On his way out, President Donald Trump claimed credit for things he didn't do and twisted his record on jobs, taxes, the pandemic and much more.
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New York Times→ In Farewell Video, Trump Repeats Familiar Falsehoods
The remarks contained some of the staples of his four years of inaccurate claims.
Washington Post→ President Trump’s last gasp of immigration falsehoods
Trump ends his term as it began, butchering the facts to associate migrants with crime.
AllSides→ Trump floods rally with audacious falsehoods
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-ap-fact-check-joe-biden-politics-elections-424834660f894040b55b415aecb2a443
Snopes→ Trump Floods Rally with Audacious Falsehoods
President Donald Trump flooded his first postelection political rally with debunked conspiracy theories and audacious falsehoods as he claimed victory in an election he decisively lost.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nine-Point List Of Election ‘Peculiarities’ Relies On Falsehoods And Unproven Theories
Does a nine-point list of election "peculiarities" contain only true statements? No, it doesn't: The list relies on falsehoods and unproven theories. Chief among them are claims that swing states stopped counting ballots on election night
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Contains Falsehoods And Unproven Claims About Purported Voter Fraud In Arizona
Is a video discussing purported voter fraud in Arizona factual? No, it's not: The video contains falsehoods and unproven claims. Specifically, 35,000 votes were not added to Democratic candidates, as Lead Stories has previously reported,
Washington Post→ Fact-checking Trump’s cellphone rant of election falsehoods
In less than ten minutes, the president made at least 15 false or misleading claims
Washington Post→ Trump tweets string of falsehoods about Wisconsin absentee voters
The president is casting doubt on Wisconsin’s election results, but every part of his claim is false.
Washington Post→ Giuliani keeps peddling debunked falsehoods on behalf of Trump
A key talking point about Michigan has been completely discredited, but that doesn't stop Trump's attorney from repeating it.
Poynter→ Falsehoods about the 2020 election run rampant on the world stage
Fact-checkers outside the United States were not spared the onslaught of both mis- and disinformation that followed the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Asia, Europe and Latin America all had to contend with a tidal wave of false claims about voting Su
AFP Fact Check→ Team Trump’s dead voters in Georgia: 3 falsehoods, 1 truth
As President Donald Trump unsuccessfully fights the results of the presidential election in courts, his campaign released the names of four dead Georgians who allegedly voted, suggesting fraud. This is false in three of the cases because the people
AllSides→ Fact-checking Trump’s election fraud falsehoods in White House remarks
https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/nov/06/fact-checking-falsehoods-trumps-nov-5-election-rem/ In h
Poynter→ The final presidential debate had fewer interruptions, but more falsehoods
Lee en español IFCN · The final presidential debate had fewer interruptions, but more falsehoods The final debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden started with a warning. The moderator, Kristen Welker, said that the
AllSides→ Toned-down Trump continues his onslaught of falsehoods
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/22/politics/fact-check-final-presidential-election-debate/index.html Donald
Poynter→ With no TV debates to assess, fact-checkers flagged online falsehoods about sexual abuse and alcohol
Lee en español There were no presidential debates this week, but that doesn’t mean that FactChat‘s members didn’t have plenty of material to work with. Manipulated videos and misleading claims continue to flood social networks, as we
Snopes→ Plot to Kidnap Michigan’s Governor Grew from the Militia Movement’s Toxic Mix of Constitutional Falsehoods and Half-Truths
The U.S. militia movement has long been steeped in a peculiar – and unquestionably mistaken – interpretation of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and civil liberties.
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Falsehoods on Mail-In Voting
Voters are facing a deluge of misinformation about voting by mail, some prompted by the president. Here’s a guide to those false claims.
Washington Post→ Trump’s falsehoods about Biden’s plan for prisons
Biden says he would end the use of private prisons and increase funding for halfway housing. Trump falsely says Biden would close the prison system.
Washington Post→ Trump’s fusillade of falsehoods on mail voting
We dissect Trump’s breathtaking onslaught on the truth and the integrity of an upcoming U.S. election.
New York Times→ Barr Repeats Trump Falsehoods in Congressional Testimony
The attorney general echoed many of the president’s inaccurate claims on nationwide protests, police shootings and the coronavirus.
New York Times→ Barr Repeats Trump Falsehoods in Congressional Testimony
The attorney general echoed many of the president’s inaccurate claims on nationwide protests, police shootings and the coronavirus.
