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.
“New data shows in-person learning isn't driving spikes in cases.”
PolitiFact says: Research from an array of sources in October and November show in-person instruction has not been tied to increased cases in those areas.
“President Donald Trump will hold his inauguration for a second term at Mar-a-Lago”
PolitiFact says: President Donald Trump lost his bid for a second term. He has not said what he will do during Joe Biden’s inauguration Jan. 20.
“Says Raphael Warnock has "said we need to open up the prisons" and "eliminate cash bail.”
PolitiFact says: Warnock wants to reduce the prison population, not by simply releasing inmates but through measures such as decriminalizing marijuana. He wants to end cash bail requirements only for nonviolent offenses.
“Says the new coronavirus vaccines contain toxic ingredients and are more dangerous than getting COVID-19.”
“A Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent was killed for investigating the election.”
“An Austrian politician “exposed the defectiveness of the government’s Covid-19 tests by demonstrating how even a glass of Coca Cola will test positive for Covid-19.”
PolitiFact says: The politician proved not that the testing device is defective, but rather that he did the test incorrectly.
“One of the first nurses to receive the vaccine in AL is now dead.”
PolitiFact says: The Alabama Department of Public Health said in a Dec. 16 statement that no recipients of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine had died.
“Tens and tens of thousands of bridges are in disrepair, some on the verge of collapse.”
PolitiFact says: There are at least 46,000 bridges deemed structurally deficient, but any bridge deemed a real risk gets closed before it reaches the point of imminent collapse.
“This whole COVID thing? It’s a SIMULATION.”
“Biden did not win legally.”
“FDA announces 2 deaths of Pfizer vaccine trial participants from ‘serious adverse events.’”
“NASA confirms earth will go dark for 6 days in December 2020.”
“Photo shows “MAYHEM in Oregon!”
“Says Kelly Loeffler supports "raising taxes on Georgia's middle class.”
PolitiFact says: Sen. Kelly Loeffler supports a 2017 law that cuts taxes for individuals. While most of those 2017 tax cuts for middle-class individuals expire at the end of 2025, Loeffler has said she backs making the cuts permanent.