PolitiFact fact-checked a town hall statement claiming the primary reason for high gas prices was 20% of US refining capacity going offline during Joe Biden’s presidency.
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Video Purportedly Showing June 2026 Philippines Earthquake Actually Shows Older Footage From Another Disaster
PolitiFact confirmed that a video going viral as alleged footage of a recent Philippines quake is actually archival footage from a prior natural disaster elsewhere.
PolitiFact Finds Claim That Collins Sided With Trump to Give Billionaires Healthcare Cuts Is Misleading
The senator’s voting record showed a more nuanced position than the attack ad claimed making the characterisation of her votes as pro-billionaire oversimplified.
PolitiFact Verifies Trump Administration Has Not Cut Illegal Drug Flow by 97% as Repeatedly Claimed
Data analysts found that the 97% reduction claim was not supported by border seizure statistics or independent trafficking assessments.
Politifact Verifies Video of June 2026 Earthquake in Philippines Debunking Venezuela Misattribution
A video circulating as footage from the Venezuela earthquake was traced to a separate unrelated seismic event in the Philippines in June 2026.
PolitiFact Rules False the Claim That Nithya Raman Conceded LA Mayoral Race on June 7
The Los Angeles mayoral candidate conceded considerably later than social media claims suggested and the race outcome did not match viral assertions.
PolitiFact: Video Circulating Online Shows June 2026 Philippines Earthquake Not Venezuela
Video footage from a Philippines tremor in early June 2026 was being misidentified on social media as footage from the Venezuela disaster.
PolitiFact Confirms: Video Shared as 2026 Philippines Earthquake Footage Is Authentic
Multiple social media users questioned the authenticity of earthquake footage from the Philippines but PolitiFact verified it matched the confirmed event.
Cuba’s Blackouts Are Partly Due to US Policy But Rubio’s X Post Claim Is Misleading
PolitiFact rated Rubio’s claim that blackouts have nothing to do with US oil blockade as lacking important context.
Video Purportedly Showing Byron Donalds Supporting Congressional Insider Trading Is Fabricated
PolitiFact confirmed the viral clip does not show the Florida congressman making that statement.