Latest Mostly False Fact-checks in Technology X posts stated on October 3, 2024 in a X post: U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg banned private drones from flying over areas affected by Hurricane Helene. Joe Biden stated on February 12, 2024 in a speech to county officials: The 2022 CHIPS and Science Act “attracted $640 billion in private companies’ investments.” Facebook posts stated on May 10, 2023 in a Facebook post: Electric vehicles are a "giant computer that can be controlled remotely from some cloud-based central grid." Instagram posts stated on April 11, 2023 in an Instagram reel: The RESTRICT Act would allow the U.S. government to “charge you with a felony and $1 million for having a VPN.” Debbie Lesko stated on August 30, 2022 in a tweet: Electric vehicles are unaffordable because “the average cost of replacing an electric vehicle battery is over $10,000, while the average cost of replacing the battery of a gas-powered car is $100 to $200.” Joe Rogan stated on July 20, 2021 in a podcast episode: The government is “monitoring SMS texts for dangerous misinformation about COVID vaccines.” Facebook posts stated on January 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: Google and Apple maps won’t give directions to Washington, D.C. because “they don’t want you going to a certain big rally.” Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2020 in posts on Facebook: Michigan House “passes bill to ‘voluntarily’ begin placing human implantable microchips into the bodies of all state government employees” Facebook posts stated on May 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Nancy Pelosi said "Congress shall not vote remotely because it is not secure!" while also saying that “Americans should all vote for president by mail!” Instagram posts stated on March 18, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says “Bill Gates and other globalists, in collaboration with pharmaceutical companies, are reportedly working to push tracking bracelets and ‘invisible tattoos’ to monitor Americans during an impending lockdown.” Instagram posts stated on March 17, 2020 in social media posts: “While all COVID-19 news has been going on, the U.S. Government has been sneakily trying to remove end-to-end encryption” which means “the government will be able to see all of your messages and listen to all of your calls.” Charlie Kirk stated on April 3, 2020 in a tweet: “The Chinese Communist Party is using Zoom as a way to spy on our citizens.” Vicky Hartzler stated on September 9, 2019 in a congressional newsletter: "Statistics indicate Americans have experienced 29.3 (billion) illegal robocalls so far this year, marking a 64 percent increase since 2016." Facebook posts stated on July 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: Migrants at the U.S. border are "able to pay cell phone bills" after a "two-month excursion across four separate countries." Tulsi Gabbard stated on June 28, 2019 in an interview: "There’s a hacking conference that’s held every year in Las Vegas, where I think a 14- or 15-year old-girl from Florida hacked into a replica of Florida’s election system in less than 15 minutes." Brian Joseph stated on February 10, 2019 in a newspaper interview: "The catalytic converter used in automobiles was invented in West Virginia." Josh Hawley stated on August 7, 2018 in a speech: "I am the only (state attorney general) in America fighting to hold the big tech companies accountable for their behavior." Republican Governors Association stated on July 18, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Richard Cordray "secretly collected hundreds of millions of credit card accounts and mortgages. Worse, Cordray failed to protect our information. It was hacked over 200 times." Ro Khanna stated on May 26, 2018 in in a tweet: "Amazon Echo is recording every conversation in a person's home and transmitting it to the cloud." Jack Posobiec stated on March 20, 2018 in a tweet: Says Donald "Trump decided to *not* work with Cambridge Analytica during the election." Andy Gronik stated on July 14, 2017 in a TV interview: Says Scott Walker "has taken money away from internet expansion in our state." Viral image stated on April 15, 2017 in a tweet: "Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel has said the app is for rich people, don't want to expand in poor countries like India and Spain." Donald Trump stated on October 25, 2016 in a speech: "The man who was in charge of the investigation of Hillary Clinton accepted essentially from Hillary Clinton $675,000 that went to his wife." Daily Mail stated on June 24, 2016 in a headline: "Google search spike suggests many people don’t know why they voted for Brexit." Andrew Napolitano stated on June 16, 2016 in a segment on Fox & Friends: "Attempts to find things like, ‘crime,’ ‘criminal activity,’ ‘indictment,’ have been filtered out by Google" in favor of Hillary Clinton. Robin Wright stated on May 25, 2016 in an event at the Rockefeller Center: Says Apple products are currently "90 percent conflict-free," and "Intel is 100 percent conflict-free." Hillary Clinton stated on March 9, 2016 in a Univision/Washington Post Democratic debate: Regarding her State Department email practices, "my predecessors did the same thing." Hillary Clinton stated on August 17, 2015 in an interview with Iowa Public Radio: "If I had not asked for my emails all to be made public, none of this would have been in the public arena." Howard Dean stated on August 12, 2015 in an interview on "Morning Joe": "There’s a tremendous other number of public officials who have done the same thing" as Hillary Clinton with a private email server. Scott Walker stated on July 15, 2015 in an interview: If women seeking an abortion see their ultrasound, "the odds are pretty high they're going to keep the baby."
