President Donald Trump has repeatedly boasted about his success in getting federal judges confirmed, while at the same time complaining that Senate Democrats are slow-walking his judicial nominees. But a report issued this month by the nonpartisan Cong
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Washington Post→ Video: ‘What happened to the tapes?’ Gina Haspel’s role in destroying evidence of the CIA’s torture program
Senators pressed veteran spy Gina Haspel, President Trump’s nominee to lead the CIA, about her role in the agency’s 2005 destruction of videotapes documenting interrogation sessions with al-Qaeda detainees using brutal techniques, including wa
FactCheck.org→ Sessions Not ‘Caught Colluding’ With Obama
Q: Was Attorney General Jeff Sessions “caught colluding” with Barack Obama on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election? A: No. That’s the headline on a story critical of Sessions for recusing himself from the Russia prob
FactCheck.org→ Facts on Food Stamp Work Requirements
The rhetoric has been heated on both sides of the aisle as House Republicans pursue a bill that would expand the work requirements necessary to be eligible for food assistance. As a result of the GOP-proposed work requirements, 1.2 million fewer people
FactCheck.org→ Schumer’s CHIP Spin
The White House has proposed rescinding $7 billion in unspent funds from a children’s health program, a move Sen. Chuck Schumer said would be “taking money away from kids who need health care.” But congressional budget experts say most of
Snopes→ Did Congress Eliminate All Senior and Veterans Discounts?
An Oregon senator has not passed a bill deeming such discounts to be "exclusionary and biased."
Truth or Fiction?→ Stormy Daniels’ Lawyer Michael Avenatti Worked for Rahm Emanuel, Democratic Campaigns-Truth!
Stormy Daniels’ Lawyer Michael Avenatti Worked for Rahm Emanuel, Democratic Campaigns-Truth! Summary of eRumor: Adult film actress Story Daniels’ lawyer, Michael Avenatti, has worked for Rahm Emanuel and various Democratic campaigns over th
Washington Post→ The kooky tale of ‘Cocaine Mitch’
“One of my goals as U.S. senator will be to ditch ‘Cocaine Mitch.’ ” — U.S. Senate primary candidate Don Blankenship (R-W.Va.), in an ad attacking Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) “Having cocaine on a family-owned
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on Stormy Daniels’ Payment
In a series of early morning tweets on May 3, President Donald Trump acknowledged for the first time that he reimbursed his personal attorney for the $130,000 payment that was made to porn star Stormy Daniels. Still, there are many unanswered questions
Truth or Fiction?→ Red Cross Spends 92 Cents of Every Dollar on Salaries-Fiction!
Red Cross Spends 92 Cents of Every Dollar on Salaries-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The Red Cross spends 92 percent of donations on salaries and other administrative expenses. The Truth: There’s no basis for the claim that the American Red Cro
Snopes→ Trump Says Democrat Should Quit Over VA Nomination Brouhaha
A furious President Donald Trump called for the resignation of the Democratic senator who assembled and released what he called "false" allegations that scuttled the nomination of the White House doctor who'd been in line to lead the Dep
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
Washington Post→ Rand Paul’s claim that cutting $13 billion a year would balance the budget
The Kentucky senator makes it sound as if balancing the budget is easy. But he's using fuzzy math.
FactCheck.org→ No Evidence of ‘Horrific’ Clinton Video
Q: Did a video of Hillary Clinton and Huma Abedin assaulting a young girl surface online? A: No. A story making that claim suggests the New York City Police Department is investigating Clinton and Abedin. That’s false. FULL ANSWER There is no e
FactCheck.org→ Senate Majority PAC
Political leanings: Democratic Spending Target: Unknown The Senate Majority PAC is a super PAC “solely dedicated to building a Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate,” its website says. In the 2016 election cycle, the Senate Majority PAC raised ove
FactCheck.org→ Committee to Defend the President
Political leanings: Pro-President Trump Spending target: Unknown The Committee to Defend the President was founded as the Stop Hillary PAC in May 2013. The group’s mission changed after the 2016 election, and then it officially changed its name
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,
FactCheck.org→ Senate Leadership Fund
Political leanings: Conservative/Republican Spending target: Unknown The Senate Leadership Fund is a Republican super PAC that was established in 2015 by allies of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The group says its purpose is to “prot
FactCheck.org→ NextGen Climate Action Committee
Political leanings: Liberal Spending target: $30 million NextGen Climate Action Committee, a super PAC, and NextGen Climate Action, a 501(c)(4), were founded in 2013 by San Francisco billionaire Tom Steyer. They currently operate under the umbrella
FactCheck.org→ American Bridge 21st Century
Political leanings: Democratic/liberal Spending target: Unknown American Bridge 21st Century is a liberal super PAC that conducts opposition research to aid Democratic candidates and organizations. The group was founded in November 2010 by David
FactCheck.org→ America First Policies
Political leanings: Republican/Pro-President Trump Spending target: Unknown America First Policies is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit devoted to promoting the agenda of President Donald Trump. According to its website, the group’s main goals are repealing and
PolitiFact→ Matthew Rosendale – Did Congress vote to give itself a pay raise this year? No
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Did Congress vote to give itself a pay raise this year? No A Republican candidate for Montana’s U.S. Senate seat painted his opponent, Democratic incumbent Sen. Jon Tester, as a greedy Washingto
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's congressional testimony
Mark Zuckerberg, the 33-year-old billionaire founder of Facebook, wound up two days of hearings on Capitol Hill, explaining the company’s policies and the role it had in the 2016 election. The questions from House members were more pointed than t
Washington Post→ Do 40 percent of young Americans think free speech is dangerous?
