A doctored image spread on Facebook erroneously shows former President Barack Obama giving Harvey Weinstein the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The actual photo showed Obama bestowing the honor upon former Vice President Joe Biden.
Former Vice President Joe Biden distorted the facts in two interviews in the wake of the Nevada caucuses, claiming Sen. Bernie Sanders “was opposed to Obamacare” (Sanders voted for it) and that Biden never labeled South Carolina as his campaign’s “firewall” (he did).
A story circulating online misleadingly claims Stacey Abrams “boasted that Democrats can ‘jerry-rig the system and go around the Constitution’ to win the 2020 election.” Her comments about moving to a national popular vote system were not about the 2020 election or securing a Democratic victory.
We examine four claims from the Feb. 19 Democratic debate in this video.
A super PAC “solely dedicated to building a Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate.”
Great America PAC and its sister nonprofit, Great America Alliance, support President Donald Trump’s reelection.
A super PAC dedicated to winning a Republican majority in the House of Representatives.
A liberal super PAC launched by former Obama White House staffers.
A Democratic super PAC formed in 2011 and focused on keeping a Democratic majority in the House.
A Republican super PAC that was established in 2015 by allies of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.