Q: Was “VP Mike Pence Busted Stealing Campaign Funds To Pay His Mortgage”? A: He used campaign funds for personal expenses during his run for Congress in 1990, but the Federal Election Commission could not agree on whether he violated cam
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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
Snopes→ Ex-Trump Campaign Adviser to be Sentenced in Russia Probe
George Papadopoulos is set to be sentenced in federal court in Washington.
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact adding coverage of pivotal U.S. House races
Starting today, PolitiFact is bolstering its coverage of pivotal 2018 U.S. House races to help sort out fact from fiction on the campaign trail. We’ve hired additional fact-checkers to monitor claims in closely contested races, and we’re ma
Lead Stories→ Fake News: President Trump NOT To Receive Golden Star of David In Jerusalem
Is Donald Trump set to receive Judaism's greates honor, the "Golden Star of David" in Jerusalem? No, that's not true: there is no such an award and the "news" about it was made up by a satirical liberal website that puts out false stories in
Internet Archive→ President Trump Rally in Montana : CSPAN : September 6, 2018 9:09pm-10:31pm EDT
[LIVE] President Trump holds a rally in Billings, Montana for U.S. Senate candidate Matt Rosendale (R) who is challenging incumbent Sen. Jon Tester (D). Sponsor: White House Travel | Domestic Trip.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has fil
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Nike Did NOT Cancel Kaepernick Contract After Backlash
Did Nike cancel Colin Kaepernick's sponsorship contract after the backlash that erupted when he was announced to be the face of an ad campaign to celebrate the brand's thirtieth birthday? No, that's not true: the site that initially published
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Man High on Bath Salts Did NOT Cut Off His Genitals, Did NOT Microwave Them
Did a man from Killeen, Texas cut off his own genitals while high on bath salts and did he then microwave them? No, that's not true: the only site publishing the story is a known fake news site that has published several other hoaxes in the pa
FactCheck.org→ Kavanaugh Files: The Affordable Care Act
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. Several Democratic senators have claimed that Judge Brett M.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Nike CEO Did NOT Resign After Massive Kaepernick Blunder
Did Nike CEO "John Regale" resign after the controversy that erupted around Nike's sponsorship of Colin Kaepernick? No, that's not true: that's not even the real name of Nike's CEO. The hoax was created by a liberal website that likes to inv
FactCheck.org→ False Claim About Kaepernick’s Nike Deal
Q: Did Nike end its new deal with Colin Kaepernick because he made “anti-white” remarks? A: No. That made-up story was first published by a website that says its work is satire. FULL ANSWER Some are calling for a boycott of Nike after th
Snopes→ LeBron James Says in Kaepernick Reference: I Stand with Nike
The basketball superstar — and new Los Angeles Laker — made the remarks as he received an award for both his style and his philanthropy from Harlem's Fashion Row.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Distorts Facts on Collins, Hunter Indictments
President Donald Trump distorted the facts in a Labor Day tweet complaining about the Justice Department’s indictments last month of two of his earliest congressional allies, Reps. Chris Collins and Duncan Hunter Jr. In the tweet, Trump described
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Federal Government Did NOT Cancel $80 Million Nike Contract
Did the Federal Government cancel an eighty million dollar contract with Nike after the announcement the company gave Colin Kaepernick a contract to appear in their ads? No, that's not true: the government contract is completely fictional and
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Craig Jenkins Did NOT Land Deal With Comedy Central
Did Craig Jenkins just ink a three million dollar deal with Comedy Central? No, that's not true: some joker uploaded a fake story about it to a prank website but it is not real. The story originated from an article published on the website Tre
FactCheck.org→ Old Spin on Health Care Fraud Bust Returns
Q: Were “412 Michigan Muslims arrested in fed’s ‘largest bust in U.S. history'”? A: No. Only about 30 of those arrests were made in Michigan, and there is no evidence all of the individuals arrested were Muslim. FULL ANSWER
Snopes→ Man Charged with Making Death Threats Over Trump Editorials
A Los Angeles man upset about The Boston Globe's coordinated editorial response to President Donald Trump's attacks on the news media was arrested for threatening to kill the newspaper's journalists.
FactCheck.org→ Anti-Trump Comment Falsely Linked to Florida Shooter
Q: Did Reddit postings show the shooter in Jacksonville, Florida, was part of the “anti-Trump resistance”? A: No. The Reddit account in question did not belong to the shooter, David Katz, despite what viral stories said. FULL ANSWER It
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Augusta Man Did NOT Shoot Off Penis Taking Selfies With Gun
Did a 20-year-old from Augusta, Georgia shoot off his penis while trying to take a selfie with a gun? No, that's not true: a fake news website using the logo and layout of Fox News copied a story from two years ago made up by a satire website
FactCheck.org→ After McCain’s Death, a False Claim Resurfaces
Q: Did John McCain “hide the fact that he ‘accidentally’ killed 134 American sailors”? A: No. He wasn’t responsible for the fatal 1967 accident aboard the USS Forrestal. FULL QUESTION John McCain — Did his plane fire mis
Snopes→ McCain Had a ‘Wicked’ Wit That He Often Aimed at Himself
Even straight-faced Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, often vexed over the years by McCain, lamented the loss of his "wicked sense of humor."
