The first 2020 Democratic presidential debates spent 15 minutes on climate change. That’s more than the candidates spoke about the issue during presidential debates for the 2016 election, but it’s much less than would satisfy some who care
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Snopes→ House Dems Back Subpoenas for Ivanka, Jared Private Emails
Rep. Elijah Cummings said the House Oversight Committee has obtained “direct evidence” that the president’s daughter, Kushner and other top aides were using personal accounts for official business in violation of federal law and White House policy.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did ICE Detain an American Citizen Despite His Proof of Citizenship?
In July 2019, multiple news organizations reported that American-born teenager Francisco Galicia was apprehended and detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) the previous month — who then kept him for close to a month: A United States
FactCheck.org→ Phony Claim About Trump’s Ellis Island Award
Quick Take President Donald Trump was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 1986, but it wasn’t given for his “work within the black community,” as a popular meme circulating on social media claims. Full Story A claim circulati
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking the Mueller Hearings
While former special counsel Robert S. Mueller reiterated in congressional testimony what he said in his voluminous report on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign, politicians reiterated some claims about the in
Snopes→ Did U.S. Rep. Omar Say Al-Qaida Makes Her ‘Proud’?
U.S. President Donald Trump has made a number of incendiary remarks attacking Ilhan Omar and other congressional members of the so-called "Squad."
Snopes→ Trump Vetoes Congressional Effort to Block Saudi Arms Sales
President Donald Trump vetoed a trio of congressional resolutions aimed at blocking his administration from bypassing Congress and selling billions of dollars in weapons and maintenance support to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Snopes→ Mueller: No Russia Exoneration for Trump, Despite His Claims
Robert Mueller bluntly dismissed President Donald Trump's claims of "total exoneration" in the federal probe of Russia's 2016 election interference.
Snopes→ Trump Associate Proved Invaluable FBI Source, Records Show
Newly unsealed court records confirm that Felix Sater, a former business associate of President Donald Trump, was an invaluable FBI source who used his ties to the criminal underworld to rat out New York's organized crime families and gather intelligen
PolitiFact→ Fact-check: How House members exaggerated facts in questioning Robert Mueller
It seemed like he didn’t want to be there, and he looked tired. Nevertheless, Robert Mueller appeared publicly to repeat findings from his report on Russian interference in the 2016 election and President Donald Trump’s reaction to t
Truth or Fiction?→ Luzerne County, Pennsylvania ‘School Lunch Debt’ Controversy
The issue of “school lunch debt” prompted heated debates in July 2019, thanks in part to an ongoing controversy in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The topic of incurring debt for school lunches in the Pennsylvania county came to national att
FactCheck.org→ Mueller Testimony Prompts Falsehood About Fox News
Quick Take Fox News is airing the congressional testimony of former special counsel Robert S. Mueller, contrary to social media posts claiming otherwise. Full Story As former special counsel Robert S. Mueller testified before the House Judiciary Co
Snopes→ As Mueller Speaks, Trump Lobs Barrage of Tweets
Before former special counsel Robert Mueller even took his seat to testify, the president tweeted nine times about Mueller and his investigation.
Snopes→ Mueller: I Did Not Clear Trump of Obstruction of Justice
Former special counsel Robert Mueller dismissed President Donald Trump's claims that his investigation had exonerated the president of obstructing his probe into Russia's efforts to help Trump win the 2016 election.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s and Miller’s Attacks on ‘The Squad’
President Donald Trump and his top immigration adviser continue to criticize four progressive Democratic congresswomen known as “the squad,” but some of their claims twist the women’s words. We’ve dealt with a couple of these
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – No, Ocasio-Cortez didn't call Americans garbage, as Donald Trump claims
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | No, Ocasio-Cortez didn't call Americans garbage, as Donald Trump claims President Donald Trump stands firmly by the distortion that U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., called the United States and its people
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Epstein’s ‘Lolita Express’ Flight Logs Do NOT List Joe Biden, John McCain, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Pope Francis And 4 CNN Hosts As Passengers.
Do Jeffrey Epstein's private jet flight logs list Joe Biden, John McCain, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Pope Francis, four CNN Anchors, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and two dozen other well-known political leaders as passengers on
Snopes→ Are U.S. Reps. Ilhan Omar and AOC Polling at 8 Percent, 21 Percent Respectively?
The figures cited by President Donald Trump supposedly were "leaked" to Axios by Democratic operatives, ironically.
Snopes→ Deal Sealed on Federal Budget, Ensuring No Shutdown, Default
President Donald Trump and congressional leaders announced they had struck a critical debt and budget agreement.
Snopes→ Did AOC Refer to the U.S. and Its People as ‘Garbage’?
The claim was one in a series of incendiary attacks against "the Squad" from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Snopes→ Iran Says It Arrested 17 Iranians Allegedly Recruited by CIA
Iran said some of them have been sentenced to death. President Donald Trump said there was "zero truth" to the claims.
