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Tavis Smiley stated on October 19, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week":

"This (Ebola) is not as bad as SARS was in 2003."

By Lauren Carroll • October 19, 2014

JD Vance stated on October 17, 2026 in un foro con votantes de CBS News:

“La razón principal por la que los precios de la gasolina están tan altos es porque cuando Joe Biden era presidente, alrededor del 20% de la capacidad de refinación estadounidense dejó de operar”.

By Louis Jacobson • October 21, 2026

X posts stated on October 26, 2025 in a post on X:

Video shows Hurricane Melissa hitting Jamaica on Oct. 26, 2025.

By Maria Briceño • October 27, 2025

West Virginians For Health Freedom stated on August 29, 2025 in a billboard in Morgantown, W.Va.:

“Vaccine makers are exempt from all liability for vaccine injury and death.”

By Natalie Ribar • October 15, 2025

Kristi Noem stated on August 19, 2025 in una conferencia de prensa:

Las cifras de la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales de EE.UU. muestran que “tenemos 1.6 millones de inmigrantes ilegales que han regresado a su país de origen voluntariamente”.

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • September 5, 2025

Threads posts stated on February 5, 2025 in a post:

President Donald Trump said he “‘didn’t have time’ to meet the families of the men, women and children who tragically died in the plane crash.”

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • February 14, 2025

Viral image stated on February 9, 2025 in a Threads post:

Video shows President Donald Trump was “booed at the Super Bowl.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • February 11, 2025

Viral image stated on February 9, 2025 in an Instagram post:

Photo shows someone raising two middle fingers at President Donald Trump at the 2025 Super Bowl.

By Ciara O'Rourke • February 11, 2025

Facebook posts stated on February 4, 2025 in a Facebook post:

“Breaking news: Taylor Swift officially banned from Super Bowl 2025.”

By Loreben Tuquero • February 7, 2025

Instagram posts stated on January 19, 2025 in una publicación en Instagram:

“El presidente Donald Trump acaba de firmar una orden ejecutiva que prohíbe la residencia permanente a inmigrantes que se casen con un ciudadano estadounidense”.

By Maria Briceño • January 28, 2025

Charlie Kirk stated on August 6, 2024 in a Threads post:

“During Covid, Tim Walz rationed access to monoclonal antibody treatments based on skin color.”

By Jeff Cercone • August 14, 2024

Facebook posts stated on May 26, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook:

"Actornautas aparecen en los videos de la NASA desde hace años mostrando el set de filmación en el supuesto alunizaje”.

By Maria Briceño • August 8, 2024

Instagram posts stated on June 24, 2024 in an Instagram post:

"Hospitals murdered patients” with remdesivir, a drug banned from Ebola trials because of “53% kill rate.”

By Jeff Cercone • June 27, 2024

Facebook posts stated on April 18, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook:

"Cualquier persona en Estados Unidos tiene derecho a la asignación para gastos de la tercera edad...miles de dólares al año y puede utilizarse en sus supermercados favoritos como Walmart, para hacer la compra".

By Maria Briceño • April 25, 2024

Matt Maddock stated on March 27, 2024 in a post on X:

“Three busses just loaded up with illegal invaders at Detroit Metro" airport.

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • March 29, 2024

TikTok posts stated on March 8, 2024 in una publicación en TikTok:

"Los demócratas están con el dinero de los estadounidenses financiando los vuelos de inmigrantes ilegales."

By Marta Campabadal Graus • March 18, 2024

Facebook posts stated on March 2, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook:

“Al CDC sólo le tomó 4 AÑOS estar de acuerdo con ‘teóricos de la conspiración’ que dijeron en 2020 que: COVID es más o menos como la GRIPE”.

By Jeff Cercone • March 12, 2024

Instagram posts stated on March 2, 2024 in an Instagram post:

“The CDC officially agrees with ‘conspiracy theorists’ from 2020” who wanted to treat COVID-19 like the flu.

By Jeff Cercone • March 8, 2024

Instagram posts stated on February 12, 2024 in an Instagram post:

COVID-19 is caused by radiation poisoning.

By Sofia Ahmed • February 14, 2024

Matthew Rosendale stated on November 1, 2023 in a fundraising ad:

“It’s been revealed that Fauci brought COVID to the Montana one year before COVID broke out in the U.S.!”

By Katheryn Houghton • February 5, 2024

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Mailbag: The ‘Cars, SARS, and Bars Czar’

By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 19, 2009

Centros de datos: ¿por qué unos piden acuerdos de confidencialidad? ¿Qué es una moratoria?

By Maria Briceño • September 28, 2026

What the heck is ‘gain-of-function’? Understanding the hubbub behind a scientific research method

By Madison Czopek • August 10, 2026

¿Qué es el kratom y dónde es ilegal en Estados Unidos?

By Madison Czopek • July 15, 2026

Trump meets with reporters at WH May 12 2026

Trump said Americans’ finances don’t motivate him in Iran talks. How are people doing economically?

By Louis Jacobson • May 15, 2026

Passengers on bus after disembarking from hantavirus cruise ship 5-10-2026

For hantavirus infections, doctors provide supportive care. Evidence doesn’t support ivermectin use

By Madison Czopek • May 11, 2026

agentes de inmigración en Minneapolis 01-15-26

¿Cuáles son tus derechos legales en caso de un encuentro con ICE?

By Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2026

Inflation after one year under Trump: Prices continue to rise, but some key items are cheaper

By Louis Jacobson • January 20, 2026

Trump propone pagos de $2,000 a todos los estadounidenses. ¿Es posible?

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe • November 12, 2025

Fact-checking Dr. Joseph Ladapo, Florida’s surgeon general, about the whooping cough vaccine

By Samantha Putterman • September 11, 2025

Trump raises fist at Super Bowl 2025 on field in New Orleans, 2-9-2025

Fact-check: President Donald Trump’s Super Bowl LIX interview with Fox’s Bret Baier

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • February 9, 2025

Pregúntale a PolitiFact: ¿Qué son las tarjetas de débito ‘flex card’?

By Maria Briceño • February 29, 2024

COVID-19 vaccine sign in New York, 2-2-2021

COVID-19 vaccines’ effect on thyroid conditions requires more study

By Katelyn Ferral • January 26, 2024

Tim Scott speaks in Iowa US flag background 2023

To limit fentanyl supply, Tim Scott wants Title 42-like restrictions. Experts say they won’t help.

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • August 17, 2023

What is Disease X? How conspiracy theorists hijacked pandemic preparedness

By Sara Swann • August 10, 2023

LeBron James and Bronny James after HS basketball game in Ohio 2019

How health incidents like Bronny James’ cardiac arrest fuel COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

By Madison Czopek • July 31, 2023

SPANISH - DeSantis firma el proyecto de ley 5-9-19 en Miami Gardens Florida

Cómo Ron DeSantis, candidato a la presidencia 2024, amplió su agenda migratoria

By Amy Sherman • May 24, 2023

Immunity from COVID-19 infection is strong and lasting, but carries risks, research finds

By Samantha Putterman • March 7, 2023

Wuhan Institute of Virology Feb. 3, 2021

New reports show backing for lab leak theory, but government agencies remain divided

By Louis Jacobson, Jeff Cercone • March 2, 2023

No hay trampa en conteo electoral en Nevada y Arizona, pese a comentarios de Donald Trump

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • November 15, 2022