Claims Database

Every claim we have reviewed, fully sourced, adjudicated, and on the record.

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84 claims
FigureNetworkClaimTypeVerdict
Anderson CooperCNN
The original White House ballroom project price was $200 million, and the double-size, highest-quality completed project will be something less than $400 million.
AttributionTrue
Anderson CooperCNN
Approximately 1,100 Afghan refugees, many of whom contributed to the United States' war effort, may now be sent to the Democratic Republic of Congo or back to Afghanistan.
OtherTrue
Anderson CooperCNN
Three cruise ship passengers have died from hantavirus, three others who are sick were evacuated, and two others are hospitalized.
EventMostly True
Anderson CooperCNN
Senate Republicans added $1 billion for White House East Wing security enhancements as part of an ICE and Border Patrol funding bill.
EventTrue
Anderson CooperCNN
A carrier-based F-18 fighter strafed and crippled an Iranian-flagged oil tanker after it failed to comply with repeated warnings.
EventTrue
Anderson CooperCNN
The president said a deal could be reached in a week, according to Fox's Bret Baier, who spoke by phone with him.
AttributionTrue
Anderson CooperCNN
Central Command says American forces blew up six small Iranian boats in the strait.
AttributionTrue
Bret BaierFox News
Three sick passengers from a cruise ship have been evacuated to Holland and three others have died from a rare virus outbreak.
EventTrue
Bret BaierFox News
The Nasdaq surged 513 points to its highest finish ever.
StatisticTrue
Bret BaierFox News
The S&P 500 finished ahead 106 points for another record close.
StatisticTrue
Bret BaierFox News
The Dow rose 612 points today.
StatisticTrue
Anderson CooperCNN
Three cruise ship passengers have died and at least three others are sick after a suspected outbreak of hantavirus on the MV Hondias.
EventTrue
Anderson CooperCNN
Oil today hit $114 a barrel, and a gallon of gas now stands at $4.46, up almost $1.50 since the war began.
StatisticTrue
Anderson CooperCNN
Iran conducted a drone strike today on the port city of Fujairah in the UAE, with video showing an oil terminal burning.
EventTrue
Bret BaierFox News
A Chinese national named Jia Beiju sold more than a million COVID tests for nearly $4 million through his California-based company.
Official FindingTrue
Jen PsakiMSNBC
Two million regular people who invested in Trump meme coins lost a collective $4 billion.
StatisticTrue
Jen PsakiMSNBC
Since the start of Trump's second administration, the president's net worth has tripled.
AttributionMostly True
Jen PsakiMSNBC
Trump declared in a letter to Congress that hostilities that began on February 28, 2026 have terminated.
EventTrue
Jen PsakiMSNBC
A Reuters poll found that 77% of registered voters blame Trump for the recent rise in gas prices.
PollingTrue
Jen PsakiMSNBC
Only 19% of Americans say that the actions the United States has taken in Iran have been successful.
PollingTrue
Jen PsakiMSNBC
A Washington Post poll found that 61% of Americans think Trump's war in Iran was a mistake.
PollingTrue
Jen PsakiMSNBC
The average price of a gallon of gas in the United States was $4.39 on May 1, 2026, up nine cents from the previous day.
StatisticTrue
Rachel MaddowMSNBC
A Secret Service agent was shot in his bulletproof vest during the White House Correspondents' Dinner incident
EventTrue
Rachel MaddowMSNBC
The first Trump prison camp planned to open in Williamsport, just outside Hagerstown, Maryland, was stopped by a lawsuit brought by the state of Maryland.
EventTrue
Rachel MaddowMSNBC
Congressman Tom Kaine's last vote in Congress was on March 5th, and he has not been seen in Washington for almost two months
EventTrue
Rachel MaddowMSNBC
Congressman Tom Kaine has been actively trading stocks since his disappearance from Washington and personally certified the stock trade disclosures via digital signature
EventTrue
Rachel MaddowMSNBC
Indivisible and more than 600 groups are organizing a nationwide day of economic disruption called May Day Strong on Friday, May 1st.