“Forty percent of Americans under age 35 tell pollsters they think the First Amendment is dangerous because you might use your freedom to say something that hurts somebody else’s feelings.” — Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), at a Senate
Truth or Fiction?→ Communist Rules for Revolution Found By Allied Forces in Dusseldorf Germany-Fiction!
Communist Rules for Revolution Found By Allied Forces in Dusseldorf Germany-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Allied Forces discovered the “Communist Rules for Revolution” in Dusseldorf, Germany, in 1919 and many of these tactics remain in play n
FactCheck.org→ It’s International Fact-Checking Day
Today, April 2, is the second annual International Fact-Checking Day. To mark the occasion, we’ve answered several questions from our readers about fact-checking. We’ve posted our answers in video form on Facebook. Our staff answers these q
PolitiFact→ What you need to know about the Census’ citizenship question
The Trump administration’s plans to include a citizenship question on the 2020 Census got immediate pushback from Democratic lawmakers and immigrant rights advocates, who said the question instills fear in immigrant communities and will lead to a
FactCheck.org→ Durbin Wrong on ‘Trump Democrats’
Sen. Dick Durbin wrongly claimed that “30 percent of the people who voted for Donald Trump had voted for President Obama.” Two reports place the figure at about 9 percent. Durbin made his remarks on “Fox News Sunday” when host C
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Tweetstorm
Summary President Donald Trump responded to the firing of FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe with a flurry of tweets that contained numerous false, misleading or unsubstantiated claims about the Russia investigation led by Special Counsel Robert S. Mue
FactCheck.org→ Tax Cut Ads Preview Midterm Elections Ahead
Summary In a preview of this fall’s midterm elections, Democrats and Republicans are airing TV ads in Pennsylvania’s special House election and in swing congressional districts across the country that stretch the facts about the impact of
FactCheck.org→ The Gun Debate
President Donald Trump and some members of Congress met Feb. 28 at the White House for a freewheeling discussion on how to reduce gun violence at schools. The meeting came two weeks after the mass shooting in Florida in which 17 people were killed, in
Snopes→ Does Delta Airlines Give Planned Parenthood Members Discounted Rates?
A Georgia senator has claimed — without any supporting evidence — that Delta offers discounts on air travel to Planned Parenthood members.
FactCheck.org→ NRCC’s Weak Case
In the March 13 special House election in Pennsylvania, a pair of Republican Party TV ads attack Democratic candidate Conor Lamb as a weak prosecutor who can’t be trusted. But the GOP’s evidence is flimsy and misleading. Both ads fault Lamb
Snopes→ Does Marco Rubio Want to Give Felons Right to Own Guns, But Not to Vote?
Two fake quotes ostensibly uttered by the Florida senator resurfaced in the aftermath of the February 2018 mass school shooting in his state.
Washington Post→ Are Senate Republicans killing ‘blue slip’ for court nominees?
“Fact-Check: No Democratic chair of the Judiciary Committee has EVER held a hearing for a judicial nominee over the objection of a Republican senator.” — Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), in a tweet, Feb. 15, 2018 When politic
FactCheck.org→ Sanders Uses Stale Gun Sales Stat
Results of a national survey published in 2017 show that 13 percent of U.S. gun owners who purchased a firearm in the past two years did so without a background check. Sen. Bernie Sanders was wrong when he said recently that the figure was three times
Snopes→ Did ‘Bots’ Force Al Franken to Resign?
The accuracy of stories blaming bots for duping Democrats into pressuring the former Minnesota senator to resign is being called into question.
Snopes→ GotNews and Other Disreputable Sites Sued for Naming Innocent Teen as the Charlottesville Killer
The site owned by Chuck C. Johnson, along with other notorious diseminators of false information, is accused of defamation.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Puts New Twist on Visa Misinformation
President Donald Trump repeatedly has mangled the facts about the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program — as we have documented. This week, he found a new way to misrepresent the program. Trump said those who win the diversity visa lottery are awarded
FactCheck.org→ 4 Million Democratic Votes Weren’t Discounted
Q: Were 4 million Democratic votes found to be fraudulent? A: No. The company that supposedly made the voting machines in question doesn’t appear to exist. FULL ANSWER The U.S. Election Assistance Commission has certified voting machines made by