In defending Ted Cruz' ill-timed vacation in Cancun, did Donald Trump Jr. flub it and say Texas' Republican governor is a Democrat? No, that's not true. Trump Jr.'s tweet about Texas Sen. Cruz leaving Texas for Cancun amid a winter storm
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Snopes→ RFK Jr. Kicked off Instagram for Vaccine Misinformation
Instagram has banned Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for repeatedly posting misinformation about vaccine safety and COVID-19.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk And Donald Trump Jr. Did NOT Announce ‘Trump Force One,’ A New Social Media Platform
Did Elon Musk and Donald Trump Jr. announce they have joined forces to create a new social media platform called "Trump Force One"? No, that's not true: Trump Jr. did ask Musk to create a new social media platform after Twitter and Facebo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: John F. Kennedy Jr. Is NOT Working To Expose His Father’s Killers — President Kennedy’s Son Died In A 1999 Plane Crash
Is John F. Kennedy Jr. actively working to expose his father's killers, even if it means he has to bring down the whole government? No, that's not true: JFK Jr. has been dead since crashing his small plane into the Atlantic Ocean on July
Snopes→ Did MLK Jr. Say the Purpose of Education Is To Sort Fact From Fiction?
One of the chief aims of education, according to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., is to "save man from the morass of propaganda."
Snopes→ Did Donald Trump Jr. Tweet That Being Impeached Was ‘Deplorable’?
Shifting political tides often make previous public statements seem embarrassing in retrospect.
Snopes→ Did Kamala Harris Plagiarize Martin Luther King Jr.?
A 2020 Elle interview with the vice president-elect carries some similarities to a 1965 Playboy interview with the civil rights icon.
Health Feedback→ Fewer flu cases observed in the start of this year’s flu season than in previous years, but Donald Trump Jr.’s tweet suggesting data manipulation is unsupported and cites inaccurate figures
REVIEW The COVID-19 pandemic introduces an element of uncertainty regarding the dynamics of this year’s flu season. Although scientists expressed concerns about the simultaneous occurrence of the pandemic and the flu, they also observed a curious
Snopes→ Did Donald Trump Jr. Say This About Women, Rape, and the President?
Generally speaking, Facebook memes are not a reliable source for factual information.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Late John F. Kennedy Jr. Will NOT Replace Mike Pence On The GOP Ticket
Did the Republican Party make a last-minute substitution, replacing Vice President Mike Pence on the ballot with John F. Kennedy Jr.? No, that's not possible: Kennedy, his wife and sister-in-law died when the small plane he was piloting c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Jr. Did NOT Say His Father Is ‘One Of The Most Unethical Humans In Political History’ On Video And Endorse Biden
Did Donald Trump Jr. say his father is "one of the most unethical humans in political history," and endorse Joe Biden for president? No, that's not true. The Lincoln Project, a political action committee founded by Republicans working to
Snopes→ Jerry Falwell Jr. Resigns as Head of Liberty University
The resignation came a day after Falwell issued a statement to The Washington Examiner publicly disclosing that his wife had an affair and saying the man involved had been threatening to reveal the relationship.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: MLK Jr. Family Sued Cafe Owner Loyd Jowers, NOT U.S. Government, For Civil Rights Leader’s Murder
Did the family of Martin Luther King Jr. successfully sue the U.S. government for the civil rights leader's murder? No, that's not true: The family brought a civil suit against a Memphis man, Loyd Jowers, not the U.S. government.
Snopes→ Does a Photograph Show Jerry Falwell, Jr. with His Pants Unzipped?
Falwell said the picture was intended to be a joke.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Robert Downey Jr. Did NOT Blow The Whistle On Purported Hollywood Pedophile Ring
Did Robert Downey Jr. blow the whistle on an elite Hollywood pedophile ring? No, that's not true: Robert Downey Jr.'s representative told Fox News he never made the comments being falsely attributed to him about a purported Hollywood pedophile
FactCheck.org→ Donald Trump Jr. Shares Unsupported Claim that ‘Democrats’ Vandalized Statue
Quick Take Donald Trump Jr. has shared a viral meme that makes the unsupported claim that a statue of abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass in Rochester, New York, was torn down by “Democrats.” Police have made no arrests, and are “still loo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: That Was NOT JFK Jr. Spotted At July 3, 2020, Mount Rushmore Celebration
Poynter→ Fact-checkers stand by Maria Ressa, Santos Jr. and Rappler in the wake of Filipino court’s verdict
Fact-checkers responded with a mix of rage and resolve to the guilty verdict given to Maria Ressa, Rappler’s CEO and executive director, and former researcher-writer Rey Santos Jr., in a cyber libel case that threatens press freedom in Asia. Sinc
Snopes→ Hank Williams Jr.’s 27-Year-Old Daughter Killed in Accident
The accident occurred outside of Paris, Tenn., about 110 miles west of Nashville.
