Is the city of Salem in Oregon implementing Sharia law? No, of course not, that's totally not true. The story was uploaded to a prank website by some joker and was copied later by a well known fake news website. It also got posted to three pro
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FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Remarks on Putin and the Russia Investigation
Asked whether he believed U.S. intelligence agencies or Russian President Vladimir Putin on whether Russia meddled in the 2016 election, President Donald Trump declined to directly respond. Instead, he raised questions about the Russia investigation, i
PolitiFact→ Senate Democrats – Senate Democrats flub stat on increase of gas prices this year
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Senate Democrats flub stat on increase of gas prices this year Cable news is focused on the investigations surrounding President Donald Trump, but there’s an issue of intense interest to many Amer
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Is a police officer assaulted every 10 minutes in the United States, as Donald Trump said?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Is a police officer assaulted every 10 minutes in the United States, as Donald Trump said? President Donald Trump lamented the number of assaults on police officers at a ceremony honoring fallen officers on Cap
FactCheck.org→ Pelosi Misrepresents Childhood ‘Hunger’ Data
In talking about the importance of the 2018 midterm congressional elections, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi misrepresented government data to claim that “1 in 5 children in America goes to sleep hungry at night.” There is no precise mea
FactCheck.org→ False Headline on a Hot Topic
Q: Did Democrats in Maine legalize female genital mutilation? A: No. That practice is illegal across the U.S. FULL ANSWER Female genital mutilation has been outlawed across the country since 1996. It is not legal in any U.S. state. But, an incendia
PolitiFact→ Diamond and Silk – Were Diamond and Silk paid by the Trump campaign?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Were Diamond and Silk paid by the Trump campaign? Pro-Donald Trump activists Diamond and Silk insisted in sworn congressional testimony that they never received payment from Trump’s 2016 presidential camp
Washington Post→ Fact-checking Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony on Facebook and data collection
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg took nearly 600 questions on Capitol Hill, giving a rare window into his views on some of the thorniest issues online. What kinds of data does Facebook collect about its users? Who owns that data? What does Face
FactCheck.org→ Facebook Not Giving Kochs User Data
Q: Is Facebook planning to give Charles and David Koch “unprecedented access” to users’ personal information? A: No. A story making that claim misrepresents a research initiative that is being funded by seven organizations including
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's congressional testimony
Mark Zuckerberg, the 33-year-old billionaire founder of Facebook, wound up two days of hearings on Capitol Hill, explaining the company’s policies and the role it had in the 2016 election. The questions from House members were more pointed than t
PolitiFact→ Fact-check: Donald Trump’s defense of Scott Pruitt’s rent, security, EPA record
Scott Pruitt has drawn lawsuits for his policy moves at the Environmental Protection Agency, but it is the more personal dimensions of his job that threaten to topple him. In particular, his high-priced security detail and his low-cost lease on a Capit
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Was Scott Pruitt's apartment rental about market rate?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Was Scott Pruitt's apartment rental about market rate? When Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt was getting settled in Washington in 2017, he paid the wife of a gas and oil lobbyist $50
Truth or Fiction?→ Janet Reno: Waiting Period for Firearms Only the First Step, Prohibition the Goal-Fiction!
Janet Reno: Waiting Period for Firearms Only the First Step, Prohibition the Goal-Mostly Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno said that a waiting period for firearms purchases was only the first step, and total prohi
Snopes→ Does an ‘Empty Shoes’ Memorial in Washington, D.C. Represent 7,000 Children Killed by Guns Since Sandy Hook?
Seven thousand pairs of empty shoes on display at the U.S. Capitol were intended to represent child victims of gun violence since the Sandy Hook shooting.
FactCheck.org→ Trey Gowdy Not Given Highest Security Clearance
Q: Did President Trump sign an executive order giving Rep. Trey Gowdy the “highest level of security clearance”? A: No. That is a months-old fictitious claim that continues to circulate online. FULL ANSWER Some online stories would have readers bel
Snopes→ Did the NRA Support a 1967 ‘Open Carry’ Ban in California?
A law barring the open carry of loaded firearms was passed in 1967 with the support of the National Rifle Association, after armed Black Panthers "invaded" the California state capitol earlier that year.
Snopes→ Girl Scouts Lobby to Relabel Bridge Named for Segregationist
Hundreds of Girl Scouts are expected to gather in the Georgia Capitol, offering milk and cookies as they try to persuade lawmakers to make the change.
