Latest Fact-Checks In Technology

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 19, 2019 a tweet
"Wow, Report Just Out! Google manipulated from 2.6 million to 16 million votes for Hillary Clinton in 2016 Election!"
False
By John Kruzel • August 19, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 11, 2019 a speech
"I know that we’ve been blocked. People come up to me and they say, ‘Sir, I can’t get you — I can’t follow you. They make it impossible.’"
False
By Daniel Funke • July 17, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 8, 2019 a Facebook post
Migrants at the U.S. border are "able to pay cell phone bills" after a "two-month excursion across four separate countries."
Mostly False
By Daniel Funke • July 10, 2019
Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard
stated on June 28, 2019 an interview
"There’s a hacking conference that’s held every year in Las Vegas, where I think a 14- or 15-year old-girl from Florida hacked into a replica of Florida’s election system in less than 15 minutes."
Mostly False
July 3, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on June 11, 2019 a campaign speech
"In the Obama-Biden administration, we got China to cut cyber-theft -- it's gotten significantly worse under this administration."
Mostly True
June 14, 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
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 14, 2019 a Facebook post
"When you pull up to the gas pump to fill up your car, get your cell phone and search for Bluetooth devices. If a sequence of letters and numbers show up don’t pay at the pump. One of the pumps has a credit card skimmer inside of it. All of these skimmers run on bluetooth."
Half-True
By Cade Moisey, Davis Versprille, Mary Alice Truitt, Patrick Orsagos • May 17, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on May 7, 2019 a Facebook post
An app called Talking Angela asks children personal questions and takes their photo.
False
May 14, 2019
E. Gordon Gee
E. Gordon Gee
stated on March 19, 2019 a speech
"Our state has fewer science, technology, engineering and math graduates than any neighboring state."
True
By Al Bernardi, Samantha Patrick • April 24, 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
Brian Joseph
Brian Joseph
stated on February 10, 2019 a newspaper interview
"The catalytic converter used in automobiles was invented in West Virginia."
Mostly False
By Kenneth Harmonay, Patrick Downey • March 27, 2019
David McKinley
David McKinley
stated on November 15, 2018 a tweet
The United States "spends more on potato chips than we do on ALL energy R&D."
True
By Kristen Mohammadi, Lili Zecevic • December 6, 2018
Caleb Rowden
Caleb Rowden
stated on October 1, 2018 a legislative report mailer
"The small cell bill is expected to create more than 20,000 jobs and attract $2 billion in capital investment, resulting in nearly $4 billion in economic growth over the next few years."
Half-True
By Ryan Hanrahan • December 5, 2018
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on October 14, 2018 an op-ed
The United States imports "50 percent of at least 50 mineral commodities each year, including 100 percent of 21 of them."
Mostly True
By Mary Alice Truitt • December 3, 2018
Jeff Williams
Jeff Williams
stated on September 12, 2018 a speech
The new Apple Watch Series 4 includes "the first ECG product offered over-the-counter directly to consumers."
False
By Chris Nichols • September 14, 2018
Fight for the Future
Fight for the Future
stated on August 28, 2018 in a tweet
"We saw the true danger of the FCC's net neutrality repeal when Verizon was caught throttling California fire fighters."
Half-True
By John Kruzel • September 7, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 28, 2018 a tweet
Says "96 percent of (Google News) results on ‘Trump News’ are from National Left-Wing Media."
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 29, 2018
Civitas Institute
Civitas Institute
stated on June 25, 2018 a tweet
"Apple and Amazon already operate in many states that require levels of voter ID."
True
By Rashaan Ayesh • August 22, 2018
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on August 8, 2018 a speech to farmers
"Hospitals are closing in rural America because they don't have access to high-speed internet."
False
By Jon Greenberg • August 15, 2018
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on August 7, 2018 a speech
"I am the only (state attorney general) in America fighting to hold the big tech companies accountable for their behavior."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 14, 2018
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