didnt-say-michelle-and-barack-ob/


text: “Marjorie Taylor Greene was raided by Joe Biden’s DOJ last night.”
claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2022-08-24T00:00:00Z
title: No, the DOJ didn’t raid Marjorie Taylor Greene’s home
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/aug/24/instagram-posts/no-doj-didnt-raid-marjorie-taylor-greenes-home/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-09-11T00:00:00Z
title: No, Obama didn’t post a video message telling people to go to work on 9/11
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Barack Obama urged people on Sept. 10, 2001, to “report to work tomorrow” at the World Trade Center.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/sep/12/viral-image/no-obama-didnt-post-video-message-telling-people-g/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-04-10T00:00:00Z
title: Queen Elizabeth was laughing at bees, not her husband in uniform
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
A photo shows Queen Elizabeth giggling because Prince Philip surprised her dressed in uniform as a palace guard.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/apr/13/viral-image/queen-elizabeth-was-laughing-bees-not-her-husband-/


claimant: Scott Walker
claim_date: 2017-07-28T00:00:00Z
title: Scott Walker misleads saying Pennsylvania lost Foxconn plant because Democrat replaced GOP governor
review_date: 2017-08-25T16:42:04Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Foxconn didn't keep a promise to build a plant in Pennsylvania because "Pennsylvnia changed governors."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/aug/25/scott-walker/scott-walker-says-pennsylvania-lost-foxconn-plant-/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-08-25T00:00:00Z
title: COVID-19 vaccine testing included people with underlying health conditions
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
The COVID-19 vaccines “were released to the public after only two months of testing in healthy humans.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/aug/31/facebook-posts/covid-19-vaccine-testing-included-people-underlyin/


text: “Leaked audio recording of Biden and Zelenskyy talking in private.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2023-02-21T00:00:00Z
title: Don’t fall for this promise of a ‘leaked’ recording of Biden and Zelenskyy
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/22/viral-image/dont-fall-for-this-promise-of-a-leaked-recording-o/


text: Bill Gates planned a smallpox-type outbreak.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2022-05-22T00:00:00Z
title: Bill Gates’ comments about preparing for pandemics doesn’t mean he planned monkeypox outbreak
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/may/31/facebook-posts/bill-gates-comments-about-preparing-pandemics-does/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-02-02T00:00:00Z
title: Servicemen died in 2010, not ‘this week,’ and they were remembered
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
A list of 11 names are “Marines that gave their lives this week for everyone in this country. There is no media for them, not even a mention of their names.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/20/facebook-posts/servicemen-died-2010-not-week-and-they-were-rememb/


text: The 2008 book “End of Days” predicted the current coronavirus outbreak.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-02-19T00:00:00Z
title: The book ‘End of Days’ described an illness in 2020, but not 'Wuhan-400'
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/26/viral-image/book-end-days-described-illness-2020-not-wuhan-400/


text: Says a picture of stacked mailboxes is proof of voter suppression in Wisconsin
claimant: tweet
claim_date: 2020-08-15T00:00:00Z
title: No, Wisconsin mailbox picture isn’t proof of “massive voter suppression”
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/17/facebook-posts/no-wisconsin-mailbox-picture-isnt-proof-massive-vo/


text: Says Baptist pastor Charles Stanley is selling CBD.
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2021-06-10T00:00:00Z
title: Don’t fall for fake news headlines about this pastor selling CBD
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jun/10/blog-posting/dont-fall-fake-news-headlines-about-pastor-selling/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z
title: Canada did not ban use of ‘Let’s go Brandon,’ as fake memo claimed
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“The Canadian government threatens to fire any government employee who uses ‘Let's Go Brandon’ in communications.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/20/facebook-posts/canada-did-not-ban-use-lets-go-biden-fake-memo-cla/


claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2021-05-26T00:00:00Z
title: Instagram post misleads on vaccine efficacy by conflating two different measures
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"The Lancet peer-reviewed study confirms vaccine efficacy, not as 95% stated by the vaccine companies, but as: AstraZeneca 1.3%; Moderna 1.2%; J&J 1.2%; Pfizer 0.84%."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/may/28/instagram-posts/instagram-post-misleads-vaccine-efficacy-conflatin/


text: "Tens of thousands" of people leave New York every week
claimant: Donald Trump Jr.
claim_date: 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump Jr. overstates migration out of New York
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/nov/08/donald-trump-jr/donald-trump-jr-overstates-migration-out-new-york/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2017-10-30T00:00:00Z
title: Trump wrongly says Manafort crimes came years before he joined the campaign
review_date: 2017-10-30T19:17:30Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Paul Manafort’s alleged crimes were "years ago, before Paul Manafort was part of the Trump campaign."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/oct/30/donald-trump/trump-wrongly-says-manafort-crimes-came-years-he-j/


text: "Kamala Harris is NOT eligible to be President."
claimant: Jacob Wohl
claim_date: 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z
title: Yes, Kamala Harris is eligible to run for president
review_date: 2019-01-22T23:09:57Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/jan/22/jacob-wohl/yes-kamala-harris-eligible-run-president/


claimant: Ron Johnson
claim_date: 2017-09-25T00:00:00Z
title: Obamacare funding given to states unfairly, says repeal and replace supporter Ron Johnson
review_date: 2017-09-29T16:03:37Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"California, New York and Massachusetts, they represent about 20 percent of the population, they get close to 36 percent of Obamacare funding. It's just simply inequitable."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/sep/29/ron-johnson/obamacare-funding-given-states-unfairly-says-repea/


text: The World Economic Forum “bans natural conception” because “all babies must be lab-grown by 2030.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2023-07-16T00:00:00Z
title: The World Economic Forum didn’t ban natural conception in favor of lab-grown babies
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jul/17/viral-image/the-world-economic-forum-didnt-ban-natural-concept/


claimant: Paul Ryan
claim_date: 2017-09-27T00:00:00Z
title: Is GOP tax reform framework aimed at giving breaks to the middle class, not high-income earners?
review_date: 2017-10-13T16:43:34Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
The Republican tax reform proposal is focused on tax breaks for the middle class "and not about people who are really high-income earners getting a tax break."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/oct/13/paul-ryan/gop-tax-reform-framework-aimed-giving-break-middle/


text: Sen. Sherrod Brown says Trump 'never' denounced NAFTA when it was debated in Congress
claimant: Sen. Sherrod Brown
claim_date: 2016-07-03T00:00:00Z
title: Sen. Sherrod Brown says Trump 'never' denounced NAFTA when it was debated in Congress
review_date: 2016-07-08T19:01:02Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jul/08/sherrod-brown/sen-sherrod-brown-says-trump-never-denounced-nafta/


text: On conservative mega-donor Richard Uihlein.
claimant: Leah Vukmir
claim_date: 2018-08-15T00:00:00Z
review_date: 2018-08-23T12:22:49Z
textual_rating: Full Flop
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/aug/23/leah-vukmir/flip-flop-leah-vukmir-accused-donor-trying-buy-us-/

title:
Flip-Flop: Leah Vukmir accused donor of trying to buy U.S. Senate seat, now she's asking his support


claimant: New York City Police Benevolent Association
claim_date: 2019-12-02T00:00:00Z
title: Police union criticizes new bail law
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Defendants charged with producing, directing or promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child will be arraigned & set free."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/dec/22/new-york-city-police-benevolent-association/police-union-criticizes-new-bail-law/


text: Fox News changed its accreditation to "entertainment."
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-01-12T00:00:00Z
title: Post on Fox News changing to entertainment spun from old satire story
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jan/16/facebook-posts/post-fox-news-changing-entertainment-spun-old-sati/


text: Video shows Ukrainian crisis actors come to life after pretending to be dead.
claimant: Tweets
claim_date: 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z
title: This video is from a climate change protest in Austria. It doesn’t show crisis actors in Ukraine
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/mar/04/tweets/video-climate-change-protest-austria-it-doesnt-sho/


text: “Joe Biden blamed Elton John for AIDS.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-09-25T00:00:00Z
title: Joe Biden didn’t blame Elton John for AIDS
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/sep/27/viral-image/joe-biden-didnt-blame-elton-john-aids/


text: The number of people who have died in the U.S. in 2020 is on par with years prior to COVID-19.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-11-22T00:00:00Z
title: Chart comparing 2020 US death toll with previous years is flawed, uses incomplete data
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/dec/11/facebook-posts/chart-comparing-2020-us-death-toll-previous-years-/


text: Says “we will know which candidate you voted for.”
claimant: Emails
claim_date: 2020-10-20T00:00:00Z
title: Email threat to Florida Democrats falsely says 'we will know which candidate you voted for'
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/oct/21/emails/threat-wrongly-says-author-email-can-find-out-if-f/


claimant: Jeanette Kowalik
claim_date: 2020-06-15T00:00:00Z
title: Milwaukee was among first to declare racism a public health crisis
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Our health department, our city and our county declared racism as a public health crisis last year.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jun/18/jeanette-kowalik/milwaukee-was-among-first-declare-racism-public-he/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-05-19T00:00:00Z
title: Trump wrong that hydroxychloroquine studies only gave drug to dying patients
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“If you look at the one (hydroxychloroquine) survey, the only bad survey, they were giving it to people that were in very bad shape. They were very old. Almost dead.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/20/donald-trump/trump-wrong-hydroxychloroquine-studies-only-gave-d/


text: Video shows a Philadelphia poll worker committing election fraud.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-11-10T00:00:00Z
title: No, this isn’t video evidence of election fraud in Philadelphia
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/nov/11/viral-image/no-this-isnt-video-evidence-of-election-fraud-in-p/


claimant: Instagram post
claim_date: 2023-05-31T00:00:00Z
title: The European Union has not warned pregnant women to avoid COVID-19 vaccines
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"The European Union is now warning pregnant women not to get the COVID-19 vaccine due to the possibility of infertility and miscarriage.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jun/01/instagram-posts/the-european-union-has-not-warned-pregnant-women-t/


claimant: Paul Babeu
claim_date: 2016-05-26T00:00:00Z
title: Arizona sheriff says Obama called global warming America’s ‘top’ national security threat
review_date: 2016-06-04T00:38:16Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"The president has said the national security threat facing America, the top one, is global warming."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jun/04/paul-babeu/arizona-sheriff-says-obama-called-global-warming-a/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2019-10-05T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump is wrong. Whistleblower account of Ukraine phone call was 'almost completely' right
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"The first so-called second hand information “Whistleblower” got my phone conversation almost completely wrong."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/oct/09/donald-trump/donald-trump-whistleblower-got-phone-call-almost-c/


text: "Hate crimes against American Muslims and mosques have tripled after Paris and San Bernardino."
claimant: Hillary Clinton
claim_date: 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z
title: Hillary Clinton says anti-Muslim hate crimes tripled after Paris, San Bernardino
review_date: 2016-06-14T17:41:04Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jun/14/hillary-clinton/hillary-clinton-says-anti-muslim-hate-crimes-tripl/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-02-17T00:00:00Z
title: Looking at why a coal-powered closed in Texas
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Monticello power plant just outside of Pittsburg TX has been closed since 2018 because of renewable energy.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/feb/23/viral-image/looking-why-coal-powered-closed-texas/


text: Photos show cemeteries and war memorials damaged during George Floyd demonstrations.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z
title: Only one of the sites in these photos was damaged during demonstrations, and it was a bathroom
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jun/04/viral-image/only-one-sites-these-photos-was-damaged-during-dem/


text: Says the Make-A-Wish Foundation will grant wishes only to fully vaccinated children.
claimant: Instagram post
claim_date: 2021-06-26T00:00:00Z
title: No, the Make-A-Wish Foundation isn’t granting wishes only to vaccinated children
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/02/instagram-posts/no-make-wish-foundation-isnt-granting-wishes-only-/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z
title: No, Mike Pence never said people need 'Jesus care' more than health care
review_date: 2019-02-18T20:54:25Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Quotes Mike Pence as saying that people with pre-existing conditions need "more Jesus care," not health care.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/feb/18/facebook-posts/no-mike-pence-never-said-people-need-jesus-care-mo/


text: Says he created "over 500,000 new jobs -- with a surge in female employment last month."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2017-04-25T00:00:00Z
title: Has Donald Trump overseen a gain of 500,000 jobs so far?
review_date: 2017-04-26T20:54:39Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/apr/26/donald-trump/has-donald-trump-overseen-gain-500000-jobs-so-far/


claimant: Facebook post
claim_date: 2021-07-21T00:00:00Z
title: It’s not true that the women’s U.S. soccer team kneeled during the national anthem at the Olympics
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
A photograph shows members of the U.S. women’s soccer team kneeling during the national anthem at the Tokyo Olympics.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/26/facebook-posts/its-not-true-womens-us-soccer-team-kneeled-during-/


text: Anne Heche was murdered by the illuminati because she was working on a movie about Jeffrey Epstein.
claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2022-08-14T00:00:00Z
title: No, Anne Heche wasn’t murdered because she was working on a movie about Epstein
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/aug/16/instagram-posts/no-anne-heche-wasnt-murdered-because-she-was-worki/


text: A Mars Rover photo captured by NASA shows a doorway, suggesting extraterrestrial life.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2022-05-13T00:00:00Z
title: Mars ‘doorway’ photo shows a naturally-occurring crevice, not proof of life on the planet
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/may/23/facebook-posts/mars-doorway-photo-shows-naturally-occurring-crevi/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-02-07T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump says Nancy Pelosi’s speech tear was illegal. That’s wrong
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"I thought it was a terrible thing when (Nancy Pelosi) ripped up the speech. First of all, it's an official document. You're not allowed. It's illegal what she did. She broke the law."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/07/donald-trump/donald-trump-says-nancy-pelosis-speech-tear-was-il/


text: Climate change is “dictated by solar activity and the moon” and has “nothing to do with mankind.”
claimant: Instagram video
claim_date: 2022-11-13T00:00:00Z
title: No, climate change isn’t driven by solar activity and lunar phases
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/nov/29/instagram-posts/no-climate-change-isnt-driven-by-solar-activity-an/


claimant: Republican National Committee
claim_date: 2020-03-05T00:00:00Z
title: Is there no policy daylight between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, as RNC says?
review_date: 2020-03-11T14:01:25Z
textual_rating: Their plans differ greatly
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Biden supports a government takeover of health care. Not only does Biden’s plan not allow Americans to keep their private health insurance, it guarantees ‘massive disruptions to private coverage.’ Bernie supports a government takeover of health care. Bernie’s health care agenda eliminates private health insurance."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/10/republican-national-committee-republican/there-no-daylight-between-joe-biden-and-bernie-san/


text: TV host “Dr. Phil” endorsed a “2023 seniors benefits program.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-03-19T00:00:00Z
title: Sorry, there’s no allowance card; that Dr. Phil ad is bogus
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/22/facebook-posts/sorry-theres-no-allowance-card-that-dr-phil-ad-is/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-07-20T00:00:00Z
title: This isn’t a real NBC News headline about a Biden impersonator exploiting immigrants
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
A Texas farmer was “arrested for using illegal immigrants for free labor by pretending to be Joe Biden.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jul/21/viral-image/isnt-real-nbc-news-headline-about-biden-impersonat/


text: George W. Bush was photographed talking into the wrong end of a phone.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-10-03T00:00:00Z
title: Altered photo shows George W. Bush holding phone upside-down
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/oct/05/viral-image/altered-photo-shows-george-w-bush-holding-phone-up/


claimant: Gwen Graham
claim_date: 2018-04-18T00:00:00Z
title: Did Gwen Graham vote to deny the resettlement of Syrian refugees?
review_date: 2018-04-24T16:13:26Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says the 2015 vote on the American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act "was not a vote to deny access to the U.S."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/apr/24/gwen-graham/did-gwen-graham-vote-favor-legislation-denying-res/


text: "Job creation fell by 70 percent in Wisconsin in 2016" under Scott Walker.
claimant: Tony Evers
claim_date: 2017-10-04T00:00:00Z
title: Jobs have grown under GOP Gov. Scott Walker, but Democrat Tony Evers says growth fell 70% in 2016
review_date: 2017-10-18T17:36:55Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/oct/18/tony-evers/jobs-have-grown-under-gop-gov-scott-walker-democra/


claimant: Byron Brown
claim_date: 2021-09-09T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/28/byron-brown/brown-overstates-walton-tax-increase/
title: Brown overstates Walton tax increase
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Three percent is not a modest tax increase, if you own a $100,000 home in the city of Buffalo, that means an extra $300 a year.”


text: Photo showing Game of Thrones characters depicts victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2023-02-07T00:00:00Z
title: Photo shows ‘Game of Thrones’ characters, not victims of earthquake in Turkey, Syria
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/08/instagram-posts/photo-shows-game-thrones-characters-not-victims-ea/


text: "Amendment 1 protects Florida seniors from scams and rip-offs."
claimant: Consumers for Smart Solar
claim_date: 2016-10-19T00:00:00Z
title: Amendment 1 promises to protect seniors, but measure offers no new regulations
review_date: 2016-11-03T18:53:28Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/nov/03/consumers-smart-solar/amendment-1-backers-promise-protections-seniors-of/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-03-12T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking Trump’s attacks on Obama-Biden swine flu response
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Joe Biden “was in charge of the H1N1 Swine Flu epidemic which killed thousands of people. The response was one of the worst on record. Our response is one of the best, with fast action of border closings & a 78% Approval Rating, the highest on record. His was lowest!

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/15/donald-trump/fact-checking-trumps-attacks-obama-biden-swine-flu/


text: "Under @BarackObama illegal immigration dropped to a 50-year low."
claimant: Nate McMurray
claim_date: 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z
title: McMurray’s illegal immigration claim is only part of the story
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/sep/23/nathan-mcmurray/mcmurrays-illegal-immigration-claim-only-part-stor/


text: Says Barack Obama "didn’t do executive orders in the beginning."
claimant: Whoopi Goldberg
claim_date: 2017-01-25T00:00:00Z
title: Whoopi Goldberg wrongly says Obama waited ‘at least a couple of months’ to issue executive actions
review_date: 2017-01-27T16:28:28Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jan/26/whoopi-goldberg/whoopi-goldberg-wrongly-says-obama-waited-least-co/


claimant: The Gateway Pundit
claim_date: 2017-12-08T00:00:00Z
title: Facebook did not remove Gateway Pundit report after fact-check
review_date: 2017-12-11T23:42:47Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Facebook Picks Sides in Alabama Senate Race=> Shuts Down Gateway Pundit and Breitbart Reports on Discredited Allred Accuser”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/dec/11/gateway-pundit/facebook-did-not-remove-gateway-pundit-report-afte/


text: “12 white female bodies in garage freezer tagged ‘Black Lives Matter.’”
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2020-07-17T00:00:00Z
title: That fake story connecting dead bodies and Black Lives Matter is back
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jul/20/blog-posting/fake-story-connecting-dead-bodies-and-black-lives-/


text: Photo shows “Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles” bowing to Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-09-18T00:00:00Z
title: No, this isn’t a photo of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles bowing to the Ethiopian emperor
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/sep/20/viral-image/no-isnt-photo-queen-elizabeth-ii-and-prince-charle/


text: "Trump on revamping the military: We’re bringing back the draft."
claimant: RealNewsRightNow.com
claim_date: 2016-04-29T00:00:00Z
title: Internet story claiming Trump wants to renew military draft is still old, still fake
review_date: 2017-04-21T19:54:19Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/apr/21/realnewsrightnowcom/internet-story-claiming-trump-wants-renew-military/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-10-15T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/oct/16/fact-checking-head-head-town-halls-joe-biden-donal/
title: Fact-checking Donald Trump, Joe Biden in head-to-head town halls
review_date: 2020-10-16T04:26:51Z
textual_rating: Needs context
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"I have done more for the African American community than any president, with the exception of Abraham Lincoln."


text: "Sen. (Richard) Burr voted no on the Violence Against Women Act."
claimant: Deborah Ross
claim_date: 2016-10-18T00:00:00Z
title: In N.C. Senate race, claim by Democrat Deborah Ross against GOP's Richard Burr is misleading
review_date: 2016-10-19T15:43:20Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/oct/18/deborah-ross/nc-senate-race-democrat-deborah-ross-ad-against-go/


text: There is a “0.05% chance of dying from COVID.”
claimant: TikTok
claim_date: 2021-07-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking a TikTok post about a 0.05% risk of dying from COVID-19
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/aug/13/tiktok-posts/experts-break-down-numbers-catching-or-dying-covid/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2019-03-21T00:00:00Z
title: No, Adam Schiff did not use taxpayer funds for a sexual harassment settlement
review_date: 2019-03-27T18:47:33Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Adam Schiff used taxpayer money to "reach a sexual harassment settlement with a 19-year-old male."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/mar/27/facebook-posts/no-adam-schiff-did-not-use-taxpayer-funds-sexual-h/


text: Video shows an aide to U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi snapping at former U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-06-10T00:00:00Z
title: No Nancy Pelosi aide appears in this clickbait Facebook post
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-nancy-pelosi-aide-appears-in-this-clickbait-fac/


claimant: Instagram post
claim_date: 2021-09-26T00:00:00Z
title: Comparison of refugee, Social Security payments is outdated and exaggerated
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
The government pays out "$2,125/month in refugee benefits to refugees resettled in the United States," while Social Security recipients “who have paid into the system their whole lives receive $1,400/month on average."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/sep/30/instagram-posts/comparison-refugee-social-security-payments-outdat/


text: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “doesn’t even have surveillance cameras around her house.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-10-31T00:00:00Z
title: Pelosi has surveillance cameras at her San Francisco house
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/nov/02/viral-image/pelosi-has-surveillance-cameras-her-san-francisco/


text: "One of George Soros' companies has provided some of the (voting) machines" for some states.
claimant: Sean Duffy
claim_date: 2016-10-27T00:00:00Z
title: Claim that George Soros owns U.S. voting machines is Pants on Fire!
review_date: 2016-10-31T21:14:56Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/oct/31/sean-duffy/wisconsin-congressman-fuels-soros-voting-machine-r/


text: Says President Trump posted a combative tweet to EA Sports about Colin Kaepernick.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-09-08T00:00:00Z
title: No, Donald Trump didn’t tweet about Kaepernick and Madden 21
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/sep/10/facebook-posts/no-donald-trump-didnt-tweet-about-kaepernick-and-m/


claimant: Newt Gingrich
claim_date: 2012-02-24T00:00:00Z
title: Newt Gingrich says U.S. may have 'three times as much oil' as Saudi Arabia
review_date: 2016-07-15T16:02:52Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
One estimate says there may be "three times as much oil in the United States as there is in Saudi Arabia."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2012/feb/24/newt-gingrich/newt-gingrich-says-us-may-have-three-times-much-oi/


claimant: Elizabeth Warren
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: Words are in booklet
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"A billionaire who calls women ‘fat broads’ and ‘horse-faced lesbians’ — and no, I’m not talking about Donald Trump. I’m talking about Mayor Bloomberg."


