Politics Mar 18 Fact-checking Trump’s claim that Biden pardons are ‘void’ because he used an autopen Legal scholars say that the Constitution doesn’t require a pardon’s direct human signing, and subsequent judicial decisions and legal memoranda support an autopen’s use for similar purposes.
Politics Mar 02 Fact-checking Trump and Vance’s attacks on Ukrainian President Zelenskyy During Friday's televised Oval Office fight, Trump and Vance made several misleading claims about Zelenskyy and Ukraine. Here are the facts about three of them.
Politics Feb 16 Fact-checking Trump and Musk’s claims that they are cutting government ‘fraud and abuse’ Elon Musk and President Donald Trump say they have uncovered massive "fraud" in the federal government. But the projects the White House points to are largely ones that the administration disagrees with ideologically, such as about diversity, equity and inclusion…
Politics Nov 04 Don’t fall for these false claims as you await the 2024 election results On election night 2020, then-President Donald Trump prematurely declared hours after polls had closed, "We already have won." He hadn’t.
Politics Oct 28 Fact-checking Trump’s claims at Madison Square Garden rally Trump said the Republican Party he leads "has really become the party of inclusion, and there’s something very nice about that."…
Politics Oct 26 Here’s how election officials have boosted security since 2020’s threats of violence After the polls closed in November 2020, Americans witnessed an unprecedented intersection of violent threats and voting. PolitiFact interviewed current and former election officials about what they have done to mitigate violence and protect their staff and voters.
Politics Oct 05 Fact-checking Trump’s false claims about voter fraud and ‘rigged’ elections Former President Donald Trump’s election-year message to his supporters is clear and often repeated: If Democrats win the November election, blame voter fraud.
Politics Sep 29 Fact-checking what Project 2025 says about the National Weather Service and NOAA As Florida braced for Hurricane Helene, some weather and politics observers were mad about Project 2025.
Politics Sep 09 As Trump and Harris prepare to debate, what are they likely to say? ABC News will host the debate Sept. 10 from the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. It comes weeks before millions of voters start casting ballots in the presidential election.
Politics Sep 05 Fact-checking Trump’s Fox News town hall hosted by Sean Hannity Fox News’ Sean Hannity hosted the hourlong Sept. 4 event. He questioned Trump during the first hour; audience members questioned Trump for a second hour.