X posts stated on October 3, 2024 in a X post: U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg banned private drones from flying over areas affected by Hurricane Helene. Joe Biden stated on February 12, 2024 in a speech to county officials: The 2022 CHIPS and Science Act “attracted $640 billion in private companies’ investments.” Facebook posts stated on May 10, 2023 in a Facebook post: Electric vehicles are a "giant computer that can be controlled remotely from some cloud-based central grid." Instagram posts stated on April 11, 2023 in an Instagram reel: The RESTRICT Act would allow the U.S. government to “charge you with a felony and $1 million for having a VPN.” Debbie Lesko stated on August 30, 2022 in a tweet: Electric vehicles are unaffordable because “the average cost of replacing an electric vehicle battery is over $10,000, while the average cost of replacing the battery of a gas-powered car is $100 to $200.” Joe Rogan stated on July 20, 2021 in a podcast episode: The government is “monitoring SMS texts for dangerous misinformation about COVID vaccines.” Facebook posts stated on January 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: Google and Apple maps won’t give directions to Washington, D.C. because “they don’t want you going to a certain big rally.” Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2020 in posts on Facebook: Michigan House “passes bill to ‘voluntarily’ begin placing human implantable microchips into the bodies of all state government employees” Facebook posts stated on May 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Nancy Pelosi said "Congress shall not vote remotely because it is not secure!" while also saying that “Americans should all vote for president by mail!” Instagram posts stated on March 18, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says “Bill Gates and other globalists, in collaboration with pharmaceutical companies, are reportedly working to push tracking bracelets and ‘invisible tattoos’ to monitor Americans during an impending lockdown.” Instagram posts stated on March 17, 2020 in social media posts: “While all COVID-19 news has been going on, the U.S. Government has been sneakily trying to remove end-to-end encryption” which means “the government will be able to see all of your messages and listen to all of your calls.” Charlie Kirk stated on April 3, 2020 in a tweet: “The Chinese Communist Party is using Zoom as a way to spy on our citizens.” Vicky Hartzler stated on September 9, 2019 in a congressional newsletter: "Statistics indicate Americans have experienced 29.3 (billion) illegal robocalls so far this year, marking a 64 percent increase since 2016." Facebook posts stated on July 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: Migrants at the U.S. border are "able to pay cell phone bills" after a "two-month excursion across four separate countries." Tulsi Gabbard stated on June 28, 2019 in an interview: "There’s a hacking conference that’s held every year in Las Vegas, where I think a 14- or 15-year old-girl from Florida hacked into a replica of Florida’s election system in less than 15 minutes." Brian Joseph stated on February 10, 2019 in a newspaper interview: "The catalytic converter used in automobiles was invented in West Virginia." Josh Hawley stated on August 7, 2018 in a speech: "I am the only (state attorney general) in America fighting to hold the big tech companies accountable for their behavior." Republican Governors Association stated on July 18, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Richard Cordray "secretly collected hundreds of millions of credit card accounts and mortgages. Worse, Cordray failed to protect our information. It was hacked over 200 times." Ro Khanna stated on May 26, 2018 in in a tweet: "Amazon Echo is recording every conversation in a person's home and transmitting it to the cloud." Jack Posobiec stated on March 20, 2018 in a tweet: Says Donald "Trump decided to *not* work with Cambridge Analytica during the election." Andy Gronik stated on July 14, 2017 in a TV interview: Says Scott Walker "has taken money away from internet expansion in our state." Viral image stated on April 15, 2017 in a tweet: "Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel has said the app is for rich people, don't want to expand in poor countries like India and Spain." Donald Trump stated on October 25, 2016 in a speech: "The man who was in charge of the investigation of Hillary Clinton accepted essentially from Hillary Clinton $675,000 that went to his wife." Daily Mail stated on June 24, 2016 in a headline: "Google search spike suggests many people don’t know why they voted for Brexit." Andrew Napolitano stated on June 16, 2016 in a segment on Fox & Friends: "Attempts to find things like, ‘crime,’ ‘criminal activity,’ ‘indictment,’ have been filtered out by Google" in favor of Hillary Clinton. Robin Wright stated on May 25, 2016 in an event at the Rockefeller Center: Says Apple products are currently "90 percent conflict-free," and "Intel is 100 percent conflict-free." Hillary Clinton stated on March 9, 2016 in a Univision/Washington Post Democratic debate: Regarding her State Department email practices, "my predecessors did the same thing." Hillary Clinton stated on August 17, 2015 in an interview with Iowa Public Radio: "If I had not asked for my emails all to be made public, none of this would have been in the public arena." Howard Dean stated on August 12, 2015 in an interview on "Morning Joe": "There’s a tremendous other number of public officials who have done the same thing" as Hillary Clinton with a private email server. Scott Walker stated on July 15, 2015 in an interview: If women seeking an abortion see their ultrasound, "the odds are pretty high they're going to keep the baby."
