Politics Jan 21 Fact-checking Trump's Greenland-focused Davos speech Trump made several false or misleading statements about NATO, Greenland’s history with Denmark and the U.S. housing market.
Politics Jan 20 Fact-checking Trump's marathon press briefing at one-year mark of his second term 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.
Politics Jan 10 Experts question Noem calling Good a 'domestic terrorist.' Here's what the term means Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem described the actions of Renee Nicole Good, a Minneapolis woman fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, as "domestic terrorism."…
Politics Jan 04 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.
Politics Oct 19 Fact-checking Trump's claim that each boat strike off Venezuela's coast saves 25,000 lives President Donald Trump said U.S. military strikes on five Venezuelan boats have saved more than 100,000 lives because the maneuvers thwarted drug smuggling. Several aspects of Trump’s statement make it wrong.
Health Sep 05 Fact-checking RFK Jr.'s claim that 'everybody can get' the COVID-19 vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s blanket statement to senators is misleading and premature.
Politics Sep 04 How Donald Trump's untimely and untrue 'death' unfolded on social media The president is not dead. Trump spoke live at the White House on Sept. 2. Even as rumors of his death went viral, he had been photographed by news outlets and his Truth Social posts racked up thousands of interactions.
Politics Aug 12 How Trump exaggerates DC crime in taking over its police department and deploying the National Guard The nation’s capital is "becoming a situation of complete and total lawlessness," President Donald Trump said at an Aug. 11 press conference. Many of the details he cited do not stand up to scrutiny.
Politics Aug 12 Fact-checking Trump's claims about homicides in DC President Donald Trump stretched an outdated homicide rate into an inaccurate blanket statement.
Politics Jul 17 What to know about the dismissal of the Epstein files by Trump's Justice Department The Trump administration said there’s no Epstein “client list” and releasing more information isn’t warranted. The announcement divided Trump supporters and members of his administration. Here’s what to know.