Latest Fact Checks By Bill McCarthy

Pompeo falsely claims Trump did not say he’d go after Iranian cultural sites

By Bill McCarthy

January 6, 2020

"President Trump didn't say he'd go after a cultural site."

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State lawmaker’s pro-Trump letter wrongly attributed to Clint Eastwood

By Bill McCarthy

January 2, 2020

Says a quote defending President Donald Trump can be attributed to Clint Eastwood.

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Canadian broadcaster’s cut of Trump’s ‘Home Alone 2’ cameo done in 2014, not politically motivated

By Bill McCarthy

January 2, 2020

"CBC Cuts Donald Trump's 'Home Alone 2' Cameo Out of Broadcast."

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No, Northam will not cut off power, kill Virginians who refuse to give up guns

By Bill McCarthy

January 2, 2020

Says Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said, ‘You will give up your guns, if you don’t I’ll have the National Guard cut your power, your phone…

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Yang’s account of Hong Kong’s face-mask ban misses some details

By Bill McCarthy

December 20, 2019

"They banned face masks in Hong Kong. Why? Because they have AI technology that now is using facial recognition to identify protesters if they so…

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White House snubbed House’s document requests, Democrat says

By Bill McCarthy

December 19, 2019

Says President Donald Trump "has not given this Congress a single email, phone record or document."

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Tucker Carlson falsely claims immigrants are dirtying the Potomac River

By Bill McCarthy

December 18, 2019

Says the Potomac River "has gotten dirtier and dirtier and dirtier and dirtier. I go down there and that litter is left almost exclusively by…

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Fact-checking Barr’s dispute of inspector general’s report on the FBI, Russia probe

By Bill McCarthy

December 11, 2019

"The Inspector General’s report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions."

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Rob Wittman wrongly says House has issued more subpoenas than passed bills

By Bill McCarthy , Warren Fiske

November 19, 2019

"There’s actually been more subpoenas issued by the (U.S. House) majority than bills passed."  

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Subpoenas vs. bills: What this CNN pundit got wrong

By Bill McCarthy

November 4, 2019

Says Democrats "have issued more subpoenas than they’ve passed bills."

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Limbaugh wrongly claims Republicans are being shut out of impeachment hearings

By Bill McCarthy

October 30, 2019

Says House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump "doesn’t feature the opposition party, it doesn’t feature cross-examination."

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Graham wrong that House impeachment inquiry denies Trump ‘due process’

By Bill McCarthy

October 28, 2019

Says House Democrats leading the impeachment inquiry are "denying President Trump basic fairness and due process accorded every American."

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