There is still no evidence to support President Donald Trump’s tweets accusing President Barack Obama of illegally “tapping my phones in October” during the “very sacred election process.” In a March 22 interview with Time
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FactCheck.org→ Spinning the Intel Hearing
Summary The White House made a series of misleading statements in an effort to put its best spin on a House intelligence committee hearing into Russia’s attempts to influence the 2016 presidential campaign: During the hearing, the official White
PolitiFact→ Patrick Leahy – Mostly True: Leahy claim on immigrant investment through EB-5 program
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Mostly True: Leahy claim on immigrant investment through EB-5 program Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy has called out an immigrant investor program as flawed and running counter to its intended purposes. "The
Truth or Fiction?→ PBS Salaries, NPR Salaries Draw Ire Amid Talks of Budget Cuts-Outdated!
PBS Salaries Draw Ire Amid Talks of Budget Cuts-Outdated! Summary of eRumor: Claims about PBS salaries and NPR salaries began circulating blog sites and social media in the days after President Trump’s budget blueprint proposed cutting federal
Washington Post→ Fact-checking Democrats’ rhetoric on the GOP health-care bill
Democratic lawmakers have made a number of misleading claims about the House Republican replacement bill for the Affordable Care Act and findings in the Congressional Budget Office report. We compiled a roundup of their talking points, as
PolitiFact→ Luis Gutierrez – Gutierrez says 'hundreds of Republican amendments' were a part of Obamacare
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Gutierrez says 'hundreds of Republican amendments' were a part of Obamacare Republicans continue to sell their health care plan in an effort to deliver on a party-wide campaign promise to repeal and replace Obama
Truth or Fiction?→ Tax Audit: Obama Hiding Taxpayers’ Millions in Offshore Accounts-Fiction!
Tax Audit: Obama Hiding Taxpayers’ Millions in Offshore Accounts-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A tax audit found that President Obama hid millions of taxpayers’ dollar in offshore accounts. The Truth: Reports that a tax audit revealed Preside
FactCheck.org→ Maxine Waters on Alleged ‘Sex Actions’
Rep. Maxine Waters suggested without evidence that unsubstantiated allegations of “sex actions” made in a dossier against President Donald Trump are “absolutely true.” The allegations that Waters referred to were made in a dos
FactCheck.org→ Video: Sessions and the Russian Ambassador
In this video, CNN’s Jake Tapper drills down on then-Sen. Jeff Sessions statement that he “did not have communications with the Russians” during the 2016 presidential campaign. Sessions, who is now the U.S. attorney general, made that
PolitiFact→ Nancy Pelosi – Nancy Pelosi says Donald Trump's child-care proposal mainly benefits high earners
The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Nancy Pelosi says Donald Trump's child-care proposal mainly benefits high earners House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said she cannot jump on board with President Donald Trump’s child care proposals be
Truth or Fiction?→ Heads Up: Bills Introduced While Americans Were Distracted by ‘Russian Spy Drama’-Truth! & Fiction!
Heads Up: Bills Introduced While Americans Were Distracted by ‘Russian Spy Drama’-Truth! & Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A message circulating across social media, discussion forums and forwarded emails warns that while Americans were
Washington Post→ Tom Perez’s claim that Trump wants to ‘eliminate overtime pay’
“Donald Trump wants to eliminate overtime pay for people. . . . He nominates someone to head the Labor Department who wants to gut overtime pay.” — Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez, interview on NBC’s “Meet the Pre
FactCheck.org→ Did Sessions ‘Lie’?
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says Attorney General Jeff Sessions “lied under oath” when he said he “did not have communications with the Russians” during the presidential campaign. She has called on him to resign. Session
FactCheck.org→ Dems Stood for Widow’s Ovation
Q: During President Trump’s address to Congress, did top Democrats remain seated during a standing ovation for a Navy SEAL’s widow? A: No. There were two ovations and video shows Democratic leaders stood for both. However, they did not rema
PolitiFact→ Thomas Perez – Taxes on wealthy pay for Obamacare? DNC's Perez overshoots
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Taxes on wealthy pay for Obamacare? DNC's Perez overshoots The morning after President Donald Trump promised to "repeal and replace Obamacare," Democratic party chief Tom Perez took a dig at Republicans
FactCheck.org→ DNC Chair on Trump and Overtime Pay
New Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez distorted the facts with his claim that President Trump “wants to eliminate overtime pay for people.” The DNC press office says Perez meant to say that Trump wants to nix an overtime “
PolitiFact→ Thomas Perez – Mostly False: New DNC chair Tom Perez says Donald Trump wants to eliminate overtime pay
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Mostly False: New DNC chair Tom Perez says Donald Trump wants to eliminate overtime pay On his first full day as chairman of the Democratic National Committee, former Labor Department secretary Thomas Perez sa
PolitiFact→ Thomas Perez – In Texas, do you have to drive 120 miles for a voter ID?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | In Texas, do you have to drive 120 miles for a voter ID? During a CNN debate among candidates to chair the Democratic National Committee, Tom Perez -- a leading candidate who served as secretary of labor and assi
Washington Post→ Keith Ellison’s comments on the Second Amendment: For the record
CNN’s Dana Bash: “Congressman. Gun control. In 2014, you told Bill Maher that you wished the Democratic Party would come out against the Second Amendment. How do you reach out to Americans who support gun rights when you donR
FactCheck.org→ Trump Official’s Misplaced Gitmo Blame
Sebastian Gorka, a deputy assistant to President Donald Trump, botched two facts when speaking on Fox News about a released Guantanamo Bay detainee responsible for a recent suicide bombing in Iraq: First, Gorka wrongly suggested the man was released b
Truth or Fiction?→ Congressional Black Caucus Proposes White Tax-Fiction!
Congressional Black Caucus Proposes White Tax-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has proposed that white people should have to pay a “black tax” or a “white tax” for not having enough melanin in th
PolitiFact→ Robert Menendez – Sen. Bob Menendez says immigration raids 'not business as usual'
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Sen. Bob Menendez says immigration raids 'not business as usual' Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez says recent sweeps by federal authorities of immigrants living in the country illegally are "striking fear"
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s News Conference
President Donald Trump offered his spin on the first weeks of his administration, and made some familiar false claims, during his Feb. 16 press conference: The president praised his administration’s implementation of his anti-terrorism executive