claimant: Public Citizen
claim_date: 2020-04-05T00:00:00Z
title: Yes, millions in U.S. have lost job-related health insurance while those in other nations have not
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says 3.5 million U.S. citizens lost their employer-tied health insurance in March, while zero lost their coverage in 20 other large nations combined.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/16/public-citizen/yes-millions-us-have-lost-job-related-health-insur/


claimant: TikTok posts
claim_date: 2021-03-17T00:00:00Z
title: No, you don’t need a WHO vaccination certificate to travel internationally
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“You will need a WHO Yellow Vaccination Passport if you plan on traveling internationally once borders open.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/22/tiktok-posts/no-you-dont-need-who-vaccination-certificate-trave/


claimant: Facebook
claim_date: 2022-01-14T00:00:00Z
title: Doctors dispute claim that COVID-19 pneumonia is actually an allergic reaction
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
COVID-19-induced pneumonia is "is actually mast cell degranulation of the lungs," a type of allergic reaction.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jan/25/facebook-posts/doctors-dispute-claim-covid-19-pneumonia-actually-/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-07-04T00:00:00Z
title: No, Marjorie Taylor Greene didn’t tweet this on July 4
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Marjorie Taylor Greene said “246 years ago Jesus Christ performed his miracle of making a single days worth of bullets last 8 days.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jul/05/viral-image/no-marjorie-taylor-greene-didnt-tweet-july-4/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2017-12-06T00:00:00Z
title: Is Donald Trump correct about the history of the Jerusalem Embassy Act?
review_date: 2017-12-06T21:43:20Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
The Jerusalem Embassy Act "passed Congress by an overwhelming bipartisan majority and was reaffirmed by a unanimous vote of the Senate only six months ago."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/dec/06/donald-trump/donald-trump-correct-about-history-jerusalem-embas/


claimant: Michael Bennet
claim_date: 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/jul/31/fact-checking-democratic-debate-detroit-night-two/
title: Fact-checking the Democratic debate in Detroit, night two
review_date: 2019-08-01T04:04:34Z
textual_rating: Future uncertain
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"I believe we should finish the job we started with the Affordable Care Act with a public option that gives everybody in this audience the chance to pick for their family whether they want private insurance or public insurance and requires drug companies to be negotiated with by Medicare and it provides competition. That is totally different from the plan that Sen. (Elizabeth) Warren and Sen. (Bernie) Sanders and Sen. Harris have proposed, which would make illegal employer-based health insurance in this country.""I believe we should finish the job we started with the Affordable Care Act with a public option that gives everybody in this audience the chance to pick for their family whether they want private insurance or public insurance and requires drug companies to be negotiated with by Medicare and it provides competition. That is totally different from the plan that Sen. (Elizabeth) Warren and Sen. (Bernie) Sanders and Sen. Harris have proposed, which would make illegal employer-based health insurance in this country."


claimant: Tweets
claim_date: 2022-04-04T00:00:00Z
title: No, Tucker Carlson didn’t say this about Ukraine staging dead bodies
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Tucker Carlson said, “What if these bodies of tortured, dead civilians were staged? What if they’re fake? What if the Ukrainian military killed them & then blamed Russia? I’m not saying any of this is true, I’m just asking the questions. Why can’t we ask these questions?”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/apr/07/tweets/no-tucker-carlson-didnt-say-about-ukraine-staging-/


claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2020-11-18T00:00:00Z
title: Is Joe Biden right that transition starts with an ‘apparent' winner?
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
The law governing the transition of presidential power “doesn’t require there to be an absolute winner. It says the ‘apparent' winner.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/nov/19/joe-biden/joe-biden-right-transition-starts-apparent-winner/


claimant: Instagram post
claim_date: 2023-01-27T00:00:00Z
title: Microwave ovens aren’t causing colon cancer, despite social media claims
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Doctors say colon cancer is on the rise due to toxins absorbed while cooking food (in) the microwave.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/01/instagram-posts/microwave-ovens-arent-causing-colon-cancer-despite/


text: Says a photo that shows a group of dead, scorched sheep is from Australia wildfires.
claimant: Viral Image
claim_date: 2020-01-04T00:00:00Z
title: Image of burned sheep is from 2013 Australia fires
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jan/07/viral-image/image-burned-sheep-australia-fires-2013/


text: Photo shows Ice Cube and 50 Cent wearing Donald Trump hats.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-10-20T00:00:00Z
title: Altered photo shows Ice Cube, 50 Cent in Trump hats
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/oct/20/viral-image/altered-photo-shows-ice-cube-50-cent-trump-hats/


text: Says top Clinton advisers "were pressing" birther movement stories "very hard."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2016-09-26T00:00:00Z
title: Trump falsely tries to pin birtherism on Clinton insiders
review_date: 2016-09-27T05:46:26Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/sep/27/donald-trump/trump-again-tries-pin-birtherism-clinton-insiders/


claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2019-10-16T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking Joe Biden's claim that he was among the poorest in government
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"I entered as one of the poorest men in Congress, left one of the poorest men in government, in Congress and as vice president."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/oct/30/joe-biden/fact-checking-joe-bidens-claim-hes-among-poorest-g/


text: Joe Biden was called for Michigan even though Donald Trump won more votes.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-11-05T00:00:00Z
title: Biden netted more votes in Michigan than Trump
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/nov/05/facebook-posts/biden-netted-more-votes-michigan-trump/


text: "Over 1,000 people were denied a ballot on Election Day" in the 2016 North Carolina primaries
claimant: Terry Van Duyn
claim_date: 2018-11-27T00:00:00Z
title: Voters weren't 'denied a ballot' when NC had voter ID
review_date: 2018-12-11T21:21:00Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/dec/11/terry-van-duyn/voters-werent-denied-ballot-when-nc-had-voter-id/


claimant: Richard Durbin
claim_date: 2021-02-04T00:00:00Z
title: How many DACA recipients are essential workers amid COVID-19 pandemic?
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“More than 200,000 DACA recipients are essential infrastructure workers” including “41,700 DACA recipients in the healthcare industry”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/feb/09/richard-durbin/how-many-daca-recipients-are-essential-workers-ami/


claimant: Bernie Sanders
claim_date: 2019-04-22T00:00:00Z
title: Bernie Sanders set off a firestorm over prisoners voting, but his facts are straight
review_date: 2019-04-26T03:08:37Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"In my own state of Vermont, from the very first days of our state's history, what our Constitution says is that everybody can vote. That is true. So people in jail can vote."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/apr/24/bernie-sanders/sanders-set-firestorm-over-prisoners-voting-his-fa/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2017-09-03T00:00:00Z
title: Kansas City Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt says this statement attributed to him is a ‘hoax’
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Kansas City Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt said, “You will stand, with your hand over your heart and with respect, when our country’s national anthem is being played or you will no longer be a Kansas City Chief.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jul/08/viral-image/kansas-city-chiefs-ceo-clark-hunt-says-statement-a/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2022-12-19T00:00:00Z
title: No evidence fake postal workers are robbing people at gunpoint
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
People who stole U.S. Postal Service uniforms are posing as postal workers and robbing people at gunpoint.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/20/facebook-posts/no-evidence-fake-postal-workers-are-robbing-people/


text: "Coffee is the second-most traded commodity after oil."
claimant: Starbucks
claim_date: 2017-05-04T00:00:00Z
title: No, coffee is not the second-most traded commodity after oil
review_date: 2017-05-08T22:33:20Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/may/08/starbucks/no-coffee-not-second-most-traded-commodity-after-o/


claimant: Debbie Wasserman Schultz
claim_date: 2016-01-17T00:00:00Z
title: Democratic debates set to 'maximize' exposure, Wasserman Schultz claims, but evidence is dubious
review_date: 2016-05-12T14:28:47Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says the Democratic Party created a debate schedule "to maximize the opportunity for voters to see our candidates."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jan/20/debbie-wasserman-schultz/democratic-debates-maximize-exposure-debbie-wasser/


text: Says Chelsea Clinton tweeted, "If Jesus were alive today he'd be working at Planned Parenthood."
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-05-07T00:00:00Z
title: No, Chelsea Clinton didn’t tweet that Jesus would be working at Planned Parenthood
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/may/07/facebook-posts/no-chelsea-clinton-didnt-tweet-jesus-would-be-work/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-11-04T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Merriam-Webster recently changed its definition of the word “vaccine” and removed the immunity portion.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/nov/09/facebook-posts/merriam-webster-didnt-remove-immunity-portion-its-/

title:
Merriam-Webster didn’t remove the immunity portion to its vaccine definition. It changed the wording


text: Photos are proof that Hawaii fires were caused by a “direct energy weapon assault on the people.”
claimant: Instagram post
claim_date: 2023-08-11T00:00:00Z
title: Photo used to claim ‘direct energy assault’ started Hawaii wildfires has circulated since 2018
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/11/instagram-posts/photo-used-to-claim-direct-energy-assault-started/


text: “Now it’s official: FDA announced that vaccines are causing autism.”
claimant: truthcommand
claim_date: 2017-11-21T00:00:00Z
title: No, the FDA didn't hide information linking vaccine to autism
review_date: 2017-12-19T15:01:14Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/dec/19/truthcommandcom/no-fda-didnt-hide-information-linking-vaccine-auti/


claimant: Democratic Party of Wisconsin
claim_date: 2022-05-02T00:00:00Z
title: Democrats still exaggerating GOP backing of Scott’s plan on Social Security, Medicare, taxes
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Republican politicians are pushing a plan "that could raise taxes on almost one in three Wisconsinites and sunset Social Security and Medicare in five years."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jun/15/state-democratic-party-wisconsin/democrats-still-exaggerating-gop-backing-scotts-pl/


claimant: Charlie Kirk
claim_date: 2021-08-16T00:00:00Z
title: Charlie Kirk baselessly claims Biden intentionally let Afghanistan fall to alter U.S. population
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Joe Biden intentionally “let it fall apart” in Afghanistan because he “wants a couple hundred thousand more Ilhan Omars to come into America to change the body politic permanently.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/aug/19/charlie-kirk/charlie-kirk-baselessly-claims-biden-intentionally/


claimant: Gavin Newsom
claim_date: 2019-06-23T00:00:00Z
title: Gavin Newsom’s ridiculous claim: ‘Vast majority’ of San Francisco’s homeless people come from Texas
review_date: 2019-12-16T16:11:27Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"The vast majority" of San Francisco’s homeless people "also come in from — and we know this — from Texas. Just (an) interesting fact."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/aug/14/gavin-newsom/gavin-newsoms-ridiculous-claim-texas-responsible-s/


text: A book published Aug. 10 about the Maui wildfires is proof the wildfires were planned.
claimant: Social media posts
claim_date: 2023-08-15T00:00:00Z
title: Book is not proof Maui wildfires were planned
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/17/social-media/book-is-not-proof-maui-wildfires-were-planned/


text: "A single immigrant can bring in unlimited numbers of distant relatives."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump's misleading claim about chain migration, unlimited sponsorship of distant relatives
review_date: 2018-01-31T19:32:22Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jan/31/donald-trump/donald-trumps-misleading-claim-about-chain-migrati/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2021-01-20T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/jan/20/one-last-time-president-fact-checking-donald-trump/
title: One last time (as president): Fact-checking Donald Trump’s departure speech
review_date: 2021-01-20T23:08:25Z
textual_rating: Exaggerates the number
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"One of the things we're very, very proud of is the selection of almost 300 federal judges and 3 great Supreme Court justices. That's a very big number. That's a record-setting number."


text: Says Deborah Ross "supports the Iran nuclear deal and the ransom it paid for hostages."
claimant: John Bolton SuperPAC
claim_date: 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z
title: Attack ad gets Deborah Ross' stance on the Iran nuclear deal half right, half wrong
review_date: 2016-10-12T20:54:14Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/oct/12/john-bolton-superpac/attack-ad-gets-deborah-ross-stance-iran-nuclear-de/


claimant: Joe Biden
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: Needs context
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
If Donald Trump ends the payroll tax, "Social Security will be bankrupt by 2023, with no way to make up for it."


text: The military took over the mainstream media.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-11-17T00:00:00Z
title: Misinformation spreads online about military media takeover
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/nov/18/facebook-posts/misinformation-spreads-online-about-military-media/


text: "More (people) die from indoor air pollution than from malaria, HIV/AIDS and TB combined."
claimant: James Rockall
claim_date: 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z
title: Yes, indoor air pollution kills more than HIV/AIDS, malaria, TB
review_date: 2017-05-18T19:49:33Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/may/18/james-rockall/yes-indoor-air-pollution-kills-more-hivaids-malari/


claimant: Instagram post
claim_date: 2023-04-11T00:00:00Z
title: Destruction of beer was in Mexico, not related to Bud Light’s Dylan Mulvaney partnership
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
A video shows a steamroller destroying Bud Light cases in relation to Anheuser-Busch’s partnership with a trans person.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/apr/14/instagram-posts/destruction-of-beer-was-in-mexico-not-related-to-b/


claimant: Internet Posts
claim_date: 2020-10-07T00:00:00Z
title: Social posters spread election misinformation about “shredded” ballot applications for Donald Trump
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Shredded Pennsylvania Mail in ballot Applications were discovered in a trailer. The applications were for @realDonaldTrump.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/oct/08/blog-posting/social-posters-spread-election-misinformation-abou/


text: “Brittney Griner’s shocking detention photos leaked online.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z
title: Detention photos of Brittney Griner in Russia aren’t new and they weren’t ‘leaked’
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/apr/04/facebook-posts/detention-photos-of-brittney-griner-in-russia-aren/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2016-07-21T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump's largely accurate about Clinton's past support for NAFTA, TPP
review_date: 2016-07-22T03:55:24Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Hillary Clinton "supported North American Free Trade Agreement), and she supported China’s entrance into the World Trade Organization…. She supported the job-killing trade deal with South Korea. She supported the Trans-Pacific Partnership."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jul/22/donald-trump/donald-trumps-largely-accurate-about-clintons-past/


claimant: Nancy Pelosi
claim_date: 2020-03-12T00:00:00Z
title: Can Europeans get around Trump travel ban by going to England first? Not so simple
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Of the Trump administration’s European travel restrictions that exempt the U.K.: “Well, you can just get into the Chunnel, and you’ll be in the U.K.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/12/nancy-pelosi/can-europeans-get-around-trump-travel-ban-going-en/


text: "THOUSANDS of fake votes found at Wisconsin Recount in Dane County."
claimant: Facebook post
claim_date: 2020-11-28T00:00:00Z
title: Dane County 'fake votes' claim is ridiculous, based on lack of elections knowledge
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/nov/30/facebook-posts/dane-county-fake-votes-claim-ridiculous-based-lack/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/oct/03/checking-donald-trump-whether-impeachment-coup/
title: Donald Trump calls impeachment a coup. It's not
textual_rating: Not a coup
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"As I learn more and more each day, I am coming to the conclusion that what is taking place is not an impeachment, it is a COUP."


text: Images of Plymouth Rock prove sea levels are not rising.
claimant: Facebook post
claim_date: 2022-07-12T00:00:00Z
title: Plymouth Rock pictures don’t prove sea levels are the same as 1620
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jul/20/facebook-posts/plymouth-rock-pictures-dont-prove-sea-levels-are-s/


claimant: Michael Bennet
claim_date: 2019-06-28T00:00:00Z
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: True, but needs context
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Bernie mentioned that the taxes that we would have to pay — because of those taxes, Vermont rejected Medicare for All."


text: “Take home pay for workers is going up.”
claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2023-01-12T00:00:00Z
title: Biden’s claim that take-home pay is going up ignores inflation’s earlier impact
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/13/joe-biden/wage-gains-are-now-exceeding-inflation-but-theyre/


claimant: Volusia County Republican Party
claim_date: 2017-04-02T00:00:00Z
title: Did the U.S. Education Department introduce an Islamic indoctrination program for public schools?
review_date: 2017-04-05T20:02:08Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"The United States Department of Education has introduced an Islamic indoctrination program for the public schools, called ‘Access Islam.’ "

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/apr/05/volusia-county-republican-party/did-us-department-education-introduce-islamic-indo/


text: Gates Foundation stands to make nearly £31.5 billion on a coronavirus vaccine in U.K.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-05-06T00:00:00Z
title: No evidence the Gates Foundation will profit from a coronavirus vaccine
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/14/facebook-posts/no-evidence-gates-foundation-will-profit-coronavir/


text: “Nate McMurray lobbied to send our jobs to China. (And Korea too.)”
claimant: Chris Collins
claim_date: 2018-10-10T00:00:00Z
title: Collins tries to use McMurray's work in Asia against him
review_date: 2018-10-12T21:10:13Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/oct/12/chris-collins/collins-tries-use-mcmurrays-work-asia-against-him/


claimant: Tony Evers
claim_date: 2022-10-19T00:00:00Z
title: Evers’ campaign mostly on track about Michels opposing rape, incest exceptions to abortion ban
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
If a 12-year-old girl became pregnant because of rape or incest, "Tim Michels would force her to deliver the baby."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/oct/21/tony-evers/evers-campaign-mostly-on-track-about-michels-oppos/


text: Says Pete Gallego canceled a "planned meeting with the families of Sandy Hook victims."
claimant: Roland Gutierrez
claim_date: 2018-07-18T00:00:00Z
title: Roland Gutierrez errs saying Pete Gallego canceled meeting with Sandy Hook parents
review_date: 2018-07-27T20:27:14Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jul/27/roland-gutierrez/roland-gutierrez-pete-gallego-canceled-Sandy-Hook-/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2022-06-30T00:00:00Z
title: Trump was in SUV after Jan. 6 rally, not presidential limousine
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
President Donald Trump was in a presidential limousine as he left his Jan. 6, 2021, rally at the White House Ellipse.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jul/08/facebook-posts/trump-was-suv-after-jan-6-rally-not-presidential-l/


claimant: Facebook post
claim_date: 2022-01-23T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking claim about immigrants, eligibility for assistance programs
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
American taxpayer dollars provide “free housing, free medical, free state identification” to immigrants in the country illegally.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jan/31/facebook-posts/fact-checking-claim-about-immigrants-eligibility-a/


claimant: Hillary Clinton
claim_date: 2016-07-28T00:00:00Z
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: 2016-07-29T04:14:05Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Our economy is so much stronger than when (Barack Obama and Joe Biden) took office. Nearly 15 million new private-sector jobs."


claimant: Hillary Clinton
claim_date: 2016-07-28T00:00:00Z
title: Hillary Clinton's Half True claim on job recovery during Obama's tenure
review_date: 2016-07-29T04:14:05Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Our economy is so much stronger than when (Barack Obama and Joe Biden) took office. Nearly 15 million new private-sector jobs."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jul/29/hillary-clinton/hillary-clinton-half-true-claim-about-job-recovery/


text: “Kill a White on Sight” appears on Black Lives Matter/Antifa flyers.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-06-22T00:00:00Z
title: No evidence Black Lives Matter made ‘kill a white on sight’ flyers
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jun/26/facebook-posts/no-evidence-black-lives-matter-made-kill-white-sig/


claimant: Vladimir Putin
claim_date: 2018-07-16T00:00:00Z
title: Vladimir Putin falsely claims Russia never interfered in American politics
review_date: 2018-07-16T21:18:02Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"The Russian state has never interfered ... into internal American affairs including election process."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jul/16/vladimir-putin/vladimir-putin-falsely-claims-russia-never-interfe/


text: In-N-Out cups say “F--- Joe Biden.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-10-24T00:00:00Z
title: Photo of In-N-Out cup altered to insult Joe Biden
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/29/viral-image/photo-n-out-cup-altered-insult-joe-biden/


text: Jim Jordan said, “It’s finally happening! Adam Schiff will be impeached.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2022-07-21T00:00:00Z
title: Jordan didn’t say Schiff is finally being impeached
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jul/22/facebook-posts/jordan-didnt-say-schiff-finally-being-impeached/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2018-09-05T00:00:00Z
title: Decades-old conspiracy theories about Vince Foster and the Clintons are still wrong
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
On Sept. 5, 1993, "Vince Foster went to Fort Marcy Park and shot himself 3 times in the back of the head to avoid testifying against Hillary Clinton."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/nov/08/facebook-posts/decades-old-conspiracy-theories-about-vince-foster/


text: Says giving Motrin and Robitussin together can cause heart attacks in children.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2015-09-04T00:00:00Z
title: No evidence combo of Motrin, Robitussin causes heart attacks in children. Talk to your doctor
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/oct/30/facebook-posts/no-evidence-interaction-motrin-and-robitussin-caus/


text: "3 American women are murdered every day by their husband or boyfriend."
claimant: Jackie Speier
claim_date: 2018-02-10T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking sad statistic on women murdered by intimate partners in U.S.
review_date: 2018-02-19T21:29:36Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/feb/19/jackie-speier/fact-checking-sad-statistic-number-women-murdered-/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2017-03-20T00:00:00Z
title: Trump says illegal immigration at southern border is down 61 percent since Election Day
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Since the day of my election, we've already cut illegal immigration at the southern border by 61 percent."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/mar/22/donald-trump/trump-says-illegal-immigration-down-61-percent-ele/


text: "101 utilities cut rates, credit GOP tax cuts."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-06-07T00:00:00Z
title: Have 101 utilities cut their rates thanks to the GOP tax bill?
review_date: 2018-06-11T17:11:51Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jun/11/donald-trump/have-101-utilities-cut-rates-thanks-gop-tax-bill/


text: Queen Elizabeth died because of the COVID-19 vaccine.
claimant: Tweets
claim_date: 2022-09-08T00:00:00Z
title: Claims Queen Elizabeth died because of the COVID-19 vaccine spread without evidence
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/sep/08/tweets/claims-queen-elizabeth-died-because-covid-19-vacci/


text: “PCR tests used to put luciferase in the brain.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-10-25T00:00:00Z
title: No, COVID-19 PCR tests don’t put luciferase in your brain
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/oct/27/viral-image/no-covid-19-pcr-tests-dont-put-luciferase-in-your/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-03-21T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2018/mar/21/did-donald-trumps-predecessors-congratulate-vladim/
title: Did Donald Trump’s predecessors congratulate Vladimir Putin’s election win?
review_date: 2018-03-21T19:09:45Z
textual_rating: Obama Called in 2012
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"I called President Putin of Russia to congratulate him on his election victory (in past, Obama called him also)."


