Facts Check

Quick Take Viral posts have erroneously claimed that Sen. Kamala Harris is the aunt of “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, who police have accused of faking a hate crime. Full Story The evolving case of Jussie Smollett — who Chicago police say falsely reported to be a victim of a hate-crime […]

Michael Cohen gave public testimony under oath that contradicted past statements by President Donald Trump on WikiLeaks, Stormy Daniels and a proposed Moscow real estate deal, as well as Trump’s Vietnam War deferrals and his net worth. Here we lay out the conflicting accounts of what Trump’s former personal attorney […]

In a televised town hall, newly announced presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders repeated several misleading claims that we have written about in the past. Sanders said Trump sought to “throw 32 million people off of the health care they had.” But that figure includes some who would choose to no […]

Over a nearly 18-hour Twitter spree, Darla Shine, the wife of Bill Shine, President Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff for communications, made a series of false and misleading statements about measles and vaccines. Shine said to “bring back” childhood diseases because “they keep you healthy & fight cancer.” Childhood […]

In declaring a national emergency at the southern border, President Donald Trump spoke of an “invasion” by “all types of criminals and gangs.” He suggested that the media “take a look at our federal prison population” and “see how many of them, percentage-wise, are illegal aliens.” But it’s misleading to […]

Quick Take A photo showing a large group of people apprehended at the southern border is circulating online with the false information that it was taken this month. It is from 2010. Full Story A photo of handcuffed people trudging through the Arizona desert shows immigrants who were apprehended while […]

In this video, CNN’s Jake Tapper examines claims made by both sides about President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the border. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who has filed suit to block Trump’s national emergency from taking effect, was asked on PBS’ “NewsHour” how his past support for then-President Barack […]

Quick Take A viral meme claims that Girl Scout cookies support Planned Parenthood, but the organization says it has no “relationship or partnership with Planned Parenthood.” Full Story The first few months of the year bring Girl Scout cookies, and the internet brings overstated claims linking them to abortion. One […]

Quick Take A Twitter account parodying Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez posted a tweet in support of a woman who joined ISIS. The tweet went viral, but it is not from the congresswoman. Full Story A self-described parody Twitter account of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez posted a tweet on Feb. 19 advocating on […]

When asked whether he would impose tariffs on cars imported from the European Union, President Donald Trump, as he regularly does, used an inflated figure for the trade balance between the U.S. and the EU. The deficit was $101 billion for 2017, not $151 billion, as he repeatedly claims. Trump, […]