Did CNN host Brian Stelter say that President Donald Trump is a "destructive cult leader"? No, that's not true: A psychologist who studies cults made the comment while being interviewed by Stelter on CNN's "Reliable Sources" program. Stelter d
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Snopes→ Did Trump Use Notes To Self in Sharpie Pen That Said ‘I Want Nothing’?
Some news stories in late 2019 were pretty sensational, so readers naturally questioned surreal-looking notes in the president's clutch.
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Photo Targets Rep. Elise Stefanik
Quick Take An altered image makes it look like Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik stuck up her middle finger in a House committee room at the end of a public impeachment inquiry hearing. She didn’t. Full Story Rep. Elise Stefanik, a Republican from
FactCheck.org→ Trump Repeats False Ukraine Claims
President Donald Trump called into “Fox & Friends” a day after the impeachment hearings ended and repeated false statements that have been debunked by fact-checkers and, in some cases, members of his own administration. Trump repeated
Truth or Fiction?→ Trump Regurgitates ‘Crowdstrike’ Conspiracy Theory in Call to Fox News
United States President Donald Trump called into a Fox News program on November 22 2019, spending nearly an hour pushing an already-debunked conspiracy theory that was also refuted during the congressional impeachment inquiry against him. During his c
Lead Stories→ Bernie Sanders At Dem Debate Did NOT Say The Planet Only Has ‘8 or 9 Years’ Before Major Cities Go Underwater
Did Bernie Sanders say at a Democratic debate that the planet has only eight or nine years before major cities go under water? No, that's not true: What the Democratic presidential hopeful said was that, unless "we get our act together within
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Ilhan Omar’s Children NOT Arrested For Starting Church Fire
Were the children of Ilhan Omar (named Impala and Diego Omar) arrested for starting a church fire? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing mad
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Democrats Spent $40,000,000 of YOUR Tax Dollars Trying to Impeach Trump’ Posts
On October 28 2019, a Facebook user shared the following status update (archived here), claiming that Democrats spent $40,000,000 in an attempt to impeach United States President Donald Trump: White text against a purple smoke background ass
Truth or Fiction?→ Donald Trump Falsely Claims He Opened Apple Texas Facility During Visit
On November 20 2019, United States President Donald Trump followed up a visit to an Apple computer-making facility in Texas with a claim that was outright false. “Today I opened a major Apple Manufacturing plant in Texas that will bring high pay
Snopes→ Sculptor Crafting First Women’s Statue for Central Park
A sculptor known for trying to redress history through her art is creating the first statue of real-life women for New York’s Central Park, where the only females so honored until now have been fictional characters.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking the November Democratic Debate
Summary We spotted several false claims and factual flubs: South Bend Mayor Peter Buttigieg falsely claimed that President Donald Trump “had to confess in writing, in court, to illegally diverting charitable contributions that were supposed to g
FactCheck.org→ Trump Cherry-Picks Sondland Testimony
President Donald Trump said he “turned off the television” after Ambassador Gordon Sondland testified that the president told him in a phone call, “I want nothing [from Ukraine]. I want no quid pro quo.” But Sondland had a lot more to say than
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘$60 Women’s Self-Defense Kit Sold by a Black-Owned Business’ Facebook Post
A popular November 17 2019 Facebook post purportedly shows a women’s self-defense kit in the style of a makeup bag, and the collection of stylish items was described as being sold by a black-owned business: Its image showed iridescent brass kn
PolitiFact→ Fact-check: Donald Trump's claim he doesn’t know Gordon Sondland very well
While Gordon Sondland was testifying about President Donald Trump and Ukraine, Trump told reporters on the White House lawn that he is not as close to the U.S. ambassador to the European Union as the testimony seemed to suggest. See Figure 1 on PolitiF
FactCheck.org→ Social Posts Distort Facts on Political Relationships
Quick Take Social media posts falsely claim that California Gov. Gavin Newsom is House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s nephew, and that Rep. Adam Schiff has a sister who is married to the son of George Soros. It also falsely states that a daughter of form
Truth or Fiction?→ Was Julia Roberts Supposed to Play Harriet Tubman in a 2019 Biopic?
