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: The claim that Coca-Cola cut ties with Taylor Swift after she endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential race is not true. It originated from a satirical website.
PolitiFact says: Every person who is born has protections under federal and state laws. It’s illegal in every state to kill a baby after it’s born. The bill Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz approved in 2023 didn't remove these protections.
PolitiFact says: There is no evidence to support this. The FBI is investigating the incident as a potential assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump. The suspect has been arrested and charged with federal gun crimes.
PolitiFact says: Trump's campaign said he was referring to a proposal in the Senate to register women for the draft. That idea, which hasn't passed yet, wouldn't reinstitute an actual draft. And Harris hasn't commented on the proposal.
PolitiFact says: The numbers are a little lower than that, and may fall further with revisions expected to be formalized in early 2025. But they're close.
PolitiFact says: The manual does not mention, nor call for, a new federal agency tasked with registering pregnant women. It recommends that states submit more detailed abortion reporting to the federal government.
PolitiFact says: El video del presidente de Venezuela Nicolás Maduro en Rusia no es actual, sino de 2018.
PolitiFact says: Viral photo shows schools receiving federal money for academic programs, not ‘school shooting list’
PolitiFact says: ABC News debate moderator Linsey Davis fact-checked a false claim by former President Donald Trump, who said Democrats support aborting babies after birth.
PolitiFact says: Travis Kelce made no such post; the image was fabricated.
PolitiFact says: Florida’s current six-week abortion ban includes exceptions for the pregnant woman’s health and life under certain conditions. It also allows for exceptions in cases of rape and incest up to 15 weeks of pregnancy.
PolitiFact says: When former President Donald Trump said, "I ended the Nord Stream 2 pipeline," he referred to sanctions he signed while in office that affected the project’s completion, not a 2022 attack that damaged the pipeline.
PolitiFact says: La imagen del supuesto carnet del Partido Comunista de la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris fue creada en una página web rusa.
PolitiFact says: There’s no evidence that Patron, Don Julio and Pink Whitney tequila products were recalled because they contained fecal matter.
PolitiFact says: Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy has publicly said he favors including exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the pregnant woman in legislation to restrict abortion.
PolitiFact says: El río Nilo no está rojo. La publicación muestra la Laguna Roja en Chile.
PolitiFact says: The Defense Department confirmed the U.S. military is not engaged in a war. But Harris’ statement ignores that there are thousands of U.S. military service members stationed in areas that are considered combat zones.
PolitiFact says: CNN did not report that the Apalachee High School shooting suspect was motivated by a "lack of trans acceptance." Social media posts misinterpreted reporting in a CNN article even after it was updated for clarification.
PolitiFact says: Texas law does not require a homeless person to be housed to register to vote. Homeless voters can list a street corner or wherever they normally reside as their place of residence and an alternate mailing address.
PolitiFact says: In 2019, Harris told the ACLU she supported affirming medical care, including surgical care for transgender federal prisoners and immigration detainees. Her campaign has not addressed her current position on the issue.