Did a city treasurer named Rodolfo Guerrero Duran of Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico cut the budget for the food of the local police dogs and did this lead to two of them getting very sick and almost starving? Yes, the story is real and it did happe
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FactCheck.org→ Facts Don’t Support GOP Corruption Claim
A Republican TV ad accuses Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri of profiting from “a corrupt Washington subsidy” — failing to mention that what’s being subsidized is housing for low-income people. The ad also fails to no
Lead Stories→ Exclusive: Fake News Website Owner Responsible For Michael J. Fox Death Hoax Denies Phishing Allegations
On Sunday August 5, 2018 a fake news website using the URL yahoonews-us.com and a logo from Yahoo! News ran a death hoax about actor Michael J. Fox. Lead Stories was the first fact checking website to debunk the story: Fake News: Beloved Acto
Climate Feedback→ The Australian publishes “deeply ill-informed” opinion on climate by Ian Plimer
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This op-ed published by The Australian, written by Ian Plimer, makes a large number of claims that run counter to science and observations or are the expression of fallacious reasoning. The title of the op-ed—
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Van Full of Illegals NOT Caught Voting in Ohio Special Election
Was a van full of illegals caught illegally casting ballots in the Ohio special election? No, that's not true: a story circulating online that made this claim was posted by a satirical website that tries to trick conservatives and Republicans
Lead Stories→ Fake News: EU Did NOT Changes Its Name To Association of Regional States of Europe, NOT Making 2016 referendum VOID
Did the European Union rename itself to "Association of Regional States of Europe" in order to invalidate the Brexit referendum? No, that's not true: the "news" was invented by a satirical website. It is not real. The story originated from a
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Beloved Actor And Back To The Future Star Michael J. Fox Has NOT Died At The Age Of 57
Did actor Michael J. Fox die at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center from complications related to Parkinson's disease? No, that's not true: the death hoax was reported by a fake news website masquerading as Yahoo! News but it is not real. The story or
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Obama Did NOT Say "I Fully Support Seizure Of White Farmers’ Land In South Africa"
Did former President Barack Obama say he supports the seizure of white farmer's land in South Africa? No, that's a fake quote, made up by a website that plagiarises articles from other websites about real news events and then adds some invente
PolitiFact→ QAnon and Donald Trump rallies: What's that about?
At President Donald Trump’s recent Florida rally, "Q" stood out. Among Trump supporters wearing signature red MAGA hats were others donning white t-shirts with a large printed "Q" and raising signs that said: "We are Q.&q
PolitiFact→ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez overplays defense budget increase
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez overplays defense budget increase Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the democratic socialist who beat incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley in a New York primary race, has some ideas on how to finance programs
Snopes→ Judge Blocks Release of Blueprints for 3D-Printed Guns
A federal judge has stopped the release of blueprints to make untraceable and undetectable 3D-printed plastic guns.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Boston Pastor NOT Accused Of Coating Hosts With Cocaine, Crystal Meth Before Service
Was a 38-year-old priest named Julian McMillan arrested in Boston for coating the hosts in his church with drugs? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian site that makes up tales about bizarre crimes and sex acts for entertain
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Kentucky Couple NOT Charged After Handing Out Free Sandwiches Containing their Own Feces At Trump Rally
Were Joseph P. Galvan, 35 and Teresa Vance, 31, arrested at a Trump rally for literally handing out shit sandwiches? No, that's not true: a fake story making that claim was being spread by a website connected to a network of fake news sites th
PolitiFact→ Missouri Democratic Party – Would 2.5 million Missourians lose health coverage if anti-ACA lawsuit succeeds?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Would 2.5 million Missourians lose health coverage if anti-ACA lawsuit succeeds? In the closely watched U.S. Senate race in Missouri, Democrats have been going on offense over health care coverage. In a July 17 t
PolitiFact→ Patrick Morrisey – Did Joe Manchin say yes to repealing Obamacare, as opponent's ad says?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Did Joe Manchin say yes to repealing Obamacare, as opponent's ad says? The U.S. Senate race in West Virginia got a little hotter with the release of an ad by Republican Patrick Morrisey, who’s challengin
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Mixed Messages on Russian Meddling
President Donald Trump thanked Fox News for airing a montage on July 19 that he said showed “Trump recognized Russian Meddling MANY TIMES.” But the video also shows Trump equivocating on the issue, saying, “I think it was probably other peopl
Snopes→ Woman Gives Birth In Chick-fil-A Bathroom, Baby Gets Perks
Husband Robert Griffin says he managed to unwrap the umbilical cord from the baby's neck and deliver Gracelyn Griffin.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Russian President Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin made several false and misleading claims during his press conference in Finland with President Donald Trump and in an interview with Fox News. Putin falsely claimed that business associates of William Browder, who had
PolitiFact→ The facts behind the court case Vladimir Putin said 'falls apart'
Russian President Vladimir Putin mocked Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s charges of Russian election interference, saying on Fox News that Mueller was training his investigative powers on a small restaurant. "First of all, special counsel (R
PolitiFact→ The facts behind the court case Vladimir Putin said 'falls apart'
Russian President Vladimir Putin mocked Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s charges of Russian election interference, saying on Fox News that Mueller was training his investigative powers on a small restaurant. "First of all, special counsel (R
Snopes→ Is George Soros Facing Prison Over $1.8 Billion in ‘Intercepted’ Campaign Contributions?
