How a false story about migrants displacing homeless veterans caught fire The alarming story fit neatly into baseless talking points about President Joe Biden and the southern border. One problem: It wasn’t true. May 24, 2023 Jeff Cercone
A video of a former CIA director is not proof that the government is spraying the sky with chemicals Former CIA Director John Brennan did not say that the government is spraying toxic chemicals, known as chemtrails, into the air. April 21, 2023 Jeff Cercone
Dominion-Fox lawsuit: Here’s a look back at false claims about the voting machine company Long before Dominion sued Fox for defamation, PolitiFact fact-checked claims about the company and its supposed influence over the 2020 elections. April 18, 2023 Jeff Cercone
What is an indictment and what does it mean for Donald Trump? If you need a refresher on what grand juries are, what happens at an arraignment and how we got to this point, read this guide. April 3, 2023 Jeff Cercone
New reports show backing for the COVID-19 lab leak theory, but government agencies remain divided On Feb. 26, The Wall Street Journal reported that the Energy Department backed the lab leak theory. Other agencies have differing opinions. March 3, 2023 Jeff Cercone
Are Biden’s border policies to blame for fentanyl deaths? Experts say no. Kayleigh McEnany falsely claimed in a Facebook post that 'Joe Biden's wide open southern border' is to blame for fentanyl deaths in the U.S. February 13, 2023 Jeff Cercone
Tweets distort Biden’s comments on tanks, Ukraine and World War III A widely shared meme shortened a Biden quote to make it appear as if he said sending tanks alone to Ukraine would cause World War III. February 6, 2023 Jeff Cercone
US spending in Afghanistan dwarfs aid to Ukraine Congress has approved about $111 billion in aid to Ukraine, while the U.S. spent between $825 billion and $2.3 trillion in Afghanistan. January 31, 2023 Jeff Cercone
Election Integrity Partnership targeted election misinformation, not conservatives A social media post falsely that the Homeland Security and State department coordinated with it to “censor Joe Biden’s opponents.” October 13, 2022 Jeff Cercone
No, Kamala Harris didn’t say Hurricane Ian relief would be based on skin color The White House said her comments about equity were about long-term, bipartisan investments in underserved communities, not immediate hurricane relief October 5, 2022 Jeff Cercone
Why does the Jan. 6 committee want to talk to Ginni Thomas? Thomas, a conservative activist married to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, agreed to speak to the House select committee investigating Jan. 6. September 27, 2022 Jeff Cercone
Statistics about Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, fact-checked PolitiFact sorted through a few of the claims from every side about what the plan will or won’t do and who will be helped or hurt. August 30, 2022 Jeff Cercone
‘All they had to do was ask,’ said Trump: A timeline of efforts to retrieve presidential records Trump was given far more leeway than most Americans, experts told PolitiFact, and could have avoided the search with full cooperation. August 29, 2022 Jeff Cercone
Obama was warning about disinformation, not endorsing it Former President Barack Obama wasn’t praising disinformation in a TikTok video. August 19, 2022 Jeff Cercone
A video of Pfizer’s CEO was deceptively edited to make a false claim about population reduction Albert Bourla said Pfizer’s goal was to reduce by 50% the number of people who ‘cannot afford our medicines,’ but key words were edited out June 2, 2022 Jeff Cercone
