Press ahead of the 2019 release of a biopic about Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood star Fred Rogers led to increased interest in his remarkable life. One story this renewed attention unearthed detailed how the children’s show purportedly tack
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FactCheck.org→ FactChecking the Mueller Hearings
While former special counsel Robert S. Mueller reiterated in congressional testimony what he said in his voluminous report on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign, politicians reiterated some claims about the in
Snopes→ Trump Associate Proved Invaluable FBI Source, Records Show
Newly unsealed court records confirm that Felix Sater, a former business associate of President Donald Trump, was an invaluable FBI source who used his ties to the criminal underworld to rat out New York's organized crime families and gather intelligen
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s and Miller’s Attacks on ‘The Squad’
President Donald Trump and his top immigration adviser continue to criticize four progressive Democratic congresswomen known as “the squad,” but some of their claims twist the women’s words. We’ve dealt with a couple of these
Snopes→ Morgenthau, Iconic Ex-Manhattan District Attorney, Has Died
Morgenthau spent more than three decades jailing criminals from mob kingpins and drug-dealing killers to a tax-dodging Harvard dean.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Judge Did NOT Award Sasha and Malia Obama’s Biological Father $14 Million
Did a judge award a man named Samuel Kepelplorp $14 million for being the biological father of the Obama children? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to fool Trump supporters and Republicans int
Snopes→ Did a Judge Give Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein Probation After Meeting with the Clintons?
Epstein's ties to two U.S. presidents, Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, have drawn a good deal of attention in recent days.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO Bombshell Claim: Scientists Do NOT Find ‘Man-made Climate Change Doesn’t Exist In Practice’
Did a peer-reviewed and published scientific study in Finland conclude that "man-made climate change doesn't exist in practice"? No, that's not true: A draft of a short research paper that has not been reviewed by scientific peers or published
FactCheck.org→ Biden on the 1994 Crime Bill
Former Vice President Joe Biden defended his support decades ago for a controversial crime bill, saying in a speech in South Carolina, “There’s another part of my long record that’s being grossly misrepresented: the 1994 crime bill.” W
FactCheck.org→ Gillibrand Attacks Trump on Manufacturing Jobs
A TV ad from Democratic presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand accuses President Donald Trump of breaking his promise to protect and create manufacturing jobs. Despite some plant closures, there has been a net increase of nearly 500,000 manufacturin
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Numbers July 2019 Update
Summary Since President Donald Trump took office: The jobless rate fell further, to the lowest in nearly 50 years. The number of job openings grew to the highest in at least 18 years. Economic growth picked up, but remained far short of what Trump pro
FactCheck.org→ A False Claim About H.R. 8 and a ‘Firearms Registry’
Quick Take A viral meme falsely accuses five House Republicans of voting with Democrats to create a “firearms registry.” The bill in question specifically prohibits “the establishment, directly or indirectly, of a national firearms re
FactCheck.org→ Trump Twists Facts in Environmental Speech
In a July 8 speech dedicated to the environment, President Donald Trump made a series of misleading or false statements as he played up the U.S.’s environmental achievements, many of which predate his time as commander-in-chief. The president false
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Photo Combines Trump, Epstein Images
Quick Take A photo circulating online has been manipulated to show Jeffrey Epstein with Donald and Ivanka Trump in 1993. Full Story Two photos taken 12 years apart have been combined to show Jeffrey Epstein, a wealthy money manager charged with sex t
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Stretch on Intellectual Property Theft
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden says the Trump administration has not been fighting China on “stealing intellectual secrets,” claiming that instead it has been “fighting in trade.” But intellectual property issues ha
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Michael Jordan Did NOT Rip Up His Democrat Party Card
Did Michael Jordan rip up his Democrat Party Card, saying 'I Just Can't Do It Anymore'? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that often fools Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up stories tha
Truth or Fiction?→ Is a ‘Perfect Road Trip’ of Obscenely-Named Towns Real?
