PolitiFact is a United States fact-checking site run by the Poynter Institute. It rates claims by politicians and viral posts on its Truth-O-Meter, from True to Pants on Fire.
PolitiFact says: Male labor force participation rates have been falling consistently for decades, but they have been roughly flat for the past dozen years and have rebounded since the worst of the coronavirus pandemic.
PolitiFact says: Connecticut House Bill 6638 would modernize the definition of "sexual orientation," but it would not protect child sex offenders.
PolitiFact says: When Obama said "Michael and I," he was referring to the son of former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mike Mullen.
PolitiFact says: A video shows Trudeau standing at his full height before Kim Jin-pyo cracked a joke about their heights, prompting him to stand lower to match their heights.
PolitiFact says: Ten newborns in Wales developed myocarditis associated with infection from enteroviruses. A WHO spokesperson said that existing research doesn’t suggest the cases are linked to COVID-19 vaccines.
PolitiFact says: As part of its LGBTQ+ Pride collection, Target is selling adult swimwear with "tuck-friendly construction." The swimwear is available only in adult sizes, a Target spokesperson said.
PolitiFact says: Former President Barack Obama accumulated more debt on his watch than Trump did, though on a per-year basis, Trump oversaw a debt rate increase that was higher than Obama’s.
PolitiFact says: The video is fake and features deceptively edited clips of a 2019 Biden interview spliced together with segments from the show, "To Catch a Predator."
PolitiFact says: The number of Chinese migrants encountered at the U.S. southern border has spiked, but experts said it’s common for migrants from any country to be what the video calls "military age."
PolitiFact says: The FedNow Service is a new instant payment service being launched in July by the Federal Reserve. It is not a consumer-based payment app, and fees listed on a FedNow website would be paid by depository institutions.
PolitiFact says: In 1970, two years after the Fair Housing Act was signed into law, the census found that 42% of Black households owned their own homes. In 2022, that number was 44%.
PolitiFact says: There is no evidence that numbers and letters on street lights are connected to messenger RNA, or mRNA, proteins or the COVID-19 vaccine.
PolitiFact says: Compared to 2020, there were 72 more HIV infections diagnosed in 2021, representing a 30% increase. That’s not close to a 500% increase. As the vaccine rollout continued in 2022, there was a 60% HIV infection decrease.
PolitiFact says: A recent study by German researchers did not find that COVID-19 vaccines could cause long-term brain damage. The study examined the possible effects on the brain from the coronavirus itself.
PolitiFact says: In 2020, Florida, with Ron DeSantis as governor, approved up to $570 million in tax credits for Disney for a regional campus in Orlando. But Disney recently canceled the project, before it had earned any tax credits.
PolitiFact says: Researchers have studied thousands of pregnant women who got the Tdap vaccine, which aims to prevent tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis, aka whooping cough.
PolitiFact says: The New York state budget has funding for 96% of eligible four-year-olds to go to prekindergarten. But this group is smaller than the total population of four-year-olds. In addition, not all districts offer pre-K.
PolitiFact says: What Biden presents as certain is really more of a guess. The White House made assumptions for broad cuts prescribed in the House-passed Republican bill; the measure does not say it would cut those numbers.
PolitiFact says: The law is aimed at providing shelter for homeless youths seeking gender-affirming care. The law does not allow the government to remove minors from their parents if the parents refuse to allow them to get such care.
PolitiFact says: The U.S. government has taxing and borrowing powers a family doesn't, and they have broader responsibilities. Government budgeting is also vastly more complex.