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,…
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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…
SCEPCOP (Debunking Skeptics) – Bias and Credibility
CONSPIRACY-PSEUDOSCIENCE Sources in the Conspiracy-Pseudoscience category may publish unverifiable information that is not always supported by evidence. These sources may be untrustworthy for credible/verifiable information, therefore…
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…
Does Bernie Sanders Accept Money from the Fossil Fuel Industry
4/1/16 A Clinton Spokesperson claims that Bernie Sanders has received $50K from the fossil fuel industry. This was in response to Sanders’ claim that Clinton…