NEWS.csv

Statement, Link, Date, Source, Label
Former President Donald Trump issued a statement threatening to leak “interesting videos” of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/21/viral-image/fake-statement-attributed-donald-trump-about-kevin/,arch 21^ 2023,Viral image,false
Joe Biden was the first president in 100 years to unsuccessfully sing the alphabet song.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/21/instagram-posts/now-you-know-abcs-test-for-presidents-isnt-real/,arch 21^ 2023,Instagram posts,pants-fire
Elon Musk tweeted he would “buy Joint Commission and let nurses have drinks at their station.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/20/viral-image/elon-musk-didnt-tweet-this-about-the-joint-commiss/,arch 20^ 2023,Viral image,false
Photo shows Magic Johnson donating blood “to help underprivileged communities help fight COVID-19.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/20/viral-image/photo-doesnt-show-magic-johnson-donating-blood/,arch 20^ 2023,Viral image,false
Former President Donald Trump tweeted^ “The storm is upon us.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/20/viral-image/former-president-donald-trump-didnt-tweet-this-qan/,arch 20^ 2023,Viral image,false
Angelina Jolie is dead.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/20/blog-posting/angelina-jolie-alive-despite-social-media-posts-cl/,arch 20^ 2023,Bloggers,pants-fire
Says President Joe Biden was recorded talking about bank collapse.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/20/tiktok-posts/audio-clip-president-joe-biden-talking-about-bank/,arch 20^ 2023,TikTok posts,pants-fire
“BREAKING: ANTHONY FAUCI is set to be arrested!!!”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/20/instagram-posts/no-arrest-pending-dr-anthony-fauci-these-posts-are/,arch 20^ 2023,Instagram posts,pants-fire
Photo shows former President Donald Trump detained by police.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/20/tweets/these-are-not-real-photos-donald-trump-arrest/,arch 20^ 2023,Tweets,false
"Half the kids in this country^ when they graduate^ can’t read their diploma.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/20/tommy-tuberville/can-half-us-high-school-graduates-not-read-their-d/,arch 20^ 2023,Tommy Tuberville,barely-true
"Businesses large and small have led Texas to be ranked the number one state for business every year that I’ve been governor.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/20/greg-abbott/gov-greg-abbott-says-texas-no-1-state-business-it/,arch 20^ 2023,Greg Abbott,half-true
“USA gives final warning to Uganda to legalize homosexuality^” or no aid.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/17/facebook-posts/us-not-threatening-aid-uganda-over-new-anti-lgbtq/,arch 17^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
Under a GOP bill on cash bail^ "a large quantity of people who are accused of crimes^ including anyone who even witnesses certain crimes^ could now be detained and subject to bail.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/17/darrin-madison/madison-is-half-right-on-claim-about-gops-cash-bai/,arch 17^ 2023,Darrin Madison,half-true
"The First Amendment doesn’t allow you to willingly lie.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/17/whoopi-goldberg/whoopi-goldberg-gets-it-wrong-lying-and-first-amen/,arch 17^ 2023,Whoopi Goldberg,barely-true
Kari Lake called Trump the “fattest president since Taft” in a 2016 tweet.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/16/tweets/did-kari-lake-tweet-that-donald-trump-was-fat-in-2/,arch 16^ 2023,Tweets,false
"We’re just burning 300 gallons of jet fuel to de-ice this clean energy wind turbine … that needs 80 gallons of synthetic oil to operate.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/16/facebook-posts/meme-uses-faulty-math-claim-it-takes-300-gallons-j/,arch 16^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
Monster Energy’s logo uses a sign of the anti-Christ as part of its marketing effort.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/15/facebook-posts/monster-energy-logo-reference-to-antichrist/,arch 15^ 2023,Facebook posts,pants-fire
A $2 million grant for Georgia’s DeKalb County amounts to a “private takeover of election offices.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/15/facebook-posts/grant-to-georgias-dekalb-county-doesnt-amount-to-a/,arch 15^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
On drilling on federal lands.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/15/joe-biden/president-joe-biden-flip-flopped-allowing-new-oil/,arch 15^ 2023,Joe Biden,full-flop
“More cops are killed responding to domestic violence calls than anything else.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/15/joe-biden/joe-biden-says-domestic-violence-calls-prompt-most/,arch 15^ 2023,Joe Biden,false
“Elon Musk bans Greta Thunberg from Twitter.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/15/blog-posting/elon-musk-didnt-ban-greta-thunberg-from-twitter/,arch 15^ 2023,Bloggers,false
Walgreens’ position “has always been” to “dispense Mifepristone in any jurisdiction where it is legally permissible to do so.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/15/walgreens/walgreens-claimed-that-it-always-planned-to-sell-a/,arch 15^ 2023,Walgreens,mostly-true
"Ron DeSantis wants to raise the retirement age to 70.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/15/desantis-watch/rep-ron-desantis-backed-raising-social-security-an/,arch 15^ 2023,DeSantis Watch,barely-true
“Russian dementia care facilities are using Biden on their poster.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/15/viral-image/russian-posters-showing-biden-direct-people-to-us/,arch 15^ 2023,Viral image,false
“Clinton ally mysteriously dies.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/15/facebook-posts/no-mystery-former-clinton-white-house-official-die/,arch 15^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
Photos of the Statue of Liberty taken in 1920 and 2020 show that the sea level hasn’t changed.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/14/instagram-posts/statue-of-liberty-photos-dont-tell-the-story-of-ri/,arch 14^ 2023,Instagram posts,false
Video shows U.S. Secret Service agents are demons.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/14/viral-image/ditch-those-crucifixes-video-doesnt-prove-secret-s/,arch 14^ 2023,Viral image,pants-fire
“Emergency injunction and tribunal order was served to WHO … to immediately cease and desist a criminal conspiracy to commit war crimes.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/14/viral-image/social-media-post-announcing-who-arrests-pandemic/,arch 14^ 2023,Viral image,pants-fire
“The left is determined to erase Mount Rushmore from our history books.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/14/north-carolina-republican-party/nc-gop-email-falsely-claims-left-wants-erase-mt-ru/,arch 14^ 2023,North Carolina Republican Party,false
Audio captures former Presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama debating Michelle Obama’s gender.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/14/viral-image/you-didnt-hear-that-accurately-audio-of-discussion/,arch 14^ 2023,Viral image,false
Statement, Link, Date, Source, Label
"Wisconsin has seen over 63 billion dollars of federal pandemic-related funding funnel into our state over (Gov. Tony Evers') tenure.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/14/joan-ballweg/has-wisconsin-really-seen-63-billion-covid-relief/,arch 14^ 2023,Joan Ballweg,mostly-true
Elon Musk tweeted^ “The world is flat.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/13/viral-image/earth-is-round-and-elon-musk-didnt-say-it-was-flat/,arch 13^ 2023,Viral image,false
“The Simpsons” predicted money missing from Bank of America customers’ accounts in January.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/13/viral-image/bank-run-in-simpsons-episode-didnt-foretell-bank-o/,arch 13^ 2023,Viral image,false
“Harry could be exiled to Botswana after he was deported from the United States due to an expired visa.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/13/facebook-posts/prince-harry-wasnt-deported-from-the-united-states/,arch 13^ 2023,Facebook posts,pants-fire
“‘The View’ settles with the Rittenhouses for $22 million and a formal apology.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/13/blog-posting/post-about-the-view-and-kyle-rittenhouse-is-satire/,arch 13^ 2023,Bloggers,false
Democrats "want to ban gas powered cars and gas stoves.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/13/nikki-haley/nikki-haley-overreaches-attack-democrats-over-gaso/,arch 13^ 2023,Nikki Haley,half-true
The 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville^ Virginia^ was “an American intel op against Trump.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/10/scott-adams/unite-the-right-rally-was-real-not-a-staged-intel/,arch 10^ 2023,Scott Adams,pants-fire
Video shows that certain drinks can “test positive” for COVID-19 when using at-home COVID-19 tests.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/10/facebook-posts/yes-beverages-can-foil-home-covid-19-tests-doesnt/,arch 10^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
Wake County is the only large county in North Carolina that elects its commissioners at-large countywide.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/10/erin-pare/wakes-county-commissioner-races-stand-out-in-north/,arch 10^ 2023,Erin Paré,mostly-true
