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Politics Jan 27

Fact-checking FBI Director Patel's claim that guns are barred at protests

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Fact-checking Trump's Greenland-focused Davos speech

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On the one-year anniversary of the start of his second term, President Donald Trump spent 104 minutes in the White House press room listing his accomplishments.

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Fact-checking Trump's claims after U.S. strike on Venezuela and capture of Maduro

After the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump made false and misleading statements about previous U.S. strikes on Venezuelan boats and Maduro sending the gang Tren de Aragua to the U.S., according to fact-checking by PolitiFact.

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Fact-checking Trump's plaques for past presidents at the White House 'Walk of Fame'

In a break from tradition, President Donald Trump decorated a White House walkway with bronze plaques for each U.S. president. In an even sharper break with tradition, the plaques were written in a style echoing Trump’s Truth Social posts, with…

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The picture President Donald Trump painted Wednesday night contrasts with what Americans say they feel.

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Each idea is, for now, little more than a presidential musing on social media.

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