“Coca-Cola CEO drops bombshell ultimatum to NFL — pull Bad Bunny from Super Bowl halftime or lose our $100 (million) sponsorship!”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire!
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“The FBI tapped my phone” and those of other senators.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: A September 2023 FBI document said a special agent conducted a preliminary search of data records for phones associated with some lawmakers, related to investigating 2020 election interference. The document did not say …
“Portland is burning to the ground.”
PolitiFact rated this: False.
“Political "violence comes largely from the left.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: Data shows that politically motivated violence comes from both the left and the right and, until this year, political violence in the U.S. had mostly been driven by right-wing extremism — white supremacy in particular.
“If the government shuts down, members of Congress still get paid. The janitors never get paid.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
“People with insurance through the Affordable Care Act will see a “75% increase in premiums starting Nov. 1” if enhanced subsidies are not extended, including “twice as much in the rural areas.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: An analysis by the health care think tank KFF found that the disappearance of enhanced subsidies would increase out-of-pocket health care costs for people insured by the Affordable Care Act by an average of 79%, which i…
“Republicans have effectively ended medical research in the United States of America.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: During his second term, President Donald Trump has already eliminated grants, capped indirect research funding and reduced employment at agencies involved in medical research. He’s also proposed aggressive medical resea…
“Erika Kirk is banned from Romania because her Evangelical group was accused of trafficking children out of Romanian villages.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“The U.S. currently has “no inflation.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: By two measures — the inflation rate and the Federal Reserve’s target for "price stability" — the statement is inaccurate. The inflation rate is not zero; it’s currently at 2.9% year over year. That’s higher than the Fe…
“There's no downside” to avoiding Tylenol or acetaminophen use while pregnant.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“There was not “a single, prominent conservative voice in the country that even remotely wanted or hoped or was pushing to get Jimmy Kimmel taken off the air.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Former President Barack Obama eliminated a law that “held news corporations accountable for lying to the American people.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Republicans are spiking health insurance premiums by 75% for everyday Americans” if they don’t extend enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: If the Republican-controlled Congress does not extend enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies before they expire at the end of this year, ACA enrollees would have to pay more for health insurance. Analysis of federal dat…
“It’s 300[,000], 350,000 people died last year from drugs.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Exaggerated
FactCheck.org says: A spokesperson for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told us the provisional number of drug overdose deaths in 2024 was 79,383, and an expert in addiction medicine told us Trump’s number was “a gross exagge…
“Anybody can get the COVID-19 booster.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: The FDA limited vaccine approval to higher-risk people. While the vaccine can still be given off-label, people may need a prescription and may not be able to get vaccinated at pharmacies.
“CHICAGO IS THE MURDER CAPITAL OF THE WORLD!”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
“Groceries are down. Energy is way down. ... Was $4 and $5 for a gallon of gas.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: The prices of some food items, such as eggs, bread and fruit, have declined on President Donald Trump’s watch, and overall energy prices have fallen 2.6%. But many food and energy items have seen price increases. Betwee…
“Supplementary data from a Danish study on aluminum-containing vaccines and chronic health conditions, including autism, “shows calamitous evidence of harm.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Distorts the facts
FactCheck.org says: A large Danish study recently provided reassurance that aluminum-containing vaccines are not associated with increased rates of chronic health conditions in children, including autism. Kennedy cherry-picked and misused …
“The average American worker has already seen a $500 wage increase this year.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: The White House cited a quarterly set of federal government wage statistics. This shows that median wages rose by a cumulative $546 during the first two quarters of 2025. A different set of statistics — which economists…
“In the last 11 days, we’ve had no murders and that’s the first time that’s taken place in years, actually years" in Washington, D.C.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: An 11-day stretch with zero murders is rare in the city, but there was a 16-day period with no murders earlier this year, from Feb. 25 to March 12, according to Metropolitan Police Department data.