Did Mike Pence sign a bill when he was governor of Indiana to send same-sex marriage applicants to jail? No, that's not true: Pence, while a strong opponent of same-sex marriage, could not have signed any such bill because the legislation
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Is NOT An Original Photo Of Barack and Michelle Obama
Is this a photo of Barack and Michelle Obama as a young couple? Not really. The original photo of the Obamas has been manipulated, intentionally distorting the features of Michelle Obama to make her appear masculine. The manipulated image
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Was NOT California’s ‘TOP COP’ In 2010 So She Was NOT Responsible For The State’s Black Incarceration Rate That Year
Was Kamala Harris California's "TOP COP" in 2010, making her responsible for the state's Black incarceration rate that year? No, that's not true: Harris served as attorney general of California between January 2011 and January 2017. The c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Take A Knee During The National Anthem While Visiting Miami’s Little Haiti
Did Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden take a knee during the national anthem while visiting Miami's Little Haiti? No, that's not true: Photos showing Biden kneeling were taken as he and his wife posed for a photographs with Haitia
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of President Obama Kissing Nancy Pelosi Is Not A ‘Drunken Photo’
Does a photo showing President Obama kissing Rep. Nancy Pelosi's cheek show a drunken Pelosi and is it a photo she doesn't want "out there"? No, that's not true: The photo shows Obama and Pelosi after they deplaned from Air Force One on t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Federal Law Saying Businesses Must Accept Cash
Are business owners who refuse to accept cash -- "legal tender for all debts public and private," as it says on U.S. currency -- violating federal law? No, there is no such law, but states can, and have, made their own legislation requiri
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: BLM/Antifa Member Did NOT Shoot ‘Patriot’ At Denver Protest
Did a BLM or antifa activist shoot and kill a "patriot" at a protest in Denver, Colorado, on October 10, 2020? No, that's not true: Police arrested a Pinkerton security guard hired by a local TV station to protect a news crew covering due
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Thousands Of Mail-In Ballots For Registered Republicans In Pennsylvania Were NOT Destroyed
Were thousands of mail-in ballots for registered Republicans in Pennsylvania destroyed? No, that's not true. The paper items shown in the video are mailers from the Pennsylvania Republican Party to encourage people to request a mail-in ba
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Was NOT Endorsed By BLM Or Antifa
Was Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden endorsed by Black Lives Matter and Antifa? No, neither of those claims is true: There is no central "antifa" (antifascist) organization and a search of Biden's campaign contribution reports on
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Blame "Forgetting" To Wear A Mask (At A KKK Rally) For Contracting Covid-19
Did President Trump say he caught COVID-19 by forgetting to wear a mask at a Ku Klux Klan rally in Florida? No, that's not true: The claim was made in a satire article that used a satire photo from 2016. It is a real photo, but features a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Certainty 2020 Will End With Fewer Total U.S. Deaths Than 2018 And 2019
Is it true that, even with the coronavirus pandemic, the United States is on pace to have fewer total deaths this year than in both 2018 and 2019? No, a rough estimate doesn't account for the complexity of seasonal changes in death rates.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Embryonic Stem Cells Were NOT Used In The Development of Regeneron Antibody Treatment
Were embryonic stem cells used in the development of Regeneron, the antibody treatment given to President Donald Trump? No, that's not true: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, the company behind the antibody cocktail, told Lead Stories that it di
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Poll Managers In Myrtle Beach Have NO Reason To Write On Ballot And It Will NOT Be Disqualified If A Poll Manager Writes On It
Do poll workers in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina have any reason to write on ballots and will they be disqualified if they do so? No, that's not true: Multiple South Carolina election officials, including those in Horry County, the county
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Black Lives Matter Was NOT Involved In Videoed Disruption At Hispanic Child’s Birthday Party
