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PolitiFact→ Comparison of presidents’ classified records handling distorts cooperation with authorities
A social media post purports to show that Presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden have been less careful about protecting classified documents than Donald Trump has been. But the comparison is built on distortions.
The Dispatch→ Pompeo Sounds Off on Classified Documents Scandal
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.)Plus, Ronna McDaniel seeks to unite the RNC after her reelection.The post Pompeo Sounds Off on Classified Documents Scandal appeared first on The Dispatch.
PolitiFact→ Timeline: Classified documents seized at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home
The FBI in August seized documents at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Trump sued to challenge the seizure, but later lost. The Justice Department’s investigation into Trump’s possession of the classified documents continues.
The Dispatch→ ‘When Everything is Classified, Nothing is Classified’
Inside of a filing cabinet containing confidential documentsRecent document security breaches bring attention to America’s over-classification problem.The post ‘When Everything is Classified, Nothing is Classified’ appeared first on The Dispatch.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden classified documents timeline: Where, when were files found?
There are many unanswered questions about the documents found at President Joe Biden’s home and office. Here is a timeline of the events, based on news reports and statements by Biden, his lawyers and White House officials.
Poynter→ Can classified documents be removed from secure facilities? Sometimes.
President Joe Biden has been grappling with the discovery of classified documents at two locations: his post-vice presidential office in Washington, D.C., and his home in Wilmington, Delaware. U.S. Attorney […] The post Can classified documents b
PolitiFact→ Brian Fitzpatrick – GOP congressman oversimplifies claim on classified documents amid Biden investigation
“Classified documents can never be taken out of a (sensitive compartmented information facility), ever.”
FactCheck.org→ Timeline of Biden’s Classified Documents
During a “60 Minutes” interview back on Sept. 18, CBS’ Scott Pelley asked President Joe Biden what he thought about the recently released image of top-secret documents that FBI agents had discovered during a search of former Presiden
The Dispatch→ Handling Classified Documents 101
A binder containing classified material marked Secret sits on the witness table during a Senate hearing. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)How Joe Biden’s classified material should have been handled at the end of the Obama administr
AllSides→ Trump, Biden classified documents cases differ in key ways. Here’s how.
https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/jan/11/Trump-Biden-classified-documents-cases-differ/ Soon afte
AllSides→ Classified Documents Found at Former Biden Office, Drawing Comparisons to Trump
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/01/classified-documents-found-at-former-biden-office-drawing-comparisons-to-trump/
Truth or Fiction?→ Joe Biden ‘Classified Documents’ Controversy
On January 9 2023, conspiracy theorist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) tweeted that U.S. President Joe Biden “took classified documents from the White House,” claiming that the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the National Archives
FactCheck.org→ Classified Documents Found at Former Biden Office, Drawing Comparisons to Trump
The Justice Department is reviewing the circumstances surrounding the discovery of classified documents by personal lawyers for President Joe Biden inside his former office in November. The White House publicly acknowledged the federal review this wee
Washington Post→ Biden, Trump and classified documents: An explainer
Here are answers to key questions regarding the discovery in Biden's office and home that has echoes of the investigation of former president Donald Trump.
PolitiFact→ Trump, Biden classified documents cases differ in key ways. Here’s how.
Both Trump and Biden had classified documents stored in unauthorized locations. But experts said what is known so far suggests there are important differences, including the number of documents involved and how the Biden and Trump legal teams responded.
Logically→ Republican Senator John Kennedy released classified documents on Hunter Biden and accused the FBI of corruption.
Sen. John Kennedy did not release any classified documents or accuse FBI Director Christopher Wray of having a deal with Hunter Biden.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Sen. John Kennedy Releasing Classified Documents, He Does NOT Say ‘You Had A Deal With Hunter’
Does a video posted on Facebook show Sen. John Kennedy releasing classified documents in the Senate or declaring that an interlocutor had "a deal" with President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden? No, that's not true: The video shows Kennedy
Logically→ Obama Foundation stored classified presidential documents in an abandoned furniture warehouse.
The facility was controlled, managed, and used exclusively by National Archives and Records Administration and Obama Foundation had no access to it.
Poynter→ Claims about Obama Foundation keeping classified records in an abandoned warehouse are wrong
In August, after the FBI seized documents from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, Trump wrongly charged his predecessor with keeping “33 million pages of documents, much of […] The post Claims about Obama Founda
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claims about Obama Foundation keeping classified records in an abandoned warehouse are wrong
“The Obama Foundation stored classified documents in an abandoned furniture warehouse.”
