President Donald Trump made a triumphant return to the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, where he made a lot of the same false and misleading claims we’ve been fact-checking for months.
FactChecking Trump’s CPAC Speech
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Terrorism and Trump’s Travel Ban
Stephen Miller, a senior White House policy adviser, claimed that 72 people from the seven countries covered by President Trump’s 90-day travel ban “have been implicated in terroristic activity in the United States” since the 9/11 attacks. That’s a gross exaggeration.
No Evidence of Busing Voters to N.H.
White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller doubled down on President Trump’s unsupported claim that thousands of voters were bused in from Massachusetts to vote illegally in New Hampshire.
FactChecking Science Claims in 2017
We’re happy to announce that SciCheck is now entering its third year with the continued support of the Stanton Foundation.
Sanders and Pruitt Rumble Over Earthquakes
Sen. Bernie Sanders claimed that “the cause of” the spike in earthquakes in Oklahoma “is fracking.” But it’s more complicated than that.
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.
Christian Refugees ‘Unfairly’ Kept Out?
President Donald Trump said Christians have “been horribly treated” by the refugee program and that it has been “almost impossible” for Syrian Christians to resettle in the U.S. But he provides no evidence that they’ve been discriminated against.
More Trump Deception on Voter Fraud
In an ABC News interview that aired Jan. 25, President Donald Trump doubled down on false and misleading claims about voter fraud.
The Facts on Crowd Size
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway claimed that “alternative facts” were employed by Press Secretary Sean Spicer when he tried to make the case that “this was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration, period, both in person and around the globe.”
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.