Politics Jul 25 Fact-checking Mullin's claim that foreign adversaries can access voting machines in U.S. elections By Loreben Tuquero, PolitiFact
Politics Jul 17 Trump says these documents prove his false claims of election fraud. Here's what they really say “The White House promised a bombshell, and they delivered a dud," said David Becker, executive director of the Center for Election Innovation & Research. By Jill Colvin, Eric Tucker, Associated Press
Politics Jul 17 Fact-checking Trump's address on China, the 2020 election and what documents show President Donald Trump quoted years-old intelligence community documents, including some that had been declassified or partially redacted, without noting a distinction between what China may have planned versus what analysts say it did. By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact
Politics Jul 17 Here's what makes American elections so complicated and secure One of the strongest security features of U.S. elections is the fact that they aren’t conducted at the federal level. By Ali Swenson, Associated Press
Politics Jul 16 PolitiFact: Live fact-checking Trump's address from the White House Our partners at PolitiFact are providing live fact-checking of the president's July 16 address from the White House. By PolitiFact staff
Jul 16 Trump's address may focus on the 2020 election. Here's what to know about foreign interference, voting security By Alex Min, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact President Donald Trump is set to address the nation July 16 with an expected primetime focus on election integrity. Reports from intelligence experts show that the 2020 election was secure and foreign governments’ attempts at interference did not affect voting. Continue reading
Jun 30 Fact-checking the Trump administration's challenges to birthright citizenship By Tim Sullivan, Associated Press Until President Donald Trump, few saw it as controversial. Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch 7:05 Former election official fact-checks Trump's claims of election fraud in California By Lisa Desjardins, Doug Adams Ripple effects and strong opinions are still flowing out of Trump’s interview on NBC’s Meet the Press over the weekend. Among the points of contention are Trump’s baseless claims about the 2020 election results and the security of current elections. Continue watching
Jun 03 Fact-checking U.S. military boat strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific as death toll passes 200 By Maria Briceño, PolitiFact The U.S. military on May 30 struck another boat it said was engaged in "narco-trafficking operations" in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three men and increasing the total death toll to 205 people. Continue reading
Apr 27 Fact-checking misinformation about the Correspondents' Dinner shooting By Amy Sherman, PolitiFact Shots fired inside the hotel hosting the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner attended by President Donald Trump caused immediate confusion about the suspect and what transpired at the April 25 event. Continue reading