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FactCheck.org→ False Quote Attributed to Rep.-Elect Ilhan Omar
Q: A meme circulating online attributes an inflammatory remark about white men to congresswoman-elect Ilhan Omar. Did she actually say that? A: No. The meme falsely attributes a fictitious quote to Omar. FULL ANSWER Ilhan Omar was one of the first tw
Snopes→ Ivanka Trump Used Personal Email for Government Work
Ivanka Trump, the president's daughter and a top White House adviser, sent hundreds of emails about government business from a personal email account last year, The Washington Post reported.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Spins Midterm Election Results
President Donald Trump in recent days has engaged in some post-election spin: Trump said with his help Gov. Rick Scott won the Senate race in Florida “by a lot.” That’s a relative phrase, but Scott’s victory over incumbent Sen.
Truth or Fiction?→ Does a Photograph Prove that Michael Avenatti (or Keith Ellison) Badly Beat a Woman?
A bombshell report about Michael Avenatti, a high-profile lawyer turned potential politician, appeared on celebrity news and gossip site TMZ in November 2018: Michael Avenatti, who became famous for representing Stormy Daniels in her battle with Pre
Snopes→ Did Donald Trump Predict Osama bin Laden Would Attack the US?
President Trump mentioned Osama Bin Laden in his 2000 book "The America We Deserve," but he didn't predict the terrorist leader would attack the United States.
Truth or Fiction?→ Is a Caravan of Central American Asylum-Seekers Demanding Special Treatment?
An annual caravan of people traveling from Central America to the United States to seek asylum and refuge from extreme violence in their home countries has been beset by falsehoods, lies, and disinformation from start to finish — from baseless claim
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Trump Did NOT Warn Flu Shots Are The Greatest ‘Scam’ In Medical History
Did President Trump warn flu vaccinations are the greatest scam in medical history? No, that's not true: an old article from YourNewsWire (a fake news website that got fact checked so often it had to change its name) was copied by several othe
Lead Stories→ The Ultimate Christopher Blair and America’s Last Line of Defense Reading List
Yesterday Eli Saslow at the Washington Post wrote a fantastic article about Christopher Blair, a man from Maine who has been trolling conservatives and Trump supporters online for years and occasionally even made a living out of it. Blair's ma
Lead Stories→ Fake News: No 12 (or 123) Dead At ‘Gilets Jaunes’ Protests in France
Were 12 (or 123) people killed at the "Gilets Jaunes" protests in France today, and were 2300 people seriously injured? No, that's not true: so far the protests against rising fuel prices have caused one death but a Belgian satire website with
FactCheck.org→ Video: False Florida Recount Claims
In this week’s fact-checking video, CNN’s Jake Tapper looks at several dubious claims about voter fraud in Florida. Tapper begins with a claim President Donald Trump made in an interview with the Daily Caller on Nov. 14, in which he accused Democra
FactCheck.org→ Viral Meme Makes Up Trump Jr. ‘Quote’
Q: Did Donald Trump Jr. say, “Let California burn” for voting blue? A: No. That’s a made-up quote from a self-described “parody” site. FULL ANSWER A viral meme falsely claimed that Donald Trump Jr. blamed Californians for the o
FactCheck.org→ Partisan Site Spins Falsehoods in Georgia Election
Q: Have provisional ballots been rejected as “duplicates” in Fulton County, Georgia? A: No. A provisional ballot labeled “duplicate” means it has been counted, not rejected. FULL ANSWER More than a week after the midterm el
Snopes→ Judge: White House Must Return CNN’s Jim Acosta’s Credential
U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly, an appointee of President Donald Trump, announced his decision following a hearing.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Do you need an ID to buy a box of cereal, as Donald Trump said? Of course not
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Do you need an ID to buy a box of cereal, as Donald Trump said? Of course not President Donald Trump set eyebrows aloft with an analogy he used to explain election procedures in a Nov. 14 interview with the
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Do you need an ID to buy a box of cereal, as Donald Trump said? Of course not
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Do you need an ID to buy a box of cereal, as Donald Trump said? Of course not President Donald Trump set eyebrows aloft with an analogy he used to explain election procedures in a Nov. 14 interview wi
Snopes→ Tucker Carlson’s Claim About Protesters Damaging His Door Challenged
The Daily Caller, a web site co-founded by Carlson, resurrected the issue in an interview with President Trump.
FactCheck.org→ Fake Kurt Cobain Quote about Trump
Q: Did Kurt Cobain predict a Donald Trump presidency more than 20 years ago? A: No. There is no evidence he did, and Cobain’s former manager labeled the quote a fake. FULL ANSWER There is no evidence the late Kurt Cobain said Donald Trump might
FactCheck.org→ Job Openings Bunk
The Republican National Committee and others have taken to claiming that the number of job openings exceeds the number of job seekers for the first time “in history,” a sweeping claim that is without factual support, and likely false. It
PolitiFact→ Is Donald Trump’s pick of Matthew Whitaker for acting attorney general legal?
