Four years after shelter-in-place, COVID-19 misinformation persists False claims about vaccines are still prevalent despite multiple studies showing they saved lives and do not cause deaths or other illness March 18, 2024 Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu
What experts say happened with Princess Kate’s photo and how to spot manipulated content online As generative AI and other digital editing tools become more sophisticated, experts say it will be more difficult to spot fake or manipulated content March 15, 2024 Samantha Putterman
No, Mel Gibson didn’t release a video of satanic rituals on Jeffrey Epstein’s island We found no evidence to support the claim, including credible news reports or statements from Gibson. March 13, 2024 Ciara O'Rourke
Did Biden ban TikTok for US workers but start a campaign account? Fact-checking Sen. Britt In 2022, Biden banned the use of TikTok by federal government employees on devices owned by agencies. Biden’s campaign posted its first TikTok in Feb. March 12, 2024 Loreben Tuquero
A Tucker Carlson clip of a Biden gaffe is 4 years old, not from ‘Saturday’ Biden did stumble over his words, but the incident isn’t recent; it’s from an excerpt of a ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’ episode that aired in 2020. March 11, 2024 Loreben Tuquero
The economy is strong, data shows. Why do so many Americans think otherwise? Unemployment is near record lows. Job creation is robust. The economy is growing, driven by consumer spending. The stock market has hit record highs. March 8, 2024 Louis Jacobson
Can social media platform outages impact US elections? Not likely, experts say Election officials in multiple jurisdictions told PolitiFact the March 5 Meta outages outages did not affect voting. March 7, 2024 Madison Czopek
A Texas petition that outlaws ‘aerosolized spraying’ doesn’t prove chemtrails are real The conspiracy theory claims that condensation trails behind aircraft are part of a secret program to poison the atmosphere with toxic chemicals. March 6, 2024 Loreben Tuquero
Biden, Trump and the economy: Who did better on inflation, jobs, gasoline prices and more? No president is all-powerful on economic matters. And there’s no simple answer for who has been the better steward. But here are some numbers. March 5, 2024 Louis Jacobson
Sean Hannity is wrong. ‘Illegal immigrants’ cannot vote in New York City’s local elections New York City passed 2021 legislation that would have allowed some immigrants to vote in municipal elections. The law never took effect. March 4, 2024 Madison Czopek
Dr. Oz wasn’t attacked on TV over a diabetes cure; the video was deepfaked Oz has not pushed a diabetes cure and has been urging social media platforms to crack down on fake celebrity ads since 2019. February 29, 2024 Jeff Cercone
Fact check: More gun ownership does not lead to less gun violence A map claiming to show levels of gun violence across the US says states with more guns have lower levels of gun violence. That's not what data finds. February 28, 2024 Sofia Ahmed
There’s no evidence of rising LGBTQ+ violent extremism or ‘trans terrorism’ A fraction of a fraction of mass shootings are perpetrated by transgender people. They are most commonly perpetrated by young men. February 27, 2024 Grace Abels
Why the juvenile suspects in the Chiefs parade shooting haven’t been named, unlike Kyle Rittenhouse When deciding to name a minor suspect, news organizations should weigh a person’s right to privacy and the public’s right to know, experts say February 26, 2024 Sara Swann
How PolitiFact improved social media trust (and how your newsroom can do it, too) Over 100 days, we used these methods to improve our trust with audiences that only casually engage with our content. February 23, 2024 Ellen Hine