Latest Fact-Checks In Privacy Issues

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Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 20, 2020 a story
Says the United Nations plans to “implant everyone with a biometric ID.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • February 20, 2020
Andrew Yang
Andrew Yang
stated on December 20, 2019 a Democratic presidential primary debate
"They banned face masks in Hong Kong. Why? Because they have AI technology that now is using facial recognition to identify protesters if they so much as do anything on the street, so they can follow up with them and detain them later."
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • December 20, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on August 22, 2019 a Facebook post
Instagram users must post a note or "everything you’ve ever posted becomes public from today."
False
August 22, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 10, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Mark Zuckerberg invented the word "BFF," and if it doesn’t appear green after you type it in a Facebook comment, your account has been hacked.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • June 18, 2019
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on June 7, 2019 a Instagram post
A video of Mark Zuckerberg shows him talking about controlling "billions of people’s stolen data" to control the future.  
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • June 12, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on June 28, 2019 a Facebook post
Leaving @[4:0] as a Facebook comment can reveal if your account has been hacked.
False
June 6, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 24, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Facebook is now a "public entity" that will be able to "use your photos" and "information" unless you post a statement declining your permission.  
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • May 1, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 2, 2019 a Facebook post
"Hackers are posting sexual videos and pictures on your (Facebook) walls! You don’t see them, but your friends do, then it seems as if you posted it."
False
By Samantha Putterman • April 3, 2019
Jean Evans
Jean Evans
stated on November 25, 2018 a tweet
"Constituents now face reality that all their personal issues will be made public" under Clean Missouri.
Mostly False
By Ryan Hanrahan • December 6, 2018
Ro Khanna
Ro Khanna
stated on May 26, 2018 in a tweet
"Amazon Echo is recording every conversation in a person's home and transmitting it to the cloud."
Mostly False
By John Kruzel • May 31, 2018
stated on April 3, 2018 a website
"Congresswoman Martha McSally voted to let companies sell your internet data to the highest bidder without your consent. Then she got paid $42,000 by the very corporations she allowed to sell your personal info."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • April 11, 2018
Trey Blocker
Trey Blocker
stated on January 24, 2018 a commentary in the Odessa American
Says the Texas Department of Agriculture didn’t notify over 700 Texas students about a computer hack releasing critical personal information including Social Security numbers until 32 days after the breach.  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 5, 2018
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on April 4, 2017 an interview on CNN
"It is unusual" for a White House official like former National Security Adviser Susan Rice to make unmasking requests.
False
By Lauren Carroll • April 6, 2017
Fight for the Future
Fight for the Future
stated on March 28, 2017 a tweet
"215 members of Congress just voted to let your ISP spy on what type of underwear you buy and sell that data to advertisers." 
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • March 30, 2017
Dan Forest
Dan Forest
stated on February 14, 2017 a written statement
"If Governor Cooper's proposed bill for repealing HB2 becomes law, it will create a state-sanctioned 'Look But Don't Touch' policy in our bathrooms."
Pants on Fire!
By Will Doran • February 17, 2017
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 12, 2016 an interview on CNN
"You've got a medical report on me that meets the same standard as Mitt Romney and Barack Obama."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 14, 2016
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on December 15, 2015 a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas
Regarding the USA Freedom Act, "There is nothing we are allowed to do under this bill that we could not do before."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • December 16, 2015
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on August 6, 2015 a Republican presidential debate in Cleveland
"The Fourth Amendment was what we fought the Revolution over. John Adams said it was the spark that led to our war for independence."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 7, 2015
Chris Taylor
Chris Taylor
stated on April 1, 2014 a news release
"Drone technology now allows an individual to be recorded in their homes by drones as small as birds and immediately uploaded to the internet."
True
By Dave Umhoefer • April 9, 2014
Mr. Conservative
Mr. Conservative
stated on January 29, 2014 a blog post
"According to (Barack) Obama’s newest unconstitutionally enacted law, health care professionals are now required to violate HIPAA privacy laws and submit medical data to the government," which is "then used as justification for gun confiscation."
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 6, 2014
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