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
Oct 17 Watch Fact-Checking Debate Claims on Libya Attacks, Gas Prices and Tax Policy Fact-Checking Debate Claims on Libya Attacks, Gas Prices and Tax Policy… Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch Does the Internet Help or Hurt Democracy? Does the pervading presence of the Web make people better citizens or does it propagate misinformation and threaten democracy? Paul Solman has a look at the unfolding debate as staged by the University of Virginia's Miller Center for Public Affairs. Continue watching
Apr 29 PolitiFact.com Tracks Obama’s Campaign Promise Follow Through By PBS News Hour PolitiFact.com, a Web site run by the staff of the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times, is keeping track of whether President Barack Obama is keeping his campaign promises and rating the truth of statements made by members of Congress and political… Continue reading