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-04-06T00:00:00Z
title: Did MLB move All-Star Game to a state with similar voting restrictions?
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Colorado “requires photo ID to vote in person, requires signature verification for mail-in ballots, which Georgia got rid of, and prevents campaign workers from giving food, water to voters within 100 feet if they’re wearing campaign apparel.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/apr/07/facebook-posts/did-mlb-move-all-star-game-state-similar-voting-re/


text: “Pfizer admits there’s no vaccine approved by FDA.”
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2021-10-10T00:00:00Z
title: No, Pfizer didn't admit that its vaccine isn’t FDA-approved
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/14/blog-posting/no-pfizer-hasnt-admitted-its-vaccine-isnt-fda-appr/


text: "Sanctuary cities are extremely dangerous."
claimant: Pat Toomey
claim_date: 2017-07-05T00:00:00Z
title: Pat Toomey says ‘radical’ Philly is an ‘extremely dangerous’ sanctuary city; Is it?
review_date: 2017-07-11T19:19:26Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jul/08/pat-toomey/pat-toomey-says-radical-philly-extremely-dangerous/


text: "We need to have new deficits."
claimant: Mick Mulvaney
claim_date: 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z
title: Did budget director Mick Mulvaney flip-flop on higher deficits?
review_date: 2017-10-04T19:44:36Z
textual_rating: Full Flop
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/oct/04/mick-mulvaney/did-budget-director-mick-mulvaney-flip-flop-higher/


text: Says Mandela Barnes supports killing “preemies” – “infants born prior to 37 weeks of pregnancy"
claimant: Restoration PAC
claim_date: 2022-09-28T00:00:00Z
title: Group twists Barnes' abortion rights position beyond recognition
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/oct/04/restoration-pac/no-mandela-barnes-doesnt-support-killing-babies-bo/


claimant: StGeorgeGazette.com
claim_date: 2017-06-29T00:00:00Z
title: Story about Ryan announcing Trump’s resignation comes from infamous fake news writer
review_date: 2017-07-05T18:05:57Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Donald Trump plans to step down as President of the United States and resign from office within the next 30 days."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jul/05/stgeorgegazettecom/story-about-ryan-announcing-trumps-resignation-com/


text: Says Adam Putnam "endorsed the Schumer-Obama Gang of Eight immigration amnesty."
claimant: Ron DeSantis
claim_date: 2018-06-28T00:00:00Z
title: Did Adam Putnam endorse the Gang of Eight immigration amnesty?
review_date: 2018-06-29T18:18:36Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jun/29/ron-desantis/did-adam-putnam-endorse-gang-eight-immigration-amn/


text: Says Donald Trump promised to repeal Obamacare, build a wall, ban Muslims, and more.
claimant: Hillary Clinton
claim_date: 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z
title: Hillary Clinton video lists 8 promises of Donald Trump presidency. Did he say that?
review_date: 2016-05-05T22:21:42Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/may/05/hillary-clinton/clinton-video-lists-8-promises-trump-presidency/


text: Says he’s not a politician.
claimant: Randy Bryce
claim_date: 2018-05-06T00:00:00Z
title: He's on his 4th run for office in 6 years, but 'IronStache' Randy Bryce says he's not a politician
review_date: 2018-05-16T14:10:34Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/may/16/randy-bryce/randy-bryce-has-never-held-public-office-his-4th-r/


text: Says Gov. Tony Evers “wants to release half of the prison population.”
claimant: Robin Vos
claim_date: 2020-02-13T00:00:00Z
title: Wisconsin Assembly speaker's prison claim falls short
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/04/robin-vos/wisconsin-assembly-speakers-prison-claim-falls-sho/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-09-20T00:00:00Z
title: No evidence JFK suggested postponing an election indefinitely
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
John F. Kennedy said, "If a Supreme Court Justice died one day before the election, it would be more Constitutional to indefinitely postpone the election than postpone the confirmation a single day."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/sep/21/viral-image/no-evidence-jfk-suggested-postponing-election-inde/


text: "All pipelines that are coming into this country from now on has to be American steel."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z
title: While mentioning Keystone XL, Donald Trump errs in saying pipelines must use only American steel
review_date: 2017-04-20T16:58:26Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/apr/20/donald-trump/while-mentioning-keystone-xl-donald-trump-errs-say/


text: "More than a million Californians" do not have "clean water to bathe in or drink."
claimant: Gavin Newsom
claim_date: 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z
title: TRUE: ‘More than a million Californians’ don’t have clean drinking water … It could be higher
review_date: 2019-02-15T01:52:41Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/feb/14/gavin-newsom/true-more-million-californians-dont-have-clean-dri/


text: Because of daylight saving time, “NO alarm set for the 2:00 a.m. hour will go off” on March 12.
claimant: Chain email
claim_date: 2023-03-07T00:00:00Z
title: Waking before sunrise March 12? Daylight saving time could affect your scheduled alarm
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/09/chain-email/waking-sunrise-march-12-daylight-saving-time-could/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-01-10T00:00:00Z
title: Grape juice keeps you from getting sick, even after exposure to stomach flu? We wish
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"If you’ve been exposed to the stomach flu," you can avoid getting it if you "drink 3 glasses of 100% grape juice a day for 3 days. It changes the acidity in your stomach. ...This really works!!"

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jan/14/facebook-posts/grape-juice-keeps-you-getting-sick-even-after-expo/


text: Says Denzel Washington supports Donald Trump and speaks out against Barack Obama.
claimant: AmericanPoliticNews
claim_date: 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z
title: Fake story says Denzel Washington supports Donald Trump
review_date: 2016-11-16T14:19:25Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/nov/16/americanpoliticnews/fake-story-says-denzel-washington-supports-donald-/


text: "14 percent of noncitizens are registered to vote."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2016-10-24T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump wrongly says 14 percent of noncitizens are registered to vote
review_date: 2016-10-24T21:44:08Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/oct/24/donald-trump/donald-trump-wrongly-says-14-percent-noncitizens-a/


text: Says Donald Trump “voted twice” in the Nov. 3, 2020 election
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-10-24T00:00:00Z
title: No, Trump did not vote twice in Nov. 3 election
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/oct/25/facebook-posts/no-trump-did-not-vote-twice-nov-3-election/


claimant: David Martin
claim_date: 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/18/fact-checking-plandemic-2-video-recycles-inaccurat/
title: Fact-checking ‘Plandemic 2’: Another video full of conspiracy theories about COVID-19
review_date: 2020-08-19T00:07:54Z
textual_rating: Misleading
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"In 2003, the Center for Disease Control saw the possibility of a gold strike. And that was the coronavirus outbreak that happened in Asia … they sought to patent it, and they made sure that they controlled the proprietary rights to the disease, to the virus, and to its detection and all of the measurement of it."


text: Says about 80% to 90% of people seeking asylum do not have a valid claim.
claimant: Dan Crenshaw
claim_date: 2019-05-06T00:00:00Z
title: Are the vast majority of asylum claims without merit?
review_date: 2019-05-17T15:02:27Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/may/17/dan-crenshaw/are-vast-majority-asylum-claims-without-merit/


text: Donna Brazile knows Seth Rich was murdered by the Clintons
claimant: US Political
claim_date: 2017-11-08T00:00:00Z
title: Fake headline says Donna Brazile knows Seth Rich was murdered by Clintons
review_date: 2017-11-15T22:11:59Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/nov/15/us-political/fake-headline-says-donna-brazile-knows-seth-rich-w/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-04-05T00:00:00Z
title: No proof of Trump's conspiracy theory that millions voted many times
review_date: 2018-04-06T15:07:28Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"In many places, like California, the same person votes many times. You probably heard about that. They always like to say 'oh that's a conspiracy theory.' Not a conspiracy theory, folks. Millions and millions of people."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/apr/06/donald-trump/no-proof-trumps-claim-millions-voted-many-times/


text: No planes are visible in footage of the 9/11 attack.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-05-11T00:00:00Z
title: Doctored video appears to show 9/11 attack without planes
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/may/17/viral-image/doctored-video-appears-show-911-attack-without-pla/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-06-02T00:00:00Z
title: Photo of Chick-fil-A employees with ‘Back the Blue’ shirts taken out of context
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says photo shows that Chick-fil-A distributed “Back the Blue” T-shirts to employees in response to recent protests over police brutality.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jun/11/facebook-posts/photo-chick-fil-employees-back-blue-shirts-taken-o/


text: Say Gretchen Carlson said, "The 2nd Amendment Was Written Before Guns Were Invented."
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2017-06-15T00:00:00Z
title: No, Gretchen Carlson didn't say 2nd Amendment written before guns invented
review_date: 2017-07-24T19:53:16Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jul/24/blog-posting/no-gretchen-carlson-didnt-say-2nd-amendment-writte/


claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2020-03-19T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/mar/23/has-president-donald-trump-invoked-defense-product/
title: Has President Donald Trump invoked the Defense Production Act or not? It’s complicated
textual_rating: Reality is complex
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Yesterday, President Trump said he was invoking the Defense Production Act, then turned around and said he wasn't planning to use it."


text: “Biden signs 45% capital gains tax. Kiss your inheritance goodbye.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z
title: No, Biden has not signed a 45% capital gains tax or an inheritance tax increase
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/feb/16/facebook-posts/no-biden-has-not-signed-45-capital-gains-tax-or-in/


text: "The Pentagon itself says that we could eliminate 20 percent of U.S. bases."
claimant: Gary Johnson
claim_date: 2016-08-11T00:00:00Z
title: Gary Johnson said the Pentagon has endorsed eliminating 20 percent of military bases
review_date: 2016-08-15T21:32:16Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/aug/15/gary-johnson/gary-johnson-said-pentagon-has-endorsed-eliminatin/


text: Says Ted Cruz just flip-flopped about the president needing to be U.S.-born.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2015-03-26T00:00:00Z
title: Facebook meme says Ted Cruz a flip-flopper on president needing to be U.S.-born
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/2015/mar/27/facebook-posts/facebook-meme-says-ted-cruz-flip-flopper-president/


text: Photo shows Tampa Mayor Jane Castor maskless at Super Bowl.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-02-09T00:00:00Z
title: Photo shows Tampa mayor maskless in September, not at the Super Bowl
review_date: 2021-02-19T19:52:03Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/feb/10/viral-image/photo-shows-tampa-mayor-maskless-september-not-sup/


text: Photos show the whistleblower with Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2019-11-10T00:00:00Z
title: No, these photos don’t show the whistleblower posing with Democrats
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/nov/12/facebook-posts/no-these-photos-dont-show-alleged-whistleblower-po/


text: "Almost 100,000 people left Puerto Rico last year."
claimant: Jack Lew
claim_date: 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z
title: Treasury Secretary Lew says about 100,000 people left Puerto Rico last year
review_date: 2016-05-17T17:35:26Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/may/17/jack-lew/treasury-secretary-lew-says-about-100000-people-le/


claimant: Social media
claim_date: 2023-06-22T00:00:00Z
title: No, The Wall Street Journal didn’t report that Joe Biden withheld news about Titan implosion
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
The Wall Street Journal reported that President Joe Biden knew June 18 that the Titan submersible had imploded, but he withheld the news until June 22.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jun/23/social-media/no-the-wall-street-journal-didnt-report-that-joe-b/


claimant: Jen Psaki
claim_date: 2021-11-15T00:00:00Z
title: Jen Psaki incorrect in saying no economist thinks Biden bill will boost inflation
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“No economist out there is projecting that (the Build Back Better bill) will have a negative impact on inflation.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/nov/18/jen-psaki/jen-psaki-wrong-say-no-economist-thinks-b/


claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2022-02-02T00:00:00Z
title: Justin Trudeau was joking when he suggested he bribed the media
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pays mainstream media $600 million to report in favor of him.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/feb/03/instagram-posts/justin-trudeau-was-joking-when-he-suggested-he-bri/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-06-30T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2018/jul/03/abolish-ice-movement-getting-louder-its-disbanding/
title: 'Abolish ICE' movement is growing. Is the agency's disbanding likely?
review_date: 2018-07-03T15:04:34Z
textual_rating: Needs Context
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"The Liberal Left, also known as the Democrats, want to get rid of ICE, who do a fantastic job, and want Open Borders. Crime would be rampant and uncontrollable! Make America Great Again."


text: A news report quoted Alec Baldwin saying, “How about I just f----- shoot the both of ya?”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-10-22T00:00:00Z
title: No, this Baldwin quote in a news story about prop gun incident isn’t authentic
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/22/viral-image/no-baldwin-quote-news-story-about-prop-gun-inciden/


text: Lee Zeldin “voted for Cuomo’s Billion Dollar Tax hike and every Cuomo budget.”
claimant: Harry Wilson
claim_date: 2022-05-06T00:00:00Z
title: Wilson’s claim on Zeldin budget votes not fully accurate
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/may/27/harry-wilson/wilsons-claim-zeldin-budget-votes-not-fully-accura/


text: Says each of the past three years "has been the hottest on record."
claimant: Derrick Crowe
claim_date: 2017-06-03T00:00:00Z
title: Democrat seeking Lamar Smith's House seat says each of the past three years 'hottest on record'
review_date: 2017-06-15T15:00:05Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jun/15/derrick-crowe/democrat-lamar-smith-three-years-hottest-record-ea/


text: Video shows Hillary Clinton popping a brown paper bag during a press conference.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-08-05T00:00:00Z
title: No, this isn’t a real clip of Hillary Clinton popping a paper bag
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/sep/15/viral-image/no-isnt-real-clip-hillary-clinton-popping-paper-ba/


claimant: Newt Gingrich
claim_date: 2016-09-19T00:00:00Z
title: Gingrich spins Clinton's words on Trump and terrorism
review_date: 2016-09-23T10:19:07Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Hillary Clinton said, "with a straight face, that the terrorist attacks this weekend were caused by Donald J. Trump"

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/sep/23/newt-gingrich/gingrich-spins-clintons-words-trump-and-terrorism/


claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2018-12-13T00:00:00Z
title: Before he was president, did Donald Trump say a government shutdown shows a president is weak?
review_date: 2018-12-14T19:03:45Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Quotes Donald Trump as saying in 2013, “A shutdown falls on the President’s lack of leadership. He can’t even control his own party and get people together in a room. A shutdown means the president is weak.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/dec/14/blog-posting/did-trump-criticize-obama-during-2013-government-s/


claimant: Ted Nugent
claim_date: 2022-09-20T00:00:00Z
title: Michigan’s Proposal 2 doesn't end the state's voter ID requirement
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Michigan’s Proposal 2 “will permanently put in the Constitution that you never have to show an ID to vote ever again.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/sep/30/ted-nugent/michigans-proposal-2-doesnt-end-states-voter-id-re/


claimant: Antonio Villaraigosa
claim_date: 2016-12-08T00:00:00Z
title: Would trio of West Coast states be '5th largest economy' on planet?
review_date: 2016-12-15T18:13:22Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"California is once again the sixth-largest economy in the world. If you add the GDP’s of Washington and Oregon, California would surpass the United Kingdom to become the fifth-largest economy in the world."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/dec/15/antonio-villaraigosa/villaraigosa-claims-california-oregon-washington-p/


text: Says that in Texas, "you can be too gay to adopt" a foster child "who needs a loving home."
claimant: Beto O'Rourke
claim_date: 2018-10-04T00:00:00Z
title: Beto O'Rourke says that in Texas, you can be 'too gay' to adopt a foster child
review_date: 2018-10-05T18:05:49Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/oct/04/beto-orourke/beto-orourke-says-texas-you-can-be-too-gay-adopt-n/


text: In Milwaukee, "murder is up an astonishing 57 percent."
claimant: Jeff Sessions
claim_date: 2017-12-18T00:00:00Z
title: In Milwaukee, murders are coming down from a peak, they're not up 57%, despite Jeff Sessions' claim
review_date: 2018-01-03T19:13:16Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jan/03/jeff-sessions/milwaukee-murders-are-coming-down-peak-theyre-not-/


text: "The only two (Donald Trump tax returns) we have show that he hasn't paid a penny in taxes."
claimant: Hillary Clinton
claim_date: 2016-05-22T00:00:00Z
title: Hillary Clinton claim about Donald Trump paying no federal taxes ignores the years when he did
review_date: 2016-05-24T16:41:06Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/may/24/hillary-clinton/hillary-clinton-claim-about-donald-trump-paying-no/


claimant: Chris Malone
claim_date: 2016-09-28T00:00:00Z
title: N.C. legislator accuses opponent of creating a non-existent tax increase
review_date: 2016-11-02T17:00:04Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Democratic challenger for his N.C. House seat "raised taxes on clothing, school supplies — even baby diapers!"

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/oct/28/chris-malone/nc-legislator-accuses-opponent-creating-non-existe/


text: A photo shows a massive crowd at a recent Florida rally for Donald Trump.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-10-16T00:00:00Z
title: Photo doesn’t show Trump rally in Florida. It was a music festival in Switzerland
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/oct/18/facebook-posts/photo-doesnt-show-trump-rally-florida-it-was-music/


text: “I don’t think there’s any doubt (Joe) Biden’s senile.”
claimant: Brit Hume
claim_date: 2020-09-29T00:00:00Z
title: Geriatrics experts say Brit Hume’s claim that Joe Biden is ‘senile’ is wrong
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/oct/01/brit-hume/geriatrics-experts-say-brit-humes-claim-joe-biden-/


claimant: Chuck Todd
claim_date: 2020-02-19T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/feb/24/explaining-amy-klobuchars-role-newly-investigated-/
title: Explaining Amy Klobuchar’s role in the newly investigated conviction of Myon Burrell
textual_rating: AP report raises concerns
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“(Amy Klobuchar) did prosecute a black teenager who was sentenced to life in prison, despite what are now serious doubts about the evidence.”


text: Video shows President Joe Biden apologizing for flatulence.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2023-07-08T00:00:00Z
title: No need to blame the dog; video supposedly showing Joe Biden farting was altered
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jul/11/viral-image/no-need-to-blame-the-dog-video-supposedly-showing/


text: “Gas prices were WAY higher in 2008, under REPUBLICAN president George W. Bush.”
claimant: Facebook
claim_date: 2021-10-20T00:00:00Z
title: Gas prices peaked under Bush, but they don’t correlate with who’s in office
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/25/facebook-posts/gas-prices-peaked-under-bush-they-dont-correlate-w/


claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2019-12-13T00:00:00Z
title: Joe Biden says he got Republicans to vote for Obamacare and the stimulus bills. Barely
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"I (found) the Republican votes for the Recovery Act, Obamacare, help us from falling into a Great Depression."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/dec/18/joe-biden/joe-biden-says-he-got-republicans-vote-obamacare-a/


claimant: TikTok posts
claim_date: 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z
title: Video gives misleading impression of Mass. voting rules
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
In Massachusetts, "anybody can go vote for anybody so long as they have their information. … They're not even checking IDs at the polling stations."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/nov/02/tiktok-posts/video-gives-misleading-impression-mass-voting-rule/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-04-24T00:00:00Z
title: No, the CDC didn’t say refusing to take the vaccine is racist
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention campaign says, “FACT: Refusing to take the vaccine is a form of racism since it harms people of color.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/apr/28/viral-image/no-cdc-didnt-say-refusing-take-vaccine-racist/


claimant: Roger Falk
claim_date: 2017-11-03T00:00:00Z
title: Taxpayer incorrectly says Austin school district tops other big districts in per-student spending
review_date: 2017-11-17T20:46:38Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says the Austin school district "enjoys the highest per-student funding of all large Texas districts" even after forwarding tax revenue to the state.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/nov/17/roger-falk/taxpayer-incorrectly-says-austin-school-district-t/


text: "It's been confirmed that the Pfizer” COVID-19 “vaccine isn't guaranteed after six months."
claimant: Kimberly Klacik
claim_date: 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z
title: Claim that Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is not ‘guaranteed’ after 6 months misleads
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/08/kimberly-klacik/claim-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-not-guaranteed-after/


claimant: Michael Cohen
claim_date: 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z
title: Pants on Fire: Trump lawyer tweets meme accusing Clinton of murder
review_date: 2016-06-30T21:17:30Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Hillary Clinton "presided over $6 billion lost at the State Department, sold uranium to the Russians through (her) faux charity, illegally deleted public records, and murdered an ambassador."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jun/30/michael-cohen/pants-fire-trump-lawyer-tweets-meme-accusing-clint/


claimant: Instagram post
claim_date: 2023-02-24T00:00:00Z
title: Medical IDs in East Palestine, Ohio, do not track residents. No one has one yet.
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Digital IDs were given to residents in East Palestine, Ohio, “to track long term health problems like difficulty breathing” before the Feb. 3 train derailment.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/02/instagram-posts/medical-ids-east-palestine-ohio-do-not-track-resid/


claimant: Luke Messer
claim_date: 2017-01-05T00:00:00Z
title: Rep. Luke Messer is correct, 2006 act allows the construction of a border wall
review_date: 2017-01-17T16:47:21Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"By funding the authorization that’s already happened a decade ago (in the Secure Fence Act of 2006), we could start the process of meeting Mr. Trump’s campaign pledge to secure the border."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jan/17/luke-messer/rep-luke-messer-correct-2006-act-allows-border-wal/


claimant: Kevin Cramer
claim_date: 2018-05-30T00:00:00Z
title: Kevin Cramer distorts Heidi Heitkamp's record on banking regulations
review_date: 2018-06-04T19:45:46Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Heidi Heitkamp has "never been interested in" regulatory relief "until all of a sudden I become a candidate for the Senate and put pressure on."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jun/04/kevin-cramer/kevin-cramer-distorts-heidi-heitkamps-record-banki/


text: "Bill Clinton passed a law in 1996 that separated children from adults illegally entering America."
claimant: @Education4Libs
claim_date: 2018-06-18T00:00:00Z
title: No, Bill Clinton did not pass a law separating families
review_date: 2018-06-21T17:20:01Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jun/21/blog-posting/no-bill-clinton-law-separating-families/


claimant: Marco Rubio
claim_date: 2016-01-17T00:00:00Z
title: Rubio wrongly credits Reagan for 1981 release of hostages from Iran
review_date: 2017-04-11T21:24:08Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Hostages were released as soon as Ronald Reagan took office because Iran perceived that America was "no longer under the command of someone weak."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jan/17/marco-rubio/rubio-wrongly-credits-reagan-1981-release-hostages/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-09-14T00:00:00Z
title: False antifa fire claims from suspended Twitter account spread on Facebook
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says a Twitter account for "Scarsdale NY Antifa" tweeted that "chapters of Antifa around Oregon have collaborated to ignite fires around the state."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/sep/15/facebook-posts/false-antifa-fire-claims-suspended-twitter-account/


claimant: Jeff Sessions
claim_date: 2017-04-23T00:00:00Z
title: Sessions says $4 billion a year in tax credits go mostly to Mexicans
review_date: 2017-04-27T16:20:37Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Treasury Department's inspector general found "there's $4 billion a year in excess payments" going to people that shouldn’t get them. "These are mostly Mexicans."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/apr/27/jeff-sessions/sessions-says-4-billion-tax-credits-go-mostly-mexi/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-07-19T00:00:00Z
title: No, saline injections are not part of a COVID-19 vaccine plot
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Some of you are being injected with saline because it would look too suspicious if everybody died at the same time.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/20/viral-image/no-saline-injections-are-not-part-covid-19-vaccine/


claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2016-07-09T00:00:00Z
title: Story exaggerates 2014 drug bust on cargo ship owned by McConnell’s family
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Ninety pounds of cocaine was found on a boat owned by Mitch McConnell's family and that they are “financing his Senate campaigns with their cocaine drug profits.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/26/blog-posting/story-exaggerates-2014-drug-bust-cargo-ship-owned-/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2023-03-08T00:00:00Z
title: Bill Gates didn’t declare himself a valid pharmaceutical industry proxy. The video was altered.
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Bill Gates claims to be a “valid representative of the pharmaceutical industry” because he “read a lot of books about that topic.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/09/viral-image/bill-gates-didnt-declare-himself-a-valid-pharmaceu/


claimant: Bob Hall
claim_date: 2019-03-25T00:00:00Z
title: How many retired teachers in Texas are older than 100 years old?
review_date: 2019-03-26T21:41:18Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"We now have several hundred teachers that are over 100 years old and what I've read recently is that a baby born today, their age expectancy is 110, at least."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/mar/26/bob-hall/how-many-retired-teachers-texas-are-over-100-years/


claimant: Chad Mayes
claim_date: 2017-01-17T00:00:00Z
title: TRUE: California has the nation’s highest poverty rate, when factoring in cost-of-living
review_date: 2017-01-20T23:28:24Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
California has "the highest poverty rate in the nation" when considering the U.S. Census Bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Measure.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jan/20/chad-mayes/true-california-has-nations-highest-poverty-rate-w/


text: Politicians “receive full pay retirement after serving 1 term!”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-04-13T00:00:00Z
title: Claim about congressional pensions is wrong, once again
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/04/facebook-posts/claim-about-congressional-pensions-wrong-once-agai/


claimant: Turning Point USA
claim_date: 2021-03-27T00:00:00Z
title: Video gives inaccurate reading of redistricting overhaul in HR 1
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
HR 1 “gives the federal government the power to establish their own committees” to take over the redistricting process.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/apr/02/turning-point-usa/video-gives-inaccurate-reading-redistricting-overh/


claimant: Nancy Pelosi
claim_date: 2018-07-26T00:00:00Z
title: Did wages fall by 1.8 percent after Donald Trump's tax cut?
review_date: 2018-08-01T16:59:47Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Between the first and second quarters of 2018 — after the tax cuts were enacted — real wages fell by 1.8 percent."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/aug/01/nancy-pelosi/did-wages-fall-18-percent-after-donald-trumps-tax-/


claimant: Robert Duffy
claim_date: 2016-08-19T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/sep/16/bob-duffy/upstate-economy-one-worst-country/
title: The upstate economy is one of the worst in the country
review_date: 2016-09-16T19:24:30Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
If upstate New York split from downstate "the economic indicators of upstate New York would be among the lowest in the country."


