A theory spread online overstated the consequences of the Arizona senator's July 2017 vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
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Snopes→ Anthony Scaramucci Reportedly ‘Removed’ As White House Communications Director
Chief of Staff John Kelly allegedly made the decision to cut Scaramucci loose just ten days into his tenure.
Snopes→ House Enacts ‘Martial Law’ as Senators Grapple With ‘Skinny’ Partial Obamacare Repeal
The rule allows the House to vote on the bill without notice if the Senate passes it.
Snopes→ Did Donald Trump Assault a Marine Then Rip Off His Cover?
A video of the president picking up and returning a hat was reversed to make it appear as though he had pulled it off a Marine and then tossed it.
Snopes→ U.S. Intercepts, Destroys Missile off Coast of Alaska in Planned Test
Though perhaps imbued with more relevance in light of events on the Korean Peninsula, the test had been planned long before North Korean missile activity.
Snopes→ Was Vladimir Putin Surrounded by Other World Leaders at the G20 Summit?
A photograph purportedly showing the Russian president surrounded by political counterparts is not real.
Snopes→ Did Buzz Aldrin Say Not Punching Donald Trump Was His Greatest Achievement?
Rumors that the astronaut had to restrain himself from hitting the President of the United States were greatly exaggerated.
Snopes→ Growing Number of States Reject Voter Data Request From Trump’s Election Commission
Voting rights groups have also come out against Kris Kobach's push to gain information about voters in all 50 states.
Snopes→ Russia’s Neighbor Ukraine Besieged by ‘Fake News’ and Hacking Years Before United States
Questions have been raised about how far the Kremlin will go.
Snopes→ Does Donald Trump Have Fake ‘Time’ Magazine Covers Displayed at His Resorts?
The magazine has reportedly requested that the faux covers promoting Trump's television show be taken down.
Snopes→ Did Kellyanne Conway Try to Require NBA Champions to Visit the White House?
A "news/satire hybrid platform" fabricated an angry statement by Conway about the Golden State Warriors.
Snopes→ Did India’s Prime Minister ‘Evade’ Donald Trump’s Handshake With a Hug?
Claims that Narendra Modi "sidestepped the challenge" with the United States president may be missing the point.
Snopes→ Is Trump’s Health Deteriorating as White House Pressures Mount?
Claims that President Donald Trump's health was deteriorating due to the stress of his job originated from a satirical page.
Snopes→ Was the Passage of Obamacare Was Just as Secretive as GOP Efforts to Repeal It?
While both bills could be faulted for periods of closed-door negotiations, experts agree that the secrecy behind the GOP bill to repeal Obamacare is in a league of its own.
Snopes→ Is James Comey ‘Best Friends’ With Robert Mueller, and Is That a Conflict of Interest?
Comey's attorney said that the two men know each other from working together but are hardly "best friends", and experts told us the relationship doesn't meet conflict of interest legal criteria.
Snopes→ Illinois Lawmaker’s ‘COVFEFE Act’ Would Ban Trump From Deleting Tweets
The bill would expand the Presidential Records Act to include the president's use of his personal account.
Snopes→ Did President Trump Send Letters Lauding Middle Schoolers On Their ‘Succuess’?
A viral Facebook photograph purportedly showed a major spelling error in a congratulatory letter to students.
Snopes→ Senate Republicans Planning to Pass ‘Trumpcare’ While the United States Distracted by Comey Hearing?
Republicans are trying to bring health care legislation to a vote, but they aren't hiding their efforts from the public eye.
Snopes→ GOP-Run House Votes to Roll Back Post-2008 Financial Rules
The Dodd-Frank Act was put in place by former United States President Barack Obama after the 2008 economic crisis.
Snopes→ Comey to Congress: President Trump Told Him ‘I Need Loyalty’
The prepared remarks were released the day before 8 June 2017 appearance on Capitol Hill.
Snopes→ Did Kellyanne Conway Say Liberal Women Hate Her Because of Her ‘Striking Beauty And Intellect’?
A quote attributed to the senior adviser to President Donald Trump is a hoax.
Snopes→ Qatar Points to ‘Fake News’ Amid Diplomatic Crisis
The FBI reportedly sent investigators to Doha, but the crisis between the Gulf states has been brewing for some time.
Snopes→ Do Household Printers Leave an Invisible Tracking Code on All Your Printed Documents?
While not all printers do this, nearly all color laser printers — at the urging of the United States government — code hidden metadata into their pages.
Snopes→ Federal Contractor Charged with Leaking Classified Information to ‘The Intercept’
The leaked documents provided new details about the extent and nature of Russian hacking in the November 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Snopes→ President Donald Trump in a Diaper?
A photograph purportedly showing Trump nearly nude and surrounded by bondage accoutrements is not real.
Snopes→ Is ‘Covfefe’ Arabic for ‘I Will Stand Up’?
After President Donald Trump mistyped (then deleted) a tweet, some hurried to ascribe meanings to the mistyped word "covfefe."
Snopes→ American Mayors Vow To Fight Climate Change Despite Withdrawal From Paris Agreement
Cities are mulling over their own paths forward after the United States' withdrawal from the landmark climate deal.
Snopes→ Twitter’s Alts and Rogues
Twitter is full of "alt-gov", or alternate government, accounts — but without verification, it's difficult to know whom to trust.
Snopes→ Did President Trump’s Twitter Account Gain Five Million New Bot Followers in Three Days?
According to archived images of Trump's Twitter page, rumors of a surge in followers were greatly exaggerated.
Snopes→ Did Mitch McConnell Vow to Block the Appointment of a Russia Investigation Special Prosecutor?
Reports grossly misrepresent the Senate Majority Leader's actual statements.
Snopes→ Everything Donald Trump Has Accomplished in Just Four Months?
We looked into the accuracy of a viral list touting President Trump's accomplishments during his first four months in office.
Snopes→ Protesters Beaten in ‘Brutal Attack’ During Turkish President’s United States Visit
Erdogan's security detail was blamed for the clash outside Turkish ambassador Serdar Kilic's Washington, D.C. home.
Snopes→ Is Paula White Selling Prayer Flags Blessed by Donald Trump?
A hoax article reported that televangelist Paula White was selling American flags that had been personally blessed by the United States President.
Snopes→ Is This President Trump at the Golf Course?
An unflattering image that sparked discussion over Trump's relative health and fitness was digitally manipulated.
Snopes→ Trump Signs Executive Order on Cybersecurity
Critics say the order threatens to lead to a "haphazard patchwork of fixes" regarding how to deter online attacks.
Snopes→ White House Fires FBI Director James Comey
The announcement was made as the Federal Bureau of Investigation looks into the Trump administration and campaign ties to Russia.
Snopes→ Judges Question Religious ‘Neutrality’ of Trump’s Revised Travel Ban
President Trump's executive order banning travelers from certain countries from entering the U.S. met with stiff questioning in federal court.
Snopes→ Sally Yates Testifies She Warned the White House That Michael Flynn Was ‘Vulnerable’ to Russian Blackmail
The former acting attorney general told senators she warned as early as 26 January 2017 that the former national security adviser was misleading them on Russian contacts.
Snopes→ Trump Administration Declines to Renew Environmental Protection Agency’s Science Advisor Appointments
The move, which is considered unusual, aims to bring more industry scientists into the EPA’s advisory committees.
Snopes→ President Trump Signs Executive Order Allowing the Hunting of Bald Eagles?
A hoax article reported that U.S. President Trump signed legislation allowing people to hunt the national bird.