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PolitiFact→ Trump lawyer claims lack of due process in House impeachment. 3 reasons the law doesn’t back him up
In the letter to Democratic House leaders that laid out why President Donald Trump would not cooperate with an impeachment investigation, White House counsel Pat Cipollone argued that the House had "designed and implemented your inquiry in a manne
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Single Men Will NOT Get The Right To Start A Family Under New Definition Of Infertility
Will single men get the right to start a family under a new definition of infertility adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO)? No, that's not true: WHO made it clear in a statement issued a day after the claim appeared in a British news
Truth or Fiction?→ Was a Toddler Subjected to Months of Abuse Because of a ‘Cookie’ Analogy?
In September 2019, a Facebook user shared an image and a harrowing story about the purported sexual abuse of a toddler that went unreported for months because the young girl supposedly was not taught anatomically correct words: Alongside a photograph
Lead Stories→ Fake News: CNN Did NOT Report Philip Andrei Gancia Became a Porn Star
Did CNN really report a young man from the Philippines named Philip Andrei Gancia achieved his dream and became a porn star? And did they show a photo from a Brazzers porn video of him together with Brazilian model Jessica Beppler? No, that's
Snopes→ Defying Impeachment Inquiry, Trump Makes Charge More Certain
The combative White House letter vowing to defy the “illegitimate” impeachment inquiry has actually put President Donald Trump on a more certain path to charges.
Snopes→ Did a Human-Created Sinkhole Open in Guatemala?
Some news items are so fascinating that they resurface time and time again.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: 12,000 Doctors Did NOT Just Urge the FDA to Put Cancer Warnings on Cheese
Did 12,000 doctors urge the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to put cancer warnings on cheese? No, that's not true: The vegan advocacy group Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) filed a petition asking the FDA to put a warning
Truth or Fiction?→ Was a Protest Banner Unfurled at Trump’s Las Vegas Hotel?
A protest video against United States President Donald Trump circulated online on October 9 2019 drew heavy attention online for its message on a computer-generated banner: A video shows the “banner” seemingly being unfurled at the Trump
FactCheck.org→ Fact: Trump TV Ad Misleads on Biden and Ukraine
With its candidate the subject of an impeachment inquiry, President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign has gone on the offensive with a TV ad that claims to present the “facts” about Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and Ukr
Lead Stories→ Fake News: No Greenpeace Banner On Vegas Trump Hotel Saying He Betrayed and Murdered The Kurdish People
Did Greenpeace unfurl a banner from the Trump hotel in Las Vegas saying Trump "betrayed and murdered the Kurdish people"? No, that's not true: the video has been digitally manipulated, the same footage has been used before with different texts
Truth or Fiction?→ ’95-Year-Old Former President Jimmy Carter Building a House With a Black Eye’ Meme
On October 8 2019, a Reddit user shared the following animated image to r/gifs, purportedly showing former United States president Jimmy Carter building homes for Habitat for Humanity while still visibly recovering from a fall-related injury (as evid
Truth or Fiction?→ Pro-Life Art: ‘The Neverborn Child’ Meme
In early October 2019, the Facebook disinformation page “ForAmerica” shared the following meme, insisting that it shows a “pro-life sculpture” called “the neverborn child”: Captions added to the image and a statu
FactCheck.org→ Outburst at AOC Town Hall Was Staged
Quick Take A political group took credit for planting a woman who espoused “eating babies” to address climate change at a recent town hall event hosted by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. But some have still misrepresented the woman as “
Truth or Fiction?→ Does a Facebook ‘Default Setting’ Sign Users Up for Recurring Donations?
As we have said many times, any Facebook post that begins with a variation of “copied from a friend” should raise suspicions. Despite this, users of the social media platform continue to do their part to spread misinformation and disinform
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Big Pharma CEO Did NOT Say "We’re in Business of Shareholder Profit, Not Helping The Sick"
Did a "Big Pharma" CEO say "We're in Business of Shareholder Profit, Not Helping The Sick"? No, that's not true: a partisan website published an article in 2016 with a headline making that claim but the quote in the headline appears to be enti
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Joe Biden Does NOT Confess to Bribery
Did Joe Biden confess to bribery when he told how he warned Ukraine's leader the United States would withhold a $1 billion loan unless a prosecutor was replaced? No, that's not true: A video posted with the "bribery" claim is from the former v
Snopes→ White House Says It Won’t Comply with Inquiry
The White House has notified the House that the Trump administration will not participate in what it is calling Democrats’ “illegitimate” impeachment probe.
Truth or Fiction?→ Does Footage Prove Elizabeth Warren Lied About ‘Visibly Pregnant’ Firing?
In early October 2019, a number of social media posts and attendant articles referenced a multi-layered claim that Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) “lied” about being fired because she was “visibly pregnant.” Social medi
Truth or Fiction?→ If You Made $5,000 a Day Starting in 1492, Would You Still Have Less Money Than Jeff Bezos?
