On Fox News Sunday, acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said Democrats would "never" see President Donald Trump’s tax returns. "Voters knew the president could have given his tax returns, they knew that he didn't an
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Washington Post→ O’Rourke’s claim that the United States has spent ‘27 years’ in Iraq
Over and over, the 2020 presidential hopeful has decried the fact the U.S. has spent 27 years fighting in Iraq. Huh?
Snopes→ Lobbyist Who Cooperated in Russia Probe Asks for Probation
The sentencing recommendations come as Mueller has wrapped his Russia investigation and as other federal prosecutors continue to probe whether foreigners illegally contributed to the Presidential Inaugural Committee.
Truth or Fiction?→ Were 2019’s First Three House Bills for Impeachment, an Electoral College Ban, and Foreign Aid?
On April 7 2019 the Facebook page “ForAmerica” shared the following meme (archived here), purportedly describing Democrats’ first three House bills in 2019: Atop a photograph of Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York) and Rep. Nancy Pelos
PolitiFact→ Tweets – Democrats push misleading tweet on Donald Trump, asylum seekers
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Democrats push misleading tweet on Donald Trump, asylum seekers Democratic presidential candidates, liberal pundits and other critics of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies amplified a misleading twee
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump's ridiculous link between cancer, wind turbines
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Donald Trump's ridiculous link between cancer, wind turbines "Idiotic," said Sen. Chuck Grassley. "It’s ridiculous," said Sen. Joni Ernst. Iowa’s two Republican senators were
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Pat Robertson Claim He Had a Vision of Jesus with an AK-47 in Camo, Signaling the Second Coming?
In April 2019, a story spread on social media about a purported vision experienced by televangelist Pat Robertson regarding Jesus’ return — complete with an AK-47 and camo clothing: Linked here was an April 6 2019 item from The Business Sta
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Franklin Graham Say Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Has a ‘Satanic Background’?
In February 2019, an article from Business Standard News (BS News) contained the claim that evangelist Franklin Graham accused Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of coming from a “Satanic background”: We can’t go a day without some right-wi
PolitiFact→ Mailbag: ‘I am now starting to question your perspective’
It’s spring. The flowers are blooming, and so is the PolitiFact email inbox. Here’s a rundown of recent comments, complaints and compliments from readers. *** One reader took issue with a portion of our fact check of Democratic presidential
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Joe Biden NOT Appointed As Head Of TSA
Was Joe Biden appointed as the head of the TSA? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a satire website mocking Biden's current issues with alleged innapropriate touching during public events. The satirical article went quite viral and
FactCheck.org→ Gillibrand’s Inaccurate Equal Pay Claim
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand was wrong when she said it took until April 2 of this year for a female worker to “earn the same as a white man doing the same job” did in 2018. That date actually marked Equal Pay Day for women, a public awareness c
FactCheck.org→ Video: Trump Tramples Facts at NRCC Event
This week’s fact-checking video by CNN’s Jake Tapper tackles a few of the many falsehoods that President Donald Trump made at the annual National Republican Congressional Committee spring dinner in Washington, D.C. Speaking about wind tur
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Forget to Vote for Her Own Green New Deal?
On March 29 2019 a Facebook page shared the following meme (archived here), asserting that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez failed to vote for her own bill (the “Green New Deal“): Across a photograph of Ocasio-Cortez (with a pejorative ter
Truth or Fiction?→ Do High Percentages of Refugees Receive Food Stamps, ‘Medicard,’ and Cash Welfare?
In late March 2019, the following meme (archived here) appeared, making three separate and warmed-over claims about “refugees” in the United States and opining, “cut them off”: The Meme The image-based meme provided no citation
Snopes→ Trump Defends His Tweet of Biden Parody Video
President Donald Trump is defending his tweeting of a parody video making fun of Joe Biden as the vice president pledged to alter behavior that made some women uncomfortable.
PolitiFact→ Pete Buttigieg – Has income stalled for the bottom 90% since the 1970s, as Pete Buttigieg said?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Has income stalled for the bottom 90% since the 1970s, as Pete Buttigieg said? During an interview on Vox.com co-founder Ezra Klein’s podcast, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg highlighted gr
Truth or Fiction?→ Does an Image Show ‘Worthless’ Money in the Gutter in Venezuela?
On March 22 2019, a Facebook user shared the following post (archived here), purportedly showing unfathomable amounts of money discarded in a gutter in Venezuela. A caption said: This is a street in Venezuela. That’s money in the gutter. It̵
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Despite what Donald Trump keeps saying, his father was born in New York, not Germany
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Despite what Donald Trump keeps saying, his father was born in New York, not Germany In 1885, Friedrich Trump — the father of the late Fred Trump and the grandfather of President Donald Trump — i
FactCheck.org→ Trump Wrong on Mexico’s Migrant Apprehensions
In fiscal year 2018, Mexico apprehended 110,000 migrants from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, and over the previous four fiscal years the total was more than 500,000. Yet, President Donald Trump said that for the “first time” in “
Snopes→ Trump Mocks Biden by Tweeting Parody Touchy-Feely Video
President Donald Trump is mocking Joe Biden’s video in which the former vice president pledges to alter behavior that made some women uncomfortable.
