Did Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi say that she and Democrats had been working on President Trump's impeachment for the past two-and-a-half years? No, that's not true: the claim has been taken out of context from a real quote about other in
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Lead Stories→ Fake News: Obama Did NOT Respond To Report: ‘Barr Is Trump’s Lap Dog. He Lies For Him’
Did former President Obama respond to the Inspector General Watchdog report saying Attorney General William Barr is Trump's lap dog? No, that's not true: the self-proclaimed satirical article says Obama is being investigated, which he is not.
Lead Stories→ TheBL Editor Reacts As Facebook Takes Down Foreign ‘Fake People’ Network, Admits ‘We Spent Lots Of Money On Trump’
Just days after Lead Stories revealed hundreds of "fake faces" used to mask a Vietnamese-based network of Facebook profiles and groups promoting political content on American timelines, those "people who do not exist" vanished from the social
FactCheck.org→ Video: Jake Tapper on 2019 ‘Whoppers’
In our final fact-checking video of the year with CNN’s “State of the Union,” Jake Tapper looks back at the “biggest whoppers” of 2019. Our article, “The Whoppers of 2019,” was dominated by President Donald Tr
FactCheck.org→ The Whoppers of 2019
Summary As he has done since entering the political scene in 2015, Donald Trump dominates our list of whoppers of the year. We identified a top 10 of falsehoods and factual distortions from the president, beginning with several impeachment-related topi
PolitiFact→ A look back at Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2018
PolitiFact awards the Lie of the Year to the most significant falsehood or exaggeration of the past 12 months. Here’s a look back at the past 10 years of "winners." 2018: Online smear machine tries to take down Parkland students Af
FactCheck.org→ Video: Trump’s Claims on IG Report and Russia Investigation
In this week’s fact-checking video, CNN’s Jake Tapper looks at President Donald Trump’s claims, past and current, about the FBI’s now-concluded investigation into the Trump campaign, and how his statements compare with the Departmen
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misleads Rallygoers on IG Report, Impeachment
During his first campaign rally after Democrats announced two articles of impeachment and the Justice Department inspector general released a report on the FBI’s Russia investigation, President Donald Trump distorted the facts on both topics. Th
FactCheck.org→ How Old Claims Compare to IG Report
On Dec. 9, the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General released its report on the FBI’s counterintelligence investigation into whether individuals associated with the Trump campaign were coordinating with Russia’s inte
Snopes→ World Anti-Doping Agency Imposes 4-Year Ban on Russia
The Russian flag and national anthem were banned from next year's Tokyo Olympics and other major sports events for four years.
FactCheck.org→ Video: Jordan’s GOP Talking Points
In this week’s fact-checking video, CNN’s Jake Tapper discusses some popular GOP talking points regarding the impeachment inquiry, and what they leave out or get wrong. Republican Rep. Jim Jordan made these claims during the Dec. 4 House Ju
FactCheck.org→ Republicans Cherry-Pick Facts on Impeachment
As the House Judiciary Committee began public hearings on whether to draft and approve articles of impeachment, Republicans presented a set of facts that they claimed cleared President Donald Trump of any wrongdoing. The Republican National Committee o
PolitiFact→ John Kennedy – No evidence Ukraine president helped Hillary Clinton, as GOP senator claimed
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | No evidence Ukraine president helped Hillary Clinton, as GOP senator claimed As the House impeachment hearings move forward, Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., argued that Ukraine tried to undermine Donald Trump in the 2016 e
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Chris Wallace NOT Fired By Fox News; Did NOT Say ‘We Can’t Let Him Spread Lies Anymore’
Did Fox News dump anchor Chris Wallace, claiming Wallace was "spreading lies" through his reporting? No, that's not true: The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing m
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Israel Did Not Invent 5G Technology, And It Did Not Ban It
Did Israel invent 5G technology, then ban it because of health concerns? No. That's not true: Israel is aggressively pushing the 5G networking service through a tender to incentivize that country's carriers to start rolling it out, according t
FactCheck.org→ Trump Repeats False Ukraine Claims
President Donald Trump called into “Fox & Friends” a day after the impeachment hearings ended and repeated false statements that have been debunked by fact-checkers and, in some cases, members of his own administration. Trump repeated
Snopes→ FBI Lawyer Suspected of Altering Russia Probe Document
The allegation is part of a Justice Department inspector general investigation into the early days of the FBI’s Russia probe, which was ultimately taken over by special counsel Robert Mueller and resulted in charges against six Trump associates and
Truth or Fiction?→ Trump Regurgitates ‘Crowdstrike’ Conspiracy Theory in Call to Fox News
United States President Donald Trump called into a Fox News program on November 22 2019, spending nearly an hour pushing an already-debunked conspiracy theory that was also refuted during the congressional impeachment inquiry against him. During his c
Truth or Fiction?→ Was Fox News Taken Off American Forces Network Radio?
