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FactCheck.org→ Ocasio-Cortez Wrong on Cause of Low Unemployment
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic nominee for New York’s 14th Congressional District, wrongly claimed that the low U.S. unemployment rate was “because everyone has two jobs.” The number of people holding more than one job has n
Politifact Truth-O-Meter→ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrong on several counts about unemployment
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrong on several counts about unemployment Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a self-described democratic socialist and former organizer for Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campa
Politifact Truth-O-Meter→ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrong on several counts about unemployment
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrong on several counts about unemployment Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a self-described democratic socialist and former organizer for Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign, at
Politifact Truth-O-Meter→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump's questionable claim that Electoral College favors the Democrats
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Donald Trump's questionable claim that Electoral College favors the Democrats It may be more than a year and a half since the presidential election, but time and again, President Donald Trump has brought up his Elect
Politifact Truth-O-Meter→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump's questionable claim that Electoral College favors the Democrats
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Donald Trump's questionable claim that Electoral College favors the Democrats It may be more than a year and a half since the presidential election, but time and again, President Donald Trump has brought up his Elect
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
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
Politifact National→ Fact-checking Malcolm Jenkins' posters on prisons and police shootings
After President Donald Trump disinvited the Philadelphia Eagles from a White House celebration of their Super Bowl victory on Twitter, safety Malcolm Jenkins responded with another written message. Trump complained that "only a small number of pla
FactCheck.org→ National Rifle Association
Political leanings: Conservative/Gun Rights Spending target: Unknown The National Rifle Association of America is a tax-exempt 501(c)(4) nonprofit that advocates for gun rights and claims more than 5 million members. The NRA has a political action com
Politifact National→ A look into the business practices of Indiana's Republican Senate candidate Mike Braun
In the wake of Mike Braun’s victory as the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate from Indiana, Democratic Super PAC American Bridge attacked his record on Twitter. "Mike Braun, the Republican nominee for Senate in Indiana, is everything that&
Politifact Truth-O-Meter→ Patrick Morrisey – Patrick Morrisey cherry-picks Joe Manchin's votes on Trump Supreme Court pick Neil Gorsuch
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Patrick Morrisey cherry-picks Joe Manchin's votes on Trump Supreme Court pick Neil Gorsuch Fresh off a primary victory in West Virginia’s U.S. Senate contest, state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey took
FactCheck.org→ League of Conservation Voters
Political leanings: Pro-environment/liberal Spending target: Unknown The League of Conservation Voters works to defeat “anti-environment” candidates and elect politicians “who stand up for a clean, healthy environment,”according to its missi
FactCheck.org→ Jennifer Aniston Not a Trump Supporter
Q: Is actress Jennifer Aniston starting “a company named ‘Celebrities for Trump'”? A: No. Aniston supported Hillary Clinton for president in 2016. FULL ANSWER Jennifer Aniston hasn’t said anything publicly since the 2016 ele
FactCheck.org→ Trump Takes Too Much Credit on ISIS
President Donald Trump said nearly all of the land once controlled by ISIS in Syria and Iraq has been retaken and “it all took place since our election.” But even the State Department’s senior envoy to the anti-Islamic State coalition sai
FactCheck.org→ Congressional Race Scorecard
There have been eight congressional special elections since Donald Trump was inaugurated, and Republicans have won five of them. But the president spun that into a 5-0 record “up until last week” in a speech at a National Republican Congres
Politifact National→ Did Donald Trump’s predecessors congratulate Vladimir Putin’s election win?
President Donald Trump has taken heat for congratulating Vladimir Putin following his successful bid in Russia’s presidential election, which critics have derided as a sham contest. International observers said the election was marred by t
FactCheck.org→ A Judge Hasn’t Invalidated PA Election Results
Q: Did a U.S. judge invalidate the results of Pennsylvania’s special election due to “wide-scale voter fraud”? A: No. That’s a fictitious story first posted on a self-described satirical website. FULL ANSWER Many political observer
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s MAGA Rally
In a campaign speech supporting the Republican candidate in a special House election in Pennsylvania’s 18th District, President Donald Trump made several false and misleading statements on a range of topics, from drug smuggling to the stock marke
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Misguided Comparison
President Donald Trump made an apples-to-oranges comparison to suggest that his predecessor and Democrats have changed their tune on election rigging. Trump cited a pre-election quote from then-President Barack Obama telling Trump to “stop whinin
Snopes→ Fans Return Eagles CB Sidney Jones’ Lost Cellphone
A group of fans have helped return Jones' lost cellphone during the team's Super Bowl victory parade, but not before taking a selfie.
Snopes→ Philly Cops Use Hydraulic Fluid on Poles to Deter Climbers
While Philadelphia Eagles fans prepare for the Super Bowl, police are working to keep any victory celebrations firmly on the ground.
