He may well be one of the most beloved celebrities on the internet.
Snopes→ Did President Trump Say ‘This is the End of My Presidency. I’m F*cked’ After Mueller’s Appointment?
According to the Mueller Report, U.S. President Donald Trump was less than enthused about the appointment of the special counsel.
PolitiFact→ Tim Ryan – $50 billion in Medicare waste? Yes, that's how much in 'improper payments' are made per year
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | $50 billion in Medicare waste? Yes, that's how much in 'improper payments' are made per year At a town hall in New Hampshire, U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio, one of the many Democrats running for president in 2020,
Snopes→ Is the Trump Administration Seeking to Monitor Social Media Accounts of Disability Recipients?
The U.S. Social Security Administration proposed stepped-up evaluation of social media posts when investigating peoples' disability claims.
Snopes→ Easter Feast Arrives at the Space Station
There are three Americans living on the space station, as well as two Russians and one Canadian.
Snopes→ Trump Says Statements in Mueller Report ‘Untrue’
On Twitter President Trump dubbed the more than 400-page document the “Crazy Mueller Report.”
Snopes→ Drunk on Smoke: Notre Dame’s Bees Survive Fire
Confounding officials who thought they had perished, the bees clung to life, protecting their queen.
Snopes→ US Corporations Embracing 420 as Pot Legalization Grows
U.S. retail sales of cannabis products jumped to $10.5 billion last year, a threefold increase from 2017.
Snopes→ Former Counsel May Have Saved Trump from Himself
Don McGahn, who sat for about 30 hours of interviews, emerged as a central character in Mueller's painstaking investigation.
Snopes→ Yankees Stop Using Kate Smith Recording While Investigating Racism
The Yankees have suspended the use of Kate Smith’s recording of “God Bless America” during the seventh-inning stretch while they investigate an allegation of racism against the singer.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Bernie Sanders Did NOT Say Christianity Is An Insult To Muslims
Did Bernie Sanders say Christianity is "an insult to muslims"? No, that's not true: an old hoax story from 2017 based on a Senate hearing keeps popping up but as the record shows Sanders was only calling a statement from White House Deputy Bud
Washington Post→ What Attorney General Barr said vs. what the Mueller report said
As it turns out, the attorney general took liberties in describing the results of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's investigation.
FactCheck.org→ What the Mueller Report Says About Obstruction
In the hours after the public release of the redacted report from special counsel Robert S. Mueller, President Donald Trump took to Twitter with a message that reads, in part, “NO OBSTRUCTION!” That’s not at all what the Mueller repor
FactCheck.org→ What the Mueller Report Says About Russian Contacts
After the 2016 election, Vice President-elect Mike Pence was asked if there was “any contact in any way between [Donald] Trump or his associates and the Kremlin or cutouts they had.” Pence answered, “Of course not. Why would there be
Snopes→ Did Vandals Attack 12 Churches in France in One Week?
A Breitbart report re-emerged on social media in the aftermath of the April 2019 fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
Snopes→ Chem Professor on Leave After Nazi Gas Chamber Exam Question
"I can offer no explanation for my actions other than carelessness and hubris," he wrote.
Snopes→ Does a Map Shared Online Depict All Churches ‘Destroyed’ in France in the Last 4 Years?
A 2019 fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris sparked interest in the condition of France's other churches.
Snopes→ The 10 Instances of Possible Obstruction in Mueller Report
On the day after Trump fired Comey, the president told Russian officials that he had “faced great pressure because of Russia. That’s taken off.”
PolitiFact→ The Mueller report: What you need to know
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s highly anticipated report presents a sweeping narrative of Russia’s 2016 election interference and clears the Trump campaign of criminally conspiring with the Kremlin. It also details the president’s e
PolitiFact→ Mueller report aims to squash WikiLeaks Seth Rich conspiracy theory
The Mueller report might not end the debate over what President Donald Trump did, but it has scuttled one conspiracy theory involving a murdered Democratic party staffer and WikiLeaks. Well into 2017, Fox News host Sean Hannity championed the hunt for
Snopes→ Did U.S. Reps. Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar Praise the Destruction of Notre Dame?