Hperpartisan web sites promulgated false claims about the billionaire's contributions to candidates in local district attorney races in 2018.
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
Snopes→ McDonald’s Removes Salads from 3,000 Restaurants Due to Intestinal Parasite Outbreak in Midwest
The FDA is actively working with McDonald's to identify the common ingredients in the salads identified by those who became sick and to trace back those ingredients through the supply chain.
FactCheck.org→ Sen. Harris Didn’t ‘Lie’ About Integration
Q: Was Sen. Kamala Harris “lying” when she tweeted about integration in the Berkeley public schools? A: No. The school district fully integrated in 1968, and Harris began attending school in 1969. FULL ANSWER Politicians on the left ha
PolitiFact→ West Virginia Democratic Party – Did Patrick Morrisey's family firm lobby against Gorsuch confirmation?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Did Patrick Morrisey's family firm lobby against Gorsuch confirmation? In West Virginia’s closely watched Senate race, the state Democratic Party is shining a spotlight on Republican Attorney General Patric
PolitiFact→ West Virginia Democratic Party – Did Patrick Morrisey's family firm lobby against Gorsuch confirmation?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Did Patrick Morrisey's family firm lobby against Gorsuch confirmation? In West Virginia’s closely watched Senate race, the state Democratic Party is shining a spotlight on Republican Attorney General Patric
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Numbers (Second Quarterly Update)
Summary In the time Donald Trump has been in the White House: The economy added 3.2 million jobs, unemployment fell to the lowest level in 18 years, and the number of job openings grew larger than the number of job-seekers for the first time on record
Snopes→ Trump to Rescind Obama-Era Guidance on Affirmative Action
The Trump administration is rescinding Obama-era guidance that encouraged schools to take a person’s race into account to encourage diversity in admissions.
PolitiFact→ 'Abolish ICE' movement is growing. Is the agency's disbanding likely?
Calls to "abolish ICE" have grown louder as the Trump administration deals with fall-out from its "zero-tolerance" immigration policy, which led to the separation of more than 2,000 children from their parents. The movement to get r
PolitiFact→ 'Abolish ICE' movement is growing. Is the agency's disbanding likely?
Calls to "abolish ICE" have grown louder as the Trump administration deals with fall-out from its "zero-tolerance" immigration policy, which led to the separation of more than 2,000 children from their parents. The movement to get r
PolitiFact→ When George Washington fought fake news
Politics in 2018 can seem so relentlessly negative, it’s tempting to seek escape in reading stories of the Founding Fathers. Take George Washington. Far from the staid-looking fellow on the $1 bill, Washington was a tall and athletic man, a skill
PolitiFact→ When George Washington fought fake news
Politics in 2018 can seem so relentlessly negative, it’s tempting to seek escape in reading stories of the Founding Fathers. Take George Washington. Far from the staid-looking fellow on the $1 bill, Washington was a tall and athletic man, a skill
FactCheck.org→ Partisan Websites Spin Mexican Campaign Rhetoric
Q: Did the front-runner in the presidential race in Mexico call for an “invasion” of migrants to the U.S.? A: No. Andrés Manuel López Obrador pledged to “defend migrants … who of necessity have to leave their villages.” FULL AN
FactCheck.org→ Conspiracy Theory Follows Call For ‘Space Force’
Q: Did President Donald Trump call for the creation of a “space force” to fight off an “alien attack”? A: No. The president did request exploration of a “space force,” but it is unrelated to extraterrestrial activi
FactCheck.org→ Did the Obama Administration Separate Families?
In defending its “zero tolerance” border policy that has caused the separation of families, the Trump administration has argued that the Obama and Bush administrations did this too. That’s misleading. Experts say there were some separ
PolitiFact→ Corey Stewart – Corey Stewart's history with the far right, explained
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Corey Stewart's history with the far right, explained A history with the fringe right has cast an early shadow over Republican Corey Stewart in his bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, despite effort
FactCheck.org→ Trump Didn’t Fire Muslim Judge
Q: Did President Trump fire Judge Salam al Alsawatha Malallahafa? A: No. The claim originated on a satire website. FULL ANSWER A story published online claims that President Donald Trump fired Muslim Judge Salam al Alsawatha Malallahafa. He didn’
FactCheck.org→ Emily’s List/Women Vote!
Political leanings: Liberal Spending target: Undisclosed Emily’s List and Women Vote! are affiliated political action committees devoted to electing Democratic women candidates who support a legal right to abortion. Both operate from the same of
Climate Feedback→ Washington Post article accurately describes latest estimate of accelerating Antarctic ice loss
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This article in The Washington Post describes an important study from a project called the Ice sheet Mass Balance Intercomparison Exercise (or IMBIE), which synthesized many existing records of Antarctic ice based
FactCheck.org→ Americas PAC
Political leanings: Republican/Conservative Spending target: Undisclosed Americas PAC has traditionally specialized in making independent expenditures attempting to convince black and Hispanic voters to support Republican candidates, but the PAC says i