The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Is Scott Pruitt's security spending somewhat more than predecessor? It's a lot more President Donald Trump came out in defense of Scott Pruitt, the Environmental Protection Agency administrator under fire for
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Snopes→ Trump: Raid on His Lawyer Abuses Attorney-Client Privilege
Federal agents have raided the office of President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen, seizing records.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Is Donald Trump right that China slaps a 25 percent tariff on American cars?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Is Donald Trump right that China slaps a 25 percent tariff on American cars? President Donald Trump took to Twitter to bemoan what he considers unfair practices in the United States’ automobile trade with
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Can taxpayers expect card-sized tax forms next year, as Donald Trump says?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Can taxpayers expect card-sized tax forms next year, as Donald Trump says? If you are struggling to finish and file your taxes right now, something President Donald Trump said during a recent visit to West Vir
Washington Post→ Two Trump speeches, two dozen dubious claims
President Trump made a host of dubious claims during two recent public appearances, jumping from taxes to trade, from Iraqi oil to Canadian immigration laws, from promoting voter-fraud conspiracy theories to suggesting a California
Washington Post→ Two Trump speeches, two dozen dubious claims
The president seems to enjoy going off-script, and perhaps as a result, we have a lot to unpack.
FactCheck.org→ Video: Trump on Amazon
This week’s fact-checking video from CNN’s Jake Tapper examines statements President Donald Trump has made about the business relationship between the U.S. Postal Service and the online retail behemoth Amazon. At an April 3 press conference, Trump
FactCheck.org→ Hyped Headline Turns Paint Into Terror
Q: Was the first family attacked by a terrorist during the Easter holiday weekend? A: No. That’s a misrepresentation of an act of vandalism at Trump International Golf Club. FULL ANSWER Several of Donald Trump’s properties have been deface
FactCheck.org→ The Stats on Border Apprehensions
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said monthly border apprehensions have returned to “previous levels” since dropping significantly after President Donald Trump took office. That’s true: There was a sharp rise in
Snopes→ Did Donald Trump Say Community College Is ’13th Grade’ for ‘Dummys’?
An image suggesting that the president called community college "13th grade ... for dummies" is fabricated.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – No proof of Trump's conspiracy theory that millions voted many times
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | No proof of Trump's conspiracy theory that millions voted many times In a speech in West Virginia that was billed as being about tax reform, President Donald Trump continued his refrain about widespread vote
Snopes→ Does a Newspaper Ad for the Ku Klux Klan Praise Donald Trump?
A KKK recruitment flyer found in Alabama did praise President Trump, but it was not run in a newspaper.
NPR→ FACT CHECK: Trump Repeats Voter Fraud Claim About California
It's not the first time Trump has claimed widespread fraud in California, or nationally. "It's sad the president continues to recycle his same old lies," said California's top elections official.(Image credit: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR→ FACT CHECK: Trump Repeats Voter Fraud Claim About California
It's not the first time Trump has claimed widespread fraud in California, or nationally. "It's sad the president continues to recycle his same old lies," said California's top elections official.(Image credit: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
FactCheck.org→ Q&A: The Death Penalty for Drug Trafficking?
The Trump administration’s initiative to combat the opioid epidemic aims to reduce drug demand, curtail illicit drug supply and expand addiction treatment. But the aspect that garnered headlines was President Trump’s repeated emphasis on seeking th
PolitiFact→ Ruben Gallego – Arizona Rep: The cost of 2 National Guard border arrests would help a homeless vet for a year
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Arizona Rep: The cost of 2 National Guard border arrests would help a homeless vet for a year President Donald Trump’s decision to send National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border has drawn a mixed re
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Amazon Attack
In his latest attack on Amazon, President Donald Trump made some unsupported and distorted claims about the U.S. Postal Service and its relationship with the giant online retailer: Trump claimed “the Post Office is losing billions of dollars &#
Snopes→ Is Amazon Bankrupting the United States Postal Service?
President Donald Trump has claimed the giant online retailing company is jeopardizing USPS's financial health.
Snopes→ ‘A Point of Crisis’: Trump Orders Troops Deployed to Border
Asserting the situation had reached "a point of crisis," President Donald Trump signed a proclamation ordering the deployment of the National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border to fight illegal immigration.
ABC News→ NOT REAL NEWS: No deputies slain on way to Clinton library
NOT REAL NEWS: An online story falsely claims 2 deputies were killed in Arkansas on their way to the Clinton Presidential Library
Snopes→ Did Donald Trump Scare a Group of Schoolchildren?
