President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes the year he ran for president and in his first year in the White House.
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AFP Fact Check→ This video shows a 2017 protest in Bangladesh against the treatment of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar
A video of a large crowd marching through the street has been viewed thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts that claim the footage shows demonstrators in the Indian city of Kolkata chanting Islamic slogans. The claim is false; the video actually
AFP Fact Check→ This video has circulated online since December 2017 in reports about a fire in California
A video of a fire has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim it shows wildfires burning in the US state of California in September 2020. The claim is misleading; this video has circulated online sinc
AFP Fact Check→ This video has circulated online since at least 2017
A video has been shared thousands of times on Facebook in August and September 2020 alongside a claim that it shows a train loaded with military equipment heading towards China’s southeastern Fujian province for an “attack” on Taiwan. The claim i
Logically→ The price of lithium batteries has gone down 79% from 2010 to 2017.
Over the last decade, a surge in lithium battery manufacture has led to a drop in its price. The price witnessed an about 80% decline from 2010-17.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The World Bank Did NOT Document Existence Of COVID-19 Test Kits Since 2017
Does a World Bank website prove COVID-19 test kits were sold worldwide as early as 2017? No, that's not true: On a web page, the World Bank put the "COVID-19" label on existing virus test kit components to help disease fighters find equip
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 test kits were not purchased in 2017 and 2018; claim is based on mislabeled data
REVIEW Claims that the coronavirus pandemic was planned has been fanned by online posts showing data tables from the World Integrated Trade Solutions (WITS) website, developed by the World Bank and other organizations, which “allows users to acces
Logically→ Revenues to the treasury increased after taxes were lowered in 2017.
Revenues to the treasury declined significantly after Donald Trumped signed the Tax Cuts and Job Act in 2017.
AFP Fact Check→ This photo has circulated online since 2017 in reports about conjoined twins in Mexico
A photo of conjoined twins has been shared thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts in June 2020 alongside a claim they were born in Surigao, a city in the southern Philippines. The claim is false; the photo has circulated online since at least Ja
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Say Charlottesville White Supremacists and Neo-Nazis Were "Very Fine People" In 2017
Did President Donald Trump say during a news conference on August 15, 2017 that neo-Nazis and white nationalists at a protest in Charlottesville were "very fine people"? No, that's not true: while the President did indeed use the
AFP Fact Check→ This video shows Saudi military parade to ensure the safety of the hajj pilgrimage in 2017
A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim it shows the preparation ahead of the hajj in 2020. The claim is false; the video actually shows a military parade held in Mecca ahead of the annual
AFP Fact Check→ This photo has circulated online since at least 2017 in reports about stray dogs in India
A photo that shows dogs sitting on hospital beds has been shared thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim it was taken in the Indian city of Muzaffarpur in July 2020 after the city saw widespread flooding and a c
AFP Fact Check→ This photo has been doctored — the original shows the former Philippine senator during an interview in 2017
An image has been shared in multiple Facebook posts that purports to show former Philippine opposition senator Antonio Trillanes holding a card asking for public support if he decides to run for president in 2022. The claim is false; the image has
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Evidence These People Arrested In Portland In 2017 Are Public School Teachers Or Antifa Or Both
Were 13 public school teachers identifyng themselves as Antifa members arrested in Portland? No, that's not true: This meme making that claim and implying the arrests were recent is using mugshots from 2017. The claim that they a
AFP Fact Check→ This photo has circulated in reports about a road in the north Indian state of Bihar since 2017
A photo has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim it shows a road lined with potholes in a district in the southern Indian state of Kerala where opposition politician Rahul Gandhi has served as member of parliament
The Dispatch→ Did the Heritage Foundation Say That the 2017 Tax Cuts ‘Didn’t Grow the Economy’?
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Snopes→ Did Giuliani Correctly Tweet That Wuhan Lab Got $3.7M from US in 2017?
Giuliani tacitly echoed President Donald Trump's assertion that the COVID-19 coronavirus came from a lab in Wuhan.
Snopes→ Did Fauci Warn Trump in 2017 That a ‘Surprise Outbreak’ Was Coming?
Dr. Anthony Fauci has led the NIAID for more than three decades, advising five U.S. presidents on global health threats.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 496,000 Children In India Were NOT Paralyzed From ‘Bill Gates Polio Vaccine’ From 2000-2017
Were 496,000 children in India paralyzed from "Bill Gates polio vaccine" from 2000-2017? No, that's not true: Posts being shared on social media are filled with false claims about Gates and the vaccinations in India. Further, the claims grossl
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Dr. Fauci Predict a Serious Pandemic During Trump’s Presidency — in 2017?
White House Coronavirus Task Force lead member Dr. Anthony Fauci was a widely familiar face throughout the coronavirus pandemic (due in part to what many perceived as a soberingly honest approach to the crisis), and by late March 2020, Fauci was rumor
Snopes→ Is This Trump’s ‘Congressional Reform Act of 2017’?
