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.”
In his inaugural address, President Trump portrayed the United States as a nation in decline. But his rhetoric did not always match reality.
These are some of the numbers by which the future successes or failures of the new presidency will be measured.
Some of the many false viral claims about Barack Obama’s faith and citizenship.
A look back at fact-checking the 44th president of the United States
We look back at some of the more questionable science-related claims from 2016 on topics such as climate change, Zika, GMOs, marijuana and the human mind.
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Donald Trump again dominates our annual review of political falsehoods.
Scott Pruitt, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has made some questionable claims related to global warming, fracking and the Clean Power Plan.
The head of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee falsely claimed that a new report “confirms” that “hydraulic fracturing has not impacted drinking water” in Wyoming. The report said it could not reach “firm conclusions.”