Politics Aug 27 Pence speech praised Trump’s ‘seamless’ COVID response, but left out his state feuds By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact, Victoria Knight, Kaiser Health News
Politics Aug 27 RNC Day 3 fact check: Trump adminstration’s pandemic response 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. By By the staffs of KHN and PolitiFact
Politics Aug 26 RNC Day 2 fact-check: The pandemic and Planned Parenthood Not a lot was said about the biggest health crisis in a century that has killed more than 170,000 people in this country. By By the staffs of KHN and PolitiFact
Politics Jul 30 Fact check: The first night of the 2020 Democratic debates in Detroit Did what candidates said the first night of the Democratic debate in Detroit hold up?…
Nation Dec 15 Facebook unveils plan to flag fake news stories A drop-down menu will now allow users to report Facebook content as a “fake news story.”… By Courtney Norris
Feb 07 Watch 4:33 How accurate were the GOP candidates at the New Hampshire debate? By PBS NewsHour Saturday's Republican debate yielded a slew of statements from candidates that warranted fact checking. 'Truth-O-Meter' monitor Jon Greenberg of PolitiFact joins William Brangham from Washington to discuss. Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch 5:50 How accurate were candidates’ statements at the third Democratic debate? By PBS NewsHour The three major contenders for the Democratic Party's 2016 presidential nomination shared the stage on Saturday night for the final time this year. Politifact's Jon Greenberg joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington to fact-check what they said. Continue watching
Sep 10 Bloggers, Columnists React to Obama Speech The word on President Barack Obama's address to Congress from bloggers across the political spectrum was that many thought he did an effective job of communicating his health reform plans -- although he offered relatively few new specifics. Continue reading
Apr 29 PolitiFact.com Tracks Obama’s Campaign Promise Follow Through By PBS NewsHour PolitiFact.com, a Web site run by the staff of the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times, is keeping track of whether President Barack Obama is keeping his campaign promises and rating the truth of statements made by members of Congress and political… Continue reading