This is one of those ideas that really shouldn't be passed around.
Snopes→ US Says Chinese Military Was Behind the 2017 Equifax Data Hack
The 2017 hack, one of the largest to target consumer data in history, was the work of four members of the People's Liberation Army, the Justice Department said.
Truth or Fiction?→ Federal Deficit $585 Billion in January 2017 Versus $984 Billion in January 2019
On December 1 2019, the Facebook page “Impeach Trump” shared the following meme, which contrasted the purported federal deficit on January 20 2017 (1/20/17, President Trump’s inauguration), with that of January 20 2019 (1/20/19, two
Truth or Fiction?→ Do These Photographs Accurately Contrast Birmingham in 1940 with Birmingham in 2017?
In September 2019, the following image circulated on Facebook and other social media platforms, purportedly contrasting Birmingham, England in 1940 with Birmingham, England in 2017: At the top was a black and white image of what appeared to be soldie
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘10,874 People Killed by Drunk Drivers in 2017, 403 by Rifles but Walmart Stops Selling Rifles’ Meme
On September 3 2019, the Facebook page “Life’s Short Live Free” shared the following meme commentary (archived here), discussing Walmart discontinuing the sale of some firearms: Black text against a purple background contr
Lead Stories→ Clint Eastwood Death Hoax Tech Eerily Reminiscent of 2017 Rowan Atkinson Death Hoax
Earlier this week Lead Stories already reported that Clint Eastwood was NOT dead, despite what a YouTube video was claiming: Fake News: Clint Eastwood is NOT Dead | Lead Stories Hoax Alert Did Clint Eastwood recently die? No, that is not true
Truth or Fiction?→ Was the U.S. Women’s National Team Defeated by Teenaged Boys in a 2017 Soccer Match?
After the United States Women’s National Team beat the Netherlands 2 to 0 to win the World Cup in July 2019, the fans of the nation’s soccer team were delighted. It also lent serious heft to the players’ demand for pay and treatment
Lead Stories→ Old News: School District Voted To Bring Back Paddling For Disobedient Students. In 2017.
Did a school district in Texas vote "last tuesday" to bring back corporal punishment and will students be "paddled until they get better grades"? No, that's not true: the vote took place on July 18, 2017 and it is only to be used for disciplin
Lead Stories→ Old News: Sir Roger Moore Died Aged 89… In 2017
Did actor Sir Roger Moore, known for his role as the iconic spy James Bond, recently die? No, he passed away in 2017 but in a case of "Die Another Day" (yes, we known Pierce Brosnan starred in that one) it appears the news of Moore's passing h
PolitiFact→ Eric Swalwell – Did Republicans rush to repeal law preventing the mentally ill from buying guns in 2017?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Did Republicans rush to repeal law preventing the mentally ill from buying guns in 2017? If elected president in 2020, California Rep. Eric Swalwell promises to break the deadlock on gun control legislation. So f
Snopes→ Watchdog: 4 Trump Mar-a-Lago Trips in 2017 Cost Taxpayers $14M
The GAO report provides one of the clearest pictures yet of the costs of the president's travel, and how much of that money goes back to his own properties.
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
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
Climate Feedback→ Popular story on Fox2Now accurately describes 2017 global temperature, sea ice extent
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This February 2018 article on the website of Fox 2 St. Louis—based on an article syndicated from CNN—reported on 2017 climate data released by NOAA and NASA. It notes that 2017 ranked as the second/third (depen
Lead Stories→ Old News: AC/DC Guitarist and Co-Founder Malcolm Young Died… In 2017
Did Malcom Young, the guitarist and co-founder of the band AC/DC, pass away? Yes he did... in 2017. News of his death went viral again in 2018 around the one-year anniversary of his passing. He is indeed dead but it is old news. The story b
Snopes→ Did Amazon Pay No Federal Income Taxes in 2017?
By the company’s own accounting, Amazon actually received a $137 million federal tax credit in the same year they earned over $5.6 billion in profit.
PolitiFact→ Leonard Lance – NJ House candidates fight over 2017 tax bill
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | NJ House candidates fight over 2017 tax bill What do you call it when both candidates were against the sweeping 2017 tax bill in Congress, yet one now criticizes the other for wanting to get rid of parts of it? L
PolitiFact→ Mike Pence – Mike Pence accurately cites ICE arrest, deportation data for 2017
The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Mike Pence accurately cites ICE arrest, deportation data for 2017 Vice President Mike Pence countered Democratic attacks of an immigration agency by highlighting the agency’s enforcement success. Some Democrats
Snopes→ Did Philadelphia Eagles Players Kneel During the National Anthem in 2017?
The White House claimed that an event with the Super Bowl champions was cancelled due to a disagreement over kneeling during the pre-game anthem, but no Eagles player knelt in protest during the regular season.
Snopes→ Liam, Emma Lead Top Baby Names in U.S. for 2017
For the fourth year in a row, Emma was the top girl's name according to the annual list of the most popular baby names released by the Social Security Administration.