Controversy surrounds the closure of Kook's Burritos, a pop-up Mexican food truck run by two Anglo-American women.
ABC News→ NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
Snopes→ Did Pope Francis Slap Away President Trump’s Hand?
A video purportedly showing Pope Francis slapping President Trump's hand originated on a comedy show.
FactCheck.org→ NASA Won’t Pay You to Smoke Weed
Q: Does NASA pay $18,000 for people to stay in bed and smoke weed for 70 straight days? A: No. NASA conducts bed-rest studies, but it does not allow participants to smoke marijuana or even drink alcohol. FULL ANSWER Facebook users flagged a story wit
Snopes→ Did President Trump’s Lawyers Send Berkeley Breathed a Cease and Desist Letter?
A satirical letter shared on the cartoonist's Facebook page was widely believed to be legitimate on social media.
Washington Post→ President Trump’s claim that he’s already saved ‘millions of jobs’ on his foreign trip
“Just arrived in Italy for the G7. Trip has been very successful. We made and saved the USA many billions of dollars and millions of jobs.” — President Trump, in a tweet, May 26 All presidents like to claim their foreign trave
ABC News→ AP FACT CHECK: Trump sides with French winner, at least now
AP FACT CHECK: Trump sides with French election winner, at least now that he's won
Washington Post→ Explaining the CBO’s vision of health-care catastrophe in the GOP plan
The new Congressional Budget Office report on the American Health Care Act, the House GOP replacement for Obamacare, demonstrates how difficult it is to craft a complex law that affects one-sixth of the U.S. economy. There are many variable
Snopes→ The Seth Rich Conspiracy Theory
Russian embassies actively promoted a now-debunked conspiracy theory that the murdered DNC staffer leaked e-mails to WikiLeaks.
Snopes→ Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Eases ‘Guardianship’ Rules Against Women?
An order from the Saudi king allows women access to more services, barring a previous 'regulatory obligation' that requires them to have male guardianship.
Snopes→ CNN Clashes With Lawmaker Over Report on Jeff Sessions
Rep. Jeff Duncan has called on the network to retract its story about Sessions' meetings with a Russian ambassador.
Snopes→ General Douglas MacArthur on Interplanetary War
General Douglas MacArthur did not actually claim in a 1955 speech that the next war would be an 'interplanetary' one.
ABC News→ AP FACT CHECK: Did Trump really favor Macron in France?
AP FACT CHECK: French official says Trump told Macron he was 'my guy' in election, despite Trump's praise of rival
Snopes→ Bill Murray and Hunter S. Thompson Wore Vulgar T-Shirts?
An image showing Bill Murray and Hunter S. Thompson on a boat was doctored for a viral marketing campaign.
PolitiFact→ James Lankford – Did Obamacare premiums double in most states this year? No
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Did Obamacare premiums double in most states this year? No The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says the House-passed Republican health care bill would leave 23 million more Americans without insurance by 2026
Truth or Fiction?→ Taco Bell Files For Bankruptcy, Closing All Restaurants -Fiction!
Taco Bell Files For Bankruptcy, Closing All Restaurants –Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Taco Bell has filed for bankruptcy and will close all Taco Bell locations in 2017 and 2018. The Truth: A website that encourages users to “prank” f
Snopes→ Did a Man in Montana Catch a Three-Foot Long Grasshopper?
In the 1930s, doctored postcards featuring giant grasshoppers sold "like hotcakes."
Truth or Fiction?→ Ariana Grande Said “Islam is Love” at 2016 Clinton Campaign Rally-Unproven!
Ariana Grande Said “Islam is Love” at Clinton Campaign Rally-Unproven! Summary of eRumor: Singer Ariana Grande said “Islam is love” during a campaign rally for Hillary Clinton in 2016, a remark that resurfaced after ISIS claime
Snopes→ Is There a Link Between Terrorist Attacks and the 22nd Day of the Month?
Theories that terrorist attacks are more likely on the 22nd use faulty data and completely miss the point about "anniversary" attacks.
Snopes→ Did Presidents Obama and Trump Write Wildly Different Entries in the Yad Yashem Guestbook?
