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Statement: Photo of electric charging station "powered by diesel generator" is emblematic of the electric vehicle movement.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: February 25, 2023
Topics: climate change;transportation;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: Facebook posts  that a photo showing an electric vehicle charging station powered by a diesel fuel generator shows the hypocrisy of the EV movement. But the station was created as a test by an Australian man to see whether such a setup was a solution for EV drivers in remote areas there. He has since changed the fuel source to vegetable oil waste instead of gas for other charging stations he created. It is possible to charge electric vehicles with a gasoline-powered generator, but that’s not how most drivers in the U.S. do so. Most people simply plug into an outlet at home overnight, the Department of Energy said. Others recharge at public charging stations across the country.  While the posts share a real photo, they ignore critical facts that would give a different impression. We rate them . Related: No, a Facebook post does not show an electric car charging at a diesel-powered station   No, that’s not a van towing a diesel generator to charge an electric car
Statement: Over the last 10 years, incomes for the top 1 percent "have grown." Meanwhile, the bottom half of the country, "they've seen their wages stagnate.
Speaker: donna brazile
About the speaker: A longtime Democratic political consultant and campaign manager for Al Gore’s 2000 presidential campaign. Currently a political commentator for CNN and frequent commentator on ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos.
Date: July 25, 2010
Location: national
Topics: economy;pundits;this week - abc news
Context: a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week"
Fact-check justification: The CBO numbers showed relatively small increases in income for those in the bottom half, compared with the 74.6 percent gain for the top 1 percent. Mean income for the top 1 percent rose from $755,700 in 1997 to slightly more than $1.3 million 10 years later. The most recent 10-year data -- from Census -- shows income falling for those in the bottom 50 percent and increasing for the top 5 percent. Most of the experts we talked to said Brazile’s underlying argument is on solid ground. As a result, we rate this .
Statement: 15 days left to vote BUT if you are voting by mail, you need to vote TODAY. USPS says it needs a 14 day roundtrip to be counted on election day.
Speaker: instagram posts
About the speaker: Posters on Instagram, where people share photos and graphics and sometimes add filters.
Date: October 19, 2020
Topics: elections;facebook fact-checks
Context: an Instagram post
Fact-check justification: An Instagram post states "15 days left to vote BUT if you are voting by mail, you need to vote TODAY. USPS says it needs a 14 day roundtrip to be counted on election day." The post is unclear and omits important context. USPS said in a postcard in September that voters who want to have their ballots counted in the Nov. 3 general election should request the mail-in ballot at least 15 days before Election Day and return it at least seven days before Election Day. But states set deadlines for receiving mail ballots, and many jurisdictions allow voters to bypass the mail and return ballots in official ballot drop boxes or drop off sites. It’s a good idea to return a ballot as soon as you can, but if you want to know the actual deadline for your state, check in with your state or local elections office. If you want to find out if your city or county has a place where you can drop it off, check in with your local elections office which typically posts that information on their website. We rate this statement . This fact check is available at IFCN’s 2020 US Elections FactChat #Chatbot on WhatsApp. Click  here , for more.
Statement: Says he didn't tell viewers that the Obama campaign hid news about the motives behind the attack in Benghazi because Obama was running for re-election.
Speaker: bill o'reilly
About the speaker: Bill O'Reilly hosted The O'Reilly Factor on Fox News until 2017. He formerly worked as a television news reporter and has authored numerous books.
Date: February 2, 2014
Topics: elections;foreign policy;punditfact
Context: a special broadcast on Fox
Fact-check justification: O’Reilly said he didn't tell viewers that the Obama campaign hid news about the motives behind the attack in Benghazi because he was running for re-election. While O’Reilly did not use those exact words, he consistently said that someone was trying to mislead the American public. He repeatedly compared the situation to the impeachments of Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton. O’Reilly nurtured suspicion. We rate his  .
Statement: Says the GOP plan he supports is "the biggest tax cut in U.S. history.
Speaker: donald trump
About the speaker: Donald Trump is the former president of the United States. He was elected the 45th president of the United States on Nov. 8, 2016.  He has been a real estate developer, entrepreneur and host of the NBC reality show, "The Apprentice." Trump's statements were awarded PolitiFact's 2015, 2017 and 2019 Lie of the Year. In November 2022, he announced he would run for president in 2024.
Date: October 25, 2017
Location: national
Topics: taxes
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Trump said the GOP tax plan he is supporting is "the biggest tax cut in U.S. history." Even the most expansive estimate for the current proposal’s tax cut is exceeded by the 1981 tax cut in inflation-adjusted dollars. And as a percentage of GDP, a half-dozen or more previous tax cuts were larger. We rate the statement .
Statement: Barack Obama's real father is Communist Party propagandist Frank Marshall Davis.
