As the United States Senate proceeded with the Supreme Court confirmation process for Judge Amy Coney Barrett on October 13 2020, a fabricated quote recirculated on Facebook repackaged as a graphic. Within hours of being posted, the meme had amassed m
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mike Pence Did NOT Sign A Bill When He Was Governor of Indiana To Jail Same-Sex Marriage Applicants
Did Mike Pence sign a bill when he was governor of Indiana to send same-sex marriage applicants to jail? No, that's not true: Pence, while a strong opponent of same-sex marriage, could not have signed any such bill because the legislation
FactCheck.org→ Biden Misquotes Trump on Gold Star Families
On the subject of President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden misquoted Trump as saying, “I probably got it from Blue Star parents.” That’s not what Trump said. In an Oct. 8 interview w
Truth or Fiction?→ Was Kamala Harris’ Debate Anecdote About Abraham Lincoln and the Supreme Court Accurate?
During the October 7 2020 Vice Presidential debate, Sen. Kamala Harris — the Democratic Party candidate for U.S. vice president — addressed the topic of the fate of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s vacant seat during a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vice President Mike Pence Did NOT Tweet Kamala Harris Received Debate Questions Beforehand
Did Vice President Mike Pence tweet that there was "evidence of Kamala receiving the questions beforehand" about their debate? No, that's not true. A fake Pence tweet claimed Sen. Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for vice president,
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking the Vice Presidential Debate
Summary In the first and only vice presidential debate, Sen. Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence parroted many of the false and misleading claims we have heard from the top of the tickets. Harris misleadingly said President Donald Trump’s ta
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden’s First Wife Did NOT Run A Stop Sign Before She Was Killed In A Car Accident
Did Joe Biden's first wife run a stop sign before she was killed in a car accident? No, that's not true. Neilia Biden and their children Naomi, Beau and Hunter, were in a car accident on December 18, 1972. She did not run a stop sign but
Truth or Fiction?→ Was Netflix Indicted by a Texas Grand Jury over ‘Cuties’ Controversy?
On October 7 2020, posts claiming that a Texas grand jury had “indicted Netflix” over its distribution of the film Cuties began circulating on social media: Netflix’s Indictment in the News Readers searching to validate the stor
Full Fact→ What did Rishi Sunak actually say about people in the arts?
Claims that the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, said musicians and other people in the arts sector “should retrain and find other jobs” went viral this week. This claim came from an interview Mr Sunak gave to ITV News on Tuesday 6 October, after w
Truth or Fiction?→ Was Rudy Giuliani Filmed with Discoloration on his Hands?
As news spread of a rash of coronavirus infections hitting United States President Donald Trump as well as his wife and other Republican allies, online users raised their own questions in October 2020 about the health of Trump’s attorney Rudy Gi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sen. Thom Tillis Contracted The Coronavirus And WAS Unmasked During Part Of The SCOTUS Rose Garden Event
Did Sen. Thom Tillis contract the coronavirus despite wearing a mask at the White House Rose Garden event announcing President Trump's Supreme Court nominee? No, that's not true: Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina, was seen wearing
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Dr. Luke Die from COVID-19?
A pair of people on social media managed to create some online confusion around music producer Lukasz Sebastian Gottwald, a.k.a. “Dr. Luke,” on October 4 2020 — apparently independently of one another. The posts both claimed, falsel
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
Full Fact→ Punishments for not wearing face coverings, not social distancing and for possessing indecent images of children vary depending on the exact offence
A Facebook post with almost 25,000 shares has claimed that the punishment for not wearing a face covering, or meeting in groups are significantly stronger than for possessing indecent images of children. The post says: “£3k fine for not we
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking the First Trump-Biden Debate
Summary President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden met on the debate stage for the first time and stretched or mangled facts on several topics: Trump exaggerated instances of election “fraud,” misleadingly citing ballots “found i
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
FactCheck.org→ Reviewing the Facts in Anti-Harris Ad on Accused Child Rapist
Sen. Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, urged her Twitter followers “to help post bail for those protesting on the ground in Minnesota.” That appeal is now being used in an attack ad to portray her as helping to free a
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Weekend Claims
On Sept. 26 and 27, President Donald Trump spoke for about two hours and 15 minutes in five appearances — including one campaign rally in Middletown, Pennsylvania. We’ve compiled many of the president’s false and misleading claims fro
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
Full Fact→ How quickly is the outbreak growing?
On Monday 21 September, the Chief Scientific Advisor, Sir Patrick Vallance, and the Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty, gave a public briefing on Covid-19 in the UK. During the briefing, Sir Patrick presented a chart showing the number of ne
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s Wife Is NOT Mitch McConnell’s Granddaughter — or Niece
Is Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron's wife the granddaughter of Sen. Mitch McConnell? No, that's not true. A rumor went viral that Mackenze Evans was the granddaughter of the Republican Senate majority leader. Cameron's spokeswoma
The Dispatch→ Does Amy Coney Barrett Want to ‘End the Separation of Church and State’?