Did Black Lives Matter have anything to do with a woman seen on video ruining a Hispanic child's birthday party? No, that's not true. Video of a woman flipping a table in anger at her neighbor's party for a 3-year-old shows nothing more t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vice President Mike Pence Did NOT Tweet Kamala Harris Received Debate Questions Beforehand
Did Vice President Mike Pence tweet that there was "evidence of Kamala receiving the questions beforehand" about their debate? No, that's not true. A fake Pence tweet claimed Sen. Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for vice president,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Death Count For Muslims In Chinese Concentration Camps Has NOT Surpassed Number Of Jews Killed In The Holocaust
Have the Chinese executed more Muslims in concentration camps than the number of Jewish victims who died in the Holocaust? No, that's not true. The U.S. State Department estimates China has rounded up at least 1 million Muslims and some h
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: White House Doctors Have NOT Said Trump Recovered From COVID In Four Days
Did President Trump contract COVID-19 and recover from it in four days? No, that's not true: The timeline is subject to debate, but White House statements indicate the president tested positive on October 1, 2020. Trump announced Oct. 7,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Cute Baby With A Medical Condition Is Being Used By An Engagement-Baiting Scam
Did a mother publish photos of her baby along with a plea for the public to share the post and wish him a Happy Birthday? No, that's not true: These photos were taken from the mother's blog without permission and are being used as "engage
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Facebook Page Running $5000 Give-Away Contest Is NOT CourtTV Anchor Vinnie Politan’s Real Page
Is a Facebook page with the name ViniepCourttv that is running a $5,000 give-away contest the real page for COURT TV anchor Vinnie Politan? No, that's not true. A new account claiming to be the former prosecutor is a fake and is trying to
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Breonna Taylor’s Boyfriend Does NOT Say That She Opened Fire On Officers
Does Breonna Taylor's boyfriend, Kenneth "Kenny" Walker, say that Taylor was the one who opened fire on officers? No, that's not true: Walker was questioned on the scene after the raid, he told officers it was Taylor who opened fire. Walk
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden’s First Wife Did NOT Run A Stop Sign Before She Was Killed In A Car Accident
Did Joe Biden's first wife run a stop sign before she was killed in a car accident? No, that's not true. Neilia Biden and their children Naomi, Beau and Hunter, were in a car accident on December 18, 1972. She did not run a stop sign but
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Study Did NOT Say Men Must Have Sex At Least 21 Times A Month To Avoid Prostate Cancer
Did Harvard researchers conclude that men must have sex at least 21 times a month to avoid prostate cancer? No, that's not true: A Harvard study did suggest there is a benefit of lower risks of prostate cancer linked to a higher frequency
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Say Doctors Have Never Seen A Body Kill Coronavirus Like His, Nor That He Has ‘USA’ Instead Of DNA
In a video update on his medical condition, did President Donald Trump say he has "USA" instead of DNA and that doctors never saw a body kill coronavirus the way his does? No, that's not true: There is no record of Trump saying that and h
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The White House Doctor Did NOT Say Trump Is Virus-Free
Did the White House doctor say there is zero evidence of a live virus in President Trump? No, that's not true. In word and deed, the White House and Dr. Sean P. Conley have made it clear the president is infected with COVID-19, likely inf
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Chelsea Clinton Did NOT Tweet In 2018 That Michelle Obama Is Transsexual
Did Chelsea Clinton tweet in 2018 that she was sick of people harassing former President Barack Obama because he "had the courage of conviction to marry a transsexual" in Michelle Obama? No, that is not true. The tweet is fake. The former
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hospital Records Did NOT Expose Trump’s Weight At 332 Pounds
Did hospital records expose President Donald Trump's weight at 332 pounds? No, that's not true: No hospital records concerning President Trump are publicly available. The only official information about Trump's weight has been provided by
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden DID Say ‘Some Black Woman Was Able To Keep The Grocery Shelves Stocked’ But Not To Demean
