This week’s fact-checking video by CNN’s Jake Tapper tackles a few of the many falsehoods that President Donald Trump made at the annual National Republican Congressional Committee spring dinner in Washington, D.C. Speaking about wind tur
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Snopes→ Trump Defends His Tweet of Biden Parody Video
President Donald Trump is defending his tweeting of a parody video making fun of Joe Biden as the vice president pledged to alter behavior that made some women uncomfortable.
Truth or Fiction?→ Does an Image Show ‘Worthless’ Money in the Gutter in Venezuela?
On March 22 2019, a Facebook user shared the following post (archived here), purportedly showing unfathomable amounts of money discarded in a gutter in Venezuela. A caption said: This is a street in Venezuela. That’s money in the gutter. It̵
FactCheck.org→ Trump Wrong on Mexico’s Migrant Apprehensions
In fiscal year 2018, Mexico apprehended 110,000 migrants from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, and over the previous four fiscal years the total was more than 500,000. Yet, President Donald Trump said that for the “first time” in “
Snopes→ Trump Mocks Biden by Tweeting Parody Touchy-Feely Video
President Donald Trump is mocking Joe Biden’s video in which the former vice president pledges to alter behavior that made some women uncomfortable.
Snopes→ Trump Backs Off Border Shutdown But Threatens Auto Tariffs
President Donald Trump has been increasingly exasperated by the swelling numbers of migrants entering the U.S.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Faulty Wind Power Claims
During an April 2 speech to the National Republican Congressional Committee, President Donald Trump once again attacked wind power, falsely claiming that noise from turbines causes cancer and that turbines sink property values by 75 percent. The pres
Snopes→ Trump Misstates Country of His Dad’s Birth
President Donald Trump is confusing his father and grandfather when it comes to his German ancestry.
Snopes→ Commander in Cheat? New Book Recounts Golf Misdeeds by Trump
Donald Trump’s alleged misdeeds on and around the golf course are the subject of a new book by former Sports Illustrated columnist Rick Reilly, “Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump.”
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misstates Nadler’s Position on Starr Report
President Donald Trump got his facts wrong when he said Rep. Jerrold Nadler “thought the concept of giving the Starr report” about President Bill Clinton “was absolutely something you could never do” in 1998. Nadler wasn’t against releasing a
PolitiFact→ Explaining the numbers behind the rise in reported hate crimes
Many people were concerned about President Donald Trump's response to the New Zealand mosque shooting in March, when he seemed to downplay the seriousness of white nationalism. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., in an interview with CNN’s Jak
Snopes→ US Aid Cuts Will Spur Central America Migration, Experts Say
President Donald Trump threatened to cut off nearly $500 million in aid to Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador in response to what he calls an immigration crisis.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misleads on Aid to Puerto Rico
President Donald Trump claims that “Puerto Rico got 91 Billion Dollars for the hurricane” and that it received “more money than has ever been gotten for a hurricane before.” Neither of those statements is true. According to the
FactCheck.org→ The Preexisting Conditions Debate Isn’t Over
Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said that all of the congressional Republican health care plans had “covered preexisting conditions,” while Sen. Bernie Sanders said President Donald Trump’s idea for health care is R
PolitiFact→ Mick Mulvaney – Republican pre-existing protections leave some vulnerable
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Republican pre-existing protections leave some vulnerable President Donald Trump re-opened the health care debate with his decision to ask a federal court to scrap the entire Affordable Care Act as unconstitut
Truth or Fiction?→ April Fools’ Day 2019 Roundup
Traditionally, April Fools’ Day is a major “internet holiday” — but in recent years, roundups have largely been composed of a series of commercials designed to go viral on social media sites. Here is a list of April Fools’
Lead Stories→ April Fools Day 2019: Running List of Jokes, Pranks and General Foolery…
If you are a fan of pranks and jokes today is undoubtedly the day you have been waiting for. Here is a roundup of some of the funniest or weirdest April Fools jokes we have spotted today, in no particular order. Note: we are not fact checking
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO Unnamed Source Said Jussie Smollett Phone Records Showed Over 200 Calls And Texts From Kamala Harris and DNC operatives
Did an "unnamed source" say Jussie Smollett's phone records showed over 200 calls and texts from Kamala Harris and DNC operatives? No, that's not true: the source of this rumor appears to be a Reddit post by someone speculatively making a joke
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Great Lakes Whoppers
Falsely declaring that he has “always” been a supporter of the Great Lakes, President Donald Trump announced that he would fully fund the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative with $300 million, telling a Michigan crowd he would finally get done somet
FactCheck.org→ Meme Misleads on Russia Sanctions
Quick Take A social media post falsely claims that President Donald Trump “immediately dropped our sanctions against Russia” after his election. Full Story Days after Attorney General William P. Barr issued a summary of Special Counsel Ro
Snopes→ Did the Trump Administration House Undocumented Immigrants Under a Bridge in El Paso?
Alarming photographs emerged in March 2019, prompting renewed scrutiny of U. S. President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Russia Investigation Repeats
In his first extended interview since the completion of the special counsel probe, President Donald Trump repeated several false and misleading claims regarding the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. The FBI investigation be
Snopes→ Maddow, Other MSNBC Hosts See Ratings Drop, Fox Up
Rachel Maddow isn’t backing away from her coverage of President Donald Trump and any connection to Russia’s involvement in trying to influence the 2016 presidential campaign. The question is how much her fans want to listen.
FactCheck.org→ Misleading Post on Electoral College
Quick Take A misleading image in support of the Electoral College is circulating on social media. Full Story Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, who is running for president in 2020, called this month for ending the Electoral College
FactCheck.org→ Dossier Not What ‘Started All of This’
In an interview about the special counsel’s report, Rep. John Ratcliffe said that what “started all of this” was “a fake, phony dossier.” But a House Republican intelligence committee memo said it was information about a
Snopes→ Congress Could Get Mueller Report in April, Graham Says
Sen. Lindsey Graham said he had spoken to President Donald Trump about the Mueller report, who said "just release it."
FactCheck.org→ Daylight Saving Time Spoof Story Not Real
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
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