Is actor Sam Elliott famous for mocking liberals and is he dead at age 83? No, that's not true: This is a satirical story and not based in fact. Sam Elliott is not dead, and he is 74, not 83. He is not famous for personally mocking liberals, a
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PolitiFact→ Bernie Sanders – Bernie Sanders said a huge percentage of Walmart workers are black. He was off by a lot
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Bernie Sanders said a huge percentage of Walmart workers are black. He was off by a lot Racial and economic inequality are key issues for Bernie Sanders. In a Washington Post op-ed on the disparities between blacks a
Lead Stories→ Fake News: The FDA Will NOT Now Require Sealed Ice Cream Cartons
Is the FDA now requiring ice cream cartons be sealed in plastic in response to the arrest of a teenager for opening a Blue Bell container, licking it, and putting it back on a store shelf? No, that's not true: A spokesman for the U.S. governme
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
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us,’ Explained
In early July 2019, a number of memes and content related to the Facebook event “Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us” began circulating on the social network, as well as other social media. The public Facebook page for the event
Snopes→ Texas Billionaire H. Ross Perot Dies Aged 89
Forbes magazine estimated Perot's wealth at $3.5 billion and ranked him No. 91 on its list of richest Americans.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Supreme Court Did NOT Grant Black Man "40 Acres of Land and a Mule"
Did the U.S. Supreme Court grant a black man named Abraham Brown "40 acres of land and a mule" to fullfull a promise made by General William Tecumseh Sherman in a special field order during the U.S. Civil War? No, that's not true: the story wa
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
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Cory Booker and drug maker campaign cash: By the numbers
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Cory Booker and drug maker campaign cash: By the numbers Both Republican and Democratic voters have little love for prescription drug makers. When asked, four out of five Americans say the cost of drugs is &quo
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
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
Truth or Fiction?→ Dr. Seuss ‘Foreign Children’ Comic
In June 2019, the following meme featuring a quote by a Fox News personality and a purported comic by Dr. Seuss on “foreign children” circulated on social media: At the top of the meme was a screenshot of Fox News’ Fox & Friends
Truth or Fiction?→ Dr. Seuss ‘Foreign Children’ Comic
In June 2019, the following meme featuring a quote by a Fox News personality and a purported comic by Dr. Seuss on “foreign children” circulated on social media: At the top of the meme was a screenshot of Fox News’ Fox & Friends
PolitiFact→ ‘Medicare for All' emerges as early divide in first Democratic presidential primary debate
During Wednesday night’s Democratic presidential primary debate — the first in a two-night event viewed as the de facto launch of the primary season — the 10 hopeful candidates onstage used health policies ranging from Medic
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
PolitiFact→ Who is Eric Swalwell, a Democratic candidate for president?
Eric Swalwell, a 39-year-old California congressman, has made ending gun violence a central issue in his campaign. In an interview on ABC’s "The View," he said he would ban and buy back every semiautomatic assault weapon. Swalwell rolle
Lead Stories→ Fake News: ‘I Will Revoke The U.S. Citizenship Of All Puerto Ricans,’ Donald Trump Did NOT Say
Did Donald Trump, while a presidential candidate, say "I will revoke the U.S. citizenship of all Puerto Ricans"? No, that's not true: A satire website published a humorous article including that quote, but other websites republished the satire
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Why I’m Voting for Donald Trump in 2020’ Twitter Meme
On June 18 2019, Twitter user @johncatsjr shared the following tweet (“why I’m voting for Donald Trump in 2020”), a missive picked up by innumerable other users — along with an original misspelling: Why I’m voting for Donald Tru
FactCheck.org→ ‘Satirical’ Story Gets Serious Treatment Online
Quick Take A bogus story fueling theories that Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama will be arrested has been shared over 100,000 times on Facebook, but it started out as satire. Full Story A completely fabricated story promoting the unfounded claim that
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Campaign Kickoff Claims
At a rally in Orlando on June 18, President Donald Trump officially launched his reelection campaign. Trump boasted that under his leadership, the country is “thriving, prospering and booming,” and he asked voters for four more years to
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Michael Jordan Did NOT Say ‘I Won’t Release Another Shoe Until Black People Unite’
Did Michael Jordan say he won't release another shoe until black people unite? No, that's not true: an old story from 2016 went viral again in 2019 (despite having been debunked in 2016 already) and despite the fact that Michael Jordan has rel
Truth or Fiction?→ Should You Avoid Puffy Bags of Salad or Lettuce in Favor of Flat Ones?
On June 13 2019, the Facebook page “Crafty Morning” shared the following meme (archived here), featuring an image of salad and lettuce in bags at a supermarket along with purported tips for selecting the freshest produce: Above an imag
Truth or Fiction?→ Was the Word ‘Homosexual’ Only Added to Leviticus 18:22 in 1983?
