In a tweet about Russia’s interference in the 2016 president campaign, President Donald Trump falsely claimed that he “never said Russia did not meddle in the election.” Before and after the Nov. 8, 2016, election, Trump has expressed
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FactCheck.org→ GM Korea Didn’t Announce Move to Detroit
General Motors will close one of its four assembly plants in South Korea in May. It did not say it was moving production to Detroit instead, as President Trump claimed. “That was not part of the announcement,” GM spokesman Patrick Morrissey
Snopes→ Reports: Police Recommend Indictments of Netanyahu
The recommendations marked a dramatic ending to a months-long investigation into allegations Netanyahu took tens of thousands of dollars in lavish gifts.
FactCheck.org→ Trump on Britain’s Universal Health Care
President Donald Trump tweeted that while Democrats are pushing for universal health care, “thousands of people are marching in the UK because their U[niversal] system is going broke and not working.” But the London demonstrators marched in
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump wrongly suggests British don't love their health care system
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Donald Trump wrongly suggests British don't love their health care system As thousands marched in the streets of London recently to protest funding cuts to the British National Health Service, President Donald
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on the Nunes Memo
Lawmakers have made several claims about a controversial memo from House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes. The memo, written by Republican committee staff and released Feb. 2, raises concerns about a court order for elect
Snopes→ Safety Recall of Ventolin Inhalers?
A viral Facebook post rehashed an old recall, causing hundreds of thousands of people unnecessary concern.
Snopes→ Teen Gains Fame After Justin Timberlake Selfie at Super Bowl
Thirteen-year-old Ryan McKenna said that his phone "exploded" with messages and phone calls and he now has thousands of new social media followers.
Snopes→ California Prosecutors Dropping, Reducing Pot Convictions
San Francisco's district attorney says his office will toss out or reduce thousands of marijuana criminal convictions dating back decades
PolitiFact→ Who is Donald Trump’s State of the Union guest Ji Seong-ho, who defected from North Korea?
During his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump told the story of Ji Seong-ho, who faced a painful life growing up in North Korea. Ji walked thousands of miles on crutches to defect to South Korea, where he became an advocate pursuing fre
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s State of the Union
Summary President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address was filled with several repeat claims about the economy, tax cuts and immigration that we’ve fact-checked before, as well as new false and misleading statements on auto pla
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump says tax bill led to bonuses for 3 million workers
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Donald Trump says tax bill led to bonuses for 3 million workers President Donald Trump said the tax bill passed in December has already led to millions of workers getting bonuses. "Since we passed tax cuts
Snopes→ Trump Says He’s Open to Pathway to Citizenship for Dreamers
President Donald Trump says he's open to an immigration plan that would provide a pathway to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of "Dreamers."
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Numbers
Summary Now that President Donald Trump has been in office for one day shy of a full year, it’s time to take a look at how well his boasts — and his critics’ complaints — stack up against hard data. Here we offer key measures
Climate Feedback→ Most popular climate change stories of 2017 reviewed by scientists
SUMMARY Many stories were written about climate science in 2017, but were the ones that “went viral” scientifically accurate? To find out, we compiled a list of articles with the most comments, shares, and likes on social networks using data from
Climate Feedback→ Futurism story on Great Barrier Reef compromised by sensational headline
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This April 2017 story at Futurism describes a statement released by James Cook University’s ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies on bleaching along Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Bleaching occurs wh
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Claim on Mosque Raid
Q: Were 11 would-be terrorists arrested in a late-night raid at a mosque? A: No. The FBI confirmed that there has been no such raid. FULL QUESTION Late Night Raid On Michigan Mosque Nets 11 ISIS Terrorists and More Than 40 Vests True story or not? FUL
FactCheck.org→ Cornyn’s ‘Generous’ Immigration Claim
Texas Sen. John Cornyn says the U.S. is “the most generous country in the world when it comes to legal immigration.” It’s true that the U.S. gives permanent legal status and citizenship to more immigrants than other industrialized nations
FactCheck.org→ Muslims Aren’t Banned From Government
Q: Did the U.S. Supreme Court uphold a law banning Muslims from serving in government? A: No. There is no such law. Two Muslims currently serve in the U.S. Congress. FULL ANSWER The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the freedom of
Truth or Fiction?→ Nancy Pelosi Disgusted With Trump for Letting People Keep More Money They Earned-Fiction!
Nancy Pelosi Disgusted With Trump for Letting People Keep More Money They Earned-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi tweeted that she’s disgusted with President Trump for letting people keep more of the money that they
Snopes→ Wild Truffle Grows on Paris Rooftop, in Scientific Mystery
Truffles normally sprout only in limited areas of southern Europe, and are so rare that the most prized versions can sell for thousands of euros per kilogram.
Truth or Fiction?→ Julia Roberts: Michelle Obama Isn’t Fit to Clean Melania Trump’s Toilet -Fiction!
