Latest Fact Checks By Bill McCarthy

Phony image said Maxine Waters called for undocumented immigrant as SCOTUS nominee

By Bill McCarthy

July 5, 2018

Says Maxine Waters told CNN, "SCOTUS pick should be illegal immigrant."

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Viral image criticizing Democrats featured fabricated quotes lifted from satire website

By Bill McCarthy

July 3, 2018

Says Democratic Senators "demand Supreme Court nominee not be unduly influenced by U.S. Constitution."

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Corey Stewart falsely claims Sen. Tim Kaine wants to do away with ICE, border patrol

By Bill McCarthy

July 3, 2018

"Tim Kaine doesn’t want a border at all. He wants to get rid of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and basically the border patrol as well."

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Websites wrongly claim man arrested on child sex charges was a Clinton campaign official

By Bill McCarthy

July 2, 2018

"Clinton campaign official arrested by FBI on child rape/trafficking charges"

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Website falsely claimed Twitter caught leaking private Trump messages to the Justice Department

By Bill McCarthy

June 28, 2018

"Twitter caught leaking Donald Trump’s private messages in undercover sting."

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No, a Trump supporter did not try to murder Rep. Maxine Waters following Trump ‘threat’

By Bill McCarthy

June 28, 2018

"A Trump fan was just charged with trying to murder Maxine Waters on same day Trump threatened her."

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Blog site wrongly claims Muslim woman escaped punishment in aggravated vehicular homicide

By Bill McCarthy

June 26, 2018

"Burka clad woman runs over baby, gets away with crime for one stunning reason ..."

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No, NASA has not communicated with aliens

By Bill McCarthy

June 25, 2018

"NASA announced that it communicated with four races of aliens."

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Did Obama detain illegal Mexican children as an experiment?

By Bill McCarthy

June 25, 2018

"Obama administration kept illegal Mexican kids in detention camps as ‘experiment’"

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Website touts misleading headline about Obama plotting White House takeover

By Bill McCarthy

June 21, 2018

"Busted: Obama is holding secret meetings to overtake the White House"

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Corey Stewart’s history with the far right, explained

By Bill McCarthy

June 20, 2018

"I have always condemned … any of these white supremacists or bigots or anything like that."

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Corey Stewart’s misleading comments on Sen. Tim Kaine and Antifa

By Bill McCarthy

June 20, 2018

Says Sen. Tim Kaine "approves of and even applauds his son's participation in a known terrorist organization, #Antifa."

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