Did Joe Biden Once Say That Roe v. Wade “Went Too Far”?
17 May 2019 The origin of this claim was an interview conducted with then-Senator Biden in 1974.
Latest in Politics
Is an Incurable “Mexican Blood Flu” Creating a Health Crisis at the Southern Border?
17 May 2019 Claims of a virulent outbreak at the U.S.-Mexico border mix inaccurate assertions from politicians with the claims of a supplement-peddling conspiracy publisher.
Did Georgia Pass a Law Imposing Severe Criminal Penalties for Abortions and Miscarriages?
17 May 2019 House Bill 481, signed into law in May 2019, prompted a wave of assertions about its possible effects.
Did the FBI Discover a ‘Homegrown Islamic Terror Compound’ in Alabama?
13 May 2019 Reports emerged in spring 2019 that linked a 2-acre plot of land near Tuskegee with a bizarre, sprawling terrorism and kidnapping investigation.
Did 56% of Survey Respondents Say ‘Arabic Numerals’ Shouldn’t be Taught in School?
15 May 2019 It's difficult to answer survey questions if you don't fully understand their meaning.
Did Joe Biden Tell a Racially Mixed Audience that Republicans Would ‘Put Y’All Back in Chains’?
15 May 2019 Biden said he was warning about the impact Republican economic policies would have on middle-class Americans.
Did Thomas Jefferson Say ‘The Government Will One Day Be Corrupt and Filled With Liars’?
10 May 2019 Finally, something on which the political left and right agree!
Did White Supremacists Chant ‘6 Million More’ at Holocaust Event?
9 May 2019 A swastika-flag-carrying group was angry over efforts to take an accused Holocaust denier's name off an Arkansas Tech scholarship.
Was U.S. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez ‘Scared’ by Her Garbage Disposal?
9 May 2019 A New York City environmental office once estimated "less than 1 percent of households" in the city had such disposals.
Did Joe Biden Drop Out of the ’88 Presidential Race After Admitting to Plagiarism?
8 May 2019 "I did not intentionally move to mislead anybody. And I didn't. To this day I didn't."
Did U.S. Presidential Candidate Joe Biden Say He Had ‘No Empathy’ for the Plight of Younger People?
7 May 2019 A January 2018 video of the former U.S. vice president re-emerged in May 2019 after he announced his candidacy for president.
Did U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings Write a Bill to Keep All of Barack Obama’s Records Sealed?
7 May 2019 H.R. 1233 was intended to improve public access to all presidential records, not to "keep Obama’s records sealed."
Latest Fact Checks View all
Did Joe Biden Once Say That Roe v. Wade “Went Too Far”?
17 May 2019 The origin of this claim was an interview conducted with then-Senator Biden in 1974.
Is This a Photograph of a Young Donald Trump?
17 May 2019 Sometimes distorting visual reality is as easy as pushing a button.
Was Canada Under an E. Coli-Related Boil Water Notice in the Spring of 2019?
17 May 2019 An inaccurate, partially plagiarized post on an obscure blog caused widespread concern in April and May 2019.
Is an Incurable “Mexican Blood Flu” Creating a Health Crisis at the Southern Border?
17 May 2019 Claims of a virulent outbreak at the U.S.-Mexico border mix inaccurate assertions from politicians with the claims of a supplement-peddling conspiracy publisher.
Did Georgia Pass a Law Imposing Severe Criminal Penalties for Abortions and Miscarriages?
17 May 2019 House Bill 481, signed into law in May 2019, prompted a wave of assertions about its possible effects.