Q: Are Coca-Cola and Nestlé preparing to privatize a major South American water source? A: No. The vast Guarani Aquifer is managed by the four countries that sit on top of it. FULL ANSWER One of the world’s largest underground water reserves is
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Climate Feedback→ A discussion with experts on California wildfire links to climate change
In the past year, California saw a number of extraordinary wildfires, including October’s Tubbs fire north of San Francisco and the Thomas fire near Los Angeles in December. It generally takes a confluence of factors to produce destructive fires, and
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Canadian Trade Tale
In making his case for renegotiating NAFTA, President Donald Trump told GOP donors that the U.S. has a trade surplus with Canada — but only because the trade balance “doesn’t include energy and timber.” That’s false. Accor
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misses with Mars Attack
During the 2016 campaign, Hillary Clinton said that one of her goals as president would be to “make human exploration of Mars a reality.” Nevertheless, President Donald Trump mistakenly claimed that NASA “wouldn’t even be thinking about” goin
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Here's what's wrong about Donald Trump's attack on Canada trade deficit
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Here's what's wrong about Donald Trump's attack on Canada trade deficit At a closed-door fundraiser in Missouri, President Donald Trump told the audience that during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister
Internet Archive→ MSNBC Live With Hallie Jackson : MSNBCW : March 15, 2018 7:00am-8:00am PDT
Coverage of national and international news, including breaking stories..This item belongs to: movies/TV-MSNBCW.This item has files of the following types: Closed Caption Text, Columbia Fingerprint, Columbia Fingerprint TV, Columbia Sparse Fingerprint
Truth or Fiction?→ Funeral Home Employee Accidentally Cremated While Taking a Nap-Fiction!
Funeral Home Employee Accidentally Cremated While Taking a Nap-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A funeral home employee was accidentally cremated while taking a nap on a stretcher after working a 16-hour shift. The Truth: A website that describes is content
FactCheck.org→ Obama Not Ordered to Pay $400M Restitution
Q: Did a federal court order former President Barack Obama to pay “$400 million in restitution”? A: No. Multiple sites have carried the fictitious story. FULL ANSWER Former President Barack Obama would be in a particularly undesirable financial si
FactCheck.org→ Wind Energy’s Carbon Footprint
In observing that “every type of energy has consequences,” Department of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke claimed the “carbon footprint on wind [energy] is significant.” In fact, wind power’s carbon footprint is among the smallest of any energy
Internet Archive→ KRON 4 Evening News : KRON : March 13, 2018 5:00pm-7:00pm PDT
Local news, sports and weather..This item belongs to: movies/TV-KRON.This item has files of the following types: Closed Caption Text, Columbia Fingerprint, Columbia Fingerprint TV, Columbia Sparse Fingerprint TV, Extended Data Services, JSON, MP3, MPEG
Truth or Fiction?→ 26(f) Plan Freedom Checks Are Better than Social Security-Mostly Fiction!
26(f) Plan Freedom Checks Are Better than Social Security-Mostly Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Online wealth management service providers have touted “freedom checks” that are issued under what are known as 26(f) plans as “better than S
Internet Archive→ President Trump’s Remarks in San Diego, California : CSPAN3 : March 13, 2018 4:50pm-5:25pm EDT
[LIVE] President Trump delivers remarks at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California, on his first trip to the state since being elected. Sponsor: White House Travel | Domestic Trip.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN3.This item has f
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Is Donald Trump right that aluminum, steel industries have been decimated?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Is Donald Trump right that aluminum, steel industries have been decimated? President Donald Trump announced a 25 percent tariff on steel and 10 percent tariff on aluminum, a move that Trump argued would protect
Internet Archive→ Senate Energy Hearing on Interior Budget : CSPAN : March 13, 2018 12:34pm-2:00pm EDT
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the president's 2019 budget request for the Interior Department. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke testified..This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the follo
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
Truth or Fiction?→ Virginia Social Worker Storm Durham Fired for Having Concealed Carry Permit-Unproven!
Virginia Social Worker Storm Durham Fired for Having Concealed Carry Permit-Unproven! Summary of eRumor: A social worker from Roanoke, Virginia, named Storm Durham was fired for having a concealed carry permit. The Truth: Storm Durham claimed in a vira
Snopes→ Did a Court Order Obama to Pay $400 Million in Restitution?
No huge sum of money was "lost," or is being personally repaid, by former President Obama.
