President Trump cast his decision to abandon Kurdish fighters in Syria as fulfilling a campaign promise to withdraw from “endless war” in the Middle East.
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Truth or Fiction?→ Officials Say United States Not Vacating Syria, Contradicting Trump: Reports
Amid reports that Turkish forces had begun mounting an attack on Syria, two separate news outlets reported that United States officials had contradicted U.S. President Donald Trump’s declaration that American troops would be vacating the Syria-T
PolitiFact→ Impeach a member of Congress? Over 200 years of history say no
President Donald Trump says his congressional critics are more deserving of impeachment than he is. He ended one Oct. 5 tweet about Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, with the hashtag #IMPEACHMITTROMNEY. He suggested the same for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-C
PolitiFact→ The U.S. aid to Ukraine that Donald Trump froze, in one chart
See Figure 1 on PolitiFact.com While U.S. aid to Ukraine that President Donald Trump froze has since been released, the nearly $400 million package is likely to remain central to House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry into Trump’s possible ab
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Barack Obama Did NOT Tweet About Asking Ukraine About Birth Certificate
Did former President of the United States Barack Obama send a tweet about asking Ukraine if they found his birth certificate? No, that's not true: the viral image making that claim is not a real screenshot of a tweet. An example of the image w
Snopes→ Trump’s Syria Withdrawal Announcement Draws GOP Condemnation
President Donald Trump’s sudden decision to pull back U.S. troops from northern Syria drew quick criticism from some of his closest allies in Congress.
Snopes→ Judge Rejects Trump Challenge to Release of His Tax Returns
A federal judge rejected President Donald Trump's claim to be immune from all criminal investigations and dismissed his lawsuit challenging a state grand jury subpoena for eight years of his tax returns sought by Manhattan's district attorney.
Snopes→ New Whistleblower May Give House Democrats Fresh Information
House Democrats leading an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine may have fresh information to work with after a new whistleblower stepped forward with what the person's lawyer said was firsthand knowledge of key events.
Snopes→ Trump Allies Pressed Ukraine Over Gas Firm
As Rudy Giuliani was pushing Ukrainian officials to investigate one of Donald Trump’s main political rivals, a group of individuals with ties to the president and his personal lawyer were also active in the former Soviet republic.
FactCheck.org→ Schiff Wrong on Whistleblower Contact
Rep. Adam Schiff, chair of the House intelligence committee, wrongly implied that his committee had no contact with the whistleblower before receiving the complaint. Schiff claimed, “We have not spoken directly with the whistleblower,” when the
Snopes→ Lawyer: 2nd Trump Whistleblower Spoke to Inspector General
A second whistleblower has spoken to the intelligence community’s internal watchdog and has information that backs the original whistleblower’s complaint about President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine.
Snopes→ State Department Rattled by Impeachment Inquiry Revelations
A department where morale was already low under a president who, at times, has seemed hostile to its mission is now reeling from days of disclosures that place it at the center of an escalating political scandal.
Snopes→ Trump Seethes Over Impeachment Inquiry and Slams Critics
President Donald Trump is seething over an impeachment inquiry into his conduct after Democrats subpoenaed the White House about contacts with Ukraine and he signaled his administration would not cooperate.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Pelosi Did NOT Divert $2.4 Billion From Social Security To Cover Impeachment Costs
Did Nancy Pelosi divert $2.4 billion from social security to cover the cost of impeaching President Donald Trump? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans i
Truth or Fiction?→ Facebook on Allowing Political Ads with Disinformation: ‘A Benefit to See What Politicians Are Saying’
Just one day after a report highlighting an ad for United States President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign based on a claim that Facebook’s own fact-checking partners had already debunked, the social media platform is claiming that al
Truth or Fiction?→ Lyndon LaRouche: An Explainer
An attempt to troll U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) in early October 2019 led to newfound attention for the devotees of failed political candidate, convicted felon, and one-time Marxist-turned-Democratic-presidential-candidate-turned-f
Snopes→ Campaign: Sanders Had Heart Attack, Released from Hospital
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders had a heart attack, his campaign confirmed as the Vermont senator was released from a Nevada hospital.
Snopes→ GOP Sen. Johnson Says Trump Blocked Ukraine Aid
A Republican senator said he learned from a U.S. ambassador that President Donald Trump was tying military aid for Ukraine to an investigation of the 2016 election.
FactCheck.org→ Video: False Whistleblower Rule Claim
In this fact-checking video, CNN’s Jake Tapper scrutinizes a false claim — made by President Donald Trump and Rep. Jim Jordan — that rules were recently changed to allow an intelligence community whistleblower to file a complaint alle
PolitiFact→ Adam Schiff – Adam Schiff’s false claim that ‘we have not spoken directly with the whistleblower’
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Adam Schiff’s false claim that ‘we have not spoken directly with the whistleblower’ Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said in September that the House Intelligence Committee had not communicated with the whistleblowe
Snopes→ Did Monica Lewinsky Offer to ‘Take One For (the) Team’ to Get Trump Impeached?
