Politics Dec 21 Fact-checking Trump's plaques for past presidents at the White House 'Walk of Fame' By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact
Politics Dec 18 Fact-checking Trump's speech on inflation, wages and a military dividend The picture President Donald Trump painted Wednesday night contrasts with what Americans say they feel. By Louis Jacobson, Maria Briceño, PolitiFact
Politics Dec 16 Trump posted about the Brown shooting and Reiner killing before details were known, echoing others with confirm-the-facts-later approach In a weekend punctuated by tragic events, President Donald Trump quickly shared what he knew, even if his information ultimately proved to be wrong. By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact
Health Dec 06 Fact-checking the CDC panel's reasons for dropping universal newborn hepatitis B vaccine recommendation The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted Friday to end its recommendation that newborns be universally vaccinated against hepatitis B. Here are four fact-checks from the panel's deliberations. By Grace Abels, Madison Czopek, PolitiFact
Politics Nov 12 50-year mortgages? $2,000 tariff checks? What experts think of some of Trump's unique policy ideas Each idea is, for now, little more than a presidential musing on social media. By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact
Nov 11 Fact-checking Trump's promise to give Americans $2,000 payments from tariff dividends By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact Over the weekend, President Donald Trump promised Americans $2,000 each from the "trillions of dollars" in tariff revenue he said his administration has collected. Continue reading
Nov 02 Analysis: How much could the federal government shutdown cost the economy? By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact In past shutdowns, estimates of lost economic activity have reached into the billions of dollars. In the context of a $30 trillion economy, that’s not a lot. But on the margins, economists say it can have an effect. Continue reading
Oct 31 Why the Trump administration is sending election monitors to California and New Jersey By Amy Sherman, PolitiFact The Justice Department will send election monitors to five California counties and one New Jersey county for the Nov. 4 election in response to state Republicans’ requests. Monitors can observe but can’t interfere with voting. Continue reading
Oct 26 Fact-checking claims that a Canadian ad was misleading about Reagan's tariff warning By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact The one-minute ad included some of Reagan’s remarks out of chronological order and omitted that Reagan recorded the address after imposing duties on some Japanese products. However, the ad’s overall message doesn’t misrepresent Reagan’s views on tariffs. Reagan said he believed that… Continue reading
Oct 24 Fact-checking Democrats' claim that White House said ballroom is Trump's top priority By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact Leading Democrats said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called a new White House ballroom Donald Trump’s top priority as president. But Leavitt said it was his top priority compared only with other White House construction projects. Continue reading