The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Joe Biden claims he was a staunch liberal in the Senate. He wasn’t Joe Biden is pushing back against the perception that he’s not progressive enough for today’s Democratic Party. Long seen as his Achilles’ hee
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Lead Stories→ Fake News: Democrat Mayor in Texas Border Town NOT Arrested for Voter Fraud Scheme
Was a Democrat mayor in a Texas border town arrested in a voter fraud scheme? No, that's not true. Mayor Richard Molina and his wife were arrested on voter fraud charges in Edinburg, Texas, on April 25, 2019, but the city election is non-parti
Lead Stories→ Fake News: New High School Textbook Does NOT Describe Trump as Mentally Ill, Supporters as Racist
Did a high school history textbook describe President Donald Trump as mentally ill and his white supporters as racists? No, that's not true: The textbook in question cites the opinions of Trump opponents questioning Trump's mental health and i
Snopes→ Texas Border Mayor Charged with Trying to Rig Own Election
The arrest of Edinburg Mayor Richard Molina also comes at a time of heightened tension over voting in Texas.
Snopes→ Biden Launches 2020 Bid Warning ‘Soul’ of America at Stake
Joe Biden is paying special attention to his native Pennsylvania, a state that swung to Trump in 2016 after voting for Democratic presidential candidates for decades.
Politifact Truth-O-Meter→ Mac Heller – US minorities surpassed 25 percent of electorate when Obama ran in 2008, and it's going up
The Truth-o-Meter says: True | US minorities surpassed 25 percent of electorate when Obama ran in 2008, and it's going up The election of President Barack Obama marked a turning point in the share of the minority electorate. An executive producer&n
TruthOrFiction→ Did Sen. Dianne Feinstein Say It’s Unfair That Smaller States Count as Much as California Because of the Electoral College?
On April 4 2019, this meme was posted to a Facebook group (archived here) with a purported quote by Sen. Dianne Feinstein about California and the United States’ electoral college. Text across a photograph of the California Democrat with a sup
FactCheck.org→ Vote for Us
Voting for the 23rd annual Webby Awards is already underway, and we need your help to win another trophy. FactCheck.org again is among the five finalists competing in the category for Websites: News & Politics. The other nominees, which were first
TruthOrFiction→ Were 2019’s First Three House Bills for Impeachment, an Electoral College Ban, and Foreign Aid?
On April 7 2019 the Facebook page “ForAmerica” shared the following meme (archived here), purportedly describing Democrats’ first three House bills in 2019: Atop a photograph of Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York) and Rep. Nancy Pelos
TruthOrFiction→ Did Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Forget to Vote for Her Own Green New Deal?
On March 29 2019 a Facebook page shared the following meme (archived here), asserting that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez failed to vote for her own bill (the “Green New Deal“): Across a photograph of Ocasio-Cortez (with a pejorative ter
TruthOrFiction→ Were 70 Christians Massacred by Muslims in March 2019?
On March 19 2019, a Facebook user shared the status update below (archived here), claiming that 70 Nigerian Christians had been massacred by Muslims one day previously: Yesterday, muslims marched into a college in Nigeria, separated out the Christian
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Russia Investigation Repeats
In his first extended interview since the completion of the special counsel probe, President Donald Trump repeated several false and misleading claims regarding the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. The FBI investigation be
Snopes→ Did U. S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Announce a ‘New Scheme to Take Down Donald Trump in 2020’?
The supposed "scheme" entailed lowering the federal minimum voting age to 16.
TruthOrFiction→ Does Passage of HR1 Allow Undocumented Immigrants to Vote?
On March 8 2019, a text-based status update began circulating on Facebook (archived here), asserting that the passage of legislation called HR1 granted “illegal immigrants” the right to vote. The white text across a purple background read
FactCheck.org→ Spinning Popular Support for Emergency Declaration
With the Senate set to vote on whether to oppose his border emergency declaration, President Donald Trump has called on Republicans to close ranks on what he says is an “80 percent positive issue.” That’s spin. A recent poll asked if
FactCheck.org→ Misinformation Follows House Approval of H.R. 1
Q: Did House passage of H.R. 1 allow noncitizens to vote? A: No. That bill would enact a host of changes to election laws, but it does not permit noncitizens to vote. FULL QUESTION Is it true that the Democrats in the House of Representatives voted
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Chicago Does NOT Have City ID Cards Which Allow Illegal Immigrants To Vote
Does Chicago have city ID cards which allow illegal immigrants to vote in local, state and federal elections? No, Chicago's CityKey ID program does not give non-citizens a way to illegally cast ballots when they otherwise would not be able to
FactCheck.org→ A Falsehood About Chicago’s CityKey ID Cards
Quick Take Viral social media posts have revived a false claim regarding a Chicago ID card program. The CityKey cards do not allow noncitizens to vote; that is still illegal. Full Story Before Chicago rolled out a new municipal ID program last spring
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Clinton’s Voter Suppression Claims
In remarks in Alabama, Hillary Clinton took aim at state laws that she said disenfranchise minority voters. But she went too far in a couple of instances when discussing the impact of Wisconsin and Georgia laws in the 2016 election, when she ran for pr
TruthOrFiction→ Do New Chicago City ID Cards Allow Undocumented Immigrants to Vote?
