Manufacturing bunk: false claims in the news.

Claim: Obama plans to accept 250,000 refugees from war-torn regions.

Origin: RealNewsRightNow.com

The website reported on August 6 that 250,000 Syrian refugees would be resettled in Arizona and North Dakota, according to "Department of State" spokeswoman Cathy Pieper. PolitiFact noted that this appears to be a hoax site and the State Department has no one by that name.

Who repeated:

Sean Hannity: On October 19, while discussing the refugee crisis in Syria and Iraq, the Fox News host asserted, "The President said he's going to bring 250,000 refugees into this country." The next day, he claimed Obama "has committed to nearly 250,000 coming to America."

Donald Trump: At a televised town hall In New Hampshire on October 26, Trump said the President now "wants to bring in 250,000 people." He added that these quarter-million people "have no papers, no documents" and could constitute "the greatest Trojan horse of all time."

Fact: Obama never called for the U.S. to accept 250,000 refugees from Syria and Iraq.

Claim: Obama is looking to bring in up to thirty-four million new illegal Immigrants

Origin: Breitbart.com

A Breitbart exclusive on October 19, 2014, claimed the government was planning to print up to thirty-four million green cards and work authorization cards, suggesting "the move is preparation for an executive amnesty by Obama."

Who repeated:

CS Monitor: The online news site on October 21, 2014, sourced Breitbart's article and asked whether the White House is "quietly preparing to issue an executive order [to] provide amnesty for millions of illegal immigrants," citing the thirty-four million figure.

Donald Trump: When asked by CNN on July 8, 2015, if he has illegal or undocumented workers working on any of his projects, Trump replied: "I can't guarantee it. How can anyone? We have thirty-four million in the country. I used to hear eleven [million], now I hear thirty-four million."

Fact: The initial request, reported Media Matters, was for an estimated four million cards annually, and not just for undocumented immigrants.

Claim: The U.S. unemployment rate is 40 percent

Origin: David Stockman's Contra Corner

The blog on June 15 detailed Stockman's own calculations for 2014, claiming...