Q: Has a judge banned Sharia law across the United States? A: No. The judge pictured with a bogus headline proclaiming a nationwide ban was the host of a daytime court TV show. FULL ANSWER A headline proclaiming that a judge has banned Sharia law in
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Truth or Fiction?→ Oregon Governor Signs Gun Confiscation Bill Into Law-Truth! & Misleading!
Oregon Governor Signs Gun Confiscation Bill Into Law-Truth! & Misleading! Summary of eRumor: Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed a bill into law in August 2017 that allows authorities to confiscate guns from certain individuals without prior notice o
Truth or Fiction?→ President Trump Removes Muslim Judge for Allowing Sharia Law-Fiction!
President Trump Removes Muslim Judge for Allowing Sharia Law in U.S.-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A report claims that Federal Appeals Court Judge Mahal al Alalallaha-Smith implemented sharia law in the United States by ruling that two related arti
Snopes→ Did the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Announce a Ban on a Colgate Total Toothpaste Ingredient?
A widely-shared article gets some crucial facts wrong about a September 2016 FDA ruling on the use of triclosan.
Snopes→ Federal Judge in Hawaii Further Weakens Trump’s Travel Ban
The ruling expanded the list of family relationships that can be used as part of a visa application by people in six affected countries.
FactCheck.org→ Scientific Evidence and the EU Court
A controversial European Union court decision about vaccines raises two interesting scientific questions: How do scientists decide whether vaccines can cause conditions such as autism or multiple sclerosis? And how certain can they be when they make
Truth or Fiction?→ Canada Legalizes Sex With Animals, Most Beastiality is Legal-Truth! & Misleading!
Canada Legalizes Sex With Animals, Most Beastiality Legal-Misleading! Summary of eRumor: In a bizarre move, Canada has legalized most sexual acts with animals. The Truth: In 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada overturned British Columbia man’s
FactCheck.org→ Schumer Didn’t Resign, Sessions Wasn’t Fired
Q: Did Sen. Chuck Schumer resign? Was Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired? Are the Clintons divorcing? Is Monica Lewinsky dead? A: No. Each claim was made by the same website that writes “fiction as fact.” FULL ANSWER Sen. Chuck Schumer
Truth or Fiction?→ Charles Manson Granted Parole, Will Be Released from Prison-Fiction!
Charles Manson Granted Parole, Will Be Released from Prison-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Charles Manson has been granted parole and will be released from prison. The Truth: An old hoax about Charles Manson being paroled that was started by a known fa
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Tweets Twist Facts
In the wake of another terrorist attack in Britain, President Donald Trump fired off several tweets about the need for his court-blocked travel ban, contradicting statements from members of his own administration and distorting the facts in the process
FactCheck.org→ Is Congress Exempt from GOP Health Bill?
Q: Does the new GOP health care bill apply to members of Congress and their families? A: For procedural reasons, the bill passed by House Republicans exempted lawmakers from some of its effects. But a stand-alone bill passed unanimously would do away
Snopes→ Did Alabama ‘Just Bring Back’ School Segregation?
A federal judge in Alabama agreed to allow a predominantly white community to form their own school district if they can meet requirements aimed at desegregation, but the ruling is being challenged in court.
FactCheck.org→ ‘100-Day Action Plan’ Scorecard
Summary As a candidate, Donald Trump issued a “100-day action plan to Make America Great Again.” It contained 28 promises, and Trump says he is “mostly there on most items.” But is he? Our review of his action plan found he has kept som
Washington Post→ The White House’s claim that ‘sanctuary’ cities are violating the law
“That means, according to Congress, a city that prohibits its officials from providing information to federal immigration authorities — a sanctuary city — is violating the law. Sanctuary cities, like San Francisco, block their jails
FactCheck.org→ The Facts on Chlorpyrifos
Summary When the Environmental Protection Agency decided to not ban chlorpyrifos, an insecticide widely used in agriculture, both the EPA and its critics claimed “sound” or “solid” science supported their positions. Research does suggest chlorp
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Does the Ninth Circuit have an overturn record 'close to 80%'?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Does the Ninth Circuit have an overturn record 'close to 80%'? President Donald Trump, upset by a district judge’s decision to temporarily block one of his immigration orders, went on Twitter to criticize t
FactCheck.org→ SCOTUS Didn’t Ban Teaching About Islam
Q: Did the Supreme Court rule that public schools cannot teach students about Islam? A: No. That false claim was spread by a network of fake news websites. FULL QUESTION Did the Supreme Court just shut down the teaching of Islam in our schools? Did J
Truth or Fiction?→ Rep. Jason Chaffetz Won’t Seek Reelection over Russian Blackmail Threat-Unproven!
