Amid a flurry of headlines about the government shutdown and Michael Cohen on January 18 2019, President Donald Trump tweeted a highly dubious claim that ranchers on the southern United States border had found “prayer rugs” as part of a pl
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Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Democrat Government Shutdown’ Explained
In mid-January 2019, the Facebook page “I Love My Country” shared a status update meme with the title, “Democrat Government Shutdown Explained”: Amid scattered images of United States President Donald Trump, Sen. Chuck Schumer
PolitiFact→ Mark Warner – Trump wants to lift sanctions related to a Russian oligarch. Here’s why
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Trump wants to lift sanctions related to a Russian oligarch. Here’s why Senate Democrats are expected to force a vote to block the Trump administration from lifting sanctions on three companies connected to Rus
Snopes→ No Shutdown End in Sight; Trump Says ‘Never Ever Back Down’
Trump said he had dismissed a proposal from Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham to reopen the government for several weeks and continue dealing with Democrats over money for the wall.
FactCheck.org→ Social Posts Distort Facts of 2013 Shutdown
Quick Take Viral Facebook posts say that former President Barack Obama “shut down the government to force Obamacare.” That’s misleading. Full Story The current partial government shutdown that began Dec. 22 arose as a result of an im
FactCheck.org→ Phony Claim On Elizabeth Warren’s Health
Quick Take A baseless claim about Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s health is circulating on social media. Full Story Shortly after Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced on New Year’s Eve that she has formed an exploratory committee for president, an inte
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Did Democrats reverse border wall position after Donald Trump was elected?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Did Democrats reverse border wall position after Donald Trump was elected? In his call for a border wall, President Donald Trump said Democrats made a U-turn on immigration after he was elected president. &quo
PolitiFact→ Elizabeth Warren – Warren overstates share of tax cuts for the rich
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Warren overstates share of tax cuts for the rich In her first extended interview after saying she’d run for president, Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren took on the Republicans’ 2017 tax
FactCheck.org→ Story Cherry-Picks in Assessing CNN Ratings
Quick Take A story shared on Facebook uses selective TV ratings data to make the misleading claim that CNN was not one of the 10 most watched cable networks in 2018. Full Story A conservative website takes aim at CNN by misrepresenting recently releas
Snopes→ Does Elizabeth Warren Have a Piece of Racist Memorabilia on Her Kitchen Shelf?
Accusations of racism were based solely on a blurry and obscured glimpse of an object on Sen. Elizabeth Warren's shelf.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did President Barack Obama Shut Down the Government to ‘Force Obamacare’ in 2013?
On December 29, 2018, a Facebook user posted a status update claiming that a federal shutdown over border wall funding was similar to one in 2013 — and it was purportedly initiated by President Barack Obama: This was nearly identical to a December 2
FactCheck.org→ Democratic Spin on Border Security Funds
Democrats say the Trump administration is asking for more money for a border wall even though it has spent only 6 percent of the funds that Congress has appropriated for border security over the past two years. That’s misleading. About 60 percent has
PolitiFact→ Chris Murphy – Has the Trump administration spent only 6 percent of border money?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Has the Trump administration spent only 6 percent of border money? Has the Trump administration spent just 6 percent of the money allocated by Congress for border upgrades? As the parties battle over border fu
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Teddy Roosevelt Stand Up for the First Black Female Postmaster?
In January 2019, the Facebook page History Hustle shared a meme about President Teddy Roosevelt and a woman named Minnie Cox, the first black female postmaster in the United States: The original post (which did not include any visible citations) said:
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Trump Adviser Katrina Pierson Appear to Scold the Late John McCain for His Silence on Dossier?
A December 20, 2018 tweet from political operative Katrina Pierson was widely examined and commented on when its syntax made it appear that Pierson was chiding Sen. John McCain — who died the previous August — for his silence: Since everyone is
FactCheck.org→ The Whoppers of 2018
Summary For the fourth year in a row, Donald Trump dominates our list of the whoppers of the year. Before he entered politics as a presidential candidate in 2015, we had never singled out one person as the most egregious teller-of-falsehoods in these y
FactCheck.org→ The Viral Spiral of 2018
Summary All this month, we’re celebrating 15 years of holding politicians accountable. We’ve been writing about false and misleading viral claims for nearly as long. Early on, we mostly fact-checked viral messages in the form of chain email
FactCheck.org→ Missing the Mark on the Edwards Case
Quick Take A popular meme suggests prosecutors are applying a double standard in a campaign finance case involving President Donald Trump, but it distorts the facts of the case against former Democratic Sen. John Edwards. Full Story In 2011, a grand j
FactCheck.org→ Video: FactChecking Oval Office Meeting Claims
In this week’s fact-checking video, CNN’s Jake Tapper reviews some of the claims that we wrote about following the contentious Oval Office meeting on Dec. 11 between President Donald Trump and the Democratic congressional leaders, Rep. Nan
FactCheck.org→ Meme Spreads Bogus Pelosi Quote on Border Wall
Quick Take A long-circulating meme spreads a quote falsely attributed to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi about President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall. Full Story In the Oval Office this week, a heated (and fact-challenged) exchange unf
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking the Trump-Pelosi-Schumer Scuffle