Snopes→ Jazz Great Ellis Marsalis Jr. Dead at 85; Fought Coronavirus
The patriarch of a New Orleans musical clan died after battling pneumonia brought on by COVID-19
Truth or Fiction?→ Martin Luther King, Jr.: ‘Capitalism Does Not Permit an Even Flow of Economic Resources’
On January 17 2020, an Imgur post featured a screenshot of a tweet by @andrehenry quoting Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Capitalism, asserting that such a system did not “permit an even flow of resources”: “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wa
Truth or Fiction?→ Martin Luther King Jr., Anne Frank, and Barbara Walters Are the Same Age?
In December 2019 (and periodically since), a Facebook post claimed that that Anne Frank, Martin Luther King Jr., and Barbara Walters would all be the same age if everyone was alive today: An additional status update stated the claim was the poster&
Snopes→ Did Russian Copper Company Buy Up 70K Copies of Don Trump, Jr.’s New Book?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Snopes→ Donald Trump Jr. Talk Marked By Anger Over No Q&A
Members of the audience of about 450 people at UCLA were reportedly angry that Donald Trump Jr. declined to take questions because of time constraints.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump Jr. – Is outing the whistleblower only a crime if the inspector general does it?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Is outing the whistleblower only a crime if the inspector general does it? Panelists of ABC’s "The View" recently grilled Donald Trump Jr. on the issue of revealing the identity of the anonymous
Lead Stories→ Fake News: JFK Jr. Is NOT Alive And Will Not Replace Vice President Pence as Donald Trump’s 2020 Running Mate
Is John F. Kennedy Jr. alive and will he make a public return to join President Donald Trump as his vice presidential running mate in 2020? No, that's not true: It is a cornerstone of a conspiracy myth promoted by QAnon followers who believe t
Snopes→ Sister: Earnhardt Jr. ‘Safe’ after Plane Crash in Tennessee
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is safe and in a hospital for evaluation after his plane crashed in east Tennessee, the NASCAR television analyst and retired driver's sister tweeted.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: FBI & Police Did NOT Admit Their Role In The Assassination Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Did the FBI and Memphis police admit having a role in the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.? No, that's not true: James Earl Ray, a civilian not connected to law enforcement, pleaded guilty to being the lone assassin of the civil rig
Snopes→ Canceled Interviews Led to Trump Jr. Subpoena
The Senate intelligence committee subpoenaed Donald Trump Jr. after he backed out of two scheduled interviews as part of the panel’s Russia investigation.
Truth or Fiction?→ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: ‘Socialism for the Rich, Rugged Individualism for the Poor’?
On April 2 2019, Facebook page “The Other 98%” shared a meme (archived here) with an apparent quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on “socialism for the rich” and “rugged individualism for the poor”: To the rig
Lead Stories→ Fake News: JFK Jr. Did NOT Write In 1999 Donald Trump As President Would Be An Unstoppable Force For Ultimate Justice
Did John F. Kennedy Jr. write in George magazine in June 1999 that if Donald Trump decided to be president that he would be "an unstoppable force for ultimate justice" who would be celebrated by Democrats and Republicans? No, that is not true:
Snopes→ Did Donald Trump, Jr. Call Teachers ‘Losers’ at His Father’s Rally in Texas?
The president's eldest son aired his grievances with educators during a political rally.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Martin Luther King, Jr. Say ‘the Dream’ Cannot Survive if Women Have Abortions?
In January 2019, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and the passage of a new abortion law in New York state occurred in close proximity, facilitating the circulation of the following quote meme: The above-reproduced quote meme included a photograph of King a
Truth or Fiction?→ Does a ‘Newly Obtained’ Photograph Show Donald Trump, Jr. with Accused Spy Maria Butina?
On December 10, 2018, shortly after accused Russian intelligence asset Mariia Butina reportedly entered a plea deal with prosecutors for working as an unregistered agent of a foreign power, the Facebook page Occupy Democrats shared the following photo
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→ 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.
Snopes→ Did JFK Jr. Write in 1999 That Trump ‘Would Be an Unstoppable Force for Ultimate Justice’?
Whatever John F. Kennedy, Jr. might have thought about Donald Trump, he likely wouldn't have described anyone as "an unstoppable force for ultimate justice."
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Donald Trump Jr. Did NOT Kill Biggest Elephant In Africa In 30 years
Did Donald Trump Jr. kill the biggest elephant in Africa in 30 years? No, that's not true. The story was made up by a site pretending to be ABC News by conflating two older true news stories with each other to create a new one that wasn't re
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump Jr. – No, the Nazi platform did not echo the Democratic platform, as Donald Trump Jr. said
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | No, the Nazi platform did not echo the Democratic platform, as Donald Trump Jr. said At the Washington, D.C., premiere of a new movie by conservative filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza, Donald Trump Jr. gave an