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: This video shows Teatro Donnafugata, a hidden theater on the island of Sicily in Italy. Open to the public since being restored in 2004, the theater hosts plays, musical performances, art exhibits and children’s theater.
PolitiFact says: Bill Gates didn’t post a tweet in support of adding vaccines to the food supply to solve vaccine hesitancy. This fake tweet appears to come from a site called NewsPunch, which featured the image in a false story.
PolitiFact says: The class doesn’t discuss gender identity or sexual orientation in infants. It teaches students how to provide medical care for babies who have physical variations in sex development that can arise in the uterus.
PolitiFact says: The figure in question — $49,910 — matches the quarterly rent for office space at House of Sweden, home to the Swedish and Icelandic embassies on K Street in Washington, D.C.
PolitiFact says: Last year, three Republican senators joined all 50 Democrats in voting to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court.
PolitiFact says: There is no credible evidence to support this claim. Current research shows that improved contraceptive use has helped reduce unintended pregnancies and decrease the rate of abortions.
PolitiFact says: In 2012, Thom Tillis helped North Carolina impose a stricter ban on same-sex marriages. Ten years later, he broke with the GOP and voted to protect some same-sex marriages.
PolitiFact says: The White House is not seeking a ban of gas stoves. One official on the Consumer Product Safety Commission said a ban on stoves should be considered, but the commission chair rebutted that.
PolitiFact says: Experts said gender-affirming treatments such as puberty blockers are evidence-based not experimental. Before puberty, this care includes things like using the name and pronouns that align with a child’s gender identity.