Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Tweets President Trump Determined to Start War with North Japan-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) tweeted that President Trump is determined to start war with “North Japan” and reference
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Snopes→ Did the White House Change Outgoing Message on Comment Line to Blame Democrats?
The unprecedented finger-pointing took place amid a government shutdown and looming government worker furloughs.
Snopes→ Did Trump Criticize Obama for a Lack of Leadership During the 2013 Government Shutdown?
Citizen Donald Trump criticized President Barack Obama during the 2013 government shutdown for failing to "get everyone in a room" to "make a deal."
Snopes→ Did President Trump Decry Babies Being ‘Born in the Ninth Month’?
The president apparently misspoke while delivering remarks to the 45th March for Life in Washington.
Snopes→ Did Sen. Tom Cotton Issue a ‘Cease and Desist’ Letter to a Constituent?
The Arkansas Republican's office says such letters are "only used under extreme circumstances."
Snopes→ Will Health and Human Services Allow Doctors Refuse to Treat LGBTQ Patients?
The department cited a judge's December 2016 ruling that does not extend patient protections to cover gender identity.
Snopes→ ‘He Fights’: President Trump’s Lack of Decorum
The authorship of an opinion piece defending President Trump's lack of decorum and dignity in office has been misattributed.
Snopes→ Is Mohammed the Most Popular Name for Newborn Boys in the Netherlands?
No, it's not.
Snopes→ Donald Trump Sold an Apartment to a Brutal Haitian Dictator?
He sold the Trump Tower apartment to Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier through a Panamanian shell corporation in 1983.
Snopes→ Did the Clinton Foundation Pay for Chelsea’s Wedding?
The rumor that the charitable foundation paid for Chelsea Clinton's 2010 wedding at Haiti's expense appears to be without merit.
Snopes→ Records Show Psychiatrist Who ‘Diagnosed’ Trump Lacks License?
A number of far-right web sites have posted misleading stories casting doubt on whether Dr. Bandy Lee has a medical license.
Snopes→ Emmanuel Mensah’s Final Act of Heroism
Emmanuel Mensah was a United States Army soldier and immigrant from Ghana who died saving his neighbors' lives during the 2017 Bronx fire.
Snopes→ Did Botswana Condemn Trump’s Alleged ‘Shithole’ Slur Toward African Countries?
The country's government, as well as a union representing the entire continent, called for an apology from the president.
Snopes→ Did ‘The Boondocks’ Forecast Oprah Winfrey’s Becoming President?
A 2006 episode of the Cartoon Network series received a surge in attention after the talk show host's Golden Globes speech twelve years later.
Snopes→ Was ‘Dixie’ Taken Out of Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede Dinner Attraction?
Critics said that the show romanticized the pre-Civil War South; supporters, in turn decried the reign of "political correctness."
Snopes→ Was Oprah Pictured Kissing Harvey Weinstein on the Cheek?
A photograph showing Oprah offering Harvey Weinstein a peck on the cheek is real; it was taken in 2014 at the Critics' Choice movie awards.
Snopes→ Was President Trump ‘Feared Dead’ After a Fire at Trump Tower?
A dubious web site overstated the danger posed by the small blaze in New York City in order to push conspiracy theories.
Snopes→ Did Donald Trump Say ‘Politics Is Boring’ and ‘There’s No Money in It’ in 1990?
A popular meme attributes an unlikely quote to the then-businessman, who was already making comments suggesting a future presidential run.
Snopes→ Did the City of Seattle Add a ‘Sweetened Beverage Recovery Fee’?
Distributors of sweetened drinks in the Emerald City now have to pay an excise tax of 1.75 cents per fluid ounce.
Snopes→ Did a Republican Group Post Anti-Trump Billboards in Minnesota?
The billboards are real, but the so-called Republican group has an interesting donor behind it.
Snopes→ Is This Family Grieving a Soldier Killed in Action?
President Donald Trump shared the picture intending to criticize NFL players — but it was taken out of context.
Snopes→ Did Trump Change the Name of the ‘Obama Highway’ Back to the ‘Old Dixie Highway?’
Reports that President Donald Trump had ordered the name to revert are just barely-sourced opinion pieces disguised as news.
