Will President Donald Trump end the government shutdown on Monday morning through a set of executive orders? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and Republica
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Lead Stories→ Fake News: Trump Did NOT Strip Obama of Secret Service Protection For Remainder of Shutdown
Did President Trump strip away the Secret Service protection of the Obama family for the remainder of the government shutdown? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump suppor
FactCheck.org→ Social Posts Distort Facts of 2013 Shutdown
Quick Take Viral Facebook posts say that former President Barack Obama “shut down the government to force Obamacare.” That’s misleading. Full Story The current partial government shutdown that began Dec. 22 arose as a result of an im
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Chevy Chase NOT Dead at 89, Did NOT Donate Estate to Wall Fund
Did actor and comedian Chevy Chase die and did he leave his estate to a fund to build a border wall? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and Republicans about
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Immigration Address
In a national address, President Donald Trump called on Congress to provide $5.7 billion for a border wall to address what he called a “crisis” on the border. The president made some false and misleading claims, and provided some facts with
Lead Stories→ Fake News: MSNBC NOT To Air Obama’s 2004 Convention Speech During Trump’s Address to Nation
Is MSNBC planning to air an old Obama speech during President Trump's immigration speech scheduled for tonight? No, that's not true: the story was just a bit of satire from the Borowitz report mocking the recent controversy over if the major
FactCheck.org→ Misleading Border Crime Statistic
U.S. Border Patrol encountered 6,259 immigrants with criminal convictions, many of them for illegal entry charges, in fiscal 2018, according to the most recent statistics. Yet, White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney misleadingly claimed authorities &
Snopes→ Trump, Democrats Taking Border Wall Fight to Prime-time TV
Trump's evening remarks will be followed by a rebuttal from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who have strongly opposed the wall and have repeatedly called on Trump to reopen the rest of government while border negoti
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Bre Payton’s Death NOT Ruled Murder – DA NOT Investigating Clinton Connection
Was Bre Payton's death ruled murder and is the District Attorney investigating a possible Clinton connection? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and Republic
FactCheck.org→ RNC Misleads on ‘Immoral’ Democratic Bill
Republican National Committee tweets in recent days have attacked a Democratic-sponsored bill in the House as “immoral” because it “would spend $54 billion taxpayer dollars on foreign countries” but not address “the border
Lead Stories→ Very Old News: Sharifa Alkhateeb Talking About Using Public Schools to Convert America to Islam… In 1989
Did Sharifa Alkhateeb talk about converting America to Islam in a video? Yes, she did, back in 1989, several years before she died in 2004. For some reason a video clip of a speech she made at a conference thirty years ago in August 1989 went
Truth or Fiction?→ Did President Barack Obama Shut Down the Government to ‘Force Obamacare’ in 2013?
On December 29, 2018, a Facebook user posted a status update claiming that a federal shutdown over border wall funding was similar to one in 2013 — and it was purportedly initiated by President Barack Obama: This was nearly identical to a December 2
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Jerry Jones Did NOT Give Ted Nugent a Night at Texas Stadium and $3 Million For Wall Benefit Concert
Did Texas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones give Ted Nugent the use of the Texas Stadium for a benefit concert to build a border wall on the U.S. Southern border? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a liberal satire website that also invente
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Supreme Court Did NOT Rule 5-4 That Oaths Not Taken on Bibles Are Illegal
Did the U.S. Supreme Court rule five to four that oaths not taken on the bible are illegal? 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
Snopes→ Dems to Push Gun Control on Anniversary of Giffords Shooting
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats plan to introduce a bill to expand background checks for sales and transfers of firearms.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: 10,800 U.S. Children Were NOT Raped By Illegal Immigrants in 2018
Were 10,800 U.S. children raped by illegal immigrants in 2018? Almost certainly not. The actual statistics haven't been published yet and the 10,800 number is just a very sloppy extrapolation based on data from one state that also includes n
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Corporation Did NOT Win Bid To Open Muslamic Temples in Toys R’ Us Locations
Is a corporation named "LexCorp" planning to open "muslamic" temples in Toys R' Us locations? 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 n
Snopes→ House GOP Approves Trump’s Wall Money as Shutdown Looms
The House voted largely along party lines, 217-185, after GOP leaders framed the vote as a slap-back to Nancy Pelosi.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: GoFundme Wall Donations NOT To Be Diverted to Climate Change Programs
Will all the donations made to the GoFundMe campaign to build a wall on the Southern border of the United States get redirected to climate change programs? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to
FactCheck.org→ Is Mexico Paying for the Wall Through USMCA?
President Donald Trump declared via Twitter that he is keeping perhaps his most famous campaign promise, claiming that “MEXICO IS PAYING FOR THE WALL!” through a recent trade agreement negotiated with Mexico. Economic and trade experts we i
FactCheck.org→ Video: FactChecking Oval Office Meeting Claims
In this week’s fact-checking video, CNN’s Jake Tapper reviews some of the claims that we wrote about following the contentious Oval Office meeting on Dec. 11 between President Donald Trump and the Democratic congressional leaders, Rep. Nan
Lead Stories→ The Ultimate Christopher Blair and America’s Last Line of Defense Reading List
Yesterday Eli Saslow at the Washington Post wrote a fantastic article about Christopher Blair, a man from Maine who has been trolling conservatives and Trump supporters online for years and occasionally even made a living out of it. Blair's ma
Snopes→ Voters Give House Democrats a Check on Trump
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, who is seeking to reclaim the gavel as House speaker, called it a "new day in America."
