Kamala Harris Falsely Says Tariffs Are A Middle Class Sales Tax
CLAIM: Kamala Harris said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s proposal to impose a 10% tariff on imports would amount to a sales tax on Americans. In her convention speech, Harris argued that President Trump’s tariffs would amount to a “national sales tax, a Trump tax.” Verdict: False. Customs duties are paid not by consumers but […]
Central Park Five Falsely Accuse Donald Trump at DNC
CLAIM: Donald Trump took out a full-page ad in Central Park calling for the execution of the Central Park Five. Verdict: Mostly false. Trump has sought the death penalty for murder but has never called for the execution of the Central Park Five. Members of the Central Park Five appeared on stage Thursday night at […]
PBS Broadcaster Forced To Apologize After Falsely Claiming Trump Urged Netanyahu To Abandon Hostage Deal
Journalist Judy Woodruff speaks at a memorial service for former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter at Glenn Memorial Church in Atlanta, Georgia, on November 28, 2023. Carter died on November 19 at the age of 96, just two days after entering hospice care with her husband at their Plains home. (Photo by Andrew Caballero Reynolds/AFP) […]
PBS’ Judy Woodruff apologizes for falsely reporting Trump tried to talk Israel out of cease-fire deal
A senior PBS correspondent apologized Wednesday after falsely reporting to viewers that former President Trump had tried to dissuade Israel from a ceasefire as the war in Gaza continued. Judy Woodruff shifted the blame for the gaffe, stating “unequivocally” that she ran the unsubstantiated scoop based on outside reports she read before broadcasting from the […]
Duckworth Falsely Claims Tim Walz Is a ‘Retired Command Sergeant Major’
The claim: Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) on Sunday claimed that Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) is a “retired senior sergeant.” RULING: ERROR. Waltz is not a retired master sergeant. He was promoted to master sergeant but was demoted to sergeant one day prior to his retirement because he failed to meet the […]
Viral montage shows Tim Walz falsely being identified as retired ‘command sergeant major’ over a dozen times
A video featuring Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz has gone viral, drawing attention to his decades-old false claim that he is a “retired master sergeant.” Since being named Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, Waltz’s military record has come under intense media scrutiny. Waltz, who served in the Minnesota National Guard for 24 years, […]
Wikipedia Falsely Labels Tim Walz ‘Command Sergeant Major’
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s military rank is incorrectly listed as “master sergeant,” but multiple reports say he did not hold that title when he retired from the National Guard. Social media users began sharing screenshots of Wikipedia, pointing out that the site listed him as a “master sergeant,” but as of this writing, it had […]
Jonathan Karl Falsely Claims Trump Hasn’t Denounced Nick Fuentes
CLAIM: Former President Donald Trump has never condemned white supremacist Nick Fuentes, ABC News’ Jonathan Karl said Sunday. Verdict: False. Trump specifically and unambiguously criticized Fuentes in 2022. Sen. Jonathan Karl on Sunday questioned Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), President Trump’s running mate, about a dinner that President Trump hosted at Mar-a-Lago in Florida in November […]
Tim Walz Falsely Calls Himself ‘Retired Command Sergeant Major’ in Ad
In a 2006 radio ad, Minnesota Democratic Governor Tim Walz falsely identified himself as a “retired Army sergeant major” during his first run for Congress. In the ad, unearthed on Aug. 2, before Kamala Harris selected him as her running mate, Tim Walz calls himself a sergeant major and then talks about how his time […]
‘Don’t Try To Smooth This Over’: Steve Smith Flames NFL Reporter After Falsely Saying He Got Knocked Out At UFC 302
Well, this is pretty tricky. When it comes to being in the media, almost everyone hates you, especially if they have an opinion. So if you do something wrong, you better believe that people like me are doing it right. It’s like the media people are just waiting for you to screw up. I’m used […]