On January 19 2019, a Facebook user shared a text-based status update (archived here), claiming that Chicago’s “City ID Cards” enables undocumented immigrants to legally vote in state and federal elections: Chicago now has City ID Ca
FactCheck.org→ Meme Misleads on Minnesota’s Somali Refugees
Quick Take Facebook posts distort the number of Somali refugees who have resettled in Minnesota to advance an unsupported claim about a freshman congresswoman’s electoral victory. Full Story Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s family fled from h
FactCheck.org→ Spinning Trump’s National Emergency Declaration
Both sides are spinning the facts in response to President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency on the Southwest border: As justification for the border wall, White House adviser Stephen Miller cited an increase in border crosser
Politifact National→ Roses are red, violets are blue, PolitiFact loves truth, what about you?
Flowers are great, chocolates are stellar, but what PolitiFact would really love is for you to become a member. Key to PolitiFact’s success is our Truth Squad membership program, which connects you, fact-checking’s biggest fans, with behind
TruthOrFiction→ Is This the League of Nazi Women, Who ‘Always Wore White’?
On February 5 2019, Facebook user Anna Love shared the following image in a status update, claiming that the photograph shows Nazi Socialist women wearing their customary white attire: In the status update field, Love wrote: The League of Nazi Sociali
Lead Stories→ Fake News: George Soros NOT Arrested; Obama NOT Charged with Treason
Was billionaire and philantropist George Soros arrested in Saint Margrethenberg, Switzerland at 13:23 GMT on Feb. 3 2019 because of evidence supplied by Barack Obama who has been incarcerated at Gitmo because he was charged with treason? No, a
FactCheck.org→ More Voter Fraud Misinformation from Trump
President Donald Trump wrongly claims that “58,000 non-citizens voted in Texas, with 95,000 non-citizens registered to vote.” This latest voter fraud misinformation from the president is based on the state’s efforts to match driver
Lead Stories→ Fake News: ‘Braveheart’ NOT To Get All-Female Reboot Starring Lena Dunham
Is Paramount Pictures planning to release an all-female reboot of the classic 1995 movie Braveheart? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Christian-themed satire website, it is not real. Despite that it went viral anyway, likely b
Lead Stories→ Fake News: California NOT Considering Tax On Breathing
Is California considering a tax on breathing? No, that's not true: the headline originated from a Christian themed satire website, not from a real news site. It is not true. The story originated from an article published by The Babylon Bee o
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Oscars Committee Did NOT Announce Jordan Peterson as New Host
Did the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announce Dr. Jordan Peterson will host the 91st Oscars ceremony? No, of course not: the story was put out by a Christian themed satire website, it is not real. It mocks the recent withdrawa
Politifact National→ The Trump file: Trump's 10 top falsehoods of 2018
President Donald Trump has twice garnered PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year "prize." Readers argued that he was again worthy of the recognition. Readers selected his Pants on Fire comment about Democrats wanting to "invite caravan after
Politifact National→ The Trump file: Trump's 10 top falsehoods of 2018
President Donald Trump has twice garnered PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year "prize." Readers argued that he was again worthy of the recognition. Readers selected his Pants on Fire comment about Democrats wanting to "invite caravan after
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Theresa May Did NOT Cancel The Next General Election
Did Theresa May cancel the next general election in the U.K. because she doesn't think she will win? No, that's not true: the claim was made by a satire website mocking May's delay of a parliamentary vote on the Brexit deal but it is not real
Snopes→ Did 33 Republicans Who Voted to Repeal Obamacare Lose Their Congressional Seats?
Voting to repeal Obamacare may or may not have doomed the re-election chances of many Republicans in Congress.
Climate Feedback→ Climate Feedback receives Special Mention of the Jury for the Best Climate Solutions Award 2018
The Best Climate Solutions Award competition was organized by the CMCC Foundation (Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change) and co-produced with the Festival for the Earth, with the intent to reward the best initiatives to communicate about climate
Snopes→ Mystery Ballot Could Sway Control of Alaska State Government
Control of Alaska state government, at least for the next two years, could hinge on a mystery ballot that an election worker found on a table in a Fairbanks voting precinct.
FactCheck.org→ Bad Math Leads to Bogus Voter Fraud Claim
Q: Was “voter fraud” responsible for Democratic wins in Orange County, California? A: There have been no credible complaints of voter fraud in Orange County following the midterm elections. FULL ANSWER The traditionally Republican stro
Politifact National→ Midterm Facebook misinformation: Pipe bombs, menacing caravans and rampant voter fraud
A potpourri of false and misleading information was shared on social media in the weeks before and after the midterm elections of 2018. You didn’t hear that it was open warfare on the streets of Atlanta on Election Day? Rest easy. It wasn’t
FactCheck.org→ Trump Spins Midterm Election Results
President Donald Trump in recent days has engaged in some post-election spin: Trump said with his help Gov. Rick Scott won the Senate race in Florida “by a lot.” That’s a relative phrase, but Scott’s victory over incumbent Sen.
FactCheck.org→ Video: False Florida Recount Claims
In this week’s fact-checking video, CNN’s Jake Tapper looks at several dubious claims about voter fraud in Florida. Tapper begins with a claim President Donald Trump made in an interview with the Daily Caller on Nov. 14, in which he accused Democra
FactCheck.org→ Viral Meme Makes Up Trump Jr. ‘Quote’
Q: Did Donald Trump Jr. say, “Let California burn” for voting blue? A: No. That’s a made-up quote from a self-described “parody” site. FULL ANSWER A viral meme falsely claimed that Donald Trump Jr. blamed Californians for the o