The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Has Donald Trump overseen a gain of 500,000 jobs so far? On April 25, the White House launched a web page to promote President Donald Trump’s achievements in his first 100 days. Featured prominently near th
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PolitiFact→ Trump's 100 days: Where he fell short
If there’s one arena where President Donald Trump’s agenda has had a rough encounter with reality, it’s Capitol Hill. A couple of weeks before Election Day, Trump unveiled his Contract with the American Voter. In it, he listed 10 bill
FactCheck.org→ Did Democrats Once Support Border Wall?
White House Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney made an apples-to-oranges comparison when he said he couldn’t understand why Democrats opposed supplemental funding for a border wall since many of them were for it back in 2006. Mulv
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Does the Ninth Circuit have an overturn record 'close to 80%'?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Does the Ninth Circuit have an overturn record 'close to 80%'? President Donald Trump, upset by a district judge’s decision to temporarily block one of his immigration orders, went on Twitter to criticize t
PolitiFact→ Ivanka Trump – Ivanka Trump wrongly says child care single largest U.S. household expense
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Ivanka Trump wrongly says child care single largest U.S. household expense At a meeting in Berlin focused on empowering women entrepreneurs, first daughter and presidential adviser Ivanka Trump said her father stood
PolitiFact→ What Trump has done in his first 100 days in office
President Donald Trump points to declines in illegal immigration, a new Supreme Court justice on the bench and rollbacks of policies set by his predecessor as examples of success within 100 days of his administration. But he takes issue with the lack o
PolitiFact→ #PolitiFact100: How we’re covering Trump’s 100 days
President Donald Trump both played down and played up the importance of his 100th day in office, dismissing it as an arbitrary media creation while also taking a victory lap for what he described as his accomplishments. PolitiFact is dedicating 100 non
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Did terrorism not exist before NATO was created, as Donald Trump said?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Did terrorism not exist before NATO was created, as Donald Trump said? President Donald Trump has needled NATO, the 68-year-old military alliance, as an anachronistic vestige of the Cold War with a low-energy
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Is illegal immigration the lowest in 17 years, as Trump said?
The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Is illegal immigration the lowest in 17 years, as Trump said? President Donald Trump hasn’t been decisive on whether he’d sign a spending bill that did not include funding for his promised border wall. But
Washington Post→ The White House boo-boo in counting Franklin Roosevelt’s executive orders
“TAKING EXECUTIVE ACTION: In office, President Trump has accomplished more in his first 100 days than any other president since Franklin Roosevelt.” — White House news release, April 25 Though President Trump has declared rev
FactCheck.org→ Trump Spins His First 100 Days
Summary In an interview with the Associated Press, President Donald Trump put some spin on what he has done — and hasn’t done — as he nears the completion of his first 100 days in office: Trump said he has not labeled China a curren
PolitiFact→ Trump created a 100-day contract with voters. We scored how he's done
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Snopes→ Is North Carolina Man Greg Comer Battling Cancer?
A prayer chain for Comer was reposted in April 2017, more than six years after his death.
PolitiFact→ #PolitiFact100: Tracking Trump's promises in the first 100 days
Donald Trump is learning what most presidents do: It’s a lot easier to make campaign promises than to deliver on them. At PolitiFact, we’re tracking 103 promises Trump made during the campaign on our Trump-O-Meter. As Trump nears his 100th
Truth or Fiction?→ Prayer Request for Greg Comer’s Battle Against Cancer-Outdated!
Prayer Request for Greg Comer’s Battle Against Cancer-Outdated! Summary of eRumor: A prayer request has been issued from the son of Greg Comer, a 41-year-old New Jersey man who has been battling cancer for seven years, has gone viral on Facebook
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Trump’s AP interview about his first 100 days
President Donald Trump played up his accomplishments in his first 100 days, while simultaneously downplaying the significance of the milepost, in a lengthy interview with the Associated Press. "I've done more than any other president in the fi
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – How do Donald Trump's first 100 days rate historically?
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | How do Donald Trump's first 100 days rate historically? As he neared the end of his first 100 days in office, President Donald Trump touted his first three months as a rousing success. "No administration has acc
Hoax-Slayer→ Jury Duty Phone Scams Continue With New Twist
Jury duty phone scammers are now using the names of real police officers to make their claims more believable. The post Jury Duty Phone Scams Continue With New Twist appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
PolitiFact→ Mick Mulvaney – Fact-check: Did top Democrats vote for a border wall in 2006?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Fact-check: Did top Democrats vote for a border wall in 2006? White House budget director Mick Mulvaney said he doesn’t understand Democratic opposition to funding the border wall because top Democrats vote
PolitiFact→ Howard Dean – Howard Dean's wrong tweet that the Constitution doesn't protect 'hate speech'
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Howard Dean's wrong tweet that the Constitution doesn't protect 'hate speech' The Constitution doesn’t protect "hate speech," said former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, chiming into the debate over conserv
PolitiFact→ Jackie Speier – Did Trump really mention WikiLeaks over 160 times in the last month of the election cycle?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Did Trump really mention WikiLeaks over 160 times in the last month of the election cycle? President Donald Trump reveled in WikiLeaks’ disclosures against Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton during the
Truth or Fiction?→ New York Pizzeria Denies Service to Veteran John Welch, His Service Dog-Fiction!
