Did President Donald Trump say he will pay for the entire July 4 parade in Washington out of his own pocket? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and Republica
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Truth or Fiction?→ Did Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Say If ‘Owning Guns Was a Right It Would Be in the Constitution’?
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) has captured the attention of the internet and its trolls, which means that memes and rumors about her are quite common — most of which seem to attribute either motives or quotes to her with no cit
Snopes→ Was an ‘Elderly Man’ Beaten While Trying to Help a ‘Man in a Sundress’ in Portland?
An image of an older man with a bloody face was widely shared, but video shows he was an aggressor in a brawl.
FactCheck.org→ Confusion at the Border
In recent days, contradictory claims have been made about border issues, including the living conditions for migrants being housed at U.S. Customs and Border Protection detention facilities: Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan claimed t
Snopes→ Fire Destroys Jim Beam Warehouse Filled with Bourbon Barrels
Lightning might have been a factor, but fire investigators haven’t been able to start looking for the cause.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a Symbolic Random Chat Room Name Appear After Etika’s Death?
After the death of YouTube gaming streamer Etika was confirmed in late June 2019, his on-and-off girlfriend Alice Pika hosted a memorial livestream on June 26 2019. Not long after, a rumor circulated on Reddit and other sites about what the appearance
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Julia Roberts Did NOT Say ‘Michelle Obama Isn’t Fit To Clean Melania’s Toilet’
Did Julia Roberts say Michelle Obama isn't fit to clean Melania Trump's toilet'? No, that's not true: the story was put out by a site once notorious for taking existing news reports and spicing them up with some invented facts to get a more sp
PolitiFact→ Stars and stripes, and truth!
As someone who reads our fact-checks, you clearly value the type of reporting we do. Have you been following our recent coverage of the Mueller Report and the Democratic candidates for president? Our reporting has the power to not only inform, but also
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau NOT Converting from Christianity to Islam
Did Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau convert from Christianity to Islam? No, that's not true: the story was put out several years ago by a satirical website as a joke but keeps being circulated on Facebook via various pages and groups even
Snopes→ Was the Canadian Flag Displayed Across Niagara Falls?
A patriotic display could be seen at Niagara Falls on Canada Day 2019, but it wasn't THAT elaborate.
FactCheck.org→ Trump on ‘Unfair’ U.S.-Japan Security Treaty
President Donald Trump described a security treaty with Japan as an “unfair agreement” negotiated by “stupid” American officials in which “Japan doesn’t have to help us at all” if the U.S. is attacked. But that ignores
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Why We Do NOT Need To Put Onion On Our Feet Overnight
Do we need to put onion on our feet overnight? No, that's not true: A number of websites and videos claim placing a sliced onion in your sock while you sleep delivers miraculous health benefits, including detoxifying your blood and making your
FactCheck.org→ No Evidence Kim Jong Un Rebuffed Obama’s ‘Begging’
Prior to his historic meeting with Kim Jong Un in North Korea, President Donald Trump made the unfounded claim that Barack Obama tried many times to meet with Kim, but was rebuffed. Obama administration officials and experts on U.S.-North Korea relatio
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Stats Distort Democratic Debates
Quick Take Posts on social media wildly exaggerate the number of times President Donald Trump’s name and the word “free” were used during the first 2020 Democratic presidential debates. Full Story The first Democratic debates in t
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Steve Martin NOT Dead At 71 – NOT A Proud Conservative And NOT Friend Of The Trumps
Is Steve Martin dead at 71 and was the comedic actor "a proud conservative and friend of the Trumps?" No, that's not true: The claim is a work of satire by a known liberal satirist who trolls conservatives by publishing outlandish claims in ho
Truth or Fiction?→ Sparkler Ash Dog Death Warning
On June 26 2019, a Facebook user posted the following story about the death of their pug Zoe, urging other users to be aware of the purported danger posed by spent firework and sparkler ash: In part of the post, Copp said that Zoe had recently died
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Colin Kaepernick Force Nike to Cancel ‘Offensive’ Betsy Ross American Flag Sneakers?
On July 1 2019, the Wall Street Journal published an article reporting that Nike had canceled shipment of a planned Betsy Ross flag-themed sneaker, adding that former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick had forced the athletic wear company to do so as
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Antifa NOT Planning Chemical Attack In Washington D.C.
Is there evidence that Antifa is planning a chemical attack in Washington, D.C., during the July 4th holiday weekend? No, that's true: The claim published by right-wing websites -- including a warning that "civil war is on the horizon" -- are
Snopes→ Angels, MLB Mourn Skaggs after Pitcher Dies in Hotel Room
Police said they were investigating but no foul play was suspected.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Rusty D Nelson Is NOT Wanted, NOT Considered Extremely Dangerous
Is Rusty D Nelson from Independence, Misouri wanted by the police in connection with thirty deaths in Kansas? No, that's not true: the story was put out by someone on a prank website where anybody can upload a picture and a headline and it une
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Supreme Court Did NOT Rule Muslims Can’t Use The Quran for Swearing into Federal Office
Did the Supreme Court rule muslims can't use the Quran for swearing into Federal Office? No, that's not true: the story originated on a parody website but it has since been copied by a wide variety of mostly foreign-run copycat sites that push
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Mermaid Enthusiast NOT Accidentally Harpooned to Death By Local Fishermen in Philippines
Was American tourist Andrew Stevens harpooned to death by fishermen in the Philippines while wearing a mermaid costume? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by publishing fictional
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Women Do NOT Need To Go Out With Friends Twice A Week To Stay Healthy
Did an Oxford University scientific study conclude that women need to go out with friends twice a week to stay healthy? No, that's not true: There is no such study, only a "social experiment" conducted by an Oxford psychology professor involvi
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Protesters Throw ‘Concrete Milkshakes’?
