Jul 18 Fact-checking VP nominee Vance’s speech to the RNC By PolitiFact staff At 39, Vance would be one of the youngest vice presidents in U.S. history, and the first millennial in the office, should former President Donald Trump win the presidential election in November. Continue reading
Jul 17 Live fact check: Night 3 of the Republican National Convention By PolitiFact staff The third night of the Republican National Convention will kick off with speeches focused on national security and foreign policy before Ohio Sen. JD Vance accepts the nomination for vice president later in the evening. Our partners at PolitiFact will… Continue reading
Jul 17 Fact-checking Day 2 of the 2024 RNC By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Ranjan Jindal, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Mia Penner, PolitiFact The Republican National Convention’s second night sounded false alarms about a Democratic plot to turn migrants into voters and invocations of divine intervention in preventing former President Donald Trump’s assassination. Continue reading
Jul 16 Fact-checking Day 1 of the 2024 RNC By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact Here are eight economic claims about inflation, homeownership and the economy, fact-checked. Continue reading
Jul 16 Fact-checking what Biden said in his NBC interview as the RNC began By Amy Sherman, PolitiFact As Republicans railed against him at their convention in Milwaukee, President Joe Biden sat for a counterprogramming interview with NBC’s Lester Holt. Continue reading
Jul 15 Fact-checking JD Vance’s past statements and relationship with Trump By Samantha Putterman, PolitiFact Vance, 39, won his Senate seat in 2022 with Trump’s backing. He would be one of the youngest vice presidents in U.S. history. Continue reading
Jul 15 Fact-checking the wild conspiracy theories related to the attempted Trump assassination By Katie Sanders, PolitiFact The 2024 Republican National Convention opens Monday with the unprecedented and grisly backdrop of its presumptive nominee having survived an assassination attempt. Continue reading
Jun 28 Analysis: Fact-checking the CNN Trump-Biden debate By PolitiFact staff President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump clashed on topics including immigration, the economy, abortion and their ages. Continue reading
Jun 27 Live fact check: CNN’s Biden-Trump debate President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump face off tonight for the first time since 2020. Continue reading
Jun 27 Prepare for CNN’s Biden-Trump debate with these key facts By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact Inoculate yourself from the candidates' spin with this fact-checked guide. Continue reading