Climate Feedback→ Guardian story accurately covers sea ice event but makes unsupported connection to weather patterns and the Gulf Stream
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This article in The Guardian describes unusual Arctic sea ice conditions north of Greenland, where an area normally covered by old and thick ice expected to be the last to melt due to global warming has broken up t
FactCheck.org→ The Facts on Medicare Part B Policy Change
Beginning Jan. 1, Medicare Advantage enrollees may be required to use lower-cost alternatives to more expensive drugs for new prescriptions for medications administered by a physician or in a clinical setting. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex A
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Paducah Man Did NOT Have Sex With Horse, Did NOT Say It Gave Consent By Winking
Did Fox News report about a man from Paducah being jailed for having sex with a horse and telling the police it gave consent by winking at him? No, that's not true: fake news website imitating Fox News by using their logo and a similar domain
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Pope Did NOT Cut Dublin Visit Short To Investigate Financial Irregularities On Small Island Parish
Did Pope Francis cut his visit to Ireland short in order to investigate some financial irregularities of a small island parish? No, that's not true: a satirical website made up the story using details from the fictional television show "Father
PolitiFact→ Remembering John McCain
John McCain, a former Republican presidential candidate and a longtime U.S. Senator for Arizona, died Saturday, Aug. 25. He was 81. Known in recent years as one of the most vocal critics of President Donald Trump within the Republican Party, McCain had
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Myrtle Beach Man NOT Arrested For Hanging On Traffic Light And Sh*tting On Cars Passing Underneath
Was 41-year-old David Martinez from Myrtle Beach, SC arrested by the cops after climbing on a traffic light and defecating on passing cars? No, that's not true: a fake news website using the logo and a domain name similar to that of Fox News
FactCheck.org→ Clinton’s Emails, Weiner’s Laptop and a Falsehood
Q: Did the FBI wait until after the 2016 election to review the Hillary Clinton emails found on Anthony Weiner’s laptop? A: No. A viral story misinterprets an FBI document and ignores widely reported facts. FULL ANSWER Citing a recently relea
Lead Stories→ Fake News: President Trump Did NOT Reverse The Stand Down Order In Benghazi
Did President Donald Trump reverse a Benghazi stand down order, allowing some people to now get medals? No, that's total nonsense. A story claiming he did was published by a satirical website that tries to trick Republicans and Trump support
FactCheck.org→ Sen. Manchin Often Votes with Trump
A Republican TV ad claims Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia is “fighting the Trump agenda,” even though he has voted with the president nearly 61 percent of the time. In fact, Manchin has voted with Trump more often than any Democratic sena
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Olean Man NOT Charged With Singing Naked In Roundabout
Was 36-year-old David Showers of Olean arrested for singing naked on a roundabout? No, that's not true: the story was posted by some joker to a pranking website and subsequently went viral. It is not real. The story originated from an articl
FactCheck.org→ Old Mud in New Mexico
A Democratic ad revives long-discredited claims of corruption and shady dealing by GOP Rep. Steve Pearce of New Mexico. We thoroughly debunked those same claims eight years ago. And unlike wine and whiskey, political mud doesn’t improve with age
Lead Stories→ Is Fake News Website YourNewsWire Being Throttled To Death By Facebook?
Regular readers of this site are doubtlessly familiar with notorious fake news website YourNewsWire.com. Over the years we have debunked countless stories from it, and we are not the only fact checking website that regularily took aim at hoaxe
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Donald Trump Did NOT Announce "I am sending troops to South Africa, and they will not leave until the killings stop and the land issue is resolved’
Did U.S. President Donald Trump announce he would be sending troops to South Africa? No, that's not true: the story originated on a known South African satire website. It is not real. The story originated from an article published by News Upda
FactCheck.org→ Cohen Plea Deal Exposes Repeated False Claims
For many months, President Donald Trump, his White House staff and his personal attorneys, Michael Cohen and Rudy Giuliani, repeatedly made false, misleading and contradictory statements about illegal payments that were made during the 2016 campaign to
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Scarlett Johansson NOT Cast as First Black James Bond
Was Scarlett Johansson cast to play the first black James Bond? No, that's nonsense. The story was invented by a satirical website mocking both Johansson's own portrayal of Asian and transgender characters in other movie projects and the rum
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Bloomington Police Did NOT Discover Over 200 Penises During Raid At Funeral Employee’s Home
Did the cops find over 200 penises during a raid at the home of 54-year-old Paul Houston, an employee of the McLean County Coroner's Office? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a fake news website imitating the look and feel of Fox
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally in Charleston, W.Va.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va., -- Just hours after courtroom setbacks for two once-close allies, Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump held a rally in Charleston, W.Va., a state he won by 42 points in the 2016 election. Trump’s remarks, las
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Bartlesville Woman NOT Awarded $1.4 Million After Suing Male Co-Workers For Excessive Farting.
Was 32-year-old Susan Goldstein of Bartlesville, Oklahoma awarded $1.4 million after she sued her male coworkers for excessive farting? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a website imitating the logo and domain name of Fox News. I
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Man NOT Rushed To Hospital After Eating 413 Chicken Nuggets at McDonald’s
Was 25-year-old Anthony Thomas paralyzed after eating 413 chicken nuggets at McDonald's while trying to break his personal record? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a "fauxtire" site that invents tales of bizarre crimes, weird sex