A video showing terrified reactions of a group of children as the president enters a classroom is actually two different clips that were edited together.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump wronlgy claims border wall is under construction
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Donald Trump wronlgy claims border wall is under construction President Donald Trump claimed his administration has kicked off one of his landmark campaign promises: the construction of a border wall with Mexi
ABC News→ AP FACT CHECK: Trump cites questionable job approval rating
AP FACT CHECK: President Donald Trump is pointing to a 50 percent job approval rating that may not fully comport with reality
Snopes→ The Facts Behind ‘Caravans’ of Immigrants
The President has used the occurrence of an annual human rights demonstration as a reason to deploy the military to the United States-Mexico border.
Snopes→ Trump Wants Military to Secure Border with Mexico
President Donald Trump said he wants to use the military to secure the U.S.-Mexico border until his promised border wall is built.
FactCheck.org→ ATF Rulings on ‘Bump Stocks’
Q: Did the Obama administration legalize “bump stocks” for semiautomatic rifles? A: No federal law explicitly addresses “bump stocks.” The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ruled 10 times between 2008 and 20
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Immigration Tweets
President Donald Trump fired off a flurry of immigration-related tweets beginning on Easter morning, but his messages included muddled and inaccurate claims. Contrary to Trump’s assertion, there is no “liberal (Democrat)” law requiri
Snopes→ Migrant Caravan Stops in Field in Southern Mexico
President Donald Trump is warning about "caravans" of migrants heading to the U.S., though the caravan of Central American migrants supposedly moving across Mexico toward the border was strikingly immobile.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump off-base in comparison of U.S., Mexico border laws
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Donald Trump off-base in comparison of U.S., Mexico border laws President Donald Trump offered an unflattering comparison between immigration laws in the United States and those of its southern neighbor, Mexic
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – No, the Postal Service isn't losing a fortune on Amazon
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | No, the Postal Service isn't losing a fortune on Amazon President Donald Trump took a swing at Amazon once more on April 2, blaming the digital retailer for the United States Postal Service’s financial woes. &q
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Donald Trump’s tweets about the border, DACA
President Donald Trump followed up his Happy Easter wishes with tweets bashing Mexico and Democrats for immigration problems in the United States. Trump also backed away from efforts to find a legislative solution to an Obama-era program called Deferre
Washington Post→ Video: Were Bush’s ‘enhanced interrogation techniques’ derived from military training?
With President Trump’s nomination of Gina Haspel to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency, a debate has again erupted over whether the administration of President George W. Bush allowed the torture of al-Qaeda suspects — and wh
FactCheck.org→ Emma Stone Didn’t Commend Trump
Q: Did Emma Stone say, “America made a great choice with Donald Trump”? A: No. There is no record of the actress ever making that comment, or others attributed to her in the same story. FULL ANSWER In the days following the 2016 election, the actr
FactCheck.org→ Politics Roiled by Royal Wedding Rumors?
Q: Is the White House enraged because Barack Obama, and not President Trump, was invited to the upcoming wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle? A: The guest list has not been made public, and there’s no evidence that Obama was invited and Tr
Washington Post→ Trump’s bundle of faulty claims about Amazon’s cost to taxpayers
“I have stated my concerns with Amazon long before the Election. Unlike others, they pay little or no taxes to state & local governments, use our Postal System as their Delivery Boy (causing tremendous loss to the U.S.), and a
Washington Post→ Trump’s bundle of faulty claims about Amazon’s cost to taxpayers
The president says Amazon is hosing local taxpayers and bleeding the U.S. Postal Service, but his tweet exaggerates and misleads.
PolitiFact→ The facts behind Trump’s jabs at Amazon on taxes, USPS and lost retail jobs
President Donald Trump returned to one of his favorite punching bags March 29: Amazon. "I have stated my concerns with Amazon long before the Election," Trump tweeted. "Unlike others, they pay little or no taxes to state & local gove
Snopes→ Trump Calls Roseanne Barr After Debut of Show
President Donald Trump called Barr after an estimated 18.4 million viewers tuned in for the reboot of "Roseanne."
Truth or Fiction?→ David Hogg Graduated in 2015, Didn’t Attend Parkland High School-Fiction!
David Hogg Graduated in 2015, Didn’t Attend Parkland High School-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: David Hogg graduated from Redondo Shores High School in 2015. Hogg didn’t graduate from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, and he wasn’t p
FactCheck.org→ No Truth in ISIS-Obama Speed Dial Story
Q: Did an ISIS leader have former President Obama on speed dial? A: No. That story was first shared on a website that calls its work satire. FULL ANSWER When we did a Google search for the name “Asam al Alasam,” the search engine’s first result