In recent days, contradictory claims have been made about border issues, including the living conditions for migrants being housed at U.S. Customs and Border Protection detention facilities: Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan claimed t
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Snopes→ Fire Destroys Jim Beam Warehouse Filled with Bourbon Barrels
Lightning might have been a factor, but fire investigators haven’t been able to start looking for the cause.
PolitiFact→ Tulsi Gabbard – Tulsi Gabbard exaggerates in saying a kid hacked into a replica of Florida's election system
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Tulsi Gabbard exaggerates in saying a kid hacked into a replica of Florida's election system After President Donald Trump joked with Russian President Vladimir Putin about Russia meddling in U.S. elections, a
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau NOT Converting from Christianity to Islam
Did Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau convert from Christianity to Islam? No, that's not true: the story was put out several years ago by a satirical website as a joke but keeps being circulated on Facebook via various pages and groups even
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Why We Do NOT Need To Put Onion On Our Feet Overnight
Do we need to put onion on our feet overnight? No, that's not true: A number of websites and videos claim placing a sliced onion in your sock while you sleep delivers miraculous health benefits, including detoxifying your blood and making your
PolitiFact→ Tulsi Gabbard – Tulsi Gabbard exaggerates in saying a kid hacked into a replica of Florida's election system
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Tulsi Gabbard exaggerates in saying a kid hacked into a replica of Florida's election system After President Donald Trump joked with Russian President Vladimir Putin about Russia meddling in U.S. elections, a
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Steve Martin NOT Dead At 71 – NOT A Proud Conservative And NOT Friend Of The Trumps
Is Steve Martin dead at 71 and was the comedic actor "a proud conservative and friend of the Trumps?" No, that's not true: The claim is a work of satire by a known liberal satirist who trolls conservatives by publishing outlandish claims in ho
Truth or Fiction?→ Sparkler Ash Dog Death Warning
On June 26 2019, a Facebook user posted the following story about the death of their pug Zoe, urging other users to be aware of the purported danger posed by spent firework and sparkler ash: In part of the post, Copp said that Zoe had recently died
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Colin Kaepernick Force Nike to Cancel ‘Offensive’ Betsy Ross American Flag Sneakers?
On July 1 2019, the Wall Street Journal published an article reporting that Nike had canceled shipment of a planned Betsy Ross flag-themed sneaker, adding that former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick had forced the athletic wear company to do so as
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Women Do NOT Need To Go Out With Friends Twice A Week To Stay Healthy
Did an Oxford University scientific study conclude that women need to go out with friends twice a week to stay healthy? No, that's not true: There is no such study, only a "social experiment" conducted by an Oxford psychology professor involvi
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Migrants NOT Quarantined with UNKNOWN Disease, 10-Year Old Girl NOT Found With 20 Types of Semen In Her
Are migrants at the U.S. southern border quarantined with an unknown disease and was a 10-year-old girl found with 20 types of semen in her? No, neither is true: An ICE official denies there is such a quarantine and he said the claim about a y
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Kamala Harris Is An American Black & She Was In 2nd Integrated Class Of Her School
Is Kamala Harris not an American Black considering that her parents are Indian and Jamaican and was she lying when she said she was part of the second class to be integrated at her elementary school? No, neither is true: While racial definitio
FactCheck.org→ Are Wages Rising or Flat?
To hear politicians tell it, wages are rising at the fastest rate in a decade, are the same as they were 45 years ago and are at a 60-year low. And all three claims could be correct, depending on what measure is used to justify it. Parsing the politica
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a Woman on Facebook Mistake Drill Bits Discarded at a Gas Station for Bullets?
In March 2018, the Facebook page “Historical Pictures” shared the following meme (archived here), purportedly a screenshot of a Facebook post in which a woman named Emily Noel mistakes discarded drill bits for bullets: Underneath a phot
FactCheck.org→ Headlines Twist Old Report on State Department
Quick Take A false story spread across social media wrongly claims that NBC News reported that Hillary Clinton “covered up” a “pedophile ring” at the Department of State. The report is from 2013 and did not say that. Full Stor
FactCheck.org→ Video: FactChecking the Second Debate
In this video, we review some of claims made on June 27 during round two of the first Democratic debate. Former Vice President Joe Biden falsely claimed that President Donald Trump “immediately discontinued” an aid program to Central America, and
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Dwight Eisenhower Say Someday ‘Someone Will Claim It Never Happened’ in 1945?
On June 9 2019, the Facebook page “No To Theocracy” shared the following meme (archived here), featuring a quote in which President Dwight Eisenhower appeared to have predicted Holocaust denial: Above a photograph skeletal human remains
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Round Two of the Democratic Debate
Summary The second group of 10 Democratic presidential candidates made false and misleading claims about immigration, gun control legislation and the environment, and repeated familiar talking points on taxes, health care and poverty. Former Vice Pres
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Baseless Accusation of Mueller ‘Crime’
President Donald Trump — without evidence — accused special counsel Robert Mueller of illegally deleting the text messages of two people who had been assigned to the Russia investigation. Trump made his remarks about Mueller during a June 26 interv
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Socrates Say ‘When Debate is Lost, Slander Becomes the Tool of the Losers’?
On June 26 2019, Eric Trump tweeted a meme attributing a quote about slander to the philosopher Socrates: pic.twitter.com/ojBEcJPGjt — Eric Trump (@EricTrump) June 26, 2019 Against an image of what appeared to be a black and white photograph o
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Socrates Say ‘When Debate is Lost, Slander Becomes the Tool of the Losers’?
