In the days after 17 people were viciously gunned down at a high school in Florida, the state’s Republican governor called for tighter gun laws and President Donald Trump hosted victims’ families in the State Dining Room. The nation seemed
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PolitiFact→ 2018 Lie of the Year Readers’ Poll results
President Donald Trump’s campaign comments about a caravan of immigrants has won the reader competition for most significant falsehood of 2018. His false statement: "The Democrats want to invite caravan after caravan of illegal aliens into o
PolitiFact→ The Trump file: Trump's 10 top falsehoods of 2018
President Donald Trump has twice garnered PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year "prize." Readers argued that he was again worthy of the recognition. Readers selected his Pants on Fire comment about Democrats wanting to "invite caravan after
PolitiFact→ A look back at Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2017
PolitiFact awards the Lie of the Year to the most significant falsehood or exaggeration of the past 12 months. Here’s a look back at the past nine years of "winners." 2017: Russian election interference is a 'made-up story' Pres
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Theresa May Did NOT Cancel The Next General Election
Did Theresa May cancel the next general election in the U.K. because she doesn't think she will win? No, that's not true: the claim was made by a satire website mocking May's delay of a parliamentary vote on the Brexit deal but it is not real
Snopes→ Did JFK Say ‘There’s a Plot in This Country to Enslave Every Man, Woman, and Child’?
Conspiracy theorists claim President Kennedy issued the warning seven days before he was assassinated.
Snopes→ Did Donald Trump Acknowledge the Threat of Climate Change to His Irish Golf Course?
The 45th president has been adamant and consistent in describing global warming and climate change as a "hoax."
Truth or Fiction?→ Have More Americans Died in Gun-Related Incidents Than Wars Since the Founding of the United States?
On December 7 2018, the Facebook page Change The Ref shared this meme (text below): FACT: MORE AMERICANS HAVE DIED OF GUN-RELATED INCIDENTS IN THE LAST FIFTY YEARS THAN HAVE DIED IN WAR SINCE THE COUNTRY’S FOUNDING. A caption with the image read
FactCheck.org→ Meme Confuses Lincoln’s Bible With A Quran
Quick Take Former President Barack Obama was sworn into office in 2013 with his hand on two Bibles. He did not use a Quran, as a meme circulating online falsely claims. Full Story Former President Barack Obama used two Bibles when he was sworn into of
Truth or Fiction?→ From Central America to the United States Border, a Journey of Lies
A highly publicized caravan of people traveling from Central America in order to turn themselves in at the United States border to request asylum — one of many groups who have done so over the years — has been dogged from start to finish by false
Washington Post→ Meet the Bottomless Pinocchio, a new rating for a false claim repeated over and over again
President Trump rarely stops repeating false statements in response to fact checks, so 14 of his repeated claims make the initial list.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Angela Merkel Did NOT Say Trump Has Almost Destroyed The New World Order
Did German chancellor Angela Merkel say that U.S. President Donald Trump has almost destroyed "The New World Order"? No, that's not true: a notoriously unreliable website misquoted Merkel based on a year-old news article. She never said it.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Exaggerated ‘Conflicts of Interest’ Claims
In a flurry of tweets, President Donald Trump stretched the facts when he alleged that special counsel Robert Mueller and his staff have “many” conflicts of interests: Trump falsely claimed that “the woman in charge of prosecuting [c
Snopes→ Trump Demands Border Wall Money; Shutdown Showdown Nears
The president wants the next spending package to include at least $5 billion for the proposed wall.
FactCheck.org→ Our Annual Fundraising Appeal
This week we celebrated our 15th year of holding politicians accountable. We have been able to keep the fact-checks coming in part because of your support. We hope that you will be as generous this year as you have been in the past. In 2018, we have b
FactCheck.org→ Several Administrations Used Tear Gas at the Border
Q: During the Obama administration, did Border Patrol agents use tear gas to control crowds of migrants during incidents at the U.S.-Mexico border? A: Yes, and the gas was also used by administrations prior to his, news reports say. FULL QUESTION To w
Snopes→ Court Deadlines Set Stage for More Russia Probe Details
Special counsel Robert Mueller is expected to reveal more details about his Russia investigation as he faces court deadlines in the cases of two men who worked closely with President Donald Trump.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Clinton Foundation NOT Ordered To Cease Operations – Chelsea NOT Charged With Fraud
Sigh. Was the Clinton Foundation ordered to cease operations and was Chelsea Clinton charged with fraud? No, the same old hoax story that originally came from a liberal satire weblog has gone viral again via a copy on a siite run by a Macedon
Snopes→ New York Times: Trump Resort Hired Undocumented Workers
Two women hired to clean at one of President Donald Trump's golf resorts in New Jersey say they were in the country illegally when they got their jobs.