The White House Visitor Center is displaying a photo of a fake President Joe Biden.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/09/facebook-posts/white-house-visitors-center-photo-looks-joe-biden/,March 9^ 2023,Facebook posts,pants-fire
President Joe Biden is “in Gitmo.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/09/facebook-posts/no-president-joe-biden-isnt-in-the-guantanamo-bay/,March 9^ 2023,Facebook posts,pants-fire
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm met "with the radical green energy group behind the gas stove ban^" which "has ties to the" Chinese Communist Party.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/09/nicholas-langworthy/claim-about-energy-department-gas-stoves-china-exa/,March 9^ 2023,Nicholas Langworthy,barely-true
The 2020 election could not have been fair because “Los Angeles County agreed^ during litigation^ that there were 1.2 million ineligible voters after the election.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/09/donald-trump/swipe-fox-news-trump-misleads-about-los-angeles-co/,March 9^ 2023,Donald Trump,false
"$1 of every $3 (Ron DeSantis) spends comes from the federal government.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/09/fentrice-driskell/1-every-3-ron-desantis-spends-federal-government-y/,March 9^ 2023,Fentrice Driskell,true
“Elon Musk to acquire Facebook soon.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/09/blog-posting/no-elon-musk-isnt-poised-to-buy-facebook/,March 9^ 2023,Bloggers,false
Because of daylight saving time^ “NO alarm set for the 2:00 a.m. hour will go off” on March 12.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/09/chain-email/waking-sunrise-march-12-daylight-saving-time-could/,March 9^ 2023,Chain email,half-true
“Ashli Babbitt is alive and well.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/09/instagram-posts/ashli-babbitt-died-in-fatal-us-capitol-shooting-ja/,March 9^ 2023,Instagram posts,false
Video shows Elon Musk endorsing “an anti-aging remedy.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/09/viral-image/that-video-is-altered-elon-musk-isnt-endorsing-an/,March 9^ 2023,Viral image,false
Elon Musk banned U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from Twitter.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/09/facebook-posts/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-still-tweeting-despite-ba/,March 9^ 2023,Facebook posts,pants-fire
Vladimir Putin “orders destruction of all COVID-19 vaccines in Russia.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/09/blog-posting/no-vladimir-putin-didnt-order-covid-19-vaccines-to/,March 9^ 2023,Bloggers,pants-fire
Bill Gates claims to be a “valid representative of the pharmaceutical industry” because he “read a lot of books about that topic.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/09/viral-image/bill-gates-didnt-declare-himself-a-valid-pharmaceu/,March 9^ 2023,Viral image,false
“Crowd erupts as Chip Roy grills Kamala Harris as she lies in Congress” in video.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/08/facebook-posts/video-doesnt-show-us-rep-chip-roy-grilling-vice-pr/,March 8^ 2023,Facebook posts,pants-fire
“The January 6 committee disbanded immediately after the new footage was released.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/08/facebook-posts/no-tucker-carlsons-airing-of-jan-6-footage-wasnt-c/,March 8^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
New York City Mayor Eric Adams proposes to “ban chocolate milk.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/08/elise-stefanik/does-eric-adams-want-ban-chocolate-milk-nyc-school/,March 8^ 2023,Elise Stefanik,mostly-true
“Lifetime earnings of someone with a college degree is over a million dollars more than those entering the workforce without one.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/08/stanley-litow/strong-support-for-notion-that-a-bachelors-degree/,March 8^ 2023,Stanley Litow,mostly-true
“We banned transgender” people from serving in the military.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/08/donald-trump/donald-trump-issued-trans-military-ban-his-adminis/,March 8^ 2023,Donald Trump,mostly-true
"The Biden administration is floating a new” climate strategy: Don't leave your house.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/08/washington-free-beacon/joe-bidens-climate-plan-backs-public-transit-and-t/,March 8^ 2023,Washington Free Beacon,barely-true
“Bill Gates arrest warrant issued in Philippines for ‘premeditated murder’ linked to vaccine roll out.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/08/instagram-posts/bill-gates-isnt-wanted-for-premeditated-murder-in/,March 8^ 2023,Instagram posts,pants-fire
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley made U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland cry at a committee hearing.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/08/facebook-posts/no-us-sen-josh-hawley-didnt-make-us-attorney-gener/,March 8^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
“The youth suicide rate has increased exponentially alongside trans affirmation. Trans affirmation causes the suicide rate^ not the other way around.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/08/matt-walsh/gender-affirmation-is-linked-to-improved-mental-he/,March 8^ 2023,Matt Walsh,barely-true
Statement, Link, Date, Source, Label
Capitol Police officers “helped” QAnon Shaman Jacob Chansley and “acted as his tour guides.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/08/tucker-carlson/evidence-rebuts-tucker-carlsons-claim-about-capito/,March 7^ 2023,Tucker Carlson,pants-fire
“The five people that died in that plane crash … were supposed to go to Ohio to test the water^ the soil and the air quality in East Palestine.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/07/facebook-posts/environmental-team-killed-plane-crash-was-en-route/,March 7^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
The United Kingdom’s “Parliament closed its borders to prevent Harry and Meg from flying to the UK in order to protect the king.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/07/facebook-posts/uks-borders-remain-open-they-werent-closed-to-keep/,March 7^ 2023,Facebook posts,pants-fire
“Tammy Baldwin wants to take away” Medicare and Social Security.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/07/national-republican-senatorial-committee/no-tammy-baldwin-isnt-trying-to-take-away-social-s/,March 7^ 2023,National Republican Senatorial Committee,false
“The moon is a habitable place.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/06/facebook-posts/is-the-moon-habitable-for-people-not-with-its-lack/,March 6^ 2023,Facebook posts,pants-fire
“Breaking: John Fetterman RESIGNATION Announcement.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/06/instagram-posts/a-social-post-says-pennsylvania-sen-john-fetterman/,March 6^ 2023,Instagram posts,false
Says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he wants America’s “sons and daughters to go die in Ukraine.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/03/marjorie-taylor-greene/marjorie-taylor-greene-distorts-zelenskyys-comment/,March 3^ 2023,Marjorie Taylor Greene,false
In Ohio^ “there are 75^000 acres of farmland^ fertile farmland^ that are all now being poured down with acid rain.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/03/facebook-posts/claim-acid-rain-fell-over-ohio-farmlands-lacks-evi/,March 3^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
“Muslims by the millions are converting to Christianity.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/03/facebook-posts/millions-of-muslims-converting-to-christianity-ava/,March 3^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
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.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/02/instagram-posts/medical-ids-east-palestine-ohio-do-not-track-resid/,March 2^ 2023,Instagram posts,false
The Justice Department has been “calling parents that are concerned about what their kids are being taught^ they are labeling them terrorists.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/02/kat-cammack/at-cpac-florida-us-rep-repeats-false-claim-about-j/,March 2^ 2023,Kat Cammack,false
Sen. Marco Rubio signed a 2021 letter that “supports waivers that would reduce visual track inspections.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/02/pete-buttigieg/marco-rubio-and-pete-buttigieg-debated-over-train/,March 2^ 2023,Pete Buttigieg,barely-true
Photo of electric charging station “powered by diesel generator” is emblematic of the electric vehicle movement.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/28/facebook-posts/gas-powered-generators-not-common-way-recharge-ele/,uary 28^ 2023,Facebook posts,barely-true
“Official govt docs expose Michelle Obama’s 14 year history as a man.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/28/facebook-posts/michelle-obama-was-never-man/,uary 28^ 2023,Facebook posts,pants-fire
"Woody Harrelson’s 60 seconds in the middle of his monologue was cut out of the edits released after the show.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/28/instagram-posts/woody-harrelsons-snl-pandemic-monologue-not-select/,uary 28^ 2023,Instagram posts,false
