General Fake News:
Not recognized as credible or mainstream
WTOE 5 News: Pope endorses Trump
DEBUNK: Total fake news site. Picked up by other fake news sites.
960,000 Facebook engagements according to Buzzfeed
November 2016
New York Magazine: Tri-State Election Hacking
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/11/activists-urge-hillary-clinton-to-challenge-election-results.html
DEBUNK: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/26/us/politics/us-statement-on-reliability-of-election-results.html
DEBUNK: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/demographics-not-hacking-explain-the-election-results/
December 2016
Politico: Trump’s pick for Treasury supported 27 cent foreclosure
https://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-treasury-foreclosed-homes-mnuchin-232038
DEBUNK: https://twitter.com/i/moments/822271300731342848
RETRACTION: https://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/12/treasury-steven-mnuchin-brian-brooks-drops-out-243729
WaPo: Russian hacked the Electricity Grid
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/russian-hackers-penetrated-us-electricity-grid-through-a-utility-in-vermont/2016/12/30/8fc90cc4-ceec-11e6-b8a2-8c2a61b0436f_story.html?utm_term=.d9e502a718eb
RETRACTION: WaPo put a correction to the hyperbole. One laptop was affected, the Russians did not enter the grid.
January 2017
White House Website used to Promote Melania Trump’s business
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/2017/live-updates/politics/live-coverage-of-trumps-inauguration/white-house-website-promotes-melania-trumps-modeling-and-jewelry-line/?utm_term=.d8ae627bdf84
MISLEADING: The White House website includes a brief biography of first lady and former model Melania Trump. Her bio lists some of her professional accomplishments, which include launching a line of jewelry and posing for several major magazines.
This is hardly the scandal promised in the Post's headline. The word "promotes" suggests some sort of abuse of the White House website for personal gain and/or profit.
CNN: Nancy Sinatra angry Trump would use “My Way” at Inaugural Ball
DEBUNK: http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/01/20/nancy-sinatra-congrats-trump-slams-cnn-lie-cnn/
RETRACTION: http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/19/politics/nancy-sinatra-donald-trump-my-way/
NYT: Climate Change website purge
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/us/politics/trump-white-house-website.html?_r=1
DEBUNK: https://www.snopes.com/white-house-web-site-trump-changes/
NYT: MLK Bust removed
http://time.com/4642088/trump-inauguration-obamacare-repeal-order/
SELF DEBUNKED: Correction: An earlier version of the story said that a bust of Martin Luther King had been moved. It is still in the Oval Office.
NBC News: Betsy DeVos wants guns in schools to fight Grizzly Bears
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/betsy-devos-schools-might-need-guns-due-potential-grizzlies-n708261
MISLEADING: She said it, but the article added emphasis as if to show that she WANTED guns in all schools to fight off bears. She was citing a single instance anecdotally from memory.
Observer: Trump’s hands Photoshopped larger
https://hotair.com/archives/2017/01/27/freakout-of-the-day-trump-photoshopped-his-hand-in-white-house-photo/
DEBUNK: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/01/27/no-the-white-house-didnt-photoshop-an-image-of-the-presidents-hand/?utm_term=.7f71659d4d3b
Washington Post: Trump violated the sacrosanct CIA Wall by giving a speech
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/01/23/trump-called-it-a-very-special-wall-for-the-cia-its-sacrosanct/?utm_term=.36b5923d9b81
OMISSION: Obama also did this.
