In this fact-checking video, CNN’s Jake Tapper and FactCheck.org examine Donald Trump Jr.’s shifting statements about his June 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer at Trump Tower. In a July 8 statement, President Donald Trump’s eldest s
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PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump’s False claim that his presidential approval rating is ‘not bad’
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Trump’s False claim that his presidential approval rating is ‘not bad’ Six months into his presidency, Donald Trump is putting a positive spin on the latest round of public polling on his job performance. "
PolitiFact→ Pat Robertson – Is U.S. liquefied natural gas a game-changer for Russia, Europe?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Is U.S. liquefied natural gas a game-changer for Russia, Europe? When PolitiFact fact-checks an interview with the president, we usually train our Truth-O-Meter on the president’s answers. But during a rece
Washington Post→ Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s claim that ‘criminals take notice’ of cities with sanctuary policies
“When cities like Philadelphia, Boston, or San Francisco advertise that they have these policies, the criminals take notice. According to a recent study from the University of California Riverside, cities with these policies h
Washington Post→ Video: Every Russia story Trump said was ‘fake news’ or a ‘witch hunt’
When Donald Trump Jr. revealed this week that he had met with a Russian lawyer in the summer of 2016, it was the latest revelation in the continuing story about alleged ties between the Trump camp and Russia, and Russian influence on the 2
Washington Post→ President Trump’s claim ‘billions and billions’ are ‘pouring into NATO’ because of his administration
“Americans know that a strong alliance of free, sovereign and independent nations is the best defense for our freedoms and for our interests. That is why my administration has demanded that all members of NATO finally meet their full and
Washington Post→ McConnell’s claim that Senate GOP health bill would not ’cause anyone currently on Medicaid to come off it’
“Nothing we’ve advocated so far would cause anyone currently on Medicaid to come off of it.” — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), speech in Paducah, Ky., July 5. A reader asked us to fact-check this claim, repor
Washington Post→ The most popular fact checks of 2017, so far
It has been quite a year for fact checking so far. Fact Checker reached record traffic, and we have been busy keeping up with the new president’s false and misleading claims. Now that we are halfway through 2017, we wanted to take a
FactCheck.org→ Debunking Fake News
In late December, FactCheck.org agreed to help identify and label viral fake news stories flagged by Facebook users. We are one of several organizations that are part of Facebook’s initiative to combat the spread of viral deceptions. We are now inc
FactCheck.org→ Video: Both Sides Spin CBO Numbers
In this week’s video with FactCheck.org, CNN’s Jake Tapper looks at how members of both parties are spinning the Congressional Budget Office’s estimate of how many people will be insured under the Senate health care bill. The CBO projects that th
Washington Post→ President Trump’s claim Medicaid spending in Senate health bill ‘actually goes up’
“Democrats purposely misstated Medicaid under new Senate bill — actually goes up.” — President Trump, in a tweet, June 28, 2017 The White House is defending changes to Medicaid financing in the Senate health-care overhaul bill by
FactCheck.org→ More MS-13 Gang Nonsense
President Donald Trump is once again grossly exaggerating the success of his efforts to deport members of the MS-13, a gang founded by El Salvadoran immigrants. This time he claims that his administration has removed “pretty much” half of the gang
Washington Post→ Do Russia probe attorneys’ donations to Democrats threaten their independence?
“The people that have been hired are all Hillary Clinton supporters. Some of them worked for Hillary Clinton. I mean the whole thing is ridiculous, if you want to know the truth, from that standpoint.” — President Trum
Washington Post→ President Trump’s claim that MS-13 gang members are being deported ‘by the thousands’
“You have a gang called MS-13. They don’t like to shoot people. They like to cut people. They do things that nobody can believe. These are true animals. We are moving them out of the country by the thousands, by the thousand
FactCheck.org→ Video: Trump and Coal Jobs
In this week’s fact-checking video, CNN’s Jake Tapper discusses President Donald Trump’s remarks at his June 21 Iowa rally about coal mining jobs. As we wrote in our story, “FactChecking Trump’s Iowa Rally,” the pre
Washington Post→ Trump’s claim about the ‘catastrophe’ of Obamacare premiums increasing 204 percent in Alaska
“In Alaska, they’ve gone up 207 percent on Obamacare. You know, I used to mention only Arizona because they were up 116 percent in Arizona. Now Arizona is like good by comparison to some of the numbers. But they’re way up in A
FactCheck.org→ Pelosi’s Partisan Pick on Jobs Analysis
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi cites research from two partisan groups to claim that the Republican health care bill would result in the loss of 1.8 million jobs by 2022. But a recent independent study put the expected job loss at 413,000 by that y
PolitiFact→ Read the Senate GOP health care bill 'discussion draft'
Senate Republicans released a health care bill "discussion draft," on June 22, 2017. Read the text of the bill below. PolitiFact is fact-checking the health care debate; read all of our fact-checks on health care. See Figure 1
Washington Post→ Justice Alito’s misleading claim about sex offender rearrests
“Repeat sex offenders pose an especially grave risk to children. ‘When convicted sex offenders reenter society, they are much more likely than any other type of offender to be rearrested for a new rape or sexual assault.’” –Su
Washington Post→ Pelosi’s claim that an estimated 1.8 million jobs will be lost through AHCA
“Americans will lose their health coverage because of his proposal. And it is a job loser. Estimated to be 1.8 million jobs lost. Donald Trump is a job loser.” — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, remarks to reporters. June 9, 2017 R
FactCheck.org→ Trump Didn’t Bill the Obamas
Q: Did President Donald Trump send Barack Obama a bill for his “vacation scam”? A: No. That bogus claim comes from a “satirical publication.” FULL QUESTION Did President Trump send the Obamas a bill for their vacation trip, etc.? FULL ANSWER P
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump on Coal Jobs
On NBC10 in Philadelphia’s “@ Issue” program on June 18, FactCheck.org Deputy Managing Editor Robert Farley discussed President Donald Trump pointing to the opening of a new coal mine in Pennsylvania as evidence that his administrati
Snopes→ Road Runner Tunnel Crash
A viral story about a car crashing into a Road Runner cartoon-style painted tunnel seemed too humorous to ruin with fact-checking.