Snopes→ Were DACA Recipients Photographed Burning an American Flag?
A photograph of a protest was shared with unfounded claims and an inaccurate and misleading description.
Snopes→ Did Donald Trump Say It Was ‘Low Class’ for Mike Pence to Bring Pets to Washington?
A December 2017 report had the president calling the vice president and his family "yokels" for moving their pets from Indiana.
Snopes→ Did Donald Trump Tweet About Daughter Tiffany’s ‘Skintight’ Dress?
A parody account — not the president himself — tweeted a suggestive remark about Tiffany Trump.
Truth or Fiction?→ Nancy Pelosi Disgusted With Trump for Letting People Keep More Money They Earned-Fiction!
Nancy Pelosi Disgusted With Trump for Letting People Keep More Money They Earned-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi tweeted that she’s disgusted with President Trump for letting people keep more of the money that they
Snopes→ Did Nancy Pelosi Tweet That She Is ‘Disgusted’ With ‘President’ Trump?
An image purportedly showing a biting statement posted on Twitter by the House Minority Leader is a hoax.
Snopes→ Net Worths of Presidents
An image comparing changes in the financial status of former and current United States presidents is not particularly revealing.
Snopes→ Did President Trump Roll Back Rules Protecting Elderly at Nursing Homes?
The Trump administration scaled back an Obama-era policy of levying heavy fines against nursing homes that harm patients.
Truth or Fiction?→ George Soros Suffers Massive Heart Attack While Visiting Hungary-Fiction!
George Soros Suffers Massive Heart Attack While Visiting Hungary-Reported as Fiction! Summary of eRumor: George Soros suffered a massive heart attack while visiting Hungary on Christmas Eve. The Truth: There aren’t any credible sources to back up
Snopes→ Is the Trump Administration Planning to Bring Back Government Use of the Word ‘Negro’?
Despite misleading claims by a left-wing web site, federal agencies are already allowed to use "negro" as a racial category, though perhaps not for long.
Snopes→ Did Trump Put ‘Make America Great Again’ on Presidential Challenge Coins?
Past designs of the tokens, have been subtler and included the phrase 'E pluribus unum.'
Truth or Fiction?→ Sen. Kamala Harris Had Affair With Married Man, Used it to Launch Her Career-Mostly Fiction!
Sen. Kamala Harris Had Affair With Married Man, Used it to Launch Her Career-Mostly Fiction! Summary of eRumor: U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris had an affair with a married man, former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, and used him to launch her political care
Snopes→ Did Rosie O’Donnell Offer Bribes to Senators on Twitter?
The comedian "offered" two million dollars each to two Republican senators if they voted no on the GOP tax bill; a bribery conviction would be unlikely.
Snopes→ Did Mia Khalifa ‘Expose’ Ajit Pai After He ‘Slid Into Her DMs’?
Rumors that the former adult actress confronted the Federal Communications Commission chairman on Instagram after he tried to send her flirty direct messages originated in a hoax article.
Truth or Fiction?→ 3 Poll Workers Arrested in Alabama for Voter Fraud -Fiction!
3 Poll Works Arrested in Alabama for Voter Fraud –Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Alabama State Police have arrested three poll workers in Birmingham for allowing 3,000 invalid votes for Doug Jones in Alabama’s December 12, 2017, special electi
Snopes→ Did President Donald Trump Host the NRA on the Anniversary of the Sandy Hook Massacre?
Progressive blogs reported that the White House hosted the National Rifle Association on the anniversary of a mass shooting.
Snopes→ Did Joy Behar Grab Robin Williams By the Crotch?
A 2006 photograph shows Behar and Williams cutting up with fellow comedians Billy Crystal and Whoopi Goldberg at
Snopes→ Did Roy Moore Receive 953 Votes to Doug Jones’ 5,327 in a Town of 1,867 Registered Voters?
A popular Facebook rumor contends that Alabama's December 2017 election showed major voting irregularities — but the claim is "satire."
Snopes→ Did a Surgeon Who Exposed ‘Clinton Foundation Corruption in Haiti Die a Suspicious Death?
Paranoid reports twisted the details of a tragic suicide to further a false narrative about the Clinton family.