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tron-01799
EpiPen Maker Donated to Clinton Foundation, Hiked Prices
truth! & fiction!
https://www.truthorfiction.com/epipen-maker-donated-clinton-foundation-hiked-prices/
null
health-medical
null
null
['congress', 'hillary clinton', 'the clintons']
EpiPen Maker Donated to Clinton Foundation, Hiked Prices
Aug 25, 2016
null
['None']
pose-00595
We need to support our hard working, dedicated teachers who understand the importance of getting good results. I believe we should hold people accountable for those results and when they produce, they should be rewarded. In business, we judge that by the quality of work people produce. In the same way, a 'merit pay' pl...
promise kept
https://www.politifact.com/florida/promises/scott-o-meter/promise/619/pay-teachers-based-on-performance-merit-pay/
null
scott-o-meter
Rick Scott
null
null
Pay teachers based on performance (merit pay)
2010-12-21T09:36:20
null
['None']
pomt-10439
Clinton aides admit it (a gas tax holiday) won't do much for you – but would help her politically.
mostly false
/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/may/07/barack-obama/aides-said-"even-if"-it-doesnt-work/
An ad for Sen. Barack Obama attacks Sen. Hillary Clinton on her gas tax holiday proposal: "More 'low road' attacks from Hillary Clinton…Now she's pushing a 'bogus' gas tax gimmick…Experts say it'll just 'boost oil industry profits' ….they'll 'simply raise prices and pocket… the difference.' Clinton aides admit it won't...
null
Barack Obama
null
null
null
2008-05-07T00:00:00
2008-05-05
['Bill_Clinton']
pomt-05173
Say Portland Public Schools' central administration makes up less than 4 percent of the staff.
mostly true
/oregon/statements/2012/jun/15/portland-public-schools/portland-public-schools-administration-top-heavy/
Portland Public Schools, like most of Oregon’s school districts, is struggling to keep class sizes down and school years full even as budget conditions force reductions. In a recent opinion piece printed in The Oregonian, one parent advocate suggested the district try harder to consolidate schools before asking voters ...
null
Portland Public Schools
null
null
null
2012-06-15T15:35:31
2012-06-11
['None']
tron-00198
Beached Whale Found in Utah
fiction!
https://www.truthorfiction.com/beached-whale-utah/
null
9-11-attack
null
null
null
Beached Whale Found in Utah – Fiction!
Mar 17, 2015
null
['None']
pomt-10715
Murder went up when Romney was governor. "Robbery went up. Violent crimes went up."
half-true
/truth-o-meter/statements/2007/nov/26/rudy-giuliani/murders-went-up-but-all-violence-declined/
We evaluated Rudy Giuliani's attack on Mitt Romney by looking at the FBI's uniform crime statistics. Romney became governor in January 2003 and left office in January 2007. Comparing the numbers between 2002 and 2006, we can calculate how crime rates changed in Massachusetts during the Romney administration. To count v...
null
Rudy Giuliani
null
null
null
2007-11-26T00:00:00
2007-11-24
['None']
pomt-08715
Since being elected, (Tom Barrett) has dumped 8.2 billion gallons of raw sewage into Lake Michigan.
mostly false
/wisconsin/statements/2010/sep/03/scott-walker/scott-walker-blames-tom-barrett-dumping-sewage-lak/
Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker is raising a stink over sewage. It’s a tempting target, especially when torrential rains July 22 and July 23 forced the dumping of untreated sewage into Lake Michigan and thousands of homes were hit with flooded basements. Walker, a Republican candidate for governor, is blaming h...
null
Scott Walker
null
null
null
2010-09-03T13:36:45
2010-08-11
['Tom_Barrett_(politician)', 'Lake_Michigan']
pomt-12042
Muslims’ disturbing plan comes out after grocery stores go bare to prepare for Irma.
mostly false
/punditfact/statements/2017/sep/12/freedom-daily/freedom-daily-misleads-about-potential-food-poison/
A misleading headline from a website called Freedom Daily suggests that reports of potential food poisoning at grocery stores emerged after people stocked up in preparation for Hurricane Irma. "BREAKING: Muslims’ Disturbing Plan Comes Out After Grocery Stores Go Bare To Prepare For Irma," said the headline of an undate...
null
Freedom Daily
null
null
null
2017-09-12T08:01:39
2017-09-06
['None']
snes-00590
Coconut water can be used as an intravenous substitute for blood plasma.
false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/can-coconut-water-substitute-blood-plasma/
null
Medical
null
Arturo Garcia
null
Can Coconut Water Be Used as a Substitute for Blood Plasma?
10 May 2018
null
['None']
vees-00425
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: At least how many laws are violated in the PNP’s secret jail cell?
none
http://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-sheet-least-how-many-laws-are-violated-pnps
No.
null
null
null
Philippine National Police,Human rights,Illegal detention,Secret jail
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: At least how many laws are violated in the PNP’s secret jail cell?
May 06, 2017
null
['None']
snes-00524
Immigration authorities are taking rosaries away from immigrants at the border.
mostly true
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/are-rosaries-taken-immigrants-border/
null
Politics
null
Bethania Palma
null
Are Rosaries Being Taken From Immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico Border?
