After news broke of U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump testing positive for COVID-19, a viral tweet contrasted the spate of positive tests in the White House outstripped the rate of positive tests in all of New Zealand: There
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Snopes→ A Brief History of Presidents Disclosing – or Trying to Hide – Health Problems
President Trump was direct in announcing he had COVID-19. But presidents in the past have been very good at deceiving the public about the state of their health.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nancy Pelosi Did NOT Say ‘I Am Ready To Take My Rightful Place As President Of These United States’
Did Nancy Pelosi say "I am ready to take my rightful place as President of these United States?" No, that's not true. A website posted a story claiming that the Speaker of the House said she was "ready to take my rightful place as Preside
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The United States Has NOT Labeled Antifa A Terrorist Group
Did the United States label antifa a terrorist group? No, that's not true. President Donald Trump has vowed to designate antifa as a "Terrorist Organization," including via Twitter, but he has not officially done so and the Justice Depart
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Ballot Incident Was NOT Related To Anti-GOP Postal Workers
Were U.S. Postal Service workers who opposed Republicans involved in the case of nine mail-in ballots found in an elections office waste basket in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania? No, that is not true: The Pennsylvania incident was found to
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Chris Wallace With Jeffrey Epstein — It’s Wallace And George Clooney
Does a photo in a social meme show Fox News anchor Chris Wallace and the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein together? No, that's not true: The implication is that Wallace, who is the target of social media attacks after he modera
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Other Countries Have NOT Proved U.S. FDA Was Wrong to Withdraw Approval Of Hydroxychloroquine as COVID Drug
Have other countries proved the U.S. Food and Drug Administration endangered thousands of lives by withdrawing approval of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19? No, that's not true: The findings of clinical studies in the U.S. a
Snopes→ Has Biden Failed to Condemn Antifa?
"The problem is on the Left. And Biden refuses to talk about it," President Trump claimed in September 2020. Was he right?
Poynter→ Non-debates have landed in the U.S. — and the country should get over its surprise
As a foreigner and as a fact-checker, I’ve been trying to understand why the American press and voters in the United States were so astonished by the first presidential debate Tuesday between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. I am also interested to se
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Debat’ Trends After Rudy Giuliani Tweets, Deletes a Cryptic Comment
On the morning of October 1 2020, “Debat” was a Twitter trending topic — largely populated with memes and references to New York City’s former mayor Rudy Giuliani. Ever on top of internet trends, a social media account for the
Snopes→ Debate Commission Says It Will Make Changes to Format
The presidential debate commission says it will soon adopt changes to its format to avoid a repeat of the disjointed first meeting between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Say, ‘If You’re Going To Vote, Vote Early And Vote Often’
Did Joe Biden say, "if you're going to vote, vote early and vote often"? No, that's not true: During the first 2020 presidential debate, the Democratic nominee encouraged Americans to vote, but he did not use that phrase, which is a well-
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Whether The New York Times Paid Zero Federal Income Tax In 2017 On Earnings Of $111 Million Is Open To Interpretation
Did The New York Times pay zero federal income tax in 2017 on earnings of $111 million? It's entirely possible, but open to interpretation: Public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission include tax estimates. While those esti
FactCheck.org→ No Evidence Biden Was ‘Wearing a Wire’ in Debate
Quick Take Facebook posts baselessly accuse former Vice President Joe Biden of wearing a wire during the first presidential debate. The low-quality videos and photos being cited don’t support that claim. Full Story Unsubstantiated claims about
FactCheck.org→ Video: The First Debate
In this video, we review six claims we fact-checked in the first presidential debate on Sept. 29 between President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Trump rattled off supposed instances of election “fraud,” misleadingly
Truth or Fiction?→ Joe Biden’s Wrist ‘Wire’
During the September 29 2020 presidential debate, a purported “wire” seen on Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden’s wrist as he coughed into his sleeve predictably became a hot topic on social media, with increasingly conspiratorial an
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Covid 19 Will NOT Go Away If You Stop Getting Tested, It’s NOT Just The Elderly Dying and NO ONE Is Being Intentionally Infected
Does not getting tested for Covid 19 make the disease disappear? Are the elderly the only people dying? Are Democratic governors intentionally infecting them? No, no and no. Those are not true: You will have the disease regardless of whet
AFP Fact Check→ Voting by mail in US poses little risk of fraud
US President Donald Trump claimed during his first debate with Democratic challenger Joe Biden that mail-in voting will lead to “fraud like you’ve never seen,” challenging the integrity of the upcoming election.
The Dispatch→ Did Mail Carriers Discard the Pennsylvania Ballots Subject to FBI and DoJ Investigation?
