Quick Take Misleading Facebook posts accuse former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg of “bribing” House Democrats by offering a donation “if they vote to impeach” President Donald Trump. In fact, Bloomberg is a major Democratic donor who ha
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FactCheck.org→ Video: Jake Tapper on 2019 ‘Whoppers’
In our final fact-checking video of the year with CNN’s “State of the Union,” Jake Tapper looks back at the “biggest whoppers” of 2019. Our article, “The Whoppers of 2019,” was dominated by President Donald Tr
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Justice Roberts Does NOT Call Impeachment Vote ‘Immoral And Possibly Illegal’
Did Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts call the impeachment of President Trump "immoral and possibly illegal"? No, that's not true: Roberts, who would preside over the impeachment trial of Trump in the Senate, has not talked publicly abo
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Two Star Witnesses Against Biden NOT Found Floating In River Ukraine
Were two witnesses against former Vice President Joe Biden found dead in the River Ukraine? No, that's not true: the article comes from a conservative satire website, Biden is not under investigation or criminal indictment, and there is no "Ri
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking the December Democratic Debate
Summary We found several misleading and exaggerated claims in the last debate of 2019: Sen. Elizabeth Warren criticized South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg for holding a glitzy “closed-door” fundraiser at a California wine cave. A pool reporter was pe
PolitiFact→ Amy Klobuchar – It’s True. Before he was mayor, Pete Buttigieg ran statewide in Indiana – and got drubbed
The Truth-o-Meter says: True | It’s True. Before he was mayor, Pete Buttigieg ran statewide in Indiana – and got drubbed One of the testier back-and-forths at the Democratic presidential debate in Los Angeles centered around electability, focus
PolitiFact→ Bernie Sanders – Bernie Sanders says real wages rose 1.1%. He’s right
The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Bernie Sanders says real wages rose 1.1%. He’s right In the Democratic debate in Los Angeles, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders pushed back against the idea that President Donald Trump can point to a strong economy as he
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Nancy Pelosi Did NOT Approve $4.8 Million In ‘Impeachment Consulting Fees’ To Clinton Foundation
Did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi authorize $4.8 million in impeachment-related consulting fees to the Clinton Foundation? No, that's not true: Pelosi never approved such fees to the foundation. The story is a work of fiction and originated on a
Snopes→ Gabbard Faces Heat Back Home for Present Vote on Impeachment
Long-shot presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard is facing some heat in her heavily Democratic home state of Hawaii for voting "present" on two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: A House Impeachment Can NOT Be Overturned If 80% Of Those Voting For It Are Arrested And Judged By A Military Tribunal
Can a House impeachment of President Trump be overturned if 80% of those voting for it are arrested and judged by a military tribunal? No, that's not true: The U.S. constitution gives the House "sole power" to impeach and the Senate "sole powe
PolitiFact→ Doug Collins – Doug Collins repeats a false claim about Pelosi’s letter on impeachment
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Doug Collins repeats a false claim about Pelosi’s letter on impeachment U.S. Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., misquoted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as he argued unsuccessfully against the impeachment of President Donald Tr
PolitiFact→ Jim Himes – White House snubbed House’s document requests, Democrat says
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | White House snubbed House’s document requests, Democrat says On a day that ended with President Donald Trump becoming the third U.S. president to be impeached, House Democrats hammered Trump for refusing to c
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Do You Know What’s Deplorable? Being Impeached’ Tweet
On December 18 2019, United States President Donald Trump was impeached on two counts by the House of Representatives; that night and the following day, screenshots and quotations of a tweet purportedly from his son Donald Trump Jr. to then-presidenti
FactCheck.org→ Headline Inflates Impeachment Impact on Dems
Quick Take A bogus headline claims that a “second Democrat” has left the party “in 24 hours” because of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. But one of them is a state senator who left the party a month ago and h
FactCheck.org→ Please Support Our Work in 2020
This has been another busy year for us. The Russia investigation ended, and the impeachment began. Democratic presidential candidates — by the dozens — started their quest for the nomination. They debated in June (twice), July (twice), Sept
FactCheck.org→ The Whoppers of 2019
Summary As he has done since entering the political scene in 2015, Donald Trump dominates our list of whoppers of the year. We identified a top 10 of falsehoods and factual distortions from the president, beginning with several impeachment-related topi
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Greta Thunberg Has NOT Been Lying To The World About Her Age
Has climate youth activist Greta Thunberg been lying about her age? No, that's not true: Greta is not actually 27 years old. The claim was first published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters into sharing made up
Lead Stories→ Fake News: 4 Democrat Senators Are NOT Turning Republican Because They Oppose Impeachment
Did four Democratic senators turn Republican because they oppose the impeachment hearings against President Trump? No, that's not true: Four Democrats are not switching parties. The claim was first published by a liberal satire website that tr
Truth or Fiction?→ Hoax ‘Toronto Impeachment Protest’ Photo
Amid a series of December 17 2019 demonstrations in the United States marking a vote on whether to impeach U.S. President Donald Trump, one Twitter user attempted to troll the protests by passing off a photograph of a different event. The user, ̶
Snopes→ Judge Tosses Paul Manafort’s Fraud Case in New York
A New York judge ruled that the criminal case was too similar to one that has already landed President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman in federal prison.