Snopes→ Did Jimmy Carter Pen the ‘Losing My Religion for Equality’ Op-Ed?
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter did disagree with the Southern Baptist Convention on issues of gender equality.
Snopes→ House Republicans Promise Tough Questions at Mueller Hearing
Days before back-to-back hearings, both sides seemed to agree that Mueller's testimony could be pivotal in shifting public opinion on the question of "holding the president accountable."
Washington Post→ Joe Biden’s claim that he got ‘150,000 combat troops out of Iraq’
Biden had a big hand in withdrawing U.S. forces from Iraq during Obama’s first term. But he was still the vice president during Obama’s second term, when thousands of U.S. troops returned to the country.
Snopes→ Mueller Hearing to Air Evidence of Trump Wrongdoing
The House Judiciary Committee chairman said that a hearing with Robert Mueller will air “very substantial evidence” of wrongdoing by President Donald Trump and make a public case for impeachment.
Snopes→ Ocasio-Cortez: Trump Enjoyed Crowd Saying, ‘Send Her Back!’
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told constituents that President Donald Trump enjoyed hearing a crowd at his rally call for a U.S. congresswoman to return to the country where she was born.
Snopes→ Plastic or Paper? Trump Campaign Weighs in on Straw Debate
President Trump's campaign turned disdain for paper straws into a fundraiser.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Rashida Tlaib NOT Under Investigation For Election Fraud For Making Sure Her Name Was A Voting Option
Is Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib under investigation for election fraud because she made sure her name would appear as a voting option? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to fool Trump supporters
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Donald Trump Did NOT Call Republicans ‘Dumbest Group Of Voters’ In 1998
Did Donald Trump say in a 1998 interview that if he ran for president it would be as a Republican because they are the "dumbest group of voters in the country"? No, that's not true: It is a made-up quote that has made the rounds of social medi
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump said when crowd chanted 'send her back' about Omar he stopped it. Video shows otherwise.
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Trump said when crowd chanted 'send her back' about Omar he stopped it. Video shows otherwise. President Donald Trump said that he stopped the "send her back" chants at a rally as he spoke about U.S. Rep. I
FactCheck.org→ Comparing Benefits for Refugees and Senior Citizens
Quick Take A popular meme falsely claims that each month refugees in the United States receive over three times more money in “federal assistance” than Social Security beneficiaries. That’s a new version of an old claim we debunked ov
FactCheck.org→ Unpacking Biden’s and Trump’s Big Cancer Promises
On the campaign trail, former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump have both claimed that a cure to cancer would soon become a reality — if they were elected in 2020. Experts, however, don’t share that degree of optimism. Despi
FactCheck.org→ Video: Biden’s Crime Bill Claims
In this week’s fact-checking video, CNN’s Jake Tapper discusses three claims Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden made about his support for the 1994 crime bill. The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 received
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Rep. Ilhan Omar Become a Citizen Before Melania Trump?
On July 16 2019, the Facebook page “Yes She Can” shared a meme with claim that Rep. Ilhan Omar had been an American citizen longer than First Lady Melania Trump (née Knauss): Text posted with the meme went as follows: Isn’t it in
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Student Bernie Sanders NOT Arrested For Throwing Eggs At Black Protesters In 1964
Was the student Bernie Sanders arrested for throwing eggs at black protesters in 1964? No, that's not true: The Vermont senator and Democratic presidential candidate was arrested in 1963 for taking part in an anti-segregation protest -- in sup
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Obama Did NOT Remove Citizenship Question From The U.S. Census
If President Trump isn't allowed to add the citizenship question to the U.S. census for 2020, then why was President Obama allowed to remove it for the 2010 census? That's a trick question posed by a meme. Yes, a federal court did block the Tr
PolitiFact→ Did Ilhan Omar marry her brother? Her hometown newspaper investigated and told us what they found
For years, critics of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., have raised questions about her marriages and made the explosive claim that she had married her brother. As Omar has become a frequent target of attacks by President Donald Trump, allies of the pres
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Trump’s misleading attacks on Omar, Ocasio-Cortez in North Carolina
President Donald Trump sharpened his misleading and false attacks on a group of female Democratic congresswoman at a rally in Greenville, N.C., on July 17, claiming Rep. Ihlan Omar of Minnesota suggested that al-Qaida makes her proud and that Rep. Alex
Truth or Fiction?→ Do Federal Guidelines List ‘Go Back Where You Came From’ as an Example of Harassment?
On July 16 2019, producer Nick Ramsey sent a tweet referencing a controversy involving U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion that people unhappy with the United States should “go back to where they came from”: … from the @u
Snopes→ Some in GOP Chastise ‘Send Her Back’ Chant, But Not Trump
So far, no GOP lawmakers are directly taking on President Trump, who did nothing to restrain his supporters' chants.