“BREAKING Trump preps Marines to stop presidential coup.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/28/facebook-posts/donald-trump-isnt-commander-in-chief-anymore-hes-n/,uary 28^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
Video shows President Joe Biden recalling an alien encounter.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/28/facebook-posts/that-video-of-president-joe-biden-discussing-alien/,uary 28^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
Rifles “were involved in 297 deaths” in the U.S. in 2022 and “constipation killed 2^167.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/28/instagram-posts/nothing-back-claim-constipation-killed-seven-times/,uary 28^ 2023,Instagram posts,false
Drinking or using tap water treated with chlorine is dangerous because “chlorine is a poison.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/28/facebook-posts/governments-regulate-chlorine-levels-water-keep-it/,uary 28^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
Joe Biden described America as “the foothills of the Himalayas with Xi Jinping.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/28/viral-image/video-misleads-on-the-single-word-president-joe-bi/,uary 28^ 2023,Viral image,false
Kid Rock tweeted^ “Some people wouldn’t recognize tyranny if it slapped a mask on their face^ made them stand 6 feet apart^ and forced them to take a vaccine for a virus with a 99.8% survival rate.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/27/instagram-posts/kid-rock-didnt-tweet-this-about-tyranny-and-face-m/,uary 27^ 2023,Instagram posts,false
The train that derailed in Ohio was carrying “over 300^000 gallons of a chemical that was banned in 1974.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/27/facebook-posts/derailed-train-carried-vinyl-chloride-which-banned/,uary 27^ 2023,Facebook posts,barely-true
Photos of an apartment building in Kyiv are evidence the war in Ukraine “is fake.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/27/viral-image/the-war-in-ukraine-isnt-fake-and-these-photos-dont/,uary 27^ 2023,Viral image,pants-fire
Former President Donald Trump “was the 1st president in U.S. history to acknowledge that children are being sold for sex in the U.S.” while President Joe Biden “rescinded Trump’s executive order that helped combat child sex trafficking.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/27/viral-image/social-media-posts-distort-trump-biden-child-sex-t/,uary 27^ 2023,Viral image,false
Says Elizabeth Warren said^ “Allowing Republicans to vote could threaten the integrity of an election.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/27/viral-image/sen-elizabeth-warren-didnt-say-republicans-shouldn/,uary 27^ 2023,Viral image,false
“The whole green energy agenda involves more than doubling 10 types of mining.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/27/alex-epstein/reaching-net-zero-emissions-2050-would-require-maj/,uary 27^ 2023,Alex Epstein,mostly-true
53% of Americans made aware of the Hunter Biden laptop story would have changed their vote in 2020.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/25/elise-stefanik/poll-on-voters-opinion-of-biden-laptop-story-needs/,uary 25^ 2023,Elise Stefanik,false
"The laws governing Agenda 2030 land development allows the government to seize polluted lands and move their residents to … smart cities.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/24/instagram-posts/claim-twists-un-resolution-smart-city-concept-and/,uary 24^ 2023,Instagram posts,false
Apple will pay customers $700 for a slowed-down iPhone.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/24/instagram-posts/think-a-700-payout-from-apple-for-a-slow-iphone-se/,uary 24^ 2023,Instagram posts,false
President Joe Biden was “shot” in a “behind-the-scenes execution.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/23/facebook-posts/president-joe-biden-is-alive-and-traveling-he-wasn/,uary 23^ 2023,Facebook posts,pants-fire
Statement, Link, Date, Source, Label
“President Joe Biden admits to faking the election.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/23/instagram-posts/no-president-joe-biden-didnt-admit-the-2020-presid/,uary 23^ 2023,Instagram posts,false
In Australia^ a “17% increase in heart attack deaths” in the first eight months of 2022 is linked to COVID-19 vaccination.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/23/instagram-posts/covid-19-vaccines-did-not-cause-17-increase-deaths/,uary 23^ 2023,Instagram posts,false
“Clinton aide found dead^ tied to tree in apparent murder.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/23/facebook-posts/former-clinton-white-house-aide-wasnt-murdered/,uary 23^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
“Every single one” of former President Barack Obama’s Medal of Freedom recipients in this video “was on Epstein’s flight logs.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/23/viral-image/did-these-medal-of-freedom-recipients-fly-on-jeffr/,uary 23^ 2023,Viral image,false
Student ID cards are a “source of fraud” at the polls.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/23/tina-lambert/republican-lawmaker-says-student-ids-are-source-vo/,uary 23^ 2023,Tina Lambert,false
"George Soros has endorsed (Ron) DeSantis for 2024.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/23/gateway-pundit/did-george-soros-endorse-ron-desantis-no/,uary 23^ 2023,The Gateway Pundit,false
“Joe Biden changes the name of Black History Month.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/23/instagram-posts/no-president-joe-biden-didnt-change-the-name-of-bl/,uary 23^ 2023,Instagram posts,false
Big-box stores are refunding and crediting customers for fraud and discrimination.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/23/facebook-posts/social-media-scams-lure-people-false-promises-big/,uary 23^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
“Putin decimates another adrenochrome warehouse in Ukraine.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/23/blog-posting/claims-that-vladimir-putin-destroyed-an-adrenochro/,uary 23^ 2023,Bloggers,pants-fire
Audio is a “record of Biden trying to cover up his stolen documents crime.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/23/instagram-posts/purported-voicemail-from-president-joe-biden-about/,uary 23^ 2023,Instagram posts,false
Andrew Tate was released from prison and “proven not guilty.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/23/instagram-posts/social-media-posts-say-online-influencer-andrew-ta/,uary 23^ 2023,Instagram posts,false
Winston Churchill didn’t mention the Holocaust in his memoirs because it didn’t happen.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/23/instagram-posts/winston-churchills-world-war-ii-memoirs-arent-evid/,uary 23^ 2023,Instagram posts,pants-fire
Canada has only “had 11 school shooting deaths … in history.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/23/viral-image/how-do-you-count-school-shootings-canada-depends-h/,uary 23^ 2023,Viral image,half-true
Photo shows “what railways in Ohio look like while we send $40 billion to Ukraine.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/23/facebook-posts/photo-misleadingly-claims-show-dilapidated-ohio-ra/,uary 23^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
“Because the Covid shots are still manufactured under the Emergency Use Authorization^ they can change up to 49% of the ingredients without FDA approval.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/22/instagram-posts/fda-approval-required-covid-19-vaccine-manufacture/,uary 22^ 2023,Instagram posts,false
“Leaked audio recording of Biden and Zelenskyy talking in private.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/22/viral-image/dont-fall-for-this-promise-of-a-leaked-recording-o/,uary 22^ 2023,Viral image,false
A photo shows President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy holding hands.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/22/viral-image/photo-biden-zelenskyy-holding-hands-was-altered/,uary 22^ 2023,Viral image,false
The U.S. State Department has started a special immigrants visa “evacuation operation.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/22/facebook-posts/that-special-immigrant-visa-and-evacuation-program/,uary 22^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
“I never claimed to be Jewish.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/22/george-santos/george-santos-said-he-never-claimed-to-be-jewish-b/,uary 22^ 2023,George Santos,pants-fire
"Ron DeSantis voted to cut $473 billion from Medicare.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/22/desantis-watch/house-ron-desantis-voted-rein-medicare-spending-cu/,uary 22^ 2023,DeSantis Watch,half-true
Richard Belzer died because of a COVID-19 vaccine.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/22/facebook-posts/evidence-doesnt-support-claim-that-richard-belzer/,uary 22^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
Brown v. Board of Education “was never about sending Black children to white schools. It was about parents being able to decide where to send their children to school.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/22/winsome-sears/earle-sears-says-brown-v-board-decision-was-not-ab/,uary 22^ 2023,Winsome Earle-Sears,false