Snopes→ Secretive FISA Court Rebukes FBI over Errors in Russia Probe
The chief judge of a secretive surveillance court said that the FBI provided "unsupported" information when it applied to eavesdrop on a former Trump campaign adviser and directed the bureau to report back on what steps it was taking to fix the problems.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Whoopi Goldberg Did NOT Call Melania’s Decorations: ‘Fairly Racist’
Did Whoopi Goldberg call First Lady Melania Trump's White House Christmas decorations "fairly racist"? No, that's not true: The co-host of the morning talk show, "The View," did not make such a statement. The claim was first published by a lib
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Pelosi Did NOT Say: ‘If Impeachment Fails, I Will Resign Immediately’
Did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi say, "If impeachment fails, I will resign immediately"? No, that's not true: Pelosi never made such a statement. The story was originally published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporte
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Nancy Pelosi Did NOT Spend $106K Of Your Money To Get Drunk With Hollywood Elitists
Did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spend $106,000 of your money to get drunk with Hollywood elitists? No, that's not true: The story making the claim was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters into sharing mad
Truth or Fiction?→ NYT, 1932: ‘German Centrists’ Believe Nazis Allowed to Participate Will Become More Moderate?
In an ongoing online debate over whether centrists enable fascists, a December 16 2019 tweet purportedly showed an authentic New York Times article from 1932, which reported that “German centrists” believed that Nazis would become “
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Impeachment Begins – Pelosi Did NOT Order President Confined To White House
Did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi order President Trump to be confined to the White House? No, that's not true: Pelosi never made such a statement, which was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republi
FactCheck.org→ Pelosi’s Bipartisanship Boast
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and others have been pushing back at Republican complaints of a “do-nothing Congress” by claiming the Democratic-controlled House has passed “more than 275 bipartisan bills” that are being blocked in t
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Impeachment NOT Backfiring: Second Democrat Did NOT Leave The Party In 24 Hours
Is the defection of a second Democrat from the party evidence that the impeachment of President Trump is backfiring? No, that's not true: Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey did reveal on Saturday, December 14, 2019, that he would leave his party
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact's 2019 Lie of the Year coverage
Lie of the Year: Donald Trump's incessant claim that whistleblower got his Ukraine call 'almost completely' wrong A look back at Lie of the Year, 2009-2018 The Silence of the Year: Hunter Biden and Burisma 10 of Donald Trump's false&nbs
PolitiFact→ 2019 Lie of the Year Readers’ Poll results
Three Pants-on-Fire claims from President Donald Trump have taken first, second and third place in the readers' poll for most significant falsehood of 2019. Trump’s Pants on Fire claim, "There has never been, ever before, an adminis
PolitiFact→ The silence of the year: What did Hunter Biden do for Burisma?
Much of President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense is based on exaggerations, falsehoods or oft-debunked conspiracy theories. But then there is this basic question: What was Hunter Biden doing on the board of a Ukrainian energy company? Biden h
Truth or Fiction?→ Was an ‘Anti-Semitic’ Bernie Sanders Shirt Sold at the DNC in 2016?
On December 13 2019, in the wake of a column accusing Sen. Bernie Sanders (who is Jewish) of having an “anti-Semitism problem,” several people came forward to claim that a T-shirt with an anti-Semitic caricature of Sanders was sold at the
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Attack Of 14-Year-Old White Kid On School Bus Is NOT Part Of An American Civil War
Was a violent attack on a 14-year-old White boy on a school bus triggered by his wearing a MAGA hat and is it part of a civil war in the United States? No, that's not true: Law enforcement and school officials said there is no indcation the fi
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Michael Bloomberg Supporters Invent Their Own ‘Dance’?
On December 12, 2019, Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg’s campaign got viral attention online — though probably not in a way they anticipated, thanks to comedians Nick Ciarelli and Brad Evans. “Look out #TeamPete becaus
Snopes→ Does Rudy Giuliani’s Son Work in the White House?
Allegations of nepotism flew during impeachment hearings against U.S. President Donald Trump.
Lead Stories→ Fake Faces: People Who Do Not Exist Invade Facebook To Influence 2020 Elections (Part 1)
EDITORS NOTE: Meet Carolina Chaney. Take a good look at her Facebook profile photo. Maybe she looks like your kid's math teacher or your doctor. Privacy settings block us from seeing anything about her, but we do see she is one of 11 adminis
FactCheck.org→ Meme Doctors Quote From Well-Known Satirist
Quick Take A popular social media meme alters the words of satirist Andy Borowitz. His statement, from 2016, was critical of now-President Donald Trump — not of Trump’s rival, Hillary Clinton. Full Story Andy Borowitz’s satirical
FactCheck.org→ Meme Misidentifies Impeachment Witness
Quick Take A photo of a woman in Australia reacting to the outcome of the 2016 U.S. presidential election has been misidentified as law professor Pamela Karlan, a Democratic witness during the House impeachment inquiry. Full Story Internet trolls hav
Snopes→ Did Ukraine Donate More Than Any Country to the Clinton Foundation?
A meme circulating on social media was posted amid impeachment proceedings against U.S. President Donald Trump.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Boris Johnson Hide in a Refrigerator to Escape a Live Television Interview?
The UK’s prime minister created an awkward moment for himself on live television on December 11 2019, just one day before the country’s high-stakes general election. Footage of the episode shows Boris Johnson retreating into a freezer aft