A Democratic super PAC cherry-picks from huge appropriations bills that Georgia Republican Sen. David Perdue opposed in order to accuse him of trying to increase his own pay while rejecting pay increases for the military. In a TV ad from American Bridg
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Snopes→ Did Trey Gowdy Say He Was ‘Madder Than Hell’ at Pelosi’s COVID-Relief Remarks?
The former Republican Congressman responded with outrage at remarks the Democratic House Speaker made in December 2020.
AFP Fact Check→ Old government report used to claim 10,000 Philippine communist rebels surrendered to military in December 2020
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times on YouTube, Facebook and various blogs alongside a claim it shows a "breaking news" report that aired on December 13, 2020 about 10,000 rebels of the New People’s Army (NPA), the armed wing of the Co
FactCheck.org→ False Claim About Biden’s Win Probability
Quick Take Facebook posts have repeated a false claim about a “one in a quadrillion” chance that President-elect Joe Biden received more votes than President Donald Trump in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Experts told us the claim m
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pennsylvania, Georgia And Nevada Electors Did NOT Vote For President Trump
Did presidential electors in Pennsylvania, Georgia and Nevada cast their electoral college votes for President Donald Trump? No, that's not true: Joe Biden got all of the electoral college votes in those three states, a result of the Bide
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Chief Justice John Roberts On Jeffrey Epstein’s Island
Does a photo show Chief Justice John Roberts swimming with Bill Clinton on Jeffrey Epstein's private island? No, that's not true: The image used to support the claim that Roberts visited Epstein's private island was taken at a resort in t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: What The Story About China, Dominion and $400 Million Is Actually About
Did China buy Dominion Voting Systems for $400 million in October 2020? No, that's not accurate: A Swiss investment bank's New York subsidiary, UBS Securities LLC, in October bought $400 million in shares Dominion's parent company, Staple
FactCheck.org→ Nine Election Fraud Claims, None Credible
A list of bogus election fraud claims, cobbled together from dubious websites and failed lawsuits aimed at overturning President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election, has spread widely online. It appeared in a recent story posted in a p
Truth or Fiction?→ Is Joe Biden’s Brother James Now Being Investigated by ‘the Feds’?
On December 11 2020, a dubious right wing blog called ThePoliticalInsider.com published an item (“Joe Biden’s Brother Is Being Investigated By The Feds, New Report Says”) which claimed that new information had come to light about the pur
Snopes→ Ex-Cop Charged with Making False 911 Call About Black Youths
A white former police officer has been charged with falsely reporting a gunfight with a group of Black youths at his lakeside camp in the Adirondacks while he was off duty, the Essex County District Attorney’s Office said.
FactCheck.org→ Vaccine Recipient Targeted With Baseless ‘Crisis Actor’ Claim
Quick Take Social media posts are peddling the baseless claim that the first recipient of a COVID-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom was actually a “crisis actor.” There is no evidence for that conspiracy theory. Full Story On Dec. 8, a 90-y
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Raphael Warnock Did NOT ‘Invite Fidel Castro To His Church’
Did Raphael Warnock "invite Fidel Castro to his church"? No, there's no evidence that's true: Warnock, who is running for the U.S. Senate to represent Georgia, was a youth pastor at New York City's Abyssinian Baptist Church, where the for
Health Feedback→ There is no risk of infertility from COVID-19 vaccines, as SARS-CoV-2 proteins and placenta proteins are different
REVIEW The COVID-19 pandemic motivated unprecedented efforts to develop vaccines against SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the disease. Towards the end of 2020, several vaccine candidates reached the approval phase. However, the rollout of these
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: First Brit To Receive Approved COVID Vaccine Is NOT A Crisis Actor
Did the United Kingdom's National Health Service hire a "crisis actor" to play the part of the first person to receive Pfizer's approved COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: A visual comparison of the Irish granny who got a needle in th
Truth or Fiction?→ Would $50,000 of Student Debt Forgiveness Be a ‘Massive Tax Increase’ for Americans?
On December 8 2020, The Blaze published an article headlined, “Schumer: Biden ‘considering’ cancelation of $50K in student loan debt for every borrower making under $125K a year,” with the subheading, “Translation: A mass
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 RNA Vaccine Will NOT Change Your DNA
Does the COVID-19 RNA, also called mRNA, vaccine change a person's DNA? No, that's not true: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines "do not affect or interact with our DNA in any way." The U.S. Foo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Psychiatrist Is NOT Correct To Claim No Virus, No COVID Pandemic, No Safe Vaccine, Nor Need For Vaccine
Is the psychiatrist who leads off a video attack on epidemiology and vaccinology correct in saying there is no SARS-Cov-2 virus, no COVID-19 pandemic, no safe vaccine and no need for one? No, that's not true. Neither Dr. Andrew Kaufman, n
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DIY Vote Analysis Does NOT Prove Arizona Votes Were ‘Eaten From Mr. Trump And Handed Over To Mr. Biden’
Did a Massachusetts engineer prove election software took Maricopa County, Arizona, votes from Donald Trump to give them to Joe Biden? No, that's not true. A Maricopa County Superior Court judge on December 4, 2020, rejected Trump's chall
Snopes→ Beatles Fans, Yoko Ono, Bandmates Mark 40 Years Since John Lennon’s Death
Fans remembered John Lennon with flowers, candles and songs on the 40th anniversary of the former Beatle's death after being shot outside his New York City apartment building.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Of 23,000 ‘Fraudulent’ Ballots For Biden Identified In Georgia
Were 23,000 "fraudulent" ballots for Joe Biden identified in Georgia? No, there's no evidence that's true. An article making that claim cites as its source a video on YouTube, which relies on unofficial results reported in real time. Stat
Truth or Fiction?→ Was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Named Goya’s ‘Employee of the Month’?
