PolitiFact
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.
“A photo shows a Russian warplane under attack.”
“Ethnic Russians face “genocide perpetrated by the Kyiv regime.”
PolitiFact says: No evidence supports this claim. Civilian deaths in the conflict region have plummeted from over 2,000 in 2014 to less than 20 in 2021.
“Gov. Tony Evers has “only gotten one-third of the money meant for COVID relief out the door. He is sitting on $930 million in ARPA funds left unspent. In fact, he still has CARES Act money from two years ago.”
“News report accidentally reveals doctors giving ‘banned’ COVID treatment to the Queen.”
PolitiFact says: An image of a drug containing ivermectin was included in a news report about Queen Elizabeth II’s COVID-19 diagnosis “as a result of human error,” according to the Australian network that broadcast the news report.
“Photo shows Empire State Building lit up to support Ukraine.”
“Says his plan, which called for “all Americans” to “pay some income tax to have skin in the game,” wasn’t a proposal to increase taxes for some Americans.”
PolitiFact says: Scott’s spokesperson said the senator was not proposing a tax increase but was mum on what he was proposing. Experts said that with the limited information provided, it wasn’t clear what else Scott could have meant.
“TikTok video shows Russian soldiers parachuting into Ukraine.”
PolitiFact says: A video of soldiers in uniform parachuting over fields quickly generated comments from users who believed they were seeing live the Russian invasion into Ukraine. The video was first shared on Instagram in 2015.
“Under Greg Abbott’s leadership, Texas is putting taxpayer dollars into Chinese companies.”
PolitiFact says: The governor is not directly investing Texas tax dollars in Chinese companies. The attack on Abbott, from a rival in the GOP primary for governor, alludes to investments made by Texas’ public pension systems.
“Video shows footage from Russia invading Ukraine.”
“Changing public health recommendations and scientific findings is proof that lawmakers and public health officials have been lying about the pandemic.”
PolitiFact says: This narrative overlooks the challenges of a rapidly-evolving global virus and reflects a widespread misunderstanding of how the scientific process works, science historians and researchers told us.