Daily Source Bias Check: Kaiser Family Foundation
LEAST BIASED These sources have minimal bias and use very few loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by using appeal to emotion or stereotypes)….
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Fact Check: Was there a Bowling Green Massacre?
Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway claimed on MSNBC Thursday night that Bowling Green, Ky., was the scene of a massacre carried out by Iraqis. Conway…
Voter Fraud vs. Election Fraud by the Numbers
Voter ID and voter fraud are topics once again with Donald Trump claiming 3.5 million illegal immigrants voted. With this in mind, we set out…
(Fact Check) Did the Trump team want tanks and missile launchers in the Inaugural Parade?
Update: 3/30/17 It has been confirmed that the administration did inquire via e-mail about having a military presence at the parade. You can view the Email…
(Fact Check) Is Donald Trump’s Approval Rating the Lowest in Recent History Before an Inauguration?
We were asked to fact check if Donald Trump’s approval rating is at a historic low days before the inauguration. The source of the fact…
(Fact Check) Did Donald Trump have Obama’s Muslim Items Removed from White House?
It seems as if the myths regarding the Obama’s will continue long after they are gone from the White House. We received a fact check…
(Fact Check) Did Barack and Michelle Obama “surrender” their law licenses to avoid ethics charges?
We were asked if Barack and Michelle Obama surrendered their law licenses to avoid ethics charges? This is a very old internet rumor that goes…
(Fact Check) Did Russia Try to Hack a Vermont Utility Company?
We were asked to fact check if Russia tried to hack a Vermont electric company. On Friday 12/30/16 the Washington Post ran a story that…
Quick Fact Checks: Trump Treason? Neo-Nazi Armed March?
We received two fact checks to investigate and will summarize both of them here as the work has already been done on one of them….
Fact Check: Ruth Bader Ginsberg is Stepping Down now that Trump is President
We were asked to fact check if Ruth Bader Ginsberg is going to step down now that Trump is President. There was an article published…
(Fact Check) Did Trump Request a List of Climate Change Supporters?
We were asked by a reader if President-Elect Donald Trump requested a list of climate change supporters? The short answer to this is “yes.” According…
Fact Check: Trump Protesters Paid and Bused into Austin, Texas?
We received a fact check request to determine if Trump protesters were paid and bused into Austin, Texas. The story appears to have originated from…
Politifact Gets it Wrong on Trump Gun Claim
On November 1st Politifact did an inaccurate fact check on a statement made by Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton. Clinton said of Trump, “He even said,…
Clinton: Trump tax plan gives more to rich than Bush tax cuts
During the Presidential Debate on October 9th, Hillary Clinton said “Donald Trump’s tax plan gives the wealthy and corporations more than the Bush tax cuts…
Politifact Checks more Trump claims from the last week.
Politifact has been busy checking all the claims made during the Presidential Debate last Monday. This summary consists of Politifact’s latest Trump claims during the…
Fact Check: A Brief Summary of Politifact’s Presidential Debate Research
On September 26, 2016 the first Presidential Debate took place between Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. As usual Politifact covered the…
Experts say Donald Trump’s ‘policies’ dovetail with what Vladimir Putin would like for Russia
Michael Morell said in an open letter to Donald Trump that Donald Trump has outlined “policies that read like a Kremlin wish list.” Politifact…
Fact Check: Harry Reid claims Zika causes Blindness
On September 7, 2016 Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid stated on the Senate floor and also in the press that the Zika Virus leads to…
The 10 Best Fact Checking Sites
7/20/16 The purpose of this website is not only to deliver news, but to also be a resource on media bias and fact checking. When…
Fact Check: Does the Government Subsidize the Planting of GMO?
5/3/16 A viral meme claims that the Government subsidizes the planting of GM crops. A second part of the meme claims that organic farmers must…
