PolitiFact
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.
“The Las Vegas Sphere displayed an Israeli flag.”
“There isn't a single video or photo suggesting that 250 people were killed (by Hamas) at a concert or that a mass shooting took place” on Oct. 7 in Israel.”
PolitiFact says: The Oct. 7 Hamas attack at the Tribe of Nova music festival that killed 260 people was well documented by the media and confirmed by world leaders.
“Video shows CNN “faking attack in Israel on the camera.”
“Video shows footage of recent violence in Israel.”
“Video shows Hamas launching a “rocket attack.”
“Video shows Hamas militants “dressing up as Jewish soldiers” to create propaganda.”
“Video shows Israel’s Iron Dome intercepting rockets Hamas fired in October 2023.”
“Video shows President Joe Biden telling a child, “You’re one sexy kid.”
“Video shows recent violence in Israel and Gaza is “fake.”
“Video shows “second night of missiles attacks against Israel.”
“Video shows the Secret Service failing to protect Kamala Harris after she became vice president.”
“Video shows U.S. Navy pilots arriving in Palestine.”
“We don’t have an Iron Dome in this country, yet, we’re vulnerable to nuclear missile attacks any given day.”
PolitiFact says: The US military is actually spending funds on the tech and using Iron Dome defenses in limited ways. But because the US is larger and doesn’t have the same threats from its, the technology is less useful here.
“Since Biden took office ... real wages have fallen monthly.”
PolitiFact says: Inflation has outpaced wages for most of Biden’s tenure in office. Wages did outpace inflation for Biden’s first three months, as well as over the past four months, as inflation has receded.
“The same people that raided Israel are pouring into our once beautiful USA, through our TOTALLY OPEN SOUTHERN BORDER, at Record Numbers.”
PolitiFact says: Terrorism experts say there is no proof that Hamas militants have been "pouring" across the U.S. southern border, and the Department of Homeland Security said there's no intelligence to back up the claim.
“Derrick Van Orden is one of the only members of Congress who participated in the deadly January 6th insurrection. He now serves in the building he tried to burn down.”
“Sadly, American taxpayer dollars helped fund these attacks, which many reports are saying came from the Biden administration.”
PolitiFact says: No taxpayer dollars were included in the $6 billion in a U.S.-Iran hostage negotiation deal. It was entirely money that South Korea paid to Iran for oil.
“The U.S. is sending $8 billion worth of military aid to Israel.”
PolitiFact says: A document claiming to show President Joe Biden authorizing the drawdown of $8 billion worth of military aid to Israel is altered.
“Video shows pro-Palestine march in Chicago on Oct. 8.”
PolitiFact says: Videos circulating on social media purport to show an Oct. 8, 2023, protest with a crowd marching in Chicago and chanting, "free Palestine," but they are from May 2021.