The Democratic bills stand little chance of becoming law in a divided government. But the effort could put Republicans on the defensive by echoing Trump's pledge to force drugmakers to cut prices.
Snopes→ Payday Without Pay Hits Federal Workers as Shutdown Drags On
While furloughed federal workers have been given back pay in previous shutdowns, it's not guaranteed that will happen this time.
Snopes→ Did Trump Use a Concrete Wall Metaphor During a 2004 Commencement Speech?
Donald Trump in 2004: "‘If there’s a concrete wall in front of you, go through it, go over it, go around it. But get to the other side of that wall."
Snopes→ Is a Newly Introduced Congressional Marijuana Bill Actually Numbered H.R. 420?
"The bill number may be a bit tongue-in-cheek,” U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer told a local newspaper, but “the issue is very serious."
Internet Archive→ President Trump Holds Border Security Roundtable in McAllen, TX : CSPAN3 : January 10, 2019 2:14pm-3:11pm EST
[LIVE] President Trump holds a roundtable discussion with border and immigration officials in McAllen, Texas. Sponsor: White House Travel | Domestic Trip.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN3.This item has files of the following types: Closed Caption
Snopes→ Did Trump Order FEMA to ‘Send No More Money’ for California Wildfire Aid?
President Trump has threatened to cut off aid to California unless authorities changed their forest management policies. Did he go one step further in early 2019?
Snopes→ Did Rashida Tlaib Tweet About America ‘Raping and Pillaging’ Her People?
Political trolls take advantage of the fact that capital I's and lower case L's can easily be mistaken for one another.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Coast Guard Employee Did NOT Tell Cops She Was Forced Into Prostitution By Government Shutdown
Did Coast Guard employee Marleen Freeman tell the cops who arrested her for prostitution that she was forced into it to cope with the effects of the recent government shutdown. No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertai
Truth or Fiction?→ Is Rashida Tlaib’s ‘Raping and Pillaging… What Goes Around Comes Around’ Tweet Real?
In January 2019, a tweet attributed to Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib began circulating in questionable screenshot-only form on Twitter and Facebook: Dated January 4, 2019, it read: Americans have spent decades raping and pillaging my people. What goes a
Snopes→ 3 Dead After Commercial Crabbing Vessel Capsizes Off Oregon
The Yaquina Bay bar is so treacherous that the dangers of crossing it with a fully loaded crab boat were the premise of a spin-off of the "The Deadliest Catch," a reality TV show about commercial fishermen.
Truth or Fiction?→ Do Democrats Pay The $5 Billion Wall Cost Every 10 Days to ‘Subsidize’ Illegal Immigration?
On January 4, 2019, a Facebook user shared a text-based post to a public group: It stated: Democrats pay what Trump is asking for the wall every 10 days to subsidize illegal aliens. Let that sink in. #SocialistClowns The status update was shared durin
Internet Archive→ President Trump Departs White House for McAllen, Texas : CSPAN : January 10, 2019 11:19am-11:36am EST
As a partial government shutdown over wall funding neared three weeks, President Trump departed from the White House to travel to McAllen, Texas in an effort to highlight what the administration has deemed a humanitarian and national security crisis at
Snopes→ Coke-Funded Group Swayed China’s Obesity Efforts, Papers Say
The International Life Sciences Institute, created in 1978 by a former Coke executive, is funded by companies including McDonald's, PepsiCo and Red Bull. It sponsors scientific research and conferences on food through its 17 international branches.
Snopes→ US Apparel Firm Cuts Off Chinese Factory in Internment Camp
An Associated Press investigation found the Chinese government had also started forcing some detainees to work in manufacturing and food industries.
Snopes→ Did Ronald Reagan Try for Eight Years to Build a Border Wall?
If yes, it would fly in the face of his advocacy of free movement for workers between the U.S. and Mexico.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Aquaman Actor Jason Momoa NOT Caught Inappropriately Touching Underage Girls Breast On Video
Was actor Jason Momoa caught on video inappropriately touching the breast of an underage girl? No, that's not true: a short snippet of a longer video of the actor watching a dance performance with his children was uploaded to the internet with
Lead Stories→ Fake News: William Shatner NOT Dead, Final Thoughts NOT of Leonard Nimoy and President Trump
Did actor William Shatner die? No, that's not true: a death hoax about the actor who is best known for his role of James T. Kirk in Star Trek was published by a liberal satire weblog in order to trick conservatives and Trump supporters into l
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Chevy Chase NOT Dead at 89, Did NOT Donate Estate to Wall Fund
Did actor and comedian Chevy Chase die and did he leave his estate to a fund to build a border wall? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and Republicans about
Lead Stories→ Fake News: R. Kelly Did NOT Visit Bill Cosby In Prison for Advice
Did singer R. Kelly visit Bill Cosby in prison for advice? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a "fauxtire" site for entertainment purposes. It is not real. The story originated from an article published by Huzlers on January 9, 20
Washington Post→ Trump’s claim that job growth is due to companies ‘moving back’
President Trump says he's convincing companies to move back to the United States. There's some evidence of that, but the data are mixed.