Snopes→ Trump Backs Off Border Shutdown But Threatens Auto Tariffs
President Donald Trump has been increasingly exasperated by the swelling numbers of migrants entering the U.S.
FactCheck.org→ Concocted Claim of McCain’s ‘Treason’
Quick Take A falsehood resurrected on Facebook claims that the late Sen. John McCain received a pardon from President Richard Nixon. He did not. Full Story When Sen. John McCain died last year, he was widely praised by military officials for his ser
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Faulty Wind Power Claims
During an April 2 speech to the National Republican Congressional Committee, President Donald Trump once again attacked wind power, falsely claiming that noise from turbines causes cancer and that turbines sink property values by 75 percent. The pres
Snopes→ Trump Misstates Country of His Dad’s Birth
President Donald Trump is confusing his father and grandfather when it comes to his German ancestry.
Washington Post→ Trump’s false claims about Mexico’s immigration system
The president makes outlandish claims about the immigration system — but they're about Mexico for a change.
Snopes→ Did Mike Pence Say He Won’t Utter the Words ‘Homo Sapiens’?
According to an internet report, the U.S. vice president is also not fond of the words 'homophone' and 'homogenized.'
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Golden Corral NOT To Open In Jackson
Is Golden Corral planning to open a franchise in Jackson? No, that's not true: some joker put out a story to that effect on a prank website but it is not true. The company makes no mention of it on its website. The story originated from an ar
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misstates Nadler’s Position on Starr Report
President Donald Trump got his facts wrong when he said Rep. Jerrold Nadler “thought the concept of giving the Starr report” about President Bill Clinton “was absolutely something you could never do” in 1998. Nadler wasn’t against releasing a
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Fact-checking Donald Trump’s take on wind energy
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Fact-checking Donald Trump’s take on wind energy One of President Donald Trump’s new favorite political targets is Democrats’ Green New Deal, a sweeping approach to combating climate change. That
Lead Stories→ Fake News: The American Civil War Did NOT Start Because Of The Morrill Tariff Act And Slavery WAS The Main Factor
Did the American Civil War start because southern states were angry because of the Morrill tariff enacted by President Abraham LIncoln and not because of a fight to preserve the institition of slavery? No, that's not true: The Morrill tariff w
Snopes→ Sanders Rakes in $18M to Take Early Lead in 2020 Fundraising
Bernie Sanders joins former Vice President Joe Biden atop many polls of prospective Democratic primary voters.
Snopes→ ‘Obamacare’ Repeal Off the Table for GOP Until After 2020
The president stunned Republicans when he announced he wanted to try again to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, insisting the GOP could become the "party of health care."
PolitiFact→ Explaining the numbers behind the rise in reported hate crimes
Many people were concerned about President Donald Trump's response to the New Zealand mosque shooting in March, when he seemed to downplay the seriousness of white nationalism. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., in an interview with CNN’s Jak
Snopes→ US Aid Cuts Will Spur Central America Migration, Experts Say
President Donald Trump threatened to cut off nearly $500 million in aid to Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador in response to what he calls an immigration crisis.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misleads on Aid to Puerto Rico
President Donald Trump claims that “Puerto Rico got 91 Billion Dollars for the hurricane” and that it received “more money than has ever been gotten for a hurricane before.” Neither of those statements is true. According to the
FactCheck.org→ The Preexisting Conditions Debate Isn’t Over
Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said that all of the congressional Republican health care plans had “covered preexisting conditions,” while Sen. Bernie Sanders said President Donald Trump’s idea for health care is R
Snopes→ Has Barack Obama Been the ‘Most Admired Man’ in the World for 11 Years?
It's unusual for the current president of the United States not to head Gallup's "Most Admired Man" poll.
FactCheck.org→ Ocasio-Cortez Gets FDR History Lesson Wrong
At a town hall meeting on the Green New Deal, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez got her history wrong when she was asked what lessons she learned from President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal. The freshman Democrat, who sponsored the Green New Dea
Lead Stories→ Press Release: Happy Fact-Checking Day! #factcheckingday
Lead Stories is happy to support Fact-Checking Day 2019! ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (April 2, 2019) - In most of the world, April 1 is a day for fools. April 2is a day for facts. Today is International Fact-Checking Day, and the Poynter Institute'sI
Snopes→ Trump’s Threat to Close Border Stirs Fears of Economic Harm
President Trump brought up the possibility of closing ports of entry along the southern border because of a surge of Central Americans migrants who are seeking asylum.