Fact Checks

Fact-checking Hawley's claims that the FBI 'tapped' his and other senators' phones

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact

Legal experts said Hawley misused the term "tapping" to describe the data searches.

Fact-checking what politicians are saying about the 2025 government shutdown

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact

When Congress can’t reach a funding agreement, both sides of the political aisle whip up talking points about what a shutdown means for the economy, immigration, worker paychecks, disaster response and services for low-income families. The blame is nearly always…

Research doesn't show using Tylenol during pregnancy causes autism. Here are 5 things to know

By Madison Czopek, PolitiFact

There’s no known single cause of autism.

4 fact-checks from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Senate testimony over COVID-19 vaccines, CDC

By PolitiFact staff

PolitiFact fact-checked some of the most notable back-and-forth moments.

Fact-checking RFK Jr.'s claim that 'everybody can get' the COVID-19 vaccine

By Grace Abels, Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s blanket statement to senators is misleading and premature.

Fact-checking RFK Jr.'s claim that pediatricians recommend vaccines for money

By Madison Czopek, PolitiFact

Pediatric practices often break even or lose money on vaccines. Doctors say they administer vaccines in accordance with scientific data about what is good for patient health.

6 fact checks from the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact

President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sat down Aug. 18 at the White House to discuss how to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

Fact-checking Trump's claim the U.S. is the 'only country' that uses mail-in voting

By Amy Sherman, PolitiFact

President Donald Trump vowed to take action against voting by mail, which he said makes the United States an outlier.

7 moments from Trump and Putin's history of falsehoods before their Alaska summit

By Amy Sherman, PolitiFact

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have lots of history. As their planned Alaska summit nears, here are key moments when each of them misled about Ukraine, Russia and the 2016 U.S. election.

How Trump exaggerates DC crime in taking over its police department and deploying the National Guard

By Gabrielle Lazor, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact

The nation’s capital is "becoming a situation of complete and total lawlessness," President Donald Trump said at an Aug. 11 press conference. Many of the details he cited do not stand up to scrutiny.