text: Says President Barack Obama “spied on my campaign, and got caught!”
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-08-19T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump repeats false claim that Obama spied on his campaign
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/20/donald-trump/donald-trump-repeats-false-claim-obama-spied-his-c/


text: “Bill Gates tells G20 world leaders that ‘death panels’ will soon be required.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-11-17T00:00:00Z
title: No, philanthropist Bill Gates didn’t say death panels ‘will soon be required’
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/nov/21/viral-image/no-philanthropist-bill-gates-didnt-say-death-panel/


claimant: Michael Caputo
claim_date: 2016-06-22T00:00:00Z
title: Trump was outspent by his closest primary opponents
review_date: 2016-07-02T13:42:14Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Donald Trump "spent the least amount of money of any of the competitive primary contenders that he beat so badly."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jul/01/michael-caputo/trump-was-outspent-his-closest-primary-opponents/


claimant: Sydney Batch
claim_date: 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z
title: Democrat falsely links newly-appointed Republican to health care bill
review_date: 2018-10-23T18:29:31Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
John Adcock, GOP plan for health care "would get rid of coverage altogether for thousands of families and raise premiums on the rest of us."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/oct/23/sydney-batch/democrat-falsely-links-newly-appointed-republican-/


text: Says Joe Biden was asleep and snoring during a TV interview.
claimant: Facebook post
claim_date: 2020-08-31T00:00:00Z
title: Video edited to falsely claim Joe Biden was asleep during TV interview
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/31/facebook-posts/video-edited-falsely-claim-joe-biden-was-asleep-du/


claimant: Kurt Bauer
claim_date: 2021-06-28T00:00:00Z
title: Wisconsin’s working-age population drops while population in general grows
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“We are not having replacement birth rates. We have had more people leaving the state than coming in over the last 30 years.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/aug/10/kurt-bauer/wisconsins-working-age-population-drops-while-popu/


text: "Trump: police officers and firefighters make too much money…hits them with tax penalty."
claimant: Bluedot Daily
claim_date: 2017-12-26T00:00:00Z
title: Headline misleads about President Trump, police and tax deductions
review_date: 2018-01-05T16:38:23Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jan/05/bluedot-daily/headline-misleads-about-president-trump-and-tax-de/


text: "First NFL team declares bankruptcy over kneeling thugs."
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2018-02-02T00:00:00Z
title: No, Jaguars NFL team didn't declare bankruptcy after players took a knee
review_date: 2018-07-20T16:25:33Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/feb/07/blog-posting/no-jaguars-nfl-team-didnt-declare-bankruptcy-after/


text: Says Austin is "creating more jobs than any other city in the country."
claimant: Steve Adler
claim_date: 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z
title: Steve Adler incorrectly says Austin creating more jobs than any other U.S. city
review_date: 2018-05-16T17:35:15Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/may/16/steve-adler/steve-adler-incorrectly-says-austin-creating-more-/


claimant: Facebook post
claim_date: 2020-02-20T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking fabricated quote about violence against non-Muslims
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Jihad will continue until all the Hindus, Christians, Buddhists, Atheists are killed. Your secularism & tolerance can not change our ideology. Quran does NOT permit survival of Non-Muslims. — Abdullah Zuber.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/29/facebook-posts/fact-checking-fabricated-quote-about-violence-agai/


text: Joe Biden described America as “the foothills of the Himalayas with Xi Jinping.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2023-02-25T00:00:00Z
title: Video misleads on the ‘single word’ President Joe Biden used to describe the United States
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/28/viral-image/video-misleads-on-the-single-word-president-joe-bi/


text: "African-Americans are grossly overrepresented on Florida’s death row."
claimant: Randolph Bracy
claim_date: 2017-04-04T00:00:00Z
title: Florida lawmaker says 'African-Americans are grossly overrepresented on Florida’s death row'
review_date: 2017-04-17T20:59:02Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/apr/17/randolph-bracy/florida-lawmaker-says-african-americans-are-grossl/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-10-08T00:00:00Z
title: Trump makes unfounded claim that 2016 debate commission apologized for mic
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
The Commission on Presidential Debates wrote a letter after the 2016 presidential debates apologizing to Donald Trump.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/oct/09/donald-trump/trump-makes-unfounded-claim-2016-debate-commission/


claimant: Bernie Sanders
claim_date: 2016-04-14T00:00:00Z
title: Does Hillary Clinton want a $15 or $12 minimum wage?
review_date: 2016-04-18T14:53:07Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Said he has campaigned to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. "Secretary Clinton said, let's raise it to $12.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/apr/15/bernie-sanders/does-hillary-clinton-want-15-or-12-minimum-wage/


text: “Obama imposed stricter rules on trains carrying toxins. Trump killed them.”
claimant: Occupy Democrats
claim_date: 2023-02-15T00:00:00Z
title: Obama-era safety rule for high-hazard cargo trains was repealed under Trump
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/17/occupy-democrats/obama-era-safety-rule-high-hazard-trains-was-repea/


claimant: Donald J. Trump
claim_date: 2019-12-02T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/dec/02/trump-mischaracterizes-ukrainian-presidents-commen/
title: Trump mischaracterizes Ukrainian president’s comments from new interview
textual_rating: Not what Zelensky said
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Breaking News: The President of Ukraine has just again announced that President Trump has done nothing wrong with respect to Ukraine and our interactions or calls. "


claimant: Kevin Brady
claim_date: 2022-12-08T00:00:00Z
title: Biden’s $36 billion to save Teamsters fund from insolvency is largest-ever private pension bailout
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Joe Biden’s $36 billion for a union pension fund is “the largest private pension bailout in American history.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/14/kevin-brady/bidens-36-billion-to-save-teamsters-fund-from-inso/


claimant: Gwen Graham
claim_date: 2017-09-18T00:00:00Z
title: Gwen Graham accurately says parts of Florida's infrastructure not prepared for climate change
review_date: 2017-09-25T21:00:10Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Florida’s coastal and stormwater infrastructure are "two of the most critical areas during a storm, and received D-plus and D ratings, respectively, by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2016."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/sep/25/gwen-graham/taking-closer-look-gwen-grahams-claim-about-storm-/


claimant: Fight for the Future
claim_date: 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z
title: Congress let Internet providers 'spy on' your underwear purchases, advocacy group says
review_date: 2017-03-30T21:37:49Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"215 members of Congress just voted to let your ISP spy on what type of underwear you buy and sell that data to advertisers."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/mar/30/fight-future/congress-let-internet-providers-spy-your-underwear/


text: Says Donald Trump “used undocumented labor to build the Trump Tower.”
claimant: Hillary Clinton
claim_date: 2016-10-19T00:00:00Z
title: Hillary Clinton correctly claims that Trump Tower was in part built by undocumented workers
review_date: 2016-10-20T05:00:37Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/oct/20/hillary-clinton/hillary-clinton-correctly-claims-trump-tower-was-p/


text: Says Republican Gov. Phil Scott "just voted to impeach President Trump."
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2019-09-27T00:00:00Z
title: No, Vermont’s governor did not vote to impeach Donald Trump
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/sep/30/facebook-posts/no-vermonts-governor-did-not-vote-impeach-donald-t/


text: "In Springfield, Susana Mendoza voted to hit working families with a massive new soda tax."
claimant: Gery Chico
claim_date: 2019-01-16T00:00:00Z
title: Chico’s soda tax swipe at Mendoza falls flat
review_date: 2019-02-04T16:03:07Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/feb/03/gery-chico/chicos-soda-tax-swipe-mendoza-falls-flat/


claimant: Reiner Fuellmich
claim_date: 2021-12-30T00:00:00Z
title: No, WHO has not said COVID-19 no worse than the flu
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Even the WHO has conceded that the (SARS- CoV-2) virus … is no more dangerous than the common flu, with an infection fatality rate of 0.14%."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jan/19/reiner-fuellmich/no-who-has-not-said-covid-19-no-worse-flu/


text: Video shows paratroopers crashing in Uganda.
claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2022-10-25T00:00:00Z
title: Strong winds blew paratroopers off course in Honduras, not Uganda
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/oct/25/instagram-posts/strong-winds-blew-paratroopers-course-honduras-not/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-05-20T00:00:00Z
title: No, Anthony Fauci hasn’t been indicted
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Anthony Fauci was indicted “for crimes including treason, conspiring with the enemy and fraud.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/oct/19/facebook-posts/no-anthony-fauci-hasnt-been-indicted/


claimant: Shelley Moore Capito
claim_date: 2019-01-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking a GOP talking point on walls and border apprehensions
review_date: 2019-04-08T15:27:54Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Beginning in the early 1990s, we built barriers in 4 sectors at our southern border. Since each was built, those sectors have seen massive drops in apprehensions of people crossing the border illegally," including 90 percent to 95 percent decreases in the Tucson, Yuma, San Diego and El Paso sectors. ​

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/apr/08/shelley-moore-capito/fact-checking-gop-talking-point-walls-and-border-a/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-12-09T00:00:00Z
title: Lawsuit claim that statistics prove fraud in Wisconsin, elsewhere is wildly illogical
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
The probability of Biden winning in Wisconsin, Georgia, Michigan and Pennsylvania “given President Trump’s early lead ... is less than one in a quadrillion” in each state.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/dec/10/facebook-posts/texas-lawsuit-statistics-fraud-wisconsin-michigan/


claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2023-02-08T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/feb/08/fact-checking-joe-bidens-2023-state-union-address/
title: Fact-checking Joe Biden's 2023 State of the Union address
review_date: 2023-02-08T05:10:55Z
textual_rating: Based on limited data
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"We’ve launched a new border plan last month. Unlawful migration from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela has come down 97% as a consequence of that."


text: "Some of the things that (Megyn Kelly) said, I didn’t say."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2015-08-09T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump says 'he didn't say' the things about women that Megyn Kelly asked him about in debate
review_date: 2016-05-20T13:56:57Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2015/aug/10/donald-trump/donald-trump-says-women-viciously-attacked-him-fir/


text: West Virginia "has the highest overdose rate per capita of any state in our nation."
claimant: Joe Manchin
claim_date: 2018-10-03T00:00:00Z
title: Does West Virginia have more overdoses than any state?
review_date: 2018-11-01T18:37:57Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/nov/01/joe-manchin/does-west-virginia-have-more-overdoses-any-state/


text: McDonald's uses potatoes sprayed with a highly toxic pesticide called Monitor.
claimant: Instagram post
claim_date: 2022-10-24T00:00:00Z
title: The pesticide Monitor hasn’t been used on potatoes since 2009
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/oct/28/instagram-posts/the-pesticide-monitor-hasnt-been-used-on-potatoes/


claimant: Rick Scott
claim_date: 2022-01-25T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2022/feb/02/sen-rick-scott-carrying-tradition-takes-credit-inf/
title: Sen. Rick Scott, carrying on a tradition, takes credit for infrastructure funding he opposed
textual_rating: Voted against bill
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"(I) am proud that Senator Rubio and I were able to help secure an unprecedented $1 billion for Everglades restoration, the largest single amount ever allocated by the federal government."


claimant: Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
claim_date: 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z
title: DCCC makes False claim about Denham's role in Trump hotel deal
review_date: 2016-10-28T18:06:33Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"When Trump wanted to turn a taxpayer-owned building into an $800 a night hotel, (Congressman Jeff Denham, R-CA) helped broker the deal and bragged about it."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/oct/28/dccc-lgo/dccc-makes-false-claim-about-denhams-role-trump-ho/


text: The new tax will make soda sold in Chicago among the most expensive in the country.
claimant: Illinois Policy Institute
claim_date: 2017-08-03T00:00:00Z
title: Chicago soda tax throws a batting practice fastball to Illinois Policy Institute
review_date: 2017-08-07T15:19:40Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/aug/07/illinois-policy-institute/chicago-soda-tax-throws-batting-practice-fastball-/


text: An audio message lists five ways people can prevent the novel coronavirus.
claimant: Chain message
claim_date: 2020-03-23T00:00:00Z
title: Audio shared on Facebook Messenger spreads false information about coronavirus prevention
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/25/chain-message/audio-shared-facebook-messenger-spreads-false-info/


text: "2009-2010, let's remember, hundreds of Republican amendments were adopted in the ACA."
claimant: Luis Gutierrez
claim_date: 2017-03-12T00:00:00Z
title: Gutierrez says 'hundreds of Republican amendments' were a part of Obamacare
review_date: 2017-03-16T16:08:34Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/mar/16/luis-gutierrez/rep-gutierrez-says-hundreds-republican-amendments-/


claimant: Ryan Fournier
claim_date: 2019-10-20T00:00:00Z
title: California’s health mandate penalty and coverage of immigrants in the state illegally, explained
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Starting January 1, 2020, California will tax legal citizens if they don’t have health insurance. Why? The state needs to come up with $98,000,000 to pay for free health insurance for illegal aliens."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/oct/30/ryan-fournier/fact-checking-claim-about-california-health-care-m/


claimant: Tom McClintock
claim_date: 2017-04-28T00:00:00Z
title: McClintock: Trump signed more bills in 100 days than any president since Truman
review_date: 2017-05-01T22:31:02Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"President Trump has passed more legislation in his first 100 days than any president since Harry Truman."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/may/01/tom-mcclintock/mcclintock-trump-signed-more-laws-first-100-days-a/


text: A photo shows sex traffickers using an abandoned child car seat to lure in victims.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-10-09T00:00:00Z
title: No evidence for internet rumor that sex traffickers are using abandoned car seats to lure victims
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/18/facebook-posts/no-evidence-internet-rumor-sex-traffickers-are-usi/


text: Says "92 percent of the people agree on DACA."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2017-09-14T00:00:00Z
title: President Donald Trump's Half True claim that support for DACA is as high as '92 percent'
review_date: 2017-09-18T20:41:03Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/sep/18/donald-trump/president-donald-trumps-half-true-claim-support-da/


text: “This man funds #ANTIFA. He is a real #NAZI. His name is George Soros.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-08-03T00:00:00Z
title: No, George Soros is not a Nazi who funds antifa
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/06/viral-image/no-george-soros-not-nazi-who-funds-antifa/


text: "In 2016, counties hosting a Trump rally saw a 226% spike in hate crimes."
claimant: Bernie Sanders
claim_date: 2019-08-05T00:00:00Z
title: Did counties hosting a Trump rally in 2016 see a 226% spike in hate crimes?
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/aug/12/bernie-sanders/did-counties-hosting-trump-rally-2016-see-226-spik/


text: Brain aneurysms are a “serious and common COVID-19 mRNA vaccine injury in young people.”
claimant: Instagram post
claim_date: 2023-04-23T00:00:00Z
title: No, brain aneurysms are not a ‘common’ side effect of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/apr/25/instagram-posts/no-brain-aneurysms-are-not-a-common-side-effect-of/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-11-09T00:00:00Z
title: Siri glitch sparks misinformation about Biden, 25th Amendment
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Siri gave “CONFIRMATION of the Democrats' sinister plan to REMOVE Sleepy Joe immediately using the 25th Amendment and instate Kamala Harris as President!”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/nov/10/facebook-posts/siri-glitch-sparks-misinformation-about-biden-25th/


claimant: Todd Starnes
claim_date: 2016-10-28T00:00:00Z
title: Todd Starnes says University of Texas students advised not to wear cowboy boots, hats on Halloween
review_date: 2016-11-03T17:01:21Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Students at the University of Texas in Austin have been advised not to wear cowboy boots or cowboy hats on Halloween."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/nov/03/todd-starnes/todd-starnes-says-university-texas-students-advise/


claimant: Rudy Giuliani
claim_date: 2018-08-06T00:00:00Z
review_date: 2018-08-16T15:05:07Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
There were "63 murders this weekend" in Chicago and Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s legacy is "more murders in his city than ever before."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/aug/07/rudy-giuliani/giuliani-says-there-were-63-murders-chicago-over-w/

title:
Giuliani says there were 63 murders in Chicago over the weekend. That’s five times the actual count.


text: Says someone tried to suppress votes by disguising trash cans as ballot boxes.
claimant: Instagram post
claim_date: 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z
title: Ad for history exhibit in Philadelphia is mistaken for attempt to suppress votes
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/oct/28/instagram-posts/ad-history-exhibit-philadelphia-mistaken-attempt-s/


claimant: U.S. Chamber of Commerce
claim_date: 2016-10-28T00:00:00Z
title: Did Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidate Russ Feingold repeat the lie of the year about Obamacare?
review_date: 2016-11-04T19:43:21Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Russ Feingold said that with Obamacare, "we could keep our doctors and our plans, it was rated as the Lie of the Year."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/nov/04/us-chamber-commerce/did-wisconsin-us-senate-candidate-russ-feingold-st/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-04-06T00:00:00Z
title: No, Queen Elizabeth didn’t praise Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in a speech
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Queen Elizabeth said Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte “is the kind of leader who knows the way .... Filipinos are very lucky to have him.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/07/viral-image/no-queen-elizabeth-didnt-praise-philippine-preside/


claimant: Internet rumors
claim_date: 2017-09-30T00:00:00Z
title: Fake news posts blame Puerto Rico's truck drivers for refusing to ship relief supplies
review_date: 2017-10-03T18:45:49Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"San Juan Teamsters didn't show up for work to distribute relief supplies" because they went on strike.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/oct/03/blog-posting/fake-news-posts-blame-puerto-ricos-truck-drivers-r/


claimant: The Other 98%
claim_date: 2019-10-11T00:00:00Z
title: There’s no proof that Barr played a role in Shepard Smith’s Fox News departure
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Fox News anchor Shepard Smith stepped down after Attorney General William Barr "had a closed door meeting with Rupert Murdoch."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/oct/14/other-98/theres-no-proof-barr-played-role-shepard-smiths-fo/


claimant: Howard Schultz
claim_date: 2019-04-04T00:00:00Z
title: Howard Schultz's flawed swipe at partisan combat over immigration
review_date: 2019-04-15T20:01:06Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama each tried to get immigration bills passed, but "it did not work because the other party was unwilling to provide the president and his party a victory."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/apr/15/howard-schultz/howard-schultzs-flawed-swipe-partisan-combat-immig/


claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2023-07-24T00:00:00Z
title: World Economic Forum chairman Klaus Schwab didn’t admit to forced lockdown plot
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Klaus Schwab “publicly admitted he is planning to implement China-style forced COVID lockdowns all over the world during the ‘next pandemic.’”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jul/24/instagram-posts/world-economic-forum-chairman-klaus-schwab-didnt-a/


text: "Ohio student suspended for staying in class during National Walkout Day"
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2018-03-16T00:00:00Z
title: Was Ohio student suspended for staying in class during National Walkout Day?
review_date: 2018-03-28T14:32:19Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/mar/28/blog-posting/was-ohio-student-suspended-staying-class-during-na/


text: “More cops are killed responding to domestic violence calls than anything else.”
claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2023-03-09T00:00:00Z
title: Joe Biden says domestic violence calls prompt most police deaths; data lists likelier causes
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/15/joe-biden/joe-biden-says-domestic-violence-calls-prompt-most/


text: The Strategic Petroleum Reserve has “been mostly empty” for decades.
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2022-03-31T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump wrong that Strategic Petroleum Reserve has been ‘mostly empty’ for decades
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/apr/01/donald-trump/donald-trump-wrong-strategic-petroleum-reserve-has/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2019-10-02T00:00:00Z
title: There’s no evidence Schiff helped write the whistleblower complaint
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Rep. Adam Schiff was "complicit in EDITING AND COMPOSING THE ‘WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT’ BEFORE IT WAS FILED."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/oct/04/facebook-posts/theres-no-evidence-schiff-helped-write-whistleblow/


text: In Texas, a person can register a dead relative to vote and then cast a mail ballot in their name.
claimant: Facebook
claim_date: 2022-10-02T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/oct/17/facebook-posts/facebook-post-stirs-concern-about-dead-people-voti/

title:
Facebook post stirs concern about dead people voting in Texas, ignoring systems to prevent the crime


claimant: Bill de Blasio
claim_date: 2017-02-13T00:00:00Z
title: Who led the way for a $15 minimum wage in New York?
review_date: 2017-03-08T16:47:24Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"We raised the minimum wage to $15 first in city government. Now, working together with people in Albany, it's the law of the state."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/mar/08/bill-de-blasio/who-led-way-15-minimum-wage-new-york/


claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2023-02-08T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/feb/08/fact-checking-joe-bidens-2023-state-union-address/
title: Fact-checking Joe Biden's 2023 State of the Union address
review_date: 2023-02-08T05:10:55Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Nearly 25% of the entire national debt that took over 200 years to accumulate was added by just one administration alone, the last one. Those are the facts, check it out."


