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: An anti-vaccine activist whose claims have been repeatedly debunked falsely stated that federal data shows that COVID-19 vaccines killed 676,000 people in the U.S.
PolitiFact says: Las vacunas contra COVID-19 aprobadas en los Estados Unidos no contienen óxido de grafeno, según la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés).
PolitiFact says: There is no evidence Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla was "captured" by the U.S. Marine Corps. The article was published by Real Raw News, a website that publishes "humor, parody and satire."
PolitiFact says: There is no evidence that Russia’s president was assassinated.
PolitiFact says: The federal government did not declare a "food shortage emergency," despite a claim by a YouTuber user who makes frequent allegations about emergencies.
PolitiFact says: The White House did not warn of an imminent attack to critical infrastructure.
PolitiFact says: Si estás con alguien que está sufriendo un derrame cerebral, no intentes salvarle con una aguja, como dice una publicación en Facebook. La acupuntura no es eficaz durante la emergencia, mejor llama al 911.
PolitiFact says: The World Economic Forum made no statement saying the Maui wildfires were orchestrated. There is no evidence the disaster was an intentional effort to build a 15-minute city in Maui.
PolitiFact says: For several relevant statistical measures, the current level of working Americans trails the record, although two measurements that look only at Americans ages 25 to 54 come close to setting a record.
PolitiFact says: Investigators have not yet determined a single cause for the fires in Maui, Hawaii, although attention is increasingly focused on the role downed power lines may have played.
PolitiFact says: Kamala Harris claim about states banning teaching Latino history relies on some flawed examples. A 2010 Arizona law banned ethnic studies from being taught at public schools, but a federal court overturned it in 2017.
PolitiFact says: Trump leaves out that this low point for mortgage rates came amid the pandemic, when officials were more concerned about promoting economic activity. Rates were similar during the first year of Biden's presidency.
PolitiFact says: Fani Willis did not say "I will get Trump." Her campaign website has basic information about her career and some links to news articles about her.
PolitiFact says: Although Biden has signed legislation and taken executive actions intended to curb climate change, he has not signed a formal emergency declaration, despite urgings of some lawmakers and environmental groups.
PolitiFact says: The U.S. did hit important milestones in energy independence under Trump. But the U.S. did not end all crude oil imports and cannot do so in the short term, given how U.S. refineries work.
PolitiFact says: There are many actions that on their own that are not illegal. But added together, these actions can be part of overt acts toward a conspiracy.
PolitiFact says: It is common for trees, utility poles and more isolated features to remain standing even as wildfires destroy other structures in the same area, wildfire experts told PolitiFact.
PolitiFact says: Local and state officials in Michigan said registration forms with suspected irregularities were removed from the voter rolls, so no improperly registered voters received or cast ballots in 2020.
PolitiFact says: Educators, school officials and several Florida public school districts said critical race theory never has been part of Florida’s K-12 curriculums.
PolitiFact says: A new Illinois law expands eligibility for becoming police officers from only U.S. citizens to people who are legally allowed both to work in the U.S. and own a firearm. This includes legal permanent residents.