Internet Archive→ President Trump in Moon Township, Pennsylvania : CSPAN : March 10, 2018 10:31pm-11:55pm EST
President Trump campaigned in the Pittsburgh area for U.S. House candidate Rick Saccone (R-PA) ahead of the special election on March 13. Mr. Saccone is running against Democrat Conor Lamb for the seat in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District once
Internet Archive→ White House Weekly Address : CSPAN : March 10, 2018 6:20pm-6:24pm EST
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PolitiFact→ Understanding Poland's ‘Holocaust law’
A controversial new Polish law that criminalizes the attribution of blame for Nazi crimes to Poland is inspiring criticism from historians, Israel and the U.S. State Department alike. Could it be used as a form of Holocaust denial? PolitiFact decided t
FactCheck.org→ California Won’t Register ‘Illegal’ Voters
Q: Is California planning to “automatically register illegal immigrants to vote”? A: No. The headline making that claim is false and misrepresents the law in California. FULL ANSWER It’s true that California has taken considerable steps to prote
Internet Archive→ President Holds Cabinet Meeting : CSPAN : March 8, 2018 12:53pm-1:18pm EST
President Trump held a cabinet meeting with his secretaries to discuss a wide range of topics, including a plan for tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, gun violence prevention and cutting burdensome regulations....This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSP
Internet Archive→ President Trump Addresses Latino Coalition : CSPAN : March 8, 2018 3:04am-3:28am EST
President Trump delivered remarks at the Latino Coalition's legislative summit in Washington, DC. He blamed Democrats for not providing a fix to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program but said his administration is "ready, willing an
FactCheck.org→ Tax Cut Ads Preview Midterm Elections Ahead
Summary In a preview of this fall’s midterm elections, Democrats and Republicans are airing TV ads in Pennsylvania’s special House election and in swing congressional districts across the country that stretch the facts about the impact of
FactCheck.org→ Ivanka Trump Hasn’t Been Fired
Q: Is Ivanka Trump being fired from the White House? A: No. That rumor comes from a headline posted on a group of questionable websites. FULL ANSWER The Trump administration was marked by unusually high staff turnover in its first year — the hig
PolitiFact→ Good Jobs First – Are Oklahoma teachers the lowest paid? Nearly
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Are Oklahoma teachers the lowest paid? Nearly Oklahoma is drawing national attention as its teachers, often with the backing of administrators, edge toward a strike for better pay and benefits. A group that tra
Internet Archive→ Transportation Secretary Chao Testifies on Infrastructure Agenda : CSPAN3 : March 6, 2018 8:04pm-11:24pm EST
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao testified on the Trump administration's infrastructure agenda before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Secretary Chao confirmed that President Trump asked House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) to block
Internet Archive→ Morning Joe : MSNBCW : March 6, 2018 3:00am-6:00am PST
Former GOP representative Joe Scarborough and Mika Brezinski interview newsmakers, politicians and pundits about the issues of the day..This item belongs to: movies/TV-MSNBCW.This item has files of the following types: Closed Caption Text, Columbia Fin
Washington Post→ Fact-checking President Trump’s trade rhetoric
In defending his threatened new tariffs on steel and aluminum, President Trump has made a number of statements about trade deals and tariffs. Here’s a guide to the rhetoric. Because this is a quick roundup, we’re not assigni
Internet Archive→ Fox News @ Night : FOXNEWSW : March 5, 2018 8:00pm-9:00pm PST
A recap of the day's headlines and a look at what's in store for tomorrow..This item belongs to: movies/TV-FOXNEWSW.This item has files of the following types: Closed Caption Text, Columbia Fingerprint, Columbia Fingerprint TV, Columbia Sparse Fingerpr
Internet Archive→ President Trump & Israel PM Netanyahu Meet in Oval Office : CSPAN : March 5, 2018 9:25pm-9:38pm EST
President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, along with their wives, met in the Oval Office at the White House. The two leaders hailed each other's cooperation on the recent decision to move the U.S....This item belongs to: movies/TV-
FactCheck.org→ The Gun Debate
President Donald Trump and some members of Congress met Feb. 28 at the White House for a freewheeling discussion on how to reduce gun violence at schools. The meeting came two weeks after the mass shooting in Florida in which 17 people were killed, in
Internet Archive→ Washington Journal 03/05/2018 : CSPAN : March 5, 2018 6:59am-9:34am EST
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FactCheck.org→ Georgia Didn’t Ban Muslim Culture
Q: Did Georgia “ban Muslim culture”? A: No. A headline making that claim is based on a proposed state bill that never became law. FULL ANSWER The Georgia legislature passed an anti-masking law in 1951 in order to subdue widespread intimida
Climate Feedback→ Financial Post publishes misleading opinion that misrepresents science of polar bears’ plight
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This article in the opinion section of Financial Post, written by Susan Crockford, claims that rather than being threatened by declining Arctic sea ice, polar bears are “thriving”. Three scientists who reviewed
PolitiFact→ Hope Hicks and the history of White House 'white lies'
According to news reports, White House communications director Hope Hicks testified to the House Intelligence Committee that she had told "white lies" as part of her job representing President Donald Trump. Within 24 hours, Hicks announced he
Internet Archive→ President Discusses Community & School Safety : CSPAN : February 28, 2018 6:42pm-7:48pm EST
President Trump and a bipartisan group of lawmakers discussed how to prevent gun violence in communities and schools. The president urged Congress to come up with one comprehensive gun bill and said he would sign an executive order to ban so-called bum
FactCheck.org→ Sandy Hook Hoax Revisited
Q: Are the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting actually alive? A: No. That is a claim made by conspiracy theorists who believe the shooting never happened. FULL ANSWER The tragedy that left 17 dead in a Florida high school on Feb. 14
PolitiFact→ Dana Loesch – NRA's Loesch cherry-picks terrorism deaths in France to argue against assault weapon ban
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | NRA's Loesch cherry-picks terrorism deaths in France to argue against assault weapon ban With even some Republicans talking about an assault rifle ban, the National Rifle Association has been quick to reject t
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump's dubious attack on U.S.-Canada trade
Most of the time, Canada isn’t the biggest target of ire for American politicians. But in a speech to governors on Feb. 26, President Donald Trump took aim at the country’s neighbors to the north, calling out the balance of trade between th