A viral article from Diamond and Silk—the former Fox Nation online personalities who lost their gig after spreading misinformation about coronavirus—claims that the recently discovered nine discarded ballots in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
AllSides→ Joe Biden called troops ‘stupid bastards,’ but only ‘jokingly’
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/09/29/fact-check-2016-joe-biden-called-troops-stupid-bastards-jest/3560443001/
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Was NOT Wearing A Wire During Presidential Debate; It’s a Shirt Crease
Is it true that Joe Biden was wearing a wire during the first presidential debate with Donald Trump on Sept. 29, 2020? No, that is not true. Not only is there no evidence to back up a claim making the rounds on social media, a blow-up of
Logically→ We have a higher deficit with China now, in 2020, than we did before
The U.S. has a lower trade deficit with China than either in 2018 or since the beginning of the Trump administration. The trade deficit was $345.6 billion in 2019 - 18% less than 2018 when it peaked at $418.9. In 2017, the trade deficit rose
Logically→ My economic plan will create 7 million more jobs than his in four years.
Biden was quoting Moody’s Analytics recently published forecast that indicated he would produce significantly faster job growth compared to TrumpEconomic-research firm Moody’s Analytics recently forecasted that Democratic presidential ca
Logically→ You said you went to Delaware State, but you forgot the name of your college. You didn’t go to Delaware State.
Biden makes no direct claim of attending the university, as claimed by Trump. Biden’s statement was taken out of context and was mischaracterized.
Snopes→ Snopes Coverage of the First 2020 U.S. Presidential Debate
Joe Biden and Donald Trump are scheduled to debate three times ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election. One debate will be held for just the veeps, too.
Snopes→ Does Joe Biden Support ‘Defunding’ Police?
U.S. President Donald Trump has made the claim about his political opponent on numerous occasions.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden DID Call Service Members ‘Stupid Bastards’ On Camera — But He Was Making A Joke About Them Not Clapping For His Comments
Did Joe Biden call service members "stupid bastards" during a speech that was recorded on camera? Yes, but that claim is missing context. A viral claim implies Biden disrespected members of the military when he made the remarks at a milit
Truth or Fiction?→ Social Media Amplifies Conspiracies Targeting Biden Before First 2020 Debate
Hours before the first presidential debate on September 29 2020, right-wing operatives and blogs spewed several conspiracy theories that were only amplified, as per usual, on social media platforms that otherwise claim to fight disinformation. “
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘2 Years, 10 Months, 23 Days. The Length of Time Amy Coney Barrett Has Been a Judge.’
On September 27 2020, a number of Facebook posts claiming that Amy Coney Barrett had been a judge for “2 years 10 months [and] 23 days” began circulating: All three of the posts above read: 2 years, 10 months, 23 days. The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DNI Letter On Russian Intel From July 2016 Does NOT Show ‘Russia Hoax’ Was ‘Hillary’s Plan’
Does a letter from Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe support the claim that Hillary Clinton planned "the Russia hoax" against Donald Trump in July 2016? No, that's not true: Director Ratcliffe wrote in a letter to Sen. Lind
FactCheck.org→ Baseless Online Claims Target Biden Ahead of First Debate
Quick Take Unsubstantiated posts spreading on Facebook and Twitter claim former Vice President Joe Biden “got tonight’s debate questions in advance” and that he will be wearing an earpiece. There is no evidence for either assertion. Full
FactCheck.org→ Preserve America PAC
Political leanings: Conservative 2018 total spending: N/A Preserve America PAC is a new super PAC using ads about law and order to support President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign. Preserve America PAC was organized by Chris LaCivita and offic
FactCheck.org→ Brad Parscale’s Suicide Threat Sparks Conspiracy Claims
Quick Take Social media accounts that boost conspiracy theories make a baseless claim that the Clintons were involved in a recent incident at the home of Brad Parscale, President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager. The police report describes
FactCheck.org→ Photos of Recycled Election Materials in California Prompt False Claim
Quick Take Officials in Sonoma County, California, said photos circulating on social media show “old empty envelopes from the November 2018 election” being recycled — not “1,000+ mail-in ballots found in a dumpster,” as so
Snopes→ Did Biden Promise ‘Fewer Fires, Floods, and Hurricanes’ If Elected?
In a September 2020 address, Biden called Trump a “climate arsonist” and “climate denier.”
AllSides→ Media prepares to fact check debates in real time
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The CDC Did NOT Declare COVID Less Fatal Than Flu When Revising Public Health Disaster Plans
Did the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention downgrade COVID-19, rating it less fatal than seasonal flu? No, that's not true: The Sept. 10, 2020, document used as "proof" clearly states it is not a source of COVID data, and tha
Health Feedback→ In spite of its relatively small infection fatality ratio, COVID-19 has led to many deaths due to high virus transmission
REVIEW The claim that the COVID-19 pandemic response has been unwarranted has taken many forms. Some involved misleading comparisons with other respiratory diseases like the flu and tuberculosis, while others relied on misinterpretations of COVID-19
Snopes→ Amy Barrett Tied to Faith Group Ex-Members Say Subjugates Women
President Donald Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court has close ties to a charismatic Christian religious group that holds men are divinely ordained as the “head” of the family and faith.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Biden’s SCOTUS Speech and Repeats
In remarks about President Donald Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden made some questionable statements: Biden claimed that a Supreme Court nominee has never been “nominated and installed while a p