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FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Line on Syria
President Donald Trump said the Obama administration “had a great opportunity to solve” the crisis in Syria when Obama set a “red line” for military intervention. But when Obama didn’t launch such intervention, “I th
PolitiFact→ Four things to know about Russia's 2016 misinformation campaign
The Internet has the power to advance democratic ideals by making knowledge more accessible and helping voters make more informed choices. But the picture painted by witnesses at a March 30 bipartisan Senate hearing — a group that included academ
Washington Post→ Fact-checking the Trumpian spin on ‘surveillance of Trump’
The Trump White House is determined to turn questions about Russian efforts to sway the presidential election into a probe about whether the Obama administration improperly spied on Trump campaign officials. This line of attack is consisten
FactCheck.org→ Partisan Spin on Gorsuch Vote
As the Senate considers Judge Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court, senators on both sides have engaged in partisan spin over the number of votes required to approve his nomination: Sen. Bernie Sanders falsely claimed the Senate “requires 60 votes
PolitiFact→ What's in store with tax reform
Now that the repeal of the Affordable Care Act is sidelined, tax reform is at the top of the agenda. Even before the Republicans’ American Health Care Act was yanked from a vote on the House floor, President Donald Trump said he wanted to tackle
FactCheck.org→ Pruitt on the Paris Accord
Appearing on ABC’s “This Week,” Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt made two false claims about the Paris Accord, a global agreement aimed at addressing climate change: He claimed China and India are “the
FactCheck.org→ Misrepresenting Stone’s Prescience
Rep. Adam Schiff laid out a series of “coincidences” to build a circumstantial case that President Trump’s campaign associates may have colluded with the Russians during the 2016 presidential campaign. But one of his “coincidences
Truth or Fiction?→ Larry Klayman Releases Proof of FBI Director Jim Comey Massive Cover Up-Unproven!
Larry Klayman Releases Proof of FBI Director Jim Comey Massive Cover Up-Unproven! Summary of eRumor: Conservative attorney Larry Klayman has released 600 million pages of information from a whistleblower about NSA wiretapping that proves FBI Director J
FactCheck.org→ Still No Evidence, Mr. President
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
PolitiFact→ Mike Pence – Discussing health care, Mike Pence is wrong about how car insurance works
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Discussing health care, Mike Pence is wrong about how car insurance works During the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised to allow Americans to buy health insurance across state lines. The idea is not ne
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Hollow Keystone Threat
President Donald Trump boasted that TransCanada Corp. “dropped” a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit against the U.S. after he threatened to “terminate” the company’s Keystone XL pipeline. That’s false. TransCanada merely
Truth or Fiction?→ Anthony Weiner Placed in Protective Custody; Has Evidence on Hillary Clinton-Fiction!
Anthony Weiner Placed in Protective Custody; Has Evidence on Hillary Clinton-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Anthony Weiner has been placed in protective custody because he has evidence to use against Hillary Clinton and has agreed to turn state’s ev
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→ Devin Nunes – Devin Nunes oversimplifies timeline of Obama 'reset' with Russia
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Devin Nunes oversimplifies timeline of Obama 'reset' with Russia In his opening statement at a closely watched hearing about possible Russian interference with the 2016 presidential election, House Intelligence C
Snopes→ Billionaire David Rockefeller Dies at Age 101
The U.S. banker, philanthropist, presidential adviser, and heir to one of history’s most fabled fortunes was the world’s oldest billionaire.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Twists Jobs Numbers
President Donald Trump says his agenda is all about “jobs, jobs, jobs.” But at a rally in Nashville, and a speech earlier the same day in Detroit, Trump made several misleading claims about jobs, and the effect he has had on them since taki
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
Truth or Fiction?→ FBI Issues Warrant for Obama’s Arrest in Trump Wiretap Scandal-Fiction!
FBI Issues Warrant for Obama’s Arrest in Trump Wiretap Scandal-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The FBI has issued a warrant for President Obama’s arrest after revelations that he wiretapped Trump Tower’s phone lines ahead of the 2016 elec
Snopes→ Did Ben Carson Liken Slavery to Immigration?
