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Snopes→ Did CNN Issue Correction That Ted Cruz’s ‘QAnon Pin’ Was Actually a Doritos Chip?

2021-01-16 Beware tweeted screenshots traveling without links. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Issue A Correction Over A Ted Cruz Qanon Pin That Turned Out To Be A Dorito

2021-01-16 Did CNN issue a correction over a misidentified Qanon pin supposedly being worn by Ted Cruz that turned out to be a Dorito chip? No, that's not true: CNN never reported such a story in the first place and the image with the correction is Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Aaron Mostofsky, The ‘Caveman Capitol Protester,’ Is NOT A ‘Violent Leftist’ And Antifa Member

2021-01-15 Is this man clad in fur pelts and a police vest a "violent leftist" and Antifa member, videotaped participating when supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the United States Capitol January 6, 2021? No, that's not true: In a video Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Michael Flynn Interview On Alex Jones Show Recycles False And Unproven Claims About The 2020 Election

2021-01-15 Does Michael Flynn's interview with Alex Jones include only factual statements about the 2020 election? No, that's not true: The interview repeats disproven allegations of foreign interference, that thousands of dead people voted in Penns Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Two CNN Journalists Were NOT Arrested For Infiltrating U.S. Capitol Dressed As Trump Supporters

2021-01-15 Were two CNN journalists arrested and charged for infiltrating the U.S. Capitol dressed as Trump supporters during the January 6, 2021 insurrection? No, that's not true: The two people identified in a video as being with CNN have no conne Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Claims Biden Inauguration Was Cancelled, Trump Remains in Office, ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, CNN, MSNBC to Lose Licenses Have NO Merit

2021-01-15 Was the inauguration cancelled; will Donald Trump remain in office; and will ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, CNN, MSNBC all lose their licenses? No, none of that is true: A made-up story containing those claims and predictions was written by a discre Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There is NO Proof Donald Trump Settled Multiple Child Rape Cases For Millions Of Dollars

2021-01-15 Did Donald Trump settle multiple child rape cases for millions of dollars? No, that's not true: A claim has gone viral again that there is a list of payments Trump made to settle rape accusations brought against him by male and female min Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AOC Did NOT Tweet A Call For A ‘Purge’ To Round Up ‘Conservative Traitors’ And Making ‘Auschwitz Look Like A Picnic’

2021-01-15 Did Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez post a congratulatory tweet to President-elect Joe Biden, calling on him to begin a "Purge," rounding up "all conservative traitors" and making "Auschwitz look like a picnic"? No, that's not true: It's a Go to site post…»

TruthOrFiction→ ‘BLM Activist’ John Sullivan/JaydenX, Explained

2021-01-15 On January 15 2021 Breitbart published an item titled “Leftist Activist Among Those Arrested in Capitol Riot,” asserting “Utah-based left-wing activist” John Sullivan (also known as JaydenX) had been arrested in connection with Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Michigan Officials Were NOT ‘Caught On Video’ Forcing Audit Volunteers To Count ‘Multiple Ballots With Same Signature’

2021-01-15 Were Michigan election officials caught on video forcing audit volunteers to count multiple ballots with the same signature and to count dubious ballots without asking questions? No, that's not true: In U.S. elections, ballots are not sig Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Did Not Tweet That Her Shoes Were Stolen During ‘The Terrorist Insurrection’

2021-01-15 Did Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY tweet that her shoes were stolen when the U.S. Capitol was invaded by rioters on January 6, 2021? No, that's not true: Ocasio-Cortez tweeted on her verified account that the Facebook post, was fake. Go to site post…»

AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ False claims on Facebook about martial law, Insurrection Act take cues from QAnon

2021-01-15 https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/jan/13/false-claims-facebook-about-martial-law-insurrecti/ Face Go to site post…»

WaPo Fact Checker→ Fact-checking Biden’s speech on his coronavirus economic relief plan

2021-01-15 Five claims caught our attention. The Biden team quickly provided citations and back-up. Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ False Claim of Trump Invoking Insurrection Act

2021-01-14 Quick Take A falsehood on social media claims President Donald Trump has “invoked” the Insurrection Act, seized control of the country through the military and will “remain president indefinitely.” A Defense Department spokesma Go to site post…»

The Dispatch Fact Check→ Has Donald Trump Invoked the Insurrection Act?

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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Our President HAS Been Officially Impeached. Twice. — Video Misstates Constitutional Process

2021-01-14 Has President Donald Trump officially never been impeached because the United States Senate hasn't convicted him? No, that's not true: The U. S. Constitution gives the House of Representatives sole power of impeachment and the Senate sole Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Report Investigators Believe Riot At U.S. Capitol Wasn’t Trump-Inspired

2021-01-14 Did CNN report that investigators believe the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, was not inspired by Donald Trump, and did Democrats impeach Trump "before they had any information from investigators?" No, that's not true: CNN re Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Rep. Lauren Boebert On A Group Tour In Washington, D.C., In January 2021

2021-01-14 Does a photo show U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert on a group tour in Washington, D.C., in January 2021? No, that's not true: The photo was taken more than a year earlier, at a 2019 rally in Colorado. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archiv Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trey Gowdy Quote About Rigging Election and Martial Law Is NOT Real