FactCheck.org→ The 2018 FactCheck Awards
Summary It is our tradition on Election Day to set aside our fact-checking role and instead highlight funny, odd and entertaining ads from the campaign cycle. These are noteworthy for reasons other than making false or misleading claims (though some ma
FactCheck.org→ Republican Closing Ads: Immigration
In the final days of the 2018 election, Republicans across the country are running TV ads about immigration that falsely accuse some Democrats of wanting “open borders,” plotting to “abolish ICE,” supporting “sanctuary cit
PolitiFact→ Congressional Leadership Fund – Despite claim, Minnesota's Dan Feehan isn't throwing the border gates open
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Despite claim, Minnesota's Dan Feehan isn't throwing the border gates open A new ad from a Republican-backed super PAC has a scary message about Democrat Dan Feehan for voters in Minnesota’s 1st Congressional D
FactCheck.org→ Trump Stump Speeches: Immigration
Editor’s Note: For weeks, President Donald Trump has been campaigning in states that are key to the Republican Party’s chances of maintaining control of the House and Senate. We have reviewed seven speeches he gave from Oct. 10 to Oct. 22.
PolitiFact→ Future45 – A vote for any Democrat is not a vote for socialism, open borders and tax increases
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | A vote for any Democrat is not a vote for socialism, open borders and tax increases A new national ad sponsored by Future 45, a pro-President Donald Trump Super PAC, claims that voting for any Democrat will
FactCheck.org→ Misleading Ads from Leading GOP PAC
Congressional Leadership Fund, the highest-spending super PAC seeking to sway House races in the upcoming midterms, has been flooding TV airwaves around the country with ads attacking Democrats running in close races. But we found that some of those ad
FactCheck.org→ Viral Meme Makes Up Ocasio-Cortez Quote
Q: Did Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez say “we’ll never have to worry about China attacking us” because of the country’s time difference? A: No. There is no evidence she made the statement used in a viral meme. FULL ANSWER A meme that
FactCheck.org→ Vying for Veterans’ Votes in Nevada
Competing campaign ads in the Nevada Senate race would have voters believe both candidates have done a disservice to veterans. But a closer inspection reveals cracks in several of the claims. Ads from Republican Sen. Dean Heller, the National Republic
FactCheck.org→ Kavanaugh Files: Abortion Rights
Editor’s Note: This is one of a series of stories examining what Democrats are saying about Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh and what Kavanaugh’s record shows on these issues. Advocates for abortion rights are concerned that Judge Brett Kav
FactCheck.org→ Sen. Harris Didn’t ‘Lie’ About Integration
Q: Was Sen. Kamala Harris “lying” when she tweeted about integration in the Berkeley public schools? A: No. The school district fully integrated in 1968, and Harris began attending school in 1969. FULL ANSWER Politicians on the left ha
FactCheck.org→ Kavanaugh and the Preexisting Conditions Debate
An ad from a Democratic group warned that the president’s Supreme Court nominee could eliminate preexisting condition protections under the Affordable Care Act, a move that “would take us back to a time when insurance companies could deny y
FactCheck.org→ Calls to Abolish ICE Not ‘Open Borders’
Despite President Donald Trump’s repeated claims, Democrats are not advocating open borders, not even the ones who are calling to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The small minority of Democrats in Congress calling for the end of ICE
FactCheck.org→ Partisan Website Recycles Old Charges
Q: Has the “head” of the Democratic Party been “hauled out in handcuffs”? A: No. A partisan website has used decade-old charges against an Alabama Democrat as clickbait. FULL ANSWER Charges brought against an Alabama Democra
FactCheck.org→ Facts on Food Stamp Work Requirements
The rhetoric has been heated on both sides of the aisle as House Republicans pursue a bill that would expand the work requirements necessary to be eligible for food assistance. As a result of the GOP-proposed work requirements, 1.2 million fewer people
FactCheck.org→ Michelle Wolf Not Fired From Comedy Central
Q: Did Comedy Central fire Michelle Wolf because of jokes she made at the White House Correspondents’ dinner? A: No. That claim was made up by a self-described satirical website. She left “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central in Decemb
FactCheck.org→ Morrisey Didn’t Deny West Virginians Trump
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, voted for Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention in 2016. He voted for Trump in the Electoral College, too. Still, a TV ad attacking Morrisey fals
FactCheck.org→ Has the Border Wall Begun?
Q: Has President Donald Trump started building the wall between United States and Mexico? A: Congress approved $1.6 billion to replace existing barriers and add some fencing in new areas. The new barriers are not concrete and not like any of Trump̵