Julia Roberts: Michelle Obama Isn’t Fit to Clean Melania Trump’s Toilet –Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Julia Roberts said Michelle Obama isn’t fit to clean Melania Trump’s toilet in December 2017. The Truth: A website know
FactCheck.org→ More Claims of Alabama Voter Fraud
Q: Were illegal voters bused in to Alabama to swing the election to Doug Jones? Were thousands of fraudulent votes recorded for him? A: Those claims were made by self-described “satirical” websites. The Alabama Secretary of State says ther
FactCheck.org→ More Claims of Alabama Voter Fraud
Q: Were illegal voters bused in to Alabama to swing the election to Doug Jones? Were thousands of fraudulent votes recorded for him? A: Those claims were made by self-described “satirical” websites. The Alabama Secretary of State says ther
Truth or Fiction?→ 3 Poll Workers Arrested in Alabama for Voter Fraud -Fiction!
3 Poll Works Arrested in Alabama for Voter Fraud –Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Alabama State Police have arrested three poll workers in Birmingham for allowing 3,000 invalid votes for Doug Jones in Alabama’s December 12, 2017, special electi
FactCheck.org→ Medicare, Cancer and the Tax Bill
Q: Is it true that under the GOP tax bill, Medicare will stop covering cancer treatment? A: No. Nothing about the tax bill would end cancer treatment benefits. Increased deficits could lead to Medicare spending cuts, however. FULL QUESTION There is a
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump says he doesn’t know his accusers. Does he?
President Donald Trump is again being forced to address questions about uninvited sexual dealings with women, the same reports that surfaced during the presidential campaign. Trump continues to receive criticism when there are new reports about the tra
PolitiFact→ A look back at Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2016
PolitiFact’s editors and reporters award the Lie of the Year to the most significant falsehood or exaggeration of the past 12 months. Here’s a look back at the past eight years of "winners." 2016: Fake news Conspiracy theories and
Snopes→ Flames Engulf San Diego Area in Newest Wildfires
The wind-swept blazes have forced tens of thousands of evacuations and destroyed dozens of homes in Southern California.
Truth or Fiction?→ A Gentle Reminder from Pope Francis That Life Goes By Fast – Inaccurate Attribution!
A Gentle Reminder from Pope Francis That Life Goes By Fast – Inaccurate Attribution! Summary of eRumor: A Facebook post dubbed “A Gentle Reminder from Pope Francis” talks about how life goes by fast, and the need to focus on what̵
Truth or Fiction?→ Robert Mueller and Nancy Pelosi Had an Affair for 13 Years-Fiction!
Robert Mueller and Nancy Pelosi Had an Affair for 13 Years-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Reports that Robert Mueller and Nancy Pelosi had an affair for13 years surfaced in November 2017. The Truth: A group of Panamanian websites that publish fabricated n
FactCheck.org→ False Caption on Dead Elephant Photo
Q: Was Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke photographed with a dead elephant? A: No. He was falsely identified in a photo that was widely shared on Facebook. FULL QUESTION Is the photo from Facebook a legitimate photo of cabinet member Zinke, posed with a
Climate Feedback→ Grist article on an “Ice Apocalypse” mostly accurate, but doesn’t make the likelihood of that apocalypse clear enough to readers
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This article at Grist by Eric Holthaus examines the risk of greater sea level rise caused by a more rapid loss of glacial ice. It focuses on a process recently added to one ice sheet model (ice cliff instability),
Snopes→ Zimbabweans Gather in Nation’s Capital to March Against President Robert Mugabe
Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in Harare to demand his departure after nearly four decades in power.
FactCheck.org→ Video: Trump’s Fanciful Plane Tale
This week’s fact-checking video by CNN’s Jake Tapper looks at a fanciful story that President Donald Trump tells about President Barack Obama’s last scheduled meeting with the Philippines president. In Manila at the tail end of a 12-d
Truth or Fiction?→ Joe Biden: Texas Church Shooting Hero Shouldn’t Have Owned Gun-
Joe Biden: Texas Church Shooting Hero Shouldn’t Have Owned Gun-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Vice President Joe Biden said in November 2017 that the man who stopped the church shooter in Sutherland Springs, Texas, shouldn’t have been allowed
Climate Feedback→ Guardian explores sea level rise impact on cities, but fails to make timescale clear
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This story in The Guardian includes maps of, and reporting from, five coastal cities that will be affected by continued sea level rise. The story discusses the impact sea level rise will have on those cities, and
FactCheck.org→ Was Papadopoulos a ‘Low-Level Volunteer’?
A day after the FBI announced that George Papadopoulos, a foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump’s campaign, had pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI, the president tweeted: “Few people knew the young, low level volunteer n
FactCheck.org→ False Statements on Russia
George Papadopoulos, who served as a foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, has pleaded guilty to making false statements to FBI agents. He admits he lied about repeated contacts during the campaign with people he believ
PolitiFact→ 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