The newly elected members of the U.S. House of Representatives are frequent targets of partisan misinformation.
Snopes→ McConnell Proposes National Minimum Age of 21 for Tobacco
McConnell said he considers teen vaping to be the "most serious threat" his legislation will seek to combat.
Snopes→ Soccer Players Launch Social Media Boycott Over Racial Abuse
"I don't want any future players to go through what I've been through in my career."
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Locks Of Love Does NOT Charge Cancer Patients For Wigs
Does Locks of Love charge cancer patients for hairpieces made from donated hair? No, that's not true: Locks of Love is a non-profit charity that uses donations and volunteer workers to provide wigs to children suffering from long-term hair los
Snopes→ Study: Genetic Test Predicts Middle-Aged Obesity Risk
Analysis showed the genetic propensity to obesity began having an effect on weight around age 3.
PolitiFact→ In Context: Comparing Bill Barr’s summary of Mueller's findings to the publicly released report
U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr issued a four-page summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s key findings nearly a month before publicly releasing an estimated 400-page redacted version of Mueller’s report. Barr’s March 24 summary o
Snopes→ Wild Bee Species Critical to Pollination on the Decline
14 species found across New England were on the decline by as much as 90 percent.
PolitiFact→ Read the redacted Mueller report
Attorney General Bill Barr released a redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report about Russian interference and the Trump campaign to Congress and the American people April 18, 2019. Read it below. See Figure 1 on Poli
Snopes→ Short-Circuit ‘Likely Caused’ Notre Dame Fire
An anonymous official said investigators still don't have the green light to work in the cathedral and search in the rubble for safety reasons.
Snopes→ Trump Tried to Seize Control of Mueller Probe, Report Says
The president's lawyers have said Trump's conduct fell within his constitutional powers, but Mueller's team deemed the episodes deserving of criminal scrutiny.
Snopes→ Did Pat Robertson Say the Notre Dame Fire Was the Result of ‘Hell Bubbling over with Homosexuals’?
Pat Robertson definitely has a history of controversial statements.
Snopes→ Ralph Lauren Unveils Plastic Bottle Shirt
In announcing Earth Polo, Ralph Lauren committed to removing at least 170 million bottles from landfills and oceans by 2025.
Snopes→ Man with Gas Cans Arrested at St. Patrick’s Church in NYC
"As he enters the cathedral he's confronted by a cathedral security officer who asks him where he's going and informs him he can't proceed into the cathedral carrying these things."
Snopes→ After 2 Years of Waiting, Americans Will See Mueller Report
Attorney General William Barr said the president did not exert executive privilege to withhold anything in the report.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Border Guards Did NOT Find 52 Tons of Guns and Ammunition in Conex Containers Underway to Muslim Immigrants in America
Did border guards find 52 tons of guns and ammunition in 14 Conex containers disguised as furniture bound for muslim immigrants in America? No, that's not true: this old hoax is a twisted version of an even older hoax about refugees in Greece
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Pat Robertson Did NOT Claim Notre Dame Cathedral Fire Was The Result of Hell Bubbling Over With Burning Homosexuals
Did preacher Pat Robertson claim the Notre Dame cathedral fire of April 15, 2019 was the result of "Hell bubbling over with burnging homosexuals"? No, that's not true: the story was put out by a satirical website but was believed by many peopl
Washington Post→ Pence, Buttigieg and the debate over ‘conversion therapy’
Democratic hopeful Pete Buttigieg's attacks on Vice President Pence have again raised claims that the vice president once backed "conversion therapy."
Snopes→ Different Disaster, Same Theme: Hoaxes and Misinformation Spread Online after Notre Dame Fire
Time after time, a major news event produces a big mess to mop up on social media.
FactCheck.org→ Phony Ben Carson Quote About Public Assistance
Quick Take An old meme from Ben Carson’s days as a Republican candidate for president is circulating again. But there’s still no evidence that he said, “My mother raised me with no help from the government.” Full Story In November 2015
PolitiFact→ The redacted Mueller report: The fight over what we won’t see
Attorney General William Barr is poised to release the findings from the special counsel’s nearly two-year investigation into whether the Trump campaign coordinated in Russia’s 2016 election meddling, and if the president obstructed the pro