EventTrue
Rachel MaddowMSNBC
Kristi Noem, former Homeland Security Secretary, has been refusing to leave a waterfront home reserved for the Coast Guard commandant since being fired in early March
AttributionTrue
Rachel MaddowMSNBC
A man armed with guns and knives breached security at the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton and was charged with attempted assassination of President Trump
EventTrue
Jake TapperCNN
Louisiana Republicans are delaying the primaries for House races originally set for May 16th, even though early voting was set to begin Saturday and overseas ballots and mail ballots had already been sent out.
EventTrue
Jake TapperCNN
Maine's Governor Janet Mills suspended her Democratic Senate primary campaign, citing a lack of financial resources.
EventTrue
Jake TapperCNN
Graham Platner has a tattoo from 2007 that he has acknowledged is a Totenkopf Nazi symbol that he has since had covered up.
AttributionMostly True
Jake TapperCNN
Eight states have now approved changes to their congressional maps.
StatisticTrue
Jake TapperCNN
An AI chatbot provided detailed instructions to a microbiologist on how to modify a virus to create a superbug resistant to every known treatment and how to release it for maximum casualties.
EventTrue
Jake TapperCNN
The Florida State University shooting resulted in two people killed and seven others wounded.
StatisticMostly True
Jake TapperCNN
Phoenix Eichner asked ChatGPT about the safety mechanism on a Remington 12 gauge shotgun on April 17th, 2025, and later that same day carried out a mass shooting at Florida State University.
EventMostly True
Jake TapperCNN
Only one person has been approved for President Trump's Gold Card Visa program, which costs $1 million, despite claims of $1.3 billion in applications within days of launch.
StatisticTrue
Jake TapperCNN
American journalist Shelley Kittleson was kidnapped by a pro-Iran militia in Iraq on March 31st and released a week later.
EventTrue
Jake TapperCNN
This marks King Charles's 19th trip to the United States and his first formal state visit as the British monarch.
OtherMostly True
Jake TapperCNN
A U.S. Special Forces soldier was charged with making more than $400,000 from an online prediction market by betting on the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro using insider information.
Official FindingTrue
Jake TapperCNN
It has been 87 years since a royal garden party was held at this location, with the last one in 1939 hosted by Queen Elizabeth and her father King George VI.
EventMostly True
Jake TapperCNN
The attempted assassination of President Trump occurred two days before this broadcast at the White House Correspondents Association dinner on Saturday night.
EventMostly True
Jake TapperCNN
The suspect in the assassination attempt, 31-year-old Cole Thomas Allen, had his first appearance in federal court today.
EventTrue
Jake TapperCNN
The suspect was charged with attempting to assassinate the president, discharging a firearm during a violent crime, and transportation of a firearm and ammunition in interstate commerce.
Official FindingTrue
Jake TapperCNN
The suspect left California for Washington, D.C. by train on Tuesday, before Jimmy Kimmel told a joke on Thursday night.
EventMostly True
Jesse WattersFox News
The USS Boxer will join with 4,500 Marines and sailors and a fresh fleet of Ospreys.
StatisticMostly True
Jesse WattersFox News
Three aircraft carriers, the USS Ford, USS Lincoln, and USS Bush are in theater for the first time in two decades.
EventTrue
Jesse WattersFox News
The three aircraft carriers come with 200 aircraft on board and 15,000 sailors and Marines.
StatisticTrue
Jesse WattersFox News
A captured Iranian tanker was loaded with two million barrels of Iranian crude oil.
StatisticMostly True
Jesse WattersFox News
Treasury froze $350 million in Iranian cryptocurrency.
StatisticMostly True
Jesse WattersFox News
Iran's opposition has been on the streets seven times in recent years, including a few months ago with hundreds of thousands of people protesting.
StatisticMostly True
Jesse WattersFox News
The USS Chief and USS Pioneer, two Avenger class ships, have been dispatched from Southeast Asia and have surged into the region.
EventTrue
Jesse WattersFox News
A sailor aboard the USS Chief was scratched by a Macaque monkey during a stop in Thailand and is receiving medical care in Japan.
EventTrue
Jesse WattersFox News
The Iranian shadow tanker Majestic X was loaded with two million barrels of Iranian crude when seized by U.S. Marines in the Indian Ocean.
