In a series of recent appearances, President Donald Trump continued to wrongly insist that the U.S. compares favorably with Europe on both coronavirus cases and deaths. The post Trump Reprises Inaccurate COVID-19 Comparisons with Europe appeared firs

In a TV ad, a Democratic committee falsely claims Sen. Steve Daines of Montana is "pushing a plan" that could "end Social Security benefits by 2023." He’s not. The post DSCC Falsely Attacks Daines on Social Security appeared first on FactCheck.org.

A viral post falsely attributed to PGA star Bubba Watson criticizes the Black Lives Matter movement and measures taken to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Watson has said the post "ain't from me."  The post Viral Post Falsely Attributed to Golfer Bub

In recent weeks, Trump administration officials have described attempts by Russia to undermine Joe Biden's presidential campaign. Yet, contrary to official statements and actions by his own officials, President Donald Trump said that Russia "probably

In a briefing on the barrage of wildfires burning in the West, President Donald Trump baselessly claimed “it’ll start getting cooler,” adding that he didn’t think “science knows” whether or not temperatures would increase in the future. Scientists ar

A viral Facebook post wrongly suggests that if Joe Biden were to become president and later step down, Nancy Pelosi would become vice president. The Constitution says the vice president would become president and nominate a replacement; Congress must

A claim being shared on Facebook distorts the facts about fake IDs seized in a Chicago airport this year, baselessly claiming the phony IDs were tied to names "ALL Registered to Vote" as Democrats. Federal authorities announced no connection to a vot

A Biden campaign TV ad falsely claims that a government analysis of President Donald Trump's "planned cuts to Social Security" shows that “if Trump gets his way, Social Security benefits will run out in just three years from now.” The post Biden’s Fa

In a campaign speech in Warren, Michigan, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden falsely claimed that the United States' trade deficit had "hit an all-time high" under President Donald Trump. The post Biden’s False Statement About the Trade Defici

A Facebook post falsely claims that Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser "proposed using her power to remove" the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial in the wake of protests against racism. Bowser asked an advisory panel to review possible chan

Here’s what the president said in public remarks, interviews and tweets from Jan. 22 through March, often likening the novel coronavirus to the flu as a way of downplaying the danger. The post Trump’s Deceptive Comparison of the Coronavirus to the Fl

A viral meme falsely claims to show President Donald Trump touching the face of a "veteran wounded so badly that he had no arms." The man shown in the meme was born without arms and is not a veteran. Trump himself amplified the incorrect, debunked cl

Elections officials and voting experts say President Donald Trump gave bad advice when he encouraged mail-in voters to show up at polling places on Election Day and cast an in-person ballot if poll workers can't confirm that their mail-in ballot was

We give an overview of the vaccine development efforts underway and answer some questions about the testing process, the likelihood and timing of a vaccine in the U.S., and what to expect from a COVID-19 vaccine. The post Q&A on Coronavirus Vacci

In an interview with Fox News' Laura Ingraham that aired over two days, President Donald Trump made several false, misleading and unsubstantiated claims. The post FactChecking Trump’s Fox News Interview appeared first on FactCheck.org.

Jill Biden hasn't said that all Americans will be "required" to learn Spanish if her husband wins the 2020 presidential election, contrary to a false claim shared on social media. The quote first appeared in a headline from a website that calls its w

Q: Does a video shared on social media show Joe Biden sleeping during a live television interview? A: No. The video was manipulated to make it appear that he had fallen asleep. FULL QUESTION Is the video of Joe Biden falling asleep during an intervie

The CDC hasn’t drastically reduced the number of deaths attributable to COVID-19, but that bogus claim has been circulating widely — boosted by President Trump. The post CDC Did Not ‘Admit Only 6%’ of Recorded Deaths from COVID-19 appeared first on F

Republican ads aimed at Facebook users in Montana make the unsubstantiated claim that Gov. Steve Bullock "steered 14.3 million Montana dollars to his brother's company." The post Unproven Nepotism Allegation in Montana Senate Race appeared first on F

Posts on social media falsely claim that the man shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, "wouldn't have been shot if he was still in prison for raping the 14 year old." There's no evidence he was ever charged with such a crime -- let alone convicted an