Will Donald Trump be sworn in on March 4, 2021, as the 19th president of the United States of America? No, that's not true: Joe Biden is president. He took office on January 20, 2021, and is expected to serve for four years. Biden is the
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: America’s Biggest Owner Of Farmland IS Now Bill Gates — But He Owns Less Than 0.1% Of All U.S. Farmland
Is Bill Gates now America's biggest owner of farmland in the United States? Yes, that's true: Gates owns 242,000 acres of farmland, according to a forbes.com article, which referenced a landreport.com article. Total farmland in the U.S.
TruthOrFiction→ Was Alex Trebek Listed as Part of Trump’s ‘Garden of American Heroes’?
Two days before the end of his one-term presidency, Donald Trump’s administration released a wide-ranging list of public figures it ordered to be included as statues in its proposed “National Garden of American Heroes” — includ
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Raw Data Analytics’ Posted By The American Report Does NOT Prove China, Russia Hacked 2020 Election
Does an article posted by The American Report prove China and Russia hacked the 2020 Election and does it show IP addresses from China, Russia, Hong Kong, Germany, Canada and the Czech Republic hacking "PA, NV, MI, GA Battleground States"
Snopes→ Was ‘America’s Frontline Doctor’ Simone Gold at US Capitol Attack?
Readers may remember Gold from the notorious "White Coat Summit" of 2020.
Snopes→ Did PGA of America Ban Trump Golf Courses for Life?
Professional golf distanced itself from U.S. President Donald Trump after the Capitol riot.
Snopes→ Is American Airlines Taking Precautions Against Pro-Trump Rioters Leaving DC?
Reports of politically motivated aggression on flights before the mob violence at the U.S. Capitol raised security concerns.
Liste→ Old video of Memorial Day parade is shared in false social media posts about 2021 ‘Save America’ rally
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Twitter that claim it shows US soldiers greeting Trump supporters as they gathered for the "Save America" rally in Washington DC in early January 2021. The claim is false; the
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Fact Checking Donald Trump’s Speech From the ‘Save America March’
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FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Falsehood-Filled ‘Save America’ Rally
Prior to the violence that disrupted Congress’ counting of the electoral votes, President Donald Trump gave an indignant speech filled with falsehoods about the presidential election he lost two months ago to Democrat Joe Biden. “Now it is
Snopes→ A Moment in America, Unimaginable But Perhaps Inevitable
The U.S. Capitol was overrun by violent supporters of Donald Trump, who exhorted them to march on the domed building as lawmakers inside carried out their Constitutional duty by certifying his electoral defeat.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Venezuelan and Turkish diplomats mirror their American counterparts in warnings about U.S. democracy
The shoe was on the other foot today as officials in Venezuela and Turkey warned their citizens about the dangerous political situation in the United States. Both countries have faced criticism in the past from American officials who raised alerts that
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Venezuelan and Turkish diplomats mirror their American counterparts in warnings about U.S. democracy
The shoe was on the other foot today as officials in Venezuela and Turkey warned their citizens about the dangerous political situation in the United States. Both countries have faced criticism in the past from American officials who raised alerts that
Snopes→ American Airlines Is Grounding Emotional-Support Animals
American Airlines is banning emotional-support animals in a move that will force most owners to pay extra if they want their pets to travel with them.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Purported Evidence in ‘The Plot To Steal America’ Video Does NOT Support Election Fraud Claims — Mostly Consists of Rehashed Hoaxes
Does an advertising video titled "The Plot To Steal America" contain hard evidence of election fraud? No, that's not true: the 18-minute pitch contains allegations based on video clips purporting to show "evidence" but several of these cl
Top Fact Checks→ Americans to get a $600 unemployment relief cheque as part of the COVID-19 relief package.
The Republican and Democratic Party lawmakers have agreed to an unemployment relief paycheck stimulus of $600 for Americans.
Snopes→ Why Some Americans Don’t Believe the Election Results
When an unfavorable decision is very important to someone, they tend to look for flaws demonstrating that the process used to make the decision was unfair.
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ The American Medical Association does not reject nor support hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19, nor did it change its position on the use matter
REVIEW Articles published on several websites including American Thinker and Rush Limbaugh claimed that the American Medical Association (AMA) switched its official position on hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), changing from a stance “adamantly against HC
Top Fact Checks→ Americans must fill out the census to get a stimulus check during the coronavirus emergency.