2021-01-14 Did former politician Trey Gowdy say "If you're okay with rigging an election, I'm ok with martial law to stop you" as several social media posts are claiming? No, that's not true: there is no record of Gowdy ever saying these words, they Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Big Tech’ CANNOT Prevent Child Porn From Circulating On The Internet

2021-01-14 Is "Big Tech" letting child porn distributors freely operate while restricting people who post content that companies like Amazon and Facebook consider to be dangerous falsehoods? No, that's not how it works: No one owns the internet, whi Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Governors’ Names Are NOT On Leaked List Of Chinese Communist Party Members

2021-01-14 Are U.S. governors' names on a leaked list of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members? No, that's not true: Although there are credible reports of a leaked CCP database, people with direct knowledge of the list told Lead Stories no governor Go to site post…»

The Dispatch Fact Check→ Fact Checking Jim Jordan’s Claim That He Never Said ‘The Election Was Stolen’

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Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) announces global newsroom teaching program

2021-01-13 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Jan. 13, 2021) — The Poynter Institute’s International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) has partnered with the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) to establish a global teaching program serving more than 20 countries. Thi Go to site post…»

Liste→ Quotes from US Democrats falsely characterized as calls for violence

2021-01-13 Social media posts shared after the storming of the US Capitol by followers of President Donald Trump combine images of prominent Democrats with pictures of burning buildings and quotes suggesting that the politicians previously incited unrest. But the Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Votes Were NOT Deleted And Were NOT Switched To Biden

2021-01-13 Were votes for Donald Trump deleted and switched to his opponent, Joe Biden? No, that's not true: There's zero evidence to support the claim. Dominion Voting Systems, independent experts and election officials have all, repeatedly, defend Go to site post…»

Snopes→ NYC to Terminate Trump Contracts After Capitol Insurrection

2021-01-13 The Trump Organization operated a number of venues and sites in New York City parks. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: House Speaker Pelosi NOT Raided or Handcuffed by Feds

2021-01-13 Was an "irrational" House Speaker Nancy Pelosi handcuffed by federal agents as they raided her office? No, that's not true. The story was published over a year ago by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Rep Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Is NOT A Real Letter From Nancy Pelosi’s Office

2021-01-13 Did Nancy Pelosi send an official letter urging Mayor Ted Wheeler of Portland to go by the "Democratic play book" when dealing with protests and protest-related violence in his city? No, that's not true: Secretarial correspondence code in Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Video Of Military Vehicles Shows ‘Fully Armed Military Units … Moving In Texas USA’

2021-01-13 Does this video show "fully armed military units ... moving in Texas USA"? This video is presented without any evidence about where it was recorded or when. Because of the lack of information, it is impossible to draw conclusions about th Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Viral Tweet Distorts Facts on Consequences of Impeachment

2021-01-12 Quick Take A viral tweet that migrated to Facebook distorts the facts on the consequences of a potential, second impeachment of President Donald Trump. Impeachment alone would not strip Trump of his pension or bar him from pursuing office in the future Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: These 57 Counties Are NOT ‘Needed’ To Win The Electoral College

2021-01-12 Are these 57 counties of thousands in the United States "needed" to win the Electoral College? No, that's misleading: A map showing 14 states that include 57 populous counties as a potential path to 270 Electoral College votes is not corr Go to site post…»

The Dispatch Fact Check→ Fact Check: An Arizona State Rep Claims Antifa Members Were ‘Confirmed’ to be at the Capitol

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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 3,150 People Were NOT ‘Paralyzed’ After Receiving A COVID-19 Vaccine

2021-01-12 Were 3,150 people "paralyzed" after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: That figure represents the number of people who reported a health impact event. Such an event is defined by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Go to site post…»

AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Did Trump Invoke Insurrection Act?

2021-01-12 https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/insurrection-act-trump/ On Jan. 11, 2021, as Democratic leaders moved Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Speaker Pelosi Was NOT ‘Stopped At The Border’ And Taken To An ‘Undisclosed Location’ For Trial

2021-01-12 Was House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stopped at the U.S. border just before midnight on Saturday, January 9, 2021, and taken to an undisclosed location of face trial? No, that's not true: Pelosi was seen on the job in Congress on Monday, guidin Go to site post…»

Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Researchers say Facebook should allow fact-checkers to fact-check politicians

2021-01-12 Disinformation researchers are arguing that Facebook should do more than just indefinitely block President Donald Trump. They argue the company should go further by doing away with its exemption of politicians from its Third-Party Fact-Checking program Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ Trump has invoked the Insurrection Act of 1807.

2021-01-12 President Trump did not invoke the Insurrection Act though he threatened to deploy the U.S. military to halt the riots by invoking the 1807 Act. Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ Trump has invoked the Insurrection Act of 1807.

2021-01-12 President Trump did not invoke the Insurrection Act though he threatened to deploy the U.S. military to halt the riots by invoking the 1807 Act. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nancy Pelosi Is STILL Speaker of the House — Viral Video Only Shows ‘Pro Tempore’ Announcement

2021-01-12 Is Nancy Pelosi no longer Speaker of the House as the caption below a video claims? No, that's not true: Nancy Pelosi is still Speaker despite what the caption says below a viral Facebook video. The footage shows the opening of Pro Forma Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ Donald Trump invoked the Insurrection Act.

2021-01-12 The Insurrection Act, a law that allows the president to deploy the military to quell rebellion, has not been invoked. Go to site post…»

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