Speaker: viral image
About the speaker: Graphics, pictures and charts shared on social media give chain emails a run for their money when it comes to spreading too-good-to-be-true claims all over the Internet. A common form is is the "Internet macro," which uses an easily recognized and repurposed image (called a meme) wth superimposed text to make a funny but political argument. Sometimes these images are passed across social networks like Facebook, Twitter and Reddit so widely that the original source is nearly impossible to determine.
Date: January 9, 2022
Topics: obama birth certificate;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: Obama’s father visited him briefly in Hawaii in 1971 and then, in 1982, died from injuries sustained in a car crash.   The falsehood that Obama is actually the son of Communist activist Frank Marshall Davis dates back to before the 2012 presidential election . And in 2015, the Washington Post fact-checked another  that Davis was Obama’s "Communist mentor." The Post reported that Obama mentions Davis in his memoir as someone who influenced his understanding of his Black identity, "but there is no  that Obama was ‘raised’ by Davis, or that Davis remained a close Communist mentor who advised him throughout his life. "  We rate the  that Davis is Obama’s father !
Statement: China is "in the South China Sea and (building) a military fortress the likes of which perhaps the world has not seen.
Speaker: donald trump
About the speaker: Donald Trump is the former president of the United States. He was elected the 45th president of the United States on Nov. 8, 2016.  He has been a real estate developer, entrepreneur and host of the NBC reality show, "The Apprentice." Trump's statements were awarded PolitiFact's 2015, 2017 and 2019 Lie of the Year. In November 2022, he announced he would run for president in 2024.
Date: April 4, 2016
Location: national
Topics: china;foreign policy;military
Context: an interview with the New York Times
Fact-check justification: Trump said, China is "in the South China Sea and (building) a military fortress the likes of which perhaps the world has not seen." China made large land grabs in the South China Sea and has constructed several artificial islands in the region. However, it's a stretch for Trump to say these outposts that could be used for military purposes amount to a fortress. We rate Trump’s  .
Statement: Video shows an aide to former President Donald Trump "grilling" former President Barack Obama.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: June 9, 2023
Topics: facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: The video shows part of a Sept. 20 hearing of the U.S. House Oversight and Reform committee. At one point, U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., discusses a photo he said showed President Joe Biden, his son Hunter Biden, and Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim. Biggs also rebutted the president’s claims that he’s not involved in his son’s business.   But that’s a far cry from what’s described in the Facebook post. We rate it .
Statement: New York state has already lost 99% of its historic freshwater wetlands.
Speaker: sean ryan
About the speaker: Sean Ryan is a Democrat and a member of the New York state Assembly from Buffalo.
Date: March 3, 2022
Location: new york
Topics: environment;corrections and updates
Context: an op-ed
Fact-check justification: However, the limited studies that have been conducted since then have found only modest changes in wetland cover, and several experts said they do not expect that the percentage of wetland loss has changed dramatically during the past three decades. We rate the original 99% figure . CLARIFICATION, March 30, 2022 : The version of the op-ed that was published in Ducks Unlimited always included the 60% figure. Only the version published on Ryan’s Senate site initially used the 99% figure, according to his office. Our rating remains unchanged.
Statement: The revelation of massive & widespread fraud & deception" in the 2020 election "allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution.
Speaker: donald trump
About the speaker: Donald Trump is the former president of the United States. He was elected the 45th president of the United States on Nov. 8, 2016.  He has been a real estate developer, entrepreneur and host of the NBC reality show, "The Apprentice." Trump's statements were awarded PolitiFact's 2015, 2017 and 2019 Lie of the Year. In November 2022, he announced he would run for president in 2024.
Date: December 3, 2022
Location: national
Topics: elections;legal issues
Context: a Truth Social post
Fact-check justification: Trump claimed "the revelation of MASSIVE & WIDESPREAD FRAUD & DECEPTION" in the 2020 election "allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution." There was no massive or widespread fraud in the 2020 election. Courts repeatedly rejected Trump’s allegations of fraud and a stolen election. Moreover, there is no mechanism for the "termination" of constitutional rules because of undesired election results.  We rate the statement . RELATED : The faulty premise of the ‘2,000 mules’ trailer about voting by mail in the 2020 election RELATED : Trump’s own advisers add to  that election wasn’t stolen RELATED : In Jan. 6 hearing, former AG Bill Barr discredits ‘2,000 Mules’ voter fraud film
Statement: A new Facebook/Meta rule allows the company to use people's photos without their permission, and posting a notice on your page will stop it from doing so.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: November 15, 2021
Location: national
Topics: facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: Social media posts  that Facebook has a new rule that gives the company permission to use your photos and that posting a notice on your page will bar it from doing so.  This is an old hoax. There is no such rule change and posting a notice doesn’t override the company’s terms of use that users agree to when they sign up for an account. We rate it !