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Justine ‘Diamond’ Family Did NOT Receive A $55 Million Settlement In Minneapolis Police Shooting — The Justine Damond Family Got $20 Million
Did the family of Justine "Diamond" receive a $55 million settlement after she was fatally shot by a police officer while unarmed? No, that's not true: the family of Justine Damond actually reached a $20 million settlement agreement with
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s False Claim About Mail Ballot Signatures in Nevada
At a rally in Vandalia, Ohio, President Donald Trump falsely claimed that Nevada voters are not required to sign their mail ballots and, if they do sign them, the signatures don’t have to be verified. The law requires mail ballots to include vali
Truth or Fiction?→ Does a Potential U.S. Supreme Court Candidate Belong to a Group That Inspired ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’?
News of United States Supreme Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s death was barely a day old before national figures started to discuss her replacement, despite the opposition of those very same figures to doing so in 2016, after Antonin Scalia
Truth or Fiction?→ Did the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast Recognize Bill Barr for ‘Christlike Behavior’?
On September 23 2020, “Christlike” appeared on Twitter’s list of trending topics due to a viral tweet objecting to a Catholic organization’s decision to honor Attorney General Bill Barr: The National Catholic Prayer Breakfast
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Donald Trump Tweet in 2016 That President Obama Should Wait to Pick a New Supreme Court Justice or ‘Be Fired’?
After the September 2020 death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, amidst the chatter of a possible replacement and what that might mean for the future of the United States, a screenshot of a tweet began circulating which attributed commenta
AFP Fact Check→ The president of Sri Lanka’s court of appeal was first appointed to the post in January 2020
A claim that the president of Sri Lanka’s court of appeal, Judge A.H.M.D Nawaz, was appointed to the top post after allowing a lawmaker on death row to attend parliamentary sessions has been shared in multiple Facebook posts. The claim is false: the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Accused Kenosha Shooter Kyle Rittenhouse Did NOT Have To Be At Initial Extradition Hearing — A Lawyer Was There For Him
Was accused Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse required to show up for his first hearing after allegedly killing two people and wounding a third during a racial justice protest in August 2020? No, that is not true. Rittenhouse did not have
The Dispatch→ How Long Has Donald Trump Been Calling on Biden to Name His Supreme Court List?
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Some Social Security Checks DO Still Go Through U.S. Postal Service
Have no Social Security checks been delivered by the U.S. Postal Service since 2013 because of security issues with the U.S. mail? No, that's not true. While nearly 99% of Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits are elec
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s False and Exaggerated Supreme Court Claims
In remarks following the death of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden made several false and exaggerated claims while arguing that the Senate should wait until after the Nov. 3 election to let the next presi
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Crying Baby’ Ethics Question Causes Viral Controversy
In September 2020, screenshots of a virtual lesson about the ethics of smothering a crying baby (which was purportedly posed to students in Stevenson, Washington) spread virally on Facebook and Twitter. A September 17 2020 post from user Chellie Anne
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Journalist Sarah Jeong Did NOT Say ‘We Need A Castration Lottery For White Men’
Did Sarah Jeong say, "We need a castration lottery for white men"? No, that's not true: This is a fake quote attributed to Jeong, a former member the New York Times editorial board. Jeong made news when internet trolls, with whom she has
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Did Not Wage ‘Active Campaign’ For The Repeal Of The Mann Act Or Lowering Age Of Consent
Did Ruth Bader Ginsburg wage an "active campaign" to repeal the Mann Act and to lower the age of consent for sex? No, that's not true: The claims that the late justice tried to get the Mann Act repealed -- a 1910 law that made it a federa
Snopes→ Ohio Limit of 1 Ballot Drop Box Per County Blocked, Appealed
An Ohio judge has temporarily blocked the Republican secretary of state’s order limiting counties to one ballot drop box, and both the state and the Republican Party have appealed.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Demand Kayleigh McEnany Resign As White House Press Secretary
Did CNN demand that Kayleigh McEnany resign as White House press secretary for "perpetuating the lies" of President Trump to the media over COVID-19 health risks? No, that is not true. CNN did not author a piece demanding she step down; i
The Dispatch→ Did CBS Conflate a Latinos for Trump Rally With a Biden Event?
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Memes With Fake News (Still) Being Used To Promote A Shady Network of Dating Sites
Is this a real headline about a Nigerian Scammer going to jail? No, it's not real: This post is just a sneaky way to put the name of a website in front of an audience. It uses a format that may not immediately register as an advertisement
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hillary Clinton Did NOT Testify At Court On September 9 For Any Reason
Did Hillary Clinton testify in court on September 9, 2020, for a lawsuit related to her use of private emails for official business while she was secretary of state in the Obama administration or any other matters? No, that's not true. Cl