PLUS:
CBS: Trump brought staffer to cheer for him during CIA Visit
https://www.thedailybeast.com/cbs-trump-brought-cheering-crowd-to-cia-visit
DEBUNKED: Entire issue not established nor verified by CBS aside from anonymous sources. Sean Spicer denied, offered proof that the front row for sure was not staffers.
https://www.snopes.com/2017/01/23/trump-crowd-at-cia/
CNN: SCOTUS Twitter Contest error
https://twitter.com/jeffzeleny/status/826545822594633728
- jeffzeleny
SELF DEBUNKED:
https://twitter.com/jeffzeleny/status/826553951323553796
- jeffzeleny
FOX, HuffPo: Iraqi who traveled to get mother blocked from re-entry
http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/detroit-family-caught-in-iraq-travel-ban-says-mom-died-waiting-to-come-home
DEBUNKED: http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/man-who-claimed-mom-died-in-iraq-after-trumps-ban-lied-imam-confirms
ThinkProgress, Rich Hine: Trump blows Comey a Kiss
https://twitter.com/richardhine/status/823275097909817344?lang=en
- richardhine
DEBUNKED: http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/22/journalists-spread-fake-news-about-trump-blowing-comey-a-kiss/
AP: Trump's voter fraud expert was registered to vote in three states
https://apnews.com/80497cfb5f054c9b8c9e0f8f5ca30a62
DEBUNKED: Only active in One state. Registrations from other states can sometimes show outdated registrations.
VICE: A”FLEET” of Army tanks drove around Kentucky flying Trump flags
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/gvdydb/a-fleet-of-tanks-drove-around-kentucky-this-weekend-flying-a-trump-flag
DEBUNKED: https://theralphretort.com/vice-is-stupid-part-3458-says-tanks-were-seen-riding-with-trump-flags-except-those-were-actually-humvees-1031017/
AP TWEET / Buzzfeed: Trump puts a gag order on the EPA
https://www.buzzfeed.com/dinograndoni/trump-usda?utm_term=.uxXrg8bgp#.xq5AKM2KG
https://twitter.com/AP/status/823949141894111233
- AP
MISLEADING, INACCURATE: The federal agencies, which were instructed in memos to halt all "public-facing" documents temporarily, said the press oversold the story. "I've lived through many transitions, and I don't think this is a story," one senior EPA saidl. "I don't think it's fair to call it a gag order." “It's all "standard practice," he said. A USDA spokesman said separately, "This is what has happened at the transition of every administration … it's just a pause."
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/25/us/politics/some-agencies-told-to-halt-communications-as-trump-administration-moves-in.html
WaPo: The State Department’s entire senior administrative team just resigned
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/josh-rogin/wp/2017/01/26/the-state-departments-entire-senior-management-team-just-resigned/?utm_term=.7b3b317fed38
DEBUNKED, MISLEADING: https://www.vox.com/world/2017/1/27/14405542/washington-post-state-department-resignations
WaPo: Trump ‘pressured’ Park Service to find proof of his inauguration crowd size
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-pressured-park-service-to-back-up-his-claims-about-inauguration-crowd/2017/01/26/12a38cb8-e3fc-11e6-ba11-63c4b4fb5a63_story.html?postshare=5631485475513385&utm_term=.5a91b2edf878
MISLEADING: The president requested photos of his inauguration from the one federal agency that would have them. That's the entire story.
CNBC's John Harwood Tweet: "senior justice official tells [NBC News] that Dept. had no input. Not sure who in WH is writing/reviewing. Standard [National Security Council] process not functioning."
SELF DEBUNKED: "new info from [NBC's Pete Williams]: another DOJ official says proposed immigration order was reviewed by department lawyers before it was issued."
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/30/us/document-Letter-From-Sally-Yates.html?_r=0
NYT: Trump misreported the number of people affected by immigration EO (Trump: 109, NYT: 721)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/31/us/politics/trump-ban-immigrants-refugees.html?mtrref=www.washingtonexaminer.com&gwh=FBA4A9D8FA3E79A5DA2B55AFA3E44CBB&gwt=pay
DELIBERATE OMMISION OF FACTS: Trump’s Tweet came out on Jan 30th based on current data. The NYT reported that Trump was wrong, and the number was 721. The Times did not report that they used updated DHS data that came out AFTER Trump’s Tweet.
