Religion Scorecard true 0% 14 Checks mostly-true 0% 25 Checks Half True 0% 35 Checks mostly-false 0% 38 Checks false 0% 125 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 90 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Religion Nancy Mace stated on November 6, 2025 in a fundraising email: New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani “is bringing Sharia law to America.” November 7, 2025 X posts stated on May 8, 2025 in a post on X: Headline said, “Pope Leo XIV was a founding member of the 2020 anarchist Portland Autonomous Zone known as CHAZ.” May 9, 2025 X posts stated on May 8, 2025 in posts: Robert Prevost, the Roman Catholic cardinal who was chosen to be the new pope, is a “registered Republican.” May 9, 2025 TikTok posts stated on April 21, 2025 in TikTok posts: “The Simpsons” predicted Pope Francis’ 2025 death. By Claire Cranford • April 22, 2025 Facebook posts stated on February 17, 2025 in una publicación en Facebook: “Noticia de Ultima Hora! Su Santidad el Papa Francisco ha fallecido” el 24 de febrero del 2025. By Maria Briceño • February 25, 2025 Threads posts stated on January 24, 2025 in a Threads post: “The Episcopal Archdiocese of Washington has removed” Bishop Mariann Budde “from the National Cathedral.” January 31, 2025 Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2025 in Facebook posts: A photo shows a Christian’s home that “miraculously survived Los Angeles wildfire.” January 13, 2025 Threads posts stated on December 29, 2024 in a post on Threads: President Jimmy Carter verbatim said, “evangelical Christianity has been hijacked by people who would have given Jesus himself the boot if he knocked on their door.” December 30, 2024 Threads posts stated on July 16, 2024 in a Threads post: Switzerland “no longer recognizes Islam as an official religion.” July 31, 2024 Instagram posts stated on July 29, 2024 in a post: Video shows “thousands of Christians in France gathered to pray after Olympics opening mocked Jesus Christ.” By Sara Swann • July 30, 2024 Viral image stated on July 18, 2024 in a Threads post: Photo shows “Thomas Matthew Crooks wearing a quipá.” July 24, 2024 Facebook posts stated on June 28, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Disney and Google bought the rights to the first King James Bible.” July 5, 2024 Facebook posts stated on May 29, 2024 in a Facebook post: HarperCollins “removed 64,575 words from the Bible.” June 10, 2024 Instagram posts stated on May 9, 2024 in una publicación en Instagram: "La Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos acaba de aprobar... el proyecto Antisemitismo que propone eliminar parte de la biblia". By Maria Briceño • May 17, 2024 Instagram posts stated on May 9, 2024 in an Instagram post: “The House of Representatives in the U.S. just passed … the Antisemitism Act that proposes to eliminate part of the Bible.” By Maria Briceño • May 16, 2024 Facebook posts stated on May 9, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Elon Musk confirms — ’The rapture is going to happen VERY soon.’” May 15, 2024 Facebook posts stated on April 20, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook: Video muestra a Alexa diciendo que los siete libros apócrifos agregados a la Biblia por la iglesia católica son "historia inventada y manipuladas que solo hablan de brujería, idolatría y consulta a los muertos". By Maria Briceño • May 2, 2024 Mike Johnson stated on April 24, 2024 in an interview with CNN: Said Columbia University has told students, “Well, if you’re Jewish, maybe you do want to stay home.” By Louis Jacobson • April 29, 2024 Facebook posts stated on April 12, 2024 in a post on Facebook: “Taylor Swift is doing satanic rituals during her shows.” April 17, 2024 Instagram posts stated on April 13, 2024 in a video: The Sydney mall attacker is a “Zionist” who targeted Jewish people so that people would think the attacker was Muslim. By Maria Briceño • April 16, 2024 Load More Latest Articles How faithful is ‘Conclave’ about the process of picking a new pope? We fact-checked the movie • May 1, 2025 Pope Francis defended truth as misinformation trailed him • April 24, 2025 El papa Francisco murió, ¿cómo se elige el nuevo papa en la Iglesia Católica? By Maria Briceño • April 21, 2025 Donald Trump didn’t put his hand on the Bible during his oath of office. He’s still the president. 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Experts say no By Samantha Putterman • April 9, 2020 Latest promises about Religion Joe Biden Immediately rescind the “Muslim bans” Joe Biden signs proclamation revoking Trump’s travel ban | January 21, 2021 Donald Trump Establish a ban on Muslims entering the U.S. Trump’s travel restrictions survive Supreme Court, fall short of promised Muslim ban | November 14, 2018 Donald Trump Establish a commission on radical Islam Trump broke promise to establish commission on radical Islam | July 15, 2020 Donald Trump Won’t say ‘Happy Holidays’ Donald Trump’s 2018 official card says “Merry Christmas” | December 4, 2018 Barack Obama Stop al Qaida prison recruitment A slow expansion of policies begun under George W. Bush | November 20, 2012 Latest promises about Religion
Joe Biden Immediately rescind the “Muslim bans” Joe Biden signs proclamation revoking Trump’s travel ban | January 21, 2021
Donald Trump Establish a ban on Muslims entering the U.S. Trump’s travel restrictions survive Supreme Court, fall short of promised Muslim ban | November 14, 2018
Donald Trump Establish a commission on radical Islam Trump broke promise to establish commission on radical Islam | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump Won’t say ‘Happy Holidays’ Donald Trump’s 2018 official card says “Merry Christmas” | December 4, 2018
Barack Obama Stop al Qaida prison recruitment A slow expansion of policies begun under George W. Bush | November 20, 2012
