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Facebook Fact-checks

PolitiFact partnered with Meta, the parent company of Facebook, to check potential misinformation being shared in Facebook's News Feed. Read more about our partnership with Meta, which ended in 2025. We continue to examine viral statements on Meta-owned platforms, just as we do other platforms.

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US presidents have observed Black History Month for nearly 50 years. Has that changed under Trump?

US presidents have observed Black History Month for nearly 50 years. Has that changed under Trump?

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • January 30, 2025
Images comparing Democrats with Musk’s inauguration hand gesture don’t tell whole story

Images comparing Democrats with Musk’s inauguration hand gesture don’t tell whole story

By Caleb McCullough • January 28, 2025
Did Trump kill ‘Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1965’? Here’s why that claim caused confusion

Did Trump kill ‘Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1965’? Here’s why that claim caused confusion

By Jeff Cercone • January 24, 2025
Meta culminará su colaboración con verificadores independientes en EE.UU., incluyendo PolitiFact

Meta culminará su colaboración con verificadores independientes en EE.UU., incluyendo PolitiFact

By Rebecca Catalanello • January 7, 2025
Meta ending third-party fact-checking partnership with US partners, including PolitiFact

Meta ending third-party fact-checking partnership with US partners, including PolitiFact

By Rebecca Catalanello • January 7, 2025
Biden blew a kiss after his White House remarks. His detractors said it meant something deeper

Biden blew a kiss after his White House remarks. His detractors said it meant something deeper

By Louis Jacobson • November 7, 2024
One year after Oct. 7, 2023, attack: The evolution of misinformation about Israel and Gaza

One year after Oct. 7, 2023, attack: The evolution of misinformation about Israel and Gaza

By Maria Briceño • October 4, 2024
Fact-checking ‘Kamala Harris Facts’

Fact-checking ‘Kamala Harris Facts’

By Ciara O'Rourke • July 25, 2024
PolitiFact’s coverage of the Donald Trump assassination attempt

PolitiFact’s coverage of the Donald Trump assassination attempt

By PolitiFact Staff • July 25, 2024
Biden is back at the White House. Viral claims that he was dying are unfounded

Biden is back at the White House. Viral claims that he was dying are unfounded

By Maria Briceño • July 23, 2024
Fact-checking viral claims about Joe Biden at D-Day anniversary event

Fact-checking viral claims about Joe Biden at D-Day anniversary event

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • June 6, 2024
Did Denali National Park ban American flags? No. Here’s what happened

Did Denali National Park ban American flags? No. Here’s what happened

By Sara Swann • May 31, 2024
Fact-checking misleading claims of 2020 election fraud in Fulton County, Georgia

Fact-checking misleading claims of 2020 election fraud in Fulton County, Georgia

By Sara Swann • May 24, 2024
U.S. presidents can’t cancel or postpone federal elections

U.S. presidents can’t cancel or postpone federal elections

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • May 7, 2024
Inaccurate data used to show cost-of-living increases between Trump and Biden presidencies

Inaccurate data used to show cost-of-living increases between Trump and Biden presidencies

By Sofia Ahmed • April 5, 2024
Joe Biden said he commuted by train and car as a senator, including over the Baltimore Key Bridge

Joe Biden said he commuted by train and car as a senator, including over the Baltimore Key Bridge

By Ciara O'Rourke • March 27, 2024
Four years after shelter-in-place, COVID-19 misinformation persists

Four years after shelter-in-place, COVID-19 misinformation persists

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • March 15, 2024
Social media accounts use AI-generated audio to push 2024 election misinformation

Social media accounts use AI-generated audio to push 2024 election misinformation

By Sara Swann • March 13, 2024
PolitiFact’s 15 most popular social media fact-checks from 2023

PolitiFact’s 15 most popular social media fact-checks from 2023

By Matthew Crowley • December 21, 2023
PolitiFact en Español: 5 cosas Ridículas y Falsas que verificamos en 2023

PolitiFact en Español: 5 cosas Ridículas y Falsas que verificamos en 2023

By Maria Briceño • December 20, 2023