31 May 2018
null
['None']
pomt-15283
I deployed the Texas National Guard to the Texas-Mexico border. "And the policy worked; apprehensions at the border declined 74 percent."
mostly false
/texas/statements/2015/jul/26/rick-perry/rick-perry-says-74-percent-drop-border-apprehensio/
While declaring for president, Republican Rick Perry criticized President Barack Obama’s attitude toward securing the U.S.-Mexico border and suggested that in contrast, he’d shown he could slow illegal crossings of the Rio Grande. The former Texas governor, standing next to a plane like the one he flew as a young Air F...
null
Rick Perry
null
null
null
2015-07-26T06:00:00
2015-06-04
['None']
tron-00121
Hitler’s Slogan Was “Make Germany Great Again”
fiction!
https://www.truthorfiction.com/hitlers-slogan-make-germany-great/
null
9-11-attack
null
null
null
Hitler’s Slogan Was “Make Germany Great Again”
Mar 7, 2016
null
['None']
pomt-05191
Giving the facts: 73,000 jobs created ... since '11. Do you know how many direct jobs in the auto industry? 1,800.
mostly true
/ohio/statements/2012/jun/13/john-kasich/john-kasich-downplays-role-auto-bailouts-ohios-eco/
President Barack Obama and Ohio Gov. John Kasich share a common desire: they both think they can lay claim to Ohio’s gradually improving economic condition. But on this issue Kasich isn’t much in the sharing mood. Obama, a Democrat, is seeking re-election and likely will need to win Ohio in November to return to the Wh...
null
John Kasich
null
null
null
2012-06-13T06:00:00
2012-06-03
['None']
snes-00345
Pictures of President Trump suffering a stroke are being used to spread a virus that wipes computers and cellphones.
false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-suffering-stroke-virus-warning/
null
Computers
null
David Mikkelson
null
‘Trump Suffering from a Stroke’ Virus Warning
15 July 2018
null
['None']
goop-02785
Kanye West Stepping Away From Spotlight “Indefinitely,”
3
https://www.gossipcop.com/kanye-west-not-stepping-away-spotlight-indefinitely/
null
null
null
Shari Weiss
null
Kanye West NOT Stepping Away From Spotlight “Indefinitely,” Despite Report
10:12 am, May 19, 2017
null
['None']
para-00117
The Labor government is "already a lower taxing government" than the previous Coalition government.
mostly true
http://pandora.nla.gov.au//pan/140601/20131209-1141/www.politifact.com.au/truth-o-meter/statements/2013/jul/10/penny-wong/labor-taxes-lower-costellos/index.html
null
['Economy', 'Tax']
Penny Wong
Alix Piatek, David Humphries
null
We're lower taxing than Howard and Costello: Wong
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at 11:22 a.m.
null
['Coalition_(Australia)', 'Australian_Labor_Party']
pose-01011
Move aggressively on the municipal level to curb future pension costs, avoid protracted litigation, ensure employment stability, be fair to workers, older workers in particular, and honestly address all the critical issues facing the state with respect to pension benefits.
stalled
https://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/promises/linc-o-meter/promise/1089/reform-municipal-employee-pension-plans/
null
linc-o-meter
Lincoln Chafee
null
null
Reform municipal employee pension plans
2012-04-18T12:17:51
null
['None']
goop-01467
Katy Perry’s Friends Want Her To Dump Orlando Bloom For Jake Gyllenhaal?
0
https://www.gossipcop.com/katy-perry-orlando-bloom-jake-gyllenhaal-dump-dating/
null
null
null
Andrew Shuster
null
Katy Perry’s Friends Want Her To Dump Orlando Bloom For Jake Gyllenhaal?
5:49 pm, March 1, 2018
null
['None']
pomt-00394
Says Andrew Gillum has a "far left socialist platform."
false
/florida/statements/2018/sep/06/ron-desantis/no-floridas-andrew-gillum-not-socialist/
In the race for Florida governor, Republican Ron DeSantis is trying to paint Democrat Andrew Gillum as so far out of the mainstream that Gillum "wants to turn Florida into Venezuela," a reference to the failing socialist country. "The last thing we need to do is to monkey this up by trying to embrace a socialist agenda...
null
Ron DeSantis
null
null
null
2018-09-06T11:36:37
2018-08-30
['None']
pomt-10416
Ten years ago, John McCain offered a bill that said he would ban a candidate from paying registered lobbyists.
true
/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/may/23/barack-obama/mccain-proposed-bill-that-didnt-pass/
Special interests and lobbyists are perennial topics for political campaigns, and Sen. Barack Obama has made them a repeated target in his attacks on Sen. John McCain. "Ten years ago, John McCain offered a bill that said he would ban a candidate from paying registered lobbyists," Obama said. "He did this because he sai...
null
Barack Obama
null
null
null
2008-05-23T00:00:00
2008-05-21
['None']
pomt-06143
[E]xcise tax increases drive commerce across state lines.
mostly true
/georgia/statements/2011/dec/21/grover-norquist/letter-warns-deal-taxes/
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal received a letter on Dec. 12 that likely gained the attention of his staff. The author was Grover Norquist, the president of the Washington-based Americans for Tax Reform, best known for the pledge he asks political candidates to sign vowing to oppose and vote against tax increases. Nearly one-...
null
Grover Norquist
null
null
null
2011-12-21T06:00:00
2011-12-12
['None']
snes-05784
Alex Malarkey, protagonist of the book The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven: A True Story, actually visited Heaven.
false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/heaven-dissent/
null
Uncategorized
null
Kim LaCapria
null
The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven
15 January 2015
null
['Heaven']
pomt-10163
Says that under his tax plan, seniors making less than $50,000 per year won't pay any income taxes.
true
/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/sep/30/barack-obama/seniors-get-a-special-break/
In a new 2-minute TV ad, Barack Obama explains his economic plans and contrasts them with John McCain's. In two other Truth-O-Meter rulings, we examined Obama's claims about his plans for small businesses and the middle class. Here, we'll address his plan for senior citizens. He says in the ad that "seniors making less...
null
Barack Obama
null
null
null
2008-09-30T00:00:00
2008-09-30
['None']
pomt-12826
In the United States, "we tax our exports and don't tax our imports."
