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: Data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services back up Hochul's claim.
PolitiFact says: Donald Trump’s actions regarding Ukraine did not rise to the level of treason, which is defined in the Constitution. The GOP platform does not amount to an official policy of appeasing Russian President Vladimir Putin.
PolitiFact says: The Facebook user who shared the video said it was a joke. While some election offices in 2020 continued to process and count ballots overnight after the polls closed, that is a sign of a routine process and not fraud.
PolitiFact says: The current, higher oil prices are largely attributable to Russia’s war in Ukraine and to a sluggish response to energy demands after the pandemic slowdown, not U.S. drilling.
PolitiFact says: Rick Scott released a plan that indicates support for raising income taxes on millions of Americans, but there is no evidence that Marco Rubio backs such tax hikes.
PolitiFact says: New York state park attendance rose by over 400,000 visitors between 2020 and 2021. And 2020 had already set an all-time high for state park attendance.
PolitiFact says: The ad mixes present events, referring to the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine, with actions Lee took years ago.
PolitiFact says: There is evidence that legacy students do get a significant benefit in the elite college admissions process. But the data is not comprehensive and is often murky.
PolitiFact says: One Ready.gov page provides safety guidelines, including social distancing and mask wearing, in the event of a nuclear explosion. The language is not “new,” nor is it related to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, FEMA said.
PolitiFact says: Four photos showing scenes of fire, billowing smoke and people engaged in a fight date back to 2014 anti-government protests in Ukraine.
PolitiFact says: The viral photo shows Anastasiia Lenna, the 2015 Miss Grand Ukraine winner, posing with an airsoft gun. She confirmed that she did not join the Ukrainian military and said she posted the image to inspire people.
PolitiFact says: This 22-second video that social media users suggested might show the “Ghost of Kyiv” shooting down a Russian plane is a simulation that was created in a video game.
PolitiFact says: Health authorities say that wearing a mask, even in a low-risk situation, can be effective at preventing transmission of COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses.
PolitiFact says: The clip does not show a Ukrainian woman teaching people how to drive an abandoned Russian armored carrier amid the war. The TikToker is a Russian auto-blogger named Nastya Tuman and the video is from February 2021.
PolitiFact says: Some of the U.S. sanctions against Russia took immediate effect, while some were phased in over 30 days. The energy sector was largely spared, but banks were targeted directly.
PolitiFact says: The people under the tarps aren’t crisis actors from Ukraine trying to fool people into thinking they are dead. They were part of a protest against climate change that was held in Vienna, Austria, on Feb. 4.