Fox News Host Tucker Carlson Dies in Suspicious Accident-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Fox News host Tucker Carlson was severely injured and later died in a head-on-collision with a car that had a reinforced bumper and added safety features that made th
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FactCheck.org→ Obama on Childhood Obesity Rates
Former President Barack Obama falsely claimed that Let’s Move, an initiative of former First Lady Michelle Obama, “helped bring down America’s obesity rates for our youngest kids for the first time in 30 years.” In fact, research
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Donald Trump’s NBC interview, claims about firing FBI Director James Comey
President Donald Trump downplayed the significance of the FBI’s Russia investigation and the timing of his decision to fire FBI Director James Comey in an interview with NBC May 11. He also distorted the facts on both points. Here are Trump&rsquo
FactCheck.org→ Why Did Trump Fire Comey?
Why did President Donald Trump fire FBI Director James Comey? The president and top administration officials have offered contradictory accounts in recent days: The official White House statement on May 9 said Trump “acted based on the clear rec
Truth or Fiction?→ Barack Obama Paid $3.2 Million to Deliver Speech in Milan-Unproven!
Barack Obama Paid $3.2 Million to Deliver Speech in Milan-Unproven! Summary of eRumor: President Barack Obama was paid $3.2 million to deliver the keynote address on the impact of climate change on the world’s food supply at a the Food & C
PolitiFact→ How similar are the Saturday Night Massacre and the Comey firing?
For many political observers, President Donald Trump’s sudden firing of FBI Director James Comey immediately called to mind President Richard Nixon’s Saturday Night Massacre. That night back in 1973, Nixon fired Watergate special prosecutor
Washington Post→ Did Trump and Sessions flip-flop on Comey’s decisions in the Clinton investigation?
President Trump has fired James B. Comey as director of the FBI, citing Comey’s handling of the agency’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server. Through a Tuesday memo by deputy attorney general Rod J. Rosenstein,
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s ‘Nothing to See Here’ Spin
The Trump administration has offered some “nothing to see here” spin in response to the president’s firing of FBI Director James Comey. But President Donald Trump and White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders have twis
FactCheck.org→ No ‘First Grandma’ Charges
Q: Was Michelle Obama’s mother, Marian Robinson, charged with larceny and fraud? A: No. That false claim piggybacks on a fake news story that we already wrote about. FULL QUESTION Has Marian Robinson, Barack Obama’s mother-in-law, been charg
PolitiFact→ Three takeaways from the Senate hearing with Sally Yates, James Clapper
At a hearing intended to be about Russian interference in the election, U.S. senators instead focused much of their attention on decisions Sally Yates made during her short tenure as acting attorney general. Soon after President Donald Trump’s in
FactCheck.org→ Video: Trump’s Tax Plan
The latest fact-checking video by CNN’s Jake Tapper and FactCheck.org looks at President Donald Trump’s statement that he will “end up paying more than I pay right now” under his tax-cut proposal. There is no way to know with any preci
Snopes→ Trump Purchases Ex-Rockefeller Estate?
Reports about President Trump's purchasing a former Rockefeller estate in Maine for use as a "summer White House" originated with a "prank news" site.
Snopes→ Cast of ‘Friends’ to Reunite for a New Season?
A rumor that the actors from the hit '90s sitcom 'Friends' are reuniting to shoot another season of the series is a hoax.
Truth or Fiction?→ President Trump Sent Michell Obama a Bill She’ll Never Repay-Fiction!
President Trump Sent Michell Obama a Bill She’ll Never Repay-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: President Trump sent Michelle Obama a bill for $11 billion to cover all the personal expenses she should have covered herself during her eight years in the
FactCheck.org→ Trump on the Paris Agreement
Trump made two claims about the Paris Agreement, a global accord aimed at addressing climate change, that require context: Trump said that the U.S. “pays billions of dollars” for the Paris Agreement, but China, Russia and India have pai
Truth or Fiction?→ Blue Whale Suicide Challenge Behind Rash of Teen Deaths-Unproven!
Blue Whale Suicide Challenge Behind Rash of Teen Deaths-Unproven! Summary of eRumor: An app called “Blue Whale” subjects users to a suicide challenge that claimed the life of at least 130 teen suicides in Russia over a short period of time,
Snopes→ Did Alabama ‘Just Bring Back’ School Segregation?
A federal judge in Alabama agreed to allow a predominantly white community to form their own school district if they can meet requirements aimed at desegregation, but the ruling is being challenged in court.
Hoax-Slayer→ Scammers Using Names of Lottery Winners William and Heather ten Broeke
According to an email that is currently hitting inboxes, Georgia Powerball jackpot lottery winners William and Heather ten Broeke are donating $280,000 and a Microsoft Surface Pro laptop to five individuals around the world. The post Scammers Using Na
FactCheck.org→ Russia’s Ban on Jehovah’s Witnesses
Q: Did President Trump urge Jehovah’s Witnesses to seek asylum in the U.S. after the religious group was banned in Russia? A: No. A fake news story attributed that statement to Trump. FULL ANSWER The fake news story “Trump Warns Russia O
Truth or Fiction?→ Prayer Requests for Dakota, Boy Airlifted with Repeated Seizures -Unproven!
