A years-old story about a construction company was incorrectly presented as if the company was building a border wall pushed by United States President Donald Trump.
FactCheck.org→ Illegal Immigration Statistics
With the controversy over family separations, much of the political rhetoric in recent weeks has focused on illegal immigration. We thought it would be helpful to take a step back and look at some measures of illegal immigration in a larger context.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally in North Dakota
President Donald Trump headed back to the campaign trail to promote the candidacy of Rep. Kevin Cramer, the Republican challenger to North Dakota Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp. In his rally on June 27 in Fargo, N.D., Trump made a number of
Snopes→ Did a Business Owner Picket Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Family After They Left Her Restaurant?
Mike Huckabee claimed in interviews that the owner of the Red Hen in Lexington, Virginia, organized an impromptu protest against his daughter's family.
Snopes→ Was ‘The Electric Slide’ Written About Vibrators?
Rumors that the pop song is about vibrators are based solely on one interpretation of the song's lyrics, which have not been confirmed by Bunny Wailer.
Snopes→ House Arrest? Home Abandoned on Delaware Road Puzzles Police
Police in Delaware's capital city would like to know who dropped a house onto a two-lane road.
Snopes→ Barbed Senate Words Over Timing of Court Confirmation
The Senate battle over Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee is off to a fiery start — even before the president makes his choice.
PolitiFact→ As Donald Trump seeks changes to immigration courts, what rights do immigrants here illegally have?
President Donald Trump has denounced the immigration court system and said immigrants arriving illegally should be deported without a court’s review. "We have the worst immigration laws in the history of the world, OK? It's a joke. &hell
Washington Post→ President Trump announces a major U.S. Steel expansion — that isn’t happening
U.S. Steel ducks questions about whether an alleged phone conversation ever took place.
Washington Post→ President Trump announces a major U.S. Steel expansion — that isn’t happening
“The head of U.S. Steel called me the other day, and he said, ‘We’re opening up six major facilities and expanding facilities that have never been expanded.’ They haven’t been opened in many, many years.” — President T
Internet Archive→ President Campaigns in Fargo, ND : CSPAN3 : June 28, 2018 1:49am-3:11am EDT
President Trump traveled to Fargo, North Dakota to campaign for Republican Rep. Kevin Cramer, who is running for the U.S. Senate against Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp. Sponsor: White House Travel | Domestic Trip.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN3.
Hoax-Slayer→ Absurd Warning – ‘LOL’ stands for ‘Lucifer Our Lord’
Messages circulating via social media advise users to stop using the abbreviation "LOL" because it stands for "Lucifer Our Lord' and including it in messages is actually endorsing Satan. The post Absurd Warning – ‘LOL’ stands for R
Hoax-Slayer→ TRUE – Water Bottle Car Fire Warning
Message warns that a water bottle left inside a car on a sunny day could ignite the upholstery and start a fire. The post TRUE – Water Bottle Car Fire Warning appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Snopes→ Trump Administration Asks the Pentagon to House Immigrant Families on Military Sites
Meanwhile, the federal government has not answered questions about how it will comply with an injunction ordering authorities to return children taken from their families under "zero tolerance."
Washington Post→ For the record: Supreme Court nominees considered in ‘election years’
Democrats are charging hypocrisy by Republicans on considering nominations in election years. But that's just spin.
Washington Post→ For the record: Supreme Court nominees considered in ‘election years’
There’s nothing like Supreme Court nomination to get the political spin going at full speed. In 2016, The Fact Checker awarded a bushel of flop-flops to lawmakers, Democrat and Republican, who conveniently changed their position
Snopes→ Have Rattlesnakes Been Found Inside Pool Noodles?
In June 2018, an Arizona fire department warned local residents to check their pool noodles for rattlesnakes before using them.
Snopes→ Did 80 Percent of Undocumented Minors Arrive in the United States Without Parents?
Both the White House and Attorney General have used (and misused) a rudimentary and unverifiable statistic in order to downplay their roles in the family separation crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Truth or Fiction?→ Lennie Reisch’s Facebook Post on Immigration, Child Separations-Authorship Confirmed!
Lennie Reisch’s Facebook Post on Immigration, Child Separations-Authorship Confirmed! Summary of eRumor: A Houston woman named Lennie Reisch posted on Facebook about her journey to America as an unaccompanied minor from Cuba amid controversy over
Snopes→ Is the Red Hen Located at 666 E. Washington?
