In a wide-ranging interview on CBS’ “60 Minutes,” President Donald Trump repeated several false and misleading claims, while putting a new twist on some of them.
FactChecking Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ Interview
No ‘World Record’ for Abortions
Q: Is it true that “pro-choice activist” Elena Travis has received a “world record” number of abortions?
A: No. This story was made up by a satirical website.
Misleading Ads from Leading GOP PAC
Congressional Leadership Fund, the highest-spending super PAC seeking to sway House races in the upcoming midterms, has been flooding TV airwaves around the country with ads attacking Democrats running in close races. But we found that some of those ads are misleading.
Americans for Prosperity
A conservative/libertarian group founded by billionaire businessmen David and Charles Koch.
Taking Pelosi Out of Context
Q: Did Nancy Pelosi describe how the Democrats use a tactic called the “wrap-up smear” to attack political opponents?
A: No. Pelosi was describing a tactic that she anticipated Republicans would use against her in 2018. Her remarks were taken out of context in a viral video.
Video: Trump’s Medicare Op-Ed
CNN’s Jake Tapper this week looks some of the numerous false and misleading claims that President Trump made in an op-ed that ran under the president’s name in USA Today.
Trump’s Numbers October 2018 Update
Statistical measures of how things have changed since the president took office.
Trump’s School Safety Funding Falsehood
President Donald Trump boasted that his administration recently provided “historic levels of funding to improve school safety” and “hire more officers” through the newly created STOP School Violence Act. But the new law does not fund school safety at “historic levels.”
FactChecking Trump’s Medicare Op-Ed
In an op-ed for USA Today, President Donald Trump made a series of false and misleading statements about Medicare and health insurance in general.
Health Care Spin in Tennessee
A Democratic TV ad in the Tennessee Senate race spins the facts on votes that Rep. Marsha Blackburn cast on health care.