A liberal super PAC and an advocacy group founded by San Francisco billionaire and climate-change activist Tom Steyer.
Cruz’s ‘Pseudoscientific’ Climate Claims
While on the campaign trail in New Hampshire, Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz gave a speech to local residents that contained inaccurate and misleading claims about climate science and its terminology.
SciCheck’s Extended Run
We are pleased to announce that SciCheck will be around to fact-check the science-based claims of politicians throughout the 2016 campaign.
Jan. 30: Taxes, Military Cuts, Ballot Challenges
Generation Forward
A Democratic super PAC supporting Martin O’Malley for president.
FactChecking the Seventh GOP Debate
There was no Donald Trump, but plenty to fact-check in the last GOP debate before the Iowa caucuses.
Trump Retweets Bogus Fox Graphic
Republican front-runner Donald Trump retweeted a bogus graphic that purports to show Fox News host Megyn Kelly posing with Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal and his sister. The image is fake.
Distorting Kasich’s Tax Plan
An ad from a conservative group attacks Ohio Gov. John Kasich as an “Obama Republican,” and misleadingly claims his budget “raised taxes by billions, hitting businesses hard and the middle class even harder.” The ad only tells half the story.
House Majority PAC
A super PAC that supports Democratic candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives, aiming to put them back in the majority.
Cruz’s Misleading Ad on Military Cuts
A Ted Cruz TV ad in South Carolina blames President Obama for “threatening 3,000 jobs at Fort Jackson.” Actually, only 180 jobs were cut. The potential for deeper cuts was avoided by a bill signed last year by Obama — and opposed by Cruz.