Aug 22 Live fact check: Night 4 of the Democratic National Convention By PolitiFact staff On the final night of the Democratic National Convention, Vice President Kamala Harris will officially accept the party's presidential nomination. Continue reading
Aug 21 Fact-checking Day 2 of the 2024 DNC By PolitiFact staff Here are some fact-checks of claims made during the convention’s second night. Continue reading
Aug 21 Fact check: Is the DNC offering free abortions to attendees? By Sara Swann, PolitiFact RNC Research, an X account run by the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee, posted Aug. 18, "Democrats are giving out ‘free abortions and vasectomies’ at their convention."… Continue reading
Aug 21 Live fact check: Night 3 of the Democratic National Convention By PolitiFact staff The Democratic National Convention will feature Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota on Wednesday as he accepts the nomination for vice president. Continue reading
Aug 20 Live fact check: Night 2 of the Democratic National Convention By PolitiFact staff Former President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama and second gentleman Doug Emhoff will speak. Continue reading
Aug 20 Fact-checking warnings from Democrats about Project 2025 and Donald Trump By Samantha Putterman, PolitiFact Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, has warned Americans about "Trump’s Project 2025" agenda — even though former President Donald Trump doesn’t claim the conservative presidential transition document. Continue reading
Aug 20 Fact-checking Biden’s DNC speech By PolitiFact staff Biden focused his address on threats to democracy from extremism, at times raising his voice in anger. "We came together in 2020 to save democracy," he said. Continue reading
Aug 19 Live fact check: Night 1 of the Democratic National Convention By PolitiFact staff The Democratic National Convention kicks off Monday night in Chicago with a keynote speech by President Joe Biden. Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch 7:42 Fact-checking the latest campaign trail claims from Trump and Harris By Amna Nawaz, Kyle Midura The presidential candidates closed out another busy day on the campaign trail with less than three months to go in the race for the White House. As events and advertising ramp up, so does the volume of misleading claims and… Continue watching
Aug 11 Fact-checking attacks on Walz’s military record by Vance and other Republicans By Sara Swann, PolitiFact Republican vice presidential nominee and Ohio Sen. JD Vance sought to negatively frame the 24-year military career of Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, Minnesota’s current governor. Continue reading