FactCheck.org→ No Logan Act Charges Against John Kerry
Q: Is John Kerry facing felony charges under the Logan Act? A: No. The former secretary of state has not been charged. FULL ANSWER Nobody has ever been convicted under the Logan Act, which bars citizens from negotiating with foreign powers on behalf
FactCheck.org→ Soros Didn’t Pay for Shutdown Votes
Q: Did George Soros pay three Democratic U.S. senators to vote for a government shutdown? A: No. The “senators” named in a fictional story are not real. FULL ANSWER “Fred Marken,” “Louis Kearns” and “Gerald
FactCheck.org→ Fake Denzel Washington Story
Q: Did Denzel Washington call Barack Obama the “criminal-in-chief”? A: No. The actor has been a steady supporter of Obama and of other Democrats. FULL QUESTION Is the article “Denzel Washington: Criminal-In-Chief Obama” acc
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Phony ‘Fake News’ Claims
President Donald Trump often dismisses news stories or media outlets that he doesn’t like as “fake news.” How often? A database of his public remarks contains 320 references last year to “fake news.” Usually, it’s a
FactCheck.org→ Response to Iranian Protests, Then and Now
Vice President Mike Pence falsely claimed that former President Barack Obama “repeatedly failed to express America’s solidarity with the Iranian protesters” in 2009. Republicans at the time criticized Obama for what they viewed as a slow
Politifact National→ How trustworthy are the polls, more than a year after the 2016 election?
Over the past year, political professionals have been picking over the pre-election polling data to figure out whether the polls failed to predict Donald Trump’s upset victory over Hillary Clinton. In many people’s minds, the polls were fla
Politifact Truth-O-Meter→ Donald Trump – Trump wrongly says end of mandate is 'essentially' Obamacare repeal
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Trump wrongly says end of mandate is 'essentially' Obamacare repeal In the middle of celebrating passage of a $1.5 trillion tax cut, President Donald Trump pivoted to what the bill did for another one of his major go
FactCheck.org→ The Whoppers of 2017
Summary We first dubbed President Donald Trump, then just a candidate, as “King of Whoppers” in our annual roundup of notable false claims for 2015. He dominated our list that year – and again in 2016 – but there was still plenty of room for ot
FactCheck.org→ The Whoppers of 2017
Summary We first dubbed President Donald Trump, then just a candidate, as “King of Whoppers” in our annual roundup of notable false claims for 2015. He dominated our list that year – and again in 2016 – but there was still plenty of room for ot
FactCheck.org→ Fake Report of Voter Fraud in Alabama
Q: Did voters in Alabama’s special Senate election get “caught voting multiple times with fake IDs”? A: No. The Alabama Secretary of State’s office has received no such report. FULL ANSWER Alabama elected its first Democratic
Snopes→ Democrat Jones Wins Stunning Red-State Alabama Senate Upset
In a stunning victory aided by scandal, Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama's special Senate election on 12 December 2017.
TruthOrFiction→ Infinite Wisdom of Founding Fathers: Electoral College vs Popular Vote Numbers-
Infinite Wisdom of Founding Fathers: Electoral College vs Popular Vote Numbers- Summary of eRumor: A commentary making the rounds on Facebook describes the “infinite wisdom” of the founding fathers in establishing the electoral college. It
Politifact Truth-O-Meter→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump says job market is getting non-workers working. Is it?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Donald Trump says job market is getting non-workers working. Is it? President Donald Trump took a victory lap on the job market during one of his periodic Cabinet meetings. "Unemployment is at a 17-year lo
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Claims Don’t Add Up
Summary In touting Republican tax bills, President Donald Trump made several claims that don’t add up. The nation’s real gross domestic product grew 4.6 percent and 5.2 percent in the third and fourth quarters of 2014, respectively. But T
Snopes→ Is Danica Roem the First Transgender Woman Elected to State Office in US?
Roem's victory in Virginia came 25 years after Althea Garrison was elected to state office in Massachusetts.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misleads on High U.S. Drug Costs
It’s true, as President Donald Trump says, that branded prescription drugs are generally cheaper outside the U.S. But he distorts the facts when he says, “as usual, the world is taking advantage of us.” Prescription drug pricing exper
FactCheck.org→ Seahawks Players Didn’t Burn Flag
Q: Did players for the Seattle Seahawks burn the American flag? A: No. A widely circulated picture was altered to make it look that way. FULL QUESTION Seattle Seahawks — Did they burn the American flag? FULL ANSWER False stories claiming that
FactCheck.org→ Kaine Misleads on Weinstein’s Donations
Asked if the Clinton-Kaine campaign will return contributions it received from movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, Sen. Tim Kaine repeatedly said the campaign is over. That’s true, but it doesn’t mean the campaign can’t refund donations. A