Rep. Jason Chaffetz Won’t Seek Reelection over Russian Blackmail Threat-Unproven! Summary of eRumor: A surprise announcement from U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah that he wouldn’t seek reelection in 2018 sparked rumors that Russians have bl
Snopes→ North Carolina Legislators Propose Bill to Ban Same-Sex Marriage
An attempt to defy the Supreme Court marriage equality ruling in North Carolina has little chance of getting a hearing.
FactCheck.org→ The Facts on Fracking Chemical Disclosure
Q: Are the chemicals in fracking solution protected from being made public by a law passed while Dick Cheney was vice president? A: Yes. A 2005 law bans the federal government from requiring companies to disclose fracking chemicals. But 28 states do r
FactCheck.org→ Gorsuch’s ‘Mainstream’ Measurement
Supporters of Judge Neil Gorsuch’s Supreme Court nomination describe him as a “mainstream judge.” Their evidence: He has voted nearly 99 percent of the time with the majority on the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and 97 percent o
FactCheck.org→ Justices Didn’t Oppose Gorsuch
Q: Did all eight Supreme Court justices write a letter opposing Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to fill a court vacancy? A: No. That false claim was made on a liberal website that misrepresented a court ruling regarding the Individuals with Disa
FactCheck.org→ Partisan Spin on Gorsuch Vote
As the Senate considers Judge Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court, senators on both sides have engaged in partisan spin over the number of votes required to approve his nomination: Sen. Bernie Sanders falsely claimed the Senate “requires 60 votes
Snopes→ IJR Staffers Suspended for Promoting Obama Conspiracy Theory
Independent Journal Review suspended three staff members, including chief content officer Benny Johnson, for suggesting that Obama may have interfered in a Hawaii judge's ruling on the Trump travel ban.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Twists Jobs Numbers
President Donald Trump says his agenda is all about “jobs, jobs, jobs.” But at a rally in Nashville, and a speech earlier the same day in Detroit, Trump made several misleading claims about jobs, and the effect he has had on them since taki
FactCheck.org→ CBO’s Obamacare Predictions: How Accurate?
So, was the Congressional Budget Office really “way, way off … in every aspect” of how it predicted that Obamacare would work, as the White House claims? No, it wasn’t. The CBO actually nailed the overall impact of the law on th
Truth or Fiction?→ Ezekiel Wilekenmeyer Williams, Biological Father of Obama Daughters, Sues Obamas-Fiction!
Ezekiel Wilekenmeyer Williams, Biological Father of Obama Daughters, Sues Obamas-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Ezekiel Wilekenmeyer Williams, the biological father of Sasha and Malia Obama, has sued Barack and Michelle Obama for cutting Williams out of
FactCheck.org→ Refugees and Terrorism Investigations
President Donald Trump’s new executive order on foreign nationals entering the U.S. says “more than 300″ refugees in the United States “are currently the subjects of counterterrorism investigations.” Attorney General Jeff Sessions
FactCheck.org→ Spicer Digs Hole Deeper on Gitmo
While correcting President Donald Trump’s tweet about Guantanamo Bay detainees who have returned to the battlefield, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer incorrectly claimed that in contrast to the detainees transferred or released by the Obam
Snopes→ Did a Judge Rule that CNN is ‘Fake News’?
The seemingly damning claim was based on a misreading of a February 2017 ruling.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s News Conference
President Donald Trump offered his spin on the first weeks of his administration, and made some familiar false claims, during his Feb. 16 press conference: The president praised his administration’s implementation of his anti-terrorism executive