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PolitiFact Live for May 4

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PolitiFact Live photo — Every Thursday at 11:30 a.m. ET, PolitiFact editors take to Facebook to help sort out fact from fiction in this week's news.

By Joshua Gillin
May 4, 2017

By Katie Sanders
May 4, 2017

PolitiFact staffers discuss the truth behind the week in news. The show airs live at 11:30 a.m. ET Thursday on Facebook.

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Viral image
stated on July 15, 2021 in Facebook posts:

An image shows President Joe Biden touching Olivia Rodrigo’s shoulders during a White House press briefing.

By Katie Sanders • July 16, 2021

Mitch McConnell
stated on September 18, 2020 in a statement:

On confirming a Supreme Court nominee in a presidential election year.

By Katie Sanders, Louis Jacobson • September 22, 2020

Instagram posts
stated on September 19, 2020 in a faked screenshot:

Says Ruth Bader Ginsburg tweeted, “I have information that will lead to the arrest of Hillary Clinton.”

By Katie Sanders • September 20, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on September 7, 2020 in a post:

Photo shows “some of the firefighters in California fighting fires 24/7 to save people’s lives and property.”

By Katie Sanders • September 13, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on September 11, 2020 in a post:

“KXL Radio in Portland reported today that Firefighters are now being shot at by suspected Antifa and BLM members.”

By Katie Sanders • September 13, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on February 1, 2020 in a post on Facebook:

Says the CEO of Camping World told Trump supporters “Frankly, don’t shop at my business.”

By Katie Sanders • February 29, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on June 18, 2017 in a tweet:

“The new Rasmussen Poll, one of the most accurate in the 2016 Election, just out with a Trump 50% Approval Rating. That’s higher than O’s #’s!”

By Katie Sanders, Louis Jacobson • June 19, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on June 4, 2017 in a tweet:

“At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack and Mayor of London says there is ‘no reason to be alarmed!’ “

By Katie Sanders • June 4, 2017

Ivanka Trump
stated on May 1, 2017 in her new book:

Says John Quincy Adams said, “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.”

By Katie Sanders • May 5, 2017

Stephen Miller
stated on February 12, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":

“This issue of busing voters in to New Hampshire is widely known by anyone who’s worked in New Hampshire politics. It’s very real, it’s very serious.”

By Katie Sanders • February 12, 2017

Sharon Day
stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention:

As a senator, Hillary Clinton “paid women less than the men” in her office.

By Amy Sherman, Katie Sanders • July 20, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on January 19, 2016 in a town hall in Underwood, Iowa:

“I have a D-minus voting record from the NRA.”

By Katie Sanders • January 20, 2016

Marco Rubio
stated on October 22, 2015 in an op-ed in Breitbart:

“Even after Syrian troops began to shoot protesters in the streets with live ammunition in 2011, Clinton labeled Bashar al-Assad a ‘reformer.’ ”

By Amy Sherman, Katie Sanders • October 23, 2015

NowThis
stated on October 15, 2015 in a video shared on social media:

Says CNN deleted an online poll showing Bernie Sanders won the first Democratic presidential debate to help out Hillary Clinton.

By Katie Sanders • October 19, 2015

X posts
stated on October 4, 2015 in tweets:

Says Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” hats were made in China.

By Katie Sanders • October 7, 2015

PolitiFact Live for May 4

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Donald Trump
stated on September 22, 2026 in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly:

The people who warned of climate change, the “Russia hoax” and the “Ukraine hoax” are the same people “now saying that AI is going to kill us all.”

False

By Caleb McCullough, Loreben Tuquero • September 22, 2026

TikTok posts
stated on September 20, 2026 in a post:

President Joe Biden “cut off 440 reporters’ credentials.”

Mostly False

By Jeff Cercone • September 21, 2026

Abdul El-Sayed
stated on September 1, 2026 in an X post:

President Donald Trump’s tariffs “cost each Michigan household $5,619.”

Mostly False

By Caleb McCullough • September 17, 2026

Zach Lahn
stated on August 21, 2026 in an ad:

Iowa gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand “wants to raise (Iowans’) taxes by $7,500 per year.”

False

By Genevieve DiChiara • September 17, 2026

TikTok posts
stated on September 3, 2026 in publicaciones en TikTok:

Adamari López “delató a dos inmigrantes que fueron capturados por las autoridades de inmigración”.

Pants on Fire!

By Maria Briceño • September 16, 2026

Abdul El-Sayed
stated on September 12, 2026 in an X post:

Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers “voted to deny health care” to 9/11 first responders “nine times.”

Half-True

By Caleb McCullough • September 15, 2026

Jon Ossoff
stated on September 2, 2026 in a TV ad:

U.S. Rep. Mike Collins “voted to gut Social Security” and “wants to push (older Americans) off Social Security and back to work.”

Mostly False

By Maria Briceño • September 15, 2026

WinSenate
stated on in an ad:

“Troy Jackson expanded Medicaid health coverage in Maine. Susan Collins was the deciding vote for Trump’s Medicaid cuts.”

Mostly False

By Amy Sherman • September 14, 2026

Roy Cooper
stated on August 26, 2026 in a televised interview:

North Carolina officials “removed” an early-voting site from North Carolina A&T State University.

Mostly False

By Paul Specht • September 11, 2026

Byron Donalds
stated on August 24, 2026 in an ad:

Florida Democratic gubernatorial nominee David Jolly “wants more taxes on tips, overtime and Social Security.”

False

By Samantha Putterman • September 11, 2026

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on September 10, 2026 in a speech at the RNC midterm convention:

The U.S. has “the sickest children in the history of the world.”

False

By Caleb McCullough, Loreben Tuquero • September 10, 2026

Sam Altman
stated on September 1, 2026 in a podcast:

“For every 38,000 ChatGPT queries, that is the same amount of water that is used in the production of a single almond in California.”

Mostly False

By Caleb McCullough • September 4, 2026

David Jolly
stated on August 28, 2026 in a news conference:

“70, 80% of people across Florida are saying, ‘Don’t build data centers.'”

Mostly True

By Samantha Putterman • September 2, 2026

Troy Jackson
stated on August 28, 2026 in an X post:

When Sen. Susan Collins “had the chance to actually vote to stop Trump’s tariffs from driving up costs for Maine families and businesses, she voted NO.”

Mostly False

By Amy Sherman • September 2, 2026

Jon Ossoff
stated on August 16, 2026 in a speech:

U.S. Rep. Mike Collins “is literally one of the most active crypto traders in the entire Congress, House or Senate.”

True

By Ben Brasch • September 2, 2026

National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on July 30, 2026 in video advertisement:

A fatal Ohio crash happened because “Sherrod Brown opened our borders to dangerous illegals.”

False

By Cami Henry-Seymore • September 1, 2026

Social Media
stated on July 20, 2026 in an X post:

North Carolina “processed 1,031,350 duplicate (voter) registrations.”

Half-True

By Paul Specht • August 28, 2026

Byron Donalds
stated on August 23, 2026 in una entrevista:

La “inmigración ilegal desenfrenada” durante la administración Biden es la causa de “un brote de sarampión en ciertas partes del país”.

False

By Samantha Putterman • August 27, 2026

Byron Donalds
stated on August 23, 2026 in an interview:

“Rampant illegal immigration” during the Biden administration is the cause of “a measles outbreak in certain parts of the country.”

False

By Samantha Putterman • August 27, 2026

JD Vance
stated on August 24, 2026 in a speech in Brewer, Maine:

Drug overdoses decreased in Maine because the Trump administration “sealed the border.”

False

By Amy Sherman • August 26, 2026

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