Ben Carson Audit Reveals $500 Billion in HUD Bookkeeping Errors-Mostly Fiction!
Half a trillion dollars of HUD bookkeeping errors were discovered, but those discoveries were made before Ben Carson was confirmed as HUD secretary.
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Joe Legal vs. Jose Illegal: Claims about Illegal Immigrants in California-
The “Joe Legal vs. Jose Illegal” commentary makes misleading and inaccurate claims about the benefits eligibility of undocumented immigrants.
Trump Rule: The Congressional Reform Act of 2017 to Fix Congress
The Trump Rule to reform Congress borrows from the earlier Bufffet Rule, and President Trump hasn’t proposed the Congressional Review Act of 2017.
PBS Salaries, NPR Salaries Draw Ire Amid Talks of Budget Cuts-Outdated!
Outdated claims about PBS salaries and NPR salaries that made the rounds after President Trump suggested cutting federal funds for public broadcasting.
Homeless Vet Forced From Shelter, Freezes to Death-Reported as Fiction!
The story of a vet being forced from a shelter and freezing to death started as a hypothetical situation and was later misidentified as actual news.
President Obama Placed Life-Sized Bronze Statue of Himself in White House-Fiction!
President Obama didn’t commission a life-sized bronze statue of himself in the White House, the rumor started with a hoax article.
Air Force One Refuses to Fly Obama to Play Golf-Fiction!
False reports that the crew of Air Force One refused to fly President Obama 6,000 miles to play golf went viral in December 2016.
GOP Plans to Cut Social Security-Reported as Fiction!
President-elect Donald Trump and GOP leaders haven’t indicated that they plan to save Social Security by massively cutting the program in the near future.
Donald Trump Invested in Carrier Parent Company-Mostly Truth!
Donald Trump was invested in Carrier’s parent company as recently as 2014 — but it’s not clear he was still invested when he negotiated tax breaks.
The Buffet Rule and the Congressional Reform Act of 2017-Mostly Fiction!
“The Buffet Rule” to fix Congress came from an interview Warren Buffet gave in 2011, but Buffet wasn’t making serious policy proposal at the time.