Muslim New Jersey Mayor Abolishes Christmas to Respect Other Religions-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Reports that the “Muslim New Jersey Mayor” abolished Christmas to show respect for other religions circulated in November 2017 after Ravi Bha
Search Results (3713) for: school
FactCheck.org→ Trump Recycles Flawed Gun Talking Point
President Donald Trump has once again misused the example of Chicago to make a case against gun regulations. Despite what the president claims, Chicago does not have “the strongest gun laws in our nation.” It once did, but the laws that gave it tha
PolitiFact→ Dianne Feinstein – A closer look at the classroom-expenses deduction for teachers: How big is it?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | A closer look at the classroom-expenses deduction for teachers: How big is it? As congressional Republicans tout the benefits of their party’s tax proposal, Democratic lawmakers are trying to pick the bill
FactCheck.org→ Schumer and the Diversity Visa Lottery
President Donald Trump criticized Sen. Chuck Schumer for helping to create the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program used by an Uzbekistan-born immigrant charged with killing eight people in New York City. In 1990, Schumer was instrumental in helping to cr
Snopes→ 14-Year Old Virgin Falls Pregnant After Flu Shot?
Reports that a teenage schoolgirl in Texas became pregnant through a flu vaccination are fake news.
Truth or Fiction?→ Myeshia Johnson “Setting the Record Straight” Facebook Post About Husband’s Death-Fiction!
Myeshia Johnson “Setting the Record Straight” Facebook Post About Husband’s Death-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Myeshia Johnson, the widow of Army Sgt. La David Johnson, stated in a Facebook post that she’s tired of U.S Rep. Fred
Truth or Fiction?→ Myeshia Johnson “Setting the Record Straight” Facebook Post About Husband’s Death-Fiction!
Myeshia Johnson “Setting the Record Straight” Facebook Post About Husband’s Death-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Myeshia Johnson, the widow of Army Sgt. La David Johnson, stated in a Facebook post that she’s tired of U.S Rep. Fred
Truth or Fiction?→ Police Warn Creepy Clowns Plan Halloween Night Purge-Fiction!
Police Warn Creepy Clowns Plan Halloween Night Purge-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Threats about creepy clowns planning a Halloween night purge were sent to schools and businesses in October 2017, prompting police and the Department of Homeland Security
PolitiFact→ Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs – Is Oklahoma spending more than ever? Only if you ignore inflation
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Is Oklahoma spending more than ever? Only if you ignore inflation As Oklahoma’s elected officials wrestle to close a budget gap, a recent op-ed from the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs argued that tax
FactCheck.org→ NRA Exec’s False Gun Claim
The head of the National Rifle Association’s political and lobbying arm incorrectly described a repealed Social Security Administration reporting requirement for gun background checks as targeting senior citizens “who asked for help handlin
Truth or Fiction?→ Antifa Plans Declares Civil War on November 4-Fiction!
Antifa Plans Declares Nationwide Civil War on November 4-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Antifa plans will wage civil war on November 4, 2017, and won’t stop until President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are removed from office. The Trut
FactCheck.org→ Warming to Blame for Western Wildfires?
Q: Did climate change cause the wildfires out West? A: Scientists say a hot and dry summer — conditions more likely in a warmer world — caused widespread wildfires in Western states. But land use changes also have played a role. FULL ANS
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misleads on Corker
President Donald Trump misleadingly claimed Sen. Bob Corker “gave us the Iran Deal.” Corker, who opposed the nuclear deal with Iran negotiated by the Obama administration, helped craft a bipartisan bill that allowed the House and Senate to
FactCheck.org→ Trump Nixed Gun-Control Rule
Q: Did President Donald Trump repeal a rule that aims to block some people with mental disorders from buying guns? A: Yes. The Social Security Administration is no longer required to submit the names of certain mentally disabled beneficiaries to a fed
PolitiFact→ Steve Israel – Does US really spend research dollars on massages for rabbits but not gun violence?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Does US really spend research dollars on massages for rabbits but not gun violence? The mass shooting in Las Vegas prompted former Democratic Congressman Steve Israel of New York to write that these horrific ev
FactCheck.org→ Murphy Misses on NRA Track Record
Sen. Chris Murphy urged politicians to stand up to the National Rifle Association because while “[t]he gun lobby is certainly politically powerful … it loses as many races as it wins.” But the NRA has won the vast majority of recent c
Truth or Fiction?→ CBS Executive Hayley Geftman-Gold Said She Has No Sympathy for Las Vegas Shooting Victims-Truth!
CBS Executive Hayley Geftman-Gold Said She Has No Sympathy for Las Vegas Shooting Victims-Truth! Summary of eRumor: CBS Executive Hayley Geftman-Gold said she has no sympathy for victims of a mass shooting in Las Vegas because they were attending a co
Truth or Fiction?→ Save the Endangered Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus From Extinction-Fiction!
Save the Endangered Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus From Extinction-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Calls to save the Pacific Northwest tree octopus from extinction have been in circulation for years. The Truth: The Pacific Northwest tree octopus is a ficti
Snopes→ Did the Red Cross Serve This Meal to Hurricane Harvey Victims?
A photograph purportedly showing a meal served by the Red Cross to victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas actually shows a school lunch from 2014.
FactCheck.org→ A False Headline About Free Tuition
Q: Is Western Kentucky University offering free tuition to black students because of slavery? A: No. The school does not plan to adopt a resolution passed by the Student Government Association demanding “full and free access” for black stu
Snopes→ Florida Nun Dons Habit, Grabs Chain Saw to Help After Irma
Police said the nun was cutting trees to clear the roadways around Archbishop Coleman Carrol High School in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.
