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Top 10 fact-checks of 2019

Top 10 fact-checks of 2019

By Amy Sherman • December 27, 2019
Trump repeats many falsehoods in letter to Pelosi about impeachment

Trump repeats many falsehoods in letter to Pelosi about impeachment

By Jon Greenberg • December 17, 2019
What we know about the history of laws related to foreigners and guns

What we know about the history of laws related to foreigners and guns

By Amy Sherman • December 13, 2019
Ask PolitiFact: Why do Saudi pilots train at US military sites such as Pensacola?

Ask PolitiFact: Why do Saudi pilots train at US military sites such as Pensacola?

By Amy Sherman • December 10, 2019
7 questions about the Trump and Ukraine impeachment hearings, answered

7 questions about the Trump and Ukraine impeachment hearings, answered

By Daniel Funke • December 6, 2019
Fact-checking House Republicans’ impeachment report defending Trump on Ukraine

Fact-checking House Republicans’ impeachment report defending Trump on Ukraine

By Bill McCarthy • December 3, 2019
6 key takeaways from the public impeachment hearings against Donald Trump

6 key takeaways from the public impeachment hearings against Donald Trump

By Louis Jacobson • November 26, 2019
Fact-checking Trump’s falsehoods on Fox & Friends about Ukraine, impeachment and Mueller report

Fact-checking Trump’s falsehoods on Fox & Friends about Ukraine, impeachment and Mueller report

By Daniel Funke • November 22, 2019
No proof voter suppression kept Stacey Abrams from governorship, as Democrats said in Atlanta debate

No proof voter suppression kept Stacey Abrams from governorship, as Democrats said in Atlanta debate

By Amy Sherman • November 21, 2019
Obama’s hot mic moment with Russian president in 2012 was unrelated to Ukrainian aid in 2014

Obama’s hot mic moment with Russian president in 2012 was unrelated to Ukrainian aid in 2014

By Amy Sherman • November 14, 2019
Fact-checking Trump, Ukraine impeachment hearings, day 1

Fact-checking Trump, Ukraine impeachment hearings, day 1

By Daniel Funke • November 13, 2019
What do GOP efforts to undo Affordable Care Act mean for pre-existing conditions?

What do GOP efforts to undo Affordable Care Act mean for pre-existing conditions?

By Amy Sherman • November 12, 2019
9 things Donald Trump got wrong today on Ukraine, a whistleblower and the media

9 things Donald Trump got wrong today on Ukraine, a whistleblower and the media

By Jon Greenberg • October 2, 2019
Trump said Democratic senators threatened Ukraine. That’s misleading

Trump said Democratic senators threatened Ukraine. That’s misleading

By Amy Sherman • September 27, 2019
Fact-check: Bahamas evacuees without visas ordered off US-bound ferry

Fact-check: Bahamas evacuees without visas ordered off US-bound ferry

By Amy Sherman • September 10, 2019
Fact-checking Trump’s falsehoods about Hurricane Dorian

Fact-checking Trump’s falsehoods about Hurricane Dorian

By Amy Sherman • September 3, 2019
Hurricanes and tropical storms lead to flood of misinformation

Hurricanes and tropical storms lead to flood of misinformation

By Amy Sherman • August 28, 2019
Can a nuclear bomb stop a hurricane? No, it’s a myth that has persisted for decades

Can a nuclear bomb stop a hurricane? No, it’s a myth that has persisted for decades

By Amy Sherman • August 26, 2019
Donald Trump’s shifts on gun background checks after mass shootings

Donald Trump’s shifts on gun background checks after mass shootings

By Amy Sherman • August 23, 2019
Would Florida proposal ban virtually all guns? Here’s what we know

Would Florida proposal ban virtually all guns? Here’s what we know

By Amy Sherman • August 12, 2019