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 Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. spokesperson said Ukraine's first lady, Olena Zelenska, did not buy one of its vehicles.
PolitiFact says: The Obama administration in 2014 rejected Ukraine’s request for Javelins. The Trump and Biden administration provided that aid.
PolitiFact says: This claim originated on a self-described satire website. "The Mandalorian" actor Gina Carano has sued Disney for wrongful termination, but the lawsuit continues.
PolitiFact says: This story originated on a self-described satire website.
PolitiFact says: David Chalian didn't mention Michelle Obama. CNN said this video was digitally altered with fake audio. In the original June 27 video clip, Chalian discussed the results of CNN polls conducted before the debate.
PolitiFact says: This claim originated as satire.
PolitiFact says: In 2023, Roberta Wright of Houston shared on social media a photo of her pulling freshly baked bread out of her mailbox. She did not actually cook the loaf in the mailbox.
PolitiFact says: As of July 1, neither President Joe Biden nor his campaign had announced that Biden will exit the presidential race. A Biden campaign spokesperson told PolitiFact on July 1 that Bill O’Reilly’s post was not accurate.
PolitiFact says: City officials did not post street signs in San Francisco that appeared to warn thieves that "stolen goods must remain under $950," the city’s Board of Supervisors president said. The city has removed the signs.
PolitiFact says: There is no credible reporting of Tim Allen’s death. He has an event scheduled for June 29 that had not been canceled as of this publication.
PolitiFact says: CNN’s communications department said a claim that the June 27 presidential debate will have a one- to two-minute delay is false.
PolitiFact says: La Ley de Reducción de Inflación que Biden firmó en 2022, limitó el precio mensual de la insulina a $35 para los miembros de Medicare a partir de 2023.
PolitiFact says: Willfully killing a newborn is illegal. Most Democrats say they support abortion under Roe's standard, which went up to viability, and past this point when a physician deems it necessary, typically involving emergencies.
PolitiFact says: There’s no evidence showing that remdesivir, the first treatment approved for COVID-19, killed patients taking the drug. Remdesivir was used in a 2018 clinical trial against Ebola virus in Africa, but was ineffective.
PolitiFact says: The provision for automatic registration was part of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act, which would need to pass several legislative hurdles to become law.
PolitiFact says: Canada Basketball confirmed that American basketball star Caitlin Clark has not joined Canada’s Olympic women’s basketball team. The image of Clark wearing the Canadian jersey appears to be edited.
PolitiFact says: This claim originated on a satire site.