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U.S. President Trump holds a press conference in the briefing room at the White House

Politics Apr 09

Fact-checking Trump and Hegseth's claims of U.S. 'victory' in the Iran war

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact

2026 White House Easter Egg Roll at the White House in Washington

Fact-checking Trump health rumors over Easter weekend

Social media users spread an unsupported claim that roads were closed around Walter Reed Medical Center.

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Loreben Tuquero, PolitiFact

Police and FBI agents photograph and search woods near the Utah Valley University in Orem

Did a bullet analysis clear Charlie Kirk's suspected killer? What an 'inconclusive' result means

New court filings in Utah’s case against Tyler Robinson, the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s murder, gave way to widespread claims that a bullet analysis exonerates him. Forensic science and criminology experts say that's a wrong assumption.

By Loreben Tuquero, PolitiFact

U.S. House Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Justice Department, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Fact-checking key moments in Bondi's tenure as Trump's attorney general

PolitiFact has fact-checked Bondi since 2010, during her Florida attorney general run, a seat she held from 2011 to 2019. Here are some key moments and falsehoods from her year-plus in the nation’s top law enforcement spot.

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Zoe Weyand, PolitiFact

U.S. President Trump speaks to the media at the White House in Washington

Fact-checking Trump on birthright citizenship and birth tourism before Supreme Court hears arguments

One of the most important Supreme Court rulings expected this year is whether to uphold the constitutional protection that babies born in the U.S. are citizens.

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact

Fact-checking Trump's claim that Iran has Tomahawk missiles

By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact

Although a few countries other than the U.S. have Tomahawks, none of them is engaged in fighting Iran. Tomahawk cruise missiles are manufactured by Raytheon, a U.S. company, for use by the U.S. military and international partners.

Fact-checking statements made by Trump to justify U.S. strikes on Iran

By Amy Sherman, PolitiFact

President Donald Trump's accusation that Iran is building nuclear weapons that could "soon" reach the U.S. is contradicted by a 2025 federal government assessment that said Iran is years away from the ability to produce long-range missiles.

Fact-checking Trump's claims in his State of the Union address

By Liz Landers, Winston Wilde, Doug Adams

President Trump touted the economy and his immigration policies in a record-long State of the Union address, and he'll soon take those messages on the road. The White House is hoping Trump can convince Americans to stay the course, as…

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Fact-checking Democrats' responses to Trump's 2026 State of the Union address

By Grace Abels, Madison Czopek, Samantha Putterman, Zoe Weyand, PolitiFact

In a move that reflected the party’s divisions, Democrats offered a range of responses to President Donald Trump’s Feb. 24 State of the Union address. PolitiFact fact-checked some of those remarks.

Fact-checking Trump's State of the Union claims on the economy, immigration and crime

By PolitiFact staff

In a combative State of the Union speech — the longest in modern history at about 108 minutes — President Donald Trump defended his administration's economic performance and hardline immigration agenda amid sagging poll numbers ahead of the midterm elections.