PolitiFact

“The family separation policy actually began under the Obama administration.”

PolitiFact says: Family separations rarely happened under the Obama administration, which sought to keep families together in detention. Separations under Trump occurred systematically.

“Chick-fil-A “just hired a VP of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.”

PolitiFact says: Erick McReynolds has been Chick-fil-A’s vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion since 2021, according to his verified LinkedIn account.

“In a simulation, an AI-enabled drone operated by the U.S. Air Force killed its operators and “started taking out communication towers.”

PolitiFact says: This scenario was described by U.S. Air Force Col. Tucker "Cinco" Hamilton, chief of AI test and operations, in a conference. But he later said he "misspoke" and that this was only a hypothetical thought experiment.

“Photos show “Elon Musk and his company are in the final stages of making a Robot Wife.”

PolitiFact says: The images of Twitter owner Elon Musk kissing robots were generated by artificial intelligence. There is no evidence that he is making a "robot wife."

“Photos show Target selling children’s clothing with satanic imagery.”

PolitiFact says: The creator of these photos confirmed they were generated by artificial intelligence.

“President Joe Biden showed signs of cognitive decline when he walked away from an Air Force Falcons presentation with a jersey, snubbing a signed football and helmet.”

PolitiFact says: The full video showed that Biden held the jersey, football and helmet, thanked the Air Force Falcons and posed for pictures.

“Amazon’s “Utopia” TV series predicted the COVID-19 pandemic and an intentional effort to sterilize humans, showing the pandemic was planned.”

“The COVID vaccine “has been proven to have negative efficacy.”

“Having "biological boys … in their locker rooms” is a reason why “a third of our teenage girls seriously contemplated suicide last year.”

PolitiFact says: Teen girls are experiencing rising rates of suicidal ideation. However, there is no research that suggests that this is being caused by the presence of trans athletes in locker rooms.

“Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was “caught on tape saying he discarded 2.5 million mail-in ballots in Texas.”

PolitiFact says: In 2020, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton blocked Harris County election officials from sending mail-in ballot applications to 2.4 million registered voters. Paxton did not discard mail-in ballots.

“1,000,000 Ukraine soldiers wiped out”

PolitiFact says: United States and European officials estimate as many as 120,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died or been injured in the war. We find no basis for a "1 million" estimate.

“30 tons of lost ammonium nitrate on a California-bound train suggest an orchestrated conspiracy.”

PolitiFact says: Dyno Nobel Ltd., an explosives company, and the Union Pacific Railroad are still investigating the incident, but each said foul play is not suspected. A leak in the rail car was initially cited as the likely cause.

“Every study has shown” that when work requirements are tied to federal safety-net programs, “it puts more people to work.”

PolitiFact says: • Some studies, especially those of 1990s-era welfare-to-work programs, did show employment gains from work requirements, though they were often modest and temporary. More recent studies show much less evidence.

“Miami-Dade County has banned” Amanda Gorman’s poem “from elementary schools.”

PolitiFact says: One K-8 school in Miami-Dade County moved Amanda Gorman's poem to the middle school section of its library. Some younger students can still access it there if they show they read at a fifth-grade level.

“On exceptions to Wisconsin's abortion ban”

“Pop-Tarts and other foods “have antifreeze in them.”

PolitiFact says: Some foods and drinks contain trace amounts of propylene glycol, an additive that the FDA said is safe to consume in small quantities. Propylene glycol can also be found in nonfood products, like antifreeze.

“The European Union is now warning pregnant women not to get the COVID-19 vaccine due to the possibility of infertility and miscarriage.”

PolitiFact says: The European Union has not warned pregnant women to avoid COVID-19 vaccines because of fertility and miscarriage risks.

“Video shows boxes of books removed from a middle school library that were “banned by the DeSantis regime in Florida.”

PolitiFact says: The books at a Florida middle school were not banned. The school was "weeding" out the books because they were out of date.

“Arizona BANS Electronic Voting Machines.”

PolitiFact says: The Arizona Senate passed a resolution to ban voting equipment made with foreign parts in March, but it doesn't have the power to override state election laws.

“Roseanne Barr made a video of a rainbow in a sprinkler questioning 'what the heck is in our water supply.”

PolitiFact says: There is no evidence the speaker in the video is actor Roseanne Barr. The same audio clip was posted in 2008 on YouTube and while the voice sounds similar to Barr’s, there is nothing to signal that it’s her.