Washington Post→ Mitch McConnell on the health-care legislative process, 2010 vs. 2017
“Unfortunately, it will have to be a Republicans-only exercise. But we’re working hard to get there.” — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), in remarks to reporters June 13 It has become a regular feature of
Washington Post→ Video: Trump’s flip-flops on remarks in his 2015 campaign announcement speech
Two years ago, Donald Trump rode down the escalator at the Trump Tower and launched a presidential campaign that changed history. (Here’s our fact check of his announcement speech, in which we described Trump as “a fact
FactCheck.org→ Preexisting Condition Spin
Opponents of the Republican House health care bill are claiming its provisions on preexisting conditions reach further than they actually do. A TV ad from AARP says “insurers can charge thousands more” for preexisting conditions under the
Washington Post→ The bogus claim that a map of crosshairs by Sarah Palin’s PAC incited Rep. Gabby Giffords’s shooting
“Was this attack evidence of how vicious American politics has become? Probably. In 2011, Jared Lee Loughner opened fire in a supermarket parking lot, grievously wounding Representative Gabby Giffords and killing six people, including a 9
Washington Post→ President Trump’s mangled ‘facts’ about Obamacare
“Americans were told that premiums would go down by $2,500 per year. And instead, their premiums went up to levels that nobody thought even possible.” “It was just announced yesterday that 2 million people have dropped out of Obamacar
Washington Post→ Trump’s claim that Americans ‘built the Golden Gate Bridge in four years and the Hoover Dam in five’
“My fellow Americans, we are the nation that built the Golden Gate Bridge in four years and the Hoover Dam in five. Now, it takes as much as a decade just to plan a major permit or a major infrastructure or anything even remotely
FactCheck.org→ Clinton Foundation Not Shutting Down
Q: Was the Clinton Foundation ordered to cease operations and Chelsea Clinton charged with fraud? A: No. Those baseless claims were made up by a self-described “satirical” website. FULL QUESTION Has the Clinton Foundation been found to h
FactCheck.org→ Mailbag: The Comey Hearing
This week, readers sent us comments about former FBI Director James Comey, who testified before the Senate intelligence committee about private conversations he had with President Donald Trump regarding the agency’s Russia investigation. In the
Washington Post→ President Trump’s claim his nominees faced ‘record-setting long’ delays
“This is our first Cabinet meeting with the entire Cabinet present. The confirmation process has been record-setting long — and I mean record-setting long — with some of the finest people in our country being delayed and delayed and d
Washington Post→ Planned Parenthood’s claim about birth control access for ’99 percent of sexually active women’
“99% of sexually active women have used birth control in their lifetime. Our lawmakers must hear from us. We won’t allow an extreme anti-woman agenda to undermine birth control access.” — Planned Parenthood Action Fund,
Washington Post→ Video: James Comey versus President Trump, a case of he-said, he said
This video, expanding on The Fact Checker’s timeline about the dispute between the two men, explores the contradictory statements by President Trump and fired FBI Director James B. Comey about the same meetings and discussions.
Washington Post→ President Trump’s misleading claims about new mines and ‘clean coal’
“The bottom line is that the Paris accord is very unfair at the highest level to the United States. Further, while the current agreement effectively blocks the development of clean coal in America, which it does. And the mines are startin
PolitiFact→ James Comey testifies before Senate about Trump, Russia
Former FBI Director James Comey is tesifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee about his interactions with President Donald Trump before Trump fired him. Read our Q&A about what to watch and our story about Comey's prepare
Washington Post→ The Trump administration’s tally of $350 billion-plus in deals with Saudi Arabia
“I have just returned from a trip overseas where we concluded nearly $350 billion of military and economic development for the United States, creating hundreds of thousands of jobs.” — President Trump, remarks in the Rose Gard
FactCheck.org→ Timeline of Russia Investigation
Since July 2016, the FBI has been investigating the Russian government’s attempt to influence the 2016 presidential election, including whether President Donald Trump’s campaign associates were involved in those efforts. “Russian President V
Washington Post→ President Trump’s claim that Obama spent $7 billion to upgrade air traffic control and ‘totally failed’
“The previous administration spent over $7 billion trying to upgrade the system, and totally failed. Honestly, they didn’t know what the hell they were doing. A total waste of money, $7 billion-plus, plus. It’s time to
Washington Post→ Pruitt’s claim that ‘almost 50,000 jobs’ have been gained in coal
“Since the fourth quarter of last year until most recently, we’ve added almost 50,000 jobs in the coal sector. In the month of May alone, almost 7,000 jobs.” — Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agen