half-true
/wisconsin/statements/2017/feb/09/paul-ryan/does-united-states-tax-exports-not-imports/
A couple of weeks after former Fox News Channel talk show host Greta Van Susteren started a program on MSNBC, the Appleton, Wis. native welcomed U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan to discuss what changes could be expected under President Donald Trump. When Van Susteren asked Ryan in the Jan. 25, 2017 interview about the "tax...
null
Paul Ryan
null
null
null
2017-02-09T05:00:00
2017-01-25
['United_States']
pomt-12493
The estimated price of President Trump’s border wall is the same as the cost of "one and a half aircraft carriers."
true
/california/statements/2017/apr/28/scott-peters/would-trumps-border-wall-cost-same-one-and-half-us/
The debate over President Trump’s proposed border wall intensified this week, with opponents saying the barrier would be ineffective and a costly mistake. Building "a big, beautiful wall" on the Southern border was Trump’s signature promise during his campaign, winning him support from advocates for hard-line immigrati...
null
Scott Peters
null
null
null
2017-04-28T15:53:42
2017-04-24
['None']
pomt-01393
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Wisconsin's photo ID election law
false
/wisconsin/statements/2014/oct/14/debbie-wasserman-schultz/wasserman-schultz-says-states-id-law-struck-down/
Separate judicial rulings in Wisconsin and Texas on Oct. 9, 2014 gave cheer to opponents of state laws requiring voters to show photo ID at the polls. Here’s part of what the Democratic National Committee chairwoman, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida, had to say in a statement: "With less than ten days befo...
null
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
null
null
null
2014-10-14T05:00:00
2014-10-10
['Wisconsin']
pomt-05849
We aren't the only state cutting back on public television.
true
/rhode-island/statements/2012/feb/14/richard-licht/rhode-island-director-administration-richard-licht/
The prospect of clipping the wings of Big Bird came up Feb. 5 when Richard Licht, Governor Chafee’s director of administration, made an appearance on ABC6’s "On the Record with Buddy Cianci." The host, former Providence Mayor Vincent "Buddy" Cianci was grilling Licht on Chafee’s proposal to eliminate funding for Channe...
null
Richard Licht
null
null
null
2012-02-14T00:01:00
2012-02-05
['None']
pomt-06486
Says Rick Perry increased spending in Texas by more than 50 percent.
half-true
/texas/statements/2011/oct/14/michele-bachmann/michele-bachmann-says-texas-spending-increased-mor/
When the Bloomberg/Washington Post debate on economic topics gave GOP hopefuls the chance to question another candidate directly, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota turned to Rick Perry. She declared that after Perry backed Al Gore for president as Ronald Reagan’s presidency came to its close, he "went on to incre...
null
Michele Bachmann
null
null
null
2011-10-14T17:59:27
2011-10-11
['Texas', 'Rick_Perry']
pomt-01386
Four million women have fallen into poverty in the last six years.
mostly false
/georgia/statements/2014/oct/15/david-perdue/perdue-claim-mark/
A key strategy for Republicans running in this year’s midterm elections has been to slam their Democratic opponents as surrogates of President Barack Obama. It’s a tactic that GOP nominee David Perdue has employed repeatedly in Georgia’s closely watched U.S Senate race, including last week when he and Democratic oppone...
null
David Perdue
null
null
null
2014-10-15T00:00:00
2014-10-07
['None']
pomt-09405
For years now, we have spent more money than we have taken in.
half-true
/texas/statements/2010/mar/21/annise-parker/annise-parker-says-years-houston-has-been-spending/
With the city of Houston running short about $11 million to fund its budget this year and projecting a revenue shortfall of $100 million for next year — Houston's first-year mayor, Annise Parker, recently floated the possibility of furloughs and layoffs for city employees. "For years now (in Houston), we have spent mor...
null
Annise Parker
null
null
null
2010-03-21T17:28:48
2010-03-10
['None']
pomt-13033
Texans pay the sixth-highest property tax in the nation.
mostly true
/texas/statements/2016/dec/01/dan-patrick/dan-patrick-mostly-right-texans-pay-nations-sixth-/
After Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick saluted legislation potentially giving voters more sway over local property taxes, we wondered afresh about how Texas ranks nationally in terms of property tax burden. Patrick, talking up a proposal hatched by fellow Republicans led by Houston state Sen. Paul Bettencourt, said in a Nov....
null
Dan Patrick
null
null
null
2016-12-01T18:58:12
2016-11-29
['None']
pomt-06020
Freshman Rep. Bob Gibbs "is spending his one year anniversary on vacation — only working 6 days in all of January."
pants on fire!
/ohio/statements/2012/jan/16/democratic-congressional-campaign-committee/dccc-says-bob-gibbs-vacationing-congress-all-six-d/
Working hard, or hardly working? That question has been asked about Congress since at least the middle of the 20th century, when Congress adopted a three-day work week (making Monday and Friday travel days) and longer sessions. Congressional leaders keep fiddling with the calendar. Their scheduling practices, as noted ...
null
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
null
null
null
2012-01-16T06:00:00
2012-01-05
['None']
pomt-08627
Says the Austin chapter of the League of Women Voters has no Republicans among elected officers or on its debate committee.
half-true
/texas/statements/2010/sep/20/steve-munisteri/steve-munisteri-republican-party-chair-says-austin/
Urging two GOP candidates for the State Board of Education not to join a televised debate being organized by the Austin area's chapter of the League of Women Voters, the chairman of the Republican Party of Texas said Aug. 31 that the group's officers and debate committee members had voted in multiple Democratic primari...
null
Steve Munisteri
null
null
null
2010-09-20T06:00:00
2010-08-31
['Republican_Party_(United_States)', 'League_of_Women_Voters', 'Austin,_Texas']
snes-02373
A video shows National Guard members turning their backs in response to a flag-stomping protest in 2015.
unproven
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/flag-protest-baltimore/
null
Viral Phenomena
null
Dan MacGuill
null
National Guard Troops ‘Turn Their Backs’ on a Protest in Baltimore?
