Quick Take A story satirizing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal has been turned into a meme that is circulating without a satire disclaimer. She did not say she wants to repeal daylight saving time because of climate change. Full S
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FactCheck.org→ Conway’s Spin on Trump’s ‘Obstructive Conduct’
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway falsely claimed that special counsel Robert Mueller’s report concluded that President Donald Trump engaged in “no — quote — ‘obstructive conduct'” during the Russia investigatio
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – It's wrong to claim Trump budget cuts $845 billion from Medicare
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | It's wrong to claim Trump budget cuts $845 billion from Medicare As Joe Biden edges toward officially running for president, he has been taking on President Donald Trump over his plans for U.S. health care pro
PolitiFact→ Here’s what we know about the cost of the Mueller investigation
Special Counsel Robert Mueller ended his investigation on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election without accusing President Donald Trump or his campaign of conspiring or coordinating with the Russian government. Given the favorable outc
PolitiFact→ Without full Mueller report, Trump obstruction questions leave legal experts wondering
Less than 48 hours after receiving the special counsel’s report, Attorney General William Barr distilled Robert Mueller’s investigative findings into a four-page letter. In a controversial move, Barr supplied a key legal judgment where Muel
PolitiFact→ What Democrats said about Trump, collusion before Mueller report
Republicans have been having a field day rubbing the Democrats’ noses in the outcome of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. As the summary from Attorney General William Barr quoted Mueller’s report, "the investigation
FactCheck.org→ Nadler Gets the Facts Wrong on Russia Probe
Rep. Jerry Nadler, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, misrepresented the facts regarding two key moments in the special counsel’s investigation of President Donald Trump and his campaign: Nadler claimed that the email inviting Donald Tru
PolitiFact→ All of the people facing charges from Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling
Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election ended without finding evidence that President Donald Trump or the Trump campaign knowingly participated in the scheme. Mueller's 22-
Snopes→ Medicare for All Legislation Has Thorny Issues
President Donald Trump has denounced Medicare for All as "socialism," and immigration and abortion are issues that energize Trump's political base .
PolitiFact→ A summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report is now public. Here’s what it says—and doesn’t
After a nearly two-year investigation, Special Counsel Robert Mueller delivered to the attorney general his findings on Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Moscow. Attorney General William Ba
Snopes→ DOJ: Trump Campaign Did Not Coordinate with Russia in 2016
The Justice Department says that special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation did not find evidence that President Donald Trump’s campaign “conspired or coordinated” with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Top Prosecutor Has NO Evidence Hillary Colluded With Ukraine
Did a "top prosecutor" reveal that he has evidence that Hillary Clinton colluded with Ukraine during the 2016 U.S. election? No, that's not true: Ukraine's top prosecutor said he has evidence that officials in Ukraine released damaging informa
Snopes→ Mueller Concludes Russia Probe, Delivers Report to Attorney General Barr
Special counsel Robert Mueller has concluded his investigation into Russian election interference and possible coordination with associates of President Donald Trump.
FactCheck.org→ Democratic Medicare Spin
Democratic lawmakers claim the president’s proposed 2020 budget would “ransack” or “slash” Medicare and Medicaid, likening it to an “assault on Medicare” and “the health care of seniors and families acros
Snopes→ Trump Aims New Blasts at McCain, Claims Credit for Funeral
President Donald Trump aimed new blasts of invective at the late John McCain, even claiming credit for the senator’s moving Washington funeral and complaining he was never properly thanked.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Touts Questionable Survey Results
A national survey promoted by President Donald Trump may not show that “50% of Americans AGREE that Robert Mueller’s investigation is a Witch Hunt,” as he tweeted. The Suffolk University/USA Today survey, taken March 13-17, asked the foll
FactCheck.org→ The Facts on White Nationalism
In the wake of the attack on two New Zealand mosques, President Donald Trump said he did not see white nationalism as a rising threat around the world, but rather “a small group of people that have very, very serious problems.” Experts, how
Snopes→ White House Aide Says ‘Absurd’ to Link Mosque Shooter, Trump
A top White House official said that President Donald Trump “is not a white supremacist” and attempts to tie him to the alleged New Zealand mosque shooter are “absurd.”
Snopes→ Where the Investigations Related to President Trump Stand
A look at where the investigations related to President Donald Trump stand and what may lie ahead for him.
FactCheck.org→ Video: Trump’s Border Wall Spin
This week’s fact-checking video by CNN’s Jake Tapper concerns several claims by President Donald Trump to justify his national emergency declaration for a border wall. Trump falsely claimed that the U.S. is “on track to APPREHEND more th
FactCheck.org→ Democrats Mislead on Military Pay, Pensions
Several Democrats have claimed that the president’s emergency declaration could “raid” or “take money away” from military pay and pensions to fund construction of the border wall. But the basis for their claims — a news
FactCheck.org→ How Much Will the ‘Green New Deal’ Cost?
