President Donald Trump campaigned hard on a promise to kick the economy into high gear and with the latest economic numbers, he had something to crow about. The economy grew at an annualized rate of 4.1 percent between April and June. Trump said the co
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FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Numbers (Second Quarterly Update)
Summary In the time Donald Trump has been in the White House: The economy added 3.2 million jobs, unemployment fell to the lowest level in 18 years, and the number of job openings grew larger than the number of job-seekers for the first time on record
Washington Post→ N.D. Republican’s Senate campaign ‘fact-checking’ website promotes false claim on CBO estimates
“Heitkamp’s talk of deficits is pure speculation and none of it takes into account the economic growth the Trump pro-growth agenda is delivering.” — statement on the website Get the Facts ND, June 4, 2018 One pernicious response to
PolitiFact→ Tennessee Democratic Party – Tennessee Democrats slam Blackburn on military pay vote, overlook her track record of support
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Tennessee Democrats slam Blackburn on military pay vote, overlook her track record of support When President Donald Trump went to Nashville to boost the Senate chances of Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., he praise
Truth or Fiction?→ Facebook Hires George Soros to Help Moderate Elections-Mostly Fiction!
Facebook Hires George Soros to Help Moderate Elections-Mostly Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Facebook hired George Soros to moderate misinformation and foreign meddling during elections. The Truth: Facebook announced a partnership with the Atlantic Counci
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Donald Trump’s misleading immigration claims in meeting with California officials
President Donald Trump hosted sheriffs and other elected officials from California to talk about immigration policies that he sees as counter to his agenda. The most discussed news from that May 16 meeting has been Trump’s remark that some people
Truth or Fiction?→ AmazonSmile Removes Pro-Family Groups from Eligible Charities-Mostly Truth!
AmazonSmile Removes Pro-Family Groups from Eligible Charities-Mostly Truth! Summary of eRumor: AmazonSmile has removed charities identifying themselves as “pro-family” from its list of charities that are eligible to receive donations. The T
FactCheck.org→ Clinton Wasn’t Named NY Attorney General
Q: Was Hillary Clinton appointed New York’s attorney general? A: No. That story originated on a website that bills its work as satire. FULL ANSWER After New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman resigned this week in the wake of several women
FactCheck.org→ Restoration PAC
Political leanings: Conservative Spending target: Unknown Restoration PAC was founded in January 2015 as the super PAC of Restoration Action, a social welfare organization offering “an aspirational conservative agenda and educational platform t
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking McCarthy’s Statistics
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy got some of his facts wrong during a recent appearance on Fox Business: McCarthy claimed that mandatory spending accounted for just 25 percent of federal spending under President Ronald Reagan. Actually, it average
FactCheck.org→ Players Guide 2018
Outside groups spent more than $1.6 billion in the 2016 election on TV ads and other forms of communication that urged the election or defeat of federal candidates, according to the Federal Election Commission. Many of those same groups — and ne
FactCheck.org→ Committee to Defend the President
Political leanings: Pro-President Trump Spending target: Unknown The Committee to Defend the President was founded as the Stop Hillary PAC in May 2013. The group’s mission changed after the 2016 election, and then it officially changed its name
FactCheck.org→ Great America PAC
Political leanings: Republican/Pro-President Trump Spending target: Unknown Great America PAC was formed in February 2016 to support Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. As a so-called “Carey committee” — a traditional poli
FactCheck.org→ U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Political leanings: Pro-business/conservative Spending target: Unknown The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world’s largest business organization, representing the interests of more than 3 million businesses, and it advocates a pro-business agenda in
FactCheck.org→ Senate Leadership Fund
Political leanings: Conservative/Republican Spending target: Unknown The Senate Leadership Fund is a Republican super PAC that was established in 2015 by allies of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The group says its purpose is to “prot
FactCheck.org→ America First Policies
Political leanings: Republican/Pro-President Trump Spending target: Unknown America First Policies is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit devoted to promoting the agenda of President Donald Trump. According to its website, the group’s main goals are repealing and
FactCheck.org→ Muddying a Trump Loyalty Test
In Republican primaries where loyalty to President Donald Trump’s agenda is a litmus test for many voters, the approval of a $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill has become a political weapon — no matter how lawmakers voted. Indiana Republic
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Numbers (First Quarterly Update)
Summary In the time Donald Trump has been in the White House: Job growth slowed, but unemployment still sank to the lowest rate in 17 years. Economic growth quickened to 2.3 percent last year, but that was roughly half the rate Trump promised. The gro
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
Truth or Fiction?→ David Hogg Graduated in 2015, Didn’t Attend Parkland High School-Fiction!