"Biden admin negotiates deal to give WHO authority over US pandemic policies.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/21/instagram-posts/who-pandemic-accord-doesnt-replace-us-sovereignty/,uary 21^ 2023,Instagram posts,false
“One man was actually killed” during 2020 protests of police brutality in Raleigh,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/21/tim-moore/north-carolina-house-speaker-says-someone-died-ral/,uary 21^ 2023,Tim Moore,false
Video shows “the earthquake in Turkey.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/21/facebook-posts/video-shows-building-saudi-arabia-not-collateral-e/,uary 21^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
“Mickey Mouse to be replaced as official Disney mascot.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/20/instagram-posts/m-i-c-you-later-no-mickey-mouse-will-stay-disney-m/,uary 20^ 2023,Instagram posts,false
The dog dewormer fenbendazole can cure cancer in humans.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/20/facebook-posts/no-proof-dog-deworming-drug-fenbendazole-can-cure/,uary 20^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
The “average tax” for billionaires is “about 3%^” which is “a lower tax than a schoolteacher or a firefighter.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/20/joe-biden/in-push-for-billionaire-tax-joe-biden-gets-his-fig/,uary 20^ 2023,Joe Biden,false
“Seven ecological disasters in less than 2 weeks. … We are under attack.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/18/facebook-posts/no-evidence-foul-play-ohio-train-derailment-other/,uary 17^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
KFC tweeted an image of a chicken drumstick for Black History Month.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/17/viral-image/no-kfc-didnt-tweet-a-chicken-drumstick-for-black-h/,uary 17^ 2023,Viral image,false
Statement, Link, Date, Source, Label
A photo shows birds that “dropped dead” in Kentucky after the train derailment in Ohio.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/17/facebook-posts/these-birds-didnt-die-because-of-the-ohio-train-de/,uary 17^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
“Criminal caught after cutting off 37 man buns.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/17/viral-image/no-man-buns-were-harmed-fake-news-about-vigilante/,uary 17^ 2023,Viral image,false
The city of Atlanta is banning the word “women.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/17/viral-image/atlanta-isnt-banning-the-word-women-despite-social/,uary 17^ 2023,Viral image,false
“Obama imposed stricter rules on trains carrying toxins. Trump killed them.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/17/occupy-democrats/obama-era-safety-rule-high-hazard-trains-was-repea/,uary 17^ 2023,Occupy Democrats,mostly-true
At the World Economic Forum^ Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel admitted that his company produced 100^000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in 2019^ before the pandemic started.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/17/instagram-posts/moderna-ceo-didnt-admit-company-produced-100000-co/,uary 17^ 2023,Instagram posts,false
“No administration has ever looked less like America^ just by the numbers^ than the Biden administration.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/17/tucker-carlson/tucker-carlson-wrong-diversity-makes-biden-adminis/,uary 17^ 2023,Tucker Carlson,pants-fire
In Australia^ "All joggers must wear a helmet.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/16/facebook-posts/sign-about-australia-law-requiring-helmet-jog-part/,uary 16^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
President Joe Biden said “this s--- will turn your pacemaker off.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/16/viral-image/did-joe-biden-profanely-mention-pacemakers-speech/,uary 16^ 2023,Viral image,pants-fire
Russian President Vladimir Putin “intercepts adrenochrome shipment headed to United States.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/16/blog-posting/vladimir-putin-didnt-intercept-shipment-of-chemica/,uary 16^ 2023,Bloggers,pants-fire
"Energy costs are the highest in 15 years.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/16/morgan-luttrell/estimated-winter-heating-costs-highest-level-over/,uary 16^ 2023,Morgan Luttrell,mostly-true
"Mother Teresa sold babies.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/15/instagram-posts/mother-teresa-did-not-sell-babies-social-media-pos/,uary 15^ 2023,Instagram posts,false
"It's President Biden who is proposing to cut Medicare Advantage.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/15/tom-cotton/proposed-medicare-advantage-changes-cannot-accurat/,uary 15^ 2023,Tom Cotton,false
“Michigan State University suspect is 22-year-old ‘Raymone Jordan.’”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/15/social-media/social-media-posts-falsely-name-22-year-old-michig/,uary 15^ 2023,Social Media,false
“Humans are not causing climate change.” Magnetic pole shifting “is causing havoc worldwide in weather^ climate^ earthquakes^ tsunamis^ etc.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/15/instagram-posts/do-magnetic-pole-shifts-cause-modern-climate-chang/,uary 15^ 2023,Instagram posts,false
The earthquake in Turkey is a "scripted" use of geo engineering weather modification HAARP,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/15/facebook-posts/turkey-syria-earthquakes-were-natural-disaster-not/,uary 15^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
Gov. Abbott “signed a bill last year eliminating the requirements for Texas schools to teach MLK’s ‘I have a dream’ speech.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/14/sawyer-hackett/texas-schools-can-still-teach-works-martin-luther/,uary 14^ 2023,Sawyer Hackett,half-true
“Right now^ driving 100 miles in an electric vehicle is more expensive than driving an internal combustion engine car.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/14/erick-erickson/for-certain-car-models-its-more-expensive-to-drive/,uary 14^ 2023,Erick Erickson,half-true
The Michigan State University shooter is a 21-year-old man named Lynn Dee Walker.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/14/facebook-posts/michigan-state-university-gunman-was-43-year-old-a/,uary 14^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
On running against Donald Trump for president.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/14/nikki-haley/nikki-haley-flip-flops-presidential-plans-and-will/,uary 14^ 2023,Nikki Haley,full-flop
Canada is to thank for American football.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/13/dave-grohl/should-we-thank-canada-for-football-pretty-much-da/,uary 13^ 2023,Dave Grohl,mostly-true
The Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl win has been “put on hold as NFL plans to launch an investigation on possible (performance-enhancing drug) use by Patrick Mahomes during halftime.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/13/tweets/rumor-about-nfl-investigating-patrick-mahomes-drug/,uary 13^ 2023,Tweets,pants-fire
“We used to rank No. 1 in the world in research and development^ now we rank No. 9. China used to rank No. 8^ now it ranks No. 2.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/13/joe-biden/biden-says-us-losing-ground-china-rd-spending-his/,uary 13^ 2023,Joe Biden,barely-true
"Studies show that children who go to preschool are nearly 50% more likely to finish high school and go on to earn a two- or four-year degree^ no matter their background they came from.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/13/joe-biden/joe-biden-right-preschool-benefits-college-attenda/,uary 13^ 2023,Joe Biden,mostly-true
“Joe Biden put his pants on backwards”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/10/instagram-posts/we-know-all-about-pants-doctored-image-falsely-sho/,uary 10^ 2023,Instagram posts,pants-fire
Gen. Mark Milley “never served in combat.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/10/viral-image/gen-mark-milley-served-multiple-combat-tours-despi/,uary 10^ 2023,Viral image,false
Photos show someone in a President Joe Biden mask at the State of the Union.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/10/facebook-posts/was-someone-joe-biden-mask-state-union-no-it-was-b/,uary 10^ 2023,Facebook posts,pants-fire
A photo shows a deputy U.S. marshal “keeping a close eye” on President Joe Biden at the State of the Union address on Feb. 7.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/10/facebook-posts/photo-doesnt-show-a-deputy-us-marshal-behind-presi/,uary 10^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
A video shows a dog trying to reach her puppies after the Turkey-Syria earthquake.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/10/viral-image/puppy-rescue-filmed-india-2019-not-turkey-or-syria/,uary 10^ 2023,Viral image,false
“100% of COVID deaths in Canada now due to mRNA vaccine.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/10/viral-image/have-covid-19-vaccines-caused-all-covid-19-deaths/,uary 10^ 2023,Viral image,false
Photo shows former President Donald Trump and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador kissing.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/10/viral-image/photo-donald-trump-mexican-president-andres-manuel/,uary 10^ 2023,Viral image,false
Statement, Link, Date, Source, Label
