States constitutional law, false statements of fact are assertions, which are ostensibly facts, that are false. Such statements are not always protected...

any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry. Misinformation Fake news False accusation False statements of fact Jumping to conclusions...

Association of Black Journalists annual convention, in Chicago. According to fact-checkers, he made several false statements. Statements that caused special...

Making false statements (18 U.S.C. § 1001) is the common name for the United States federal process crime laid out in Section 1001 of Title 18 of the United...

speech that violates intellectual property law, true threats, false statements of fact, and commercial speech such as advertising. Defamation that causes...

Fact-checking is the process of verifying the factual accuracy of questioned reporting and statements. Fact-checking can be conducted before or after...

journalists select original statements to evaluate and then publish their findings on the PolitiFact.com website, where each statement receives a "Truth-O-Meter"...

respond to fake news or false information through a graduated process of enforcing links to fact-checking statements, censorship of website or assets on...

example of such a statement is "if Tokyo is in Spain, then the Eiffel Tower is in Bolivia". Such statements are considered vacuous truths because the fact that...

containing a false claim, or statement, made intentionally (or recklessly) to promote the sale of property, goods, or services. A false advertisement can be classified...