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factcheck.org
reliable Ruled 2026-10-23.
Lin et al. (2023) news-quality score 0.918 (0.800 or above counts as reliable). PNAS Nexus, doi:10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad286
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The recurring talk of a Trump third term
The recurring promise that Mexico will pay for the wall
Election-season "ballots found in a ditch" stories
The recurring claim that Somali immigrants are living lavishly on public benefits
The recurring claim that mass-shooting victims and witnesses are "crisis actors"
The recurring claim that vaccines cause autism
- Nov 2025: CDC "Autism and Vaccines" page changed
- Sep 2025: White House autism press conference (Tylenol, MMR, hepatitis B)
- Apr 2025: CDC autism prevalence report and Kennedy's "epidemic" news conference
- Jan 2025 – Feb 2025: Confirmation hearings
- Jun 2023: Kennedy on Rogan and the Hotez debate challenge
The recurring claim that George Soros is paying the protesters
The recurring "welfare queen" claim that recipients are gaming public benefits
The recurring claim that foreign countries pay the tariffs
The recurring claims that wind power is bad, doesn't work, and "doesn't work at night"
The recurring claim that undocumented immigrants get free health care
The recurring claim that illegal voting decided an election
- Aug 2025 – ongoing: Attacks on mail voting and federal demands for voter rolls
- Jan 2019 – Feb 2019: Texas "95,000 noncitizens" on voter rolls
- Jan 2017 – Feb 2017: "3 to 5 million illegal votes" and the New Hampshire "busing" claim
- Nov 2016 – Dec 2016: Millions of people who voted illegally
- Oct 2016: "Rigged election" claims before Election Day