"In the month since Republicans took the House majority^" they are trying to "impose a 30% tax on everything.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/10/facebook-posts/gop-wants-a-30-tax-on-everything-that-ignores-taxe/,uary 10^ 2023,Facebook posts,barely-true
President Joe Biden “cheated on his taxes and got away with it.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/10/rick-scott/is-joe-biden-a-tax-cheat-as-rick-scott-says-thats/,uary 10^ 2023,Rick Scott,false
“NASA Curiosity finds Nazi helmet on Mars.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/10/viral-image/mars-curiosity-rover-photographed-rocks-not-third/,uary 10^ 2023,Viral image,false
"Joe Biden's wide open southern border" is to blame for fentanyl deaths in the U.S.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/10/kayleigh-mcenany/are-bidens-border-policies-to-blame-for-fentanyl-d/,uary 10^ 2023,Kayleigh McEnany,false
The 87^000 new IRS agents who were supposed to “only target the rich” are now “coming after waitresses’ tips.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/10/mike-palicz/check-please-are-irs-agents-coming-for-servers-tip/,uary 10^ 2023,Mike Palicz,barely-true
“There are no humans” on the International Space Station.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/09/facebook-posts/houston-we-have-problem-misinformation-about-space/,ruary 9^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
Earthquake in Turkey and Syria is "a systemic attack against Kurdish people.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/09/instagram-posts/earthquake-syria-and-turkey-was-real-natural-disas/,ruary 9^ 2023,Instagram posts,pants-fire
An ingredient in some of Chick-fil-A’s dipping sauces can cause serious health problems.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/09/facebook-posts/the-sauce-is-safe-experts-say-chick-fil-a-dip-ingr/,ruary 9^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
“In the past two years^ democracies have become stronger^ not weaker. Autocracies have grown weaker^ not stronger.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/09/joe-biden/have-global-democracies-gotten-stronger-biden-clai/,ruary 9^ 2023,Joe Biden,false
In Wisconsin^ even multimillionaires can be on BadgerCare "because we don't even ask people what their income level is to qualify for free health care.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/09/robin-vos/vos-mostly-right-claim-about-multimillionaires-bad/,ruary 9^ 2023,Robin Vos,mostly-true
Mark Zuckerberg launched a platform last month "that allows each user to earn from $500 a day without even leaving home.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/08/facebook-posts/libra-is-dead-long-live-libra-dont-fall-for-claims/,ruary 8^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
Joe Biden closed schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/08/lauren-boebert/lauren-boebert-said-joe-biden-closed-schools-heres/,ruary 8^ 2023,Lauren Boebert,false
Wind farm construction is a possible cause of dead whales washing ashore in New Jersey.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/08/instagram-posts/undersea-sounds-wind-farms-killing-whales-jersey-s/,ruary 8^ 2023,Instagram posts,barely-true
"Unusual cancers” are “exploding right into stage 4" and those cancer cells have “the spike protein.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/08/facebook-posts/oft-repeated-claim-again-debunked-experts-say-stil/,ruary 8^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
If New York’s proposed limits on natural gas in buildings take effect^ the grid today can’t handle the increased electric load.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/08/robert-ortt/electrical-grid-requires-investments-if-natural-ga/,ruary 8^ 2023,Robert Ortt,true
Photo showing Game of Thrones characters depicts victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/08/instagram-posts/photo-shows-game-thrones-characters-not-victims-ea/,ruary 8^ 2023,Instagram posts,false
“We created more new jobs in two years than any president did in their entire term.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/07/joe-biden/joe-bidens-boast-about-job-creation-needs-some-ast/,ruary 7^ 2023,Joe Biden,half-true
Image shows a "Super Bowl script was leaked.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/07/tweets/a-leaked-super-bowl-script-we-throw-a-flag-on-this/,ruary 7^ 2023,Tweets,pants-fire
Backyard chicken flocks have stopped laying eggs^ and the feed is responsible.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/07/facebook-posts/chicken-feed-being-sabotaged-elaborate-plot-no-the/,ruary 7^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
“‘Satellites’ are on balloons and not in space.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/07/instagram-posts/balloon-powered-satellites-space-conspiracies-flou/,ruary 7^ 2023,Instagram posts,pants-fire
"During my time in office^ we've increased per pupil aid by more than $300 per student. Now^ our schools have returned to the top 10 in the country after falling to 17 under the previous administration.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/07/tony-evers/evers-links-more-per-pupil-aid-with-states-improve/,ruary 7^ 2023,Tony Evers,half-true
“You know how many children are dying across Virginia because of fentanyl poisoning? A heck of a lot more than are dying at the hands of guns.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/07/mark-obenshain/more-virginia-children-die-guns-fentanyl/,ruary 7^ 2023,Mark Obenshain,false
In Ukraine^ 2^458 NATO soldiers and 234 NATO military trainers have died^ some of whom are from the U.S.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/06/tweets/nato-and-us-troops-and-trainers-have-not-died-ukra/,ruary 6^ 2023,Tweets,pants-fire
“Pfizer just got caught doing gain of function to mutate covid intentionally for vaccines.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/06/instagram-posts/video-doesnt-prove-claims-that-pfizer-conducted-ga/,ruary 6^ 2023,Instagram posts,false
Diamond and Silk pundit died from COVID-19,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/06/tweets/unverified-rumors-swirl-around-diamond-and-silk-pu/,ruary 6^ 2023,Tweets,false
Joe Biden said to transgender women^ “you will never be a real woman.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/06/instagram-posts/joe-biden-has-offered-support-transgender-american/,ruary 6^ 2023,Instagram posts,pants-fire
"(Ron) DeSantis' bill would remove: background checks^ instruction^ training and oversight.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/06/gavin-newsom/gavin-newsom-overstates-effect-floridas-permitless/,ruary 6^ 2023,Gavin Newsom,half-true
A vigilante “shot down the Chinese spy balloon in an extraordinary act.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/06/instagram-posts/us-government-not-vigilante-shot-down-chinese-ball/,ruary 6^ 2023,Instagram posts,false
“Female student-athletes in Florida need to provide their schools with detailed information about their periods.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/03/tweets/for-now-florida-student-athletes-dont-have-to-shar/,ruary 3^ 2023,Tweets,half-true
Illinois “received $5.1 billion at an elementary school there that used it for equity and diversity.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/03/marjorie-taylor-greene/51-billion-for-one-schools-diversity-program-marjo/,ruary 3^ 2023,Marjorie Taylor Greene,false
Statement, Link, Date, Source, Label
"Under Biden^ we have seen over 4.6 million encounters at our southern border. Most have been released into the interior and will stay here indefinitely.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/03/chip-roy/chip-roy-cites-correct-border-encounters-data-wron/,ruary 3^ 2023,Chip Roy,half-true
"In 2010^ (Wisconsin Republicans) inherited a multi-Billion dollar deficit … Today we are looking at a projected surplus approaching 7 Billion.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/03/devin-lemahieu/wisconsin-republicans-take-credit-reigning-deficit/,ruary 3^ 2023,Devin LeMahieu,mostly-true
President Joe Biden said^ “The idea that we’re going to send in tanks to Ukraine^ that’s called World War III.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/02/tweets/tweets-distort-bidens-comments-on-tanks-ukraine-an/,ruary 2^ 2023,Tweets,false
Pregnancy tests include a “hidden Plan B” pill.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/02/facebook-posts/pregnancy-tests-include-moisture-absorbing-tablet/,ruary 2^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
“More classified documents (were) found at the University of Delaware^” the “equivalent of a tractor trailer worth.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/02/peggy-hubbard/was-a-tractor-trailer-worth-of-classified-document/,ruary 2^ 2023,Peggy Hubbard,false
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar is "facing 40 years in prison and deportation after seven new crimes uncovered.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/02/facebook-posts/resurfaced-claim-remains-false-theres-no-evidence/,ruary 2^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
“Wisconsin is the nation’s top cranberry producer — in fact^ our farmers harvest around 60 percent of the country’s crop.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/02/tony-evers/yes-wisconsin-does-produce-60-of-the-countrys-supp/,ruary 2^ 2023,Tony Evers,true
