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: We found no statements from Joe Biden or other leading Democrats suggesting that they want to prosecute churchgoers, but not people who set churches on fire.
PolitiFact says: Overall, the post misleads by providing outdated or incorrect information for most companies.
PolitiFact says: Nancy Green served as the longtime model for Aunt Jemima, attaining perhaps a middle-class lifestyle, but there is no evidence she died a millionaire.
PolitiFact says: The game, with a banner including the n-word, was advertised in a 1942 YMCA flyer. This barbaric game was played widely at local fairs and carnivals from the 1800s into the mid-1900s, often using humans as targets.
PolitiFact says: The statement doesn’t exist on NASCAR’s website or social media websites. Investigations into the incident are still underway.
PolitiFact says: The United States is arguably still in the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, so it may be too early to talk about a coming second wave.
PolitiFact says: Nate McMurray's work as a lawyer in Asia was not helping companies offshore U.S. jobs
PolitiFact says: Trump tweeted a doctored video that falsely suggested CNN tried to stoke racial tension with its coverage of a viral video of two toddlers. CNN and other media outlets accurately covered the 2019 story.
PolitiFact says: A resolution was passed by the county in May 2019 and the city in July 2019.
PolitiFact says: Bin Laden disparaged Biden and never endorsed him in any normal meaning of the word. And bin Laden never had the choice between Trump and Biden.
PolitiFact says: The scientists worked at NIH-funded institutions, such as universities. They were not employed as NIH scientists. Fauci leads the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, not the NIH.
PolitiFact says: After the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson and related racial justice protests, Obama established a task force to examine better policing practices.
PolitiFact says: Juneteenth, or June 19th, marks the end of slavery in America. It started in 1866 and spread rapidly during the Civil Rights movement. 47 states recognize the day.
PolitiFact says: The image shows a tradition that takes place at the Indianapolis Speedway called “kissing the bricks.” NASCAR doesn’t force its athletes to take part in religious activities.
PolitiFact says: In each case, McMurray tweeted something very close to what Jacobs alleged in the debate. In all cases, McMurray had used slightly different wording than what Jacobs had said.
PolitiFact says: There's no evidence that President Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Ellen Degeneres or Hillary Clinton are on house arrest for “child trafficking” crimes. The images in the post are obscured, altered or miscaptioned.
PolitiFact says: Nationally, more than 96,000 Americans died of the coronavirus in April and May 2020. That exceeds the 70,000 Americans who died of drug overdoses in the higher of the two most recent years, 2017.