Facts Check

Summary Many of the factual disputes centered on disagreements among the candidates: Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg said the stop-and-frisk policy that was “in place” when he became mayor “got out of control” and so “we cut 95% of it.” That’s true if comparing the number of stops […]

Political leanings: Republican 2018 Spending: $159 million The Congressional Leadership Fund’s sole purpose is to win a Republican majority in the House of Representatives. The super PAC was formed in October 2011 as the conservative counter to the liberal House Majority PAC and is endorsed by House Republican leadership. As an […]

Political leanings: Democratic/Pro-Joe Biden  2018 total spending: N/A Unite the Country is a new, single-candidate super PAC that supports former Vice President Joe Biden. It was started by former Biden aides to help promote his 2020 presidential candidacy. Although the super PAC was established on April 10, 2019, it did not […]

Political leanings: Democratic/liberal 2018 total spending: $20.9 million American Bridge 21st Century is a liberal super PAC that conducts opposition research to aid Democratic candidates and organizations. The group changed its name to AB PAC in November 2019. The group was founded in November 2010 by David Brock, a conservative-turned-liberal activist. After making a […]

The supporters of President Donald Trump and Sen. Bernie Sanders claim Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg insulted farmers in a 2016 video. The Bloomberg campaign says the video has been “taken completely out of context.” There is definitely more to Bloomberg’s remarks than the 58-second video that has gone viral […]

In what has become an annual Washington exercise, Democrats and Republicans are waging a war of words over the president’s proposed budget and how it would affect programs for seniors. President Donald Trump tweeted that he “will not be touching your Social Security or Medicare” in the budget, while Democrats […]

Quick Take Posts circulating on social media show a pile of hypodermic needles and falsely identify the site as a homeless encampment in Nancy Pelosi’s district in San Francisco. The photo was actually taken at a homeless camp cleanup in Washington state in 2017. Full Story  Social media posts, amassing […]

It is customary for presidents to invite guests to the State of the Union address to provide anecdotal evidence that supports the president’s policies. But it turns out President Donald Trump’s speech included misleading descriptions of two such guests. In one case, a Philadelphia girl whom Trump invited to serve […]

Quick Take A story shared on social media falsely claims that Malia Obama was “busted” for selling “trinkets” she stole from the White House. That story originated on a self-described satirical website. Full Story  Social media users have shared a story on Facebook falsely claiming that one of former President […]

Quick Take A meme misquotes Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on a proposed abortion bill that aims to address nonviable pregnancies and severe fetal abnormalities. Northam, a pediatric neurologist, supports the bill, but the meme falsely implies he condones infanticide. Full Story A Facebook post twists Gov. Ralph Northam’s words regarding […]