New York Pizzeria Denies Service to Veteran John Welch, His Service Dog-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A servicemember named John Welch was denied service at Villagio’s Pizzeria in Massapequa Park, New York, because he was accompanied by his se
FactCheck.org→ SCOTUS Didn’t Ban Teaching About Islam
Q: Did the Supreme Court rule that public schools cannot teach students about Islam? A: No. That false claim was spread by a network of fake news websites. FULL QUESTION Did the Supreme Court just shut down the teaching of Islam in our schools? Did J
FactCheck.org→ Video: Trump on Toyota’s Investment
This week, CNN’s Jake Tapper explains why President Donald Trump was wrong to take credit for Toyota’s plan to invest over $1 billion in its largest manufacturing plant in Kentucky. Trump said, “Toyota just announced that it will inve
Washington Post→ What Trump got wrong on Twitter this week (#8)
It’s been more than a month since our last roundup of what the president got wrong on Twitter in a given week, an occasional Friday series at The Fact Checker. President Trump has been tweeting less frequently, and his tweets have become
FactCheck.org→ Spinning Georgia’s Election Results
No candidate received 50 percent of the vote in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District special election on April 18, so the top two vote-getters now face off in a June 20 runoff. Nevertheless, both parties claimed a moral victory — spinning t
Truth or Fiction?→ Rep. Jason Chaffetz Won’t Seek Reelection over Russian Blackmail Threat-Unproven!
Rep. Jason Chaffetz Won’t Seek Reelection over Russian Blackmail Threat-Unproven! Summary of eRumor: A surprise announcement from U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah that he wouldn’t seek reelection in 2018 sparked rumors that Russians have bl
Truth or Fiction?→ Oprah Winfrey Announces She’s Getting Married-Fiction!
Oprah Winfrey Announces She’s Getting Married-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Social media is abuzz with rumors that Oprah Winfrey is finally getting married at 62. The Truth: A clickbait article making the rounds on Facebook is behind the latest fal
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact Live for April 20
PolitiFact editors discuss the truth behind the week in news. The show airs live at 11:30 a.m. ET Thursday on Facebook. >>More
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s MS-13 Miss
President Donald Trump blamed the Obama administration for allowing “bad MS 13 gangs to form in cities across U.S.” due to “weak illegal immigration policies.” The MS-13 gang was formed in Los Angeles in the 1980s and had spread
PolitiFact→ Maxine Waters – Maxine Waters wrong to say she has 'not called for' Trump's impeachment
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Maxine Waters wrong to say she has 'not called for' Trump's impeachment More than perhaps any member of Congress, Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., has discussed the possibility of impeaching President Donald Tr
Truth or Fiction?→ Maryland, Michigan and Arizona Allow Muslims Students to Pray in School-Truth! & Fiction!
Maryland, Michigan and Arizona Allow Muslims Students to Pray in Schools-Truth! & Misleading! Summary of eRumor: Maryland, Michigan and Arizona allow Muslims students to pray during school — but not Christian students. The Truth: Muslim students
Snopes→ House Oversight Committee Chair Jason Chaffetz Will Not Seek Re-Election
The Utah lawmaker announced he would step down shortly after a Democratic challenger raised more than him in donations.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump: China taking unprecedented steps to help with North Korea's nukes
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Trump: China taking unprecedented steps to help with North Korea's nukes North Korea’s nuclear weapons program might be a looming security threat for the United States and its allies, but it has also provid
FactCheck.org→ Carson Didn’t Find HUD Errors
Q: Did Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson find over $500 billion in accounting errors while auditing HUD’s financial statements? A: No. The errors were discovered and published by HUD’s independent inspector general bef
PolitiFact→ Sorting through Trump's shift on releasing White House visitor logs
The Trump administration met widespread opposition from advocates of government transparency when it announced that it would not be publicizing the logs of White House visitors -- as the Obama White House generally had done. Even before the change was
PolitiFact→ Center for American Progress Action Fund – How much do Donald Trump's trips to Mar-a-Lago cost?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | How much do Donald Trump's trips to Mar-a-Lago cost? In his first 13 weeks as president, Donald Trump spent more than half of his weekends away from the White House. Trump’s frequent visits to his Palm Beac
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump falsely claims Obama policies to blame for growth of MS-13 gang in the U.S.
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Trump falsely claims Obama policies to blame for growth of MS-13 gang in the U.S. President Donald Trump blamed former President Barack Obama on Twitter for the formation of one of the most notorious gangs. "The
FactCheck.org→ Trump Distorts Ossoff’s Record
On the morning of the special House election in Georgia, President Donald Trump fired off two tweets that were critical of Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff. Trump claimed Ossoff “will raise your taxes,” but we could find no evidence of Ossoff propos
PolitiFact→ Bernie Sanders – Bernie Sanders wrong that voter turnout hit 20-year low in 2016
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Bernie Sanders wrong that voter turnout hit 20-year low in 2016 Was voter turnout in the 2016 presidential election at a decades-long low? Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who ran in the Democratic primaries before losin