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: Biden hasn’t traveled to either country as president or in the last few years, according to his public schedule and news archives. In 2019, his presidential campaign said he had visited the countries a combined 21 times.
PolitiFact says: Receiving unemployment benefits does not mean that a federal income tax refund will be reduced.
PolitiFact says: Not only does independent reporting find this notion to be wrong, but it is undermined by multiple statements by Russia’s own government relating Russian troops’ control of several Ukrainian cities.
PolitiFact says: Biden accurately cited the raw number of jobs created and the fact that it was bigger than any previous year for which data is available. However, looking at the percentage increase, it's not.
PolitiFact says: Biden has a point, but his claim omits tax benefits for other income groups.
PolitiFact says: An image of a Ukrainian road sign pointing in three different directions and telling Russian troops to “go f—” themselves isn’t genuine. The lettering was digitally altered.
PolitiFact says: Florida ranked third in the nation for total solar power generating capacity in 2021, trailing only California and Texas, according to an industry group’s ranking.
PolitiFact says: Contrary to what DeSantis said, immigration officials screen children as part of the Unaccompanied Alien Children process, to determine if they are victims of trafficking and check if they have a criminal record.
PolitiFact says: There is no evidence of fraud or miscounts on any scale that would have had any impact on the outcome of the 2020 election.
PolitiFact says: Though swabs used for PCR tests contain human DNA, one of the first steps in the sequencing is to isolate the coronavirus genetic material from the rest of the sample.
PolitiFact says: The Keystone pipeline, which President Joe Biden canceled, would have transported more oil per day than the U.S. imports from Russia, but it would not have been a simple offset.
PolitiFact says: The scene in the clip is not a legitimate depiction of Ukrainian soldiers leaving loved ones to fight Russia in 2022. It’s from a 2017 Ukrainian documentary film.
PolitiFact says: The most recent data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows that the U.S. increased its oil imports from Russia by about 28% in the first 11 months of 2021.
PolitiFact says: Experts say there is no evidence that the domestic-focused Build Back Better legislation would be a financial boon to Chinese companies.
PolitiFact says: Experts say there is no clear evidence that the 2017 tax law, which has no provision specifically for China, led U.S. companies to move jobs to China.
PolitiFact says: An ad from a PAC affiliated with Donald Trump mischaracterizes a special counsel’s court filing. The filing does not allege that Hillary Clinton spied on Trump.