In a weekend tweet, President Trump issued a call to "put pressure on the Democrats to end the horrible law" that causes children to be separated from their parents once they cross the U.S. border.(Image credit: Guillermo Arias/AFP/Getty Images)
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NPR→ FACT CHECK: Are Democrats Responsible For DHS Separating Children From Their Parents?
In a weekend tweet, President Trump issued a call to "put pressure on the Democrats to end the horrible law" that causes children to be separated from their parents once they cross the U.S. border.(Image credit: Guillermo Arias/AFP/Getty Images)
PolitiFact→ Scott Dawson – Scott Dawson distorts Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey's grant funding to LGBTQ nonprofit
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Scott Dawson distorts Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey's grant funding to LGBTQ nonprofit Scott Dawson, an evangelical minister running for governor in Alabama, accused the incumbent of funnelling taxpayer dollars to a c
Washington Post→ Video: The ‘scandals’ and progress of the Russia probe
While President Trump has tried to shift public attention from the Russia investigation with outlandish claims, special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation has moved quietly, steadily forward.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misquotes Clapper on FBI ‘Spy’
In a morning tweetstorm on the Russia investigation, President Donald Trump misquoted James Clapper. Trump claimed the former intelligence director said, “Trump should be happy that the FBI was SPYING on his campaign,” when, in fact, Clappe
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Is the Mueller probe costing $20 million, as Donald Trump says?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Is the Mueller probe costing $20 million, as Donald Trump says? President Donald Trump has criticized the special counsel investigation headed by Robert Mueller on a variety of grounds. In a recent tweet, he took
Washington Post→ Can the president be indicted or subpoenaed?
We don’t know what special counsel Robert S. Mueller III is thinking. But lawmakers, pundits, legal analysts and President Trump’s attorney, Rudolph W. Giuliani, have offered various views on two of the biggest questions surro
FactCheck.org→ Paul Ryan Didn’t Violate Campaign Finance Laws
Q: Did House Speaker Paul Ryan break campaign finance laws in a meeting with donor Sheldon Adelson? A: No. He met with Adelson (which is legal), but there’s no evidence he solicited a $30 million donation for a Republican super PAC (which would
PolitiFact→ One year into Mueller probe, a review of attacks and key questions
It’s been one year to the day since Robert Mueller was appointed special counsel to investigate "any links and/or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the campaign of President Donald Trump." Muell
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Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our newsroom, citizens are staying informed on the complex issues that matter to them. For instance, we recently dug into the facts of whether President Donald Trump has the power to fire FBI special couns
PolitiFact→ Can Robert Mueller subpoena Donald Trump? A look at the legal precedents
President Donald Trump has said he’d "love to speak" to special counsel Robert Mueller but that some of his lawyers advise against it. The latest member of Trump’s legal team, Rudy Giuliani, said Trump is under no obligation to co
Snopes→ Trump: ’13 Angry Democrats’ on Mueller Team Should Be Wary
President Donald Trump said Monday he was "Fighting Back" against the Russia probe and warned the "13 Angry Democrats" on the special counsel's team to "just wait 'till the Courts get to see your unrevealed Conflicts
Internet Archive→ President Trump White House Departure Remarks : CSPAN : May 5, 2018 3:03am-3:12am EDT
Upon his departure from the White House for a trip to Texas, President Trump talked to reporters and answered questions about outside counsel Rudy Giuliani , as well as on North Korea and trade relations with China....This item belongs to: movies/TV-CS
FactCheck.org→ No Release of ‘Private’ Trump Tapes
Q: Have former White House staffers released a “private tape recording” of President Donald Trump? A: No. That claim comes from a false headline on an old story. FULL ANSWER Recordings of various kinds have dogged President Donald Trump
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Misleading Attack on Mueller Team
President Donald Trump made several misleading comments when questioning the impartiality of Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III and his investigative team. Trump said, “In all fairness, Bob Mueller worked for [President] Obama for eight years
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on Stormy Daniels’ Payment
In a series of early morning tweets on May 3, President Donald Trump acknowledged for the first time that he reimbursed his personal attorney for the $130,000 payment that was made to porn star Stormy Daniels. Still, there are many unanswered questions
Snopes→ White House Hires Lawyer Who Represented Clinton in Impeachment
The White House announced the hiring not long after announcing the retirement of lawyer Ty Cobb, who has been the administration's point person dealing with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.
Snopes→ Do ‘Liberals’ at the University of Texas Want to Designate Masculinity a Mental Illness?
Conservative web sites grossly misrepresented the provisions of an initiative by UT's Counselling and Mental Health Center.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s False ‘No Collusion’ Tweet
President Donald Trump falsely claimed in a tweet that there were “No questions on Collusion” in a list of questions the special counsel reportedly has for the president. There are several inquiries about possible collusion among the questi
Snopes→ Sean Hannity’s Battle of Sourcing with The New York Times
Sean Hannity urged his viewers to put a New York Times article on the special counsel investigation of President Donald Trump "in your fireplace and burn it."
