The Super Bowl had double the viewers than the State of the Union address, contrary to a false claim on social media.
Super Bowl Ratings Not Trumped by SOTU
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Blackface Photo Doesn’t Show Clintons
A photo of two people, one of whom is in blackface, has been circulating online for years with the unfounded claim that it shows Bill and Hillary Clinton. A Twitter user said he posted the photo in 2015, even though he had no evidence it was the Clintons, to “stir interest.”
Posts Spread Satirical Trump ‘Quote’
A quote attributed to President Donald Trump in Facebook posts actually originated in a well-known satirical New Yorker column.
Video: Trump’s SOTU Address
For the second time, President Donald Trump delivered a State of the Union address peppered with false, misleading and exaggerated statements — many that we’ve heard before.
FactChecking the State of the Union
The president strayed from the facts, mainly on immigration and the economy.
FactChecking Stacey Abrams’ SOTU Response
Stacey Abrams, in the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, presented a distorted picture of the U.S. economy since the Republican-backed tax bill became law.
A Discussion on Harris, Hoyer and Trump
In an interview with Robert Mangino of KDKA in Pittsburgh, FactCheck.org Director Eugene Kiely discusses our recent stories on Sen. Kamala Harris, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and President Donald Trump.
Bogus Claim About ‘Impeaching’ Pelosi
A claim that the White House may impeach House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is false, but it is still circulating widely online.
Hoyer Inflates CBO’s Shutdown Cost Estimate
The partial government shutdown will reduce real GDP by $3 billion, on net, the CBO estimates. At least twice, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer has said CBO put the cost at $11 billion, neglecting to explain that the agency figures the economy will regain $8 billion of that this year.
Wheeler’s Misleading Carbon Emissions Math
During his confirmation hearing on Jan. 16, Andrew Wheeler, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency, repeatedly used a misleading statistic to defend the EPA’s proposed replacement for the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan.