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: Giroir was correct in saying there are some veterinary labs helping out with COVID testing.
PolitiFact says: The filibuster did not emerge from debates over slavery or segregation. However, historians agree that the parliamentary tactic was closely affiliated with opposition to civil rights for more than a century.
PolitiFact says: The photo does not show a COVID-19 protest in Berlin. It was taken in August 2019 in Zurich, Switzerland, during the 28th annual techno Street Parade.
PolitiFact says: Pelosi’s speech was slowed down to make it look like she was drunk at a May 20 news conference.
PolitiFact says: A Target spokesperson said the company plans to continue the program, officially known as “Heroes & Helpers,” an annual event pairing underserved children with officers to shop for holiday gifts.
PolitiFact says: A doctored image of an airport crowd greeting Trump in Tampa was posted by a Twitter user, who said he thought it was an obvious joke.
PolitiFact says: Aside from him talking about hoped-for insulin price cuts as if they were a done deal, his action was too narrow to change things very much.
PolitiFact says: The bill does not prohibit the filing of medical malpractice lawsuits, but it does set strict standards that must be met for a case to succeed.
PolitiFact says: The study was published by the CDC and supported by WHO, but it was done by the University of Hong Kong. One of the study’s authors told us the claim is incorrect.
PolitiFact says: The claim is by a website known for producing pro-Russian disinformation. Two global databases show no testing in Ukraine for a coronavirus vaccine.
PolitiFact says: There is no legal process for designating domestic groups as terrorist organizations. Black Lives Matter is not listed as a perpetrator group in a global database of nearly 200,000 terrorism incidents.
PolitiFact says: The claim is accurate on one measure — the number of COVID-19 deaths per capita for the duration of the outbreak. But the claim is that Florida is doing well now, when in fact deaths are on the rise.
PolitiFact says: The opening of the criminal file does not mean that a criminal investigation has been launched on merit, or that Biden is a suspect.
PolitiFact says: Walmart pledged $100M to create a racial equity center that will support philanthropic initiatives on the nation’s financial, healthcare, education and criminal justice systems.” It's not pledged for Black Lives Matter.
PolitiFact says: There is no difference between absentee voting and voting by mail. All mail ballots, regardless of how they're requested, are treated the same once they’re cast. They all require verification before being counted.
PolitiFact says: There is one metric that supports Abrams’ point, but the Census Bureau and other experts said it’s difficult or impractical to compare response rates in 2010 and 2020 .