text: “CNN confirms Trump WILL be ARRESTED.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2022-02-16T00:00:00Z
title: No, CNN didn’t confirm Trump will be arrested
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/feb/17/facebook-posts/no-cnn-didnt-confirm-trump-will-be-arrested/


claimant: Ron DeSantis
claim_date: 2023-06-17T00:00:00Z
title: Did Dodgers play to empty stadium after honoring LGBTQ+ activists who parody nuns? Evidence says no
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Protests of (Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence) at a Los Angeles Dodgers game led to a "virtually empty stadium for the game itself.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jun/19/ron-desantis/desantis-dodgers-empty-stadium-lgbtq/


text: Map shows that wildfires stop at the US.-Canada border.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-09-12T00:00:00Z
title: No, wildfires don’t stop at the US-Canada border
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/sep/15/viral-image/no-wildfires-dont-stop-us-canada-border/


text: Says Donald Trump “doesn't believe in equal pay.”
claimant: Hillary Clinton
claim_date: 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z
title: Hillary Clinton says Donald Trump doesn't believe in equal pay
review_date: 2016-11-02T22:25:20Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/nov/02/hillary-clinton/hillary-clinton-says-donald-trump-doesnt-believe-e/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z
title: Harriet Tubman never said she could have freed more slaves ‘if only they knew they were slaves’
review_date: 2019-04-03T14:20:29Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Quotes Harriet Tubman as saying "I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/apr/02/facebook-posts/harriet-tubman-never-said-she-could-have-freed-mor/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2016-03-07T00:00:00Z
title: Trump attack inaccurately implies Rubio traded auto insurance vote for house sale
review_date: 2016-06-20T13:49:32Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"As a legislator, (Marco Rubio) flipped on a key vote after making a quick $200,000 from selling the house to the mother of the bill's lobbyist."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/mar/11/donald-trump/trump-attack-inaccurately-implies-rubio-traded-aut/


text: "Police discover meth lab in back room of Alabama Walmart."
claimant: Ufconly
claim_date: 2017-12-10T00:00:00Z
title: Story of Walmart employees operating meth lab in store is made up
review_date: 2018-01-02T22:44:22Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jan/02/ufconly/fake-news-walmart-employees-operating-meth-lab-sto/


text: A photo shows Ghislaine Maxwell and Bruce Reinhart.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-08-10T00:00:00Z
title: Photo doctored to look like Ghislaine Maxwell was massaging Judge Bruce Reinhart’s feet
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/aug/12/viral-image/photo-doctored-look-ghislaine-maxwell-was-massagin/


claimant: Mike Pence
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: Survey data varies
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"A 15-week (abortion) ban is an idea whose time has come. It's supported by 70% of the American people."


text: Video suggests Canada wildfires were deliberately set to advance “smart cities” push.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-08-26T00:00:00Z
title: Canada wildfires linked to record heat and drought, not ‘smart cities’
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/30/facebook-posts/canada-wildfires-linked-to-record-heat-and-drought/


text: “Coronavirus Hoax: Fake Virus Pandemic Fabricated to Cover-Up Global Outbreak of 5G Syndrome.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-03-02T00:00:00Z
title: No evidence that coronavirus was faked to cover up ‘5G Syndrome’
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/09/facebook-posts/no-evidence-coronavirus-was-faked-cover-5g-syndrom/


text: Kitchen worker in viral video is potentially spreading coronavirus by blowing into food containers.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-05-14T00:00:00Z
title: Video of kitchen worker blowing on food wrappers is at least three years old
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/19/viral-image/video-kitchen-worker-blowing-food-wrappers-least-t/


text: The federal government requires “COVID passports to visit the movies.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2022-02-07T00:00:00Z
title: No, the federal government isn’t requiring COVID-19 vaccine passports to go to the movies
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/feb/08/facebook-posts/no-federal-government-isnt-requiring-covid-19-vacc/


text: Says Facebook shut down a "Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day."
claimant: Ted Cruz
claim_date: 2018-04-11T00:00:00Z
title: Ted Cruz says Facebook shut down Chick-Fil-A appreciation page. Facebook also restored it.
review_date: 2018-04-23T15:14:11Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/apr/23/ted-cruz/ted-cruz-correct-facebook-shut-down-chick-fil-appr/


claimant: Brett McGurk
claim_date: 2019-10-20T00:00:00Z
title: McGurk right that Trump has sent 14,000 troops to Middle East since May
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"President Trump has sent 14,000 American troops to the (Middle East) region since May. So he can't tell his political rallies that he's getting troops out of endless wars when he's sending 14 times the amount back into the region."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/oct/22/brett-mcgurk/mcgurk-right-trump-has-sent-14000-troops-middle-ea/


claimant: Brad Schneider
claim_date: 2016-09-16T00:00:00Z
title: Schneider claim about Dold gun stand omits key facts
review_date: 2016-10-18T20:27:46Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Dold “continues to side with his Republican leadership and the NRA in blocking consideration of a bill that would keep firearms out of the hands of people on the terrorist watch list."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/oct/18/brad-schneider/schneider-claim-about-dold-gun-stand-omits-key-fac/


text: Says Time magazine cover features President Donald Trump with the text "Worst. President. Ever."
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2018-12-20T00:00:00Z
title: No, Time magazine cover does not call Trump worst president ever
review_date: 2018-12-20T21:28:04Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/dec/20/blog-posting/no-time-magazine-cover-does-not-call-trump-worst-p/


text: "Breaking: Czech Republic arms citizens. You can now shoot terrorists on sight."
claimant: Patriotnetwork.one
claim_date: 2018-04-27T00:00:00Z
title: Headline says Czech Republic armed citizens to shoot terrorists, but that's False
review_date: 2018-05-03T15:23:08Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/may/03/patriotnetworkone/headline-says-czech-republic-armed-citizens-shoot-/


text: Indiana expanded Medicaid when Mike Pence was governor
claimant: Mandy Cohen
claim_date: 2018-06-26T00:00:00Z
title: NC Democrat mostly right about Mike Pence expanding Medicaid
review_date: 2018-07-09T16:03:12Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jul/09/mandy-cohen/nc-democrat-right-about-mike-pence-expanding-medic/


text: "Satan flashed in the halftime Super Bowl satanic ritual."
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-02-07T00:00:00Z
title: Did The Weeknd flash the word ‘Satan’ during his Super Bowl halftime show?
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/feb/08/facebook-posts/did-weeknd-flash-word-satan-during-his-super-bowl-/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-10-08T00:00:00Z
title: Kamala Harris didn’t frame and prosecute a man for murder
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
An appellate court found Kamala Harris and police “took part in framing and prosecuting a man” for a murder he didn’t commit, paying a key witness $60,000 in relocation benefits for testifying against him.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/oct/09/viral-image/harris-didnt-frame-and-prosecute-man-murder/


text: On not seeking a third term.
claimant: Ron Johnson
claim_date: 2022-01-09T00:00:00Z
title: Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson flips position on seeking a third term
textual_rating: Full Flop
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jan/14/ron-johnson/wisconsin-sen-ron-johnson-flips-position-seeking-t/


claimant: Paula Jean Swearengin
claim_date: 2020-09-10T00:00:00Z
title: Does W.Va. rank near last in education, drinking water, child mortality?
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“West Virginia is near last in the U.S.” rankings of education, clean drinking water, and child mortality.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/nov/06/paula-jean-swearengin/does-wva-rank-near-last-education-drinking-water-c/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-04-04T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says fired inspector general Michael Atkinson brought a “terrible, inaccurate whistleblower report” to Congress.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/06/donald-trump/firing-inspector-general-donald-trump-falsely-repe/

title:
In firing of inspector general, Donald Trump falsely repeats that whistleblower got phone call wrong


text: Department of Veterans Affairs doctors "are prohibited from recommending medical marijuana."
claimant: Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol
claim_date: 2016-10-14T00:00:00Z
title: Are VA doctors barred from recommending medical marijuana to veterans?
review_date: 2016-10-26T16:43:32Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/oct/26/campaign-regulate-marijuana-alcohol/are-va-doctors-barred-recommending-medical-marijua/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2023-07-10T00:00:00Z
title: Baby got bad info: Gov. Ron DeSantis didn’t misspell Sir Mix-a-Lot’s name in his yearbook
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said in his yearbook that his “Mount Rushmore is Jesus, Sir-Mixes-a-Lot, and Nintendo 64.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jul/11/viral-image/baby-got-bad-info-gov-ron-desantis-didnt-misspell/


text: NASA Has Just Confirmed Earth Has A New Moon
claimant: smartmindmag.com
claim_date: 2018-03-29T00:00:00Z
title: No, NASA has not confirmed Earth has a new moon
review_date: 2018-03-30T13:35:12Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/mar/30/blog-posting/no-nasa-has-not-confirmed-earth-has-new-moon/


claimant: Hillary Clinton
claim_date: 2016-06-08T00:00:00Z
title: Clinton: Clinton Foundation helped 9 million with lower-cost AIDS drugs
review_date: 2016-06-15T14:22:12Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Nine million people have lower-cost HIV/AIDS medicine because of the work of the Clinton Foundation and my husband."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jun/15/hillary-clinton/clinton-clinton-foundation-helped-9-million-lower-/


text: Says Michelle Obama said Florida shooting "is clearly our president’s fault."
claimant: usdeplorablesnews.com
claim_date: 2018-02-15T00:00:00Z
title: Fake news says Michelle Obama blamed Donald Trump for Florida shooting
review_date: 2018-02-16T20:15:20Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/feb/16/usdeplorablesnewscom/fake-news-says-michelle-obama-blamed-donald-trump-/


claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2020-12-06T00:00:00Z
title: Alternative health website spreads false claim about COVID-19 vaccine side effects
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"The FDA knows that rushed-to-market COVID-19 vaccines may cause a wide range of life-threatening side effects, including death."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/dec/09/blog-posting/alternative-health-website-spreads-false-claim-abo/


text: Retired U.S. presidents and members of Congress collect full salaries “for life."
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2019-01-03T00:00:00Z
title: Former Presidents and members of Congress don’t get salaries ‘for life’
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jan/13/viral-image/former-presidents-and-members-congress-dont-get-sa/


text: A Detroit TV station aired the election results a week early.
claimant: YouTube videos
claim_date: 2020-10-28T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/oct/29/youtube-videos/detroit-tv-station-accidentally-airs-fake-election/

title:
Detroit TV station accidentally airs fake election results during ‘The Bachelorette’ in systems test


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-12-19T00:00:00Z
title: Kellogg’s tweet about striking workers is fake
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Kellogg’s tweeted, “Oh, so you think it's cool when workers strike jobs? Now replace 'jobs' with 'women.' Still think it's 'cool'?"

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/dec/21/facebook-posts/kelloggs-tweet-about-striking-workers-fake/


text: Photo shows “the oldest man in the history of mankind” recorded by Guinness World Records.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-07-20T00:00:00Z
title: Is this the oldest person ever? Only according to the fictitious website that first wrote about him
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jul/20/facebook-posts/is-this-the-oldest-person-ever-only-according-to-t/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-12-02T00:00:00Z
title: Trump wrong in multiple ways on Wisconsin absentee ballot applications
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“In Wisconsin, there are approximately 70,000 absentee ballots that do not have matching ballot applications as required by law.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/dec/10/donald-trump/trump-wrong-multiple-ways-wisconsin-absentee-ballo/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-08-16T00:00:00Z
title: No, Ben Shapiro didn’t tweet this about Postal Service
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Ben Shapiro tweeted, “The USPS is not only a bloated and outdate government agency, it is also ineffective and incompetent. It’s been 2 months since my wife went on a Hawaii vacation with her personal trainer; she said she would send me postcards every day and so far none of them have arrived.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/18/viral-image/no-ben-shapiro-didnt-tweet-about-postal-service/


text: Says Danny Tarkanian is "NRA ‘F’ Rated."
claimant: Michael Roberson
claim_date: 2016-04-13T00:00:00Z
title: Ads attacking Tarkanian's NRA grade need context
review_date: 2016-05-03T22:10:48Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/may/03/michael-roberson/ads-attacking-tarkanians-nra-grade-need-context/


claimant: Instagram post
claim_date: 2022-04-04T00:00:00Z
title: Bogus quote about Rupert Murdoch, white men attributed to New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said her country doesn’t have to deal with the “rage of older white men” because “we’ve never allowed Rupert Murdoch to set up a media outlet here.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/apr/05/instagram-posts/bogus-quote-about-rupert-murdoch-white-men-attribu/


claimant: Pete Buttigieg
claim_date: 2019-12-19T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/dec/20/warren-vs-buttigieg-what-they-were-fighting-about-/
title: Warren vs. Buttigieg: Why they were fighting about campaign finance and a wine cave at the debate
review_date: 2019-12-20T05:43:36Z
textual_rating: News accounts confirm it
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Senator, your presidential campaign, right now as we speak, is funded in part by money you transferred, having raised it at those exact same big-ticket fundraisers you now denounce."


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-10-24T00:00:00Z
title: Trump wrongly accuses DC mayor of calling for removal of Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"We have a mayor in D.C. who formed a commission with recommendations. Her recommendation is: Take down the Washington Monument, close up the Lincoln Monument."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/oct/26/donald-trump/trump-wrongly-accuses-dc-mayor-calling-removal-was/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-08-27T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/28/fact-checking-donald-trumps-2020-rnc-speech/
title: Fact-checking Donald Trump's 2020 RNC speech
review_date: 2020-08-28T05:11:11Z
textual_rating: Needs context
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"The United States has among the lowest (COVID-19) case fatality rates of any major country in the world."


claimant: Patrick Murphy
claim_date: 2016-10-10T00:00:00Z
title: Patrick Murphy attacks Marco Rubio's record on immigration, Dreamers
review_date: 2016-10-18T00:22:54Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Marco Rubio "opposes immigration reform. Worse, Rubio supports Donald Trump. His plan would deport 800,000 children, destroying families."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/oct/17/patrick-murphy/patrick-murphy-attacks-marco-rubios-record-immigra/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2018/may/08/trump-withdrew-us-iran-nuclear-deal-heres-what-you/
title: Trump withdraws U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal. Here’s what you need to know
review_date: 2018-05-08T21:14:42Z
textual_rating: Known since 2008
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says “last week, Israel published intelligence documents, long concealed by Iran, conclusively showing the Iranian regime and its history of pursuing nuclear weapons.”


claimant: Hillary Clinton
claim_date: 2015-07-13T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2016/jul/28/all-227-hillary-clinton-fact-checks/
title: All 227 Hillary Clinton fact-checks
review_date: 2016-07-28T04:49:57Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says she "called for addressing risks of derivatives, cracking down on subprime mortgages and improving financial oversight" early on in the financial crisis.


text: "We have not spoken directly with the whistleblower."
claimant: Adam Schiff
claim_date: 2019-09-17T00:00:00Z
title: Adam Schiff’s false claim that ‘we have not spoken directly with the whistleblower’
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/oct/04/adam-schiff/adam-schiffs-false-claim-we-have-not-spoken-direct/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-03-17T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/19/viral-image/no-candace-owens-tweet-isnt-real/
title: No, this Candace Owens tweet isn’t real
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Candace Owens tweeted, “Yes, my husband did cheat on me with my brother. Yes, he said no when I asked to join.”


text: Congress and Sen. Jon Tester took a pay raise in the recent omnibus bill.
claimant: Matthew Rosendale
claim_date: 2018-03-28T00:00:00Z
title: Did Congress vote to give itself a pay raise this year? No
review_date: 2018-04-20T14:16:34Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/apr/20/matthew-rosendale/did-congress-vote-give-itself-pay-raise-year/


claimant: Hillary Clinton
claim_date: 2016-04-14T00:00:00Z
title: Clinton exaggerates Republicans' plans to 'privatize' Social Security
review_date: 2016-04-15T04:29:44Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
The Republicans "still want to privatize (Social Security). In fact, their whole idea is to turn over the Social Security trust fund to Wall Street."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/apr/15/hillary-clinton/clinton-exaggerates-republicans-plan-privatize-soc/


claimant: John Morgan
claim_date: 2017-07-06T00:00:00Z
title: Can marijuana smoking cause lung cancer?
review_date: 2017-07-13T21:13:20Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Despite decades of marijuana being used for smoking in the United States, there have been no reported medical cases of lung cancer" attributed to marijuana.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jul/13/john-morgan/lawsuit-against-florida-john-morgan-says-no-report/


claimant: Viral Image
claim_date: 2019-04-19T00:00:00Z
title: Image of Colombian protester is falsely described as example of Iranian torture of women
review_date: 2019-04-23T15:56:00Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
An image of a woman buried up to her neck and drinking a spoonful of water was from Iran and taken just before she was "stoned to death" under Sharia Law.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/apr/23/viral-image/image-colombian-protester-falsely-described-exampl/


text: Greta Thunberg said the world would end on June 21, 2023.
claimant: Instagram psots
claim_date: 2023-06-22T00:00:00Z
title: Social media posts distort 2018 Greta Thunberg tweet
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jun/22/instagram-posts/social-media-posts-distort-2018-greta-thunberg-twe/


text: The mother of a missing boy in Nebraska confessed to killing him.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-05-24T00:00:00Z
title: Case of missing Nebraska boy generates false social media claims
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/may/26/viral-image/police-chief-criticizes-rumors-about-case-missing-/


claimant: Steve Hilton
claim_date: 2019-11-04T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/nov/11/no-proof-biden-or-kerry-channeled-us-aid-ukraine-b/
title: No proof Biden or Kerry channeled U.S. aid for Ukraine to Burisma
review_date: 2019-11-11T15:03:48Z
textual_rating: Unsubstantiated
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"(Joe Biden) supervised billions of dollars of aid that went from the U.S. taxpayer to Ukraine. Much of that went to Burisma, a gas company that was paying his son."


claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2023-05-21T00:00:00Z
title: Joe Biden offers misleading description of his role in four-nation “Quad” group
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Said he was “able to convince India, Australia, Japan, and the United States to form an organization called the Quad to maintain stability in the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/may/26/joe-biden/joe-biden-offers-misleading-description-of-his-rol/


text: “Chinese military convoy enters Ukraine from Russia.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2022-09-18T00:00:00Z
title: No, this isn’t a video of China’s army entering Ukraine
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/sep/22/facebook-posts/no-isnt-video-chinas-army-entering-ukraine/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2022-05-07T00:00:00Z
title: Posts misattribute quote about the US needing a ‘domestic supply of infants’ to Alito, Barrett
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Samuel Alito said that the U.S. needs a “domestic supply of infants” to meet the needs of parents seeking to adopt.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/may/12/facebook-posts/posts-misattribute-quote-about-us-needing-domestic/


text: "You've got thousands of people serving in the military who are transgender."
claimant: Ted Lieu
claim_date: 2017-07-26T00:00:00Z
title: 'Thousands' of transgender Americans serve in military, congressman says
review_date: 2017-07-26T21:45:07Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jul/26/ted-lieu/thousands-transgender-americans-serve-military-con/


text: Trump’s tax plan is "completely focused on the wealthy and the powerful - not the middle class."
claimant: Chuck Schumer
claim_date: 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z
title: Does Trump's tax plan do nothing for low income earners?
review_date: 2017-10-10T14:11:11Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/oct/09/charles-schumer/does-trumps-tax-plan-do-nothing-low-income-earners/


claimant: Charlie Crist
claim_date: 2016-09-19T00:00:00Z
title: Charlie Crist says Florida was No. 1 in violent crime in the 1990s
review_date: 2016-09-20T03:23:34Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"In the mid 1990s, in our state, (Florida was) No. 1 in violent crime in America. ... The only concern I had was for the citizens of Florida, who were subjected to a violent crime every three minutes and 45 seconds."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/sep/20/charlie-crist/charlie-crist-says-florida-was-no-1-violent-crime/


text: On supporting Liz Cheney for House Republican leadership position
claimant: Mike Gallagher
claim_date: 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z
title: Wisconsin Congressman Gallagher flips position on supporting Liz Cheney
textual_rating: Full Flop
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/may/14/mike-gallagher/wisconsin-congressman-gallagher-flips-position-sup/


text: “Beginning on Jan. 1, prostitution by minors will be legal in California.”
claimant: Travis Allen
claim_date: 2016-12-29T00:00:00Z
title: Pants On Fire for claim California legalized child prostitution
review_date: 2017-01-05T00:36:44Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jan/04/travis-allen/lawmakers-claim-about-california-legalizing-child-/


text: A photo shows Beto O’Rourke "in college drunk and pissing his pants."
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2019-09-21T00:00:00Z
title: This is a photo of a Philadelphia musician, not Beto O’Rourke
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/oct/02/viral-image/photo-philadelphia-musician-not-beto-orourke/


text: Arizona ballots were shredded and burned in a chicken farm fire.
claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2021-05-20T00:00:00Z
title: Fowl play? Social media users falsely claim Arizona ballots were destroyed in chicken farm fire
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/may/25/instagram-posts/fowl-play-social-media-users-falsely-claim-arizona/


text: Florida’s regulations on the payday lending industry are "stronger than almost any other state."
claimant: Patrick Murphy
claim_date: 2016-04-06T00:00:00Z
title: Patrick Murphy praises Florida's payday law as 'stronger than almost any other state'
review_date: 2016-04-13T14:19:12Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/apr/12/patrick-murphy/patrick-murphy-praises-floridas-payday-law-stronge/


text: Says she’s "leading the fight" to "force insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions."
claimant: Martha McSally
claim_date: 2018-10-24T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking Martha McSally on pre-existing conditions
review_date: 2018-10-30T19:29:39Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/oct/30/martha-mcsally/fact-checking-martha-mcsally-pre-existing-conditio/


text: "I have now put out all of my emails."
claimant: Hillary Clinton
claim_date: 2016-04-03T00:00:00Z
title: Hillary Clinton spins on ‘Meet the Press,’ says she put out all her emails
review_date: 2016-04-13T14:34:12Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/apr/03/hillary-clinton/hillary-clinton-i-have-now-put-out-all-my-emails/


text: "Florida to ban mRNA vaccines as credible evidence of biological weapons."
claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2023-07-18T00:00:00Z
title: Florida government has not taken steps to ban COVID-19 vaccines and brand them as bioweapons
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jul/18/instagram-posts/florida-government-has-not-taken-steps-to-ban-covi/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2023-06-14T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/jun/14/fact-checking-donald-trumps-bedminster-speech-foll/
title: Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Bedminster speech following documents indictment
review_date: 2023-06-14T03:42:31Z
textual_rating: No evidence
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
The indictment “included staged photographs of boxes at Mar-a-Lago” that contained “all types of personal belongings” including newspapers and press clippings that someone dumped “all over the floor.”