23 May 2017
null
['None']
pomt-14253
Poll after poll after poll shows me beating Hillary.
mostly false
/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/apr/11/ted-cruz/national-surveys-show-ted-cruz-isnt-beating-hillar/
A key selling point for Republican presidential candidates is that they're the one who can beat Democrat Hillary Clinton in November. With the New York primary coming up on Tuesday, April 19, that was part of the pitch Ted Cruz made when interviewed on CNN by Dana Bash. The Texas senator said five of the 17 original Re...
null
Ted Cruz
null
null
null
2016-04-11T16:30:36
2016-04-07
['None']
pomt-10202
When George Bush said we shouldn't investigate why the government's response to Hurricane Katrina was so incompetent, John McCain stood with him.
half-true
/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/sep/15/joe-biden/mccain-supported-republican-backed-investigation/
In a speech hammering the theme that Sen. John McCain would not offer much change from the last eight years under President George W. Bush, Sen. Joe Biden hit on what many consider a low point of the Bush presidency: the federal government's slow response to Hurricane Katrina. "When George Bush said we shouldn't invest...
null
Joe Biden
null
null
null
2008-09-15T00:00:00
2008-09-15
['John_McCain', 'George_W._Bush', 'Hurricane_Katrina']
vogo-00028
Statement: “San Diego today is the largest city in the United States that has run out of raw land. Except in the largely industrial Otay Mesa area, it is simply not possible for San Diego to continue growing in this traditional way,” former San Diego planning director Bill Fulton wrote in a Jan. 3 U-T San Diego op-ed.
determination: true
https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/news/fact-check-san-diegos-dearth-of-raw-land/
Analysis: San Diego’s in the midst of a major push-pull over the future of development.
null
null
null
null
Fact Check: San Diego's Dearth of Raw Land
January 9, 2015
null
['United_States', 'San_Diego', 'U-T_San_Diego']
goop-00852
Meghan Markle Buying Home In Malibu?
0
https://www.gossipcop.com/meghan-markle-malibu-home/
null
null
null
Shari Weiss
null
Meghan Markle Buying Home In Malibu?
3:00 am, June 9, 2018
null
['None']
goop-00278
Angelina Jolie Begging Kids To Choose Her Over Brad Pitt,
0
https://www.gossipcop.com/angelina-jolie-brad-pitt-custody-kids-choose/
null
null
null
Andrew Shuster
null
Angelina Jolie NOT Begging Kids To Choose Her Over Brad Pitt, Despite Claim
5:47 pm, September 12, 2018
null
['Brad_Pitt']
snes-05129
Temptations cat treats are causing renal failure in cats.
unproven
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/temptations-cat-treats-facebook-warning/
null
Critter Country
null
Kim LaCapria
null
Temptations Cat Treats Facebook Warning
2 March 2016
null
['None']
snes-00347
Did Republicans Vote to Make It Legal to Ban Gays and Lesbians from Adopting?
true
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/republicans-ban-gays-lesbians-adopting/
null
Politics
null
David Emery
null
Did Republicans Vote to Make It Legal to Ban Gays and Lesbians from Adopting?
14 July 2018
null
['None']
farg-00336
David Hogg Changes Story, Wasn’t At School When Cruz Opened Fire.
false
https://www.factcheck.org/2018/04/david-hogg-at-school-during-parkland-shooting/
null
askfactcheck
FactCheck.org
Angelo Fichera
['gun control']
David Hogg at School During Parkland Shooting
April 3, 2018
2018-04-03 22:13:10 UTC
['None']
pomt-02578
Women "make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns."
mostly true
/truth-o-meter/statements/2014/jan/29/barack-obama/barack-obama-state-union-says-women-make-77-cents-/
During his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama made a claim about pay for women in today’s economy. "You know, today, women make up about half our workforce, but they still make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns," Obama said. "That is wrong, and in 2014, it's an embarrassment. Women deserve equal pay...
null
Barack Obama
null
null
null
2014-01-29T18:14:04
2014-01-28
['None']
pomt-11107
Flip Flop! After opposing term limits for decades, Adam Putnam adopts Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis’ position.
half-true
/florida/statements/2018/jun/08/florida-democratic-party/did-adam-putnam-adopt-donald-trump-and-ron-desanti/
Republican governor candidate Adam Putnam has been a politician for over half of his life, providing opponents a long history of stances to chew on. "Flip Flop! After opposing term limits for decades, Adam Putnam adopts Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis’ position," read the subject line of a Florida Democratic Party news r...
null
Florida Democratic Party
null
null
null
2018-06-08T09:00:00
2018-06-06
['Adam_Putnam']
pomt-02491
Seventy percent of all uninsured live in households in which at least one person is working.
true
/virginia/statements/2014/feb/17/terry-mcauliffe/mcauliffe-says-70-percent-medically-uninsured-live/
Gov. Terry McAuliffe is urging the General Assembly to expand Virginia’s Medicaid program, in part, because it would help the working poor. "Seventy percent of all uninsured live in households in which at least one person is working," he said last month in an address to the legislature. When we asked where the figure c...
null
Terry McAuliffe
null
null
null
2014-02-17T00:00:00
2014-01-13
['None']
snes-04693
President Obama apologized for dropping bombs on Japan at the end of World War II.
false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-apology-hiroshima/
null
Politicians
null
Dan Evon
null
Obama Apologizes for Dropping Atomic Bomb on Japan?