FactCheck.org→ Groundhog Friday, Groundhog Day Edition
Politicians often make the same claims over and over again, leaving us fact-checkers empathizing with Bill Murray’s character in that 1993 classic “Groundhog Day.” This week was no different. To highlight the repeats we’ve debun
NPR→ FACT CHECK: Trump’s State Of The Union Address
President Trump made his pitch for the nation's agenda in Tuesday night's address. Read the full speech, with context and analysis from NPR journalists.(Image credit: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)
FactCheck.org→ Soros Didn’t Pay for Shutdown Votes
Q: Did George Soros pay three Democratic U.S. senators to vote for a government shutdown? A: No. The “senators” named in a fictional story are not real. FULL ANSWER “Fred Marken,” “Louis Kearns” and “Gerald
FactCheck.org→ Muslims Aren’t Banned From Government
Q: Did the U.S. Supreme Court uphold a law banning Muslims from serving in government? A: No. There is no such law. Two Muslims currently serve in the U.S. Congress. FULL ANSWER The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the freedom of
FactCheck.org→ Trump Inflates Tax Benefits
President Donald Trump misleadingly inflated the benefits of the tax overhaul when he claimed it provides “$3.2 trillion … in tax cuts for American families.” It actually totals about $1.5 trillion in tax cuts for all taxpayers, inclu
FactCheck.org→ Trump Inflates Tax Benefits
President Donald Trump misleadingly inflated the benefits of the tax overhaul when he claimed it provides “$3.2 trillion … in tax cuts for American families.” It actually totals about $1.5 trillion in tax cuts for all taxpayers, inclu
Internet Archive→ Democratic Leaders on Tax Reform Bill : CSPAN : December 20, 2017 3:55pm-4:25pm EST
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) held a news conference to discuss tax reform legislation. Sponsor: U.S. Capitol.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the following types:
FactCheck.org→ Phony Pelosi Harassment Story
Q: Is Rep. Nancy Pelosi planning to step down amid sexual harassment allegations? A: No. There have been no such claims made publicly against Pelosi. FULL ANSWER Allegations of sexual harassment have already felled at least one U.S. senator and two
FactCheck.org→ Phony Pelosi Harassment Story
Q: Is Rep. Nancy Pelosi planning to step down amid sexual harassment allegations? A: No. There have been no such claims made publicly against Pelosi. FULL ANSWER Allegations of sexual harassment have already felled at least one U.S. senator and two
FactCheck.org→ Video: Claims about the GOP Tax Plan
In this video, we highlight six common — and inaccurate — claims from Republicans and Democrats about the GOP tax plans. The House and Senate have both passed their versions of tax legislation, and the differences in the two bills now need
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Will the GOP tax bill cost Donald Trump 'a fortune'? No
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Will the GOP tax bill cost Donald Trump 'a fortune'? No President Donald Trump said he wouldn’t benefit financially from the Republican tax legislation on Capitol Hill. In fact, he said he would get socked by i
PolitiFact→ House presses Jeff Sessions on Trump campaign's Russia ties, Clinton special counsel
Attorney General Jeff Sessions faced a barrage of questions from lawmakers about whether he misled Congress by claiming he was unaware of new links revealed between the Donald Trump campaign and Russian contacts. Since Sessions’ last Capitol Hill
FactCheck.org→ Video: Not the Largest Tax Cut
The estimated cost of the Republican tax plan would not be the “largest tax cut in history” as a percentage of gross domestic product or in inflation-adjusted dollars, as CNN’s Jake Tapper explains in our latest fact-checking collabo
FactCheck.org→ GOP, Democrats Spin Tax Plan
Summary House Republicans on Nov. 2 introduced a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s tax code, and almost immediately both parties distorted the facts about the plan to advance their partisan agendas: The tax plan isn’t the “biggest tax cut in
FactCheck.org→ The Facts on Uranium One
Two House committees have said that they will investigate the Obama administration’s approval of a deal that gave Russia a financial interest in U.S. uranium production. The 2010 deal allowed Rosatom, the Russian nuclear energy agency, to acquire a c
FactCheck.org→ Natural Born Bunk
Q: Have Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Keith Olbermann introduced a bill that would do away with the requirement that the U.S. president be a natural born citizen? A: No. Pelosi’s office confirmed that she has not, and Olbermann is not even a member of C
Truth or Fiction?→ Two Democratic Congressmen Arrested for Treason, Were on ISIS Payroll-Fiction!
Two Democratic Congressmen Arrested for Treason, Were on ISIS Payroll-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Two Democratic members of Congress have been arrested for treason after it was discovered that they were on ISIS’s payroll, and 11 other congressmen
FactCheck.org→ Video: Spinning the CBO Report
On NBC’s local station in Philadelphia, FactCheck.org Director Eugene Kiely discussed how politicians on both sides of the aisle distorted the Congressional Budget Office’s projection that the Senate health care bill would increase the num
FactCheck.org→ No Arrests for Impeachment Attempt
Q: Were two U.S. senators charged with trying to impeach President Donald Trump under false pretenses? A: No. That story originated on a prolific satire website. FULL ANSWER Two U.S. senators did not go to jail for attempting to “begin impeach
FactCheck.org→ Senate Bill: Do Premiums Go Up or Down?
Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer tweeted that premiums would be 300 percent higher under the Senate Republican health care bill for a 64-year-old earning $56,800 in 2026, compared with current law. Republican Sen. John Barrasso said the bill “lowers
FactCheck.org→ No Obama Statue in the White House
Q: Did President Barack Obama commission a life-size bronze statue of himself to leave in the White House? A: No. That fake news story was “intended for entertainment purposes only.” FULL QUESTION Did President Obama have a bronze statue
Snopes→ Comey to Congress: President Trump Told Him ‘I Need Loyalty’
The prepared remarks were released the day before 8 June 2017 appearance on Capitol Hill.
PolitiFact→ Read James Comey's opening remarks for the June 8 Senate hearing
The Senate Intelligence Committee released former FBI Director James Comey's opening remarks in advance of his June 8 appearance on Capitol Hill, where he will discuss his interactions with President Donald Trump regarding the FBI's investigati