Stand up for the facts!

Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.
We need your help.

More Info

I would like to contribute

$

Latest Fact-Checks On Facebook posts

Clear
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 9, 2019 a text post on Facebook
Says 228 House Democrats voted "to allow illegal aliens to have right to vote"
False
By Amy Sherman • March 13, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 26, 2019 Facebook posts
Says the WIC program was created by the Black Panthers to help feed single mothers and children in their communities.
False
By Samantha Putterman • March 5, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 19, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Sen. Bernie Sanders lived off welfare before he was elected, never held a "9-5 job" and hasn’t proposed a single bill that passed.  
False
By Samantha Putterman • March 1, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 25, 2019 a meme
"CNN uses the same girl in 3 different Refugee Crisis pictures being saved by 3 different men."
False
By Yanqi Xu • March 1, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 31, 2019 a Facebook post
Undocumented immigrants get Medicare for free.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 27, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 17, 2019 a Facebook post
Says former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz once said that he would "hire an illegal immigrant" before he would hire a veteran.
False
By Samantha Putterman • February 19, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 12, 2019 a Facebook post
Says U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took a "$10 million payout from Netflix."
False
By Samantha Putterman • February 15, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 31, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Mitch McConnell's "biggest donor" is a "Russian oligarch that the GOP just lifted sanctions on."
False
By Samantha Putterman • February 14, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 28, 2018 a Facebook post
Says Red Cross President and CEO Marsha J. Evans makes "$651,957 plus expenses" a year and "only 9 cents of every dollar" donated to the organization goes to helping people in need.  
False
By Samantha Putterman • February 8, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 11, 2019 tweets and Facebook posts
Says Congress set aside $50 billion for the Secure Fence Act in 2006
False
By Amy Sherman • January 22, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 6, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Donald Trump "said illegal immigration has been a problem in America for 'thousands of years.' "  
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 18, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 1, 2019 In a Facebook post
Says Sen. Elizabeth Warren "has been on Risperdal since first being prescribed the drug in 2011."
False
By Samantha Putterman • January 7, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 25, 2016 a post and story from Elect Leaders
Ted Cruz is in negotiations to be Donald Trump’s running mate.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 22, 2016
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 10, 2015 a Facebook comment
"Illegal immigrants mow the grass around the (Texas) Capitol."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 27, 2015
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 13, 2015 a meme on social media
Says 57 percent of federal spending goes to the military and just 1 percent goes to food and agriculture, including food stamps.
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 17, 2015
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 11, 2015 a meme
Scott Walker "had a 2.3 GPA when he was asked to leave Marquette University for cheating."
False
By Tom Kertscher • August 11, 2015
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 26, 2015 a meme on social media
Says Hillary Clinton "refuses to testify before Congress" about the 2012 attack in Benghazi. 
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 31, 2015
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 13, 2015 a Facebook post
Says Marco Rubio said that "felons should not have their voting rights restored" but that "convicted felons should be allowed to own guns after they have done their time."
False
By Amy Sherman • May 27, 2015
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 16, 2015 a meme on social media
Say George Washington said that "when government takes away citizens’ right to bear arms it becomes citizens’ duty to take away government’s right to govern."
False
By Audrey Bowler • February 20, 2015
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 10, 2014 posts on Facebook
"Fox admits they lie" and, under the First Amendment, "have the right to lie or deliberately distort news reports on public airwaves."  
False
By Linda Qiu • September 10, 2014
Previous Next