29 May 2016
null
['Japan', 'Barack_Obama']
snes-03055
People are being victimized by scammers who call and ask "Can you hear me?" and record the "yes" response in order to use it to authorize fake charges.
unproven
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/can-you-hear-me-scam/
null
Fraud & Scams
null
Kim LaCapria
null
‘Can You Hear Me?’ Scam Warning
27 January 2017
null
['None']
pomt-14917
Electric car sales in Georgia have dropped dramatically since a $5,000 tax credit was eliminated and a $200 annual registration fee was imposed July 1.
true
/georgia/statements/2015/nov/02/don-francis/electric-car-sales-hit-brakes-tax-credit-axed-and-/
The Georgia General Assembly earlier this year pulled the plug on one of the nation’s most generous state tax credits for electric cars. At the same time, state lawmakers voted to impose a $200 annual registration fee on owners of some plug-in hybrids and all zero-emissions vehicles to make up for the gas taxes those m...
null
Don Francis
null
null
null
2015-11-02T00:00:00
2015-10-28
['None']
chct-00168
FACT CHECK: Did Lawmakers Have Less Than A Minute Per Page To Read The Omnibus Before Voting?
verdict: true
http://checkyourfact.com/2018/03/24/fact-check-less-than-minute-per-page-omnibus/
null
null
null
Emily Larsen | Fact Check Reporter
null
null
12:56 PM 03/24/2018
null
['None']
snes-02103
Is China's 'Panda Bear Solar Farm' Real?
miscaptioned
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/panda-solar-farm-china/
null
Fauxtography
null
Dan Evon
null
Is China’s ‘Panda Bear Solar Farm’ Real?
6 July 2017
null
['China']
chct-00100
FACT CHECK: Was American Independence Actually Declared On July 2?
verdict: true
http://checkyourfact.com/2018/07/04/fact-check-independence-declared-july-2/
null
null
null
Emily Larsen | Fact Check Reporter
null
null
10:11 AM 07/04/2018
null
['None']
snes-03354
Folding a $5 bill in a specific pattern will reveal a secret image of a stack of pancakes.
false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/secret-pancakes-on-5-bill/
null
Fauxtography
null
Dan Evon
null
Secret Pancakes On $5 Bill
13 December 2016
null
['None']
pomt-14708
A Trump television ad shows Mexicans swarming over "our southern border."
pants on fire!
/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/jan/04/donald-trump/donald-trumps-first-tv-ad-shows-migrants-southern-/
In a new television ad -- his campaign’s first -- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump shows footage of dozens of people swarming over a border fence. But the footage isn’t as it seems. About halfway through the ad, a narrator says of Trump, "He'll stop illegal immigration by building a wall on our southern b...
null
Donald Trump
null
null
null
2016-01-04T14:04:38
2016-01-04
['Mexico']
vees-00233
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte's evolving stance on 'endo'
none
http://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-dutertes-evolving-stance-endo
null
null
null
null
Duterte,campaign promise,endo
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte's evolving stance on 'endo'
April 30, 2018
null
['None']
pomt-12835
Says President Donald Trump’s "executive order leads to capture of ISIS leader, Rasheed Muhammad."
pants on fire!
/punditfact/statements/2017/feb/07/blog-posting/trumps-executive-order-did-not-lead-isis-leaders-a/
A fabricated news story claiming Donald Trump’s controversial executive order on immigration led to the arrest of a suspected terrorist doesn’t pass inspection. "Executive order leads to capture of ISIS leader, Rasheed Muhammad," reads the headline on a Jan. 31, 2017, story at USAPoliticsZone.com. The post was flagged ...
null
Bloggers
null
null
null
2017-02-07T16:52:32
2017-01-31
['None']
hoer-00420
Facebook Instant Personalization
facebook scams
https://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-instant-personalization-warning.shtml
null
null
null
Brett M. Christensen
null
Overblown and Outdated Warning - Facebook Instant Personalization
5th August 2011
null
['Timeline_of_Facebook']
pomt-05210
Says combined inflation and unemployment rates in October 2011 were the highest since Ronald Reagan succeeded Jimmy Carter.
false
/texas/statements/2012/jun/08/wes-riddle/wes-riddle-says-misery-index-higher-october-2011-a/
Wes Riddle, who seeks to represent a new congressional district twisting from western Hays and Travis counties north to a sliver of Tarrant County, fired up a crowd last year by suggesting President Barack Obama was making history in a crummy way. Riddle, a retired Army lieutenant colonel now poised for a July 31, 2012...
null
Wes Riddle
null
null
null
2012-06-08T16:45:42
2011-10-22
['Jimmy_Carter', 'Ronald_Reagan']
pomt-00269
Says Rep. Kyrsten Sinema supported a bill that is "essentially encouraging child trafficking."
false
/arizona/statements/2018/oct/02/martha-mcsally/did-kyrsten-sinema-support-bill-encouraging-child-/
The federal government’s separation of children from their parents as they arrived at the southwest border is pivotal in Arizona’s Senate race. Republican U.S. Rep. Martha McSally said in a Sept. 16 Fox News interview that her party was working on a bill to enforce the laws and keep families together. She claimed that ...
null
Martha McSally
null
null
null
2018-10-02T15:10:38
2018-09-16
['None']
pomt-01206
The conviction rate is almost exactly the same for whites and blacks who commit murder.
false
/punditfact/statements/2014/nov/26/rudy-giuliani/giuliani-black-and-white-people-charged-murder-are/
In the run-up to a grand jury’s decision not to indict Ferguson, Mo., police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of African-American teenager Michael Brown, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani stirred controversy with a number of comments about race, crime and law enforcement. Following his appearance on N...