February 2017
18 Days in. Article hits at a list of bizzare accusations about Trump’s behavior.
- He wears a bathrobe at night and watches TV
- He spends most night alone
- Had a large TV installed in the dining room to watch cable news
- Wander in the dark because he can’t find the lightswitch
- Changed red curtains for gold
- Changed round Quote carpet for starburst carpet
- He decided to keep the Resolute Desk and not replace it.
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-white-house-bathrobe-cable-news-oval-office-decorations-2017-2
DENIED/UNCONFIRMED/MISREPORTED/CONJECTURE: All reports came from an anonymous source, Spicer denied some, others were not given context or factual confirmation.
CNN: Trump's runner-up for the Supreme Court came to Washington as a decoy
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/31/politics/gorsuch-supreme-court-hardiman/
DEBUNKED ITSELF: “This story has been updated throughout to reflect new reporting on Hardiman's activities and the White House's plans.” Hardiman was just out driving, not planning to arrive at the White House.
NBC: As a Student, SCOTUS Nominee Gorsuch Held Dim View Of Campus Protesters
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/scotus-nominee-neil-gorsuch-held-dim-view-campus-protesters-n715421
SELF DEUNKED IN SAME ARTICLE: ‘An earlier version of this story attributed quotes to Neil Gorsuch that were actually written by a another student at the Columbia University newspaper.’
Yahoo News, Buzzfeed: Trump threatens to send troops to Mexico
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-mexico-care-bad-hombres-us-might-231304076--politics.html
SELF DEBUNKED IN THE ARTICLE: “A White House spokesman did not respond to requests for comment. The Mexican government said the account was not accurate.”
NBC News: US Treasury Dept. ease sanctions on Russia
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/02/us-treasury-eases-some-sanctions-against-russian-intelligence-service.html
MISLEADING: https://www.snopes.com/trump-sanctions-russias-intelligence-agency-present-putin/
TMZ: Trump to rename Black History Month
Original story taken down by TMZ
TMZ debunked itself after public reaction
http://www.tmz.com/2017/02/02/black-african-american-history-month-donald-trump-presidents
Associated Press: House votes to roll back Obama’s background checks
http://thehill.com/regulation/317634-house-republicans-block-obama-era-gun-rule
MISLEADING: It overturned the required the Social Security Administration to report people who receive disability benefits and have a mental health condition to the FBI’s background check system. The database is used to determine eligibility for buying a firearm. All existing laws remained unchanged.
https://www.snopes.com/congress-gun-legal-mental
U.K. Daily Mail: Neil Gorsuch founded a “Fascism Forever Club”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4182852/Trump-s-SCOTUS-pick-founded-club-called-Fascism-Forever.html
DEBUNKED: https://www.factcheck.org/2017/02/neil-gorsuch-didnt-start-fascism-club/
NPR, Reuters: Trump to mobilize 100k National Guard troops to border
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-17/trump-weighs-mobilizing-nat-guard-for-immigration-roundups?utm_content=politics&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&cmpid%3D=socialflow-twitter-politics
DENIED: Extrapolated from a memo of disputed origin. Wide press circulation and speculation
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4235164/Trump-weighs-mobilizing-Nat-Guard-immigration-roundups.html
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/the-ap-blew-it-big-time-on-that-national-guard-roundup-story/article/2615177
NPR, Reuters: Kuwaiti Pay 2 Play at Trump Hotel
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-hotel/kuwait-could-pay-up-to-60000-for-party-at-trump-hotel-in-washington-idUSKBN1640LE
https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/02/25/517039323/kuwait-celebration-at-trump-hotel-raises-conflict-of-interest-questions
DEBUNKED: after massive media circulation and a huge Tweet storm from ThinkProgress, the entire story was fake. The event and Trump’s appearance were not on the same night.