On June 26 2019, Eric Trump tweeted a meme attributing a quote about slander to the philosopher Socrates: pic.twitter.com/ojBEcJPGjt — Eric Trump (@EricTrump) June 26, 2019 Against an image of what appeared to be a black and white photograph o
FactCheck.org→ Video: FactChecking the First Debate
In this video, we review some of claims made during the first Democratic debate on June 26 in Miami, Florida. Sen. Cory Booker claimed the Iran nuclear deal “pushed back a nuclear breakout 10, 20 years.” The deal pushed back the breakout time fr
Truth or Fiction?→ Dr. Seuss ‘Foreign Children’ Comic
In June 2019, the following meme featuring a quote by a Fox News personality and a purported comic by Dr. Seuss on “foreign children” circulated on social media: At the top of the meme was a screenshot of Fox News’ Fox & Friends
Truth or Fiction?→ Dr. Seuss ‘Foreign Children’ Comic
In June 2019, the following meme featuring a quote by a Fox News personality and a purported comic by Dr. Seuss on “foreign children” circulated on social media: At the top of the meme was a screenshot of Fox News’ Fox & Friends
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking the First 2020 Democratic Debate
Summary The debate season for the 2020 presidential election kicked off with 10 Democratic candidates taking the stage in Miami and exaggerating or garbling the facts on Iran, wages, Medicare, the opioid crisis and guns. Sen. Cory Booker claimed the I
Truth or Fiction?→ There Is No Credible Evidence Rep. Ilhan Omar Married Her Brother
On June 23 2019 pundit Dinesh D’Souza tweeted a very old claim: That Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) once married her own brother: I’m trying to keep the @IlhanMN story straight. She marrried her brother to evade immigration laws? Then she div
Truth or Fiction?→ Does It Cost $750 a Day to House Migrant Children in Camps?
In June 2019, social media posts popped up claiming that that it costs taxpayers $750 (or $775) per child per day to house immigrant children in “tent cities” and other detention facilities. A June 22 2019 post on the Facebook page “
Lead Stories→ Old News: School District Voted To Bring Back Paddling For Disobedient Students. In 2017.
Did a school district in Texas vote "last tuesday" to bring back corporal punishment and will students be "paddled until they get better grades"? No, that's not true: the vote took place on July 18, 2017 and it is only to be used for disciplin
FactCheck.org→ Facts on Warren’s Wealth Tax Plan
In her campaign speeches, Sen. Elizabeth Warren likes to say, “I’ve got a plan for that.” She has lots of plans, but there is one on which many of the others hinge: her plan for an “Ultra-Millionaire Tax,” an annual wealth
FactCheck.org→ McConnell’s Biggest Donor Isn’t Russian
Quick Take A meme on Facebook falsely claims that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s biggest campaign donor is a Russian oligarch. Full Story A meme is circulating online with this incorrect claim: “It turns out that the biggest don
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s New Twist on False Voter Fraud Claim
President Donald Trump falsely suggested that California admitted that “a million votes” were cast as part of “much illegal voting” in that state during the 2016 presidential election. The president made those remarks — an
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Michael Jackson’s Body NOT Cremated & NOT Made Into Necklaces
Was Michael Jackson's cremated body made into necklaces for his children? No, that's not true: The pop icon was embalmed, not cremated, at Forest Lawn Hollywood Cemetery, and later interred in a crypt in the Holly Terrace section of The Great
Truth or Fiction?→ Did U.S. President Barack Obama Have a Separation Policy at the Border?
In late June 2019, United States President Donald Trump repeatedly claimed that his administration did not have a family separation policy at the border — going further to attribute the controversial actions to his predecessor, Barack Obama. Trump
PolitiFact→ Who is Tim Ryan? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate
Editor's note: This story is part of PolitiFact’s ongoing coverage of the 2020 campaign; these reports will be updated as the campaign continues. For more candidate profiles and fact-checking, go to www.politifact.com/2020/ O
Lead Stories→ Fake News: ‘I Will Revoke The U.S. Citizenship Of All Puerto Ricans,’ Donald Trump Did NOT Say
Did Donald Trump, while a presidential candidate, say "I will revoke the U.S. citizenship of all Puerto Ricans"? No, that's not true: A satire website published a humorous article including that quote, but other websites republished the satire
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO Pelosi Letter to Iran: ‘Trump Will Be Out By Next Year’
Did Nany Pelosi send a letter to Iran saying that "Trump will be out by next year"? No, that's not true: The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and Republicans about the need to actu
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NOT A BOMBSHELL! NOT Proof Sean Hannity Was Spied On By Obama
Was the release of Paul Manafort's text messages with Sean Hannity proof that the FOX News host was spied on by President Obama? No, that's not true: The texting transcripts released under a court order were collected during the Trump administ
Snopes→ New Drug to Boost Women’s Sex Drive Approved in US
Women with high blood pressure or heart disease should not take the drug because increases in blood pressure were observed after injections, the FDA said.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Donald Trump Send Six Tweets Warning President Barack Obama Would Attack Iran as a Diversion?
As tensions between the United States and Iran escalated in June 2019, a number of memes circulated that purportedly depicted tweets sent by Donald Trump between 2011 and 2013 — predicting that former United States President Barack Obama would fabri
Truth or Fiction?→ Have Arrest Warrants Been Issued for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama?
Despite fears of “deepfake” videos and other high-tech ways disinformation could potentially proliferate in the very near future, the stories that still get the most traction are often decidedly low effort. Take, for example, the case of a