A crude joke spread quickly online in the wake of an impeachment inquiry into the U.S. president.
PolitiFact→ Read: Text messages between US diplomats about Ukraine aid, Trump phone call
Text messages released by House Democrats amid an impeachment inquiry detail a top U.S. diplomat's concerns about a Trump White House strategy aimed at pressuring Ukraine for political investigations in exchange for assistance and engagement w
Snopes→ Diplomats Pushed Ukraine to Investigate, Dangled Trump Visit
Top U.S. diplomats encouraged Ukraine’s newly elected president to conduct an investigation linked to Joe Biden’s family in return for a high-profile visit with President Donald Trump.
Snopes→ Trump Busts Another Norm; GOP Responds with Silence, Support
Republican leaders are reacting in two ways to President Donald Trump's public call for another foreign government, China, to investigate his political rival: silence and support.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – US middle class no longer leads the world? Biden’s claim mostly on target
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | US middle class no longer leads the world? Biden’s claim mostly on target Standing before thousands of Iowa voters, former Vice President Joe Biden recounted lessons from his salesman father about the dignity
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Inaccurate Claims About His ‘Perfect’ Call
President Donald Trump’s request that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky investigate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, has triggered an impeachment inquiry. Since then, the president has made a series of inaccur
Snopes→ CNN Rejects 2 Campaign Ads from Trump, Accepts 1
CNN says it has rejected two advertisements submitted by President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign because they weren’t factual.
PolitiFact→ Who is the ‘Ukraine gas exec’ playing golf with the Bidens in Trump’s Nickelback post?
CNN Iowa campaign embed D.J. Judd may have said it best: "Well, if you had ‘Nickelback invokes trademark infringement to remove a parody video posted by the president to Twitter,’ on your 2019 bingo card, today is your day," he wr
PolitiFact→ Timeline: The Trump impeachment inquiry
Under the umbrella of an impeachment inquiry, House Democrats are investigating President Donald Trump and whether he abused his presidential power by withholding aid to Ukraine while asking its government to look into his political rival Joe Biden. Th
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Joe Biden Did NOT Call Trump Supporters the ‘Dregs Of Society’
Did Joe Biden call Trump supporters the "dregs of society"? No, that's not true: The former vice president referred to "forces of intolerance" who "remain determined to undermine and roll back the progress" as the "dregs of society" in a speec
Snopes→ Sanders to Be at Democratic Debate Following Heart Procedure
Bernie Sanders will participate in the upcoming Democratic presidential debate after being hospitalized because of a blocked artery in his heart.
FactCheck.org→ Impeachment ‘Joke’ Muddies Term Limit Rule
Quick Take A viral social media post suggests that the Constitution would allow President Donald Trump to seek a potential third term in office if he were to be impeached, but not removed. The Constitution does not say that. Full Story The impeachm
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Ulysses S. Grant Say a Second Civil War Could be Waged Over Intelligence Vs. Superstition?
On September 30 2019, pundit Malcolm Nance shared the following quote meme to Facebook, purportedly involving remarks made by former United States President Ulysses S. Grant on the prospect of a second Civil War: One day prior, U.S. Presiden
Snopes→ Trump Calls for China to Investigate Bidens
Ensnarled in an impeachment investigation over his request for Ukraine to investigate a chief political rival, President Donald Trump called on another nation to probe former Vice President Joe Biden: China.
Truth or Fiction?→ Harry S. Truman ‘You Can’t Get Rich in Politics Unless You’re a Crook’ Meme
A December 2018 “McGroarty for Freedom” Facebook quote meme remained popular in circulation nearly a year later, attributing commentary about politics, wealth, and honesty to former United States President Harry S. Truman: Underneath a
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump calls impeachment a coup. It's not
As the pressures of impeachment have risen, President Donald Trump has increasingly used the word "coup." On Oct. 1, Trump tweeted, "As I learn more and more each day, I am coming to the conclusion that what is taking place is not an imp
Snopes→ Trump Tweet of Nickelback Video Aimed at Biden Removed
Twitter has removed a tweet from President Donald Trump that featured an edited Nickelback music video clip that took aim at former Vice President Joe Biden.
Snopes→ GOP Veterans of Clinton’s Impeachment Urge Caution on Trump
The Republicans who carried out President Bill Clinton’s impeachment in 1998 are unanimous in urging caution and restraint as Congress embarks on yet another impeachment struggle.
New York Times→ Fact-Checking 4 of Trump’s Claims About the Impeachment Inquiry
The president made a series of inaccurate claims as he sought to challenge the credibility of the investigation by House Democrats into his dealings with Ukraine.
Snopes→ Whistleblower Spoke to Schiff Aides before Filing Complaint
The whistleblower who raised concerns about President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine spoke to staffers on the House Intelligence Committee before filing a formal complaint, giving Democrats advance warning of the accusations of wrongdoing that