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WaPo Fact Checker→ Andrew Cuomo overstates his record on same-sex marriage
“When I passed marriage equality, I went down in the polls. … When we started with marriage equality, the majority of the people in this state were against it. It wasn’t even close. I’ll bet you it was 70 percent opposition,
Snopes→ Are These Penguins Living on an Island of Plastic?
A digitally manipulated video showing a group of penguins living on a plastic island was created by a conservation group in order to raise awareness of the extent of pollution in the ocean.
FactCheck.org→ Pedophile Advocate, But Not GOP Candidate
Q: Is Nathan Larson — who has expressed support for pedophilia, rape and incest — a Republican candidate for Congress? A: No. Larson is running for a Virginia congressional seat as an independent. FULL ANSWER A Virginia man who admitted i
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Nashville Rally
At a campaign rally in Nashville, President Donald Trump repeated a bushelful of false and misleading claims, and added a few new ones: Trump said the individual mandate provision of the Affordable Care Act was “so unconstitutional.” The
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ AP FACT CHECK: Trump on Russia probe, border; Pruitt claims
AP FACT CHECK: Trump alleges Mueller team is Democratic cabal; Pruitt on pollution cleanup and condo deal
Climate Feedback→ Business Insider highlights health impacts of climate change, but some aspects are misleading
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This article at Business Insider describes the impacts of climate change on human health which covering the fact that the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere recently passed 410 parts per million. Scientists who
FactCheck.org→ Debate Over EPA’s ‘Transparency’ Rule
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed a rule to only use scientific studies with “publicly available” data when it develops regulations. This has sparked a debate in Congress on whether the proposal would prevent the EPA from consid
FactCheck.org→ What Michelle Obama Actually Said
Q: Did Michelle Obama call women who voted for President Donald Trump “stupid”? A: No. But the former first lady did say she was concerned about the role women played in electing Trump. FULL ANSWER Former first lady Michelle Obama made headlines
FactCheck.org→ Trump Spins Rise in Job Openings
The number of job openings has been rising since mid-2009, contrary to President Donald Trump’s boast that under his stewardship “all of a sudden, we have jobs.” The president made his remarks during an appearance in Ohio to talk abou
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ AP FACT CHECK: Pruitt takes credit for Obama-era cleanups
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's environmental chief takes credit for pollution cleanup work done in Obama era
WaPo Fact Checker→ Is health care the ‘number one issue in America’?
“There is no question we’ll have to act [on health care]. It’s the No. 1 issue in America. The polls are clear.” — Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), quoted in an article in Vox, April 18, 2018 Politicians are often eager to cite pollin
WaPo Fact Checker→ Is health care the ‘number one issue in America’?
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) cited polling as a clear sign for action. But the polling is actually rather murky.
FactCheck.org→ Presidential Approval Numbers
On April 12 and 13, President Donald Trump’s approval rating, according to the Rasmussen Reports, was 50 percent. At the same point in Barack Obama’s presidency, Obama’s approval rating per Rasmussen was 48 percent and 49 percent. But
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Numbers (First Quarterly Update)
Summary In the time Donald Trump has been in the White House: Job growth slowed, but unemployment still sank to the lowest rate in 17 years. Economic growth quickened to 2.3 percent last year, but that was roughly half the rate Trump promised. The gro
Climate Feedback→ Investor’s Business Daily editorial misrepresents study to claim plants will prevent dangerous climate change
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This editorial by Investor’s Business Daily centers on a recent study published in Science, which concerns the sources of nitrogen cycling through Earth’s ecosystems. The editorial then claims that this study s
WaPo Fact Checker→ Do 40 percent of young Americans think free speech is dangerous?
“Forty percent of Americans under age 35 tell pollsters they think the First Amendment is dangerous because you might use your freedom to say something that hurts somebody else’s feelings.” — Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), at a Senate
WaPo Fact Checker→ Do 40 percent of young Americans think free speech is dangerous?
As he questioned Mark Zuckerberg, Sen. Ben Sasse mangled a few key details about a Pew poll.
