At a town hall meeting on the Green New Deal, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez got her history wrong when she was asked what lessons she learned from President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal. The freshman Democrat, who sponsored the Green New Dea
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Snopes→ Thrifty Minor Leaguer to Live in School Bus During Season
A relief pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization used his $3,000 signing bonus to purchase a school bus, and he and his girlfriend plan to live out of the renovated “skoolie” during the 2019 season.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Distort Facts on Obama, Flint
Quick Take Social media posts distort the facts to misleadingly claim that President Barack Obama “declared Flint water crisis a National Emergency and never fixed it.” Full Story After President Donald Trump declared a national emergen
Truth or Fiction?→ Did an Arkansas Republican Propose Cutting Free Lunches to Punish Students?
On February 26 2019, the Facebook page “Occupy Democrats” shared the following meme (archived here), alleging that state legislator from Arkansas Alan Clark proposed cuts to school lunch programs for disadvantaged children: Text around a
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Misdirection on ‘Criminal Aliens’
In declaring a national emergency at the southern border, President Donald Trump spoke of an “invasion” by “all types of criminals and gangs.” He suggested that the media “take a look at our federal prison population” and “see
Truth or Fiction?→ Is the Red Cross Assisting Migrant Caravans with Tents and Supplies?
In October 2018 a Facebook user shared the following status update, alleging that the Red Cross was providing tents and food to a group of people moving through Mexico to the United States to request asylum at its southern border: Against a red backgr
FactCheck.org→ False Claim About Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘Demand’
Quick Take A false claim circulating online states that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — in exchange for a border wall — “demands welfare” for immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. That story originated on a self-described satire site
FactCheck.org→ Immigrants, ‘Government Checks’ and a Viral Myth
Quick Take There is no evidence that “18 million illegal immigrants” received “government checks” during the government shutdown this month, contrary to Facebook posts. Full Story Immigrants in the country illegally are not eli
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Bogus ‘Catch and Release’ Statistic
In arguing for border wall funding, President Donald Trump claimed — without any evidence — that only 2 percent of those apprehended crossing the border and released pending immigration hearings appear in court. Actually, Trump administrati
PolitiFact→ Mark Warner – Trump wants to lift sanctions related to a Russian oligarch. Here’s why
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Trump wants to lift sanctions related to a Russian oligarch. Here’s why Senate Democrats are expected to force a vote to block the Trump administration from lifting sanctions on three companies connected to Rus
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Trump Did NOT Divert Obama Library Funding to Veteran’s Administration
Did President Donald Trump issue an executive order diverting the funding for Obama's presidential library to the Veteran's Administration? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a liberal satire website that tries to trick conservative
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Meme Targets Red Cross
Q: Is the American Red Cross “not helping California wildfire victims” but helping members of the “caravan”? A: No. The American Red Cross is helping in California, and the global Red Cross network is helping migrants from Cen
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Red Cross Is Helping California Wildfire Victims AND Mexico Migrant Caravan
Is the Red Cross helping migrants in the caravan crossing Mexico to the U.S. border but ignoring California wildfire victims? No, a meme making that claim is completely false. There is no truth to it at all. An example of the meme appeared in
Truth or Fiction?→ Is a Caravan of Central American Asylum-Seekers Demanding Special Treatment?
An annual caravan of people traveling from Central America to the United States to seek asylum and refuge from extreme violence in their home countries has been beset by falsehoods, lies, and disinformation from start to finish — from baseless claim
Truth or Fiction?→ Did United States President Donald Trump Threaten to Withhold Disaster Funding from California?
Sizable wildfires burning up and down California have killed at least 25 people and destroyed at least one entire Northern California town, Paradise. The exact toll and cost as of November 11, 2018 is still unknown, because at least two enormously dest
Snopes→ Some Southern California Fire Evacuations Lifted
Relief and heartache awaited those starting to return home.