Prayer Requests for Dakota, Boy Airlifted with Repeated Seizures –Unproven! Summary of eRumor: Prayer requests for a boy named Dakota who was suffering from continuous seizures and was airlifted to a hospital in Dallas made the rounds on soci
Washington Post→ Budget director Mick Mulvaney’s claim that Obama imposed regulations without considering costs
“It is our position that the previous administration failed to follow the law in many, many circumstances. And that they simply imposed regulation without proper regard to the cost side of that analysis.” — White House budget
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s TV Campaign Ad
A TV ad from the Donald J. Trump for President campaign committee praises Trump’s first 100 days, but it stretches the facts on some of his accomplishments. The ad exaggerates the president’s record on job growth, giving Trump credit for jo
Truth or Fiction?→ Trump Pressures Argentine President to Cancel Jimmy Carter Award-Unproven!
Argentine President Cancels Humanitarian Award to Jimmy Carter at Trump’s Request-Unproven! Summary of eRumor: Argentine President Mauricio Macri canceled a planned presentation of the Order of the Liberator General San Martín humanitarian awa
Truth or Fiction?→ Tornado Carries Mobile Home 130 Miles with Family Inside-Fiction!
Tornado Carries Mobile Home 130 Miles with Family Inside-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: An F4 tornado that swept through Tulsa, Oklahoma, carried a mobile home 130 miles, and five family members inside were remarkably unharmed. The Truth: A well-known f
PolitiFact→ What's up with Donald Trump and Andrew Jackson?
If it were possible to have a bromance across the centuries, Presidents Andrew Jackson and Donald Trump would almost certainly qualify. Repeatedly over the past year, Trump has invoked and praised his predecessor in the White House, who served from 182
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s 100-Day Boasts
Summary President Donald Trump did a flurry of TV interviews and held a campaign-style rally to mark his first 100 days, and he left a trail of false, misleading and sometimes puzzling statements in his wake: Trump, who is seeking to renegotiate the N
FactCheck.org→ 100 Days of Whoppers
Summary Donald Trump — whom we crowned the “King of Whoppers” when he was a long-shot candidate in 2015 — has held true to form during his first 100 days as president of the United States. In his first hour as president, he pain
FactCheck.org→ ‘100-Day Action Plan’ Scorecard
Summary As a candidate, Donald Trump issued a “100-day action plan to Make America Great Again.” It contained 28 promises, and Trump says he is “mostly there on most items.” But is he? Our review of his action plan found he has kept som
FactCheck.org→ The U.S.-Canada Dairy Dispute
President Donald Trump has said that what Canada has “done to our dairy farm workers is a disgrace” and that “dairy farmers in Wisconsin and upstate New York … are getting killed by NAFTA.” But that trade agreement isnR
PolitiFact→ Tracking Donald Trump’s flip-flops in his first 100 days
Donald Trump went into the White House with a mandate to break with tradition. In many ways, he’s embracing it. As he marks 100 days in office, Trump has adopted more establishment-friendly positions, as well as habits of his predecessor, than hi
PolitiFact→ Sean Spicer – Trump has signed more bills in 100 days than any president since Truman, Spicer says
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Trump has signed more bills in 100 days than any president since Truman, Spicer says Counting the number of laws he’s signed, President Donald Trump has been more productive in his first 100 days than any
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Has Donald Trump overseen a gain of 500,000 jobs so far?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Has Donald Trump overseen a gain of 500,000 jobs so far? On April 25, the White House launched a web page to promote President Donald Trump’s achievements in his first 100 days. Featured prominently near th
FactCheck.org→ Did Democrats Once Support Border Wall?
White House Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney made an apples-to-oranges comparison when he said he couldn’t understand why Democrats opposed supplemental funding for a border wall since many of them were for it back in 2006. Mulv
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Does the Ninth Circuit have an overturn record 'close to 80%'?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Does the Ninth Circuit have an overturn record 'close to 80%'? President Donald Trump, upset by a district judge’s decision to temporarily block one of his immigration orders, went on Twitter to criticize t
FactCheck.org→ Trump Spins His First 100 Days
Summary In an interview with the Associated Press, President Donald Trump put some spin on what he has done — and hasn’t done — as he nears the completion of his first 100 days in office: Trump said he has not labeled China a curren
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Trump’s AP interview about his first 100 days
President Donald Trump played up his accomplishments in his first 100 days, while simultaneously downplaying the significance of the milepost, in a lengthy interview with the Associated Press. "I've done more than any other president in the fi
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – How do Donald Trump's first 100 days rate historically?
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | How do Donald Trump's first 100 days rate historically? As he neared the end of his first 100 days in office, President Donald Trump touted his first three months as a rousing success. "No administration has acc
PolitiFact→ Mick Mulvaney – Fact-check: Did top Democrats vote for a border wall in 2006?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Fact-check: Did top Democrats vote for a border wall in 2006? White House budget director Mick Mulvaney said he doesn’t understand Democratic opposition to funding the border wall because top Democrats vote
Hoax-Slayer→ Fake Delta Air Lines Ticket Order Emails Point to Malware
A malicious email that is designed to emulate a flight ticket receipt from Delta Air Lines is currently hitting inboxes. The email links to malware. The post Fake Delta Air Lines Ticket Order Emails Point to Malware appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
FactCheck.org→ Spinning Georgia’s Election Results
No candidate received 50 percent of the vote in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District special election on April 18, so the top two vote-getters now face off in a June 20 runoff. Nevertheless, both parties claimed a moral victory — spinning t