Oct 10 Fact-checking Trump’s bleak op-ed on Democratic health plans By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press President Trump cast the idea as a dangerous scheme by "radical socialists" as he played up potential pitfalls of a government-paid system without citing any of the benefits, such as the disappearance of most medical bills. Continue reading
Aug 07 AP fact check: Wildfire, water experts rebut Trump’s claims By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press For one thing, the wildfires are in the hills, far from the Pacific Ocean and from the man-made storage and distribution system that carries water from California's wetter north to the drier, more populated south. Continue reading
Jul 30 AP fact check: A look into Trump’s claims on ‘historic’ economic gains By Hope Yen, Josh Boak, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press President Donald Trump exaggerated his role in boosting U.S. economic growth, falsely claiming full credit for positive economic news and inaccurately declaring a "historic" turnaround. Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch 15:02 What’s happened to the truth under President Trump? In just the last few weeks, President Trump has made a number of misleading or inaccurate statements on subjects ranging from Russian interference, to farmers and trade, to NATO defense. Judy Woodruff takes a closer look with Peter Wehner, who… Continue watching
May 28 AP Fact Check: President Trump says he gave boost to military pay, veteran care By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press In the last week alone, President Donald Trump has made questionable claims about how his own White House conducted background briefings, illegal border crossings, Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and more. The Associated Press looked into those claims… Continue reading
Nov 13 AP fact check: Trump’s statements on the economy, veterans’ health care By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press Veterans Day prompted President Donald Trump and his administration to take stock of what’s been done to fix health care for those in uniform. They claimed more progress than has been made. Continue reading
Dec 13 Column: Most teens can’t tell fake from real news By Sam Wineburg, Sarah McGrew In the age of so-called fake news, students would benefit by learning the strategies fact-checkers use to evaluate online information. Continue reading
Jun 13 Fact-checking Trump and Clinton on combatting terrorism in the U.S. By Nancy Benac, Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press Donald Trump's speech Monday painted a picture of a nation overrun by terrorists and with cowed leaders doing little to keep them out. The reality is far more complex. Clinton, too, spoke about how to fight the terrorist issue, but… Continue reading
Jan 17 Fact-checking the fourth Democratic debate By Michael D. Regan and Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Here are some of the claims made by the Democratic presidential candidates and how they compare with the facts. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 9:45 Do accuracy and truth still matter on the campaign trail? By PBS News Hour Some of the presidential candidates have been playing with the truth on the campaign trail. Political director Lisa Desjardins takes a look at some questionable comments, while Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join… Continue watching