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Latest Fact-Checks By Claire Cranford

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TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on April 21, 2025 TikTok posts
“The Simpsons” predicted Pope Francis’ 2025 death.
Pants on Fire!
By Claire Cranford • April 22, 2025
Tim Walz
Tim Walz
stated on April 6, 2025 an interview
“Less than half of Americans have $1,000 in savings.”
Mostly False
By Claire Cranford • April 16, 2025
Ruben Gallego
Ruben Gallego
stated on March 24, 2025 a podcast episode
Men “have the lowest college attainment rate ever.”
Mostly True
By Claire Cranford • April 9, 2025
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on February 8, 2025 a TikTok post
People can get student debt “erased” by filing Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act complaints because the Department of Government Efficiency accessed federal student loan databases.
False
By Claire Cranford • March 27, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 21, 2025 in a Facebook post
Elon Musk said “Tesla is finished” and needs “drastic changes immediately.”
False
By Claire Cranford • March 26, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on February 25, 2025 social media posts
U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s vineyard received $14 million in U.S. Agency for International Development funds for “experimental farming.”
False
By Claire Cranford • March 7, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on February 15, 2025 social media posts
Elon Musk posted on X that billionaires are “tired of subsidizing” public services.
False
By Claire Cranford • March 4, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on February 20, 2025 in a social media post
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “blocked Truth Social in Ukraine.”
False
By Claire Cranford • February 25, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 18, 2025 remarks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago
Volodymyr Zelenskyy “started” the war in Ukraine with Russia.
Pants on Fire!
By Claire Cranford, Louis Jacobson • February 19, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 12, 2025 a post
Michael Jordan said that “any athlete who kneels for our national anthem should lose their medal.”
False
By Claire Cranford • February 19, 2025
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on February 9, 2025 Feb. 9, 2025, in a Threads post
President Donald Trump posted that “the Chiefs’ Super Bowl performance was a disaster” and “too focused on DEI nonsense.”
False
By Claire Cranford • February 11, 2025
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on February 3, 2025 in a letter to Congress
On support for U.S. Agency for International Development
Full Flop
By Amy Sherman, Claire Cranford, Louis Jacobson • February 7, 2025