X posts stated on October 3, 2024 in a X post: U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg banned private drones from flying over areas affected by Hurricane Helene.
Joe Biden stated on February 12, 2024 in a speech to county officials: The 2022 CHIPS and Science Act “attracted $640 billion in private companies’ investments.”
Facebook posts stated on May 10, 2023 in a Facebook post: Electric vehicles are a "giant computer that can be controlled remotely from some cloud-based central grid."
Instagram posts stated on April 11, 2023 in an Instagram reel: The RESTRICT Act would allow the U.S. government to “charge you with a felony and $1 million for having a VPN.”
Debbie Lesko stated on August 30, 2022 in a tweet: Electric vehicles are unaffordable because “the average cost of replacing an electric vehicle battery is over $10,000, while the average cost of replacing the battery of a gas-powered car is $100 to $200.”
Joe Rogan stated on July 20, 2021 in a podcast episode: The government is “monitoring SMS texts for dangerous misinformation about COVID vaccines.”
Facebook posts stated on January 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: Google and Apple maps won’t give directions to Washington, D.C. because “they don’t want you going to a certain big rally.”
Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2020 in posts on Facebook: Michigan House “passes bill to ‘voluntarily’ begin placing human implantable microchips into the bodies of all state government employees”
Facebook posts stated on May 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Nancy Pelosi said "Congress shall not vote remotely because it is not secure!" while also saying that “Americans should all vote for president by mail!”
Instagram posts stated on March 18, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says “Bill Gates and other globalists, in collaboration with pharmaceutical companies, are reportedly working to push tracking bracelets and ‘invisible tattoos’ to monitor Americans during an impending lockdown.”
Instagram posts stated on March 17, 2020 in social media posts: “While all COVID-19 news has been going on, the U.S. Government has been sneakily trying to remove end-to-end encryption” which means “the government will be able to see all of your messages and listen to all of your calls.”
Charlie Kirk stated on April 3, 2020 in a tweet: “The Chinese Communist Party is using Zoom as a way to spy on our citizens.”
Vicky Hartzler stated on September 9, 2019 in a congressional newsletter: "Statistics indicate Americans have experienced 29.3 (billion) illegal robocalls so far this year, marking a 64 percent increase since 2016."
Facebook posts stated on July 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: Migrants at the U.S. border are "able to pay cell phone bills" after a "two-month excursion across four separate countries."
Tulsi Gabbard stated on June 28, 2019 in an interview: "There’s a hacking conference that’s held every year in Las Vegas, where I think a 14- or 15-year old-girl from Florida hacked into a replica of Florida’s election system in less than 15 minutes."
Brian Joseph stated on February 10, 2019 in a newspaper interview: "The catalytic converter used in automobiles was invented in West Virginia."
Josh Hawley stated on August 7, 2018 in a speech: "I am the only (state attorney general) in America fighting to hold the big tech companies accountable for their behavior."
Republican Governors Association stated on July 18, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Richard Cordray "secretly collected hundreds of millions of credit card accounts and mortgages. Worse, Cordray failed to protect our information. It was hacked over 200 times."
Ro Khanna stated on May 26, 2018 in in a tweet: "Amazon Echo is recording every conversation in a person's home and transmitting it to the cloud."
Jack Posobiec stated on March 20, 2018 in a tweet: Says Donald "Trump decided to *not* work with Cambridge Analytica during the election."
Andy Gronik stated on July 14, 2017 in a TV interview: Says Scott Walker "has taken money away from internet expansion in our state."
Viral image stated on April 15, 2017 in a tweet: "Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel has said the app is for rich people, don't want to expand in poor countries like India and Spain."
Donald Trump stated on October 25, 2016 in a speech: "The man who was in charge of the investigation of Hillary Clinton accepted essentially from Hillary Clinton $675,000 that went to his wife."
Daily Mail stated on June 24, 2016 in a headline: "Google search spike suggests many people don’t know why they voted for Brexit."
Andrew Napolitano stated on June 16, 2016 in a segment on Fox & Friends: "Attempts to find things like, ‘crime,’ ‘criminal activity,’ ‘indictment,’ have been filtered out by Google" in favor of Hillary Clinton.
Robin Wright stated on May 25, 2016 in an event at the Rockefeller Center: Says Apple products are currently "90 percent conflict-free," and "Intel is 100 percent conflict-free."
Hillary Clinton stated on March 9, 2016 in a Univision/Washington Post Democratic debate: Regarding her State Department email practices, "my predecessors did the same thing."
Hillary Clinton stated on August 17, 2015 in an interview with Iowa Public Radio: "If I had not asked for my emails all to be made public, none of this would have been in the public arena."
Howard Dean stated on August 12, 2015 in an interview on "Morning Joe": "There’s a tremendous other number of public officials who have done the same thing" as Hillary Clinton with a private email server.
Scott Walker stated on July 15, 2015 in an interview: If women seeking an abortion see their ultrasound, "the odds are pretty high they're going to keep the baby."
