This will be an unusual fact check. Essentially, we are fact-checking The Fact Checker. Like many things these days, it all started with a tweet. President Trump tweeted about the $1.7 billion in cash that the Obama administration s
ABC News→ AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts how a watchdog office works
AP FACT CHECK: The Justice Department's watchdog office doesn't work the way Trump describes it
Hoax-Slayer→ ‘Buddha’ Shaped Pears
Circulating message claims that a Chinese farmer has managed to grow pears shaped like baby Buddha figures. The message includes a photograph of the unusually shaped pears still on the tree. The post ‘Buddha’ Shaped Pears appeared first on
Snopes→ Does Chuck Schumer Have an Unrestricted Concealed Carry Permit?
The claim that the Senate Minority Leader has a concealed weapons permit is based on one single unsourced article.
Internet Archive→ President Discusses Community & School Safety : CSPAN : February 28, 2018 6:42pm-7:48pm EST
President Trump and a bipartisan group of lawmakers discussed how to prevent gun violence in communities and schools. The president urged Congress to come up with one comprehensive gun bill and said he would sign an executive order to ban so-called bum
Snopes→ Are Hackers Stealing Private Information via ‘What Would You Look Like Bald’ Facebook Apps?
Viral warnings about "extreme hackers" stealing information via popular entertainment apps on Facebook are false and misleading.
FactCheck.org→ NRCC’s Weak Case
In the March 13 special House election in Pennsylvania, a pair of Republican Party TV ads attack Democratic candidate Conor Lamb as a weak prosecutor who can’t be trusted. But the GOP’s evidence is flimsy and misleading. Both ads fault Lamb
Truth or Fiction?→ Seniors Warned About New Medicare Card Scams-Truth!
Seniors Warned About New Medicare Card Scams-Truth! Summary of eRumor: Medicare beneficiaries have been warned about scams involving new Medicare cards being sent out in April 2018 The Truth: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is
Snopes→ Woman Accused of Poisoning Her Look-Alike with a Cheesecake
Prosecutors say Nasyrova visited the Queens home of the fellow Russian speaking victim in 2016 bearing a cheesecake tainted with a tranquilizer.
Snopes→ Does Chicago’s Identification Card Program Allow Undocumented Immigrants to Vote?
Election officials rejected the possibility that CityKey cards could cause an upswing in voter fraud.
FactCheck.org→ Sandy Hook Hoax Revisited
Q: Are the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting actually alive? A: No. That is a claim made by conspiracy theorists who believe the shooting never happened. FULL ANSWER The tragedy that left 17 dead in a Florida high school on Feb. 14
ABC News→ Woman tells cops she had casino mogul Steve Wynn’s baby after he sexually assaulted her
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ABC News→ AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s distorted complaint about Sessions
AP FACT CHECK: Critical omissions in Trump's broadside against his attorney general
Snopes→ New Medicare Card Telephone Scam
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid are not calling senior citizens and asking for personal information ahead of the launch of a new Medicare card.
NPR→ FACT CHECK: Sessions Vows To Probe FISA Abuse, But Trump’s Patience Appears Thin
The attorney general has attempted to move the ball forward on the political defense Republicans have adopted for the president. That's apparently not good enough for President Trump. (Image credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
ABC News→ Embassy: No human meat consumption in Japan
Embassy official says a restaurant named in a false story about human meat doesn't exist and cannibalism is not legal in Japan
PolitiFact→ Democrats’ memo pushes back on GOP claims about Russia probe
The House Intelligence Committee's partisan divide deepened with the Feb. 24 release of a Democratic memo fending off Republican claims that the investigation into collusion between Russia and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is political
Snopes→ Woman Tells Police Casino Mogul Steve Wynn Raped Her in ’70s
A woman told police she had a child with Wynn after he raped her, and another said she was forced to resign after she refused to have sex with him.
Snopes→ Florida Students Return to ‘Picture of Education in Fear’
Heavily armed police presence, designed to make the community feel secure, is also disturbing in itself, some students said.
Snopes→ Dick’s Cuts Off Sales of Assault-Style Rifles in Stores
Dick's Sporting Goods will immediately end sales of assault-style rifles at all of its stores and ban the sale of all guns to anyone under 21 years old.
