On 7 February 2017, Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina shared a photograph via Twitter purportedly showing that his colleague, Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabmaa — the nominee for the position of Attorney General in the new Trump administration
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Politifact Truth-O-Meter→ Jeanne Shaheen – Senate Republicans did not use Rule 19 when Ted Cruz attacked Mitch McConnell
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Senate Republicans did not use Rule 19 when Ted Cruz attacked Mitch McConnell Senate Democrats attacked their GOP colleagues for using a procedural regulation to shut down Elizabeth Warren’s criticism of
Politifact National→ The list of 78 terror attacks the White House says the media didn’t cover — but they did
After President Donald Trump wrongly accused the media of not covering terrorist attacks, the White House released a list of 78 attacks it deemed to be underreported. We rated Trump’s initial claim Pants on Fire, and the White House’s asser
Politifact Truth-O-Meter→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump wrong that murder rate is highest in 47 years
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Donald Trump wrong that murder rate is highest in 47 years One of President Donald Trump’s biggest campaign themes was that the United States is experiencing a crime plague of historical proportions. On Feb. 7,
WaPo Fact Checker→ Trump’s claim that sanctuary cities ‘breed crime’
“I’m very much opposed to sanctuary cities. They breed crime. There’s a lot of problems.” — President Trump, interview with Bill O’Reilly of Fox News, Feb. 5 During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump regularly blast
Politifact National→ Fact-checking the Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders health care debate
Call it the election that never was. Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas debated the future of the Affordable Care Act during a 90-minute primetime debate on CNN Tuesday. President Donald Trump has promised to repeal and replace the heal
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Bogus Terrorist Claim
At a military base in Florida, President Donald Trump complained that “radical Islamic” terrorist attacks are “not even being reported” by the “very, very dishonest press.” That’s nonsense. White House Press Se
Politifact Truth-O-Meter→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump wrong to say Kuwait followed his lead on visa ban
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Donald Trump wrong to say Kuwait followed his lead on visa ban President Donald Trump's favorite social media tool is Twitter. But Trump turned to Facebook recently to defend his executive order on visas a
TruthOrFiction→ Japan’s Damaged Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Reactor Falling into Ocean-Mostly Fiction!
Japan’s Damaged Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Reactor Falling into Ocean-Mostly Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Scientists in Japan have declared a state of emergency as a badly damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor began falling into the ocean.
Politifact Truth-O-Meter→ Seth Moulton – No proof ISIS leaders using Donald Trump's travel ban for recruitment
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | No proof ISIS leaders using Donald Trump's travel ban for recruitment A Democratic congressman called out President Donald Trump’s travel ban from seven majority-Muslim countries as counterproductive in
WaPo Fact Checker→ Trump’s claim that Obama first ‘identified’ the 7 countries in his travel ban
“The seven countries named in the Executive Order are the same countries previously identified by the Obama administration as sources of terror.” — President Trump, statement regarding executive order, Jan. 29, 2017 “He is calli
Snopes→ Did Patriots QB Tom Brady Flip Off the NFL Commissioner?
A photograph of 2017 Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady subtly "flipping the bird" at NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is fake.
Snopes→ Is a Damaged Fukushima Nuclear Reactor About to Fall Into the Ocean?
On 3 February 2017, the disreputable web site YourNewsWire posted a story with the alarming but false claim that one of the reactors damaged in the 2011 disaster at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was on the verge of falling into th
Politifact Truth-O-Meter→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump wrong that media is not reporting on terrorism any more
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Donald Trump wrong that media is not reporting on terrorism any more During a visit to U.S. Central Command headquarters in Tampa, President Donald Trump took a shot at one of his favorite targets -- the med
Politifact Truth-O-Meter→ Donald Trump – President Trump says 109 people were affected by travel ban. It's at least 60,000
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | President Trump says 109 people were affected by travel ban. It's at least 60,000 President Donald Trump defended the rollout of his executive order restricting immigration from seven Middle Eastern countries in an i
TruthOrFiction→ Homeless Vet Forced From Shelter, Freezes to Death-Reported as Fiction!
Homeless Vet Forced From Shelter, Freezes to Death-Reported as Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A homeless veteran was forced from a shelter and froze to death while refugees were given free food and shelter across town. The Truth: This tale of a homeles
Snopes→ Did ‘The Simpsons’ Predict Lady Gaga at Super Bowl LI?
According to rumors, the animated series made several predictions that came true during the 2017 Super Bowl game.
Snopes→ Did Stephen Colbert and Rachel Maddow Launch a ‘Fire the Fool’ Anti-Trump Rally?
A 'Fire the Fool' rally against President Trump was announced in February 2017, but the event wasn't planned by Stephen Colbert or Rachel Maddow.
FactCheck.org→ Sanders on SCOTUS Filibuster
Asked if he would support a filibuster of President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Sen. Bernie Sanders said President Barack “Obama’s nominations required 60 votes.” It’s true that Obama’s Supreme Court nomin
WaPo Fact Checker→ Was Khalid Sheikh Mohammed ‘waterboarded’ 183 times?
