Latest Fact-Checks

Showing 6673-6684 of 26085 items
Headline False logo

No, schools aren’t banning Seuss books

March 10, 2021

“Schools banning Dr. Seuss books.”

IRS building in Washington

Yes, Democrats voted to send stimulus checks to prisoners, as Republicans did last year

By Jon Greenberg March 9, 2021

“Senate Democrats just voted to give stimulus checks to criminals in prison.”

Covid ready classroom

Rubio takes Democratic school reopening vote out of context

By Jon Greenberg March 9, 2021

In rejecting his amendment, “Democrats voted to send reopening money to schools that refuse to reopen.”

Pizza to the Polls Atlanta

Georgia bill would ban giving food, water to voters in line

By Amy Sherman March 9, 2021

The Georgia House passed a bill that “makes it a misdemeanor to give food or water to voters waiting in line.”

Ballot

No evidence that a dumpster dive found 2020 cast ballots shredded in Arizona

March 9, 2021

“Ballots in Arizona’s Maricopa County” from the 2020 presidential election “found shredded and in dumpster days before Senate audit to begin.”

Headline Pants on Fire logo

No, Oprah wasn’t wearing an ankle monitor in her Meghan Markle interview

March 9, 2021

Says Oprah Winfrey was wearing an ankle monitor during her Meghan Markle interview.

Transgender swimmer Feb 2021

Kansas senator leaves out context in claim about transgender athletes

By Miriam Valverde March 9, 2021

A study “suggests that even after two years of hormone therapy, biological boys still maintain significant advantages over girls, including being 12% faster on the…

Chuck Todd for Joe Manchin

The founders didn’t put a Senate filibuster into the Constitution

By Louis Jacobson March 8, 2021

“The filibuster was never an idea of the founding fathers.”

Headline False logo

Misleading video suggests Dr. Anthony Fauci said vaccines don’t protect people from COVID-19

March 8, 2021

Video suggests Dr. Anthony Fauci said vaccines don’t protect against COVID-19.

New York nursing homes granted legal protection, but not ‘blanket immunity’

By Jill Terreri Ramos March 6, 2021

Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo "issued a legal blanket immunity, and snuck that into our budget, giving these facilities essentially a license to kill, a get-out-of-jail…

Biden’s criticism of Trump administration vaccine contracts too broad to be accurate

By Victoria Knight March 5, 2021

“When I came into office, the prior administration had contracted for not nearly enough vaccine to cover adults in America.”

Mostly True

Judge did order new election in small Miss. city after finding ballot problems, evidence of fraud

March 5, 2021

In Aberdeen, Miss., “Massive 78% of mail-in ballots proved fraudulent, judge orders election do-over.”

Showing 6673-6684 of 26085 items