“Pilot of Blackhawk helicopter that crashed into passenger jet at Reagan National was a transgender woman named Jo Ellis.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire!
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“The U.S. has an egg shortage because the “Biden administration and the Department of Agriculture directed the mass killing of more than 100 million chickens.”
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“The Biden administration kicked 2,000 displaced North Carolinians out of their temporary housing into freezing 20-degree weather," earlier in January.”
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“Under Trump's executive order, every single person in America is now legally classified as female.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Experts PolitiFact interviewed called the executive order’s definitions of what defines a male and a female as scientifically flawed and legally awkward. But no one believed the order’s language would lead the federal g…
“CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell was fired.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“The removal of birthright citizenship only applies to the children of those that are here ILLEGALLY.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship for people born in the U.S. isn’t limited to children of people in the country illegally, according to the text of the order and immigration experts…
“The U.S. House Select Committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol “deleted and destroyed all of the information that they collected over two years.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Video shows “roads heading to Mexico are jam packed as mass deportations have started.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Videos show that President Donald Trump admitted to rigging the 2024 election during his preinauguration day rally.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“President-elect Donald Trump posted on X that he is “purchasing TikTok.”
PolitiFact rated this: False - Altered imag
“DEAL DONE: New Orleans Saints owner Gayle Benson make(s) a handshake deal of $789.5 million contract with former Saints QB Drew Brees as new general manager following Mickey Loomis departure…”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: A New Orleans Saints spokesperson said the team’s general manager, Mickey Loomis, wasn’t leaving his role and rebutted claims that the team was talking with former quarterback Drew Brees about becoming general manager.
“So (Los Angeles), Hollywood, and California (get) 100% aid for the next 180 days while Western North Carolina got $750.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The federal response to the California wildfires has so far mimicked the government’s response to Hurricane Helene hitting North Carolina. Victims in both places could apply for initial payments for emergency supplies w…
“The Biden administration is offering only “$770 for people who lost everything” in the Los Angeles wildfires.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Video clips show “wildfires in Los Angeles, California.”
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“Video shows “Israeli tourists celebrating” the Los Angeles wildfires.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“California Gov. Gavin Newsom and California Democrats “literally decriminalized looting.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Oregon sent 60 fire trucks to California to help with the fires, but they’re being held in Sacramento for emissions testing.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“The LAFD are using women’s handbags to hold water to put out fires.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Image shows the Hollywood sign was on fire as of Jan. 8.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Video shows a man saving a bunny during the 2025 Los Angeles fires.”
PolitiFact rated this: False