PolitiFact - Rulings and Storieshttp://www.politifact.com/The latest factchecks PolitiFact.com has revieweden-usMon, 26 Dec 2022 13:49:20 +0000PolitiFact’s top 10 fact-checks of 2022http://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/Joe Biden - No evidence to support Joe Biden's anecdote about giving uncle a Purple Heart while vice presidenthttp://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/Joe Biden - Despite his claim, Joe Biden has not visited Afghanistan or Iraq as presidenthttp://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/Karen Bass - Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass conflates county, city deaths among people without homeshttp://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/Kari Lake - Sorting through confusing recounts in an Iowa state House electionhttp://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/ Bloggers - No, Tesla didn’t launch this cryptocurrency trading platformhttp://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/ Facebook posts - No, this video doesn't show Matt Gaetz threatening Robert Mueller with jail timehttp://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/ Instagram posts - Altered video appears to show Elon Musk saying he’ll buy Metahttp://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/ Facebook posts - No evidence fake postal workers are robbing people at gunpointhttp://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/ Instagram posts - No, the FDA did not say that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine causes blood clotshttp://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/ Viral image - ‘The Simpsons’ didn’t predict Pizzagatehttp://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/ Facebook posts - Video shows Jim Jordan denying he said the election was stolenhttp://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/ Facebook posts - Video shows migrants reacting after authorities fired tear gashttp://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/ Viral image - No, this isn’t a real Elon Musk tweet about journalists getting ‘murdered’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/Elon Musk - Elon Musk said he wouldn’t ban the Twitter account tracking his jet. Weeks later, he suspended ithttp://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/ Facebook posts - No, Russia’s Army wasn’t ‘destroyed’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/What we know about the Jan. 6 committee's criminal referralshttp://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/ Facebook posts - Video of cellphones used to pop popcorn kernels is part of viral marketing campaignhttp://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/ Viral image - Pelosi unveiled her own portrait at the U.S. Capitolhttp://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/Rita Harris - Florida's property insurance overhaul doesn't promise 'immediate relief'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/