Daniel Funke

Staff writer

99 Stories Published

232 Fact-Checks Published

Daniel Funke is a staff writer covering online misinformation for PolitiFact. He previously reported for Poynter as a fact-checking reporter and a Google News Lab Fellow, and has worked for the Los Angeles Times, USA Today and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. When he’s not chasing down online hoaxes, the University of Georgia graduate can be found cycling to your local brewery.

Areas of Expertise

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Latest Fact-Checks by Daniel Funke

The COVID-19 vaccine is not an ‘operating system’ run by Bill Gates April 1, 2021
The Evergreen ship blocking the Suez Canal is not linked to Hillary Clinton March 25, 2021
Boulder shooting suspect didn’t come to US during Obama administration March 24, 2021
Boulder shooting was not a ‘false flag’ attack March 23, 2021
No, you don’t need a WHO vaccination certificate to travel internationally March 22, 2021
Facebook post misleads on number of border apprehensions under Biden, Trump March 17, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine does not cause death, autoimmune diseases March 4, 2021
Jerry Nadler didn’t say ‘God has no authority in the House of Representatives’ February 26, 2021
The coronavirus vaccine doesn’t cause Alzheimer’s, ALS February 26, 2021
Don’t waste your time. You can’t block Facebook’s Community Standards February 24, 2021

Latest Stories by Daniel Funke

Fact-check: Is replacing Joe Biden on the ticket ‘unlawful’? Election law experts say it’s not July 22, 2024
United Facts of America: Experts say facts alone won’t bridge the partisan divide September 27, 2022
Would Tom Hanks have qualified for a coronavirus test in the US? March 12, 2020
Fact-checking Donald Trump’s 2020 State of the Union address February 5, 2020
What we know about Shadow, Acronym and the Iowa caucuses February 4, 2020
A new look for the PolitiFact website February 2, 2020
PolitiFact answers the Senate’s impeachment questions January 31, 2020
Answering questions, concerns about the coronavirus vaccines April 14, 2021
Unpacking the edits in ‘60 Minutes’ report on Ron DeSantis, Florida vaccines April 7, 2021
How vaccine passports might work in the US March 31, 2021
False vaccine claims persist on Facebook, despite a ban. Here’s why March 30, 2021
15 of our wackiest COVID-19 fact-checks March 15, 2021
6 things we’ve learned from one year of coronavirus misinformation March 12, 2021
What the Equality Act debate gets wrong about gender, sex March 4, 2021
Meet Section 230: ‘the most important law protecting internet speech’ March 1, 2021
How to stay warm without power in a winter storm February 18, 2021
Ask PolitiFact: Are the White House press briefings ‘staged?’ February 17, 2021