The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Donald Trump falsely says family separations were Obama policy Despite President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that the Obama administration separated immigrant children from their parents at the border the sa
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump falsely says family separations were Obama policy
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Donald Trump falsely says family separations were Obama policy Despite President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that the Obama administration separated immigrant children from their parents at the border the sa
Snopes→ Photo Thought to Be of Vincent van Gogh Is His Brother
One of only two known photos of painter Vincent van Gogh turns out to most likely be an image of his brother, Theo, the Van Gogh Museum announced.
Snopes→ Did Muslim Groups Keep Money Intended for Victims of the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting?
Conservative web sites grossly misrepresented the facts surrounding the transfer of $238,634 in funds raised by two Muslim charities.
Snopes→ Suicide, at 50-Year Peak, Pushes Down US Life Expectancy
Suicides and drug overdoses pushed up U.S. deaths last year, and drove a continuing decline in how long Americans are expected to live.
Snopes→ Sinclair Distances Itself from Commentary After Protest
The Sinclair Broadcast Group is distancing itself from commentary by its chief political analyst Boris Epshteyn, who this week supported the Trump administration's efforts to stop migrants at the U.S. border with Mexico.
Snopes→ Murder Charges Against Brother in Mansion Fire Slayings
A New Jersey tech executive was charged with murder in the deaths of his brother, the brother's wife and their two children, whose bodies were found last week at their burning mansion.
Snopes→ Michael Cohen Pleads Guilty to Lying to Congress
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, made a surprise appearance before a federal judge in New York on Thursday to plead guilty to lying to Congress about work he did on an aborted project to build a Trump Tower in Russia.
Snopes→ The Homebody President: Trump Keeps It Quick on Trips Abroad
Marathon days. Red-eye flights. Jam-packed agendas. When President Donald Trump travels abroad, he's increasingly keeping it quick lately.
Snopes→ China Halts Work by Team on Gene-Edited Babies
China's government ordered a halt to work by a medical team that claimed to have helped make the world's first gene-edited babies.
Snopes→ Trump Says He Wouldn’t Take Manafort Pardon ‘Off the Table’
A pardon for Paul Manafort is "not off the table," President Donald Trump said, drawing swift rebuke from critics who fear the president will use his executive power to protect friends and supporters caught up in the Russia probe.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Mugabe NOT In a Coma, NOT Rushed to Hospital
Has Robert Mugabe, the former president of Zimbabwe, fallen into a coma and has he been rushed to hospital? No, there hasn't been any official announcement about this, the story seems to have been made up by a website that is known for publis
Washington Post→ A tour through the tumbleweeds of Trump’s thoughts on the Fed
A section of President Trump's interview with The Washington Post utterly confused readers. We try to steer our way through the rhetoric.
Snopes→ Did TBS Cancel Their ‘Christmas Story’ Marathon Due to Its Bullying Scene?
The classic 1983 holiday film about the adventures of Ralphie Parker famously contains a confrontation with bully Scut Farkus.
Snopes→ Did a Man Die of E. Coli After Sex with His Girlfriend?
A morbid tale of a sexual experiment gone fatally awry.
Snopes→ About That ‘Starving Migrant Refugee Checks Her iPhone’ Meme
An image meant to demean a woman's weight is not only cruel but taken out of context.
Snopes→ Did FDR’s Vice-President Write an Op-Ed About ‘American Fascism’?
Henry A. Wallace's 1944 piece included a warning regarding the alliance of racists and "deliberate poisoners of public information."
Snopes→ Does This Vet Need Help in Finding Survivors of His Air Force Bomb Group?
The online world is amazing in satisfying some requests, but often information is propagated long beyond its useful life.
Snopes→ Did Dick Van Dyke Say ‘We Have to Stop a Man Who Wants to Be the Dictator’?
In an interview just before the 2016 presidential election, the then-90-year-old comic actor leveled some harsh accusations against Republican candidate Donald Trump and his supporters.
Snopes→ Did Sgt. Al Powell Stop a Terrorist Attack at Nakatomi Plaza?
Sgt. Al Powell was integral to the plot of "Die Hard," but that movie wasn't quite based on real characters or events.
Snopes→ Did a College Mirror Nazis by Having Students Wear ‘White Privilege’ Pins?
