Fake news Scorecard True 0% 7 Checks Mostly True 0% 7 Checks Half True 0% 0 Checks Mostly False 0% 30 Checks False 0% 249 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 605 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Fake news X posts stated on January 22, 2025 in an X post: “The U.S. Senate has the votes to remove Trump from office if the House votes to impeach.” By Caleb McCullough • January 24, 2025 Facebook posts stated on December 13, 2024 in Facebook posts: Video shows CNN reporting that Pfizer representatives set Barbara O’Neill’s car on fire “for discovering an anti-diabetes method.” December 30, 2024 Threads posts stated on December 10, 2024 in Threads posts: “Pride flags permanently prohibited at FIFA Club World Cup 2025.” December 16, 2024 Threads posts stated on December 10, 2024 in a Threads post: “Texas declares bringing a pride flag to the classroom a crime.” December 12, 2024 Facebook posts stated on December 9, 2024 in a Facebook post: Taylor Swift vowed to leave Elon Musk’s “toxic app X,” during the final moments of her Eras tour, calling him “rich, talented but heartless and immoral.” December 12, 2024 Threads posts stated on December 9, 2024 in a Threads post: Elon Musk criticized the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter on X, saying, “It’s disgusting how everyone is turning this guy into some kind of folk hero.” December 10, 2024 Social Media stated on December 6, 2024 in social media posts: UnitedHealthcare posted a job opening for a CEO 24 hours after its CEO was killed. December 9, 2024 Facebook posts stated on November 30, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Reba McEntire states drag queens shouldn’t be around kids.” December 5, 2024 Facebook posts stated on November 23, 2024 in a Facebook post: The NFL said Beyoncé is “not a good artist” and rejected her Christmas halftime show. December 4, 2024 Threads posts stated on December 1, 2024 in a Threads post: A CNN headline says, “Elon Musk considers melting down Statue of Liberty to make series of limited edition cyber trucks" December 2, 2024 Load More Latest Articles A history of PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year, from 2009 to 2025 • December 15, 2025 Pope Francis defended truth as misinformation trailed him • April 24, 2025 City officials and residents say there is no Venezuelan gang “takeover” in Aurora, Colorado • September 9, 2024 A poll found 1 in 5 believe in covert Taylor Swift effort to help Biden win. What does that mean? By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • February 20, 2024 Divisions in Cyprus amplify fact-checking challenges By Louis Jacobson • December 19, 2023 QAnon ideas proliferate in 2022 midterms, raising continued concerns of violence • November 7, 2022 Misinformation fuels false narratives about attack on Paul Pelosi • October 31, 2022 False flags: They’re real, but far less widespread than social media suggest By Bill McCarthy, Louis Jacobson • February 8, 2022 An enduring tradition: False claims about attacks on Christmas • December 23, 2021 Seven spooky things that people say are in the COVID-19 vaccines but definitely aren’t By Samantha Putterman • October 28, 2021
