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Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally in Tampa with Ron DeSantis

Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally in Tampa with Ron DeSantis

By Katie Akin • August 1, 2018
What Mitch McConnell said about Supreme Court confirmations in election years

What Mitch McConnell said about Supreme Court confirmations in election years

By Amy Sherman • July 2, 2018
Have U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters and President Donald Trump made statements that encourage violence?

Have U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters and President Donald Trump made statements that encourage violence?

By Bill McCarthy • June 26, 2018
Website claims child immigrants kept in dog kennels, concentration camps. Here are the facts

Website claims child immigrants kept in dog kennels, concentration camps. Here are the facts

By Amy Sherman • June 22, 2018
Fact-checking Donald Trump's interviews with Fox and Friends, reporters on the White House lawn

Fact-checking Donald Trump's interviews with Fox and Friends, reporters on the White House lawn

By Jon Greenberg • June 15, 2018
Fact-checking the death toll estimates from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico

Fact-checking the death toll estimates from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico

By Amy Sherman • June 5, 2018
What Donald Trump got wrong in his Tennessee rally for Marsha Blackburn

What Donald Trump got wrong in his Tennessee rally for Marsha Blackburn

By Jon Greenberg • May 30, 2018
Fact-checking Donald Trump's Naval Academy commencement address

Fact-checking Donald Trump's Naval Academy commencement address

By Louis Jacobson • May 25, 2018
What's true, what's not about Santa Fe, Texas, school shooting

What's true, what's not about Santa Fe, Texas, school shooting

By John Kruzel • May 18, 2018
Trump withdraws U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal. Here’s what you need to know

Trump withdraws U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal. Here’s what you need to know

By Jon Greenberg • May 8, 2018
Fact-checking the 2018 Ohio primary

Fact-checking the 2018 Ohio primary

By Amy Sherman • May 7, 2018
Donald Trump's NRA speech, fact-checked

Donald Trump's NRA speech, fact-checked

By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 4, 2018
TV ad in Florida said PolitiFact is funded by George Soros, but that’s misleading

TV ad in Florida said PolitiFact is funded by George Soros, but that’s misleading

By Amy Sherman • April 26, 2018
Understanding felon voting rights restoration

Understanding felon voting rights restoration

By Amy Sherman • April 25, 2018
Fact-checking Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s U.S. Senate announcement speech

Fact-checking Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s U.S. Senate announcement speech

By Allison Graves • April 9, 2018
Celebrate International Fact-checking Day: Avoid falling for fake news

Celebrate International Fact-checking Day: Avoid falling for fake news

By Amy Sherman • April 2, 2018
Fact-checking the March For Our Lives

Fact-checking the March For Our Lives

By Katie Sanders • March 24, 2018
Fact-checking Broward Sheriff Scott Israel’s 'fact-checks' about Parkland shooting

Fact-checking Broward Sheriff Scott Israel’s 'fact-checks' about Parkland shooting

By Amy Sherman • March 9, 2018
Fact-checking Donald Trump's 2018 speech at CPAC

Fact-checking Donald Trump's 2018 speech at CPAC

By Allison Graves • February 23, 2018
Fact-checking claims in the wake of the Parkland school shooting

Fact-checking claims in the wake of the Parkland school shooting

By Allison Graves • February 23, 2018