New York Times→ Trump’s Falsehoods on Police Shootings, Biden, Coronavirus and China
Speaking in the Rose Garden and in an earlier television interview, the president made incorrect, misleading and exaggerated statements on a wide variety of topics.
New York Times→ Trump’s Falsehoods on Police Shootings, Biden, Coronavirus and China
Speaking in the Rose Garden and in an earlier television interview, the president made incorrect, misleading and exaggerated statements on a wide variety of topics.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Covid911 – Insurgency’ Video Pushes Several Falsehoods And Unproven Conspiracy Theories
Is the COVID-19 pandemic a conspiracy manufactured by "Deep State Democrats" and the "mass media" to disrupt, even rig, the upcoming presidential election in a bid to topple Donald Trump? And did the coronavirus provide the perfect cover for t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 22-Point Meme Of Conspiracy Memes Is Mix Of Falsehoods, Predictions, And Some Truth
Is a meme listing 22 points, including conspiracy claims about 5G hazards, adrenochrome, Jeffrey Epstein, Pizzagate, and Britain's Royal Family factual? Mostly no, although some points are true and others are just predictions that cannot be f
FactCheck.org→ Falsehoods Follow George Floyd’s Death
Minneapolis has erupted in protests and riots since George Floyd, a black man, died after a white police officer kneeled on his neck during an arrest on May 25. The incident was captured on cellphone video that showed Floyd repeatedly saying, “I
AllSides→ The Falsehoods of the ‘Plandemic’ Video
https://www.factcheck.org/2020/05/the-falsehoods-of-the-plandemic-video/ The first installment of a doc
FactCheck.org→ The Falsehoods of the ‘Plandemic’ Video
The first installment of a documentary called “Plandemic” stormed through social media this week, promising viewers on its website that the film will “expose the scientific and political elite who run the scam that is our global healt
FactCheck.org→ Trump Repeats Falsehoods in Celebrating Acquittal
A day after his acquittal in the Senate impeachment trial, President Donald Trump made celebratory remarks in the White House on Feb. 6, thanking many Republican politicians and repeating several false and misleading claims, many of which we’ve c
PolitiFact→ Trump repeats many falsehoods in letter to Pelosi about impeachment
On the eve of the House’s expected vote on impeachment, President Donald Trump wrote a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in which he called the accusations against him "disingenuous, meritless, and baseless invention of your imagination.&
Truth or Fiction?→ Canadian Conservative Leader’s Resignation Follows String of Public Falsehoods
The leader of Canada’s Conservative Party resigned his position on December 12 2019 after he was accused by party members of misusing their group’s money to pay for his children to attend private schools. According to Global News, senior C
Washington Post→ Trump’s NATO parade of falsehoods and misstatements
At the recent NATO summit, the president once again showed he does not understand the basics of NATO financing.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Trump’s falsehoods on Fox & Friends about Ukraine, impeachment and Mueller report
President Donald Trump responded to a week of impeachment hearings with a nearly one-hour interview on Fox & Friends. Many of his points were either inaccurate or repeated debunked conspiracy theories. He claimed it was Ukraine that interfere
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Economic Falsehoods
President Donald Trump rattled off several false claims in his Nov. 12 speech to the Economic Club of New York, in which he contrasted the supposedly “bleak” outlook at the end of his predecessor’s term with an exaggerated portrayal o
FactCheck.org→ Flurry of Trump Falsehoods
Summary In two press appearances in the same day, President Donald Trump made several false claims and distorted the facts on issues ranging from Syria to trade: Trump claimed that former GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan “would never issue a subpoena
FactCheck.org→ Falsehoods About Family Separations Linger Online
Quick Take A viral social media post falsely claims that former President Barack Obama “separated” many more children at the border than President Donald Trump. Full Story The Trump administration announced a new rule on Aug. 21 that
PolitiFact→ Sarah Sanders and the history of press secretary falsehoods
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told special counsel Robert Mueller’s team that she gave false information during a press briefing. Now, some are calling for her removal. Back in May 2017, Sanders told reporters that "coun
PolitiFact→ The Trump file: Trump's 10 top falsehoods of 2018
President Donald Trump has twice garnered PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year "prize." Readers argued that he was again worthy of the recognition. Readers selected his Pants on Fire comment about Democrats wanting to "invite caravan after
PolitiFact→ The Trump file: Trump's 10 top falsehoods of 2018
President Donald Trump has twice garnered PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year "prize." Readers argued that he was again worthy of the recognition. Readers selected his Pants on Fire comment about Democrats wanting to "invite caravan after