Is a college sophomore named Trent Griliphaen the latest college boy to pledge the removal of his testicles if President Donald Trump builds a wall on the Mexican border? No, that's not true, an old hoax story has been reposted by a network of
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PolitiFact→ Donald Trump's USA Today op-ed, annotated
President Donald Trump penned an op-ed in the USA Today attacking Democrats ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. With the help of experts, we annotated his claims. Trump's remarks are republished below with permission from USA Today. Throughout the
Lead Stories→ Fake Ad: Linestanders NOT Needed for Trump Rally on Wednesday October 10 — Labor Union Likely Behind Ad
Is a Craigslist ad promising $100 for people to stand in line at a Trump rally real? And is it proof of Trump paying people to make his rallies seem bigger? No, we tracked down the phone number associated with the ad and found it was linked to
Snopes→ Did Lindsey Graham Say Republicans Would Get ‘Destroyed’ If They Nominated Donald Trump?
Senator Lindsey Graham may have been one of President Trump's biggest supporters in 2018, but that wasn't the case during the 2016 presidential election.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Escalating Exaggerations on Blumenthal
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Marine Corps reservist during the Vietnam War, wrongly claimed years ago that he “served in Vietnam” and once spoke of the mistreatment of Vietnam veterans “when we returned.” Those misstatements are fair game for his
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump's Pants on Fire claim about Democrats, pre-existing conditions
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Donald Trump's Pants on Fire claim about Democrats, pre-existing conditions Democrats across the country have been saying on the campaign trail that the Republicans’ longstanding push to overturn the A
Snopes→ Trump Lashes Out at Capitol Hill Protesters
Trump's tweet came before a crucial Senate vote on Kavanaugh, who stands accused of a high school-era sexual assault.
Snopes→ Key Senators Undecided as Senate Poised to Vote on Kavanaugh
Even without locking in support, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pushed ahead with trying to move Trump's nominee forward in what would be an election year win for his party.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump's inventions about Richard Blumenthal and Vietnam
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Donald Trump's inventions about Richard Blumenthal and Vietnam At a rally in Southaven, Miss., President Donald Trump denounced Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., for his support of Christine Blasey Ford’s testi
Lead Stories→ Fake News: New Poll Did NOT Find That The Majority Side With Trump — Story Pushed By Foreign Websites
Did a "new" poll find that "the majority" sides with President Donald Trump? No, that's not true, despite the headline of an article being pushed by a network of foreign-run websites. The poll to which the article refers is not new and it does
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Jim Bakker Did NOT Say Time-Traveling Demon Implanted Ford With False Memories
Did televangelist Jim Bakker claim a time-traveling demon implanted Dr. Christine Blasey Ford with false memories of being sexually assaulted by Judge Brett Kavanaugh? No, that's not true, Bakker never made the comments attributed to him, the
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Distorted Attacks on His Accusers
In a recent press conference, President Donald Trump defended Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh from allegations of sexual misconduct and made claims about some of Trump’s own accusers that were false or lacked evidence. Trump said, “I
Lead Stories→ Fake News: ABC Did NOT Cancel Monday Night Football After Worst Ratings Ever
Is ABC cancelling monday night football on ESPN? No, that's not true: the entire story was made up by a liberal satire weblog that likes to invent fake stories that are just outrageous enough that conservatives and Trump supportes like and sh
Snopes→ Barack Obama’s Return: Good or Bad for Democrats?
Another political test for Obama as he tries to boost Democratic candidates and party enthusiasm without also motivating President Donald Trump's supporters.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: FAKE Poll, 70 Percent of Trump Supporters Do NOT Think Media Faked P.R. Deaths
Does a poll show that 70% of the supporters of President Donald Trump think the media faked the number of deaths resulting from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico last year? No, that's not true: the "poll" that proves this was made up by a satiric
Snopes→ Trump Turns Back to Hurricane Maria, Falsely Says Democrats Inflated Death Toll
Trump's jarring comments, coming as the East Coast braced for a massive storm, offered fresh evidence of his resistance to criticism.
Snopes→ Was Donald Trump at Ground Zero Searching for Survivors Two Days After 9/11 with Workers He Paid For?
A meme echoes President Trump's 2001 comments about having hundreds of workers search for survivors after the terrorist attacks in Lower Manhattan.
Snopes→ Pence: I’m Confident No One on My Staff Wrote the NYT Column
Vice President Mike Pence says he's "100 percent confident" that no one on his staff was involved with the anonymous New York Times column criticizing President Donald Trump's leadership.
Snopes→ Trump Denounces Anonymous Column as Officials Cry ‘Not Me!’
They lined up to deny writing an incendiary New York Times opinion piece that was purportedly submitted by a member of an administration "resistance" movement straining to thwart Trump's most dangerous impulses.
