From the Time Capsule: Here’s the scariest misinformation from 2020! Don’t let these false claims become zombie claims and return from the dead for the midterms.
PolitiFact’s misinformation beat means we’re fact-checking some of the most inaccurate and outrageous messaging on the internet. Halloween — and the end of the 2020 campaign — seem like the perfect time to share some of this fact-checking of extreme content. You may find it eye-opening as to just how bad things are in some corners of the web.
So consider yourself warned! There’s spooky, unsettling content ahead! It’s the best of the worst, it’s all false, and it is definitely not for the faint of heart.False claims that celebrities and politicians are pedophiles We’ve fact-checked many claims that prominent politicians and celebrities are molesting children. For evidence, these claims weirdly point to photos or video that show normal, everday activity, not acts of pedophilia. People who participate in theWe have found no evidence that Joe Biden is a pedophile.