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** FactCheck.org's Weekly Update
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October 5, 2019
** State of the Union with Jake Tapper
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Video: False Whistleblower Rule Claim ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, October 4th, 2019
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In this fact-checking video, CNN’s Jake Tapper scrutinizes a false claim — made by President Donald Trump and Rep. Jim Jordan — that rules were recently changed to allow an intelligence community whistleblower to file the Aug. 12 complaint.
** FactCheck Posts
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Trump’s Inaccurate Claims About His ‘Perfect’ Call ([link removed]) Posted on Thursday, October 3rd, 2019
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President Trump’s request that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky investigate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, has triggered an impeachment inquiry. Since then, the president has made a series of inaccurate claims about his phone call with Zelensky, which he calls “perfect.”
Schiff’s ‘Parody’ and Trump’s Response ([link removed]) Posted on Tuesday, October 1st, 2019
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President Donald Trump has suggested that Rep. Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House intelligence committee, should be arrested for “treason” and charged with “lying to Congress” for mischaracterizing Trump’s July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
No Hearsay Rule Change for Whistleblowers ([link removed]) Posted on Tuesday, October 1st, 2019
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President Donald Trump and some of his defenders have advanced a bogus theory that whistleblower rules were changed to allow a complaint alleging misconduct by the president to be forwarded to Congress based only on secondhand information.
** Debunking False Stories
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Social Media Skews NYC Anti-Discrimination Law ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, October 4th, 2019
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Memes and videos misrepresent a New York City law by suggesting that everyone in the city will be “banned” from using the term “illegal alien,” or face a $250,000 fine. Actually, the city has only clarified that immigration status can’t be used to discriminate against people in certain situations under a decades old law.
Omar Didn’t Propose ‘Nationwide Ban’ on Bacon ([link removed]) Posted on Thursday, October 3rd, 2019
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Rep. Ilhan Omar is not proposing a nationwide ban on “unhealthy and immoral” bacon. A self-described “satire” website published that made-up story, and it has since been shared by other websites that did not label the claim “satire.”
Impeachment ‘Joke’ Muddies Term Limit Rule ([link removed]) Posted on Thursday, October 3rd, 2019
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A viral social media post suggests that the Constitution would allow President Donald Trump to seek a potential third term in office if he were to be impeached, but not removed. The Constitution does not say that.
Doctored Photo Places Thunberg, Soros Together ([link removed]) Posted on Monday, September 30th, 2019
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A photo was manipulated to show young climate activist Greta Thunberg with philanthropist George Soros, who is known for funding progressive causes. The original image was of Thunberg and former vice president Al Gore.
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