

Politics Aug 27

After declaring a national emergency over the health crisis on March 13, President Donald Trump directed governors to order their own ventilators, respirators and supplies, saying the federal government is “not a shipping clerk.”…
By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact, Victoria Knight, Kaiser Health News
Politics Aug 27

Vice President Mike Pence’s claims about the Trump administration, as well as his attacks on Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, were sometimes misleading, incomplete or wrong.
By By the staffs of KHN and PolitiFact
Politics Mar 12

Trump's misstatement on health insurance was one of a number of claims in his prime-time address that were at odds with the facts.
By Calvin Woodward, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press
Politics Feb 15

On the eve of the New Hampshire primary, President Donald Trump told a rally that people who are in the United States illegally are paying for his Mexico border wall. It was the latest iteration of his effort to convince…
By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press
Feb 07

By Associated Press
Here's a look at how some of the 2020 presidential candidates' claims compare with the facts.
Sep 12

By Associated Press
Here's a look at how some of their claims stack up with the facts.
Jul 17

By Hope Yen, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press
President Donald Trump at a rally on Wednesday misrepresented words from Rep. Ilhan Omar to make her sound like an al-Qaida sympathizer and exaggerated the performance of the economy under his watch.
The “millennials are growing horns” study is flawed, and its journal has launched an internal review. Can you spot the study's six major problems?…
Jun 15

By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press
Here’s a week of political rhetoric in review.
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