text: On expanding offshore oil drilling
claimant: Rick Scott
claim_date: 2018-01-09T00:00:00Z
title: Gov. Rick Scott's Full Flop on oil drilling
review_date: 2018-01-11T13:59:27Z
textual_rating: Full Flop
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jan/10/rick-scott/gov-rick-scotts-full-flop-oil-drilling/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2019-07-05T00:00:00Z
title: Viral meme on cancer and acidity connection gets a lot wrong
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says "Every single person who has cancer has a pH that is too acidic," and claims Dr. Otto Warburg won the Nobel Peace Prize for proving that cancer can’t survive in an alkaline-rich environment and thrives in an acidic, low oxygen environment.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/jul/17/facebook-posts/viral-meme-cancer-and-acidity-connection-gets-lot-/


text: “Bernie Sanders voted in favor of every war during his tenure.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-02-28T00:00:00Z
title: Bernie Sanders’ voting record on wars is mixed
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/02/facebook-posts/no-bernie-sanders-didnt-vote-favor-every-war-durin/


text: "U.N. official John Ashe set to testify against the Clintons may not have died by accident."
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2017-06-17T00:00:00Z
title: Blogger falsely ties death of U.N. official to Clintons
review_date: 2017-06-30T16:49:59Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jun/30/blog-posting/blogger-falsely-ties-death-un-official-clintons/


claimant: Rush Limbaugh
claim_date: 2020-12-15T00:00:00Z
title: No, the AMA didn’t rescind statement on hydroxychloroquine
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
The American Medical Association rescinded a previous statement and now says "hydroxychloroquine is okay" for COVID-19.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/dec/16/rush-limbaugh/no-american-medical-association-didnt-rescind-stat/


text: Greta Thunberg staged an arrest in Germany.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2023-01-17T00:00:00Z
title: Climate activist Greta Thunberg didn’t stage her recent detention in Germany, police say
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/19/viral-image/climate-activist-greta-thunberg-didnt-stage-her-re/


claimant: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
claim_date: 2020-11-07T00:00:00Z
title: Medicare for All supporters win in swing districts
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Every single swing-seat House Democrat who endorsed #MedicareForAll won re-election or is on track to win re-election. Every. Single. One.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/nov/17/alexandria-ocasio-cortez/medicare-all-supporters-win-swing-districts/


claimant: John Kelly
claim_date: 2017-05-28T00:00:00Z
title: Are there U.S. embassies in countries listed in Trump's travel ban?
review_date: 2017-05-31T15:12:58Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Many of the countries in question (in Trump’s travel ban) don't even have a U.S. embassy there to help us vet."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/may/31/john-kelly/are-there-us-embassies-countries-listed-trumps-tra/


claimant: Arnold Schwarzenegger
claim_date: 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z
title: Is Congress really less popular than hemorrhoids and herpes as Arnold Schwarzenegger claims?
review_date: 2017-04-14T18:07:56Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Here are some of the things that are more popular than Congress: hemorrhoids, Nickelback, traffic jams, root canals, colonoscopies, herpes. Even herpes, they couldn’t beat herpes in the polls."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/apr/14/arnold-schwarzenegger/congress-really-less-popular-hemorrhoids-and-herpe/


claimant: Tulsi Gabbard
claim_date: 2022-03-15T00:00:00Z
title: Tulsi Gabbard falsely claims US ‘not so different’ from Russia on freedom of speech
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"What is happening here is not so different from what we're seeing happening in Russia, where you have got state TV and controlled messaging across the board."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/mar/18/tulsi-gabbard/tulsi-gabbard-falsely-claims-us-not-so-different-r/


text: Red Bull contains bull sperm.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2019-08-25T00:00:00Z
title: No, Red Bull doesn’t contain bull semen
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/oct/03/viral-image/no-red-bull-doesnt-contain-bull-semen/


text: "CNN reports DemDebate had 2.3 million viewers. Trump rally had 6.7 million last night!"
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-01-15T00:00:00Z
title: Facebook post makes false comparison on viewership for Democratic debate, Donald Trump rally
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jan/21/facebook-posts/facebook-post-makes-false-comparison-viewership-de/


claimant: Sarah Huckabee Sanders
claim_date: 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2018/apr/12/can-donald-trump-fire-special-counsel-robert-muell/
title: Can Donald Trump fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller?
review_date: 2018-04-12T20:11:01Z
textual_rating: Many experts would disagree
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"We’ve been advised that the President certainly has the power to" fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller.


claimant: Marc Short
claim_date: 2023-05-07T00:00:00Z
title: Is 95% of gun violence occurring in 'inner cities'? No
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“This year, there have been 13,000 deaths by gun violence. The vast majority, 95% of them, are in inner cities, where you have some of the strictest gun control laws in the country.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/may/10/marc-short/is-95-of-gun-violence-occurring-in-inner-cities-no/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2019-07-11T00:00:00Z
title: No evidence George Washington said it’s ‘impossible to rightly govern without God and the Bible’
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Quotes George Washington as saying "it is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/jul/15/facebook-posts/no-evidence-george-washington-said-its-impossible-/


text: Says his parents "came to America following Fidel Castro's takeover" of Cuba.
claimant: Marco Rubio
claim_date: 2011-10-21T00:00:00Z
title: Sen. Marco Rubio said his parents 'came to America following Fidel Castro's takeover' of Cuba
review_date: 2016-06-23T18:48:45Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2011/oct/21/marco-rubio/sen-marco-rubio-said-his-parents-came-america-foll/


text: “Breaking Trump quietly announces Hillary’s prosecution is moving forward.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-04-23T00:00:00Z
title: Old video about Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton recast as ‘breaking news’
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/may/03/facebook-posts/old-video-about-donald-trump-hillary-clinton-recas/


text: “You’ve raised a lot more money than I have, Bernie.”
claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2020-03-05T00:00:00Z
title: Biden says Sanders has raised ‘a lot more money.’ He’s right
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/05/joe-biden/biden-says-sanders-has-raised-lot-more-money-hes-r/


text: Says Benjamin Netanyahu gave a speech to Hamas leaders thanking them for uniting Israel.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z
title: No, this isn’t a real Netanyahu speech to Hamas leaders
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/may/14/facebook-posts/no-isnt-real-netanyahu-speech-hamas-leaders/


text: Photos show Ukrainian citizens destroying two Russian tanks with Molotov cocktails in Kyiv.
claimant: Facebook post
claim_date: 2022-02-26T00:00:00Z
title: These photos of Molotov cocktails are from 2014 protests in Kyiv, not 2022
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/mar/02/facebook-posts/these-photos-molotov-cocktails-are-2014-protests-k/


text: Hillary Clinton said gun confiscation "would be worth considering."
claimant: National Rifle Association
claim_date: 2016-10-08T00:00:00Z
title: NRA weakly claims that Clinton said gun confiscation is 'worth considering'
review_date: 2016-10-17T14:42:59Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/oct/17/national-rifle-association/nra-weakly-claims-clinton-said-gun-confiscation-wo/


text: The flu didn't kill any Americans this year.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-05-16T00:00:00Z
title: Americans have died from the flu and COVID-19
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/27/facebook-posts/americans-have-died-flu-and-covid-19/


claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2018-07-13T00:00:00Z
title: No evidence of political motives in ambassador attack
review_date: 2018-07-17T20:03:16Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"An elderly British politician has been savagely beaten to a bloody pulp by a gang of anti-Trump protestors because he ‘welcomed’ the U.S. president to the United Kingdom."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jul/17/blog-posting/no-evidence-political-motives-ambassador-attack/


text: "The state of California is begging us to build walls in certain areas. They don’t tell you that."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z
title: No, Mr. President, California is not ‘begging’ for a wall
review_date: 2018-03-14T01:30:09Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/mar/13/donald-trump/no-mr-president-california-not-begging-wall/


claimant: Mikki Willis
claim_date: 2020-08-19T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/18/fact-checking-plandemic-2-video-recycles-inaccurat/
title: Fact-checking ‘Plandemic 2’: Another video full of conspiracy theories about COVID-19
review_date: 2020-08-19T00:07:54Z
textual_rating: Lacks context
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"In partnership with MIT, Bill Gates has developed a new technology that allows vaccines to be injected under your skin, along with your medical records."


claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2020-08-31T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking Joe Biden’s comparison of violent crime, murders data
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"When I was vice president, violent crime fell 15% in this country. ... The murder rate now is up 26% across the nation this year under Donald Trump."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/sep/03/joe-biden/fact-checking-joe-bidens-comparison-violent-crime-/


claimant: Rick Scott
claim_date: 2018-02-23T00:00:00Z
title: Rick Scott says Bill Nelson has done nothing on gun control, ignoring his Senate record
review_date: 2018-02-28T22:28:31Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Sen. Bill Nelson "hasn’t done anything on gun safety or school safety, and nothing on gun control."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/feb/28/rick-scott/rick-scott-says-bill-nelson-has-done-nothing-gun-c/


text: Quotes Joe Biden as saying "no ordinary American cares about constitutional rights."
claimant: Viral Image
claim_date: 2019-05-08T00:00:00Z
title: Joe Biden did not say quote about Americans not caring about constitutional rights
review_date: 2019-05-13T15:17:09Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/may/10/viral-image/joe-biden-never-said-no-ordinary-american-cares-ab/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-05-14T00:00:00Z
title: Hydroxychloroquine is not proven to treat COVID-19 or radiation sickness
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Hydroxychloroquine cures this ‘virus.’ It just so happens this is the treatment used for radiation sickness!!”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/19/facebook-posts/hydroxychloroquine-not-proven-treat-covid-19-or-ra/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-11-21T00:00:00Z
title: Qatar didn’t force German team’s “diversity plane” back to Oman before World Cup
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Qatar refused “to receive the German national team’s plane, which bears the gay logo, which forced them to return the plane to the airport of the Sultanate of Oman.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/nov/29/instagram-posts/qatar-didnt-force-german-teams-diversity-plane-bac/


text: The military raided Hunter Biden’s home.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-10-25T00:00:00Z
title: No, the military didn’t raid Hunter Biden’s home
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/26/facebook-posts/no-military-didnt-raid-hunter-bidens-home/


claimant: Gordon Hintz
claim_date: 2017-01-30T00:00:00Z
title: Did 11 people get $22 million from Wisconsin's GOP-backed manufacturing and agriculture tax credit?
review_date: 2017-02-17T16:53:33Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Eleven individuals who make over $30 million each got $22 million credit" from Wisconsin's manufacturing and agriculture tax credit.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/feb/17/gordon-hintz/11-people-get-22-million-wisconsins-gop-backed-man/


text: “Joe Biden calls Pennsylvania voters who don’t support him ‘chumps.’”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-10-26T00:00:00Z
title: Biden called Trump supporters disrupting his rally ‘chumps’
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/oct/30/viral-image/biden-called-trump-supporters-disrupting-his-rally/


claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2021-01-20T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/jan/20/joe-bidens-inauguration-extraordinary-times-fact-c/
title: Joe Biden’s inauguration in extraordinary times, fact-checked
review_date: 2021-01-20T21:41:20Z
textual_rating: Employment and business losses have been large
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Due to the coronavirus, "millions of jobs have been lost. Hundreds of thousands of businesses closed."


text: U.S. sanctions mean “Cuba can’t trade with any country or any company whatsoever.”
claimant: Facebook
claim_date: 2021-07-12T00:00:00Z
title: Cuba can trade with other countries. But here’s some context
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/19/facebook-posts/cuba-can-trade-other-countries-heres-some-context/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-02-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking Trump’s State of the Union claim on sanctuary cities, criminals
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“In sanctuary cities, local officials order police to release dangerous criminal aliens to prey upon the public instead of handing them over to ICE to be safely removed.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/05/donald-trump/fact-checking-trumps-state-union-claim-sanctuary-c/


claimant: Crystal Peoples-Stokes
claim_date: 2022-03-29T00:00:00Z
title: In claim about crime in other states, context needed
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Cities in notoriously ‘tough on crime’ states like Texas and Florida saw a more significant increase in violent crime than cities in NYS.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/apr/16/crystal-peoples-stokes/claim-about-crime-other-states-context-needed/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2019-05-19T00:00:00Z
title: No evidence that Einstein said evil results from a lack of God’s love
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Albert Einstein said, "Evil is the result of what happens when man does not have God’s love present in his heart."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/jun/05/viral-image/no-evidence-einstein-said-evil-results-lack-gods-l/


claimant: William Barr
claim_date: 2020-06-07T00:00:00Z
title: Barr says federal police didn’t use chemical irritants to clear area by DC church. They did
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“There were not chemical irritants” used to clear a crowd. Pepper balls are “not a chemical irritant.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jun/08/william-barr/barr-says-federal-police-didnt-use-chemical-irrita/


text: New York is "leading the nation with the lowest imprisonment rate of any large state”
claimant: NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
claim_date: 2021-11-08T00:00:00Z
title: Among large states, NY has lowest imprisonment rate
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/nov/19/nys-department-corrections-and-community-supervisi/among-large-states-ny-has-lowest-imprisonment-rate/


claimant: Rick Scott
claim_date: 2023-01-26T00:00:00Z
title: Rick Scott wrongly said election officials can’t verify voters who use Election Day registration
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Same-day voter registration "does not allow election officials to verify the validity and accuracy of voter information."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/31/rick-scott/rick-scott-wrongly-said-election-officials-cant-ve/


text: "We have signed more legislation than anybody. We broke the record of Harry Truman."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2017-12-27T00:00:00Z
title: Has Donald Trump signed more bills than anyone? No. (His count ranks last)
review_date: 2017-12-29T15:15:58Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/dec/29/donald-trump/has-donald-trump-signed-more-bills-anyone-no/


claimant: Bill Clinton
claim_date: 2016-07-26T00:00:00Z
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: 2016-07-29T00:36:58Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Hillary Clinton "negotiated the first agreement — ever — where China and India officially committed to reduce their emissions."


text: "Our campaign depends on small donations for the majority of our support."
claimant: Hillary Clinton
claim_date: 2016-03-15T00:00:00Z
title: Hillary Clinton says her campaign 'depends on small donations for the majority of our support'
review_date: 2016-04-13T14:37:13Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/mar/21/hillary-clinton/hillary-clinton-says-her-campaign-depends-small-do/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z
title: Trump’s State of the Union claim about welfare, food stamp declines is off
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Under my administration, 7 million Americans have come off of food stamps, and 10 million people have been lifted off of welfare.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/06/donald-trump/trumps-state-union-claim-welfare-food-stamp-declin/


claimant: Mike Pence
claim_date: 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2009/feb/04/mike-pence/stimulus-has-money-help-fish-roaders/
title: Stimulus has money to help fish, off-roaders
review_date: 2016-07-15T13:50:29Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
The stimulus bill contains "$20 million for the removal of small to medium-sized fish passage barriers" and "$25 million to rehabilitate off-roading trails for ATVs."


claimant: John Culberson
claim_date: 2018-10-25T00:00:00Z
title: Lizzie Fletcher does not want government-funded universal health care as Culberson ad claims
review_date: 2018-10-30T18:50:41Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says that Lizzie Pannill Fletcher contradicted herself on her health care position and said "we need universal health care."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/oct/30/john-culberson/lizzie-fletcher-does-not-want-government-funded-un/


text: “Nevada ranks 50th in election integrity ratings.”
claimant: Jesse Haw
claim_date: 2022-02-02T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking a claim that Nevada ranks close to last on election integrity
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/feb/14/jesse-haw/fact-checking-claim-nevada-ranks-close-last-electi/


text: Says Boris Johnson faked getting his booster shot.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-12-03T00:00:00Z
title: Do you think Boris Johnson faked his booster shot? Let’s look closer at the needle.
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/dec/07/viral-image/do-you-think-boris-johnson-faked-his-booster-shot-/


text: Say video "shows massive alligator strolling across Florida golf course."
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z
title: Massive alligator spotted roaming Florida golf course. Is it real?
review_date: 2016-06-01T21:06:51Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jun/01/blog-posting/massive-alligator-spotted-roaming-florida-golf-cou/


claimant: Mark Pocan
claim_date: 2020-01-16T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/28/mark-pocan/pocan-money-lagging-wages-claim/
title: Rep. Mark Pocan is on point that wages haven't moved much in the last 30 years
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“There’s an Amazon distribution center that was advertising, last time I was there, up to $12.75 an hour. Your parents made that three decades ago.”


claimant: Robin Vos
claim_date: 2019-11-10T00:00:00Z
title: In Wisconsin, failed gun background checks rarely lead to charges
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says 1,000 people failed gun background checks in Wisconsin in 2018, but "almost none of them were prosecuted for trying to do a background check and illegally buy a weapon."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/nov/26/robin-vos/wisconsin-failed-gun-background-checks-rarely-lead/


text: Video shows a Senate committee hearing witness who “cries to Josh Hawley for ‘no jailtime.’”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-07-09T00:00:00Z
title: Video of old Senate committee hearing is sensationalized, and mischaracterized, on social media
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jul/12/facebook-posts/video-of-old-senate-committee-hearing-is-sensation/


text: "Clinton campaign official arrested by FBI on child rape/trafficking charges"
claimant: Internet Rumors
claim_date: 2018-06-27T00:00:00Z
title: Websites wrongly claim man arrested on child sex charges was a Clinton campaign official
review_date: 2018-07-02T16:12:23Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jul/02/blog-posting/websites-wrongly-claim-man-arrested-child-sex-char/


claimant: Facebook post
claim_date: 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z
title: No, you are not better off wearing gloves in public
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says gloves shouldn’t be worn in public because “if you are wearing the same set of gloves all over town you are only spreading germs everywhere you go.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/13/facebook-posts/not-better-wearing-gloves-public-coronavirus/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-03-16T00:00:00Z
title: Social posts are misinterpreting a federal disaster relief law to push a hoax about a US quarantine
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
President Donald Trump “will evoke (sic) what is called the Stafford act” and “order a two week mandatory quarantine for the nation.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/17/facebook-posts/social-posts-are-misinterpreting-federal-disaster-/


text: A photo shows "25,000 outside all to hear the POTUS speak!"
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2019-10-11T00:00:00Z
title: This is a photo of the Cleveland Cavaliers victory parade, not outside a Trump rally
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/oct/16/viral-image/photo-cleveland-cavaliers-victory-parade-not-outsi/


text: “Cal Cunningham has been silent on this on defunding the police; I assume his silence is consent.”
claimant: Thom Tillis
claim_date: 2020-07-30T00:00:00Z
title: No, Cunningham has not been 'silent' on defunding police
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/19/thom-tillis/no-cunningham-has-not-been-silent-defunding-police/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2017-08-30T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2017/aug/30/fact-checking-trumps-tax-speech-missouri/
title: Fact-checking Trump’s tax speech in Missouri
review_date: 2017-08-30T21:37:25Z
textual_rating: Flip flop
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Ronald Reagan led the world by cutting our corporate tax rate to 34 percent. ... Under this pro-America system, our economy boomed. It just went beautifully -- right through the roof. The middle class thrived and median family income increased."


claimant: National Republican Congressional Committee
claim_date: 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z
title: Washington's Kim Schrier is no Bernie Sanders, nor is her health plan his
review_date: 2018-10-11T19:44:28Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Washington’s Kim Schrier has a plan to eliminate employer-provided health coverage, double income taxes and put your care "in the hands of government bureaucrats."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/oct/11/national-republican-congressional-committee/washingtons-kim-schrier-no-bernie-sanders-nor-her-/


claimant: Defending Main Street
claim_date: 2018-10-12T00:00:00Z
title: Danny O'Connor wouldn't — and can't — make Columbus, Ohio, a sanctuary city
review_date: 2018-10-19T18:08:59Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Ohio congressional candidate Danny O’Connor "would make Columbus a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/oct/19/defending-main-street/danny-oconnor-wouldnt-and-cant-make-columbus-sanct/


text: "The Obama administration was begging for a meeting" with Kim Jong Un.
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2019-06-30T00:00:00Z
title: Trump’s claim Obama begged to meet with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un is unproven
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/jul/01/donald-trump/trump-wrong-obama-begged-meet-north-koreas-kim-jon/


text: Photo shows Joe Biden touching a child inappropriately.
claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2023-05-13T00:00:00Z
title: No, this photo doesn’t show Biden touching a child inappropriately
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/may/15/instagram-posts/no-this-photo-doesnt-show-biden-touching-a-child-i/


text: "Ted Cruz is mathematically out of winning the race."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2016-04-20T00:00:00Z
title: Trump says Cruz has been 'mathematically' eliminated from winning the nomination on 1st ballot
review_date: 2016-04-20T21:55:35Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/apr/20/donald-trump/trump-largely-accurate-cruz-has-been-mathematicall/


text: Recent haze in New York City was caused by “Bill Gates’ sun-dimming technology.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-06-18T00:00:00Z
title: Wildfires are to blame for New York’s recent hazy skies, not Bill Gates
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jun/21/facebook-posts/wildfires-are-to-blame-for-new-yorks-recent-hazy-s/


claimant: Tulsi Gabbard
claim_date: 2019-11-21T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/nov/21/fact-checking-fifth-democratic-presidential-debate/
title: Fact-checking the fifth Democratic presidential debate in Atlanta
review_date: 2019-11-21T06:01:41Z
textual_rating: An element of truth, but exaggerated and misleading
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Pete Buttigieg said that as president, he “would be willing to send our troops to Mexico to fight the cartels.”


text: "More than 80% of Republicans think we ought to at least be doing universal background checks."
claimant: Pete Buttigieg
claim_date: 2020-01-26T00:00:00Z
title: Buttigieg on point that majority of Republicans support background checks
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jan/29/pete-buttigieg/buttigieg-point-majority-republicans-support-backg/


text: “Obama certificate a fake.”
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2022-01-14T00:00:00Z
title: No, Barack Obama’s birth certificate isn’t a fake
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/dec/20/blog-posting/no-barack-obamas-birth-certificate-isnt-fake/


text: President Joe Biden “never had a” COVID-19 “plan.”
claimant: Save America PAC
claim_date: 2021-12-29T00:00:00Z
title: Biden’s ‘no federal solution’ clip doesn’t save Trump PAC’s attack on Biden and COVID-19 plan
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jan/05/save-america-pac/bidens-no-federal-solution-clip-doesnt-save-trump-/


claimant: Charles Schumer
claim_date: 2017-05-18T00:00:00Z
title: Did federal inmate population drop under Obama for first time since Carter?
review_date: 2017-05-18T21:30:43Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"President Obama became the first president since Carter to leave the White House with a smaller federal prison population than when he took office."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/may/18/charles-schumer/did-federal-inmate-population-drop-under-obama-fir/


text: “World Health Organization wants to BAN all women aged 18-50 from drinking alcohol.”
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2021-06-17T00:00:00Z
title: No, the WHO isn’t trying to ban women ages 18-50 from drinking alcohol
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jun/22/blog-posting/no-who-isnt-trying-ban-women-ages-18-50-drinking-a/


claimant: joemygod.com
claim_date: 2018-09-07T00:00:00Z
title: Hannity: Beto O'Rourke asked for help getting undocumented immigrants' votes (O'Rourke didn't ask)
review_date: 2018-09-14T12:19:33Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Hannity tells radio audience that Beto O’Rourke is asking for help in getting undocumented to vote."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/sep/14/blog-posting/hannity-orourke-asked-help-getting-undocumented-im/


text: Says businesses that refuse any legal tender can be fined and sued.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-07-15T00:00:00Z
title: Are businesses required by law to accept cash? It depends on where they are
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jul/22/facebook-posts/are-businesses-required-law-accept-cash-depends-wh/


text: Says Ted Kennedy met "with the KGB in order to beat Ronald Reagan in 1984."
claimant: Greg Gutfeld
claim_date: 2017-07-15T00:00:00Z
title: Fox News host cites Ted Kennedy-KGB meeting that never happened
review_date: 2017-07-18T17:36:27Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jul/18/greg-gutfeld/fox-news-host-cites-ted-kennedy-kgb-meeting-never-/


text: The cost of a Fourth of July cookout in 2022 increased by 67.2% because of inflation.
claimant: Nikki Haley
claim_date: 2022-07-04T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking Nikki Haley’s inflation math on July 4 cookout costs
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jul/05/nikki-haley/fact-checking-nikki-haley-july-4-cookout-costs/


text: Says Adam Schiff is "under investigation for Ukrainian Burisma oil connections."
claimant: One America News
claim_date: 2019-11-30T00:00:00Z
title: Pants on Fire claim that Adam Schiff under investigation for Burisma ties
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/dec/09/one-america-news/pants-fire-claim-adam-schiff-under-investigation-b/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2017-09-30T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump says Luther Strange gained many points after endorsement, but evidence is weak
review_date: 2017-10-02T21:43:24Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
In the Alabama Senate runoff, "the candidate I endorsed (Luther Strange) went up MANY points after endorsement!"

