Facts Check

In her first press briefing, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany repeated a false talking point about the Russia investigation. McEnany claimed the investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election ended in “the complete and total exoneration of President Trump.” In fact, on the question of whether Trump […]

Quick Take A viral post falsely claims Walmart, Amazon, Kroger, Target and Costco — while staying open during the COVID-19 pandemic — “have not had any reported cases” of employees contracting the coronavirus. There have been news reports across the U.S. of workers at those companies becoming infected or dying […]

Throughout April, the White House’s coronavirus task force briefings, at times, sparked feelings of fact-checking deja vu: President Donald Trump made many of the same inaccurate statements repeatedly. The president – as is the case with many politicians – has exhibited a penchant for reiterating his talking points. But that […]

Quick Take Headlines shared across social media caused some to wrongly believe the White House is selling coins commemorating the COVID-19 pandemic. The coin referenced is being sold by the White House Gift Shop, which is a private company based in Pennsylvania. Full Story  The White House is not selling […]

Quick Take A Facebook post claims that mosques have been allowed to remain open for services, while churches have not. But all places of worship are treated the same by state regulations that prohibit religious gatherings in order to slow the spread of COVID-19. Full Story In every state where […]

In this video, we take a look at COVID-19 antibody tests, which can reveal whether someone was previously infected with the novel coronavirus — and explain why a positive or negative result may not always be so easy to interpret. Antibodies are Y-shaped proteins the body generates as part of […]

The United States has not done more COVID-19 testing than “every country combined,” as President Donald Trump claimed in remarks during a recent press briefing. In fact, three countries alone — Russia, Germany and Italy — have done more combined testing than the U.S., according to a reference website tracking […]

In Kansas’ bitterly contested Republican Senate primary, a super PAC supporting Rep. Roger Marshall inaccurately describes Club for Growth as an “anti-Trump organization” in a TV ad attacking Marshall’s rival, Kris Kobach. The group, called Keep Kansas Great, charges in the ad that “Kobach’s Senate campaign is being bankrolled by […]

Defending his early response to the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump wrongly claimed that in late February, Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, was saying, “This is no problem. This is going to blow over.” In a Feb. 29 interview, Fauci said that “right […]

Political leanings: Democratic/Anti-Mitch McConnell 2018 total spending: $21,870 Ditch Fund describes itself as a “grassroots-funded” PAC that is “solely dedicated” to defeating Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell “once and for all in 2020.” Its website also refers to the group as “Ditch Mitch.” Ditch Fund is a so-called Carey committee […]