President Trump is campaigning heavily to boost GOP candidates in the midterm elections, speaking at rallies nearly every week. NPR reporters and editors annotated his 2018 campaign message.(Image credit: Alex Brandon/AP)
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NPR→ The Anatomy Of Trump’s Midterm Campaign Stump Speech
President Trump is campaigning heavily to boost GOP candidates in the midterm elections, speaking at rallies nearly every week. NPR reporters and editors annotated his 2018 campaign message.(Image credit: Alex Brandon/AP)
NPR→ The Anatomy Of Trump’s Midterm Campaign Stump Speech
President Trump is campaigning heavily to boost GOP candidates in the midterm elections, speaking at rallies nearly every week. NPR reporters and editors annotated his 2018 campaign message.(Image credit: Alex Brandon/AP)
NPR→ The Anatomy Of Trump’s Midterm Campaign Stump Speech
President Trump is campaigning heavily to boost GOP candidates in the midterm elections, speaking at rallies nearly every week. NPR reporters and editors annotated his 2018 campaign message.(Image credit: Alex Brandon)
FactCheck.org→ U.S. Not Ranked the ‘Cleanest’ Country
President Donald Trump recently said “we’ve got the cleanest country in the planet right now” when it comes to “clean air” and “clean water.” Rankings compiled by researchers at Yale and Columbia universities s
FactCheck.org→ Video: ‘Medicare-for-All’ Claims
In this fact-checking video, CNN’s Jake Tapper examines claims made by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Democratic congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez about the cost of a “Medicare-for-all” bill that Sanders proposed in 2017. In a
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Claim of Voter Fraud in Ohio
Q: Were there “major signs of voter fraud” in Ohio’s congressional special election? A: No. The Ohio Secretary of State’s office says there have been no reports of voter fraud. FULL QUESTION Recently there has been a report that
FactCheck.org→ The Cost of ‘Medicare-for-All’
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic nominee for New York’s 14th Congressional District seat, are pointing to a study they say shows “Medicare-for-all” would save Americans money. But the author of the study sa
FactCheck.org→ Sen. Harris Didn’t ‘Lie’ About Integration
Q: Was Sen. Kamala Harris “lying” when she tweeted about integration in the Berkeley public schools? A: No. The school district fully integrated in 1968, and Harris began attending school in 1969. FULL ANSWER Politicians on the left ha
FactCheck.org→ Facebook Didn’t Hire George Soros
Q: Did Facebook hire George Soros “to remove ‘unwanted’ Conservative content from the platform to better regulate elections”? A: No. A false story mischaracterizes Soros’ ties to the Atlantic Council, which has partnered with Facebook on
Snopes→ Pro Wrestler ‘Rockin’ Rebel’ and Wife Dead in Murder-Suicide
West Goshen police say a preliminary investigation found Charles and Stephanie Williams died in a murder-suicide.
Washington Post→ Trump’s complaint it would take 9 years to get his nominees approved (Part 2)
Trump cited our fact check, but the office of Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) cried foul.
FactCheck.org→ Prosecutor in Cohen Probe Not an ‘Obama Holdover’
Q: Is Robert S. Khuzami, the deputy U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, an “Obama holdover”? A: No. Khuzami served under Democratic and Republican administrations, but he left government in 2013. He returned to public ser
Washington Post→ President Trump’s claim that James B. Comey ‘lied in Congress to Senator G’
The president claims that Comey lied to Sen. Charles E. Grassley, but the claim is undercut by a new Inspector General report.
FactCheck.org→ Facebook Not Giving Kochs User Data
Q: Is Facebook planning to give Charles and David Koch “unprecedented access” to users’ personal information? A: No. A story making that claim misrepresents a research initiative that is being funded by seven organizations including
Climate Feedback→ Investor’s Business Daily editorial misrepresents study to claim plants will prevent dangerous climate change
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This editorial by Investor’s Business Daily centers on a recent study published in Science, which concerns the sources of nitrogen cycling through Earth’s ecosystems. The editorial then claims that this study s
FactCheck.org→ Politics Roiled by Royal Wedding Rumors?
Q: Is the White House enraged because Barack Obama, and not President Trump, was invited to the upcoming wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle? A: The guest list has not been made public, and there’s no evidence that Obama was invited and Tr
FactCheck.org→ Andrew McCabe’s Net Worth
Q: Is former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe’s net worth $11 million? A: A questionable website cited that figure, saying it “may or may not be the reality.” McCabe’s spokeswoman says the claim isn’t true, and we found no eviden
Climate Feedback→ Washington Post accurately covers permafrost study, albeit under a somewhat sensational headline
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This article in The Washington Post describes new research on greenhouse gas emissions from thawing permafrost—specifically the balance of carbon dioxide vs. methane released from waterlogged permafrost soils. Sc
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Tweetstorm
Summary President Donald Trump responded to the firing of FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe with a flurry of tweets that contained numerous false, misleading or unsubstantiated claims about the Russia investigation led by Special Counsel Robert S. Mue
PolitiFact→ Patrick Morrisey – Precedent says West Virginia teacher's strike isn't lawful
The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Precedent says West Virginia teacher's strike isn't lawful West Virginia teachers spent a third day on strike on Feb. 26 after negotiations over the weekend were insufficient to end the walkout. But is their strike le
FactCheck.org→ Will Global Warming Benefit Civilization?
Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt suggests that global warming isn’t necessarily “a bad thing” because “humans have most flourished during times of … warming.” But recent years have been the warmest
Snopes→ Actor Scott Baio Adamantly Denies Abusing Underage Co-Star
Actress Nicole Eggert claimed that her former "Charles in Charge" co-star Scott Baio sexually abused her for years starting when she was 14.
Snopes→ Did the Kochs Contribute $500,000 to Paul Ryan After the GOP Tax Plan Was Passed?
Charles and Elizabeth Koch gave nearly half a million dollars to the House Speaker's fundraising committee after passage of the Republican tax bill.
FactCheck.org→ No Shutdown Shakedown
Q: Did Sen. Chuck Schumer take $500,000 in donations from immigrant advocacy groups before the government shutdown? A: No. That rumor originated on a satirical website. FULL QUESTION Did Chuck Schumer receive donations from illegal immigrant support
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Numbers
Summary Now that President Donald Trump has been in office for one day shy of a full year, it’s time to take a look at how well his boasts — and his critics’ complaints — stack up against hard data. Here we offer key measures
FactCheck.org→ Durbin’s ‘History’ of Misrepresentations
Republican Sens. Tom Cotton and David Perdue sought to discredit Democratic Sen. Richard Durbin’s account of President Trump using profanity to disparage African countries at an immigration meeting in the Oval Office, saying Durbin has a “h
FactCheck.org→ What Did Trump Say at Immigration Meeting?
What exactly did President Donald Trump say at a Jan. 11 White House meeting on immigration? At the meeting, Lindsey Graham, a Republican, presented a bipartisan plan to remove the threat of deportation for the 689,800 people who were illegally brough
Snopes→ Did San Diego Hire a ‘Rainmaker’ to End a Drought in 1916?
Self-styled "moisture accelerator" Charles Hatfield promised to fill the city's depleted reservoirs using a secret formula and 35-foot-tall "evaporating towers."
Truth or Fiction?→ Chuck Schumer Had Affair With High School Cheerleader-Fiction!
Sen. Chuck Schumer Had Affair With High School Cheerleader-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) had an affair with a high school cheerleader, and his daughter has finally opened up about it. The Truth: A website that
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Claims Don’t Add Up
Summary In touting Republican tax bills, President Donald Trump made several claims that don’t add up. The nation’s real gross domestic product grew 4.6 percent and 5.2 percent in the third and fourth quarters of 2014, respectively. But T
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Will the GOP tax bill cost Donald Trump 'a fortune'? No
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Will the GOP tax bill cost Donald Trump 'a fortune'? No President Donald Trump said he wouldn’t benefit financially from the Republican tax legislation on Capitol Hill. In fact, he said he would get socked by i
NPR→ FACT CHECK: Trump’s Pledge To Restore ‘Merry Christmas’ To The White House
President Trump took part in his first National Tree Lighting Ceremony Thursday. Trump has pledged to ditch political correctness and bring back Christmas, but did it ever leave the White House?(Image credit: Whitney Curtis/Getty Images)
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump wrong that no tax cuts passed since Reagan
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Donald Trump wrong that no tax cuts passed since Reagan During a speech in St. Charles, Mo., to promote Republican tax legislation in Congress, President Donald Trump tried to offer some historical context.
Washington Post→ President Trump says the tax bill will ‘cost me a fortune.’ That’s false.
“This is going to cost me a fortune, this thing, believe me. This is not good for me. . . . I think my accountants are going crazy right now.” — President Trump, remarks on tax plan, St. Charles, Mo., Nov. 29, 2017 There have been man
FactCheck.org→ Elizabeth Warren’s ‘Pocahontas’ Controversy
Q: Is Sen. Elizabeth Warren part Native American? Is that how she got jobs as a professor at Ivy League law schools? A: Warren has not proved that she is part Native American, and no one has proved that she was ever hired because of her alleged racia
NPR→ FACT CHECK: President Trump’s Tax Speech In Missouri
President Trump traveled to Missouri Wednesday to promote the GOP tax plan. Here's a closer look at some of the claims he made.(Image credit: Whitney Curtis/Getty Images)
Internet Archive→ President Trump in Missouri on Tax Reform : CSPAN : November 29, 2017 6:24pm-7:17pm EST
President Trump spoke to supporters in Saint Charles, Missouri about tax reform. He said if Congress sent a tax reform bill to his desk, he would sign it enthusiastically, and that the tax cuts contained in the legislation would help middle class famil
Washington Post→ Schumer’s claim that the GOP is ‘kicking 13 million people off health insurance’
“We’re kicking 13 million people off health insurance to give tax cuts to the wealthy.” — Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.), in remarks on the Senate floor, Nov. 15 In a last-minute switch to the Senate version of t
Truth or Fiction?→ Photo Shows Sutherland Springs Church Shooter at Bernie Sanders Rally-Fiction!
Photo Shows the Sutherland Springs Church Shooter at Bernie Sanders Rally-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A photo shows Sutherland Springs church shooter Devin Kelly at a Bernie Sanders campaign rally in 2016. The Truth: A photo of a young man at a Bernie