A series of tweets in November 2019 pushed the claim that Fox News had been made unavailable for United States military service members. The claim came after the right-wing network’s treatment of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman following his testimon
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO Ukrainian Indictment Claims $7.4 Billion Obama-Linked Laundering, Does NOT Put Biden Group Take At $16.5 Million
Does a Ukrainian indictment claim there is a $7.4 billion Obama-linked money laundering scheme, and does the indictment put a Biden group's take at $16.5 million? No, that's not true: There was no such indictment as of November 21, 2019. The f
FactCheck.org→ Trump Cherry-Picks Sondland Testimony
President Donald Trump said he “turned off the television” after Ambassador Gordon Sondland testified that the president told him in a phone call, “I want nothing [from Ukraine]. I want no quid pro quo.” But Sondland had a lot more to say than
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Robert Mueller Did NOT Tweet Back At Donald Trump Over ‘Witch Hunt’ Post
Did Robert Mueller tweet a reply to President Donald Trump's tweet that "not a single American citizen has been charged with anything related to Russian collusion"? No, that's not true: The former special counsel who investigated Trump's campa
Truth or Fiction?→ Conspiracy Theorist Roger Stone Is Latest Trump Associate to be Convicted
Roger Stone — a longtime ally to both President Donald Trump and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones — was convicted on November 15, 2019 on seven counts of obstruction, witness tampering, and lying to Congress. The 67-year-old self-proclaimed “d
PolitiFact→ William Taylor – Fact-checking impeachment witness William Taylor's claim about Russia treaty violations
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Fact-checking impeachment witness William Taylor's claim about Russia treaty violations On the first day of the impeachment hearings held in public, Ambassador William Taylor Jr., the top American diplomat in U
FactCheck.org→ Day One of the Public Impeachment Hearings
During the first day of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry into the president’s conduct regarding Ukraine, the ranking members of the House intelligence committee made several statements that lacked context and required more information.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Americans are So Brainwashed, They Think They Won the Space Race’ Meme
On November 9 2019, a post to Reddit’s r/socialism made a titular claim that Americans “think they won the space race”: Americans are so brainwashed that they think they won the space race. from socialism Ano
PolitiFact→ Who is George Kent?
George Kent’s extensive background as a career diplomat, his specialist in Ukrainian and Russian issues, and his expertise in anti-corruption work makes him a closely watched witness in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. Kent was
FactCheck.org→ Trump Muddies Impeachment Timeline
President Donald Trump continues to muddle the timeline of events to falsely suggest that the White House release of a memo summarizing his July phone call with the president of Ukraine silenced whistleblowers and contradicted Democratic leaders. Contr
PolitiFact→ Space litter is a huge risk to satellites, and there's no way yet to clean it up
Chunks of solar panels, old rocket bodies, dead satellites, and chips of paint smaller than a fingernail — they’re all whizzing around at up to 17,500 mph in space. Humans have been sending stuff into orbit around Earth for 60 years. A
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Japan Did NOT Abandon The Development of 5G Networks For The Health of Citizens
Did Japan abandon the development of 5G wireless networks for the health of its citizens? No, that's not true: a now deleted article from a Russian website falsely made that claim in June 2019 but a copy of the story on the Internet Archive ha
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump’s World Series ad said he cut illegal immigration in half. That’s False
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Donald Trump’s World Series ad said he cut illegal immigration in half. That’s False President Donald Trump launched a high-profile re-election ad during Game 7 of the World Series, claiming that he’s deliv
FactCheck.org→ What We’ve Learned From Impeachment Inquiry
While the House has been conducting an impeachment inquiry, President Donald Trump and others in his administration have kept their focus on the White House-released memo on Trump’s July 25 phone call with the Ukrainian president, claiming that s
Washington Post→ Tulsi Gabbard misquotes Hillary Clinton’s jab at her
The 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful claims Clinton said the Russians were grooming her for a third-party bid to ensure Trump’s re-election. Actually, Clinton said it was the GOP.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Error-filled Cabinet Meeting
For more than an hour, President Donald Trump presided over a cabinet meeting, reeling off numerous false or misleading claims: Trump claimed, without evidence, that President Barack Obama tried to call North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “11 times” b
PolitiFact→ In Context: Hillary Clinton on Tulsi Gabbard, the Trump campaign and Russia
Hillary Clinton in a podcast interview said that a Democratic contender for president is being groomed to eventually run as a third party candidate in the 2020 election. Without giving a name, Clinton said the female candidate was "the favorite of
Snopes→ Hillary Clinton Implies Gabbard is Favored by Russia
Clinton did not mention the Hawaii congresswoman by name, but said she believes the Russians have "got their eye on somebody who's currently in the Democratic primary."
FactCheck.org→ Flurry of Trump Falsehoods
Summary In two press appearances in the same day, President Donald Trump made several false claims and distorted the facts on issues ranging from Syria to trade: Trump claimed that former GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan “would never issue a subpoena
Truth or Fiction?→ Zinaida, Get Your Gun
On October 16 2019, a Tumblr screenshot was shared to Imgur and the Facebook page “Revolution Porn”; the post contained an illustration of a young girl reaching for a gun as a man in Nazi regalia looked the other way with text about the s
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Republicans Hold 33 Benghazi Hearings and Make Hillary Clinton Testify for 11 Hours?
In October 2019, the Facebook page “Occupy Democrats” shared the following tweet, which claimed that Republicans held 33 “Benghazi hearings” — and that Hillary Clinton testified for eleven hours as they ran their course: R
PolitiFact→ Roger Stone – An old Roger Stone video about Cory Booker has gone viral on Twitter. It’s false
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | An old Roger Stone video about Cory Booker has gone viral on Twitter. It’s false An old video from a Republican political operative alleging that Cory Booker laundered money as mayor of Newark, N.J., has resurfaced