Did Iranian ballistic missiles hit the largest U.S. military base in Iraq? No, that's not true: there was no strike on the U.S. and Iraqi airbase recently, and the images show the aftermath of explosions in different nations in past years. The
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Lead Stories→ Fake News: Barr Did NOT File Charges, Did NOT Indict Obama
Did U.S. Attorney General William Barr file charges and indict Obama? No, that's not true: This false story is designed to make a mockery of people who share outrageous headlines without having read the article. The claim originated from an ar
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Don Imus Did NOT Leave $2 Million To Trump’s Re-Election Campaign In His Will
Did radio shock jock Don Imus leave $2 million to President Trump's re-election campaign? No, that's not true: The story is made up and is labeled "celebrity fan fiction" on a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters into
Truth or Fiction?→ Was Trump Not Really Impeached?
United States President Donald Trump and his Republican Party allies could seize on an op-ed by a Harvard University law professor in order to change the definition of impeachment to suit his purposes. The House of Representatives voted on December 18
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Obama Did NOT Respond To Report: ‘Barr Is Trump’s Lap Dog. He Lies For Him’
Did former President Obama respond to the Inspector General Watchdog report saying Attorney General William Barr is Trump's lap dog? No, that's not true: the self-proclaimed satirical article says Obama is being investigated, which he is not.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Adam Schiff Did NOT Pay Witnesses Over $40 Million To Testify Against Trump
Did House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff pay witnesses over $40 million to testify against Trump? No, that's not true: the story comes from a satire website, there is no evidence that such a payment took place and the people refer
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Justice Roberts Does NOT Call Impeachment Vote ‘Immoral And Possibly Illegal’
Did Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts call the impeachment of President Trump "immoral and possibly illegal"? No, that's not true: Roberts, who would preside over the impeachment trial of Trump in the Senate, has not talked publicly abo
PolitiFact→ What’s next after Trump’s impeachment?
The U.S. House of Representatives passed two articles of impeachment on near-party-line votes, making Donald Trump the third impeached president in U.S. history. Here’s what to expect in the weeks ahead. What's next? The next step in the impe
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Greta NOT Going on Hunger Strike Until Trump is Removed
Did youth climate activist Greta Thunberg threaten to go on a hunger strike until President Trump is removed? No, that's not true: Greta never made such a claim. The story originated on a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supp
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Greta Thunberg Has NOT Been Lying To The World About Her Age
Has climate youth activist Greta Thunberg been lying about her age? No, that's not true: Greta is not actually 27 years old. The claim was first published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters into sharing made up
Lead Stories→ Fake News: 4 Democrat Senators Are NOT Turning Republican Because They Oppose Impeachment
Did four Democratic senators turn Republican because they oppose the impeachment hearings against President Trump? No, that's not true: Four Democrats are not switching parties. The claim was first published by a liberal satire website that tr
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Whoopi Goldberg Did NOT Call Melania’s Decorations: ‘Fairly Racist’
Did Whoopi Goldberg call First Lady Melania Trump's White House Christmas decorations "fairly racist"? No, that's not true: The co-host of the morning talk show, "The View," did not make such a statement. The claim was first published by a lib
Snopes→ House Nears Historic Impeachment; Trump Cries ‘Perversion’
On the eve of his all-but-certain impeachment, President Donald Trump fired off a furious letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi denouncing the “crusade” against him.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NAACP Does NOT Officially Endorse Trump For 2020 Election
Did the NAACP officially endorse Donald Trump for the 2020 presidential election? No, that's not true: The NAACP never issued such a statement. It was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters into sharing ma
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Rep. Veronica Escobar Did NOT Warn: ‘American Voters Must Not Be Allowed To Vote In Favor Of Donald Trump In The Upcoming Election’
Did U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar warn that American voters must not be allowed to vote for Trump in the 2020 election? No, that's not true: Escobar, a Texas Democrat, never said those words in a CNN interview, as claimed in a story that carried
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Supreme Court Can NOT Extend Trump’s Term By Up To 3 Years If He’s Acquitted In The Senate
Can the U.S. Supreme Court extend President Donald Trump's term by up to three years if he is acquitted by the Senate? No, that's not true: The U.S constitution makes no provisions for a presidential term to be extended by the high court if th
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Trump Rally Crowd Size In Chicago Did NOT Show Dems Are Turning To Trump
Did the Trump rally crowd size in Chicago show Democrats are turning to Trump? No, that's not true: The claim that the crowd size at President Donald Trump's rally in Chicago suggested Dems were leaning toward Trump was satire, published by a