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/oct/02/donald-trump/donald-trump-says-luther-strange-gained-many-point/


text: Says Gov Tony Evers’ administration deemed dentists non-essential
claimant: Janel Brandtjen
claim_date: 2020-05-12T00:00:00Z
title: Yes, dentists were essential under Wisconsin’s Safer At Home order.
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/15/janel-brandtjen/yes-dentists-were-essential-under-wisconsins-safer/


text: Kanye West’s access to Wisconsin’s ballot was “denied by liberals."
claimant: Republican Party of Wisconsin
claim_date: 2020-08-20T00:00:00Z
title: ‘Liberals’ did not deny Kanye West access to the November ballot
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/21/republican-party-wisconsin/liberals-did-not-deny-kanye-west-access-november-b/


claimant: Facebook
claim_date: 2020-06-17T00:00:00Z
title: Was race the only difference in sentencing of two defendants in Florida?
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
A white armed-robbery suspect was sentenced to two years in jail while a black armed-robbery suspect was sentenced to 26 years in prison by the same Florida judge.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jun/17/facebook-posts/was-race-only-difference-sentencing-two-defendants/


text: Undocumented immigrants get Medicare for free.
claimant: Facebook post
claim_date: 2019-01-31T00:00:00Z
title: No, undocumented immigrants don't get Medicare for free
review_date: 2019-02-27T16:30:17Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/feb/27/facebook-posts/no-undocumented-immigrants-dont-get-medicare-free/


text: Crime in Germany is way up.
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-06-19T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/germany-crime-rate-donald-trump-tweet-today-fact-check-2018-06-18/
review_date: 2018-06-19T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False. It's down 9.6%
language_code: en
publisher_name: CBS News
publisher_site: cbsnews.com
title:
Germany crime rate and government claim by Trump today on Twitter – Crime is actually down in Germany


text: Crime in Germany is way up.
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2018-06-19T00:00:00Z
title: Donald Trump wrong about crime in Germany
review_date: 2018-06-18T23:00:09Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jun/18/donald-trump/donald-trump-wrong-about-crime-germany/


claimant: Andrew Gillum
claim_date: 2018-08-29T00:00:00Z
review_date: 2018-09-05T18:46:22Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says he was sued by the NRA and the gun lobby "all because in my city we refused to repeal an ordinance which said you couldn’t shoot guns in city parks."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/sep/05/andrew-gillum/fact-checking-andrew-gillums-claim-he-was-sued-nra/

title:
Fact-checking Andrew Gillum's claim that he was sued by NRA and gun lobby over Tallahassee ordinance


claimant: League of Conservation Voters
claim_date: 2022-11-28T00:00:00Z
title: Oil and gas industry supports Herschel Walker, but has not ‘heavily funded’ his campaign
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Herschel Walker “is heavily funded by the oil and gas industry, raking in more than $140,000 in donations from Big Oil and other energy interests."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/01/league-conservation-voters/oil-and-gas-industry-supports-herschel-walker-but/


text: Says Gov. Tony Evers is “pushing firearm confiscation orders”
claimant: Facebook
claim_date: 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z
title: No, Gov. Tony Evers is not pushing gun confiscation. Old claim was wrong then, is ridiculous now
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/25/facebook-posts/old-claim-tony-evers-and-gun-confiscation-wrong/


claimant: Wisconsin Democratic Party
claim_date: 2016-06-23T00:00:00Z
title: Wisconsin Democrats claim Ron Johnson opposes faster rural broadband, took money from industry
review_date: 2016-07-29T20:27:12Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "opposes faster broadband internet in small towns" and "got nearly $90,000 in campaign contributions from the telecom special interests."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jul/27/state-democratic-party-wisconsin/wisconsin-democrats-claim-ron-johnson-opposes-fast/


text: In West Virginia, "personal income tax collections (were) up 14% from 2017."
claimant: David McKinley
claim_date: 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z
title: David McKinley correct about rise in W.Va. tax receipts
review_date: 2018-10-11T22:33:56Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/oct/11/david-mckinley/david-mckinley-correct-about-rise-wva-tax-receipts/


text: People not vaccinated against COVID-19 “came out the best."
claimant: Scott Adams
claim_date: 2023-01-23T00:00:00Z
title: No, ‘Dilbert’ creator is wrong about unvaccinated, they face more risk of COVID-19 infection, death
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/26/scott-adams/no-dilbert-creator-is-wrong-about-unvaccinated-the/


text: "It was allowed," referring to her email practices.
claimant: Hillary Clinton
claim_date: 2016-05-26T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking Hillary Clinton's claim that her email practices were 'allowed'
review_date: 2016-05-31T20:13:11Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/may/31/hillary-clinton/fact-checking-hillary-clintons-claim-her-email-pra/


text: Democrats "want virtual immunity for illegal aliens who have created horrible crimes and murder."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z
title: Trump’s false charge that Democrats want virtual immunity for violent illegal immigrants
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/aug/02/donald-trump/trumps-false-charge-democrats-want-virtual-immunit/


claimant: Ted Lieu
claim_date: 2018-06-16T00:00:00Z
title: Do more than 450,000 Americans sit in jail because they are too poor to pay bail?
review_date: 2018-06-29T18:17:31Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Every day over 450,000 Americans sit in jail not because they've been convicted of anything, but because they are too poor to pay bail & don't have high powered attorneys."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jun/29/ted-lieu/do-more-450000-americans-sit-jail-because-they-are/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-05-08T00:00:00Z
title: False claims spread online about suspects in the recent mass killings in Texas
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Both murderers in Texas were not only illegals, but gang members” and were “most likely tied to MS-13.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/may/10/facebook-posts/false-claims-spread-online-about-suspects-in-the-r/


claimant: Marjorie Taylor Greene
claim_date: 2022-07-05T00:00:00Z
title: Marjorie Taylor Greene shared edited image of Highland Park shooting suspect
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says an image shows the Highland Park shooting suspect "in jail or rehab or a psychiatric center" before the shooting.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jul/05/marjorie-taylor-greene/marjorie-taylor-greene-shared-edited-image-highlan/


text: "This 'earthquake' is a systemic attack against Kurdish people."
claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2023-02-06T00:00:00Z
title: The earthquake in Syria and Turkey was a real natural disaster, and not a political attack
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/09/instagram-posts/earthquake-syria-and-turkey-was-real-natural-disas/


claimant: Beto O'Rourke
claim_date: 2019-06-13T00:00:00Z
title: Beto O’Rourke’s warning about undercount with census citizenship question missing key details
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"The Census is predicting a 6% undercount that will be targeted against nonwhites in this country — so Hispanics, African Americans, communities of color" if a citizenship question is asked.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/jul/01/beto-orourke/orourkes-warning-about-undercount-census-question-/


text: Says CNN called Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi an "unarmed father of three."
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2019-10-27T00:00:00Z
title: CNN did not call Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi an ‘unarmed father of three’
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/oct/30/facebook-posts/cnn-did-not-call-abu-bakr-al-baghdadi-unarmed-fath/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2019-12-08T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking how many Trump relatives and friends are in the White House, administration
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Trump’s daughter works at the White House. Her husband works at the White House. Rudy’s son works at the White House. Barr’s son-in-law works at the White House. Barr’s daughter works at Treasury. Trump’s sons do foreign business. Trump’s daughter is getting Chinese patents and Saudi grants.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/11/facebook-posts/fact-checking-how-many-trump-relatives-and-friends/


claimant: Internet rumors
claim_date: 2017-10-20T00:00:00Z
title: Fake news: Morgan Freeman did not say he wanted Hillary Clinton imprisoned
review_date: 2017-11-02T15:19:00Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says actor Morgan Freeman said, "Jailing Hillary" is the best way to "restore public faith in government."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/nov/01/blog-posting/fake-news-morgan-freeman-did-not-say-he-wanted-hil/


text: Says a Vox headline said, “teaching children the Bunny Ear method for tying their shoes” is racist.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-11-29T00:00:00Z
title: No, this isn’t a real Vox headline about ‘racist’ shoe-tying methods
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/nov/30/viral-image/no-isnt-real-vox-headline-about-racist-shoe-tying-/


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 landslide, different process
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Thomas Jefferson won the election of 1800 in a landslide after Alexander Hamilton endorsed him over Aaron Burr.


claimant: Gordon Gee
claim_date: 2021-08-24T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/oct/12/do-60-or-70-west-virginia-university-students-have/
title: Do 60 or 70% of West Virginia University students have COVID-19 immunity?
textual_rating: No one knows for sure
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Probably 60% or 70%” of West Virginia University students were already infected by the coronavirus before coming to campus this year.


claimant: Claudia Tenney
claim_date: 2016-07-07T00:00:00Z
title: Myers raised taxes but Dick's moved for the airport
review_date: 2016-08-17T02:07:17Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Kim Myers "voted repeatedly to raise taxes on the people of Broome County, but made millions off of tax savings when her family business relocated its headquarters."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/aug/17/claudia-tenney/myers-raised-taxes-dicks-moved-aiport/


text: "ISIS Lays Down Arms After Katy Perry’s Impassioned Plea To ‘Like, Just Co-Exist’"
claimant: Babylon Bee
claim_date: 2017-05-24T00:00:00Z
title: No, ISIS didn't lay down its arms after Katy Perry encouraged world peace
review_date: 2017-09-08T14:40:21Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/sep/08/babylon-bee/no-isis-didnt-lay-down-its-arms-after-katy-perry-e/


text: Obamacare is "hurting people right now" with premium increases of up to 116 percent.
claimant: Paul Ryan
claim_date: 2017-01-05T00:00:00Z
title: Testing Paul Ryan claim on Obamacare premium increases of up to 116 percent
review_date: 2017-02-03T17:37:53Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/feb/03/paul-ryan/testing-paul-ryan-claim-obamacare-premium-increase/


claimant: Kellyanne Conway
claim_date: 2017-02-02T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking Kellyanne Conway on the 'Bowling Green massacre'
review_date: 2017-02-03T19:47:17Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Two Iraqis came here to this country, were radicalized and they were the masterminds behind the Bowling Green massacre. … It didn`t get covered"

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/feb/03/kellyanne-conway/fact-checking-kellyanne-conways-bowling-green-mass/


claimant: Kirsten Gillibrand
claim_date: 2018-11-12T00:00:00Z
title: Do women do better in Congress than men?
review_date: 2018-11-17T01:38:53Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Studies even show that when women go to Congress they get more things done - more bipartisan effort, more bills passed.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/nov/16/kirsten-gillibrand/gilibrand-champions-women-legislators/


text: "Dems want billions to go to Insurance Companies to bail out donors"
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2017-04-30T00:00:00Z
title: Trump’s false claim that 'Dems want billions to go to Insurance Companies to bail out donors'
review_date: 2017-05-04T22:04:31Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/may/04/donald-trump/trumps-false-claim-dems-want-billions-go-insurance/


claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2022-05-26T00:00:00Z
title: Active shooter drills are common in American schools, not evidence of false flag attack
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Active shooter drill at high school in Uvalde, Texas, two months before the elementary school shooting shows the event was a false flag.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/may/31/instagram-posts/active-shooter-drills-are-common-american-schools-/


text: Grant Wahl died because of the COVID-19 vaccine.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2022-12-10T00:00:00Z
title: Grant Wahl died from a ruptured aortic aneurysm, not a COVID-19 vaccine
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/14/facebook-posts/grant-wahl-died-ruptured-aortic-aneurysm-not-covid/


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: Largely correct
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
A biodiesel plant in Crawfordsville, Iowa, closed, "partly due to the trade war but mostly due to the waivers that Trump secretly gave to the oil companies."


claimant: Aaron DeGroot
claim_date: 1988-12-20T00:00:00Z
title: Illinois GOP press secretary makes $8 million Twitter leap over Democrat’s paycheck lawsuit
review_date: 2017-01-06T01:40:27Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
For Kate Cloonen, $8.5 million in state contracts for her construction company isn’t enough. She needs that extra $68k/year

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jan/06/aaron-degroot/illinois-gop-press-secretary-makes-8-million-twitt/


text: "Back when they did NATO, there was no such thing as terrorism."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2017-04-24T00:00:00Z
title: Did terrorism not exist before NATO was created, as Donald Trump said?
review_date: 2017-04-25T22:29:51Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/apr/25/donald-trump/did-terrorism-not-exist-nato-was-created-donald-tr/


claimant: Gary Black
claim_date: 2022-05-13T00:00:00Z
title: Raphael Warnock may love puppies. But that beagle was borrowed
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
In 2020, when Raphael Warnock ran a campaign ad featuring himself with a beagle, “that wasn’t his dog.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/may/23/gary-black/was-beagle-raphael-warnocks-2020-tv-ad-his-dog/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-10-10T00:00:00Z
title: A 61% federal tax that would have been rarely applied is not under consideration
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Under part 2 of the infrastructure bill, upon death the entire value of your accumulated wealth and estate will be taxed at 61%.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/13/viral-image/61-federal-tax-would-have-been-rarely-applied-not-/


text: "80% of people taking the Moderna vaccine had significant side effects, via Bill Gates."
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-03-18T00:00:00Z
title: No, Gates didn’t say 80% getting Moderna vaccine had significant side effects
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/25/facebook-posts/no-gates-didnt-say-80-getting-moderna-vaccine-had-/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-03-10T00:00:00Z
title: Video of robot attacking people is computer-generated parody. Twenty-nine people did not die.
review_date: 2023-03-28T20:47:29Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“At a top robotics company in Japan this week, four robots being developed for military applications killed 29 humans in the lab.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/27/facebook-posts/video-robot-attacking-people-computer-generated-pa/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2019-10-21T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/oct/21/fact-checking-trump-phony-emoluments-adam-schiff-a/
title: Fact-checking Trump on ‘phony’ emoluments, Adam Schiff and Miami airport
review_date: 2019-10-21T22:03:49Z
textual_rating: Document itself says no
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"I released a transcription done by stenographers of the exact conversation I had" with the Ukrainian president.


text: Says he "made St. Petersburg the state's best maintained large sewer system in 2007."
claimant: Rick Baker
claim_date: 2017-07-28T00:00:00Z
title: Was St. Petersburg the state's best maintained large sewer system in 2007?
review_date: 2017-08-18T14:05:53Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/aug/18/rick-baker/was-st-petersburg-states-best-maintained-large-sew/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-08-27T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/28/fact-checking-donald-trumps-2020-rnc-speech/
title: Fact-checking Donald Trump's 2020 RNC speech
review_date: 2020-08-28T05:11:11Z
textual_rating: Misleading
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"During the Democrat Convention, the words ‘under God’ were removed from the Pledge of Allegiance — not once, but twice."


text: “183 bodies have washed up on Lanai.”
claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2023-08-24T00:00:00Z
title: Maui police: No bodies have washed ashore on Lanai after wildfires
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/28/instagram-posts/maui-police-no-bodies-have-washed-ashore-on-lanai/


text: Big-box stores are refunding and crediting customers for fraud and discrimination.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-02-18T00:00:00Z
title: Social media scams lure people with false promises of big payouts from big-box stores
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/23/facebook-posts/social-media-scams-lure-people-false-promises-big/


claimant: Tim Canova
claim_date: 2016-07-09T00:00:00Z
title: Tim Canova attacks Debbie Wasserman Schultz's record on Big Sugar
review_date: 2016-07-25T18:40:16Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Debbie Wasserman Schultz "has voted for huge subsidies for the sugar industry ... as well as for delays in cleanups."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jul/25/tim-canova/tim-canova-attacks-debbie-wasserman-schultzs-recor/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z
title: No, John F. Kennedy Jr. didn’t tout a Donald Trump presidency in George magazine
review_date: 2019-04-08T19:55:46Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
John F. Kennedy Jr. said, "If my dear friend Donald Trump ever decided to sacrifice his fabulous billionaire lifestyle to become president he would be an unstoppable force for ultimate justice that Democrats and Republicans alike would celebrate."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/apr/08/viral-image/no-john-f-kennedy-jr-didnt-tout-donald-trump-presi/


text: "Fact: Over 90,000 kids were detained under Obama. And no one cared."
claimant: Brad Parscale
claim_date: 2018-06-20T00:00:00Z
title: Trump campaign manager’s tweet omits that children detained under Obama were unaccompanied minors
review_date: 2018-06-25T16:23:21Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jun/25/brad-parscale/tyes-immigrant-children-detained-under-obama-they-/


text: "BIDEN: 'I'm not gonna take any questions because I think it's inappropriate.'"
claimant: Republican National Committee
claim_date: 2022-01-27T00:00:00Z
title: Deceptive RNC edit takes Biden’s words on taking Supreme Court questions out of context
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jan/28/republican-national-committee-republican/deceptive-rnc-edit-takes-bidens-words-taking-supre/


text: Says Paul Manafort "played a very limited role" in the Trump presidential campaign.
claimant: Sean Spicer
claim_date: 2017-03-21T00:00:00Z
title: Sean Spicer’s False claim that Paul Manafort played a minor role in the Trump campaign
review_date: 2017-03-22T21:55:48Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/mar/22/sean-spicer/sean-spicers-false-claim-paul-manafort-played-mino/


text: "I was totally against the war in Iraq."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2016-09-07T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking Clinton and Trump in NBC’s Commander-in-Chief Forum
review_date: 2016-09-08T16:22:42Z
textual_rating: Four Pinocchios
language_code: en
publisher_name: Washington Post
publisher_site: washingtonpost.com
url:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/09/07/fact-checking-clinton-and-trump-in-nbcs-commander-in-chief-forum/


text: "I was totally against the war in Iraq."
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2016-09-07T00:00:00Z
title: Trump repeats wrong claim that he opposed Iraq War
review_date: 2016-09-08T02:24:42Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/sep/08/donald-trump/trump-repeats-wrong-claim-he-opposed-iraq-war/


claimant: Gwen Moore
claim_date: 2017-05-04T00:00:00Z
title: Sexual assault, domestic violence themselves are not pre-existing conditions under GOP health bill
review_date: 2017-05-09T15:23:12Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Under ‘Trumpcare,’" domestic violence and sexual assault "could be considered pre-existing conditions."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/may/09/gwen-moore/sexual-assault-domestic-violence-themselves-are-no/


text: Video shows a man interrupting Republican presidential candidate Will Hurd on “The View.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2023-08-07T00:00:00Z
title: Altered video appears to show Republican candidate Will Hurd getting interrupted on ‘The View’
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/08/viral-image/altered-video-appears-to-show-republican-candidate/


claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2022/sep/02/fact-checking-joe-bidens-speech-about-democracy-20/
title: Fact-checking Joe Biden’s speech about democracy before the 2022 midterms
review_date: 2022-09-02T19:55:25Z
textual_rating: Election deniers on ballot
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"MAGA Republicans … refuse to accept the results of a free election. And they’re working right now, as I speak, in state after state to give power to decide elections in America to partisans and cronies, empowering election deniers to undermine democracy itself."


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: 2018-11-27T15:10:41Z
textual_rating: Most cite human rights
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"I understand there are members of Congress who, for political or other reasons, would like to go in a different direction — and they are free to do so."


text: “Just for the record, the Biden Administration IS separating children and parents.”
claimant: Glenn Beck
claim_date: 2021-02-23T00:00:00Z
title: No, Biden is not separating families entering the country
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/feb/25/glenn-beck/no-biden-not-separating-families-entering-country/


claimant: Keith Faber
claim_date: 2018-05-11T00:00:00Z
title: Ohio auditor candidate misleads about his role in online school ECOT shutting down
review_date: 2018-05-17T20:22:57Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Thanks to the strong charter school reforms put in place while I was Senate President" the online charter school ECOT "was caught and is out of business."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/may/17/keith-faber/ohio-auditor-candidate-misleads-about-his-role-onl/


claimant: Stacey Evans
claim_date: 2017-08-05T00:00:00Z
title: Are Georgia firms cheating 1,000s of workers out of benefits, health care?
review_date: 2017-08-10T19:17:50Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
There are"thousands of Georgia workers that are misclassified as independent contractors," who lose benefits, including health care.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/aug/10/stacey-evans/are-georgia-firms-cheating-1000s-workers-out-healt/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2019-10-07T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/oct/08/fact-checking-donald-trumps-claims-about-syria-and/
title: Fact-checking Donald Trump’s claims about Syria and US troop withdrawal
review_date: 2019-10-08T20:29:32Z
textual_rating: Unproven anecdote
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"When I took over our military, we didn't have ammunition. I was told by a top general — maybe the top of them all — ‘Sir, I'm sorry. Sir, we don't have ammunition.’ "


claimant: Greg Walden
claim_date: 2017-03-07T00:00:00Z
title: Are Americans gaming the system to get cheaper Obamacare coverage?
review_date: 2017-03-08T21:38:53Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Under the Affordable Care Act, "some people were gaming the system" by paying "for nine months of insurance, get 12 -- the other three for free."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/mar/08/greg-walden/are-americans-gaming-system-get-cheaper-obamacare-/


text: A photo shows a CIA agent impersonating Adolf Hitler.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-12-05T00:00:00Z
title: Photo shows Adolf Hitler, not a CIA agent
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/07/viral-image/photo-shows-adolf-hitler-not-cia-agent/


text: Video is evidence the moon landing was faked because someone would have had to stay behind to film
claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2023-06-11T00:00:00Z
title: A remotely controlled camera captured Apollo 17 leaving the moon, not some doomed astronaut
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jun/19/instagram-posts/a-remotely-controlled-camera-captured-apollo-17-le/


text: "Target to discontinue sale of Holy Bible."
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2017-02-16T00:00:00Z
title: Target did not stop selling the Bible in stores, despite fake news reports
review_date: 2017-02-23T18:47:06Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/feb/23/blog-posting/target-did-not-stop-selling-bible-stores-despite-f/


claimant: John Thomaides
claim_date: 2017-06-27T00:00:00Z
title: John Thomaides, San Marcos mayor, says Austin region will outgrow all others to 2046
review_date: 2017-09-20T22:48:47Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says the Austin metro region "will lead" the nation "with population growth over 50%" over the next 30 years.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/sep/20/john-thomaides/john-thomaides-san-marcos-mayor-says-austin-region/


text: Photo shows a crowded New York City subway train during stay-at-home order.
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-04-02T00:00:00Z
title: Image of overcrowded NYC subway car is real
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/07/viral-image/image-overcrowded-nyc-subway-car-real/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2021-04-06T00:00:00Z
title: No, Gallup poll does not show Biden approval rating at 11%, that’s Pants on Fire
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"New poll indicates” Joe Biden’s “approval at 11%, the lowest approval rating of any president in American history — Gallup via Daily Caller."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/apr/08/facebook-posts/no-gallup-poll-does-not-show-biden-approval-rating/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-04-22T00:00:00Z
title: A canine coronavirus vaccine exists. But it has nothing to do with COVID-19
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
The existence of a canine coronavirus vaccine casts doubt on statements that there isn’t one for humans.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/01/facebook-posts/canine-coronavirus-vaccine-exists-its-dogs-and-has/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-08-15T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/aug/17/viral-image/no-leaked-messaged-mar-lago-search/
title: No leaked messages before Mar-a-Lago search
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Leaked messages “between former President Barack Obama and Judge Reinhart foreshadowed the unlawful raid on former Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.”


claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z
title: Joe Biden largely right that share of U.S. women in workforce now lags other nations
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Thirty years ago, the United States ranked sixth among advanced economies in the share of women in the workforce. You know where we are today? Twenty-three.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/08/joe-biden/joe-biden-largely-right-share-us-women-workforce-n/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2019-11-03T00:00:00Z
title: Post on Facebook spreads myths about the platform’s birthday fundraiser feature
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says people shouldn’t make birthday donations on Facebook because the organization can claim the donation as a tax write-off, and only has to deliver 15% of the donation to the charity organization.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/nov/11/facebook-posts/post-facebook-spreads-myths-about-platforms-birthd/


text: "Mark Harris has said he would abolish the Department of Education."
claimant: Dan McCready
claim_date: 2018-10-17T00:00:00Z
title: Does this GOP candidate actually want to ‘abolish’ the Department of Education?
review_date: 2018-10-22T21:11:22Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/oct/22/dan-mccready/does-gop-candidate-actually-want-abolish-departmen/


text: Joe Biden was holding a medical device in a photo he tweeted during the 2022 Winter Olympics.
claimant: Bloggers
claim_date: 2022-02-21T00:00:00Z
title: Joe Biden is not holding a medical device in photo tweeted during the 2022 Winter Olympics
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/mar/01/blog-posting/joe-biden-not-holding-medical-device-photo-tweeted/


claimant: Bernie Sanders
claim_date: 2017-03-08T00:00:00Z
title: Sanders: GOP health care plan gives wealthiest a $275 billion tax break
review_date: 2017-03-09T21:00:44Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
The GOP health care plan gives "$275 billion in tax breaks for the top 2 percent, people earning $250,000 a year or more."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/mar/09/bernie-sanders/sanders-gop-health-care-plan-gives-wealthiest-275-/


claimant: Mike Pence
claim_date: 2023-05-24T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/jun/14/pences-point-gender-affirming-care-minors/
title: Pence's point on gender-affirming care for minors ignores parental consent rules for tattoos
textual_rating: 32 states allow parental consent
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Gender affirming care should be off-limits for minors even with parental consent, because "you can't get a tattoo under the age of 18 in most states in the country."


