The Senate resoundingly approved a border security compromise that ignores most of President Donald Trump's demands for building a wall with Mexico but would prevent a new government shutdown.
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Lead Stories→ Fake News: Democrat Senator Stuart Boll Did NOT Switch Sides or Pledge To Vote With Trump
Did a senator from Maine named Stuart Boll switch his affiliation from Democrat to Republican and did he pledge to vote with President Trump from now on? No, that's not true, the senator does not even exist. The story was published by a libera
Snopes→ Budget Deal Allows Far Less Money Than Trump Wanted for Wall
It closely mirrors President Trump's original budget request from last winter, however.
Snopes→ US Steel Cites Trump in Resuming Construction Project
President Trump's "strong trade actions" are partly responsible for the resumption of work on an advanced plant near Birmingham, the Pittsburgh-based company said in a statement.
FactCheck.org→ Video: Trump’s Bogus El Paso Claim
In this week’s fact-checking video, CNN’s Jake Tapper reviews President Donald Trump’s false claim about El Paso’s violent crime rates. In his State of the Union address on Feb. 5, the president said that El Paso went from havi
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO Body In Ohio River Confirmed As Major Clinton Aide
Was a body found in the Ohio river in Saint Clairsville, Ohio confirmed to be Clinton aide Jaeger Holpern? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and Republicans
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Whoopi Goldberg NOT Fired From ‘The View’ After ‘Whiteface’ Controversy
Was Whoopi Goldberg fired from The View after a "Whiteface" controversy? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and Republicans about the need to actually click
Snopes→ In Democratic Response, Abrams Sharply Rebukes Trump
She was especially stinging when it came to President Trump's role in the 35-day partial government shutdown over his demands for a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Stacey Abrams’ SOTU Response
Stacey Abrams, in the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, presented a distorted picture of the U.S. economy since the Republican-backed tax bill became law. “The Republican tax bill rigged the system
Snopes→ New Mexico Governor Pulls National Guard Troops from Border
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced the partial withdrawal shortly before President Trump's State of the Union address.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Pence Did NOT Beg Trump Not to Make Him Sit Next to Woman at State of the Union
Did Vice President Mike Pence beg President Trump not to make him sit next to a woman during the State of the Union? No, that's not true: Pence will just sit next to Speaker Pelosi, the entire story was made up by the satire section of a popu
Snopes→ Federal Prosecutors Subpoena Trump’s Inaugural Committee
Federal prosecutors in New York have issued a subpoena seeking documents from Donald Trump's inaugural committee, furthering a federal inquiry into a fund that has faced mounting scrutiny into how it raised and spent its money.
Snopes→ Did Nancy Pelosi Order Trump to ‘Use the Back Door’ for the State of the Union?
All eyes were glued to President Trump's Twitter account for a response.
Snopes→ Silicon Valley Eatery Bans MAGA Hats
The red "Make America Great Again" baseball caps, which are sold on President Donald Trump's campaign website, are still polarizing.
Snopes→ Roger Stone Arrives for DC Court Appearance
President Trump's longtime adviser and confidant Roger Stone is expected to plead not guilty to charges that he lied to lawmakers.
Snopes→ Was Roger Stone an Adviser to President Richard Nixon?
Stone's arrest has prompted comparisons between his role in both Nixon's and Trump's presidential campaigns.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Fact-checking Trump's claim on cost of illegal immigration, number of immigrants here illegally
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Fact-checking Trump's claim on cost of illegal immigration, number of immigrants here illegally The partial shutdown of the federal government is over — at least for three weeks — since President Donald T
Snopes→ Trump Confidant Stone Charged with Lying About Hacked Emails
President Trump's confidant Roger Stone is the sixth Trump aide or adviser charged by Mueller and the 34th person overall.
Snopes→ Senate Subpoena for Michael Cohen; Lawyer Says He’ll Comply
President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen intends to comply with the interview demand related to the Russia investigation.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Donald Trump’s false and misleading claims about immigration, the border wall
This story will be updated. President Donald Trump's arguments for a border wall at the U.S.-Mexico border generally center on two themes: the dangers and costs of immigrants. Often the facts behind those claims are either inaccurate or unsubstanti
Snopes→ Manafort Denies Lying to Investigators After Plea Agreement
President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman guilty plea to conspiracy charges in September required him to cooperate with prosecutors and tell the truth about what he knew. Months later, prosecutors accused him of repeatedly lying to them.