On December 7 2020, right-wing “personality” Candace Owens (among others) asserted that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) was selected as “employee of the month” at Goya because her calls to boycott the brand purport
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Head Of Pfizer Research Did NOT Say COVID Vaccine is Female Sterilization
Did the head of Pfizer research say the COVID vaccine is female sterilization? No, that's not true: This clickbait headline doubles up on false claims. The person the claim refers to is Michael Yeadon, who nearly a decade ago held a high
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sidney Powell Election Fraud Witness Navid Keshavarz-Nia Cites Debunked Election Hoaxes
Is a cybersecurity expert's testimony about election fraud based on verified incidents? No, the major examples Navid Keshavarz-Nia cites in a written legal declaration lack proof or direct evidence and are based on his speculation. The al
Truth or Fiction?→ No, Rudy Giuliani Didn’t Say People Got ‘China Virus’ by ‘Having Sex with Barnyard Animals’
On December 6 2020, news broke that Rudy Giuliani — the former New York City mayor, Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, and post-election spectacle — tested positive for COVID-19. Almost immediately, screenshots of a purported tweet by G
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Is NOT A Photo Of Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s Atlanta House
Is this a photo of Sen. Kelly Loeffler's Atlanta house? No, that's not true: This is a photo of a house owned by comedian and broadcaster Steve Harvey. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archived here) where it was published by @ginan
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Team Does NOT Have Dominion Machine From A Small Georgia County That Shows Votes Flipped from Trump to Biden
Did Donald Trump's campaign gain control of voting machines in a small Georgia county and run tests that showed votes were flipped from Trump to Biden? No, that's not true: Articles and social media posts making the claim say the voting m
Snopes→ Trump Lawyer Rudy Giuliani Tests Positive for COVID
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed in a Sunday afternoon tweet that the former New York mayor had tested positive.
Snopes→ Did Biden Say He Would Take the COVID-19 Vaccine in Public on TV?
Biden and three former presidents indicated they would get publicly vaccinated against the coronavirus disease to boost public confidence in a vaccine.
FactCheck.org→ Primer on Trump’s Visit to Georgia
For the first time since Election Day, President Donald Trump will stage a political rally — traveling to Valdosta, Georgia, to campaign on Dec. 5 for the state’s two Republican senators. Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler were unable to
Snopes→ Niece Says ‘Cruel and Traitorous’ Trump Belongs in Prison
Mary Trump, a psychologist, author and outspoken critic of her estranged relative, rejects the notion that putting a former president on trial would deepen the nation’s political divisions.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Thousands of Ballots Were NOT Found Floating In Lake Erie
Were thousands of ballots found floating in Lake Erie off the shore of Pennsylvania, a key battleground state? No, that's not true: This is a satirical claim that originated from a known satire website. The claim originated from an articl
AFP Fact Check→ This photo actually shows a scene from a South Korean movie by Bong Joon-ho
A photo has been shared multiple times on Facebook alongside a claim it shows imprisoned former South Korean President Park Geun-hye in a cell. This claim is false; the photo is actually a scene from the 2009 South Korean movie ‘Mother’ by award-wi
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s ‘Most Important’ Speech Was Mostly False
In what he billed as perhaps “the most important speech I’ve ever made,” President Donald Trump continued his attempt to deceive the American public into believing the election was “rigged.” Trump has presented no evidence for
Snopes→ Did Lou Holtz Praise Hitler as a Great Leader?
An old quote resurfaced as the former football coach was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in December 2020.
Truth or Fiction?→ Mellissa Carone, Dominion Subcontractor, Goes Viral After Bizarre Michigan ‘Hearing’ Appearance
On December 2 2020, video of “a drunk woman” acting as a witness for purported and nonexistent election fraud went viral, due in part to the following tweet: a drunk woman is trump team’s star witness in michigan pic.twitter.com/qGxEI3
AFP Fact Check→ This video has circulated online in reports since 2016 about Hillary Clinton appearing to faint
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter which claim it shows Gina Haspel, the current director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), being arrested. The claim is false: the footage is actuall
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Is Wearing A Walking Boot For A Fractured Foot, NOT A Criminal Defendant Ankle Monitor
Does the walking boot President-elect Joe Biden started wearing the week after Thanksgiving 2020 mean that he is wearing an ankle monitor? No, that's not true: According to a statement from Biden's doctor, he started to wear the boot due
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Is Wearing A Walking Boot For A Fractured Foot, NOT A Criminal Defendant Ankle Monitor
Does the walking boot President-elect Joe Biden started wearing the week after Thanksgiving 2020 mean that he is wearing an ankle monitor? No, that's not true: According to a statement from Biden's doctor, he started to wear the boot due
Truth or Fiction?→ Special Forces Did Not Raid a ‘CIA Server Farm’ in Frankfurt to Seize Dominion Servers
In November and December 2020, following Donald Trump’s resounding loss by millions of votes in the presidential election to Joe Biden, rumors spread by those trying to cope with their loss centered around persistent and increasingly ludicrous c
Full Fact→ Covid-19 is an infectious disease, and a video claiming it isn’t is wrong
A video on Facebook shows a woman making several false claims about the coronavirus pandemic. The woman describes herself as an “energy medicine practitioner” and claims to be a former radiographer. She claims that the illness associated wi