“Hobby Lobby’s CEO wrote a letter saying the company’s stores may close.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
Checked elsewhere
Checks published by other fact-checking organisations. We did not do these checks. Each one names who did, shows their rating in their own words, and links to their full article.
“I Didn’t Want to Go Through the Rioting': Juror in Chauvin Trial Makes Stunning Admission over 'Guilty' Verdict.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
“Mountains of data" show drug ivermectin "basically obliterates" COVID-19 transmission.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Currently, there are no "mountains of data" to show its benefit. The existing evidence is limited and documents mixed results.
“My grandfather “suffered the indignity of being forced out of school as a third-grader to pick cotton, and never learned to read or write. … Our family went from cotton to Congress in one lifetime.”
Washington Post rated this: Not the whole story
Washington Post says: Against heavy odds, Scott’s ancestors amassed relatively large areas of farmland, a mark of distinction in the Black community at the time.
“Police say there is a suspected serial killer in Baton Rouge.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“The knife was on the ground when police arrived at the scene of Ma’Khia Bryant shooting.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Body camera footage released by Columbus police shows that a knife was in Bryant’s hand, not on the ground, when the officer first fired his gun.
“Video shows Donald Trump returning to Washington “in a blaze of glory on Air Force 1.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“An Italian lawmaker called for Bill Gates to be tried for “crimes against humanity”
The Dispatch Fact Check rated this: Missing context
“Each job created in Biden’s ‘infrastructure plan’ will cost the American people $850,000.”
Washington Post rated this: Three Pinocchios
Washington Post says: The RNC came up with $850,000 by taking a one-year number — the number of additional jobs added to the economy over 10 years — and dividing it into 10 years of spending.
“mRNA vaccines like those from Pfizer and Moderna can alter your DNA”
The Dispatch Fact Check rated this: False
“Photos reveal Greta Thunberg is a trained actress who comes from a long line of actors.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Says LeBron James said, “We’re at the point where a girl can’t even stab her friends anymore.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: The quote was made up by a satirical website.
“Stanford Study Results: Facemasks are Ineffective to Block Transmission of COVID-19 and Actually Can Cause Health Deterioration and Premature Death.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
“You know, listen: The president created a commission to look into this [whether to expand the number of seats on the Supreme Court], so I’m not going to get ahead of him on this issue. The president’s working on this, and as a member of the House, too, I’d let folks know that we have no jurisdiction over this. This falls directly to the Senate, so I’m going to let them, you know, deal with this.”
Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios
“Anyone who’s over 70 who gets one of these [COVID-19] mRNA vaccines will probably be — sadly die within about two to three years.”
FactCheck.org rated this: No Evidence
“Derek Chauvin’s trial and conviction for the murder of George Floyd was faked as part of a “false flag.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Photo shows President Barack Obama posing with a 420 sign.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: The image was digitally altered. The original photograph was taken in Alaska in 2015 and shows that the sign’s number is 1961, not 420.
“Private insurance gives … better coverage” than people would get under a Medicaid expansion.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Says two photos show climate change “is a hoax.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Water’s-edge photographs don’t show changes in sea level over time. Global sea levels are rising and climate change is the primary reason.
“Stanford study results” show face masks are ineffective and dangerous.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Stanford University has no connection with a Medical Hypotheses journal article, written by an exercise physiologist who isn’t affiliated with Stanford, that makes debunked claims about mask wearing and COVID-19.