Trump “Wiretap” Claim is False: Department of Justice
In a stunning filing last night, the Department of Justice stated in a court case that neither the FBI nor its National Security Division ever…
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(Fact Check) Donald Trump Tweets a previous false claim about General Pershing and Islamic Terrorists
On Thursday, President Donald Trump tweeted a claim about General Pershing that he made on the campaign trail in 2016. On the campaign trail Trump…
Trump makes false claims about US nuclear arsenal
WASHINGTON — Hours after warning North Korea that it will meet “fire and fury like the world has never seen” if its leader, Kim Jong…
Fact Check: Is Trump’s approval rating higher than Obama’s?
President Trump today decided to give himself a metaphorical pat on the back by taking to twitter to tout his most recent approval ratings. The…
(Fact Check) Is Trump Removing LGBTQ from the Census?
We were asked by a reader if President Donald Trump is removing LGBTQ questions from the upcoming census. On March 28th, several media outlets reported that…
We Fact-Checked Lawmakers’ Letters to Constituents on Health Care
by Charles Ornstein ProPublica, March 22, 2017, 5 a.m. When Louisiana resident Andrea Mongler wrote to her senator, Bill Cassidy, in support of the Affordable…
Trump’s address to Congress: Expert reaction
Photo Source: Wikimedia Jordan Tama, American University School of International Service; Greg Wright, University of California, Merced, and J.B. Silvers, Case Western Reserve University Editor’s…
Threats of violent Islamist and far-right extremism: What does the research say?
William Parkin, Seattle University; Brent Klein, Michigan State University; Jeff Gruenewald, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Joshua D. Freilich, City University of New York, and Steven…
(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…
The “Post-Truth” Problem: The Causes and the Solution
Anyone paying attention to the 2016 US Presidential election knows that there was more heat than light. This was reflective of a deep problem within…