In this week’s fact-checking segment, CNN’s Jake Tapper looks at President Donald Trump’s baseless claim that Hillary Clinton “lied many times to the FBI.”
Video: Trump’s Criticism of FBI
Month: December 2017
FBI, GOP Tax Plans, Economic Growth
Kevin Bacon Isn’t a Trump Supporter
Q: Did Kevin Bacon say that “we are blessed to have Donald Trump as our president”?
A: No. Several quotes supporting Trump have been falsely attributed to the actor.
Video: Claims about the GOP Tax Plan
In this video, we highlight six common — and inaccurate — claims from Republicans and Democrats about the GOP tax plans.
Al Franken on GOP Support for Roy Moore
Sen. Al Franken said Republican Roy Moore — who has been accused of sexual misconduct with teenage girls — is running for the U.S. Senate “with the full support of his party.” That’s not entirely accurate.
Smith Wrong About NSF Funding
The head of the House science committee falsely claimed the National Science Foundation funds “more than twice as many graduate students in the social and behavioral sciences as in computer science, mathematics or material science.”
Sham Sharia Stories
Q: Is Sharia law now in effect in Utah and other U.S. states?
A: No. Two stories circulating online falsely claim that various American courts have instituted Sharia.
Conway’s Misguided Postmortem
In a Fox News interview, White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway wrongly claimed that “the Clinton Foundation doesn’t exist anymore.” Contributions to the Clinton Foundation declined in 2016, tax records show, but the charity is very much operational.
FactChecking Trump’s Criticism of the FBI
President Donald Trump claimed that Hillary Clinton “lied many times to the FBI and nothing happened to her.” In fact, the FBI director told Congress that there was “no basis to conclude she lied to the FBI.”
Video: Misleading Tax Plan Claims
This fact-checking video from CNN’s Jake Tapper covers inaccurate claims made by a high-ranking Democrat and Republican about the GOP bills overhauling the U.S. tax system.