Heightened tensions between the United States and Iran, driven in part by the U.S. airstrike on Gen. Qassem Soleimani, brought new attention to Iran’s capacity for building a nuclear weapon. After the Soleimani strike drew retaliatory attacks by
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FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Iran Address
In an address to the nation a day after an Iranian attack on military bases housing U.S. soldiers in Iraq, President Donald Trump made some dubious, misleading and inaccurate claims: Trump distorted the facts when he claimed the Iran nuclear deal that
Lead Stories→ Fake News: U.S. Troops NOT Withdrawing From Kuwait
Are U.S. troops withdrawing from Kuwait? No, that's not true. The news of the withdrawal was first reported via Twitter from Kuwait's official news agency, KUNA, which quickly retracted the claim and said it had been hacked. The report origina
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Iranian Press Agency Claims Image Of Israel Strike On Gaza Shows Iranian Strike on US Airbase
As news of the retaliatory airstrikes from Iran on Iraq's Ain Assad Air Base spread around the world the evening of January 7, 2020, fake stories and falsely attributed photos also began to surface on social media. One photo from 2019 has been
PolitiFact→ Mike Pence – Mike Pence lacks evidence in claiming Soleimani helped 9/11 terrorists
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Mike Pence lacks evidence in claiming Soleimani helped 9/11 terrorists In a series of tweets justifying the U.S. killing of Qassem Soleimani, Vice President Mike Pence said that among the Iranian military leader&rsqu
FactCheck.org→ Conway, Pompeo on Iranian Cultural Sites
President Donald Trump twice threatened to target cultural sites in Iran if Iranian leaders retaliate for the killing of its top military commander. Even so, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and White House counselor Kellyanne Conway both falsely claimed
Snopes→ Pentagon Rejects Trump Threat to Hit Iranian Cultural Sites
The Pentagon distanced itself from President Donald Trump's assertions that he would bomb Iranian cultural sites despite international prohibitions on such attacks.
Truth or Fiction?→ Iranians, Iranian-Americans Stopped at U.S. Border with Canada
United States Customs and Border Patrol subjected both Iranians and Iranian-Americans to more scrutiny in January 2020 in the wake of new orders from the Department of Homeland Security, although CBP quibbled over accounts of people stopped for hours
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Iranian Ballistic Missiles Did NOT Hit The Largest US Military Base In Iraq
Did Iranian ballistic missiles hit the largest U.S. military base in Iraq? No, that's not true: there was no strike on the U.S. and Iraqi airbase recently, and the images show the aftermath of explosions in different nations in past years. The
Truth or Fiction?→ Disinformation Inflames Tensions After United States Kills Iranian Commander
Late in the evening of January 2 2020, the United States announced that it had targeted and killed Iranian Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani in Iraq in a major and dramatic escalation: Iran confirmed the death of one of its most active military fi
Snopes→ Militiamen Breach US Embassy in Baghdad; Trump Blames Iran
There were no reports of casualties, but the unprecedented breach was one of the worst attacks on the embassy in recent memory.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: The Entire European Union Did NOT Vote To Ban All Single Use Plastics By 2021
Did the entire European Union vote to ban all single-use plastics by 2021? No, that's not true: this article is misleading, taking out of context the very BBC story to which it links. The EU's Parliament did pass the Single-Use Plastics Direct
FactCheck.org→ Facebook Posts Mislead on Bloomberg Donation
Quick Take Misleading Facebook posts accuse former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg of “bribing” House Democrats by offering a donation “if they vote to impeach” President Donald Trump. In fact, Bloomberg is a major Democratic donor who ha
FactCheck.org→ The Whoppers of 2019
Summary As he has done since entering the political scene in 2015, Donald Trump dominates our list of whoppers of the year. We identified a top 10 of falsehoods and factual distortions from the president, beginning with several impeachment-related topi
PolitiFact→ Trump repeats many falsehoods in letter to Pelosi about impeachment
On the eve of the House’s expected vote on impeachment, President Donald Trump wrote a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in which he called the accusations against him "disingenuous, meritless, and baseless invention of your imagination.&
Truth or Fiction?→ Did the U.S. Department of Defense Display an Image of a Nazi on the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge?
