President Donald Trump has claimed that under the Affordable Care Act, insurance companies have “taken advantage of this country” and “made a fortune,” which he “stopped” by ending payments for cost-sharing subsidies
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FactCheck.org→ Groundhog Friday: Trump Edition
President Donald Trump repeated some misleading claims this week as he made the rounds on conservative radio talk shows, delivered a speech to a conservative group and held a press conference with the Senate Republican leader. So, we decided for this
PolitiFact→ Nancy Pelosi – Do moderate-income families benefit more from the state and local tax deduction?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Do moderate-income families benefit more from the state and local tax deduction? As Congress moved toward consideration of a major tax overhaul, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., raised a warning ab
FactCheck.org→ Ralph Northam’s ‘Sell Out’ Stretch
A TV ad from Democrat Ralph Northam strains to portray Republican Ed Gillespie as a lobbyist who sold out workers by fighting “to give billions to Wall Street banks.” Gillespie was actually working as White House counselor to President Geor
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
PolitiFact→ Roy Moore – Is it ‘against the law’ for NFL players to kneel for the national anthem, as Roy Moore said? No
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Is it ‘against the law’ for NFL players to kneel for the national anthem, as Roy Moore said? No Roy Moore, Alabama's Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate, introduced a new dimension to the debate over NFL p
PolitiFact→ Jeff Sessions – Jeff Sessions claims asylum system rampant with fraud and abuse
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Jeff Sessions claims asylum system rampant with fraud and abuse Attorney General Jeff Sessions claimed the U.S. asylum system swelled with false cries for help during the presidency of Barack Obama, suppressing g
FactCheck.org→ Trump Exaggerates ‘Small Business’ Tax Cuts
President Donald Trump exaggerates when he describes a reduction in the top marginal rate for pass-through business income as a boost to small businesses and truckers. The president claimed that “more than 30 million” small-business owners
FactCheck.org→ San Juan Mayor Wasn’t Impeached
Q: Has Carmen Yulín Cruz, the mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, been impeached? A: No. That claim was made by a self-described “satirical publication.” FULL ANSWER San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz, who has had a public feud with Presiden
FactCheck.org→ Trump on Iran’s ‘Multiple Violations’
In refusing to certify the Iran nuclear deal, President Donald Trump said Iran “has committed multiple violations of the agreement.” But that’s not the finding of the International Atomic Energy Agency. The IAEA has issued eight repor
FactCheck.org→ Trump Muddles Economic Indicators
In a news interview and a speech in Pennsylvania, President Donald Trump misleadingly suggested that rising stock value could reduce the national debt. One budget expert told us that notion was “just silly.” In an interview with Sean Hanni
FactCheck.org→ Video: Trump Blames Corker for Iran Deal
CNN’s Jake Tapper, in the latest fact-checking video with FactCheck.org, deconstructs President Donald Trump’s misleading claim that Sen. Bob Corker was “largely responsible” for the Iran nuclear deal. Corker, the Republican chairman of the
FactCheck.org→ Video: Cost-Sharing Subsidies
The Department of Health and Human Services has announced it will “immediately” stop making payments that help low-income people pay for out-of-pocket health care expenses. The announcement came late on Oct. 12 after Attorney General Jeff
FactCheck.org→ A Tax Hike or Benefit for the ‘Middle Class’?
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi claimed that the Republican tax cut plan “raises taxes on [the] middle class,” while President Donald Trump claimed that “everybody’s gonna benefit” from a plan that “is for the middle
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Is Sen. Bob Corker responsible for the Iran deal, as Donald Trump claims?
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Is Sen. Bob Corker responsible for the Iran deal, as Donald Trump claims? President Donald Trump escalated a war of words with Sen. Bob Corker by blaming the Tennessee Republican for the Iran nuclear deal Trump has l
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
PolitiFact→ Seth Moulton – Have background checks been ‘unequivocally’ shown to reduce gun violence?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Have background checks been ‘unequivocally’ shown to reduce gun violence? On the heels of the Las Vegas shooting, two military veterans-turned-congressmen waded into the debate over the country’s respon
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump omits facts in claim about loopholes, unaccompanied minors
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Donald Trump omits facts in claim about loopholes, unaccompanied minors President Donald Trump recently sent Congress a list of his immigration priorities as legislators consider a plan to allow Dreamers to st
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?→ Chilling Item Links Las Vegas Shooter Stephen Paddock’s Room Links to Barack Obama-Fiction!
