Politics Sep 28 AP fact check: Trump’s distortions on Ukraine, whistleblower A look at Trump’s words this past week on impeachment, Ukraine and other subjects.
Politics Sep 14 AP Fact Check: Trump, Dems and their tale of 2 countries The country described by the Democrats running for president is mired in child poverty, riven with economic unfairness and broken in its approach to health care, crime and guns. The country presented by President Donald Trump is roaring and ascendant.
Politics Sep 07 AP Fact Check: Trump and Democrats mangle science Science took a beating in the political arena this past week as President Donald Trump sowed confusion about Hurricane Dorian's path and Democratic presidential candidates rang false alarms about the air we breathe.
Politics Sep 02 AP fact check: Trump’s bluster on hurricanes, guns, economy Facing another deadly mass shooting, President Donald Trump is deflecting on gun control.
Politics Aug 31 AP fact check: Trump’s swipe at Puerto Rico, G-7 comments President Donald Trump presented a distorted picture of the auto industry, told a fanciful story about Iran duping Barack Obama and took a misinformed swipe at Puerto Rico just as its residents braced for a catastrophe that didn’t come.
Politics Aug 07 AP fact check: Trump twists facts on gun control and tariffs Battling dual crises of gun violence and trade, President Donald Trump is twisting the facts in regards to gun control and exaggerating his case for tariffs against China. Here's a look at the president's claims.
Politics Jul 31 AP fact check: Night 2 of the 2020 Democratic debates in Detroit Some of the Democratic presidential contenders dug in their heels with unsupported rhetoric about immigration, the economy and more in the final debate before the stage shrinks.
Politics Jul 29 Trump calls Al Sharpton a ‘con man’ and Cummings a ‘racist’ Trump said his weekend comments referring to Rep. Elijah Cummings' majority-black Baltimore district as a "disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess" were not racist.
Politics Jul 28 AP fact check: 2020 Democrats and their grasp of the facts The candidates will be pressed on the economy, health care, immigration and much more in their second round of debates, this week in Detroit.
Politics Jul 28 Top aide says Trump’s criticism of black lawmaker not racist A top White House aide on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's disparaging tweets about an influential black Democratic congressman and his Baltimore district as a justified response to the lawmaker's criticism of administration border policies.