Lead Stories→ Fake Faces: People Who Do Not Exist Invade Facebook To Influence 2020 Elections (Part 1)
EDITORS NOTE: Meet Carolina Chaney. Take a good look at her Facebook profile photo. Maybe she looks like your kid's math teacher or your doctor. Privacy settings block us from seeing anything about her, but we do see she is one of 11 adminis
FactCheck.org→ Baseless Clinton Conspiracy Theory Still Circulating
Quick Take A Macedonian website is peddling a baseless Hillary Clinton conspiracy theory that has amassed tens of thousands of shares on Facebook. The story implies that Clinton was involved in the deaths of two Baltimore-area law enforcement officers,
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Ilhan Omar DID NOT Just Host a Flag Burning Party
Did Ilhan Omar host a flag burning party? No, that's not true: The story about the Minnesota congresswoman originated as satire on a website that publishes fake stories designed to trick and embarass Trump supporters who believe and share them
FactCheck.org→ Republicans Cherry-Pick Facts on Impeachment
As the House Judiciary Committee began public hearings on whether to draft and approve articles of impeachment, Republicans presented a set of facts that they claimed cleared President Donald Trump of any wrongdoing. The Republican National Committee o
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Omar Is NOT Legally Married In Somalia, NOT Voiding Her Citizenship
Is Ilhan Omar married to a Somali man named B'oom B'oom? No, that's not true: The man in the photo is Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, an American actor who played the role of Freddy 'Boom Boom' Washington in the popular TV series Welcome Back, Kotter
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Walmart Did NOT Lose $1.2 Billion In One Day After Banning Guns
Did Walmart lose $1.2 billion in one day after banning guns? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up stories that are clearly marked a
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Kathy Griffin Did NOT Announce Run For Senate
Did comedian Kathy Griffin announce she is running Senate? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up stories that are clearly marked as
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Alabama Did NOT Become the First State to Ban ‘Radical Islam’
Did Alabama become the first state to ban "radical islam"? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up stories that are clearly marked as
Lead Stories→ Fake News: People Shown In The ‘Stolen Lives Quilt’ Meme Are NOT Victims Of Illegal Alien Killers
Are the people shown in this "Stolen Lives Quilt" meme victims of illegal alien killers? No, that's not true. While many of those pictured were killed by undocumented immigrants, the 30 images on the right half of the meme show victims of the
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Chris Wallace NOT Fired By Fox News; Did NOT Say ‘We Can’t Let Him Spread Lies Anymore’
Did Fox News dump anchor Chris Wallace, claiming Wallace was "spreading lies" through his reporting? No, that's not true: The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing m
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
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
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
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
Snopes→ Democrats Invite Trump to Testify in Impeachment Inquiry
Pushing back against accusations from the president that the process has been stacked against him, Pelosi said Trump is welcome to appear or answer questions in writing, if he chooses.
PolitiFact→ Impeachment and bribery: What you need to know
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., used the word "bribery" to refer to the allegations against President Donald Trump after the first day of public impeachment hearings. Pelosi told reporters that "the bribe is to grant or withhold mi
FactCheck.org→ Viral Posts Misidentify Soros’ Son as the Whistleblower
Quick Take Social media users, including a Republican congressman, falsely identified George Soros’ son, Alexander, as the whistleblower who triggered the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Full Story Republican Rep. Steve King of
Truth or Fiction?→ Mitch McConnell: ‘Completely and Utterly Perplexed’ by Those Who Argue Perjury, Obstruction of Justice Aren’t High Crimes?
In November 2019, a screenshot from Reddit circulated on social media, quoting Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) as saying he was baffled by people who argued “perjury and obstruction of justice are not high crimes and misdemeanors” when r
PolitiFact→ What is Congress doing besides impeachment?
President Donald Trump and his Republican allies have charged that House Democrats are putting impeachment ahead of their legislative duties. See Figure 1 on PolitiFact.com House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., says it is the other way around. She wrot
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump says William Taylor and George Kent are Never Trumpers. There’s no evidence they are
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Donald Trump says William Taylor and George Kent are Never Trumpers. There’s no evidence they are As the first day of public impeachment hearings began with testimony from William Taylor and George Kent, Pre
FactCheck.org→ Trump Muddies Impeachment Timeline
President Donald Trump continues to muddle the timeline of events to falsely suggest that the White House release of a memo summarizing his July phone call with the president of Ukraine silenced whistleblowers and contradicted Democratic leaders. Contr