Internet Archive→ Hannity : FOXNEWSW : January 9, 2019 6:00pm-7:00pm PST
Commentary, newsmaker interviews and panel discussions..This item belongs to: movies/TV-FOXNEWSW.This item has files of the following types: Closed Caption Text, Columbia Fingerprint TV, Columbia Sparse Fingerprint TV, Item Tile, JSON, MP3, MPEG1, Meta
Snopes→ Did a Producer Claim Kevin Spacey ‘Drugged and Raped’ Justin Bieber?
Although Spacey has been accused by multiple people of sexual abuse, the claim that he 'drugged and raped' Justin Bieber is unfounded.
Snopes→ Texas Landowners Dig in to Fight Trump’s Border Wall
The federal government has started surveying land along the border in Texas and announced plans to start construction next month.
Snopes→ Did This Video Show Muslims Ripping Up an American Flag on the Streets of New York?
The flag-ripping incident was captured on video, but as always there was more to the story than met the eye.
Snopes→ Have ‘Squishies’ Toys Been Recalled in Denmark for Being Toxic?
A Facebook user's account of "hallucinations" by her daughter brought to light a critical assessment of the toys in Europe.
PolitiFact→ Trump's real border crisis is the overwhelmed asylum system, experts say
President Donald Trump is basing his latest push for border wall money on the premise that the United States is facing a humanitarian crisis and that a wall will solve it. He used a prime-time televised address on Jan. 8 to rally public support for his
Snopes→ Sundance Adds Michael Jackson Neverland Doc About Accusers
A description of "Leaving Neverland" says it will tell the story of two men who are now in their 30s and began long-running relationships with pop star Michael Jackson at ages 7 and 10.
Snopes→ Were 10,800 U.S. Children Raped by Illegal Immigrants in 2018?
You can reach just about any conclusion with shoddy statistics and false premises.
Snopes→ ‘Bye-Bye’: Trump Stalks Out of Shutdown Session with Dems
Efforts to end the partial government shutdown fell into deeper disarray over President Trump's demand for billions of dollars to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Snopes→ Medieval Woman’s Hidden Career Revealed by Blue Teeth
The discovery corroborates other findings that suggest female artisans were not as rare as previously thought.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Did Democrats reverse border wall position after Donald Trump was elected?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Did Democrats reverse border wall position after Donald Trump was elected? In his call for a border wall, President Donald Trump said Democrats made a U-turn on immigration after he was elected president. &quo
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – No, Democrats didn't ask for a steel barrier, as Donald Trump said
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | No, Democrats didn't ask for a steel barrier, as Donald Trump said The border wall impasse is not over construction materials. But President Donald Trump made it sound that way during his prime time address to the na
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Claim on Interest Rate Increases
Quick Take The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates nine times since 2015, so a claim circulating on social media that there were no increases during the Obama administration is wrong. Full Story The central bank raised interest rates on Dec. 19,
Truth or Fiction?→ Did the United States Give Jordan $500 Million to Build a Wall on its Border with Iraq?
On January 8, 2019, just after President Donald Trump addressed the United States on the matter of his intent to construct another border wall, the Facebook page “The American Dreamer” shared the following meme: Text overlaid on an image
Snopes→ DNA Sought of Males at Center Where Comatose Woman Had Baby
The woman who gave birth had been in a vegetative state for more than 10 years after a near-drowning.
Snopes→ In Shaming 90-Year-Old Rider, Anti-Doping Earns a Black Eye
As USADA's own investigators eventually determined, he knew he hadn't doped. Instead, Grove had been inadvertently contaminated, probably by a dinner of cow's liver he ate.
Snopes→ Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos Announces Divorce on Twitter
A note posted on Bezos' Twitter account said the two of them will remain "cherished friends," as well as "partners" in ventures and projects.
Truth or Fiction?→ Do You Have the Right as a Juror to Refuse to Enforce ‘Bad Law’?
On January 5, 2018, the Facebook page “Think Liberty” posted this photograph of a woman holding a sign: The sign and caption said: As a juror, you have the right to refuse to enforce any bad law in the case brought before you. #TheMoreYouK
FactCheck.org→ Video: FactChecking Trump’s Immigration Address
In this video, we review four statements that President Donald Trump made during his national address on illegal immigration. In his Jan. 8 speech, the president called on Congress to appropriate $5.7 billion for a wall along the Southwest border to ad
Snopes→ He Posted Frantic Video with Police and Ended Up Dead. How?
Hundreds of protesters rallied outside Paterson, New Jersey police headquarters, saying they wanted answers in the death of 27-year-old Jameek Lowery.