Snopes→ Did Obama Foundation Store Classified Documents at Empty Furniture Warehouse?
Presidential papers have been stored in unexpected spaces before.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Presidents Can NOT Declassify Documents Simply By Saying ‘It’s Declassified’ Or By Merely ‘Thinking About It’ – There Is A Procedure For Doing It
Can a president of the United States declassify classified documents and information by simply saying "it's declassified" or by just "thinking about it"? No, that's not true: There is a procedure for presidents to declassify documents and
PolitiFact→ Hillary Clinton – Clinton exaggerates absence of classified information in her emails
“I had zero emails that were classified.”
Washington Post→ Hillary Clinton’s claim that ‘zero emails’ were marked classified
Clinton marked a contrast with Trump over whether her emails were marked as classified -- and recent investigations conducted under Trump has bolstered her case.
AllSides→ Timeline of FBI Investigation of Trump’s Handling of Highly Classified Documents
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/08/timeline-of-fbi-investigation-of-trumps-handling-of-highly-classified-documents/
FactCheck.org→ Timeline of FBI Investigation of Trump’s Handling of Highly Classified Documents
The FBI on Aug. 8 executed a search warrant at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property in Florida. A federal judge magistrate signed the warrant after “finding probable cause that evidence of multiple federal crimes would be fou
Snopes→ Pence Says He Didn’t Leave Office with Classified Material
Former Vice President Mike Pence said that he didn’t take any classified information with him when he left office.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Rep. John Haller’ Reading Anti-Terrorism Bill With Repeated ‘Classified’ Parts — It’s Old Satire
Does a video show "Rep. John Haller" of Pennsylvania reading through the "HR 8791 -- the Homeland Terrorism Preparedness Bill" and interrupting his reading by repeatedly saying material is "classified"? No, that's not true: There was no R
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Barack Obama did not Keep Millions of Classified Documents
(Photo by Jack Gruber-Pool/Getty Images)In an attempt to defend himself against reports that he has classified documents in his Florida residence, Donald Trump in a statement on Friday (since deleted from his website) said Barack Obama “kept 33 m
Snopes→ Here’s How Government Docs Are Classified to Keep Sensitive Info Safe
There are several degrees of classification.
PolitiFact→ Could Trump argue he declassified the documents found in the Mar-a-Lago search?
The search warrant served on former President Donald Trump has raised some novel legal questions involving national-security classification. Could Trump say he declassified the documents in question before leaving office? We asked legal experts.
Health Feedback→ The CDC hasn’t classified monkeypox as airborne; transmission is typically through sustained physical contact
REVIEW The recent monkeypox outbreak has led to the disease spreading in dozens of countries where it isn’t normally found. There have been over 25,000 cases and a small number of deaths, leading to the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Navy Did NOT See UFOs in July 2019 — Navy Classified Them As ‘Unmanned Aerial Systems’ (Drones)
Did the U.S. Navy encounter real UFOs in July 2019 and shoot "hundreds of bullets" at them? No, that's not true: The Navy defined the objects as "unmanned aerial systems" (UAS), or as news reports described them, drones. The objects were
PolitiFact→ Tweets – No, this document doesn’t show classified Ukrainian military orders to attack the Donbas region
Classified documents from Ukraine “confirm without a shadow of a doubt” that the Ukraine government was “covertly preparing an offensive operation against Donbas, scheduled for March 2022.”
Snopes→ FBI Releases Newly Declassified Record on Sept. 11 Attacks
The document is the first investigative record to be disclosed since President Joe Biden ordered a declassification review of materials that for years have remained out of public view.
Snopes→ Report: Classified UK Defense Papers Found at Bus Stop
The papers included plans for a possible U.K. military presence in Afghanistan.
Logically→ World Health Organization classified B.1.617 as a COVID-19 variant of concern at the global level.
The B.1.617, first found in India in 2020, is classified as a coronavirus variant of global concern by WHO due to its increased transmissibility.
AFP Fact Check→ United Nations has not classified 18 to 65-year-olds as ‘youth’
Social media posts in South Korea claim the United Nations (UN) has reclassified 18 to 65-year-olds as “youth”. The claim is false: representatives from various UN agencies said there was no such system, and UN publications define “youth” a
Snopes→ Did a ‘Declassified’ Picture Show an Alien UFO Crash?
A picture appeared to show military and government officials closing in on a crashed UFO that looked like a flying saucer alien spacecraft.