Politics Sep 22 Fact-checking Trump's speech to the 2026 United Nations General Assembly By Caleb McCullough, Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero, Samantha Putterman, PolitiFact
Politics Sep 10 Live fact check: Night 2 of the Republican Midterm Convention Vice President JD Vance will speak Thursday at the Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas. By PolitiFact staff
Politics Sep 09 Live fact check: Night 1 of the Republican Midterm Convention President Donald Trump will appear Wednesday at an unconventional national convention thrown by the Republican Party in Dallas. By PolitiFact staff
Politics Sep 08 Fact-checking Trump's stories about his own 9/11 response President Donald Trump recounted his response to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in an interview and event leading up to the 25th anniversary this week, repeating statements that lack evidence about aiding in the recovery. By Caleb McCullough, PolitiFact
Politics Sep 01 What to know about the dispute between RFK Jr. and Gov. Shapiro over 'measles-associated deaths' Here’s a timeline of how federal public health officials went from offering Pennsylvanians their condolences to questioning whether the deaths occurred. By Grace Abels, PolitiFact
Aug 18 Trump cast a mail ballot in Florida's primary despite spreading falsehoods about mail voting fraud By Amy Sherman, PolitiFact Each election, tens of millions of Americans vote by mail, and evidence from court records and studies shows only a tiny fraction of those ballots are fraudulent. Continue reading
Jul 25 Fact-checking Mullin's claim that foreign adversaries can access voting machines in U.S. elections By Loreben Tuquero, PolitiFact Mullin’s comments about foreign adversaries accessing voting machines reflect concerns that security and election technology experts have long had. But so far, there’s no proof of such attempts. Continue reading
Jul 17 Trump says these documents prove his false claims of election fraud. Here's what they really say By Jill Colvin, Eric Tucker, Associated Press “The White House promised a bombshell, and they delivered a dud," said David Becker, executive director of the Center for Election Innovation & Research. Continue reading
Jul 17 Fact-checking Trump's address on China, the 2020 election and what documents show By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact 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. Continue reading
Jul 17 Here's what makes American elections so complicated and secure By Ali Swenson, Associated Press One of the strongest security features of U.S. elections is the fact that they aren’t conducted at the federal level. Continue reading