In November 2019, just after the film Twitter was outraged over news that white actor Julia Roberts was “suggested” by a studio executive to play Harriet Tubman, a black woman and a former slave turned abolitionist hero: Julia Roberts
FactCheck.org→ Memes Overstate Yovanovitch’s Wealth
Quick Take Questionable websites and social media posts claim — without evidence — that former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch’s net worth is as high as $23 million. According to her most recent financial disclosure, Yovanovi
Truth or Fiction?→ Greta Thunberg Time Traveller Picture
Around November 18 2019, several tweets compared photographs of Greta Thunberg side by side with a generations-old image of a girl with a strong resemblance to the young modern-day activist, suggesting that she is a “time traveler“: So
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Nancy Pelosi Did NOT Approve $1 Million Expense Accounts For Any Rep That Votes For Impeachment
Did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi offer an extra $1 million expense account to any member of congress who votes for the Trump impeachment? No, that's not true: The claim that Speaker Pelosi offered a financial bribe for impeachment support was pu
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Pelosi Did NOT Tell Dems ‘Too Dangerous’ To Wait For Election To Decide President
Did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tells Democrats that it is "too dangerous" to wait for an election to decide the presidency? No, that's not true: Pelosi's letter to House Democrats on November 18, 2019, warned that relying on the November 2020
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misquotes Pelosi
In an early morning tweet, President Donald Trump falsely attributed a quote to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The quote was actually a Fox News reporter’s characterization of Pelosi’s words. Trump then distorted what she actually said. Nancy
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump gets Ukraine phone memo timeline backwards
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Donald Trump gets Ukraine phone memo timeline backwards President Donald Trump argues that his July 25 phone call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky was "perfect," and that Democrats have distorted i
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Your Page is at Risk of Being Unpublished’ Facebook Warning
On November 19 2019, a number of Facebook page administrators received messages from the social media platform bearing the warning: “Your page is at risk of being unpublished” for various actions. One poster on Reddit’s r/facebook on
FactCheck.org→ Scalise Spins Facts on Security Aid
Rep. Steve Scalise spun two keys facts about Ukrainian aid to defend President Donald Trump against accusations that Trump withheld that aid to pressure Ukraine to investigate the alleged Ukraine interference in the 2016 U.S. election, as well as forme
Truth or Fiction?→ Scary Movie ‘I See White People’ Mandela Effect
Among the nooks and crannies of the internet lurk new generations of paranormal stories, rumors of alternate universes, and shared institutional memories that are presented as proof of parallel timelines bleeding into one another in a broader theory p
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Students Today Depend on Paper Too Much, Don’t Know How to Write on a Slate’ 1815 Quote
In November 2015, Facebook page “The Credible Hulk” shared the following screenshot purportedly showing a lament from an 1815 school principal’s publication suggesting the students of the day had grown too dependent on paper, and la
Climate Feedback→ New York Times op-ed claiming scientists underestimated climate change lacks supporting evidence
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This op-ed by author Eugene Linden, published under the headline “How Scientists Got Climate Change So Wrong”, argues that climate scientists have long underestimated climate change. The article discuss
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘The Little White Envelope for the Man Who Hated Christmas’ Posts
In November 2019, a nearly year-old “Maui 24/7” post titled “THE LITTLE WHITE ENVELOPE” (alternately: “the Man Who Hated Christmas”) circulated virally on social media: Text attached to an image told a heartstri
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Kohl’s Is NOT Giving Away $100 Coupons For Sharing A Link
Did supermarket chain Kohl's announce they are giving away $100 coupons to everyone who shares a link and fills out a survey, just because it is their anniversary? No, that's not true: a group of scammers is at it again with a fake Kohl's page
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Aldi Has NOT Announced Everyone Who Shares A Link Will Be Sent $75 Coupon
Did supermarket chain ALDI announce they are giving away $75 coupons to everyone who shares a link and fills out a survey, just because it is their anniversary? No, that's not true: a group of scammers is at it again with a fake Aldi page desi
Truth or Fiction?→ What Happened to ‘The Man in the High Castle’ Swastika Props?
As the fourth and final season of Amazon’s The Man in the High Castle aired, a post to Reddit’s r/oddlysatisfying asserted that producers were proactive in post-production handling of the show’s many swastikas and other Nazi memora
Truth or Fiction?→ Is Chrome’s Reopen Closed Tab Gone?
If “Reopen Closed Tab” has disappeared from your Chrome browser, you’re not alone — a number of posts on Facebook and Twitter appeared as people saw the function began vanishing from their drop-down menus: Uhhhh Chrome is removin
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Robert Mueller Did NOT Tweet Back At Donald Trump Over ‘Witch Hunt’ Post
Did Robert Mueller tweet a reply to President Donald Trump's tweet that "not a single American citizen has been charged with anything related to Russian collusion"? No, that's not true: The former special counsel who investigated Trump's campa
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Congresswoman Elise Stefanik Did NOT Give The Finger After Yovanovitch Ovation
Did Congresswoman Elise Stefanik give a photographer the finger during an ovation after former ambassador Yovanovitch testimony ended? No, that's not true: the photo was digitally manipulated and journalist Brian J. O'Malley whose retweet of t
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Giuliani Did NOT Quietly File Suit Against Ilhan Omar for Blatant Prejudice on Behalf of White House
Did Rudy Giuliani quietly files a lawsuit against Ilhan Omar for 'Blatant Prejudice' on behalf of the White House? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Saudi Prince Did NOT Offer 200 Camels to Spend a Night With Ivanka Trump
Did a Saudi Prince offers 200 camels to spend a night with Ivanka Trump? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by publishing fictional stories often involving weird crimes, bizarre s
Truth or Fiction?→ Goodstein’s ‘States of Matter’ Opening Quote
On November 15 2019, an Imgur user shared a screenshot of a tweet about the purported opening paragraph from a textbook by California Institute of Technology professor David Goodstein called States of Matter: The beginning to every book should have
FactCheck.org→ Donald Trump and New York’s Veterans Day Parade
Quick Take A meme circulating on Facebook exaggerates the role played by President Donald Trump in funding a 1995 Veterans Day parade in New York. He donated $200,000, which was less than 10% of the total raised, according to press reports at the time.
FactCheck.org→ Meme Falsely Attributes Quote to CNN Anchor
Quick Take A meme falsely attributes a quote to CNN anchor Don Lemon about Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s death. Full Story A popular meme circulating on Facebook wrongly attributes a quote to Don Lemon, the CNN anchor who hosts
FactCheck.org→ Discrepancy in White House Versions of First Trump-Zelensky Phone Call
On April 21, the White House issued a statement saying President Donald Trump called to congratulate Volodymyr Zelensky on becoming president of Ukraine. Trump “expressed his commitment to work together with President-elect Zelenskyy and the Ukrainia