Snopes→ AP Sources: Trump, Others Agitated by Giuliani’s Performance
Some of Trump's allies have suggested that Giuliani be barred from evening interviews because of concerns that he was going on TV after drinking, according to three Republicans close to the White House.
Snopes→ Trump’s Shutdown Solution Hangs in Limbo
Not a single Democrat publicly expressed support for President Trump's deal in the 48 hours since he announced it.
Snopes→ Shutdown Goes On as Trump Offer Doesn’t Budge Democrats
As news media reported the outline of President Trump's proposal, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats made clear the president's plan was a non-starter.
Snopes→ Giuliani: ‘So What’ If Trump and Cohen Discussed Testimony
President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani left open the possibility that Trump and former personal attorney Michael Cohen might have discussed Cohen's congressional testimony.
PolitiFact→ How much does the government shutdown cost?
Democratic presidential candidate John Delaney, a former Maryland congressman, poured cold water on fans of small government who support the current partial shutdown. "Interesting that some of Trump's advisers think shutdown shrinks government
Snopes→ Congress to Probe Report that Trump Directed Lawyer to Lie
A BuzzFeed story reports that Michael Cohen told Robert Mueller that President Trump personally instructed him to lie about the timing of the project in order to obscure Trump's involvement.
PolitiFact→ Could Donald Trump declare a national emergency for a border wall? Here's what we know
The United States is in its 28th day of a partial federal government shutdown over the funding of a border wall with Mexico. President Donald Trump is unwilling to sign a spending deal to re-open the government if it doesn’t include billions of d
Snopes→ Was Wall Street Originally the Site of a ‘Border Wall’ Meant to Protect New Amsterdam?
Social media memes compared a defensive wall built along the northern border of New Amsterdam during the 17th century to President Donald Trump's border wall.
Snopes→ Trump’s AG Nominee Asserts His Independence
Comments by William Barr at his Senate confirmation hearing pointedly departed from President Trump's own views and underscored Barr's efforts to reassure Democrats that he will not be a loyalist.
PolitiFact→ Why Trump Is the most fact-checked president
Editor's note: To mark the midpoint of President Donald Trump's first year in office, The Atlantic asked 50 writers to analyze the ways that the Trump presidency has been unprecedented. (Read The Atlantic series.) PolitiFact Editor Angie D
Lead Stories→ Fake News: President Trump Did NOT Urge Americans To Boycott Chinese Restaurants
Did President Donald Trump use Twitter to urge Americans to boycott Chinese restaurants as part a trade war with China? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a satirical website. It is not real. The story originated from an article p
Lead Stories→ Old News: Suspected Drug Smugglers Got Stuck Trying to Drive Over U.S.-Mexico Border Fence… in 2012
Did suspected drug smugglers use ramps to attempt to scale President Trump's border wall or fence in Yuma, Arizona? Yes they kind of did... in 2012, right during the middle of the Obama administration. The story recently went viral again proba
Snopes→ Trump Denied He Said Mexico Would Write a Check for the Wall — But He Did
President Trump's comments on how border wall construction would be funded shifted as it became clear Mexico would not pay.
Snopes→ Liberals Dare Trump to Back Their Bills Lowering Drug Prices
The Democratic bills stand little chance of becoming law in a divided government. But the effort could put Republicans on the defensive by echoing Trump's pledge to force drugmakers to cut prices.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Chevy Chase NOT Dead at 89, Did NOT Donate Estate to Wall Fund
Did actor and comedian Chevy Chase die and did he leave his estate to a fund to build a border wall? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and Republicans about
Snopes→ ‘Bye-Bye’: Trump Stalks Out of Shutdown Session with Dems
Efforts to end the partial government shutdown fell into deeper disarray over President Trump's demand for billions of dollars to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Snopes→ White House Tries to Hold Jittery GOP in Line on Shutdown
A growing number of Republicans are uncomfortable with the toll the partial shutdown is taking, and President Trump's response to it.
Snopes→ Filing: Manafort Accused of Lying About Sharing Poll Data
Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, is suffering from depression and anxiety and is at times confined to a wheelchair because of gout. That’s according to a court filing from defense lawyers.
Snopes→ Trump, Democrats Taking Border Wall Fight to Prime-time TV
Trump's evening remarks will be followed by a rebuttal from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who have strongly opposed the wall and have repeatedly called on Trump to reopen the rest of government while border negoti