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0% 25 Checks
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on stated on November 17, 2025 in remarks at George Washington University:
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. said ‘we’re not cutting science’ or research. NIH grant cuts show that’s wrong
Pants on Fire!
February 5, 2026
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on November 17, 2025 remarks at George Washington University
“We’re not cutting science. We’re not cutting research.”
Pants on Fire!
By Madison Czopek • November 20, 2025
Hakeem Jeffries
Hakeem Jeffries
stated on September 24, 2025 remarks to reporters
"Republicans have effectively ended medical research in the United States of America."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 29, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on July 5, 2025 posts on social media
The Rainmaker Technology Corp.’s cloud seeding caused the July 4 flooding in Texas.
False
By Madison Czopek • July 7, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on May 14, 2025 Senate testimony
It’s “all true” that the measles vaccine wanes quickly, was never fully safety tested and contains fetal debris.
False
By Madison Czopek • May 16, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on April 29, 2025 a town hall event
DARPA is spraying the skies with chemicals that are in jet fuel.
Pants on Fire!
By Madison Czopek • May 5, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 21, 2025 Facebook posts
Photos show Elon Musk in a fight during a science conference.
False
February 26, 2025
Nancy Mace
Nancy Mace
stated on February 20, 2025 an X post
“You either have XX or XY chromosomes. Those are the options.”
False
By Grace Abels • February 21, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on January 21, 2025 a post
“Under Trump's executive order, every single person in America is now legally classified as female.”
False
By Grace Abels • January 29, 2025
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on December 13, 2024 an Instagram post
RFK Jr. posted on X that, “Effective January 20th, all Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) will be BANNED in the United States.”
False
December 30, 2024
Marjorie Taylor Greene
Marjorie Taylor Greene
stated on October 7, 2024 a post on X
Patents dating back to the 1800s show that people can control the weather.
Pants on Fire!
By Madison Czopek • October 10, 2024
X posts
X posts
stated on September 29, 2024 X posts
A biolab caught fire in Georgia right before the 2024 election.
False
October 1, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 20, 2024 una publicación en Facebook
Bill Gates dijo que "estamos tomando cosas que son ya sabes organismos genéticamente modificados y los estamos inyectando en los brazos de niños pequeños" en el contexto de las vacunas.
False
By Maria Briceño • September 26, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on June 18, 2024 an Instagram post
The Gates Foundation “awarded $9.5 million to UW-Madison to make H5N1 bird flu transmissible to humans.”
False
By Madison Czopek • June 28, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on June 18, 2024 a post
CERN scientists admit they “accidentally” ended the world in 2012 while performing experiments into the Higgs boson particle.
False
By Grace Abels • June 26, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 20, 2024 a video
Footage “shows a completely flat horizon proving the flat Earth and completely destroying the globe theory.”
Pants on Fire!
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • May 29, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on May 12, 2024 an Instagram post
Bird flu in the U.S. is a "scamdemic" timed to coincide with the 2024 presidential elections “by design.”
False
May 24, 2024
Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson
stated on May 9, 2024 an Instagram post
Lyme disease became endemic because of U.S. government bioweapons labs.
Pants on Fire!
May 16, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 6, 2024 a Facebook reel
There are no real pictures of satellites on Google Images because outer space is not real.
Pants on Fire!
April 18, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on April 14, 2024 an Instagram post
Videos show “how they celebrated the CERN opening.”
False
By Loreben Tuquero • April 17, 2024
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Latest promises about Science

Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Advance the biomedical research field
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Barack Obama
Double federal funding for basic science research over 10 years
Obama falls short on basic research funding goal | December 12, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Accelerate the development of new medicines, vaccines, and production capabilities
New center at NIH is taking up the challenge | January 10, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Ensure that stem cell research is conducted ethically and with vigorous oversight
2009 guidelines on embryonic stem cell research provide detailed oversight | November 30, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Improve and prioritize student science assessments
State science testing didn’t get federal push | November 16, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Attract more students to science and math
Lots of programs from Race to the Top | April 18, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Double federal spending for research on clean fuels
Research money has more than doubled | January 8, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Provide grants to early-career researchers
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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Appoint an assistant to the president for science and technology policy
Obama appoints Holdren as science adviser | May 13, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Reverse restrictions on stem cell research
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