Hoax-Slayer→ ‘Review of Your Last Subscription’ Apple ID Phishing Scam
According to this "subscription confirmation" email, which purports to be from Apple, your last purchase was reviewed by Apple's system because a new device was used for the transaction. The post ‘Review of Your Last Subscription’ Apple
Washington Post→ The tall tale of President Trump’s Cincinnati ‘success’
“I’m here in the beautiful Cincinnati. I’ll tell you, you know I was here — I worked here for a long time. People don’t know; most people don’t know. Swifton Village, long time ago. Really? Oh, you know Swifton. … Came her
Hoax-Slayer→ Boob Melons Hoax – ‘Vietnamese Gourd or Pumpkin’ Images
Circulating message that features a series of images depicting objects shaped like human female breasts claims that the objects are gourds or pumpkins that grow naturally in Vietnam. The post Boob Melons Hoax – ‘Vietnamese Gourd or Pumpkin̵
Hoax-Slayer→ ‘Sgt. Richard Wood in Afghanistan’ Advance Fee Scam
According to this email, Sgt. Richard Wood, a war veteran with the United Nations troop in Afghanistan, needs your help to process funds derived from a crude oil deal in Iraq. The post ‘Sgt. Richard Wood in Afghanistan’ Advance Fee Scam ap
Snopes→ Shooting Survivor’s Father Admits Email Changes in CNN Spat
The father of a Florida shooting survivor acknowledged he omitted words in an email he sent media outlets accusing CNN of using scripted remarks at a town hall on guns and school safety.
Hoax-Slayer→ Fake-News: ‘Remains of Egyptian Army Discovered in Red Sea’
Circulating 'News' report claims that archaeologists have discovered the remains of a large Egyptian army at the bottom of the Red Sea. The post Fake-News: ‘Remains of Egyptian Army Discovered in Red Sea’ appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Hoax-Slayer→ Android Phone Users Plagued by Fake Virus Alerts
While visiting a website on your Android phone, a popup alert suddenly appears that claims that your phone has several viruses that you will need to remove immediately. The post Android Phone Users Plagued by Fake Virus Alerts appeared first on Hoax-
Snopes→ Does Iowa Grant Gun Permits to Blind People?
Reports about a 2011 change to Iowa's gun licensing rules in Iowa went viral after a mass school shooting in 2018.
Snopes→ Are Parkland School Shooting Survivors Receiving Death Threats from NRA Members?
Although we don't know if people using social media to harass massacre survivors are all NRA members, many of them are tagging the NRA in threatening posts.
ABC News→ AP FACT CHECK: GOP Senate hopefuls twist truth in nasty race
AP FACT CHECK: Indiana Republican Senate candidates twist the truth during debate
PolitiFact→ Dana Loesch – NRA's Loesch cherry-picks terrorism deaths in France to argue against assault weapon ban
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | NRA's Loesch cherry-picks terrorism deaths in France to argue against assault weapon ban With even some Republicans talking about an assault rifle ban, the National Rifle Association has been quick to reject t
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump's dubious attack on U.S.-Canada trade
Most of the time, Canada isn’t the biggest target of ire for American politicians. But in a speech to governors on Feb. 26, President Donald Trump took aim at the country’s neighbors to the north, calling out the balance of trade between th
Snopes→ Was a Violently Racist Carnival Game Once Popular in America?
In the not-so-distant past, white carnival goers threw eggs or balls at African Americans in a game popularly known as "Hit the Nigger Baby."
Snopes→ Does Marco Rubio Want to Give Felons Right to Own Guns, But Not to Vote?
Two fake quotes ostensibly uttered by the Florida senator resurfaced in the aftermath of the February 2018 mass school shooting in his state.
Truth or Fiction?→ California Law Bans Teachers from Shooting Back at Gunmen-Truth! & Fiction!
California Law Bans Teachers from Shooting Back at School Shooters-Truth! & Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Following the February 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, rumors surfaced that California Governor Jerr
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Spin on Democratic Memo
The Republicans and Democrats on the House intelligence committee have now released competing memos on how the FBI and Department of Justice obtained court approval for surveillance of Carter Page, a former adviser to Donald Trump’s presidential
FactCheck.org→ Malia Obama Didn’t Attack Elderly Woman
Q: Was Malia Obama arrested for attacking an elderly white woman? Did the arresting police officer mysteriously die? A: No. Those false stories originated on websites that claim to publish satire. FULL ANSWER Former first daughter Malia Obama was not
FactCheck.org→ Trump on Health Insurance Costs
Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, President Donald Trump boasted that “we’re having tremendous plans coming out now — health care plans — at a fraction of the cost that are much better than Obamacare.R
Snopes→ Did the NRA’s Dana Loesch Tweet That CNN’s Rick Sanchez Was ‘Fired by a Jew?’
A tweet posted in 2010 by NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch about a fired CNN reporter was criticized several years later as anti-Semitic.
Snopes→ Did California Governor Ban Teachers from Shooting Back at School Shooters?
Several web sites mischaracterized an October 2017 California law preventing school personnel from carrying guns on campus.