Did President Donald Trump warn Jimmy Kimmel and others in a social media post that "I had James Comey arrested"? No, that's not true: The supposed post does not appear on the president's official Truth Social account, and there are no re
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FactCheck.org→ Definition of ’86’ at the Heart of Comey Indictment
A federal indictment against former FBI Director James Comey hinges on the meaning of “86.” The Department of Justice said it indicates a threat of physical harm, while the more common dictionary definition is to throw out or get rid of so
The Dispatch→ Case Against Comey Dismissed
Judge tosses criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Comey’s Charges Were NOT Dismissed, As Of October 10, 2025; Prosecutor Did NOT Misspell His Name As ‘Homey’
Did a federal judge in Virginia drop charges against former FBI Director James Comey because the prosecutor misspelled Comey's last name as "Homey"? No, that's not true: The rumor on social media originated from a satire website. As of Oc
PolitiFact→ Can James Comey use President Donald Trump’s rhetoric as a legal defense?
Can Comey use Trump’s rhetoric as a legal defense?
AllSides→ Evidence Behind Comey Indictment Is Unclear
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/09/evidence-behind-comey-indictment-is-unclear/ James Comey, a former di
FactCheck.org→ Evidence Behind Comey Indictment Is Unclear
James Comey, a former director of the FBI, was indicted on two criminal counts on Sept. 25 by a federal grand jury in Virginia. But the barely two-page indictment provides very little information about the underlying evidence for the charges of lying
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the Week of the Comey Indictment
President Trump steps up his retribution campaign.
News Facts Network→ Maurene Comey Warns of Tyranny in Farewell After Sudden DOJ Firing
Fired federal prosecutor Maurene Comey issued a blistering email to former colleagues Thursday, warning that... The post Maurene Comey Warns of Tyranny in Farewell After Sudden DOJ Firing appeared first on News Facts Network.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FBI Director Kash Patel Did NOT Release Sealed Documents Tying Hillary Clinton And Vladimir Putin To ‘James Comey Scandal’
Did FBI Director Kash Patel declassify records detailing Hillary Clinton's and Vladimir Putin's ties to the 'James Comey Scandal'? No, that's not true: The viral rumor originated from a comedian's page. Neither the FBI nor credible media
News Facts Network→ Brennan and Comey Under FBI Criminal Investigation Over Trump-Russia Probe
The FBI has launched criminal investigations into former CIA Director John Brennan and former FBI... The post Brennan and Comey Under FBI Criminal Investigation Over Trump-Russia Probe appeared first on News Facts Network.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rockport County Sheriff Will NOT Ask A Grand Jury To Indict James Comey On State Charges Of Terroristic Threats — Satire
Did the Rockport County Sheriff say he would ask a grand jury to indict former FBI director James Comey on state terroristic threats charges? No, that's not true: A meme making that claim originated on a Facebook page with a satire discla
PolitiFact→ James Comey posted the number ‘86’ in reference to Donald Trump. What’s the history of the term?
Ask PolitiFact: What does '86’ mean? Parsing Comey’s seashells
Snopes→ Is the James Comey ‘Unequal Justice’ Quote Meme Accurate?
An "Unequal Justice" meme displayed a purported quote from former FBI Director James Comey about the investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails.
Snopes→ IRS Asks Treasury Watchdog to Probe Comey, McCabe Tax Audits
The IRS commissioner has asked the Treasury Department’s internal watchdog to immediately review the circumstances surrounding intensive tax audits that targeted ex-FBI Director James Comey and former Deputy Director Andrew McCabe.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: James Comey Did NOT Lose His Head To A Guillotine
Did James Comey lose his head to a guillotine? No, that's not true: There's no credible evidence the former FBI director was executed. The website that published the report is known for making false allegations and has a disclaimer warnin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Did NOT Arrest James Comey
Did the military arrest former FBI Director James Comey? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the office of the secretary of defense said no such arrest happened. An article making the claim relies on a purported unnamed source and app
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: John Brennan, Jim Comey, James Clapper And 12 Others Were NOT Subpoenaed By Department Of Justice And AG Barr — Senate Homeland Security Committee Approved Subpoenas
Did John Brennan, Jim Comey, James Clapper and 12 others get subpoenaed by the Department of Justice and Attorney General William Barr? No, that's not true. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved subpoena
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Former FBI Director James Comey NOT Implicated In Spy Ring
Did a website point to evidence implicating former FBI Director James Comey in a spy ring? No, that's not true: The story is "clickbait" and offers no documentary evidence to back up its claims. The site links to another website that has knowi
Snopes→ Watchdog: Comey Violated FBI Policies in Handling of Memos
The Justice Department's inspector general said Comey broke FBI rules by giving one memo containing unclassified information to a friend with instructions to share the contents with a reporter.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: James Comey Did NOT Vote Communist While Cold War Was Raging
Did former FBI Director James Comey vote communist during the cold war? No, that's not true: Comey told an interviewer in 2003 that he voted for Democrat Jimmy Carter for president in 1980 -- the first election he was old enough to cast a ball
Washington Post→ Comey’s claim he didn’t tell Congress that FBI agents thought Flynn was not intentionally lying
Fox News’s Bret Baier: “Did you tell lawmakers that FBI agents didn’t believe former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn was lying intentionally to investigators?” Former FBI Director James B. Comey: “No … .And I saw tha
Washington Post→ Comey’s claim he didn’t tell Congress that FBI agents thought Flynn was not intentionally lying
The former FBI director's claim is rebutted by contemporaneous records kept by the House and Senate.