null
Rudy Giuliani
null
null
null
2014-11-26T12:56:00
2014-11-24
['None']
pomt-13730
Says when an interviewer asked Donald Trump if he treats women with respect, Trump replied, "I can't say that."
mostly false
/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/jul/27/hillary-clinton/hillary-clinton-video-says-donald-trump-admitted-h/
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has been repeatedly attacked by his opponents for his sometimes-derogatory statements about women. At the Democratic convention in Philadelphia, delegates saw a video where some of those comments were repeated, but one caught our eye. At the end of the 30-second video a vo...
null
Hillary Clinton
null
null
null
2016-07-27T00:21:39
2016-07-26
['Donald_Trump']
pomt-03281
For several days in July of 2012, Greenland surface ice cover melted more than at any time in 30 years of satellite observation. During that month, an estimated 97% of the ice sheet thawed.
half-true
/rhode-island/statements/2013/aug/05/brian-schatz/hawaii-senator-says-97-percent-greenlands-ice-shee/
Everybody's looking for evidence that pollution, particularly the carbon dioxide released into the air, is (or is not, depending on your point of view) altering Earth's climate. On July 24, U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, a Democrat from Hawaii, whose state stands to face some serious consequences if warmer temperatures cause ...
null
Brian Schatz
null
null
null
2013-08-05T00:01:00
2013-07-24
['None']
snes-05959
A Texas death row inmate requested he be served a child as his last meal.
false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/last-meal/
null
Junk News
null
David Mikkelson
null
Cannibal Pedophile’s Last Meal
23 September 2014
null
['Texas']
tron-02662
Serbian troops have been sent as peace-keepers to the U.S.
fiction!
https://www.truthorfiction.com/serbiantroops/
null
miscellaneous
null
null
null
Serbian troops have been sent as peace-keepers to the U.S.
Mar 17, 2015
null
['United_States', 'Serbia']
afck-00328
“Through the Accelerated School Infrastructure Delivery Initiative [ASIDI] which is part of the national infrastructure plan, 92 schools have been completed to date and 108 are under construction. About 342 schools have received water for the first time. Three hundred and fifty one schools have received decent sanitati...
unproven
https://africacheck.org/reports/sona-2015-more-key-claims-fact-checked/
null
null
null
null
null
SONA 2015: More key claims fact-checked
2015-02-17 09:03
null
['None']
pomt-13771
In 2009, pre-Hillary, ISIS was not even on the map.
mostly false
/florida/statements/2016/jul/21/donald-trump/donald-trump-says-hillary-clinton-was-secretary-is/
Donald Trump told the audience of the Republican National Convention that ISIS wasn’t an issue before Hillary Clinton served as secretary of state. "In 2009, pre-Hillary, ISIS was not even on the map," he said July 21. "Libya was stable. Egypt was peaceful. Iraq was seeing, really a big big reduction in violence. Iran ...
null
Donald Trump
null
null
null
2016-07-21T22:34:19
2016-07-21
['None']
snes-05056
A resolution passed in March 2016 forces residents of a Texas county to pay reparations to black citizens.
false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/texas-residents-forced-to-pay-slavery-reparations/
null
Uncategorized
null
Kim LaCapria
null
Texas Residents Forced to Pay Slavery Reparations?
15 March 2016
null
['Texas']
vees-00187
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Trillanes' suspension is Sotto's 'top priority' as Senate president
fake
http://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-trillanes-suspension-not-sottos-top-pr
null
null
null
null
fake news
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Trillanes' suspension IS NOT Sotto's 'top priority' as Senate president
June 04, 2018
null
['None']
pose-00615
He said he will forgo the $130,273 salary if elected governor.
promise kept
https://www.politifact.com/florida/promises/scott-o-meter/promise/641/will-not-take-the-130000-governors-salary/
null
scott-o-meter
Rick Scott
null
null
Will not take the $130,000 governor's salary
2010-12-21T09:36:20
null
['None']
vogo-00342
Fact Check TV: Filner's No-Show
none
https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/mayor-2012/fact-check-tv-filners-no-show/
null
null
null
null
null
Fact Check TV: Filner's No-Show
August 29, 2011
null
['None']
pomt-07299
Promotes a chart saying that Barack Obama has "increased the debt" by 16 percent, compared to George W. Bush, who increased it by 115 percent.
pants on fire!
/truth-o-meter/statements/2011/may/19/nancy-pelosi/nancy-pelosi-posts-questionable-chart-debt-accumul/
A reader recently pointed us to a post on the website of MoveOn.org, a liberal group. The post features a bar graph titled, "Who Increased the Debt?" that offers figures for the past five presidents: Ronald Reagan: Up 189 percent George H.W. Bush: Up 55 percent Bill Clinton: Up 37 percent George W. Bush: Up 115 percent...
null
Nancy Pelosi
null
null
null
2011-05-19T17:51:05
2011-05-03
['George_W._Bush', 'Barack_Obama']
tron-02170
Aldi Giving Away 40% Off Coupons
scam!
https://www.truthorfiction.com/aldi-giving-away-40-off-coupons/
null
internet
null
null
null
Aldi Giving Away 40% Off Coupons
Dec 21, 2015
null
['None']
pomt-09640
President Obama has "the worst ratings of any president at the end of his first year."
mostly true
/truth-o-meter/statements/2009/dec/17/karl-rove/rove-says-obamas-approval-ratings-after-year-are-w/
It's no secret that President Barack Obama has had a rough first year in office. His approval ratings in the major polls hover just below 50 percent -- a decline from earlier levels that has cheered Republicans and conservative commentators. In a Dec. 16, 2009, Wall Street Journal column, Karl Rove -- the mastermind of...
null
Karl Rove
null
null
null
2009-12-17T14:40:08
2009-12-16
['Barack_Obama']
snes-01059
Was Adam Schiff's Sister Married to George Soros's Son?
false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/adam-schiffs-sister-was-married-to-george-soros-son/
null
Junk News
null
Dan Evon
null
Was Adam Schiff’s Sister Married to George Soros’s Son?
