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: A Springfield, Ohio, city spokesperson, the mayor and city police all said claims that Haitian immigrants are stealing and eating residents’ pets are unfounded.
PolitiFact says: Vice President Kamala Harris’ earrings were a different design than the NOVA H1 audio earrings.
PolitiFact says: Walz said "as a kid, growing up in Nebraska, being gay was illegal, still technically illegal." Social media posts omitted that in his next sentence, he made clear he was referring to the laws of the past.
PolitiFact says: The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club rebutted rumors that its members are going to Aurora, Colorado, to confront a Venezuelan gang, saying it "does not involve itself in political issues outside of motorcycling."
PolitiFact says: Un portavoz del Servicio Interno de Impuestos de Estados Unidos (IRS, por sus siglas en inglés) le dijo a PolitiFact que no existe una ley que elimine la deuda de tarjetas de crédito.
PolitiFact says: Un portavoz del Departamento de Policía de Chicago dijo que los informes que se hicieron en la llamada no eran reales. Una concejal de Chicago, Jeanette Taylor, le dijo a un medio de noticias que no fue real.
PolitiFact says: Inflation peaked in 2022 at about 9% — the worst in 40 years, but not the worst in U.S. history. Economists agree that the American Rescue Plan sparked some of that inflation increase, but not a majority.
PolitiFact says: Project 2025 would phase out some, if not all, federal funding for public K-12 schools and return the responsibility to the states. Schools also get a lot of their funding from state and local sources.
PolitiFact says: This video was altered. The person in the video dancing to Beyoncé in a cowboy hat and crop top is not Democratic vice presidential candidate and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
PolitiFact says: The name "Samantha Hyde" is a variation of Sam Hyde, a name we have seen social media users resurface as a meme when shootings occur. The Apalachee High School shooting suspect is 14-year-old Colt Gray.
PolitiFact says: Local law enforcement authorities and school district officials countered claims that anyone committed a crime or tried to ‘hijack’ a bus.
PolitiFact says: Aunque los aranceles se imponen separadamente de los impuestos, los consumidores sentirían su impacto de forma muy similar. Sin embargo, el impacto específico en dólares sobre los consumidores varía.
PolitiFact says: In the past five quarters, "mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction" — a larger category than just fracking — collectively accounted for 1% to 2% of Pennsylvania's gross domestic product.
PolitiFact says: Vance said he would not support a bill that would federally legalize same-sex marriage, but did say during a debate that "gay marriage is the law of the land in this country."
PolitiFact says: There is no evidence that McDonald’s has contradicted Vice President Kamala Harris’ comments that she worked at the fast food chain. Harris has said she worked at McDonald’s for a summer while she was a college student.
PolitiFact says: The video that contained the claim originated from a website posing as a San Francisco TV station. There's no proof such an incident occurred or that the TV station exists.
PolitiFact says: Schools do not provide medical care without parental consent, let alone surgery. More generally, surgical procedures on transgender minors are rare, and involve the consent of parents, medical providers and the patient.
PolitiFact says: There are 21 women’s restrooms, 26 men’s restrooms, and five gender-neutral restrooms in the United Center, the Democratic National Convention’s main building.
PolitiFact says: The Trump campaign pointed to data about children who came to the U.S. alone without a parent or guardian. Those children were not separated from their parents by U.S. border officials.
PolitiFact says: Government agencies did not donate taxpayer money to Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign. The contributions the video cites are personal donations from people employed by or affiliated with government agencies.