Since the ambitious and controversial Green New Deal debuted last month, Republicans and Democrats have sparred over the cost of the measure — a nonbinding resolution that broadly outlines how the U.S. should address climate change over the next
FactCheck.org→ Spinning Popular Support for Emergency Declaration
With the Senate set to vote on whether to oppose his border emergency declaration, President Donald Trump has called on Republicans to close ranks on what he says is an “80 percent positive issue.” That’s spin. A recent poll asked if
FactCheck.org→ Kurt Russell Not Speaking Out Against Democrats
Quick Take A viral meme falsely claims that actor Kurt Russell “speaks out” against the Democratic Party. But the quotation attributed to him is made up. Full Story A meme circulating on Facebook claims to be quoting Kurt Russell when
FactCheck.org→ Larry Kudlow’s Revenue Deception
On the day the Trump administration released its fiscal 2020 budget, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow misleadingly claimed that “overall revenues are up about 10 percent.” In fact, federal revenues are down since the Republican tax
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Trump’s Budget Does NOT Contain Twenty Million Dollars for Bail
Did President Trump's latest federal budget proposal includet $20 million for bail money? No, it is a satirical report that purports Trump hid millions in the budget document to post bail for his children, Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Eric. The sto
FactCheck.org→ Henry Winkler, Democratic Donor, Still Alive
Quick Take Henry Winkler is very much alive, contrary to a hoax story about his “death” that falsely claims he had been a “huge Trump supporter” and an NRA member. Full Story Henry Winkler, the actor who has been on televis
PolitiFact→ Elizabeth Warren – Comparing Manafort's sentence to life sentence for man who sold pot
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Comparing Manafort's sentence to life sentence for man who sold pot As far back as 2010, President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort was hiding a lot of money from the IRS. Prosecutors
Snopes→ Trump Signed Bibles. Heresy? Many Religious Leaders Say No
President Donald Trump was just doing what he could to raise spirits when he signed Bibles at an Alabama church for survivors of a tornado outbreak, many religious leaders say, though some are offended and others say he could have handled it differently.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Kenya: Authorities Did NOT Release Barack Obama’s ‘Real’ Birth Certificate
Did Kenyan authorities release former U.S. President Barack Obama's "real" birth certificate? No, this is a fake report pubished initially by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by publishing fictional stories often involving
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Muslim Figure Did NOT Say "We must have Pork-Free Menus Or We Will Leave U.S."
Did a "Muslim Figure" demand pork-free menus and did she threaten to leave the U.S. if the request wasn't complied with? No, that's not true: the story has been repeated over and over again by dozens of websites using pictures of several diffe
FactCheck.org→ Video: Trump on Deficits
In this week’s video, CNN’s Jake Tapper explains that federal deficits are rising rather than “coming down,” as President Donald Trump claimed. On Feb.19, Trump said, “I don’t know if you noticed, but deficits seem to
FactCheck.org→ Apprehensions Not ‘On Track’ to Exceed 1 Million
President Donald Trump tweeted that the U.S. is “on track to APPREHEND more than one million people coming across the Southern Border this year.” That’s not the case, based on the number of apprehensions so far this fiscal or calenda
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Fordham University Transcript Showing Trump 1.28 GPA Is Obvious Forgery
Did President Donald J. Trump's report card or transcript from his days at Fordham University leak and does it show a paltry 1.28 GPA? No, that's not true: the image that went viral in early March 2019 is an obvious forgery. An example of the
Snopes→ Ex-Trump Campaign Boss Manafort Sentenced to 47 Months
The sentence caps the only jury trial following indictments stemming from special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. It was not related to Manafort's role in Donald Trump's presidential campaign.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Wrong About Obama Documents
In response to a sweeping document request from a congressional committee looking into potential criminal activity, President Donald Trump wrongly claimed that in the face of similar congressional inquiries, his predecessor, President Obama, “did
PolitiFact→ America First – Did Beto O'Rourke and Kirsten Gillibrand say they'd tear down border wall if elected president?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Did Beto O'Rourke and Kirsten Gillibrand say they'd tear down border wall if elected president? While President Donald Trump wants to build a border wall, Democrats Beto O’Rourke and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Clinton’s Voter Suppression Claims
In remarks in Alabama, Hillary Clinton took aim at state laws that she said disenfranchise minority voters. But she went too far in a couple of instances when discussing the impact of Wisconsin and Georgia laws in the 2016 election, when she ran for pr
Snopes→ Out of the Shadows: Loyal Money Man Swept into Trump Probes
Allen Weisselberg started working for the Trump family in Brooklyn in 1973 under Fred Trump, Donald's father, and was there for all the son's big successes and flops.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Say ‘White Women’ Need to Have Fewer Children and ‘More Abortions’?
In early March 2019, a Facebook user shared the following indifferently-spelled meme (archived here), featuring Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and a quote in which she purportedly insisted that “white women” ought to have ̶