Trump said Democratic senators threatened Ukraine. That’s misleading
President Donald Trump said that it was Democratic senators who threatened Ukraine leaders. We explain why that’s misleading.
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Fact-check: Bahamas evacuees without visas ordered off US-bound ferry
A TV news report about Bahamians without visas being asked to leave a U.S.-bound ferry prompted attacks on the Trump administration. But Customs and Border Protection said that it never ordered anyone off the boat.
Fact-checking Trump’s falsehoods about Hurricane Dorian
As Hurricane Dorian approached, Trump said that Alabama would likely be hit and that he wasn’t sure he had heard of a Cat 5. The exaggerations were easily avoidable.
Hurricanes and tropical storms lead to flood of misinformation
As Dorian moves its way toward Florida, we review the flood of misinformation about hurricanes and tropical storms.
Can a nuclear bomb stop a hurricane? No, it’s a myth that has persisted for decades
A myth has persisted for decades that the United States could slow down hurricanes with nuclear bombs. President Donald Trump denied a report, based on anonymous sources, that he wanted to employ that strategy.
Donald Trump’s shifts on gun background checks after mass shootings
A video by Joe Biden said that Trump broke promises on gun safety reform and focuses on his statements about gun background checks following mass shootings.
Would Florida proposal ban virtually all guns? Here’s what we know
Florida’s attorney general says ban on military-style weapons would cover far more guns than what proponents call assault weapons. Here’s what we learned about it.
Tucker Carlson says white supremacy is a hoax. Here are 5 reasons why that’s wrong
Fox News personality Tucker Carlson claimed white supremacy is a hoax and "not a real problem in America." But that’s not what the evidence shows.
Donald Trump says he spent a lot time with 9/11 responders. Here are the facts
At a Rose Garden event, President Donald Trump said after Sept. 11, "I was down there also, but I’m not considering myself a first responder. But I was down there. I spent a lot of time down there with you." We take a look at the facts.
In Context: Ilhan Omar’s “our country should be more fearful of white men” comment
A resurfaced video of Ilhan Omar’s comments that "our country should be more fearful of white men" was edited and does not reflect her full comments
Fact-checking Trump’s misleading attacks on Omar, Ocasio-Cortez in North Carolina
In a North Carolina rally, President Donald Trump misled about statements by Ilhan Omar and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
The Democratic debate resurrected controversy over busing. But is it an issue today?
Perhaps the biggest moment of the recent Democratic debate in Miami came when California Sen. Kamala Harris attacked former Vice President Joe Biden on a controversial policy from decades ago: integrating segregated schools by busing.