On July 15 2019, Facebook user DC Draino and Twitter user @StClairAshley shared footage purportedly showing a confrontation between StClair and unnamed “leftist protesters” outside an immigration detention facility in Aurora, Colorado:
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FactCheck.org→ Fake AOC Quotes Keep on Trucking
Quick Take Another fake quote attributed to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is circulating online. She didn’t say that “truck drivers are destroying America”; that quote came from a website that describes its content as satire. Full
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Doctors NOT Confessing To Intentionally Diagnosing Healthy People With Cancer To Make Money
Have doctors confessed to intentionally diagnosing healthy people with cancer to make money? No, that's not true: It is a misleading claim, as there was only one doctor cited as admitting to faking cancer diagnoses for profit. Stories about fa
FactCheck.org→ Does Wind ‘Work’ Without Subsidies?
President Donald Trump has repeatedly questioned the economics of wind energy, saying that wind “doesn’t work” without subsidies. Experts have differing assessments of that. In the U.S., subsidies have played an important role in bu
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump twists Ilhan Omar’s comments about al-Qaida
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Donald Trump twists Ilhan Omar’s comments about al-Qaida President Donald Trump drew wide criticism July 14 for a tweet that told " ‘progressive’ Democrat congresswomen" to "go back and h
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Trump Administration Did NOT Start Deportation Proceedings Against AOC and Omar
Did the Trump administration start deportating proceedings against Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ihlan Omar? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to fool Trump supporters and Republ
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘YesJuliet’ Instagram Murder Rumors
On July 14 2019, rumors began spreading on Instagram, Reddit, Discord, 4Chan, Twitter, and other social media sites about purported disturbing posts shared by Instagram user @YesJuliet about an alleged murder of a 17-year-old girl named Bianca Devins
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO Bombshell Claim: Scientists Do NOT Find ‘Man-made Climate Change Doesn’t Exist In Practice’
Did a peer-reviewed and published scientific study in Finland conclude that "man-made climate change doesn't exist in practice"? No, that's not true: A draft of a short research paper that has not been reviewed by scientific peers or published
Lead Stories→ Fake News: George Washington Quote About Arms and Ammunition Is NOT Real
Did George Washington say: A free people ought not only be armed and disciplined. But they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them. Which would include their own
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NOT A View of Earth from The Moon Taken By NASA
Is this a picture of the Earth taken from the Moon by NASA? No, that's not true: the image is a digital composite by artist Romolo Tavani, it was not taken like this by NASA although it contains elements of various photographs that were taken
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO New Law Says You Must Pay Child Support If The Person You Are Dating Has Kids
Does a new law say you have to pay child support if the person you are dating has kids? No, that's not true: a supposedly satirical website seems to have stolen and repurposed an article from somewhere else and presented it as real news. Howe
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Epstein Island Barack Obama Connnection NOT Made
Does a photograph of former President Barack Obama link him to accused pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's purported "Orgy Island"? No, that's not true: The photo used in social media posts shows Obama on a small boat with billionaire Richard Branson,
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Sam Elliott, NOT Famous for Mocking Liberals, Is NOT Dead at 83
Is actor Sam Elliott famous for mocking liberals and is he dead at age 83? No, that's not true: This is a satirical story and not based in fact. Sam Elliott is not dead, and he is 74, not 83. He is not famous for personally mocking liberals, a
FactCheck.org→ Citizenship, the Census and Obama
Quick Take Memes circulating online claim that former President Barack Obama removed the citizenship question from the 2010 census. He didn’t. The citizenship question in 2010 was handled the same way it had been since 1970. Full Story The Tr
FactCheck.org→ Biden on the 1994 Crime Bill
Former Vice President Joe Biden defended his support decades ago for a controversial crime bill, saying in a speech in South Carolina, “There’s another part of my long record that’s being grossly misrepresented: the 1994 crime bill.” W
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Robert De Niro NOT Linked To Child Sex Trafficking Ring According To Court Records
Did court records link Robert de Niro to a child sex trafficking ring? No, that's not true: De Niro was questioned by Paris police investigating an international prostitution ring in 1997, but the actor was considered a witness -- not a suspec
FactCheck.org→ Gillibrand Attacks Trump on Manufacturing Jobs
A TV ad from Democratic presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand accuses President Donald Trump of breaking his promise to protect and create manufacturing jobs. Despite some plant closures, there has been a net increase of nearly 500,000 manufacturin
Lead Stories→ Fake News: FBI Did NOT Reveal Murdered Arkansas Senator Planned To Expose Child Pornography, Child Sex Trafficking Syndicate
Did the FBI reveal that murdered former Arkansas Senator Linda Collins-Smith planned to expose a child pornography and child sex trafficking syndicate? No, that's not true: It is a false claim made up by a fake news site that is notorious for
Lead Stories→ Fake News: ALDI Is NOT Giving Free $80 Coupon Per family To Celebrate Its 43rd Anniversary
Is Aldi giving away $80 coupons to each family to celebrate its 43rd anniversary? No, that's not true: a scam website is luring visitors by promising free merchandise in exchange for completing surveys but the whole thing is a scam designed to
PolitiFact→ Bernie Sanders – Bernie Sanders said a huge percentage of Walmart workers are black. He was off by a lot