Snopes→ Thousands Salute Bush Funeral Train 4141
It was the first presidential funeral train journey since Dwight D. Eisenhower's remains went from Washington to his native Kansas 49 years ago.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Misleading Paris Agreement Tweets
On Dec. 4, President Donald Trump tweeted about French President Emmanuel Macron and the Paris Agreement, misrepresenting the foreign leader’s position on the climate accord. Macron has not said or suggested the Paris Agreement is “fatally flawed,â
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Bush, Clinton, Obama Funeral Party Did NOT Trash Air Force One
Did former presidents Bush, Clinton and Obama "thrash" Air Force One after President Trump loaned it to them to transport the body of President George H.W. Bush back home? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a liberal satire website
Snopes→ Nation Bids Goodbye to Bush with High Praise, Cannons, Humor
The national funeral service at the cathedral was a tribute to a president, a patriarch and a faded political era that prized military service and public responsibility.
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Kurt Russell Quote Strikes Again
Quick Take A viral meme falsely attributes a quote supportive of President Donald Trump to movie star Kurt Russell. The actor’s representative has debunked it before. Full Story A number of similar pro-President Donald Trump Facebook pages, seem
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump's false claim about the cost of illegal immigration
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Donald Trump's false claim about the cost of illegal immigration In a renewed effort to get Democrats to approve money for his border wall, President Donald Trump claimed that the border wall would quickly pay itself
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump's false claim about the cost of illegal immigration
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Donald Trump's false claim about the cost of illegal immigration In a renewed effort to get Democrats to approve money for his border wall, President Donald Trump claimed that the border wall would quickly pay itself
FactCheck.org→ The Fake Clinton Quote That Won’t Go Away
Quick Take An old, bogus quote claiming that Hillary Clinton suggested in 2013 that Donald Trump should run for public office is circulating again on Facebook. It’s still not true. Full Story Even after it has been thoroughly debunked, misinform
FactCheck.org→ Our 15th Anniversary
FactCheck.org turns 15 years old today. Since our launch on Dec. 5, 2003, fact-checking political claims has become a worldwide phenomenon, with 162 fact-checking websites currently active, according to the Reporters’ Lab at Duke University. Jou
Snopes→ Prosecutors Recommend No Jail Time for Cooperative Flynn
President Donald Trump's former national security adviser provided so much information to the special counsel's Russia investigation that prosecutors say he shouldn't do any prison time, according to a court filing that describes Michael Flynn's cooper
FactCheck.org→ Ocasio-Cortez’s Misguided Tweet
Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted that $21 trillion worth of “Pentagon accounting errors” could finance two-thirds of Medicare for All. It can’t. The misguided tweet is based on a tally by university researchers who found $2
FactCheck.org→ Trump Didn’t Call Flu Shot a ‘Scam’
Quick Take President Donald Trump did not call the flu shot a “scam,” as is being claimed by a number of widely circulated blog articles. Full Story An article appearing on several websites falsely claims that President Donald Trump once
Snopes→ Did George H.W. Bush Say He Would Be ‘Lynched’ If Americans Knew the Truth?
The forty-first President of the United States allegedly uttered the statement in response to a journalist's question about Iran-Contra in 1992, yet it has eluded documentation for a quarter-century.
Snopes→ Mueller to Detail Ex-NSA Flynn’s Cooperation in Russia Probe
Special counsel Robert Mueller is set to give the first public insight into how much information President Donald Trump's former national security adviser has shared with prosecutors in the Russia investigation.
Snopes→ Solemn Public Pays Tribute as Bush Lies in State in Rotunda
The nation's capital embraced George H.W. Bush in death with solemn ceremony and high tributes to his service and decency, as the remains of the 41st president took their place in the Capitol Rotunda for three days of mourning and praise by the politic
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Border Patrol Agents Did NOT Find Body Of 6-Year-Old Girl Raped By 30 Men
Did U.S. Border Patrol agents find the body of a 6-year-old girl who was raped by 30 men near the Mexican border? No, that's not true: we contacted U.S. Customs and Border Protection to inquire about the incident and they told us they never he
FactCheck.org→ The Caravan, the CDC and a False Flight
Quick Take The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is not flying sick migrants from the caravan into the country, as a story that originated on a self-proclaimed “alt-news” website claims. Full Story A viral story shared on social m
Truth or Fiction?→ Has a Scientist Who Claimed He Created the First ‘Gene-Edited Babies’ Disappeared?
In November 2018, a scientist from China named He Jankui appeared to have ushered in a new era in humanity — and re-ignited an already heated international conversation about the ethics of editing genes to make “designer babies” — by
Snopes→ Lawyers Want Stormy Daniels to Pay Trump $340K in Legal Fees
Lawyers for President Trump want porn actress Stormy Daniels to pay them $340,000 in legal bills they claim they earned successfully defending Trump against her frivolous defamation claim.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Pornhub NOT Down Due To Massive Amount Of Traffic After ‘No Nut November’
Was Pornhub down because of a massive traffic spike after the internet challenge known as 'No Nut November' ended? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a satire website. PornHub is up, we thoroughly checked, uh, for research... The
Snopes→ Bush Hailed Across Party and Global Lines as Man of Decency
Former President George H.W. Bush is returning to Washington as a revered political statesman, hailed by leaders across the political spectrum and around the world as a man not only of greatness but also of uncommon decency and kindness.