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FactChecking Science Claims in 2017
Stories by Eugene Kiely
Director, FactCheck.org
Planned Parenthood and the Democrats
The president of Planned Parenthood says the group is willing to talk to Republicans about their threats to cut off federal funding “because [at] Planned Parenthood, we’re nonpartisan.” In fact, the group’s PAC gave 98 percent of its contributions in the 2016 election to Democrats.
Facts on Trump’s Immigration Order
We answer some questions about President Trump’s immigration order and its impact — updated with the latest legal developments.
Trump’s Faulty Refugee Policy Comparison
President Donald Trump defended his sweeping immigration policy by calling it “similar to what President Obama did in 2011 when he banned visas for refugees from Iraq for six months.” That’s a faulty comparison.
Trump, ISIS and Iraqi Oil
President Trump claimed ISIS would not exist if the U.S. “kept the oil when we got out” of Iraq. In fact, ISIS largely has been funded through extortion, robbery, taxes and Syrian oil, according to government reports and terrorism financing experts.
Trump and Intelligence Community
President Trump engaged in revisionist history when he accused the “dishonest” media of making “it sound like I had a feud with the intelligence community.” In fact, Trump made numerous disparaging remarks about the U.S. intelligence community.
President Trump’s Inaugural Address
In his inaugural address, President Trump portrayed the United States as a nation in decline. But his rhetoric did not always match reality.
Obama and Russia’s Nuclear Stockpile
President Obama boasted that a treaty he signed with Russia in 2011 “has substantially reduced our nuclear stockpiles, both Russia and the United States.” In fact, Russia has increased its deployed strategic nuclear warheads since the treaty took effect.
Obama’s Whoppers
A look back at fact-checking the 44th president of the United States
Lewis Skipped Bush’s Inauguration, Too
Rep. John Lewis said he will boycott President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, claiming it will be the first time he has missed a presidential inauguration since joining Congress 30 years ago. In fact, Lewis also skipped George W. Bush’s 2001 inauguration in protest.