Amy Coney Barrett, a Catholic, is also affiliated with People of Praise, a "charismatic Christian community” whose teachings include women being subordinate to their husbands.
Publication: 2020 election
Snopes→ No, Biden Didn’t Wear a ‘Wire’ or ‘Smart’ Contact Lenses During 1st Debate
Conspiracy theories about high-tech devices rocketed across social media after the first presidential debate of 2020.
Snopes→ Has Biden Failed to Condemn Antifa?
"The problem is on the Left. And Biden refuses to talk about it," President Trump claimed in September 2020. Was he right?
Snopes→ Did Trump ‘Refuse to Condemn’ White Supremacists at Debate?
"Who do you want me to condemn? Who?" the president asked Fox News moderator Chris Wallace, in an extraordinary exchange during the first presidential debate in September 2020.
Snopes→ Did ‘Portland Sheriff’ Endorse Trump?
The Multnomah County sheriff tweeted his own fact check of this claim during the September 2020 presidential debate.
FactCheck.org→ No Evidence Biden Was ‘Wearing a Wire’ in Debate
Quick Take Facebook posts baselessly accuse former Vice President Joe Biden of wearing a wire during the first presidential debate. The low-quality videos and photos being cited don’t support that claim. Full Story Unsubstantiated claims about
FactCheck.org→ Video: The First Debate
In this video, we review six claims we fact-checked in the first presidential debate on Sept. 29 between President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Trump rattled off supposed instances of election “fraud,” misleadingly
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking the First Trump-Biden Debate
Summary President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden met on the debate stage for the first time and stretched or mangled facts on several topics: Trump exaggerated instances of election “fraud,” misleadingly citing ballots “found i
Truth or Fiction?→ Social Media Amplifies Conspiracies Targeting Biden Before First 2020 Debate
Hours before the first presidential debate on September 29 2020, right-wing operatives and blogs spewed several conspiracy theories that were only amplified, as per usual, on social media platforms that otherwise claim to fight disinformation. “
Snopes→ Were Trays of Mail, Including Mail-In Ballots, Found in a Ditch?
The U.S. Postal Service has been under fire for several problems concerning mail-in ballots in 2020.
Snopes→ Is Rep. Ilhan Omar Involved in an Illegal Ballot Harvesting Scheme?
Omar is a frequent target of disinformation campaigns.
FactCheck.org→ Baseless Online Claims Target Biden Ahead of First Debate
Quick Take Unsubstantiated posts spreading on Facebook and Twitter claim former Vice President Joe Biden “got tonight’s debate questions in advance” and that he will be wearing an earpiece. There is no evidence for either assertion. Full
Snopes→ Did Bloomberg Pay Fines for 31,000 Florida Felons So They Can Vote?
Under Florida law, some convicted felons may have their voting rights reinstated if they fulfill all requirements — including monetary — of their court-ordered sentencing.
FactCheck.org→ Reviewing the Facts in Anti-Harris Ad on Accused Child Rapist
Sen. Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, urged her Twitter followers “to help post bail for those protesting on the ground in Minnesota.” That appeal is now being used in an attack ad to portray her as helping to free a
Snopes→ Biden ‘Secret Earpiece’ Rumor Sounds a Lot Like False Claims Made About Clinton in 2016
Snopes cannot predict the future, but we can recognize false claims we have debunked in the past.
FactCheck.org→ Preserve America PAC
Political leanings: Conservative 2018 total spending: N/A Preserve America PAC is a new super PAC using ads about law and order to support President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign. Preserve America PAC was organized by Chris LaCivita and offic
FactCheck.org→ Brad Parscale’s Suicide Threat Sparks Conspiracy Claims
Quick Take Social media accounts that boost conspiracy theories make a baseless claim that the Clintons were involved in a recent incident at the home of Brad Parscale, President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager. The police report describes
Snopes→ Did Obama Get Caught ‘Spying’ on Trump’s 2016 Campaign?
U.S. President Donald Trump claimed his predecessor, or unidentified political opponents, "spied on our campaign illegally" numerous times.
FactCheck.org→ Photos of Recycled Election Materials in California Prompt False Claim
Quick Take Officials in Sonoma County, California, said photos circulating on social media show “old empty envelopes from the November 2018 election” being recycled — not “1,000+ mail-in ballots found in a dumpster,” as so
Snopes→ Did Biden Promise ‘Fewer Fires, Floods, and Hurricanes’ If Elected?
