The latest on reuniting families separated at the border

The latest on reuniting families separated at the border

Trump wrong that NATO members owe United States money

Trump wrong that NATO members owe United States money

John Kerry rebuts Trump. NATO spending was up, not down.

John Kerry rebuts Trump. NATO spending was up, not down.

Fact-checking Trump's press conference at the NATO summit

Fact-checking Trump's press conference at the NATO summit

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The Latest from PolitiFact Global News Service

Mostly False

An inaccurate tweet

Trump

Says the "South African Government is now seizing land from white farmers" and alleges a "large scale killing of farmers" in the country.

— PolitiFact National on Friday, August 24th, 2018

False

He's spoken consistently against it

Pletka

Danielle Pletka

Says Bernie Sanders was indifferent to Russia's annexation of Crimea because he felt "they have a lot of Russians anyway."

— PunditFact on Wednesday, July 11th, 2018

Pants on Fire!

Not Gates' plan

Bloggers

"Bill Gates Outlines 2018 Plan To Depopulate The Planet."

— PunditFact on Thursday, May 3rd, 2018

Pants on Fire!

No evidence

YourNewsWire.com

YourNewsWire.com

"Bill Gates’ Former Doctor Says Billionaire ‘Refused To Vaccinate His Children’"

— PunditFact on Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018

Mostly True

Sean 2008, meet Sean 2018

Bloggers

Say Sean Hannity said in 2008 that Obama’s willingness to meet with North Korea was "disturbing" while Trump’s "willingness to meet with North Korea is a huge foreign policy win."

— PolitiFact National on Wednesday, March 14th, 2018

Mostly False

Only for journalists

Trump

Mexico is "now rated the number one most dangerous country in the world."

— PolitiFact National on Wednesday, January 24th, 2018

Mostly True

Under certain assumptions

Rockall

"More (people) die from indoor air pollution than from malaria, HIV/AIDS and TB combined."

— PolitiFact Global News Service on Thursday, May 18th, 2017

Pants on Fire!

A Venti-sized zombie stat

Starbucks

"Coffee is the second-most traded commodity after oil."

— PolitiFact Global News Service on Monday, May 8th, 2017

Mostly True

Paying more, and getting less to show for it.

Damon

Poor people pay "in some cases, up to 25 percent of (their) income for water."

— PolitiFact Global News Service on Monday, May 1st, 2017

Half-True

Tougher words, anyhow.

Trump

With North Korea, "nobody has ever seen such a positive response on our behalf from China."

— PolitiFact National on Wednesday, April 19th, 2017

Mostly False

Not poor in Twitter outrage

Viral image

"Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel has said the app is for rich people, don't want to expand in poor countries like India and Spain."

— PolitiFact Global News Service on Monday, April 17th, 2017

True

Conflicts sow misery

Crowley

"More than 20 million people are at risk of dying from starvation within 6 months in 4 nations."

— PolitiFact Global News Service on Tuesday, April 11th, 2017

True

The No. 1 source of opium

Yoho

"Afghanistan has more hectares (of opium poppies) planted today than they had before we started this war."

— PolitiFact Global News Service on Tuesday, April 4th, 2017

False

No order, no layoffs

Bloggers

Government orders South African firm "to lay off 3,389 white employees."

— PolitiFact Global News Service on Sunday, April 2nd, 2017

Mostly False

A good bit out of tune

Burns

"There are about as many members of the Armed Forces marching bands as there are American diplomats."

— PolitiFact Global News Service on Friday, March 31st, 2017

Mostly True

A little too high, but in the right direction

Spicer

"Global food demand is expected to increase by 50 to 97 percent by 2050."

— PolitiFact Global News Service on Thursday, March 30th, 2017

Mostly True

Amped up

Perdue

"USAID put $8 billion up and attracted more than $45 billion in a public-private partnership called Power Africa."

— PolitiFact Global News Service on Tuesday, March 21st, 2017

Mostly False

Refugee program doesn't apply

Ellison

Says President Donald Trump's travel ban could ban Somalis "from getting relief (from famine) through coming to the United States."

— PolitiFact Global News Service on Monday, March 13th, 2017

True

Only a tiny sliver goes to foreign governments

Shah

"Most U.S. foreign assistance ... is given to U.S. companies and nonprofits in the form of contracts and grants."

— PolitiFact Global News Service on Wednesday, March 8th, 2017

Mostly False

A bumper crop of high hopes

Fan

Every dollar of foreign aid for agricultural research "will bring $4 in trade with the countries and the United States ... generating employment back in the U.S."

— PolitiFact Global News Service on Friday, March 3rd, 2017