Statement: Under Obamacare, Virginia taxpayers would have been "forced to pay for abortions" if the General Assembly had not recently intervened.
Speaker: virginia society for human life
About the speaker: The Virginia Society for Human Life, founded in 1967, is a non-sectarian public education group that opposes abortion and believes life begins at the moment of fertilization.
Date: April 3, 2013
Location: virginia
Topics: abortion;health care;taxes
Context: a statement
Fact-check justification: The Virginia Society for Human Life said a recently passed an amendment banning insurers participating in a state exchange from covering most abortions protected "the taxpayers of Virginia from being forced to pay for abortions." The statement ignores the fact that if abortion services had been allowed, insurers would have had to charge separate premium payments for such coverage and segregate the money from all other premiums. That ensures the payments for abortions would come out of policy holders’ pockets -- not public funds. We rate the  .
Statement: The person that shot Ashli Babbitt — boom — right through the head — just boom — there was no reason for that.
Speaker: donald trump
About the speaker: Donald Trump is the former president of the United States. He was elected the 45th president of the United States on Nov. 8, 2016.  He has been a real estate developer, entrepreneur and host of the NBC reality show, "The Apprentice." Trump's statements were awarded PolitiFact's 2015, 2017 and 2019 Lie of the Year. In November 2022, he announced he would run for president in 2024.
Date: July 7, 2021
Topics: criminal justice;elections;jan. 6
Context: a press conference
Fact-check justification: Trump said that "the person that shot Ashli Babbitt — boom — right through the head — just boom — there was no reason for that." Babbitt was fatally shot in the shoulder, not the head.  As for Trump’s assertion that "there was no reason" for the shooting, this means there’s no possible argument to support it. But the angry mob that prompted the shooting was captured on video, and at least one member of Congress directly witnessed it. Experts said that, according to the video , the situation involved a risk of serious bodily harm to either law enforcement or lawmakers, which is a longstanding defense made and upheld by the courts in police shootings. We rate the statement . Caryn Baird contributed to this report.
Statement: Says Philando Castile "had been stopped by police 40 or 50 times before that fatal incident.
Speaker: tim kaine
About the speaker: Tim Kaine is a U.S. senator representing Virginia, elected to the Senate in 2012. He was the 2016 Democratic nominee for vice president.
Kaine was governor from 2006 to 2010, lieutenant governor from 2002 to 2006, mayor of Richmond from 1998 to 2001, and city councilman of Richmond beginning in 1994. He was also the chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2009 to 2011.
Kaine was born in St. Paul, Minn. He earned a bachelor's degree in economics in 1979 from the University of Missouri, Columbia, and a law degree from Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass., in 1983. He took a year-long break during law school to work with the Jesuit order as a Catholic missionary in Honduras, becoming fluent in Spanish.
 
Date: October 4, 2016
Location: national
Topics: criminal justice;race and ethnicity
Context: the vice presidential debate
Fact-check justification: Kaine said Castile was stopped by police 40 or 50 times before the time when he was fatally wounded. According to multiple independent press reports, that is accurate. Police had stopped Castile at least 46 times. A study commissioned by the state legislature found that local police were more likely to stop and search minority drivers. We rate the  . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/fea7f5b7-a00f-4b1f-a9d7-1b27fc60eda0
Statement: New York has the third lowest rate of gun-caused death in America.
Speaker: brian kavanagh
About the speaker: Brian Kavanagh is a State Senator representing parts of Brooklyn and Manhattan. He is a Democrat.
Date: January 17, 2018
Location: new york
Topics: guns
Context: a press conference
Fact-check justification: Kavanagh said "New York has the third-lowest rate of gun-caused death in America." Government figures confirm Kavanagh’s . Only two other states rank lower than New York state in gun deaths. New York state also ranks third lowest in suicidal gun deaths, though the state’s rank climbs when assaults are considered alone. We rate his  .
Statement: Lists eight wealthy politicians and public figures who "got millions (or close to it) in PPP loans.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: July 7, 2020
Topics: campaign finance;facebook fact-checks;coronavirus
Context: an image
Fact-check justification: A Facebook post says eight wealthy public figures received loans as part of the federal Paycheck Protection Program. The post correctly characterizes how West, Kushner and Williams are connected to companies that received money. However, it oversimplifies how Chao, Parscale, DeVos and Nunes benefited from the program.  The federal government lent millions of dollars to companies connected to, but not wholly owned by, Parscale, Nunes and DeVos. A shipping company owned by Chao’s family received between $350,000 and $1 million, but she did not receive a loan herself, and the company is not listed on her financial disclosure. The Facebook post is partially accurate but leaves out important details or takes things out of context. We rate it .