6 February 2018
null
['None']
goop-02632
Kendall Jenner, Bella Ha Hooking Up
0
https://www.gossipcop.com/kendall-jenner-bella-hadid-hooking-up-lesbian/
null
null
null
Holly Nicol
null
Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid NOT Hooking Up, Despite Fake News Report
10:28 am, July 27, 2017
null
['None']
pose-01052
It’s time that St. Petersburg’s Mayor, like so many other mayors, delivers an annual State of the City address to keep the public better informed. I will do that, and I will make myself and my staff available to the press on a regular basis.
promise kept
https://www.politifact.com/florida/promises/krise-o-meter/promise/1134/deliver-state-city-address-every-year/
null
krise-o-meter
Rick Kriseman
null
null
Deliver state of city address every year
2013-12-31T12:16:31
null
['None']
tron-00660
Miley Cyrus Burns Bible to Promote Tolerance
fiction!
https://www.truthorfiction.com/miley-cyrus-burns-bible-to-promote-tolerance/
null
celebrities
null
null
null
Miley Cyrus Burns Bible to Promote Tolerance
Jun 19, 2015
null
['None']
pomt-14674
In Houston, Texas, today, there are no homeless veterans.
mostly false
/texas/statements/2016/jan/15/jeb-bush/jeb-bush-says-there-are-no-homeless-veterans-houst/
At a campaign stop in West Palm Beach on Dec. 28, 2015, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush answered questions about immigration, gun control and his candidacy for president. After his speech to an audience of Florida Republicans at the Forum Club of Palm Beaches, Bush was asked, "If elected president, what would you and your...
null
Jeb Bush
null
null
null
2016-01-15T18:11:52
2015-12-28
['Houston', 'Texas']
wast-00070
President Trump mentioned the issue of the so-called interference of Russia with the American elections, and I had to reiterate things I said several times, including during our personal contacts, that the Russian state has never interfered and is not going to interfere into internal American affairs, including electio...
false
ERROR: type should be string, got " https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2018/07/16/the-facts-missing-from-trump-and-putins-news-conference/"
null
null
Vladimir Putin
Salvador Rizzo
null
The facts missing from Trump and Putin's news conference
July 16
null
['United_States', 'Russia']
snes-06302
The remains of a smoldering JATO-equipped Chevrolet Impala were found embedded in the side of a cliff in the Arizona desert.
false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/carmageddon/
null
Automobiles
null
David Mikkelson
null
JATO Car Embedded in Cliff?
20 February 2002
null
['Arizona']
pomt-10158
Palin supports "aerial hunting of wolves and other wildlife."
true
/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/oct/01/defenders-wildlife-action-fund-defenders-wildlife-/palin-supports-aerial-shooting-for-a-reason/
Produced by the political arm of the Defenders of Wildlife Action, a new television ad takes aim at Sarah Palin’s position on wildlife issues. The minute-long video starts by juxtaposing Palin’s darkened picture with majestic images of a bear and a wolf, while an announcer talks about her support for an aerial predator...
null
Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund
null
null
null
2008-10-01T00:00:00
2008-09-26
['None']
snes-05907
U.S. farmers are saturating wheat crops with the herbicide Roundup as a desiccant before each harvest, causing an increase in wheat-related ailments.
mixture
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/grain-of-truth/
null
Food
null
David Mikkelson
null
The Real Reason Wheat is Toxic
25 December 2014
null
['United_States']
snes-04362
Sen. Bernie Sanders left the Democratic Party during the DNC (possibly as part of the #Demexit protest).
mostly false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bernie-sanders-leaves-the-democratic-party/
null
Ballot Box
null
Kim LaCapria
null
Bernie Sanders Leaves the Democratic Party
28 July 2016
null
['Bernie_Sanders', 'Democratic_National_Committee', 'Democratic_Party_(United_States)']
snes-01449
President Trump Abruptly Shuts Down Dogs for Wounded Warriors Program?
mixture
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-dogs-veterans-day/
null
Politics
null
Kim LaCapria
null
President Trump Abruptly Shuts Down Dogs for Wounded Warriors Program?
13 November 2017
null
['None']
bove-00038
Assam NRC Row: All You Need To Know
none
https://www.boomlive.in/assam-nrc-row-all-you-need-to-know/
null
null
null
null
null
Assam NRC Row: All You Need To Know
Aug 02 2018 6:28 pm, Last Updated: Aug 02 2018 8:45 pm
null
['None']
tron-03671
jdbgmgr.exe virus warning
fiction!
https://www.truthorfiction.com/jdbgmgr/
null
warnings
null
null
null
jdbgmgr.exe virus warning
Mar 17, 2015
null
['None']
pomt-07960
George Allen voted for budgets that increased the national debt by $16,400 for every second he served in the U.S. Senate.
true
/virginia/statements/2011/jan/23/jamie-radtke/jamie-radtke-says-debt-grew-16000-every-second-geo/
Jamie Radtke was not being kind when she said Americans are indebted for George Allen’s former service in the U.S. Senate. Radtke, a Tea Party organizer, is the first announced candidate in an expected large GOP primary field for the U.S. Senate next year. Allen, a fellow Republican, is signalling he’s on the verge of ...
null
Jamie Radtke
null
null
null
2011-01-23T20:00:00
2011-01-17
['George_Allen_(U.S._politician)', 'United_States']
snes-06176
A photograph showing Barack and Michelle Obama saluting the U.S. flag with their left hands.
