Did Democrats take out the words "under God" from the nightly Pledge of Allegiance when it was recited at their national convention? No, that's not true: The words "Under God" were included in the Pledge of Allegiance in nightly prime tim
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FactCheck.org→ Posts Take Old Photos of Biden, Harris Out of Context
Quick Take Facebook posts are using out-of-context photos to suggest Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, are not abiding by public health recommendations regarding face masks. The photos are from early Ma
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Steve Bannon Was NOT Scheduled To Speak At The Republican National Convention After His Arrest
Was Steve Bannon slated to speak at the Republican National Convention -- and is he still on the schedule for Tuesday night? No, that's not true. The claim that Bannon would be one of the speakers at the GOP convention came in a Facebook
Logically→ Russiagate is a hoax perpetrated by Democrats.
The bipartisan Senate investigation committee has said that there are aspects that need further investigation against Trump's aides.
FactCheck.org→ Final Night of the Democratic Convention
Summary As the socially distanced convention came to a close, Joe Biden accepted the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination with a speech that was largely accurate, but lacked context in some instances: Biden claimed that America has “by f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Candace Owens NOT Fired By OAN, Did NOT Call Kamala ‘Fake Black’ On OAN Show
Was Candace Owens fired from her show at One America News after a supposed racist outburst? No, that's not true. Owens never even had a show on the network. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Does NOT Have A Plan To Raise Taxes On Families Earning $75,000 To 25% Rate
Does Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden have a plan to raise the tax rate on families earning $75,000 from 12% to 25%, more than doubling what families now pay with that income? No, that's not true. Biden's tax plan actually calls
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Does NOT Have A Plan To Raise Taxes On Families Earning $75,000 To 25% Rate
Does Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden have a plan to raise the tax rate on families earning $75,000 from 12% to 25%, more than doubling what families now pay with that income? No, that's not true. Biden's tax plan actually calls
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: List Of Speakers For The 2020 GOP Convention — Including ‘MyPillow Guy’ and ‘Demon Sperm Doctor’ — Is NOT Official
Are the "MAGA hat kid from Covington Catholic," the "MyPillow guy," the "demon sperm doctor," musician Kid Rock, actor Scott Baio and the "racist gun couple" all featured speakers at the 2020 Republican National Convention? No, that's not
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: List Of Speakers For The 2020 GOP Convention — Including ‘MyPillow Guy’ and ‘Demon Sperm Doctor’ — Is NOT Official
Are the "MAGA hat kid from Covington Catholic," the "MyPillow guy," the "demon sperm doctor," musician Kid Rock, actor Scott Baio and the "racist gun couple" all featured speakers at the 2020 Republican National Convention? No, that's not
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pittsburgh Steelers Will NOT Fine Players $1 Million If They Kneel During The National Anthem
Did Pittsburgh Steelers management say they would fine players $1 million if they kneel during the national anthem? No, that's not true: This is a fictional piece written by a known satire website. These stories are often re-published by
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pittsburgh Steelers Will NOT Fine Players $1 Million If They Kneel During The National Anthem
Did Pittsburgh Steelers management say they would fine players $1 million if they kneel during the national anthem? No, that's not true: This is a fictional piece written by a known satire website. These stories are often re-published by
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Dems Strike ‘Under God’ from the Pledge of Allegiance at the 2020 DNC?
On August 19 2020, a screenshot of a Fox News chyron asserting that Democrats had removed “under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance began circulating on social media: We encountered the Fox News chyron in image-only form; it read: DEMS ST
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Snow, Rain, Heat, Night, Fascism … Absolutely Baller Content from the American Postal Workers Union’
Amid the United States Postal Service’s slowdowns on August 13 2020, Twitter user Charlie Bonner shared the following “baller content” attributed to the American Postal Workers Union: absolutely baller content from the postal worke
FactCheck.org→ Democratic Convention Night 3
Summary It was another quiet night on the fact-checking front at the Democratic National Convention. We found former presidential nominee Hillary Clinton cited a dubious study on billionaires profiting during the pandemic, and former Labor Secretary Hi
Snopes→ Ex-FBI Lawyer Admits to False Statement During Russia Probe
A former FBI lawyer pleaded guilty to altering a document related to the secret surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser during the Russia investigation.
Truth or Fiction?→ Do Images Show Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Announcing Their Ticket at an Event — Without Masks?
On August 15 2020, four days after Joe Biden announced that former California attorney general Kamala Harris would be his running mate in the upcoming presidential election, the following images began circulating — purportedly showing Biden and
FactCheck.org→ Democratic Convention Night 2
Summary It was another unconventional night for fact-checkers at the truncated Democratic National Convention that has been forced to go virtual because of the coronavirus pandemic. But we found a few statements to write about, including a misleading c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Postal Service Did NOT Go Bankrupt Under Obama Or Bush
Did the U.S. Postal Service go bankrupt under Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush? No, that's not true. While the United States Postal Service has racked up a large debt, the federal mail carrier did not go into bankruptcy, a USPS
Snopes→ AP: Ballot Drop Boxes Seen as a Way to Bypass the Post Office
With the Trump administration openly trying to undermine mail-in voting this fall, some election officials around the country are hoping to bypass the Postal Service by installing lots of ballot drop boxes in libraries, community centers and other publ
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Have You Ever Seen a LOCKED Mailbox at the USPS? Now You Have’
As criticism of the treatment of the United States Postal Service (USPS) continued to mount in August 2020, various photographs shared online prompted fears that U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration were locking mailboxes as part of effo
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Thousands of Seattle Democrats Gather to Demand Mail-In Voting Because Voting in Person Is Too Dangerous?