Washington Post→ President Trump’s repeated claim that Comey ‘leaked classified information’
Comey “said he gave it [his memo] to a friend and he gave it to a friend to leak classified information. It’s all classified. It was totally classified.” — President Trump, in an interview on “Fox and Friends,” April 26, 2018
Washington Post→ President Trump’s repeated claim that Comey ‘leaked classified information’
The president says Comey gave a classified memo to a friend. But it was labeled unclassified — and released with no redactions.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Wrong on Comey ‘Leak,’ McCabe Funds
President Donald Trump claimed a memo that former FBI Director James Comey gave to a friend “in order to get a special counsel against me” was “all classified … totally classified.” That’s wrong. It was unclassified
PolitiFact→ What the law says about James Comey’s leaked memos
President Donald Trump trained his fire on the memos of former FBI Director James Comey, claiming the written impressions of their one-on-one discussions contain classified information and that Comey broke the law by disclosing them. Comey is crisscros
ABC News→ AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s shifting rationale for firing Comey
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's shifting rationale for firing Comey; inflating expectations of a simpler tax season next time
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump falsely says James Comey memos disprove collusion, obstruction
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Donald Trump falsely says James Comey memos disprove collusion, obstruction President Donald Trump claimed that memos written by former FBI Director James Comey "show clearly" that the Trump campai
Snopes→ In Comey Memos, Trump Talks of Jailed Journalists, ‘Hookers’
The 15 pages of documents contain new details about a series of interactions that Comey had with Trump in the weeks before his May 2017 firing.
PolitiFact→ The James Comey book: 'A Higher Loyalty'
In 2016, as the director of the FBI, James Comey publicly dissected Hillary Clinton’s email server controversy. Later, we learned that Comey was keeping to himself the beginnings of an investigation into Russia’s active interference in the
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Donald Trump’s tweets about former FBI Director James Comey
President Donald Trump lambasted former FBI Director James Comey as a leaker, liar and slimeball, in a series of tweets that were sometimes at odds with the truth. Trump’s tweetstorm comes as Republicans mount a concerted effort to discredit Come
Washington Post→ President Trump’s claim that James B. Comey ‘lied in Congress to Senator G’
Comey “lied in Congress to Senator G” — President Trump, in a tweet, April 16, 2018 In his continuing attacks on former FBI director James B. Comey — whom Trump fired in May 2017 — the president has a long list of complain
Washington Post→ President Trump’s claim that James B. Comey ‘lied in Congress to Senator G’
The president claims that Comey lied to Sen. Charles E. Grassley, but the claim is undercut by a new Inspector General report.
Snopes→ Comey Speculates Russians May Have Damaging Info on Trump
Former FBI Director James Comey says he thinks it's possible the Russians have compromising information on President Donald Trump.
ABC News→ AP FACT CHECK: Trump twists Comey role in Clinton disclosure
AP FACT CHECK: Trump is again twisting facts when it comes to former FBI director James Comey's role in the disclosure of sensitive investigations into Democrat Hillary Clinton
Snopes→ Trump Unloads on Comey Ahead of Ex-FBI Director’s Interview
President Donald Trump took to Twitter to unload on James Comey over his forthcoming memoir, calling him "slippery," suggesting he should be in jail and labeling him "the WORST FBI Director in history, by far!"
Snopes→ In New Book, Comey Says Trump ‘Untethered to Truth’
Former FBI Director James Comey blasts President Donald Trump as unethical and "untethered to truth" and calls his leadership of the country "ego driven and about personal loyalty" in a forthcoming book.
PolitiFact→ Devin Nunes – Nunes memo twists James Comey's words on Steele dossier
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Nunes memo twists James Comey's words on Steele dossier The memo assembled by aides to House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., has spawned lots of debate, both before it was released on Feb.
Snopes→ Report: House Panel Wants Bannon to Explain Comey Firing
A House panel questioned Steve Bannon, aiming to find out President Donald Trump's thinking when he fired FBI Director James Comey, according to a person familiar with what the panel was planning to ask the former White House chief strategist.