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

Clear
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 26, 2019 a tweet from the Trump campaign
Says Cory Booker has accepted over $400,000 from the pharmaceutical industry during his political career.  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • July 2, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 30, 2019 a press conference in South Korea
"The Obama administration was begging for a meeting" with Kim Jong Un.  
False
By Jon Greenberg • July 1, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 28, 2019 a post on Facebook
Six Flags is offering five free passes and unlimited free rides to everyone.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • July 1, 2019
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on June 13, 2019 an interview on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
"The Census is predicting a 6% undercount that will be targeted against nonwhites in this country — so Hispanics, African Americans, communities of color" if a citizenship question is asked.
Half-True
By Stefanie Pousoulides • July 1, 2019
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on June 21, 2019 a policy proposal to ban private prisons
"Prison phone companies charge as much as $25 for a 15-minute call."  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • July 1, 2019
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Coates
stated on June 19, 2019 congressional testimony
"The typical black family in this country has one-tenth the wealth of the typical white family."
True
By Tom Kertscher • July 1, 2019
Chris Taylor
Chris Taylor
stated on May 30, 2019 a statement to the Joint Committee on Finance
Voucher schools have increased property taxes by $1 billion since 2011
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • July 1, 2019
Kevin Graham
Kevin Graham
stated on June 21, 2019 in an interview
Says the U.S. Department of Justice has "seen in the past" that police department "consent decrees don’t work, that there’s very little change, that oftentimes immediately after a consent decree goes into effect, crime actually goes up."
Mostly False
By Duncan Agnew, Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • June 30, 2019
Michael Kearns
Michael Kearns
stated on June 17, 2019 a Tweet
Undocumented drivers "have protections that US citizens don’t receive under Green light bill."
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • June 29, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on June 27, 2019 a Democratic presidential debate
Says "I disagreed" with President Obama’s Secure Communities deportation program
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • June 28, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on June 27, 2019 a democratic debate in Miami
"I did not oppose busing in America. What I opposed is busing ordered by the Department of Education."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • June 28, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on June 20, 2019 a post on Facebook
"The first slaves shipped to the American Colonies in 1619 were 100 white children from Ireland."  
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 28, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on June 23, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Robert De Niro said, "I preferred the time in America when the president and the village idiot were two different people."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 28, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on June 20, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Rudy Giuliani filed for Nancy Pelosi’s impeachment.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 28, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 23, 2019 a Facebook post
Quotes Benjamin Franklin as saying "We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid."
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • June 28, 2019
Jon Erpenbach
Jon Erpenbach
stated on June 6, 2019 a tweet
"If out-of-state drivers paid gas tax, they would contribute $73 million to fix our roads"
Mostly True
By Mica Soellner • June 28, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on June 27, 2019 a post on Facebook
There were no American flags at the first Democratic presidential debate.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 28, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on June 19, 2019 a Facebook post
Says a photo shows thousands of Donald Trump supporters outside his Orlando rally.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 28, 2019
Tim Moore
Tim Moore
stated on June 4, 2019 a radio interview
Says court ruling allows abortions in North Carolina "until right before the baby is delivered."
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • June 27, 2019
Bill de Blasio
Bill de Blasio
stated on June 26, 2019 comments made during the first Democratic presidential primary debate
"It matters that we nominate a candidate who saw the destruction wrought by a broken health care system and gave people universal health care. … These things really matter. And these are the things that I've done in New York."
Mostly False
By Emmarie Huetteman • June 27, 2019
Previous Next