Dueling protests became dueling narratives in Portland, Oregon on June 29 2019 when clashes erupted between Proud Boys attendees and anti-fascist demonstrators, quickly devolving into rumors that milkshakes thrown at one person contained one or mor
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Migrants NOT Quarantined with UNKNOWN Disease, 10-Year Old Girl NOT Found With 20 Types of Semen In Her
Are migrants at the U.S. southern border quarantined with an unknown disease and was a 10-year-old girl found with 20 types of semen in her? No, neither is true: An ICE official denies there is such a quarantine and he said the claim about a y
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Kamala Harris Is An American Black & She Was In 2nd Integrated Class Of Her School
Is Kamala Harris not an American Black considering that her parents are Indian and Jamaican and was she lying when she said she was part of the second class to be integrated at her elementary school? No, neither is true: While racial definitio
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Oregon Does NOT Becomes First State To Legalize Molly
Did Oregon become the first U.S. state to legalize the drug molly? No, that's not true: Oregon and Alaska were the first states to legalize recreational marijuana in 2015, but contrary to an article on an Oregon news website, molly, aka ecstas
Snopes→ People Gather at Stonewall 50 Years After LGBTQ Uprising
The Stonewall Inn is now a landmark and part of the Stonewall National Monument, but in 1969, it was part of a gay scene that was known, yet not open.
FactCheck.org→ Are Wages Rising or Flat?
To hear politicians tell it, wages are rising at the fastest rate in a decade, are the same as they were 45 years ago and are at a 60-year low. And all three claims could be correct, depending on what measure is used to justify it. Parsing the politica
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Joe Biden oversimplifies his school busing record in Miami debate
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Joe Biden oversimplifies his school busing record in Miami debate Sen. Kamala Harris of California attacked Joe Biden for his position on busing to desegregate schools in the 1970s. In the second democratic de
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a Woman on Facebook Mistake Drill Bits Discarded at a Gas Station for Bullets?
In March 2018, the Facebook page “Historical Pictures” shared the following meme (archived here), purportedly a screenshot of a Facebook post in which a woman named Emily Noel mistakes discarded drill bits for bullets: Underneath a phot
FactCheck.org→ Headlines Twist Old Report on State Department
Quick Take A false story spread across social media wrongly claims that NBC News reported that Hillary Clinton “covered up” a “pedophile ring” at the Department of State. The report is from 2013 and did not say that. Full Stor
FactCheck.org→ Video: FactChecking the Second Debate
In this video, we review some of claims made on June 27 during round two of the first Democratic debate. Former Vice President Joe Biden falsely claimed that President Donald Trump “immediately discontinued” an aid program to Central America, and
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Dwight Eisenhower Say Someday ‘Someone Will Claim It Never Happened’ in 1945?
On June 9 2019, the Facebook page “No To Theocracy” shared the following meme (archived here), featuring a quote in which President Dwight Eisenhower appeared to have predicted Holocaust denial: Above a photograph skeletal human remains
PolitiFact→ Who is Joe Sestak? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate
Editor's note: This story is part of PolitiFact’s ongoing coverage of the 2020 campaign; these reports will be updated as the campaign continues. For more candidate profiles and fact-checking, go to www.politifact.com/2020/ Joe Se
FactCheck.org→ Video: Jake Tapper Breaks Down Debate Claims
In this week’s video, CNN’s Jake Tapper breaks down three false claims in the first of two Democratic debates on June 26: Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke said Purdue Pharma had paid “no consequences” for its connection to the opi
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Round Two of the Democratic Debate
Summary The second group of 10 Democratic presidential candidates made false and misleading claims about immigration, gun control legislation and the environment, and repeated familiar talking points on taxes, health care and poverty. Former Vice Pres
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking the 2nd night of the Democratic debate in Miami
This story will be updated with more fact-checks. Democrats let loose their anti-Trump passions while attempting to showcase their diverse vantage points on gun control, race relations, immigration, healthcare, tax reform and more during the second nig
Snopes→ Double Jeopardy Fight Looms after Manafort Pleads Not Guilty
The president can pardon federal crimes, but not state offenses.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a Man Get Plastic Surgery and Change His Name to Circumvent a Restraining Order?
A December 2018 article headlined, “Man gets plastic surgery and name change to date his ex-girlfriend after she obtains restraining order” has appeared intermittently on social media after its publication. No obvious date appeared on the