The Latest Fact Checks by IFCN Fact Checkers for 12/4/2018
Claim by Meme: Before the 1973 HMO act was signed into law by Richard Nixon, it was illegal to profit from healthcare. Snopes.com rating: False FACT CHECK:…
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Hate Crimes Hotline Headline Is Wrong
By Saranac Hale Spencer – Factcheck.org Quick Take A popular website that spreads misinformation and conspiracy theories has twisted old news about a hate crimes hotline to…
How mainstream media helps weaponize far-right conspiracy theories
Are there invisible forces at work in the world? Grzegorz Zdziarski/Shutterstock.com Heather Woods, Kansas State University and Leslie Hahner, Baylor University Once an anti-Semitic rumor…
Viral Posts Misinform on McCarran-Walter Act
By Angelo Fichera – Factcheck.org Quick Take The 1952 McCarran-Walter Act codified immigration policies. It doesn’t bar “Muslims from holding public office,” as social media posts erroneously claim….
Trump cancels meeting with Putin at G-20 summit
President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he was canceling his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit in Argentina. “Based on…
BREAKING: Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen pleads guilty to lying to Congress
Michael Cohen, the former longtime attorney and fixer for President Donald Trump, pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to lying to Congress about a…
How local journalism can upend the ‘fake news’ narrative
Local journalists are often the only journalists that most people will ever meet. teka12/Shutterstock.com Damian Radcliffe, University of Oregon “For the first time media is…
(Fact Check) Trump: America ‘Cleanest We’ve Ever Been’
By Jessica McDonald – Factcheck.org In response to a question about climate change, President Donald Trump falsely claimed that the United States was “the cleanest we’ve…
BREAKING: Rep. Nancy Pelosi nominated to be House speaker by fellow Democrats
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who previously served as the first woman speaker from 2007 to 2011, ran unopposed for the leadership post on Wednesday and was…
Ukraine wants Trump’s help in getting Russia out of its territory
The president of Ukraine asked President Donald Trump to deliver a message to Vladimir Putin of Russia: “Get out of Ukraine, Mr. Putin.” In an…