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Internet Archive→ President Trump in Moon Township, Pennsylvania : CSPAN : March 10, 2018 10:31pm-11:55pm EST
President Trump campaigned in the Pittsburgh area for U.S. House candidate Rick Saccone (R-PA) ahead of the special election on March 13. Mr. Saccone is running against Democrat Conor Lamb for the seat in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District once
Truth or Fiction?→ 72 People Killed Resisting Gun Confiscation by National Guard in Boston-Fiction!
72 People Killed Resisting Gun Confiscation by National Guard in Boston-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A group of paramilitary extremists attacked the National Guard while it attempted to confiscate guns in Boston, leaving 72 dead and hundreds injur
FactCheck.org→ The Facts on Media Violence
In the wake of the Florida school shooting, politicians have raised concern over the influence of violent video games and films on young people, with the president claiming they’re “shaping young people’s thoughts.” Scientists s
Snopes→ Did Michele Bachmann Say That ‘Jesus Created Assault Rifles’?
A meme featuring a quote from the former Minnesota congresswoman is a hoax.
FactCheck.org→ Tax Cut Ads Preview Midterm Elections Ahead
Summary In a preview of this fall’s midterm elections, Democrats and Republicans are airing TV ads in Pennsylvania’s special House election and in swing congressional districts across the country that stretch the facts about the impact of
FactCheck.org→ Ivanka Trump Hasn’t Been Fired
Q: Is Ivanka Trump being fired from the White House? A: No. That rumor comes from a headline posted on a group of questionable websites. FULL ANSWER The Trump administration was marked by unusually high staff turnover in its first year — the hig
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Bogus Embassy Boast
President Donald Trump often likes to boast about his ability to negotiate better deals for the government. This week, the boast was the cost of a new embassy in Jerusalem, and it was a doozy. “Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars versus a billion
FactCheck.org→ Video: Gun Violence
In this video, CNN’s Jake Tapper reviews claims made by members of both parties about gun violence in the U.S. The video covers President Donald Trump’s statement Feb. 28 in a bipartisan meeting with members of Congress at the White House.
FactCheck.org→ The Gun Debate
President Donald Trump and some members of Congress met Feb. 28 at the White House for a freewheeling discussion on how to reduce gun violence at schools. The meeting came two weeks after the mass shooting in Florida in which 17 people were killed, in
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Misleading Gun Rhetoric
In a bipartisan meeting with members of Congress, President Donald Trump made false and misleading claims about his predecessors’ actions on gun control legislation and shootings in “gun-free zones.” Trump criticized past presidents
Truth or Fiction?→ HUD Secretary Ben Carson Ordered $31,000 Dining Set on Taxpayers’ Dime-Truth! & Outdated!
HUD Secretary Ben Carson Purchses $31,000 Dining Set on Taxpayers’ Dime-Truth! Summary of eRumor: Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson purchased a $31,000 dining set for his official office without congressional approval. The
NPR→ FACT CHECK: Trump’s Meeting With Lawmakers About Gun Policy
The president hosted members of Congress from both parties to discuss legislation on school safety and guns on Wednesday. NPR journalists have annotated a transcript of their remarks.(Image credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Internet Archive→ President Discusses Community & School Safety : CSPAN : February 28, 2018 6:42pm-7:48pm EST
President Trump and a bipartisan group of lawmakers discussed how to prevent gun violence in communities and schools. The president urged Congress to come up with one comprehensive gun bill and said he would sign an executive order to ban so-called bum
FactCheck.org→ NRCC’s Weak Case
In the March 13 special House election in Pennsylvania, a pair of Republican Party TV ads attack Democratic candidate Conor Lamb as a weak prosecutor who can’t be trusted. But the GOP’s evidence is flimsy and misleading. Both ads fault Lamb
PolitiFact→ Democrats’ memo pushes back on GOP claims about Russia probe
The House Intelligence Committee's partisan divide deepened with the Feb. 24 release of a Democratic memo fending off Republican claims that the investigation into collusion between Russia and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is political
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Spin on Democratic Memo
The Republicans and Democrats on the House intelligence committee have now released competing memos on how the FBI and Department of Justice obtained court approval for surveillance of Carter Page, a former adviser to Donald Trump’s presidential
FactCheck.org→ Trump on Health Insurance Costs
Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, President Donald Trump boasted that “we’re having tremendous plans coming out now — health care plans — at a fraction of the cost that are much better than Obamacare.R
Internet Archive→ Pres. Trump Meets with Governors on Gun Violence : CSPAN : February 27, 2018 2:37am-3:43am EST
President Trump hosted a meeting at the White House with many of the nation's governors to talk about gun violence and school safety. He said he wanted to ban bump stocks, which essentially turn semiautomatic weapons into automatic weapons, regardless
FactCheck.org→ NRA Chief’s Bogus Background Check Claims
In a speech to conservatives, National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre distorted the facts when talking about the federal system for conducting background checks on prospective gun buyers. LaPierre got a lot wrong when describing a rescinded Obama
ABC News→ Lawmaker: Prayers delivered to Trump unrelated to shooting
An Illinois congressman says a photo of him delivering a bag of prayer cards to President Donald Trump was taken nearly a year ago and had nothing to do with last week's deadly school shooting in Florida
Truth or Fiction?→ Maxine Waters Comment About Armed Security Detail and Gun Control-Fiction!