Chilling Item Links Las Vegas Shooter Stephen Paddock’s Room Links to Barack Obama-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Investigators found a “chilling item” in Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock’s hotel room that links him to President B
FactCheck.org→ Gun Control in Australia, Updated
In 2009, we wrote an Ask FactCheck item for readers who wanted to know, “Did gun control in Australia lead to more murders there last year?” The answer at the time was “no,” and that’s still the case. In fact, the most rec
PolitiFact→ Hillary Clinton – No, gun silencers wouldn't have worsened the Las Vegas shooting
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | No, gun silencers wouldn't have worsened the Las Vegas shooting In the wake of the Las Vegas shooting, Hillary Clinton suggested gun silencers could have amplified the bloodshed. "The crowd fled at the sound of
Washington Post→ Tim Kaine’s claim the Las Vegas shooter ‘was only stopped’ because he lacked a ‘silencer’
“He was only stopped finally because he did not have a silencer on his weapon. And the sound drew people to the place where he was ultimately stopped. Can you imagine what this would have been if he had silencers on these weapons?” —
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Jimmy Kimmel, late-night hosts on gun violence after Las Vegas attack
A somber tone fell over the late-night talk show scene as hosts tried to address the mass shooting in Las Vegas. Some used their platform to bemoan the frequency of gun-related deaths in the United States, while others seized the moment to point out fl
Washington Post→ Are most Planned Parenthood clinics in urban areas where women have adequate access to care?
“You know, first, most Planned Parenthood settings are in urban areas, urban areas that have lots of OB/GYNs. . . . Now, as it turns out, the folks who don’t have access to those cancer screenings live in rural areas. They l
FactCheck.org→ Democrats Overstate Trump Tax Plan Effects
Democratic senators have used outdated or inflated figures to attack the GOP tax plan, when sticking to the facts would have served them just as well. Sen. Bernie Sanders tweeted an image of a chart that exaggerates how much President Donald Trump and
FactCheck.org→ Obama’s Record on Toxic Cleanups
Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt criticized former President Barack Obama for leaving “us with more Superfund sites than when he came in.” This is misleading for multiple reasons: While Pruitt is right, his agency doesn
PolitiFact→ Lamar Smith – Did taxes go up by 41 percent between 2013 and 2016?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Did taxes go up by 41 percent between 2013 and 2016? As Congress prepared to debate a high-stakes tax bill, a reader asked us to check a letter about tax policy emailed by Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas. "A new r
FactCheck.org→ Obama’s Final Numbers
Summary The numbers are nearly all in now. What they show about what really happened during the eight years that Barack Obama was president is sometimes different from what politicians claimed. The economy gained a net 11.5 million jobs. The unemploym
Truth or Fiction?→ Lenard W. Wahlert Letter to Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan Putting GOP on Notice-Correct Attribution!
Lenard W. Wahlert Letter to Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan Putting GOP on Notice-Correct Attribution! Summary of eRumor: A letter written by a man named Lenard W. Wahlert to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI
Snopes→ Twitter Set to Meet With House and Senate in Russia Investigations
Congressional committees are examining Russia's role in the spread of false news stories during the 2016 presidential election.
Internet Archive→ President Trump Pushes Tax Proposal in Indianapolis Speech : CSPAN : September 27, 2017 8:47pm-9:33pm EDT
President Trump gave a speech in Indianapolis in which he outlined four broad goals for tax reform and called on Congress to work in a bipartisan way to craft legislation that would achieve that framework....This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This i
FactCheck.org→ ‘Death Tax’ Talking Point Won’t Die
In calling for the repeal of the estate tax, President Donald Trump repeated a popular myth that a farmer’s heirs often have to “sell the farm” in order to pay the tax. In fact, less than 1 percent of the heirs of farm owners are expected to hav
Washington Post→ Sen. Lindsey Graham’s claim that 1996 welfare overhaul ‘worked like a charm’
“In 1996, we block-granted money for welfare reform, and it worked like a charm. We put governors in charge of the program. We held them accountable.” — Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.), remarks during a news conference with GOP senato
Washington Post→ Meet the man flagged by Cassidy as paying $40,000 in health-care premiums
“There is a group called the strivers, the group making more money and work real hard. They work so much they don’t get a subsidy. There is a fellow back home with a special-needs child. He’s paid over $40,000 a year for his premiums.
FactCheck.org→ The Preexisting Conditions Debate, Again
Once again, Republicans and Democrats are making competing claims on whether the latest GOP effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act continues to protect those with preexisting medical conditions. Under the Graham-Cassidy bill, insurers couldn’t
FactCheck.org→ Natural Born Bunk
Q: Have Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Keith Olbermann introduced a bill that would do away with the requirement that the U.S. president be a natural born citizen? A: No. Pelosi’s office confirmed that she has not, and Olbermann is not even a member of C