The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Misleading story links San Juan mayor to hurricane relief fraud
A headline on an online story says, "Puerto Rico mayor facing fraud charges over $3M in federal disaster relief." The article includes a photo of San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz, wearing a shirt with "NASTY" printed in large block letters.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | No evidence of political motives in ambassador attack
The former British ambassador to the United States was hospitalized after being attacked in a tube station.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Putin's Pants-on-Fire claim about $400 million donation to Clinton from Bill Browder partners
Russian President Vladimir Putin offered a novel idea to advance the Russia investigation during a joint news conference with President Donald Trump in Helsinki.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | George Soros not headed to jail over campaign contributions
Billionaire George Soros has made his final donation, according to some conservative bloggers. A May article in Right Wing News says that nearly $2 billion of his money was "intercepted" and that the investor could go to jail for years.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Donald Trump misleads on US defense spending, NATO budget
Since his earliest days in office, President Donald Trump has made no bones about his feelings on how much the United States spends on NATO, often scolding allies for not carrying their weight.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Is Trump's Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh to the right of Scalia on assault weapons? No
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., a vocal advocate of tighter gun laws, called out President Donald Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court for the nominee’s position on the Second Amendment.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Did Claire McCaskill vote for 100% of Obama's judicial nominees?
The prospect of President Donald Trump’s second Supreme Court pick became an issue in the Senate midterm elections even before Trump tapped Brett Kavanaugh to fill the vacant seat on the court.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Donald Trump falsely says ICE liberated towns from MS-13 control
President Donald Trump argued against calls by some Democrats to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying he’s watched the agency "liberate" towns from the violent MS-13 gang.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | No, it's not correct that 39% of California students are undocumented
A viral image on social media -- one that’s critical of illegal immigration -- has been circulating for years.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Larry Kudlow wrong about deficits falling rapidly under Donald Trump
Larry Kudlow, director of the National Economic Council for President Donald Trump, raised eyebrows when he said in a Fox Business Network interview that the nation’s deficit is falling on Trump’s watch.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Pro-ACA group: Court pick Kavanaugh refused to uphold pre-existing condition ban
A new ad from a group with strong Democratic ties aims to pressure three Democratic senators in North Dakota, West Virginia and Indiana to vote against Brett Kavanaugh as the next Supreme Court justice.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Donald Trump's questionable claim that Electoral College favors the Democrats
It may be more than a year and a half since the presidential election, but time and again, President Donald Trump has brought up his Electoral College victory in 2016 — even at unexpected moments, such as the joint press conference he held with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on July 16, 2018.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareThe Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Bernie Sanders' claim that Brett Kavanaugh defies Supreme Court precedent a stretch
After President Donald Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh for the U.S. Supreme Court, Democrats highlighted bits of his paper trail on the D.C.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Did Patrick Morrisey's family firm lobby against Gorsuch confirmation?
In West Virginia’s closely watched Senate race, the state Democratic Party is shining a spotlight on Republican Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s wife, Denise, who is a Washington lobbyist.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareThe Truth-o-Meter says: False | Trump falsely claims NATO countries owe United States money for defense spending
During a bilateral breakfast with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, President Donald Trump blasted the alliance’s other members over lagging contributions to NATO’s joint defense spending.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Trump's Supreme Court pick said presidents shouldn't be investigated, Schumer said
Democrats pounced on a years-old statement by president Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh to drum up concern about how he might shield the president from Robert Mueller’s investigation.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareThe Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Nevada TV ad cherry-picks tax cut benefits to top 1%
A new ad on the air in Nevada against the Republican tax law features a cheerful grandmother doling out brightly wrapped candy to her grandchildren.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez misrepresents ICE’s detention bed quota
Before Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez upset top-ranking Democrat Joe Crowley in a New York congressional primary election in June, she laid out her stance on Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, in an interview with The Intercept.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareThe Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Corey Stewart falsely claims Sen. Tim Kaine wants to do away with ICE, border patrol
Corey Stewart, the Republican vying to unseat incumbent Sen.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Donald Trump wrong that Mercedes, BMW import cars to U.S. by the millions
During a June 28 visit to Mount Pleasant, Wis. -- the site of a planned Foxconn manufacturing facility -- President Donald Trump defended his hard line on international trade, which has included the imposition of tariffs against both historical friends and adversaries.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrong on several counts about unemployment
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a self-described democratic socialist and former organizer for Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign, attracted national attention after her upset primary victory over Democratic Rep.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Donald Trump's 'missing' server comments get all of the details wrong
Standing beside Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump answered reporters' questions about Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and if he believed Putin’s denials over his own intelligence community’s findings.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Vladimir Putin falsely claims Russia never interfered in American politics
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed Russia has never interfered in American politics during a joint press conference with President Donald Trump, despite all evidence to the contrary.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The Truth-o-Meter says: True | John Kerry rebuts Trump, says NATO spending was up, not down
Former Secretary of State John Kerry took exception to President Donald Trump’s criticism of the NATO allies at the recent meeting in Brussels.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Old Obama video misrepresents his views on Christianity
Throughout Barack Obama’s presidency, critics questioned his Christian beliefs. The suspicion among some conservative Facebook groups has continued a year and a half after his exit from the White House.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | No, immigrants cannot apply for asylum at U.S. embassies or consulates abroad
While lamenting family separations at the border and the perilous journey many immigrants take to come to the United States, Republican U.S.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Did Justice Kennedy quit due to family ties to Trump and Russia?
The New York Times detailed connections between the Trump White House and Justice Anthony Kennedy, searching for factors that might have inspired Kennedy to retire so abruptly before the November midterms.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Viral image overstates births to undocumented mothers in California
A viral image on social media -- one that’s critical of illegal immigration -- has been circulating for years.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Did Ronald Reagan say immigrants made America great?
A conservative group in favor of legislation that benefits immigrants has a new ad claiming President Ronald Reagan said immigrants made America great — a jab to President Donald Trump’s campaign slogan and his hard-line immigration policies.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Donald Trump off-base in describing GDP growth on his watch
During a June 28 visit to Mount Pleasant, Wis. -- the site of a planned Foxconn manufacturing facility -- President Donald Trump touted his economic record, including the growth of the nation’s gross domestic product, which measures the size of the economy.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share