Maxine Waters Comment About Armed Security Detail and Gun Control-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, a California Democrat, said there’s no reason for anyone to own guns and referred to her armed security detail in a tweet. The
FactCheck.org→ In His Own Words: Trump on Russian Meddling
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
Washington Post→ The White House’s spin that its budget reduces the deficit by $3 trillion
“The budget represents $3 trillion in savings over the course of the 10 years. It’s the second-largest proposed reduction in spending ever, second only to last year’s budget.” — White House budget director Mick Mulvaney, b
Truth or Fiction?→ President Trump Rolled Back Law Blocking Gun Sales to the Mentally Ill-Truth!
President Trump Rolled Back Law Designed to Block Gun Sales to People with Mental Illness-Truth! Summary of eRumor: President Trump ended an Obama-era gun law that required background checks to block the sale of guns to people with mental illnesses. Th
PolitiFact→ The Russia investigation and Donald Trump: a timeline from on-the-record sources
U.S. law enforcement agencies and Congress are investigating links between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia, as part of a broader probe into Moscow’s meddling in the 2016 election. At least eight Trump associates had contacts
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
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s ‘Deficit Reduction’
White House press aides are claiming President Donald Trump’s budget contains trillions in “deficit reduction,” when it actually calls for larger deficits for the next several years and would add $7 trillion to the national debt over
FactCheck.org→ 4 Million Democratic Votes Weren’t Discounted
Q: Were 4 million Democratic votes found to be fraudulent? A: No. The company that supposedly made the voting machines in question doesn’t appear to exist. FULL ANSWER The U.S. Election Assistance Commission has certified voting machines made by
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Power Puffery
At a meeting on international trade, President Donald Trump falsely claimed his policies have reduced the cost of electricity for U.S. businesses. In fact, electricity costs have increased in Trump’s first 10 months in office. The president made
Internet Archive→ President Holds Infrastructure Meeting : CSPAN : February 12, 2018 5:08pm-6:08pm EST
President Trump hosted a meeting in the State Dining Room with state and local leaders to discuss his infrastructure proposal. Earlier that morning, the White House presented to Congress its infrastructure plan, which, they say, includes $200 billion i
FactCheck.org→ Video: Trump’s DACA Boast
The subject of this week’s fact-checking video is the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Then-President Barack Obama created the DACA program in 2012 by executive action after Congress failed to pass the “DREAM Act,” which would
FactCheck.org→ Adam Schiff and George Soros Not In-Laws
Q: Is Rep. Adam Schiff’s sister married to the son of George Soros? A: No. The congressman doesn’t even have a sister. FULL QUESTION Was Adam Schiff’s sister Melissa married to George Soros’ son Robert? FULL ANSWER Democratic R
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
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
Internet Archive→ President Holds Law Enforcement Roundtable on MS-13 : CSPAN3 : February 6, 2018 9:40pm-10:38pm EST
President Trump met with law enforcement officials, lawmakers and members of his cabinet to discuss immigration policy and the MS-13 gangs. He told the group that he would support a government shutdown if Congress does not pass legislation consistent w
Truth or Fiction?→ Rep. Adam Schiff’s Sister is Married to George Soros’ Son-Fiction!
Rep. Adam Schiff’s Sister Married George Soros’ Son-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff’s sister is married to George Soros’ son, explaining the California Democrat’s vocal opposition to President Trump. The
FactCheck.org→ Trump Overstates Role in Apple’s Plans
President Donald Trump claimed that “Apple is investing $350 billion in the United States” over the next five years all because of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. That’s contradicted by Apple’s chief executive officer, who said that R
PolitiFact→ Devin Nunes – Nunes memo twists James Comey's words on Steele dossier
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Nunes memo twists James Comey's words on Steele dossier The memo assembled by aides to House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., has spawned lots of debate, both before it was released on Feb.
Snopes→ Democratic, GOP Lawmakers Say Memo Doesn’t Clear Trump in Probe
A new congressional memo alleging FBI surveillance abuse is being used to undermine the legitimacy of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.