The officers who beat Tyre Nichols targeted him because he was “allegedly dating” one of their wives.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/02/facebook-posts/claims-that-tyre-nichols-was-dating-a-police-offic/,ruary 1^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
“The largest contributor to the debt ceiling^ or to our deficit^ has been the Trump tax cuts.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/01/alexandria-ocasio-cortez/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-wrong-that-trump-tax-cuts/,ruary 1^ 2023,Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,false
"I got a list of 20 jurisdictions that defunded the police to the tune of over $1 billion total.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/01/jim-jordan/us-rep-jim-jordans-list-cities-defunded-police-doe/,ruary 1^ 2023,Jim Jordan,barely-true
"Doctors say colon cancer is on the rise due to toxins absorbed while cooking food (in) the microwave.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/01/instagram-posts/microwave-ovens-arent-causing-colon-cancer-despite/,uary 31^ 2023,Instagram posts,false
Video shows people collapsing because of COVID-19 vaccines.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/31/viral-image/videos-of-people-dropping-suddenly-arent-related-t/,uary 31^ 2023,Viral image,false
The government caused a fire at Hillandale Farms in Connecticut “so that they can force us into eating their fake GMO meats^ or starve us into compliance.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/31/viral-image/cause-hillandale-farm-fire-unclear-claims-governme/,uary 31^ 2023,Viral image,false
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted that Instagram needs to “TERMINATE…a right-wing media page posting CONSERVATIVE content.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/31/viral-image/this-isnt-a-real-tweet-from-alexandria-ocasio-cort/,uary 31^ 2023,Viral image,false
“BREAKING GOP approves resolution to expel Omar from Congress! It’s over for her!”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/31/facebook-posts/no-house-republicans-arent-trying-to-expel-us-rep/,uary 31^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
The Georgia High School Association started issuing a “sudden cardiac arrest awareness form” in the wake of COVID-19 vaccines.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/31/viral-image/sudden-cardiac-arrest-awareness-form-resulted-from/,uary 31^ 2023,Viral image,false
Video shows a “man burning the Quran in Sweden.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/31/facebook-posts/video-quran-burning-man-was-denmark-2021-not-swede/,uary 31^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
The United Kingdom banned COVID-19 booster vaccines for people under 50.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/31/viral-image/uk-targeting-older-adults-its-upcoming-covid-19-va/,uary 31^ 2023,Viral image,barely-true
Video shows Congress “erupting” over U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s remarks.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/31/facebook-posts/no-congress-didnt-erupt-when-sen-ted-cruz-made-the/,uary 31^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
Same-day voter registration "does not allow election officials to verify the validity and accuracy of voter information.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/31/rick-scott/rick-scott-wrongly-said-election-officials-cant-ve/,uary 31^ 2023,Rick Scott,false
Global warming is a “fraud.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/31/facebook-posts/plentiful-evidence-proves-climate-change-is-not-a/,uary 31^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
“Biden smirks while saying he has added more to the debt than any president before him.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/31/viral-image/bidens-debt-comments-taken-out-of-context/,uary 31^ 2023,Viral image,false
Black Americans are not descended from people who were taken from Africa to be enslaved.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/31/facebook-posts/the-evidence-is-plentiful-black-americans-ancestor/,uary 31^ 2023,Facebook posts,pants-fire
Glenn Youngkin is “the first sitting Governor in the modern era to have their party have less legislative seats than when they were elected.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/31/louise-lucas/lucas-falsely-inflates-youngkins-special-election/,uary 31^ 2023,Louise Lucas,false
President Joe Biden said^ “To the Ukrainian people^ I say to them all^ you might you might they they might be able to make right and they’re not able to.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/30/viral-image/biden-stumbled-december-speech-altered-video-remov/,uary 30^ 2023,Viral image,false
“Joe Biden’s war on American energy caused this crisis and his only response has been to drain our strategic petroleum reserve to its lowest level since 1983.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/30/richard-hudson/hudson-inflates-bidens-role-oil-prices/,uary 30^ 2023,Richard Hudson,barely-true
This photo shows former President Donald Trump “last week.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/30/viral-image/old-photo-former-president-donald-trump-used-hawk/,uary 30^ 2023,Viral image,false
“NASA stopped exploring the ocean.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/30/instagram-posts/final-frontier-no-nasa-didnt-stop-studying-oceans/,uary 30^ 2023,Instagram posts,pants-fire
The United States of America “no longer exists” because President Joe Biden “signed away our sovereignty as a nation.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/30/facebook-posts/the-us-still-exists-biden-didnt-sign-away-the-coun/,uary 30^ 2023,Facebook posts,pants-fire
The amount the U.S. has spent in Ukraine is “double the U.S. expenditure for its own war in Afghanistan.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/27/instagram-posts/us-spending-afghanistan-dwarfs-aid-ukraine/,uary 27^ 2023,Instagram posts,false
Statement, Link, Date, Source, Label
A photo shows “Barack Obama dressed up as Baphomet (Lucifer).”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/27/viral-image/flames-from-hell-thats-just-the-truth-o-meter-burn/,uary 27^ 2023,Viral image,pants-fire
President Joe Biden signed an executive order “making health insurance free for qualifying Americans.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/27/facebook-posts/empty-promise-on-facebook-dangles-free-health-care/,uary 27^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
“Scientists warn eggs are causing thousands of people to ‘suddenly’ form blood clots.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/27/viral-image/dont-egg-them-on-scientists-found-no-link-between/,uary 27^ 2023,Viral image,false
Hospital photo of Damar Hamlin proves “he’s a corpse.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/27/facebook-posts/damar-hamlin-alive-despite-baseless-claims-contrar/,uary 27^ 2023,Facebook posts,pants-fire
“Two years ago this week^ 18 million people were out of work needing unemployment benefits. Today^ that number is under 1.6 million^ the lowest in decades.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/27/joe-biden/joe-biden-touts-big-joblessness-drop-but/,uary 27^ 2023,Joe Biden,half-true
“The average American has anywhere from 5 to 15 pounds” of stool stuck in their gut.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/27/facebook-posts/feeling-weighed-down-its-not-because-there-are-5-1/,uary 27^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
“The World Health Organization has been working since 1974 on vaccines to create permanent sterility.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/27/instagram-posts/who-researched-vaccines-contraception-not-steriliz/,uary 27^ 2023,Instagram posts,false
The Transportation Security Administration spent “a couple hundred million dollars” on gender-neutral screening technology.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/27/facebook-posts/claim-vastly-overstates-governments-spending-on-ts/,uary 27^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
Video shows hecklers shouting profanities at President Joe Biden.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/26/viral-image/another-altered-video-appears-to-show-an-outburst/,uary 26^ 2023,Viral image,false
“Aretha Franklin’s 1968 song ‘A Natural Woman’ deemed ‘offensive’ by trans community.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/26/facebook-posts/parody-account-criticizing-aretha-franklins-natura/,uary 26^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
Video shows Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez crying after “Ted Cruz gets up and humiliates her to her face.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/26/facebook-posts/no-this-video-doesnt-show-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/,uary 26^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
The sinking of the Titanic was orchestrated by the Rothschilds and J.P. Morgan to kill prominent businessmen who opposed the creation of the Federal Reserve.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/26/instagram-posts/titanic-sinking-was-accident-caused-over-1500-deat/,uary 26^ 2023,Instagram posts,pants-fire
