On November 20 2019, as United States’ ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland’s testimony sent shockwaves through political and punditry circles, U.S. President Donald Trump gave a hasty press conference on his way to a flight to
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FactCheck.org→ Memes Overstate Yovanovitch’s Wealth
Quick Take Questionable websites and social media posts claim — without evidence — that former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch’s net worth is as high as $23 million. According to her most recent financial disclosure, Yovanovi
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Will Smith NOT Diagnosed With Life Threatening Disease And NOT Rushed To Hospital
Was Will Smith diagnosed with a life-threatening disease and rushed to a hospital? No, that's not true: A video produced and posted by Smith of a scheduled medical check up in early November 2019 was edited and republished with a click-bait he
Truth or Fiction?→ Greta Thunberg Time Traveller Picture
Around November 18 2019, several tweets compared photographs of Greta Thunberg side by side with a generations-old image of a girl with a strong resemblance to the young modern-day activist, suggesting that she is a “time traveler“: So
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Nancy Pelosi Did NOT Approve $1 Million Expense Accounts For Any Rep That Votes For Impeachment
Did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi offer an extra $1 million expense account to any member of congress who votes for the Trump impeachment? No, that's not true: The claim that Speaker Pelosi offered a financial bribe for impeachment support was pu
FactCheck.org→ Legal Implications of Outing the Whistleblower
In one heated exchange during day three of the impeachment hearings, Rep. Adam Schiff cut off a line of questioning to protect the whistleblower’s identity, saying the whistleblower has “a statutory right to anonymity.” But the law he
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Pelosi Did NOT Tell Dems ‘Too Dangerous’ To Wait For Election To Decide President
Did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tells Democrats that it is "too dangerous" to wait for an election to decide the presidency? No, that's not true: Pelosi's letter to House Democrats on November 18, 2019, warned that relying on the November 2020
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Star Witness Vindman Does NOT Incriminate Himself As Whistleblower’s Source
Did Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman "incriminate" himself by admitting that he was the source for the intelligence official whose whistleblower report led to the house impeachment hearings against President Trump? No, that's not true: Lt. Col. Vind
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misquotes Pelosi
In an early morning tweet, President Donald Trump falsely attributed a quote to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The quote was actually a Fox News reporter’s characterization of Pelosi’s words. Trump then distorted what she actually said. Nancy
FactCheck.org→ Scalise Spins Facts on Security Aid
Rep. Steve Scalise spun two keys facts about Ukrainian aid to defend President Donald Trump against accusations that Trump withheld that aid to pressure Ukraine to investigate the alleged Ukraine interference in the 2016 U.S. election, as well as forme
Lead Stories→ Fake News: No Evidence Hillary Clinton Killed Jeffrey Epstein And She Did Not Admit It
Is there any evidence that Hillary Clinton killed Jeffrey Epstein and did the former secretary of state declare that she did it? No, that's not true: Jeffrey Epstein was found dead on August 10, 2019 in a federal prison cell in New York, where
Truth or Fiction?→ South Dakota’s $449,000 Anti-Meth Initiative Goes Viral — for the Wrong Reasons
South Dakota’s push to fight methamphetamine addiction won instant attention when it launched on November 18 2019 — but perhaps not for the reason Gov. Kristi Noem and state officials intended. According to the Sioux Falls Argus Leader newspap
Truth or Fiction?→ Allegations Swirl Around Pete Buttigieg’s ‘Douglass Plan’
Democratic Party presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg and his campaign have come under criticism after Black leaders in South Carolina questioned their inclusion in a statement promoting his plan to address racial inequality should he be elected. The
FactCheck.org→ FactCheck.org Partners with Hearst TV
FactCheck.org’s work during the 2020 election cycle will be featured on Hearst Television Inc. outlets as part of a recent agreement. Our work and interviews with our staff will air on Hearst TV and radio stations — which include 34 TV and
Climate Feedback→ New York Times op-ed claiming scientists underestimated climate change lacks supporting evidence
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This op-ed by author Eugene Linden, published under the headline “How Scientists Got Climate Change So Wrong”, argues that climate scientists have long underestimated climate change. The article discuss
Truth or Fiction?→ What Happened to ‘The Man in the High Castle’ Swastika Props?
As the fourth and final season of Amazon’s The Man in the High Castle aired, a post to Reddit’s r/oddlysatisfying asserted that producers were proactive in post-production handling of the show’s many swastikas and other Nazi memora
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Robert Mueller Did NOT Tweet Back At Donald Trump Over ‘Witch Hunt’ Post
Did Robert Mueller tweet a reply to President Donald Trump's tweet that "not a single American citizen has been charged with anything related to Russian collusion"? No, that's not true: The former special counsel who investigated Trump's campa
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Congresswoman Elise Stefanik Did NOT Give The Finger After Yovanovitch Ovation
Did Congresswoman Elise Stefanik give a photographer the finger during an ovation after former ambassador Yovanovitch testimony ended? No, that's not true: the photo was digitally manipulated and journalist Brian J. O'Malley whose retweet of t
FactCheck.org→ Donald Trump and New York’s Veterans Day Parade
Quick Take A meme circulating on Facebook exaggerates the role played by President Donald Trump in funding a 1995 Veterans Day parade in New York. He donated $200,000, which was less than 10% of the total raised, according to press reports at the time.