2020 consensus website refuted the claim and explained that "census responses are not tied to potential stimulus packages."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Political Ad Showing Senate Candidate Raphael Warnock Saying ‘God Damn America’ Leaves Out Context
Does a political ad showing Georgia Senate candidate Raphael Warnock saying "God damn America" present the video in context? No, it does not: When Rev. Warnock uttered the controversial phrase, he was discussing the use of those words in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The American Medical Association Did NOT Rescind Its Original Guidance On Hydroxychloroquine
Did the American Medical Association rescind its original guidance on the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19? No, that's not true: The AMA's guidance on hydroxychloroquine remains unchanged. Since the association's original March
Snopes→ Viral Spread: Americans Paying the Price for Thanksgiving
Across the country, contact tracers and emergency room doctors are hearing repeatedly from new coronavirus patients that they socialized over Thanksgiving with people outside their households.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: These Are NOT The Eight Deadliest Days In American History
Is this an accurate list of deadliest days in American history? No, that's not true: While the design of the infographic is clearly well-intentioned, this chart lacks some critical parameters for comparisons. This chart of lethal events s
TruthOrFiction→ Did Schumer and Pelosi ‘Shoot Down’ a COVID Relief Bill and $600 Checks for Americans?
As the global COVID-19 pandemic closed in on its first year, calls in the United States for second stimulus checks mounted in December 2020, the dubious right-wing blog DailyWire.com published an item (“Schumer, Pelosi Shoot Down Trump Covid Rel
Snopes→ Americans Can Pay Their Credit Card Bills, but for How Long?
The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t stopped Americans from keeping up with their credit card payments, thanks in large part to government relief programs passed by Congress in early 2020.
Snopes→ Did 4 of the ‘Deadliest Days in American History’ Occur in December 2020?
A widely shared meme placed the deaths caused by COVID-19 in stark historical context.
TruthOrFiction→ ‘Deadliest Days in American History’ Meme
In early December 2020, a meme began circulating titled “Deadliest Days in American History,” a sobering list of individual dates on which mass casualty events in the United States led to large losses of life — and four of the eight
TruthOrFiction→ Would $50,000 of Student Debt Forgiveness Be a ‘Massive Tax Increase’ for Americans?
On December 8 2020, The Blaze published an article headlined, “Schumer: Biden ‘considering’ cancelation of $50K in student loan debt for every borrower making under $125K a year,” with the subheading, “Translation: A mass
Liste→ This photo has been edited to bring African and Black American figures together
A photo widely shared online for several years appears to show Muhammed Ali, Nelson Mandela, Malcolm X and other Black icons posing together. While the striking image has sparked an emotional reaction on social media, it is in fact an altered photo of
Snopes→ Data Shows Americans Couldn’t Resist Thanksgiving Travel
Airports saw some of their busiest days of the pandemic, though air travel was much lower than last year.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Polio Vaccine Worked And The CDC Did NOT Admit 98 Million Americans Received Vaccine Contaminated With Cancer Agent
Did the CDC admit 98 million Americans received the polio vaccine between 1955 and 1963 when it was "contaminated with cancer-causing virus 'SV 40'"? No, that mis-states what the public health agency said and over-states the number expose
WaPo Fact Checker→ Loeffler’s bogus claim that Warnock ‘celebrated anti-American hatred’
An attack ad in the Georgia Senate run-off relies on out-of-context video clips to make its case.
TruthOrFiction→ ‘My Wife Has Cancer’ Reddit Comment Spreads Virally, Prompts Discussion of American Healthcare System
A November 30 2020 post to Reddit’s r/awfuleverything spread virally across platforms, prompting discussions all over social media about u/binkybrain’s original comment and the cost of cancer care in the United States: Poor guy
Liste→ Old footage of atheist invocation does not show the new American government praying to Satan
Footage of a man delivering an atheist invocation to various gods has been shared thousands of times on Facebook claiming to show the new American government praying to Satan. This is misleading; AFP Fact Check traced the video to 2014, long before US
Liste→ Old footage of atheist invocation does not show the new American government praying to Satan
Footage of a man delivering an atheist invocation to various gods has been shared thousands of times on Facebook claiming to show the new American government praying to Satan. This is misleading; AFP Fact Check traced the video to 2014, long before US
Snopes→ Americans Face New COVID-19 Restrictions After Thanksgiving
Americans returning from Thanksgiving break faced strict new coronavirus measures around the country as health officials braced for a disastrous worsening of the nationwide surge because of holiday gatherings over the long weekend.
Top Fact Checks→ 72 percent of Americans want a government-run healthcare system.
Media and research polls suggest that more than 50-60 percent of Americans would want an affordable health care system provided by the government.
Snopes→ NYC’S First African American Mayor, David Dinkins, Has Died
Dinkins' death came just weeks after the death of his wife, Joyce, who died in October at the age of 89.
TruthOrFiction→ Did a Majority of Americans in a Poll Say Trump Should Concede?
On November 23 2020, social media posts indicated that a then-new poll revealed a majority of Americans believed that U.S. President Donald Trump should concede the election to President-Elect Joe Biden — that majority being 58 percent of all vo
Top Fact Checks→ Black Americans are ten times more likely to die by gun homicide.
Several reports suggest that the rate of African American death due to gun homicide is ten times more than that of other races or ethnicities.