“Golfer John Daly commented on soccer player Megan Rapinoe “choking” during the World Cup.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
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“Hiroshima and Nagasaki were never nuked.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“In Florida, we led the country out of lockdown. We kept our state free and open.”
PolitiFact rated this: Omits Context
PolitiFact says: This is misleading. DeSantis revels in his record of snubbing public health recommendations to curb COVID-19’s spread. But he largely omits the closures of schools and businesses that happened under his watch.
“King Charles exposed at Buckingham Palace as ancient reptilian shapeshifter.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Photos show people wearing Ku Klux Klan hoods in the mini-mart owned by someone involved in the Montgomery riverfront brawl.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Putin bans 5G across Russia, destroys all towers.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“The reality is more people are dying of bad climate change policies than they are of actual climate change.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Reliable data shows that climate change has killed millions of people. Ramaswamy did not explain his evidence.
“The United Nations has warned Christians that if we do not fully accept the legalization of pedophilia that we will be excluded from participating in society.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“There has been zero response from local, regional or federal officials” to aid people affected by the Maui, Hawaii, wildfires.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The video posted Aug. 21 ignores that government aid was made available hours after the wildfires started.
“Video shows a man interrupting Republican presidential candidate Will Hurd on “The View.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Video shows President Joe Biden falling asleep “on live TV.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“While nearly naked, a member of Mexico’s congress said, “You are ashamed to see me naked, but you are not ashamed to see your people in the streets naked.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
“Los Angeles Dodgers Stadium is flooded after mocking God!”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The helicopter pilot who took the video that some said showed a flooded Dodger Stadium said there was "significant" water on the surface, but it "primarily displays wet concrete reflected by light."
“Video shows military planes over Nashville "dispersing materials into the atmosphere" for geoengineering.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: A video claimed to show military planes spreading materials for "geoengineering." We found no evidence of any such weather-modifying activity.
“A book published Aug. 10 about the Maui wildfires is proof the wildfires were planned.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The timing of a book’s publication about the Maui wildfires is not proof that the fires were planned. Details in the book’s online summary and introduction appear to be drawn from publicly available information.
“A video showed President Joe Biden falling asleep during an event with the Maui, Hawaii, wildfire survivors and families.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: A closer look at a video clip showed the president was blinking and nodding as a speaker spoke. Biden wasn't sleeping.
“After China sent a balloon over strategic sites in the United States … President Biden literally sent the secretary of state hat in hand to go kowtow and ask for a meeting.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to China was planned months before a Chinese surveillance balloon was spotted over U.S. airspace in February. The meeting was postponed until June.
“Bud Light billboard says “lol CRYBABIES”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The original creator of the Bud Light billboard explained in a follow-up video that he fabricated the image appearing on the sign based on a Disney+ billboard.
“Carne sintética impresa en 3D para todo el mundo la nueva orden de la ONU para preservar el planeta".”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Una portavoz de la ONU dijo que la organización no ha dado ningún mandato sobre la carne. La ONU no tiene el poder de mandar u obligar a consumir ningún tipo de alimentos a ningún país o persona.
“Code red emergency - poison released in the air” affecting 127 million people.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: This August caption misses the context that "code red" air quality warnings in the U.S. were removed after a few days.