The Mueller report might not end the debate over what President Donald Trump did, but it has scuttled one conspiracy theory involving a murdered Democratic party staffer and WikiLeaks. Well into 2017, Fox News host Sean Hannity championed the hunt for
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Politifact National→ PolitiFact announces health news fact-checking partnership with Kaiser Health News
PolitiFact and Kaiser Health News (KHN) have joined forces on health care coverage in an exclusive new fact-checking partnership. Under this initial two-year partnership, both organizations will produce and publish health-related fact-checks on a new c
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO Whistleblower: Obama Was NOT Indonesian Citizen & NOT Given Financial Aid As Foreign Student At Occidental College
Did a whistleblower reveal that former U.S. President Barack Obama was an Indonesian citizen and was given financial support as a foreign student while attending Occidental College in Los Angeles? No, that's not true: It is one of a series of
FactCheck.org→ A Discussion on Harris, Hoyer and Trump
In an interview with Robert Mangino of KDKA in Pittsburgh, FactCheck.org Director Eugene Kiely discusses our recent stories on Sen. Kamala Harris, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and President Donald Trump. KDKA, a CBS radio affiliate, features FactC
FactCheck.org→ RNC Misleads on ‘Immoral’ Democratic Bill
Republican National Committee tweets in recent days have attacked a Democratic-sponsored bill in the House as “immoral” because it “would spend $54 billion taxpayer dollars on foreign countries” but not address “the border
TruthOrFiction→ 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
TruthOrFiction→ 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→ 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→ Meme Resurrects, and Distorts, 2009 Airport Scuffle
Q: Did President Barack Obama in 2009 have a journalist named Brenda Lee removed from Air Force One? A: No. Lee, a newspaper contributor, was physically removed from a press area outside the aircraft in Los Angeles — before Obama arrived. FULL
TruthOrFiction→ White Supremacist Arrested After Calling a Domestic Terror Attack ‘a Dry Run’
A man with ties to some of the most violent hate groups in the United States has been arrested and charged with illegal possession of firearms just weeks after his younger brother — also reportedly a known white supremacist — committed suicide. A
TruthOrFiction→ Did a CNN Reporter Assault a White House Employee?
The morning after a hotly-contested midterm election resulted in Republicans resoundingly losing control of the House, United States President Donald Trump held a rambling, bizarre press conference in which he alternately took credit for Republicans ma
Special Counsel’s Office Asks FBI to Investigate Smear Scheme
Special Counsel Robert Mueller has referred a possible scam to the Federal Bureau of Investigation after a number of reporters were contacted by someone apparently shopping a story about him sexually assaulting unidentified women: 13 days ago I received this tip alleging an attempt to pay off women to make up accusations of sexual misconduct […]
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Snopes→ Bob Woodward Say Mattis, Kelly Denials of His Book Quotes Untrue
Bob Woodward says top staffers in President Donald Trump’s administration “are not telling the truth” when they deny incendiary quotes about Trump attributed to them in his new book.
Politics: Fact Check : NPR→ FACT CHECK: Can Trump Legally Keep Former Staff Quiet? Probably Not
Fact Check : NPR→ FACT CHECK: Can Trump Legally Keep Former Staff Quiet? Probably Not
Snopes→ In Book, Omarosa Says Trump Is a Bigot, Behaved ‘Like a Dog’
Former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman claims in a new book that there are tapes of President Donald Trump using racial slurs and that she saw him behaving "like a dog off the leash" at numerous events he attended.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: CNN Boss DID NOT Order ‘Blackout’ Over Chicago Unrest; DID NOT Warn "It Will Hurt Democrats"
CNN's chief Jeff Zucker did not order his producers and reporters to squash any reporting on violence in Chicago as a way to protect Democrats from criticism, contrary to a story that's trending on social media. In fact, Zucker is not calling
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Remarks on Putin and the Russia Investigation
Asked whether he believed U.S. intelligence agencies or Russian President Vladimir Putin on whether Russia meddled in the 2016 election, President Donald Trump declined to directly respond. Instead, he raised questions about the Russia investigation, i
FactCheck.org→ False Story Ties Clintons to Doctor’s Death
Q: Did the late surgeon Dean Lorich expose “Clinton Foundation corruption in Haiti”? A: No. Lorich co-authored an article criticizing the medical response to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, not the Clinton Foundation. FULL QUESTION Is this
FactCheck.org→ No Release of ‘Private’ Trump Tapes
Q: Have former White House staffers released a “private tape recording” of President Donald Trump? A: No. That claim comes from a false headline on an old story. FULL ANSWER Recordings of various kinds have dogged President Donald Trump
FactCheck.org→ Pelosi Misrepresents Childhood ‘Hunger’ Data
In talking about the importance of the 2018 midterm congressional elections, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi misrepresented government data to claim that “1 in 5 children in America goes to sleep hungry at night.” There is no precise mea
FactCheck.org→ Trump Wrong on Comey ‘Leak,’ McCabe Funds
President Donald Trump claimed a memo that former FBI Director James Comey gave to a friend “in order to get a special counsel against me” was “all classified … totally classified.” That’s wrong. It was unclassified
FactCheck.org→ Priorities USA Action
Political leanings: Democratic/liberal Spending target: At least $50 million Priorities USA Action, a super PAC, was formed in 2011 by ex-White House staffers Bill Burton and Sean Sweeney to help reelect President Barack Obama in 2012. In 2016,
TruthOrFiction→ HUD Secretary Ben Carson Ordered $31,000 Dining Set on Taxpayers’ Dime-Truth! & Outdated!