On December 16 2019, social media accounts affiliated with the United States military put up the following image with a post attached to it commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge: The photograph showed a Nazi war criminal, SS-S
PolitiFact→ A look back at Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2018
PolitiFact awards the Lie of the Year to the most significant falsehood or exaggeration of the past 12 months. Here’s a look back at the past 10 years of "winners." 2018: Online smear machine tries to take down Parkland students Af
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misleads Rallygoers on IG Report, Impeachment
During his first campaign rally after Democrats announced two articles of impeachment and the Justice Department inspector general released a report on the FBI’s Russia investigation, President Donald Trump distorted the facts on both topics. Th
Lead Stories→ Fake News: CIA Agent Does NOT Blow Whistle, Does NOT Say ‘We Supply Elite Pedophiles With Children’
Did a former CIA agent say the agency would supply elite pedophiles with child prostitutes in return for secret information, and that it was legal? No, that's not true: Former CIA case officer John Kiriakou was seen on video speaking on an ant
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Antifa Member Does NOT Try to Block a Car and Assault Someone
Did an Antifa member try to block a car and assault someone, but the driver jumped out and beat up the protester? No, that's not true: A video that purportedly shows an Antifa member assaulting an SUV actually shows a pedestrian attacking cars
Truth or Fiction?→ Unsolicited Card Reader Warning
In October 2016, a Facebook user shared the following image of a purported “unsolicited card reader,” along with a nebulous warning to fellow users about the purported receipt of a an unexpected banking device in the mail: An image shows
PolitiFact→ Terrorism in the United States: key facts, patterns and trends
Terrorist attacks in the United States have not been confined to one part of the country or motivated by just one ideology. Beyond the casualties, terrorist attacks also yield room for misinformation, confusion and polarized political rhetoric. Under w
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NOT CNN Breaking News – Turkey Did NOT Attack Israel – NO Air Raid On Tel Aviv
Did Turkey just launch an air raid on Tel Aviv in Israel and is CNN reporting about it? No, that's not true: an old video from the 2003 Gulf War showing explosions and air defense systems in action over Baghdad seems to have been uploaded to Y
PolitiFact→ Buttigieg said black voters supported him more second time he ran for mayor. That isn’t conclusive
Pete Buttigieg is on the defense about his standing with black voters, claiming that despite attacks from rivals about his record, support from black voters in his Indiana hometown increased when he sought re-election as mayor. CNN’s Abby Phillip
PolitiFact→ Disinformation targets Republicans who criticize Trump or support the impeachment inquiry
Mitt Romney and the few other Republican lawmakers who have spoken out against Trump lately have become the targets of disinformation on social media. False Facebook posts and tweets about federal and local lawmakers who broke the party line have been
Truth or Fiction?→ Was Fox News Taken Off American Forces Network Radio?
A series of tweets in November 2019 pushed the claim that Fox News had been made unavailable for United States military service members. The claim came after the right-wing network’s treatment of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman following his testimon
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking the fifth Democratic presidential debate in Atlanta
The impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump and nationwide voter suppression were center stage during the fifth Democratic presidential debate in Atlanta. The debate, which was hosted by MSNBC and the Washington Post, opened with clash
Lead Stories→ Fake News: No Evidence Hillary Clinton Killed Jeffrey Epstein And She Did Not Admit It
Is there any evidence that Hillary Clinton killed Jeffrey Epstein and did the former secretary of state declare that she did it? No, that's not true: Jeffrey Epstein was found dead on August 10, 2019 in a federal prison cell in New York, where
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Trump NOT To Release The Names Of Sexual Predators In Congress
Is President Donald Trump about to release the names of sexual predators in Congress? No, that's not true: stories with headlines making that promise have been circulating since 2017 but they are all copies of an article that called on Trump t
FactCheck.org→ Day One of the Public Impeachment Hearings
During the first day of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry into the president’s conduct regarding Ukraine, the ranking members of the House intelligence committee made several statements that lacked context and required more information.
New York Times→ Assessing the Impeachment Defenses Offered by Trump and his Allies
From denials of a quid pro quo to attacks on impeachment inquiry witnesses, here’s a look at some of the arguments made by the president and his supporters.
New York Times→ Assessing the Impeachment Defenses Offered by Trump and His Allies
From denials of a quid pro quo to attacks on impeachment inquiry witnesses, here’s a look at some of the arguments made by the president and his supporters.
Truth or Fiction?→ Is Lucy Liu an Acclaimed Artist Known for Her Lesbian Paintings Under the Pseudonym Yu Ling?
On November 5 2019, a Facebook user shared the following post about actor Lucy Liu, indicating they were “today years old” when they discovered Liu was an accomplished artist under a pseudonym (“Yu Ling”) in addition to her act
Snopes→ Study Says School Shooters Showed Warning Signs
The study by the Secret Service’s National Threat Assessment Center is one of the most comprehensive reviews of school attacks since the Columbine shootings in 1999.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Jeff Bezos Cut Whole Foods Workers Benefits as He Bought a Second Mansion?
On November 4 2019, former United States Labor Secretary Robert Reich tweeted that Jeff Bezos was building a mansion in Washington, DC — while at the same time, part-time Whole Foods workers lost their health benefits: Jeff Bezos' D.C. mansio
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Ivanka Trump Quote Thomas Jefferson’s Denial of ‘Something He Did, in Fact, Do’?
In early November 2019, a tweet by Ivanka Trump quoting Thomas Jefferson in defense of her father, United States President Donald Trump alongside a response in screenshot form on Facebook: On October 31 2019, Ivanka Trump tweeted a partial quote:
FactCheck.org→ Trump Ad Misleads on Illegal Immigration
President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign makes the misleading claim in a TV ad that he is “cutting illegal immigration in half.” In fact, apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico border in fiscal year 2019 were more than double the total
PolitiFact→ Nikki Haley – Green New Deal doesn't mention abortion, but Nikki Haley's attack on it does
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Green New Deal doesn't mention abortion, but Nikki Haley's attack on it does Attacks on the Green New Deal include claims that it would cost $93 trillion (False), "put a $600,000 tax burden on every house
FactCheck.org→ Video: FactChecking Trump’s 9/11 and Iraq Claims
This week, CNN’s Jake Tapper looks at claims President Donald Trump made about Osama bin Laden and the Iraq war during his Oct. 27 press conference announcing the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Trump repeated his false claim
Truth or Fiction?→ Seattle November 3 2019 False Flag Attack Rumor
Rumors of a “false flag” terror attack in Seattle on November 3 2019 spiked in popularity in specific shadowy corners of social media in late October 2019, although by that point, the highly specious claims were several weeks old. A Septem