PolitiFact→ Mailbag: 'You look ridiculous'
Once again, President Donald Trump has been the dominant topic in reader emails to PolitiFact, though we’ve found that Hillary Clinton remains on the minds of some readers as well. Here’s a sampling of reader emails over the past few weeks,
Truth or Fiction?→ Sacramento City Council Votes to Pay Gang Members $1.5 million Not to Kill People-Mostly Truth!
Sacramento City Council Votes to Pay Gang Members $1.5 million Not to Kill People-Mostly Truth! Summary of eRumor: The Sacramento City Council unanimously approved implementing a program that will pay gang members $1.5 million not to shoot people. The
Truth or Fiction?→ “Gone With the Wind” Removed from Theater, Deemed Offensive-Truth!
“Gone With the Wind” Removed from Theatre, Deemed Offensive-Truth! Summary of eRumor: “Gone With the Wind” was removed from the a Summer Screening Series of the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis in August 2017 because some people fou
FactCheck.org→ Fake Confederate Flag Story
Q: Did President Donald Trump defend a Confederate flag he hung in the White House? A: No. That was written by a website that “provides a satirical view of current events.” FULL ANSWER A story published by the American Tribune website on Aug. 18
Truth or Fiction?→ Edward C. Smith: In Defense of Robert E. Lee Commentary-Authorship Confirmed!
Edward C. Smith: In Defense of Robert E. Lee Commentary-Authorship Confirmed! Summary of eRumor: A commentary by a black man named Edward C. Smith was published under the headline, “In Defense of Robert E. Lee,” in the Washington Post on Au
FactCheck.org→ Charlottesville Driver a Clinton Supporter?
Q: Is the man who drove his car into a crowd in Charlottesville, Virginia, a Hillary Clinton supporter, and funded by George Soros? A: There is no evidence to support either claim. In fact, the driver is a registered Republican, and his former teacher
Snopes→ Civil War Lessons Often Depend on Where the Classroom Is
Civil War lessons often depend on the classroom, with schools presenting accounts of the conflict that vary from state to state and district to district.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Hollow Claim about ‘Inner Cities’
President Donald Trump claimed that his administration is “spending a lot of money on the inner cities.” But there has been little change in spending so far, and his first budget proposes to cut or eliminate funding for some programs that b
FactCheck.org→ Obama Center Not Federally Funded
Q: Did President Trump cancel funding to build Barack Obama’s presidential library? A: No. That story originated on a satirical news site. All presidential libraries have been constructed using private or non-federal funds. FULL ANSWER On Aug.
Truth or Fiction?→ President Obama Orders Harvard to Reverse Malia Obama’s Suspension-Fiction!
President Obama Pushes Harvard to Reverse Malia Obama’s Suspension-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: President Obama urged Harvard to reverse its decision to suspend Malia Obama because of her recent “drug escapades.” The Truth: A satirical
Snopes→ Does Crayola Recycle Markers for Free?
Facebook rumors about Crayola's marker recycling program were largely accurate, but the program is open only to schools in the U.S. (and parts of Canada).
FactCheck.org→ Trump Overstates Impact of Immigration Bill
President Donald Trump is wrong on two fronts when he claims that the RAISE Act “prevents … new immigrants from collecting welfare.” “They’re not going to come in and just immediately go and collect welfare. That doesn’t
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s GDP Puffery
President Donald Trump wrongly described the estimated 2.6 percent growth in the nation’s gross domestic product for the second quarter as “a number that nobody thought they’d see for a long period of time.” In fact, real GDP gr
Hoax-Slayer→ Hoax Chain Letter — The Vengeful Ghost of Carmen Winstead
Circulating message tells the story of teenager Carmen Winstead who supposedly died after being pushed into a sewer by school bullies. The post Hoax Chain Letter — The Vengeful Ghost of Carmen Winstead appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Truth or Fiction?→ Walmart Jelly Sandals, Jelly Shoes Contain Lead-Unproven!
Walmart Jelly Sandals, Jelly Shoes Contain Lead-Unproven! Summary of eRumor: Warnings that Walmart jelly sandals and jelly shoes contain lead spread across social media in June 2017. The Truth: Despite widespread warnings that Walmart jelly shoes an
FactCheck.org→ No Arrests for Impeachment Attempt
Q: Were two U.S. senators charged with trying to impeach President Donald Trump under false pretenses? A: No. That story originated on a prolific satire website. FULL ANSWER Two U.S. senators did not go to jail for attempting to “begin impeach
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Misplaced Baltimore Bias
Trump misleadingly suggested Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein may be biased against him because Rosenstein “is from Baltimore” and “there are very few Republicans in Baltimore.” Rosenstein, who has testified that he is
FactCheck.org→ Is Bacon Better for You Than Tilapia?
Q: Is bacon better for you than tilapia? Does tilapia cause cancer and/or Alzheimer’s disease? A: No. These false claims, spread by multiple websites, are not supported by solid scientific evidence. FULL QUESTION What is the truth about wa
Truth or Fiction?→ Clinton Foundation Witness Klaus Eberwein Found Dead-Truth! & Unproven!
Clinton Foundation Witness Klaus Eberwein Found Dead-Truth! & Unproven! Summary of eRumor: Former Haitian government official Klaus Eberwein was found dead just before he was scheduled to expose Clinton Foundation fraud before an anti-corruption