Aug 27 RNC Day 3 fact check: Trump adminstration’s pandemic response By By the staffs of KHN and PolitiFact Vice President Mike Pence’s claims about the Trump administration, as well as his attacks on Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, were sometimes misleading, incomplete or wrong. Continue reading
Mar 12 AP fact check: Trump is wrong about insurers covering coronavirus By Calvin Woodward, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Trump's misstatement on health insurance was one of a number of claims in his prime-time address that were at odds with the facts. Continue reading
Feb 15 AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s wall claim is beyond ‘redemption’ By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press On the eve of the New Hampshire primary, President Donald Trump told a rally that people who are in the United States illegally are paying for his Mexico border wall. It was the latest iteration of his effort to convince… Continue reading
Feb 07 AP FACT CHECK: Examining claims from the Democratic debate By Associated Press Here's a look at how some of the 2020 presidential candidates' claims compare with the facts. Continue reading
Jan 27 AP fact check: Trump misstates Bolton record By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Eric Tucker, Associated Press President Donald Trump stated falsely Monday that House Democrats never called his former national security adviser to testify in their impeachment inquiry. Actually they did. Continue reading
Jan 20 AP fact check: The distortions in Trump’s legal defense By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press Here's a look at some statements by Trump and his legal team as opening arguments approach in the Senate impeachment trial. Continue reading
Sep 12 AP fact check: 2020 Democrats debate in Houston By Associated Press Here's a look at how some of their claims stack up with the facts. Continue reading
Jul 17 AP fact check: Trump assails and misquotes Omar at rally By Hope Yen, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press President Donald Trump at a rally on Wednesday misrepresented words from Rep. Ilhan Omar to make her sound like an al-Qaida sympathizer and exaggerated the performance of the economy under his watch. Continue reading
Jun 25 Smartphones aren’t making millennials grow horns. Here’s how to spot a bad study By Nsikan Akpan The “millennials are growing horns” study is flawed, and its journal has launched an internal review. Can you spot the study's six major problems?… Continue reading
Jun 15 AP fact check: Trump’s misfires on Iran, trade and that wall By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Here’s a week of political rhetoric in review. Continue reading