In California^ there were “10 million mail ballots unaccounted for” in the November midterm election.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/26/public-interest-legal-foundation/millions-of-california-ballots-were-simply-unused/,uary 26^ 2023,Public Interest Legal Foundation,false
People not vaccinated against COVID-19 “came out the best.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/26/scott-adams/no-dilbert-creator-is-wrong-about-unvaccinated-the/,uary 26^ 2023,Scott Adams,false
Electrically charged stones discovered in Congo.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/26/instagram-posts/electrically-charged-stones-found-in-congo-science/,uary 26^ 2023,Instagram posts,false
Sen. Josh Hawley told professor^ “I will not use your pronouns.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/26/facebook-posts/sen-josh-hawley-didnt-tell-professor-he-refused-to/,uary 26^ 2023,Facebook posts,pants-fire
“Andrew Tate officially gets sentenced to 15 years in prison! (Found guilty).”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/25/facebook-posts/andrew-tate-remains-in-romanian-custody-but-he-has/,uary 25^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
“One quarter” of today’s $31.4 trillion federal debt “was accumulated in the four years of my predecessor^” Donald Trump.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/25/joe-biden/joe-biden-blames-donald-trump-for-one-quarter-of-t/,uary 25^ 2023,Joe Biden,half-true
“Putin destroys adrenochrome lab in Ukraine.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/25/blog-posting/fabricated-story-falsely-claims-vladimir-putin-des/,uary 25^ 2023,Bloggers,pants-fire
“Chickens aren’t laying eggs because RNA is being added to commercial chicken feed.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/25/tiktok-posts/rna-making-chickens-lay-fewer-eggs-no-improper-nut/,uary 25^ 2023,TikTok posts,false
Polio wasn’t eradicated in the United States by a vaccine.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/25/instagram-posts/ddt-ban-didnt-stop-us-polio-epidemic-vaccines-did/,uary 25^ 2023,Instagram posts,false
Christine Grady “is the head of NIH.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/25/instagram-posts/no-dr-anthonys-faucis-wife-isnt-the-national-insti/,uary 25^ 2023,Instagram posts,false
“The USA has a gun homicide rate 26 times higher than our peers.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/25/gavin-newsom/gavin-newsom-is-mostly-right-the-us-gun-homicide-r/,uary 25^ 2023,Gavin Newsom,mostly-true
The U.S. chicken and egg shortage is linked to Bill Gates.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/25/instagram-posts/the-bill-gates-egg-shortage-conspiracy-isnt-all-it/,uary 25^ 2023,Instagram posts,false
“Let’s be clear: ‘drag shows’ are strip shows.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/25/scott-walker/no-drag-shows-are-not-same-strip-shows/,uary 25^ 2023,Scott Walker,false
Virginia tax receipts “in just the last four years alone have grown 50%.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/25/glenn-youngkin/youngkin-near-mark-tax-growth-claim/,uary 25^ 2023,Glenn Youngkin,mostly-true
Sudden arrhythmic death syndrome and “stroke season” didn’t exist before the COVID-19 pandemic.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/24/instagram-posts/sudden-arrhythmic-death-syndrome-seasonal-stroke-r/,uary 24^ 2023,Instagram posts,false
“Fifty-one percent of our taxes are paid by 2% of New Yorkers.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/24/eric-adams/claim-about-wealthy-residents-and-taxes-new-york-c/,uary 24^ 2023,Eric Adams,mostly-true
Actor Isaac Kappy was murdered for exposing Hollywood pedophiles.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/24/facebook-posts/actor-isaac-kappy-died-years-ago-qanon-claims-he-w/,uary 24^ 2023,Facebook posts,pants-fire
"New government-funded 'food pyramid' says Lucky Charms are healthier than steak.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/24/instagram-posts/magically-nutritious-joe-rogans-misleading-post-ab/,uary 24^ 2023,Instagram posts,barely-true
Statement, Link, Date, Source, Label
“NOAA makes it official… CO2 warming is a hoax.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/24/viral-image/climate-change-real-and-earth-warming/,uary 24^ 2023,Viral image,false
Historic photos are evidence these celebrities were cloned.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/24/viral-image/the-resemblance-is-purely-coincidental-these-pictu/,uary 24^ 2023,Viral image,false
“Classified documents can never be taken out of a (sensitive compartmented information facility)^ ever.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/24/brian-fitzpatrick/gop-congressman-oversimplifies-claim-classified-do/,uary 24^ 2023,Brian Fitzpatrick,half-true
Damar Hamlin wasn’t at the Buffalo Bills' playoff game.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/23/tiktok-posts/damar-hamlin-appeared-at-the-buffalo-bills-game-co/,uary 23^ 2023,TikTok posts,pants-fire
Video proves Greta Thunberg is a crisis actor.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/23/instagram-posts/greta-thunberg-is-often-in-the-spotlight-but-not-b/,uary 23^ 2023,Instagram posts,false
"Climate change is a naturally occurring phenomenon that can be tracked throughout prehistoric eras.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/23/instagram-posts/climate-change-is-not-a-naturally-occurring-phenom/,uary 23^ 2023,Instagram posts,false
A video shows wreckage of the recent plane crash in Nepal.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/23/facebook-posts/video-shows-a-tour-of-a-war-of-the-worlds-movie-se/,uary 23^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
"New York is bombed. At this moment^ there are many injured.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/23/instagram-posts/photo-2017-used-false-post-alleging-recent-new-yor/,uary 23^ 2023,Instagram posts,pants-fire
“MRNA vaccines are being injected into our food supply.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/23/facebook-posts/no-mrna-vaccines-arent-widely-used-in-livestock-an/,uary 23^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
Bill Gates tweeted that “vaccines in our food supply solves the problem of vaccine hesitancy.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/20/instagram-posts/bill-gates-didnt-tweet-about-adding-vaccines-to-fo/,uary 20^ 2023,Instagram posts,pants-fire
The Federal Aviation Administration widened its electrocardiogram parameters for pilots because “a substantial number of airline pilots have had serious heart damage” from COVID-19 vaccines.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/20/instagram-posts/faa-medical-guidelines-changed-advice-cardiologist/,uary 20^ 2023,Instagram posts,false
Video shows hidden theater “where elites sacrifice kids.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/20/instagram-posts/this-hidden-theater-in-italy-hosts-childrens-shows/,uary 20^ 2023,Instagram posts,pants-fire
"Almost every study now has said with these new boosters^ you're more likely to get infected with the bivalent booster.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/20/ron-desantis/gov-ron-desantis-falsely-claims-bivalent-booster-v/,uary 20^ 2023,Ron DeSantis,false
Harvard Medical School students “learn how to care for LGBTQIA+ infants.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/20/tiktok-posts/harvard-medical-students-arent-being-taught-that-i/,uary 20^ 2023,TikTok posts,false
A video shows a real angel in the sky in Palestine.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/20/viral-image/look-up-in-the-sky-its-an-angel-its-a-horse-its-an/,uary 20^ 2023,Viral image,false
A video shows the deadly Jan. 15 plane crash in Nepal.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/20/facebook-posts/online-video-shows-russian-plane-crash-2021-not-de/,uary 20^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
CNN reported that Damar Hamlin’s doctor confirmed his cardiac arrest was caused by a COVID-19 vaccine booster.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/19/viral-image/headline-about-damar-hamlins-doctor-connecting-car/,uary 19^ 2023,Viral image,false
Document shows that Hunter Biden paid Joe Biden $50^000 a month in rent.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/19/facebook-posts/hunter-biden-paid-50000-rent-office-space-dc-not-h/,uary 19^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
Greta Thunberg staged an arrest in Germany.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/19/viral-image/climate-activist-greta-thunberg-didnt-stage-her-re/,uary 19^ 2023,Viral image,false
Joan Rivers was killed for revealing that Barack Obama is gay and Michelle Obama is transgender.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/19/instagram-posts/comedian-joan-rivers-was-wrong-about-obamas/,uary 19^ 2023,Instagram posts,pants-fire
"Biden drained America's Strategic Petroleum Reserves to the lowest level since 1984.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/19/morgan-luttrell/us-emergency-oil-reserve-lowest-level-1983/,uary 19^ 2023,Morgan Luttrell,true
Joe Biden as vice president didn't "have the right to declassify" documents.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/19/donald-trump/trump-wrong-biden-did-have-right-declassify-record/,uary 19^ 2023,Donald Trump,false
“More contraception availability increases abortion demand.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/18/instagram-posts/more-access-to-contraception-increases-abortion-de/,uary 18^ 2023,Instagram posts,false