On August 18 2020, a photograph purportedly showing “thousands of Seattle Democrats” (at least, according to random people online) circulated on Twitter: This is a photo of thousands of Seattle Democrats gathering to demand mail in votin
Snopes→ Senate Panel Concludes Russia Interfered in 2016 US Election
The report from the Republican-led panel lays out significant contacts between associates of President Donald Trump and Russian officials.
AFP Fact Check→ No, this image actually shows a doctored Boston Globe front page
An image which has been shared multiple times on Facebook purports to show a report in US newspaper The Boston Globe ranking Sri Lankans the world's “top foolish voters”. The claim is false; the front page has been doctored from an August 2018
FactCheck.org→ Democratic Convention Opening Night
Summary Our major finding from the first night of the four-day 2020 Democratic National Convention is that it wasn’t accurate to call it a “convention” at all. That word means “coming together,” and Democratic delegates stayed apart because o
Health Feedback→ Flawed “study” incorrectly claims that countries adopting hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19 experienced reduced mortality rates
REVIEW On 5 August 2020, an “analysis” comparing COVID-19 mortality rates in countries with different practices regarding the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat the disease started circulating in social media posts on Facebook and Twitter. In th
FactCheck.org→ Mailbag: Our Headline on U.S. Postal Service Story
Numerous readers in recent days sent us emails questioning why we have not changed the headline on our June story [“Biden Floats Baseless Election Conspiracy,” June 26] regarding former Vice President Joe Biden’s claim that President
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Greatest Hits
As the Democratic National Convention kicks off today, we thought it would be helpful to highlight some of the claims we have fact-checked from presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden over the course of the campaign so far. For more on each statement,
Snopes→ Newsweek Apologizes for Op-Ed Questioning Harris Eligibility
Newsweek has apologized for an op-ed that questioned Sen. Kamala Harris’ U.S. citizenship and her eligibility to be Joe Biden’s running mate, a false and racist conspiracy theory which President Donald Trump has not dismissed.
Snopes→ Pelosi to Call House Back Into Session to Vote on USPS Bill
President Donald Trump’s new postmaster general, Louis DeJoy, has sparked nationwide outcry over delays, new prices and cutbacks just as millions of Americans will be trying to vote by mail to avoid polling places during the coronavirus outbreak.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Leaked’ Jeffrey Epstein Flight Log Is Fake – 40 Celebrities Including Beyonce, Chrissy Teigen & Barack Obama Were Never On ‘Lolita Express’
Does a "leaked" Jeffrey Esptein flight log show a list of celebrities, including Beyonce, Chrissy Teigen and Barack Obama, having flown on his plane nicknamed "Lolita Express?" No, that's not true. A list of 125 people circulatin
Truth or Fiction?→ Can You Have Your Mail-In Ballot Delivered as First Class Mail?
As social media users expressed alarm over United States President Donald Trump’s administration’s apparent efforts to sabotage the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), one Twitter user’s suggestion caught traction on August 14 2020. That acc
FactCheck.org→ Viral Chart Distorts Human Trafficking Statistics
Quick Take A popular bar graph on social media claims to show that the number of human trafficking arrests skyrocketed under President Donald Trump, compared to those under former President Barack Obama. But the chart misleads by using cherry-picked an
FactCheck.org→ Harris Hasn’t Called Biden a ‘Racist’ or a ‘Rapist’
Quick Take Contrary to claims in viral internet posts, Sen. Kamala Harris did not call former Vice President Joe Biden a “racist” or a “rapist.” Rather, she has been critical of Biden’s position on busing to integrate scho
FactCheck.org→ Mailbag: COVID-19 Vaccination Distribution
This week, a reader sent us a comment about our article on COVID-19 vaccines. The article reviewed the Trump administration’s vaccination distribution plans, which is headed by Army Gen. Gustave Perna. In the FactCheck Mailbag, we feature some of
AFP Fact Check→ US presidents can spend tax dollars with executive orders
Following US President Donald Trump’s executive actions extending financial relief to Americans hit by the coronavirus pandemic, a post shared tens of thousands of times on Facebook and Twitter claims US presidents cannot spend taxpayer dollars with
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Don’t Mail Ballots In, Drop at Board of Elections, This is an Inside Tip from a Postal Worker, Can’t Say More than That’
On August 3 2020, a Facebook user shared the following status update, which advises readers to submit their mail-in ballots to the Board of Elections directly — based on “an inside tip from a postal worker”: It read: Don’t m
Snopes→ Political Trolls Adapt, Create Material to Deceive and Confuse the Public
Russian-sponsored Twitter trolls, who so aggressively exploited social media to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election, didn’t stop when Donald Trump was elected president.
AFP Fact Check→ Fabricated Kamala Harris quote resurfaces after VP announcement
After Joe Biden officially named Kamala Harris as his choice for vice president, a quote by the California Senator vowing to track down and punish all those who supported President Donald Trump resurfaced on social media. This quote is fabricated; it o
The Dispatch→ Does the Postmaster General Have $70 Million Invested in USPS Competitors?
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