Statement: Despite the passage of HB2, "towns, cities and counties in North Carolina are still allowed to set stricter non-discrimination policies for their own employees if they choose.
Speaker: pat mccrory
About the speaker: Pat McCrory, a Republican, was governor of North Carolina from 2013 to 2017. Previously, he served as mayor of Charlotte.
Date: March 26, 2016
Location: north carolina
Topics: city government;county government;government regulation;lgbtq;sexuality
Context: a list of rebuttals to criticism over the law
Fact-check justification: Local government leaders are worried they’ll lose local discrimination protections, and two of the three legal experts we spoke with said they have good reason to be. The consensus isn’t unanimous. Bartlett, the former Duke Law dean, argued that McCrory is correct. And even some of the municipal leaders couched their fears, not willing to say their policies are definitely gone. It might be that no one will know for sure until a judge rules one way or the other. But in the meantime, McCrory is telling local governments that they can absolutely keep doing something that the local governments themselves, and several constitutional law professors, don’t necessarily think they can. But McCrory doesn’t offer any legal reasoning for his , his office didn’t respond when asked to clarify the seeming contradictions, and the majority of people we spoke to who are involved in the issue directly, or are looking at it from the outside as professors, believe that it’s not nearly so cut-and-dried. We rate this  .
Statement: His true name is Barak Hussein Muhammed Obama.
Speaker: chain email
About the speaker: Chain emails circulate on the Internet, usually anonymously, making a variety of political claims.
Date: April 18, 2008
Location: national
Topics: candidate biography;obama birth certificate
Fact-check justification: Regardless, it's time to ground this charge once and for all. His name is Barack Hussein Obama. There is simply no  anywhere to support the allegation that his name is something else. We're going to rule the way we have before. !
Statement: Says Rick Scott "cut Medicaid" so people can't "get Obamacare.
Speaker: rick scott's starbucks heckler
About the speaker: The woman who confronted Gov. Rick Scott at a downtown Gainesville, Fla., Starbucks has been identified as Cara Jennings, a former resident and city commissioner of Lake Worth and community activist. 
Date: April 5, 2016
Location: florida
Topics: health care;medicaid
Context: a confrontation with Rick Scott at Starbucks
Fact-check justification: The activist at Starbucks said Rick Scott "cut Medicaid" so people can't "get Obamacare." Her point-blank accusation that Scott cut the program doesn’t fit. But through Scott’s inaction and the Florida House's resistance to expansion, many Floridians are not benefitting from either subsidies to buy private insurance or an expanded Medicaid.   The statement is partially accurate but leaves out important details. We rate it .
Statement: The Obama administration "willfully leaked the existence of STUXNET (a computer worm used against Iran), allowing our enemies to learn more of our secrets and of our operations.
Speaker: special operations opsec education fund
About the speaker: A group of former special forces and CIA officers who oppose release of classified information.
Date: August 15, 2012
Location: national
Topics: foreign policy;message machine 2012;military;nuclear;terrorism
Context: a Web video
Fact-check justification: The Special Operations OPSEC group said the administration "willfully leaked the existence of STUXNET, allowing our enemies to learn more of our secrets and of our operations." There are big holes in this argument. As the time line shows, public knowledge of STUXNET long preceded any comment from any Obama administration official. There was extensive coverage and speculation about possible U.S. involvement months before June 2012. Our enemies didn't need the Obama administration to tell them this -- there was plenty of coverage before there was any attribution to Obama's team. Still, it's clear that the Obama administration provided details -- including a quote from Obama himself in a meeting -- to the New York Times . So the administration -- broadly defined -- confirmed its operational role in the creation of the worm. We rate the  .
Statement: 68% error rate in Michigan Voting Machines. Should be, by law, a tiny percentage of one percent.
Speaker: donald trump
About the speaker: Donald Trump is the former president of the United States. He was elected the 45th president of the United States on Nov. 8, 2016.  He has been a real estate developer, entrepreneur and host of the NBC reality show, "The Apprentice." Trump's statements were awarded PolitiFact's 2015, 2017 and 2019 Lie of the Year. In November 2022, he announced he would run for president in 2024.
Date: December 15, 2020
Location: michigan
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Trump claimed that there was a 68% error rate in the tabulation machines used in Michigan, far more than the law allowed. The apparent source for his  is a report from an investigation of tabulation equipment from one county that purportedly identified a 68.05% error rate. The author of the report said the error rate applied not to the number of ballots counted, but rather to the lines or events listed in the tabulators’ activity logs. Trump’s tweet refers to a "law" about benchmark error rates. There is no such law. The report he alluded to refers to FEC guidelines that don’t exist either. Election officials have explained that the error in unofficial election night reporting in Antrim County was the result of human error, not an error with the software or tabulation machines used in the county. We rate this  .