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Explaining Conspiracy Theories
FactCheck.org staff writer Saranac Hale Spencer appeared on The Colin McEnroe Show on WNPR, a Connecticut public radio station, to talk about the conspiracy theories and misinformation that spread online after the deadly shooting on Feb. 14 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida.
Deficits, Education, Russia
Video: White House Talking Point on Russia
In this week’s fact-checking video, CNN’s Jake Tapper reviews a recent statement made by Vice President Mike Pence about the 2016 presidential campaign.
Video: Trump’s DACA Boast
The subject of this week’s fact-checking video is the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
State of the Union Quiz
Video: Trump’s State of the Union
This video reviews President Donald Trump’s claims in the State of the Union about trade, job creation, auto plants, wages, immigration and U.S. aid to developing countries.
Trump’s Numbers: The Quiz
Video: Trump’s Claim on Diversity Visas
In this week’s fact-checking video, CNN’s Jake Tapper reviews President Donald Trump’s bogus claim that other countries are abusing a U.S. immigration program to send the “the worst of the worst.”