A day after the midterm elections, President Donald Trump replaced outgoing Attorney General Jeff Sessions with Justice Department lawyer Matthew Whitaker. Critics say Trump acted unlawfully because Whitaker hasn’t received Senate confirmation fo
Snopes→ Did Obama Visit Arlington Cemetery on Veteran’s Day?
A photograph of President Obama at the Arlington National Cemetery in 2009 was recirculated as if it was taken "this weekend" in 2018.
PolitiFact→ Eric Swalwell – How many troops has Donald Trump sent to the U.S. border so far?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | How many troops has Donald Trump sent to the U.S. border so far? President Donald Trump is preparing the border for the arrival of migrants from Central America planning to request asylum in the United States. De
PolitiFact→ Eric Swalwell – How many troops has Donald Trump sent to the U.S. border so far?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | How many troops has Donald Trump sent to the U.S. border so far? President Donald Trump is preparing the border for the arrival of migrants from Central America planning to request asylum in the United States. De
Internet Archive→ Senate Homeland Security Committee Holds Confirmations Hearing : CSPAN3 : November 15, 2018 10:00am-11:32am EST
[LIVE] The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee holds a hearing on two of President Trump's Homeland Security department nominations, including that of Ronald Vitello to be in charge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement....This
Washington Post→ Gillibrand’s cascade of misfired employment statistics
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), a potential 2020 presidential candidate, mangled three employment statistics while making the case the economy can do better.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Jr.’s False Noncitizen Voting Tweet
Amid a contentious Florida recount, Donald Trump Jr. tweeted a six-year-old, and outdated, story to suggest hundreds of thousands of noncitizens could have voted in the state. The story includes an update saying just 85 noncitizens were ultimately re
Snopes→ Did Donald Trump Jr. Say ‘Let California Burn’ Because They Voted for Democrats?
President Trump’s son purportedly proclaimed that California deserves wildfires over their political choices.
FactCheck.org→ Video: Trump on His Tax Returns
CNN’s Jake Tapper examines President Donald Trump’s claims about his tax returns in this week’s fact-checking video. After Democrats won the House majority in the midterm elections, opening the possibility they might issue a subpoena
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Voter Fraud Claims
With votes continuing to be counted in very close elections in Florida, Georgia and Arizona, President Donald Trump and some other Republicans have been crying foul, making false and misleading claims of supposed election fraud perpetrated by Democrats
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump and Rick Scott allege fraud in Broward, Palm Beach vote counting without any evidence
Without any evidence, President Donald Trump and Gov. Rick Scott have floated accusations of fraud in two left-leaning counties in the aftermath of the Florida election. "Every Floridian should be concerned there may be rampant fraud happening in
Snopes→ Trump Suggests France Would Have Been Defeated Without US
Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron met Saturday at the Elysee Palace and discussed defense, trade and other issues.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Couple Did NOT Name Child Farage Rees-Mogg, NOT Facing Jail
Did a British couple name their child "Farage Rees-Mogg Williams" and are they now facing jail over that? No, that's not true: a UK satire website published an article claiming it happened but it was a joke mocking a different couple who actu
Washington Post→ Trump’s itchy Twitter finger: His latest false claims
The president's Twitter feed is often inaccurate, but he has topped himself in recent days with tweets on forest fires, elections and stocks.
FactCheck.org→ FBI Didn’t Clear Michael Flynn
Q: Was former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn recently cleared by the FBI in the Russia probe? A: No. A website makes that claim based on an outdated news story that was published prior to Flynn pleading guilty to making false statements t
Snopes→ Did an Undelivered Speech from JFK State That ‘Our Duty as a Party is Not to Our Party Alone’ But to ‘All of Mankind?’
The words of President John F. Kennedy that the world never got to hear.
Snopes→ Michelle Obama Memoir is Next Pick for Winfrey Book Club
In "Becoming," Obama shares such deeply personal revelations as suffering a miscarriage and sharply criticizes President Donald Trump for promoting the false "birther" rumor that Barack Obama was not a U.S. citizen.
Snopes→ Trump Largely Alone as World Leaders Take Aim at Nationalism
For President Donald Trump in Paris, America First meant largely America alone.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Florida Officials Did NOT Admit Nearly 200k Voters May Not Be Citizens In 2018
Did Florida officials admit almost 200,000 voters in the Florida midterm election may not have been citizens? No, that's not true: a hyperpartisan website took an old report about the 2012 midterms and presented it as if it was breaking news
Washington Post→ Can dictators and enemy generals obtain birthright citizenship for their children?
President Trump has made this claim at least twice. It's not as wrong as it seems regarding generals, but it's a shakier claim for dictators.
Snopes→ Trump Visit to U.S. WWI Cemetery in France Canceled Due to Rain
President Donald Trump canceled a planned visit to a cemetery for Americans killed in World War I, the White House citing bad weather that grounded his helicopter.