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2020-06-03T00:00:00Z
title: No, this photo doesn’t prove coronavirus is a hoax
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“She’s just casually carrying a body with 1 hand..? Sure.. More evidence of coronavirus being a complete hoax with props & street theater.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jun/05/viral-image/no-photo-doesnt-prove-coronavirus-hoax/


claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2023-05-10T00:00:00Z
title: Biden casts GOP budget as specific on law enforcement cuts, but it’s unknown
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"The Republican plan would cut federal law enforcement officers — 30,000 — including 11,000 FBI agents, 2,000 border agents, DEA agents, and so on."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/may/18/joe-biden/biden-casts-gop-budget-as-specific-on-law-enforcem/


text: "Over the last six years, the state of Illinois spent about $320 million on illegal immigrants."
claimant: Bill Mitchell
claim_date: 2016-04-20T00:00:00Z
title: Did Illinois spend hundreds of millions of dollars giving health insurance to illegal immigrants?
review_date: 2016-10-14T18:46:52Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jul/14/bill-mitchell/illinois-spent-millions-covering-illegals/


claimant: Gwen Graham
claim_date: 2016-07-28T00:00:00Z
title: Gwen Graham says Rick Scott boasts about Florida's low wages
review_date: 2016-08-03T20:23:47Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"We rank 38th in wages. ... (Rick Scott) goes out around the country and advertises that to other states."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/aug/03/gwen-graham/gwen-graham-says-rick-scott-boasts-about-floridas-/


text: “40% of jobs in this country pay less than the average unemployment check of $750/week.”
claimant: Adriano Espaillat
claim_date: 2021-06-08T00:00:00Z
title: Espaillat’s claim has some truth to it, though average benefits likely lower
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/03/adriano-espaillat/espaillats-claim-has-some-truth-it-though-average-/


text: Photo shows U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert with two scantily dressed men.
claimant: Tweets
claim_date: 2022-06-06T00:00:00Z
title: No, this isn’t Lauren Boebert posing with two half-dressed men
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jun/16/tweets/no-isnt-lauren-boebert-posing-two-half-dressed-men/


claimant: Tulsi Gabbard
claim_date: 2019-07-11T00:00:00Z
title: Gabbard hits target with claim on Trump and military deportations
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
At the same time President Trump talks about supporting veterans, "he is deporting service members who have volunteered to serve this country."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/jul/19/tulsi-gabbard/gabbard-hits-target-claim-trump-and-military-depor/


text: Says "Michael Jordan resigns from the board at Nike-takes ‘Air Jordans’ with him."
claimant: CharlottePost.site
claim_date: 2018-09-05T00:00:00Z
title: Michael Jordan isn’t parting ways with Nike
review_date: 2018-09-06T18:29:04Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/sep/06/blog-posting/michael-jordan-isnt-parting-ways-nike/


claimant: Amy Schumer
claim_date: 2016-04-28T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking Amy Schumer's 'Welcome to the Gun Show'
review_date: 2016-04-29T18:30:43Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"You can absolutely get a gun if you have several felonies as long as you buy it on the Internet or at a gun show."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/apr/29/amy-schumer/fact-checking-amy-schumers-welcome-gun-show/


text: “Overdoses reached an all-time high in 2021.”
claimant: West Virginia Republican Party
claim_date: 2022-08-23T00:00:00Z
title: Overdoses reached an all-time high in 2021
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/oct/13/west-virginia-republican-party/overdoses-reached-all-time-high-2021/


claimant: Sean Hannity
claim_date: 2018-07-16T00:00:00Z
title: Sean Hannity cites misleading Obama quote in coverage of Russian election meddling
review_date: 2018-07-18T14:29:31Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"In 2016, when Hillary Clinton appeared to have a firm lead in the polls — oh, just before the election, it was President Obama who laughed off any notion that American elections could possibly be tampered with."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jul/17/sean-hannity/sean-hannity-cites-misleading-obama-quote-coverage/


text: Says television host Steve Harvey authored a pro-Trump rant about raccoons and exterminators.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2019-04-24T00:00:00Z
title: No, TV host Steve Harvey didn’t write a viral pro-Trump raccoon analogy
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/nov/14/facebook-posts/no-steve-harvey-didnt-write-viral-pro-trump-raccoo/


text: “Mel Gibson child sex-trafficking documentary blocked by Hollywood!”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2023-06-15T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jun/21/facebook-posts/rumors-persist-about-mel-gibson-child-sex-traffick/

title:
Rumors persist about Mel Gibson child sex trafficking documentary, but evidence doesn't support that


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-03-04T00:00:00Z
title: Romanian conspiracy theory migrates to US amid coronavirus outbreak
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
The media “pulled down an entire shelf of goods so that they can present the news of people buying stuff in a hysteria over the coronavirus."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/06/facebook-posts/romanian-conspiracy-theory-migrates-us-amid-corona/


text: Maui, Hawaii, police chief arrests “witnesses” in part of wildfire cover-up.
claimant: TikTok posts
claim_date: 2023-08-16T00:00:00Z
title: It’s not a cover-up: Maui arrests made after people allegedly trespassed in disaster area
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/22/tiktok-posts/its-not-a-cover-up-maui-arrests-made-after-people/


claimant: Mike Pence
claim_date: 2020-06-15T00:00:00Z
title: VP Mike Pence says Oklahoma flattened the COVID-19 curve. That’s False
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"In a very real sense, (Oklahoma has) flattened the curve. ... The number of cases in Oklahoma — it's declined precipitously."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jun/16/mike-pence/has-oklahoma-flattened-curve-mike-pence-said/


claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-06-09T00:00:00Z
title: WHO comment sparks ‘I-told-you-so’ about coronavirus spread
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"The World Health Organization 'now admits that asymptomatic transmission of COVID-19 is very rare.'”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jun/11/facebook-posts/who-comment-sparks-i-told-you-so-about-coronavirus/


text: "The Obama administration had cut $300 million from school safety."
claimant: Ted Cruz
claim_date: 2018-03-07T00:00:00Z
title: Did Obama cut $300 million for school safety? Not really
review_date: 2018-03-09T16:55:50Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/mar/09/ted-cruz/did-obama-cut-300-million-school-safety-not-really/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/24/fact-checking-donald-trumps-monday-speech-2020-rnc/
title: Fact-checking Donald Trump's Monday speech at the 2020 RNC
review_date: 2020-08-25T04:56:58Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"They are trying to steal the election from the Republicans, that’s what it means … just like they did it last time with spying and we caught them, and that included President Obama and that included, let’s be nice, Biden."


text: Stay-at-home orders “actually are the law of these states.”
claimant: Jay Inslee
claim_date: 2020-04-19T00:00:00Z
title: Are stay-at-home orders 'laws,' as Jay Inslee said?
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/21/jay-inslee/are-stay-home-orders-laws-jay-inslee-said/


text: "In the United States alone we lose more than 3,000 people a day to cancer."
claimant: Joe Biden
claim_date: 2016-04-29T00:00:00Z
title: Joe Biden misstates daily deaths in United States from cancer
review_date: 2016-05-09T15:35:26Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/may/09/joe-biden/joe-biden-misstates-daily-deaths-united-states-can/


text: Says Robin Vos wore protective gear that “election workers he forced to work … do not have.”
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2020-04-07T00:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/10/facebook-posts/robin-vos-election-protective-gear-was-available-p/

title:
Robin Vos’ election protective gear was available to poll workers in Burlington, but not all of Wis.


text: Says “Dr. Fauci lied about masks in March.”
claimant: Marco Rubio
claim_date: 2020-12-27T00:00:00Z
title: Marco Rubio says Anthony Fauci lied about masks. Fauci didn’t.
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/dec/28/marco-rubio/marco-rubio-says-anthony-fauci-lied-about-masks-fa/


claimant: Hillary Clinton
claim_date: 2016-07-28T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2016/jul/28/fact-checking-hillary-clintons-acceptance-democrat/
title: Fact-checking Hillary Clinton's acceptance of the Democratic nomination
review_date: 2016-07-29T04:24:11Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Trump ties are made "in China, not Colorado. Trump suits in Mexico, not Michigan. Trump furniture in Turkey, not Ohio. Trump picture frames in India, not Wisconsin."


claimant: Hillary Clinton
claim_date: 2016-07-28T00:00:00Z
title: At DNC, Hillary Clinton slams Donald Trump for making products overseas
review_date: 2016-07-29T04:24:11Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Trump ties are made "in China, not Colorado. Trump suits in Mexico, not Michigan. Trump furniture in Turkey, not Ohio. Trump picture frames in India, not Wisconsin."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jul/29/hillary-clinton/dnc-hillary-clinton-slams-donald-trump-making-prod/


text: "Food stamps have gone up two-and-a-half times under Barack Obama."
claimant: Rudy Giuliani
claim_date: 2016-09-04T00:00:00Z
title: Rudy Giuliani says food stamps rose two and a half times under Barack Obama
review_date: 2016-09-07T21:19:46Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/sep/07/rudy-giuliani/rudy-giuliani-says-food-stamps-rose-two-and-half-t/


claimant: Facebook post
claim_date: 2020-05-12T00:00:00Z
title: House coronavirus bill would aid immigrants, relatives cut out of previous aid package
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Pelosi’s new coronavirus bill allows illegals to receive billions in relief funds in past, current, and future payments.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/18/facebook-posts/house-coronavirus-bill-would-aid-immigrants-relati/


claimant: Brian Kolfage
claim_date: 2019-06-10T00:00:00Z
title: No, New Mexico does not give EBT cards to immigrants in U.S. illegally as they wait to see a judge
review_date: 2019-06-17T19:04:31Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says that in New Mexico, "illegals are issued emergency welfare EBT cards with $1k a month +$200 for each child, for at least 5+ years until they see a judge."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/jun/17/brian-kolfage/no-new-mexico-does-not-give-ebt-cards-immigrants-h/


claimant: Nevada Republican Party
claim_date: 2020-11-05T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking Republican claim of illegal votes in Nevada
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Republicans in Nevada found “at least 3,062 instances of voter fraud. ... Thousands of individuals have been identified who appear to have violated the law by casting ballots after they moved from NV."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/nov/06/nevada-republican-party/fact-checking-republican-claim-illegal-votes-nevad/


text: Fifty percent of workers ages 55 to 64 have "zero" money "in the bank as they enter retirement."
claimant: Bernie Sanders
claim_date: 2016-12-12T00:00:00Z
title: Approaching retirement, half of workers 55-64 have 'zero' money 'in the bank,' Bernie Sanders says
review_date: 2016-12-21T16:42:35Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/dec/21/bernie-s/approaching-retirement-half-workers-55-64-have-zer/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2019-11-04T00:00:00Z
title: No, these photos don’t show Donald Trump and Barack Obama on 9/11
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Photos from Sept. 11, 2001, show that "Donald Trump joined America’s heroes and carried victims over his shoulders down the steps of the burning World Trade Center. Obama spent the whole day sitting in the Oval Office with his feet on the desk watching basketball."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/nov/08/viral-image/no-these-photos-dont-show-donald-trump-and-barack-/


text: "FACT: Unemployment rate has not decreased since @WVGovernor took office."
claimant: West Virginia Democratic Party
claim_date: 2019-01-09T00:00:00Z
title: Has unemployment not fallen under Gov. Jim Justice?
review_date: 2019-02-04T22:12:22Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/feb/04/west-virginia-democratic-party/has-unemployment-not-fallen-under-gov-jim-justice/


text: "In Florida, 70 percent of the people here illegally came on an airplane. They overstayed a visa."
claimant: Marco Rubio
claim_date: 2017-01-27T00:00:00Z
title: Marco Rubio says majority of Florida undocumented immigrants overstayed visas
review_date: 2017-02-02T22:16:19Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/feb/02/marco-rubio/marco-rubio-says-majority-florida-undocumented-imm/


claimant: Jonathan Saenz
claim_date: 2018-03-28T00:00:00Z
title: Texan says U.S. Capitol statues of Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston only ones holding a gun or sword
review_date: 2018-04-12T15:14:14Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says that in the U.S. Capitol, "Stephen F. Austin’s and Sam Houston’s statues" are "the only ones holding a rifle or a sword."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/apr/12/jonathan-saenz/texan-us-capitol-statues-stephen-f-austin-sam-hous/


claimant: Andy Gronik
claim_date: 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z
title: Wisconsin 'guaranteeing' nearly $3 billion to Foxconn with no job guarantees, governor hopeful says
review_date: 2017-09-12T16:59:24Z
textual_rating: Half True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Wisconsin is "guaranteeing Foxconn almost $3 billion, but Foxconn is not contractually guaranteeing how many full-time employees it will hire, for how long and at what pay."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/sep/12/andy-gronik/wisconsin-guaranteeing-nearly-3-billion-foxconn-no/


text: “Phony” ballots “were printed without my name on it.”
claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-10-20T00:00:00Z
title: Fact-checking Trump’s overblown statement about ballots missing his name
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/oct/21/donald-trump/fact-checking-trumps-overblown-statement-about-bal/


claimant: Brian Higgins
claim_date: 2017-11-03T00:00:00Z
title: Not all state and local tax deductions eliminated in House Republican plan
review_date: 2017-11-20T19:57:38Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"The elimination of income and sales taxes in New York is equal to 9 percent of taxable income, meaning that if you make $100,000 a year you lose $9,000"

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/nov/20/brian-higgins/not-all-state-and-local-tax-deductions-eliminated-/


text: Democrats "setup" and "manipulated" the political violence in Charlottesville
claimant: Dana Rohrabacher
claim_date: 2017-09-14T00:00:00Z
title: Rohrabacher repeats bogus claim Democrats orchestrated Charlottesville violence
review_date: 2017-09-16T05:23:24Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/sep/16/dana-rohrabacher/rohrabacher-repeats-bogus-claim-democrats-orchestr/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-05-03T00:00:00Z
title: Without evidence, Trump claims Biden sent him apology letter over China travel ban
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says Joe Biden has “written a letter of apology” for calling Trump’s travel restrictions from China “xenophobic.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/04/donald-trump/without-evidence-trump-claims-biden-sent-him-apolo/


text: "Bill Gates’ Former Doctor Says Billionaire ‘Refused To Vaccinate His Children’"
claimant: yournewswire.com
claim_date: 2018-02-07T00:00:00Z
title: Website falsely claims Bill Gates refused to vaccinate his own children
review_date: 2018-05-02T19:41:27Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/may/02/yournewswirecom/Website-falsely-claims-Bill-Gates-refused-to-vacci/


claimant: Benjamin Netanyahu
claim_date: 2017-02-15T00:00:00Z
title: Benjamin Netanyahu largely correct on Iranian missiles with Hebrew-language threats
review_date: 2017-02-15T23:09:58Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
In the "past few weeks," President Donald Trump pointed out "Iranian violations on ballistic missile tests. By the way, these ballistic missiles are inscribed in Hebrew, ‘Israel must be destroyed.’ "

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/feb/15/benjamin-netanyahu/benjamin-netanyahu-largely-correct-iranian-missile/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-08-31T00:00:00Z
title: No, Trump doesn't deserve credit for Kenosha de-escalation
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“If I didn’t INSIST on having the National Guard activate and go into Kenosha, Wisconsin, there would be no Kenosha right now.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/sep/01/donald-trump/heres-why-trump-vastly-overreaches-claiming-credit/


claimant: Hillary Clinton
claim_date: 2016-09-07T00:00:00Z
title: Hillary Clinton says none of her emails had classification headers
review_date: 2016-09-08T03:50:24Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"Classified material has a header which says ‘top-secret, secret, confidential.’ Nothing, and I will repeat this and this is verified in the report by the Department of Justice, none of the emails sent or received by me had such a header."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/sep/08/hillary-clinton/clinton-says-none-her-emails-were-labeled-top-secr/


text: Photo shows Kim Jong Un’s weight loss
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-06-16T00:00:00Z
title: Altered photo makes Kim Jong Un appear thinner
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jun/17/viral-image/altered-photo-makes-kim-jong-un-appear-thinner/


text: Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla resigned, saying mRNA vaccines are “not safe.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2022-12-12T00:00:00Z
title: Bourla is still Pfizer’s CEO, and he didn’t call mRNA technology unsafe
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/12/viral-image/bourla-is-still-pfizers-ceo-and-he-didnt-call-mrna/


text: Says that Olive Garden is "funding" President Trump's 2020 re-election campaign.
claimant: Facebook posts
claim_date: 2019-09-07T00:00:00Z
title: No, Olive Garden is not funding President Trump’s re-election campaign
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/oct/28/facebook-posts/no-olive-garden-not-funding-president-trumps-re-el/


text: Georgia "has the lowest minimum wage in the country."
claimant: Stacey Evans
claim_date: 2018-01-26T00:00:00Z
title: Does Georgia have the lowest minimum wage in the country?
review_date: 2018-02-05T15:28:15Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/feb/05/stacey-evans/does-georgia-have-lowest-minimum-wage-country/


text: Harvard Medical School students “learn how to care for LGBTQIA+ infants.”
claimant: TikTok post
claim_date: 2023-01-11T00:00:00Z
title: Harvard medical students aren’t being taught that infants can identify as LGBTQ
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/20/tiktok-posts/harvard-medical-students-arent-being-taught-that-i/


claimant: Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
claim_date: 2018-11-16T00:00:00Z
title: Nancy Pelosi wrong on legal debate over attorney general Matthew Whitaker
review_date: 2018-11-29T21:58:03Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"There’s bipartisan consensus that (Matthew Whitaker’s) appointment violates the Appointments Clause of the Constitution."

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/nov/29/nancy-pelosi/nancy-pelosi-wrong-legal-debate-over-attorney-gene/


claimant: Tucker Carlson
claim_date: 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z
title: Tucker Carlson’s conspiracy theory about FBI and Jan. 6 continues to be wrong
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Federal agents directly incited people on Jan. 6, 2021, and "intentionally entrapped" American citizens.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/nov/04/tucker-carlson/tucker-carlsons-conspiracy-theory-about-fbi-and-ja/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2023-02-08T00:00:00Z
title: Photo of Donald Trump, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador kissing is altered
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Photo shows former President Donald Trump and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador kissing.

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/10/viral-image/photo-donald-trump-mexican-president-andres-manuel/


text: “A Ukrainian tank uses a house as camouflage.”
claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2023-06-05T00:00:00Z
title: No, Ukraine’s military is not camouflaging tanks as houses
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jun/14/instagram-posts/no-ukraines-military-is-not-camouflaging-tanks-as/


text: Dr. Anthony Fauci’s wife is the NIH official
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-05-20T00:00:00Z
title: No, Fauci’s wife didn’t issue emergency use authorizations for COVID-19 vaccines
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/may/21/viral-image/no-faucis-wife-didnt-issue-emergency-use-authoriza/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-11-28T00:00:00Z
title: Many news outlets have reported on the mild symptoms of omicron infections in South Africa
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
“Only Reuters” reported that the doctor who detected the omicron variant said its symptoms are “very mild.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/nov/30/viral-image/many-news-outlets-have-reported-mild-symptoms-omic/


text: Congressional Black Caucus introduces bill to "tax people for being white."
claimant: International News Trends
claim_date: 2018-03-23T00:00:00Z
title: No, black congressional leaders didn't propose a tax for white people
review_date: 2018-04-11T14:18:56Z
textual_rating: Pants on Fire
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/apr/11/international-news-trends/no-black-congressional-leaders-didnt-propose-tax-w/


text: A compilation of images shows what Joe Biden has “done to our country.”
claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2022-06-20T00:00:00Z
title: Viral meme shared by Benny Johnson features old, out-of-context photos in attack on Joe Biden
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jun/21/instagram-posts/viral-meme-shared-benny-johnson-features-old-out-c/


claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2021-10-27T00:00:00Z
title: Vaccine boosters mean vaccines failed? Wrong
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
"There is no such thing as a booster. There is a failed product that is sometimes used again in hopes of a different outcome.”

url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/29/viral-image/claim-vaccines-failed-ignores-greater-impact-covid/


text: Photo shows Magic Johnson donating blood “to help underprivileged communities help fight COVID-19.”
claimant: Viral image
claim_date: 2023-03-18T00:00:00Z
title: Photo doesn’t show Magic Johnson donating blood
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/20/viral-image/photo-doesnt-show-magic-johnson-donating-blood/


claimant: Donald Trump
claim_date: 2020-06-12T00:00:00Z
url: https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/jun/12/fact-checking-donald-trumps-fox-news-interview-pol/
title: Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Fox News interview on police brutality protests
review_date: 2020-06-12T21:23:13Z
textual_rating: Phrase evokes police brutality
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
text:
Says the "when the looting starts, the shooting starts," phrase "means two things, very different things. One is, if there’s looting, there’s probably going to be shooting, and that’s not as a threat, that’s really just a fact, because that’s what happens. And the other is, if there’s looting, there’s going to be shooting."


text: Video shows “California sets their own forest fires and claims them as climate change effects.”
claimant: Instagram posts
claim_date: 2022-10-17T00:00:00Z
title: Video shows controlled burn, not climate change hoax
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: PolitiFact
publisher_site: politifact.com
url:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/oct/20/instagram-posts/video-shows-controlled-burn-not-climate-change-hoa/