The retired neurosurgeon and former presidential candidate made a controversial comment about immigration and slavery in his first address as HUD secretary.
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
PolitiFact→ Did Donald Trump invent claim that Barack Obama tapped his phone?
It is well established that U.S. intelligence agencies have been investigating the connections between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, Trump’s associates and the Russian government. But in a series of early morning tweets March 4, Tru
FactCheck.org→ Examining Trump’s Wiretap Claim
With no evidence, President Donald Trump called it a “fact” that “President Obama was tapping my phones in October, just prior to Election!” He compared the alleged surveillance to the criminal acts of “Nixon/Watergate.
Truth or Fiction?→ President Trump Cutting Seniors $4,106 Check-Fiction!
President Trump Cutting Seniors $4,106 Check-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: President Trump has announced plans to cut seniors a $4,106 check to make up for higher taxes on Social Security income and cost-of-living increases vanishing during President O
Truth or Fiction?→ Whoopi Goldberg: Military Widows Love 15 Minutes in Spotlight-Fiction!
Whoopi Goldberg: Military Widows Love 15 Minutes in Spotlight-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Whoopi Goldberg said on “The View” that military widows love getting their 15 minutes in the spotlight after a rousing ovation for the widow of fallen
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
FactCheck.org→ McCaskill’s Russian Flub
Sen. Claire McCaskill called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign for failing to disclose during his Senate confirmation hearing that as a senator he met twice with the Russian ambassador in 2016. As a point of contrast, McCaskill said, she had
PolitiFact→ In Context: What Jeff Sessions told Al Franken about meeting Russian officials
Attorney General Jeff Sessions did not disclose that he met with the Russian ambassador twice in 2016, leading some rank-and-file Republicans in Congress to say Sessions should recuse himself from federal investigations into Russia’s possible int
Snopes→ Did Democrats Refuse to Stand for a Navy SEAL’s Widow?
An unrelated image of Keith Ellison and Debbie Wasserman Schultz was apparently used to claim Democrats refused to honor a Navy SEAL's widow during a presidential speech.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Address to Congress
Summary In his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Donald Trump stuck closely to his prepared remarks, but ran afoul of the facts in some cases. Trump said the U.S. has spent $6 trillion in the Middle East and “with this $6 t
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s CPAC Speech
President Donald Trump made a triumphant return to the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, the place where Trump says he gave his first major political speech and concluded, “I think I like this business.” But we found that Tru
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Visa Waiver Stories
Q: Did President Trump sign an executive order allowing foreign nationals from various countries to enter the U.S. without a visa? A: No. That bogus claim was made in a series of articles published by fake news websites. FULL QUESTION Is it t
Washington Post→ 100 days of Trump claims
The Fact Checker has launched a new interactive graphic that will track every suspect claim made by the president in his first 100 days in office. Donald Trump earned 59 Four-Pinocchio ratings as a presidential candidate. Now that he’s p
FactCheck.org→ Trump Exaggerates Swedish Crime
Swedish authorities and criminologists say President Donald Trump is exaggerating crime in Sweden as a result of its liberal policy of accepting refugees from Syria and other Middle Eastern countries. Statistics show there has been an uptick in some
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
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump touts promise progress at press conference
We’re tracking more than 100 of President Donald Trump’s campaign pledges on our Trump-O-Meter. In a lengthy press conference Feb. 16, Trump listed several actions he’s taken since his Jan. 20 inauguration to meet these promises. Here
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump's flip-flop on leaks and the release of secret information
The Truth-o-Meter says: Full Flop | Trump's flip-flop on leaks and the release of secret information "Boy, I love reading those WikiLeaks!" -- Nov. 4, 2016 "The spotlight has finally been put on the low-life leakers!" -- Feb. 16
FactCheck.org→ Trump Spins Flynn Facts
President Donald Trump has been spinning the facts about Michael Flynn’s resignation Feb. 14 as national security advisor: A day after Flynn’s resignation, Trump claimed Flynn was “treated very, very unfairly” by the “fake media.”