On October 7 2019, a screenshot of a tweet began circulating across the internet. It read: If you worked every single day, making $5000/day, from the time Columbus sailed to America, to the time you are reading this tweet, you would still not be a bi
Truth or Fiction?→ The Constitution, Impeachment, a Paper Shredder, and Hillary Clinton’s Twitter
On October 7 2019, the following image appeared in a Facebook group. It purportedly showed an undated Fox News coverage still, further displaying what appeared to be a tweet from Hillary Clinton three days before: In the original post, a group
Lead Stories→ Fake News: New Study Does NOT Say Many Cases Of ‘Dementia’ Are Actually Side Effects Of Prescription Drugs
Does a new medical study conclude that many cases of dementia are actually the side effects of prescription drugs? No, that's not true: A 2015 study did measure a higher rate of development of dementia in the elderly who take a certain class o
Snopes→ Suit Says Feds Using Immigration Marriage Interviews as Trap
The Sanchezes have joined five other couples in a class action accusing federal agents of luring families to marriage interviews in Baltimore, only to detain the immigrant spouse for deportation.
Truth or Fiction?→ Officials Say United States Not Vacating Syria, Contradicting Trump: Reports
Amid reports that Turkish forces had begun mounting an attack on Syria, two separate news outlets reported that United States officials had contradicted U.S. President Donald Trump’s declaration that American troops would be vacating the Syria-T
Truth or Fiction?→ Recurring Disinformation Around Remembrance Day, Poppies, and ‘Upset Minorities’
An enduring piece of misinformation surrounding the Remembrance Day holiday and the Royal British Legion charity group resurfaced again in September 2019, despite the best efforts of fact-checkers the last few times the same exact disinformation appea
Snopes→ Goodbye, iTunes: Once-Revolutionary App Gone in Mac Update
It’s time to bid farewell to iTunes, the once-revolutionary program that made online music sales mainstream and effectively blunted the impact of piracy.
Truth or Fiction?→ Facebook #HocusPocus ‘Witch Checker’
In early October 2019, a Facebook status update meme appeared with the claim that people who type #HocusPocus into comments of a post could activate Facebook’s “witch checker” feature: Myriad posts involving re-worded variants o
PolitiFact→ The U.S. aid to Ukraine that Donald Trump froze, in one chart
See Figure 1 on PolitiFact.com While U.S. aid to Ukraine that President Donald Trump froze has since been released, the nearly $400 million package is likely to remain central to House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry into Trump’s possible ab
Truth or Fiction?→ This Is Not Angela Merkel With Adolf Hitler
On September 26 2019, a since-suspended Twitter account (@4truthbombs) shared an image purporting to show a very young Angela Merkel with a previous, infamous chancellor — Adolf Hitler: The disinformation attempt appeared not long after Merkel spo
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Barack Obama Did NOT Tweet About Asking Ukraine About Birth Certificate
Did former President of the United States Barack Obama send a tweet about asking Ukraine if they found his birth certificate? No, that's not true: the viral image making that claim is not a real screenshot of a tweet. An example of the image w
FactCheck.org→ Schiff Wrong on Whistleblower Contact
Rep. Adam Schiff, chair of the House intelligence committee, wrongly implied that his committee had no contact with the whistleblower before receiving the complaint. Schiff claimed, “We have not spoken directly with the whistleblower,” when the
Snopes→ State Department Rattled by Impeachment Inquiry Revelations
A department where morale was already low under a president who, at times, has seemed hostile to its mission is now reeling from days of disclosures that place it at the center of an escalating political scandal.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Pelosi Did NOT Divert $2.4 Billion From Social Security To Cover Impeachment Costs
Did Nancy Pelosi divert $2.4 billion from social security to cover the cost of impeaching President Donald Trump? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans i
Truth or Fiction?→ Lyndon LaRouche: An Explainer
An attempt to troll U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) in early October 2019 led to newfound attention for the devotees of failed political candidate, convicted felon, and one-time Marxist-turned-Democratic-presidential-candidate-turned-f
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Cop Chases Down Teen, Shoots Him Twice In The Head NOT Over Stop For A Bicycle Light — Teen Had A Gun
Did a cop chase down a teen, shoot him twice in the head over a stop for a bicycle light -- and then face no charges? No, that's not true: While Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, Police Sgt. Eric Giese did intially try to stop Tyrese West because his
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘When We See Cancer in Pork, We Just Cut It Out And Still Sell It To Customers’ Claim
A February 2018 post (“An Experienced Butcher Admits: “When We See Cancer In The Pork, We Just Cut It And Still Sell It To Customers””) circulated widely on Facebook in October 2019, inspiring a fresh round of users vowing to never aga
PolitiFact→ Adam Schiff – Adam Schiff’s false claim that ‘we have not spoken directly with the whistleblower’
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Adam Schiff’s false claim that ‘we have not spoken directly with the whistleblower’ Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said in September that the House Intelligence Committee had not communicated with the whistleblowe
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Rolex Sales Records Help Solve a Murder?
In September 2019, a Reddit r/todayilearned post claimed that luxury watch manufacturer Rolex maintained such “meticulous” sales records that their data was used to solve an open homicide: TIL of The Rolex Murder. On July 28, 19
Climate Feedback→ Letter signed by “500 scientists” relies on inaccurate claims about climate science
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This letter presenting a short list of claims about climate change boasts a list of “500 scientists and professionals” who have co-signed it. The claims contradict or misrepresent the evidence uncovered
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Inaccurate Claims About His ‘Perfect’ Call
President Donald Trump’s request that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky investigate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, has triggered an impeachment inquiry. Since then, the president has made a series of inaccur