At a campaign rally in Nashville, President Donald Trump repeated a bushelful of false and misleading claims, and added a few new ones: Trump said the individual mandate provision of the Affordable Care Act was “so unconstitutional.” The
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TruthOrFiction→ Snopes Exposed as CIA Operation Designed to Spread Disinformation-Fiction!
Snopes Exposed as CIA Operation Designed to Spread Disinformation-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Snopes is a CIA operation designed to spread misinformation and suppress independent websites. The Truth: There’s no evidence to support claims that the
TruthOrFiction→ ‘Mutant’ Tilapia Fish is Unsafe to Eat, Contains Cancer-Causing Dioxin-Mostly Fiction!
‘Mutant’ Tilapia Fish is Unsafe to Eat, Contains Cancer-Causing Dioxin-Mostly Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A meme claiming that tilapia is a “mutant” fish that’s unsafe to eat combines a number of long-running warnings abou
Snopes→ Did a Young Woman Deliberately Infect 324 Men With HIV?
A dubious story is based on a baseless, unverified, and anonymous Facebook post.
FactCheck.org→ Coke and Nestlé Aren’t Buying The Guarani Aquifer
Q: Are Coca-Cola and Nestlé preparing to privatize a major South American water source? A: No. The vast Guarani Aquifer is managed by the four countries that sit on top of it. FULL ANSWER One of the world’s largest underground water reserves is
FactCheck.org→ Phony Yearbook Photo
Q: Is David Hogg pictured in a California school yearbook? A: No. That’s a yearbook photo from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, where Hogg is a student. FULL ANSWER David Hogg, 17, is an active member of his high school community
FactCheck.org→ Trump Puts New Twist on Visa Misinformation
President Donald Trump repeatedly has mangled the facts about the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program — as we have documented. This week, he found a new way to misrepresent the program. Trump said those who win the diversity visa lottery are awarded
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s State of the Union
Summary President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address was filled with several repeat claims about the economy, tax cuts and immigration that we’ve fact-checked before, as well as new false and misleading statements on auto pla
FactCheck.org→ Video: Trump’s Claim on Diversity Visas
In this week’s fact-checking video, CNN’s Jake Tapper reviews President Donald Trump’s bogus claim that other countries are abusing a U.S. immigration program to send the U.S. “the worst of the worst.” Trump was referring
FactCheck.org→ The Whoppers of 2017
Summary We first dubbed President Donald Trump, then just a candidate, as “King of Whoppers” in our annual roundup of notable false claims for 2015. He dominated our list that year – and again in 2016 – but there was still plenty of room for ot
FactCheck.org→ The Whoppers of 2017
Summary We first dubbed President Donald Trump, then just a candidate, as “King of Whoppers” in our annual roundup of notable false claims for 2015. He dominated our list that year – and again in 2016 – but there was still plenty of room for ot
TruthOrFiction→ Dr. Dean Lorich, Who Exposed Clinton Foundation Haiti Response, Found Dead-Truth! and Fiction!
Dr. Dean Lorich, Who Exposed Clinton Foundation Haiti Response, Found Dead-Truth! and Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Dr. Dean Lorich, a surgeon who exposed the Clinton Foundation’s bungled 2010 disaster response in Haiti, was found dead in December
FactCheck.org→ Video: Trump’s Criticism of FBI
In this week’s fact-checking segment, CNN’s Jake Tapper looks at President Donald Trump’s claim that Hillary Clinton “lied many times to the FBI and nothing happened to her” — suggesting Clinton was treated differently than
FactCheck.org→ Debunking False Vaccine Claim
Q: Has the Food and Drug Administration announced that vaccines cause autism? A: No. FDA statements are grounded in scientific evidence. There is no evidence that vaccination is linked to autism. FULL QUESTION FDA ANNOUNCED THAT VACCINES ARE CAUSIN
Snopes→ Did Jared Kushner Scrub His Twitter Account After Manafort Indictment?
A baseless rumor that Jared Kushner had scrubbed his Twitter account was circulated in the wake of Paul Manafort's indictment.
Climate Feedback→ Commentary in The Australian ignores evidence and misrepresents research while falsely claiming humans are not responsible for climate change
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This opinion in The Australian by Ian Plimer repeats a number of false but common claims to support an argument that human activities are not responsible for climate change, and that renewables like wind and solar
Snopes→ Is This Owl Having an Orgasm?
A funny image of an owl was circulated with the baseless claim that the animal was having an orgasm.
Snopes→ Did Budweiser Pull Advertising from the NFL Over National Anthem Protests?
A rumor holding that the brewing company had "pulled out of the NFL" over "take a knee" protests against inequality was baseless.