FactCheck.org→ Meme Misleads on Benefits of Illegal Immigration
Q: Does the U.S. provide medical insurance and voting rights to immigrants in the country illegally? A: No. A viral meme misrepresents what such immigrants are entitled to in the U.S. FULL ANSWER A viral meme on Facebook criticizes the U.S. for sup
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Numbers October 2018 Update
Summary In the time Donald Trump has been in the White House: The jobless rate dropped to the lowest in nearly half a century, and the number of unfilled job openings hit a record high. Economic growth spurted to a 4.2 percent annual rate in the most
Brazil Holds Election Amid Disinformation, Propaganda Crisis
Imagine, if you will: A presidential election in which even the most basic facts are riddled with confusing disinformation, a far-right candidate appealing to authoritarians and repulsing many women with misogynistic comments, and connections to political aspirants such as Marine Le Pen and Steve Bannon. This is Brazil in 2018, and the person who was […]
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Lead Stories→ Fake News: FAKE Poll, 70 Percent of Trump Supporters Do NOT Think Media Faked P.R. Deaths
Does a poll show that 70% of the supporters of President Donald Trump think the media faked the number of deaths resulting from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico last year? No, that's not true: the "poll" that proves this was made up by a satiric
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s False Tweets on Hurricane Maria’s Death Toll
In a pair of early morning tweets, President Donald Trump rejected Puerto Rico’s official estimate of 2,975 hurricane-related deaths after Hurricane Maria and, in the process, made some false and misleading claims: Trump said that “3,000 p
FactCheck.org→ The Facts on Medicare Part B Policy Change
Beginning Jan. 1, Medicare Advantage enrollees may be required to use lower-cost alternatives to more expensive drugs for new prescriptions for medications administered by a physician or in a clinical setting. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex A
Snopes→ Did Celebrity Chef Guy Fieri Feed 5,000 California Wildfire Evacuees?
The numbers aren't entirely clear, but the Food Network star certainly coordinated a major relief effort in Redding, California, over two days.
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – Is housing unaffordable for full-time minimum-wage workers in 99 percent of counties in America?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Is housing unaffordable for full-time minimum-wage workers in 99 percent of counties in America? Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., has recently made it a point to support affordable housing, both in her social medi
FactCheck.org→ YourNewsWire Hawks False Fraud Headline
Q: Is the mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, “facing fraud charges”? A: No. Two separate cases accuse Puerto Rico officials of misusing government funds, but Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz isn’t involved. FULL ANSWER Carmen Yulín Cruz, t
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Numbers (Second Quarterly Update)
Summary In the time Donald Trump has been in the White House: The economy added 3.2 million jobs, unemployment fell to the lowest level in 18 years, and the number of job openings grew larger than the number of job-seekers for the first time on record
Snopes→ Suspected Rhino Poachers Killed by Pride of Lions
“It is huge relief that they did not get to the rhino,” the owner of South Africa’s Sibuya Game Reserve told reporters.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s ‘Travel Ban’ Doesn’t Affect All Muslims
Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison tweeted that the Supreme Court “ratified Donald Trump’s ‘total and complete shutdown’ of Muslims entry into the United States.” That is a Trump quote from the presidential campaign. But his actual executive actio
PolitiFact→ Trump withdraws U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal. Here’s what you need to know
President Donald Trump announced the United States would exit a nuclear pact with Iran and re-impose sanctions on Tehran, saying the Obama-era deal failed to contain the regime’s nuclear ambitions and regional meddling. The U.S. withdrawal advanc
Truth or Fiction?→ Red Cross Spends 92 Cents of Every Dollar on Salaries-Fiction!
Red Cross Spends 92 Cents of Every Dollar on Salaries-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The Red Cross spends 92 percent of donations on salaries and other administrative expenses. The Truth: There’s no basis for the claim that the American Red Cro
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
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
Truth or Fiction?→ President Trump Rolled Back Law Blocking Gun Sales to the Mentally Ill-Truth!
President Trump Rolled Back Law Designed to Block Gun Sales to People with Mental Illness-Truth! Summary of eRumor: President Trump ended an Obama-era gun law that required background checks to block the sale of guns to people with mental illnesses. Th
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Misleading DACA Boast
President Donald Trump boasted in his State of the Union address that his legislative proposal to make the DACA program permanent will “generously” cover 1.8 million people — “almost three times more people than the previous a
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
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Donald Trump's 2018 State of the Union speech
President Donald Trump offered a rosy assessment of American life in his first State of the Union address — but several of his points were factually flawed. "This is our new American moment," Trump said. "There has never been a bet
Truth or Fiction?→ Donald Trump Imposes 30% Tariffs on Solar Panel Imports-Truth!
Donald Trump Imposes 30% Tariffs on Solar Panel Imports-Truth! Summary of eRumor: Claims that President Donald Trump imposed 30 percent tariffs circulated in January 2018. The Truth: President Trump signed a proclamation imposing tariffs on solar panel
FactCheck.org→ The Facts on DACA
Congress is trying to agree on a bipartisan plan on what to do about DACA, after the Trump administration announced a “wind-down” of the program on Sept. 5, 2017. Lawmakers face a March 5 deadline set by the president to come up with a legi
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
PolitiFact→ Mailbag: ‘Please clean up your act’
It’s the holiday season, and our email inbox has been filled with lumps of coal -- as well as the occasional treat. Here’s a rundown of recent reader critiques, edited for length and clarity. *** Several readers criticized our coverage of t