On July 4 2019, the Facebook page “Gringott’s Bank of Enchanted Memes” shared a meme (archived here) illustrating a purported route through the United Kingdom with a number of licentious and salacious location names: From top to b
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Ross Perot Did NOT Leave $100 Million to the Trump 2020 Campaign
Did Ross Perot leave $100 million to the Trump campaign after he passed away on July 9, 2019? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and Republicans about the ne
Truth or Fiction?→ Disney, Ariel, and the ‘White Mermaids’ Dispute
In early July 2019, Haile Bailey’s casting as main character Ariel in a live-action reboot of Disney’s animated film The Little Mermaid caused controversy on social media, sparking a meme about another person of color having appeared in
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
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
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
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
Washington Post→ The most-read fact checks so far in 2019
Our most-read fact checks have dug into President Trump’s pumped-up immigration numbers, Sen. Kamala Harris’s spin on the Republican tax cuts, the special counsel’s Russia investigation and the Democrats’ Green New Deal.
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
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
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Socrates Say ‘When Debate is Lost, Slander Becomes the Tool of the Losers’?
On June 26 2019, Eric Trump tweeted a meme attributing a quote about slander to the philosopher Socrates: pic.twitter.com/ojBEcJPGjt — Eric Trump (@EricTrump) June 26, 2019 Against an image of what appeared to be a black and white photograph o
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Socrates Say ‘When Debate is Lost, Slander Becomes the Tool of the Losers’?
On June 26 2019, Eric Trump tweeted a meme attributing a quote about slander to the philosopher Socrates: pic.twitter.com/ojBEcJPGjt — Eric Trump (@EricTrump) June 26, 2019 Against an image of what appeared to be a black and white photograph o
FactCheck.org→ Video: FactChecking the First Debate
In this video, we review some of claims made during the first Democratic debate on June 26 in Miami, Florida. Sen. Cory Booker claimed the Iran nuclear deal “pushed back a nuclear breakout 10, 20 years.” The deal pushed back the breakout time fr
Snopes→ Supreme Court Allows Partisan Districts, Blocks Census Query
The Supreme Court dealt a huge blow to efforts to combat the drawing of electoral districts for partisan gain and put a hold on the Trump administration’s effort to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
Snopes→ Supreme Court Allows Partisan Districts, Blocks Census Query
The Supreme Court dealt a huge blow to efforts to combat the drawing of electoral districts for partisan gain and put a hold on the Trump administration’s effort to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking the First 2020 Democratic Debate
Summary The debate season for the 2020 presidential election kicked off with 10 Democratic candidates taking the stage in Miami and exaggerating or garbling the facts on Iran, wages, Medicare, the opioid crisis and guns. Sen. Cory Booker claimed the I
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO New Study Reveals That Men Who Marry Plus-size Women are Happy
Did a new study reveal that men who marry plus-size women are happier than men with slim wives? No, that's not true: There was no such study comparing the levels of happiness brought to men based on the relative sizes of the women they marry.
FactCheck.org→ Facts on Warren’s Wealth Tax Plan
In her campaign speeches, Sen. Elizabeth Warren likes to say, “I’ve got a plan for that.” She has lots of plans, but there is one on which many of the others hinge: her plan for an “Ultra-Millionaire Tax,” an annual wealth
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s New Twist on False Voter Fraud Claim
President Donald Trump falsely suggested that California admitted that “a million votes” were cast as part of “much illegal voting” in that state during the 2016 presidential election. The president made those remarks — an
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Repeated Falsehood on Auto Plants
In launching his reelection campaign, President Donald Trump repeated a claim about new auto plants that he made a year-and-a-half ago. It’s still not true, and it fits a pattern of Trump falsely boasting of unexpected or unusual gains in the aut
Snopes→ Naomi Wolf Promotes New Book Delayed by Errors
Asked by an audience member if she felt "humiliated," Wolf said that "in an ideal world" the errors would not have been in her book and that she felt "accountable" to her readers.
Truth or Fiction?→ The Parable of the Stolen Cookies
If you use Facebook, chances are you’ve stumbled upon the videos of Jay Shetty — perhaps the one that is very vaguely titled “Before You Judge Anyone, Watch This,” which is a parable about airport cookie theft: The same story wa