The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Alyssa Milano: no background checks in Texas for long gun sales. Is that true? Actress Alyssa Milano drew attention to gun background checks after a shooting at a Texas church left at least 26 people dead. &qu
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PolitiFact→ Patrick Morrisey – Do Joe Manchin and Evan Jenkins support Clinton, cap-and-trade, Planned Parenthood and tax hikes?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Do Joe Manchin and Evan Jenkins support Clinton, cap-and-trade, Planned Parenthood and tax hikes? In the West Virginia Republican primary for U.S. Senate, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey accuse
Snopes→ Sutherland Springs Shooting Rumors, Hoaxes, and Conspiracy Theories
A mass shooting at a Texas church on 5 November 2017 led to an avalanche of false information.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump and the fish food dump: How early reports got it wrong
It was a story that seemed to reinforce stereotypes of President Donald Trump: On a visit to Japan, he was handed a box of food for a ritual feeding of carp, and after doling out a few spoons’ worth, he got impatient and dumped the rest of the bo
FactCheck.org→ No Muslim Child Marriage in Montana
Q: Did a judge in Montana rule that a “Muslim man can marry 9-year-old girl”? A: No. The couple in the “wedding” photo are actually actors who were part of an advocacy group’s campaign to fight child marriage in Lebanon. FULL A
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – No, the Texas church shooter was not on the DNC payroll. That’s fake news.
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | No, the Texas church shooter was not on the DNC payroll. That’s fake news. Fake news bloggers have seized on the mass shooting at a Texas church, which killed 26 and injured 20 others, to spread disinforma
PolitiFact→ FreedomJunkshun.com – No, the Texas church shooter was not on the DNC payroll. That’s fake news.
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | No, the Texas church shooter was not on the DNC payroll. That’s fake news. Fake news bloggers have seized on the mass shooting at a Texas church, which killed 26 and injured 20 others, to spread disinforma
PolitiFact→ David Perdue – GOP Sen. David Perdue says diversity visa lottery 'plagued by fraud'
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | GOP Sen. David Perdue says diversity visa lottery 'plagued by fraud' Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., repeated President Donald Trump’s criticism of the diversity visa program, claiming that the program is "
PolitiFact→ Barack Obama – Can 8 in 10 people get health coverage for under $75? Not most Americans
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Can 8 in 10 people get health coverage for under $75? Not most Americans Get America Covered, an organization founded by former health officials under the Obama administration, is running an enthusiastic albeit m
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump touts increased coal production
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Donald Trump touts increased coal production President Donald Trump has vowed to end what he calls a "war on coal." Recently, Trump tweeted some good news for the industry. "Coal production up 7.
Washington Post→ President Trump’s statement that the speed of U.S. terrorism trials ‘is a laughingstock’
“We also have to come up with punishment that’s far quicker and far greater than the punishment these animals are getting right now. They’ll go through court for years. And, at the end, they’ll be — who knows what
FactCheck.org→ GOP, Democrats Spin Tax Plan
Summary House Republicans on Nov. 2 introduced a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s tax code, and almost immediately both parties distorted the facts about the plan to advance their partisan agendas: The tax plan isn’t the “biggest tax cut in
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump said Donna Brazile called Democratic primary 'rigged,' but did she?
For months, President Donald Trump has said the Democratic primary was fixed to make Hillary Clinton the Democratic presidential nominee. Now Trump says former Democratic National Committee chairwoman Donna Brazile even backs him up. "Donna Brazil
PolitiFact→ Paul Ryan – Would the House GOP tax plan save a typical family $1,182?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Would the House GOP tax plan save a typical family $1,182? In unveiling the House Republicans’ tax bill, Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., touted its positive impact for a typical American family. "With this
PolitiFact→ Congress urges tech giants to fortify against foreign meddling before next election
How did the most powerful tech companies in America let Russia and other malicious actors co-opt their platforms to sow discord and undermine U.S. democracy in the run up to the 2016 presidential election? That question hung over congressional hearings
Washington Post→ President Trump’s incomplete history of Schumer and the Diversity Visa Lottery Program
“The terrorist came into our country through what is called the ‘Diversity Visa Lottery Program,’ a Chuck Schumer beauty. I want merit based.” — President Trump, in a tweet, Nov. 1 “We are fighting hard for Merit
PolitiFact→ Sarah Huckabee Sanders – Diversity visa applicants are vetted, despite contrary claim from White House press secretary
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Diversity visa applicants are vetted, despite contrary claim from White House press secretary White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that immigrants coming to the United States through the diversity
FactCheck.org→ Blackout or Ham Radio Drill?