On June 11 2019 Twitter user @n_robe shared the following tweet, claiming that the word “homosexual” was only added to the Bible in 1983 as a pretext for codifying anti-gay sentiments in Christianity: happy pride month everyone. the word
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Police Investigating Death Of Former Senator Who Did NOT Believe She Was Closing In On Child Trafficking Ring
Are police investigating the death of a former Arkansas state senator who believed she was closing in on a child trafficking ring? No, that's not true: Linda Collins, who lost her state senate post to another Republican last year, was shot to
FactCheck.org→ Falsehood Swirls About Biden, SEALs
Quick Take Viral posts on Facebook claim, falsely, that former Vice President Joe Biden “leaked the names of SEAL Team 6 family’s to Al Qaeda.” Biden publicly credited the SEALs with killing Osama Bin Laden, but did not disclose the
PolitiFact→ Amy Klobuchar – Amy Klobuchar right about state psychiatric bed shortages
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Amy Klobuchar right about state psychiatric bed shortages After an interview with MSNBC host Chris Hayes, Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar, a senator from Minnesota, said in a tweet June 7 that t
FactCheck.org→ Meme Mangles Constitutional Rights
Quick Take A meme making the bogus claim that the U.S. Constitution confers rights only to citizens is circulating online. Actually, many of the rights granted in the Constitution apply to noncitizens, too. Full Story Many provisions in the U.S. Cons
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Slaves Braid Routes to Freedom Into Hairstyles?
In February 2019, a Facebook user shared a post (archived here) that showed patterns for hairstyles with a claim that slaves used braid patterns to plot out routes to freedom: What if I told you all, during slavery, our ancestors braided escape route
PolitiFact→ Michael Bennet – Michael Bennet is right that a majority say the effects of global warming are happening
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Michael Bennet is right that a majority say the effects of global warming are happening Over 90% of publishing climate scientists agree that humans are causing global warming. Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet of
FactCheck.org→ Gillibrand Misleads on Trump’s Bump Stock Ban
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand claimed President Donald Trump failed to keep his promise after a mass shooting in Las Vegas to ban bump stocks. Trump may not have moved as quickly as Gillibrand would have liked, but Trump did enact a bump stock ban, which wen
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Malia And Sasha Were NOT Loaned To Obamas By Their Real Parents
Were Malia And Sasha loaned to Barack and Michelle Obama by their real parents? No, That's not true: This is a conspiracy theory based on a purported resemblance of the Obama daughters to longtime friends of the family, a purported lack of bab
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Ivanka Trump’s Made-In-China Marc Fisher Footwear Line Is NOT Exempt From Tariffs
Is Ivanka Trump's "Marc Fisher Footwear" line exempt from U.S. tariffs when the shoes are imported from China? No, that's not true: President Donald Trump's daughter shut down her fashion brand in 2018 and a meme of a box showing a "TARRIFF EX
FactCheck.org→ Decades-Old Video Doesn’t Show Congresswoman
Quick Take Musician Ted Nugent posted a 1989 video of a now-deceased woman who called for “making America Muslim.” He wrongly described her as “the new congresswoman from Michigan.” Full Story Sharifa Alkhateeb died in 2004. But
Truth or Fiction?→ Are Eradicated Diseases Making a Comeback Because of Immigrants and Refugees?
In April 2019, the Facebook page “Donald Plants” shared the following meme (archived here), which claimed that six “eradicated diseases” are in the process of “making a comeback” thanks to the presence of refugees
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Democrats Do NOT Say We MUST Accept Islam And All Their Beliefs
Do Democrats say "We must accept Islam and all their beliefs?" No, that's not true: It is a made up claim in a meme using a photo of Muslims in India protesting an anti-Islam film in 2012 and not of American Democrats holding a banner that dem
Lead Stories→ Fake News: January 28, 2019 Was NOT 42nd Anniversary Of The Vietnam War
Was January 28, 2019 the 42nd anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War? No, that's not true: A viral meme posted on that date on Facebook incorrectly claimed that it was and questioned why no one was acknowledging the anniversary. The Vietnam
Snopes→ Impeach Trump? Most 2020 Democrats Tiptoe Past the Question
Impeachment matters deeply to the Democratic party's base but remains unpopular with most Americans.
FactCheck.org→ Biden Stretches Industry Support for Fuel Standards
Joe Biden distorted the facts when he asserted that the auto industry thought the Obama administration’s fuel standards were “a good idea” and that automakers “didn’t even agree” with President Donald Trump’s p
FactCheck.org→ O’Rourke Twists Facts at Town Hall
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke twisted the facts on several topics, including immigration and gun control, during a CNN town hall. O’Rourke incorrectly said Trump is “proposing to build a 2,000-mile wall” at a cost of $30