FactCheck.org→ Meme Falsely Attributes Quote to CNN Anchor
Quick Take A meme falsely attributes a quote to CNN anchor Don Lemon about Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s death. Full Story A popular meme circulating on Facebook wrongly attributes a quote to Don Lemon, the CNN anchor who hosts
FactCheck.org→ Discrepancy in White House Versions of First Trump-Zelensky Phone Call
On April 21, the White House issued a statement saying President Donald Trump called to congratulate Volodymyr Zelensky on becoming president of Ukraine. Trump “expressed his commitment to work together with President-elect Zelenskyy and the Ukrainia
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Exaggerated Judicial Boasts
President Donald Trump recently boasted about the unusually high number of judicial appointments he has made so far, but in doing so he exaggerated and mischaracterized some of the facts: In terms of “quality and quantity,” Trump said his judicial
Truth or Fiction?→ Conspiracy Theorist Roger Stone Is Latest Trump Associate to be Convicted
Roger Stone — a longtime ally to both President Donald Trump and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones — was convicted on November 15, 2019 on seven counts of obstruction, witness tampering, and lying to Congress. The 67-year-old self-proclaimed “d
Truth or Fiction?→ Does an Ohio Law Allow Students to Give Wrong Answers Because of Religious Belief?
On November 14 2019, several news outlets reported that a new law in Ohio allowed students to “give wrong answers” due to their “religious belief.” A widely-shared Patheos blog post on that day began as follows: Anti-intellectu
FactCheck.org→ Viral Posts Misidentify Soros’ Son as the Whistleblower
Quick Take Social media users, including a Republican congressman, falsely identified George Soros’ son, Alexander, as the whistleblower who triggered the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Full Story Republican Rep. Steve King of
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NOT The Official iPhone 12 Pro Official Trailer, Apple 2020
Did Apple release an official video trailer showing the iPhone 12 Pro that is expected to be released in 2020? No, that's not true: A video posted on YouTube and widely shared across social platforms is a concept created by a company not affil
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Economic Falsehoods
President Donald Trump rattled off several false claims in his Nov. 12 speech to the Economic Club of New York, in which he contrasted the supposedly “bleak” outlook at the end of his predecessor’s term with an exaggerated portrayal o
Truth or Fiction?→ Report: Coordinated Russian Disinformation Could Be ‘Significantly Impactful’
Russian disinformation efforts resulted in their content being shared on more than 100 online outlets as part of a two-pronged approach covering both social media and ginned-up websites, according to a report commissioned by the Senate Intelligence Co
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misrepresents Impeachment Exchange
President Donald Trump wrongly claimed that the two “‘star’ witnesses” from the first day of public impeachment hearings “stared straight ahead with a blank look on their face, remained silent, & were unable to answer&
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Biden’s CNN Town Hall
In a televised town hall, former Vice President Joe Biden made several false or misleading statements while commenting on climate change, veterans and health care: Before describing the effects of climate change on his home state of Delaware, Biden in
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Adam Schiff Is NOT A Known Pedophile Who Settled Out Of Court Numerous Times For Sex Crimes
Is Rep. Adam Schiff a known pedophile who has secretly settled numerous sex crime cases involving underage males? No, that's not true: allegations that the California congressman had been accused of "indecent liberties" with boys and was accus
FactCheck.org→ Interview Prompts Erroneous Claim of Vindman Firing
Quick Take Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a Ukraine expert working in the White House, was not fired by President Donald Trump — as posts circulating online continue to perpetuate. The confusion was born out of a recent television interview with Tru
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Chick-Fil-A Is NOT Giving Away $100 Gift Cards For Sharing, Commenting On Facebook Post
Is Chick-Fil-A giving away $100 and $50 gift cards in a lottery to people who share and comment on a Facebook post? No, that's not true: It is a scam that sends those who follow the instructions to a dangerous app download link.The scammers ea
Truth or Fiction?→ Archived Tweets Show Bolivian Interim President Smearing Indigenous ‘Satanists’
Amid a chaotic upheaval and ouster of Bolivia’s first indigenous president, Evo Morales, allegations swirled online around Jeanine Añez — the opposition leader who claims she is next in line for the presidency — and tweets she made litera
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Greta’s Global Warming Conference NOT Cancelled Due To Sub-arctic Freezing Temps
Was a Michigan conference on global warming that Greta Thunberg was due to attend cancelled due to sub-artctic freezing temperatures? No, that's not true: the story originated on a satire website but many people only saw the headline on Facebo
FactCheck.org→ Day One of the Public Impeachment Hearings
During the first day of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry into the president’s conduct regarding Ukraine, the ranking members of the House intelligence committee made several statements that lacked context and required more information.
Truth or Fiction?→ Was Donald Trump Fined $2 Million for Misappropriating Funds Donated for Veterans but Used for His Campaign?
In November 2019, a constellation of Facebook posts appeared, collectively making one claim: that United States President Donald Trump was fined $2 million after a judge ruled that funds he had raised were improperly diverted to finance his campaign.
FactCheck.org→ Old Meme Misinforms on CHIP Funding
Quick Take A 2017 meme has resurfaced on Facebook, spreading outdated speculation that the Republicans would not fund the federal Children’s Health Insurance Program. In fact, President Donald Trump signed bipartisan legislation in January 2018 t
FactCheck.org→ The Data on DACA and Crime
Hours before the Supreme Court heard oral arguments over whether the Trump administration could end a deferred deportation program for so-called “Dreamers,” the president tweeted that “some” of those receiving that protection
Truth or Fiction?→ Lawmaker Brings World War II Discharge Letter to Light Online
A New Jersey congressman attracted some attention online with a historical post apropos of Veterans Day in November 2019 — and some skepticism. “I’d like to share a letter that a constituent of mine recently found in the papers of her fa