In a contentious Oval Office meeting, President Donald Trump and the Democratic congressional leaders — Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer — disagreed over funding for a border wall, mangling some facts in the process. The president claimed th
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Exaggerated ‘Conflicts of Interest’ Claims
In a flurry of tweets, President Donald Trump stretched the facts when he alleged that special counsel Robert Mueller and his staff have “many” conflicts of interests: Trump falsely claimed that “the woman in charge of prosecuting [c
FactCheck.org→ No Evidence New York Legislator Died from Flu Shot
Quick Take A self-described “alternative news” story suggests the flu shot was responsible for the death of a New York state senator. The official cause of death is still pending. Full Story The weekend before Thanksgiving, New York State
PolitiFact→ Amy Klobuchar – Amy Klobuchar: Number, rate of children without insurance rises
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Amy Klobuchar: Number, rate of children without insurance rises The uninsurance rate is one of the main barometers for how the country is doing on health care. In that vein, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., sounded
PolitiFact→ Amy Klobuchar – Amy Klobuchar: Number, rate of children without insurance rises
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Amy Klobuchar: Number, rate of children without insurance rises The uninsurance rate is one of the main barometers for how the country is doing on health care. In that vein, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., sounded
FactCheck.org→ Our 15th Anniversary
FactCheck.org turns 15 years old today. Since our launch on Dec. 5, 2003, fact-checking political claims has become a worldwide phenomenon, with 162 fact-checking websites currently active, according to the Reporters’ Lab at Duke University. Jou
FactCheck.org→ Ocasio-Cortez’s Misguided Tweet
Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted that $21 trillion worth of “Pentagon accounting errors” could finance two-thirds of Medicare for All. It can’t. The misguided tweet is based on a tally by university researchers who found $2
Washington Post→ Does the sentencing bill give early release to drug traffickers, sex offenders?
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) says yes. But he gives short shrift to safeguards in the bill that could keep many of them behind bars.
FactCheck.org→ The Science Trump Got Wrong in the Post Interview
In a Nov. 27 interview with the Washington Post, President Donald Trump made a series of inaccurate statements. He questioned the cause of climate change, praised a nonexistent method for wildfire prevention and even recycled a long-debunked news story
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misuses Data in 9th Circuit Attack
President Donald Trump wrongly tweeted that the largest federal appellate court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, is “overturned more than any circuit in the country, 79%.” During the 2017 term, the Supreme Court reviewed just 15 of
FactCheck.org→ Is Trump Responsible for Falling Gasoline Prices?
With gasoline prices plummeting, President Donald Trump gave himself a third-person pat on the back via Twitter: “thank you President T.” Energy experts say the decline in prices is largely motivated by market forces outside the president&#
Truth or Fiction?→ Was Teargas Used ‘Once a Month’ at the Border Under the Obama Administration?
The days following a cross-border chemical attack by American forces on unarmed members of a caravan of men, women, and children from Central America across the border with Mexico were filled with disinformation and outright propaganda as people and or
PolitiFact→ Steve Daines – Sanctuary jurisdictions 'violate the laws of our nation'? That's Mostly False
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Sanctuary jurisdictions 'violate the laws of our nation'? That's Mostly False During a hearing for President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead a top immigration agency, Sen. Steve Daines said that so-called
PolitiFact→ Steve Daines – Sanctuary jurisdictions 'violate the laws of our nation'? That's Mostly False
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Sanctuary jurisdictions 'violate the laws of our nation'? That's Mostly False During a hearing for President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead a top immigration agency, Sen. Steve Daines said that so-called
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Donald Trump's statement on Saudi Arabia, Khashoggi murder
President Donald Trump’s view that the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi should not touch U.S.-Saudi relations isn’t being well-received by his fellow Republicans. For example, Trump cast doubt over the CIA’s conclusion that
PolitiFact→ Is it legal for tear gas to be used against migrants?
U.S. Border Patrol agents fired tear gas at migrants seeking entry at the southwest border, claiming the migrants were throwing rocks and bottles. "Is this legal? Is this moral? Is this accurate? What is happening here?" tweeted Sen. Brian Sc
Internet Archive→ President’s Departure Remarks : CSPAN : November 26, 2018 4:05pm-4:13pm EST
President Trump talked to reporters as he departed the White House for Mississippi. He answered questions on a range of topics including news that General Motors would be cutting jobs, the situation at the U.S-Mexico border and campaigning for Sen....T
Snopes→ US Senator Says No Ill Will, Intent Behind ‘Hanging’ Remark
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith's remark was caught on video. It has brought widespread criticism both inside and outside Mississippi, a state with a history of racially motivated lynchings.
PolitiFact→ Tom Cotton – Were there no hearings on bipartisan criminal justice bill?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Were there no hearings on bipartisan criminal justice bill? A criminal justice bill with support from bipartisan lawmakers as well as President Donald Trump has sparked a round-robin Twitter dispute among
PolitiFact→ Tom Cotton – Were there no hearings on bipartisan criminal justice bill?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Were there no hearings on bipartisan criminal justice bill? A criminal justice bill with support from bipartisan lawmakers as well as President Donald Trump has sparked a round-robin Twitter dispute among