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Donald Trump vs. Beto O’Rourke on immigration messaging

Donald Trump vs. Beto O’Rourke on immigration messaging

By Miriam Valverde • February 12, 2019
Fact-checking what Gavin Newsom had to say on immigration in his State of the State

Fact-checking what Gavin Newsom had to say on immigration in his State of the State

By Chris Nichols • February 12, 2019
7 questions about the Green New Deal

7 questions about the Green New Deal

By Louis Jacobson • February 12, 2019
Do NC, Texas face more election lawsuits than all other states combined?

Do NC, Texas face more election lawsuits than all other states combined?

By Paul Specht • February 8, 2019
Vice: What the movie gets right and wrong about Dick Cheney

Vice: What the movie gets right and wrong about Dick Cheney

By Jon Greenberg • February 8, 2019
House Democrats and HR 1: Voting rights expansion or federal power grab?

House Democrats and HR 1: Voting rights expansion or federal power grab?

By Amy Sherman • February 8, 2019
Fact-check: How true is Green Book?

Fact-check: How true is Green Book?

By Manuela Tobias • February 7, 2019
Why it feels like wages aren't outpacing inflation, even though they are

Why it feels like wages aren't outpacing inflation, even though they are

By Louis Jacobson • February 7, 2019
Fact-checking the State of the Union for 2019

Fact-checking the State of the Union for 2019

By PolitiFact Staff • February 6, 2019
Did the NC elections board 'decline to comply' with ICE request? Here are the facts.

Did the NC elections board 'decline to comply' with ICE request? Here are the facts.

By Paul Specht • February 5, 2019
PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for January

PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for January

By D.L. Davis • February 4, 2019
Trump disagrees with his own intelligence team. We catalog the differences

Trump disagrees with his own intelligence team. We catalog the differences

By Louis Jacobson • January 31, 2019
Fact checking Foxconn

Fact checking Foxconn

By D.L. Davis • January 30, 2019
Kamala Harris: Criminal justice reformer, or defender of the status quo? The record is mixed

Kamala Harris: Criminal justice reformer, or defender of the status quo? The record is mixed

By Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2019
In NC, politicians mislead the public about the election fraud investigation

In NC, politicians mislead the public about the election fraud investigation

By Paul Specht • January 28, 2019
Fact-checking Michael Bennet’s speech about the government shutdown

Fact-checking Michael Bennet’s speech about the government shutdown

By Jon Greenberg • January 25, 2019
Florida Sen. Rick Scott blames Venezuela’s collapse on socialism, but is that the real culprit?

Florida Sen. Rick Scott blames Venezuela’s collapse on socialism, but is that the real culprit?

By Amy Sherman • January 25, 2019
Photo of Covington students in black paint at a basketball game goes viral. Here's what we know

Photo of Covington students in black paint at a basketball game goes viral. Here's what we know

By Samantha Putterman • January 25, 2019
Fact-checking Donald Trump’s false and misleading claims about immigration, the border wall

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s false and misleading claims about immigration, the border wall

By Miriam Valverde • January 24, 2019
The Republican proposal to change the U.S. asylum system, explained

The Republican proposal to change the U.S. asylum system, explained

By Miriam Valverde • January 23, 2019