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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
Donald Trump's unusual North Korea video, explained

Donald Trump's unusual North Korea video, explained

By Manuela Tobias • June 14, 2018
Is North Korea no longer a nuclear threat, as Donald Trump said?

Is North Korea no longer a nuclear threat, as Donald Trump said?

By Jon Greenberg • June 13, 2018
From Pyongyang to Singapore, a quick history of Dennis Rodman and North Korea

From Pyongyang to Singapore, a quick history of Dennis Rodman and North Korea

By Bill McCarthy • June 12, 2018
Fact-checking Donald Trump in Singapore about North Korea

Fact-checking Donald Trump in Singapore about North Korea

By Louis Jacobson • June 12, 2018
So the Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un handshake happened. Now what?

So the Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un handshake happened. Now what?

By Jon Greenberg • June 12, 2018
Cell phone showdown. MSNBC takes on Fox News' Sean Hannity over obstruction of justice talk

Cell phone showdown. MSNBC takes on Fox News' Sean Hannity over obstruction of justice talk

By John Kruzel • June 12, 2018
In Context: What Justin Trudeau said that made Donald Trump angry

In Context: What Justin Trudeau said that made Donald Trump angry

By Manuela Tobias • June 11, 2018
Oh, the Humanity! Rahm Emanuel, a preschool teacher?

Oh, the Humanity! Rahm Emanuel, a preschool teacher?

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • June 11, 2018
Fact-checking Malcolm Jenkins' posters on prisons and police shootings

Fact-checking Malcolm Jenkins' posters on prisons and police shootings

By Manuela Tobias • June 7, 2018
What you need to know about the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance immigration policy

What you need to know about the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance immigration policy

By Miriam Valverde • June 6, 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
It’s election time: How have the candidates for California governor fared with the facts?

It’s election time: How have the candidates for California governor fared with the facts?

By Chris Nichols • June 4, 2018
PolitiFact wins two Green Eyeshade awards

PolitiFact wins two Green Eyeshade awards

By Josie Hollingsworth • June 4, 2018
Ted Cruz 'SUMMONS ENCLOSED' envelopes might deceive--but mailers aren't illegal

Ted Cruz 'SUMMONS ENCLOSED' envelopes might deceive--but mailers aren't illegal

By W. Gardner Selby • June 4, 2018
High 5: Most-clicked in May dominated by taxes, guns and a Pants on Fire

High 5: Most-clicked in May dominated by taxes, guns and a Pants on Fire

By Tom Kertscher • June 4, 2018
The facts behind Donald Trump’s pardoning Dinesh D’Souza

The facts behind Donald Trump’s pardoning Dinesh D’Souza

By Manuela Tobias • May 31, 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
Walk-O-Meter: On 2 campaign promises on education, Scott Walker falters

Walk-O-Meter: On 2 campaign promises on education, Scott Walker falters

By Tom Kertscher • May 30, 2018
Sorting out the facts about nearly 1,500 lost children, Trump family separation policy

Sorting out the facts about nearly 1,500 lost children, Trump family separation policy

By Miriam Valverde • May 29, 2018