http://www.politifact.com/The latest factchecks PolitiFact.com has revieweden-usMon, 26 Dec 2022 13:49:20 +0000http://www.politifact.com/article/2022/dec/26/politifacts-top-10-fact-checks-of-2022/Many of our most popular fact-checks debunked misinformation found online through our partnership with Meta, with one claim from President Joe Biden cracking the list.Mon, 26 Dec 2022 13:49:20 +0000http://www.politifact.com/article/2022/dec/26/politifacts-top-10-fact-checks-of-2022/http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/20/joe-biden/no-evidence-support-joe-bidens-anecdote-about-givi/After Joe Biden became vice president, at the behest of his father, he gave his uncle, Frank H. Biden, a Purple Heart for serving in the U.S. military during World War II.Tue, 20 Dec 2022 22:37:20 +0000http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/20/joe-biden/no-evidence-support-joe-bidens-anecdote-about-givi/http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/20/joe-biden/despite-his-claim-joe-biden-has-not-visited-afghan/Says he has been to “Afghanistan, Iraq and those areas” twice as president.Tue, 20 Dec 2022 22:34:16 +0000http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/20/joe-biden/despite-his-claim-joe-biden-has-not-visited-afghan/http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/20/karen-bass/los-angeles-mayor-karen-bass-conflates-county-city/“Literally five (homeless) people a day die on our streets” in the city of Los Angeles.Tue, 20 Dec 2022 22:01:31 +0000http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/20/karen-bass/los-angeles-mayor-karen-bass-conflates-county-city/http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/20/kari-lake/sorting-through-confusing-recounts-iowa-state-hous/Luana Stoltenberg “originally LOST her race for Iowa State House when Machines declared the Democrat the Winner.”Tue, 20 Dec 2022 21:45:40 +0000http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/20/kari-lake/sorting-through-confusing-recounts-iowa-state-hous/http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/20/blog-posting/no-tesla-didnt-launch-this-cryptocurrency-trading/Tesla launched a cryptocurrency platform that “aims to help families become wealthier.”Tue, 20 Dec 2022 21:01:30 +0000http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/20/blog-posting/no-tesla-didnt-launch-this-cryptocurrency-trading/http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/20/facebook-posts/no-video-doesnt-show-matt-gaetz-threatening-robert/A video shows Rep. Matt Gaetz threatening Robert Mueller with jail time.Tue, 20 Dec 2022 20:53:53 +0000http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/20/facebook-posts/no-video-doesnt-show-matt-gaetz-threatening-robert/http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/20/instagram-posts/altered-video-appears-to-show-elon-musk-saying-hel/Elon Musk said, “I predict that I will buy tomorrow the entire Meta company.”Tue, 20 Dec 2022 20:49:10 +0000http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/20/instagram-posts/altered-video-appears-to-show-elon-musk-saying-hel/http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/20/facebook-posts/no-evidence-fake-postal-workers-are-robbing-people/People who stole U.S. Postal Service uniforms are posing as postal workers and robbing people at gunpoint.Tue, 20 Dec 2022 19:25:02 +0000http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/20/facebook-posts/no-evidence-fake-postal-workers-are-robbing-people/http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/20/instagram-posts/no-fda-did-not-say-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-causes/“The FDA finally came out and said that Pfizer’s COVID shot causes blood clots.”Tue, 20 Dec 2022 19:08:31 +0000http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/20/instagram-posts/no-fda-did-not-say-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-causes/http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/20/viral-image/the-simpsons-didnt-predict-pizzagate/“The Simpsons predicted Pizzagate.”Tue, 20 Dec 2022 19:06:45 +0000http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/20/viral-image/the-simpsons-didnt-predict-pizzagate/http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/20/facebook-posts/video-shows-jim-jordan-denying-he-said-election-wa/A video shows Jim Jordan saying the 2020 “election was stolen.”Tue, 20 Dec 2022 18:57:22 +0000http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/20/facebook-posts/video-shows-jim-jordan-denying-he-said-election-wa/http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/20/facebook-posts/video-shows-migrants-reacting-after-authorities-fi/A video shows migrants faking tears for news cameras.Tue, 20 Dec 2022 15:19:49 +0000http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/20/facebook-posts/video-shows-migrants-reacting-after-authorities-fi/http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/20/viral-image/no-this-isnt-a-real-elon-musk-tweet-about-journali/Elon Musk said, “In some parts of the world, journalists get murdered for crossing the wrong people.”Tue, 20 Dec 2022 15:14:47 +0000http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/20/viral-image/no-this-isnt-a-real-elon-musk-tweet-about-journali/http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/19/elon-musk/elon-musk-said-he-wouldnt-ban-the-twitter-account/“My commitment to free speech extends even to not banning the account following my plane, even though that is a direct personal safety risk.”Mon, 19 Dec 2022 23:34:27 +0000http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/19/elon-musk/elon-musk-said-he-wouldnt-ban-the-twitter-account/http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/19/facebook-posts/no-russias-army-wasnt-destroyed/Russia’s Army was “destroyed.”Mon, 19 Dec 2022 23:02:24 +0000http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/19/facebook-posts/no-russias-army-wasnt-destroyed/http://www.politifact.com/article/2022/dec/19/what-we-know-about-jan-6-committees-criminal-refer/The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol voted to refer criminal charges against former President Donald Trump to the Justice Department. Here's what we know about the committee's referrals and what happens next.Mon, 19 Dec 2022 23:00:25 +0000http://www.politifact.com/article/2022/dec/19/what-we-know-about-jan-6-committees-criminal-refer/http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/19/facebook-posts/video-cellphones-used-pop-popcorn-kernels-part-vir/Cellphones can be used to pop popcorn kernels.Mon, 19 Dec 2022 20:21:44 +0000http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/19/facebook-posts/video-cellphones-used-pop-popcorn-kernels-part-vir/http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/19/viral-image/pelosi-unveiled-her-own-portrait-us-capitol/A video shows Nancy Pelosi unveiling a portrait of former U.S. Energy Department employee.Mon, 19 Dec 2022 19:34:53 +0000http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/19/viral-image/pelosi-unveiled-her-own-portrait-us-capitol/http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/19/rita-harris/floridas-property-insurance-overhaul-doesnt-promis/Florida Senate Bill 2A does not provide "immediate relief" to homeowners dealing with high property insurance rates and "will force some … constituents to pay up to 20% more."Mon, 19 Dec 2022 17:51:49 +0000http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/19/rita-harris/floridas-property-insurance-overhaul-doesnt-promis/