An inaccurate attack about the Clinton Foundation and Russia gained renewed popularity on Facebook.
One Nov. 13 post claims the philanthropy run by Bill and Hillary Clinton has received money from Russia in the past, while President Donald Trump got nothing.
"Russia donated 0$ to Donald Trump," the post reads. "Russia donated 145.000.000$ to the Clinton Foundation. Why was Trump’s campaign INVESTIGATED?"
We’ve fact-checked variations of the claim, and this one is no more accurate.
The post, which has been shared hundreds of times by several conservative pages, was flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Facebook.)
(Screenshot from Facebook)
The image itself — which displays text around a photo of Russia President Vladimir Putin holding Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., as a puppet — appears to have been created on ImgFlip, a popular meme-making site, at least two months ago. It’s a riff off a similar meme from 2016 that originally had Trump’s head where Schiff’s is.
Here’s what you need to know:
• There’s no evidence that Clinton Foundation received contributions from the Russian government. At best, investors with a business connection to Russia donated $4 million. (See the previous fact-check.)
• There’s no evidence that Trump has accepted political contributions from the Russian government. Russians have invested in his properties.