An image showing what President Trump and former President Obama wrote in the Yad Yashem guest book is accurate.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Montana politician Greg Gianforte's account of clash with Guardian reporter
A Montana Republican vying for an open House seat is accused of body-slamming a reporter to the ground, a day before the candidate's special election. Republican candidate Greg Gianforte blamed the altercation on Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs' &
Snopes→ Miley Cyrus Would ‘Rather Get Nuked’ by North Korea Than Have Donald Trump as President?
Several hyperpartisan web sites falsely attributed an invented quote to the singer.
Snopes→ Bermuda Triangle: Ship Reappears 90 Years After Going Missing
Reports that the SS Cotopaxi has been discovered by the Cuban Coast Guard decades after it vanished in the Bermuda Triangle are fake news.
FactCheck.org→ Pence Misleads on Premiums
Vice President Mike Pence went too far in claiming that a new report showed that “the average premium across this country has actually doubled under Obamacare.” The report, from the Department of Health and Human Services, focuses only on
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact Live for May 25: Orb edition
Watch PolitiFact Live! on Facebook every Thursday at 11:30 ET. Comment on this week's episode — featuring a very prominent guest orb — here. >>More
Snopes→ Pope Francis Smiled with President Obama, Frowned with President Trump?
An image comparing Pope Francis's mood during President Obama and President Trump's visits doesn't tell the entire story.
Snopes→ Pope Francis Smiled with President Obama, Frowned with President Trump?
An image comparing Pope Francis's mood during President Obama and President Trump's visits doesn't tell the entire story.
Snopes→ British Official: Manchester Police Will Stop Sharing Bombing Investigation Information with U.S. Amid Fury over Leaks
Police in Manchester, England have stopped sharing information with their counterparts in the United States after alleged leaks to the media.
Snopes→ Gold Star Father Khizr Khan Plans Book for Young People
Khzir Khan's 'This Is Our Constitution' is slated for a November 2017 release.
Snopes→ GOP Candidate in US House Race Thursday Charged with Assault
Republican candidate for Montana's only U.S. House seat, Greg Gianforte, was charged with misdemeanor assault for allegedly grabbing a reporter by the neck.
Snopes→ Florida Student Accused of Changing Grade from F to B
A Florida student faces a felony count of accessing a computer without authorization after allegedly changing his grade in a university's computer system.
Snopes→ The Latest: Journalist Says Gianforte’s Account Incorrect
A reporter for The Guardian disputed Greg Gianforte's account of a purported altercation between the two on 24 May 2017.
Snopes→ The Latest: Queen Meets Victims, Calls UK Bombing ‘Wicked’
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II visited the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital in Manchester England on 25 May 2017, and met with young people injured in the blast.
ABC News→ AP FACT CHECK: Medicaid a target for cuts despite assurance
AP FACT CHECK: Medicaid a target for cuts despite assurances from Trump budget chief
ABC News→ AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s theory about Iran’s collapse
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's theory that Iran was 6 months from ruin before nuclear deal
Washington Post→ Does an HHS appointee believe abortion increases a woman’s risk of breast cancer?
I was surprised, then, when the next thing she said was that abortion increases a woman’s risk of breast cancer. The National Cancer Institute, the American Cancer Society and the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists have
Washington Post→ Video: Health-care premiums will increase under the GOP health plan
Please watch the Fact Checker’s video explanation of how health-care premiums will increase over the next decade under either the Affordable Care Act or the House GOP replacement, the American Health Care Act. For more information, pl
Snopes→ Was the Manchester Terror Attack a ‘False Flag’?
A viral conspiracy video has emerged spreading a false rumor that a suicide bombing attack at an Ariana Grande concert was a hoax.
Snopes→ Guardian Reporter Says Montana House Candidate ‘Body Slammed’ Him
Sheriff's deputies are investigating an incident in which Republican candidate Greg Gianforte allegedly knocked Ben Jacobs to the ground.
Climate Feedback→ Climate Feedback accredited by the International Fact-Checking Network at Poynter
Climate Feedback has received accreditation by the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at The Poynter Institute. Climate Feedback is the first and only accredited organization pioneering a community approach to “fact-checking”: crowdsourcing