HUD Secretary Ben Carson Purchses $31,000 Dining Set on Taxpayers’ Dime-Truth! Summary of eRumor: Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson purchased a $31,000 dining set for his official office without congressional approval. The
Politifact Truth-O-Meter→ Hogan Gidley – Has President Donald Trump clearly and frequently spoken out against abuse of women? Not when asked
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Has President Donald Trump clearly and frequently spoken out against abuse of women? Not when asked Two White House staffers have resigned after credible reports that they abused their wives, but those departure
Snopes→ Is a New York Lawmaker Accused of Sexual Misconduct Negotiating Anti-Harassment Laws?
A former staffer said the senator forced himself on her outside a bar in April 2015.
FactCheck.org→ Video: Durbin’s ‘History’ of Distortions
In this week’s fact-checking video, CNN’s Jake Tapper examines efforts by Republican Sens. Tom Cotton and David Perdue to discredit Democratic Sen. Richard Durbin’s account of President Trump using profanity to disparage African countries at an i
FactCheck.org→ Durbin’s ‘History’ of Misrepresentations
Republican Sens. Tom Cotton and David Perdue sought to discredit Democratic Sen. Richard Durbin’s account of President Trump using profanity to disparage African countries at an immigration meeting in the Oval Office, saying Durbin has a “h
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Phony ‘Fake News’ Claims
President Donald Trump often dismisses news stories or media outlets that he doesn’t like as “fake news.” How often? A database of his public remarks contains 320 references last year to “fake news.” Usually, it’s a
Internet Archive - Collection: factchecked→ White House Tax Reform Event : CSPAN : December 20, 2017 8:45pm-9:23pm EST
President Trump delivered remarks at the White House after Congress passed the tax reform bill. Congressional Republicans, cabinet members and staffers attended the event during which several other leaders spoke, including Vice President Pence, Senate
FactCheck.org→ Video: Whoppers of 2017
In this video, we highlight six whoppers — out of a long list — told by politicians in 2017. The president dominated our roundup of the worst falsehoods of the year, so he dominated this video as well. Trump started his presidency with fal
FactCheck.org→ Video: Whoppers of 2017
In this video, we highlight six whoppers — out of a long list — told by politicians in 2017. The president dominated our roundup of the worst falsehoods of the year, so he dominated this video as well. Trump started his presidency with fal
FactCheck.org→ The Whoppers of 2017
Summary We first dubbed President Donald Trump, then just a candidate, as “King of Whoppers” in our annual roundup of notable false claims for 2015. He dominated our list that year – and again in 2016 – but there was still plenty of room for ot
FactCheck.org→ The Whoppers of 2017
Summary We first dubbed President Donald Trump, then just a candidate, as “King of Whoppers” in our annual roundup of notable false claims for 2015. He dominated our list that year – and again in 2016 – but there was still plenty of room for ot
Politifact National→ The Trump team’s falsehoods of 2017
President Donald Trump made many inaccurate statements in 2017. His White House team seems to be following in his footsteps when defending him. Some of Trump’s staffers have made the argument that it is valid to use inaccurate facts to bolster la
Politifact National→ How important was George Papadopoulos on Donald Trump's foreign-policy team?
How important was George Papadopoulos in the foreign policy team of then-candidate Donald Trump? It depends on whom you ask. On Oct. 30, court papers revealed that Papadopoulos had pled guilty to lying to the FBI earlier that month. The case involved e
Politifact National→ What is a 'dotard'?
What is a dotard? In one of the strangest war of words we’ve seen here at PolitiFact, President Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un traded insults recently, culminating in the use of the insult "dotard." Merriam-Webster not
Politifact National→ Seth Rich: Separating fact and speculation
People who work in politics and suffer violent death are not often left in peace by conspiracy theorists. These aides and staffers don’t simply die, the theories go -- they die for a reason. The story of the 2016 shooting death of Democratic part