David Hogg Graduated in 2015, Didn’t Attend Parkland High School-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: David Hogg graduated from Redondo Shores High School in 2015. Hogg didn’t graduate from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, and he wasn’t p
FactCheck.org→ Wind Energy’s Carbon Footprint
In observing that “every type of energy has consequences,” Department of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke claimed the “carbon footprint on wind [energy] is significant.” In fact, wind power’s carbon footprint is among the smallest of any energy
FactCheck.org→ Tax Cut Ads Preview Midterm Elections Ahead
Summary In a preview of this fall’s midterm elections, Democrats and Republicans are airing TV ads in Pennsylvania’s special House election and in swing congressional districts across the country that stretch the facts about the impact of
FactCheck.org→ Meme Falsely Claims We ‘Exposed’ Snopes.com
Q: Did FactCheck.org expose Snopes.com as an “extremely liberal propaganda site”? A: No. That false claim was made in a meme circulating online. FULL QUESTION A Facebook post states that your org found that snopes was biased in favor of li
FactCheck.org→ Explaining Conspiracy Theories
FactCheck.org staff writer Saranac Hale Spencer appeared on The Colin McEnroe Show on WNPR, a Connecticut public radio station, to talk about the conspiracy theories and misinformation that spread online after the deadly shooting on Feb. 14 at Marjory
Truth or Fiction?→ Barack Obama Trying to Become United Nations Secretary-General-Fiction!
Barack Obama Trying to Become UN Secretary-General-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Former President Barack Obama is trying to become the next United Nations secretary-general. The Truth: Despite rumors about Barack Obama trying to become UN Secretary Gener
NPR→ FACT CHECK: Trump’s State Of The Union Address
President Trump made his pitch for the nation's agenda in Tuesday night's address. Read the full speech, with context and analysis from NPR journalists.(Image credit: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)
Truth or Fiction?→ Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Tweets President Trump Determined to Start War with North Japan-Fiction!
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Tweets President Trump Determined to Start War with North Japan-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) tweeted that President Trump is determined to start war with “North Japan” and reference
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
Climate Feedback→ Conservative Tribune post falsely claims cancelled Arctic research cruise is evidence against climate change
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY In June 2017, an Arctic research cruise had to be postponed because of unusually thick sea ice that had drifted near Newfoundland. Polar field work frequently battles difficult conditions, but several outlets wrote
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Is Donald Trump right that the Dow Jones just had its fastest-ever 1,000-point jump?
The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Is Donald Trump right that the Dow Jones just had its fastest-ever 1,000-point jump? In the wake of the Dow Jones Industrial Average reaching the 25,000-point landmark, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to tout a
PolitiFact→ How Donald Trump, Barack Obama compare on the stock market
President Donald Trump likes to boast that he and his achievements are the biggest and the best, and not just about the size of his nuclear launch button. In recent weeks, Trump on Twitter and in speeches has repeatedly touted the rise of the stock mar
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump rallies for Roy Moore, repeats falsehoods in Pensacola speech
President Donald Trump offered a raucous retelling of his first year’s accomplishments at a campaign-style rally in Pensacola, Fla., making sure to tell voters who crossed the state line from Alabama that they should vote for Republican Roy Moore
Truth or Fiction?→ Sylvia Thompson on NFL: Enough With the Victimhood Millionaire Athletes-Commentary!
Sylvia Thompson on NFL: Enough With the Victimhood Millionaire Athletes-Commentary! Summary of eRumor: Conservative commentator Sylvia Thompson penned a column on NFL protests titled, “Enough With the Victimhood: Millionaire Athletes and Their Lo
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
Snopes→ Did Muslims March in Favor of Shariah Law in England?
A video showing a religious procession in Bradford, England, was misrepresented as a protest by those with an anti-Muslim agenda.
Truth or Fiction?→ 3 Democratic Victories Overturned By Courts Due to Voter Fraud-Fiction!
Three Democratic Victories Overturned Due to Voter Fraud-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Three different federal courts have moved to overturn Democratic victories in November 2017 elections in Virginia, Maine and Arizona because of rampant voter fraud. Th
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
FactCheck.org→ Trump Wrong About WTO Record
When it comes to litigation brought to the World Trade Organization for dispute resolution, the U.S. wins the vast majority of cases it brings, and it loses most of the cases brought against it. That’s generally how other countries fare before th
FactCheck.org→ Who’s to Blame for Slow Confirmations?
President Donald Trump says Democratic obstruction is the reason far fewer of his political nominees have been confirmed compared with his predecessors. But a group tracking the nominations says Trump is partly to blame for the lower numbers. “Y
Truth or Fiction?→ “The Enemy Among Us” Commentary By Charles Krauthammer- Incorrect Attribution!
“The Enemy Among Us” Commentary By Charles Krauthammer- Incorrect Attribution! Summary of eRumor: Charles Krauthammer has penned a column under the headline, “The Enemy Among Us,” about President Obama’s use of a group cal