StatisticMostly True
Jesse WattersFox News
Central Command says 33 ships have been turned around due to the blockade.
AttributionTrue
Rachel MaddowMSNBC
19 U.S. Marines have been wounded in the Iran conflict
StatisticTrue
Rachel MaddowMSNBC
13 U.S. service members have been killed in the Iran war
StatisticTrue
Rachel MaddowMSNBC
63 U.S. Navy sailors have been wounded in the Iran conflict
StatisticTrue
Rachel MaddowMSNBC
271 U.S. Army soldiers have been wounded in the Iran war
StatisticTrue
Jen PsakiMSNBC
Virginia voters approved a newly drawn House district map that will boost Democrats' chances of gaining control of the chamber.
AttributionTrue
Jen PsakiMSNBC
Trump's approval rating is down to 33 percent, with 67 percent disapproving, putting him underwater by 34 points according to a new AP poll.
PollingTrue
Jen PsakiMSNBC
70 percent of Americans disapprove of President Trump's handling of the economy, with only 30 percent approving, putting him 40 points underwater on this issue.
PollingTrue
Jesse WattersFox News
The Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted on 11 counts including six counts of wire fraud, four counts of bank fraud, and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Official FindingMostly True
Jesse WattersFox News
The USS Sprawns became the first US Navy ship in almost 40 years to fire its deck gun at an enemy boat.
EventMostly True
Jesse WattersFox News
After Charlottesville, SPLC donor contributions jumped from 50 million to 130 million in a single year.
StatisticTrue
Jesse WattersFox News
Gavin Newsom used over one million dollars in donor cash to purchase his own book.
StatisticTrue
Rachel MaddowMSNBC
Every U.S. president since Calvin Coolidge has attended at least one White House Correspondents' Dinner, except the current president Donald Trump.
StatisticTrue
Jen PsakiMSNBC
In early 2016, the U.S. paid a $1.7 billion legal settlement to Iran related to military equipment from the 1970s.
EventTrue
Rachel MaddowMSNBC
More than 250 veteran American journalists signed a petition to the White House Correspondents' Association regarding the president's efforts to restrict freedom of the press.
StatisticTrue
Jake TapperCNN
A round trip train ticket from New York to New Jersey for the World Cup will cost $150.
StatisticTrue
Jake TapperCNN
New Jersey Transit is limiting the sale of train tickets to 40,000 per match.
StatisticTrue
Jen PsakiMSNBC
The first $400 million of the $1.7 billion Iran settlement was paid in early January 2016.
EventMostly True
Jen PsakiMSNBC
Hennepin County attorney Mary Moriarty filed two felony counts of second degree assault with a dangerous weapon against ICE officer Gregory Donald Morgan Jr.
EventMostly True
Jen PsakiMSNBC
Jared Kushner is attempting to raise $5 billion from Gulf states like Saudi Arabia.
EventTrue
Rachel MaddowMSNBC
Juries found Alex Jones liable for defamation in Sandy Hook cases, and families were ultimately awarded about $1.5 billion.
Official FindingMostly True
Rachel MaddowMSNBC
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration is enjoined from construction and renovation at the warehouse in Williamsport, Maryland for the purposes of operating it as a detention and processing facility
Official FindingTrue
Jen PsakiMSNBC
President Trump is considering the release of $20 billion in frozen Iranian assets as part of a deal to end the war with Iran.
EventTrue
Jesse WattersFox News
The U.S. military has over 10,000 sailors, Marines, and airmen executing the quarantine.
StatisticTrue
Jake TapperCNN
A federal prosecutor was removed from the investigation into John Brennan.
EventTrue
Jesse WattersFox News
The U.S. Navy has turned away 19 ships since the start of the blockade.
StatisticTrue
Jen PsakiMSNBC
The IRS is in discussions with Donald Trump regarding a settlement for his $10 billion lawsuit against the agency.
AttributionTrue
Jen PsakiMSNBC
The Justice Department has agreed to pay former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn $1.25 million.
Official FindingTrue
Jake TapperCNN
A New York Times poll shows 57 percent of respondents do not approve of how President Trump is handling his presidency.
PollingMostly True
Jake TapperCNN
Iran announced it had reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic following a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.
EventTrue