FactCheck.org→ Another Bogus Parkland Conspiracy Theory
Q: Does searching an obituary website prove that there were no shooting deaths at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14? A: No. A website falsely suggests that there were no deaths because the victims’ obituaries couldn’t be found on one
FactCheck.org→ Viral NASA Story Gets Science Wrong
Q: Is NASA “spraying Americans with lithium and other chemicals”? A: No. The space agency uses such materials, which are also used in fireworks, in the upper atmosphere – way above where planes fly. Experts say it’s “extremely unlikely” ev
FactCheck.org→ Durbin Wrong on ‘Trump Democrats’
Sen. Dick Durbin wrongly claimed that “30 percent of the people who voted for Donald Trump had voted for President Obama.” Two reports place the figure at about 9 percent. Durbin made his remarks on “Fox News Sunday” when host C
FactCheck.org→ A Judge Hasn’t Invalidated PA Election Results
Q: Did a U.S. judge invalidate the results of Pennsylvania’s special election due to “wide-scale voter fraud”? A: No. That’s a fictitious story first posted on a self-described satirical website. FULL ANSWER Many political observer
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s MAGA Rally
In a campaign speech supporting the Republican candidate in a special House election in Pennsylvania’s 18th District, President Donald Trump made several false and misleading statements on a range of topics, from drug smuggling to the stock marke
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ AP FACT CHECK: Trump inflates his share of women’s votes
AP FACT CHECK: Trump falsely claims 52 percent of women voted for him; 41 percent did, according to exit polls
FactCheck.org→ Keanu Reeves Didn’t Praise Trump
Q: Did Keanu Reeves say that President Donald Trump is a role model? A: No. That’s a made-up quote that has been attributed to at least two other actors. FULL ANSWER Keanu Reeves doesn’t say much publicly about politics. He has long had a
FactCheck.org→ Trump on Health Insurance Costs
Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, President Donald Trump boasted that “we’re having tremendous plans coming out now — health care plans — at a fraction of the cost that are much better than Obamacare.R
Snopes→ Did People ‘Attack’ the Father of a School Shooting Victim for Wearing a Donald Trump T-Shirt?
A very small minority of Twitter users expressed a critical view of Andrew Pollack, but none appear to have addressed their comments directly to him.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Misguided Comparison
President Donald Trump made an apples-to-oranges comparison to suggest that his predecessor and Democrats have changed their tune on election rigging. Trump cited a pre-election quote from then-President Barack Obama telling Trump to “stop whinin
FactCheck.org→ Pelosi’s ‘Crumbs’ Comment in Context
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence ridiculed House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi for likening $1,000 bonuses paid to some employees as a result of the GOP tax cuts to “crumbs.” Pelosi says the “crumbs” comment was com
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s State of the Union
Summary President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address was filled with several repeat claims about the economy, tax cuts and immigration that we’ve fact-checked before, as well as new false and misleading statements on auto pla
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Numbers
Summary Now that President Donald Trump has been in office for one day shy of a full year, it’s time to take a look at how well his boasts — and his critics’ complaints — stack up against hard data. Here we offer key measures
FactCheck.org→ Trump Tweets Faulty Black Approval Claim
President Donald Trump’s approval ratings among African Americans have declined, not “doubled,” as the president claimed in a recent tweet. The source of Trump’s boast appears to be a misreading of data from the online polling firm SurveyMonkey
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Phony ‘Fake News’ Claims
President Donald Trump often dismisses news stories or media outlets that he doesn’t like as “fake news.” How often? A database of his public remarks contains 320 references last year to “fake news.” Usually, it’s a
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Science Claims in 2017
In our roundup of 2016 claims, we hypothesized that SciCheck would have no dearth of false and misleading claims to cover in 2017. That proved true. From President Donald Trump’s decision to exit the Paris Agreement to Environmental Protection A
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Science Claims in 2017
In our roundup of 2016 claims, we hypothesized that SciCheck would have no dearth of false and misleading claims to cover in 2017. That proved true. From President Donald Trump’s decision to exit the Paris Agreement to Environmental Protection A
FactCheck.org→ More Claims of Alabama Voter Fraud
Q: Were illegal voters bused in to Alabama to swing the election to Doug Jones? Were thousands of fraudulent votes recorded for him? A: Those claims were made by self-described “satirical” websites. The Alabama Secretary of State says ther
FactCheck.org→ More Claims of Alabama Voter Fraud
Q: Were illegal voters bused in to Alabama to swing the election to Doug Jones? Were thousands of fraudulent votes recorded for him? A: Those claims were made by self-described “satirical” websites. The Alabama Secretary of State says ther
Climate Feedback→ Breitbart article on California fires misleads by omitting explanation of climate’s influence
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This article in Breitbart criticizes a statement by California Governor Jerry Brown, who said that the recent dangerous fires are “the new normal” for the area. The article correctly lists a number of factors t
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Claims Don’t Add Up
Summary In touting Republican tax bills, President Donald Trump made several claims that don’t add up. The nation’s real gross domestic product grew 4.6 percent and 5.2 percent in the third and fourth quarters of 2014, respectively. But T
Climate Feedback→ Grist article on an “Ice Apocalypse” mostly accurate, but doesn’t make the likelihood of that apocalypse clear enough to readers
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This article at Grist by Eric Holthaus examines the risk of greater sea level rise caused by a more rapid loss of glacial ice. It focuses on a process recently added to one ice sheet model (ice cliff instability),