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: Rapper Prakazrel "Pras" Michel was convicted of charges related to an international conspiracy to influence Obama and Trump. Former President Barack Obama was not indicted.
PolitiFact says: The "T" in a "T Minus" countdown simply stands for "time" or "test."
PolitiFact says: This claim first appeared in 2018, when a caravan from Honduras made its way to the United States border. The photo is not of an asylum seeker from that group; it’s from a 2009 adult photoshoot.
PolitiFact says: In 2022, Texas officials moved $210.7 million out of the Health and Human Services Commission for a border initiative. But they replaced the funds with federal COVID-19 dollars.
PolitiFact says: Urban centers do account for a disproportionate share of gun homicides, but not as big as Short suggests. Including suicides, as the term “gun violence” would, makes the share even smaller.
PolitiFact says: During a trade show, a robot fell a few times while demonstrating its ability to move boxes in a warehouse setting. The manufacturing company said the falls did not mean the robot consciously decided to stop working.
PolitiFact says: The U.S. did not support deadly pathogen research at a lab under siege in Sudan. The post mixes up labs in Sudan, South Sudan.
PolitiFact says: Florida lawmakers danced in the state House chamber when the House opened for session May 2. The dancing was not related to the passage of any bill.