In a September 2020 address, Biden called Trump a “climate arsonist” and “climate denier.”
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Weekend Claims
On Sept. 26 and 27, President Donald Trump spoke for about two hours and 15 minutes in five appearances — including one campaign rally in Middletown, Pennsylvania. We’ve compiled many of the president’s false and misleading claims fro
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Biden’s SCOTUS Speech and Repeats
In remarks about President Donald Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden made some questionable statements: Biden claimed that a Supreme Court nominee has never been “nominated and installed while a p
Snopes→ Did Biden Disparage Troops as ‘Stupid Bastards’?
An offhanded remark during a 2016 speech was "made in jest," according to the Biden campaign.
Snopes→ Did Jared Kushner Delete Tweets After News Surfaced About Trump’s Taxes?
It's decidedly difficult to remove something that never existed.
Snopes→ Did Biden Call Trump ‘Xenophobic’?
The Democratic presidential nominee's critique of the incumbent came amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Snopes→ Exclusive: Facebook Groups Removed for Trump Train, Candace Owens, and Ivanka Trump
Three pro-Trump Facebook Groups with more than 1.6 million total members all disappeared in September 2020.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Has Not Been ‘Clear’ in Support of Masks
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says President Donald Trump has been “clear” in calling for the public to “wear face coverings when you can’t social distance.” The official messaging from the White House has been
Snopes→ Were These Mail-In Ballots Discovered in a California Landfill?
Images and stories like these are being used to mislead people about the integrity of the 2020 U.S. election and of mail-in ballots in particular.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Repeated False Attacks on Mail-In Ballots
In the past 48 hours, President Donald Trump repeatedly has refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses, claiming that mail-in voting is a “disaster” and “out of control” and suggesting without evidence that De
FactCheck.org→ Viral Post Wrongly Ties Cost Drop to Trump’s ‘Prescription Bill’
Quick Take A Facebook user claims the cost of her insulin dropped 75% thanks to “Trumps Prescription Bill.” There has been no such legislation passed, and actions by the Trump administration aimed at lowering prescription drug costs have yet to
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s False Auto Industry Claims
Continuing a yearslong trend, President Donald Trump made false and misleading comments about new auto plants in Michigan, and the industry at large — boasting in recent campaign rallies about accomplishments that aren’t true. Trump claimed h
Snopes→ Did Dr. Fauci Criticize Trump’s China Travel Restrictions?
The president was initially skeptical of imposing travel restrictions, though he would later claim that everyone around him had been against the idea.
Snopes→ Did Trump Halt Federal Diversity and Anti-Racism Training?
Trump's rhetoric on race has earned him scathing criticism, but his directive on diversity training is vague.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s False Claim About Mail Ballot Signatures in Nevada
At a rally in Vandalia, Ohio, President Donald Trump falsely claimed that Nevada voters are not required to sign their mail ballots and, if they do sign them, the signatures don’t have to be verified. The law requires mail ballots to include vali
Snopes→ Trump Won’t Commit to Peaceful Transfer of Power If He Loses
“We’re going to have to see what happens,” the president said at a news conference, responding to a question about whether he’d commit to a peaceful transfer of power.
Snopes→ Did Ruth Bader Ginsburg Say the Senate Was Obligated to Assess Merrick Garland’s Qualifications?
The late Supreme Court justice said in 2016 of court nominee Garland that “nothing in the Constitution” says “the president stops being president in his last year.”
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Nobel Nonsense
In recent rallies, President Donald Trump has repeatedly conflated winning a Nobel Peace Prize with being nominated for one, and has wrongly faulted the media for ignoring his nomination after making former President Barack Obama’s nomination in 2009
Snopes→ Did Trump Say ‘Obama Should Leave Office’ Before Appointing Supreme Court Justice?
Allegations of "hypocrisy" were ample in September 2020 as U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to nominate a successor to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Snopes→ Was Biden Caught Using a Teleprompter During an Interview?
An out-of-context video clip was widely circulated on social media, along with false claims about the Democratic presidential candidate.
FactCheck.org→ Ginsburg Was Confirmed Years Before the 1996 Election
Quick Take Facebook posts falsely claim that the late Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was “nominated and confirmed 43 days before an election.” She was nominated and confirmed more than three years before the next presidential electio