“That’s not true. In fact, one detainee alone was subjected to waterboarding 183 times.” —Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), remarks concerning attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions, Jan 31 A reader asked about this comment
Politifact National→ Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Super Bowl interview
President Donald Trump said in a taped interview ahead of Sunday's Super Bowl that he had respect for Russian President Vladimir Putin despite Putin being described as a killer. "We have a lot of killers, got a lot of killers," Trump told
fact check : NPR→ Fact Checking This Week In The Trump Administration
fact check : NPR→ Fact Checking This Week In The Trump Administration
FactCheck.org→ White House Not Selling Jewelry
Q: Did the White House website feature a “QVC ad” for jewelry sold by Melania Trump? A: No. The first lady’s biography page initially said that her jewelry line was sold on QVC. However, that reference has since been removed. FULL Q
Politifact Truth-O-Meter→ Kellyanne Conway – Fact-checking Kellyanne Conway on the 'Bowling Green massacre'
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Fact-checking Kellyanne Conway on the 'Bowling Green massacre' When White House counselor Kellyanne Conway appeared at a town hall event with MSNBC’s Chris Matthews, she mentioned "the Bowling Green massac
TruthOrFiction→ New Guinea Flatworm Invading Florida, United States-Truth! & Unproven!
New Guinea Flatworm Invading Florida, United States-Truth! & Unproven! Summary of eRumor: New Guinea Flatworm invading Florida, other parts of the United States, pose a major public safety threat. The Truth: Credible New Guinea Flatworm public he
TruthOrFiction→ Trump Executive Order Leads to Capture of ISIS Leader at JFK Airport-Fiction!
Trump Executive Order Leads to Capture of ISIS Leader at JFK Airport-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration resulted in the capture of ISIS leader Rasheed Muhammad at JFK International Airport in New
Politifact National→ 6 questions answered about ‘the nuclear option,’ the filibuster, and Supreme Court nominations
Now that President Donald Trump has tapped Neil Gorsuch to fill an open seat on the Supreme Court, the Senate is once again careening toward a showdown over "the nuclear option," an obscure but important rule that governs how the chamber cond
WaPo Fact Checker→ Kellyanne Conway’s claim of a ‘Bowling Green massacre’
“Two Iraqis came here to this country, were radicalized, and they were the masterminds behind the Bowling Green massacre. Most people didn’t know that because it didn’t get covered.” — White House senior adviser Kellyanne Conway,
WaPo Fact Checker→ What Trump got wrong on Twitter this week (#4)
Welcome to the fourth installment of Fact Checker’s series highlighting what President Trump got wrong on Twitter in a given week. Last week, we fact-checked Trump’s tweets as a part of a larger round-up of inaccurate and exagge
FactCheck.org→ Groundhog Day
It’s Groundhog Day all right. But instead of seeing our shadows, we noticed politicians making some of the same false and misleading claims that we have written about several times before. We’re not sure if that means six more weeks of wint
Politifact Truth-O-Meter→ Kellyanne Conway – Kellyanne Conway wrongly says this is longest the U.S. has gone without a Treasury secretary
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Kellyanne Conway wrongly says this is longest the U.S. has gone without a Treasury secretary White House counselor Kellyanne Conway blasted Senate Democrats for holding up Cabinet nominee appointments and said their
TruthOrFiction→ 800,000 Illegals Voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016-Disputed!
800,000 Illegals Voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016-Disputed! Summary of eRumor: White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer and right-leaning news sites have said research shows that more than 800,000 non-citizens voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 ele
Politifact Truth-O-Meter→ Keith Ellison – Most Syrian refugees are women and children, as Keith Ellison said
The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Most Syrian refugees are women and children, as Keith Ellison said Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., pushed back on an executive order signed by President Donald Trump to indefinitely suspend admission of Syrian refugees,
Politifact Truth-O-Meter→ Donald Trump – Trump claims Obama made deal to take thousands of illegal immigrants from Australia
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Trump claims Obama made deal to take thousands of illegal immigrants from Australia Did Donald Trump really hang up on the Australian prime minister? That’s what a Washington Post report based on anonymous
TruthOrFiction→ 5-year-old Child Handcuffed at Dulles Airport Over Immigration Ban-Fiction!
5-year-old Child Handcuffed at Dulles Airport Over Immigration Ban-Mostly Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Viral social media posts depicting a small child handcuffed have fueled rumors that a small child was handcuffed at Dulles Airport because of Pre
FactCheck.org→ Planned Parenthood and the Democrats
The president of Planned Parenthood says the group is willing to talk to Republicans about threats to its federal funding “because [at] Planned Parenthood, we’re nonpartisan.” In fact, the group’s political action committee gave
Politifact Truth-O-Meter→ Nancy Pelosi – Does Neil Gorsuch side with 'felons over gun safety,' as Pelosi says?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Does Neil Gorsuch side with 'felons over gun safety,' as Pelosi says? President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee favors felons over gun safety, says House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. Pelos
FactCheck.org→ Ted Cruz on SCOTUS Vacancies
Sen. Ted Cruz said that “it has been 80 years since the Senate confirmed any judicial vacancy for the Supreme Court that occurred during a presidential election.” He’s (almost) right, but his claim lacks context. It’s actually
WaPo Fact Checker→ Alabama congressman’s unsupported claim that Democrats rigged voting machines in his election
“In my first election in 1982, Democrats rigged about 25 percent of the voting machines to vote for everyone on the ballot but me. That’s 11 of 45 machines. The whole state was Democrat. Nothing was done to fix it.” –Rep