Was Steve Bannon slated to speak at the Republican National Convention -- and is he still on the schedule for Tuesday night? No, that's not true. The claim that Bannon would be one of the speakers at the GOP convention came in a Facebook
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Logically→ 40 million Americans are at risk of losing their homes.
Forty million people in more than 17 million households may be at risk of eviction through the end of 2020 in the United States.
FactCheck.org→ Final Night of the Democratic Convention
Summary As the socially distanced convention came to a close, Joe Biden accepted the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination with a speech that was largely accurate, but lacked context in some instances: Biden claimed that America has “by f
Snopes→ Is This a Picture of Biden and Harris in a Crowd Without Face Masks?
Believe it or not, there was a time in the United States when face masks were not required to slow the spread of a deadly disease.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Dems Strike ‘Under God’ from the Pledge of Allegiance at the 2020 DNC?
On August 19 2020, a screenshot of a Fox News chyron asserting that Democrats had removed “under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance began circulating on social media: We encountered the Fox News chyron in image-only form; it read: DEMS ST
AFP Fact Check→ No US post office advisory against mailing cash
A Facebook post shared tens of thousands of times claims the United States Postal Service advises customers “never to send cash in the mail,” and implies that voting by mail would also be unsafe. The claim about sending cash is partly false; a USPS
Climate Feedback→ Article by CNN exaggerates study’s implications for future Greenland ice loss with “point of no return” claim
SUMMARY The article in CNN discusses findings from a study published August, 2020 that analyzes trends of ice discharge from the Greenland Ice Sheet over the past three decades[1]. Reports on this study were also published by Reuters and Phys.org, r
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Snow, Rain, Heat, Night, Fascism … Absolutely Baller Content from the American Postal Workers Union’
Amid the United States Postal Service’s slowdowns on August 13 2020, Twitter user Charlie Bonner shared the following “baller content” attributed to the American Postal Workers Union: absolutely baller content from the postal worke
AllSides→ Democratic convention video features misinformation on Trump’s immigration stances
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/democratic-convention-video-features-misinformation-on-trumps-immigration-stances
AllSides→ Democratic Convention Night 3
https://www.factcheck.org/2020/08/democratic-convention-night-3/ It was another quiet night on the fact
FactCheck.org→ Democratic Convention Night 3
Summary It was another quiet night on the fact-checking front at the Democratic National Convention. We found former presidential nominee Hillary Clinton cited a dubious study on billionaires profiting during the pandemic, and former Labor Secretary Hi
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ‘Ignore’ Joe Biden During Her DNC Appearance?
NBC News attracted criticism for its coverage of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) on August 18 2020, after the network posted a tweet that misrepresented Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s appearance on the event. The New York congresswoman
Truth or Fiction?→ Is This a Photo of Seattle — Brought to You By ‘The Environmental Left’?
On August 10 2020, a Facebook user shared the following picture, purportedly taken in Seattle the previous month and showing detritus left behind by the “environmental left”: Alongside a blurry image of a trash-filled street, the
AllSides→ Did Kamala Harris Frame and Prosecute a Man for Murder?
https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/did-kamala-harris-frame-and-prosecute A viral Instagram post claims
AllSides→ Democratic Convention Night 2
https://www.factcheck.org/2020/08/democratic-convention-night-2/ It was another unconventional night fo
The Dispatch→ Is a ‘Shadow Government’ Seeking a Coup Against President Trump?
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AFP Fact Check→ False claim circulates on Facebook about Philippine retailer’s face shield price guide
An image has been shared repeatedly in multiple Facebook posts that purportedly shows an announcement from a Philippine retailer about the price of face shields in its malls. The purported price guide states face shields would be sold at SM’s mall
FactCheck.org→ Democratic Convention Night 2
Summary It was another unconventional night for fact-checkers at the truncated Democratic National Convention that has been forced to go virtual because of the coronavirus pandemic. But we found a few statements to write about, including a misleading c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Thousands of Seattle Democrats Did NOT Unsafely Gather To Demand Protection From COVID-19 Risks of In-Person Voting
Does a photo posted on social media show thousands of Seattle Democrats crowded onto downtown streets to demand mail-in voting as a safe alternative to in-person voting during a pandemic?No, that's not true: The photo was taken at Black L
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nancy Pelosi Is NOT Automatically VP If Joe Biden Is Elected President And Can’t Finish His Term
Will Speaker Nancy Pelosi automatically become vice president if Joe Biden is elected and then can't serve out his term? No, that's not true. The 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution clarified rules of succession, starting the vice pre
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Postal Service Did NOT Go Bankrupt Under Obama Or Bush
Did the U.S. Postal Service go bankrupt under Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush? No, that's not true. While the United States Postal Service has racked up a large debt, the federal mail carrier did not go into bankruptcy, a USPS
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Portion Of What You Pay A.A.R.P. Does NOT Go Directly To The Democratic Party
Does a portion of what people pay A.A.R.P. (the American Association of Retired People) go to the Democratic Party? No, that's not true: The AARP is forbidden by federal tax law, as a non-profit group, from making political contributions.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Have You Ever Seen a LOCKED Mailbox at the USPS? Now You Have’
As criticism of the treatment of the United States Postal Service (USPS) continued to mount in August 2020, various photographs shared online prompted fears that U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration were locking mailboxes as part of effo
Snopes→ Postal Service Halts Some Operational Changes After Outcry
The abrupt reversal comes as more than 20 states, from New York to California, announced they would be suing to stop the changes.