A widely-shared Facebook meme grossly misrepresented the nature of an infamous Holocaust-era policy and a month-long student campaign to stimulate debate around racial justice.
Snopes→ Does This Video Show a Walmart Without Enough Security Guards Being Looted?
When the guards are away, the looters will play.
Snopes→ Did a College Give Students Hockey Pucks to Use Against Mass Shootings?
The unusual tactic was first suggested during a training session, but police said using a puck would be an "absolute last strategy."
FactCheck.org→ The Science Trump Got Wrong in the Post Interview
In a Nov. 27 interview with the Washington Post, President Donald Trump made a series of inaccurate statements. He questioned the cause of climate change, praised a nonexistent method for wildfire prevention and even recycled a long-debunked news story
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misuses Data in 9th Circuit Attack
President Donald Trump wrongly tweeted that the largest federal appellate court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, is “overturned more than any circuit in the country, 79%.” During the 2017 term, the Supreme Court reviewed just 15 of
Snopes→ Officials: Inmates Ran $560K Online Dating Extortion Scheme
Five inmates in the Carolinas extorted more than half a million dollars from military personnel throughout the country, using illegal cellphones to pose as women on dating sites, authorities said.
FactCheck.org→ Is Trump Responsible for Falling Gasoline Prices?
With gasoline prices plummeting, President Donald Trump gave himself a third-person pat on the back via Twitter: “thank you President T.” Energy experts say the decline in prices is largely motivated by market forces outside the president&#
PolitiFact→ Sarah Huckabee Sanders – Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Obama's Border Patrol used tear gas once a month. Is that true?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Obama's Border Patrol used tear gas once a month. Is that true? President Donald Trump’s administration is under scrutiny for using tear gas on migrants at the southwest border
PolitiFact→ Sarah Huckabee Sanders – Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Obama's Border Patrol used tear gas once a month. Is that true?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Obama's Border Patrol used tear gas once a month. Is that true? President Donald Trump’s administration is under scrutiny for using tear gas on migrants at the southwest border
Snopes→ Did Matthew Whitaker Say That Muslims, Jews, and Atheists Shouldn’t Be Judges?
“No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.”
Snopes→ Did the Trump Administration Take Land from the Tribe That Welcomed the Pilgrims?
The Department of the Interior reversed an Obama-era decision to put Mashpee Wampanoag land in federal trust.
PolitiFact→ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrong about spending in Georgia race
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrong about spending in Georgia race In the 2018 midterm elections, Democrats managed to seize more than three dozen Republican-held House seats. One of these was Georgia’s 6th District
PolitiFact→ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrong about spending in Georgia race
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrong about spending in Georgia race In the 2018 midterm elections, Democrats managed to seize more than three dozen Republican-held House seats. One of these was Georgia’s 6th District
Snopes→ High Court Likely to Say States Can’t Levy Excessive Fines
The Supreme Court left little doubt that it would rule that the Constitution's ban on excessive fines applies to the states, an outcome that could help an Indiana man recover the $40,000 Land Rover police seized when they arrested him for selling about
FactCheck.org→ Bloody Border Patrol Photo is Five Years Old
Quick Take No border patrol officers were seriously injured in an encounter with migrants on Nov. 25, but a 2013 photo circulating online falsely claims to show a recently injured officer. Full Story On Nov. 26, President Donald Trump incorrectly said
Lead Stories→ Fake News: FBI Raid at NSA Employee’s Home Did NOT Reveal Over 16,000,000 ‘Dick Pics’
Was an NSA agent by the name of Hillary Wang charged after 16 million "dick pics" were found on her computer during a raid at her house? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website specializing in invented ta
Snopes→ Does This Photograph Show a Polar Bear Taking Public Transit in Russia?
Is this "a normal day in Russia," or a bizarre circumstance anywhere in the world?
Snopes→ Star Trek’s Interracial Kiss 50 Years Ago Heralded Change
It was the kiss heard around the galaxy.
FactCheck.org→ Holiday Hoax About Obamas Resurfaces
Quick Take The Obamas kept with tradition by displaying a Nativity scene in the White House for Christmas — contrary to what a viral falsehood claims. Full Story Holiday traditions have a way of carrying on for many years. The same might be said
Snopes→ Winston Churchill on Muslims and Minority Rights
The first rule of quotations is that people rarely say much after they have died.