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: Lead paint was banned for use in residential homes in 1978 because exposure to the toxic substance causes severe health problems in children. There is not enough lead in lead paint to offer protection against radiation.
PolitiFact says: Health experts said the report included no evidence to back its claim, relying instead on "loose correlations and incorrect assumptions."
PolitiFact says: The video claiming to show the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program being destroyed is from a protest at a farm in Brazil, during which electrical towers were knocked down.
PolitiFact says: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has no role in approving food products before they hit store shelves, though it can approve food and color additives before they are used in food.
PolitiFact says: Three Tennessee Democratic state representatives protested against gun violence on the state House floor March 30. The protest did not result in any violence or vandalism.