FactCheck.org→ Kobach’s Bogus ‘Proof’ of Voter Fraud
Kris Kobach, vice chairman of the Presidential Commission on Election Integrity, claims to have “proof” of voter fraud in New Hampshire that’s widespread enough to have swung a U.S. Senate election in favor of the Democrats. He doesn&
TruthOrFiction→ Celine Dion Said She Hates America, Can’t Stand American Flag-Fiction!
Celine Dion Said She Hates America, Can’t Stand American Flag-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Celine Dion said that she hates American and can’t stand to look at the American flag anymore. The Truth: There’s no truth to rumors that Celine
FactCheck.org→ Trump Press Conference, in Context
President Donald Trump held a contentious press conference in which he answered critics who said he waited too long to condemn the white nationalists who staged a protest in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Aug. 12 that turned violent. Here we put into c
Snopes→ Pope Francis Kisses David Rockefeller’s Hand?
A photograph of Pope Francis greeting Holocaust survivors is part of a meme containing the baseless claim that the spiritual leader is kissing the hand of a purported architect of a New World Order.
TruthOrFiction→ Popcorn Carnival Video Virus Attacking Phones Via WhatsApp-Fiction!
Popcorn Carnival Video Virus Attacking Phones Via WhatsApp-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: WhatsApp users have been warned that a video called “popcorn carnival” or “carnival of popcorn” on WhatsApp has a virus that can destroy user
TruthOrFiction→ Warning: Do Not Accept Friend Request from John Jacob Jingleheimer Schimdit-Fiction!
Warning: Do Not Accept Friend Request from John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Social media users have been warned not to accept a friend request from John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt because “his name will become your na
Snopes→ Investigation Proves Starbucks Beverages Contain Feces?
An imprecise test that appeared to show Starbucks drinks were contaminated prompted internet hysteria and widespread baseless claims.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Private Lawyer Won’t Cost Taxpayers
Q: Is President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Marc Kasowitz, “costing taxpayers $10,000 per hour” for his services during the Russia investigation? A: No. That claim comes from a baseless story on an “entertainment” w
FactCheck.org→ Clinton Foundation Not Shutting Down
Q: Was the Clinton Foundation ordered to cease operations and Chelsea Clinton charged with fraud? A: No. Those baseless claims were made up by a self-described “satirical” website. FULL QUESTION Has the Clinton Foundation been found to h
TruthOrFiction→ Warning: ISIS Sending invites to WhatsApp Interschools Group-Fiction!
Warning: ISIS Sending invites to WhatsApp Interschools Group-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: ISIS is using a WhatsApp group called “Interschools” as a recruitment tool; users are not able to exit the group once they join, and ISIS can use it
Snopes→ Seth Rich’s Parents ‘Thank’ Internet for Spreading Rumor He Leaked Thousands of E-Mails to WikiLeaks?
The murdered DNC staffer's parents posted a video to the family's GoFundMe page a month ago thanking people who donated — not those who spread the baseless rumor.
FactCheck.org→ 100 Days of Whoppers
Summary Donald Trump — whom we crowned the “King of Whoppers” when he was a long-shot candidate in 2015 — has held true to form during his first 100 days as president of the United States. In his first hour as president, he pain
Snopes→ Reports Raise Question of Plagiarism in Neil Gorsuch Writings
The White House called the allegations a "baseless, last-second smear" against the Supreme Court nominee.
FactCheck.org→ Still No Evidence, Mr. President
There is still no evidence to support President Donald Trump’s tweets accusing President Barack Obama of illegally “tapping my phones in October” during the “very sacred election process.” In a March 22 interview with Time
TruthOrFiction→ FBI Issues Warrant for Obama’s Arrest in Trump Wiretap Scandal-Fiction!
FBI Issues Warrant for Obama’s Arrest in Trump Wiretap Scandal-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The FBI has issued a warrant for President Obama’s arrest after revelations that he wiretapped Trump Tower’s phone lines ahead of the 2016 elec
FactCheck.org→ Examining Trump’s Wiretap Claim
With no evidence, President Donald Trump called it a “fact” that “President Obama was tapping my phones in October, just prior to Election!” He compared the alleged surveillance to the criminal acts of “Nixon/Watergate.
FactCheck.org→ Has Autism Prevalence Increased?
President Donald Trump said there has been a “tremendous” increase in autism in U.S. children. There has been a large increase in the reported cases of autism, but scientists don’t know if this is due to a broadening of the disord
Snopes→ German Police Say Mass Sex Assault News Reports Were ‘Without Foundation’
German media reports of mass sexual assaults that reportedly took place on 31 January 2016 and 1 January 2017 have been withdrawn after local police discovered that the rumors were completely baseless. On 5 February 2017, German-language paper Bild pu
FactCheck.org→ No Evidence of Busing Voters to N.H.
White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller doubled down on President Trump’s unsupported claim that thousands of voters were bused in from Massachusetts to vote illegally in New Hampshire. Despite multiple prods from ABC “This Week&#