WaPo: Muslim-American Olympic female athlete detained at airport by Trump’s order
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/02/09/muslim-american-olympian-ibtihaj-muhammad-says-she-was-detained-by-u-s-customs/?utm_term=.7cb3aee7bce1
DEBUNKED: It took place in December under the Obama administration, she lied
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/reporters-trip-all-over-themselves-botching-an-olympians-story-about-being-detained/article/2614645
NYT: Trump campaign had repeated contact with Russian Intelligence
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/us/politics/russia-intelligence-communications-trump.html
DEBUNKED: Comey said it was “in the main, it was untrue”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/08/us/politics/james-comey-new-york-times-article-russia.html
Entire claim is left in dispute by conflicting sources.
Politico: Trump was on his ‘skiff’ when he got security updates. Spicer said “SCIF”
MISREPORTING: Spicer said SCIF, not a skiff (boat) as the reporter assumed
http://www.businessinsider.com/sean-spicer-mar-a-lago-photos-trump-abe-north-korea-2017-2
ProPublica: Trump let Boeing CEO listen in on secret Lockheed Martin phone calls
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-16/trump-s-f-35-calls-came-with-a-surprise-rival-ceo-was-listening
DEBUNKED:
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/no-trump-didnt-let-boeings-ceo-eavesdrop-on-calls-with-lockheed/article/2615040
NEW Republic: Trump is erratic because of an STD
https://newrepublic.com/article/140702/medical-theory-donald-trumps-bizarre-behavior
BASELESS: Speculation
Politico: Trump supports the ‘Gang of 8”
Politico reporters Tweeted that Trump was ‘open to the Gang of 8 immigration bill’
BAD REPORTING: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/not-so-fast-on-that-trump-endorses-the-gang-of-eight-story/article/2614464
NYT, CBS, Daily Mail: Yemen withdraws permission for US missions
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/07/world/middleeast/yemen-special-operations-missions.html?mtrref=www.google.com&gwh=4643C42FA34D0F97C9AD294CA62DFE65&gwt=pay
REFUTED: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/02/08/yemen-reportedly-withdraws-permission-to-allow-us-ground-missions.html
RAW STORY: Trump switched off recording while talking to Putin
https://www.rawstory.com/2017/02/foreign-policy-insider-no-readout-of-trump-putin-call-because-white-house-turned-off-recording/
DEBUNKED: https://www.snopes.com/trump-call-putin-disabled/
SELF DEBUNKED: Bottom of the article
CNBC: Trump eased restrictions on Russia to allow businesses to work with the KGB
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/02/us-treasury-eases-some-sanctions-against-russian-intelligence-service.html
DEBUNKED:
https://twitter.com/peterbakernyt/status/827255205968302081
- peterbakernyt
WaPo: Bannon tried to order around John Kelly
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/josh-rogin/wp/2017/02/04/the-white-house-cabinet-battle-over-trumps-immigration-ban/?utm_term=.938e8f4a28f1
DEBUNKED: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/washington-post-steve-bannon-sean-spicer_us_58965b8ce4b0c1284f26473f
The Atlantic Tweet: Secret Service Purge at the White House
Original Tweet not available
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/senior-secret-service-agent-suggests-she-wouldnt-take-a-bullet-for-trump/article/2612814
DEBUNKED: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/secret-service-reports-of-top-level-resignations-absolutely-false/article/2613823
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/828056949677817856
- BecketAdams
WaPo: Trump hung up on Australia after an angry call
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/no-gday-mate-on-call-with-australian-pm-trump-badgers-and-brags/2017/02/01/88a3bfb0-e8bf-11e6-80c2-30e57e57e05d_story.html?utm_term=.c555dfb27b1f
DEBUNKED: Australia’s Prime Minister himself denied it: Turnbull told 2GB's Ben Fordham: 'As far as the call is concerned, I’m very disappointed, the report the president hung up is not correct, the call ended courteously.'
The Hill, Daily Mail, US Weekly: Melania will only live in Trump Tower
Reuters: Trump confused about New START on call with Putin
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-putin/exclusive-in-call-with-putin-trump-denounced-obama-era-nuclear-arms-treaty-sources-idUSKBN15O2A5
BASELESS: Trump spoke privately with officials about New START four weeks before his call with Putin