false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/left-handed-salute/
null
Politicians
null
David Mikkelson
null
Left-Handed Salute
6 December 2009
null
['United_States', 'Barack_Obama', 'Michelle_Obama']
chct-00312
FACT CHECK: Does Obamacare Allow States To Waive Protections For Pre-Existing Conditions?
verdict: false
http://checkyourfact.com/2017/09/27/fact-check-does-obamacare-allow-states-to-waive-protections-for-pre-existing-conditions/
null
null
null
David Sivak | Fact Check Editor
null
null
5:30 PM 09/27/2017
null
['None']
snes-03577
Midterm exams at Yale were canceled because students were too upset by Donald Trump's election.
mostly false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/yale-cancels-midterms-after-students-were-upset-by-trumps-win/
null
Uncategorized
null
Kim LaCapria
null
Yale Cancels Midterms After Students Were Upset by Trump’s Win
10 November 2016
null
['Yale_University', 'Donald_Trump']
hoer-01191
Prayers for Likes Facebook Sick Baby
facebook scams
https://www.hoax-slayer.net/prayers-for-likes-facebook-sick-baby-scam/
null
null
null
Brett M. Christensen
null
Prayers for Likes Facebook Sick Baby Scam
May 20, 2014
null
['None']
abbc-00107
The claim: Kevin Rudd says the Coalition's paid parental leave scheme costs $22 billion, which he says is more than the Government spends on childcare support.
in-the-red
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-04/kevin-rudd-parental-leave-child-care-comparison-incorrect/4908332
The claim: Kevin Rudd says the Coalition's paid parental leave scheme costs $22 billion, which he says is more than the Government spends on childcare support.
['community-and-society', 'family-and-children', 'child-care', 'federal-government', 'federal-elections', 'alp', 'rudd-kevin', 'australia']
null
null
['community-and-society', 'family-and-children', 'child-care', 'federal-government', 'federal-elections', 'alp', 'rudd-kevin', 'australia']
Kevin Rudd's parental leave, child care comparison incorrect
Fri 6 Sep 2013, 1:10am
null
['Kevin_Rudd', 'Coalition_(Australia)']
vogo-00308
Statement: “(Alex) Spanos is on the list of the 400 richest people in the United States, with a fortune estimated at more than $1 billion,” columnist Ron Carrico wrote for the Daily Transcript Oct. 17.
determination: mostly true
https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/news/fact-check-how-wealthy-is-the-chargers-owner/
Analysis: As fans debate the Chargers’ recent skid on the field, a broader debate continues to envelop San Diego’s professional football franchise. The team wants a new downtown stadium and hefty public subsidies to pay for it. Team and city officials say they are preparing a ballot initiative for an election next year...
null
null
null
null
Fact Check: How Wealthy Is the Chargers' Owner?
November 29, 2011
null
['United_States']
pomt-13641
In the 2012 election, there were more votes cast than registered voters in St. Lucie County, and Palm Beach County had 141 percent turnout.
pants on fire!
/florida/statements/2016/aug/09/viral-image/viral-image-about-voter-fraud-completely-baseless/
As Donald Trump muses about a "rigged" system that could cost him the presidential election, a debunked post detailing rampant voter fraud in 2012 is making a comeback. The image, which provides a list of seven examples of voter fraud in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, has been posted on several news outlets and forums...
null
Viral image
null
null
null
2016-08-09T10:00:00
2016-08-05
['None']
snes-05316
Drivers should be on the lookout for face-slashing car thieves posing as individuals seeking directions.
false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/knock-slash-car-warning/
null
Crime
null
Kim LaCapria
null
Knock and Slash Car Warning
25 January 2016
null
['None']
hoer-01021
Unsellable Roulotte RV Giveaway
facebook scams
https://www.hoax-slayer.net/facebook-scam-unsellable-roulotte-rv-giveaway/
null
null
null
Brett M. Christensen
null
Facebook Scam Unsellable Roulotte RV Giveaway
April 10, 2017
null
['None']
wast-00029
When times are tough, we budget for our families. But when our state's budget was in crisis, Phil Bredesen supported higher taxes on us: higher gas taxes, sales taxes and more.
3 pinnochios
ERROR: type should be string, got " https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/09/06/koch-funded-group-misfires-with-attack-ad-phil-bredesen/"
null
null
Attack ad by Americans for Prosperity
Salvador Rizzo
null
Koch-funded group misfires with attack ad on Phil Bredesen
September 6
null
['Phil_Bredesen']
tron-03346
Flood Destroys Noah’s Ark Theme Park
fiction!
https://www.truthorfiction.com/flood-destroys-noahs-ark-theme-park/
null
religious
null
null
null
Flood Destroys Noah’s Ark Theme Park
Apr 25, 2016
null
['None']
pomt-04052
The federal government owns 30 percent of the land in the 50 states, or about 650 million acres.
mostly true
/georgia/statements/2013/jan/28/jd-van-brink/claim-about-federal-land-holdings-holds/
While the national attention at the end of 2012 focused on the various tax twists and turns of the fiscal cliff, the local conversation included its own tax talk. During a tea party meeting in Marietta last month, Georgia Tea Party Chairman J. D. Van Brink spent part of his speech denouncing property taxes. Most local ...
null
J.D. Van Brink
null
null
null
2013-01-28T06:00:00
2012-12-10
['None']
goop-02450
Dakota Johnson A “Diva” On ‘Fifty Shades Freed’ Set,
0
https://www.gossipcop.com/dakota-johnson-not-diva-fifty-shades-set/
null
null
null
Michael Lewittes
null
Dakota Johnson NOT A “Diva” On ‘Fifty Shades Freed’ Set, Despite Report
4:32 pm, September 17, 2017
null
['None']