FactCheck.org→ Clearing Up A Misleading Headline
Q: Has Rod Rosenstein “cleared” President Donald Trump? A: No. The investigation of Trump’s lawyer, Michael Cohen, and another into Russian meddling in the 2016 election are both ongoing. FULL ANSWER President Donald Trump has not bee
FactCheck.org→ Trump Wrong on Comey ‘Leak,’ McCabe Funds
President Donald Trump claimed a memo that former FBI Director James Comey gave to a friend “in order to get a special counsel against me” was “all classified … totally classified.” That’s wrong. It was unclassified
FactCheck.org→ American Crossroads/Crossroads GPS
Political leanings: Republican Spending target: Unknown The Crossroads “twins” are affiliated conservative advocacy groups formed in 2010 with the help of two GOP power players: Ed Gillespie, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee,
FactCheck.org→ Prosecutor in Cohen Probe Not an ‘Obama Holdover’
Q: Is Robert S. Khuzami, the deputy U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, an “Obama holdover”? A: No. Khuzami served under Democratic and Republican administrations, but he left government in 2013. He returned to public ser
Truth or Fiction?→ Attorney Lisa Barsoomian Represents Hillary Clinton, Married to Rod Rosenstein -Fiction!
Attorney Lisa Barsoomian Represents Hillary Clinton, Married to Rod Rosenstein-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s wife, attorney Lisa Barsoomian, has represented Bill and Hillary Clinton for decades. That makes R
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Story on Cohen Raid
Q: Did a federal judge rule that evidence collected from Michael Cohen’s office is inadmissible? A: No. That claim was invented by a website that labels its content as satire. FULL ANSWER The FBI seized records from Michael Cohen, one of Preside
Snopes→ Trump Blasts Mueller Probe as ‘Attack on Our Country’
"We'll see," he said, when asked if he might fire special counsel Robert Mueller.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Immigration Tweets
President Donald Trump fired off a flurry of immigration-related tweets beginning on Easter morning, but his messages included muddled and inaccurate claims. Contrary to Trump’s assertion, there is no “liberal (Democrat)” law requiri
ABC News→ NOT REAL NEWS: US Navy didn’t do new autopsy of Vince Foster
NOT REAL NEWS: Online story falsely claims that US Navy autopsied body of former White House deputy counsel Vince Foster
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Fact-checking Donald Trump's claims about Democrats on Robert Mueller's team
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Fact-checking Donald Trump's claims about Democrats on Robert Mueller's team During a weekend tweetstorm, President Donald Trump took aim at Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his team of investigators. "Why
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Tweetstorm
Summary President Donald Trump responded to the firing of FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe with a flurry of tweets that contained numerous false, misleading or unsubstantiated claims about the Russia investigation led by Special Counsel Robert S. Mue
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Donald Trump's tweetstorm about Mueller, Russia
Over the St. Patrick’s Day weekend, President Donald Trump went on a tweetstorm criticizing the investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Here’s a look at where Trump had a point and where his tweets were either misleading or wrong.
FactCheck.org→ A Judge Hasn’t Invalidated PA Election Results
Q: Did a U.S. judge invalidate the results of Pennsylvania’s special election due to “wide-scale voter fraud”? A: No. That’s a fictitious story first posted on a self-described satirical website. FULL ANSWER Many political observer
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s MAGA Rally
In a campaign speech supporting the Republican candidate in a special House election in Pennsylvania’s 18th District, President Donald Trump made several false and misleading statements on a range of topics, from drug smuggling to the stock marke
Snopes→ Ex-Trump Aide Plans to Defy Mueller, Says ‘Arrest Me’
"Why do I have to do it?" Sam Nunberg asked CNN of the request to turn over thousands of emails and other communications with other ex-officials to the special counsel's investigation.
Truth or Fiction?→ HUD Secretary Ben Carson Ordered $31,000 Dining Set on Taxpayers’ Dime-Truth! & Outdated!
HUD Secretary Ben Carson Purchses $31,000 Dining Set on Taxpayers’ Dime-Truth! Summary of eRumor: Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson purchased a $31,000 dining set for his official office without congressional approval. The
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→ Former Trump Adviser Pleads Guilty
The plea by Rick Gates is a strong indication that he plans to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation as it continues to probe the Trump campaign and Russian election interference.
ABC News→ AP FACT CHECK: Answers to Trump’s tweets on Russia probe
AP FACT CHECK: Trump tweets questions about special counsel's Russia probe, but answers might not please him
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Misguided Comparison
President Donald Trump made an apples-to-oranges comparison to suggest that his predecessor and Democrats have changed their tune on election rigging. Trump cited a pre-election quote from then-President Barack Obama telling Trump to “stop whinin