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 misstated key facts and missed important context about asylum policies. People can apply for asylum only once they are in the United States.
PolitiFact says: States are considering legislation that would prohibit transgender students from being part of teams that don’t match their sex assigned at birth. None of those bills would force teachers to examine students’ genitalia.
PolitiFact says: Congress has not approved any tax bills under Biden for him to sign, and Biden has not taken any executive action.
PolitiFact says: This claim was based on a (wrong) tweet that was later deleted, and contradicts photo and video evidence.
PolitiFact says: Police stopped only a fraction of the violent protestors Jan. 6, but we still know of guns, knives, explosives and an array of makeshift weapons in and around the Capitol, many used to attack police or force entry.
PolitiFact says: The storm resulted from a polar vortex.
PolitiFact says: This rumor is a baseless exaggeration that furthers the spread of anti-Semitic theories.
PolitiFact says: Oil prices are largely determined by world markets. Most of the oil to be carried by the pipeline would have been exported.
PolitiFact says: Utah activist John Sullivan was arrested nine days after the Jan. 6 insurrection for allegedly breaking into the U.S. Capitol. However, he denied being part of antifa, a broad coalition of left-wing activists.
PolitiFact says: This claim uses flawed data analysis to assert there was something questionable or improper about the low number of ballots rejected in the November election. The election was in line with trends over the last decade.
PolitiFact says: Administering approved vaccines is not a medical experiment. Regulators in the U.S. and the U.K. have approved several vaccines for emergency use.
PolitiFact says: Cuomo’s assertion aligns with a widely cited study by the Rockefeller Institute of Government that looked at every state’s balance of payments with the federal government between 2015 and 2018.
PolitiFact says: The claim is wrong. The foundation has continued to operate.
PolitiFact says: Experts on wages say that in addition to hourly wages, other factors affect whether a household lives in poverty, including expenses for child care and housing.
PolitiFact says: Trump and his allies filed dozens of lawsuits in state and federal courts to challenge the election results. Not one of them proved that voter fraud affected the election outcome.