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Bernie Sanders said a huge percentage of Walmart workers are black. He was off by a lot Racial and economic inequality are key issues for Bernie Sanders. In a Washington Post op-ed on the disparities between blacks a
Snopes→ Trump Says Nationwide Immigration Raids Set to Begin Sunday
It's set to target people with final orders of removal, including families.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: The FDA Will NOT Now Require Sealed Ice Cream Cartons
Is the FDA now requiring ice cream cartons be sealed in plastic in response to the arrest of a teenager for opening a Blue Bell container, licking it, and putting it back on a store shelf? No, that's not true: A spokesman for the U.S. governme
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Michael Jordan Did NOT Leave ‘Kaepernick’s Nike’, Did NOT Take Air Jordans With Him
Did Michael Jordan leave 'Kaepernick's Nike' and did he take Air Jordans with him? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to fool Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up stories that a
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Amnesiac Man Did NOT Wake From Coma Speaking Only Ancient Hebrew
Did a man named Jamal Miller wake up from a coma forget who he was and could he only speak ancient Hebrew after presumably being assaulted in Los Angeles? No, that's not true: the story was made up in 2015 by a Canadian entertainment website t
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Numbers July 2019 Update
Summary Since President Donald Trump took office: The jobless rate fell further, to the lowest in nearly 50 years. The number of job openings grew to the highest in at least 18 years. Economic growth picked up, but remained far short of what Trump pro
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us,’ Explained
In early July 2019, a number of memes and content related to the Facebook event “Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us” began circulating on the social network, as well as other social media. The public Facebook page for the event
FactCheck.org→ A False Claim About H.R. 8 and a ‘Firearms Registry’
Quick Take A viral meme falsely accuses five House Republicans of voting with Democrats to create a “firearms registry.” The bill in question specifically prohibits “the establishment, directly or indirectly, of a national firearms re
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
Snopes→ US Poised to Begin Immigration Enforcement Operation
It is unusual to target families, as opposed to immigrants with criminal histories, but not unprecedented.
PolitiFact→ Cory Booker – More arrests in the US for marijuana possession than violent crimes, 2020 hopeful Cory Booker says
The Truth-o-Meter says: True | More arrests in the US for marijuana possession than violent crimes, 2020 hopeful Cory Booker says Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker likes to quote statistics, particularly when he’s indicting what h
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Democrats Did NOT Vote 228-197 In Favor Of Allowing Illegals To Vote
Did Democrats vote 228-197 in favor of allowing illegals to vote? And is that "insanity" because they have been fighting against "foreign involvement in our elections" for two years? No, that's not true: the claim made in a viral internet imag
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Kentucky Police Did NOT Shoot White Coal Miner 5 Times Thinking He Was Black
Did Kentucky police shoot white coal miner Jason Morris 5 times thinking he was black? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by publishing fictional stories often involving weird cri
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Giant Tiger Is NOT Giving Free $80 Coupon Per Family To Celebrate Its 57th Anniversary
Is Giant Tiger giving away $80 coupon to each family to celebrate its 57th Anniversary? No, that's not true: a scam website is luring visitors by promising free products in exchange for completing surveys but the whole thing is a scam designed
FactCheck.org→ Trump Twists Facts in Environmental Speech
In a July 8 speech dedicated to the environment, President Donald Trump made a series of misleading or false statements as he played up the U.S.’s environmental achievements, many of which predate his time as commander-in-chief. The president false
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Photo Combines Trump, Epstein Images
Quick Take A photo circulating online has been manipulated to show Jeffrey Epstein with Donald and Ivanka Trump in 1993. Full Story Two photos taken 12 years apart have been combined to show Jeffrey Epstein, a wealthy money manager charged with sex t
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Stretch on Intellectual Property Theft
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden says the Trump administration has not been fighting China on “stealing intellectual secrets,” claiming that instead it has been “fighting in trade.” But intellectual property issues ha
PolitiFact→ Pete Buttigieg – In viral moment, Pete Buttigieg fumbles line on racial disparities in criminal justice
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | In viral moment, Pete Buttigieg fumbles line on racial disparities in criminal justice A July 4 event featuring Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg went viral after Buttigieg clapped back at an au
Truth or Fiction?→ Was Lil Nas X Dropped by Wrangler After He Came Out as Gay?
On July 1 2019, country hip-hop musician Montero Lamar Hill — better known as Lil Nas X — published tweets subtly alluding to his sexual orientation: Two hours [after tweeting about a UK appearance], the Atlanta-born [Lil Nas X] and arguably the n
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Entertainment Lawyer Did NOT Say Heather O’Rourke Was Killed By Hollywood Pedophile Ring
Did an entertainment lawyer say that Poltergeist child star Heather O'Rourke was killed by a Hollywood pedophile ring? No, that's not true: It is a false claim based on a "blind item" entry on a gossip site that acknowledges its content could
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Michael Jordan Did NOT Rip Up His Democrat Party Card
Did Michael Jordan rip up his Democrat Party Card, saying 'I Just Can't Do It Anymore'? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that often fools Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up stories tha