Q: Is the Department of Defense planning a drill that will cause a nationwide blackout? Is antifa involved? A: No and no. The Army is conducting a drill with ham radio operators, and it has nothing to do with antifa. FULL QUESTION I was wondering, d
FactCheck.org→ Senator Misleads on ‘Absurd’ Science
Sen. Rand Paul misrepresented two studies supported by federal grants, while advocating legislation he introduced to change the federal grant funding process. In both cases, Paul, a 2016 presidential candidate and Republican from Kentucky, confused the
PolitiFact→ John Kelly, the Civil War and the compromise that almost was
The uproar that followed White House chief of staff John Kelly’s comment about the roots of the Civil War stands as Exhibit A of the potential problems that come when an official uses shorthand to talk about the country’s history of slavery
Washington Post→ For the Record: Sessions on contacts between Trump campaign and Russians
During two hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has tangled with Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) concerning his knowledge of possible communications between Trump campaign officials and Russian of
Washington Post→ Senate Democrats falsely claim GOP tax plan will raise taxes for most working-class families
“On average, middle class families earning less than $86,000 would see a tax increase under the Republican ‘tax reform’ plan.” –Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), in a tweet, Oct. 27 “The average tax increase on families
FactCheck.org→ Schumer and the Diversity Visa Lottery
President Donald Trump criticized Sen. Chuck Schumer for helping to create the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program used by an Uzbekistan-born immigrant charged with killing eight people in New York City. In 1990, Schumer was instrumental in helping to cr
Snopes→ Two Clinton Employees Arrested For Destroying Evidence As Uranium Probe Begins?
A fake news article claiming that two Clinton employees were arrested for destroying evidence related to a Uranium Probe was circulated in November 2017.
PolitiFact→ Is the diversity visa program a tool for terrorists?
President Donald Trump said that the suspect in an Oct. 31 terrorist attack in New York City came to the United States through a diversity visa program, which he wants to eliminate. Authorities say Sayfullo Saipov, the suspected driver of the truck tha
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Is diversity visa program a 'Schumer beauty,' as Donald Trump says?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Is diversity visa program a 'Schumer beauty,' as Donald Trump says? The morning after a vehicular terrorist attack in New York City killed at least eight people and injured a dozen others, President Donald Tru
Snopes→ Hollywood Sex Accusations Now Levied at Ratner, Hoffman
Hollywood's widening sex abuse crisis spanned claims about Dustin Hoffman and Brett Ratner, the latter central in a 1 November 2017 Los Angeles Times piece.
FactCheck.org→ Largest Tax Cut in History?
Will the Republican tax plan be the “largest tax cut in history,” as the Trump administration has repeatedly said? That’s still unknown. But past tax cuts have been larger than cost estimates of the GOP plan. President Donald Trump an
NPR→ FACT CHECK: Trump Points Blame At Chuck Schumer After N.Y. Terror Attack
The president blames the so-called diversity visa program for allowing an accused terrorist into the country.(Image credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
NPR→ FACT CHECK: Trump Singles Out Chuck Schumer After N.Y. Terrorist Attack
The president blames the so-called diversity visa program sponsored by the New York Democrat for allowing an accused terrorist into the country.(Image credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Washington Post→ President Trump’s tax cut: Not ‘the biggest’ in U.S. history
“This now allows for the passage of large scale Tax Cuts (and Reform), which will be the biggest in the history of our country!” — President Trump, in a tweet, Oct. 20, 2017 More than 20 times since he became president, President Trum
Washington Post→ President Trump’s claim that he ‘turned West Virginia around’ by cutting regulations on mining
“And I’ve turned West Virginia around, because of what I’ve done environmentally with coal. And I don’t know if you saw, but West Virginia is second to Texas in percentage increase of GDP.” — President Trump, remarks during an i
PolitiFact→ Edward Markey – No data to support claim that HIV/AIDS has spiked due to fentanyl and heroin use
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | No data to support claim that HIV/AIDS has spiked due to fentanyl and heroin use Democratic Sen. Edward J. Markey said that the Trump administration’s plan to use funds from HIV and AIDS programs to figh
PolitiFact→ Was George Papadopoulos just a ‘volunteer’? We review the evidence
President Donald Trump and prominent allies have repeatedly referred to former campaign aide George Papadopoulos as a mere "volunteer" after news broke that he had pled guilty to lying to the FBI in its Russia investigation. Press Secretary S
FactCheck.org→ Was Papadopoulos a ‘Low-Level Volunteer’?
A day after the FBI announced that George Papadopoulos, a foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump’s campaign, had pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI, the president tweeted: “Few people knew the young, low level volunteer n
PolitiFact→ Did a criminal leak land the CNN scoop on Mueller probe? Not necessarily
After CNN broke the news that special counsel Robert Mueller’s grand jury had approved its first charges, Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., denounced the leak as criminal behavior. "It is kind of ironic that the people in charge of investigating the
PolitiFact→ James Lankford – Lankford overstates slow growth in past 100 years
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Lankford overstates slow growth in past 100 years The Republican message on tax reform is that it holds the key to kicking the economy into high gear. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has talked of steady yearly
FactCheck.org→ Grounding the Latest Clinton Rumor
Q: Did Hillary Clinton leave “the country as Mueller Indictment is announced”? A: No. She was in the U.S. all weekend. FULL ANSWER Hillary Rodham Clinton spent her weekend in Washington, D.C., and New York City, not in Lviv, Ukraine, as w
PolitiFact→ We've got a treat for you, but it's just for today
Do you like to be frightened? Here’s a scary thought: Some people refer to this as the "Post Truth Era." Eek! Has twisting the truth gotten so out of hand that it’s now become an Era?! Does this mean politicians and pundits can no
Washington Post→ The repeated, incorrect claim that Russia obtained ‘20 percent of our uranium’
“How is it that our government could approve a sale of 20 percent of our uranium at the same time that there was an open FBI investigation?” — Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), interview with Fox News’s Neil Cavuto, Oct. 26, 2017 “Know