FactCheck.org→ Tweet, Shared by Trump, Misrepresents Photo as ‘Mail-in Voting’ Protest
Quick Take A photo taken at a Black Lives Matter protest in June is now being shared on social media, including by President Donald Trump, with the false claim that it shows a recent rally in Seattle to “demand mail-in voting.” Full Story
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Thousands of Seattle Democrats Gather to Demand Mail-In Voting Because Voting in Person Is Too Dangerous?
On August 18 2020, a photograph purportedly showing “thousands of Seattle Democrats” (at least, according to random people online) circulated on Twitter: This is a photo of thousands of Seattle Democrats gathering to demand mail in votin
Full Fact→ Viral Facebook post compares the national living wage with the state pension
“The government minimum wage so that people can live reasonably is £8.72 an hour x 36hrs equals £314.00 x 4 weeks equals £1,256.00 per month x 12 months equals £15070.00 per year. Why is it that pensioners who have paid h
Full Fact→ It’s not true that migrants get a free TV licence
A Facebook post that has been shared 28,000 times claims that pensioners have to pay for a TV licence while migrants get a licence for free. This is not correct. The post says: “Funny that those who fought on the beaches of Northern France
AllSides→ Democratic Convention Opening Night
https://www.factcheck.org/2020/08/democratic-convention-opening-night/ Our major finding from the first
FactCheck.org→ Democratic Convention Opening Night
Summary Our major finding from the first night of the four-day 2020 Democratic National Convention is that it wasn’t accurate to call it a “convention” at all. That word means “coming together,” and Democratic delegates stayed apart because o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Was NOT Born In Pakistan
Was President Donald Trump actually born in Pakistan as Dawood Ibrahim Khan and then adopted by the Trump family nine years later? No, that's not true: Donald Trump was born in Queens, New York, and an image of his birth certific
Truth or Fiction?→ Was a New Strain of Coronavirus Known as D614G and ‘Ten Times More Infectious’ Emerge in Malaysia in August 2020?
On August 16 2020, a number of anxiety-provoking tweets discussed the purported discovery of a new strain of SARS-CoV-2 (D614G), described as “ten times more infectious” after mutating: The highly infectious Covid-19 mutation, known as
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The CDC Did NOT Predict An Outbreak Of AFM Cases To Cover Up Anticipated Future Vaccine Injuries
Did the CDC predict an outbreak of AFM (acute flaccid myelitis) cases to cover up anticipated future vaccine injuries from the COVID-19 vaccine and flu shot? No, that's not true: The CDC has been tracking AFM cases since 2014. AF
FactCheck.org→ Mailbag: Our Headline on U.S. Postal Service Story
Numerous readers in recent days sent us emails questioning why we have not changed the headline on our June story [“Biden Floats Baseless Election Conspiracy,” June 26] regarding former Vice President Joe Biden’s claim that President
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Did NOT Say She Would Sign An Executive Order To Send Police To Take Your Guns
Did Kamala Harris vow to sign an executive order that would send police to your door to get your guns if you do not surrender them? No, that's not true. Sen. Harris, the presumptive Democratic vice presidential nominee, said when
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Greatest Hits
As the Democratic National Convention kicks off today, we thought it would be helpful to highlight some of the claims we have fact-checked from presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden over the course of the campaign so far. For more on each statement,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Annabelle Doll Did NOT Escape From The Warren’s Occult Museum
Did the Annabelle doll escape from the Warren's Occult Museum in August 2020? No, that's not true: The son-in-law of the famous paranormal investigators who created the museum posted a video to prove the purportedly possessed dol
AllSides→ Was a Black Man Charged in the Killing of a White 5-Year-Old in North Carolina?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cannon-hinnant/ What's True: Darius Sessoms, who is Black, has been c
The Dispatch→ Is Kamala Harris Described as ‘Caucasian’ on Her Birth Certificate?
A series of viral social media posts and articles claim that presumptive Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris’ race was listed as “Caucasian” on her birth certificate. Harris is biracial, with an Indian mother and
AFP Fact Check→ Misleading claim circulates online that Singapore has ‘banned’ sale of US produce due to coronavirus
A claim has been shared repeatedly on Line Messenger and Facebook that states Singapore has “banned” people from buying fruit and vegetables imported from the US over fears it could be contaminated with the novel coronavirus. The post goes on to