Walmart is giving some women $500 grocery store credit as part of a discrimination settlement.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/18/facebook-posts/online-scams-use-fabricated-walmart-sexual-discrim/,uary 18^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
“When the Republicans were in power the last time for eight years^ do you know how much discretionary spending increased in those eight years? Zero.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/18/kevin-mccarthy/did-gop-hold-discretionary-spending-constant-2011/,uary 18^ 2023,Kevin McCarthy,half-true
The World Economic Forum hired “unvaccinated pilots” to fly people into Davos^ Switzerland^ for its annual meeting for safety reasons.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/18/blog-posting/claims-that-world-economic-forum-is-hiring-only-un/,uary 18^ 2023,Bloggers,false
"Social Security has nothing to do with the deficit or the national debt.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/18/occupy-democrats/social-security-does-add-to-federal-budget-deficit/,uary 18^ 2023,Occupy Democrats,barely-true
“Americans who worked through the pandemic are being paid up to $26^000 by qualifying for the Employee Retention Credit.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/17/facebook-posts/workers-arent-being-paid-up-to-26000-because-of-a/,uary 17^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
“Every single Republican blocked Ketanji Brown Jackson’s SCOTUS appointment.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/17/facebook-posts/these-are-3-republicans-who-voted-confirm-ketanji/,uary 17^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
On supporting marriage rights for same-sex couples.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/17/thom-tillis/tillis-vote-shows-shift-same-sex-marriage-position/,uary 17^ 2023,Thom Tillis,half-flip
Statement, Link, Date, Source, Label
Video shows Elon Musk talking about what “every failed leader” he met had in common.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/17/viral-image/altered-video-elon-musk-uses-2017-interview-about/,uary 17^ 2023,Viral image,false
“All ‘gender affirming care’ for children is 100% experimental. There are zero long term studies on the effects the drugs and surgeries will have on them.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/17/instagram-posts/is-all-gender-affirming-care-for-children-experime/,uary 17^ 2023,Instagram posts,barely-true
California has twice the population of New York^ but spends $260 billion^ while New York spends $220 billion.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/13/william-barclay/comparison-between-spending-new-york-and-californi/,uary 13^ 2023,William Barclay,barely-true
Magic Johnson tested positive for HIV "because Fauci’s gain of function study used a contaminated Hepatitis B vaccine.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/13/instagram-posts/magic-johnson-did-not-contract-hiv-contaminated-va/,uary 13^ 2023,Instagram posts,pants-fire
The cost of eggs has gone up 700%.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/13/facebook-posts/eggflation-social-media-post-scrambles-facts-high/,uary 13^ 2023,Facebook posts,barely-true
“Take-home pay for workers is going up.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/13/joe-biden/wage-gains-are-now-exceeding-inflation-but-theyre/,uary 13^ 2023,Joe Biden,half-true
“Every pro-life Governor up for election in November won – by a large margin.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/13/scott-walker/yes-governors-who-oppose-abortion-did-well-in-midt/,uary 13^ 2023,Scott Walker,mostly-true
"Florida's water is dirtier and sicker than when Gov. DeSantis first took office.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/13/lindsay-cross/floridas-water-dirtier-under-desantis-heres-what-d/,uary 13^ 2023,Lindsay Cross,half-true
“The White House is now attempting to ban all gas ovens and burners.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/12/sean-hannity/white-house-not-banning-gas-stoves-and-ovens/,uary 12^ 2023,Sean Hannity,false
Video shows John F. Kennedy Jr. at Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/12/viral-image/no-jfk-jr-didnt-attend-donald-trumps-inauguration/,uary 12^ 2023,Viral image,pants-fire
Video shows Hillary Clinton being arrested.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/12/viral-image/no-this-isnt-a-video-of-hillary-clinton-getting-ar/,uary 12^ 2023,Viral image,pants-fire
“Lula's staff infiltrated and caused damage while the Brazilian Patriots cleaned up.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/12/instagram-posts/evidence-shows-bolsonaro-supporters-were-behind-br/,uary 12^ 2023,Instagram posts,pants-fire
Coronavirus is a Latin word for “heart attack virus.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/12/viral-image/coronavirus-is-not-a-latin-word-that-means-heart-a/,uary 12^ 2023,Viral image,false
Cellphone data used to arrest the Idaho quadruple-murder suspect proves that criticism of the “2000 Mules” movie’s use of cell data is unfounded.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/12/john-rich/no-cellphone-data-used-to-arrest-suspected-idaho-k/,uary 12^ 2023,John Rich,false
The election in Brazil “was very clearly a rigged election.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/12/tucker-carlson/tucker-carlsons-unfounded-claim-that-brazils-elect/,uary 12^ 2023,Tucker Carlson,false
A “default on our debt” would be unprecedented in American history.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/11/hakeem-jeffries/hakeem-jeffries-said-a-debt-limit-default-would-be/,uary 11^ 2023,Hakeem Jeffries,mostly-true
MMA fighter Victoria Lee died because of a COVID-19 vaccine.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/11/facebook-posts/no-cause-death-given-mma-fighter-victoria-lee/,uary 11^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
"Parents that go to school board meetings" and question the curriculum are being "flagged by the Department of Justice and the FBI for attending a meeting.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/10/scott-perry/fbi-doj-tagged-threats-against-school-officials-no/,uary 10^ 2023,Scott Perry,false
COVID-19 vaccines "provide zero benefit relative to risk for the young and healthy.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/10/robert-malone/young-and-healthy-people-get-benefits-and-low-risk/,uary 10^ 2023,Robert Malone,false
"Historically^ our spring elections (including for state Supreme Court) have a smaller turnout associated with them.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/10/melissa-agard/how-small-turnout-wisconsin-spring-elections/,uary 10^ 2023,Melissa Agard,true
Tom Hanks shouting "sexy baby" is connected to Jeffery Epstein and pedophilia.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/09/instagram-posts/instagram-post-takes-tom-hanks-clip-out-context-fa/,nuary 9^ 2023,Instagram posts,pants-fire
Photo shows a copycat ‘QAnon shaman’ at attack on Brazil’s capital.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/09/tweets/viral-photo-of-copycat-qanon-shaman-in-brazil-wasn/,nuary 9^ 2023,Tweets,false
As president^ Donald Trump “marshaled the full power of government to stop deadly drugs^ opioids^ and fentanyl from coming into our country. As a result^ drug overdose deaths declined nationwide for the first time in nearly 30 years.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/09/donald-trump/fact-checking-donald-trump-drug-overdose-rates-his/,nuary 9^ 2023,Donald Trump,barely-true
A $5^000 stimulus loan is available.,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/06/facebook-posts/this-online-offer-of-a-5000-stimulus-loan-is-too-g/,nuary 6^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
“Ray Epps confessed to Jan. 6 Committee he ‘orchestrated’ attack on Capitol”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/06/instagram-posts/ray-epps-didnt-tell-congress-he-orchestrated-the-j/,nuary 6^ 2023,Instagram posts,barely-true
Tee Higgins "isn't even leaving the hospital till he knows (Damar) Hamlin is OK.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/06/facebook-posts/higgins-is-not-stationed-at-the-hospital-with-haml/,nuary 6^ 2023,Facebook posts,false
"Pope Benedict XVI and the Vatican requested that President Biden not attend Benedict’s funeral.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/06/newsmax/pope-benedict-wanted-a-simple-funeral-theres-no-ev/,nuary 6^ 2023,Newsmax,false
Since a new immigration program was implemented^ the number of Venezuelans trying to enter the U.S. illegally decreased “from about 1^100 per day to less than 250 per day on average.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/06/joe-biden/illegal-immigration-dropped-after-new-venezuela-pr/,nuary 6^ 2023,Joe Biden,mostly-true
“Joe Biden left Marines behind in Afghanistan. And now he left a Marine behind in Russia.”,https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/06/tom-tiffany/tiffany-misses-mark-claim-biden-left-marines-behin/,nuary 6^ 2023,Tom Tiffany,barely-true
There have been “1^598 athlete cardiac arrests since Jan 2021. 69% fatal.",https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/05/liz-wheeler/online-activists-use-faulty-data-to-claim-cardiac/,nuary 5^ 2023,Liz Wheeler,false