Did Joe Biden say "The reason I was able to stay home during the pandemic is because some Black woman was able to keep the grocery shelves stocked?" Yes, that is true, but in its context it's clear Biden was praising, not demeaning Black
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AARP Did NOT Endorse Biden Nor Give Financial Support To Planned Parenthood
Did AARP endorse Joe Biden for president and give financial support to Planned Parenthood? No, both of those claims are not true: AARP is a nonprofit organization that is legally prohibited from supporting candidates and does not have a p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sen. Chuck Schumer Did NOT Have An Affair With His Daughter’s Best Friend From High School
Did Sen. Chuck Schumer have an affair in 1977 with his daughter's best friend from high school? No, that's not true. Neither of Schumer's daughters was born until the 1980s. The story was published by a satire site set up to bait conserva
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Flu Does NOT Kill More Than 100,000 Americans Some Years Nor Is It More Lethal Than COVID-19, As Trump Claims
Does the seasonal flu kill more than 100,000 U.S. residents some years and is it more lethal than COVID-19, as President Trump claimed in a tweet? No on both counts: The CDC estimates that over the past decade yearly totals for U.S. flu d
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Congressman Did NOT ‘Just’ Introduce A Bill To Remove Pelosi
Did a congressman "just" introduce a bill to remove Nancy Pelosi from her seat as speaker of the House of Representatives? No, that's not true: Rep. Ralph Abraham, R-La., introduced what's called a resolution in October 2019. Ever since,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show A Cloned Live Dinosaur
Is this a video of a cloned live dinosaur? No, that's not true: This is a very life-like puppet, although the blinking eyes and the small roars are definitely a tad convincing. The claim appeared in a tweet (archived here) published on Se
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sen. Thom Tillis Contracted The Coronavirus And WAS Unmasked During Part Of The SCOTUS Rose Garden Event
Did Sen. Thom Tillis contract the coronavirus despite wearing a mask at the White House Rose Garden event announcing President Trump's Supreme Court nominee? No, that's not true: Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina, was seen wearing
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Incarcerated People CAN Receive The $1,200 Stimulus Check Behind Bars
Can incarcerated people receive the $1,200 economic stimulus check behind bars? Yes, that's true. Prison inmates were previously banned by the IRS from receiving a check from the federal government because they were in jail or prison. A S
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Tweet That He Got Instagram To Take Down ‘Video Proof’ He Wore Earpiece At Debate
Did Joe Biden tweet that he got Instagram to take down the page that falsely posted that Biden wore a special earpiece during the first presidential debate with Donald Trump? No, that's not true: Biden never tweeted the claim. The page @e
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Was NO 6.0 To 6.5 Magnitude Earthquake In the San Francisco Bay Area Over The Weekend, Leaving Prediction Flat
Was a post's prediction accurate for a 6.0 to 6.5 magnitude earthquake in the San Francisco Bay between October 1 and 2, 2020? No, as anyone in the Bay Area or keeping up with news can testify, that didn't happen. Earthquakes are still un
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Nancy Pelosi, George Stephanopoulos, And Chris Wallace Is From February 2019
Is this a photo of Nancy Pelosi, George Stephanopoulos and Chirs Wallace? Yes, it was taken on February 5, 2019, as Speaker Pelosi met with the network television anchors just before President Trump delivered the annual State of the Union
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Abandoned 2020 Mail-In Ballots
Is this a photo of 2020 general election mail-in ballots abandoned on the side of the road? No, that's not true: This a photo from 2018. A New Jersey-based U.S. Postal Service worker dumped this mail and later resigned. The claim appeared
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kayleigh McEnany is NOT Out as White House Press Secretary
Is Kayleigh McEnany out as the White House press secretary? No, that's not true: The claim is based on a misunderstanding of her reference to her former role: press secretary for Donald Trump's 2020 campaign. The claim originated from a t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Bikers Praying For President Trump At Walter Reed Hospital
Does a video uploaded on TikTok by user James Riley show bikers praying for President Trump at Walter Reed hospital? No, that's not true: the video was first uploaded by Riley on September 12, 2020, well before the President was diagnosed