Hacked Google Reviews and manufactured Yelp pages led some to believe that the Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, Virginia had a "Satanic" address.
Snopes→ Was Joe Biden Refused Service at ‘Crumb and Get It’ in 2012?
A Virginia cookie shop declined to host a media event with the former U.S. vice president during a campaign stop in 2012.
FactCheck.org→ Is Illegal Immigration Linked to More or Less Crime?
President Donald Trump said it’s “not true” that immigrants in the U.S. illegally are “safer than the people that live in the country,” providing several crime statistics he claimed represented the “toll of illegal immigration.” Sen. Ber
Snopes→ Will Canadians’ Cell Phones Now Be Searched at the U.S. Border?
In late June 2018, a web site resurrected months-old news about potential cellphone searches by U.S. border officials.
Snopes→ Are Canadian Citizens Now Subject to a Search of their Phones at the United States Border?
In late June 2018, a web site resurrected half-year-old news about rare, but real, phone searches at the Canadian border.
Snopes→ Jackson Family Patriarch Dies at 89
Joe Jackson, the patriarch of America's most famous musical clan has died.
Snopes→ Did Harley Davidson’s CEO Call President Trump ‘a Moron’?
Matthew Levatich was accused of calling Donald Trump a "moron" after the president objected to the company moving some operations to Thailand.
Snopes→ Is the Bluegill One of the Most Dangerous Fish in North America?
According to a Facebook meme, a school of bluegills can completely dismantle a human body in less than fifteen minutes.
Snopes→ Judge Orders Border Agencies to Reunite Separated Families Within 30 Days
The deadline for returning children younger than five to their parents is even shorter, under U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw's ruling.
Snopes→ Police Officer Charged With Homicide in Shooting Death of Antwon Rose Jr.
East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld has been on administrative leave since the 19 June shooting of 17-year-old Antwon Rose Jr.
Washington Post→ Foundation faceoff: The Trump Foundation vs. the Clinton Foundation
Trump's 2020 campaign manager tweeted a wildly misleading chart that earns Four Pinocchios.
Washington Post→ Foundation faceoff: The Trump Foundation vs. the Clinton Foundation
“Data doesn’t lie: Clinton Foundation was ‘slush fund’ while Hillary was a Senator/Secretary/Pres candidate. Trump Foundation helped people in need with 100% to charities, but @realDonaldTrump voluntarily shut his down. Yet
Snopes→ HHS: Reunification of Migrant Children With Detained Parents Will Mean Prolonged Child Detention
Health and Human Services officials said they will reunite children with detained parents if Congress lifts a 20-day limit on child detention.
Snopes→ Is This a Giant Anaconda Getting Caught in a Trap?
A video was manipulated to make a much smaller snake look like a giant anaconda.
Snopes→ Did Pope Francis ‘Grant Immunity’ to a Vatican Diplomat Caught With Child Pornography?
A notorious fake news web site gets the basic facts right about the crimes of Monsignor Carlo Alberto Capella, but misrepresents the role of Pope Francis.
Truth or Fiction?→ Silent Partner of Red Hen Restaurant is a Registered Sex Offender-Unproven!
Silent Partner of Red Hen Restaurant is a Registered Sex Offender-Unproven! Summary of eRumor: Stephanie Wilkinson, the owner of the Red Hen restaurant who refused service to Sarah Huckabee Sanders, has a silent partner named Barney Allen Frazier, Sr,
Snopes→ Christian Non-Profit Faces Scrutiny Over Government Foster Care Contract for Separated Children
Bethany Christian Services, which has links to the family of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, has fostered out at least 81 children taken from their parents at the U.S. border.
PolitiFact→ Have U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters and President Donald Trump made statements that encourage violence?
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, has drawn criticism from both the left and the right for her call to confront members of Trump’s administration. Waters fired back and said that Trump has in the past ma
PolitiFact→ Joe Manchin – Did Patrick Morrisey join a lawsuit to allow insurers to deny coverage for pre-existing conditions?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Did Patrick Morrisey join a lawsuit to allow insurers to deny coverage for pre-existing conditions? Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia -- a vulnerable Democratic Senator in a state that Donald Trump won by more
Snopes→ Did Anti-Trump Protesters Call For Republicans to Be Assassinated?
Hyperpartisan web sites used shoddy image editing to spread inflammatory disinformation.
Snopes→ Did ICE Hurl a Pregnant Woman Over a Border Wall?
In June 2018, a piece of satire from "The Onion" became more confusing to social media users.