Snopes→ Dispute over Releasing Documents Dominates Kavanaugh Hearing
The finger-pointing over the unusual vetting process for Trump's nominee made for a rough start for the final day of questioning of Kavanaugh.
Snopes→ Did a New Book Reveal President Trump’s Fear of Oval Office Ghosts?
The new book 'Fear' is full of salacious details about President Trump's administration, but a supposed excerpt documenting the president's fear of ghosts is a hoax.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Fact-checking Donald Trump's tweet that Collins, Hunter indictments stem from Obama era
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Fact-checking Donald Trump's tweet that Collins, Hunter indictments stem from Obama era President Donald Trump attacked his attorney general on Twitter, blaming the nation’s top lawyer for bringing charg
Snopes→ Book Says Trump’s Chief of Staff Privately Called Him ‘Idiot’
An upcoming book by journalist Bob Woodward says President Donald Trump's chief of staff privately called Trump an "idiot" and aides plucked sensitive documents off the president's desk to keep him from taking rash actions.
Snopes→ Former Arizona U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl to Replace John McCain
Kyl, a Republican, is currently shepherding Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Henry Winkler Did NOT Die, Did NOT Donate Half Of His Estate To MAGA 2020
Did actor Henry Winkler just die and did he leave half of his estate to Donald Trump's MAGA 2020 campaign? No, that's not true: the death hoax was published by a liberal website that posts fake news with satire disclaimers and hopes to trick c
Snopes→ Man Charged with Making Death Threats Over Trump Editorials
A Los Angeles man upset about The Boston Globe's coordinated editorial response to President Donald Trump's attacks on the news media was arrested for threatening to kill the newspaper's journalists.
Snopes→ Google Denies Trump Charge It Rigs “Trump News” Searches
Google is pushing back sharply, saying Trump's claim simply wasn't true: "We never rank search results to manipulate political sentiment."
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Rosa Parks’ Granddaughter Did NOT Say Obama Kids ‘Set Blacks Back 100 Years’ With Bad Behavior
Did Muriel Parks-Gouldman, the granddaughter of Rosa Parks, tell Fox News the Obama daughters "set blacks back 100 years" with their "bad behavior"? No, that's completely not true. It was made up by a liberal satire website that tries to tri
Snopes→ Did Michael Cohen Tweet at Hillary Clinton That Room and Board Will Be Free When She Goes to Prison?
President Trump's long-time personal attorney deleted the tweet after pleading guilty to multiple counts relating to fraud and campaign finance violations.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Donald Trump Did NOT Announce "I am sending troops to South Africa, and they will not leave until the killings stop and the land issue is resolved’
Did U.S. President Donald Trump announce he would be sending troops to South Africa? No, that's not true: the story originated on a known South African satire website. It is not real. The story originated from an article published by News Upda
Snopes→ Sources: Prosecutors Preparing Charges Against Cohen
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, could be charged before the end of the month with bank fraud.
Snopes→ Did Brett Kavanaugh Argue That People with Disabilities Could Be Forced to Undergo Elective Surgeries, Including Abortions?
Advocates for the disabled community largely oppose Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: American President Donald Trump Did NOT Make A Statement Against Africans
Did Donald Trump make a statement "against Africans" calling them "not human" for not doing better after 50 years of independence? No, that's not true: the statement was falsely attributed to Trump recently by a Facebook page pretending to be
Snopes→ US Newspapers to Trump: We’re Not Enemies of the People
Newspapers from Maine to Hawaii pushed back against President Donald Trump's attacks on "fake news" with a coordinated series of editorials in defense of a free press — and, not surprisingly, Trump didn't take it silently.
Snopes→ The Death of John Crawford III
President Donald Trump's renewed criticism of NFL protests prompted the re-emergence on social media of a controversy regarding the 2014 police shooting of a black man in Ohio.
Snopes→ Newspaper Calls for War of Words Against Trump Media Attacks
A Boston newspaper is proposing a coordinated editorial response from publications across the U.S. to President Donald Trump's frequent attacks on the news media.
FactCheck.org→ Video: Trump’s False Trade Claims
In this week’s fact-checking video, CNN’s Jake Tapper looks at two of President Donald Trump’s recent claims about trade. At an Aug. 2 rally in Pennsylvania, the president falsely claimed the “trade deficit just fell” by $52 bill
Snopes→ Meet the Newest US Citizens: Melania Trump’s Parents
First lady Melania Trump's parents have been sworn in as U.S. citizens.
Snopes→ Council Wants to Remove Trump Star from Walk of Fame
The West Hollywood City Council has unanimously approved a resolution seeking to remove President Donald Trump's star from the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
FactCheck.org→ A Rally Filled with Repeats
Summary President Donald Trump has embarked on a string of political rallies around the country to support Republican candidates and tout his accomplishments as president. These speeches are often sprinkled with a regular roster of false and misleading